Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 778

In the annals provided by Hong Zhenji, the description of Yuanzu Shenjun is roughly like this.

The industrious Qiancheng people, under the rule of the Qian Dynasty, lived a life that was not as good as a cow or a horse.

People who lost their livelihoods and land were expelled to the Qiuhuan wilderness by the vicious Qian family.

There is no grass growing in the endless wilderness, and the poor and sick Qiancheng people can only wait quietly for death.

On that holy day, Hong Jinren, the true god of Qiancheng people, the ancestor god, came to the wilderness, he summoned the wind, he summoned the rain, and it rained heavily for a month, turning the endless wilderness into an endless lakes.

In the lake, there are countless shrimps, crabs, fishes and turtles. Around the lake, there are countless fertile fields. The industrious Qiancheng people have built a happy home around the beautiful hills around the lake.

The brutal Emperor Qian led an army of 100 million to attack Qiuhuan Lake.

The brave Qiancheng people followed Yuanzu Shenjun to resist bravely, annihilated the Qian Dynasty, let Qiancheng people return to their homeland, and under the protection of Shenjun, established the most powerful Qiancheng Kingdom...

This is obviously not a history book, this is a myth.

But Qiancheng people regarded this thing as official history, and Xu Zhiqiong asked Hong Zhenji to produce something real, but Hong Zhenji couldn't produce it. This is the only historical material he has.

Why was Xu Zhiqiong eager to consult the historical materials of Yuanzu Shenjun?
Because Xu Zhiqiong can now be sure that there is only one god in Qiancheng Kingdom.

Starting from Yuanzu Shenjun, Qiancheng Kingdom has gone through 33 throne changes. Why does a Canglongwei die every time the throne changes?

According to Xu Zhiqiong's speculation, in Qiancheng Kingdom, the so-called change of the throne does not mean that the old emperor dies and the new emperor takes the throne, but that the Yuanzu Shenjun is reborn again and again with the help of the soul of the domineering cultivator!

Before Qiancheng was established, there was a Canglong domineering high-grade cultivator who came to Qiancheng from Daxuan, organized an army, overthrew the Qian Dynasty, established a new dynasty, and ascended the throne as the Yuanzu God, named Hong Jinren.

According to the chronological records of the two countries, in the 25th year of Yuanzu Shenjun, Xuanguo sent Prince Liang Zhenshuo as the first batch of envoys to Qiancheng Kingdom.

Hong Jinren sent three envoys to Xuan Guo in succession, and finally invited the envoy of Xuan Guo.

In August of the 27th year of Yuanzu, Liang Zhenqiu, the fifth-rank Canglongwei who accompanied Liang Zhenshuo on his mission, died of illness. In September of the same year, Hong Jinren, the god of the Yuanzu, passed away. Hong Jinren's eldest son, Hong Xugeng, succeeded him as the god of Xianxi.

In the 19th year of Xianxi, Xuanguo sent Prince Liang Xiaosi as the second batch of envoys to Qiancheng Kingdom again.

In the first month of the 22nd year of Xianxi, Liang Xiaoqing, the fifth-rank Canglong guard, died of illness. In March of the same year, the emperor of Xianxi passed away, and the emperor of Jingyao succeeded to the throne.

Every time a new monarch succeeds to the throne, a high-ranking Canglongwei dies of illness one month in advance.

Is this a coincidence?
of course not!

There are not so many gods, just one god from beginning to end!
From Hong Jinren at the beginning to Hong Juncheng today, he was alone from beginning to end.

The Yuanshen of the Yuanzu Shenjun invaded the soul of the fifth-rank Canglong Wei Liang Zhenqiu, and by some means, turned into his eldest son Hong Xugeng, and became the new Shenjun.

Why didn't he just become Hong Xugeng?Why must the soul of Canglongwei be occupied.

According to Xu Zhiqiong's speculation, the Lord Qiancheng needs to use the soul of a domineering cultivator to maintain his own cultivation.

The domineering aura, like the killing way, is born in the soul. If there is a problem with the soul of the Yuanzu Shenjun himself, he must find a substitute, and he can only find a domineering cultivator, otherwise his cultivation will be seriously affected, and there may even be a problem. All repairs are lost.

Therefore, one or two years before the death of each time, the gods will go all out to invite ambassadors.

This time, in order to force Liang Yuyao to go on a mission, Hong Juncheng even showed the old emperor Yu Xian's hole card.

The purpose of fighting for Daxuan's mission is not to form an alliance, but to find a substitute to maintain life!

According to historical records, the higher the level of the substitute you find, the longer it will last. In the twelfth lunar month of the 29th year of Jianheng, Wei Liang Zhijian, the fourth-rank Canglong, died of illness. In the first month of the following year, Taixi Shenjun succeeded to the throne. This reigned for a total of 68 years.

The soul of the fourth rank has allowed the god to maintain his life for nearly 70 years.

In February of the 31st year of Yong'an, Liang Binggong, the seventh-rank Canglong Wei, died of illness. The next month, Longhe Shenjun succeeded to the throne, and his reign was less than two years.

A soul parasitic on the seventh rank is almost equivalent to a failed reincarnation.

Xu Zhiqiong looked at the chronology carefully. If the cultivation of the soul of the Canglongwei occupied by the previous emperor is lower than the sixth rank, the reigning time of the next emperor will not exceed three years. The reign period will not be shorter than 20 years.

Rank [-] and rank [-] are the key nodes. The parasitized object is lower than rank [-], which is equivalent to the failure of reincarnation. Only by reaching rank [-] can we guarantee long-term survival after reincarnation.

This is why Hong Juncheng was eager to summon Liang Yuyao after she reached the fifth rank.

Of course, this is just Xu Zhiqiong's speculation at present. As for what happened to the soul of Yuanzu Shenjun, it is still unknown.

This is also the key problem Xu Zhiqiong has to face. Hong Juncheng's soul is flawed, and this is his Achilles' heel!
However, there is no way to verify the historical materials of Qiancheng Kingdom, and Daxuan has no historical materials of Qiancheng Kingdom, so the clues have been broken since then.

Xu Zhiqiong was distressed when he suddenly heard someone report that Hong Juncheng summoned Hong Zhenji to the palace for an audience.

Hong Zhenji sighed, "It's another matter of paying tribute to Tu Nu."

Pay tribute?

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Why pay tribute to Tunu again? Isn't Qiancheng going to form an alliance with Daxuan?"

Hong Zhenji sighed: "Who can tell the mind of the gods."

Hong Juncheng has found a new soul, and he is no longer in a hurry to please Liang Yuyao.

Hong Zhenji looked at Xu Zhiqiong, not knowing how to respond, Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said: "Procrastinate, just let it go."

Hong Zhenji looked puzzled: "If I don't do it, someone will do it, Lu Wang is eager to try."

record king?Hong Zhenkang?

This guy just came out of prison for a few days, but he pulled up the banner of Qintu again.

Xu Zhiqiong smiled, and said to Hong Zhenji, "Hit him."

"Beating?" Hong Zhenji frowned and said, "I'm going to beat my brother? I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Xu Zhiqiong was silent for a moment, looked at Hong Zhenji and said, "Did you take him as Yuan Chengfeng?"

Hong Zhenji was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Did Hong Zhenkang also regard himself as Yuan Chengfeng?"

Hong Zhenji was silent for a long time as thoughts raced through his mind.

Xu Zhiqiong was right, I mistook Hong Zhenkang for Yuan Chengfeng.

I have fought hard with Yuan Chengfeng for so many years, and I am not as good as him in terms of means or scheming. Being suppressed by him everywhere is also a helpless act.

But what about Hong Zhenkang?
He also wants to suppress me?

Does he fit too?
If Xu Zhiqiong and I hadn't tried our best to kill Yuan Chengfeng, Hong Zhenkang would still be a prisoner!

Now that he has just returned to the position of prince, not only do you want to sit on an equal footing with me, but also dominate me?
Hong Zhenkang really owes a beating!

Hong Zhenji clasped his fists and said, "If it wasn't for Yunhou's reminder, I would have almost made a mistake. According to Yunhou's intention, how much should Hong Zhenkang be hit?"

Xu Zhiqiong said with a serious expression: "It's a real blow, don't hurt his life, but you have to let him understand one thing, you will eventually become a thousand gods, and offending a god is a felony!"

Hong Zhenji nodded, and a cold light gradually appeared in his eyes.

……

In the Great Hall of Enwei, Hong Juncheng wanted to send 500 million taels of tribute to Tu Nu. Firstly, he wanted to clear up the misunderstandings that had occurred before, and secondly, the autumn harvest was approaching.

Hong Zhenji's attitude is very clear, he has no right to intervene if the god wants to pay the tribute, and the money should just go directly to the state treasury.

Hearing the word treasury, Hong Juncheng's face sank.

Unlike Daxuan, Qiancheng Kingdom did not set up an internal treasury.

The so-called internal treasury is the emperor's private treasury, that is, the money allocated by the treasury to the emperor.

In Daxuan, in the imperial palace, all the money spent on eating, drinking and drinking was from the internal treasury, that is, the emperor's own money.

Because the national treasury and the internal treasury were set up separately, Emperor Zhaoxing wanted to use the money from the treasury, so he had to use magic tricks to steal it, but he couldn't use it as he wanted.

However, the God Lord of Qiancheng is dedicated to the community of Qiancheng, and the country of Qiancheng has no private treasury. The words that people of Qiancheng often say are: "Everything owned by the emperor is owned by Qiancheng!"

This is indeed the case, but it is easier to understand if the words are reversed.

Everything in Qiancheng is owned by the gods.

All the money in the treasury belongs to the gods!
Pay Tunu from the treasury?
Aren't you robbing the gods of money?

Do you still have a god in your heart?

Hong Juncheng was extremely dissatisfied with Hong Zhenji, and Hong Zhenkang also reprimanded Hong Zhenji.

Hong Juncheng was quite satisfied with Hong Zhenkang's attitude, so he asked Hong Zhenkang how to raise tribute money.

Hong Zhenkang is not a smart person at all, and after being imprisoned for 20 years, his brain has long been dull. He has no good ideas at all. The only way is to add gifts.

Hong Zhenji reminded: "The autumn harvest is approaching, and every family is counting the rice grains for the pot. If the tax is added at this time, I am afraid it will spark a civil uprising."

Hong Zhenkang sneered: "The people are short-sighted, they only care about the few grains of rice to feed their hunger, but they can't see the overall situation of the family, the country, and the world.

The 500 million tribute silver is related to the reconciliation of the two clans and the peace of the border. If there is a war with Tunu because of a single cent, not to mention a few grains, even a life may not be saved. Which is more important? Can't they tell the difference?

If you really can't tell the seriousness, you should be severely punished and admonished. If you still don't repent after several admonitions, you should kill them as an example to others! "

Hong Juncheng nodded again and again, and handed over the matter of tribute and silver to Hong Zhenkang.

As for the name of the tax, how to collect the money as soon as possible, and what to do if it cannot be collected?What should be done if a civil uprising really arouses?Hong Juncheng will not bother with these matters.

He was still the same as before, seeming to care about everything, but he didn't seem to care about everything. With his unique eyes, he looked at the courtiers in the court with a little contempt and teasing.

……

Leaving the Shenjun hall, Hong Zhenkang let out a long sigh, rebuked Hong Zhenji and said: "Zhenji, since you were young, my brother taught you that you should think twice about every word and action in the court. Why haven't you improved over the years?
Just now you don't know the mind of the god, but you play against the god at will, at least you will arouse the disgust of the god, but at the worst, you will be in danger of your life! "

Hong Zhenji sighed and said: "My little brother was reckless at the time, but now I am afraid. Brother, if you don't give up and go to the little brother's house to have a drink, I haven't listened to my brother's teaching for many years."

"How can I have the leisure to teach you? You go back and reflect on yourself."

Hong Zhenkang originally wanted to reject Hong Zhenji. He was busy raising 500 million silver and had no intention of drinking with Hong Zhenji.

But Hong Zhenji mentioned another important thing: "Brother, in the past 20 years, officials from various ministries of the court have been replaced. Some people, you must not have recognized them all."

The collection of silver taels must have the help of officials from various ministries, and people can't recognize them all. It is indeed a bit difficult to get things done.

Before reacquainting with the court, Hong Zhenji is still a useful person.

Hong Zhenkang sighed: "Forget it, for the sake of brotherhood, let's have a few drinks with you."

The two went to Shu Wang's mansion in a sedan chair. During the banquet, Hong Zhenji was used to listening to music and dancing, and was scolded by Hong Zhenkang again.

"Are you here to talk to me, or to listen to the music? If you are obsessed with this, why do you still ask me to come?

You and I are in the clan, every action is watched by all people, every word and deed is an example to all people, how can we be as indulgent as you? "

Hong Zhenji quickly withdrew the singing and dancing, Hong Zhenkang drank a glass of wine, and then continued to teach Hong Zhenji harshly.

Hong Zhenkang has been a prisoner for 20 years and has suffered a lot of humiliation. Even the old man who delivered food to the cell dared to scold him at will.

After being the king of Huilu, Hong Zhenkang scolded his servants in the mansion every day. Although the scolding was enjoyable, it was always not so meaningful!
Scolding Hong Zhenji today, the identity of the other party is obviously different. Seeing Hong Zhenji blushing and obsequious, Hong Zhenkang gradually revealed his sulking.

After drinking for three rounds, Hong Zhenkang became more and more addicted to cursing. He didn't plan to end today, but planned to scold until dark.

But for some reason, after drinking another glass of wine, he found that it was suddenly dark.

Not only was it dark, but the house was also dark.

Hong Zhenkang's eyelids sank, and he slowly fell asleep.

In his sleep, a beautiful woman was sitting in his arms, holding a male concubine in his arms, and continued to scold Hong Zhenji.

Cursing and cursing, Hong Zhenkang suddenly felt that the male concubine's skin was getting colder, but the beauty's body was getting hotter.

He felt something was wrong and slowly opened his eyes.

The male concubine disappeared, turned into cold shackles.

The beauty also disappeared and became a fiery brazier.

Hong Zhenji took out a red-hot soldering iron from the brazier, blew on it, and then smiled at Hong Zhenkang: "Guess what I want to brand you?"

(End of this chapter)