Chapter 358: After one round of greed, another round

The situation seemed to become clearer. Li Jing, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao became the target of public criticism. Just the contemptuous looks from the immortals made them feel uncomfortable.

The gaze of the gods contained a ray of divine power. If three mortals were stared at by hundreds of gods, they would have been reduced to ashes under the superimposed divine power.

All three of them were immortals, so they could bear it, but they felt a great deal of pressure.

When the time was almost right, Wen Rui turned to the Jade Emperor, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have finished what I want to say. Please make your decision."

The Jade Emperor glanced at the people under the throne, pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "Emperor Jietian, Heavenly King Li Jing's ability is slightly inferior, but his character is not so corrupt. He is still loyal to me."

Wen Rui's expression did not change, but his heart sank. He concluded that there was more than 95% chance that the real mastermind behind Li Jing's attack today was the person on the throne.

Although he had some guesses before, he could not come to a conclusion. But now he is clear about it.

"There must be some misunderstanding here. It is definitely not a deliberate slander or frame-up."

The Jade Emperor said in a deep voice: "Besides, whether the 'Ruyi Immortal Weapon' you mentioned can be refined in large quantities is still under discussion. The whereabouts of the missing materials in the Tiangongjian is still a mystery. Everything is up in the air, and it is difficult to judge right and wrong."

"Your Majesty, I can immediately start training the immortal craftsmen of the Heavenly Works Supervisor, and even make public the method of refining the mustard dust of the 'Ruyi Immortal Weapon'. When all immortals can refine the 'Ruyi Immortal Weapon' on their own, the feasibility of mass production can be confirmed."

Wen Rui tried to stop the Jade Emperor from trying to excuse the three of them: "As for the so-called deficit in the Tiangong Palace, I have a clear conscience. Your Majesty can send people to search the Creation Palace. As long as the stolen goods are found, I will plead guilty and accept the punishment. I will never defend myself."

"Uh……"

The Jade Emperor paused for a moment before continuing in a calm tone, "What I mean is that both you and Li Aiqing are important ministers of the Heavenly Court. Although you may have different political views in the court, they are all for the safety of the people of the world. It is better to resolve the grievances than to create them. Why don't you clear up the misunderstandings, put aside the prejudices, take a step back, and reconcile the generals and ministers?"

Hearing what the Jade Emperor said, Wen Rui knew that the Jade Emperor Li Jing was safe and that it was impossible to do anything and could not be forced.

"Your Majesty has said so much. As a subject, I should know when to advance and when to retreat..."

Wen Rui gave Li Jing a look that said "you're lucky", and the latter breathed a sigh of relief.

"But!" Unexpectedly, Wen Rui changed the subject, and Li Jing's heart, which had just been relieved, became heavier again.

But Wen Rui did not target him, but pointed at Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao: "These two fools should not be forgiven easily! They did it without telling their superiors, which is a big taboo. They also swore in public and asked for punishment. They should get what they want. Let's teach them a lesson according to the punishment they set themselves!"

"It's unfair!" The two of them cried out in unison when they saw the situation was not good. "We followed the clues provided by Li Tianwang in order to ensure the clean governance of the Heavenly Court and punish corruption in the future, and we did find out the deficit!"

"Come on, it sounds better than singing. I guess you two are not satisfied with your work as officials under Master Zhao, so you are thinking of making a big news to take the opportunity to get promoted, so as to relieve the humiliation you have endured for the past five hundred years."

Wen Rui exposed them mercilessly: "You talk about justice and justice, but you are calculating in your heart. You two are really stupid and evil. For five hundred years, you thought you had figured out the secrets of heaven. You came up to them and kowtowed to them, but you didn't learn your lesson even after you killed yourself with rocks. Now you have revealed your true nature in front of all the gods. It's ridiculous and pathetic!"

The Jade Emperor also frowned and said in a cold voice: "Every mortal knows that 'a gentleman's word is as good as his bond'. You two are unworthy of being immortals. How dare you go back on your oath in public?"

"This..." Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao said with a sad face, "Your Majesty, we brothers have shed blood and died for the Heavenly Court. Please show mercy..."

The Jade Emperor showed annoyance, turned his head away, waved his hand and said, "Where are the four great marshals of Lingxiao Palace? Drag them to the water prison in the Heaven Palace and imprison them for a hundred years!"

The four generals followed the order and stepped forward, holding up Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, and dragged them out of the Lingxiao Palace. When they were dragging Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao away, they passed by Wen Rui, and one of the generals whispered, "Nephew, if you start mass production of your Ruyi Immortal Soldiers, you must give the first batch to us four brothers to try out."

"Don't worry, Uncle Gao. We will send someone to deliver it as soon as possible."

The four great marshals of Lingxiao Palace are also Wen Rui's beloved relatives and friends. These four people are monks of Jiejiao, the Four Holy Kings of Jiulong Island, Mo, Yang Sen, Gao Youqian, and Li Xingba.

The original owner of Wen Rui's Hunyuan Pearl was Gao Youqian.

The Four Saints of Jiulong Island are of the same generation as Wen Zhong in the Jiejiao, and they call each other brothers, so Wen Rui needs to call him uncle.

The Four Saints had a blood feud with Li Jing's family. The three saints Yang Sen, Li Xingba and Wang Mo all died at the hands of Li Jing's sons Jin Zha and Mu Zha.

Seeing Wen Rui making Li Jing feel ashamed in the court, the four brothers were already delighted, but they were afraid of committing the crime of impoliteness in front of the palace, so they forced themselves not to laugh out loud.

After happily sending off the three immortals Yue Lao, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, Wen Rui stared at Li Jing with ill intentions. The latter felt his scalp tingling and felt more and more miserable and helpless.

"Four people caught one and three people were killed in return. Do you know how to play?"

Wen Rui mocked him without hesitation in the court: "Today, for the sake of His Majesty the Jade Emperor, I will forgive you this time. If you want to play again in the future, this emperor will accompany you to the end. Whether it is literary or martial, black or white, you can try it!"

After mocking Li Jing, Wen Rui swept his eyes across the immortals in Lingxiao Palace, especially those who were not from the Jiejiao or Shang Dynasty factions. The threat in his eyes was obvious.

"Who else?"

Wen Rui squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Who else is hoping to get lucky and frame me at the instigation of the traitors, hoping to step on me to gain favor and ascend to the throne? Just come at me. I am upright and have nothing to fear from my own shadow. I don't mind finding a few more treacherous villains for the Heavenly Court and sending them away with pleasure!"

This is what it means to be ferocious and powerful and to cause chaos in the court.

When Wen Rui's sinister gaze swept over them, several immortal officials subconsciously looked away, as if they were too guilty to dare to look him in the eye.

Although today's court struggle did not overthrow the instigator Li Jing, many accomplices were eliminated in public, which was a warning to others.

I guess next time Li Jing tries to collude again, he won't be able to find a few allies who dare to help him overthrow Wen Rui.

"Emperor Jietian, I know you feel aggrieved, but this is Lingxiao Palace, please be careful with your manners!"

The Jade Emperor couldn't bear to watch, and said unhappily: "Besides, before the Ruyi Immortal Soldiers can be mass-produced, everything you said is still uncertain. If there is still no progress in the Ganzhi Court Meeting twelve years later, I will punish you!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Wen Rui raised his head and said confidently, "It's true. Twelve years later, I dare not say that the production will reach the level of all personnel changing their uniforms, but it should not be a problem to equip 20,000 to 30,000 heavenly soldiers and generals."

The Jade Emperor sighed slightly and said in a cold voice: "I will wait and see. I hope you will not let me down! This zodiac meeting ends here. Withdraw..."

"Wait a minute!" Wen Rui interrupted loudly, "Your Majesty, the material warehouse of the Tiangongjian is empty. A skilled cook cannot cook without rice, and I cannot conjure up a wishful immortal soldier out of thin air. Your Majesty, please allocate materials to replenish the warehouse, so that I can continue to be greedy, ahem, and start production."

(End of this chapter)

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