Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 207: Duke Zhou of Shang
"Greetings, Your Highness! Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Ji Chang, along with his many sons and civil and military ministers, went thirty miles out of the city to welcome Yin Hong, the fox spirit and Hong Jin who had come from afar.

There is no problem with Yin Hong's identity. Many people know him. If we don't count uncles like Bigan, he is indeed the only heir to the Shang Dynasty.

Previously, Wen Zhong was worried that the evil spirit in the fox spirit would overflow and cause the ridicule of his fellow disciples, so he did not ask the fox spirit for her opinion and simply and roughly cast the Shangqing talisman to suppress the evil spirit in her body. Now, unless someone is more powerful than Wen Zhong and can break the Shangqing talisman, the nine-tailed fox spirit will be an ordinary woman from the inside out.

In other words, the ones who came to Xiqi this time were the prince of Shang Dynasty and Hu, who was given the title of noble lady.

Although Yin Hong and Hong Jin are fellow travelers, Xiqi attaches more importance to etiquette. For the sake of his own kingdom, Yin Hong gave the nine-tailed fox spirit to Hong Jin. They can still play together privately, but in public, Hong Jin and Hu are a couple.

The two also made up a story about a boy and a girl who were childhood sweethearts, then the boy went to seek immortality, the girl was sent to the palace, and they just reunited recently.

Ji Chang was ninety years old and could see at a glance that there was a problem between them, but he said nothing.

The old man gave up his Xibo Mansion for them to rest, and then summoned his scholars and civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

Ji Fa was dissatisfied. The situation in Xiqi was very good now, but suddenly a prince of the Shang Dynasty came and put a shackle on their heads.

He said, "Why not send them back to Chaoge with courtesy?"

Bo Yikao shook his head. "That's inappropriate. The Second Prince has come a thousand miles to Xiqi because he believes in my father's virtue. We welcome the Second Prince and can command all the princes to march to Chaoge together to eliminate the treacherous ministers Fei Zhong and You Hun and support the Shang Dynasty."

Ji Fa frowned. He didn't want to support the Shang Dynasty, but he really couldn't say it.

Xiqi and Shang had been fighting for more than three years, but had not actually raised the banner of rebellion.

In real history, even though Ji Chang owned two-thirds of the land of the Shang Dynasty, he was still a vassal of the Shang Dynasty. It was after Ji Chang's death that Ji Fa succeeded to the throne and established the Zhou Dynasty.

The situation is similar now, Ji Chang has been reluctant to take the final step.

Did he want to take that step? In fact, Ji Chang himself did not have such an idea. He was already ninety years old. How many days could he live?
Leaving a good reputation is the most important thing.

However, during these three years, thanks to Deng Chanyu's continuous support, Xiqi had also been able to tap into its potential. Their external situation had gone from precarious to as stable as Mount Qishan. The ambitions of the civil and military officials and his many sons had changed, and everyone hoped that Ji Chang would make further progress.

Just when he was about to lose control of public opinion, Yin Hong arrived.

Bo Yikao was a man who valued filial piety. He saw his father's dilemma, so he came up with the idea of ​​"serving the country to conquer the world."

Let Dad be a loyal minister forever. We will see what happens next. He believes that he is not greedy for power.

Ji Chang consulted with the civil and military officials and finally officially announced that Yin Hong, the sole heir to the Shang Dynasty, was in Xiqi. Xiqi was not a traitor, but rather a loyal minister. "We must purge the emperor's court!" This explanation was also provided to them by Nanjun.

Yin Hong appeared directly in Xiqi City and announced publicly that his father Yin Shou was controlled by the treacherous ministers Fei Zhong and You Hun, and now the decree could not leave Shouxian Palace. This time he sent himself to Xiqi to order the King of Xibo to send troops to defend the king.

Under the banner of King Zhou, he appointed Ji Chang as prime minister, chief minister, and Duke of Zhou, making him the head of all officials and giving him the power to command eight hundred princes in the world.

After that, he began to confer official titles.

Bo Yikao was the crown prince of Duke Zhou and a general. Hong Jin was the General of the Eastern Expedition and the Marquis of Song, Ji Fa was the General of the Western Expedition and the Marquis of Qin, and Ji Dan was the General of the Northern Expedition and the Marquis of Jin. The rest of the civil and military officials were promoted one or two ranks.

The black and white bordered flag of the Heavenly Mandate Xuanniao was once again raised on the city wall of Xiqi.

After old man Ji Chang took office as Prime Minister of the Shang Dynasty, he immediately wrote a letter to Nanjun. His words were sincere and well-reasoned. Now we are also ministers of the Shang Dynasty. Isn't it time for you to raise an army to help us?

The news he received was similar to what Fei Zhong had told King Zhou before.

Deng Jiugong and Deng Xiu are in Chaoge, and Deng Chanyu has gone out to practice Taoism and is not at home!
After repeated inquiries, no one knew where Deng Chanyu had gone, but she was definitely not in Nanjun.

Ji Chang was just surprised by this.

What is the current ruling style in Nanjun? Is it really a rule of inaction?

There is no ruler above, and the ministers and people below manage themselves?
This is already too ideal to be true!

When King Zhou heard that Yin Hong had arrived in Xiqi, he not only appointed him an official under his own banner, but also wanted to lead an army to fight back to Chaoge. He was furious. Fei Zhong and You Hun also felt that they had been wronged. What had we done that they wanted to kill us?

The king and his ministers discussed it, but in fact, there was no need for them to discuss it. The conflict between father and son had reached this point and was irreconcilable.

Deng Chanyu is still not at home, and the troops of Nanjun cannot be mobilized because you don’t know who to look for.

It is absolutely impossible to let Deng Jiugong and Deng Xiu go back.

King Zhou didn't waste any words this time. Since the miscellaneous troops were useless, he would use his own troops.

He sent Zhang Guifang, the general of Qinglong Pass, to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Xiqi.

Zhang Guifang's "calling names and knocking off horses" technique was extremely strange. He killed three generals of Xiqi in a row, including one of Ji Chang's sons. Hong Jin, who had just taken office as the General of the Eastern Expedition, was caught off guard and was called to fall off his horse. He was shot in the arm and almost got stabbed in the neck. He finally ran back to his own camp.

Zhang Guifang was very strong in Taoism, military tactics and martial arts, and the troops he led were the elite troops of the Shang Dynasty. Xiqi had a hard time dealing with them, and the two sides launched rounds of bloody battles at the foot of Mount Qi.

Deng Chanyu and Long Ji worked in the Tushita Palace for 49 days and refined the demon Zhurong together. The process went very smoothly. After this tempering, the body of the ancestor witch Zhurong was completely refined.

Fire rained for seven consecutive days in the Three Realms, bidding farewell to the ancestor of fire.

Afterwards, the essence of the earth veins in the ancient times increased a bit, and the fire energy between heaven and earth also became richer.

Unfortunately, no merit was bestowed this time. After the refining was completed, there were no ashes left. The energy in the ancestor witch's blood and essence had returned to heaven and earth.
In fact, according to Deng Chanyu's estimation, if she were to preside over the whole thing, she should be able to get merit if the "plan" was better made. However, the one in charge was Taishang Laojun. She could not ignore Taishang Laojun's way of inaction just because Taishang Laojun was more talkative than Taiqing Sage. This merit could only be counted.

After finishing his work, Taishang Laojun continued to practice with his eyes closed, and they bowed and said goodbye.

When they came, they were brought in directly by Taishang Laojun. If they leave, they certainly cannot expect Taishang Laojun to come and see them off. They don't have the face to do so, so the two of them can only walk out by themselves.

(End of this chapter)