Chapter 357: Turning one's hands to make clouds and turning one's hands to make rain
Chapter 357: Turning one's hands to make clouds and turning one's hands to make rain
"Your Majesty, I am not boasting, but the family tradition of my Wen family is to put loyalty first."
Wen Rui keenly noticed the change in the Jade Emperor's expression, and quickly struck while the iron was hot, saying, "How loyal are we, the old Wen family? Even if we assist an unjust and incompetent emperor or a cruel tyrant, we will serve him till our death. Some people say that this is foolish loyalty and aiding and abetting the tyrant, but I think this is loyalty that can be witnessed by heaven and earth."
"Now that the Shang Dynasty has been destroyed, the people to whom the Wen family was loyal have long been lost in the long river of history, but the spirit of the Wen family has been passed down."
Wen Rui spoke in the serious tone of a historical channel announcer, "It is said that if you are poor, you should take care of yourself, but if you are rich, you should help the world. As the descendant of the Wen family, I will not serve in the government, but if a wise ruler sincerely recruits me, I will do my best to assist him wholeheartedly."
"Since the day I took office, I have been determined to establish a heart for heaven and earth, a life for the people, to carry on the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and to bring peace to the world for all eternity!"
Everyone is good at speaking high-sounding words when they are an official. Wen Rui has many templates for future generations to copy. His expression of "who else but me can be the pillar of the country" combined with his appearance that resembles that of a virtuous minister like Wen Zhong would confuse anyone who sees him.
"Just like the Shang Dynasty before the great catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, it seemed prosperous and thriving on the surface, but in reality it was in danger and perilous. Can the Heavenly Palace be called perfect and able to maintain eternal peace?"
Wen Rui pretended to be concerned about the country and the people, and said in a heavy tone: "I dare not neglect it in the slightest. I will worry about the worries of the world and be happy about the happiness of the world. I will immediately take the initiative to find out the gaps and fill them for the Heavenly Court, and devote all my knowledge to enriching the country and strengthening the army."
"At present, the weakest link of the Heavenly Court is the combat power of the 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals."
"There was an incident where a certain god went to heaven alone to save his mother. A hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals faced off against one man and one dog, but they were defeated!"
What Wen Rui was talking about was the old story of Erlang Shen Yang Jian rebelling against Heaven in order to save Princess Yao Ji. This happened shortly after the Conferred God Ceremony. This is the reason why Erlang Shen was not in Heaven even though he was conferred the title of God.
"One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals, even if they united, couldn't defeat a certain general. But tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers couldn't defeat a dog. This is simply a huge joke."
"I believe that if the Heavenly Soldiers continue to become weak, this kind of thing will happen again and again in the future. Next time it might be a monkey, and the next time it might be a child!"
"Are they attacking the heavenly soldiers and generals? They are attacking the face of His Majesty the Jade Emperor!"
"The reason why the fighting force is weak is because the weapons and armor are not good and the military preparations are neglected."
"How to select generals and train soldiers is not within my responsibility, but forging excellent military equipment so that the strong soldiers of our great heaven can be fully armed and armed is exactly what I am good at. It is my duty and responsibility. I have no choice but to do it."
This impassioned speech was so well-reasoned and logical that even the Jade Emperor was moved.
"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. The reason why I failed to lead my troops to capture Erlang Zhenjun was not because our army was incompetent, but because the enemy was too cunning!"
Seeing that Wen Rui was exposing his shortcomings again, Li Jing quickly explained: "The Eight-Nine Mysterious Art is good at transformation. He turned into a mosquito to bypass the defense zone and launch a sneak attack, and then succeeded in the chaos..."
Wen Rui took the opportunity to interject, "This further proves the importance of new weapons. If the entire army had been equipped with Ruyi Immortal Soldiers, and had responded to changes with changes, and if all soldiers had turned their weapons into a dragnet, how could they have been fooled?"
In line with Wen Rui's words, the golden mist really turned into a large golden net with fine mesh that not even a fly could fly through.
When Li Jing saw the big net, his words got stuck in his throat and he even felt a little tempted.
If his soldiers were equipped with new weapons, their combat power and response capabilities would be greatly improved as Wen Rui boasted. Wouldn't he be able to sit firmly in the central military camp and wait for news of victory over the enemy?
It would not be the case that every time he led his army to attack and encountered a tough enemy, he would have to close the door and release his son.
Nezha the Third Prince is known as the first vanguard of the Heavenly Court, but it is not because he is happy to hear about war, is keen on fighting, and takes the lead in every battle, but because there are no great generals in the army and the soldiers are useless!
"One incompetent general can tire out the entire army!"
Wen Rui sensed Li Jing's inner vacillation, and angrily scolded him: "Your level of commanding troops was not even worthy of carrying my shoes back then. Now you are lucky enough to sit on the position of Grand Marshal of Heaven, but you have suffered defeat after defeat and have made no achievements. I am too lazy to complain about you in this regard." "I never thought that you are not only uneducated, but also so narrow-minded. I am clearly sincere and doing my best to improve the combat effectiveness of the heavenly soldiers and generals, but you are jealous of my talent and secretly formed a clique to frame me!"
"I have already tested the Ruyi Immortal Weapon in public in the Immortal Martial Hall. Many Star Lords and Heavenly Lords in the hall were also present that day. They can all testify for me. I can also summon the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals who participated in the test to confront me face to face."
Wen Rui narrowed his eyes, his aura was like a rainbow, and he said loudly with a hint of intimidation:
"There is only one truth! Because I used the Ruyi Immortal Weapon to defeat your son in public and humiliated you, you held a grudge against me and put personal interests above public interests! You openly framed me in the court."
"If you succeed, my personal life and death, honor and disgrace will not matter. It's a pity that the Ruyi Immortal Soldiers have been abandoned due to party disputes and political struggles, and the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals will never have the opportunity to become stronger again!"
"I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"
Li Jing was also panicked and wanted to defend himself, but he was at a loss for words and had nothing to say.
Through Xiao Sheng and Cao Baolai, Wen Rui was accused of corruption. As a result, Wen Rui gave a very reasonable explanation and even produced excellent products as evidence.
"I can testify that everything that happened in the Xianwu Palace that day was exactly as Emperor Wen said!"
"Li Jing is unworthy of being the king of heaven. His character is really terrible. Just because his son was spanked, he came up with such a sinister and vicious plan to openly frame a loyal and honest person!"
"I beg Your Majesty to summon all the soldiers in the Xianwu Palace that day to testify and prove Emperor Wen's innocence!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
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For a moment, the immortals in Lingxiao Palace were in an uproar, and many of Jieshi brothers and old ministers of the Shang Dynasty who were familiar with Wen Rui spoke up one after another.
With the Ruyi Immortal Soldiers in front of him, facts speak louder than words, and countless witnesses came forward, Li Jing couldn't help but sweat profusely and glanced at the Jade Emperor for help.
However, the Jade Emperor quietly turned his head and avoided his gaze without making a sound.
Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao were also dumbfounded. They said to Li Jing in a trembling voice, "So there is this cause and effect. Why didn't you explain it to us earlier?"
Li Jing was also full of grievances. He had heard Nezha and his generals mention that Wen Rui had developed a very powerful weapon and even boasted that he would replace the uniforms of all the heavenly soldiers and generals.
As a technical novice, he did not believe it.
Such a powerful treasure can be mass-produced and distributed to ordinary soldiers like cabbage.
This is not a fairy tale!
This is totally against common sense. It is obvious that Wen Rui, who is used to bragging, has fallen into his old bad habits. He always makes shocking statements and once boasted that if he was in control of the overall situation, Jiejiao would definitely not be defeated.
As a result, they misjudged the situation. Even though they had found clues that Wen Rui was corrupt and there was irrefutable evidence of the deficit at Tiangongjian, they still allowed him to change his testimony in court.
(End of this chapter)