Chapter 344 Jiang Taigong Fishing
When Ji Chang heard this, he was shocked, then his face lit up with joy and he said, "Did my son really find that sage?!"
Ji Fa rode his horse to the front of the city, looked up at Ji Chang, nodded, and shouted, "Son, I'm sure! It must be that wise man, father!"
“Okay, okay!”
Ji Chang was overjoyed and nodded, saying, "Let me bathe and change my clothes, and then I will go and ask the wise men to come out of seclusion and help my Great Zhou!"
Ji Fa hurriedly said, "Very good! My son, go wash up and pray wholeheartedly and sincerely to let the sage come out of seclusion!"
As the two were talking, one quickly went down the city wall, and the other quickly entered the city.
Take a bath, wash up, and change into gorgeous robes.
Ji Chang and Ji Fa were both in high spirits, one riding a snow-white dragon horse and the other sitting in a gorgeous carriage.
He took several sons, wives and concubines with him and headed towards the place where Jifa had discovered the sage.
"Faer, how did you discover the sage?"
Ji Chang's voice slowly came from inside the carriage.
Ji Fa, who was riding beside him, laughed when he heard this. "I've been searching the banks of the Wei River these past few days, but I haven't found anything. But then I heard about this strange man who was fishing in the Wei River. He used a straight hook and no bait, so he fished for over a month without any catch. This has become a joke among the fishermen in the area."
"Heh, fishing with a straight hook, I'm afraid it's not fishing."
Inside the carriage, Ji Chang's voice was filled with mockery: "This is just a pretense."
"I also think it's a pretense, but I went to see that person earlier and found him to be well-spoken and experienced. He also has a clear understanding of the situation and knows the ins and outs. And most importantly, he is a disciple of the Yuanshi Saint. So I can be sure that the sage father mentioned must be this person."
Jifa also nodded, but then spoke slowly.
Upon hearing this, Ji Chang fell silent. After a moment, he said softly, "Although our Western Zhou Dynasty has been dormant for hundreds of years, its national strength is no less than that of the Shang Dynasty. However, we have not been able to recruit many independent immortals. We must borrow the power of the Chan Sect. Otherwise, overthrowing the Shang Dynasty will only be a dream."
"Father……"
Ji Fa's smiling face also fell silent. After thinking for a moment, he said slowly, "Father, you're afraid that even if we succeed in the future, we will be held hostage by the Chan Sect? Or even lose our autonomy?"
"Nowadays, in my Western Zhou Dynasty, most of the officials and generals who are Qigong practitioners are outer disciples of the Xianjiao Sect. Eight of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Xianjiao Sect even founded their own sect in my Western Zhou Dynasty. Despite this, the Xianjiao Sect is still constantly filling my Western Zhou Dynasty with people. This so-called sage is just a saying of the Nanji Immortal. In reality, he is just a disciple of the Xianjiao Sect, how can he be called a sage..."
Ji Chang sighed and spoke slowly.
Jifa was speechless for a moment. What could they do?
Sitting in the carriage, Ji Chang thought of Emperor Xin, who was extremely domineering even when facing many immortals.
If they meet, they always worship the Human Emperor, ask for official positions and merits, and then the Human Emperor personally invites them to come out of seclusion?
But when it comes to myself...
But when meeting someone, he would bow down! He would use honorifics! He would ask everyone to please! He would call out, "Sir!"?
If this continues, even if he succeeds in the future and overthrows Emperor Xin,
But when I sit on it, can I really turn the situation around and make them bow down to me?
Instead, still go and worship them yourself! ?
Ji Chang closed his eyes and remained motionless, his fists clenched so tightly that they made a crackling sound.
He is not a fool!
He is truly, extremely smart!
But now the arrow is on the string and must be shot. Things have come to this point and there is nothing he can do!
This is the only way for now. When things are accomplished in the future, I will use the power of the Supreme Emperor of Humanity to eliminate the troubles left by these immortals bit by bit and completely consolidate the hegemony of the Emperor of Heaven and Earth!
Exhaling slowly, Ji Chang said, "It's okay, let's not talk about this matter for now. We can talk about it later. Later, I will have my own plans.
"Yes! Father!"
Ji Fa was outside the carriage. He turned his head to look at it. A complicated look flashed in his eyes, but he replied in a very respectful voice.
The convoy left the city and headed straight for the Wei River.
The Wei River is dozens of miles wide and is a very large river. Its source originates in Xiliang, its end merges into the Yellow River, and finally flows into the vast ocean.
The Wei River itself has many tributaries.
Yinxi River is one of its tributaries, which is neither big nor small.
I saw that the Yinxi River was hundreds of meters wide, with surging waves and rolling muddy waves.
Ordinary fishermen would not come here to fish. Only boatmen would use the rapids to cross the river quickly and make some money.
And right here, there is a fool.
This is recognized by many boatmen, as well as the common people and merchants passing by on both sides of the strait.
This fool is an old man with white hair and beard and a thin body. He does nothing all day long and just fishes on a stone platform not far from the pier.
It's fine if you say you want to fish. Even though the river is fast-flowing, it's not impossible to fish.
But this old man used a straight hook to fish, and he didn't use any insect bait or grain.
So every time he cast his rod into the river, he would fish for the whole day but not a single fish would be caught.
Once, twice, one or two days, he was unshakable and has not stopped for two months.
After a long time, this fool became known to everyone.
Moreover, this fool has an old wife at home who is fierce, vicious and sharp-tongued, which contrasts with the dull character of the old man.
But see today.
The old woman was standing on the shore, pointing at the old man and cursing!
There were dozens of people watching around, all with smiles on their faces as if they were watching a show.
"You old fool! You come fishing every day! What kind of fish do you catch? If you have the time, why don't you go make some money? You know how hard it is to make ends meet at home! You old fool!"
"Every day after fishing, you come home and do nothing but read a crappy book! Are you crazy?! I bought you three craftsman books and you didn't even look at them! You idiot! Why would I be so blind to marry you!?"
"Waste, waste! Why don't you ask what others call you? They call you a fool! Idiot! Why don't you wake up? Why don't you come back with me and focus on farming? You don't know how to enjoy the good life! You are a waste!"
The old woman cursed happily, and the onlookers were also happy to listen.
However, the old man with white hair and beard who was fishing with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the river.
He suddenly raised his hand, and the thin rope flew up. At the end of the rope, there really was a big golden carp, which was biting the straight hook tightly and was caught by him!
For a moment, the onlookers were all shocked.
The old woman was stunned for a moment when she saw this, but then she continued to curse: "Idiot fishing for idiot fish! It's been almost two months and you've only encountered a stupid fish that took the hook! But what's the use of that? Can you still support your family?! Stupid thing! Now that you've caught one, are you satisfied?! Why don't you go home?! Why are you embarrassing yourself here?!"
This old man was none other than Jiang Shang, also known as Jiang Ziya.
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