Wen Zhixuan was indeed trying to persuade Emperor Hongde.
This isn't how you reward the Jiang family. Jiang Yiqing is too young and inexperienced; promoting him so high all at once would cause resentment among the officials.
Doesn't this just make him a human target?
Instead of showing kindness, he incurred Jiang Yiqing's hatred.
After careful consideration, Emperor Hongde also felt it was inappropriate. Just then, Jiang Yiqing handed over a memorial, so he took the opportunity to back down.
“Your words are reasonable. In that case, promote him to the rank of Vice Censor-in-Chief, a fifth-rank official.”
Although being promoted three ranks in a row is quite excessive, it's still better than being promoted directly to Imperial Censor.
Wen Zhixuan said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Hongde then asked, "Have you heard about the Yao family's affairs?"
Wen Zhixuan laughed and said, "The Yao family worshipped a false god, and as a result, they suffered retribution and blamed it on Princess Fule. If the Yao family hadn't been in mourning, I'm afraid Lord Jiang would have wanted to take his sword and storm their door to demand justice for his daughter."
Jiang Shumiao had already tried to persuade them with kind words, but the Yao family wouldn't listen and even kicked Yao Cong, the only upright and reasonable person, out of their home.
They deserved to be punished by God.
Emperor Hongde's focus was not on this.
"I know that the Imperial Advisor has the ability to foresee life, death, fortune, and misfortune, and that Miao Miao can predict the rise and fall of families. You are all proficient in metaphysics. Can you observe the fate of my Great Yan Kingdom?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Wen Zhixuan reassured him, "Princess Fule is the reincarnation of a goddess and was bestowed this title by His Majesty. She is your closest blood relative and will naturally protect the fate of the Great Yan Kingdom."
Emperor Hongde's eyes lit up.
Is this really true?
Wen Zhixuan nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you."
"good."
Emperor Hongde was overjoyed. Knowing that his little niece loved money, he bestowed upon her many corals, jades, gemstones, and agates.
Jiang Shumiao was not happy at all.
My mother said that gifts bestowed by the emperor cannot be pawned.
Wouldn't that just turn into a pile of expensive garbage?
So she made a special trip to the palace and said very seriously to Emperor Hongde, "Uncle, if you want to give me something in the future, just use gold and silver. I don't need those fancy jewels and ornaments."
Emperor Hongde: "..."
Alright, my little niece is a goddess, she doesn't take his favor, the favor of an earthly emperor, to heart.
"Okay, I'll give you gold from now on."
Jiang Shumiao immediately beamed with joy.
"Thank you, Uncle."
She suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Emperor Hongde asked, "What's wrong?"
“Someone is worshipping me.”
Jiang Shumiao scanned the area with her consciousness space and saw her own golden statue.
"It's the Yao family."
Emperor Hongde asked in surprise, "The Yao family?"
“Yes, I told them before that they were worshipping a false god, but they didn’t believe me. I guess they’ve been punished one after another, and their bad luck has come true, so they had no choice but to smash Bai Xiao’s statue and worship me instead. They wanted to change their luck in this way.”
Jiang Shumiao was very angry.
The Yao family is utterly shameless.
Emperor Hongde was astonished, "Is that even possible?"
Will changing your luck be possible by simply worshipping a different god?
Jiang Shumiao explained to him, "Mortals who make sincere offerings will have the power of faith, but legitimate deities rarely accept such offerings. Especially family offerings; once a deity accepts them, it's equivalent to being bound to that family. If, like the Yao family, one uses the name of a deity to commit evil, the deity will also be punished by heaven. Usually, only wild gods and evil gods will accept offerings."
Emperor Hongde humbly asked, "What are wild gods and evil spirits?"
“Evil gods are those who cultivate using improper methods, like that Azure Sea True Man last time, who indiscriminately killed demons and fellow disciples to obtain their elixir for cultivation.”
Jiang Shumiao answered very seriously, "Wild gods are generally non-human. There are stone statues formed by natural landscapes that are regarded as auspicious by the local people. They are worshipped and given incense, and the statues are given the power of faith, so they can cultivate themselves. There are also some guardian spirits who, in order to obtain the power of faith, cannot distinguish right from wrong and can also be called wild gods. In addition, the phoenix perches on the parasol tree, which is an auspicious object, and some people worship it."
She said unhappily, "When I was born, my wicked aunt used the excuse of worshipping the sycamore tree in my mother's yard to bury a cursed doll for my uncle underground."
Emperor Hongde's expression turned grim when he recalled this matter.
Putting aside whether the curse is effective or not, who would be happy to be cursed for no reason? Especially the emperor.
Jiang Shumiao pointed her finger in the air, and a mirror appeared out of thin air.
Emperor Hongde clearly saw the little deity enshrined in the Yao family ancestral hall.
The head of the Yao family was leading his clan members in devout kneeling prayers.
Jiang Shumiao tilted her head and asked him, "Uncle, is such a big golden statue worth a lot of money?"
It seems a shame to destroy it.
Emperor Hongde: "..."
The little guy's money-grubbing side has kicked in.
Emperor Hongde nodded in agreement, "Yes."
"Then let's melt it."
Jiang Shumiao's eyes lit up as she came up with a good idea.
Emperor Hongde watched as the eerie blue flames spilled from her fingertips and entered the mirror in the air, causing the golden statue that Yao Jia had just made for Jiang Shumiao to suddenly burst into flames.
The Yao family members were shocked, and then they heard a childish voice.
"The Yao family's fate is sealed. If they harbor any evil thoughts, their descendants will suffer the consequences. Today, I take back my golden statue and burn down the ancestral hall!"
As soon as he finished speaking, fires broke out in all directions.
A chorus of exclamations erupted in the ancestral hall.
The source of evil is this shrine.
The fire illuminated half the sky, drawing gasps of amazement from the onlookers.
Thunder rumbled in the sky, but not a drop of rain fell.
The Yao family head knelt on the ground, kowtowing until his head was bleeding, but he couldn't get even a shred of pity from heaven.
Emperor Hongde had witnessed Wen Zhixuan slaying demons and praying for rain, and he had also seen how his niece commanded the wind and thunder to deal with the Azure Sea Immortal of Penglai. Seeing this scene, he remained composed.
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