The Coalition of Ministers

As for Huang Feihu, Madam Jia and his younger sister, Consort Huang, remained safe and sound with Shen Gongbao's covert and overt help!

As soon as King Zhou's birthday banquet was over, Shen Gongbao hurriedly ordered people to return both women to Huang Feihu, safe and sound!

King Zhou hadn't lost his head to lust and done anything foolish, which had already made Shen Gongbao very happy!

Meanwhile, in Xiqi, public opinion had largely swung in favor of the eldest son, Bo Yikao!

This was because the whole affair had come about so suddenly!

By ordinary reasoning, if Western Marquis Ji Chang had truly wanted Ji Fa to inherit his position as ruler, he could have done so long ago. Why change his mind all of a sudden, just as he was about to die?

That went against common sense!

Who could accept that?

So this matter had already caused a widespread backlash throughout Xiqi!

A great many people supported the eldest son, Bo Yikao. By contrast, far fewer took the more levelheaded position of supporting the second son, Ji Fa!

Like the late Ji Chang, these people chiefly valued Jiang Ziya and Lei Zhenzi, who stood by Ji Fa, as well as the powerful immortals those two represented!

In their eyes, only with the support of immortals could Xiqi stand against King Zhou's Shang Dynasty!

In reality, however, they had overlooked the most important issue!

If all they truly wanted was a peaceful, prosperous life, both the Shang Dynasty and King Zhou were already improving little by little!

With the overall situation getting better, they had no need to change their lives through rebellion or war!

They only needed to work hard!

But few people realized this!

Once the upper ranks of a feudal state began eagerly looking to