Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

"Who is in favor and who is against?"

Hearing Ji Ren's rude words, the Dragon King of the South China Sea and the Eleven Water Lords who came to attend the meeting were all shocked. Although they had guessed the content of this conference when they came, they never thought that Ji Ren would be so rude.

Who is in favor and who is against?

Is this a blatant partisan attack?

Even though the Dragon King of the South China Sea had decided to cooperate with Ji Ren in the early stages and wait and see the outcome after listening to his son's words, he didn't know what to say now.

How can a political meeting be so vulgar, like a gathering of hooligans?

"You are joking, the Emperor is the supreme ruler of the water, in charge of all matters in the water, and no one dares to disobey his orders. Not to mention that we are his subjects, and we should obey his orders. Who is against it?"

The Dragon King of the South China Sea was hesitating, but the Water God of the Xu water area reacted quickly. He was the first to respond to Ji Ren before everyone else could react.

"That's right. The Emperor governs thousands of water gods. All water gods obey the Emperor's orders. When the Emperor gives an order, we will never hesitate!" After the Water Lord of the Xu Water Area, the Water Lord of the Chen Water Area immediately agreed.

Ji Ren smiled faintly when he heard that. He was not surprised at all. These two people, one from the Chan sect and the other a subordinate of the Jade Emperor, had both tried to persuade Ji Ren when they knew that he was going to conduct an investigation. But after some friendly communication, they chose to cut ties with the past without hesitation and stand on the same front with Ji Ren.

no way.

The Water God, who came from the Chan sect, would rather offend the Jade Emperor than offend Ji Ren, let alone these water creatures.

On the other hand, the Heavenly Court was extremely looking forward to Ji Ren's actions. After all, they had always wanted to do this investigation, but no one could do it.

Now that Ji Ren is willing to take the lead, they are naturally willing to cooperate. After all, Ji Ren is bearing the pressure and rushing in the front, and they can take this opportunity to expand their power in the world.

Hearing the two water gods agreeing at the same time, the Dragon King of the South China Sea hesitated for a moment, then immediately agreed: "What the two water gods said is right. The Emperor is the chief of the water gods. If the Emperor decides to do something, how can we, as his subjects, object?"

Seeing the South China Sea Dragon King speak, the three water kings of the South China Sea Dragon Clan also spoke in agreement. If it couldn't be salvaged, they could pretend to obey later, but in the current situation, they could not refuse in person.

At that moment, all the water gentlemen spoke up, expressing their loyalty to Ji Ren and supporting all of Ji Ren's decisions.

In the end, only the water gods of the Si Water Area, Wei Water Area, Shen Water Area, You Water Area and other water areas remained silent. Some of them were from Randang, and some were from Jiejiao. In a word, they all did not get along with Ji Ren.

"Several water gentlemen, do you disagree with my decision and want to oppose it? Feel free to speak up. This is the first meeting of the South China Sea and everyone can speak freely without any psychological burden." Ji Ren looked at the remaining few water gentlemen who had not expressed their opinions with a smile.

Listening to Ji Ren's words, Shenshui Water Lord thought for a while and then said, "What the Emperor said is reasonable, but the Emperor has practiced Taoism for many years and does not know the sentiments of the people in the South China Sea, so the strategies he formulated are somewhat different from the sentiments of the people in the South China Sea. The investigation was originally done by the Water Department of Heaven. If we organize the investigation ourselves, it will be time-consuming and unnecessary, just like building a bed on top of a house. Secondly, it will offend our colleagues. If they think that we have objections to the Water Department's investigation, what should we do if they criticize us in future investigations?"

"That does make some sense."

Unexpectedly, Ji Ren did not show any anger when he heard this. Instead, he looked at the Shenshui Water Lord with a thoughtful look, and then looked at the other Water Lords who had not yet expressed their opinions and said, "Do all of you colleagues think so too?"

"Yes, we are all considering the overall situation. There is no need for us to investigate on our own. The past practice has been going on for many years. There is really no need to change it. Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary unrest."

"That's what I mean. As the saying goes, if you don't listen to the advice of the elderly, you will suffer. The Emperor is still young and inexperienced, so you should not be impulsive in many things."

"Although the Emperor has the heart to govern the South China Sea, he is still young and cannot act on his own in many matters."

……

Hearing that Ji Ren did not get angry, a group of people spoke one after another, and their words became more and more excessive.

This is their attitude towards Ji Ren.

A kid who had only been practicing for two hundred years was recognized by Yuanshi Tianzun because of his good luck and was given a treasure. If they had it, they could do it too!

Ji Ren listened to their words without any anger on his face, which made the Dragon King of the South China Sea feel inexplicably frightened. If Ji Ren was such an easy person to talk to, he wouldn't have to be so embarrassed. His intuition told him that something was wrong.

"Okay, listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." Ji Ren showed a look of deep approval and said, "In that case, let's put this matter aside for now and discuss the second matter first."

"Your Majesty, is there anything else you want to discuss?" Seeing Ji Ren stepping back, Shen Shuishui Lord said with a somewhat relaxed look.

"It's very simple, just handle a case. My senior brother Zhuge Qinglan encountered many assassination attempts while presiding over the water officer inspection in the Haishui area during the past ten years. Although the assassins were captured alive by us every time, the murderer behind the scenes has never been caught and is still at large. Do you think this person behind the scenes should be put to death?" Ji Ren said.

"Those who assassinate the Water Official should be punished by death." The Water Lord of the Xushui Region said immediately. No matter what, those who assassinated his Chan Sect were guilty.

"It depends on the circumstances. Assassination must be punished, but we need to investigate why this was done. Was it because of a personal grudge against Zhuge Qinglan, or was it because Zhuge Qinglan took inappropriate measures during his inspection, which led to a civil uprising?" said Sishuiyu Shuijun.

"Really? But I caught the assassin and interrogated him. The result is that you, Han Shuijun, enriched yourself, abused your power for personal gain, and protected the powerful. In the end, the Sishui area was in chaos. You were afraid of being investigated, so you took action?" Ji Ren said with a smile as he looked at Sishuishuijun.

The water god of Sishui area is named Han.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. These assassins are all shady people. How can their testimonies count?" The Lord of Sishui River said nonchalantly.

When he did these things, he kept himself clean and left no evidence.

What's a few assassins? He has someone behind him.

"The assassin's testimony alone is not counted. Does Your Majesty have any other evidence? Otherwise, others might think that Your Majesty is unfair." Youshuishui Lord said to Ji Ren with concern.

"Yes, I am also afraid of wrongly accusing Han Shuijun, so didn't I ask Han Shuijun to cooperate with the investigation? Next, I would like to trouble Han Shuijun to live in my special residence in Haishui District for a period of time to cooperate with the investigation. I am sorry to have wronged Han Shuijun. Shuijun, don't worry, I will not let a bad guy go, and I will never wrongly accuse a good guy. If Han Shuijun cooperates, I will definitely clear Shuijun's name." Ji Ren said to Sishui District Shuijun.

"What does your Majesty mean? Are you going to prove my guilt with just one sentence without any evidence?" said the Lord of Sishui River angrily.

What special residence? Isn’t it just a prison cell?

"What does Han Shuijun mean by this? I said, this is to cooperate with the investigation! Could it be that Han Shuijun is guilty and refuses to cooperate with the investigation?" Ji Ren's face suddenly turned cold when he heard this.

“Emperor, although you are the Emperor of Dongyin and in charge of the gods in the water, you cannot cover the sky with one hand. I am the Lord of Water appointed by the Great Heavenly Venerable himself. You have no evidence, so why are you arresting me?” The Lord of Water in Sishui District stood up angrily and was about to leave. He would not be foolish enough to cooperate with the investigation of Ji Ren and walk into the tiger's mouth.

He is not some minor immortal, but the God of Water, who is in charge of one of the twelve waters of the South China Sea. He was appointed by the Jade Emperor himself. Although Ji Ren is in charge of all the gods in the water, according to the rules, he can only be killed directly if there is conclusive evidence. Otherwise, the Jade Emperor has to make the judgment.

"He was guilty and violently resisted the law. I thought he was wronged, but it seems that what he said was true."

Ji Ren sighed as if with regret, and the next moment, a blue light flashed in his hand, and the three-pointed, double-edged sword suddenly stabbed out, with an unparalleled sharp aura that pierced through the chest of Si Shui Shui Jun, and blood flowed.

"you?"

Mimizu Sui-kun turned his head with difficulty and looked at Ji Ren, his eyes bulging and still with an incredible look. How dare he kill someone like this?

Doesn't he care about the Heavenly Laws at all?