Investiture of the Gods: I am Bigan, the Master of Conspiracy

Chapter 44 Bloodline Origin

Faced with the competition for credit between the Northern Marquis and the Southern Marquis, Ji Chang was anxious at the moment, but he was completely unable to resolve the problem.

If he does not participate, it is obvious that his bloodline will be taken away by Beibohou, and the credit will be snatched away by E Chongyu. How will Ji Chang rule the four directions in the future?
It should be noted that the Xuanyuan clan occupies half of the human population. It can be imagined that those who are of direct bloodline have great reputation, great luck and endless benefits.

In other words, Ji Chang claimed to be the direct descendant, and Chonghouhu was dissatisfied. Whoever was the direct descendant was the blood king of half of the human race and the emperor of half of the human race!

This was also the original motivation for Conferred God and Chonghouhu to report Ji Chang, and it was also the root cause of Ji Chang's extermination of Chonghouhu's entire family!

Ji Chang couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Nanbo Hou guarded the southern border to defend against the Jiuli. This is indeed a great achievement. He guarded the southern border for an entire Yuanhui and worked hard. Beibo Hou defended the northern border against the monsters. This is also well known to everyone. And my successive generations of Xibo Hou also guarded the western border. In the past, it was the Endless Wilderness. We shouldered the heavy responsibility of expanding the territory, allowing our human race to truly enter the wilderness and expand the territory westward. Isn't this a great achievement? Ji Chang is not competing with my two brothers for credit. We are all descendants of the Holy Queen. We should work together. Whether it is resisting foreign tribes or expanding the territory, there should be no argument!"

Ji Chang also wanted to reconcile this contradiction.

After hearing this, Yin Ziyu stood up and said, "As expected of the Marquis of Xibo, you understand the situation. The four princes all have their responsibilities. The Marquis of Beibo is responsible for guarding against the monsters in the northern border, the Marquis of Nanbo is responsible for resisting the Jiuli, the Marquis of Xibo goes deep into the wilderness to expand the territory, and the Marquis of Dongbo resists the sea tribe. However, if we can't compete for merit, then we have to compete for bloodline. I wonder who the Marquis of Xibo thinks should enjoy these two ginseng fruits?"

Yin Ziyu began to interrogate Ji Chang directly.

For a moment, all the princes looked at Ji Chang.

At this moment, Ji Chang wanted to slap himself in the face. When he thought about it, he remembered what the Immortal of the South Pole said: It is better to keep silent than to say a thousand words.

If I jump out to act as a peacemaker, doesn't that mean that if I eat it myself, then I am hypocritical, and if I say I give up, then I will inevitably alienate people. How can I not afford this price?

It should be noted that once Ji Chang gave up, it would inevitably lead to his bloodline being inferior to Chong Houhu and his achievements being inferior to E Chongyu. Then a series of subsequent actions would cause the entire Xiqi to suffer heavy losses in an instant.

Luck will inevitably plummet.

Then the eight hundred princes under his command would inevitably be disappointed and become disloyal, which he could not afford.

Ji Chang did not represent himself alone, but represented the entire huge interest group of Xiqi.

If he gave up and just established his own reputation, Xiqi's foundation would be in jeopardy.

The Xiqi interest group cannot give up its interests. It can be defeated, but it cannot give up.

This is a matter of face for the entire Xiqi. When the face can no longer be maintained, other parties will step forward like wolves to devour it.

This is what happened in Dream of the Red Chamber. Even though the Rongguo Mansion had declined to this point, they still held a birthday banquet with the utmost pomp and circumstance, because aristocrats cannot lose face.

Ji Chang took a deep breath and said, "Ji Chang can choose not to eat the ginseng fruit, but I cannot admit that my bloodline is not as good as Bei Bo Hou's, nor are my achievements as good. If that is the case, Ji Chang is willing to withdraw and give the ginseng fruit to my two brothers."

After hearing this, Chong Houhu immediately said, "If Xibo Hou acknowledges that the Chong family is the direct descendant of the Holy Emperor, how about giving the ginseng fruit to Xibo Hou?"

Ji Chang actually dared to do this. Emperor Xin instantly displayed the majesty of the Human Emperor. In an instant, the Human Emperor's enormous pressure fell like a cold winter, making Ji Chang tremble like a sieve and kneel down.

"My lord is guilty!"

Yin Ziyu snorted coldly, "Lord Xibo, Your Majesty has given me a reward. What's the point of me, as a minister, arguing about merit? What's the point of arguing about blood ties? If you admit it, you can refuse the food. But you deny it and yet you want to give it up. Are you playing tricks on Your Majesty? Are you using Your Majesty's reward to sell your reputation? From now on, how dare you, the princes of all parties, blaspheme Your Majesty like this?"

Yin Ziyu continued, "Lord Xibo, this is the second time you've done this today. Could it be that Lord Xibo has some other motive?"

After hearing this, Ji Chang immediately bowed his head and admitted his guilt.

"I am guilty, Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Ji Chang didn't dare to really resist. After all, he had not yet earned the title of a sage, and he couldn't just die like this.

Emperor Xin instantly put away his emperor's majesty and said, "Ji Chang, if you consider yourself inferior, then let the two of you eat this ginseng fruit. What do you think?"

Ji Chang quickly said, "Your Majesty, bloodline and achievements are the glory of Xiqi. Ji Chang cannot give them up, nor do he have the right to do so!"

Emperor Xin nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'll set a rule: the first bloodline to be ranked will be given the ginseng fruit, and then after that, based on merit, another ginseng fruit will be given. My dear ministers, what do you think?"

"I will obey your orders!"

The way Emperor Xin had just established his authority over Ji Chang immediately made all parties afraid to make any unusual moves, and they could only honestly argue about who had the closest bloodline.

This was a true act of establishing authority and power for the young emperor.

Soon, the three small princes began to argue, each holding their own opinion.

Gao Jineng, a minister of the Northern Marquis, suddenly shouted, "If it were during the reign of Emperor Yu, would you have fought for the legitimate lineage? If it were during the Xia Dynasty, would you have fought for it? Why is it that during the reign of Emperor Yu and the Xia Dynasty, they were all legitimate descendants of the Holy Emperor, but now, they are no longer? My ancestor was the son of Emperor Yu. At that time, both of you were defending the border, and your bloodlines were already on the verge of collapse. Why didn't you fight then? For tens of thousands of years, your ancestors both submitted to the Xia Dynasty. How can you contradict them now?"

These words instantly refuted all parties and left them speechless.

The man continued, "Everyone knows that Emperor Yu's father was Gun, and Gun's father was Chang Yi, and Chang Yi's father was Emperor Zhuanxu. Since Emperor Zhuanxu, despite the three generations of Emperor Ku, Yao, and Shun, it ultimately came to Emperor Yu's lineage, which has ruled the human race for tens of thousands of years. For tens of thousands of years, this lineage has been known as the direct descendant of the Holy Emperor. Why are you questioning it now?"

After hearing this, Chong Houhu couldn't help but smile, while the other two parties did not make any rebuttal.

Emperor Xin nodded after hearing this and said, "According to this theory, Xia Shi, you two are ministers, and the bloodline of the Human Emperor is naturally the closest bloodline. This ginseng fruit should be enjoyed by the Northern Marquis!"

After Emperor Xin finished speaking, he immediately sent someone to deliver a ginseng fruit to Beibohou.

When Ji Chang saw this, his heart sank and he looked at Chonghouhu, angry that the other party did not consider the overall situation.

Chong Houhu was extremely happy: "My two wise brothers, this is a bloodline dispute, everyone knows it, we can't give in, please forgive me!"

After saying that, he started eating directly, enjoying a ginseng fruit in full view of everyone.

Ji Chang knew that if he lost his bloodline and also his achievements, how could Xiqi achieve great things in the future?

E Chongyu was also extremely nervous at this moment. If his bloodline was inferior, then his achievements must not be inferior. Otherwise, in the future, the entire Beibohou would be at the bottom, which was unacceptable.

At this moment, a smile appeared on Yin Ziyu's lips.

It was part of Yin Ziyu's plan to let Chong Houhu get the direct bloodline this time.

This strategy certainly won't make them commit suicide like the real Two Peaches Kill Three Warriors. If they really want to commit suicide, this strategy will fail.

What is most important is to disintegrate the tripartite alliance from within.

In today's situation, the only way to break the deadlock is for the three of them to commit suicide. However, all three of them have selfish motives and will not commit suicide.

(End of this chapter)