The Monkey King

  The soft light shone on the towering palace tower, and groups of heavenly soldiers lined up and flew past.

  A petal falls, ripples appear. A few koi swam slowly in the crystal clear fish pond.

   In the imperial study, a fairy family presented a memorial with both hands. Li Jing stretched out his hand to take it and forwarded it to the dragon case. The Jade Emperor took the memorial in his hand, flipped it over, and frowned slightly.

   Li Jing bowed slightly and looked at the Jade Emperor quietly.

   Turning over the memorial in his hand, the Jade Emperor said casually, "That pure heart is really unbearable to use?"

"I think it's better not to. Even if you want to let her take charge of the affairs related to the monkey, it is best to investigate everything related to her first. After all... her performance today is really bizarre, if it spreads out, I am afraid It will become the laughing stock of the Three Realms."

"Even if she becomes a laughing stock, it won't be the one who laughs at Heaven. What is a mere imperial envoy? She is the disciple of Laojun and Patriarch Subhuti first. Maybe there are many things we don't know. With her there, there are The good thing is that even if the demon monkey doesn't buy it, Lao Jun and Patriarch Subhuti are supporting her behind her. Just like today, she dared to make a condition with the monkey head directly, indicating that even if she doesn't pass me, she is sure to fulfill her promise. The servants are rare, rare."

   "Your Majesty said yes." Li Jing bowed slightly.

   After a while, the Jade Emperor raised his head slightly, his eyes narrowed into slits. Stroking his long beard, he closed the memorial and handed it to Li Jing.

  Li Jing quickly took it with both hands and looked at it carefully. He sighed softly: "Your Majesty, if you say that, those grains should be prepared for the Wuji Kingdom?"

   "It's time to do it." The Jade Emperor nodded slightly and looked at the fairy family who sent the memorial. Said: "It's been a while since the turmoil in the Wuji country. Have you ever visited, and can there be external forces involved?"

   "What did His Majesty mean?"

   "Gods, monsters, Taoism, Buddhism."

The Xianjia bowed his hands and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, none of the divisions in the heavenly court have intervened. As for the monsters, the Wuji Kingdom is not within the sphere of influence of the monster army. In normal days, every half month. For a week. No records of Buddhist disciples and Taoists’ activities in this area have been received. This turmoil was caused by the king’s decree and naturally evolved.”

The Jade Emperor pursed his lips and thought for a while, and said: "The rations for two million people are indeed a lot more, but it is not impossible, but the labor force is a bit more crowded. It does not look good. However, since it is a natural evolution and In the turmoil that comes, the heaven should not intervene. Natural disasters are still forgivable, but man-made disasters should have a result, and the world should be warned. Such arbitrary interference is really inappropriate. The previous few peaches, a weapon, in the end , it's just a matter of face. It's not a big deal. As soon as this food is given, it will spread far and wide."

   After saying that, the Jade Emperor let out a long sigh, closed his eyes, and sat down on the dragon chair.

   That finger tapped rhythmically on the edge of the dragon's desk, as if he was searching for something.

   After a while, Li Jing bowed and folded his hands and said, "Your Majesty means... to reject the request of the demon monkey?"

  The Jade Emperor waved his hand. Half-squinting his eyes, he said, "He came to Nantianmen in person. If he refuses, how could the demon monkey be willing to let it go. Isn't that what he has been afraid of all along?"

   "Then His Majesty means..."

  The two people in the imperial study room opened their eyes slightly and looked at the Jade Emperor.

   After hesitating for a while, the Jade Emperor stretched out a finger and said, "Take a compromise. You can give food, but you can't give it at will."

  Li Jing frowned slightly and looked at the Jade Emperor, as if he didn't understand.

Seeing this, the Jade Emperor coughed and said, "The rations for these two million people must have been falsely reported. Even in its heyday, the Wuji Kingdom may not have had a population of two million, let alone five years of turmoil now? Not to mention those who died of starvation, the number of those who escaped from the famine is too many. If the rations for 2 million people were given to 2 million people according to the meaning of the demon monkey, then it would not be helping the black chicken country to tide over the difficulties, it is very likely that it would be A great empire rises out of thin air on Nanzhanbu Continent, endangers neighboring countries, and disrupts the mortal world. Therefore, even if you put aside the difficulty of obtaining food, no matter what, this food cannot be given."

After a slight pause, the Jade Emperor continued: "Take a step back and say that the food that falls from the sky is not in line with my heavenly way of governing the world. If things go on like this, it will be a disaster. The famine in the Wuji Kingdom will bring food to other places. Famine... Does the heavenly court also take care of it? If not, who will worship heaven and earth in the future?"

"So, take a compromise plan, you can give food, but firstly you don't give much, secondly... Those who don't work, don't eat. The Wuji country is located in the plains, with fertile land, many lakes, rivers, and woodlands. You can order first. Fuxing changed the fortunes of the people of the Wuji country, put some fish in the rivers and lakes, put some livestock in the green forest, and promised a good year. In this way, everything will grow, and the food ration problem of the people of the Wuji country will be solved. Almost there."

   Having said that, the Jade Emperor gently clapped his hand on the dragon case and said, "What do you think, Aiqing?"

  Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then sighed with his hands together: "Your Majesty is wise. If you do this, firstly, Heavenly Court will not lose its dignity, and secondly, it will not violate the original way of governing the world and leave a story behind. It's just..."

   "Just what?"

   "It's just that the demon monkey is still outside Nantianmen, I don't know if he will agree or not..."

   "Don't you still have a pure heart?" The Jade Emperor said softly.

   "Qingxin?" Li Jing suddenly looked embarrassed and said with a dry smile, "Your Majesty also knows that she just..."

"Try it, it was just now, and now is now." Jade Emperor stroked his long beard and said, "Tell her about it, it's really impossible, and I'll try another way. After all, she is a disciple of Laojun and Patriarch Subhuti. , since she has already entered the immortal status, and then withdraw it, it is not so reasonable."

   "No!" Li Jing bowed slightly and exited the door.

  …

   At this time, one day in the sky and one year on the earth, although the monkey went to the sky for a while, but in the mortal world, it has already spent a full half a month.

  The morning after the monkey left, Roller Blind said goodbye to Xuanzang and his party and returned to the capital to continue doing those firefighting things. Undoubtedly, it's still frustrating.

   At this moment, for him, the food promised by the monkey is the last straw.

   After saying goodbye to the roller blinds, Xuanzang packed up his luggage and headed towards the capital with the others.

   Originally, Xuanzang thought that the place closer to the capital would be better, however, he was wrong. The empty village like before did not appear again, but the closer it was to the capital, the more people there were, and the worse the situation became. They even saw the scene of cannibalism, and the tragic situation is not an exaggeration to describe it as **** on earth.

   Years of turmoil, the damage to this country has already penetrated into every corner.

   Xuanzang preached the scriptures all the way, subdued the victims, redistributed the only food, and told them to take them to the capital to get food.

   Obviously, this promise is more effective than anything else.

   Thanks to the support of the original town residents, Xuanzang's persuasive power increased sharply. In just half a month, when they walked to the capital, there were as many as tens of thousands of victims following Xuanzang.

   Displaced peasants, destitute merchants, and even some rebels who have laid down their weapons have also followed. The only thing these people have in common is that they have no food to eat, no clothes to cover their bodies, and they have reached the point where they have to eat leaves.

On the day when    entered the city, the roller blinds brought civil and military officials to pick them up in person, and the scene was huge.

   For a time, both the foreign disaster victims and the residents of the original capital seemed to believe that the days of turmoil were coming to an end. However, since the monkey's food has not yet arrived, the roller blind has done another stupid thing. He squeezed out a portion of the already tense military rations to distribute to the victims, which was considered a kind of consolation. It's okay if the food doesn't come out, but once it comes out, it's really out of control.

The news quickly spread wildly, and refugees from all over the country began to flock to Wangdu. In just a few days, the streets and alleys of Wangdu were crowded with victims, and the food in the national treasury of Wuji Country was already stretched, and there was no shortage of food at all. Possibly to feed their bellies.

  The people take food as their heaven. Those who arrive first get food, but those who arrive later don’t. How can they be willing?

   For a time, the entire king was in chaos. The hungry victims started to cause trouble, and even some of the victims who were originally rebels took up arms and began to **** the only food in the hands of other victims.

   In desperation, the troops under the roller blind had to come forward to maintain order. As a result, it was another conflict, the capital was bloody, and thousands of people died.

   This commotion, even the only troops who originally supported the rolling shutters were complaining.

   In the face of this mess, the scalp of the roller shutter was about to be scratched, but there was nothing to do. He could only rely on his original prestige to barely maintain the situation, and at the same time, he prayed that the monkey could find food and come back sooner.

   In this regard, Xuanzang could only run around and try to appease the victims.

   At the same time, the monkey was still waiting quietly outside Nantianmen, completely unaware that the situation in Wuji Kingdom had deteriorated to such an extent. After all, whether it is the roller blinds, Xuanzang, or even the canopy, everyone knows that the ration of Wuji Kingdom is no more than a few peaches.

  …

In the courtyard of Tusita Palace, Qing Xin and Que'er sat quietly opposite each other, Li Jing stood opposite the stone table holding the hilt of his sword, but did not sit down.

  Qingxin blinked, looked down at the empty tabletop and said, "Why do you want me to go? You have seen it... I can't do it."

Li Jing said softly, "That monkey has an erratic personality... After all, you are his junior sister. Even if you really provoke him, at least you won't use the stick casually. Besides, if someone else mentions this matter, he will definitely not agree. And you go, At least there is still some hope. So, His Majesty means that the appointment of the imperial envoy is still the same." (To be continued~^~)