As the commander of the army, Li Jing cannot do everything by himself. Although the matter of building a defensive formation is urgent, it is far from urgent. Li Jing also explained in detail to the six Meishan brothers the key points of the city defense of Lingxiao Palace. As for the matter of building a defensive formation, How to arrange the echelon defense will be decided by them and the grass-headed gods at that time.
Along the way, as expected, no enemies appeared in front of the army. In fact, the palaces here were quiet. Not to mention the enemies, the army did not even see a single god.
Could it be that Emperor Ziwei had all the gods relocated early?
The exploration troops scattered everywhere according to Li Jing's instructions, gradually expanding the scope of the search in order to discover all possible accidents in advance.
"Little friend Qi, will you accompany me for a walk later?" Li Jing said suddenly.
Qi Zhen was startled, then seemed to think of something and nodded.
The army was not marching very fast. One after another, small groups of troops broke away from the large army and scattered towards the Lingxiao Palace, stationing themselves at the key points mentioned by Li Jing just now.
In the end, except for the medical logistics troops under Zhang Chi, almost all the loose immortals had been scattered throughout the Lingxiao Palace.
However, the place still looks extremely empty, as if a mud cow has entered the sea. Not even a splash of water can be seen. You can imagine how huge this place is.
What Li Jing said before was correct. Seventy thousand people were thrown into the Lingxiao Palace to defend it, let alone attacking everywhere and occupying it for thirty-three days.
Heaven is really too big.
Finally, the towering palace appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and their destination was arrived.
The medical logistics force was stationed on the spot, and everyone in the team was placed outside the main hall of Lingxiao Palace. Only Li Jing and Qi Zhen climbed up the stairs and entered the palace gate.
The man inside deserves to be treated with such respect.
The Jade Emperor sat on the main seat with an indifferent expression, and the plump and mean-looking woman in gorgeous clothes next to him was naturally the Queen Mother.
Qi Zhen has always had a bad feeling about this couple. In various myths and stories about the Jade Emperor, there are some negative stereotypes about emperors among the people.
Originally, the things in the sky were used to talk about the things in the earth. You can imagine how those ancient writers would belittle this master of imperial power. The various literary and artistic works that came from this naturally inherited this negative view. Among them, the The CCTV version of Journey to the West that Qi Zhen watched when she was a child was the best, which vividly displayed the hypocrisy, cowardice, and snobbishness of the Jade Emperor.
Especially after Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor's words in the Lingxiao Palace, "Go to the West to invite Tathagata Buddha," look so ironic now.
The Queen Mother's presence is relatively weak, but she is not a good person. There is a legend that the rolling curtain general once accidentally broke the glass lamp and repaired it completely. However, the Queen Mother broke it again, and the purpose was It was to punish the lawless Monk Sha. The truth of the story is unknown, but the meanness of the Queen Mother is evident.
But as a woman, no fairy, her meanness is widely spread in stories on another level.
For example, the romance between several immortal couples was broken up. For example, Chang'e lived in Guanghan Palace in seclusion and had an inseparable relationship with the Queen Mother.
Of course, Qi Zhen has no way of judging the authenticity of such a secret that only a few people know. In short, from Qi Zhen's perspective, a romantic, mean and ungrateful husband coupled with a narrow-minded, jealous and virtuous wife is a perfect match for The best interpretation of the Jade Emperor and his wife.
Of course, many years have passed, especially after experiencing this world, Qi Zhen's sense of these two people is no longer as shallow as before, but the stereotype is that no matter what the other person does, he will naturally do it. Start by considering the other person’s thoughts from a negative perspective.
To put it more carefully, the Jade Emperor actually seemed quite innocent in this great dispute affecting the three realms.
Therefore, when Qi Zhen saw him here, she felt a little pity for him.
Of course, this thought just passed through his mind. He knew very well that the Jade Emperor was not actually pitiful. Even if he was pitiful, it would not be his turn.
Pity him.
The current Jade Emperor seems to be like a flag, more like the young master who holds the emperor in command of the princes, with high status but low power.
"Are you here?" said the Jade Emperor.
"I met the Jade Emperor." Li Jing said.
Li Jing obviously had no interest in playing the role of Cao Cao, nor did he pretend to kneel down to salute or say with tears in his eyes that the rescuer was late. Instead, he communicated with the other party on an equal level without being frightened.
"I'm surprised you made it this far." Jade Emperor smiled and said.
"I'm surprised too." Li Jing nodded.
But the surprise he mentioned was more about the fact that the Jade Emperor was helpless when facing the Ziwei Emperor, allowing the other party to usurp power so smoothly, it actually gave him, a bystander, the illusion that heaven had already fallen apart.
"You came to see me, but do you have any conditions to negotiate?" said the Jade Emperor.
"The army is not strong enough to resist Emperor Ziwei. I am here to ask your Majesty to send troops." Li Jing said bluntly.
Qi Zhen on the side was shocked.
"I have been ignored by Ziwei for a long time. It's not that you don't know, why do you say so." The Jade Emperor said with a chuckle.
"I know not." Li Jing said, "If heaven is really a piece of loose sand, there is no way you are still sitting here."
"Then what can you help me with?" the Jade Emperor said again.
"You are still the Jade Emperor." Li Jing said.
This is nonsense.
No matter in the past countless years, or after Emperor Ziwei's rebellion, or even today, the Jade Emperor has always been the Jade Emperor. Except for the fact that he lived for a period of time under the name of a mortal named "Zhang Bairen" before he became an immortal, he has always been the Jade Emperor. emperor.
But this is not nonsense.
Because although he is now the Jade Emperor, he does not have the power of the Jade Emperor. As he said, he has long been ignored by the Ziwei Emperor.
Li Jing said that he is still the Jade Emperor, which is equivalent to a promise. He promises that after victory, the Jade Emperor will still enjoy his previous position, and most importantly, his previous power.
It’s quite a bit like looking at a mountain as a mountain, looking at a mountain as it is not a mountain, and looking at a mountain as a mountain.
But the Jade Emperor was obviously not that easy to convince. After he was stunned for a moment, a smile gradually spread on his face.
"I don't have to deal with the details of the Three Realms these days. I just watch the show through the fairy curtain in the Lingxiao Palace. I feel familiar to you. I haven't been so relaxed for a long time." He said.
Qi Zhen didn't know whether what the Jade Emperor said was true or false, but if we use mortal emperors as a comparison and verification, it has to be said that the Jade Emperor's daily workload must be extremely terrifying. Maybe there are too many things that require him Decision making and judgment.
Li Jing knew in his heart that what the other party said was correct, but he still wanted to try. After all, none of the people who started the incident had the ability to govern the three realms, even if the Sanxian army in Guanzhou City was lucky enough to succeed. , there is still a need for someone to govern and govern.
No matter how bold Li Jing was, the ideology in his mind still stayed at the level of royal power. It was difficult for him to create an advanced political system.
The Jade Emperor was obviously very aware of Li Jing's demands and knew that the other party wanted something from him, but he was not in a hurry to express his position, as if the heaven did not belong to him in the first place.
"Is this little friend one of those extraterrestrial demons?" The Jade Emperor asked, specializing in Qi Zhen, with a look of neither sadness nor joy.
"I've met the Jade Emperor." Qi Zhenbaoquan cupped his hands and said softly.
"You don't belong to this world, so why bother getting involved and causing more troubles," said the Jade Emperor.
"When people are in the arena, they can't help themselves." Qi Zhen said.
"It's a good saying: "When you are in the arena, you can't help yourself." "The Jade Emperor laughed, "I hope you can fight for a future for these three realms."
Qi Zhen felt something in her heart, thinking something was wrong.
Throughout the whole journey of the team in this world, although except for Lin Biao and Nuo Lan who had a relationship with the Jade Emperor, the rest of the team knew very little about him. However, regardless of his attitude towards Buddhism, It’s still the opinion of everyone in the team, but
It has always been negative. It can be said that except for the period when the team accompanied the four monks and apprentices on their westward journey, the main enemy and the main contradiction they faced after arriving in heaven were all with this person.
Logically speaking, shouldn't this person be extremely hostile to these extraterrestrial demons?
If this attitude was true, why would he let the four marshals Ma, Zhao, Wenguan, and others chase and intercept the entire team at Nantianmen? How could he let them leave directly without causing all the trouble later?
Qi Zhen didn't know the reason for the 180-degree change in the other party's attitude, but she knew that there must be a secret that no one in the team knew.
Qi Zhen didn't know how to respond to the other party's words, but the Jade Emperor did not let him be embarrassed here for too long. Instead, he said to Li Jing: "I know what you just said, but there is a section that you still need to explain first. Only when things here are straightened out can we move on to the next step. It won’t be too late for you to come back and negotiate terms with me then.”
As soon as the Jade Emperor said these words, Li Jing frowned.
"Qi Zhen, come out quickly, something happened." Zhang Chi's anxious voice came from the intercom.
At the same time, shouts of death and screams came from outside the hall.
"This can be considered a test for you." The Jade Emperor said with an enigmatic smile.
Li Jing cupped his hands towards the other party and strode out of the hall, followed closely by Qi Zhen.
"Your Majesty, do you think the Grand Marshal can really succeed in subduing the demon this time?" The Queen Mother, who had been silent until now and looked like a statue, spoke at this time.
"Success or failure is actually not important. The process is far more pleasing to the eye than the result." The Jade Emperor said.
When the couple observed the battle in Guanzhou City here, they discussed the loyalty of Yang Jian and Li Jing. Now the question and answer in these three sentences seems to be a continuation of that conversation.
