Chapter 250: Baihuaxiu's fate has come to this, the master and the disciple...
At this point, the four masters and apprentices gathered together, and the journey to obtain the scriptures proceeded smoothly.
Jiang Ziya has many temples in the mortal world. Sometimes believers encounter strange things and run to his temple to burn incense and pray, asking him to exorcise ghosts and catch evil spirits. He is very busy.
Although he had learned the art of clones from Fu Li, each clone required a wisp of his spirit to attach to it; otherwise, it would be a stiff puppet. Sometimes, when too many people in the mortal world prayed to the gods, his spirit would be split too many times, and his original body would inevitably become less energetic.
Ying Zheng met him twice, asked him questions, and after finding out the truth, he let him return to the immortal palace to recuperate.
"Zhang Han and I will be overseeing the Journey to the West, so nothing will go wrong. If there's something we can't handle, we can ask Senior Brother to step in."
Jiang Ziya glanced at him, smiled and nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Junior Brother."
He knew that Ying Zheng was a power-loving man and was unwilling to be inferior to others. He also knew that his teacher intended to train Ying Zheng to succeed the throne of Emperor Ziwei, so he was naturally happy to help.
At this time, Ying Zheng didn't think too much about it. He just wanted to have one less constraint on his head so that he could move forward freely and select some useful talents from the ownerless monsters in the mortal world.
Ever since he became the Purple Star Lord, he officially worked in the Purple Star Palace and had frequent contacts with the auxiliary gods under the Purple Star Emperor.
Emperor Xin and Ji Kao, known as the Left Assistant and Right Adviser, were the last emperor of the Shang Dynasty and the elder brother of the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. Each had his own team, comprised of former officials from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, respectively.
Today, both the Shang and Zhou dynasties have vanished into the depths of history. Having worked together for so many years, the two sides have little to argue about, and their cooperation is generally quite harmonious.
But because of this, a circle has been formed that outsiders cannot break into.
Ying Zheng didn't mind slowly adjusting to the new system, but he couldn't tolerate himself being completely integrated into someone else's system.
He was eager to establish his own power.
When people are impatient, they tend to make mistakes. A single oversight on Ying Zheng's part led to a major blunder.
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It turned out that on that day, Fu Li was taking the immortals and Buddhas to watch the "Journey to the West Reality Show". The immortal official in charge of the incense, flowers and candles in Lingxiao Hall and Pixiang Hall suddenly came over and whispered a few words in Fu Li's ear.
Fu Li's expression remained unchanged. He only nodded slightly and said, "I understand. You go first, I will follow."
The immortal official bowed silently and left. All the immortals present didn't know what had happened, but no one dared to ask. They just exchanged glances and guessed secretly.
Fu Li glanced at Nezha, sent out an incarnation, and went directly to the Pixiang Hall.
Not long after, Nezha also came out and caught up to ask, "Sister, what happened?"
Fu Li pointed to the Pixiang Hall right before her eyes and said, "Xu Xianguan is waiting inside. Let's go in and listen to what she has to say."
Seeing her serious expression, Nezha knew that something serious must have happened. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He stepped forward, held her hand, and said seriously, "Sister, no matter what it is, I will face it with you."
Fu Li smiled slightly and said soothingly, "Don't worry. Although this incident is serious, it's not as severe as you think. It just needs to be dealt with seriously to prevent such vicious incidents from happening again in the future."
Nezha was confused by what she said, and it was not appropriate to ask any more questions, so he suppressed his doubts and followed her into the Hall of Fragrance.
Xu Xianguan had been waiting for a long time. Seeing the two people come in, he hurried forward and saluted: "Your servant Xu Yuan, I pay my respects to the Great Celestial Venerable and to the Marshal of the Central Altar."
"No need to be so polite, Mr. Xu." Fu Li raised her hand lightly, saying sternly, "Tell me again in detail what you reported earlier. What exactly is going on?"
The couple sat at the head of the table. Xu Yuan said solemnly, "About half a month ago, the incense-serving maiden from the Pixiang Palace hid her magical powers while taking a rest and wandered the mortal world.
Seeing that the further west she went, the lower the status of women became, she felt a sense of belonging, knowing that her chance had arrived. After reporting this to me, her spirit left her body and descended to the mortal world to be reincarnated.
When the priests in heaven are not on duty, they are allowed to hide their identities and magical powers and visit the mortal world.
During this period, they can meddle in the affairs of the mortal world, but they cannot use any magic power. They can only rely on wisdom to drive the power of the mortal world and solve problems with mortal methods.
The rule allowing immortals to descend to the mortal world was added after Fuli was put in the right position.
Firstly, it prevents the gods in heaven from being too long in office, not understanding the development of the mortal world, not knowing the suffering of mortals, and making jokes like "Why don't you eat meat porridge?";
Secondly, they were afraid that the gods would be confined in heaven for too long, and would overly glorify the mortal world in their minds. After secretly thinking of ways to come down to earth, they would develop a desire to become earthly beings when they met any mortal.
This rule also has a supplementary clause: if an immortal yearns for the mortal world, they can choose to leave their body and descend to the mortal realm to experience trials, or they can choose to remove their immortal bones and become a mortal. If they conceal their feelings and secretly entangle with mortals, their immortal bones will be shattered upon discovery and they will be banished to the cycle of reincarnation.
Even if you are a god, you can't have it all.
Whether the maiden disguises her identity and visits the mortal world, or her spirit leaves her body and reincarnates, she must report to her superiors in advance, which is completely in compliance with regulations.
Because of this, Nezha, after listening for a long time, became more and more confused: What exactly went wrong? Could it be that she had awakened her memories in the mortal world and done something that violated the laws of heaven?
But what the Heavenly Official Xu Yuan said next left Nezha dumbfounded. He couldn't help but blurt out, "How could such a thing happen? Are there such ignorant officials in Heaven?"
It turns out that according to the laws of heaven, after an immortal official's soul leaves his body and reincarnates into the mortal world, heaven will hide everything he did in this mortal world.
During this entire tribulation, no deity in heaven could interfere; they could only allow him to experience it on his own. When he finally understood it, or when his inner knots were resolved, the tribulation would be over, and he would return naturally.
If one fails to pass the tribulation in one life, then he will try again in the second life. If he fails in every life, the immortal talismans on his soul will be completely worn out, and he will completely fall into the six realms of reincarnation.
Coming down to earth to reincarnate and experience tribulations is a huge risk. Otherwise, the gods intervene to avoid risks as much as possible.
This jade maiden who served as incense was very unfortunate and encountered an evil fate in heaven.
A few months ago, when she was watching the stars by the Milky Way, she was spotted by Kuimu Wolf from the Twenty-Eight Mansions. The wolf seemed to have lost its soul and kept following her, and she couldn't get rid of it.
The maidservant didn't want to cause trouble and tried to avoid it in every possible way. When the other party saw this, they became even more confident.
If it weren't for Marshal Tianpeng's Zhu Ganglie who saw it with sharp eyes and secretly tripped Kuimulang, I'm afraid she would not have been able to escape.
From then on, the incense-serving jade girl never went to the Tianhe again. Even if she came down to earth to play, she would take advantage of her duty in the Pixiang Palace to avoid Kuimulang's rest day.
They had lived in peace for a long time and thought the matter was over.
But Kuimulang had somehow found out that she had come down to earth to experience trials and tribulations. He took advantage of the opportunity when the Heavenly Court arranged the trials and tribulations for the Journey to the West and came to Ying Zheng with great righteousness. He stayed in Boyue Cave on Wanzi Mountain outside the Baoxiang Country in the Western Regions and even found the reincarnation of the maiden for him.
Besides, after the maiden came down to earth, she was born into the womb of the Queen of Baoxiang Kingdom and became the eldest princess of Baoxiang Kingdom.
She was smart and clever since childhood, and was good at both literature and martial arts. She understood everything about politics and military affairs at a glance, leaving all her brothers and sisters behind.
Although Baoxiang Kingdom is a small country in the Western Regions, it is not far from the Tang Dynasty.
In recent years, the power of the Tang Dynasty has been approaching step by step. Many Western Regions countries that are aware of the times have begun to actively come to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute, learn the Tang Dynasty etiquette, and introduce the Tang Dynasty customs.
The ruler of Baoxiang Kingdom is one of those people who are more aware of the current affairs.
He felt that the size of Baoxiang Kingdom was definitely no match for the Tang Dynasty. In the past, it could still vacillate between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, but now that the Turks had submitted to the Tang Dynasty, it was only a matter of time before these small countries in the Western Regions would be defeated.
Instead of waiting for the Tang army to attack, it would be better for them to take the initiative, learn the Tang etiquette, introduce the Tang customs, and then take the initiative to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.
Because of this idea, the king had an idea because of the outstanding talent of the eldest princess Baihuaxiu: I heard that anyone from the Central Plains, regardless of gender, can inherit the throne. My daughter Baihuaxiu is so brave and heroic. Could it be God's will that I should be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and never have any second thoughts?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was correct.
He privately summoned the prime minister and several trusted ministers, and vaguely revealed his thoughts.
No matter whether it is a big country or a small country, no one who can get close to the king is a fool. What's more, those who serve as ministers in small countries are even more tactful and know the current situation better.
The Tang Dynasty is now at its peak, even the Turks have fallen to their knees, let alone them?
Not to mention that the eldest princess is quite outstanding in both civil and military affairs. Even if she is a waste, they would be more than happy to establish a female ruler to show their position to the Tang Dynasty.
The upper echelons of Baoxiang Kingdom had reached a consensus. When the king was looking for an opportunity to announce that the eldest princess Baihuaxiu would be the crown prince, an accident suddenly happened.
However, when Baihuaxiu took her personal guards out of the city to hunt, a strange wind suddenly blew up, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.
After waiting for a long time for the wind to calm down, the guards discovered that the princess was missing. They were immediately panicked. While arranging someone to go back and report the news, they searched nearby.
No one knew at that time that the evil wind was blown by the Yellow Robe Monster in order to take the opportunity to abduct the reincarnation of the maiden.
As for the Heavenly Palace, if Master Xuanzang and his disciples had not reached the Kingdom of Baoxiang, the hidden secrets of the two sides would have collided with each other, causing the Heavenly Palace to notice something unusual. I'm afraid Baihuaxiu's life would have been over.
It is a big taboo for Kuimulang to disrupt the tribulations of the gods. He himself is a god, and breaking the law knowingly is an even greater crime, which is extremely bad in nature.
If there is no severe punishment this time, other gods will see it and follow suit in the future, and the system of heaven will probably not be able to function anymore.
It’s no wonder that Nezha was shocked and angry. No one knew better than him how much effort Fu Li had put into the Heavenly Palace.
After Fu Li's fury subsided, she calmed down and asked, "If Kuimu Lang hadn't caused trouble, what would Bai Huaxiu's original fate have been?"
Immortal official Xu Yuan said: "She should have inherited the throne, followed the trend of the times and sided with the Tang Dynasty, led Baoxiang Kingdom to fully learn the etiquette and customs of the Tang Dynasty, and turned her country into a 'small Central Plains in the Western Regions'.
When she turned fifty, the Tang Dynasty would experience a brief period of decline, and some smaller states, unwilling to submit, would ally with the Turks and seize the opportunity to cause rebellion. Bai Huaxiu responded to the Tang Dynasty's call and led troops to help the Tang army quell the rebellion, dying in battle.
The Fourth Emperor of Tang, moved by her loyalty, granted her burial in the mausoleum of the Third Emperor, where she would be worshipped by future generations. The Tang would also support her eldest daughter as the ruler and tilt its policies towards Baoxiang Kingdom, helping it become a great power in the Western Regions.
This was her original destiny. Not only did she fulfill her ideal before coming to the mortal world, but she also transformed Baoxiang Kingdom from a small country into a powerful country.
But all this was ruined by Kuimulang!
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