Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 439: The Emperor's Secret Affairs

Tongming Hall.

In the back garden.

Wang Lingguan looked at the Jade Emperor with a firm gaze and spoke in a loud and respectful voice:

"Your Majesty, I would like to borrow the Haotian Mirror for a while."

"Haotian Mirror" is an innate spiritual treasure that has the ability to see through the three realms and distinguish right from wrong. It is like the Jade Emperor's "clairvoyance" and "superb hearing", and is a symbol of the supreme authority in heaven.

This "Haotian Mirror" can not only accurately find out the affairs between Emperor Donghua and Peony Fairy, but also, like the "Imperial Sword", can enable Wang Lingguan to act with evidence.

After all, Emperor Donghua is a legitimate emperor, ranking first among the male immortals in heaven and holding an extremely respected status.

Although Wang Lingguan is the "Great Lingguan of the Capital Heaven" and is responsible for supervising all the immortals in the Heavenly Court, if he wants to investigate Emperor Donghua, he also needs an "Imperial Sword".

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, his expression dignified, and said:

"allow."

At this time, Taibai Jinxing slowly stepped out, bowed slightly, and said:

"Your Majesty, Emperor Donghua is, after all, of high status and authority. He has great prestige in the heavens and is deeply respected by all the immortals."

"If there is no witness to this arrest, even if the incident is true, it may be difficult for the immortals to be convinced, and it may even cause unrest and suspicion within the Heavenly Court."

The Jade Emperor looked at Taibai Jinxing with a lightning-like gaze and said majestically:

"What do you mean?"

Taibai Jinxing thought for a moment and suggested:

"Why not let General Juanlian take the Haotian Mirror and go with Wang Lingguan?"

"We can also select some heavenly soldiers with clean family backgrounds from various departments in the heavens to go with us and serve as witnesses."

"It can not only ensure the fairness of the arrest operation and make the matter stand up to scrutiny, but also let the immortals know the strictness of the law enforcement of the Heavenly Court and maintain the majesty and order of the Heavenly Court."

After hearing what Taibai Jinxing said, Wang Lingguan nodded slightly, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes, and then he seconded the proposal:
"Taibai Jinxing is right. This arrangement is very good."

"Caught in bed with an adulterer, with witnesses and ironclad evidence, it is hard for anyone to deny it."

"Hey……"

The Jade Emperor slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked deeply towards the east, sighed, and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Emperor Donghua and the Heavenly Court have made outstanding contributions and have made great contributions to the Heavenly Court."

"These things are really shameful. If they are handled privately, maybe he can save some face."

"Now you have to make such a big fuss, which is really not what I want!"

Taibai Jinxing looked determined and said:

"Your Majesty, the laws of heaven are merciless."

"There is a saying in the human world: 'If a prince breaks the law, he shall be punished just like a commoner.' How much more so in the heavens?"

"The rules of heaven are the foundation of the heavenly court. If we let the Emperor Donghua off today, how can the rules of heaven convince the people in the future? Where will the dignity of the heavenly court be?"

Upon hearing this, Taiyin Xingjun immediately stated his position and bowed:
"Your Majesty, I second the motion. The rules of heaven are strict and cannot be trampled upon by anyone. Emperor Donghua is no exception, even though he is of noble status."

"If we indulge him, I'm afraid there will be no rules in the heaven in the future."

The old man under the moon also stepped forward quickly, with a worried look on his face, and said:
"Your Majesty, I second the motion. This matter concerns the justice and dignity of the Heavenly Court and must be dealt with seriously."

The Jade Emperor hesitated for a moment, his eyes swept across the faces of the immortals, and finally spoke slowly:

"That's it, granted."

"However, this matter must be handled with caution. We must not let the Heavenly Court be disturbed by this matter."

Say it.

The Jade Emperor waved his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly out of the palace with steady and majestic steps, leaving behind only a receding back.

Seeing this, General Juanlian was about to raise his foot to follow.

The Jade Emperor waved his hand lightly without even turning his head. Although the gesture seemed casual, it contained irresistible majesty, signaling the Curtain-Pulling General to stay here.

then.

In the back garden of Tongming Palace.

Wang Lingguan, Taiyin Xingjun, Taibai Jinxing, and General Juanlian sat together with serious expressions and began to plot this "action of catching an adulterer."

As the chief spiritual officer of Dutian, Wang Lingguan is responsible for supervising all the immortals in heaven. Naturally, he will be the leader of this operation.

Wang Lingguan looked at the general who rolled up the curtain and said in a deep voice:
"General Juanlian, I'll have to trouble you to go and ask Haotian Realm to move."

"We will also select some heavenly soldiers with clean backgrounds from the 'Fighting Department', the 'Fire Department', the 'Plague Department', and other departments in the Heavenly Court to serve as witnesses."

"In case of need for action."

General Juanlian nodded and said:

"it is good."

A trace of worry flashed across Taiyin Xingjun's brows, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes, and he slowly spoke:

"Wang Lingguan, would it be too conspicuous for us to act this way?"

"If we alarm Emperor Donghua and he takes precautions in advance, all our efforts will be wasted."

“Isn’t that beautiful?”

You must know that Emperor Donghua and Fairy Peony had an affair, and as the person who reported it, Taiyin Star Lord had already offended Emperor Donghua completely.

In this case, we must naturally cut the weeds and eradicate them completely.

The Moon God must prove the crime of Emperor Donghua and nail him to this scandal completely, not giving him any chance to turn things around.

Otherwise, wouldn't she, Taiyin Star Lord, be asking for trouble and making a political enemy for nothing?
After all, in this complex situation in heaven, there has always been a saying: "Kindness cannot lead an army, righteousness cannot raise wealth, and goodness cannot be an official."

In the heavenly court, if an official is not ruthless enough, how can he sit firmly in his high position?

The court struggles in heaven have always been a life-and-death fight that does not allow for the slightest bit of mercy.

Sometimes, being kind to your enemies means being cruel to yourself.

If you don't kill your enemy in the court, once he comes to his senses, won't you be the one to die?

Upon hearing this, General Juanlian frowned, looking embarrassed, and was about to say something:
"This……"

At this time, Taibai Jinxing stroked his long beard, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and added:
"Your Majesty has always liked to eat wild golden turtles, and the Ten Continents and Three Islands is a blessed land rich in golden turtles."

"It is known as 'Five-colored smoke and haze contain jade sounds, and the nine-sky stars and moon shoot golden turtles.'"

"How about we say that General Juanlian is going to the Ten Continents and Three Islands to capture the golden turtle for Your Majesty?"

Taibai Jinxing said with a smile:

"Then, by chance, General Juanlian accidentally saw Emperor Donghua's scandal on the island. This made sense..."

When Taiyin Xingjun heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he agreed:

"This is a very good move. This way, we can achieve our goal without alerting the enemy. It is really a good idea."

Wang Lingguan also nodded slightly, with a hint of approval on his face, and said in agreement:
"Gold Star Lord has a good plan."

After all, the Jade Emperor did have a special liking for the wild golden turtle, and the Pixiang Hall often prepared wild turtle soup carefully for the Jade Emperor.

Nowadays, the Jade Emperor is tired of eating wild golden turtles in the Milky Way and wants to eat golden turtles from overseas, which is understandable.

Seeing that everyone had no objection, General Juanlian stopped talking.

To him, there was no distinction between the job of rolling up the curtain beside the Jade Emperor and the job of catching turtles on the Ten Continents and Three Islands. They were both for the service of the Jade Emperor...

Subsequently.

Wang Lingguan turned his gaze to Taiyin Xingjun and said in a deep voice:
"Taiyin Xingjun, I'd like you to keep a close eye on Fairy Peony's recent whereabouts." "If Fairy Peony goes to Fangzhang Immortal Mountain again, please inform me immediately."

Taiyin Star Lord nodded slightly, opened his red lips slightly, and spoke in a clear, cold and melodious voice:
"Great Spiritual Officer, please rest assured that wherever the moon's light reaches, it is my eyes and ears."

"Wherever the moonlight shines, I can see through it."

Wang Lingguan praised:

"So good."

"I will lead fifty spirit officials to stand guard and be ready to rush to Fangzhang Immortal Mountain at any time."

Taiyin Xingjun pondered for a moment, then asked:

"If the Haotian Mirror reveals that Emperor Donghua and Fairy Peony are indeed having an affair, what should we use as a signal to initiate action?"

Taibai Jinxing thought for a moment and said:

"The general who rolls up the curtain will use the 'smashing of the cup' as a signal."

"I will report this to the Jade Emperor and have the general go to the treasury and fetch a 'glazed cup'."

"When this colored glass lamp is broken, it can release a one-way colored glass divine light, which can be clearly seen even from a thousand miles away."

"At that time, you can throw the colored glass cup into the clouds to convey the action instructions to Wang Lingguan."

……

Beating drums and ringing gongs make too much noise, and in ancient times when people were doing things in secret, it would undoubtedly be a way of exposing their whereabouts.

Therefore, people in ancient times often used the method of "smashing the cup as a signal and killing the enemy at the table", hearing thunder in silence and creating waves in silence.

"Breaking the cup as a signal" was often used in ancient times as a means of conveying action signals in political struggles, military operations or assassination plans.

Normally, the host would throw the cup, and fifty swordsmen would rush forward, hacking the target person to death, ending a bloody storm in an instant.

For example: At the Hongmen Banquet, Fan Zeng used the signal of breaking jade to indicate that "Xiang Yu would kill Liu Bang."

During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan pretended to form an alliance with Liu Bei, planning to "assassinate Liu Bei" by smashing a cup, but Zhao Yun saw through the plot and Wu Guotai accidentally smashed the cup, causing chaos among the ambush troops.

Zhou Yu had planned to signal an ambush to "assassinate Liu Bei" when entertaining Liu Bei, but Guan Yu was accompanying him as a guard, so Zhou Yu had to abandon this plan.

Before the Jingnan Campaign, Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty held a banquet to lure and capture Zhang Bing and Xie Gui, officials sent by Emperor Jianwen. He took the opportunity of passing a melon and smashed it as a signal, and the ambush troops immediately rushed out and "beheaded the two men", clearing the obstacles for the Jingnan Campaign.

……

So, in the ancient times, if you broke a cup at a banquet with such unpredictable circumstances, it would be a truly terrifying thing.

At a banquet, if cups are smashed, blood will be drawn and even murder will occur.

Imagine that you are enjoying a banquet and then the cup in your hand suddenly falls. Everyone is startled like a frightened bird. The originally cheerful atmosphere disappears in an instant, and is replaced by panic. Everyone is suspicious, thinking that you are going to kill someone. How can anyone enjoy the banquet in peace?
……

Let’s boldly imagine the grand and extraordinary Tianan Conference after the subjugation of Sun Wukong.

The "Jade Emperor" joined hands with the "Four Emperors, Five Stars, Three Officials, Four Saints" and other "Taoist Immortals" to hold a banquet in the Heavenly Palace to entertain the "Buddhist leader, Tathagata Buddha".

At that time, there was heavenly music floating in the air, fragrant mist curling up, and everyone was chatting and laughing, clinking glasses, creating a joyful scene.

However, just when the atmosphere was getting lively, suddenly, the curtain-pulling general next to the Jade Emperor threw the crystal clear "glass cup" in his hand to the ground, and there was a crisp "pop" sound.

The sound was like thunder, exploding in the lively banquet.

The general who rolled up the curtain threw the cup as a signal, and the whole scene fell into deathly silence in an instant.

The Taoist immortals looked at each other, alarm bells suddenly rang in their hearts. They put their hands on their weapons and looked at the Buddha, their eyes full of tension and vigilance, secretly speculating:
"The Jade Emperor has issued an order. Should we grab our weapons and hack Tathagata to death?"

As for the Tathagata Buddha, he was enjoying the banquet leisurely, but when he heard the crisp sound, his heart was shocked and he thought to himself:

"Fuck, the Jade Emperor wants to fuck me?"

The Buddha narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze like a torch, and scanned the surroundings. The Buddha's light flickered faintly around him, and he had already prepared a response plan.

For a moment, the atmosphere in Heaven was tense, and a thrilling conflict between Heaven and Lingshan seemed to be about to break out.

The First World War originated from the shot in the "Sarajevo Incident".

The war between the three realms of heaven, earth and man may also have originated from the "General Rolling the Curtain" throwing the cup.

……

"Is the general's smashing of the cup a signal?"

Wang Lingguan's eyes were like torches, his expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"This arrangement is very appropriate."

"We should lie in ambush outside the Ten Continents and Three Islands and wait for the right opportunity."

"I would like to ask the General Juanlian to hold the Haotian Mirror and closely monitor the actions of Emperor Donghua and Fairy Peony."

"If that shameful thing really happens, please ask the general who rolls up the curtain to 'break the cup as a signal' and throw the glass cup into the clouds!"

"We will rush over immediately and catch Emperor Donghua and Fairy Peony in bed!"

"Emperor Donghua may be extremely powerful, but I imagine that he and Fairy Peony are deeply in love, unable to extricate themselves from their love..."

"You will not be on guard against us..."

Zhang Daoling, also known as Zhang Tianshi, is the lord of the Zhengyi School of Taoism.

Taoist priests of the Zhengyi school could marry and have children to pass on their Taoist tradition.

Therefore, Zhang Tianshi also understands matters between men and women, and he has descendants with the surname Zhang in the mortal world who inherit the Taoist lineage.

When Zhang Tianshi heard what Wang Lingguan said, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself:

“Is this too cruel and inhumane?”

"Emperor Donghua was at a critical moment, and you not only interrupted him, but also went to capture him. I'm afraid that Emperor Donghua will be seriously injured and his foundation will be shaken."

However, how dare he interfere in this matter easily?
Zhang Tianshi could only shake his head silently, leave quietly, and keep his mouth shut, not leaking a single word to anyone.

After Wang Lingguan finished his careful planning, he turned his gaze to Taibai Jinxing, the Jade Emperor's close minister beside him, bowed slightly, and said:

"What does Jin De Xingjun think?"

Taibai Jinxing gently stroked his long beard, with a warm smile on his face, and slowly spoke:

"The Great Spiritual Officer has thought it through thoroughly and has laid out the plan in an ingenious way. There is nothing wrong with it."

……

"His Majesty……"

Taibai Jinxing then turned around to meet the Jade Emperor and reported the arrangements in detail.

"Um……"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor nodded slightly, with an imperceptible hint of deep meaning flashing in his eyes.

At the same time, Taiyin Star Lord also took the order and went quietly to monitor the every move of Peony Fairy.

Her figure was elusive, like a shadow under the moon. She laid an invisible net around the place where the Peony Fairy lived, waiting for the opportunity.

Wang Lingguan began to secretly dispatch elite spiritual officials. These spiritual officials in heaven were all skilled and well-trained. Under the command of Wang Lingguan, they prepared to quietly assemble outside the Ten Continents and Three Island, waiting for the order from the Curtain-Pulling General to "smash the cup as a signal."

A group of spiritual officials rushed forward and caught Emperor Donghua and Fairy Peony in bed...

To correct the rules of nature and serve as a warning to others!
……

General Juanlian took the order and went straight to the Jade Emperor's treasury to take the Haotian Mirror and the Colored Glass Lamp.

then.

Holding the Jade Emperor's order, the General Juanlian had an unimpeded journey to the Heavenly Palace's Fighting Department, Fire Department, Plague Department... Each department dispatched troops and formed a "Turtle Catching Team" to prepare to go to the Ten Continents and Three Island to catch the golden turtle for the Jade Emperor.

For a time, undercurrents surged in various parts of the Heavenly Palace, and there was a faint sign of impending storm.

(End of this chapter)