Chapter 240 Heading to Heaven
The monarchs and ministers of the Great Shang did not feel that Ao Bing did anything wrong. Instead, they felt that his family was ignorant and made a simple trivial matter a big deal.
Originally, as long as they went to the void world honestly, there would still be room for discussion. But luckily for them, none of them took Ao Bing seriously and simply ignored his orders.
It’s okay now. The matter got serious and Ao Bing lost his face. Even if he tried to make it a trivial matter, he couldn’t do it. If these immortals are not severely punished, outsiders will only think that they are weak and can be bullied, rather than that they are magnanimous.
Therefore, even if it was just for outsiders to see, Ao Bing had to punish them severely.
"Without mentioning Long Bo's identity, we just say that the attack and destruction of the Su Kingdom was all due to Long Bo. We can't blame Long Bo."
"There are also those immortals, I can't figure it out. , What do they think? The fiefdom given to them by the king was conquered by Long Bo. They all owe Long Bo's favor."
"This kind of situation. Under such circumstances, they can ignore Long Bo, so where is the kindness in their hearts?”
“It can be seen that these people are a group of ruthless people. I am afraid that I, Dachang, will be in danger in the future. It’s hard to count on them.”
“Long Bo is very kind to Dashang, so it would be unwise to offend Long Bo for them.”
After Di Xin finished speaking, the ministers in the palace also expressed their opinions. They all believed that not only could Ao Bing not be held accountable for this matter, but the immortals who sued him should be severely punished to appease him.
This is actually not a question of right or wrong, but a question of Dashang needing Ao Bing. Therefore, the outcome of this matter was doomed from the beginning.
Those immortals thought that the Great Chamber of Commerce would make decisions for them, but in fact the Great Chamber of Commerce would only favor Ao Bing. Even if he was wrong, Dashang would be on his side, not to mention he was right.
“Long Bo not only contributed to the destruction of the Su Kingdom, but also figured out a way to save Tongtianze, which is really the pillar of our great business.”
“Some clans, relying on their status, actually It is a fault to dare to ignore Long Bo's majesty and fail to give Long Bo his due status in time."
"That's why I decided to worship Long Bo as the Nine Ministers, in charge of punishment. I wonder what the ministers think?"
Looking at the ministers who were sitting down, Di Xin suddenly said. Three Dukes and Nine Qings are the top officials. Worshiping Ao Bing as Jiuqing was, firstly, to reward him for his merits, and secondly, to improve his status.
The reason why the immortals sent by Dashang to Long Domain dared to ignore Ao Bing's orders was because Ao Bing had no official position in the court. They felt that Ao Bing could not control them, so they acted without scruples. .
If Ao Binggui was Jiuqing, they would not dare to be so arrogant. They would have obeyed orders long ago.
At the same time, questioning the crime also requires a starting point. After worshiping Ao Bing as Jiuqing, Emperor Xin could punish the immortals who offended him.
"Long Bo's merits make him fully worthy of the position of Jiuqing. We have no objection."
After hearing this, all the ministers nodded.
Jiu Qing is a very popular minister, and his power can be ranked among the top ten merchants. If it were anyone else, the ministers would definitely object.
But Ao Bing is different. Both his status and his achievements are enough to match the position of Jiuqing, even a little lower. He is worthy of being the Three Dukes, or even the higher Prime Minister of the country.
Just considering that Ao Bing has just entered the dynasty, if we appoint him as the Prime Minister now, he may not be able to be appointed in the future, so we first appoint him as the Nine Ministers.
After he completely solves the problem of Tongtianze and attracts the water of the Tianhe River, then worship him as the Third Duke, or worship him as a higher prime minister.
“Since all the ministers agree, let’s draft the decree like this.”
Nodding, Di Xin was about to order someone to draft the decree, but at this moment, someone suddenly came to report from outside: "To report to your Majesty, some of the ministers have jointly submitted a memorial, imploring your Majesty to severely punish the immortal who offended Long Bo."
Hearing this, the monarchs and ministers in the palace were stunned at first, and then they understood what was going on. It was Ao C's crowd took action.
Although Ao Bing only has a title but no official position, you might think that he has little influence in the court. On the contrary, he has extremely huge influence in the court, especially in the military.
Don't forget that Ao Bing did not attack Su State alone, but led an army of millions.
After the Su Kingdom was destroyed, all of these millions of soldiers had meritorious service and received a large number of rewards. Many of the generals among them even received titles.
Of course, these are not the most important, the most important thing is that they broke through!
If you win the battle, you will get not only spoils of war and post-war rewards, but also luck. The so-called war is actually to rob the country's destiny. The greater the victory, the more the country's destiny will be robbed.
Ao Bing will definitely have Su in the first battle. It can be said that he will plunder the national destiny of the country with Su. This part of the luck was shared equally between him and Dashang.
His destiny was integrated into the Kingdom of Human and Dragon. The luck belonging to Dashang was swallowed up by the destiny black bird, and then transformed into pure innate vitality, which was fed back to the soldiers who participated in the battle.
With the help of this innate vitality, the soldiers participating in the battle have more or less improved their cultivation. The early stage of refining the void is promoted to the middle stage, the middle stage is to the late stage, the late stage is to perfection, and the perfection is promoted to heavenly immortal.
It is no exaggeration to say that after the million-strong army led by Ao Bing destroyed the Su Kingdom, at least thousands of immortals would be born.
Exaggeration?
No exaggeration at all.
The Su country's luck of hundreds of millions of years, once robbed, gave birth to thousands of immortals, which is nothing at all. It can only be said to be the beginning. In the future, more powerful people will be born.
This is a war to destroy the country. Once successful, the benefits will be too great.
If the other princes had not lost a lot of luck at the critical moment, then after this battle, Dashang would have at least tens of thousands more Heavenly Immortals, hundreds of Taiyi Golden Immortals, and several Daluo Golden Immortals.
Now, the number will definitely be reduced by more than half, but the benefits are still great.
There are just so many immortals all at once, and Dashang’s resources may not be able to support them. Why was Di Xin so anxious to entrust the immortals from Chaoge to the Dragon Realm? Just to make room for these new immortals.
Compared with the new immortals, the immortals that these nobles piled up with resources are really embarrassing to use. Instead of keeping them and wasting resources, it is better to drive them far away and make room for the newcomers.
If the foundation wants to maintain its combat effectiveness, it must constantly inject new blood and replace the rotten old people.
Dashang is well aware of this and has been doing this since its establishment.
It’s just that as time goes by, resources become increasingly scarce, so that the blood transfusion speed becomes slower and slower. It has been a long time since Dashang had a situation like this where thousands of immortals were born at once.
Breakthroughs are not achieved overnight, they take time. Therefore, the reason why these people didn't speak before was not because they didn't want to recognize Ao Bing as their benefactor, but because they were in retreat to make breakthroughs.
At this moment, some people succeeded in breaking through. As soon as they came out of seclusion, they heard that someone dared to despise their benefactor. It was not a big deal. This slap was not just Ao Bing's face, it was clearly a slap in their face.
As a result, they mobilized their connections and united with many ministers to file a petition, asking Emperor Xin to severely punish these immortals who dared to offend Ao Bing.
This is no longer a matter of face, but a battle between the old and new aristocrats. If a newcomer wants to rise to power, the best way is to kill the old nobles.
In this way, not only can you free up space, but you can also swallow up the resources of the old guy and save the time of primitive accumulation.
"It's good now. Not only Long Bo thinks they are in the way, but other clan members also think they are in the way." "In this case, let's just send them to the ancestral land. On the one hand, It is to give an explanation to Long Bo, and on the other hand, it can also make way for the newcomers.”
After a long silence, Di Xin said.
At this point, he was too lazy to punish these indifferent immortals, so he simply drove them away, out of sight and out of mind.
The Ancestral Land, the human race’s cave heaven blessed land, is rich in resources, rich in spiritual energy, and has many sermons from Da Luo Jinxian.
All immortals in the human race who do not want to ascend to heaven or stay in the human world can go to the ancestral land to practice.
To put it simply, the ancestral land is a place where human immortals live in seclusion and cultivate. One level higher than the Ancestral Land is the Fire Cloud Cave, which is a place of seclusion and cultivation for the powerful people of the human race, Daluo Jinxian, and above.
It is easy to enter the ancestral land, but it is difficult to think about it. To live in seclusion, you must have the appearance of seclusion. Non-human beings will not be able to do it!
"Well, since they think the void world is desolate, let them go to the ancestral land. The resources there are richer than the big merchants."
The ministers thought for a while , also thought this was a good idea, so they nodded.
In this way, the matter is settled.
By the time the news of Emperor Xin's disposition and the appointment of Ao Bing as Jiuqing reached Ao Bing, it was already several months later.
"Jiu Qing, it's not bad."
"When I go to the Heavenly Court again and facilitate the diversion of the Tianhe water to Tongtianze, and solve the crisis of Dashang, we can From Jiuqing to Sangong."
"In this way, I am only one step away from the powerful minister I want to be."
What will happen to those immortals? He no longer cares, what he cares about is Emperor Xin's will to worship him as Jiuqing.
Above the Nine Qings are the Three Dukes.
And the three princes are no longer ministers. Even when the king sees him, he must treat him with courtesy. Therefore, the Sangong and the Nine Qings are not conferred, but worshiped!
The three princes need to be treated with courtesy by the king, and the prime minister above the three princes can stand up to the king and reprimand him when he makes a mistake. Even doing things like abolishing and establishing things, just like Yi Yin.
Big merchants have prime ministers, but they are not permanent because the power of the prime minister is too great and can even overwhelm the royal power. Therefore, the three male figures are always present, but the physical appearance is rare.
Ao Bing’s goal is to become the Prime Minister of the Great Shang State, and then control Jiuding to refine the source of the Golden Crow in Tang Valley.
He is now the ninth minister and is still two steps away from becoming the prime minister. And he already knew how to take these two steps.
The first step is to solve the problem of Tongtianze’s impending depletion. This is the biggest crisis for Dashang. If Ao Bing can solve it, he will be able to get the position of the three princes easily.
Even becoming the Prime Minister in one step is not impossible.
“The establishment of the Dragon Domain has been completed. If the people of the Human Dragon Kingdom have Dragon Continent and everyone is watching, there will be no problems.”
“The next step is to wait for the people of the Human Dragon Kingdom to return to the Dragon Kingdom Under the enlightenment of people in Asia, he gradually became wise and moved from primitive civilization to agricultural civilization. ”
Thinking of his plan, Ao Bing took a look at the Human Dragon Kingdom, where everything was on track and was developing at a rapid pace, and knew that he could temporarily take some time off to deal with other things.
So, he told Daji, disappeared into the dragon realm, and went to heaven.
Here we go to heaven. First, we discuss with the Jade Emperor about diverting the water from the Tianhe River to Tongtianze. The second thing is to see how the history of heaven is being revised.
The third is to meet the Supreme Master and ask him for his opinion on whether it is feasible to lead Western religion into trouble.
Going up, Ao Bing soon came to the barrier between heaven and earth. After crossing this place, the rules of heaven and earth immediately changed, as if he had arrived in the ancient times, and everywhere was filled with a vast and primitive atmosphere.
Looking up, what you see is no longer endless white clouds, but layers of terrifying innate wind.
Thanks to Ao Bing, there are only four passages left from the human world to heaven. Other places were blocked by strong winds, thunder, fire, and meteorites.
Even Ao Bing, if he wants to go to heaven now, he has to take the right path and go through Nantianmen.
Now the Conferring God Tribulation has just begun, and the Conferring God has not yet been carried out, so the gods with names in later generations have basically not returned to their places.
The guards guarding the Nantian Gate were not the Four Heavenly Kings, but an unknown divine general. When he saw Ao Bing flying towards him, he saluted from a distance and said:
"The general will pay his respects to the Dragon Lord."
Although Ao Bing is not a high-ranking priest, in Heaven and under the Jade Emperor, he has the most respect, and everyone must be polite to him.
The reason is that he proposed that the Jade Emperor pay salaries to the gods. For this reason alone, the gods owed him a huge favor. How could they not give him face?
Nodding as a greeting, Ao Bing swaggered into the Nantian Gate, continued upward, crossed many heavenly barriers, and went straight to Miluotian where the Jade Emperor lived.
Before the person arrived, the Jade Emperor had already received the news in advance and sent someone to stop him halfway and take him to the Pixiang Hall for an audience.
"Jade Emperor, I discovered a great meritorious deed in the lower realm. Only you can do it, so I didn't dare to delay and went to heaven to report it to you."
I walked into the Xiang Hall and saw the Jade Emperor. Empress, Ao Bing suddenly quickened his pace and said with joy on his face.
"Huh? What merits do you have? Let's talk about it."
Hearing this, the Jade Emperor became interested and asked Ao Bing to talk about it carefully.
To be honest, when he reaches his position, he no longer cares about merit. Instead, he cares about the meritorious deed itself, that is, what benefits it will bring to him after it is completed. Such as improving reputation, expanding influence, etc.
Only in this way can he be impressed. If there were only merit, then he might not care much.
Joke, how could the Jade Emperor lack merit? Even if he does nothing, just sitting in the position of Jade Emperor, his merits will continue to increase.
Don’t forget the meaning of the Emperor of Heaven, endless blessings, immeasurable merits, and supreme status. How could such a being lack merit? He could even bestow merit on others.
Ao Bing also knew that the Jade Emperor did not care about merit. What he cared about was whether the things he could do would expand his influence and improve his reputation. Therefore, he started from this aspect and said to the Jade Emperor:
"Does the Jade Emperor know Tong Tianze?"
"This is one of the nine swamps in the prehistoric times. It contains endless spiritual energy, has nurtured billions of living beings, and is the mother river of countless living beings."
"And this is such an important swamp, but now she is about to... Depleted.”
(End of this chapter)