Ming Dynasty: Gain one supernatural power every day

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhang Fu, Qiu Fu, and a group of officials from the Prince Rui's residence were waiting in the central military tent.

The terrain of Lang Son on the sand table has been marked densely, and the attack routes and times for each unit have been finalized. The only missing person is the most crucial one.

"Report! Prince Rui has descended from the clouds! Beside him is a man in armor, like a general!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the tent raised their heads, their eyes filled with both anticipation and curiosity.

His Highness Prince Rui brought back a general in armor? Could he be a celestial general brought down from the heavens?

Before they could think further, the tent flap was lifted, and Zhu Gaoxi had already led his men in.

Zhu Gaoxi walked in front, followed by a burly and valiant general in golden armor.

The moment the man entered the tent, the atmosphere inside fell silent for a moment. It wasn't for any other reason than that the general's aura was indeed extraordinary.

The golden armor gleamed in the lamplight inside the tent, and the nine-toothed rake in his hand was unlike anything he had ever seen before. Each tooth of the rake gleamed with a faint, cold light, clearly not made of ordinary iron.

Pigsy followed Zhu Gaoxi into the tent, looking very relaxed. After all, when he was Marshal Tianpeng, he often saw the Jade Emperor, and later he often saw the emperors of the human world on the journey to the West. This kind of scene was really nothing to him.

He clasped his hands in a fist salute and followed Zhu Gaoxi in bowing to Zhu Di on the throne.

The delivery guy had already told him on the way here.

This young man is a prince of the Ming Dynasty, which is the Zhu Dynasty.

Pigsy was delighted: "Surname Zhu, then that means he's a member of the Zhu family! If he's royalty, then he'll never lack good food and drink in the future! Let's get to know this guy first, and then we can do whatever we want with him. How wonderful!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on Zhu Bajie for a moment.

Having been emperor for so many years, he had seen countless people. Although the man before him was not very polite, the aura he exuded was far beyond that of an ordinary military general. He had already made a judgment in his mind.

The people the fourth brother brought back were definitely not ordinary people.

Zhu Gaochi, with an air of familiarity, strode forward. His "bullish" nature activated, he sized up Zhu Bajie, his gaze lingering on the chainmail armor and nine-toothed rake several times before turning to Zhu Gaoxi and asking, "Fourth brother, the army is all ready, just waiting for you. By the way, who is this imposing general beside you? We've never seen him before."

Zhu Gaoxi glanced at his second brother, then swept his gaze over the curious eyes of everyone in the tent, and introduced with a smile, "This man's name in the Heavenly Realm is Bian Zhuang; his earthly name is Zhu Ganglie. As for his specific identity, let him tell you himself."

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Pigsy and gave him a look.

Pigsy understood, put his hands on his hips, puffed out his chest, his golden armor gleaming in the lamplight, and his loud voice made the whole tent buzz: "Brother, you have a good eye! You can tell at a glance that I, Pigsy, am different from others! That's right, in my previous life I was Marshal Tianpeng, commanding 80,000 naval troops of the Milky Way."

"Hiss—" As soon as these words were spoken, a collective gasp filled the tent.

"Marshal Tianpeng, commanding 80,000 naval troops, this is no ordinary deity. Marshal Tianpeng... could he be the Great Marshal Tianpeng True Lord?" Zhu Di's heart was filled with shock and unease.

The main point is that in orthodox Taoism, Marshal Tianpeng is the head of the Four Saints, but during the Jingnan Rebellion, he claimed that the True Martial Emperor had manifested his power to protect him, and after ascending the throne, he elevated the True Martial Emperor to the position of the Great Ming Dynasty's guardian deity.

If the Marshal Tianpeng before us is indeed the Great Marshal Tianpeng Zhenjun, then it's quite awkward, since he worships Zhenwu, while the fourth brother has brought down the head of the Four Saints.

"Commanding 80,000 naval troops? Marshal Tianpeng! Fourth brother is amazing, he can just casually invite a naval marshal down from the sky! Hahaha, my fourth brother is invincible!" Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed.

"Is he really a celestial general, or Marshal Tianpeng? Commanding 80,000 Heavenly River Navy troops, what a high-ranking official he must be! No wonder he is the Supreme Emperor of the Central Heaven, able to summon a celestial general of the Navy Marshal rank to the mortal realm with a mere wave of his hand." Zhang Fu and Zheng Heng exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with excitement.

"Our Emperor is amazing! He can even summon the naval marshal to descend to the mortal realm. His future is limitless, his future is limitless!" The officials of Prince Rui's mansion were extremely excited.

Qiu Fu's heart was about to give out.

He's been scared countless times today. First, there was the teleportation portal and the beast army, then the Investiture of the Gods, and now even Marshal Tianpeng, who commands 80,000 naval troops, has appeared.

He clutched his chest and took a deep breath to calm his heart, which was pounding in his chest.

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up even more. He grabbed Zhu Bajie's arm and said with great respect, "My apologies! So you are Marshal Tianpeng, who commands the Heavenly River Navy. No wonder you have such an extraordinary presence! And you are surnamed Zhu, so you are from our clan... um."

He paused, then, as if remembering something, pressed on, "Marshal Tianpeng, could it be the Great Marshal Tianpeng Zhenjun? We know of the name of the Great Marshal Tianpeng during our royal family's annual sacrifices!"

Zhu Di's heart also tightened; he wanted to hear the answer to this question as well.

Upon hearing "True Lord Tianpeng, the Great Marshal," Pigsy was taken aback, his eyes widening in surprise. He turned to look at Zhu Gaoxi and asked, "Could it be that there are legends about me, Old Pig, in the mortal world as well?"

Zhu Gaoxi smiled and shook his head, then briefly explained the difference between the Tianpeng Zhenjun worshipped in Taoism during the Yongle period and the Tianpeng Marshal in Journey to the West.

Tianpeng Zhenjun is a top-tier divine general of the Thunder Department, assisting the Ziwei Emperor and commanding the armies of the Three Realms. He holds a revered position. However, the second senior brother in front of us is the naval marshal who commands the Milky Way. The two "Tianpeng" are not the same.

After hearing this, Zhu Di tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest twice, his expression unchanged, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully it wasn't Tianpeng Zhenjun, otherwise the sacrificial order would have to be rearranged.

After hearing this, Pigsy said "Oh," and even after his big ears returned to normal, he still hadn't changed his habitual gesture. He reached out to scratch his ears, only to find they had shrunk, so he instead scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "So that's how it is! I thought it was because I've become famous! May I ask how this brother is called?"

Zhu Gaoxi then introduced each of the people in the tent to him one by one.

From Emperor Yongle (Zhu Di) on the throne, to Prince Han (Zhu Gaoxu), then to military generals such as Zhang Fu, Qiu Fu, Zheng Heng, and Xue Lu, and finally to the officials of Prince Rui's residence, including Xu Jingchang, Qiu Sheng, Zheng Cong, Zhang Ni, and Xue Bin, as well as several officials of Prince Han's residence.

Each time someone was introduced, Pigsy would clasp his hands in greeting and nod, saying "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you," his attitude quite warm.

After the introductions, Pigsy slammed his rake on the ground, its nine serrated blades creating a row of shallow craters in the compacted mud. He then clasped his hands in a fist salute and addressed the crowd in the tent in a loud voice: "Gentlemen, I'm new here, please bear with me. Although I may not be the most powerful in heaven, here on earth, if you encounter any problems, just tell me! Opening mountains and carving roads is a piece of cake..."

He thumped his chest as he said this, his confident demeanor a carbon copy of Zhu Gaoxu's.