Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 216: King Wen's Hundred Sons
The last three generations of the Shang Dynasty monarchs have always been very wary of Xiqi. From west to east, they have built five pass cities, namely Sishui Pass, Jiepai Pass, Chuanyun Pass, Tong Pass, and Lintong Pass, where large armies are stationed.

Later, Jiameng Pass was built to the north of the Five Passes, and Qinglong Pass was built to the south of the Five Passes.

Xiqi must break through these seven checkpoints before it can officially enter Henan, and then cross the river to attack Chaoge in Hebei.

In the original time and space, after Jiang Ziya became the prime minister of Xiqi, he had been fighting a defensive counterattack for more than ten years. He eliminated thirty-five of the thirty-six punitive armies of the Shang Dynasty, and then led an army of 600,000 out of Mount Qi.

At that time, Lao Jiang himself led the central army to attack Sishui Pass, Huang Feihu led the left army to attack Qinglong Pass, and Hong Jin led the right army to attack Jiameng Pass.

From north to south, the locations of Jiameng Pass, Sishui Pass and Qinglong Pass are extremely important. Only after breaking through these three passes can Xiqi truly turn from defense to offense.

Now Zhang Guifang is leading his army to attack Mount Qi, while Jiameng Pass in the north welcomes a secret envoy sent by Xiqi.

San Yisheng was in the Hu Mansion in Jiameng Pass, talking freely with the deputy general Hu Sheng.

"General Hu, Consort Hu is now in my Xiqi City. His Highness the Second Prince has also issued an edict to all the princes, preparing to gather eight hundred princes to the court to purge the emperor's entourage and execute the corrupt officials. I wonder what is holding you back, General?"

The main generals of Jiameng Pass are the four generals of the Mo family. The combined IQ of the four of them is considered a general, and Hu Sheng is the deputy general.

No matter how much the four generals of the Demon Family colluded with the Western Religion in secret, they were still nominally disciples of the Jie Religion. They also returned to the mountain at this time, and Hu Sheng was still in charge of Jiameng Pass.

Hu Sheng, Hu's biological father, had no idea that his daughter had been secretly switched.

Now that the nine-tailed fox spirit has appeared in Xiqi, it is 100% a betrayal to the enemy. He, the deputy general of Jiameng Pass, is sitting on pins and needles, fearing that one day an imperial decree will come from Chaoge, asking him to commit suicide to apologize.

He didn't want to die, not at all.

Seeing this opportunity, Xiqi has been trying to break through Jiameng Pass for some time.

"Don't worry, sir. Let me think about this for a moment."

San Yisheng did not put all his hopes on Hu Sheng. After leaving Hu's house, he was escorted by several personal guards to the second floor of the Chengnan Restaurant, where he met another powerful figure in Jiameng Pass.

Hu Sheng’s general. Xu Kun!

Xu Kun has a handsome appearance and a strong body. He is considered to be very handsome among the military generals who consider roughness as beauty.

Unlike Hu Sheng who was still hesitating, he had already thought it through.

After San Yisheng arrived and gave him just a few words of persuasion, he said that he had long wanted to join the Duke of Xibo.

"Old Lord saved my father and I from Chaoge. Now that my father is dead, I long to repay him every day for his kindness. If the senior official commands me, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

San Yisheng was very satisfied. Ji Chang was renowned for his benevolence and had connections throughout the world. It was only natural for him to meet a general who had once been a benefactor to him. "Magnificent! With the general's help, my lord will surely accomplish his great cause and restore peace and prosperity to the people of the world."

Half an hour later, Xu Kun came to see Hu Sheng.

As soon as he entered the hall, he clasped his fists and saluted: "Brother, you urgently summoned me. What instructions do you have?" Hu Sheng pondered over it again and again. He was really worried that he would be punished by King Zhou. He had already intended to surrender to Xiqi. At this time, he pretended to be embarrassed: "My dear brother, you also know that my unfilial daughter... Alas, I really don't know how many days I can keep this head!"

Xu Kun immediately said, "Brother, don't worry. In my humble opinion, chaos is raging everywhere, and Chaoge has done nothing but drink and indulge in pleasure. With such a tyrant ruler, what's the point of protecting him? Why not offer the city gate to the Second Prince?"

"Are you joking, my dear brother?"

"Every word is true. If there is even a single lie, I will die by the sword!"

With everyone reaching a consensus, Hu Sheng did not hesitate any longer and immediately contacted San Yisheng, expressing his willingness to surrender to Xiqi with Jiameng Pass. He said that he certainly could not say it so bluntly, saying that he wanted to help the Second Prince, not Xiqi.

San Yisheng didn't care about that. The two sides agreed on the details and hurried back to Xiqi.

After several days, Ji Fa traveled day and night and secretly arrived at the city with 3,000 elite soldiers. Hu Sheng opened the gate. Ji Fa led the troops and fought bloody battles for half a day. He eliminated all the generals loyal to King Zhou and occupied Jiameng Pass.

Hu Sheng was unwilling to give up his military power, and Ji Fa did not make things difficult for him, so Xu Kun went to Xiqi City as an envoy to meet Ji Chang.

Ji Chang is dying.

He could have lived to be ninety-seven years old, but now he lacks Lei Zhenzi and has not completed the Hundred Sons Fate Pattern, so his life span is directly shortened.

This Hundred Sons cannot be found randomly on the street. The birth date, fortune, and destiny must match. As long as both parties agree and complete the nominal father-son relationship, it doesn't matter whether you live or die. As long as this person is on the "household registration book", it's fine. It doesn't matter if a few people die on the battlefield.
Xu Kun's arrival startled Ji Chang, who was proficient in divination.
Xu Kun recounted the story of how Ji Chang had saved him and his son. When he saw Ji Chang dying, he knelt down and said, "If you will not abandon me, I will be your adopted father!"

Xiqi City had originally prepared for the funeral, but a week later, everyone discovered that Ji Chang had stood up again! The old man's face couldn't be said to be rosy, but he was completely different from his previous image of dying.

Yin Hong thought that Ji Chang was plotting against him, and secretly felt lucky that he did not jump out to seize the military power. Besides being glad, he played with the fox spirit and Hong Jin for another two days.

Ji Chang also announced that Xu Kun was his 100th son. Xu Kun wanted to change his surname to Ji, but Ji Chang thought there was no need to abandon his surname. Finally, the two sides negotiated amicably and decided to retain the surname Xu and the surname Ji. The two were combined to become Ji Xu Kun!
Jiameng Pass was broken, and Chaoge was shocked three times in one day.

In fact, the terrain of Jiameng Pass is rugged and the road is difficult to travel. The army cannot be deployed at all, and logistics is out of the question. It is far inferior to the road from Sishui Pass to Mianchi in the south.

King Zhou was angry because he was betrayed by his lover.

The last bit of thought he had for Mrs. Hu and the Hu family completely disappeared. He could kill his first wife and his own son, let alone Mrs. Hu.

He immediately issued an edict that anyone who could kill Hu would be rewarded with a thousand gold coins, and anyone who killed Hu Sheng would be promoted three levels.

At the same time, he ordered Zhang Guifang to continue the fierce attack, no matter the cost, and to kill Yin Hong's rebellious son and the entire Ji family.

Deng Chanyu was helped to upgrade by Nuwa using her own saintly practice. She did not encounter any obstacles and successfully broke through to the first level of refining the spirit and returning to the void, which is the fourth level of the immortal realm [True Immortal]. Her mana and consciousness increased more than tenfold.

Reaching this realm is considered to be a preliminary farewell to the level of "Qi Refiner from a certain island". From the perspective of ordinary immortals, he is already a master who has attained Taoism.

　The original novel does have Xu Kun, who was also named Xuanwu Xingjun after his death. This is not something I made up.

　　
　
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