My brother is so cunning.

Heavenly Court, Golden Tower, Cloud Palace, and Jade Heaven Palace.

Jinque Yun Palace is the palace of the Jade Emperor. There are 360 ​​palaces in the Yun Palace, among which the Lingxiao Palace is the head of the heavenly palaces and is the main hall where the Jade Emperor meets his courtiers.

The Jade Heaven Palace is a side hall adjacent to the Lingxiao Palace. It is where the Jade Emperor convened a few important ministers to discuss important matters behind closed doors. It is similar to the imperial study room of the Yangxin Hall of later mortal emperors.

The Jade Emperor is sitting behind the jade case, quietly closing his eyes and relaxing in the ancient well.

Li Jing bowed slightly and cautiously, and carefully reported on the progress of his trip to Lishan.

In the Jade Heaven Palace, besides Li Jing, Taibai Jinxing was also prominently listed.

Li Jing's report had gone through many modifications, completely covering up the details of his recklessness, incompetence and humiliation.

Li Jing spent half a year just thinking about the draft report, and it took half a year to finalize it before the annual Jade Emperor's Sky Survey on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.

If the delay continues, until the Jade Emperor patrols the sky every year as usual and reaches the boundary of Lishan Mountain, he sees Wen Rui still jumping happily in the mortal world, remembers that he summoned Wen Rui to be conferred as a god and asks him about it, and Li Jing will make a report again. , but it’s too passive.

"The Wen family's son is quite smart. I underestimated him."

After listening to Li Jing's report, the Jade Emperor frowned slightly, but said in a calm tone: "Taibai Jinxing, tell me, is it necessary to seal the position of the actual emperor?"

Li Jing's processing report did not mention that he offended Mother Lishan and was beaten by the fairies ordered by Wen Rui.

It was only said that Lishan's mother came forward to take away his Linglong Pagoda, so he failed to conquer Wenrui by force.

He also paraphrased Wen Rui's words, saying that he had seen through that the title of "Great Sage Jie Tian" given to him by the heaven was not commensurate with his great merits, and was against the laws of heaven, so he would never accept it.

Originally, Tianting's method of feng Wenrui was similar to the headhunting methods of some technology companies. It didn't matter whether the person had the ability or not. It didn't matter whether he had any effect on Tianting. What mattered was that he couldn't be allowed to remain a competitor. On the post.

Just poach them and set up a random position with a high salary to support them. What's even more disgusting is to raise them for a few months and then find a reason to frame them for a crime and send them in.

In this way, competitors' projects are overtaken and key talents are wasted, but our own side can continue to maintain an absolute advantage in the competition.

Wishful thinking made a crackling sound, and Li Jing was sent there. The insidious idea was to use force if deception failed. If he disagreed, he would be covered with a pagoda, and he would be captured and forcibly appointed as an official.

But after exhausting all the agencies, a big flaw emerged. The Jade Emperor's direct lineage ministers were equally loyal, but their strength was far inferior to that of the old immortals with Jiejiao and Chanjiao backgrounds.

Taibai Jinxing saw the Jade Emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, when I recommended Wen Rui in the Lingxiao Palace, I already made it clear that this son has the appearance of a great emperor and must not be looked down upon. For the current plan, I can only follow my advice. He granted Wenrui the title of 'Emperor Jie Tian', granted him corresponding divine rights, allowed him to open a government office and officially perform his duties."

"Old Taibai!" Li Jing interrupted loudly: "Why didn't you raise any objection when the ministers discussed changing Wenrui's title to the 'Great Sage Jie Tian' in the Lingxiao Palace? Now you are pretending to be an old man here to seek the country. A wise minister!”

"The words of the King of Heaven are wrong." Taibai Jinxing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It was then, and now is now. At the time, the old minister also felt that if we could frighten Wen Rui, it would be the best of both worlds. We are not afraid that the Wen family and his son will become big in the court. , and also prevent Wen Rui from continuing to accumulate merit."

"In short, it doesn't hurt to give it a try. Now that King Youyou has tried it and the results have come out, of course he will take advantage of the situation and find another way."

"Why don't you give it a try?" Li Jing's eyes were split and he said with hatred: "If you try, my pagoda will be gone! By the way, you used to call me the Pagoda King. Why do you feel like something is missing this time? "

Taibai Jinxing remained silent, turned to the Jade Emperor and explained: "I originally thought that Mother Lishan and the Ancient Buddha Randeng were powerful in the same realm. Even Mother Lishan could not decipher the treasure given by the ancient Buddha."

He sighed and continued: "Now it seems that none of the direct descendants of the leader of the Jie Sect are simple. The Ancient Buddha of Ran Deng is one of the third Buddhas of the Western Sect, and he is slightly inferior to the old mother of Lishan."

The Jade Emperor's expression finally changed, and he looked worried: "The eight righteous gods in heaven are Wenzhong from the thunder department, Jinling Shengsheng from the fighting department, Lu Yue from the plague department, Luo Xuan from the fire department, Lu Yue from the plague department, and Lu from the water department. Yu Hualong from the Xiong and Xiao tribes... among the eight divisions, the chief officers of seven divisions are either old generals of the Yin and Shang Dynasties or disciples of the Jiejiao. Only Yang Ren from the Taisui tribe was born in the Chanjiao."

"Then if Wen Rui is made the powerful emperor, wouldn't it mean that his connections will immediately flourish?"

Taibai Jinxing said helplessly: "Your Majesty, now the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If Wen Rui is not granted the title for one day, his merits will increase a lot. If we delay it any longer, it will be against the law to make him the emperor. Do you want to see Wen Rui?" Is there a situation where one disciple and two disciples are worthy of respect?

Thinking of something, Taibai Jinxing said: "Western religions are willing to use the Buddha's status to recruit him, but our heaven is still reluctant to part with the emperor's position? If it is cut off, it will be cut off, and we will not be disturbed."

"After listening to Shunfeng Er Tianguan talk about Wen Rui's resume, I realized that he was by no means an easy person to deal with. He has been very independent in his life. To put it bluntly, he is a troublemaker."

The Jade Emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a solemn tone: "I'm not afraid of his mischief, but I'm afraid that he has evil intentions and big plans. Who is a good person who has nothing to do all day long to accumulate merit?"

Sighing softly, the Jade Emperor whispered: "For five hundred years, I have tried hard to maintain harmony in the court, and then gradually suppressed the immortal officials who were born in Jiejiao, and promoted and cultivated other factions to balance them. Now let such a catfish, No, when a shark enters the pool, we don’t know how big a storm it will cause.”

"A poisonous sore has appeared. If you stretch your head or shrink it, it's just a knife. The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. If you dare to have a poisonous sore, you can take the opportunity to remove it!"

Taibai Jinxing said with a sullen face: "No matter how bad things go, Laojun and Saint are sitting in the heaven. Even if Wen Rui is really capable of cutting the sky and slashing the path, he can't turn the sky over!"

Li Jing was still holding back his anger, thinking about suing Taibai Jinxing in front of the Jade Emperor, and then asking the Jade Emperor to make the decision for him and recover the Linglong Pagoda.

After listening to the conversation between the king and his ministers, Li Jing was shocked and felt a chill on his back.

He was a martial artist, so he couldn't understand such complicated stakes in the court. Only after listening to a few words did he realize how complicated Wen Rui's background was, and that he had become a serious concern for the Jade Emperor.

The eight righteous gods and the seven chief officials have an extraordinary relationship with him.

Lei Bu and Dou Bu are his clan and sect.

If Wenrui was still a mortal, these relationships would be meaningless, and even the ignorant monks in the lower world might not buy his account.

But if he ascends to heaven and holds a position of real power, he will be a powerful figure in the heavenly court, and his connections are strong enough to influence the overall situation of the government.

Li Jing couldn't help but think of many years ago, when he was still a mortal merchant general, he went to Chaoge to attend a court meeting, mingled among the officials, and looked up to the young Grand Master Wen Rui, who was calling the shots in the court hall. posture.

Generally speaking, such arrogant powerful ministers who disrupt the government will definitely arouse the anger of the ministers and create a chaotic atmosphere in the court.

However, King Zhou had no intention of going to court, and Wen Rui had no selfish motives. Instead, he set things right and managed the country well, so that all the officials obeyed, the government and the public praised him, and his reputation spread far and wide.

Thinking of this, Li Jing had an ominous premonition, his heart suddenly moved, and a weird and disrespectful idea came to his mind.

Could it be that the situation in the Yin and Shang Dynasties five hundred years ago will be repeated in the Lingxiao Palace?