Half a year later, after Gongsun Zhi, the overlord of the Great Zhou Dynasty, left enough troops to continue to suppress the sporadic local resistance, he returned to the court with his eldest son who was born in the middle of the war.
Then comes the enthronement ceremony of the real emperor.
This was a natural process. The pragmatic King Zhou and his subordinates did not play any tricks of three persuasion and three rejection. Once they thought it was enough, they happily announced to the world that they had decided to ascend the throne.
Who in the world dares to criticize?
Those who dare to criticize and want to criticize are all barbarians in the mountains south of Shu, and the rest are obedient people.
To be honest, although Gongsun Zhi was from a clan of the previous dynasty, he did not receive much of the legacy of the previous dynasty. He basically fought for his own territory with his sword.
It can even be said that they went against the general trend of the world and re-established the original homeland of Dayan.
Therefore, the way he got the throne is rare in the world.
The only focus of dispute in the court now is the name of the country that Gongsun Zhi will establish after he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor. Should it be named after the name of the feudal country, Da Zhou, or should it be named after the previous name of Da Yan?
Gongsun Zhi only thought about this issue, and then he chose Da Zhou as the title of his country without any doubt.
Because he remembered Yafu saying that the fate of the country of Yan was only 800 years old and was determined by fate.
So there won't be any hesitation about it.
None of the ministers had any objection to this.
Gongsun Zhi's rise determined that not many of the talents under his command would be truly loyal to Dayan, and the only person these talents were loyal to was him.
Therefore, his decision was carried out without any objection.
The enthronement ceremony and the founding ceremony of the country were held at the same time. The country was named "Zhou" and the year was named "Qiyuan".
Counting the time, it can be said that it took Gongsun Zhi more than ten years to bring peace to the world.
However, he was less than thirty years old when he became emperor, so he definitely had great potential. Coupled with Jiang Sibai's conditioning of his body, he might still be able to sit on the throne for at least forty years.
It is definitely a blessing for a new country that the founding emperor can reign for such a long time.
Because this means that a wise emperor can implement his power for a long time in the most turbulent early years of the founding of the country, allowing the world to get used to his rule, and giving the country he established more inertia to survive.
But just when the whole country began to prosper, Jiang Sibai suddenly received a piece of news.
The one who brought the message was Dabai's sister Xueqi from his previous life.
Dabai still looked that heartless, but he no longer resisted Xueqi's approach.
"Jiang Shenjun, I have some news that I'm afraid is not good news to tell you."
Xue Qi found Jiang Sibai with some embarrassment, looking quite nervous.
Jiang Sibai heard this and asked strangely: "What is it?"
Seeing her nervousness, he said, "You know, just looking at your relationship with Dabai, I won't blame you for anything."
Xueqi sighed secretly and said: "It's the Demon Lord Shanglu. He asked me to send a message to meet the Lord God."
Jiang Sibai frowned slightly: "Lord of the Demonic Abyss? He can already go down to the lower world?"
Xue Qi said: "He hasn't gone down to the lower realm yet, but he just wants to meet and talk to the Lord of God as soon as possible in the lower realm."
Jiang Sibai knew that these demon cultivators might not wait until the demon abyss fell to the ground.
So he asked: "What does he want from me?"
Xue Qi said: "He didn't say it, but according to my understanding, he wants to participate in the next struggle for world hegemony, and he always likes to take shortcuts."
Jiang Sibai immediately showed a look of understanding after hearing this.
Is there any demon lord who doesn’t like to take shortcuts?
He asked: "So, do you know what tricks he has?"
Xueqi shook his head and said: "I don't know, in the past long period of time, everyone who saw him doing it is dead. He hid himself in the mist."
Jiang Sibai thought thoughtfully and said, "A person with a great sense of crisis."
"And who is around him?"
Xue Qi said: "He has the Twelve Demon Stars as his right-hand men, and everyone else is cheap to him that can be discarded at any time."
"I will tell you the information about the twelve magic stars."
Jiang Sibai nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.
So you're on your way.
He asked: "When is the demon Lord Shangluk going to see me?"
Xueqi said: "Ten days later, in the northern mountains."
Jiang Sibai couldn't help but become cautious after hearing this.
After ten days, time seems a little tight.
Jiang Sibai thanked you and said, "Thank you very much, but will it have any impact on you if you leak the information like this?"
Xue Qi said calmly: "I have a ray of soul that fell into the hands of Shangluca. If he finds out about it, I will probably be tortured by him until I can't live or die."
"But this is the price I had to pay when I chose to seek refuge from the Demon Abyss. Otherwise, why would the human Demon Lord stand up for me against the Demon Emperor?"
Jiang Sibai sighed when he heard this, and at the same time he understood another reason why Xue Qi told him all these things, that is, she expected Jiang Sibai to bring her real freedom.
She was not free in Qingqiu and was plotted against by Elder Red Fox.
And she was even less free in the Demonic Abyss. She achieved some of the things she longed for before, but at the cost of more hidden dangers that seemed to be non-existent but actually existed.
However, Jiang Sibai didn't feel disgusted by this. As he said before, based on her relationship with Dabai, he could help her as much as he could.
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On the other hand, Yuan Ling, who had her hair tied up in a woman's bun, wore a smart black samurai uniform, and came to the peach garden of Sanshanling with her arms folded across her chest.
"What advice does Her Majesty the Queen have?"
Dugu Sheng, who was meditating with his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes and greeted her cautiously, though he seemed rude.
This is to say hello after interrupting the retreat, which is the greatest etiquette among practitioners.
It can even be said that it is rude for Yuan Ling to appear here at this time.
But when Dugu Sheng saw the swords of Jun Tian and Hou Tu, how could he dare to show his dissatisfaction?
Good guy, the sword representing the way of heaven and earth has already appeared, what else does he want?
Yuan Ling smiled slightly and said, "Don't call me Queen of Heaven, at least not yet."
"I came here this time just to ask His Excellency the Sword God a question."
Dugu Sheng said cautiously: "My lady, please speak."
It is true that he no longer calls her Queen of Heaven, but calls Yuan Ling Lady Queen from the perspective of a subordinate.
This is a very ancient title. In the past, the emperor and his wife ruled the world together, so the emperor's wife was called the queen at that time.
Yuan Ling didn't correct it this time, mainly because he was too lazy to take care of it.
Since putting up this woman's hair in a bun, her mentality has changed a lot.
She was even able to feel some indescribable happiness from this change in identity that she had deliberately avoided in the past.
So she pointedly asked: "I wonder if Dugu Sword God is confident in dealing with the demon Lord Shanglu?"
Dugu Sheng was shocked at that time.
He knows that he has been given the opportunity and must make sacrifices.
But he didn't expect that he would be treated like an animal.
Deal with the devil!
How could this lady tell this story without changing her face?