Although there is no doubt that there is a monster on the throne, the chamberlains, maids, princes and ministers on the side are all human.
Although the monster on the throne is wearing a dragon robe, the patches on the robe make him look a bit nondescript.
Compared with the king's shabby appearance, the ministers, maids and chamberlains were well-dressed and in great spirits.
Just when Xue Tianqing was confused, Sanzang suddenly said loudly: "Wukong, it's a monster! Hurry up and conquer the monster!"
As soon as Sanzang finished speaking, the whole hall suddenly burst into laughter.
Hearing the laughter, Xue Tianqing understood that there was something fishy about the matter, so she stepped forward and saluted: "Sun Wukong is here to see your majesty."
The king nodded and said: "It turns out that the elder is Sun Wukong who once defeated all the heavenly soldiers. He is really not as famous as meeting him. Meeting him is even more famous. But I don't know why the elder is here?"
Xue Tianqing took the customs clearance document from Sanzang: "Your Majesty, the four masters and disciples of the villain went to Lingshan to obtain the Mahayana Sutra on the order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. They are passing through your country now and hereby come to see your Majesty to change the official documents."
Xue Tianqing originally wanted to hand the customs clearance document to the chamberlain standing at the foot of the stairs, but when she raised her hand halfway, she found that the other person had no intention of moving.
At this moment, King Wu Ji stood up and walked down the jade steps, receiving the official document with his own hands: "The holy monk and his disciples have come from afar to allow me to hold a banquet in the harem, to show my friendship as a landlord."
After speaking, he turned to the chamberlain just now and said: "Instructions have been sent to the imperial dining room to prepare a banquet of one type and place it in the Linhua Hall. I want to welcome the holy monk."
I thought that the chamberlain would go immediately, but unexpectedly, instead of moving, he handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if we finish this banquet, I am afraid that the remaining expenses for this year will not be enough to cover even ten days."
The king said angrily: "That is my business. Now I am still the king of black chicken. Do you dare to disobey me?"
The chamberlain arched his hands angrily upon hearing this, then turned around and went to the apse.
After the king returned the customs clearance document stamped with a jade seal, Sanzang clasped his hands together and wanted to speak, but was pulled aside by Xue Tianqing.
"Since Your Majesty has extended your invitation so kindly, I can't help but accept it. Master, Bajie and Sha Seng are still in the hotel. Please turn around and bring them to the banquet."
Seeing Sanzang leaving, the king coughed lightly and said, "My dear lords, since you have no foundation, you should withdraw from the court first."
Looking at the civil and military officials who were gloating about their misfortune even though they said they were obeying the orders, Xue Tianqing looked at the Wuji King in confusion: "Your Majesty, what is going on?"
After all the officials and palace people had left, King Wuji slapped the Dragon Bookcase to pieces and said, "Elder Sun, this emperor has done too much!"
Sun Wukong smiled and said: "I can see it, but I don't know what the twists and turns are in it?"
The monster king let out a long sigh, pulled Xue Tianqing to sit on the jade steps and told the whole story of the incident.
It turns out that this monster is not an ordinary spirit, but a green-haired lion where Manjushri Bodhisattva sits.
Two years ago, Manjushri Bodhisattva happened to pass by the Wuji Kingdom and saw that the king was neglecting political affairs and the people were miserable. So he couldn't bear it and advised the king to be a wise king for the sake of the world.
Unexpectedly, not only did the king have no idea of reforming his past, he even laughed at Manjushri Bodhisattva who only knew how to eat fast and chant Buddha's name, but did not know how to govern the country.
When the Bodhisattva heard this, he was furious and immediately told the king that even an animal sitting on the throne would be a thousand times more powerful than him.
As soon as this statement came out, King Wuji and all the ministers laughed non-stop, saying that the Bodhisattva had lost his mind and was crazy.
Then the king even said that if there was really a beast that could do better than him, he would be willing to give up the throne to the Bodhisattva.
Although Manjusri Bodhisattva had no interest in the throne, he could not bear the suffering of the people of Wuji Kingdom, so he made a bet with the king, that is, the green-haired lion would be the king for three years.
Three years later, if the green-haired lion can manage the Black Chicken Kingdom in an orderly manner, the king will give up the throne of the Black Chicken Kingdom to the person of the Bodhisattva's liking.
But if the green-haired lion can't do it, then Manjushri Bodhisattva will extend the king's life for a hundred years and no longer care about the country's affairs.
Moreover, the green-haired lion can only promulgate decrees and govern the country in the name of the king, and cannot interfere with other people's affairs, let alone use magic power.
Another point is that if the green-haired lion wants to issue a decree, it must be agreed by all the civil and military officials of the court. Although it seemed reasonable, it was this rule that hurt him in the end.
After the bet was established, Manjushri Bodhisattva told the green-haired lion to put the people first and govern the Wuji Kingdom well, and then left alone.
The black-rooster king also complied with the bet and allowed the green-haired lion to ascend the throne and rule the court.
After the Green-haired Lion came to power, he issued many political decrees in succession, not only reducing people's taxes, but also opening granaries to help the people, encouraging people to open more shops and improve people's livelihood.
Because he was born as a monster, when the green-haired lion first came to power, no one in the civil and military circles was fearful of him. Even if King Wuji was causing trouble behind his back, all the decrees he issued were still implemented.
Later, in order to encourage officials to take the lead in benefiting the people, Qingmao Shi even issued a decree that all civil and military officials in the Wuji Kingdom, including the palace, would have to streamline all expenses as long as they could maintain food and clothing.
As soon as this move came out, officials finally began to stand up and oppose it, because many people could not bear the pain of poverty.
In the end, the green-haired lion decided to lead by example, starting with himself, and reducing the cost of the palace to an extremely low level.
Unexpectedly, the decree has not yet been implemented, and it has attracted opposition from the harem.
Because in this way, the lives of concubines, chamberlains and maids in the harem may not be as good as those of ordinary people.
The green-haired lion was furious when he saw this, and immediately ordered that he and the harem should spend their expenses separately, and that he would only take the minimum amount.
Originally, he thought that the people in the harem and the civil and military officials would imitate him. After all, everything he did was for the people of Wuji Kingdom.
But who knew that after the initial fear, all the civil and military officials understood that this king would never harm themselves, so except for a few officials, almost no one followed his example.
As for the harem, under the instigation of the real king, it was as extravagant as ever.
Fortunately, the decrees issued by the Green-haired Lion have been implemented, so although the palace is in a mess, the people's livelihood is getting better and better.
It was also because of this that Wuji Country became what Xue Tianqing and the others saw.
When the people knew that the current king was a monster, not only were they not afraid, but they defended him everywhere, because it was this monster that brought about earth-shaking changes in the Wuji Kingdom.
Especially after hearing that the king only had three years left, he wanted Manjushri to win the bet, because no one wanted the original king to continue to rule the Wuji Kingdom.
The King of the Black Chicken originally thought that the green-haired lion would bring chaos to the Black Chicken Kingdom, but who would have thought that he would actually be an expert in governing the world.
Seeing that the date of the bet was approaching, he secretly gathered his cronies to see how to deal with this green-haired lion.
Because the person he was betting with was a Bodhisattva, it was not advisable to drive away the green lion. Moreover, as mortals, they could not drive away the green lion.
After much thought, everyone finally came up with a way, which was to force the green-haired lion away!
As long as he can be allowed to leave voluntarily, the king will naturally win the bet.
As for the method, it is also very simple: because the expenses of the green-haired lion have been separated from the palace, and they have reached an extremely low level. As long as he finds a way to use up his salary, he will leave without eating or drinking.
After thinking of a way, the king's cronies began to increase the expenses of the green lion in various names. Sure enough, within two months, it was difficult for the green-haired lion to even survive on the basics of food and clothing.
Fortunately, there were loyal ministers among the ministers. They didn't want the hard-won peace and prosperity to be ruined, so they gave the green-haired lion advice.
That is to collect money from the properties operated by the palace, thereby increasing the palace's income, and incidentally allowing him, who receives a proportional salary, to have more income.
But even so, the life of the green-haired lion can only be described as miserable, otherwise there would not be many patches on the dragon robe.
After hearing the whole story, Xue Tianqing pointed outside the main hall: "Why are those officials so well-dressed?"
The green-haired lion sighed: "Except for some officials who imitated me, the salary they received from the court remains the same as before. The same is true for the palace maids and eunuchs. Because the palace earns a lot every year, their livelihoods are not affected."
Having said this, the green-haired lion sighed again: "For the sake of Bodhisattva, even if I suffer from hunger and cold, I must do it for three years. Although the king often makes vicious plans, there is nothing he can do to me!"
Xue Tianqing stood up and walked around the hall twice: "Except for salary, can't you have other sources of money?"
"The original bet had a stipulation that I couldn't use my magic power."
Xue Tianqing smiled: "According to what Your Majesty said, if you can use magic power, you can have money in your account?"
The green-haired lion nodded: "The national law of the Black Chicken Country: 60% of the proceeds from conquering bandits and conquering other countries will be delivered to the national treasury, 20% will be rewarded to the soldiers, and 20% will belong to the leader. But I am the leader of a country, even if there are some thieves, it will not be my turn. Until I take action."
Hearing this, Xue Tianqing smiled again: "If I were to take action and offer the proceeds to Your Majesty when I come back, would that be feasible?"
The green-haired lion nodded: "Of course it's feasible."
"In that case, why don't you use this method on weekdays? Isn't it said that there are several officials who are interested in His Majesty?"
"My elder Sun, everyone knows that I will only be king for three years. After three years, nine out of ten of the Wuji Kingdom will be returned to its original owner. Who do you think would dare to take such a risk? Taoist priest, I don't know, but those few are for me The people who made the plans were all veterans left by the previous king. They really couldn’t bear the Wuji Kingdom’s decline again, so they took the risk to offer their advice.”
Xue Tianqing walked up to the green-haired lion and patted him on the shoulder: "Since this matter has caught up with me, I can't ignore it. But have you ever thought about it, even if you are temporarily rich, you are only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. I want black chicken If the country is to be at peace forever, the king must change his ways or simply change to another king.”
Seeing the green-haired lion shaking his head silently, Xue Tianqing continued: "Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as there are people who are willing, I will take care of this matter. But the most important thing is to help you solve the current predicament. Is there any banditry in Wuji Kingdom now? ?”
The green-haired lion frowned and said: "There is no banditry, but more than five hundred miles south from here, there is Baolin Mountain. There is Baolin Temple on the mountain, and there is an evil dragon in the temple."
