'Puff'
When Nezha saw this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, but he quickly stopped smiling, then puffed up his cheeks and punched Sun Wukong in the chest.
Sun Wukong took advantage of the situation and fell backwards, pretending to be seriously injured and dying. He said to Erlang Shen standing across from him, "Ah! Erlang Shen, I am about to die. Remember to choose a good feng shui location for me. Let the inscription on my tomb read 'Nezha the Third Prince slew the Fighting Buddha here.'"
Nezha couldn't hold it in any longer and immediately laughed while holding his stomach: "You stupid monkey, you really don't look like a Buddha at all."
"Haha." Sun Wukong sat up, looked at Nezha and laughed, "Don't cry anymore? That's good! I, Sun Wukong, can't bear to see others cry."
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed, Erlang Shen chuckled, and Fang Jian also laughed.
Afterwards, Fang Jian had a few drinks with everyone and then said goodbye and left. He had come here to visit Erlang Shen to thank him for sending Roaring Sky Dog to welcome him.
Given Erlang Shen's status and character, he was able to send Roaring Sky Dog to greet him. This was enough to show that Erlang Shen truly regarded Fang Jian as a friend, so Fang Jian should naturally come to visit him.
After leaving Erlang Shen's official residence, Fang Jian returned to Tianshu Province.
Although he had been away for so long, the one who took charge of Tianshu Province on behalf of Fang Jian was Guan Yu, the Demon-Subduing Marshal, one of the six marshals, so everything in Tianshu Province was in good order.
When Fang Jian returned to Tianshu Province, a group of immortal officials from Tianshu Province came to pay him a visit. After greeting the officials, Fang Jian went to Tianshu Hall to meet Guan Yu.
When Guan Yu saw Fang Jian enter the Tianshu Hall, he immediately stood up and walked down the steps, saying with a smile, "I thought you were going to have a long gathering with your colleagues from the Tianshu Province, so I didn't send anyone to invite you. I didn't expect you, Master Hongqing, to come so soon."
Guan Yu's rank was higher than Fang Jian's, so Fang Jian bowed to Guan Yu first, and Guan Yu also bowed in return.
Then the two of them sat down on the left and right sides of the guest seats on the right side of the hall, and the heavenly soldiers on duty in the hall immediately served them spiritual tea.
"Master Hongqing, I have something to discuss with you." Guan Yu said to Fang Jian.
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately sat up straight and said, "Marshal, please speak."
Guan Yu said, "Those celestial soldiers and generals who died in battle in Heaven between three and five thousand years ago and nurtured their true spirits to reincarnate will soon be returning. However, Master Hongqing has already restructured the celestial soldiers and generals system, so it's difficult to arrange for these returning celestial soldiers and generals. I'd like to discuss with Master Hongqing how to best accommodate them."
At this point, Guan Yu added, "However, these people cannot be sent to the Huntian Palace, because the Heavenly Court has a rule that these reincarnated celestial soldiers do not have to bear any responsibility for war within fifty years."
Fang Jian's eyes lit up when he heard this. Isn't this like sending a pillow when you're sleepy? So he quickly asked, "How many people are there?"
Guan Yu frowned slightly and said, "It's a bit too many, about 340,000 people."
Fang Jian clapped his hands and said, "That's easy."
Guan Yu heard this and asked, "How can we solve this problem?"
Fang Jian said, "My Huntianfu is short of manpower. Why don't you, Marshal, withdraw 340,000 men from the existing six armies of Heaven and transfer them to my Huntianfu? That way, there will be 340,000 vacancies in the six armies of Heaven, right?"
Guan Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he clapped his hands and laughed, "I hadn't thought of that. Okay, let's do as Master Hongqing says."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much, Marshal Guan. This has solved my urgent need for unity among the heavens."
"Hahaha, no problem, no problem." Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled, then said to Fang Jian, "But I still have something to ask for a personal favor from Master Hongqing."
Fang Jian was startled when he heard this, then he said, "Marshal Guan, why do you say that? If there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to speak up."
Guan Yu nodded, then said to Fang Jian, "That's right. My brother Liu Bei and my younger brother Zhang Fei have returned from their inspection tour of the heavens and are now unemployed in the Taoist temple. We heard that Master Hongqing has established a government in the Hunyi Heavens to fight against the external demons, so they also want to go to the Hunyi Heavens to fight against the external demons, to help the people of the Hunyi Heavens and earn some merit for themselves. We sincerely hope that Master Hongqing will help us."
Having said that, among the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang, it was Guan Yu who held the highest official position, while Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were only the "Three Realms Inspectors" of the first rank in the Yuan Dynasty.
Therefore, Guan Yu also put a lot of thought into the promotion of his two brothers. Naturally, he could not abuse his power for personal gain, so he could only look for opportunities to make meritorious deeds and try his best to introduce his two brothers there, of course, the prerequisite is that he had obtained the consent of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.
Fang Jian hesitated after hearing this and asked, "May I ask Marshal Guan, what are the cultivation levels of fellow Daoists Zhang and Liu?"
Guan Yu smiled and said, "Just like me, both are Golden Immortals."
Fang Jian nodded, and then continued: "To be honest, conquering the outer sects and true demons is fraught with danger. If anything happens to fellow Daoists Zhang and Liu..."
"Eh." Guan Yu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. The Heavenly Court has the True Spirit to protect you. Even if something happens to my eldest brother and third brother, I won't blame Master Hongqing. Please rest assured, Master Hongqing."
Guan Yu had already said this, so Fang Jian naturally couldn't refuse any more, so he simply nodded and said, "Okay, since the two fellow Taoists are willing to go to the Mixed Heavens to conquer the foreign demons, I will do my best to help them and welcome them!"
Guan Yu immediately stood up and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "In that case, I would like to thank Master Hongqing."
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