Chapter 891: Only Pit Relatives and Friends
Chapter 891: Only Pit Relatives and Friends
These immortal officials who crowded in to seek a meeting were either former disciples of the Jinling Immortal Sect, or former colleagues of Wen Rui in the court of the Shang Dynasty, or comrades in the army of the Shang Dynasty.
There were even quite a few immortals who were from the Chan sect and the Great Zhou, or who were originally officials in the Heavenly Court. They didn't care about whether they had a good relationship with Wen Rui in the past, and they came to try their luck with bags full of immortal jades.
Immortals are supposed to stay away from the mundane world, be aloof from the world, and have a Taoist demeanor. But once they enter the heavenly system, they become no less vulgar than the most shameless bureaucrats among mortals.
This is just like the Western teachings on monks, where the Buddha takes the lead in encouraging his descendants to make money crazily. Buddhist scriptures, salvation ceremonies, and preaching ceremonies have clear price tags, and no matter whether it is buying peripherals or appearance fees, not a single word can be less.
Following the example of their superiors, the immortals in heaven, under the leadership of the Jade Emperor, the most autocratic and feudal king of all gods in the Three Realms, have a stronger desire for power than the disciples of Western religions for money.
However, during this period of time, the Tianzun Palace guarded by the Ultron robots did not allow even a single immortal into it.
It’s not that Wen Rui is impartial, but he did some calculations. Although there is no Jade Emperor as a middleman to make a profit from the price difference, he still has to offer a friendship price to his relatives and friends, right?
These immortals who came to offer bribes would definitely keep the lion's share for themselves and give some soup and water as tribute to Wen Xiao Tianzun. Isn't this equivalent to coveting the money in Wen Rui's pocket?
As a businessman, what's wrong with making money by cheating relatives and friends? Some people made their first pot of gold by cheating relatives and friends.
Wen Rui felt that he would be at a great loss if he didn't squeeze out the little bits and pieces in their pockets.
Therefore, he closed the door and refused to see anyone.
He declared to the outside world in a high-sounding manner that Wen Xiao Tianzun would never disgrace the Wen family's honest and selfless family tradition, and would not give anyone a back door.
Wen Zhong's Lei Mansion also welcomed a large number of loved ones and friends who blocked the door and asked to meet him, but Old Master Wen also refused to see anyone, completely putting an end to these people's thoughts.
Until today, when an emergency court meeting was held again, a group of officials who considered themselves to be from the famous party faction had not received any instructions from their own party leader. They really didn't know whether they should pay donations or how much they should pay in order to land safely.
The Jade Emperor scolded the immortals, but he saw that the Eight Gods did not take his decree seriously at all. Instead, they focused their attention on the Wen father and son. His face immediately turned gloomy.
Although the Jade Emperor knew in his heart that the powerful ministers in power in Heaven today were the hidden dangers left over from the great calamity of the Conferred Gods, the Orthodox Sect avoided the Conferred Gods out of selfish motives and betrayed the group of immortals of the Demon Sect, and as a result, such an embarrassing situation was formed after 500 years, and the Jade Emperor himself was the one who suffered in the end.
At first, the Jade Emperor was quite supportive of the Chan Sect and the Human Sect, thinking that they were supplying immortal talents to the Heavenly Court and filling the vacancies of immortal officials. But now he regrets it very much.
Before Wen Rui was deified, although there was discord in Heaven, with the Department of Thunder and the Department of Fighting pretending to obey but actually disobeying, and difficult to mobilize, the Jade Emperor was generally able to control it, using severe punishments to serve as a warning to the rest, and slowly winning over the loyalty of the immortal officials.
He sealed Wen Rui in a moment of thought, thinking that he could slowly train him by recruiting him to his side. However, he had wasted all his great merits and cut off his chance to continue hiding in the mortal world to accumulate merits.
In the end, he was no match for this guy and was eventually defeated by him.
Even though he had been mentally prepared, the Jade Emperor felt very uncomfortable now that he had seen the obvious evidence that Wen Rui was controlling the government. It was even more painful than the last time his own sister was seduced by a mortal to give birth to a child.
Compared to losing his own sister, losing the highest authority in heaven was even more difficult for the Jade Emperor to accept.
"How dare you! I have said this, and you still don't repent!" The Jade Emperor couldn't help but let out a thunderous roar, his voice a little hoarse: "In this case, Taibai Jinxing, announce the decree!"
Taibai Jinxing sighed, took out another golden scroll from his arms, looked at the immortals in the hall with embarrassment, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, and kept making secret eye contact, as if hinting to certain immortal officials to seize the last chance, lest it be too late to regret after reading the edict.
The immortals obviously understood Taibai Jinxing's hint, but which corrupt official is not so stubborn that he would feel sorry for the people only when he sits on the trial bench? As long as the knife does not cut their bodies, that trace of fluke mentality will never disappear.
After a pause, no one from the Eight Divisions of Immortals came forward to pay the donation. Taibai Jinxing sighed deeply again, opened the golden book, and read aloud:
"He Lin, the rain master of the Water Department, is in charge of rainfall. However, for his own selfish reasons, during the drought season, he bypassed the poor areas and sent rain to the fields of the rich who worshipped him and offered sacrifices to him."
"Yang Cai, the treasure collector of the Ministry of Finance, was responsible for collecting the treasures. However, he secretly intercepted the treasures that the Heavenly Court gave to the good people on earth and took them for himself, or resold them at a high price. As a result, the good people on earth did not receive the blessings they deserved, and the reward system of the Heavenly Court was destroyed by him."
"Zhang Yan, the Red Flame Immortal Officer of the Fire Department, is in charge of fire affairs in the world, but he manipulates fire at will for his own benefit. A wealthy businessman offered him rare treasures in order to make his shop prosperous. Zhang Yan secretly set fire, causing nearby shops to catch fire for no reason and suffer unexpected disasters."
"Chen Gan, the immortal official in charge of the smallpox department, was in charge of eliminating the smallpox epidemic. He deliberately delayed the disappearance of the smallpox epidemic, forced the people to pay tribute and burn incense, and harvested their spiritual power."
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The immortal officials named by the Jade Emperor this time are all from the Eight Divisions. This is different from the last time when they just caught some insignificant flies and mosquitoes to punish them in public. His attitude has been made clear to the immortals that if they are unwilling to return the stolen money voluntarily, the next round will increase the stakes.
Every time Taibai Jinxing read out a name, a guard from Lingxiao Palace would come forward, drag the immortal out of the immortal group, and hang him in front of the tribute treasure chest.
The immortal officials who were caught looked ashen, but unlike the small officials with no foundation who dared not speak out to protest their injustice last time, some of them struggled to speak.
"Your Majesty, please understand. I am innocent. I am innocent!"
"Brother Wen, Uncle Wen, you know me well. I would never do such a thing. Please redress my injustice!"
"Let me go. I have worked hard for the Heavenly Court and shed blood in the Conferred God Battle..."
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As the list was finished, a row of immortals were already kneeling in front of the treasure chest. The few who cried out for justice were also tightly bound by immortal chains, as if they were under a spell and could no longer utter a word.
This time, the eight righteous gods all looked as pale as death, and the immortal officials who were lucky enough not to be caught had expressions of panic and fear on their faces.
Wen Rui was still sitting there calmly, not even looking at these unlucky guys. Among them were a few who were familiar to him back then, especially those who were caught from the Fighting and Thunder Departments. One was his senior brother, who had taken care of him a lot when he was in the Jinling Immortal Sect, and the other was his former subordinate, who had made great contributions in the war against Zhou.
But even so, Wen Rui turned a deaf ear to it, as if he didn't care about their life or death at all.
(End of this chapter)