Chapter 1246 The Curtain of Time
In Xiqi City,

Ji Chang's sudden return brought peace back to Xiqi, which had been in turmoil.

At the same time, Lei Zhenzi's trip was in vain.

After returning to Xiqi, Ji Chang immediately suppressed all the radicals.

Ji Chang knew that now was not the time to rebel.

If they revolt now, Xiqi will surely be destroyed.

When the radical representative Jifa saw this scene, he was extremely unwilling, but he had no choice but to endure it.

Wang Ming saw everything and said nothing.

but,

Ji Chang's approach was indeed correct.

If Ji Chang rebels immediately now, he will surely be destroyed.

Who made Jiang Ziya not settle in Xiqi yet?
It is certain that Jiang Ziya came down the mountain to deify the gods on behalf of heaven, but he did not necessarily stand on the side of King Ji Chang of Xibo.

Emperors in the human world change, but the gods and immortals don’t care who is the king.

As long as it can make the war in the world more intense, involve more lives, and kill more lives to eliminate karma, that would be enough.

The last time Ji Chang took the initiative to go to Chaoge of the Shang Dynasty and accepted house arrest, he saw no hope of victory at all.

It was not until the time he was under house arrest, during which he painstakingly studied the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams, that he finally saw hope.

The hope of replacing the Shang Dynasty.

After Ji Fa and a group of ministers left the palace, Ji Chang put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and an expression of confusion and sadness appeared on his resolute and wise face.

“Is everything I’m doing right?”

Ji Chang covered his chest with one hand, trying to suppress the heartache.

He thought of his son Bo Yikao.

Emperor Xin ordered Bo Yikao to be chopped into meat sauce, which was then eaten by Ji Chang and many ministers.

cruel!

It's really cruel.

But the strange thing is that this is not a very outrageous thing to do.

Because Emperor Xin did not kill Bo Yikao for no reason, but it was caused by the system that Ji Chang and other nobles firmly defended.

Emperor Xin appointed Ji Chang as Marquis of Xibo, which was a very big event.

Only by offering sacrifices to gods and ancestral temples can one have legality.

The most pious sacrifice to the gods in this era was human sacrifice.

It is even more pious to use nobles for sacrifice.

After offering sacrifices to the gods, being a minister who can get a share of the spoils is the greatest honor for them.

Ji Chang was one of the people who adhered most to "Li". Emperor Xin played a tough trick on him this time by directly using his son to sacrifice to the gods.

(Note: These are some unofficial historical speculations found on the Internet. Please do not take them too seriously. What I write is not history.)
He was struggling with the question of whether it was right or wrong to overthrow Emperor Xin's rule.

It can be said that his determination to pursue the Tao has been shaken.

but,

Finally, Ji Chang's confused expression disappeared and his eyes became firm again.

Regardless of whether Emperor Xin was right or wrong, the only option for Xiqi was to rebel.

Don't rebel, wait for him to go to Xiqi.

In other words, what awaits his Ji family is the destruction of the entire clan.

This is not a matter of distinguishing right from wrong, but a dirty game of power.

Ji Chang suppressed the sadness in his heart and picked up the bamboo slips at hand.

"This mysterious Mr. Guigu is really hard to figure out."

The records on the bamboo slips were exactly about things related to Wang Ming.

After arriving in Xiqi, Wang Ming lived in an independent courtyard arranged by Ji Chang.

then,

From time to time, he would cut down some trees from the mountains and do carpentry work in his own yard.

Completely ignoring everything outside. Ji Fa was sent to see this teacher, but Wang Ming asked him to do carpentry work, and Ji Fa's face turned black on the spot.

But his aristocratic upbringing allowed him to endure it, and then he used a level 12 fake smile to fool people throughout the process.

"What is he planning to do?" Ji Chang pressed his forehead and said in distress.

Ji Chang knew his second son's ambition.

If Bo Yikao and Ji Chang were no longer in Xiqi, it would only be a matter of time before Ji Fa rebelled.

It was precisely because he knew Ji Fa's ambition that Ji Chang returned to Xiqi in such a hurry.

Ji Fa's desire to rebel was completely within Ji Chang's expectations.

He used different educational methods for his oldest sons.

The eldest son, Bo Yikao, was brought up completely in accordance with the standards of a prince and a minister.

He trained his second son, Jifa, in the opposite way.

The eldest son, Bo Yikao, is the one in the limelight and is being watched by everyone. He must be trained to be a loyal and honest man.

"I hope you can quickly understand my painstaking efforts!" Ji Chang shook his head and sighed.

Ji Chang did not have enough confidence to rebel against the Shang Dynasty, so he hoped that Ji Fa could gain Wang Ming's loyalty, or at least open up to him.

In this way, when the rebellion fails, the Ji family will still have a way out.

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A very simple courtyard.

In the flat area of ​​the yard,
Wang Ming lay on a wooden recliner, looking at the sky in a very relaxed mood.

I have the kind of state of mind that is not surprised by fame or disgrace, and is at ease with the clouds rolling and unrolling in the sky.

Xiqi City can avoid most crises, but some disasters will still come.

For example, the time with the God of Plague.

but,

Wang Ming can confirm one thing, that the area around Ji Fa and Ji Chang is relatively the safest place.

Nezha's Xuanyuan arrow could not have shot Jifa.

The Golden Immortal of the Chan sect would not let loose and wreak havoc where Jifa was.

The first few Daluo Jinxians of Jiejiao who came out were relatively honest and would not attack mortals. The ones who came out later were all in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

Stand next to Ji Fa and Ji Chang, and when you feel the crisis is coming, retreat behind everyone and prepare to sacrifice your teammates.

As long as they don't attract attention, Jifa and Jiang Ziya will naturally handle all crises.

One is the true dragon emperor, and the other is the protagonist of the times.

The two of them can be resurrected after death, and their souls can be put back together even if they are scattered. Even if they are burned to ashes, they can still resurrect as corpses.

The ones who are best at this are the Taoist Master Ran Deng and the Taoist Master Lu Ya.

They are eager to get credit, magic weapons, and heads, but when they suffer a loss, they will sell out their teammates without mercy.

The Taoist Master Ran Deng broke into the formation and sacrificed three generations of disciples of the Chan Sect without blinking an eye.

Taoist Lu Ya's Seven Arrows Book really ruined Jiang Ziya's luck.

Wang Ming stood up suddenly.

There was golden substance in his black pupils, and he stared at the wall in front of him without blinking.

As he watched, he saw a new person appear on the bank of a river in Xiqi.

He was an old man with white hair and beard. He looked very old, but he was in good spirits.

The old man was holding a fishing rod in his hand, sitting by the river and quietly fishing.

Wang Ming could see that the fishing rod in the river was hooked straight up.

"It's coming so quickly. It seems that the curtain of the era is about to be opened." Wang Ming murmured to himself.

The old man's identity is easy to guess.

The one who fishes with a straight hook may not necessarily be Jiang Ziya.

But the old man with so much luck but terrible cultivation must be Jiang Ziya.

"I hope we can live in peace!"

(End of this chapter)