Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 331 King Wu was demoted
"I ask my father to show mercy and allow Duke Gaomi to return to his hometown because of his old age."

Ji Ren, who was enfeoffed as the Duke of the Kingdom and went to the palace to express his gratitude according to the etiquette requirements, had just entered the palace under the leadership of the eunuch when he heard the voice of begging for mercy.

Ji Ren was curious, and when he looked around, he saw a young man kneeling in front of the study and prostrating.

"King Wu."

Ji Ren saw the figure clearly and was secretly surprised. He looked at the eunuch beside him and said, "Father-in-law, what's going on?"

"His Royal Highness King Wu is begging for Duke Gao Mi. He came to plead for mercy this morning and has been kneeling until now." The eunuch whispered.

"I've been kneeling down to beg for mercy since this morning? If you think about it, it's been more than an hour. Aren't your knees sore?" Ji Ren asked curiously.

When the eunuch heard this, he smiled awkwardly but politely. How could he answer this question?
"However, before he came, didn't he ask a Taoist priest to watch the stars and check the weather? There was no rain today, and he didn't get wet when he knelt down. It was neither touching nor able to show his firm will. It would be useless to compile a biography. Let the storytellers spread it." Ji Ren shook his head slightly.

Not aesthetically pleasing at all.

Look at other TV dramas, every time you kneel down, it will definitely rain.

Even when waiting for someone downstairs, it pours and shows determination.

The Taoist priests in Daqi have first-class stargazing skills, and it is not difficult to predict the weather forecast for the next day, which is more accurate than Ji Ren's previous life.

So bad review.

You have to choose a good time to beg for mercy.

If you are not suffering, how can you make scholars all over the world feel sorry for you and sympathize with you?

"Your Majesty is still waiting for the Duke." The eunuch smiled and changed the subject, but said to himself, is this why the story of you and His Highness Prince Ming destroying the den of Wusheng thieves is still sung in the capital?
Stories and legends are all made up, and our family no longer believes in these things.

"That's right, let's go, it's not raining, why are you kneeling here? It doesn't look good." Ji Ren couldn't help but shake his head, unable to hide his disgust.

Ji Ren's voice was not concealed at all and fell into King Wu's ears word for word. King Wu was furious on his face and looked at Ji Ren with cannibalistic eyes. He secretly regretted it in his heart. You are right. I should choose a better time to see when it will rain, and then come to plead for mercy. Anyway, I don’t really want my father to let Zheng Changsong go, it’s just to gain a reputation.

King Wu secretly thought that Taichang Academy had been breached. He was furious and frightened. Ji Ren's energy seemed to exceed his expectations.

But he quickly thought of another thing, that is, he and Ji Ren were already mortal enemies and could not be reconciled. If Ji Ren was sure that he was the assassin, he would definitely kill him.

Now that he is involved in this matter again, can Ji Ren let him go?
Especially the kings of Wei and Han now clearly stand with Ji Ren.

So he must further strengthen himself.

And now among the major forces in Daqi, there is not much fat that has not been swallowed!

Now, through his involvement in Taichang Academy affairs, he has gained a lot of favor among the scholars.

In this case, why not just ask for mercy.

Although Emperor Qi would not agree to his request, as long as he made a gesture, it didn't matter whether Emperor Qi agreed or not.

If Emperor Qi agrees, then King Wu will suddenly become a wise master and sage in the eyes of students all over the world.

If you don't agree, it doesn't matter, your reputation will be gained anyway.

And Emperor Qi wouldn't really do anything to him.

The worst that can happen is that he will be reprimanded and his salary and fiefdom will be reduced.

It doesn't matter, if he had relied on his salary to maintain his expenses, his Prince Wu's Mansion would have gone bankrupt long ago, and as for the fiefdoms, they would have been reduced to nothing because of Ji Ren.

As for the Sacred Heart, it is not much in the first place. How much more can it be reduced?
Moreover, the Sacred Heart can be fought for again, as long as time passes and Emperor Qi gradually forgets about it, he can save it again.

But if you lose this opportunity to gain the support of Daqi Confucianism, you will really have no chance if you want to get it again next time.

At the same moment, in the imperial study room, Emperor Qi listened to the voices outside and laughed angrily. He looked at Xun Fang in front of him and said, "My son is really capable. At this time, he is still thinking about gaining fame and winning people's hearts. ”

Xun Fang stood at the bottom, silent.

Xun Fang did not answer, and Emperor Qi did not care. He thought to himself: "Win the hearts of the people and be a wise king. He is a good man. In this case, let's give him this opportunity. Xun Qing will step aside first." "I obey the order. "

Xun Fang immediately stepped aside, behind the screen.

When Ji Ren arrived at the door and was about to go in, he looked confused, "What's going on? I didn't come and you didn't call me, but I just came and you called me in?"
King Wu was also shocked. He never expected that he would actually be summoned.

Could it be that the father agreed?

Thinking of this, King Wu was overjoyed and hurriedly entered. Before entering, he glanced at Ji Ren and showed a proud expression.

Ji Ren looked at King Wu's figure and seemed to see the word "brainless" in capital letters.

King Wu strode into the palace, knelt down and saluted Emperor Qi, and then heard Emperor Qi say before he got up: "How did your Sima family's investigation go during the trip to the south of the Yangtze River?"

"Back to my father, I went to the south of the Yangtze River and entered Jingzhou. With the help of the Xie family, I investigated the large and small families in Jingzhou and made quite a lot of achievements. I found many strongholds of the Sima family. As long as you give me some more time, I will definitely be able to investigate. Where is the den of thieves in the Sima family?" Although he was surprised why Emperor Qi would ask this, after all, he had already written down everything about going to Jiangnan and handed it to Emperor Qi, but King Wu still answered honestly.

"Really? I'll give you some more time. The wealthy gentry of the Jiangnan family will be exploited by the gangsters, right? You go down to the south of the Yangtze River and go to Linzhou first. The gentry will have a banquet with 108 delicacies from mountains and seas. It's even more luxurious and rich than my dining. At that time, the bribe you collected in Linzhou alone was no less than 100,000 taels. And you are in Jiangnan, how many such counties have you visited?" Emperor Qi looked at King Wu.

"Father, I have no sons and ministers." King Wu's expression suddenly changed. He thought he was doing it covertly, but he never expected that Emperor Qi even knew about this.

"No?" Emperor Qi sneered, "Jing Mou, I haven't talked to you for a long time. It seems that I don't understand you well."

"My father is in charge of everything and cares about the country and its people. My sons and ministers are proud to have a father like me." King Wu said hurriedly.

"Really? What do you think of Jiangnan?" Emperor Qi looked at King Wu and asked.

"The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, a land of fish and rice, with prosperous commerce, pleasant scenery, prosperous literary style, and countless talented people who are loyal to our Daqi. It is the treasure of our Daqi." King Wu thought for a while and replied.

This is what he wrote to Emperor Qi about his feelings about his trip to the south of the Yangtze River. He cannot change it now, otherwise, his previous words will be deceiving the emperor.

"Okay, so you like it very much." Emperor Qi said.

"Jiangnan is my father's Jiangnan. As my father's son and the prince of Daqi, I am supported by the people and love every inch of Daqi's territory." King Wu said.

"Okay, then I like it. I think you won't have any trouble going to Jiangnan. The Jiaozhou Demon Cave has been in turmoil recently, which is causing harm to the people, and it needs someone to guard it. I intend to let Duke Wu go, but it would be inappropriate if Duke Wu is in charge of the military affairs of a state. , you and Wu Guogong will go together." Emperor Qi said.

"Father, are you asking your son to become a vassal?" King Wu looked shocked when he heard this. He looked at history and learned from the Ming Dynasty that the vassal kings paid too many tributes and claimed kings and hegemons in various places, so they did not allow vassal kings. Out of Beijing.

Now, not to mention destroying the ancestral system, it means that it will become a vassal, which means that it has no chance of being unified.

In addition, although Jiaozhou is located south of the Yangtze River, it is not a Jiangnan area.

"There is no precedent for a vassal king to become a vassal in Da Qi. I just entrust you with the important task of suppressing the demon cave. When the demon trouble is subsided and you have made great achievements, you can naturally return to the capital." Emperor Qi said.

"Father, my son is guilty. I should not accept bribes in Jiangnan, nor should I get involved with Zheng Changsong. I know my crime, and I beg my father to take back my life." King Wu was horrified and couldn't care about anything else. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

I originally thought that if Emperor Qi got angry again, he would just cut his salary and fiefdom, but I never expected that he would be asked to leave the capital.

Guarding the demon lair and quelling the demon troubles is easy to say. After so many years, has it been quelled?

Once you go there, you won’t be able to come back within a few decades, and who knows what the political situation will be like in a few decades?

"Go down, prepare to pack your things and leave for Jiaozhou." Emperor Qi said coldly.

King Wu trembled and looked at Emperor Qi in disbelief: "Father, why? You want to suppress the family. I am the same as Zhang Jingmeng and Zhang Jingxuan. What have I done wrong that you want to drive me away?"

"Dynamite under the altar, murdering the crown prince, what's wrong with criticizing the crime? Now you are kneeling outside the palace again, trying to win people's hearts. What do you want to do, prove to the world's students that I am stupid and you are wise?" Emperor Qi looked at Wu Wang Dao, his eyes were like lightning, exuding an intimidating pressure.

"My son has absolutely no such intention." King Wu said quickly.

"Go down." Emperor Qi said coldly.

King Wu did not dare to say anything anymore. His mind was blank and confused. He did not even know how he left the palace.

(End of this chapter)