In the Heavenly Court, the Lingxiao Palace, all the Heavenly Emperors except those who have been on the list of gods and who have been appointed as Heavenly Emperors are gathered together.
The Nine-Tian Xuannv stood above the Qingyun in the sky, her eyes swept over the emperors in the palace, and then she spoke softly: "In the ancient times, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi died, and the ancient heaven collapsed. The Haotian God died in the catastrophe. He ascended the throne to govern the emperor in times of crisis. At the beginning of his imperial reign, he made friends with Taoists and Buddhas, recruited talents, conquered demons and demons in all directions, and pacified the rebels. Therefore, when the Haotian God ascended the throne, there were no rules and regulations left."
"The matter discussed today is to agree on the regulations and etiquette when the Great Heavenly Lord Yuji ascends the throne." Jiutian Xuannv said: "The regulations do not need to be grand, but they must show the magnanimity of my heavenly court to dominate the three realms, and the greatness of the emperor. The grace of the Heavenly Lord to rule the three realms.”
The Queen Mother of the West looked left and right and found that no one came out to speak, so she became the first one to speak. She only heard her say: "I thought that when the Great Heavenly Lord Yuji came to the throne, he would hold a grand banquet in heaven for all the immortals. All the people in the three realms All meritorious immortals can be invited to come to Daluotian for a banquet."
Duke Dong said: "To entertain so many immortals, I'm afraid I might not be well prepared at the moment."
Queen Mother of the West said: "It's a pity that it's not the time when the flat peaches are ripe. Otherwise, we could hold a grand peach gathering in the heaven to congratulate the Great Heavenly Lord."
Jiutian Xuannv asked: "Do you think, the emperors, that the banquet of the immortals as mentioned by the Queen Mother of the West is feasible?"
Nezha held a jade scepter in his hand and reported: "I would like to report to the Great Emperor Juntian and to report to Your Majesty the Queen Mother of the West. I think the banquet is feasible. However, there is no need to entertain so many immortals. There are many people and things to do, and besides, a large number of heavenly soldiers from heaven have been sent. In the three realms to eradicate the evil gods, if there are too many people, it will be difficult to maintain order. If something goes wrong at the banquet, it will be a joke to the three realms, and it will also bring disgrace to the Great Heavenly Lord's face."
Sun Wukong reported: "What Emperor Taiyi said is reasonable, and I also think it is not appropriate to invite too many immortals to the heaven for a banquet."
Queen Mother Xi looked at Nezha and Sun Wukong and said, "Then which immortals do you think you should invite?"
Sun Wukong took the lead and said: "I think that now we only need to invite those immortals who are loyal to Heaven or have made contributions to Heaven. These people are loyal to Heaven, so they will never cause any accidents during the banquet."
After hearing Sun Wukong's words, Nezha was the first to express his position: "What Emperor Qitian said makes sense, and I second my opinion."
Erlang Shen also said: "I also second the proposal."
Then all the emperors agreed, and finally the Queen Mother of the West said to Jiutian Xuannv: "What the Juntian Emperor, Taiyi Emperor and Qitian Emperor said are reasonable and well-founded, and I also think it is feasible."
Jiutian Xuannv nodded and said: "Well, let's leave this matter to the Shenxiao Jade Mansion. Jade posts will be sent out widely in the three realms, inviting those immortals who are loyal to the Heavenly Court to come to Daluotian to participate in the Great Heavenly Lord's Royal Great Ceremony. This matter requires It must be completed within three months and the deadline must not be missed.”
Erlang Shen held the jade wat in his hand and respectfully accepted the order, and then said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Juntian Emperor, the construction of the 'Shenxu Immortal Corridor' of Tiangongyuan has been basically completed. This matter can be completed in one month at most."
Hearing this, Jiutian Xuannv immediately smiled and nodded, saying: "The Shenxu Immortal Corridor connects the three realms and nine heavens. This is all the work of the four emperors of Lingxiao."
Erlang Shen, Nezha, and Sun Wukong all bowed and saluted, saying they did not dare. Only Fang Jian stood there and seemed not to hear this.
When all the emperors saw this scene, their faces showed a hint of surprise. Only Sun Wukong was as clear as a mirror.
When Fang Jian returned to Heaven yesterday, he learned about Jiutian Xuannv's changes to the 'General Guidelines of Heavenly Laws', and went to Jiutian Xuannv to have a debate that night.
According to Qingyan Tongzi, the two had a fierce quarrel, and Fang Jian was the loser, and finally left Xuanyang Palace in anger.
Jiutian Xuannv looked at Fang Jian and asked: "Emperor Hongqing, I heard that you were the one who presided over and promoted the Shenxu Immortal Corridor? You should be the first to do it."
When Fang Jian heard this, he finally took action. He held a whisk in his hand and said, "Back to Jun Tian, the Great Emperor: 'This is because the saint does nothing, teaches without saying anything, and all things are done without hesitation, and life without saying anything. "If you do something but don't rely on it, if you succeed, you won't live." As an immortal official in heaven, everything that is convenient for all living beings in the three realms is my duty and should be done. I don't have any merit. If I say I have any merit, , it should also be the credit of the immortal nobles of the Heavenly Court and those heavenly soldiers who laid the Shenxu Immortal Corridor."
The emperors and monarchs in the Lingxiao Palace finally noticed something unusual. The Nine Heavens Profound Girl was going to use the incident of 'Shenxu Immortal Corridor' to judge the merits of the four emperors of Lingxiao. Among them, Fang Jian had the greatest contribution.
But Fang Jian used the words in the Taoist scriptures to refute Jiutian Xuannv's argument about merit. From this, the emperors could see that there must be some conflict between Fang Jian and Jiutian Xuannv.
Queen Mother Xi frowned slightly. She looked at Fang Jian and then at Jiutian Xuannv in surprise, and then felt a little pain in her head.
Just when the emperors thought that Jiutian Xuannv was going to clash with Fang Jian in the Lingxiao Palace, Jiutian Xuannv smiled faintly and showed no anger at Fang Jian's words.
"Fang Jian, heaven governs the three realms. It rewards meritorious deeds and punishes delinquents. This is the art of governing the world. If merit is not rewarded and delinquency is not punished, how can we serve the people? How can we reward the gods who are the life of heaven and all sentient beings? Immortal officials, heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals? As the emperor of heaven, don’t you still understand this truth?” Jiutian Xuannv said.
Fang Jian was waiting for her here, so as soon as Jiutian Xuannu finished speaking, Fang Jian asked: "I dare to ask Juntian, how do you determine merit and demerit? How do you determine rewards and punishments? Could it be based on that blank "The General Outline of the Jade Law of Heaven"?"
As soon as Fang Jian said this, there was a sudden sound in the hall. Now all the emperors understood the conflict between Fang Jian and Jiutian Xuannv.
For Fang Jian, a blank "General Outline of the Jade Rules of Heaven" is absolutely unacceptable. In his opinion, it is a shame.
Jiutian Xuannv said calmly: "In extraordinary times, extraordinary means should be used, and women's kindness cannot be tolerated."
Seeing that the two people seemed to be about to fight on the spot, the five elders from the five directions quickly came out to smooth things over. Dongfang Qingling Shilao Tianjun said: "Great Emperor Juntian and Emperor Hongqing, the most important thing now is that the Great Heavenly Lord ascends the throne of Yuji. , as for other matters, we can discuss them slowly later."
The Central Yuanling Shilao Tianjun also nodded and said: "Yes, the Great Heavenly Lord has ascended the throne and the heaven and the three realms have ushered in a new ruler. This is the biggest thing. The other things can be put aside."
Although the Five Elders of the Five Directions do not have much real power in Heaven, their virtue is no less than that of the Five Emperors, and they must give face to anyone who sees them.
Especially Fang Jian, who are the Five Fangs and Five Elders? They are: Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Shaohao, and Zhuanxu. These five are the ancestors of the human race.
So after the five elders of the five directions came forward to smooth things over, Fang Jian bowed to the five elders of the five directions, and then said to the Nine Heavens Xuannv: "Great Emperor, for now, we should discuss the regulations of the Great Heavenly Sovereign Royal Ceremony first."
Seeing that Fang Jian took the initiative to give in, Jiutian Xuannv stopped mentioning the matter and nodded: "Continue to discuss the matter."
At this time, the Earthly Official held a jade scepter in his hand and worshiped: "The Great Emperor of Juntian, the Great Heavenly Lord is on the throne. If you want to show the kindness of the Great Heavenly Lord and the magnanimity of the heavenly court, you can issue an edict of 'Amnesty to the Three Realms' to forgive the sins of all living beings. Lei Ze All mortals in the prison and the heavenly prisons of all directions can be pardoned and released from prison, so that they can reform.”
Hearing this, Fang Jian was the first to stand up and object, "Amnesty to the Three Realms is definitely not possible. Now the evil god is raging. There are countless monks in the Three Realms who believe in the evil god and are causing harm to the people. If the Three Realms are amnesty, wouldn't the crimes of these people be included in the list? And pardoned?"
Emperor Tianguan said: "It is not necessary to forgive those who believe in evil gods."
Emperor Shuiguan said: "Heaven can issue an edict to amnesty the three realms. From the date of the amnesty, all sins committed before the amnesty day will be forgiven and will no longer be pursued. But only those who believe in evil gods will not be forgiven. This move can allow some people to enter by mistake. Those who have gone astray will correct their evil ways and weaken the power of evil gods.”
Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin said: "This is feasible."
Emperor Wenchang, Emperor Jun and Emperor Wuyue also thought that the three realms could be amnesty, and Emperor Jun further elaborated on his thoughts: "To deal with the evil gods of chaos and those who believe in evil gods, heaven should use a combination of suppression and appeasement. On the one hand, they should be severely suppressed, and on the other hand, they should be allowed to correct their evil ways. , change your past mistakes, and this will be more helpful in combating the power of the Evil God of Chaos."
Duke Dong nodded and said: "The words of Emperor Shenwu are right. Emperor Juntian, I think we can grant amnesty to the three realms."
"Yes." Jiutian Xuannu responded, and then looked at everyone, but mainly at Fang Jian, "What do you emperors think?"
Then all the emperors agreed to the proposal. When Fang Jian saw this, he did not refute it anymore, but said: "Since all the emperors have agreed to amnesty for the Three Realms, I can't say anything more, but I reserve my own opinion."
Jiutian Xuannv smiled slightly and kept her own opinions. As long as there was no clear objection, this issue could be passed.
Then Jiutian Xuannv opened the third topic: "How should the arrangements for the Great Heavenly Lord's wife and children be arranged?"
This issue is very important, related to the internal stability of Heaven in the future. The Great Heavenly Lord is the ruler of Heaven and the Three Realms. If his wife and children are not arranged well, there will be a lot of trouble in the future.
At this time, Emperor Shenwu and Demon Emperor Dijun took the initiative to express their opinions, "The wife and children of the Great Heavenly Lord can be granted the title of Immortal, and the Great Heavenly Lord's wife can be given a title to show her nobility."
Don't forget that Di Jun has two wives. This matter is very simple for him.
Jiutian Xuannv said: "I also know these, what I mean is, should it be a real seal or a false seal?"
The so-called real seal refers to the imperial seal with real power, while the virtual seal refers to the imperial seal without real power.
Emperor Shenwu stopped talking this time. He glanced at the emperors in the palace and found that everyone was silent.
Real seal or virtual seal? This question is easy to talk about, but there is no airtight wall in the world. The wife and children of the Great Heavenly Lord will not change. In other words, every time the Great Heavenly Lord reincarnates, his wife and children will be reincarnated together, and they will be his wives and children in all life after life.
As the Great God has gone through many tribulations in his lifetime, his wife and children will also suffer tribulations along with him. They are also meritorious.
So they didn't want to talk about this kind of issue for fear of causing trouble. Even the Duke of the East, the Queen Mother of the West, and the five elders kept silent, and in the end they didn't express their opinions.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiutian Xuannv slowly asked: "Don't you fellow Taoists know? Should I be granted a virtual seal or a real seal?"
"Xu Feng!" At this moment, Fang Jian, the leader of the Four Emperors of Lingxiao, spoke, and everyone's eyes suddenly looked over.
Fang Jian said slowly: "The wife and children of the Great Heavenly Lord should use false titles as the best policy, and grant authority rashly, for fear of causing accidents."
Everyone agreed after hearing the words, and no one came out to object. Fang Jian is very capable and not afraid of trouble. Since he has spoken, we can just follow him.
Therefore, the third issue was quickly passed, confirming the great strategy of the Great Heavenly Lord's wife and children's false entitlement.
After these three issues were discussed, the next step was some specific agenda for the ascension ceremony. The emperor's meeting in Lingxiao Palace lasted for three days. After all the matters, big and small, were finalized, it was decided by Taishi Xiandu and Shenxiaoyu. The Mansion, Shenlei Jade Mansion, and Lingshu Jade Mansion jointly issued an edict to officially start the preparations for the Great Heavenly Lord's ascension ceremony, and the entire Heavenly Court immediately started running at high speed.
