Junior Uncle is too cunning.

King Zhou looked at Jiang Ziya, who was looking straight at him, and for the first time, he felt a flutter in his heart for a man. He secretly vowed that he must have him. He believed that with Jiang Ziya's assistance, the Shang Dynasty would be even more powerful and soaring to the sky would no longer be a dream.

King Zhou composed himself and continued to ask, "How should this decree to reduce the power of the vassal states be implemented?"

Jiang Ziya was delighted to hear King Zhou's words. As the saying goes, a ruler chooses his ministers, and a minister chooses his ruler. He had heard of King Zhou several times, and although most of the comments were bland or even negative, as a wise man, he could still discern some of King Zhou's true nature from his past words and actions.

In particular, this plan to destroy Buddhism made him realize that King Zhou was different; he was a human emperor with great ambitions but also courage and resourcefulness.

Although there was some political recklessness involved, it was precisely because of this that Jiang Ziya rashly proposed the decree to reduce the power of the vassal states. One reason was to test King Zhou, and the other was to showcase his talent and hope to attract King Zhou's attention.

In Jiang Ziya's view, to be a good emperor, you don't need to have great political and military abilities. As long as you can recognize and appoint people to positions of authority, and you can listen to opinions widely and make decisive decisions, you can at least be a wise ruler.

King Zhou's shortcomings actually attracted Jiang Ziya more. After all, if the emperor was omniscient and omnipotent, and proficient in everything, what would be the point of having ministers like him? He himself was not after promotion and wealth, but truly wanted to do something earth-shattering to prove himself. Although he could not cultivate immortality, Jiang Ziya was not a useless piece of trash.

Although the failures and setbacks of so many years did not defeat him or harden his mind, he must have felt some resentment. Especially as a disciple of a sage, he couldn't even break through to the True Immortal realm. He himself was used to it, but Yuanshi Tianzun was such a proud person that even if he didn't say it, he must have felt some displeasure in his heart.

This time, Yuanshi Tianzun personally entrusted him with this task, and Jiang Ziya regarded it as the last major event of his life. He would make sure that everyone knew that he, Jiang Ziya, the disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, was not a useless person.

However, he knew that his proposal was somewhat rash, but this decree to reduce the power of the princes was indeed a rare and good opportunity.

If this were a normal day, and someone wanted to promote the decree to reduce the power of the feudal lords, even if the feudal lords didn't overthrow the rule of the Shang Dynasty, they would probably drag the proposer out and execute him.

However, the Great Shang Dynasty has now become a confrontation between Taoism and Buddhism, including the Sage of Taiqing, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Master of Tongtian, the Goddess Nuwa, and the Western Guide and the Bodhisattva Zhunti.

Leaving aside the battles at the Saint level, the people who came to support us this time involved many direct forces from the Jie Sect, Chan Sect, and Huoyun Cave. There were countless people below the Golden Immortal level, and the number of Golden Immortal experts alone exceeded one hundred. Adding the strength of the Great Shang Imperial Court itself, this will be the first time in the long history of the Great Shang Imperial Court that it has possessed so many high-level combat forces.

Although most of them obeyed the orders of their respective leaders, how could they ignore the situation if the Great Shang Imperial Court were in trouble?

Moreover, Jiang Ziya had carefully deduced that the current leader of the Jie Sect was Wen Zhong, who was also the Grand Tutor of the Shang Dynasty. As long as the Shang Dynasty did not harm the Jie Sect, he believed that Wen Zhong would ask the Shang Dynasty to help him.

As for the Chan Sect, Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao were in charge. Although Baihe Tongzi was the highest in terms of status and cultivation among the Chan Sect members, Jiang Ziya understood his senior brother's personality. He was only able to come out of seclusion to break through to the Demon Lord realm. As for these mundane matters, he was too lazy to care about them.

Most of the remaining disciples were third-generation disciples, who could also be considered his junior disciples. As long as he could persuade Shen Gongbao, he believed they would support him. Jiang Ziya was so confident because he had great faith in his own abilities, and also because of Chen Fusheng's words.

After Jiang Ziya was confirmed as the person in charge of the Southern Continent, in addition to Guang Chengzi giving him a few instructions, another person also invited him to attend the meeting.

This person is Chen Fusheng, a renowned genius of the Chan Sect and a master weapon refiner. His status in the Chan Sect is no less than that of Guang Chengzi, the senior disciple of the Chan Sect.

Jiang Ziya initially thought that Chen Fusheng had come to him because of his disciples Fang Hui, Lu Ling'er, Ling Xian'er, and others, and asked him to take care of them.

He really couldn't think of any other reason besides this. However, he heard that Shen Gongbao had a good relationship with Lu Ling'er, Ling Xian'er, and others, and was also quite good with Chen Fusheng. With Shen Gongbao around, Fang Hui and the others didn't need him at all. After all, apart from meeting at Yuxu Palace, Jiang Ziya really didn't know much about his senior brother Chen Fusheng. Firstly, both of them were very busy, and secondly, Chen Fusheng was either in seclusion or traveling all year round. In addition, Jiang Ziya had only been a disciple for a short time, so it was normal for them not to be familiar with each other.

It wasn't until he met Chen Fusheng that Jiang Ziya realized he had been completely wrong. Chen Fusheng told him that his disciples Fang Hui, Lu Ling'er, Ling Xian'er, and others would fully support any decision he made. It's worth noting that among the third-generation disciples who came to support him, Lu Ling'er, Ling Xian'er, and Fang Hui were among the few mid-stage Golden Immortals, and even Dao Lin and Dao Ling were early-stage Golden Immortals. Of the Golden Immortal disciples from the Chan Sect who came, about ten were related to Chen Fusheng, making up a significant portion. With their support, Jiang Ziya was filled with confidence.

Although Huoyun Cave did not send any Golden Immortal level cultivators this time, it did send the Five Emperors of the Human Race to reinforce the formation. Five Great Luo Golden Immortals are enough to deal with the combat power of the Great Luo level of Buddhism. This does not even include the Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Chan and Jie sects who are hiding in the shadows.

Although there was no official dispatch this time, Jiang Ziya believed that there must be Grand Luo Golden Immortals protecting them in secret. After all, the disciples who came this time were all mid-level forces of the Chan and Jie sects. If they were to be injured, the two sects would be cut off from their lineage. Therefore, there was no shortage of Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

During this period, Wei Ziqi sorted out the affairs of the royal family. Although it did not cause a great uproar, Jiang Ziya still learned some information. In particular, he heard that the Five Emperors were actually supporting this operation. This meant that the Five Emperors did not mind the Shang Dynasty using their name as long as it did not affect the overall situation.

With the support of the Jie Sect, the Chan Sect, and the Huoyun Cave, in addition to dealing with the behemoth that is Western Buddhism, it was also a rare opportunity to resolve the most important scourge of the Shang Dynasty: the "feudal lords."

Although King Zhou himself began to use the name of the Five Emperors to deal with internal affairs of the royal family, in Jiang Ziya's view, he was still taking too small a step.

According to Jiang Ziya's calculations, although Western Buddhism was powerful, with the support of the three Taoist sects and Nuwa of Huoyun Cave, it was enough to contend with them as long as they were careful, without needing to use the power of the Shang Dynasty's own court.

Moreover, the Shang Dynasty could take advantage of this opportunity to fully promote the decree to reduce the power of the feudal lords. With the names of the Three Pure Ones, the Goddess Nuwa, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of Huoyun Cave, they could completely suppress a group of feudal lords.

As for the remaining feudal lords, as long as they do not cooperate and dare to rebel, the Great Shang Imperial Court will directly use all its military force to suppress them. No matter who they are, they will all be killed without mercy!

According to Jiang Ziya's calculations, although there would be bloodshed and sacrifice, it would only be temporary. The power of the Great Shang Imperial Court was enough to suppress any feudal lord. Even if they united, with the help of the disciples of the three Taoist sects and the suppression of the five emperors of Huoyun Cave, they would be able to solve any trouble.

If they can survive the first round, the other feudal lords will likely make wise choices. After all, the decree to reduce the power of the feudal lords only removes a portion of their political and military power. However, the feudal lords' titles and fiefdoms still belong to them. They are still nobles of the Shang Dynasty, but they no longer have the unlimited freedom they once enjoyed. All of them are now under the jurisdiction of the Shang Dynasty.