Chapter 778 How many divine kings are there in Qiancheng Kingdom?
In the historical records provided by Hong Zhenji, the description of Yuanzu Shenjun is roughly as follows.
The hard-working Qiancheng people, under the rule of the Qian Dynasty, lived a life that was inferior to that of cattle and horses.
People who lost their livelihoods and land were expelled to the Qiuhuan wilderness by the vicious Qian family.
There is no grass growing in the endless wilderness, and thousands of people who are poor and sick can only wait quietly for death.
On that holy day, Hong Jinren, the true god of Qiancheng people and the ancestor of the gods, came to the wilderness. He summoned the wind and rain. It rained heavily for a month, turning the endless wilderness into an endless wilderness.
of lakes.
In the lake, there are endless shrimps, crabs, fish and turtles. Around the lake, there are countless fertile fields. The hard-working Qiancheng people have built a happy home around the beautiful Qiuhuan Lake.
The cruel Emperor Qian led an army of one million people to attack Qiuhuan Lake.
The brave Qiancheng people followed the Yuanzu Shenjun to resist bravely, annihilated the Qian Dynasty, and allowed the Qiancheng people to return to their homeland. Under the protection of the Shenjun, they established the most powerful Qiancheng Kingdom...
This is obviously not a history book, this is a myth.
However, Qiancheng people regarded this thing as official history. Xu Zhiqiong asked Hong Zhenji to come up with something real, but Hong Zhenji couldn't come up with it. This was the only historical material he had.
Why is Xu Zhiqiong eager to check the historical materials of Yuanzu Shenjun?
Because Xu Zhiqiong can now confirm that there is only one divine king in Qiancheng Kingdom.
Starting from the Yuanzu Shenjun, the Qiancheng Kingdom has experienced thirty-three throne changes. Why did a Canglongwei die of illness every time the throne changed?
According to Xu Zhiqiong's speculation, in Qiancheng Kingdom, the so-called change of throne is not that the old emperor dies and the new emperor succeeds, but that the Yuanzu Divine Monarch is reborn again and again with the help of the soul of the overbearing cultivator!
Before Qiancheng was founded, a high-level cultivator of Canglong's hegemony came to Qiancheng from Daxuan, organized an army, overthrew the Qian Dynasty, established a new dynasty, and ascended the throne as the Yuanzu Divine King, named Hong Jinren.
According to the chronological records of the two countries, in the twenty-fifth year of the Yuanzu Shenjun, Xuanguo sent Prince Liang Zhenshuo as the first batch of envoys to Qiancheng Kingdom.
Hong Jinren sent three envoys to Xuanguo in succession, and finally invited the Daxuan envoy.
In August of the 27th year of Yuanzu, Liang Zhenqiu, the fifth-rank Canglong guard who accompanied Liang Zhenshuo as an envoy, died of illness. In September of the same year, Hong Jinren, the divine monarch of Yuanzu, passed away. Hong Jinren's eldest son, Hong Xugeng, succeeded to the throne as the divine monarch of Xianxi.
In the 19th year of Xianxi's reign, Xuanguo sent Prince Liang Xiaosi as the second batch of envoys to Qiancheng Kingdom again.
In the first month of the 22nd year of Xianxi, Liang Xiaoqing, the fifth-rank Canglong Wei, died of illness. In March of the same year, Shenjun Xianxi passed away and Shenjun Jingyao succeeded to the throne.
Every time a new king succeeds to the throne, a high-ranking Canglong guard dies of illness one month in advance.
Is this a coincidence?
of course not!
There are not so many divine kings, there is only one divine king from beginning to end!
From the very beginning Hong Jinren to today's Hong Juncheng, he has been the same person from beginning to end.
The soul of the Yuanzu Divine Lord usurped the soul of the fifth-grade Canglong Guard Liang Zhenqiu, and used some means to turn it into his eldest son Hong Xugeng, becoming the new Divine Lord.
Why didn't he just turn into Hong Xugeng? Why did he have to occupy Canglong Wei's soul?
According to Xu Zhiqiong's speculation, Qiancheng Shenjun needs the soul of a domineering cultivator to maintain his own cultivation.
Overbearing Qi, like Killing Dao, is born from the soul. There is something wrong with Yuanzu Shenjun's own soul. He must find a replacement, and he can only find overbearing cultivators, otherwise his cultivation will be seriously affected, and it may even be possible.
All cultivation is lost.
Therefore, every time a god king would go all out to invite an emissary one or two years before his death.
This time, in order to force Liang Yuyao to send an envoy, Hong Juncheng even showed the old emperor Yu Xian's trump card.
The purpose of seeking Daxuan's mission is not to form an alliance, but to find a substitute to maintain life!
Judging from historical records, the higher the level of the substitute, the longer it will last. On the twelfth lunar month of the 29th year of Jianheng, Liang Zhijian, the fourth-grade Canglong Wei, died of illness. In the first month of the following year, Divine Lord Taixi succeeded to the throne. This person reigned for a total of six years.
Eighteen years.
The fourth-grade soul allowed Shenjun to maintain his life for nearly seventy years.
In February of the 31st year of Yong'an, Liang Binggong, the seventh-rank Canglong Wei, died of illness. The next month, Longhe Shenjun succeeded to the throne and reigned for less than two years.
A soul parasitic on the seventh level is almost equal to a failure in reincarnation.
Xu Zhiqiong carefully looked at the chronology. If the Canglong Guard's soul cultivation level occupied by the previous Divine Lord is lower than the sixth level, the next Divine Lord's reign will not exceed three years. If the Canglong Guard's soul reaches the fifth level, the next Divine Lord's
His reign will not be shorter than twenty years.
The fifth and sixth grades are key nodes. If the parasitized object is lower than the sixth grade, it is equivalent to a failure in reincarnation. Only by reaching the fifth grade can the long-term survival after reincarnation be guaranteed.
This is why Hong Juncheng was eager to summon Liang Yuyao after she reached the fifth level.
Of course, this is just Xu Zhiqiong's speculation at the moment, and it is still unknown what went wrong with the soul of the Yuanzu God Lord.
This is also the key issue Xu Zhiqiong has to face. Hong Juncheng's soul is flawed, and this is his fatal weakness!
However, there is no way to verify the historical data of Qiancheng Kingdom, and there is no historical data of Qiancheng Kingdom in Daxuan, so the clues have been cut off since then.
While Xu Zhiqiong was distressed, he suddenly heard someone coming to report. Hong Juncheng summoned Hong Zhenji to the palace to see him.
Hong Zhenji sighed: "It's about paying tribute to Tunu again."
Pay tribute?
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Why pay tribute to Tunu again? Doesn't Qiancheng want to form an alliance with Daxuan?"
Hong Zhenji sighed: "Who can tell clearly what the Lord God is thinking."
Hong Juncheng has found a new soul and is no longer anxious to please Liang Yuyao.
Hong Zhenji looked at Xu Zhiqiong, not knowing how to deal with it. Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said: "Just put it off, don't do anything."
Hong Zhenji looked confused: "If I don't do it, someone will naturally do it. King Lu is eager to try."
Lu Wang? Hong Zhenkang?
This guy had just been released from prison a few days ago, but he was once again raising the banner of pro-teaching.
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said to Hong Zhenji: "Knock him."
"Hit?" Hong Zhenji frowned and said, "I'm going to beat my brother? I'm afraid it's not appropriate."
Xu Zhiqiong was silent for a moment, looked at Hong Zhenji and said, "Did you mistake him for Yuan Chengfeng?"
Hong Zhenji was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Does Hong Zhenkang also think of himself as Yuan Chengfeng?"
Hong Zhenji was silent for a long time, thoughts racing through his mind.
Xu Zhiqiong is right, I mistook Hong Zhenkang for Yuan Chengfeng.
Yuan Chengfeng and I have been fighting hard for so many years. Regardless of means or scheming, I am not as good as him. It is helpless for me to be suppressed by him at every turn.
But what about Hong Zhenkang?
He also wants to suppress me?
Is he worthy?
If Xu Zhiqiong and I hadn't put all our efforts into killing Yuan Chengfeng, Hong Zhenkang would still be a prisoner!
Now that you have just returned to the position of prince, not only do you want to be my equal, but you also want to overwhelm me?
Hong Zhenkang really needs a beating!
Hong Zhenji cupped his fists and said, "If it hadn't been for the reminder from Marquis Yun, I would have almost made a mistake. According to Marquis Yun, how much should Hong Zhenkang's score be?"
Xu Zhiqiong said with a serious expression: "Kick him really hard, don't hurt his life, but you have to let him understand one thing, you will eventually become the Qiancheng Divine Lord, and offending the Divine Lord is a serious crime!"
Hong Zhenji nodded, his eyes gradually showing a cold light.
…
In the Enwei Hall, Hong Juncheng wanted to send five million taels of tribute silver to Tunu. Firstly, he wanted to eliminate the misunderstanding that had occurred before. Secondly, because the autumn harvest was approaching, he hoped that Tunu would not ask for excessive food.
Hong Zhenji's attitude was very clear. He had no right to interfere when the divine king wanted to pay tribute. The money could just go directly to the national treasury.
Upon hearing the word "treasury", Hong Juncheng's face darkened.
Unlike Daxuan, Qiancheng Kingdom did not have an internal treasury.
The so-called inner treasury refers to the emperor's private treasury, which is the money allocated to the emperor from the national treasury.
In Daxuan and the palace, eating, drinking, and having sex all cost money from the inner treasury, that is, the emperor's own money.
Because the national treasury and the internal treasury were separated, Emperor Zhaoxing could only use magic to steal the money from the treasury, but he could not use it as he pleased.
However, Qiancheng Shenjun is dedicated to Qiancheng Sheji. Qiancheng Kingdom has no private treasury. What Qiancheng people often say is: "Everything owned by Shenjun belongs to Qiancheng!"
This is indeed the case, but it’s easier to understand by saying it upside down.
Everything in Qiancheng belongs to the Divine Lord.
All the money in the treasury belongs to the God King!
Give money to Tunu from the treasury?
Aren't you robbing the Lord God of his money?
Do you still have a god in your heart?
Hong Juncheng was extremely dissatisfied with Hong Zhenji, and Hong Zhenkang also scolded Hong Zhenji.
Hong Juncheng was quite satisfied with Hong Zhenkang's attitude and asked Hong Zhenkang how to raise tribute silver.
Hong Zhenkang is not a smart man to begin with, and after being imprisoned for twenty years, his brain has long lost its intelligence. He has no good ideas at all, and the only way is to increase his talent.
Hong Zhenji reminded: "The autumn harvest is coming, and every family is counting the grains of rice to put into the pot. If we increase the tax at this time, I am afraid it will provoke a civil uprising."
Hong Zhenkang sneered: "The people are short-sighted. They only care about the few grains of rice to feed themselves, but they cannot see the overall situation of their family, country and world.
These five million tribute silver are related to the reconciliation of the two tribes and the peace of the border. If there is a war with Tunu because of the lack of a penny, not to mention a few grains of food, even a life may not be saved. Which is more important?
, they still can’t tell the difference?
If you really can't tell the difference between seriousness and seriousness, you should be severely punished and admonished. If you still don't repent after being admonished several times, you should be killed as a warning to others!"
Hong Juncheng nodded repeatedly and handed over the matter of tribute silver to Hong Zhenkang.
As for what name to use to increase the tax, how to collect the money as soon as possible, and what to do if the money cannot be collected? How to deal with a civil uprising? Hong Juncheng will not interfere with these matters at all.
He was still the same as before, seemingly caring about everything, but also seemingly not caring about everything. He looked at the courtiers in the court with a hint of contempt and teasing in his unique eyes.
…
After leaving the main hall of the Divine Lord, Hong Zhenkang let out a long sigh and scolded Hong Zhenji: "Zhenji, since you were young, my brother has taught you to think twice about every word and deed in court. How come you haven't made any progress over the years?
Just now, you didn’t know the Lord God’s thoughts, but you were having a random confrontation with the Lord God. At the very least, you would attract the Lord God’s disgust, and at the worst, you would be in danger of your life!”
Hong Zhenji lamented: "I was reckless for a while, and now I am also afraid. Brother, if you don't give up and go to my house for a drink, I haven't listened to my brother's teachings for many years."
"How can I have the time to teach you? You should go back and reflect."
Hong Zhenkang originally wanted to reject Hong Zhenji. He was busy raising five million silver and had no intention of drinking with Hong Zhenji.
But Hong Zhenji mentioned another important thing: "Brother, in the past twenty years, all officials in the court have been replaced. I guess you haven't fully recognized some of them yet."
To collect silver coins, you will definitely need the help of officials from various ministries. Even if they don't know everything, it is really difficult to get things done.
Before getting familiar with the court again, Hong Zhenji was still a useful person.
Hong Zhenkang sighed: "That's all, for the sake of brotherhood, I'll have a few drinks with you."
The two took a sedan chair to Prince Shu's Mansion. During the banquet, Hong Zhenji was used to listening to music and dancing, but was scolded by Hong Zhenkang again.
"Are you here to talk to me, or are you here to listen to the music of Mi Mi? If you are obsessed with this, why did you ask me to come?
You and I are in the clan, and every move is watched by thousands of people, and every word and deed is an example for thousands of people. How can we be as indulgent as you?"
Hong Zhenji quickly stopped singing and dancing. Hong Zhenkang drank a glass of wine and then continued to lecture Hong Zhenji harshly.
Hong Zhenkang had been a prisoner for twenty years and suffered a lot of humiliation. Even the old man who delivered meals to the cell dared to scold him casually.
When he became the Queen of Huilu, Hong Zhenkang scolded his servants in the mansion every day. Although the scolding was quite enjoyable, it was always a little less meaningful!
Today I was scolding Hong Zhenji, and the identity of the other party was obviously different. Seeing Hong Zhenji blushing and submissive, Hong Zhenkang gradually let out his sullen voice.
After three rounds of drinking, Hong Zhenkang became more and more addicted to the scolding. He didn't plan to end it today and planned to scold him until dark.
But for some reason, after drinking another glass of wine, he realized that it was suddenly dark.
Not only was it dark, but the house was also dark.
Hong Zhenkang's eyelids sank and he slowly fell asleep.
In his sleep, there was a beautiful woman sitting in his arms and a male concubine in his arms, and he continued to scold Hong Zhenji.
While cursing, Hong Zhenkang suddenly felt that the concubine's skin was getting colder, while the beauty's body was getting hotter.
He felt something was wrong and slowly opened his eyes.
The male concubine disappeared and turned into cold shackles.
The beauty also disappeared and turned into a blazing brazier.
Hong Zhenji took out the red-hot iron from the brazier, blew on it, and then smiled at Hong Zhenkang: "Guess, what word do I want to brand you with?"