The Journey to the West is over, and the Perfect Life System is here

Chapter 266 Yun Zhongzi Enters the Sword

Royal study room.

Emperor Xin, the three demons Su Hong and Yang Jiao were all inside.

"Sister, although the new policy we are researching is good, it will definitely not be widely accepted by the people. Now there is a lot of criticism in the streets, and I am afraid that some people will become rebellious. Isn't it too hasty?" Yu Xian'er said with some concern.

Although she was not familiar with political affairs, she could see the difficulties in implementing the new policy.

The fact that the ministers in the palace oppose and the princes remain silent speaks volumes.

Now they have become witches.

"I am aware of these problems, but Grandpa Sun has instructed us to hurry." Emperor Xin put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "We are not fighting against ministers or princes now, but against Heaven!"

"Grandpa once said that when a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer. That's how they suffer!" Su Hong sighed, then said, "Today I met with the princes from all directions. Your Majesty, please pay attention to Ji Chang!"

"Ji Chang?" Emperor Xin narrowed his eyes. "Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo, is renowned for his virtue and his strategic approach to governing his territory. He's even been called a 'sage' by the local people. He's a benevolent and righteous man. I think he poses less of a threat than the other four princes!"

"Grandpa once asked me, who is more terrifying in this world, a real villain or a hypocrite! What do you think, my king?" Su Hong smiled.

"Hypocrite!" Emperor Xin replied.

"That's right. True villains dare to come out in the open, while hypocrites stab you in the back, making it hard to guard against them." Su Hong said coldly, "If Ji Chang was truly benevolent and righteous, could he have governed Xiqi well?

As the saying goes, kindness does not command the army, righteousness does not command finances, affection does not establish affairs, and goodness does not serve as an official! His benevolence and righteousness were just a show for others.

He's been pretending for decades, which shows how big his plans are! We have to be on guard!

Emperor Xin was moved and pondered for a moment: "This person cannot be kept!"

Su Hong shook her head and smiled, "I heard from Grandpa that Xibo Hou is the key to defying fate and conquering Heaven. He is the man of destiny and cannot be killed. Killing him would make the situation even more difficult to control. Grandpa also suggested that we find an opportunity to imprison Ji Chang for eight or nine years first!"

"Okay!" Emperor Xin immediately agreed and asked, "What about the other princes?"

"Let them go back. We will proceed step by step according to the plan. We must not make any mistakes. This is related to the rise of humanity." Su Hong said solemnly.

Emperor Xin nodded seriously.

The next day, when the King of Shang announced that he would measure the cultivated land, he immediately aroused opposition from the literati.

Measuring farmland?

Arable land has always been the bulk of tax revenue. Which of those scholar-officials and landlords did not deceive about the exact amount of their own arable land?
This way they could evade taxes, but when the Shang King wanted to measure and calculate the land, wasn't that just cutting their flesh and drinking their blood?
So I am definitely firmly opposed to it.

In the palace, countless scholars and officials pointed out various drawbacks, and Prime Minister Shang Rong and Bigan also tried their best to dissuade them, but no one could persuade Emperor Xin.

In order to measure the land, Emperor Xin also allowed Su Hong to directly mobilize the imperial guards to thoroughly investigate the arable land conditions around Chaoge.

This is even more serious.

The scholars and officials had no choice but to spread the news to the people, and said that if the king measured the land, the tax revenue would have to be increased several times in the future.

This made the people even more excited. What's more, a group of people knelt at the gate of the palace and begged Emperor Xin to revoke his order.

Looking at this scene, Emperor Xin sighed.

"Throughout history, the common people have always been the easiest to deceive. If they could read a little, they wouldn't have come to this!"

"Your Majesty, papermaking and printing technologies are almost complete. We will never be short of paper and books in the future," said Yang Jiao.

"Your Majesty, I have cultivated high-quality crops, and the crop yield will be at least three times higher in the future. As soon as the land is measured, it will be the farming season." Yu Xian'er reported.

This is also the fundamental reason why Emperor Xin wanted to measure the land as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, my medical code has also been compiled and divided. In the future, all doctors will be divided into specialized categories, and women can also study medicine." Hu Ximei said on the side.

But Su Hong was not here, she was in front of a group of imperial guards.

Next to her was Huang Feihu, the King of Wucheng.

At this time, a voice of discussion came from the crowd: "Our mission as imperial guards is to protect the king, not to measure any land."

"King Wucheng, His Majesty said that the imperial guards would be handed over to me for command today. What should we do with people who speak nonsense like this?" Su Hong said coldly.

The soldier who spoke changed his expression slightly.

"The person who just spoke, drag him out and give him fifty lashes!" Huang Feihu waved his hand helplessly.

In fact, Huang Feihu also felt that the king's arrangement was inappropriate.

Especially when he heard that the imperial guards were to be handed over to this right prime minister in front of him, he felt even more uncomfortable.

But Huang Feihu is absolutely a loyal man, so he will not disobey the orders of King Shang, otherwise he would not be standing here.

After the man was dragged out, Su Hong asked again, "Then King Wucheng, what should we do with those who disobey our orders?"

Huang Feihu's expression changed slightly. He was the one who led the Imperial Guards. If all of them were punished by Su Hong, his prestige would definitely drop greatly.

Fortunately, Su Hong said at this time: "I see that you have important matters to attend to at this time, so let's put this matter aside for now. If anyone disobeys orders again, he will be executed!"

When he said behead, Su Hong felt a chill all over his body.

Even Huang Feihu's hair stood on end.

Because he just felt a sense of majesty, and this kind of majesty should be possessed by those who have fought on the battlefield for a long time.

He didn't know that in order to hone Su Hong and improve her command ability, Sun Wukong had made her fight on the battlefield in the human world for many years!

Even a great general like Huang Feihu is slightly inferior in terms of his ability to lead troops and fight.

"Did you hear Prime Minister Su's order? Get moving!" Huang Feihu shouted, and the soldiers began to measure the land.

……

For the next period of time, there was chaos and panic in Chaoge City.

The right prime minister, Su Hong, who was called the "demon prime minister" by the people, led the imperial guards to measure the farmland everywhere.

Anyone who obstructs will be executed on the spot!

Anyone who dares to conceal the truth or make a major mistake will be beheaded immediately!
In Su Hong's words, arable land is the foundation of the people and the basis for the prosperity of Chaoge. No one is allowed to disrupt this arable land measurement operation!

In just half a month, all the arable land in Chaoge was counted and divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower.

"My Lord, all the arable land has been measured, and the tax evasion by the big landlords and scholar-official families has been stopped," said Su Hong.

"Good!" Emperor Xin stood up happily, "Thank you for your hard work, Right Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty, I have also prepared the seeds, including wheat, millet, rice, and wheat... These days I will measure which crops are suitable for growing on these lands, and then distribute them!" said Yu Xian'er.

"Then I'll leave it to Dean Wang." A bright light flashed in Emperor Xin's eyes.

But at this moment, the door of the imperial study was knocked and a voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty, the Left Prime Minister comes to see you."

"No!" Emperor Xin waved his sleeves, knowing without hesitation that Shang Rong was here to cause trouble again. "But the Left Prime Minister said that if the king doesn't see him, he will kneel down forever," the person outside said.

Emperor Xin was just about to say that if Shang Rong wanted to kneel, he should let him kneel, but Su Hong said, "Your Majesty, Shang Xiang has no bad intentions, so please meet him!"

"He doesn't have any bad intentions, but he's too pedantic." Emperor Xin sighed, "Okay, I'll meet him!"

During the past half month, Shang Rong's ministers had been urging him not to reform the system every day, which annoyed him so much that he didn't even want to attend the morning court.

……

At this moment, in Mount Zhongnan, Yun Zhongzi looked towards Chaoge and sighed, "I think the fortune of this human dynasty is unstable. It seems that there is an evil spirit causing chaos in the government."

The boy beside him said, "Master, the ancestor said that we, the disciples of the Chan Sect, should not interfere in human affairs. The Shang Dynasty will be destroyed and the Zhou Dynasty will rise. Isn't it just right that there are demons and evil spirits causing chaos?"

Yun Zhongzi looked at the boy and said, "No, when dynasties change, it is the people who suffer. Now that I have seen it today, I cannot sit idly by and do nothing.

In this case, it all depends on the fate of the Human King himself.

Go and cut a branch from the Green Cloud Pine for me, and I will carve a wooden sword to exorcise the demon."

After a while, Yun Zhongzi went down the mountain with the sharpened wooden sword.

He flew for a while and landed by a small river ten miles away from Chaoge City.

But before Yun Zhongzi entered Chaoge, he saw a Taoist in green clothes walking towards him from a distance.

It was the Spiritual Platform Wanderer that Sun Wukong had transformed into. He waved his whisk, looking mysterious and profound, and asked, "Yun Zhongzi, are you going to Chaoge to eliminate the demon?"

Yun Zhongzi frowned, but still said truthfully: "Yes, the people of Shang are now in turmoil, and there are evil spirits causing chaos. I want to get rid of the evil spirits!"

Sun Wukong asked again, "The destruction of the Shang Dynasty and the rise of the Zhou Dynasty were destined by heaven. You expound the principles of heaven and follow the will of heaven. Why did you do this?"

Yun Zhongzi was a little surprised. How could this old Taoist know so much and even know that he came from the Chan sect?
Moreover, he couldn't see through the other party, so he wondered if he had met a saint.

But the problem is that the person in front of him doesn't match any of the six saints he is familiar with.

Thinking of this, Yun Zhongzi said, "Old man, there are evil spirits plaguing Chaoge City, and I really can't bear to see the people suffer.

So he carved a wooden sword. If the Human King had the right luck, he could use this wooden sword to eliminate the demon.

If there is no affinity, I will not continue to intervene."

Sun Wukong secretly admired in his heart that he was indeed worthy of being the Immortal of Fortune and had a good character.

Then he added, "You don't have to go to Chaoge. I will deliver this wooden sword to you."

Anyway, this wooden sword will definitely be burned by Emperor Xin in the end, so Yun Zhongzi’s trip will be in vain.

"This... isn't a good idea!" Yun Zhongzi said hesitantly.

"It's settled." Sun Wukong didn't give Yun Zhongzi a chance to refuse. He changed the subject and said, "Yun Zhongzi, do you know your own life experience?"

"Background? I only know that I took shape in Kunlun Mountain." Yun Zhongzi said.

"No," Sun Wukong said slowly, "You were born from the clouds, so you are called Yunzhongzi. You were born with three white clouds and a breeze."

The surprise in Yun Zhongzi's eyes became even more intense. He, the Three Fairies of Jiejiao, and Zhao Gongming did transform at the same time, but no one had ever told him that he was born from the clouds.

Sun Wukong continued, "Your father must be Taoist Red Cloud."

"Is it the Taoist Hongyun who was killed by the demons during the Lich Tribulation?" Yun Zhongzi asked.

"That's right. Hongyun died at that time because the demon master Kunpeng wanted to seize Hongyun's Hongmeng purple energy." Sun Wukong said.

"Kunpeng?" Yun Zhongzi felt a surge of inexplicable anger in his heart. He also believed Sun Wukong's words 80% of the time, and then asked: "Excuse me, senior, where is Kunpeng now?"

"This object is the remains of the Red Cloud. Wherever it floats, Kunpeng will be there." Sun Wukong took out a small red cloud, "But after a million years, Kunpeng may have already reached the level of a quasi-sage.

You can unite with the Three Heavenly Gods and Zhao Gongming. The Great Immortal Zhenyuan of the Five-Zhuang Monastery is your father's best friend and will help you."

This is a small part of Hong Yun's body. Because Hong Yun was beaten to the point of death by Kun Peng, he is most sensitive to Kun Peng's breath.

"Thank you, father-in-law!" Yun Zhongzi took the red cloud into his hand and immediately felt an extremely strong sense of closeness. His last bit of doubt disappeared, and then he bowed respectfully to Sun Wukong.

The next moment, Sun Wukong disappeared.

Seeing that he could not find any trace of Sun Wukong, Yun Zhongzi bowed again and left.

The direction he was heading this time was Biyou Palace!
Sun Wukong watched him go away in the dark, his bright eyes swirling around as he thought to himself, "The Conferred God Tribulation may have a higher level of combat power than the Lich Tribulation, but its scope is not that large, only involving the Chan and Jie sects.

Hongjun wanted to split the two sects of Chen and Jie and break away from the control of the Heavenly Dao, so these two sects were the most affected.

But how could this be enough? The movement had to be even louder!

The Conferred God Tribulation, the Styx, Kunpeng, Zhen Yuanzi, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the demon race... all have to participate!"

……

On the other side, Yun Zhongzi arrived at the Biyou Palace on Jinao Island at the fastest speed.

He didn't hide when he came.

"That person seems to be Yun Zhongzi from the Chan Sect. What is he doing here?"

"I don't know, but the Chan and Jie sects have always been at odds with each other, so it shouldn't be a good thing."

"Let's go and take a look! If he dares to mess around, we'll teach him a lesson."

At this moment, all the Jiejiao immortals near Jin'ao Island were alarmed.

"I am Yun Zhongzi from the Chan Sect. Please meet the Three Goddesses and Taoist Fellow Zhao Gongming." Yun Zhongzi said at the gate of the Biyou Palace.

In the Biyou Palace, Tongtian also sensed Yun Zhongzi's arrival.

He had always had a good impression of this nephew, so he did not stop Sanxiao and Zhao Gongming from going out.

There was no tension when the two sides met, but they greeted each other politely.

"What brings you here, Fellow Daoist Yun Zhongzi?" Zhao Gongming asked as he welcomed Yun Zhongzi to a fairy island.

According to the old ancestor Hongyun, Yun Zhongzi was originally the eldest brother, but unfortunately the Chan and Jie factions were incompatible, so they were treated as fellow Taoists.

"I suddenly heard a secret today. The five of us should have been born from the clouds, and Taoist Hongyun should be our father!" Yun Zhongzi said bluntly.

Sanxiao and Zhao Gongming looked at each other in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist Yun Zhongzi, this is not a trivial matter. Is this true?" Zhao Gongming said solemnly.

"This is the remains of our father, feel it!" Yun Zhongzi released the red cloud.

Both Zhao Gongming and Sanxiao's expressions changed drastically.

That feeling of blood kinship can never be erased no matter what!

(End of this chapter)