Chapter 1058 - The dragon slayer eventually becomes a dragon
This description may be a little inappropriate, but it is very realistic.
These powerful gods blocked the latecomers, and many true immortals also blocked their way.
Those latecomers want to be powerful, want more resources, and want immortality.
These people are the same, they want immortality and want to reach the top.
If latecomers want to become strong, they need to fight. If they want to be strong, get more resources, and go further, they also need to fight.
The latecomers are not strong enough to challenge them, and their current strength is not strong enough to challenge many true immortals.
Facing the Taoist Immortal Pei Xuanjing and many true immortals, they seemed to be the obstacles in front of them.
Like those latecomers, they currently do not have the power to challenge many true immortals, nor can they break the shackles of the other party.
Therefore, it is undoubtedly a new choice for them to open up the world to find new opportunities for creation and make themselves stronger. Although it is full of risks, it also has opportunities. , at least it is much better than blindly challenging those veteran true immortals and immortal Taoist Pei Xuanjing.
"What are the reactions from all parties now?" Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong rubbed the hilt of his sword with one hand and spoke without raising his head.
In the huge palace, apart from him, there were only two people, Huang Jin, the former personal eunuch, and Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
It is said that one person can achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Since Zhu Houcong, the former leader of the Ming Dynasty, has become the Lord of Heaven and the Jade Emperor who rules the heaven and earth, his two most trusted confidants Huang Jin and Lu Bing will naturally ascend to heaven and receive titles. , obtained the corresponding divine status, and gained considerable authority.
"Returning to the emperor, now all parties are impatient and seem to be waiting." Lu Bing respectfully answered the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong's words.
The Jin Yiwei is the emperor's personal army, representing the majesty of the imperial power. It was also the hand that Zhu Houcong used to manage the court in addition to the golden books and jade books during the Ming Dynasty.
However, with the establishment of the Heavenly Court, the layout of the six imperial divisions of the Heavenly Court has destined that the Jinyiwei can only belong to the Heavenly Soldiers. Although they still retain their own independent army, they no longer have the majesty and overwhelming authority they once had.
You must know that in many cases, the imperial power and the authority of the imperial guards complement each other. If the imperial guards can play their role and intimidate the court, then the emperor's authority will naturally be strengthened.
On the contrary, if the emperor's authority is restricted, it means that the authority of Jin Yiwei, the emperor's personal army, has declined, and there is no longer the deterrence that he had before.
Now that the Heavenly Court is established, it is true that the Heavenly Court is countless times more powerful than the Ming Dynasty, but at the same time, the division of the six emperors has also greatly restricted the existence of imperial power. The Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong cannot completely control the Heavenly Court. authority.
Following this, the Jin Yiwei, his personal soldiers, are now just like the East and West factories in the past. They can only be used to collect information and are not as intimidating as before.
"It doesn't matter. Since they are not in a hurry, they can continue to wait. There will always be people who can't help it." Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong's expression was dull, and he could not clearly see his emotions and anger.
The existence of Liuyu greatly restricted his authority. Only when he truly sat in this position did he understand that the situation he had imagined and the actual experience were really different. Don't.
Before becoming a god, when Master Pei talked about the division of the six emperors, he knew about the existence of the other emperors, just to evade himself and prevent him from truly ruling the heaven and becoming the true ruler. The Emperor of Heaven.
However, as the leader of the divine dynasty at that time, he was under the pressure of those true immortals and immortal sects. He believed that no matter how bad the situation appeared, it would not be as bad as before. He had enough confidence to use his power to erode , to regain his power.
At least in the past, I had not truly set foot on the path of immortality. I was not fundamentally equal to those true immortals. I could not even compete with them in strength, and even no means or plans could work.
But now, it is true that he has sat on the position of the Jade Emperor and not only proved himself to be a true immortal with the way of the gods, but also proved to be a true immortal with the way of the earthly immortal. He is both a true immortal, even though he is still far away from Master Pei, but in front of him. But he is not afraid of those old true immortals at all.
In this Heavenly Court, as the Lord of Heavenly Court, even if it is only in name, he is a True Immortal of two realms, he is definitely not inferior to any veteran True Immortal.
However, he now found that everything was far more difficult than he thought. Although he had enough strength, he was still unable to find a way to break the situation in front of him.
Moreover, not only are the other members of the Six Imperial Guards interested in restricting him, the Lord of Heaven, but even the original ministers of the Ming Dynasty seem to have some new ideas.
No one is willing to give up the power in their hands easily, not everyone.
In the Ming Empire, Emperor Wuzong was never completely in control and was subject to great checks and balances. Otherwise, even if the Ghost Emperor of Fengdu, Zhao Baiyang and the Heavenly Demon Zong Xue Wuhen joined forces to enter Tiandu to assassinate Emperor Wuzong, it would never be that simple. success.
Looking back now, they were able to assassinate Emperor Wuzong so smoothly not only because of the existence of Yang Tinghe, but also because of the tacit approval of other ministers.
Because Emperor Wuzong who founded the martial arts academy and compiled the martial arts scriptures not only touched the interests of those local rivers and lakes, Emperor Wuzong's desire to regain military power also touched the interests of these dignitaries.
"The original rebellion of King Ning, if Emperor Wenchang had not put it down at the right time, might have caused even greater chaos." Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong recalled so many things that had happened.
In the past, he never cared about these things. After all, when these things happened, he was just a prince and had no need to be exposed to this matter.
But now, when he encountered this situation, he recalled it all and connected it all completely.
Just like these true immortals, they want to stand up for themselves. They don't want to see a heavenly emperor who controls everything. They want the holy emperor to rule from the top.
The former courtiers and ministers actually wanted the same emperor and allowed themselves to be used as puppets.
But something unexpected happened later. Because of Master Pei's action, even though Emperor Wu Zong passed away, he used Master Pei's power to integrate the court, and even promoted the Ming Empire to a divine dynasty, and controlled the Golden Book and Jade Book By controlling the throne of God himself, he suppressed everything and gathered the power of the divine dynasty into one body.
But now, with the establishment of heaven and the emergence of the list of gods, after these courtiers of the Ming Dynasty were granted the title of gods, their divine positions came from heaven and earth and were controlled by the list of gods, but they were no longer decided by themselves. , therefore, their original restraints were dispersed. "Master Pei once said that there is never absolute loyalty, but the price of betrayal is not high enough." A cold light appeared in the eyes of Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong.
In the past, everything they had came from themselves, so they could only obey orders and did not dare to have other ideas.
Now that I have broken free from the shackles and have a better opportunity to wield greater authority, I will naturally no longer be willing to obey myself unconditionally.
Of course the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong thought this was disloyal. After all, these people were promoted by himself. However, for those courtiers who were unwilling to hand over their power, their devoted efforts for the Ming Dynasty were not worth mentioning. That's right, the Jade Emperor's promotion.
What's more, they think this is not a betrayal. They have never thought about shaking the Jade Emperor's position, and they can't shake the Jade Emperor's position. They just want to do better with the power in their hands. Strive for the prosperity of heaven.
No one is willing to hand over his life and death to others easily, the stronger he is, the more so.
In the past, the life and death of these courtiers were in the hands of others. Although they had a long life, they still did not live freely. One of them accidentally offended the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, and he was demoted at worst, or dismissed from office at worst. Every day It's all about caution.
You must know that the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong is not easy to serve. Although he is respectful in front of the national master Pei Xuanjing, he has never been a benevolent king towards his ministers. He is domineering and tough, and he is definitely not a good person. .
The struggle between monarch and ministers has always existed, but the original golden book and jade book suppressed these people and allowed the monarch to gain the upper hand.
Now that the Fengshen Bang has deprived the Golden Book and the Jade Book of its authority and removed the shackles, the ideas of the Six Emperors and the True Immortals coincided with theirs, which naturally gave them some new ideas.
Of course, a large part of the courtiers still maintained their loyalty to the Jade Emperor, and not many were really dissatisfied. After all, they were not afraid of the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, but they also had to worry about the supporter behind Zhu Houcong, the man in charge of the list of gods. The thoughts of Taojun Changsheng.
But regardless of whether he is absolutely loyal to the Jade Emperor, even a loyal minister does not want his monarch to control everything about him at any time.
It can be said that the current situation in heaven is complicated. If it were not for the support of Emperor Wenchang and the Antarctic Emperor Changsheng handing over part of his power to the Jade Emperor, the situation he is encountering now would be even more embarrassing.
"But Master Pei, are you one of the strong men who don't want to see me take control of heaven?" This was a thought deep in the heart of the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong.
He has never expressed this idea. Even his most confidants, Huang Jin and Lu Bing, and the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong did not dare to leak it at all.
He knows Master Pei's influence in this world. As long as Master Pei is willing to clearly support him, even if there are many other veteran true immortals who are dissatisfied, he can withstand the pressure and gain more authority, at least better than the current situation. Much.
However, although Master Pei handed over part of the power controlled by the Antarctic Changsheng Emperor to himself, the power of the entire Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion is still in the hands of his senior brother Lei Buzhengshen,
So, from the Jade Emperor's point of view, Master Pei was actually not willing to see himself completely in charge of Heaven.
The other party is supporting him now, but waiting for the day when the authority of the heaven is really taken back, Master Pei may in turn become his biggest obstacle.
"Indeed, the master would not like to see the other party completely control the heaven!" Pang Hong, the current thunder god of the heaven, the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Thunder Universal Transformation Heavenly Lord, said with a smile.
"The emperor doesn't want a real emperor to appear in heaven?" Yu Qingzi, one of the heavenly emperors of Leibu, had a gleam of light in his eyes, thoughtfully.
Pei Xuanjing created an incarnation as the Antarctic Immortal Emperor. It is natural that many powerful men of the Shenxiao Sect who have been granted divine status will take him as their leader.
Even if he handed over part of his power to the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, with the existence of Pang Hong, a direct disciple, and the righteous god of the Lei Department, many gods of the Shenxiao Sect also cooperated with the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong on the surface. , actually led by Pang Hong.
If there are really different opinions between the two, if Pei Xuanjing does not express his position, then there is no doubt that these people will listen to Pang Hong's will.
After all, both parties are collaborators, but they are not in the same camp.
Not to mention that the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong was only a registered disciple of Pei Xuanjing, and Pang Hong was a direct disciple. The Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong represents his own interests and the interests of the Ming Dynasty. But Pang Hong represents the interests of the real powerful people of Shenxiao Sect.
When the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong was asking Lu Bingxian what was going on in the court today, in the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion, the gods of the Shenxiao Sect also gathered together and talked about the same thing.
The Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion, although it belongs to the Heavenly Court and is under the command of the Antarctic Changsheng Emperor. There are other deities in the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion, but no one can deny that this place belongs to the Shenxiao Sect. The core is equivalent to the branch of the Shenxiao Sect in Heaven.
Even if Pei Xuanjing doesn’t mind treating everyone equally, the core of the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion is the gods from the Shenxiao sect. This is an existence that even Pei Xuanjing cannot deny.
At this moment, Pei Xuanjing himself is in seclusion in the Shenxiao sect in the human world. The Ghost Way has transformed into the Lord of the Netherworld and is sitting in the underworld. The Shinto has transformed into the Antarctic Immortal Emperor and is heading to the new world. Things in heaven will naturally focus on Pang Hong.
Of course, even if his Shinto incarnation is in heaven, Pang Hong is still in charge of handling these matters.
Now that something is happening in Heaven, they naturally need Pang Hong to take the lead and determine the stance and will of the Shenxiao family.
Speaking of course, it was inevitable to mention the current situation in the Heavenly Court. Someone asked Pang Hong about Pei Xuanjing’s true opinion on the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong’s desire to unify the authority of the Heavenly Court.
After all, the other party handed over part of the power of the Antarctic Immortal Emperor to the Jade Emperor Zhu Houcong, and then let Pang Hong, the god of thunder, take charge of the Shenxiao line in the Shenxiao Yuqing Mansion. It all seemed a bit contradictory.
This is how Pang Hong responded, speaking directly to these people.
When they were talking about these words, these people who could sit here were all gods of the Shenxiao Sect. Every one of them was either a heavenly king or a star god. Everyone was a core powerhouse of the Shenxiao Sect. Ordinary gods were not qualified. Here.
Since they have asked these people, Pang Hong will not hide anything at all, and there is no need to hide it.
After all, the interests of these people are integrated with the Shenxiao Sect. If even they cannot trust them, there is no need for the Shenxiao Sect to exist.
(End of this chapter)