Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 412 Confessing the King
King Zhou was a model of a king who thrived in times of adversity and thrived in times of prosperity. He wished he could tear Fei Zhong and You Hun into pieces, but as a king, he was very aware of his predicament and was able to suppress his likes and dislikes in order to keep his throne.

The Shang Dynasty court experienced many drastic changes, and lost too many of the once highly respected and capable ministers. Although Fei Zhong and You Hun were greedy, they still had the ability to get things done. At least they could do the work of calculating accounts, collecting taxes, and managing food and grass.

Fei Zhong and You Hun secretly colluded with each other and won over several Shang Dynasty ministers who were also abandoned by Jiang Huanchu. They planned to secretly open the gate of Chaoge and let Wen Zhong's army enter the city.

Chaoge, once the most prosperous city in the world, has suffered ravages of war and now has a population of less than 50,000. Fortunately, the city's specifications are still there and it is more than enough to serve as a military fortress.

The State of Qi did not attach importance to the ministers of the Shang Dynasty, but attached great importance to the city of Chaoge.

Not only were heavy troops stationed there, the immortals also arranged for Gandharvas and Kinnaras to be stationed there.

These two would become the gods of song and dance and music in Buddhism in the future. This was because there was a great deal of turmoil within Buddhism, and if they did not find another way out, there would be no way they could succeed.

Now these two have just been rescued from the boundless sea of ​​blood by Zhunti, and are participating in the Battle of the Gods as disciples of the Western Sect.

They haven't reached the stage where they can sing and dance well, but their current fighting ability is top-notch.

On the surface, these two Xuanxians were stationed there, but was there an even stronger immortal hidden behind the scenes? No one could tell.

These uncertain number of Western religious immortals were a huge obstacle for Fei Zhong and You Hun to sneak open the city gate.

Wen Zhong pondered deeply and thought that the Shang Dynasty could not do without Chaoge. Not to mention its military significance, the ancestral tablets were all here, and it was of great significance to take it back.

He counted all the cards he could play. It was really difficult for the Golden Spirit Holy Mother lineage to deal with the Western religion. More external forces had to be introduced.

He went to the palace to see King Zhou at night.

Deng Chanyu received an urgent letter from her maid Hongxiao. After reading it, she ended her training and rode a cloud to Nandu.

She was so engrossed in her cultivation that she hadn't been back for a while.

Now that I'm back, I don't feel like I've been away for a lifetime.

What feeling do you want?
Deng Jiugong, Deng Xiu, and Huang Feihu have all eaten the peaches, but their appearance has not changed at all.

Su Hu's daughter can summon the Judge's Pen and the King of Hell's Book of Life and Death at any time. Unless he himself doesn't want to live, theoretically, Grandpa Su can live for a very long time.

Li Jing has also become obsessed with cultivating immortals recently. It seems that he has crossed the chasm between human and immortal and has become a true immortal. He looks a few years younger than the last time they met.

The reason why the four leaders of the reactionary group, Deng, Huang, Su and Li, gathered together was because of the arrival of a young Taoist priest.

The Taoist had large ears and an extraordinary bearing. When he saw Deng Chanyu, he immediately bowed and said, "Ji Li, a disciple of Master Wen of the Jiejiao Sect, pays homage to Master Uncle Deng."

Deng Chanyu: “.”

Deng Jiugong public: “.”

Wow, you are really old. We don’t know what to say.

Deng Chanyu was also a little embarrassed. The disciple of Jiejiao in front of her seemed to be ten years older than her. She called him "Uncle Master" without any hesitation. After all, he was a disciple of Jiejiao who had worked hard in the mortal world, and he had cultivated his state of mind quite well.

She was silent for a moment.

When her cultivation was low, she could say, "Let's talk about our own things," but now that's no longer possible. She called Jin Ling Shengmu "Senior Sister," and she agreed. She called Wen Zhong "Junior Nephew," and he also agreed. Now, when Ji Li called her "Grandmaster Uncle," she really couldn't refuse, let alone say, "Let's call each other fellow Taoists."

"Nephew, please don't be polite. I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. Here is a jade pendant. Please accept it for now and use it as a plaything."

People called her "Master's Uncle". Since she was such a senior, it would be inappropriate not to give something when meeting her for the first time. So she immediately selected a jade pendant with the effect of calming the mind as a gift.

Ji Li came to deliver Wen Zhong's handwritten letter. In fact, his mission had been completed. He had been using the excuse that he had not yet met his uncle master to delay leaving. Now that he had received the gift, he finally said goodbye and left.

Deng Chanyu was a little unhappy. It was true that she had many treasures in her hands, and recently she had pocketed most of the savings of Yingzhou Dong Wanggong. A jade pendant was worthless at all, but this grandson actually dared to plot against her!
Deng Jiugong didn't give her time to think about it and handed the letter to her directly: "My son, please read Master Wen's letter first."

"it is good."

She took Wen Zhong's handwritten letter and read it carefully.

Wen Zhong made an alliance with the State of Han to attack the State of Qi.

He also made it clear that he hoped the Han would attack first, creating an opportunity for the Shang Dynasty to launch a surprise attack.

Afterwards, the Han State could control the entire Huai River Basin and Xuzhou.

This is almost just empty talk. If the Han State wants to fight, it can do so on its own without Wen Zhong reminding it.

And you want us to attack first? Draw Qi's army to Han's side, and then let Shang take advantage. Are we stupid?
In order to facilitate this cooperation, Wen Zhong threw out an important weight.

Everyone talks about the Han Dynasty, but in fact Deng Jiugong did not officially establish a country. His title is still the Duke of Han conferred by King Zhou. Theoretically speaking, both Deng Jiugong and Huang Feihu are part of the Shang Dynasty.

If Deng Jiugong was willing to send troops this time, King Zhou would officially issue an edict to appoint him as King of Han.

Could a Shang king enfeoff a Han king? As the common ruler of the world, the Shang king certainly could.

This edict of being the common ruler of the world is much more orthodox than claiming it behind closed doors or having a descendant of the Shang Dynasty play the game of abdication.

From the perspective of human destiny, the title bestowed by the King of Shang must be of higher value than the title bestowed by the King of Zhou, much higher.

Deng Chanyu switched her mindset from cultivating immortals to political struggle, and weighed the pros and cons for a while.

Would Han attack Qi? Zhou was inconvenient to attack, and Shang was difficult to attack, so attacking Qi was inevitable.

The disciples of the Western sect came to participate in the Battle of the Gods just to be runners-up. They must not be allowed to occupy the Central Plains under any circumstances. This is the bottom line of the Eastern Taoism. From this perspective, the Han Kingdom must fight.

The State of Qi has now created a dragon totem, haha.
The Shang Dynasty was the Black Bird of Heaven's Mandate, the Zhou Dynasty was the Phoenix Singing at Mount Qishan, the Han Dynasty was the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, but it was the Qi Dynasty that created a dragon totem!

The Phoenix Clan lacks the loyalty of the Four Seas Clan, nor the pomp and circumstance of fine clothes and delicious food. They hang on to their lives like drinking the northwest wind every day. And you still want to snatch the little luck left by the human race? From this point of view, they must be attacked.

Since we have to fight anyway, it would be nice to get a formal edict from King Zhou to confer the title of king.

She stated her suggestion bluntly: "I think we should accept Wen Zhong's request. Let's send troops to the north to attack Qi!"

Deng Jiugong looked at the other three families. Huang Feihu, Su Hu and Li Jing all nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)