Chapter 168: The Conferred God Matter is Over Because of the Participation of Immortal Cultivators...
Because there were not many immortal cultivators involved, the Shang-Zhou War ended much earlier than in the original novel, so the casualties among mortals were naturally much less.
When Ji Fa ascended the throne in Chaoge City with the help of two groups of civil and military officials, the first thing he did was not to confer titles on his harem or to enfeoff princes, but to order Ji Dan to oversee the construction of the "Taiwan for Conferring Gods" and invite Shen Gongbao to ascend the stage to confer gods.
Jiang Ziya stood guarding the left side of the Conferred God Platform with a divine whip in his hand. Whenever the souls of the dead from the Shang and Zhou dynasties fought each other, he would use the divine whip to deal with them.
The divine whip had no special effect on living people, but for the spirits, it was tantamount to torture. Anyone who had been whipped once would never dare to cause trouble again.
Just as Jiang Ziya had frightened all the evil spirits, he saw auspicious clouds coming from the northeast, stretching for more than ten thousand miles.
He quickly stood up straight, walked to the left and behind Shen Gongbao, and saluted to the northeast together.
When King Wu Jifa saw this, he knew that a great figure from their school had arrived, and he hurriedly led his ministers to pay homage. Because they didn't know who it was, they simply addressed him as "Immortal."
Not just one person came, but a group of Jiejiao immortals came.
Led by the Golden Spirit Holy Mother, following behind her were all the righteous gods who had successfully applied for jobs on Luo Xuan's recruitment website and came to receive the canonization.
The reason why the Golden Spirit Holy Mother led the team was because Duobao Zhenren could not come.
He and the three saints of the Chan school, including Dipankara, Cihang, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Jiluosun, were personally escorted by the three saints to the West for reincarnation.
This was agreed upon by Xuanmen and Buddhism. The West allowed them to retain their true spirits when they entered Buddhism, but they had to go through reincarnation and be reborn in Xiniu Hezhou.
As long as one retains his true spirit, he will naturally recover the memories of his past life when he becomes enlightened; as long as he grows up again in the West, he will naturally develop feelings and ties with that land.
Let’s talk about Fuli and Nezha.
After the war, Nezha and the other disciples of the Chan Sect were summoned back by their respective teachers. Some of them were willing to follow the path of the gods, while others wanted to follow the path of immortals, and the coordination was coordinated by the Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the Immortal Guangchengzi.
But the busiest one is Fu Li.
She first went to the Nine Heavens and then to West Kunlun, and after discussing with the two residents of Heaven, she returned to Penglai and asked those who had applied for the position of auxiliary gods in Penglai to be settled in Heaven under the escort of Ji Meng.
After finishing all this, she hurried over and finally joined the team of Jiejiao disciples at the moment when the Golden Spirit Mother and others flew over.
She was a well-known figure among the three religions, and many Jiejiao disciples regarded her as a role model. She thought she was acting in secret, but everyone around her could recognize her at a glance and greeted her one after another.
Fu Li returned the greetings one by one. If he knew someone, he would address them by their seniority. If he didn't know someone, he would ask them in person and then greet them after explaining their age.
After one round, Fu Li remembered all these future gods in heaven in his heart.
The immortals stopped the cloud in mid-air, and the Golden Spirit Mother went down in person to pay her respects to King Wu, and then handed the jade token that nurtured Wen Zhong's soul to Shen Gongbao.
——This is also the second reason why she made the trip in person today.
"He knows that his inner knot is difficult to untie. Even if he reincarnates and cultivates again, it will be difficult for him to make any achievements in the immortal path. So let him cultivate the divine path instead."
Shen Gongbao nodded, took it carefully, and personally submitted it to the List of Gods.
As soon as Wen Zhong arrived, those Yin gods, whether they were from the Shang Dynasty or the Zhou Dynasty, stopped making noise and gathered around to greet him.
Needless to say, the Shang Dynasty had great respect for their own Grand Master. Those in the Zhou camp also knew about Wen Zhong's six hundred years of loyalty to the Shang Dynasty. Who wouldn't admire him?
Wen Zhong was originally a very emotionally stable person. After his death, the ties with the Shang Dynasty were broken, and his soul became more peaceful than before. He greeted and chatted with everyone with a smile, and even acted as a peacemaker between the two sides.
Under his mediation, the soldiers of both sides thought carefully and realized that they had attacked each other only to serve their respective masters, and they did not have any deep hatred.
Most importantly, those who died on the battlefield were loyal to their monarch. They were both loyal and righteous, so they had a lot in common.
After mediating the conflict between the two sides, Wen Zhongcai asked, "Where's Zishou? Why don't you see him?"
It took the souls a moment to realize that "Zishou" was Emperor Xin's name.
Chonghou Huling pointed to a corner and whispered, "The king is over there. He has been ignoring everyone since he came. He ignores everyone who speaks to him and just squats there in a daze."
Wen Zhong walked over and looked down at Emperor Xin. He was huddled against a pillar, his head buried in his knees.
He was still wearing the same white robe he had worn when he burned the Deer Terrace, embroidered with mysterious patterns. Although his face was invisible, Wen Zhong could tell from his bun and hair ornaments that his face must also be covered with the patterns required for sacrificial offerings.
Wen Zhong looked at him quietly for a long time, knowing that Emperor Xin must have noticed someone coming, but he still did not move.
"Zishou." Wen Zhong called him.
Emperor Xin trembled slightly, and his body tensed up in an instant.
"Zishou." Wen Zhong called out again, and then said slowly, "It's not your fault. I know you tried your best."
Emperor Xin finally raised his head, revealing a face covered in strange patterns, and called out, "Teacher."
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Fu Li was so popular that the disciples of Jiejiao vied with each other to greet her, which inevitably made a lot of noise, causing the king and his ministers of Ji Zhou to look up at the clouds frequently.
Seeing this, the Golden Spirit Mother smiled slightly and said in a loud voice, "Master Fuli, all of you come down and meet King Wu."
Auspicious clouds carrying the Jiejiao immortals landed and then quietly dissipated into smoke. Fu Li stepped out from the crowd, smiled at King Wu, and said with a bow, "My king, how are you?"
"Master Dai?" Ji Fa's eyes widened in shock. Then, thinking of the words "Junior Brother Fu Li" from the Golden Spirit Mother, a sudden inspiration struck him. He said seriously, "So it's the Holy King of Shu. Ji Fa is honored to meet you."
He also asked Ji Zhou's civil and military officials to come and pay a visit to Fu Li, and at the same time gave San Yisheng an inquiring look.
San Yisheng understood, and after greeting him, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there are descendants of the Holy King's retainers in Chaoge City. As a subject, how can I not pay my respects to the monarch?"
Ji Fa pretended to be confused at first, then suddenly realized: "Doctor, are you talking about the Dai family of the Imperial Observatory?"
The Dai family had a deep understanding of Fuxi's Eight Trigrams and Ziwei Doushu, and during their service to the Shang Dynasty, they improved the calendar several times.
How could Jifa not covet such professional talents?
When the king and his ministers of Ji Zhou entered Chaoge, Ji Fa immediately sent people to "protect" the Dai family. He planned to visit them in person after the Ceremony of Conferring the Gods was over and ask Dai to continue to be in charge of the Imperial Observatory and serve Ji Zhou.
Unexpectedly, Master Dai, who had trained many outstanding craftsmen for the Zhou camp, was actually the Holy King of Shu. It was like someone giving him a pillow when he was sleepy.
This time, Ji Fa was completely convinced that the heavens were on the side of Ji Zhou. Not to mention the sacrifice of a Shang king, even if the entire royal family of the Zi clan was sacrificed, it would not be able to stop the fortune of Ji Zhou!
Fu Li did not refuse and thanked Ji Fa frankly.
San Yisheng retreated. About half an hour later, a team of armored soldiers came over, "escorting" a group of people of all sizes. There were men, women, young and old. It was obvious that the whole family had come.
The leader was a woman, wearing white, which symbolized the nobles of the Shang Dynasty. However, the style of her clothes was formulated by the Ministry of Rites of Shu State, which was the Tang and Song styles that Fu Li copied from his previous life.
The woman was wearing a more elegant Song Dynasty style cross-collar skirt.
As the group approached, the woman suddenly stared at Fu Li for a moment and called out, "Holy King."
Fu Li nodded slightly and asked softly, "How many generations of Fu Yue's descendants are you?"
The woman's lips trembled with excitement. She tried hard to control herself and bowed respectfully, performing the Shu Kingdom's cross-arm salute. "I am David, the ninth generation grandson of my ancestor. I pay my respects to the Holy King. May your Holy King live forever!"
The men, women, old and young who followed her also bowed down and said, "May the Holy King live forever."
Fu Li personally helped David up, his expression gentle and his tone warm, "Since we are the descendant of an old friend, there is no need for such formalities. I have not been the King of Shu for many years."
David said sternly, "When our ancestors followed the Lord, he was not the King of Shu. Even if he is no longer the King of Shu, we will still be your retainers."
Fu Li did not argue with her, but took her hand and pulled her in front of Ji Fa, pointing at Ji Fa and saying: "This is King Wu of Zhou, the new common ruler of the world.
The original purpose of the Imperial Observatory was to formulate a calendar so that the people of the world would have a calendar to rely on for their daily needs. Now that the world has abandoned the old and welcomed the new, it is natural for you, the Imperial Observatory, to come and pay homage to the new master."
The Imperial Observatory was established during her reign when she sent Fu Yue to the Central Plains. What was the original intention? Who understood it better than her?
After hearing her words, David no longer felt any psychological burden. He went to see King Wu Jifa and asked his three daughters to come and see him as well.
Ji Fa also knew that the Dai family of the Imperial Observatory had always been ruled by women for generations. However, due to certain historical reasons, the Ji Zhou had some subtle concerns about women holding power.
Therefore, although he knew the rules of the Dai family, he still relied on Fu Li to stand on his side and asked, "Doesn't Dai Jianzheng have a son?"
David's expression remained unchanged, his tone respectful yet cold, "I have one son, and two grandsons. However, our ancestors have proven that women are more talented in calculating the celestial calendar, and their inheritance is more stable."
Fu Li nodded nonchalantly, supporting her with a smile: "Talent is inherited through blood. A daughter's bloodline is purer and more stable than a son's."
Ji Fa's eyes flashed, and he knew that Fu Li was warning him not to try to interfere with the inheritance of the Dai family.
He nodded as if he had learned something: "I see!"
But he couldn't help but wonder: Is this really the case? I've heard that Shu had many wise rulers, and that a wise ruler could easily give birth to another wise ruler. Could it be that passing the throne to a daughter is the true destiny?
His thoughts changed quietly because of Fu Li's words. This change will unconsciously affect his behavior and then affect the people around him.
Among them, the one who was most affected was his half-brother Ji Dan, with whom he had the best relationship.
The clouds were suddenly blown apart by a ray of light from the sky, and the entire Conferred God Platform was illuminated by fine golden light.
Shen Gongbao was cheered up and stepped onto the stairs holding the List of Gods.
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