The Way of Rebirth

Last time, it was said that Shang Tang was not trapped in the water prison under the protection of Kong Xuan, and had to be assisted by the Jiejiao of the three ancient Taoist sects, who bribed traitors in the court and escaped. After Shang Tang returned to China, he

With the help of these virtuous ministers, the Shang Dynasty gradually became stronger and stronger. As the reputation of Shang Tang's virtues spread throughout the world, all parties in the Xia Dynasty had people's support for Shang. Instigated by the left and right ministers and the disciples of Jie Jiao, Shang Tang conquered Xia on the 11th.

The war settled the world and established the Shang Dynasty.

Shang Tang died of illness a few years after establishing the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty lasted for twenty-seven generations, and the throne of Emperor Taiding was passed on to Emperor Yi. At that time, the Shang Dynasty had tended to decline, and people's lives were very difficult.

After a long period of development, the Yi people have recovered and become more and more prosperous, often threatening the borders of the Shang Dynasty. Emperor Yi

In the ninth year of his reign, Emperor Yi sent troops to conquer Dao Yi and Huai Yi in order to solve the border troubles. However, he was ambushed by Meng Fang on the way and was defeated and returned to the court. A few years later, Emperor Yi was angry and led the princes to attack Meng Fang and won. The following year, Emperor Yi once again attacked Huai Yi.

The Yi was victorious, and in the fifteenth year of his reign, Emperor Yi once again led the princes to conquer the Yi in the south.

In the last years of his reign, Emperor Yi moved the capital to Mo in order to consolidate his rule and renamed it Chaoge. At that time, Emperor Yi heard that Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo, was a wise man who was similar to Shang Tang, the founder of the Shang Dynasty. He was very worried, so he sent envoys from the country of Shen to the country of Shen.

The eldest daughter Taisi married Xibohou in order to maintain the relationship between the Shang Dynasty and Xibohou. Not long after Emperor Yi worked hard, his body gradually became unwell, and he knew in his heart that his situation had come. But now Emperor Yi had three sons.

They were all wise men, and Emperor Yi was unable to choose for a while, so he sent an envoy to summon Taishi Wen Zhong to meet him in the palace.

When Wen Zhong heard that His Majesty had summoned him, he immediately packed up his clothes and came to the palace to see him. Not long after, he was summoned by the envoy. Wen Zhong walked into the palace and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, I have come to listen to the decree!"

"Is the Grand Master here?" Emperor Yi opened his eyes and asked, and then he saw the Grand Master Wen Zhong kneeling in front of him and said immediately, "Grand Master, please get up. If anyone comes, please wait for the Grand Master!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wen Zhong stood up and saluted, "I wonder what your Majesty's purpose is in summoning the minister this time!"

"The Grand Master has worked hard for our Shang Dynasty for a long time," Emperor Yi sighed, "I remember that the Grand Master was an important minister during the time of the late emperor. After the late Emperor passed the throne to me, he ordered the Grand Master to assist me. Now I want to come to my Shang Dynasty.

Thanks to the Grand Master!"

"Your Majesty..." Wen Zhong saluted.

"Grand Master, there is no need to be modest," Emperor Yi waved his hand to interrupt Wen Zhong, "I am meeting the Grand Master this time to ask you something, and I ask the Grand Master to answer me for the sake of Dashang!"

"Your Majesty, please speak. I must tell you everything I know!" Wen Zhong said.

"My birthday is approaching, but I am worried that my successors will not be able to govern the country and destroy the foundation of our Shang Dynasty. In this way, I will not be able to face my ancestors after my death!" Emperor Yi said slowly, "I have come to summon the Grand Master.

I just want to hear the Grand Master’s opinion!”

"Your Majesty..." Wen Zhong was shocked when he heard the words, but when Wen Zhong saw that Emperor Yi was now a candle in front of the wind, he had to express his opinion, "I have the guts to speak nonsense. All three of Your Majesty's sons have

Among the virtuous people, Wei Ziqi is a great virtuous person who can do good deeds, but Wei Zhongyan is much inferior. Your Majesty's third son is gifted with virtue and is very clever in hearing and seeing. Now that he is a little older and has extraordinary physical strength, he has fallen behind.

With the power of nine oxen, I think that if your majesty wants to choose a son to take over, he can choose between the two princes Wei Ziqi and Shoude!"

"The Grand Master is really wise!" Emperor Yi smiled when he heard this, "This has settled in my heart!"

"I dare to guess whether your Majesty has chosen Prince Shoude?!" Wen Zhong asked.

"That's right!" Emperor Yi nodded, "Although Wei Ziqi has talents, he is not the legitimate son after all. If he is established as the prince, he may be dissatisfied by the princes and cause trouble. Moreover, Wei Ziqi's talents can only be left in the Ming Dynasty and cannot be used.

In troubled times, there are still ghosts on the frontiers of our great Shang Dynasty, dogs and soldiers, and barbarians from the east are in trouble. I am afraid that it is not enough to deal with it with the power of a small boy. I have virtues, talents, and bravery. Being the king can just give me peace of mind.

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"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not!" Wen Zhong suddenly said.

"What do you think?!" Di Yi asked immediately when Wen Zhong suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I know something. It's not a trivial matter, so I want to talk to Your Majesty!" Wen Zhong hesitated.

"Come and tell me!" Di Yi said with a smile.

"I heard that the brave man is prone to violence, and the throne is unhinged!" Wen Zhong saw that Emperor Yi insisted on listening, so he had to say, "I heard that Prince Shoude is carrying a thousand catties of strength, is very brave, and has talents in this fashion. If he suddenly wins

I am afraid that the throne will be deceived by power and impose tyranny on the people..."

"The words of the Grand Master are very reasonable!" Emperor Yi nodded, "I neglected this matter!" After thinking for a while, Emperor Yi smiled and said, "How about we first make him the King of Longevity and see?

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"Your Majesty is wise!" Wen Zhong said with a smile.

"In this way, let's pass on the edict like this!" Emperor Yi said to the envoy beside him, "Confess Shoude as the Longevity King!" After the envoy heard the edict, he went to Shoude's palace to announce the edict. Emperor Yi turned back to Taishi Wen Zhong and said, "Mr.

The teacher has left Jie Jiao's sect, but as the king of the Shang Dynasty, I have something to worry about..."

"Your Majesty is worried about you, I know!" Wen Zhong said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry, my disciples are all people who seek truth and ask their minds. They will not covet wealth in the world, nor will they come to seize your Majesty's inheritance!"

"In this way, my heart can finally be at peace!" Di Yi said, "Once I leave, the Shang Dynasty will still have Grand Master Lao to worry about!"

"Your Majesty..." Wen Zhong knelt down and worshiped on the ground.

"Go down now..." Di Yi waved his hand and said, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

One day a few years later, Mr. Wu was riding a black cow cereal to Chaoge. On the way, he suddenly saw a light passing by in the sky. Mr. Wu frowned, and then stretched out his right finger. Not long after, the golden light fell on Wu.

In front of the preacher, he prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Kong Xuan pays homage to the teacher. May the teacher live forever!"

"Kong Xuan, you are not practicing Taoism in Penglai, so why come to Chaoge?!" Wu said with his eyes closed.

"Teacher," Kong Xuan had already heard the anger in Wu's tone and said immediately, "this disciple suffered in the ancient times and was saved by the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty. Today he wants to come here to repay this kindness! Please forgive me, teacher!"

"Forget it, this is also your opportunity," Wu Chuandao sighed after hearing this, "You have been a teacher for many years, and you must have known that the third calamity is coming. You are afraid of becoming a businessman this time. I hope you can take care of yourself!" Wu

After the preacher finished speaking, he patted the black cow and continued walking towards Chaoge.

"Thank you very much, teacher!" Kong Xuan bowed and saluted, and suddenly heard a sentence in his ear, "When you go to serve as an official this time, you will definitely pay homage to the commander-in-chief. I will tell you something. Listen to me. If you meet people from the West in the future, all of you will

Don't have good thoughts when you are trying to capture or kill, otherwise the cause and effect will persist and you will be trapped!" Kong Xuan was shocked when he heard this, and then a cold light flashed in his eyes, "The teacher's words must be remembered by the disciples.

Heart!" After saying that, Kong Xuan continued to fly towards Chaoge on the clouds.

"Oh, this is also my plan, teacher..." Wu Chuandao rode the black bull and looked at the passing golden light and said in his heart, "If you don't do this, you will definitely end up trapped in Lingshan in the future. How can you be on the list safely?"

The way to become a god in the flesh?!"

During the song, all the ministers were admiring the flowers in Feiyun Pavilion with Emperor Yi. Emperor Yi suddenly saw a flash of golden light in the sky, nodded imperceptibly, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. At this time, Emperor Yi

He was thinking about the golden light in his mind, but unexpectedly, a beam in Feiyun Pavilion suddenly fell and was about to hit Emperor Yi. The ministers were shocked when they saw it. Just when Emperor Yi was helpless, a hand stopped the beam.

He lifted it up and threw it to one side, but this person was King Shou De. He stroked Liang Yizhu with the force of a thousand catties and rescued Emperor Yi.

All the ministers were overjoyed to see that King Shou had rescued Emperor Yi. They stepped forward to help Emperor Yi who fell to the ground, and then returned to the palace with the support of everyone. Then all the ministers bowed and worshiped at Emperor Yi's signal.

He exited the palace, leaving behind the three princes and Jizi, and Bigan and several members of the royal family.

When Emperor Yi moved his capital to Chaoge for seventeen years, due to his declining health and being frightened by the cross beam not long ago, he finally felt that his life was about to expire, so he sent his envoy Xuan Taishi Wen Zhong, and King Shou accepted virtue and entered the palace.

Not long after, Wen Zhong and Shoude arrived, entered the palace, and worshiped in front of Emperor Yi, "Your Majesty (Father)!"

"You are here," Di Yi slowly opened his eyes and lay on the mat and said, "Get up, everyone. I am summoning you this time because I have something important to entrust to you!"

"Your Majesty..." Wen Zhong was shocked when he heard this.

"Okay," Di Yi said, "I am approaching the end of my life, and from now on my big business foundation will be taken care of by you!"

"Father?!" Shoude was shocked when he heard this.

"I will pass on the throne to you this time," Emperor Yi said, looking at Shoude who was kneeling on the ground. "After you succeed to the throne, you will have Taishi Wen Zhong and Wucheng King Huang Feihu as your right-hand men. You can compete with the prime minister in everything.

You must be careful when discussing with others!"

"Father!" Shoude fell to the ground and cried.

"Grand Master," Emperor Yi looked at Wen Zhong, "Grand Master is already a second-generation veteran. He was an important minister during the late emperor's time, and he is also the arm that I rely on. Now that I am about to expire, this great business foundation will have to work harder again.

What a master!"

"I will definitely do my best to repay your Majesty's kindness!" Wen Zhong said as he stood on the ground.

"Since Shoude is going to take over the throne, and I heard that Grand Master is also a minister of our Shang Dynasty, I will introduce someone to you," Emperor Yi said, and then said to the back, "Master Kong, please come out and see me!"

When Wen Taishi and Shou Wang heard this, they looked behind the curtains and saw a man walking out from behind the curtains. He was handsome, with eyes as bright as stars, and quite heroic. When the man came out, he saluted and said, "Penglai Kongxuan, a poor man!"

"Penglai sect?!" Grand Master Wen was shocked when he heard that the person who came was actually from Penglai, because Wen Zhong once learned from his teacher Jin Ling Shengsheng that the Penglai sect was very mysterious, and most of its sect members were experts.

, today I suddenly saw that the person in front of me was actually a Penglai disciple. How could I not be surprised?!

"This man is related to our great Shang Dynasty. I am worried about the instability of the Shang Dynasty and the endless disasters. I pray to my ancestors to show their spirits and send someone down to help!" Emperor Yi said, "I dreamed of a black bird coming from the east, and then

The ancestor Shang Tang rode on the black bird and said that an enlightened person came to help!"

"So, this person is the master that the ancestors said?!" King Shou said strangely.

"That's right!" Emperor Yi said, "If you succeed to the throne, this person will be your most important minister and can discuss important matters!"

"Kong Xuan has met King Shou!" Kong Xuan saluted King Shou.

"You were recommended by our ancestors!" Emperor Yi said, "Now the ghosts are in serious trouble in the north, so why not first make you the commander-in-chief of Sanshan Pass!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Kong Xuan!" Kong Xuan thanked him.

"Your Majesty!" Wen Zhonghu said, "The current commander-in-chief of Sanshanguan is Deng Jiugong. I'm afraid..."

"This..." Di Yi said awkwardly upon hearing this.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" Kong Xuan said with a smile, "I am a poor man and I don't want wealth and honor. I am here to repay my love. Your Majesty can arrange it as you like!"

"This..." Di Yi hesitated.

"Father, my son is thinking of the incompetent guard at Hedu Pass (I made up my own checkpoint, don't blame me). Hedu Pass is the northern guard pass that protects Chaoge. It is very close to Jizhou and is also an important checkpoint!" King Shou suddenly said.

He said, "Taoist Master Kong is a master of Taoism, so naturally he can be appointed to guard Chao Ge!"

"That's right!" Wen Zhong said, "What King Shou said is very reasonable!"

"That's very good!" Di Yi said, "I have Taoist Lao Kong sitting in charge of crossing the river for me!"

"Kong Xuan obeys the order!" Kong Xuan saluted, then turned into a ray of light and disappeared.

"This is..." Wen Zhong and Shoude were shocked.

"Okay, you can retreat!" Di Yi said, "Xuan Wei Ziqi, Ji Zi, Bigan, Huang Feihu, Shang Rong and others come in!"

In this way, Emperor Yi died in the main hall after making arrangements for his funeral. King Shou accepted the throne and took over the throne, calling him Emperor Xin. With Wen Zhong and Huang Feihu as his right-hand men, Shang Rong, Bigan, Jizi and other wise ministers assisted in the government.

, but nothing went wrong.

Wu Chuandao rode a black bull in the air to watch the whole process, smiled slightly, and then turned the bull's head and flew to the station in front of Heduan Pass. Kong Xuan took over as the commander-in-chief of Heduan Pass and practiced day and night in Guanzhong to prevent the invasion of ghosts and other foreigners and guard it.

North of Chaoge...

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