Chapter 43: Unprecedented, King Wei Descends the Mountain
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Eunuch Li did not leave. Instead, he stayed in Longqi Temple and transformed into an old Daoist priest. The reason why Jiang Changsheng kept him was naturally because he was useful, so he keot him for future purposes.
In the room, Jiang Changsheng opened the box and realized that there was a piece of white bone inside.
The white bone emitted a black aura, which then condensed into a human figure in front of Jiang Changsheng. He was dressed in purple and wore a
bronze mask. His long hair was coiled under his crown, looking extremely mysterious. From his figure, he looked like Jiang Yuan when he was in his prime.
Head of Punishment!
Jiang Changsheng sensed his aura and realized that he had actually reached the Divine realm. His true qi was not inferior to Ji Que’s.
The Head of Punishment cupped his fists and said, “Greetings, Your Highness.” His voice was hoarse. From it, it was impossible to tell his emotions.
Jiang Changsheng said, “I’m no longer the crown prince, and I won’t be in the future. Jiang Yuan has passed away, and I will hand you over to King Wei. You should know about this, right?”
The Head of Punishment nodded.
Jiang Changsheng suddenly raised his hand and slapped the Head of Punishment. Before the Head of Punishment could react, he was imprinted with the mark of reincarnation.
The Head of Punishment retreated to the door as if he had teleported. He asked in a low voice, “Daoist Master Changsheng, what do you mean by that?”
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, “It’s just a small trick. Although there are Jiang Yuan’s orders, he’s dead after all. I can’t gamble with just his words when facing an evil soul. Help King Wei in peace. When the great undertaking is completed, I might give you a great opportunity.”
The Head of Punishment was silent for a moment before saying, “What opportunity? What opportunity can move my heart?”
“A true incarnation? Or becoming a real person?”
Jiang Changsheng smiled, making the Head of Punishment tremble.
The demons and evil spirits in this world were all transformed from wild beasts and wandering ghosts. There was no cultivation method in this world, so they could only rely on their talent to absorb the spiritual qi of heaven and earth or imitate martial arts to cultivate. However, these methods could not change their nature.
Evils could at most possess humans, and even so, they could not possess them for a long time.
When the Head of Punishment thought of Jiang Changsheng’s various magical achievements and unfathomable cultivation, he could not help but waver.
Perhaps he could really do it?
The Head of Punishment came in front of Jiang Changsheng and half-knelt. “The late Emperor has passed away. From now on, the Head of Punishment respects you and is willing to listen to your instructions and assist King Wei.” These words were very clear. He knew who the real master was.
Jiang Changsheng smiled in satisfaction and said, “Cultivate for the time being.”
The Head of Punishment turned into black gas and dissipated, drilling back into the bones.
Jiang Changsheng placed the box in front of the window sill so that it could absorb the essence of the sun and moon.
The days returned to normal.
Wang Chen accompanied the Empress all day long and spent her last days with her, and she did not tell Wang Chen about her relationship with Jiang Changsheng.
The Empress was very satisfied to see Jiang Changsheng every day.
Jiang Changsheng wanted to refine some life-prolonging pills for her, but he was rejected.
Although Jiang Yuan had let her down, she had always loved this man deeply. Now that Jiang Changsheng had grown up, she had nothing to worry about.
April.
The Empress arranged to meet Yang Che alone. Two hours later, Yang Che left. That night, she passed away.
Jiang Changsheng buried her on the hill behind the courtyard, and Wang Chen and Eunuch Li followed him to pay their respects.
In this life, his parents could be considered to have died of old age. Before they died, they even reunited. Indeed, they had no regrets.
The parting of life and death gave Jiang Changsheng more understanding.
The path of longevity was not only filled with anticipation, but also sadness.
However, compared to pursuing longevity, this sadness was nothing. Moreover, he was not familiar with his parents in this life.
He was already 44 years old this year. Coupled with his previous life, he could be considered an old man, but his mentality was still very young.
Only when one was strong enough could one experience less vicissitudes.
Wang Chen could not help but say gratefully, “Thank you, Daoist Master. If Mother stayed in the palace, I’m afraid…”
Jiang Changsheng waved his hand and turned to leave.
Eunuch Li shook his head and laughed before leaving. He did not expose Jiang Changsheng’s relationship with the Empress. Unless Jiang Changsheng wanted to, he was willing to bring this secret to the netherworld.
In the throne room, the new emperor, Jiang Yu, sat upright on the dragon throne. He looked down at the court and felt heroic.
The position of emperor was really fascinating.
An old eunuch below glanced at Emperor Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu felt his gaze and said, “Ancient Han and the Jin Dynasty are eyeing us covetously. Great Jing and Ancient Han have already fought to the death. Now, Great Jing is facing an unprecedented crisis. I wonder if anyone has a good plan?” The entire court was silent. No one dared to speak.
Whoever spoke would be courting death.
They were filled with complaints. Originally, they had already gotten along peacefully with Ancient Han. In order to become an emperor, the Jing Martial Ancestor insisted on attacking Ancient Han. Now that the two dynasties had completely become enemies and wanted to completely destroy them, there was no peace.
The Jing Martial Ancestor had made a mistake, and so had the current Emperor. He had buried half of Great Jing’s troops. Now that there was a famine everywhere, the people were struggling to survive. The Jin Dynasty was even more sinister. They took the opportunity to rope in Ancient Han, and the diplomats sent by the Great Jing were all humiliated. Additionally, the Jin Dynasty threatened to flatten the Great Jing in five years.
Facing the threat of two dynasties, no general dared to step forward.
Someone stood up and said, “The most powerful general in the Great Jing is still King Qin. Your Majesty, why don’t you give King Qin the right to recruit soldiers?”
Jiang Yu glanced at him, and the person who spoke was so frightened that he immediately shut up.
Ever since King Qin was defeated, Emperor Jiang Yu did not allow him to recruit soldiers. Even when the late emperor passed away, he did not allow King Qin to return. Now, King Qin was guarding a city in the north and struggling like a trapped beast.
Emperor Jiang Yu slowly said, “I have a plan that can resolve the danger of the country.”
The civil and military officials raised their heads and looked at him curiously.
How could they resolve such a situation?
“Change the name of the country to Chu and rope in the Chu people to protect the land of the thirteen prefectures,” Jiang Yu glanced at everyone in the hall and slowly said.
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar.
“Nonsense! What’s the difference between this and defecting to the enemy?”
An old minister stood up and cursed. The other ministers could no longer be unbothered and cursed one after another.
All these years, they had been wondering why Emperor Jiang Yu kept promoting the Chu people, but they never expected that Emperor Jiang Yu wanted to revive Chu!
This was too ridiculous!
This was unprecedented in history!
Once this matter spread, Great Jing would forever be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!
“Ridiculous! Your Majesty, are you crazy?”
“Impossible! This is impossible!”
“Restore Chu? What will the people of Great Jing think?”
“Your Majesty, why don’t you just say that you will surrender to the Jin Dynasty?”
“Ridiculous! Ridiculous! Your Majesty, who gave you such a good plan? He’s really a genius!”
The ministers were furious and did not even care about the dignity of the Emperor. All kinds of unpleasant words entered Emperor Jiang Yu’s ears, making his expression extremely ugly.
He did not expect the usually cowardly civil and military officials to dare to insult him like this.
“Impudent! You guys are really tired of living! Do you want to be beheaded? Do you want your entire family to be implicated?!”
Jiang Yu stood up and roared. His true qi surged, shaking everyone’s hearts.
The Prime Minister of the Minister’s Province knelt down and shouted, “I hope Your Majesty can dispel this thought! Otherwise, we will resist even if we will die!”
“I hope Your Majesty will dispel this thought!”
Most of the civil servants and generals knelt down, but those Chu officials did not.
Emperor Jiang Yu’s expression was extremely cold, and his eyes were filled with killing intent.
In the 1st year of the Zhen Yu Era, in May, the news that the Emperor wanted to restore Chu spread throughout the world. Although he was suppressed by the ministers, this suggestion disappointed the commoners in the world. The commoners were all cursing.
In Longqi Temple.
“Father is crazy. How could he say such a ridiculous thing?!”
The fifteen-year-old Jiang Ziyu cursed angrily. He sat beside Jiang Changsheng, and the two of them were like biological brothers. The only difference was that the birthmark between Jiang Ziyu’s eyebrows made him even more handsome and dignified.
Xu Tianji looked at the master and disciple and muttered to himself, “Why are they becoming more and more alike?”
Wang Chen also noticed this. It was usually difficult to notice, but when Jiang Ziyu was angry, his aura was very similar to when Jiang Changsheng faced a peerless expert.
Jiang Ziyu looked at Jiang Changsheng and said, “Master, I remember that we
have to suppress the north. As long as we defeat Ancient Han and the Jin Dynasty, Father will definitely not mention the restoration of Chu.”
He had mastered his martial arts. Although he was not at the Heaven Arrival realm, he was considered one of the best among the top experts in the Spiritual Sense realm. In addition, the Yang family and the Chen family had helped him accumulate strength. He was full of confidence.
Jiang Changsheng said, “We’ll start the plan when Ping’an reaches the Heaven Arrival realm.”
Jiang Ziyu could not help but look at Ping’an. Ping’an was playing with White Dragon in the courtyard. White Dragon, who was as strong as a dragon, was carried and swung around by him until it was dizzy.
Ping’an was not considered handsome, but his facial features were well-defined and he looked heroic. Coupled with his strong body, it was obvious that he was a fierce general who could defeat tens of thousands of people.
Jiang Ziyu frowned. He also knew the use of a Heaven Arrival realm expert.
Without Ping’an, he was not confident in dealing with Ancient Han and the Jin Dynasty’s Grandmasters.
“Then let’s wait a little longer.”
Jiang Ziyu said gloomily. He swore to himself that when he stirred up trouble, he would definitely sweep away the turbidity of the world.
Jiang Changsheng called Ping’an over. Although Ping’an was stupid, he listened to Jiang Changsheng the most.
“Today, I will teach you the Wondrous Sect’s Dharma Idol.”
Jiang Changsheng said. As soon as he said this, the others looked over.
The ten-year period was up. Xu Tianji, who was about to leave the mountain, was also interested. The Wondrous Sect’s Dharma Idol was the ultimate technique he had been longing for.
However, how should he get Daoist Master to teach him?
Xu Tianji fell into a dilemma.
In the 2nd year of the Zhen Yu Era, the Emperor appointed his son, Jiang Zihan, as the crown prince. Then, the Crown Prince led an army of 100,000 to the north. He was in high spirits and wanted to prove himself.
June.
Ping’an finally reached the Heaven Arrival realm. Jiang Ziyu bid farewell to
Jiang Changsheng and went down the mountain. Before he left, Jiang Changsheng gave him the Head of Punishment. Now, Jiang Ziyu had a Divine realm expert in his hands.
Jiang Changsheng stood in front of the mountain gate and watched the two brothers descend the mountain. Wang Chen, Huang Chuan, Wan Li, and the others stood behind him. The other disciples were also there. After so many years of interaction, Jiang Ziyu had a good relationship with every disciple in the temple. Naturally, he could not bear to let him go to the battlefield. At the same time, he looked forward to him making a name for himself.
Xu Tianji could not help but say, “Daoist Master, if I help King Wei, can you teach me the Wondrous Sect’s Dharma Idol when he succeeds?”
He was conflicted for a year and could only think of this method.
Jiang Changsheng looked at the mountain path and said softly, “Okay.”
Xu Tianji was overjoyed and immediately thanked Jiang Changsheng before rushing down the mountain. “Your Highness, wait for me!” “What are you doing here?”
“I’ll help you conquer the world.” “Didn’t you say that you have to wait for me to ascend the throne?”
“I’m afraid I won’t be able to wait.
“Get lost. When the time comes, I will definitely make you charge in front.”
Jiang Ziyu and Xu Tianji’s laughter and curses echoed on the mountain path.
Wang Chen sighed with emotion and said, “Now, King Wei doesn’t lack fierce generals. As for strategists, the descendants of the Chen and Yang families can replace them.”
With such a lineup, he saw hope.
However, even if King Wei turned the tide, how could he ascend the throne?
Was he going to win the favor of the Emperor or force him?
Wang Chen could not help but look at Jiang Changsheng. His side profile made Wang Chen feel that it was very likely the latter.
Jiang Changsheng staying in the capital was the greatest threat to the current Emperor, but the Emperor did not know!