Heavenly Palace, Lingxiao Palace, small court meeting.
Yan Hui, the Grand Envoy of Taixuan Province, stood in the hall, holding a jade tablet in his hand. He bowed and reported, "Your Highness, the Jade Emperor, the leader of the Shengyuan Sect, Zeus, has once again requested permission from the Heavenly Court to relocate the Shengyuan Sect's altar to the Great World of Jambu."
Today's Jade Emperor is very diligent in his work. He always attends every small court meeting in person. This makes the other emperors dare not neglect it and they all come to attend the small court meetings.
The Heavenly Court has strict rules regarding the procedures for reporting matters during court meetings. The main purpose is to simplify the process. If the gods and immortal officials want to report something, they only need to report to the person with the greatest authority present.
If the Jade Emperor is present, one must report only to the Jade Emperor. If the Jade Emperor is not present, one must report to the Five Imperial Lords. If the Five Imperial Lords are not present, one must report to the Hongqing Emperor.
So when Yan Hui finished his report, the Jade Emperor immediately turned to Erlang Shen and asked, "Benevolent and Holy Emperor, what is your Divine Heaven Jade Palace's verdict on the Shengyuan Sect's relocation of its altar?"
Upon hearing this, Erlang Shen immediately held up his jade sceptre and said, "Your Majesty, the Jade Emperor, all the celestial officials of my Divine Sky Jade Palace believe that the Shengyuan Sect should not be relocated to the Great World of Jambu."
"Oh?" Upon hearing Erlang Shen's words, the Jade Emperor said, "Then just issue an imperial decree to reject it."
Erlang Shen hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Reporting to the Jade Emperor, the Shengyuan Sect has long been affiliated with the Heavenly Court. They have obeyed the Heavenly Court's orders during many great calamities and the Jade Emperor's calamity, and have made great contributions to assisting the Heavenly Court in pacifying the Unified Heavens. They have been requesting permission to relocate their altar for decades, and the Heavenly Court cannot directly reject their request, so they have had to suppress it."
The Jade Emperor said, "If that's the case, then who is against the Shengyuan Sect moving into the Jambu World?"
Erlang Shen said, "The ministers of the five palaces of the Divine Heaven Jade Palace and all the officials of the Taixuan Metropolitan Province are opposed to it."
The Jade Emperor asked, "Why do you object?"
Erlang Shen said bluntly, "After the Great Calamity of the Jambu World, the forces of all parties have stabilized. Moreover, now that the 'Nine Realms of Heaven' exist, there are still eight other great worlds. The Shengyuan Sect can go to other great worlds. There is no need to come to the Jambu World to disrupt the balance of power."
When Erlang Shen said this, the Jade Emperor immediately understood. As mentioned before, most of the immortal officials in the Heavenly Court were from the Taoist sect. Now that the Heavenly Court and Taoism have merged, this situation is naturally more common.
It seems that most of the people who oppose the Shengyuan Sect's migration to the Jambu World are from the Taoist sect. Of course, there are also people from the Heavenly Court, such as Xun Kuang, the Taixuan Dulu of the Taixuan Du Province.
Xunzi believed that with the departure of the Xuanjiao sect, the power of Taoism and Buddhism was gradually entering a period of balance recovery. Unless there were no accidents, there would be no major chaos in the Jambu world for at least tens of thousands of years.
If the Shengyuan Sect suddenly moved in now, even if the leader of the Shengyuan Sect was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal who had attained enlightenment, it would still have a ripple effect on the entire body. Who knows if the overall trend of the Heavenly Dao would change once the Shengyuan Sect moved into the Yamabu World?
As the saying goes, 'the wind starts from the tip of the green duckweed, and the waves form from the ripples'. A very slight change may trigger a huge disaster. This principle is also an unchanging truth in the world of cultivation.
The general trend of the Heavenly Dao in the present world of Jambu is tending to be stable. No one knows whether the general trend of the Heavenly Dao will change if the Shengyuan Sect migrates in, so it is better not to let them migrate in.
In addition, both Taoism and Buddhism do not want another sect to muddy the waters of the world of Jambu, so it is reasonable for the Heavenly Court to have such considerations.
The Jade Emperor said, "Then let them move to other great worlds. They are all great worlds, so why should they be so stubborn about staying in the Jambu world?"
Erlang Shen said, "I'm afraid they'll be concerned. The Great World of Yama, whether in terms of Dao potential or luck, is far superior to the other eight worlds."
"What if we grant him the title of Buddha?" Sun Wukong suddenly said.
Erlang Shen paused for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "If we grant the main figures of Shengyuan Sect the status of Heavenly Realm, perhaps it will soothe their hearts."
The Jade Emperor said, "Then confer him the title of fruition. The specific title will be determined by the Divine Sky Jade Palace based on his merits."
Upon hearing this, Erlang Shen immediately bowed and said, "Your servant will obey the command of the Great Celestial Venerable."
Afterwards, Erlang Shen returned to his throne, and Yan Hui also bowed and returned to the ranks of immortals.
Then the Jade Emperor spoke to Sun Wukong and asked, "Emperor Qitian, has the selection of the Heavenly Court's Judicial God not yet been finalized?"
Sun Wukong quickly glanced up at the Lady of the Nine Heavens, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the selection of the God of Justice has not yet been finalized."
The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, then said, "I have a candidate."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong bowed his head and said, "Please give me your instructions, Great Celestial Lord."
The Jade Emperor said, "The founder of Confucianism is Confucius, the True Man of Literature and Propaganda."
Sun Wukong was stunned. Confucius? Could he be the God of Justice?
Seeing Sun Wukong in a daze, the Jade Emperor said immediately, "Is Confucius, the Master of Literature and Propaganda, suitable to be the God of Justice? Please share your thoughts."
Upon hearing the Jade Emperor's words, Yan Hui, who had already returned to the ranks of the immortals, immediately responded, "Your Majesty, I believe that Wenxuan Zhenren is well qualified to serve as the Judicial God."
The current God of Justice is the first official of the Divine Thunder Jade Palace. He is in charge of the laws of the Heavenly Court and is in a position of absolute power with the power of life and death.
Therefore, as a disciple of Confucius, Yan Hui must have been the first to express his support for his teacher.
Later, Xunzi, the Taixuan Dulu, also stood up to support Confucius, because although Xunzi was the founder of the Legalists, he himself was also a disciple of Confucianism.
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