The Monkey King

"Rolling curtain, see Marshal Tianpeng." Rolling curtain saluted respectfully.

Tianpeng simply bowed in return and said, "General Shulian, you are so polite. I don't know why your Majesty is urgently announcing the reason for your visit to Tianpeng this time?"

"How can I dare to speculate on His Majesty's wishes?" Shulian replied respectfully.

As he said this, his hand quietly pointed to the side. Where he pointed, the outline of a tall tower could be vaguely seen among the clouds and mist.

Tianpeng immediately understood and asked no more questions.

Turning sideways, he rolled up the curtain and said calmly: "Marshal, please."

The canopy stepped across the big red threshold.

The empty hall was lit with countless high candles, and the bright light reflected the gorgeous golden patterns on the walls. There was a faint mist, and there was a sense of unattainable distance between the gold and red.

Taking the canopy and walking into the inner corridor through the small door on the side, the two quickly arrived in front of a pair of huge red wooden doors.

Looking up, the hollow carvings on the door are embedded with gold foil, shining brightly under the illumination of the candlesticks on both sides.

The rolling curtain shouted loudly: "Marshal Canopy is here!"

After shouting, he stretched out his hand to push open the pair of red wooden doors and made an invitation gesture sideways.

Silently nodding towards the roller blind, Canpeng raised his legs and stepped into the house.

The main hall is magnificent, and the inner chamber is so exquisite that it is breathtaking.

Just like an ordinary living room, the tables, chairs, flowers and trees in this room all reveal a luxurious beauty when reflected in the interlaced light. Even the walls are decorated with intricate carved murals and exquisite flower pavilions.

In the middle, there is a string of bamboo curtains that divide the entire room into two halves. Behind the bamboo curtains, you can vaguely see a large lounge chair. A figure is sitting on the chair sideways and staring at the sea of ​​flowers outside the window, and his face cannot be seen clearly.

Standing out his chest and raising his cloak, Tianpeng knelt down on one knee and performed a standard military salute, shouting: "The Tianhe Navy is under the command of Tianpeng to see your majesty. May your majesty be blessed."

At this moment, the roller curtain also came in from outside the door, holding a magic wand and standing next to the bamboo curtain.

The Jade Emperor gently stroked his long beard and said, "Tianpeng, thank you for your hard work."

The voice coming from behind the bamboo curtain sounds full of magnetism, with a sense of power and authority.

"For Heaven and Your Majesty, it doesn't matter how hard it is. I don't know why Your Majesty summoned the canopy so urgently."

The Jade Emperor was silent for a moment, then picked up the memorial on the side table and turned over it, saying, "I have already read your memorial."

Canopy, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head slightly and looked at the bamboo curtain with a pair of bright eyes, but he couldn't see the Jade Emperor's expression clearly.

The Jade Emperor gently folded the memorial and threw it on the low table beside him, and then said: "Just now, Li Jing left here."

Tianpeng lowered his head slightly, maintaining the saluting posture and waiting motionlessly for the Jade Emperor to finish his words.

"What he told me was nothing more than the matter of your report. I want to hear your opinion on this matter, Tianpeng, what should be done?"

Tianpeng cupped his hands and said loudly: "The general has violated the law, and it is not the responsibility of the minister to make judgments. I dare not make rash judgments."

"Tell me, if you come to this inner room, you don't need to be as restrained as in the court." Picking up the tea cup, the Jade Emperor took a breath, took two sips, and said slowly: "I want to hear your opinion."

Tianpeng coughed twice, kowtowed deeply, and said: "General colluding with monsters from the lower world is already a serious crime. This time, the collusion is with the famous Jiao Demon King on the wanted list. The implication is very wide, and everyone in Nantianmen has been troubled." Everyone knows that it can be said to be a disgrace to my heaven. If it is found out, he should be executed without mercy immediately to serve as a warning to others."

The words were spoken loudly, but the Jade Emperor behind the bamboo curtain was silent as he stared at the sea of ​​flowers outside the window.

After a long time, it was heard that the Jade Emperor was stroking his long beard, sighing, and said leisurely: "Tianpeng, I also asked Li Jing before about his judgment on this matter, but his words were slightly different from yours. You, Do you want to hear it?"

Tianpeng lowered his head and cupped his hands without saying a word, his eyes as calm as still water.

The Jade Emperor nodded and said: "Now that something like this happened to the Nantianmen family, freezing three feet was not a day's cold, but the result of accumulated shortcomings. The reason will not be clear for a while. In the future, We should make every effort to rectify it. However, if we get to the bottom of this matter, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army. With such a conclusion, Tianpeng, what do you think?"

Tianpeng took two slow breaths, raised his head and cupped his hands and said: "I think that in troubled times, it is more important to use heavy codes. This is a truth that all officials in the world understand. If King Li Tianwang's remarks on this matter are spread, I am afraid that the heavens will All the immortals in the underground can't agree with this. As the guardian king of Nantianmen, it is really inappropriate not to reflect on yourself now, but to think about excusing yourself!"

The Jade Emperor suddenly laughed, causing Tianpeng's brows to frown slightly.

"I thought that if Li Jing did not investigate the Nantianmen's long-standing malpractice, he would have to do with it. In this regard, Li Jing also bluntly said that he was willing to be punished. I have ordered him to deduct his salary for two years and demote him by half a rank, and he was happy to do so. Accept it. However, spreading the word that Tianjiang colluded with the Demon King would be disgraced to the Heavenly Court. Moreover, Li Jing’s complaint is not unreasonable. I am thinking about how to find a compromise plan that not only punishes the King of Growth, but also Save the face of Heaven. I wonder if you, Tianpeng, have any good ideas?"

Tianpeng's breathing quickened slightly, his eyebrows lowered, his expression remained unchanged, but his fists were quietly clenched. After a moment of silence, he punched the breastplate hard, and Tianpeng cupped his hands and said, "I am stupid, please let your Majesty make it clear!"

"Hehehehe." The Jade Emperor stroked his long beard and said calmly: "How about this? You go back immediately and release the King of Growth. I decree that according to the defeat of Ziyun Bibotan this time, he will be punished. He is responsible for the crime of incompetent soldiers. He will be punished with ten years' salary and be demoted to three grades. How about we allow him to continue to perform his current duties and make meritorious deeds?"

After being silent for a long time, Tianpeng raised his head and asked: "Then, I dare to ask Your Majesty, how to deal with the matter of colluding with the Demon King?"

The Jade Emperor paused and said slowly: "In this way, there is no such thing as colluding with the demon king. Externally, if someone mentions it, it will be said that the growth king is ordered to sow the internal relationship between the demons and suppress the demons. Do you think it is true? How is it?"

This word fell into Tianpeng's ears, and the tall body suddenly trembled.

At this point, even if Tianpeng had a thousand words to say, he could say nothing more. He could only kowtow and say: "I must obey the decree!"

I didn’t expect that. He thought that martial arts was not as good as power, but in the end, in this heaven, the reality was that power was not as good as power.

As if to appease Tianpeng, the Jade Emperor laughed twice, stroking his long beard and said: "In these years, you have been for the Heavenly Court, commanding the Tianhe navy, and fighting in all directions. You have made great achievements in suppressing the demons in the world externally, and you have made great efforts to rectify it internally. I have eliminated old shortcomings and achieved outstanding achievements. I have seen these in my eyes and kept them in my heart. I am thinking about how to reward you. Tianpeng, I will wrong you this time."

Tianpeng cupped his hands and said loudly: "It is my duty to serve His Majesty with all my heart. I, I, do not dare to talk about the word 'grievance' in vain."

After saying that, he bowed deeply to the ground.

The Jade Emperor chuckled: "It's rare for you to be so loyal. I heard that a bud grew on the moon tree, and it has something to do with you. Is this relevant?"

When these words fell into Tianpeng's ears, his heart suddenly trembled, but his expression remained unchanged.

After hesitating for a long time, Tianpeng said bluntly: "This is indeed the case."

The Jade Emperor let out a long sigh, raised his head and said: "I will discuss this matter with the Supreme Lord, find a way to make an exception and repair it, and you don't have to worry about it anymore."

To remove the flower buds is to break the marriage bond.

At this moment, in a trance, the face of the colorful fairy seemed to appear in front of Tianpeng's eyes. Her smile was as bright as the sunshine in March, which could melt the ice and sweeten the heart.

"Break the marriage..."

His heart suddenly felt like a mess, and the fingers in his fists clenched tighter and tighter.

Blinking his eyes, he knelt down in silence for a long time. For some reason, he unexpectedly said: "Your Majesty, since it is God's will, whether to accept or thank you, let nature take its course."

"Oh?" The Jade Emperor bowed slightly and sat up straight: "Don't cultivate?"

"No repair." Tianpeng replied expressionlessly.

"In this way, it's up to you, and I will save a lot of trouble. But if you violate the laws of heaven in the future, I will not be lenient. You have to think about it."

"My lord." Tianpeng pursed his lips and said slowly: "I have thought about it."

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly and sighed: "I heard that you spent a huge amount of money to build Guanyuntian Port in Hezhou, Xiniu, but the funds are already stretched thin. In order to commend the Tianhe navy for years of dedicated efforts in all directions, the gold essence allocated by the treasury next month will be increased by one Times, how good is this?"

"I, on behalf of all the sentient beings in the six realms of Xiniu Hezhou, thank Your Majesty for His holy grace!"

When we went out, the sun was shining brightly.

The canopy raised his head and looked up at the endless blue in the sky, with a trace of confusion in his eyes. He accidentally stepped on the air and leaned forward, and the roller blinds on the side quickly stepped forward to help him.

"Marshal, be careful."

Holding the hand that rolled up the curtain, Tianpeng was in a daze for a moment and was speechless for a while.

After a long while, he turned his face sideways and said, "Thank you."

His expression seemed a little strange, and large beads of sweat were faintly visible on his forehead.

After the two said a simple goodbye, Tianpeng hurriedly left along the way he came.

Looking at Tianpeng's lonely retreating figure, Shuanyian couldn't help but mutter to himself, sighing: "The increase in the number of kings this time has hit the marshal so hard. I have never seen him in such an embarrassment... It's really embarrassing. Marshal."

Leaving the Heavenly Palace quickly, Tianpeng lowered his head along the way, his heart was like a mess, and his mind was full of that face that had been lingering for a long time.

"What...is going on? Why, why did you refuse...could it be that I..." He covered his chest with one hand and secretly clenched his fists.

…

In the Moon Palace, a fairy in red clothes faced the wind and stared blankly at the rolling sea of ​​clouds in the direction of Yunyu Tiangang.

Tears welled up in his eyes.

--------------Dividing line---------------

I’m exhausted from writing this chapter… I didn’t update it today.

So what...continue to ask for votes from Sanjiang, thank you all.