Chapter 879 Strict investigation recommended

Chapter 879 Strict investigation recommended

Chapter 879 Strict investigation recommended
The key to keeping an enemy for your own protection is that this enemy must be fierce enough. Not only must he be fierce, but he must also pose a big enough threat to those in power, and it would be best if he could take their lives.

Wen Rui's words seemed to be disparaging the Jade Emperor, and in fact they were disparaging the Jade Emperor, but he also took the opportunity to intimidate all the immortal officials in the Heavenly Court, so that they could be more easily manipulated in the future.

If there really is a blind and troublemaker who is bribed by the Jade Emperor with benefits and dares to jump out and oppose him in the court, Wen Ruike will really have to consider instructing Taoist Mosquito to sneak into the Heavenly Palace and suck that guy dry to set an example for all the immortals!

As for how much these gods care about the demonic calamity in the mortal world, Wen Rui, with a petty mind, judged the gods and really felt that they did not care too much.

During the Journey to the West period, demons were so rampant in the mortal world that corpses had been piled up in Lion Camel Ridge for thousands of years. Why was there no god appearing to make a tearful petition to the Jade Emperor at the court meeting?

A monkey jumped out of a stone, robbed some bits and pieces from the Dragon King, and made some noise in Yama's Palace. The Heavenly Court treated it as a major criminal case that had not been seen in a century.

No matter how much trouble that monkey causes, can the consequences it causes be compared to the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood at Lion Camel Ridge?
It's simply that the incense in the mortal world has been cut off, and the vital interests of many immortal officials have been damaged, which makes them pay more attention.

But the help they provided was very limited and could not threaten their lives and property. They still had a lucky mentality, thinking that if the sky fell, there would be someone taller to hold it up. If they rashly got involved in a catastrophe, they would be more likely to die as a result.

This is just like in the late Ming Dynasty, when military pay was in short supply and enemy troops were at the gates of the city, but the royal family and noble groups had huge wealth but refused to contribute.

When Chongzhen called on his ministers to "donate money", the chief minister Wei Zaode only donated 500 taels of silver. After Li Zicheng defeated Beijing, he confiscated tens of thousands of taels of silver from his mansion. Chongzhen's father-in-law Zhou Kui was forced to donate silver. He first cried poor and donated 1 taels of silver, but was later tortured by Li Zicheng to give him 52 taels of silver.

These gods must have quite a bit of savings. For so many years, the finances of Heaven have been like a sieve, with tight margins at the front and back. All departments and palaces are greedy in various ways, so no one can be poorer than them.

Wen Rui planned to repair the damaged plates of Nanzhanbuzhou, but he happened to be short of funds. If he applied for this money from the Jade Emperor, it would take who knows when the money would be approved. Even if it was approved, it would only be a small amount.

Isn’t it just that the Central Plains has turned into a barren basin?
Bringing suffering to all living beings is something that the Heavenly Court has been doing year after year for many years since its establishment, and the Jade Emperor has always been at the forefront of this effort. It doesn't matter if it continues for a few thousand or tens of thousands of years in the future.

It is a good thing for mortals to live a hard life, otherwise who would pray to God or Buddha?

Every once in a while, if you just give mortals a little sweetness to make their lives a little better, you can gain a lot of incense and vows, and get the praise of countless people. This can show the importance of the gods in heaven.

If the human world is restored and even transformed into a paradise, and mortals live better than the gods, they will all live like gods. Who would still admire gods?
Since they didn't want to repair it and refused to pay, Wen Rui had to use his brain and take money out of their pockets.

If you don't want to spend money on infrastructure and livelihood projects, then spend the military funds. Commissioner Wen Rui will definitely spend every penny of the military funds wisely. He will use the military funds extorted from the Jade Emperor and the immortals to create a better world for all things. He will not only fight for a way to survive for all living beings, but also let them live a fulfilling life.

This is also in line with the teachings of Jiejiao.

"How dare you look at me like that?"

The Jade Emperor, under the gaze of all the gods, flew into a rage and shouted, "The decision I made complies with the will of heaven and protects all living beings. There is absolutely no problem with it. Anyone who has any objections can raise them in person. I want to see who will ignore the risk of the destruction of the Southern Continent and only seek his own temporary safety!"

No one dared to show their teeth to Wen Rui, but the Jade Emperor showed his majesty when he scolded the immortal officials. What he said was justified and full of confidence.

If there really is any blind immortal official who jumps out and runs into the muzzle of the gun at this time, the Jade Emperor will immediately punish him according to the Heavenly Rules, and the Heavenly Dao will bestow merits as a sign of support.

The Jade Emperor is like Chongzhen. In the heavenly court, he is actually the one who cares most about the safety of the Three Realms. However, this concern is also at the macro level. As long as the Three Realms are not destroyed, it is normal for all living beings to suffer. "Your Majesty's decision, I support it in principle. Otherwise, I would not obey the orders of the king when I am away. I could reasonably disobey the orders, but in the end I still chose to obey the orders. This is the proof."

Wen Rui spoke "fairly" on the side: "Your Majesty is wise and wise. You must have foreseen the risk of the destruction of the Southern Continent, so you made the order decisively. This is a wise decision! If the immortals still have objections and dare to feel dissatisfied, I will not agree!"

The Jade Emperor was stunned when he heard this, and said in a trembling voice: "Wen Xiao Tianzun really did not disappoint me. He actually understood my painstaking efforts..."

"Your Majesty has made the right choice, but what is the price?"

Wen Rui interrupted the Jade Emperor with a sigh and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, I beg you to immediately allocate funds to repair and reinforce the Heaven Protection Array. In addition, a large amount of military funds must be allocated to hunt down Taoist Mosquito. This matter cannot be delayed, otherwise Taoist Mosquito will take the opportunity to sneak into the Heavenly Palace to absorb the blood essence of the immortals in order to recover his vitality as soon as possible."

"Hey... well..." The Jade Emperor said awkwardly, "How much... how much funding do you need?"

"If we only want to fill the gap in the Heaven Protection Formation, 100 million immortal jades will be enough."

Upon hearing the offer of 100 million fairy jades, the Jade Emperor's eyes twitched slightly. Currently, there was only a balance of 120 million fairy jades on the treasury account, and this was taken from the salaries of the fairy officials in various departments.

After the incense and offerings from the mortal world ceased, the blessings and fortune of the heavenly court were greatly weakened. The Yellow Turban warriors who went to the heavenly court to collect resources often returned empty-handed, and could only live off their savings, which led to such an embarrassing situation.

In the past, the Heavenly Court was very popular. If someone was sent to visit the Heavenly Court, they would bring back hundreds of millions or even billions of fairy jades, which was almost like picking up money.

Having been used to a life of affluence, the Heavenly Court had no habit of hoarding resources. Too many fairy jades piled up in the warehouse would take up space and be too troublesome to manage.

But now they have encountered a disaster and cannot collect new resources. Curry does not have much reserves. They have fallen from the peak to the bottom in an instant, which is why the contrast is so great.

"I will order the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds. Please ask Little Tianzun to arrange for the Tianjianjian craftsmen to repair it."

When Wen Rui was still the Emperor Jie Tian, ​​he was in charge of the Tianjian Supervisory Bureau, and the project of repairing the Heavenly Palace's protective formation naturally fell into his hands.

"Your Majesty, even if this Heaven Protection Formation is restored to its original state, it doesn't seem to provide much security."

Wen Rui raised his eyebrows and pretended to be embarrassed, "A piece of Five Elements Rock flew up from the lower world and broke the formation. To put it bluntly, what's the difference between it and paper? If I want to, I can punch a hole in it with one punch. If you don't believe me, let's try it."

"The physical qualities of Taoist Mosquito are similar to mine. If I can break it easily, she can certainly do it too. Even if I recover to my original state, I won't be able to defend against her."

"She didn't know before that the Heaven Protection Formation was so weak. Now that she has discovered the real situation after smashing a stone, she will definitely take advantage of the opportunity in the future."

"There seems to be a big problem here. I wonder who was responsible for supervising the construction of the Heavenly Protection Array back then? It is necessary to conduct a strict review of the engineering quality of the Heavenly Protection Arrays at the four gates of the Heavenly Palace..."

As soon as Wen Rui's words came out, dozens of immortals behind the Jade Emperor immediately turned pale, and even though they had flawless bodies, sweat streamed down their temples.

(End of this chapter)