On the Avenue.

Chapter 505 Using one’s body as bait
Above the imperial capital, the Western King’s Jade Seal hung high, like a small mountain, emitting bright light. Around the seal, the mountains and rivers of the fifty provinces of Xiniuzhou appeared.

These geographic maps have been completely lit up.

Chen Tang looked up and saw that there were no gods on the map of mountains, rivers and society in Xiniu Xinzhou. It was during the four years of the catastrophe that Chen Shi traveled through the mountains and rivers of the Yin and Yang worlds and revived the Chinese gods one by one. Only then did the gods guarding the provinces and counties come into being.

This is Chen Shi’s greatest contribution to Xiniu Xinzhou, saving countless lives!

The Jade Seal of the Western King and the Sacrifice Map of Mountains, Rivers and States are here to announce to the world that Xinxiang Imperial Capital is the orthodox one!
Chen Shi from the imperial capital is the true king.

Chen Tang retracted his gaze and walked all the way over. He saw that the six ministries, the Hanlin Academy, the Dali Temple, the Imperial Medical Service, the Censorate, the Taichang Temple, the Imperial Household Department, the Imperial Observatory, the Imperial College and other government offices had all been built. The imperial capital of Xinxiang had a new look and the houses and buildings had also been renovated.

Officials from various government offices have already started working.

The person who was most busy was Hu Feifei. Because she had experience in managing a county during a disaster, she was appointed as the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion. These days, she was responsible for connecting the duties of various government offices to avoid chaos.

All things are difficult at the beginning. Each government office in the imperial capital is responsible for many affairs, but as long as the affairs of each government office are sorted out, these government offices will be able to operate independently in the future.

Chen Tang passed by the Shiji Niangniang Temple. As Shiji is the deity that protects the capital, the temple is quite magnificent and there are many incense burners.

Now that Niangniang Shiji has recovered her divine power, in addition to responding to every request, she is mainly responsible for guarding the coastline of Xinxiang and guarding against the landing of sea monsters.

The border troops set up stone statues on the coastal walls, with incense burning in front of them. But if monsters attacked, the stone statues would revive and become the body of the goddess Shiji, killing the monsters.

When Chen Tang arrived at the newly built Wenyuan Pavilion, Chen Shi, Hu Feifei, Yang Bi, Li Tianqing, Yu Tiancheng, Situ Wen, Zhuge Jian, Shao Jing, Du Yiran, Qingyang, Tianhu and others were all there. When they saw him coming, they all stood up and waited for Chen Tang to take a seat.

Not long after Hu Feifei sat down, she began to doze off. She was exhausted from the past few days.

However, everyone present had red eyes, obviously due to overwork.

Chen Shi continued the previous topic and said, "This time I am called the True King, I will occupy the orthodox position first and win the hearts of the people first. But the twelve noble families each occupy twelve provinces, namely the Li family of Quanzhou, the Gu family of Binhai, the Zhang family of Juzhou, the Gao family of Pangu, the Xia family of Beilai, the Xu family of Lingzhou, the Ma family of Yinzhou, the Yang family of Tingzhou, the Zhai family of Tongzhou, the Fei family of Huzhou, the Cui family of Zhenzhou, and the Jiang family of Baozhou. These noble families are deeply rooted, and there are many other small noble families scattered in various provinces. We only occupy Xinxiang, Qingzhou, Gongzhou, Xianzhou, Meizhou, Honghe, Guizhou, Juhu, and Yangtze River provinces. Just now we discussed that the war is about to start, whether to shrink the sphere of influence of the Hongshan Hall Talisman Master Association?"

Zhuge Jian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty claims to be the True King, other noble families will certainly kill the Hongshan Hall Talisman Masters. There are many masters from various noble families. Although it won't hurt my heart, it will hurt my ten fingers. Therefore, I suggest shrinking the power of Hongshan Hall and merging it with the provinces of Xin, Qing, Yu, Gong, etc."

Yu Tiancheng shook his head and said, "I don't agree. Hongshan Hall is deeply loved by the people in various places. Scholars, scholars, juren and sanren from all over the place are all proud to join Hongshan Hall. If we withdraw from these provinces, firstly, we will lose the support of the people, and secondly, it will be difficult to get it back."

Tianhu said: "I think we should first reduce the power of Hongshan Hall and gradually erode the world, which will be the safest way."

Qingyang shook his head and said, "If you are timid and cowardly, when will you be able to unify the world? The power of Hongshan Hall in various places is no weaker than that of the government. After the disaster, the power of the government in various places is only in name only. It is not difficult for Hongshan Hall to replace it! If we don't take it now, when will we take it?"

"The Twelve Families are not only the power of the living world, but also the power of ghosts and gods!"

Sha Qiutong said, "The ghost and god forces accumulated by the twelve families are extraordinary. Any one of them is enough to rival the forces under the command of Little King Yama! If the ghost and god forces of the twelve families come out in full force, it will be easy to destroy our Hongshan Hall!"

When she said this, everyone frowned.

Li Tianqing said: "We also have the power of ghosts and gods. On the earth, there are gods from various provinces, in the underworld there is the Little King of Hell, and there is also the Queen Mother Hou Tu in charge. The outcome of this battle is unpredictable."

"Don't underestimate the accumulation of the twelve families!"

Du Yiran said, "There are many strong people in the twelve families. There are thousands of ghosts and gods in the realm of returning to emptiness and the realm of Mahayana accumulated over the past six thousand years. There are countless ghosts and gods in the realm of refining spirits, three corpses, and fusion. The twelve families each have eighteen layers of hell, collecting ghosts from more than six thousand years, which are extremely powerful. The strength of any judge can be comparable to Longyou Sanren and others. The combat power of any Yin Shuai can compete with me. There are also the underworld, the underworld messenger, and the Taiwu, whose strength should not be underestimated. If we underestimate them, we will only be defeated!"

Everyone was talking and arguing.

Chen Shi looked at Chen Tang and said, "Dad, what do you think?"

Everyone fell silent, all eyes fell on Chen Tang.

Chen Tang was shocked and could not answer. He said calmly, "There are still a few people present who have not spoken. They must be confident. Why not ask them?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Hu Feifei, who had fallen asleep.

Looking at Yu Lingzi again, Yu Lingzi blinked and said quickly: "I am from the Ministry of Rites. You can ask me to fight, but you can't ask me to make decisions."

Everyone's eyes fell on Yang Bi.

Yang Bi smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty possesses the Western King's Seal and the Jiangshan Shejitu, and you have the Queen Mother of the Underworld sitting in the throne, the King of Hell supporting you, and all fifty provinces responding to you. Therefore, your Majesty is legitimately entitled to be king. If the Twelve Noble Families fail to ruin your Majesty's coronation ceremony, they will be without a legitimate cause and will become rebels. Therefore, on the day your Majesty ascends the throne, the Twelve Noble Families will surely come to attack you."

He looked around and asked, "Can they break through the Imperial City?"

"Unbreakable."

Zhuge Jiandao said, "With the presence of the Queen Mother Hou Tu here, both the Yin and Yang worlds are as solid as a rock. The Queen Mother Hou Tu can summon gods from all over the world to help at any time. In addition, the King of Hell, the Supreme Emperor, the Five Princes, Master Zhu, Jue Yangzi, Taoist Liu, and your majesty's four disciples are all extremely powerful. Even if the twelve aristocratic families come out with many masters, they cannot conquer the imperial capital."

Everyone nodded.

There were many masters from the twelve families, but there were also many masters on their side, including quite a few in the Mahayana realm. In terms of combat power, they were not inferior to the other side.

Yang Bi said: "Then, can the masters of the imperial capital conquer other families?"

Li Tianqing said: "One-on-one is not difficult. No family can resist the masters of the imperial capital and the elite of Hongshan Hall. But since the destruction of the Yan family, the twelve families have been on high alert. We can create the small world to facilitate travel between places, and the other party can also create the upper world to facilitate travel. We have immortal weapons, and the other party also has immortal weapons! Therefore, attacking any family is attacking the twelve families. Even if we can win, it will be a miserable victory with huge losses!"

The tragic victory he mentioned took into account the strength of Tianchi Kingdom.

Together with the masters of Tianchi Kingdom, they are enough to fight against the twelve families at the same time!

Du Yiran nodded gently: "The power of the immortal weapon will sweep across the battlefield, and everything will be turned into ashes."

Yang Bi said: "What if we attack the twelve noble families when their masters come to attack the imperial capital? Can we win?"

Everyone was stunned, and gradually understood what he meant.

Yang Bi said: "Your Majesty will remain here to ascend the throne. Everything will remain the same as before. Only Hou Tu Niangniang and Little King Yan will be left to guard here. The others will be at my disposal. The day Your Majesty ascends the throne will be the day to wipe out the twelve aristocratic families."

Tianhu hesitated and said, "What if the twelve noble families are determined to kill Your Majesty? Can the Queen Mother Hou Tu and the Little King of Hell stop them?"

Yang Bi smiled slightly: "Maybe we can't stop it. Maybe your majesty and Queen Hou Tu will be buried under the siege of the enemy. But as long as the news of the attack on the twelve families comes, they will definitely become scattered, some will continue to attack the imperial capital, and some will rush back to support."

The smile on his face was somewhat bitter, and he said: "I have commanded them before, and I know their actions very well. Even with my instructions, they still don't listen to my orders, let alone without me?"

While everyone was still hesitating, Chen Shi suddenly smiled and said, "Okay! Then let's follow Yang Bi's idea. I'll be the bait!" "Your Majesty is wise." Yang Bi bowed.

Chen Shi's eyes slowly swept over the faces, and he said in a deep voice: "Back then, Yang Bi was in charge of the Upper Realm. The ancestors of the thirteen families handed over the power to him and allowed him to mobilize all the forces of the Upper Realm to deal with Despair Hill. Yang Bi has always done a good job, and even almost killed Zhong Wuwang, but it was because one of the ancestors acted on his own and did not listen to him, which led to Zhong Wuwang using the Heaven Listener to find the Upper Realm, and finally failed miserably. The Upper Realm fell apart, and the six thousand years of layout was destroyed in an instant."

His voice was filled with murderous intent: "Now, I will hand over the power of mobilizing all forces to Yang Bi. Everyone must obey Yang Bi's orders. Anyone who disobeys his orders on his own initiative, even if it is my father, will be beheaded! I hope you will remember this, work together, and move forward together!"

Everyone agreed.

Only Chen Tang touched his nose in dismay.

Chen Shi stood up and said, "Everyone, please get ready. Yang Bi, follow me."

Yang Bi followed him out of Wenyuan Pavilion, intentionally lagging behind.

Chen Shi turned around and smiled, "I haven't become emperor yet, why should I be so cautious? Even if I become emperor, I don't think I am superior to others. Don't be like this, speak normally."

Yang Bi walked up and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Chen Shi glanced at him and asked, "Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."

Yang Bi said, "After all, I am a defeated general. The layout of the upper world for more than 6,000 years was destroyed in my hands. I lost, I lost to Zhong Wuwang. Your Majesty still trusts me and entrusts his life to me. This is a favor of recognition, so thank you."

The two walked side by side. Chen Shi looked at the craftsmen who were planting trees on the side of the road and said, "You should thank me, but not for this."

Yang Bi was slightly stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Chen Shi said: "Didn't you advise me not to wipe out the Twelve Noble Families? Now I give you the power. It is up to you to decide who lives and who dies in the Twelve Noble Families."

Yang Bi's body trembled slightly, and he was overwhelmed with emotions for a moment. Only when Chen Shi walked far away did he come to his senses and hurriedly catch up with Chen Shi.

"Your Majesty, I am your servant Yang Bi. Thank you for your help!" he bowed.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "We just said we were fellow Taoists, and you called yourself a subject. I don't like being a real king. No matter who I talk to, they always look down on me. That's not good."

Yang Bi straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, if you gain something, you must lose something."

Chen Shi said: "When I was a child, I wanted to be an emperor the most. I would drag any cannon I picked up from the mountains back to the village, and I fantasized about conquering cities and conquering the capital and becoming the king. But when I grew up, I felt that being a real king might not be a happy thing, and I would lose many Taoist friends."

Yang Bi smiled and said, "I don't know how many people want this position but cannot get it. Your Majesty is only in his teens, but you have already conquered the world with Hongshan Hall and recruited countless heroes. Your Majesty is talented and wise. If you don't become the real king, who will?"

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "It's not that I have great talent and strategy, but the current world has made people's minds change, and I just happened to follow the situation. The Twelve Aristocratic Families are not difficult to deal with. The real difficult thing is Despair Hill."

Yang Bi hesitated for a moment and said, "In my opinion, Despair Hill is not difficult to deal with. The difficult one is Tianzun. Tianzun's strength is close to Taiyi Jinxian. If he takes action, everything will be destroyed."

Chen Shi looked up at the sky, staring at the two suns in the sky, and said, "The Heavenly Lord knows how to control the True Gods. The True Gods outside the Heavens are like weapons for him to control the human world. They are extremely dangerous. With our strength, are we really capable of dealing with the Heavenly Lord?"

Yang Bi looked solemn.

Facing the Twelve Aristocratic Families, he was fully resourceful and came up with a plan to destroy the Twelve Aristocratic Families in one fell swoop.

But facing Tianzun, he had no way to deal with it.

After Chen Shi and Yang Bi separated, they came to Jiaotai Hall. In the hall stood a large copper pot filled with immortal air. A dry skeleton was soaked in the copper pot. It was Wu Qi.

At this moment, the Wuji Dao patterns of the immortal immortal magic on the surface of Wuqi's bones became clearer and clearer, and even some fascia gradually grew on the surface of the bones, covering them. Tiny blood vessels could be vaguely seen between the fascia.

Fairy Xiao Linden was checking on Wu Qi's revival. When she saw him coming, she said, "The immortal magic is really amazing. Even if you are dead, you can be resurrected."

“But it’s too slow.”

Chen Shi observed Wu Qi's situation and said, "He is the only one who can deal with Tianzun. I always have a feeling that Tianzun will not give us much time. He can't help it and wants to kill us. I have never encountered such a powerful existence..."

The little linden fairy looked at him and saw hidden worry in his eyes.

She knew that Tianzun brought too much pressure to Chen Shi.

This battle can only be won, not lost.

If you lose, there is no hope.

The chief priest came to the imperial city with a child and asked to see Chen Shi. Chen Shi summoned the two and said with a smile, "Why should the chief priest be so polite?"

The chief priest said, "Your Majesty is the Divine Emperor, and I am his subject. When a subject pays respect to the Emperor, he must follow the ancient etiquette."

He paused and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look at this boy's physique."

Chen Shi's eyes fell on the child, and he walked up to him, touched his bones, and said, "Good bones. What's your name?"

"Chu Feng." said the child.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "It's a good name too."

The chief priest said, "I am here to tell your majesty that Chu Feng is practicing the Xuanyin Jiutian Jue and is about to obtain a divine fetus."

Chen Shi stared at Chu Feng and said, "When he cultivates to the God-descent realm, he can use the magic to pollute the true God!"

The chief priest smiled and said, "By then, the entire Xiniu Continent will be transformed into a demonic land, and there will be no need to worry about the invasion of evil spirits. Your Majesty, please wait for good news."

Chen Shi watched him walk away holding Chu Feng's hand.

On the third day of October in the 6648th year of the Jiajing reign, it was appropriate to ascend the throne.

Avoid starting a war.

(End of this chapter)