Chapter 242 Threats
The Jade Emperor's words were all excuses. How could Ao Bing not hear it, so he was not polite and refuted them one by one with reason and evidence.
"What Long Zun said is wrong. In the ancient times, the size of the Tianhe River was billions of times that of today, and the Demon Court could still digest it alone."
"Nowadays, although the Heavenly Court is not as good as the Demon Court, But the Tianhe River is not as good as it used to be. The gods, gods, soldiers and generals in our heaven are free to use. No matter how much spiritual energy Tianhe contains, it can be exhausted."
Seeing that the excuse was useless, the Jade Emperor acted rogue and killed him. Although Tianhe had a lot of spiritual energy, there were also many immortals in heaven. Even if the supply is opened, it can only meet the needs of heaven, and there is no excess spiritual energy to supply the human world.
This is obviously not true. Nowadays, the human world has not been completely abandoned, and most immortals still prefer to stay in the human world instead of going to the heaven.
Therefore, there are so many resources in the heaven at this time that they cannot be used up. Although the water of the Tianhe is precious, in the eyes of the people in the heaven, it is no different from ordinary water.
What if the supply is opened? No one cares about it at all! Unless they have no choice, who would leave better resources unused and use inferior Tianhe water?
It is simply impossible to rely on the heavenly gods and heavenly soldiers and generals to consume the water of the Tianhe River on a large scale to relieve the pressure on the Tiandi.
At least, the current heaven cannot do it. The Demon Court can do this because the Demon Clan not only has many experts, but also has a large number of clan members.
The heavenly soldiers in heaven can only number in the tens of millions at most. But the demon soldiers of the demon clan are measured in hundreds of millions, and they can easily number in the dozens or tens of billions.
And this is only the number of demon soldiers, not the number of demon clans. It is no exaggeration to say that the number of members of the Monster Clan at its peak was many times greater than that of the current Human Clan.
The human race has only been born a few years ago, but the demon race has been dominant for billions of years before the birth of the human race, or even longer.
The demon clan is not a mortal, they are basically innate creatures, born with endless longevity.
In other words, the demon clan does not suffer from birth, old age, sickness and death, and its number will only increase with the passage of time, not decrease.
The human race can live, but people will grow old and die, but the demon race does not. Just think about it and you will know that after countless years of accumulation, it is conceivable that the number of monsters must be extremely terrifying, far exceeding that of humans.
Even the human race is inferior to the demon race in terms of numbers, let alone the current heaven. Therefore, even the huge resources carried by the ancient galaxy can be consumed by the demon clan.
But the current Heavenly Court is not good. It is many times weaker than the Ancient Demon Court. It cannot even consume the resources carried by a resurrecting Tianhe, but instead makes it a burden.
It is indeed a burden. What Ao Bing said is not alarmist, but it is really possible.
As the starry sky recovers, the water in the Tianhe River will only increase. If it cannot be consumed in time, it is inevitable that the Tianhe River will burst its banks and harm the Three Realms.
It sounds very dangerous, but the Jade Emperor does have a reason not to be anxious, because although this kind of thing will happen, it will not happen in the near future.
With Heavenly Court’s current strength, it would be no problem to sustain it for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years.
So, the Jade Emperor is not joking about the safety of the Three Realms, but he is confident that the great merchants will not survive for hundreds of thousands of years.
At that time, when the Great Shang is destroyed, he will follow Ao Bing's plan and inject water from the Tianhe River to Tongtian Ze. In this way, the pressure will disappear.
Ao Bing could more or less guess what the Jade Emperor was thinking. But his reason is really hard to refute. Taking the Demon Court as an example, can Ao Bing say that the strength of the Heaven Court is far inferior to that of the Demon Court?
Obviously not!
Although this is a fact and the Jade Emperor himself knows it, Ao Bing is not a person with great supernatural powers. If he pointed this out in front of the Jade Emperor, wouldn't he embarrass him in public?
Before becoming a god, Ao Bing was a direct descendant of the three religions, so even if he offended the Jade Emperor, it would be nothing.
But during the period of being a god, Taozu had just reprimanded the saint for explaining his disciples' disrespect for the Jade Emperor, and even launched a killing spree to teach the three religions a lesson.
In this case, if you offend the Jade Emperor again, you will commit a crime against the wind, and if you don't do it well, you will offend the Taoist. Ao Bing always seeks stability in his actions, so naturally he doesn't want to take this risk.
Therefore, even if he wanted to refute the Jade Emperor, he could just say that Heavenly Court was too weak. It cannot be said that the Heavenly Court is too weak, so how to refute the Jade Emperor?
After a moment of silence, Ao Bing remembered what the Jade Emperor had said before, and suddenly had inspiration, and then said: "The Jade Emperor also said before that the depletion of Tongtianze is the retribution of the big merchants who monopolize Tongtianze."< br>
“According to the Jade Emperor’s statement, the decline of the demon clan may be due to It has to do with their monopoly on the astrological sky. "
"With these two examples, the Jade Emperor should not monopolize the Tianhe. The Great Shang became weak because of their monopoly on the astrological sky. "
"Where is the court?"
"What will be the consequences if there is a starry river alone in heaven?"
"It is not the alarmist words of the minister, but what the Jade Emperor himself said. This matter must be guarded against."
Seeing his own The reason was that he really couldn't convince the Jade Emperor, so Ao Bing simply used his own words to block him to make him speechless.
"This..."
The Jade Emperor also didn't expect that what he said before to prevaricate Ao Bing would now become Ao Bing's biggest reason to convince him, and he was speechless for a moment. .
In the end, there was really no other way. The Jade Emperor had to tell the truth: "Long Zun is a smart man, so I won't play riddles with you. You must have guessed what I meant."
"Yes, That's right, Yu plans to wait until the Great Shang is destroyed before releasing the restrictions on the Tianhe River and allowing it to flow into the general public. Tianze."
"Anyway, Tongtianze's problem will not last for a day or two. If it is delayed for a while, it will not have any big impact until the demise of Dashang."
Yu. The emperor stopped pretending and said frankly that he was unhappy with Dashang, so he didn't want to take action at this time.
The main reason why he was so frank was to tell Ao Bing not to persuade him any more. No matter what reason he used, there was no room for negotiation on the matter, and he would not agree to it anyway.
The matter has come to this, and the topic should have ended here, but after seeing that the Jade Emperor stopped pretending, Ao Bing simply stopped pretending and said bluntly:
"In my opinion, the Jade Emperor still took the initiative in this matter. It's good to agree, otherwise things will get serious and I'm afraid it will hurt the Jade Emperor's face."
Ao Bing's words sounded like a threat, and anyone who heard them would be unhappy, let alone Jade Emperor. emperor.
"You are so presumptuous, how come you don't agree to it? The merchant dares to go to heaven and take action against me?"
Sure enough, the Jade Emperor's face suddenly changed, and he stood up angrily, furious. scolded.
He still didn't believe that Dashang could be so courageous that he dared to go directly to Heaven to force him to agree to this matter.
Throughout the ages, the only force that dares to kill people in heaven is the Wu Clan. That's because the Wu Clan are descendants of Pangu. Who would dare to try it with another force?
In the ancient times, apart from the Wu Clan, which force did not fear the Heavenly Court? It is a rebellion, and the slogan is to overthrow the Emperor of Heaven, not to overthrow the Heavenly Court.
“A great merchant may not have the courage to go to heaven to kill him, but he still has the courage to sneak into heaven secretly and cut open the Milky Way.”
“Don’t underestimate the Jade Emperor. Dashang's determination to save himself, in order to continue his destiny, is to confront Yuanshi Tianzun. Dashang is not afraid, let alone secretly open the Tianhe River? "
Ao Bing was not intimidated by the Jade Emperor, and his tone remained calm, as if he was explaining the facts, and spoke slowly.
"He dares!" On the surface, the Jade Emperor did not change at all, and even became angrier.
But in fact, the anger in his heart was quickly dissipated because of Ao Bing's words, and his whole person regained his composure.
He knew better than anyone else that Ao Bing was not exaggerating and that Dashang really dared to do this. It's not like taking action against the Jade Emperor, it's just about cutting open the Tianhe River. Why didn't the merchants dare to do it?
If you cut open the Tianhe River, you might be able to survive. If you don't dig the Tianhe River, you will die sooner or later. The monks are all crazy in their bones, and their gambling habits are getting bigger and bigger.
That's all in normal times. How could they think so much in a life-and-death situation? What wouldn't they dare to do in order to survive?
"The great merchants will definitely dare!"
"If we were to put ourselves in the situation of the Jade Emperor and be the master of the great merchants, would he dare to sneak into the heaven secretly and cut open the Milky Way?"
< br>“I must dare!”
"And if the great merchants really want to secretly open up the Tianhe River, with the current strength of the heavenly court, they will definitely not be able to stop it."
"Since it will definitely happen, why would the Jade Emperor bother to be this evil person and stop it? What? You ruined your reputation in vain.”
“That’s why I persuaded the Jade Emperor to agree to this matter. If you agree to this matter, it will be your achievement, and not only will the people of the world be grateful. Even Dashang owes you a favor."
"But if you don't agree, then after Dashang secretly digs out the Tianhe River and revives Tongtianze, this achievement will belong to Dashang. . ”
“And you, the Jade Emperor, will bear the reputation of being selfish, for your own likes and dislikes, and for your own selfish interests, without caring about the world.”
Ao Bing said in a determined tone, and his expression did not seem like he was speaking for Dashang, but more like hinting to the Jade Emperor that even if Dashang did not dare to take action to destroy Tianhe, he would take action.
To be honest, this is how Ao Bing made the Jade Emperor feel at this moment. He believed that the great merchant dared to secretly sneak into the heaven and dig out the Tianhe River, but he did not believe that the great merchant had the ability to accomplish this task.
It can be replaced by Jiejiao, but that is not necessarily the case. Jie Jiao must have the ability to secretly open up the Tianhe River without concealing his senses.
And Dashang and Jiejiao are one and the same. Thinking of Ao Bing's determined tone, it is difficult not to let the Jade Emperor think that Ao Bing really came to represent Dashang, not Did you come here on behalf of Jie Jiao?
At this time, the Jade Emperor suddenly realized that Ao Bing seemed to be discussing with him, but in fact he gave him no room to refuse.
He agreed, and naturally everyone was happy. He gained face, and Dashang gained benefits.
If he objects, it doesn't matter. Whoever digs the Tianhe is not a chisel, as long as the purpose is achieved.
Although it is a serious crime to dig up the Tianhe River privately, if there is a premise in front of it for the sake of the world, then doing so is not only a fault, but also meritorious.
First there are small punishments and big warnings, and then after the limelight has passed, I don’t know how many benefits will come. This kind of thing happens all the time. A mistake lasts a lifetime.
Since the person who dug the Tianhe River had no merit, then the person who stopped the Tianhe River must have done something wrong.
It is conceivable how bad the Jade Emperor's already bad reputation will be after the matter is fully fermented. It can almost be said that his prestige is completely lost.
The Jade Emperor is right to think so, but doing so will undoubtedly offend him to death.
So, after Ao Bing met the Jade Emperor, he did not directly threaten him with this matter. Instead, he first used emotion and reason to try to persuade him.
After the truth failed to make sense, he used his trump card to force the Jade Emperor to agree. This is called courtesy first and then fighting.
“What a great way to intercept and teach!”
"In this case, I agree, and this matter will be left to Long Zun."
The Jade Emperor is not a person who cannot afford to lose. After realizing that he could not refuse, he did not become incompetent and furious, nor did he question Why did Ao Bing do this? Instead, he chose to endure it and gritted his teeth and agreed to the matter.
Although he felt humiliated by being forced to agree, Ao Bing's words were not wrong. For him, the advantages of this matter outweighed the disadvantages.
He will not refuse the benefits he gets for the sake of so-called face or a fight.
After all, the Jade Emperor is no longer a pure seeker. He is the Emperor of Heaven. After entering the fame and fortune fair of Heaven, his code of conduct has changed to putting interests first.
What does it mean to endure temporary humiliation for the sake of profit?
However, the Jade Emperor's practice was not perfect enough to be able to do it in public.
Therefore, after saying his words of agreement, he failed to maintain his smile and pretended as if nothing had happened. He continued to negotiate with Ao Bing. Instead, he walked away with a cold face. .
Obviously, this matter is not over yet. Not only did the Jade Emperor hold a grudge against Ao Bing, he also blamed Jie Jiao for the matter.
This is also normal. The relationship between Jie Jiao and Dashang is too close.
Even if it was not Ao Bing who came to negotiate with the Jade Emperor at this moment, but someone who had nothing to do with Jie Jiao, the Jade Emperor would still record this matter on Jie Jiao.
There is no other reason. From the Jade Emperor's point of view, without the support of Jie Jiao behind him, how could the great merchants dare to threaten him?
Jie Jiao is too strong, so any excessive behavior of Dashang will be subconsciously blamed on Jie Jiao, thinking that this is the confidence given to Dashang by Jie Jiao.
It sounds outrageous, but this is the fact. Even if Jiejiao comes forward to explain that it has nothing to do with them, no one will believe it.
“Hey, it was hard to establish a good relationship with the Jade Emperor before, but now it’s better, everything is back to before, and all the efforts were in vain.”
After the Jade Emperor left, Ao Bing said with regret. Of course, he just said it was pity, but in his heart he actually had an attitude of indifference.
In other words, before he came, he was prepared for a confrontation with the Jade Emperor. If the truth doesn't make sense, falling out is inevitable.
Even if this matter is beneficial to the Jade Emperor, there is still a difference between voluntarily agreeing to it and being forced to agree.
But it doesn’t matter anymore. In the past, Ao Bing deliberately tried to establish a good relationship with the Jade Emperor, just because his development path did not conflict with the Jade Emperor, but he could use the Jade Emperor's power to achieve his own goals.
But things are different now. The emergence of the Incense Shinto and the City God system has made Ao Bing gradually become the opposite of the Jade Emperor.
I’m not free today, so I’ll have to make up for it tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)