The original time and space was the conspiration of fox spirit and Fe Zhong, who plucked the eyes of Jiang Huang Empress, added fire branding to her hands, and ultimately let the virtuous empress die.
In this time and space, the fox spirit still harbors grudges against Fe Zhong for making her farm. She hasn't found an opportunity to target Jiang Huang Empress yet.
It's just that King Zhou has a heavy royal mindset, and the western Qi used a stratagem of divisiveness, saying that the Eastern Marquis has been unable to break through the Qi Mountain defense because of collusion between the two sides.
King Zhou wouldn't be so easily deceived, but he knows that the soldiers under the command of the Eastern Marquis are highly dissatisfied with being far from home, running all the way from the easternmost to the westernmost to fight against Xī Qǐ.
If we say that the threat level of Deng's family is one, then the threat level of Jiang's family is ten.
The Eastern Marquis, the Empress, and the two princes can all be considered part of the Jiang family.
King Zhou wants to strengthen his power, and in his view, the Deng family has already been weakened. It's time now to cut down the Jiang family.
"Expel the enemy by first stabilizing the home" — he intended to first remove Jiang Huang Empress from her position as the main consort.
His order still shows some consideration for the marital status, but the fox spirit gave hints to the eunuch who announced the edict, and then mocked Jiang Huang Empress for a long time.
Jiang Huang Empress, with her strong and impetuous nature, was already dissatisfied with King Zhou accompanying the fox spirit in the Shouxian Palace every day. Now that she heard this, what? I have to prove my innocence? Alright!
She hung herself directly.
When he heard this news, King Zhou was stunned. What should he do next?
Seeing his two sons, Yanjiao and Yinhong, crying over their mother's corpse, he was directly pushed to the edge of a cliff.
If the Eastern Marquis were to use Yanjiao and Yinhong as banners to rise up in rebellion, at least half of the loyal officials of the Yin Dynasty would have to join him. These are his only two sons, and they possess the legitimacy of succession. Such a rebellion wouldn't even be considered a rebellion in history books.
He clenched his teeth and stamped his foot, ordering the palace guards to chop off the heads of the two sons.
King Zhou believed that he was still young and could sire more children, and when compared to his empire, what were his sons worth?
Kill, immediately! Kill both of the sons!
Today, it's not like Mebo being paraded through the streets for everyone to see. King Zhou wouldn't spread the news far and wide.
"For the enrichment of the chaoke people's talk, I'll kill my two sons to entertain you?"
His request was to carry out the execution as quickly and efficiently as possible, within the bounds of the regulations, so that the officials would have no time to plead for leniency.
Deng Jiugong and Deng Chanyu rushed out in a hurry to watch.
At this moment, the people of Chaoke were still gathered in a large crowd at the Meridian Gate, forming several layers inside and outside. This was a rare event, and not to see the commotion would be a waste.
Deng Chanyu saw Na Zha sitting on the flagpole watching the show from a distance.
Li Jing was going to the Three Mountain Pass, so he brought along Yanfu and Na Zha.
Deng Chanyu also wanted to go up and have a look, but under everyone's gaze, a Taoist monk like her climbing up would be rather shocking to the world.
At the same time, she asked, "Student, is Yanjiao still there?"
Na Zha, though only two years old, appeared to be as big as a five- or six-year-old child in size. He showed no signs of terror usually seen in a two-year-old baby when witnessing murder. Instead, he appeared ecstatic.
"Yanjiao has been cut in two, he's dead!"
Deng Chanyu was stunned. Was it a butterfly effect caused by herself? She had herself saved Mei B from the Fang family, and as a result, Yanjiao, who should have been saved by the Fang brothers, died instead.
Seeing the executioner raise his headless sword, he was about to go and kill Yanhong.
Huang Feihu urgently said to Deng Chanyu, "Niece, quickly save the second prince! The second prince cannot die!"
Deng Chanyu hesitated for a moment, "Okay, I'll do it."
She withstood the suppression of Yin's luck and unfurled the Xuan Yuan Water Flag. A dark mist instantly enveloped the Meridian Gate, causing the executioner to subconsciously look up at the sky. By the time he regained his senses, Prince Yanhong, who had been tied to a pillar, had vanished. In his place stood a man with well-developed chest muscles who was now decapitated.
Upon hearing this news, King Zhou was so enraged that he threw his wine cup to the ground and ordered Huang Feihu and Deng Jiugong to lead the troops again in pursuit.
It seemed like a repeat of chasing Mei B, with the two generals leading the troops to follow closely for a while, only to return and report that they didn't catch up. This time, Yanhong had vanished into the great river in the west.
Deng Chanyu took Yanhong around for a while, and then returned to Huang's house.
I was asked to save him, and I have. Now, this hot potato is yours.
Yanhong was only 14 years old, not a child. Seeing Huang Feihu at this time, he was as excited as if he were seeing his own father.
"King Zhou, Your Majesty, please spare my family's six hundred years of the TaNg Dynasty! Today's event is indeed horrific and cruel. What crime has my brother committed against the heavens? I beg King Zhou to consider the importance of the realm and connect with the court officials to save Yanhong's life for eternity. This would be a great blessing!"
Deng Jiugong gave Deng Chanyu a meaningful glance, as if to ask whether this young fellow would be useful to them.
Deng Chanyu shook her head gently. The Yin Dynasty is like a broken ship. The appeal of the banner of Yanhong certainly exists, but it's not strong enough. If it's raised now, it will be difficult to put down in the future.
At this moment, Huang Feihu was also in a difficult situation. When he was filled with righteous anger, he thought about saving people. Now that the rescue was over, how should they handle the person?
They temporarily pacified Yanhong and held another meeting of the counter-revolutionary group to discuss the situation.
Deng Jiugong believed that delivering Yanhong to Bian Gan, who is King Zhou's uncle and also the Great Commissioner of Life and Death, was appropriate since this was a domestic feud within the Yin family.
"Difficult, the power of the Prime Minister has never been great," Huang Feihu shook his head.
"Then hand it over to the two prince descendants, Yi Zi and Ji Zi?"
"The two have little power in the court."
Deng Jiugong smiled, "Can't we just give it to Fei Zhong?"
King Zhou holds all the power alone, and among the officials, Bifan is the one with the highest status, while among the military, the two leaders of the counter-revolutionary group have the highest status.
Seeing that Huang Feihu was really at a loss, Deng Chanyu gave him two options, one east and one west.
East: hand it over to Wen Zhong; West: hand it over to Ji Chang.
"The second prince cannot be given to the Xibo King," Huang Feihu immediately rejected this option.
If Xibo King were to receive Yanhong's card, he could immediately turn Eastern Marquis around, forming a joint army. Together with the Deng family, it would be easy to mobilize one million troops and conquer the Chaoke City within three months.
Huang Feihu did not want to switch sides immediately.
"Alright, I'll send Yanhong to Wenhua Zhi for now."
The Phoenix Divided's absorption of the ancestor witch's essence is almost complete. Deng Chanyu is concerned about the chaotic bell fragment and Zhu Rong's body, and there is no relation between the domestic affairs of the Yin family and her. She is very fast, rolling Yanhong with her, leaving a bright arc across the sky, and sending him to Wenhua Zhi.
"There has been a change in Chaoke, and I truly cannot bear to see the dynasty of Yin destroyed all at once. However, the second prince is entrusted to my junior apprentice for protection."
Without waiting for Wenhua Zhi to respond, she rode the clouds away.
Mount Kunlun.
Guang Chengzi and Chi Zhenzi came out of the Yuxu Palace, feeling a sense of recognition, and they smiled at each other. The opportunity to find a disciple had arrived.
The two Taoist sages each cupped their fingers to calculate, and the more they calculated, the more wrinkles appeared on their foreheads.
This seems to be off-kilter!
Guang Chengzi calculated repeatedly, and the result was unsettling. "My apprentice is dead? I haven't even accepted him yet, how can he be dead?"
Chijizi was shocked on his end, a respected door disciple of the Hanxue School, how could he have the tendency to join the Jie School? No, I have to go and check it out right away!
