novelslam #1182 - Bimawen (I)
#1182 - Bimawen (I)
"Your Majesty, that monkey went to my East Sea, stole my Godly Needle of the Sea, and severely injured me. I have only just now truly awakened. You must seek justice for me!"
"Your Majesty, the same happened in my Underworld. That monkey went to my Underworld and tore up the Book of Life and Death. This is simply too much!"
"Since its establishment, my Underworld has never suffered such humiliation!"
"Your Majesty, you must severely punish this damned monkey, or it will not be enough to quell the resentment in our hearts."
"Severe punishment is not enough to appease the grievances we have suffered. Please order someone to kill this monkey!"
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Ao Guang and King Yama were really putting on a show.
Ao Guang was crying with tears and snot, while King Yama looked as wronged as Dou E.
The civil and military officials in the Primordial Heavenly Court looked at Ao Guang and King Yama's performance with somewhat unnatural expressions, transmitting their voices to each other:
"What are these two, the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang, and King Yama, up to?"
"Whether it was going to the East Sea to pull out the Godly Needle of the Sea or tearing up the Book of Life and Death, weren't these all personally arranged by His Majesty?"
"Just watch patiently. Who knows what His Majesty is thinking."
"Ao Guang and King Yama didn't mention His Majesty's incarnation at all."
"Hehe~ How could they mention that? If they did, how could this play go on?"...
Haotian, at the highest point of the Hall of Universal Brightness, pretended to say, "Oh? Such a thing actually happened?"
"That demon monkey is so bold, it's simply outrageous!"
When the civil and military officials of the Primordial Heavenly Court saw Haotian's pretense, they echoed one after another:
"That's right, this demon monkey dares to be so audacious and must be severely punished!"
"If he is not severely punished, it will not be enough to show the might of our Heavenly Court!"
"Tearing up the Book of Life and Death is a serious crime!"
"Pulling out the Godly Needle of the Sea in the East Sea and seriously injuring the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang, are also serious crimes!"...
These civil and military officials adhered to one principle: when it was time to cooperate with the leader in acting, they had to cooperate well.
Otherwise, if they made the leader unhappy, they would be the ones to suffer in the end.
Li Jing, the Grand Marshal of the Primordial Heavenly Court's forces, looked at the civil and military officials around him who were speaking and thought to himself:
"His Majesty's actions in recent years have become increasingly incomprehensible. Is this the later stage of boredom?"
"That monkey is your disciple, and this good show was arranged by your incarnation. Now you're having Ao Guang and King Yama put on such a performance."
"What does His Majesty want to do?"
Li Jing, filled with doubts, thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what Haotian wanted to do.
Ao Guang and King Yama looked at each other, their eyes filled with recognition for each other's acting skills!
Just then, the Heavenly Court's Venus, Taibai Jinxing, said, "Your Majesty, according to what I know, that demon monkey is highly skilled. If our Heavenly Court forcibly attacks him, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary losses."
"In my opinion, it's better to offer him amnesty and recruit him, give him an official position, and this matter will be over."
As soon as Taibai Jinxing said this, the civil and military officials in the Primordial Heavenly Court instantly understood Haotian's intention.
So, after all this trouble, he just wanted to find an excuse to let that monkey come to the Heavenly Court to take office. They were still wondering what the reason was.
Li Jing muttered to himself speechlessly, "I calculated everything, but I didn't expect it to be for this reason."
Who is Taibai Jinxing? He is Haotian's most trusted minister in the Heavenly Court. Many times, things that Haotian couldn't say in his own capacity would be said by Taibai Jinxing, and then Haotian would agree to it.
Don't ask how this is known, it's the rule that has been summarized from serving in the Heavenly Court for so many years!
As long as you're not an idiot, no matter what attitude Haotian has at the beginning, he will always agree when Taibai Jinxing speaks!
Therefore, Taibai Jinxing has been secretly called a powerful minister by his Heavenly Court colleagues for so many years!
Many civil and military officials in the Primordial Heavenly Court, when they caused trouble or didn't handle something well, were afraid that Haotian would blame them, so they would go to Taibai Jinxing in advance.
As long as Taibai Jinxing nodded and let go, the matter would basically be over...
Of course, this kind of thing is completely a collaboration between Haotian and Taibai Jinxing, one playing the white face and the other playing the black face.
The leader of a force cannot be too harsh on his subordinates.
If he is too harsh, he will definitely lose people's hearts.
If people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team.
Haotian often chooses to turn a blind eye.
As long as the subordinates are not too excessive, they will not cause trouble.
As soon as Taibai Jinxing spoke, Haotian put on a troubled expression, and after a while, he said, "Well~ forget it, my Heavenly Court is now in a time when we need to recuperate and build up strength, and it is indeed not appropriate to cause unnecessary losses at this time."
"That demon monkey is highly skilled. In your opinion, what official position should we give him?"
Hearing these two sentences from Haotian, the civil and military officials in the Heavenly Court lowered their eyebrows and didn't speak.
What the hell is recuperating and building up strength, and the demon monkey is highly skilled, skilled my ass!
Any random team of soldiers from the Primordial Heavenly Court could tie this demon monkey up with a bow from Mount Huaguo.
Please, where is such strength strong?
If you really want to talk about strength, it's just that the demon monkey's identity as your disciple is powerful.
Many civil and military officials in the Primordial Heavenly Court had a thought in their hearts: "As expected, it's really strong to have someone behind you following the big boss!"
Today, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian set up such a stage and sang such a play, and for this, he even had the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang, and King Yama, one of the Ten Kings of Hell in the Underworld, personally act as the main characters.
They didn't dare to disrupt Haotian's plan.
Regardless of whether Haotian had any plans in this, even if Haotian was directing and acting on his own out of boredom, they had to fully cooperate and act.
If anyone dares to stand up now and say, I can catch that demon monkey with one hand... well~ basically, there's no future!
Not only is there no future, but you also have to step into a few pits from time to time and wear a pair of small shoes every now and then.
In the Hall of Universal Brightness, from the Heavenly Emperor Haotian to the various ministers, everyone was tacitly acting.
Taibai Jinxing pretended to ponder for a while and said, "Your Majesty, why not give this demon monkey a small official position as a弼马温 (bìmǎwēn, Protector of the Horses)?"
弼马温 (bìmǎwēn), as the name suggests, is someone who raises horses in the Heavenly Court.
The horses raised in the Heavenly Court are not the same as those raised in the mortal world. The horses in the Heavenly Court are all demons with a certain level of cultivation.
In terms of intelligence, they are basically no different from humans.
Even without someone watching them, these horses can be self-sufficient...
You can imagine a horse that can tie itself up, and when it's hungry or thirsty, it can take things out of its spatial ring to eat. Does it still need someone to take care of it...
Of course, it is precisely because they don't need someone to take care of them that the monkey was given such an official position.
After all, Haotian's main purpose in letting the monkey go to the Primordial Heavenly Court is for a free long-term meal ticket and to have the monkey relieve his boredom when he is bored.