After Yang Tuo received the Book of Changes as a gift from King Wen, he returned to the residence of the Imperial Preceptor given by King Wen. After careful study, his divination skills improved greatly.
In this way, a few months later, the spiritual platform in the south of the city was also built. After King Wen inspected it, he dug a swamp under the spiritual platform, thinking that "water and fire are both harmonious, and they match yin and yang."
King Wen was watching the digging of a marsh pond at the Lingtai. It was getting late and he could not return to the palace. So he held a banquet at the Lingtai and entertained the civil and military officials.
That night, King Wen slept peacefully at the mourning platform. At the third watch, he suddenly saw a white-fronted tiger with two wings growing from the southeast direction, rushing towards the tent.
Early the next morning, King Wen summoned Yang Tuo to the Lingtai to ask about the good or bad fortune in yesterday's dream.
After hearing this, Yang Tuo pondered for a moment: "This is a sign that Brother Ziya is about to leave the mountain!"
So he said to King Wen: "Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king! This is a good sign, which means that the king will get a humeral minister, and a great sage will soon come out of the mountain!"
King Wen asked: "What does this mean?"
Yang Tuo replied: "In the past, Emperor Gaozong of the Shang Dynasty had a flying bear dreaming about him, and he found a sage among the buildings! Now the king dreams about a white tiger with two wings on its ribs, which is a flying bear. A flying bear dreams about a great sage who will come to the west.
Qi, this is a sign of great prosperity in Xiqi!"
Yang Tuo added: "In the past, Pindao had a brother in Chaoge. His surname was Jiang, his given name was Shang, his courtesy name was Ziya, and his Taoist name was Fei Xiong. He was a man of strategic ideas, well versed in the art of war, and had the ability to hide the universe. He could swallow the heaven and earth.
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"Unfortunately, in the past, King Zhou asked him to supervise the construction of Lutai. Because the Lutai project was huge, it wasted people and money, and harmed all the people. So he abandoned his official position and went to live in seclusion in Xiqi."
"Now that the king is flying into a dream, I think he should be in the body of this great sage!"
After hearing this, King Wen felt overjoyed and asked, "I wonder where the great sage is?"
Yang Tuo replied: "The flying bear came from the southeast. Brother Ziya Dao should be in the southeast. If the king goes to the southeast to look for it, he will definitely get help from this great sage, and then Xiqi will be prosperous!"
Next, King Wen often took civil and military officials out to visit wise men.
Yang Tuo didn't care about him, Jiang Ziya became a god on behalf of heaven and will eventually join Xiqi.
From then on, if there was no summons from King Wen, he would meditate and practice his Qi every day in order to improve his cultivation and have more resources to save his life in the upcoming battle to confer the gods.
Becoming a god is the last option. Who wants to become a god who can become an immortal?
In this way, more than half a year passed.
On this day, King Wen summoned Yang Tuo into the palace. As soon as Yang Tuo entered the hall, he saw King Wen and hurriedly walked towards him.
Before he could get closer, he heard King Wen say loudly: "Master, you are finally here!"
Yang Tuo was surprised to see King Wen so anxious. He asked, "Why is your Majesty so anxious?"
King Wen replied: "In recent days, the lonely king and a group of civil and military ministers have gone out to visit the wise man. Now there are finally traces of the wise man, but he did not want to go there twice in a row, and he did not meet Gao Xian.
The lonely king is afraid that the wise man is hiding from the lonely king on purpose. Remembering that the master and the wise man are old acquaintances, I specially invite the master to come and discuss something!"
After hearing this, Yang Tuo thought in his mind: "It turns out that Ziya is about to enter the court, and he is afraid that King Wen will get his service too easily. People will not pay attention to things that are obtained too easily."
Yang Tuo thought about it, and then said to King Wen: "I'm afraid this is because the king is not sincere! Why don't you take a bath and fast for three days, and then lead a group of civil and military officials to go and invite you. At that time, I will go with the king.
I think Taoist brother Ziya can feel the sincerity of the king and will definitely come to help!"
After hearing this, King Wen couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Great kindness!"
So, in order to show his sincerity, King Wen took the civil and military officials to fast for three days. On the fourth day, he took a bath and changed clothes, rode a luan, carried the betrothal gift, and went straight to Fanxi River.
King Wen led a group of civil and military officials out of the city and headed for Feng River. After traveling thirty-five miles, he stopped outside a forest.
King Wen dismounted and walked with Yang Tuo into the forest. He saw Jiang Ziya sitting on the edge of the stream with his back, fishing.
Ziya heard the sound behind him and turned around to see that it was indeed King Wen leading a group of people. Looking closely, he saw that the person was Yang Tuo, who had been separated for more than two years.
At this time, I saw Yang Tuo, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, dragon walking and tiger steps, robes flying, a scene of an immortal family, obviously his magic power has improved again!
He couldn't help but be stunned. In his memory, Yang Tuo had not cultivated to this level when they were separated. Unexpectedly, after two years of separation, his cultivation had improved so much.
We are already at the same level as him. Even if he has practiced Taoism longer and his magic power is stronger, it will not change. The two of them are already at the same level of cultivation.
This is not the time to delve deeper. When King Wen comes to visit with his old friends, it is not appropriate to pretend to be profound.
Jiang Ziya stood up and saluted, saying: "I didn't know that the king is here, I am rude!"
King Wen bowed and said: "I have heard the name of the Magi for a long time, and the Imperial Master praised the Magi for his talent in understanding the world and the latitude of the world. His writing can stabilize the country, and his martial arts can rule the country. Today, the world is in turmoil and the people are uneasy. I hope that the Magi can come out and help the lonely king to stabilize the people of Xiqi.
Don’t let people’s livelihood wither and make people miserable!”
After saying this, he bowed again and ordered people to carry the betrothal gift and carriage frame.
When Jiang Ziya saw this, he couldn't help but worship: "I am really lucky to be praised by the king. I am not good enough in culture to secure the country, and my military power is not enough to rule the country. However, I am so appreciated by the king that I will hire him with courtesy. Ziya is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses.
, help your Majesty keep the peace of the people of Xiqi."
When Yang Tuo saw that the two of them had finished talking, he stepped forward and paid homage: "Brother Taoist, we have been apart for two years. I don't want to meet here again. I would like to thank Brother Taoist for his kindness in preaching in the past!"
Ziya returned the gift and said, "I don't want to see you again for two years. My Taoist friend has made great progress in cultivation. It's really gratifying and congratulatory!"
I have been practicing hard in Kunlun Mountain for more than 30 years, and now that I have been down the mountain for eight years, I am only at the same level as fellow Taoists. What a waste of time!"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, feeling that he had no hope of becoming an immortal and wasting his time. He thought to himself: "This Yang Tuo is indeed the reincarnation of a powerful man, and his speed in cultivating Taoism is really not slow!"
Yang Tuo added: "Brother Taoist Yuanshi's true biography is just a matter of bad luck. Now that things are turning around, I'm sure he will become an immortal!"
Yang Tuo knew that Jiang Ziya was tainted by the calamity energy and was destined for calamity, with no hope of becoming an immortal. He was really embarrassed to speak out.
Moreover, Jiang Ziya was a true disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, and was unable to become an immortal due to the impact of the Great Catastrophe of Conferring Gods.
But after all, he is a disciple of a saint. If he only waits for this life to complete his merits and become an immortal in the next life, isn't it easy?
When King Wen saw that the two of them had finished speaking, he said, "Please ride on the carriage together. We will talk about it later when we return to the palace!"
So everyone got on the carriage, led the civil and military officials, Jiang Ziya's children, disciples and others, and headed for Xiqi!
It is said that Jiang Ziya entered the palace with King Wen. After everyone paid their congratulations, King Wen named Jiang Ziya the prime minister and his disciple Wu Ji as the general of martial virtue.
Later, a banquet was held in the side hall, and all the ministers drank together. He also gave the prime minister a mansion and dozens of servants.
So far, the king and ministers of Xiqi have assistants, dragons and tigers have support, Ziya can govern the country well, and the people have laws. Xiqi has achieved great prosperity.
However, Ziya paying homage to the prime minister also indicates that the gods will rise. Han Rong, the guard of the five passes, has already reported to the court song, and the war is about to begin.
A few months later, news came from Chaoge that Yabi Gan had his heart ripped out and died. The officials in Xiqi were shocked, as they did not expect King Zhou to be so dishonest. Nabi Gan was his uncle, and he could actually commit such a murderous act.
But Yang Tuo didn't take it seriously. If others didn't know, didn't he know? King Zhou was so stupid that he even wanted to kill his two biological sons. What else could he not do?
King Zhou was unruly and acted against the will, and he would eventually suffer the consequences.
However, Jiang Ziya stepped forward at this time and said: "The Chonghou Tiger bewitched the saints, built construction projects, framed the ministers, and poisoned all the people. If this thief is not eliminated, all the people in the world will be in trouble."
King Wen said: "Although you have good intentions, Gu and Chonghou Hu are both princes. If you attack without authorization, you may be criticized by the world!"
Jiang Ziya cupped his hands and replied: "Chonghou Hu has done many evil things. He thinks that the world is evil, and there are many people who want to kill him! Besides, your Majesty has the white and yellow ax given by the emperor, and he is good at conquering."
Nowadays, Chonghou Hu built a deer platform to harm the people, and there are many bones under the deer platform. The people of Chaoge picked two out of three to go to the war, and every household hung white sails. If these villains are not eliminated, the world will be uneasy. Hope
Your Majesty, for the good of all the people in the world, punish this evil thief!"
After hearing this, King Wen asked: "In this case, who can be the commander-in-chief to attack Chonghou Hu?"
Ziya hurriedly replied: "One thing is not a waste for two masters. I am willing to go to the expedition on behalf of the king!"
King Wen saw that Jiang Ziya was anxious and was afraid that the killing would be too heavy, so he said: "This matter is important. It is better for the king and the prime minister to go together so that we can discuss the matter."
At this time, Yang Tuo thought that King Wen died of illness after returning from the expedition against Chonghou Hu. He also saw that King Wen was quite old and was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the fatigue of the march. So he went out and said: "Chonghou Hu's land is far away from the city, away from Xiqi.
Very far away. Your Majesty, you have not long returned home, and you are far away from your homeland. I am afraid it will be bad for your health!"
King Wen replied: "I have calculated my fate a long time ago. I will die on the bed of my motherland. It will not be a problem!"
Seeing that Yang Tuo couldn't persuade him, he gave up after thinking about it. King Wen had already calculated his lifespan, and even if he didn't go out to attack Chonghou Hu this time, there wouldn't be much time left. It was better to just follow him.
own wishes.
So King Wen and Jiang Ziya raised an army of 100,000 men, armed with white and yellow yue. They chose an auspicious day, with Nangong Shi as the vanguard and Xin Jia as the deputy general. They accompanied four sages and eight heroes. Yang Tuo was left to sit in Xiqi as a backup.
Go north and kill!
This was Jiang Ziya's first expedition, and there were no surprises in the expedition against Chonghou Hu. So Yang Tuo stayed in Xiqi and continued to practice.
It is said that King Wen and Jiang Ziya led the army, passed through the prefecture and counties, and went straight to Chongcheng.
Yang Tuo, who stayed here, wanted to make a magic weapon for himself. Now, Yang Tuo has: the innate spiritual treasure "Lost Treasure Money"; the acquired spiritual treasure "Qiankun Bow, Sky-shaking Arrow"; the acquired magic weapon "
"Purple and Green Swords" and two storage bags.
But he didn't even have a magic weapon for self-defense, and the robes he wore were just ordinary robes, which really didn't have much defensive power in a fight.
Although Luobao Money is an innate spiritual treasure and contains the Great Dao, it is ultimately an auxiliary magic weapon and has no attack or defense capabilities.
The Qiankun Bow is the most powerful weapon in killing, and its power is astonishing. Once it is shot, there is basically no way to survive. Sometimes the fight is not a life-and-death situation, and it is impossible to leave some room for it.
Not to mention the purple and green double swords, the pirated version does not have the sword control technique, and can only be controlled by the object control method. Not to mention the power is small, and it is not flexible enough. The best way to use it is like Xiao Sheng, Cao Bao
It is usually held in the hand and used as a weapon!
Counting it this way, there is not even a magic weapon that can be used.