Chapter 589: Big Fish in Troubled Waters

After waking up from a sleep, Donghuang Taiyi suddenly noticed that the surrounding environment was unusual.

He opened his eyes from a square couch and sat up alertly. The maid waiting to serve him knelt down beside the bed, holding a tray with memorials that had not been processed last night and warm water to quench thirst.

Donghuang Taiyi frowned and felt it.

Although he had not practiced in this life, his six senses were still sensitive.

In his feeling, the air around him became a little... sticky?

He always felt that there were many powerful auras hidden around, and pairs of eyes were staring at him.

‘Why are there so many masters around? ’

Donghuang Taiyi was about to stand up, but suddenly thought of something, and his expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.

He sat beside the bed without moving.

The maids secretly saw the expression of His Royal Highness the Prince, and each of them held their breath and dared not raise their heads.

After a while, Donghuang Taiyi snorted coldly, picked up the bronze jar and drank a mouthful of warm water that had cooled down, waved his hand to let the maids leave, stood up and went behind the screen to change into formal clothes.

He already understood.

His whereabouts have been exposed.

The one who exposed his whereabouts was probably Lu Ya. Chaos Bell knew his temperament and his current situation. A brave mortal probably would not spread such news everywhere.

Only Lu Ya wanted to use the name of Donghuang Taiyi to rebuild the cohesion of the hundreds of tribes.

‘This Xiaoliu, his strategy and mind are not even one percent of his father’s, but he likes to be clever and can hardly achieve great things. ’

‘He should think that I am just a mortal now and cannot know his little tricks behind his back. ’

‘Really...’

Donghuang Taiyi only felt that this junior said one thing in front of him and another behind his back, which was really disgusting.

It was also his fault. Thinking that Taoist Lu Ya was an old friend, he spoke with more tolerance and care last night, which made Lu Ya dare to do such a thing recklessly.

‘It’s also my fault. After so many years in the mortal world, I have no other friends to talk to except Xiao Ji Dan. That guy is just a teenager. I will become the King of Shang later, and he will have to wait a few years before he can be appointed as a high official. ’

Donghuang Taiyi couldn’t help but raise his mouth slightly when he thought of this.

Anyway, ‘King Zhou’ wanted to toss the Shang Kingdom to death;

Father wanted the Conferred God Tribulation to develop as he expected, with King Wu defeating King Zhou and the battle between Chanjie, so he would toss it as he pleased.

After changing into formal clothes, Donghuang Taiyi took a chariot to the central area of ​​the palace and met King Di Yi of Shang.

Di Yi was already on his deathbed, his body was thin and withered, and he relied on some precious medicinal herbs to hang on.

Donghuang Taiyi was not at all anxious about the throne that was within his reach.

He took care of his father here every day, feeding him water and medicine, and asking the witch doctor about his father's health;

When the civil and military officials of the Shang Dynasty saw him, they all felt that this prince was truly kind and good-tempered.

There was another thing about Donghuang Taiyi that made Emperor Yi particularly satisfied.

He did not form a party at all.

Although Zishou, the reincarnation of Donghuang Taiyi, was the eldest son and was made the crown prince by Emperor Yi, Emperor Yi had actually cultivated an heir before giving birth to Zishou.

That was Zishou's elder brother, Ziqi.

Twenty years ago, Ziqi was almost recognized as the master of the palace.

Who would have thought that the old Shang king, whose body had long been hollowed out by alcohol and sex, would have a son in his old age, and he was the eldest son born by the queen.

Ziqi was quickly treated coldly by the ministers, and Zishou began to sit beside Emperor Yi when he was five or six years old.

Emperor Yi also let Ziqi live outside the palace most of the time to ensure that the eldest son Zishou could succeed to the throne smoothly.

Now, most of the civil and military officials in the court are loyal to Zishou, and Zishou has not tried to manage the so-called monarch-minister relationship.

He actually disdains this;

But in the eyes of the ministers, he is quite filial and a great sage.

Let's look at Ziqi.

After Emperor Yi fell into a coma this time, the eldest prince Ziqi never went to the palace to visit him.

Ziqi was not idle either. Under the cover of Donghuang Taiyi, he gathered a group of ministers and a lot of soldiers, and even secretly controlled the control of the garrison outside the palace.

It seemed that he was going to start a coup.

Many ministers and nobles have secretly written to remind Zishou to prepare early, and the eldest prince may have a rebellious heart.

Donghuang Taiyi did not take any action for two consecutive months, but appeared in front of the ministers on time every day to handle state affairs on behalf of Emperor Yi.

In this way... the ministers who supported Zishou were more relieved.

There was no way, Zishou seemed too confident.

Although he actually didn't prepare anything.

Donghuang Taiyi followed the daily routine of the ‘prince’, cleaned Diyi’s face, moistened Diyi’s dry lips with a wet silk cloth, summoned a witch doctor to inquire about Diyi’s physical condition, and then went to the side hall on the east side of the front hall of the palace to deal with state affairs with more than ten ministers.

At noon, the somewhat tired Donghuang Taiyi finished his day’s work and returned to his bedroom.

He usually practices martial arts;

Because he couldn’t help but start eating meat two years ago, Donghuang Taiyi now also likes the pleasure of men and women, and occasionally he will summon some beautiful girls to fill the empty afternoon time with vulgar happiness.

Today Donghuang Taiyi is also ready to continue to be rotten and licentious.

It can’t be said to be licentious;

The nobles of Dashang basically have this kind of life pattern.

Most of these beauties came from the common people. Entering the palace and relying on the great nobles allowed them to enjoy wealth and glory. Even though they knew that many great nobles enjoyed abusing others, and that the status of beauties was only slightly higher than that of ordinary servants, they still flocked to them.

If you can win the favor of your master, or if you can give birth to children, or if you have the opportunity to become a concubine, you will have the opportunity to bless your family.

The beauties who were born as slaves usually have a lower status, and their own value is not even as good as the exquisite dress they are wearing.

All they have is beauty, and in the land of great merchants, beauty is worthless compared to birth.

Just as Donghuang Taiyi was about to choose Mei Ji to accompany him, he suddenly remembered something and wondered:

"Where's Ji Dan? Why didn't he come to say hello today?"

A maid on the side quickly reported: "Your Highness, the Fourth Young Master caught wind and cold last night and fell ill today and cannot get up."

"Why is he sick again?"

Donghuang Taiyi laughed and cursed:

"This guy is so smart, I'm afraid he'll be jealous and won't live past his thirties or forties... I'll send someone to bring some nourishing medicinal materials.

"By the way, send him two more older maids and tell me that he can't have any contact with women until he becomes stronger.

"If there is any short-sighted Fourth Young Master who wants to cling to Xibohou, throw them to me to feed the snakes."

The maid who heard this couldn't help but chuckle.

Later, Donghuang Taiyi looked at the list of beauties in his hand, and a beautiful face appeared in front of his eyes.

Zhichu...

"Oh, I'm a bit depraved now."

Donghuang Taiyi threw the scroll aside, stretched and stood up:

“Today’s hunting on horseback cannot be indulged every day.

"What kind of meat did you eat last night? It tastes good. Make a portion and send it to Ji Dan so that he can recuperate. He is so weak. How can he be my third son in the future?"

A maid quickly said yes, bowed her head and left quickly.

In the Lingxiao Palace, Li Ping'an suddenly had a strange expression after hearing these words.

Did Donghuang do it on purpose?

Let a young man take the position of the three princes of the Great Shang Dynasty, and those old nobles and great princes must not tear him alive?

Li Ping'an fiddled with it casually, and the survey mirror continuously changed the screen, revealing the traces of masters from major forces.

The current Chaoge City is dominated by an undercurrent.

I won’t mention the matter of mortal princes competing for the throne.

Zi Qi, the eldest son of Emperor Yi and the prince of Dashang, is trying to give it a try, but he is also hesitant now and has been warned by several important members of the royal family.

The Shang army was mainly controlled by seven nobles, and none of these seven nobles supported Zi Qi.

What Zi Qi was able to win over were just some corner characters.

Even if some generals gain power for a while, they can only let their families become minor nobles after their death, and the children of these seven noble families are all over the army.

Li Ping'an had long concluded that the eldest prince Ziqi did not dare to rebel and did not have the strength to rebel.

Putting aside the struggle for the throne, the most troublesome thing here is still the three parties.

According to what Li Ping'an discovered at this moment, Chanjiao dispatched three forces. The first force consisted of three masters and a rookie.

The masters naturally refer to Taiyi, Yuding, and Huanglong;

That rookie naturally refers to Jiang Shang Jiang Ziya, who has not yet reached the level of immortality.

Yes, Master Chanjiao took Jiang Shang through the checkpoint set by Heavenly Court and entered the land of Nanzhou. He was now on his way to Chaoge City.

Jiang Shang had been an official in Chaoge City before, and there was also a small family behind him who was established in Chaoge City. It was reasonable and reasonable for Chanjiao to choose Jiang Shang to lead the way.

But the question is, compared to the Fengshen script, was Jiang Shang born too early?

Taiyi Jade Cauldron and Huanglong Sanzhenren are only the superficial power of Chanjiao. There are still seven or eight masters hiding on the border of Nanzhou. Even Guangchengzi's Taoyun has appeared in Chaoge City.

The opposite of explaining teaching is naturally intercepting teaching.

On the other hand, Jie Jiao was more restrained. Li Ping'an now only saw Madonna Wudang, Fairy Qiongxiao, Madonna Fire Spirit, and several third-generation disciples lurking into Chaoge City, studying how to approach Donghuang Taiyi.

The interception operations were all carried out secretly, without passing through the Nanzhou border checkpoints set by Tianting.

This left a starting point for Li Pingan.

They are now considered to have entered Nanzhou 'illegally'.

If the two sects really come to war later, Li Ping'an can directly use the name of protecting mortals to expel other immortals except Taiyi Jade Cauldron Huanglong Jiangshang.

The third force is the old ministers of the ancient heaven.

Li Ping'an had previously thought that most of the old ministers of the ancient heaven had been killed in the battle in Xizhou.

But after he spent a long time investigating today, he soon discovered that many of the ancient ministers of the Heavenly Court had faked their deaths.

Even after hearing that the Eastern Emperor Taiyi had successfully reincarnated, more than a dozen ancient monsters left the secret realm at the edge of the Sea of ​​Chaos where they had lived for many years, secretly returned to heaven and earth, and were all on their way to Chaoge City.

Lu Ya is currently busy contacting these experts;

This guy is trying to package himself as the spokesperson of Donghuang Taiyi.

There were also a large number of masters from hundreds of tribes living in Xizhou, who quickly gathered at the junction of Nanzhou and Xizhou. They were blocked by the heavenly soldiers, and there was a tendency of conflict with the heavenly soldiers.

The other forces in the world, such as the Holy Mother Palace, the Fire Dragon Cave, the human conservatives, etc., are silent at the moment.

Li Pingan understood that the Holy Mother might also have some ideas about the Chaos Clock.

If he later asks Our Lady to take action, he will certainly give her enough positive feedback.

‘Where will the conflict begin? ’

Li Pingan touched his chin and kept thinking. The picture in the mirror turned into a nine-square grid.

‘How should I start? How can I increase Donghuang Taiyi’s favor in heaven? ’

He thought quietly.

After half an hour of this, Li Ping'an suddenly burst into laughter.

But he made things more complicated.

Let all forces contact Donghuang Taiyi, and see how Donghuang Taiyi and the Transcendent Master react.

‘I am not only a participant, but also a supervisor. This job is difficult. ’

He was about to put away the Sky Survey Mirror, and his mind moved to his clone. His Dao Heart suddenly felt something, and the Sky Survey Mirror trembled slightly.

It was the Heavenly Dao that noticed that the Emperor of Heaven was paying attention to Chaoge City and Donghuang Taiyi, and discovered new situations, and took the initiative to report to the Emperor of Heaven.

What's going on?

What new forces can join the game?

Li Pingan pointed his sword lightly, and his eyes suddenly turned black.

The cloud mirror showed that dozens of strange beasts were pulling ten carts, running wildly on the road east of Chaoge City, and the claws of the strange beasts rolled up billowing dust.

There were eight generals of the Great Shang in the cart, from eight important passes in the east.

They can be said to be the Eastern Gate Gods of the Great Shang, but at this sensitive moment, they plunged into the quagmire of Chaoge City.

Among the eight generals, there was a face that Li Pingan found particularly familiar.

Li Jing of Chentangguan, who was already middle-aged.

At this moment, the heavenly way showed that the souls of the other seven generals flickered slightly, but they were all controlled by Li Jing and became obedient insects of Li Jing.

Li Pingan:...

What is this guy doing in Chaoge City now?

Li Pingan stared at Li Jing for a while and soon got the answer.

The convoy was getting closer and closer to Chaoge City, and Li Jing no longer closed his eyes to rest. He sat alone in the big car, subconsciously looked around, and took out a piece of exquisitely designed mundane treasure from his sleeve.

Lamps, masks, wine bottles, sculptures, paintings, ticklers, all kinds of treasures are available.

Li Pingan couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead.

Ah yes, it was true. He asked Li Jing to prepare some treasures and then come to Chaoge City.

Although Li Jing used magic to control the minds of other generals, which was somewhat radical, Li Jing did what Li Pingan told him to do seriously, which made Li Pingan feel comfortable.

But the problem now is...

There are many masters in Chaoge City. If Li Jing rushes in rashly, it is easy to expose himself and be targeted by Taoist Lu Ya.

Li Pingan looked at the convoy with a slight flicker in his eyes.

He suddenly had a bolder idea.

Li Jing came at a good time.

It's just to remind him to hide his cultivation. Those generals can't show up directly for the time being.

...

Night fell.

The young Ji Dan yawned and walked into the study where Prince Zishou was discussing matters as if no one was around. He bowed weakly to several ministers and calmly sat down next to Zishou.

The ministers were used to it.

Even the two old men looked at the young man with admiration.

In the past few years, the young Ji Dan was Zishou's most trusted counselor, and this was also a reputation accumulated from one incident after another and one trouble after another.

Donghuang Taiyi frowned and said, "If you are sick, just rest well. I don't need your advice here."

"I slept for a whole day, and I feel more and more sleepy."

Li Ping'an stretched:

"What's wrong? The maid came over and said that our prince was frowning and had been chatting with several important ministers for an hour."

Donghuang Taiyi curled his lips slightly and threw two memorials to Li Ping'an.