Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 187 Di Xin
Ao Bing had to go since the King of Man had invited him. After simply instructing his confidants to find a place to set up camp, he followed Bigan, who had hurried over, to the palace where the King of Man was.

This is the privilege of the King of Man. Other princes can only live in tents, but the King of Man has a temporary palace here, which is said to have been built during the reign of King Cheng Tang.

When the Shang Dynasty was first established, King Tang of Shang made an alliance with the princes and divided the world here.

Following Bigan into the palace, you will see a handsome man sitting on the throne.

This person is Emperor Xin.

Of course, Emperor Xin was his posthumous title. According to the Shang system, a person is called an emperor after death and a king when alive. Therefore, when court officials and princes met the Shang emperor, they had to call him the Great King.

At the same time, the monarchs of this era did not call themselves "I", "I", "orphan", etc., but "I", which means that one person is supreme.

Although it was not the first time that Ao Bing had dealt with Emperor Xin, it was the first time that he had seen him.

He looked to be in his twenties, with a handsome face, wearing a crown and formal clothes, tall and strong, with an extraordinary heroic temperament.

Just sitting there motionless, he gave people a sense of majesty without even being angry. When people saw him, they subconsciously felt fear and dared not look him in the eye.

Although later historical books often mentioned that Emperor Xin was cruel, they never denied his intelligence, saying that he was smart enough to reject advice and eloquent enough to cover up his mistakes.

The minister who was capable of speaking was speechless. This definitely shows that he has the ability, and it has nothing to do with stupidity.

"Outer vassal princes and human dragons, greet the king!"

Arriving at the center of the hall, Ao Bing bowed slightly as a gesture of respect.

In terms of status, although the princes were not as good as Emperor Xin, the common ruler of the world, they were not his subjects either, but more like shareholders of the world.

Although the world belongs to you, the Shang Dynasty, we, the princes, also have a share. In other words, the reason why the Shang Dynasty is the common ruler of the world is all because of the support of the princes.

If the princes support it, the Shang Dynasty will be the common ruler of the world. If the princes do not support it, then the common ruler of the world will probably have to be replaced.

The main reason why Xia lost the world was that it lost the support of the princes. When the Shang Dynasty launched an attack on the Xia Dynasty, no one came to help, so it was defeated and lost the world.

The Shang Dynasty needed the support of the princes in order to sit firmly on the throne of the world's common ruler. Naturally, it would give the princes many preferential treatments and could not treat them as its subjects or scold them at every turn.

The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties all shared the world with the princes. Therefore, when the princes met the king, they did not need to be too humble, but just bowed slightly to show respect.

If the Four Marquises came, the King would have to return the gift. Otherwise, if the Marquises felt that they were being looked down upon, they might just walk away in anger.

Afterwards, the Human King not only could not be blamed, but also had to send someone to apologize.

This was the Shang Dynasty, not the Zhou Dynasty, let alone the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The ritual system had not yet flourished, Confucianism had not yet appeared, and there was no such thing as a ruler-ruler relationship and subject-subject relationship.

If the monarch goes too far and acts dictatorially, the princes will really dare to rebel.

"I have heard of the name of Ren Long Bo, and today I saw that he is indeed extraordinary. The power of the dragon boat is so impressive that even I can't hide my shock. I feel that it is no less than the Heavenly Fate Black Bird Flag, the most precious treasure of the Great Shang Dynasty."

"With this great treasure, the Human Dragon Nation is not far from becoming a great power."

Emperor Xin spoke very politely, and his words were full of praise for the dragon boat.

"Yes, this is the first time we have seen a ship sailing in the void. The talent of Ren Longbo is as amazing as always."

After Emperor Xin spoke, the other ministers in the palace followed suit. Although it was just polite words, it was also the truth.

Although Ao Bing had never been to Chaoge, Chaoge had undergone many changes because of his tribute. The dragon silk, dragon yarn and dragon gauze unique to the Renlong Kingdom were rare and fine products, gorgeous and noble, and deeply loved by the nobles of the Shang Dynasty.

There are also exquisite porcelain and paper, delicious fruit wine, medicinal food that can increase cultivation, new varieties of vegetables, and dragon rice containing dragon blood...

In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the Renlong Kingdom made many tributes, which greatly improved the living habits of Chaoge and even created an atmosphere in which the Renlong Kingdom was regarded as beautiful.

The influence covers everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation. Naturally, even if Ao Bing has never been to Chaoge, he has a huge influence there, and few people have not heard of his name.

"Thank you for your praise, everyone."

As the saying goes, when you show courtesy to others, you must ask for something. Seeing how polite they were, Ao Bing could probably guess that the officials of the Shang Dynasty wanted to ask him for help with something.

As for what kind of help he could offer, Ao Bing couldn't think of it for a while, because Da Shang had too many requests for him.

Apart from anything else, his identity as the last disciple of Master Tongtian alone was enough for Da Shang to try every possible means to curry favor with him.

Now Yuanshi Tianzun wants to destroy the Shang Dynasty. Without the support of Jiejiao Saint, how can they resist? Naturally, they have to do everything they can to cling to Ao Bing's thigh.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, at the signal of Emperor Xin, Bigan spoke up and asked about the real purpose of inviting Ao Bing over: "Uncle Renlong, what do you think of Tongtian Lake? How many years can it last?"

When Ao Bing heard this, he was shocked. Was it so direct? At the same time, he realized the other party's purpose in inviting him over. They wanted to ask him if he had any way to repair Tongtianze.

"Tongtian Lake is of course very good, but without Tongtian Jianmu, it has become a rootless source. It is only a matter of time before it dries up."

"According to my estimation, if it is allowed to dry up naturally, it can last at least hundreds of millions of years. But if it is over-exploited, it can only last another million years at most, or even hundreds of thousands of years."

After a moment's silence, Ao Bing replied, "What does it mean to have no roots? If there is only outflow but no inflow, it will inevitably dry up."

"Ren Longbo is a disciple of Jiejiao and a descendant of Emperor Yu. Our Great Shang is not only one with Jiejiao, but our ancestor even married a descendant of Emperor Yu. Our lineage can also be considered a descendant of Emperor Yu."

"So, Renlong Bo is not an outsider. So we won't hide anything and just ask directly, can Tongtian Lake be saved?"

"If there is a way to save him, how can we save him?"

"If Tongtian Lake cannot be saved, can Jiejiao find another treasure land for our Shang?"

Some people were impatient and couldn't keep the truth hidden, so they asked Ao Bing directly.

Of course, he dared to ask this question mainly because he really regarded Ao Bing as his own. The interests of both parties were the same, and there was no need to hide some things.

"Let me think!"

Ao Bing did not answer immediately, but started to think seriously.

Before this, he had never thought that the ministers of the Shang Dynasty would ask him for advice on how to repair Tongtian Lake. And from the beginning to the end, he had never considered this issue.

The first thing he thought of when he saw Tongtianze was Tongtian Jianmu, and he didn't even consider Tongtianze.

In his opinion, Tongtianze is a derivative of Tongtian Jianmu. As long as Tongtian Jianmu is revived, a new Tongtianze can be created. Why waste energy thinking about repairing it?

But now it seems that he had overlooked the fact that Tongtianze was of no use to him, but it was the lifeblood of Da Shang. Everyone in Da Shang depended on it to survive, so it had to be repaired.

(End of this chapter)