Heavenly Court, Daluotian, Lingxiao Palace.
The small court meeting is in progress, and Yan Hui, the chief envoy of Taixuan Province, is reporting to the four emperors of Lingxiao the statistics of the losses of the immortal officials in heaven during the calamity.
But as soon as Yan Hui's report started, all the heavenly gods and gods in the Lingxiao Palace suddenly heard a majestic voice resounding through Daluotian: "The Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Lord, the High God of Xuanqiong, has a decree: for the Five Emperors, The Great Emperor Liangyi and the Four Emperors Lingxiao will come to Taiwei Yuqing Palace for an audience immediately."
This is the voice of Taibaijinxing! Then the Four Emperors of Lingxiao, headed by Fang Jian, immediately stood up, and the immortals and gods in the Lingxiao Palace were stunned at first, and then became overjoyed.
Nezha: "Great Heavenly Lord is back?"
Sun Wukong: "You can't be wrong! That's the voice of Taibai Jinxing."
Fang Jian immediately waved his sleeves and said: "Today's small court meeting ends here. Dear ladies, please go down to the palace and go back to your duties."
As soon as Fang Jian finished speaking, all the immortal gods from heaven immediately flew out of the immortal class and walked down the hall. They bowed and lined up neatly, and bowed to Fang Jian and the other four, saying, "I'll take your leave."
Afterwards, Fang Jian and the others turned into a ray of fairy light and left the Lingxiao Palace. When they reappeared, they had fallen outside the Taiwei Yuqing Palace.
At this time, in front of the gate of Taiwei Yuqing Palace, four fairies were standing respectfully, holding whisks in their hands. Even though they were just fairies serving the Jade Emperor, they were all first-grade immortal officials, and they would be the first-grade gods if they were released. , a person of high rank.
At this time, they were waiting respectfully in front of the door. When they saw the appearance of Fang Jian and the others, they immediately stepped forward and said, "To the Four Emperors of Lingxiao, the Great Heavenly Lord has ordered us to wait here to greet them."
Erlang Shen nodded and said, "Thank you."
Immediately, the four fairies turned around and led the way. Fang Jian and the others walked all the way into Taiwei Yuqing Palace, and were led by the fairies to the outside of Taiwei Palace, the main hall of Taiwei Yuqing Palace.
At this time, Yao Ji from Zhongshe, who had been waiting outside the palace for a long time, came forward wearing official robes and holding a fly whisk in hand and said: "I, Taiwei, Yaoji from Zhongshe in Yuqing Palace, pay my respects to the four emperors of Lingxiao."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Fellow Taoist, please be free of etiquette and stay calm."
Then Yaoji paid her respects and said, "I would like to inform the Four Emperors of Lingxiao. The Great Heavenly Lord has ordered me to greet the four emperors here. She also said that if the four emperors come, they don't need to go to the Taiwei Palace to have an audience."
After saying that, Yao Ji bowed and raised her hand: "Please invite the four emperors of Lingxiao and their entourage to come into the palace to see the Jade Emperor."
When Fang Jian and the other four heard this, they immediately nodded and said, "Good!"
So everyone followed Yao Ji into the Taiwei Hall. As soon as they entered the hall, they felt a majestic and vast, yet subtle and far-reaching energy enveloped the hall.
Fang Jian and the others looked up and saw the Jade Emperor with a smile on his face, sitting high on the Jade Pure Lotus, with a majestic figure that towered over the heavens.
The Jade Emperor has changed back to the appearance of 'Zhang Youren', standing on the lower left side of the Jade Emperor, the image of a Confucian scholar wearing a jade white robe, a lotus crown on his head, a handsome face and a long beard, and a rich and graceful figure.
The Five Emperors and Liangyi Emperors stood on the right side of the Jade Emperor, followed in order by the Emperor Ziwei, the Anji Changsheng Emperor, the Houtu Emperor Dizhi, the Gouchen Emperor, the Juntian Emperor Jiutian Xuannv incarnated as 'Yuluan', the East Prince, and the West Queen Mother.
After the Jade Emperor came out of the Sanqing Treasure Realm, he lifted the blockade imposed by Yangmei Ancestor on Ziwei Emperor and Taishang Laojun, allowing them to be free.
Fang Jian and the others walked to the center of Taiwei Hall, suppressed their excitement, and worshiped the Jade Emperor together: "Your Majesty Fang Jian (Er Lang Shen, Nezha, Sun Wukong) pays homage to the Jade Emperor, and wishes the Jade Emperor great longevity and blessings." .”
"Pingsheng." The Jade Emperor spoke.
The four people thanked him again: "Thank you, Jade Emperor." Then they stood up, and then paid homage to the Five Emperors, the Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West.
After the seven great emperors returned the favor, the Jade Emperor raised his hand and pointed towards the left corridor of Taiwei Hall. Fang Jian and the other four immediately bowed and bowed, and then walked to the left side of the Jade Emperor in turn, following Fang Jian, Erlang Shen, Nezha, and Sun Wukong stood in the left corridor of the main hall.
After Fang Jian and the others stood still, Zhang Youren immediately walked to the center of the Taiwei Hall and bowed to the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Lord: "Your Majesty, Zhang Youren, returns my orders to the Great Heavenly Lord."
The Jade Emperor looked at Zhang Youren and said, "Fellow Taoist, will you continue to return to the human world and be free?"
Zhang Youren shook his head and said: "To the Jade Emperor, I am willing to return to this deity."
The Jade Emperor asked: "Have you made up your mind, fellow Taoist?"
Zhang Youren said: "I have made up my mind, I ask the Great Heavenly Lord to fulfill my wish."
"Okay." The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, then raised his hand and pointed towards Zhang Youren. Zhang Youren immediately turned into a jade-clear fairy light and flew into the center of the Jade Emperor's eyebrows.
As Zhang Youren turned into a ray of fairy light and returned to the body of the Jade Emperor, this means that there will no longer be Zhang Youren, the incarnation of the Jade Emperor, in this world.
At this time, Fang Jian came forward with a jade wat in his hand and said: "I tell the Jade Emperor that when the calamity is measured, the Jade Emperor can do his best to eliminate the calamity and calm all living beings, and bestow upon the vassal the title of 'Tai Su Tao Zhen Xuan'" "Tian Pu transforms into an emperor," and also hands over the "Treasure of Heaven's Way" to my charge. Now that the calamity is over and all living beings have been determined, I should return the treasure of Heaven's Way, and also ask the Great Heavenly Lord to take back my title of emperor."
After hearing this, Erlang Shen and the other two people also immediately came forward and worshiped: "I would like to ask the Great Heavenly Lord to take back the title of emperor."
The Jade Emperor smiled and said: "The positions of the four beloved emperors are officially granted official titles. How can they be changed overnight? They were first granted and later seized. Where is the majesty of heaven? Besides, the four beloved emperors were in seclusion during the calamity, and the gods were hiding in seclusion. He stepped forward during the calamity, led the heavenly army to stabilize all living beings, and eliminated the calamity. His achievements covered the three realms, and his name was immortalized in the heavens. He deserved to be granted the title of emperor. My four dear friends, please do not resign humbly. As for the treasure basket of heaven, I will leave it for the time being. Take it back and I will give it to you again when the great court meets."
Fang Jian and the others bowed and said, "I would like to thank the Jade Emperor for his kindness."
Later, the Jade Emperor took back the Heavenly Dao Treasure Barrel, and then said to the Five Emperors and the Four Emperors of Lingxiao: "There will be a great court meeting in nine days. I, Taiyuan Taoist, and Tathagata Buddha will re-establish order."
"Today I am ordering you all to come to Taiwei Yuqing Palace to discuss with you the issue of redefining the official ranks of the gods in heaven." The Jade Emperor said slowly.
Speaking of this, the Jade Emperor said: "This re-establishment of the official grades of Heavenly Court will be different from the past. In the past, the official grades of Heavenly Court have been changed many times with little effect, so this time I want to select one person. , has full authority to preside over the changes in the Heavenly Court. But the person presiding over the changes this time must have great prestige and ability. Because this change involves many emperors, from the five emperors below, all must be changed. The Heavenly Court system after the change must It is never easy to achieve this, no matter how many primordial events we go through, we must do it effectively and exert the full power and responsibility of Heaven, the ruler of the three realms.”
"Therefore." The Jade Emperor looked at everyone seriously. Everyone present suddenly stood up straight, with extremely solemn expressions. "Please recommend yourselves or recommend someone present who can preside over this reform plan."
After the Jade Emperor's words fell, Erlang Shen, Nezha, and Sun Wukong immediately lowered their heads and voluntarily withdrew from the election. The three of them knew in their hearts that they never had such prestige and ability.
At this time, Duke Dong was the first to report: "To the Jade Emperor, I would like to recommend someone."
The Jade Emperor said: "Who is it?"
Duke Dong said: "Taisu Dao Zhenxuan Tian universally transforms the emperor, Fang Jian."
The Jade Emperor smiled slightly when he heard this and asked, "Why did Ai Qing bypass the five emperors and recommend Fang Jian directly?"
Not only was the Jade Emperor concerned about this issue, but the Five Emperors were also very surprised. Even Fang Jian was extremely surprised. He and Duke Dong Wang were strangers to each other and had not even exchanged a few words. Why did they recommend him in the first place? ?
And Duke Dong's answer was also very direct, "Reporting to the Jade Emperor, the Great Emperor of the Five Emperors is indeed more suitable to preside over changes in terms of prestige and ability. However, according to the plan of the Great Heavenly Lord, this transformation of the heaven will definitely involve all the people in the three realms. Other forces, such as Taoism, Buddhism, Demonic Sect, etc. As a result, the Five Imperial Emperors and their ministers, and Taoist friends of the Queen Mother of the West are not suitable to preside over this change. Only the Hongqing Emperor has both prestige and ability, let alone Taoism and Buddhism. The fetters of 'old friendship and human ties'. Therefore, I believe that in the entire heaven, apart from you, the Great Heavenly Lord, only the Hongqing Emperor is qualified for this responsibility."
After hearing Dongwang Gong's report, Emperor Ziwei, Anji Changsheng Emperor, Gouchen Emperor, and Houtu Emperor all suddenly realized that Dongwang Gong's words were indeed reasonable.
But the first person to stand up to support surprised everyone present. This time, Queen Mother Xi actually got ahead of Yu Luan and took the lead in reporting to the Jade Emperor: "I, the Queen Mother of the West, start to play to the Great Heavenly Lord. I also recommend Emperor Hongqing."
Yu Luan was stunned for a moment, looked at the Queen Mother of the West in surprise, and then stepped forward to pay homage: "I also recommend Emperor Hongqing."
At this time, Erlang Shen, Nezha, and Sun Wukong followed suit and recommended Fang Jian to the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor saw that so many people recommended Fang Jian, so he asked the four emperors Ziwei, "What do the four dear ladies think?"
At this time, Emperor Gouchen and Emperor Houtu reported: "I think that Duke Dongwang's words are reasonable. It is true that only Emperor Hongqing is worthy of the great responsibility in this matter."
The Emperor of the Antarctic Immortality reported: "Returning to the Great Heavenly Lord, what the Lord Dong Wang said makes sense. Our origins are deeply involved with Taoism and Buddhism, and it is indeed inappropriate to preside over such a big plan. The Hongqing Emperor has no ties to Taoism and Buddhism, and it is appropriate to preside over major events."
Emperor Ziwei also said: "The Great Heavenly Lord, the achievements, majesty, and ability of Emperor Hongqing are not inferior to those of other emperors. I also recommend Emperor Hongqing."
'The vote was unanimous'. The Jade Emperor was very satisfied with the result. Then he looked at Fang Jian and asked: "Fang Jian, what do you think?"
Fang Jian immediately paid his respects and said, "Fang Jian is grateful to all the emperors for their love. However, since I have little merit and little experience, I may not be able to take on such a big responsibility. This is not because I am being humble. I would like to ask the Great Heavenly Lord to choose someone wiser."
Emperor Ziwei smiled and said: "Emperor Hongqing, please don't resign modestly. I and all the other great emperors have decided to jointly recommend you to take charge of the major events of change in heaven."
The Jade Emperor smiled and said: "Fang Jian, since all the great emperors have recommended you, then you should not refuse anymore. As the emperor of heaven, you should take the initiative to take the responsibility at this important moment that determines the future destiny of heaven and all living beings in the three realms. Authority and responsibility.”
After hearing this, Fang Jian's expression became serious, and he bowed respectfully and solemnly: "I thank the Jade Emperor for your trust, and thank all the great emperors and emperors for your love and recommendation. For such a major event that is beneficial to all living beings in the three realms, I should not consider the blessings or disasters. , regardless of life and death, face difficulties, devote yourself to death, and never let down the love of the Great Heavenly Lord and all the great emperors, nor let down the expectations of all sentient beings in the three realms!"
"Good." The Jade Emperor nodded and said with a smile: "Nine days later, when the great court meets, I will personally give you another title and grant you the authority."
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "I sincerely obey the decree of the Great Heavenly Lord, and I would like to express my gratitude to the Great Heavenly Lord for his great kindness."
The Jade Emperor nodded and said with a smile: "Now that this matter has been decided, you and others can go back to their respective homes and convene the great court meeting. The Shenxiao Jade Mansion will be fully responsible for the preparations."
Upon hearing this, Erlang Shen immediately stepped forward with a jade tablet in hand and bowed: "I sincerely obey the decree of the Great Heavenly Lord."
(I haven't had a good rest in the past two days. I want to go to bed early tonight, so I will only update this chapter. It won't be updated tonight. I will make up for it tomorrow. Everyone, go to bed early. Good night.)
