Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 238: Riot in Shouxian Palace

Historical records say that E Lai was a brave warrior who could fight bears and tigers, and Fei Lian was good at running, and "both father and son served Emperor Xin with their talents and strength."

Cao Cao often said that Dian Wei was "the E'Lai of ancient times", which was a very high evaluation. E'Lai was not a treacherous minister.

On the contrary, E Lai died on the battlefield for the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou committed suicide by burning himself, and after Ji Fa established the Zhou Dynasty, Fei Lian led his troops in the east to resist the Zhou army for several years.

What this father and son did actually had nothing to do with being treacherous ministers. They were a hundred times worse than Fei Zhong and You Hun.

In the timeline of Fengshen, the father and son surrendered to the Zhou Kingdom, and King Wu Jifa conferred them the title of Zhong Daifu.

Lao Jiang was conferring gods upon all 365 gods and then closed the platform. However, at dawn the next day, he reopened the platform and executed Fei Lian and E Lai, father and son, and temporarily added another god. This whole operation was a bit confusing and could only be attributed to fate.

Now Fei Lian and his son E Lai were highly valued, and King Zhou held a grand banquet. Fei Lian personally beat the drum with his upper body bare, while E Lai wrestled with a rhinoceros with his bare hands.

E'Lai is simply a human-shaped beast. Even the rhinoceros cannot match his extraordinary strength. Its huge body was forcibly knocked down. E'Lai even pressed the rhinoceros's neck tightly with his knees. It was because the rhinoceros could not speak Yin language, otherwise it would definitely shout something like "I can't breathe".

"Hahahaha, what a warrior!" King Zhou was very excited when he saw E Lai knock down the rhinoceros with his bare hands.

He asked Huang Feihu tentatively, "Would King Wucheng be willing to give it a try?"

What to try? This rhino, or Elai?
Huang Feihu's face suddenly changed. He was a general of the country and the commander-in-chief of the three armies. You asked him to fight with a beast?
Deng Jiugong gently touched his elbow, and Huang Feihu calmed down and forced a smile: "My martial arts skills are crude and far inferior to General E Lai."

King Zhou looked at Deng Jiugong again: "Where is the Duke of Han?"

Deng Jiugong coughed and said, "I am old, and last year I was struck by a great plague. I am barely alive, and now I am no longer able to fight in the battlefield."

King Zhou was very satisfied and looked at E Lai again.

What a warrior! He has thousands of such warriors. Can the peasants of Xiqi resist him?

King Zhou raised his glass and said: "Great Shang has a warrior like E Lai, and with the assistance of wise ministers, the conquest of Xiqi is just around the corner. Fortunately, Great Shang!"

The ministers also raised their glasses and said, "Lucky is the Shang Dynasty!"

A discordant note suddenly appeared in a harmonious melody.

Senior official Jiao Ge, the famous minister who was "raised among fish and salt" in Mencius's article "Born in sorrow and died in happiness", stepped into Shouxian Palace.

Ignoring the dissuasion of the palace guards and some close ministers, Jiao Ge stiffened his neck and asked, "Your Majesty, what crime have the seventy-two maids of the Eastern Palace committed? Why are they being thrown into a scorpion pit and killed by snakes and scorpions?"

King Zhou was quite annoyed at having his interest interrupted, but with all the ministers in front of him, he suppressed his anger and said, "Those lowly people were once the confidants of the Jiang family. They conspired to collude with Donglu. Are they innocent?"

Jiao Ge spoke righteously, "Queen Jiang is chaste, virtuous, kind, and loving. She and Your Majesty have been married since birth and have never done anything wrong. How can there be any talk of conspiracy?"

The matter of Queen Jiang has become a taboo in Chaoge City. Many ministers feel that something is fishy, ​​but under the pressure of King Zhou, no one dares to say anything.

Today, Jiao Ge has finally broken through this window paper.

He must get to the bottom of this matter.

King Zhou's eyes were a little cold, and he said loudly: "Come, call Fei Zhong."

Fei Zhong was even excluded from this kind of banquet, his status had fallen drastically. However, it was Fei Zhong who had been responsible for this matter some time ago, so he had to be brought back. Fei Zhong arrived quickly, kneeling smoothly and taking two characteristic steps on his knees before he spoke: "Your Majesty, I, Fei Zhong, pay my respects to you!"

King Zhou suppressed his displeasure and said, "Tell Doctor Jiao Ge and all the civil and military officials how the Jiang family sent their retainers to assassinate King Tang and plotted to seize his throne!"

Initially, Queen Jiang was wrongly killed, but after so much time, King Zhou and Fei Zhong had already patched things up. Decades of marital love? He didn't even want his son, so what marital love did he still have!
All kinds of human and material evidence have been prepared long ago. The king cannot be wrong, and the blame will definitely fall on the head of the dead Queen Jiang.

King Zhou thought nothing would go wrong, but something went wrong today.

Fei Zhong seemed to have suddenly become dazed. After a moment's thought, he slowly said, "The assassin Jiang Huan is currently being held in my custody. It's fitting that he will be handed over to Your Majesty for personal interrogation today."

Fei Zhong was clearly ordered to silence the man, but this guy actually disobeyed the order in secret!
King Zhou looked at Fei Zhong with eyes like sharp swords. The flattering minister who used to be extremely fawning lowered his head today and acted very respectful.

Everyone present was a smart person and knew that something must have happened between King Zhou and Fei Zhong.

Since Jiao Ge was mentioned by Mencius, he was certainly not a fool. He frowned and wondered whether he should continue to delve into the matter.

"Why is your Majesty hesitating, Father? Since there is a witness, please hand him over so that all the civil and military officials can hear what crime your mother has committed!"

Yin Jiao, wearing a helmet and armor, strode into Shouxian Palace with great momentum. Behind him followed the senior doctor Yang Ren, who had been blinded and killed long ago.

"Dead? Is this His Majesty? This, this, is the spirit of Sima Ming appearing?"

"Your Highness is still alive? His head and body were separated before."

"This must be the intention of Cheng Tang's ancestors! Doctor Yang Ren also died before. They must have returned from the Emperor of Heaven to revive this vast country."

The ministers were talking about it a lot. The resurrection of the dead was really too terrifying. The Shang Dynasty believed in ghosts and gods very much and would ask their ancestors for advice at any time. The appearance of a lively Yin Jiao and Yang Ren before them had a great impact on them.

To extend this further, if others can come back to life from the dead, can you do it too?
Huang Feihu and Deng Jiugong looked at each other, then continued drinking and watched what would happen.

King Zhou was furious: "Rebellious son! He is truly a rebellious son! Where are the warriors in front of the palace? Push this rebellious son down and behead him!"

Yin Jiao stood still with a sneer on his face.

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

Several uncles of the king, led by Bigan, Jizi and Weizi, immediately stood up to oppose it.

Two warriors in front of the palace tried to grab Yin Jiao's arms, but were forced back by Bigan who drew his sword.

Bigan was the Grand Si Ming of the Shang Dynasty, in charge of all sacrificial work. He was basically the spiritual leader of the regime and the king's uncle, so he had enormous power.

Yin Jiao knelt before him and said, "I beg you, uncle, to uphold justice for the state of Cheng Tang! If my mother is guilty, Yin Jiao is willing to die without regrets. If my mother is innocent, I will."

He looked at King Zhou viciously, and there was no trace of father-son affection in his eyes.

Bigan looked at King Zhou seriously, and said word by word, "I think your Highness is right. Queen Jiang's death was unclear, and King Tang's ancestors need an explanation."

(End of this chapter)