Deng Chanyu and the Fang brothers have no friendship, but she had heard Daji talk about their brothers' desire to join the underworld. She immediately mentioned her own requirements and conditions.
"I wish that the wise kinsmen would help me save Mei Bo and Mrs. Mei as a reward, I can help the two of you to work in the underworld."
The Phoenix will soon finish absorbing the ancestral blood of the Ancestors, at that time, I'll send Zhu Rong's body to the underworld. It would be inappropriate for them not to reward Pingingxian even if they don't give a generous gift, let alone just asking for two positions in the underworld.
In fact, this doesn't need to be approved by the Pingxin goddess. The Daji sister-in-law, who is the deputy king of hell, can arrange for them to have this position.
The two brothers were hesitating, or perhaps their thinking was slow, and they hadn't fully understood the causes and consequences of this matter.
Deng Chanyu looked at the sky and firmly said, "Mei Bo is about to be executed, please make a decision soon."
Fang Bi and Fang Ji look at each other, are they really going to rebel against Jiaogu? King Zhou actually treats them well.
Fang Jiao, with more decisiveness, clenched his teeth firmly: "Big brother, let's do it!"
They, with a bit of witch tribe blood, will find a sense of belonging in the underworld, where the human world is bad, and the underworld is better!
"If you cheat us, little Daoist?"
"By then, let Daji scold me!"
"Okay, let our brothers do it!"
Fang Bi and Fang Jiao acted immediately, taking big steps forward and charging towards the noon gate.
"Ah, what are you guys doing? It's not time for your shift yet!" The other palace guards saw nothing of Deng Chanyu and only knew that the two brothers had suddenly run off in a frenzy. They looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what had happened.
There were two guards who looked down on the Fang brothers and said a few sarcastic things, thinking that the two of them had gone crazy and calculated the wrong time for their shift.
The Fang brothers didn't care about what their former colleagues were thinking and ran to the noon gate together.
The captain who supervised the execution at the noon gate noticed something was wrong and shouted: "Stop them! Stop them quickly, release arrows!"
The Magic brothers appeared on the battlefield, towering at eight meters high, like human-shaped meat grinders. The twelve-meter-tall Fang brothers were as tall as a four-story building. As palace guards, they were still wearing full armor. As they ran, the ground trembled slightly.
The captain immediately ordered the arrows to be released, but the arrows couldn't penetrate the armor, and a few arrows even bounced off the skin without causing any harm.
Fang Bi grabbed the Guolu, which was two zhang (about 6 meters) tall and already burning red. The bronze pillar in his hand seemed like a toy, and with a light swing, he smashed a large number of soldiers.
Fang Xiang encountered two elephants, which were tribute from the Nanjun region. The four-meter-tall elephants looked incredibly tiny and cute in the face of the twelve-meter-tall giants.
The two elephants were so scared that they knelt on the ground, "People" spare us!
Fang Jiao only wore armor and didn't have any weapons. Fang Xiang grabbed the two elephants as if he were holding two stones, one on the left and one on the right, and smashed them against the soldiers blocking their way.
The Noontime Gate was thrown into chaos. Fang Bi threw away the bronze column, grabbed Mei Bo, who was completely baffled, and Fang Xiang seized Lady Mei. The two of them charged out of the city of Changgeng.
"Daring! The Fang brothers actually dared to rebel against Changgeng?!" Zhou was so angry that his face turned red, and he threw away his cup.
"King Wu Cheng, Grand Marshal, immediately lead your troops to chase them! Once caught, chop off the heads of the Fang brothers and Mei Bo right where they are!"
"Your servant will comply."
Huang Feihu and Deng Jiugong exchanged a glance, then complied with the order and led their troops to pursue them.
The two of them, along with their respective retainers and guards, chased after them for a long time. After a day, they returned to report that they had not been able to catch up.
The King of Shang asked where the Fang brothers had gone.
Deng Jiugong didn't say anything, and Huang Feihu said that the two brothers had disappeared into the marshland to the east. Whether it's true or not, that's the answer.
King Zhou, who was suspicious and had a grudge, kept to himself.
Previously, he thought that all the literati and officials in the court were traitors, but he never imagined that even the guards like Fang Bi and Fang Xiang had rebelled. For a moment, he doubted his own judgment greatly.
Huang Feihu claimed that Fang Bi and Fang Xiang had gone to the east, was that true? Perhaps it was a means for him to help his sister, the Huang Imperial Princess, who wanted to suppress the primary consort, Jiang Huang. After all, Jiang Huang's father was Jiong King Jiang Heng Chuqi.
What if Huang Feihu was telling the truth? Would his son be trustworthy anymore? Would his empress be trustworthy anymore? The conspiracy of the Jiang family to take over the Shang dynasty, his son and queen could no longer be trusted.
Two guards resigning made King Zhou suspect that someone was coveting his position as the chairman, and his paranoia grew heavier.
Deng Chanyu welcomed the arriving Mei Bo and Lady Mei in the Nanjun region.
Lady Mei thanked again and again. The experience of the day was like a dream, full of an unreal sense of reality.
Deng Chanyu asked her to sit comfortably, and Lady Mei wanted to kowtow to her. She hurried to support her, going back and forth several times before finally getting the old lady to sit down. She then looked at Mei Bo.
"The current situation in Chaogou is chaotic, and the situation in the south is even more complex. If your worship cannot return to the north for a while, it would be better to stay in the Nanjun region and help me investigate and rectify any errors in the administration, how does that sound?"
Mei Bo certainly knew about the Deng family. Zhou Wang forced the Deng family father and son to stay in Changgeng City, leaving his daughter, Deng Jiugong, to manage the vast southern estate. This was a very clever political move. With someone else, now the southern region would be in chaos.
Mei Bo was a bit reluctant. Deng family's advantage is that they are strong in combat and have a large number of troops, but they don't have a clear political stance. Outsiders don't know what you think, and this is very deadly for a political group.
He stuck his neck out and said, "The King of Yin will ultimately destroy the prosperity of the Yin Dynasty, which cannot be retrieved by human efforts. But I am an official of the Yin Dynasty who has served three dynasties. Now, I do not wish to serve any other feudal lords."
Lady Mei hurriedly gave him a wink, indicating that he should be more diplomatic, but Mei Bo closed his eyes and pretended not to see.
Deng Chanyu thought for a moment, "The Nanjun region is still a part of the Yin Dynasty, and indeed, I cannot offer you the position of Grand Minister."
She is not an enemy of the Yin Dynasty now. It is impossible for a wanted criminal from the other side to become a high official here.
"I have established the Commandery, and I would like to appoint Mei Bo as the Grand Inspector of the Department of Investigation under my Commandery. How about this?"
As an official in the Yin Dynasty, he cannot continue in his position, but we can just create a new title, right? What a big deal.
What is the relationship between Mei Bo, the Grand Inspector of the Department of Investigation in Nanjun, and Mei Bo, who is wanted by the Yin Dynasty?
"What are the responsibilities of this Grand Inspector of the Department of Investigation?"
"It's just when a certain policy is not appropriate, the Grand Inspector of the Department of Investigation can remind and encourage me, the Commandery Commander. He usually tours the local areas, investigates corruption, and supervises daily work from the Commandery to common people. Everything is within the scope of the Inspector's supervision. However, the Inspector only has the right to advise and cannot arbitrarily arrest or detain officials in the Commandery."
The Yin Dynasty's official system is not so detailed. The officials are appointed to do certain work whenever the court wants them to.
In fact, Mei Bo is not qualified for specific civil work. If you ask him to advise on agriculture, education, building bridges and roads, act as an advisor, come up with ideas, and strategize from behind the scenes to win battles thousands of miles away, he could make a mess of it. But when it comes to finding faults and criticizing superiors, he is an expert! He has a sharp eye for finding flaws and a keen tongue to speak them.
