All-Out War
It must be said that when Shen Gongbao mentioned the matter of Di Xin's succession, the Marquis of the West was tempted.
Yes, Di Xin has already reigned for a generation, and it seems he will continue to reign. If he continues to wait, he may never become the Human Emperor.
If that's the case, then it's better to simply become a pawn on the Heavenly Court's side.
Although he has been used as a pawn, with the Heavenly Court and the Four Saints as his backers, as long as he can become the Human Emperor, the ancestral lands will be unable to do anything to him.
Upon considering this, the Marquis of the West immediately said, "Alright, I can cooperate with you."
"That would be best." Shen Gongbao smiled slightly upon hearing this, then took out a piece of cloth and handed it to the Marquis of the West.
"Lord Bo, this is the document I prepared long ago, for use in the future campaign against Di Xin."
Upon hearing this, the Marquis of the West quickly unfolded the cloth, which revealed several major crimes committed by Di Xin.
First, they did not employ relatives or nobles; second, they appointed unworthy people; third, they appointed women; and fourth, they did not worship Heaven.
When the Marquis of the West saw this document, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Marquis of the West was once a top Heavenly Prodigies among the Human Race, so he naturally understood what this text meant.
The first rule, "not employing former relatives or nobles," refers to Di Xin's policy of not valuing those close to him, but only those with talent. Even members of Di Xin 'Di Xin own clan would not be given important positions if they lacked talent.
The second point, "employing petty people," refers to the fact that Di Xin) appointed people regardless of their social status. As long as someone had talent, he would use them, no matter how low their position.
The third point, employing women, means that even women with talent would be employed by Di Xin. This is different from previous Human Emperors, as there were no female officials in previous dynasties, but Di Xin had many female officials under his command.
The fourth point, regarding the failure to offer sacrifices to Heaven, is easier to understand. After all, the document was written by people from Heavenly Court, and Di Xin's crime of disrespecting Heaven was naturally taken very seriously.
Of these four points, three are almost the key to the fact that Di Xin's Golden Age lasted for so long.
This document is truly excellent; almost every sentence addresses the Di Xin's Golden Age, perfectly aligning with his intentions.
Upon seeing this document, the Marquis of the West was immediately impressed by Shen Gongbao. He then went to contact other feudal lords and secretly began to raise troops.
But things don't always go as planned. Just as the Marquis of the West was preparing his army, all his plans were suddenly exposed.
Shen Gongbao's written petition quickly spread Huaxia Imperial Dynasty, and for a time, the Marquis of the West became a laughing stock of the entire world.
Throughout the entire Huaxia Imperial Dynasty, scholars launched a barrage of verbal and written attacks against the Marquis of the West.
Even the scholars within the fiefdom of the Marquis of the West disregarded their own circumstances and wrote articles criticizing the Marquis of the West.
In the blink of an eye, the Marquis of the West was deserted by all his followers; apart from a few personal guards, everyone else had abandoned him.
The literary criticism continued, and some classic passages were even inscribed on the walls of the Marquis of the West's residence by some monks.
For example. "The Marquis of the West is quite clever. He knows that His Human Emperor's greatest achievement was creating the Di Xin's Golden Age, so almost every sentence in the four charges criticizes this Di Xin's Golden Age. If these were truly presented as charges, then the Di Xin's Golden Age would never have existed."
"It's a pity that a dignified marquis is the kind of person who eats from a bowl but then curses others when he puts it down."
"I observed that his courtyard, inside and out, was filled with products from the Hundred Schools of Thought. He clearly enjoys the quality of life brought about by the Di Xin's Golden Age, yet he secretly plots to abolish it. What a despicable person!"
For example. "Last year, I was invited to attend the annual banquet at the Marquis of the West's Mansion. At that time, the Marquis Ji Chang of the West, spoke with great respect to the Giant of the Yi House who had graced him with his presence, his words full of praise and flattery."
"But little did they know, it was all just an act. No wonder, no wonder, that the sage of the Yi family looked down on him; he had seen through his true nature."
"It's just that I'm too blind to see through this hypocritical facade."
The Giant of the Yi House is one of the few female sages recognized by the Human Race. She is currently being invited by Di Xin to serve as the head of the Clothing Bureau of the Huaxia Empire and is very popular among the people of the Huaxia Empire.
There were many more articles like this, so much so that the walls of the Marquis of the Marquis of the West's Mansion were eventually covered with them, almost to the point that there wasn't enough room left.
Faced with this situation, Marquis Ji Chang of the West, had no face to continue staying among the Human Race.
He had no intention of mentioning rebellion anymore, and directly led his personal guards, taking advantage of the fact that the people from the ancestral land had not yet arrived, to declare his loyalty to the Heavenly Court.
But Marquis Ji Chang of the West, has turned a perfectly good matter into such a mess, how could the Heavenly Court possibly pay him any attention?
Inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall at this moment.
The Four Saints and Haotian gathered once again to discuss how to proceed.
"That Marquis of the West is truly a useless piece of trash; he managed to leak the plan so easily."
The Primordial Heavenly Venerable's tone was filled with anger; he had originally hoped to make amends through Shen Gongbao.
Therefore, they take this matter very seriously.
But this time it wasn't his disciple who got into trouble, but rather his business partner who dragged him down.
Although Shen Gongbao's success in not making a mistake this time made him feel a little better, a mission failure is a mission failure, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable naturally couldn't put on a good face.
As for Marquis Ji Chang of the West, joining and pledging allegiance?
The reason why the Primordial Heavenly Venerable did not directly destroy this useless person, body and soul, was out of consideration for maintaining the image of the Heavenly Court.
"Alright, the Human Race is like an ironclad fortress, managed by Fuxi; it's normal for things to go wrong."
Laozi glanced at the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, signaling him to tone down his attitude, and then continued, "Right now, we need to consider whether to continue letting Shen Gongbao select people among the Human Race to rebel, or to directly wage war against the Human Race?"
"Let's just start a war. After this incident, the Human Race will definitely be on guard, making it unrealistic to carry out this plan again."
Moreover, the fate of the Marquis of the West is something other Human Race lords can see. Even if Fuxi doesn't care, no one will pledge allegiance to the Heavenly Court anymore.
The Primordial Heavenly Venerable has directly declared war, and the situation is now quite clear.
If the defection plan continues, Shen Gongbao will surely be the one to handle it again.
The Primordial Heavenly Venerable no longer trusts the abilities of the Human Race's lords; if the plan fails due to their mistakes...
He's probably going to lose all face.
Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, and almost simultaneously said, "Then let's start the war."
Things have come to this point, war is inevitable, and we can't afford to delay any longer.
Seeing this, Haotian could only nod and follow the crowd's opinion.
"Alright, let's start the war then." Laozi Tzu nodded in satisfaction when he saw that everyone had agreed.
"Haotian, send someone to speak with Bai Ze later. The Demon Race didn't intervene last time, but they must this time. If Demon Race don't intervene again, then don't blame us," Laozi said, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Upon hearing this, Haotian nodded hurriedly. Ever since Bai Ze led the Demon Race to join the Heavenly Court, he had kept the Demon Race holed up in the Primordial Stars. Now it was indeed time for the Demon Race to make a move.