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Chapter 146 Shen Gongbao Enters the Merchant World

Wild world.

Among the great Shang dynasty.

King Zhou, Di Xin, sat high on the throne, his body shrouded in purple aura.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xibo now commands a large army and is showing signs of rebelling against the Shang Dynasty. Why not send someone to investigate the situation?" Bigan reported to Emperor Xin.

"What did the Grand Tutor say?" King Zhou asked Grand Tutor Wen Zhong.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is absolutely right. The Marquis of Xibo now commands a large army and has already shown signs of disloyalty. However, it is difficult to say what will happen at the moment. Perhaps we should send someone to investigate," Wen Zhong echoed.

After all, what happened in Xiqi could not be kept secret from the Shang Dynasty.

The Great Shang Dynasty was centered around itself, with surrounding vassal states paying tribute and paying homage to it. Each vassal state was essentially a small kingdom, and the Great Shang Dynasty had people to report any unusual events between them.

After all, it's impossible for there to be absolutely no people; large businesses wouldn't feel comfortable doing that.

"In that case, who would be the best choice to send?" King Zhou asked, looking at the ministers of the Shang Dynasty.

No one spoke. Xiqi now harbored rebellious intentions, and going there might mean never returning. No one wanted to go, except for Wen Zhong.

However, Wen Zhong will soon be heading to the Western Rong to conquer the foreign tribes, so going to Xiqi is impossible.

"How about I go if I am not weak enough to go?" A voice rang out, and a Taoist priest walked in from outside the palace.

His body was thin, but he had a smile on his face.

"This humble Taoist priest, Shen Gongbao, greets the Human Emperor," Shen Gongbao said, bowing to Emperor Xin.

"Shen Gongbao?" Wen Zhong looked at Shen Gongbao. According to seniority, Wen Zhong should call Shen Gongbao "Uncle-Master," since Shen Gongbao was Yuanshi's disciple.

"Does the Grand Tutor know of this Taoist?" King Zhou asked Wen Zhong, glancing at Shen Gongbao with a glint in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, this person is a disciple of the sage of the Chan Sect," Wen Zhong said in a deep voice.

"Since you are a disciple of a sage, why have you come to my Great Shang?" King Zhou asked Shen Gongbao.

"Your Majesty, I have come to help you. A great calamity is about to befall the world, and the Marquis of Xibo has gained the support of the Chan Sect. I disdain to associate with traitors, so I have come to Chaoge to pledge my allegiance to Your Majesty," Shen Gongbao said to Emperor Xin in a deep voice.

Half true, half false.

The true half is that Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo, did indeed receive support from the Chan Sect, but the false half is that Shen Gongbao came to Chaoge to deal with Jiang Ziya.

He wanted to prove to Yuanshi that he was no weaker than Jiang Ziya, and that Shen Gongbao was also capable.

King Zhou looked at Shen Gongbao with a glint in his eyes: "You are a follower of the Chan sect, which supports the Marquis of the West in defying me. How dare you come to Chaoge?"

"I trust Your Majesty and believe you will not kill indiscriminately. My sincerity is evident to all. I only hope that Your Majesty will spare my senior brothers after your victory. They were merely misled by the Marquis of Xibo, and their crimes do not warrant death. I hope Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly," Shen Gongbao said with a smile.

After Shen Gongbao finished speaking, not only King Zhou, but even the ministers in the court looked at Shen Gongbao with strange expressions.

Di Xin looked at Shen Gongbao with a glint in his eyes. For Di Xin, the truth or falsehood of what Shen Gongbao said was not important; what mattered was the intelligence Shen Gongbao brought.

Xiqi received the support of the Chan Sect.

In Di Xin's eyes, Shen Gongbao was an arrogant fool who, while outwardly respectful, actually showed no reverence whatsoever.

After all, Shen Gongbao was not very strong, and he was unaware of the human race's hidden strength. As a disciple of a sage, his usual arrogance made him think that the only people in the Shang Dynasty worthy of his attention were Grand Tutor Wen and Wen Zhong.

As for the others, they don't need to be taken seriously at all.

"In that case, Immortal Master Shen has indeed made a great contribution. I agree to Immortal Master Shen's request. However, I am still not at ease. Now that Immortal Master Shen has come to the Great Shang, would you be willing to serve as my National Preceptor?" Di Xin said slowly.

Upon hearing Di Xin's words, Shen Gongbao looked at Di Xin with a smile. This emperor was quite sensible; this way, he wouldn't have to waste any more words.

"In that case, I thank Your Majesty," Shen Gongbao said with a smile.

Upon hearing Shen Gongbao's words, none of the civil and military officials in the court had any objections. They believed in Emperor Xin, after all, Emperor Xin was never a foolish emperor.

The "wine pool and meat forest" incident only occurred after Zhunti had bewitched them in the original history.

If Zhunti weren't a saint, would he dare to scheme against a human emperor like this? You try it and see. He even dared to directly bewitch a human emperor. Who but a saint could withstand the backlash?

Only a sage could do that.

"In that case, the matter of Xiqi will be entrusted to Grand Preceptor Shen. Those immortals and gods are beyond the capabilities of our human race, so we will have to trouble Grand Preceptor Shen to take action." Di Xin said slowly.

Upon hearing Di Xin's words, the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court showed a hint of surprise. Putting aside everything else, just consider Di Xin himself, a Celestial Martial Great Luo, who actually said that he could not contend with the immortals and gods.

All the civil and military officials understood what Emperor Xin meant by these words.

That means letting Shen Gongbao handle the matters concerning immortals and gods.

Can't beat them?

Then you should call in reinforcements for me, since the human race can't possibly contend with all those gods and immortals.

However, Shen Gongbao failed to understand the meaning behind Di Xin's words.

Although Di Xin was shrouded in purple aura, Shen Gongbao also sensed that the purple aura was a symbol of the human emperor. As for Di Xin, Shen Gongbao did not detect any fluctuations in magical power.

He's just an ordinary person.

Shen Gongbao readily agreed: "In that case, I will certainly not fail Your Majesty's trust. Leave the affairs of Xiqi to me."

"That's excellent," Di Xin said with a smile.

None of the civil and military officials spoke up. "So be it, it's just a title. As long as Emperor Xin is happy, we'll have a national advisor today."

We can also have a right-hand national advisor and a left-hand national advisor tomorrow.

It's just a name anyway.

as long as you are happy.

Shen Gongbao was unaware of all this and was still full of ambition, preparing to have a good fight with Jiang Ziya.

After the court session.

Di Xin specifically summoned Ya Bi Gan.

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of summoning me here?" Bigan bowed and asked Di Xin.

"Uncle, it's just the two of us here, so there's no need for formalities," Di Xin said to Bigan.

After letting Bigan sit down, he spoke, "Uncle, please pay more attention to the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects."

Upon hearing Di Xin's words, Bi Gan's pupils contracted: "Your Majesty, are you referring to the Grand Tutor?"

It's no wonder that Bigan thought that way. The most famous disciple of the Jie Sect in the Shang Dynasty was naturally Wen Zhong, the Grand Tutor Wen.

"No." Di Xin shook his head.

"Grand Tutor is a veteran of three dynasties. Although he is a disciple of the Jie Sect, he ultimately assisted three emperors of my Great Shang Dynasty. His loyalty is self-evident," Di Xin said slowly.

"It's Shen Gongbao. That guy wants our Great Shang and Xiqi to fight each other." Di Xin said slowly, a hint of imperial aura flashing in his eyes.

The laws that Di Xin himself mastered, the way of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)