Prehistoric: Twin lotuses with parallel stems

When Qingxuan led his disciples from Chaoge City to the North Sea, the news that Bigan had been killed by having his heart cut out also spread at this time.

As the younger brother of the previous Shang King Di Yi and the uncle of Di Xin, he ended up like this. The impact caused was not small. Xiqi raised an army to rebel against Shang.

It has been several years since King Ji Chang of Xibo fled back to Xiqi. After escaping back to Xiqi, Ji Chang made preparations in secret, committed to developing national strength, recruiting talents, preparing the army, and secretly contacting many princes. It can be said that he was fully prepared. Unlike Jiang Wenhuan and E Shun who started a rebellion in anger, Ji Chang was more patient and waited for an opportunity to act.

As for his hatred for Emperor Xin, Ji Chang's hatred was no less than that of Jiang Wenhuan and the others.

The hatred for his son's death and being forced to eat his son's flesh have become Ji Chang's lingering nightmare.

Many people could feel that Ji Chang's physical condition had been getting worse and worse since he returned to Xiqi, and he became seriously ill.

Under such circumstances, Ji Chang still waited for several years before raising his army to rebel against Shang.

During this period, he recruited many talents, including Jiang Ziya.

Jiang Ziya was an official in Chaoge City, supervising the construction of Lutai. However, he accidentally discovered a fox demon and escaped. He hid by the Wei River and took a woodcutter named Wu Ji as his disciple.

Wu Ji was charged with murder because he accidentally killed someone because of his mother's matter. Jiang Ziya changed his fate so that he would not be found.

Later, Ji Chang passed by the Wei River and met Jiang Ziya. Seeing that Jiang Ziya was extraordinary, Ji Chang recruited Jiang Ziya to assist him in government affairs.

It was also at this time that Jiang Ziya's own destiny was connected with Xiqi.

Xiqi raised an army and received responses from all parties. The momentum was so great that it overshadowed Jiang Wenhuan and E Shun, who had already raised their armies several years ago.

Firstly, Jiang Hengchu and E Chongyu were dead. Although Jiang Wenhuan and E Shun were the legitimate heirs, their own prestige was insufficient. In addition, the rebellion was launched in haste and without sufficient planning. Therefore, Jiang Wenhuan, the most powerful prince, Dongbo Hou, was blocked outside Sanshan Pass and could not advance an inch. E Shun was blocked at Youhun Pass, and it was obvious that they would not be able to achieve their goal.

In comparison, Xiqi was originally relatively weak among the four vassal states, but the prestige of Xibo Hou Jichang was extremely high. He was known as a virtuous man and was on good terms with various vassal states, such as Jizhou Hou Su Hu.

In addition to the long period of planning and preparation, the fact that the army was raised after Bigan's death, when people were in turmoil, meant that its momentum would naturally overshadow that of the east and south.

In Ji Chang's view, Big Gan's existence was undoubtedly very important to the Shang Dynasty, which is why he regarded Big Gan's death as an opportunity.

This was indeed the case. All parties responded, and people were in panic, and many princes came to surrender.

A more important reason is that Ji Chang did something that truly shook the foundation of the Shang Dynasty's ruling system. He deduced the Eight Trigrams and, based on them, launched a complete set of divination and sacrificial rituals, which was a new ruling system.

The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.

The sacrificial ceremony is, to some extent, a symbol of orthodoxy.

The Shang Dynasty had a complete set of sacrificial rituals that had been passed down for hundreds of years. Its characteristic was human sacrifice, and not only slaves, but nobles were also sacrifices, and they were more noble than slaves.

In order to centralize power, Emperor Xin deprived the whole world of the right to sacrifice. People were not allowed to worship their own ancestors, but could only worship the ancestors of the Shang royal family. This practice has aroused rebellion from all sides.

Ji Chang introduced a complete new set of sacrificial rituals, which met the needs of all parties and gained more support.

Naturally, the founder of this system was elected as the leader by all parties.

The Xiqi army marched eastward, but they did not go straight to Chaoge City, the capital of the Shang Dynasty. Chonghouhu, the Marquis of Beibo, was Ji Chang's first target.

Among the four great princes, Beibohou is the only one who has not yet rebelled against Shang.

As the commander of two hundred northern vassal states, Chonghouhu himself also had distinguished military achievements and was extremely powerful.

However, Xiqi's conquest of Beibohou's fiefdom was unexpectedly smooth, and could be described as unstoppable.

Beibohou Chonghouhu was in Chaoge and had not returned yet, but his younger brother Chongheihu had always been at odds with him. When the Xiqi army arrived, he directly turned around and surrendered to Xiqi, allowing Xiqi to take over Beibohou's territory at a very small cost.

Not only that, Chong Heihu even wrote a letter to Chaoge and tricked Chong Houhu back to his territory.

When Chonghouhu returned to his territory, he saw the army of Xiqi and had no way to escape.

Ji Chang was imprisoned at the beginning, which had a lot to do with Chonghouhu's betrayal, so Ji Chang naturally hated him deeply.

Beibohou Chonghouhu died, and his brother Chongheihu led his people to join the Xiqi army. From then on, the Shang Dynasty was completely trapped in a situation where it was surrounded by enemies.

However, it was also at this time that King Ji Chang of Xibo fell seriously ill, or perhaps seeing the death of one of his enemies, Chonghouhu, made him feel very depressed, and he finally could not hold on any longer and died in the army.

Before his death, Ji Chang passed the throne to his second son Ji Fa, and Jiang Ziya was appointed as Shangfu by Ji Fa.

Ji Chang was revered as King Wen, but Ji Fa, who ascended the throne, was named Wu.

Ji Fa's determination to rebel against the Shang Dynasty was no less than that of his father Ji Chang. At the same time, he was more enterprising, and the trend of Xiqi was already set.

Jiang Ziya himself is connected with the fortune of Xiqi, and the List of Conferred Gods in his hand is also unfolded at this time. The matter of Conferred Gods has been completely started. The fortunes of all parties are intertwined, cause and effect are implicated, and the situation in the human domain has become more complicated.

Only then did Jiang Ziya understand his mission. He assisted King Wu Jifa and built the Fengshen Terrace.

From now on, this is no longer just a matter of the human race, but a major trend concerning the three realms of the ancient world.

Affected by the Investiture of the Gods, the destiny of heaven and earth is implicated, and is bound to attract the participation of all parties.

Some people join the game to fight for the crossing, not wanting to be included in the list of gods, which restricts them.

However, there are also some people who are not on the list, but they take the initiative to fall into the calamity, relying on the luck and trend, just for that one chance.

The calamity that the saint's disciples tried to avoid became the opportunity they longed for, which shows the gap between people.

Unknowingly, more and more talented people were involved in this war, and among them there was one person who was particularly eye-catching, his name was Shen Gongbao.

Shen Gongbao was originally a disciple of the Chan sect, and was considered a fellow apprentice of Jiang Ziya. He was unwilling to accept that the List of Gods fell into Jiang Ziya's hands.

After learning that Jiang Ziya held a high position in Xiqi, Shen Gongbao chose the Shang Dynasty, which was opposed to Jiang Ziya, to compete with him and prove himself.

Shen Gongbao was a more tactful person, good at socializing, making friends with many Taoists, and also mixed in with the Jiejiao sect, where he had many connections.

He conspired with Daji and others, and was deeply trusted by Emperor Xin, and was regarded as the national teacher.

What even the saints don't know is that this person once wanted to swallow the way of heaven with his mouth, and actually swallowed a wisp of the breath of heaven. Even after experiencing reincarnation, this mouth still has some special features.

Yuanshi could only see that his fate was strange, but he could not see the abnormality of him being a Taotie.

Taotie, one of the four fierce generals, has all his abilities dependent on his mouth that can swallow everything.

Above the vast East China Sea, a middle-aged Taoist priest, with a sword on his waist and a whisk in his hand, rides on a white-browed tiger and flies with the wind.

Seeing a beam of light passing by him, Shen Gongbao stopped and shouted:

"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

The escaping light stopped, and the person who was called turned around and looked: "Daoyou, who is it?"

"I am Shen Gongbao, and I am honored to meet you."