As far as the eye could see, the sky was covered in mist.
The South Sea stretched for miles. Yang Jian changed his form several times and rushed to the southernmost border in the air and in the water.
He was not worried about Jiang Shang, but he was afraid that Lu Yue would suddenly appear in Xiqi. No one in the army or the city could deal with him, so he wanted to save Jiang Shang as soon as possible.
The incarnation had been trapped in the formation for six hours and had probably found the formation base of the maze. After all, it was an unmanned formation, and Yang Jian knew a little about it. He could still find it by luck.
When his real body arrived, the formation around the island had just disappeared. Yang Jian flew to the 'island' in the middle of the island — the Jiang Mansion, which had been moved here out of thin air, was embedded in the island.
As they flew closer, they could hear the sound of crying coming from the magistrate's office. It turned out that they had been trapped here for too long. Two of the mansion's elderly servants had fallen ill and entered the underworld to be reincarnated.
"Martial Uncle Jiang, are you all right?"
Yang Jian stood in the air above the island and shouted to the people below him.
Joyful shouts came from the mansion, "I'm here! I'm fine! Is it a Senior Immortal? My mansion was sealed by a formation, and I can't see the sun! "
"Don't worry, I'll get you out now."
Yang Jian said and raised his hand to release several Xuan Gang. They condensed into weapons and cut everywhere in the Jiang Mansion.
The formation that bound Jiang Shang and Rou Er was instantly smashed. A sea breeze blew into the Jiang Mansion, and many mortals shouted excitedly.
The Jiang Mansion had been short of food and water for a long time. It could survive until now because of Jiang Shang and Rou Er's spells and the control and distribution of food and water in the mansion.
Yang Jian did not delay. He let most people of the Jiang Mansion squeeze into the Black Tortoise Belt, and then he took Jiang Shang and Rou Er to ride a cloud and hurried back to Xiqi.
In just a short time, Jiang Shang seemed to have aged dozens of years. He, who was originally radiant, now looked old.
Rou Er's complexion was also not very good. She leaned against Jiang Shang and bowed to Yang Jian before closing her eyes to rest. Her demonic energy was very weak.
Yang Jian took out two immortal pills, and Jiang Shang didn't refuse. He felt that his life was saved by Yang Jian, so there was no need to be so hypocritical and polite.
On the way, Yang Jian told him about how the immortal of Jie School, Lu Yue, had schemed against the Zhou Nation. When he heard that Lu Yue had actually ordered his disciple to use the wind to spread poison, intending to destroy the capital of the Zhou Nation, Jiang Shang was shocked and cursed repeatedly.
"Martial Uncle Jiang." Yang Jian's gaze was sincere and his tone was serious. "This disaster is all because of my negligence. I have implicated you. I am at fault here."
After saying that, he bowed and Jiang Shang hurriedly returned the greeting.
"Perfected Lord, you don't have to be so polite. I should be very grateful that you came to save my family." Jiang Shang sighed. "The one who wants to harm me is the immortal of Jie School, and the one who saved me is you. I can still distinguish these principles."
Yang Jian sighed and suddenly asked, "Why don't Uncle-Master Jiang follow me back to the Zhou Nation? It's fine if we don't go to Chaoge City. I'll buy a house and property for you. If these servants want to leave, let them. I'll order someone to give them the customs clearance documents. I won't make things difficult for them."
"Perfected Lord, you are righteous." Jiang Shang's gaze was rather firm. "After this disaster, I have also thought it through. However, I can't avoid these things if I hide like this. It's better to follow the good advice and throw myself into the calamity to seek some opportunities and wealth."
The weight in Yang Jian's heart finally fell to the ground, and the faint guilt he felt towards Jiang Shang also dissipated by a large margin.
In the future, when Jiang Shang became an official in the Zhou Nation, he would help him. When he succeeded and retired, he would return Jiang Shang the position of prime minister.
"Let's go directly to His Majesty's palace," Yang Jian said straightforwardly, causing Jiang Shang, who was in a sorry state, to be extremely shocked.
Yang Jian did as he said. He left the group of servants in the Jiang Residence outside the palace and called Yao Gonglin to bring them to eat and drink. Then, he dragged Jiang Shang and Lady Rou 'er into the Wu King Palace.
When King Wu heard that Yang Jian had brought a virtuous person, he also came out of the palace to welcome him. This made Jiang Shang feel very grateful.
Jiang Shang followed etiquette. When Yang Jian told him that they were trapped on the island, King Wu hurriedly called for the concubines in the harem and brought Lady Rou 'er to the side hall to rest. He also held a banquet to welcome Jiang Shang.
Yang Jian secretly transmitted his voice, asking Jiang Shang to show off his talent and find a few topics for Jiang Shang to talk about.
At first, Jiang Shang was still a bit reserved, not daring to be too 'ostentatious' in front of Yang Jian and King Wu. After all, he was already in his seventies or eighties, so he had to have the steadiness of an elder.
But after drinking a few cups of wine, Jiang Shang was in the mood to talk. He talked about the way to govern the country, and King Wu kept nodding as he listened.
When Jiang Shang was drunk, King Wu called for the palace servants to help him down to rest. King Wu sighed to Yang Jian, "In a month, you have recruited good officials and fierce generals. The prime minister is quite diligent."
"I'm just looking for someone who can be entrusted with the affairs of the future." Yang Jian strolled around with a wine cup in hand. "This Jiang Shang is a talent for governing the country and has the ability to defend and expand. Not only is he good at political affairs, etiquette, and military strategy, he also knows how to take advantage of the situation. After Your Majesty calms the world, you can support two or three officials to check and balance each other. This is to prevent one family from becoming too big and unable to do anything. "
Hearing this, King Wu pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and cupped his hands to Yang Jian. "I will remember the prime minister's words."
Yang Jian shook his head with a smile and put down the wine cup. "As to how to arrange for Jiang Shang, Your Majesty can decide for yourself. There is no need to give him too high an official position at the beginning. It is best to let him climb up step by step."
"Mm, I will consider it carefully."
"I will take my leave."
Yang Jian cupped his hands and bowed his head. King Wu rose to see him off. This pair of ruler and official never acted like one, and the palace servants and ministers were already used to it.
For King Wu, Yang Jian was a divine general who had descended from the heavens. Even if he did not assist him, but instead assisted Jiang Hengchu and Jiang Wenhuan, it should be the eastern lands that were excited at this time.
A long time after Yang Jian left, King Wu came out of the hall. He first went to see Jiang Shang, then returned to the rear palace to rest.
The next day, Jiang Shang's appointment was passed down to the various departments and armies.
Jiang Shang was appointed to the position of Minister of Grain, in charge of the distribution of grain and supplies.
When Yang Jian heard the news, he could not help but laugh.
In the original God-Conferment Story, Jiang Shang was in charge of the God-Conferment, and he, Yang Jian, was the Grain Supervisor of the Zhou army.
Now that he was in charge of the God-Conferment, Jiang Shang had become the official in charge of allocating grain …
The wonders of the world were nothing more than this.
After Jiang Shang and Li Jing entered Zhou, the political and military affairs that Yang Jian had to deal with were immediately reduced by half. He spent all day at home reading and practicing martial arts, cultivating his character, and did not dare to cultivate in seclusion.
The effect of cultivating in seclusion at the seventh stage of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art was far inferior to finding some experts to fight a few battles.
Only by loosening the muscles and bones could the primordial spirit fuse into the Xuan body.
Ao Xinke, on the other hand, was happy every day. When Yang Jian was at home, she accompanied him. When Yang Jian was busy in the study, she would send some tea and snacks every hour. When Yang Jian was free, she would accompany Yang Jian to dance with the sword and paint.
The two of them loved each other like an immortal couple. It made the eyes of the women in the residence green with envy …
Yang Jian was wary of Lu Yue causing trouble. He did not move in the Zhou Capital and sent Zhi Jian and Guo Shen, the two Daira Jinxian, to Nezha. If Lu Yue attacked the camp, he could buy more time and hold on until Yang Jian rushed over.
After thinking about it, Yang Jian decided to set up a huge array formation in the Zhou Capital to protect King Wu and the people in the city.
That was not a simple task. The Spirit Stones and treasures needed were much more than the Great Mei Mountain Array Formation back then.
However, Yang Jian did not want to set it up to the level of the Great Mei Mountain Protective Array. It was enough to have an "early warning" function …
With two jade talismans, Yang Jian called his two fox friends … good friends, Lü Chunyang and Bai Ze. They met King Wu together and discussed for a few days and nights. Finally, they decided on the matter of setting up the array formation.
Senior Bai Ze was in charge of setting up the array formation, while Lü Chunyang was in charge of using the gold and silver of the mortal world to buy some Spirit Stones. In fact, Yang Jian had transferred a lot of Spirit Stones from the Mei Mountain. However, he had to let King Wu know how much money this array formation would cost. Only then could he give up on his ridiculous idea of setting up arrays in every city in the Zhou Nation.
Yang Jian became a hands-off shopkeeper. He was quite at ease leaving the matter to the two brothers.
"Do you really think that I, the Pure Yang Sword Immortal, have nothing better to do?" Lü Chunyang cursed softly and looked at Yang Jian with a "rebuking" look. However, he still accepted the decree of King Wu and bowed respectfully.
Yang Jian coughed twice and said respectfully to King Wu, "Your Majesty, you may not know, but this fellow Daoist of mine is the East King of the Celestial Court …"
Before he could finish speaking, Lü Chunyang rushed over and directly covered Yang Jian's mouth.
"You don't think it's embarrassing, but I do! I came all the way to help you, and you're still making fun of me! "
"Brother Lü's strength has improved a lot recently. Come, come, let's compare wrist strength."
"Bah! Competing with a brute force guy like you in strength, I'm really hanging myself. Eat my sword finger! "
"Watch my monkey steal peaches."
"Oh! Despicable! Divine Sword Finger! "
"Dragon Claw Hand!"
These two people actually fought in front of King Wu, Bai Ze, and a group of palace servants, as if they were two ordinary people. It made King Wu, who had not rested for a few days, feel refreshed.
Bai Ze kept shaking his head at the side. He was, after all, a Ten Demon Saint and had followed the Demon Emperor back then.
Just these two people's rude behavior in front of the Human Emperor was enough to tie them to the Heavenly Lightning Pillar and strike them for decades.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Leave the matter of this array formation to me."
"Thank you, Immortal." King Wu cupped his fists and said. He yawned tiredly and continued to smile as he watched Yang Jian and Lü Chunyang "fight".
In fact, Yang Jian had some selfish motives in setting up the array formation for the Zhou capital.
Bai Ze had gotten an "official position" and used Zhou's luck to nourish his own. Lü Chunyang also had the same benefits, but Lü Chunyang did not lack luck and did not feel anything about it.
Soon, more than a hundred thousand people began to work day and night around the Zhou capital. Most of them were slaves, so they did not have to pay much.
As for the slavery system, Yang Jian had thought a lot about it. For example, he could use some incentive systems to let slaves get rid of their slave status based on how much labor they had completed and how much they had contributed. However, he did not implement it in the end.
That was because Yang Jian did not know how much it would affect the God-Conferment and the human race if he disturbed the "cornerstone" of the order of the South Continent.
Sometimes, what he thought was a good thing might not be a good thing in the long run and from the perspective of others …
"Forget it, let them be."
Yang Jian sighed softly. Becoming a god in peace and going into seclusion after becoming a god was considered his long-term plan for the rest of his life.
When he was young, he had already begun to prepare for retirement. Yang Jian thought about it carefully and realized that there was no one else like him …
The array formation in the Zhou capital had just been activated. A military report was sent to the Prime Minister's residence by a jade token. Yang Jian, who wanted to slack off, had no choice but to embark on the journey.
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