Primordial Era: Reborn as a Tortoise, with Unparalleled Comprehension

Chapter 138 The Turmoil in Chaoge

Chaoge, the new capital of the Great Shang Empire.

Since Emperor Yi's health deteriorated a thousand years ago, the capital city has been on full alert.

The immortals of the Jie Sect took turns guarding the pavilion, fearing that Emperor Yi's soul would return to heaven and earth without their knowledge.

At this moment, in the royal court.

Emperor Yi reclined on his seat, looking down at his ministers with bright and alert eyes.

At this moment, Emperor Yi looked even older.

He was emanating an aura of death that even a newly ascended immortal cultivator could sense.

"Your Majesty, eight hundred vassal lords are already on their way and will gather in Chaoge starting today!"

Bi Gan, the younger brother of Emperor Yi, looked at Emperor Yi on the throne and felt a deep sorrow in his heart.

A king who reigned for tens of thousands of years was about to die.

Looking back at Emperor Yi's reign, he was definitely a monarch capable of leading the Shang Dynasty to prosperity.

But fate had other plans!

Those despicable demons!

Thinking of this, Bigan felt a sudden disgust for the demon race.

"Have all the hostages that the eight hundred vassal lords asked them to bring been brought?"

Emperor Yi's aged voice echoed from the throne throughout the entire royal court.

Bigan spoke up, "Your Majesty, a secret guard has reported that the hostages of the eight hundred vassal lords are already in the caravan."

"Some feudal lords attempted to deceive the emperor by sending commoners in place of their own sons to Chaoge, but they were all exposed through various means!"

The Dark Guards were trained by Emperor Yi from countless orphans recruited from the Shang Dynasty.

Once they completed their training, they dispersed throughout the entire territory of the Shang Dynasty, providing Emperor Yi with intelligence from all directions.

Within permissible limits, there is always a means to handle matters independently.

After listening to what Bigan said, Emperor Yi nodded and said, "In that case, after the eight hundred hostages arrive in Chaoge, Zishou will lead them and train them to become imperial guards."

Upon hearing this, the ministers in the royal court showed slight changes in expression.

Some were delighted, while others were gloomy.

Finally, a minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, according to the rites, these eight hundred hostages should be under the command of Prince Wei Ziqi. It is inappropriate to hand them over to Prince Zishou now."

As soon as he stepped forward, more than a dozen ministers emerged from among them.

"We also feel this is inappropriate."

Ok?

Di Yi's expression changed.

His bright eyes gradually turned sharp.

Sensing Di Yi's change, Bigan silently retreated into the crowd.

Emperor Yi spoke coldly, looking at the ministers below, "While I am still alive, are you already preparing to fight for power?!"

As soon as the words fell, Di Yi's aura suddenly erupted.

Like a tiger just awakened, he stared intently at everyone below.

boom!

Upon hearing this, all the courtiers trembled with fear.

A suffocating feeling emanated from Di Yi and filled the entire royal court.

Even Taishi Wenzhong, who had remained silent, felt a jolt of surprise.

"With the blessing of human destiny, no one dares to provoke the Great Merchant King!"

As a human emperor, Emperor Yi was most averse to his subjects forming factions.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to abdicate, his ministers dared to force him to abdicate in the royal palace!

This made Emperor Yi, who was originally preparing to establish Wei Zi Qi as the next Shang king, hesitate for a moment.

He has three sons.

Wei Ziqi, Wei Zhongyan, and Zishou.

As his first son, Wei Ziqi should have been the next ruler according to the primogeniture system.

However, he has now sent all three of his sons to the temple to cultivate.

Judging from the news coming from the ancestral hall, the three sons are behaving differently.

Neither Wei Ziqi nor Wei Zhongyan could match Zi Shou's bravery.

Over these tens of thousands of years, he has laid the initial foundation for the next ruler.

If the next Shang king can proceed steadily and follow in his footsteps, he will definitely lead the Shang Dynasty to completely unify the eight hundred feudal lords.

To restore the ancient glory of the human race, unify the human race, and recreate the golden age of the human emperor.

Therefore, the next monarch must be a ruler who defends the city.

Zi Shou was brave and intelligent, but this made Emperor Yi worry.

He had already asked his teacher who was the most suitable person to be the next ruler.

The answer he received surprised him somewhat: it was Zishou!

"Fine, since the teacher has said so, let's do as the teacher says..."

Emperor Yi had the answer in the blink of an eye.

"Your Majesty, we are only concerned with matters of state and have no other intentions!"

A minister, his voice trembling, shouted.

Di Yi's voice was cold. "No other intentions?"

"Do you really think I don't know what you've been doing behind the scenes?!"

As he spoke, Di Yi's tone changed, and his eyes burned with murderous intent.

"My bodyguards are not to be trifled with!"

Thump~~~

Suddenly, a strange noise came from outside, followed by a large number of soldiers wielding blades entering the royal court from the outside.

The weapons in the soldiers' hands gleamed with an eerie light, their blades radiating a cold glint.

"What are you doing!"

Bigan looked at the soldiers, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted angrily.

"Uncle Wang, please don't be angry."

No sooner had Bi Gan’s voice fallen than another voice appeared.

Upon hearing this voice, Bi Gan and Shang Rong's eyes narrowed.

Wei Zi Qi!

Bi Gan glanced at Wen Zhong beside him and saw that Wen Zhong's eyes were slightly closed and he was not moving.

A chill ran through me.

Wei Ziqi, accompanied by his younger brother Wei Zhongyan, strode confidently into the main hall with a smile on his face.

"Greetings, Father!"

Wei Ziqi bowed slightly to Emperor Yi.

"Father, I have heard that eight hundred vassal lords are already on their way and will arrive soon. Therefore, I have specially dispatched soldiers from my palace to the royal court to protect your safety!"

Di Yi coldly stared at Wei Ziqi, "Useless!"

At that moment, Emperor Yi was extremely disappointed in Wei Zi Qi, and at the same time felt a sense of desolation.

With such a poor character, he is unfit for important positions!

For the throne, his own son actually led an army to rebel!

That's utterly outrageous.

Wei Ziqi was about to speak when he heard Di Yi call him a useless person, and his heart sank.

Just as he was about to speak, Grand Tutor Wen Zhong suddenly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, a brilliant light shone from the Heavenly Eye between his brows and fell upon Wei Ziqi.

"evildoer!"

Wen Zhong suddenly roared, "How dare you wreak havoc on the Great Shang! Die!"

Wen Zhong stretched out his right hand, and as he did so, his palm was surrounded by celestial light.

At the same time, the ministers in the main hall looked at Wei Ziqi with fear in their eyes.

At some point, a dark shadow appeared on Wei Ziqi's body, twisting and struggling behind him.

boom!

Before Wei Ziqi could react, the dark figure was grabbed by Wen Zhong.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a fox spirit!

"snort!"

Wen Zhong snorted coldly and exerted force with his palm.

He crushed the fox in his palm into powder.

After the fox died, Wei Ziqi was shocked and looked around in a daze.

After he took in his surroundings, his eyes narrowed, and he quickly knelt on the ground, his voice trembling, "Father, I..."

Emperor Yi, however, did not give him a chance.

An aged voice echoed throughout Chaoge, "Wei Ziqi's will is weak; he has been bewitched by the demon race. From today onwards, he will enter the Offering Pavilion for cultivation. Wei Zhongyan will accompany him!"

"No one may leave the Offering Pavilion without being summoned!"

"From this day forward, Zishou shall be established as the next ruler! The Imperial Preceptor, Daoist Duobao, shall select an auspicious day for his ascension to the throne!"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the ministers who had just stepped forward.

"This Great Shang is the Great Shang of our people! It is not a place for you to form cliques and pursue your own selfish interests!"

"Capture all of them! Confiscate their property and exterminate their entire families!"

"yes!!!"

Suddenly, countless black-armored soldiers appeared in the royal court, dragging the ministers away.

Before Wei Ziqi could speak again, he and Wei Zhongyan were taken away by a beam of immortal light.

The soldiers he brought with him also disappeared.

Having done all this, Emperor Yi continued to issue orders: "The Fox Clan has offended our Great Shang Dynasty, seducing the prince of Great Shang; their crime deserves death!"

"Order the seventy-two lords of Beihai to send the hostage to Chaoge. Yuan Futong will lead the seventy-two lords back to Beihai to vanquish the demon!"

"Exterminate the fox clan!"

(End of this chapter)