Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 325 There are wise men on Qipanshan Mountain
Leaving aside the tragic fate of Taiyi Zhenren, who remained at Chentang Pass to teach Nezha and Ao Bing, let's focus on the various feudal lords who had already arrived outside Chaoge City.

According to the original rules, the guards brought by the various lords were not allowed to accompany them into Chaoge City.

Each feudal lord could only bring a few personal guards. Therefore, the guards brought by each feudal lord had to set up camp outside Chaoge City.

In the past, Huang Feihu's Imperial Guards were in charge of this matter. But this time, it was Fei Zhong and You Hun's Mining Guards who took charge.

Huang Feihu was in charge of this matter, and everything was done according to the rules. He assigned camps to the different lords based on their status.

But things changed when Fei Zhong and You Hun took over. The allocation of camps depended on who contributed the most gold and silver.

The various feudal lords were furious but had nowhere to vent their anger. Knowing that Fei Zhong and You Hun were now favorites of Emperor Xin, they could only swallow their anger.

Among all the feudal lords, the most unique was Su Hu, the Marquis of Ji Province. Logically, he was merely one of the eight hundred minor feudal lords, and the camp he was assigned would naturally be quite ordinary.

However, the camp of Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province is now comparable to that of the four major warlords in the east, west, south, and north. In fact, its supplies are even better than those of the four major warlords.

However, this did not make Su Hu happy; on the contrary, he was extremely uneasy. Because at this moment, he had become the one who stood out from the crowd.

Most importantly, he received this treatment not because of any great merit he had made. Even though he had followed Emperor Xin in pacifying the North Sea, it was not enough for him to receive such treatment.

The reason he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the four great lords was naturally because of Su Daji, the daughter of Marquis Su Hu of Jizhou. She was now Emperor Xin's favorite concubine, and Emperor Xin even once wanted to make her empress.

Therefore, it was impossible for there not to be a lot of gossip about Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province behind his back. Some of the other warlords even made sarcastic remarks about him when they saw him.

Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province could only pretend not to know and listen; he couldn't very well put on airs as the emperor's father-in-law and lecture those feudal lords.

However, if Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province actually did that, then he would truly become a model of someone who rose to power through a woman, and would be despised by all the other feudal lords.

Little did they know, this was exactly what Emperor Xin wanted to see. After all, Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province was, in a sense, Daji's father.

If one day even Su Hu rebelled, Emperor Xin would find it somewhat unacceptable. Therefore, he made arrangements in advance to prevent Su Hu from having the opportunity to collude with the rebels.

Emperor Xin had even decided that if all else failed, he would keep Su Hu in the court so that he would never have another chance to rebel.

Even so, Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo, still sent someone to find Su Hu, the Marquis of Jizhou. He also personally hosted a banquet for Su Hu in Chaoge City.

Marquis Ji Chang of Xibo was an extremely cautious man, and his blatant invitation to Marquis Su Hu of Jizhou naturally had its own reasons.

Ji Chang even wished that Emperor Xin knew about this, so that Emperor Xin would think that Ji Chang's banquet for Su Hu was just a ploy to get close to Su Daji.

Unfortunately, Emperor Xin already knew everything about the actions of the various lords in Chaoge City.

Even so, Di Xin sighed and said, "Although I can use Fei Zhong and You Hun's Black Bird Guards to track the whereabouts of the various lords, I cannot know what they are plotting."

Upon hearing Di Xin's words, Bigan immediately smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the fact that the Black Bird Guards have managed to do this is beyond our expectations."

“If Your Majesty is so well aware of what the various lords are talking about, then the Black Bird Guards would be truly terrifying.” Shang Rong, disguised as Du Yuanxian, and Huang Feihu nodded in agreement. They couldn’t help but think to themselves that their king was being insatiable.

Just then, Yang Jian suddenly spoke up, saying, "Your Majesty, the Ancestor mentioned something to me yesterday. He said that there are two peach and plum trees in the Xuanyuan Temple on Qipan Mountain."

"These peach and plum trees, with roots stretching for thirty miles, absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and gained sentience. Later, they took the form of two clay demons in the Xuanyuan Temple, which allowed them to take human form."

"Because they attained enlightenment through peach and plum trees and then inhabited the bodies of clay demons, they were called Peach Spirits and Willow Spirits, also known as Gaoming and Gaojue. Gaoming has eyes that can see a thousand miles, hence the name Thousand-Mile Eyes; Gaojue has ears that can hear in all directions, hence the name Wind-Following Ears."

"If Your Majesty wishes to know what the various lords have been discussing in private, you could recruit the brothers Gao Ming and Gao Jue to serve as your eyes and ears."

Upon hearing this, Di Xin's eyes lit up at the mention of Gao Ming Gao Jue's supernatural powers of seeing and hearing a thousand miles away.

He then said to Yang Jian, "Such talented and extraordinary individuals are naturally worthy of my patronage. I wonder if Minister Yang would be willing to go to Qipan Mountain on my behalf and recruit these two brothers?"

Yang Jian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it is not that I am lazy and unwilling to recruit the brothers Gao Ming and Gao Jue for Your Majesty."

"But if I were to go in place of Your Majesty, even if Gao Ming and Gao Jue were willing to serve Your Majesty, I would still leave the Death Gate at Qipan Mountain."

"Therefore, only Your Majesty can go there in person. Your Majesty and I, along with King Wu Cheng, can accompany you and assist Your Majesty in resolving the deadly trap of Gao Ming and Gao Jue."

Upon hearing this, Di Xin nodded. "Since this matter requires me to personally go to Qipan Mountain, let's set off immediately."

At this moment, Di Xin was already impatient. After all, he knew all too well how beneficial it would be to have Gao Ming and Gao Jue by his side.

Upon hearing Yang Jian speak of the supernatural powers of the Gao brothers, Gao Ming and Gao Jue, the three men beside them, including Bi Gan, were already speechless with astonishment.

Huang Feihu added, "If these two were in the army during a battle, wouldn't we be able to win every battle?"

As he spoke, he summoned his mount, the Five-Colored Divine Ox. He was even more anxious than Emperor Xin to see Gao Ming and Gao Jue as soon as possible.

Yang Jian had no choice but to accompany Di Xin and Huang Feihu as they left the palace and headed towards Qipan Mountain.

Watching the three figures depart, Bigan couldn't help but say to Shang Rong, "The Azure Lotus Saint has used General Yang's words to find two more virtuous ministers for the King."

"With the Azure Lotus Saint presiding over Chaoge City, if they still cannot win this War of Conferred Gods, they will have no face to meet their ancestors even in death."

Shang Rong nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, we have the right timing, the right place, and the right people in our Great Shang. How could we possibly lose?"

"So what we need to do now is to implement the King's new policies as soon as possible, so that the strength of our Great Shang can be improved as quickly as possible."

Bi Gan smiled and nodded, "Yes, we don't have the ability to charge into battle on the front lines. So let's do our part and make sure the people of Da Shang can live a better life."

"Only in this way can we provide Your Majesty with strong material support when you are charging into battle."

(End of this chapter)