Chapter 265 Scolding

Ji Chang was surprised by the question.

Could it be that the information brought by his spies in Chaoge and his own calculations were all wrong?

Didn’t the ministers say that they were outraged?

But why is this being maintained on behalf of the Human Emperor?

Ji Chang pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "This old minister speaks from the heart, and who is right and who is wrong will be judged impartially."

"Alright, alright."

Li Qing smiled, raised his hand to stop Shang Rong from speaking, and said calmly, "Hou Xibo, you were instigated by a villain and deceived. But now that you have seen it with your own eyes, all the rumors should be refuted."

Ji Chang frowned, then said, "Your Majesty, three years ago when you went to the palace of the Saint Nuwa to burn incense and offer sacrifices, did you leave behind obscene poems, blaspheming the Saint Nuwa?"

Li Qing narrowed his eyes slightly for a moment.

This old guy won't stop until he gets himself angry.

When offering sacrifices to Nuwa, the Human Emperor left behind obscene poems, and this matter spread almost all over the world, so even Shang Rong, Bigan and others could not refute it.

Li Qing simply said, "Obscene poem? The poem I left behind is to praise Nuwa's holy, noble, and beautiful appearance. How can it be called obscene poetry?"

"As long as the enchanting woman can move, she can bring back Changle to serve the king."

It was Ji Chang who suddenly recited the best two lines of the poem, then said calmly, "Your Majesty, what are you praising? The Most Holy Nuwa is the mother of the human race. Your Majesty, are you not ashamed to say such things? Why do you look so smug? The Most Holy Nuwa, your Majesty also wants to take back Changle Palace? How is this any different from insulting your mother!?"

When Ji Chang said this, the whole audience was in an uproar!

Shang Rong, Bigan and others immediately changed their expressions.

Ji Chang dared to say such words? Was he seeking death?!

Ji Chang stroked his beard and looked at Li Qing, whose face was as cold as ice, and said, "Your Majesty, if you issue an edict of repentance, inform the heaven and earth, and then go to the Nuwa Palace to offer sacrifices again, kneeling and begging for forgiveness from the Most Holy Nuwa, the Grandmother, then this mistake will be considered corrected. Otherwise, how could Heaven favor someone who insulted his mother? Even animals know ethics, don't you, Your Majesty?"

The corners of Li Qing's mouth trembled slightly.

He thought he had a good temper, but after being ridiculed by Ji Chang, the tyranny in his bones could no longer be suppressed!

This old bastard! He deserves to be chopped into pieces! He deserves to be minced into a pulp!

I drafted it, I don’t know how to respond!

"joke!"

But at this moment, a loud voice suddenly came.

Li Qing quickly looked up.

But Shen Gongbao walked out with a calm expression.

"Who are you?"

Ji Chang saw that Shen Gongbao was unfamiliar and thought he must be a new official who had just been promoted in the past two years. For a moment, he felt disdainful and said calmly, "You are not worthy of answering me? Withdraw!"

Shen Gongbao pointed at Ji Chang with a hint of a sneer, saying, "I am a senior official of the second rank of the Shang Dynasty. I attend government affairs before the emperor and serve as his advisor and advisor. I have the responsibility to supervise all officials! Why can't I answer you? How is it that the Duke of Xibo is already independent of the Shang Dynasty and not a minister of the Shang Dynasty? How can I not supervise him?"

"Oh, so it's the lucky official, Shen Gongbao."

When Ji Chang heard this, he smiled and said calmly.

However, his words "lucky advancement" and "new advancement" were extremely vague, which made people realize that Shen Gongbao was a flatterer and a person who only advanced by luck.

Shen Gongbao wasn't annoyed, but simply said, "Lord Xibo, there's no need to be so hasty. Whether I'm a new official or a lucky one is a matter for all my colleagues to judge. You don't need to judge."

"Haha, whether you're honored or newly promoted, I want to ask you, are you referring to me when you say that's a joke? How can my words be a joke? Is your Majesty blaspheming the Holy Nüwa, like insulting your mother, a lie?"

Ji Chang smiled calmly and changed the subject again, not letting Shen Gongbao make trouble here.

Shen Gongbao said calmly: "Of course this is false!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

When Ji Chang heard this, he threw his head back and laughed, shaking his head repeatedly, looking helpless and disappointed.

However, Shen Gongbao continued, "If you, the Marquis of Xibo, insult the Holy Nüwa, then that would certainly be considered an insult to your mother. But even if Your Majesty really married Nüwa, it wouldn't be considered an insult to her!"

"Shen Gongbao! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Shen Gongbao, be careful with your words!"

Shen Gongbao's words immediately shook the entire hall!

Everyone looked directly at him, and Shang Rong and Bigan even shouted loudly.

Ji Chang, with a face full of rage, pointed at Shen Gongbao and shouted, "Shen Gongbao! What did you say?!"

Shen Gongbao waved his long sleeves and said slowly, "Your Majesty is of the Yin clan's bloodline, and the ancestor of the Yin clan's bloodline, the Great Ancestor Yin Qi, what is his identity?"

"Um?"

The officials were stunned again.

Shen Gongbao raised his hands, clasped his fists, bowed to the east, and shouted, "Taizu is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Phoenix!"

"What is the Celestial Phoenix? Back when the world was first created, before the three realms and six paths, before ethics and moral principles, and before human beings, the Yuanfeng, the leader of all birds, had already appeared! The Yuanfeng gave birth to ten children, and one of them was the Celestial Phoenix! That is the founding emperor of the Great Shang Dynasty, His Majesty Yin Qi!"

Shen Gongbao's voice was like thunder, which surprised all the officials.

"What does this have to do with what I've said?"

Ji Chang was puzzled for a moment.

Shen Gongbao laughed heartily and said, "Of course it's related! Your Majesty, since you are of the bloodline of the Heavenly Phoenix, how can you be considered the child of Nuwa? When the Heavenly Phoenix was still alive, Nuwa hadn't even been born yet! Now, Your Majesty is not only the Emperor of Heaven and Earth, but also a close relative of the Heavenly Phoenix. He is not the descendant of someone fabricated by Nuwa, and with such status, how can he not marry Nuwa? How can my king not be worthy of her!?"

The entire court was completely silent.

Ji Chang also opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say next.

Li Qing's anger was instantly dissipated after this argument, and he felt a sense of relief in his heart. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

After Shen Gongbao rejected Ji Chang's words, he asked, "Lord Xibo, you said earlier that Your Majesty's army was unkind in exterminating the North Sea barbarians. Let me ask you, how is Your Majesty unkind? In what way is Your Majesty unkind?"

Ji Chang was momentarily lost in thought and could not help but say, "Although the barbarians of the North Sea are uncivilized, they are still human beings. Your Majesty should use kindness to influence them, so that the barbarians will return to their hearts and the North Sea will never be in turmoil again. This is the right way."

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao burst into laughter and said, "You are indeed the Marquis of Xibo. You actually came up with such a plan. Amazing! But I wonder if you, Marquis of Xibo, have managed to influence the Xiliang barbarians west of Xiqi, as well as the Western Sea Demon Eye? Have they submitted to you?"

Ji Chang's brows suddenly furrowed.

"Or are they actually your men, Lord Xibo? Are you deliberately nurturing the enemy to protect yourself?"

Shen Gongbao suddenly raised his voice and pointed at Ji Chang and shouted angrily.