Chapter 18: Judgment (II)
The Heavenly Emperor shook his head, very helpless. "Ao Long, even if you want to use your death to clear your father's grievances, you can't make an easy decision on this matter, and you still need the opinions of the gods."
Xuan Ming jumped out again in a panic, he didn't expect Ao Long to move out the Tianhe incident back then, I could see that he was a little weak-hearted. "Heavenly Emperor, I think that since the Little Dragon King wants to use death to wash away his father's grievances, this is not a good thing. It was originally a capital crime to release the water of the Tianhe River privately, and even if we didn't correct the name of the old dragon king, we should also execute the little dragon king. ”
This mysterious argument is simply infuriating, there was no right for me to speak above the heavenly court, but I couldn't help it anymore and blurted out. "You disgusting toad! I think you have a weak heart, why don't you ask Brother Ao Long why he secretly released Tianhe water that day. ”
It was unprecedented for a mortal to enter the Lingxiao Palace, but I even scolded a celestial god, and the entire Lingxiao Hall was stunned, and countless eyes began to turn to me.
"You! You mortal insult the gods! Come on, pull me down, throw him to the mortal world, and kill him. Xuan Ming jumped like thunder and screamed.
"Wait a minute!" The co-worker beside Xuan Ming suddenly spoke. This mortal was rude, but there was some truth in his words. I've been a little puzzled for so many years, originally the Dragon King and Xuan Ming had their own duties, why did the Dragon King overstep his authority that day? What is his motive? ”
"Insulted by mortals, I still do this? If you don't kill him, kill me. Xuan Ming was still unwilling.
The Heavenly Emperor pondered for a moment and said. "Since this mortal has come to the Lingxiao Hall and is Ao Long's assistant, then he naturally has the right to speak, but mortals ask you to pay attention to the proportions of your speech."
Just now he was talking about your death, but at this moment Xuan Ming is silent, it seems that he is really an actor with superb acting skills.
"I've always had doubts about what Gonggong said just now, even if you want to ask for guilt, please tell us the motive at that time, which will directly affect our sentence to you." The Emperor of Heaven said.
Ao Long slowly took out the document bag from his clothes. "This is also the real reason why I came to Heavenly Court." There was determination and grief in his eyes, and all the mixed tastes were written on his face. "Today's Heavenly Court Judgment is to accuse a high-ranking Heavenly God, the God of Rain-Xuan Ming!"
"What? You! Xuan Ming was dumbfounded, and his big mouth was half-long and speechless.
"The reason why I was like releasing the water of the heavenly river that day. It's just because Xuan Ming, who is in charge of rainfall, has neglected his duties that there has been no rain in the mortal world for several years, and people's livelihood has withered. I had to make the worst decision for the sake of mortal continuation. Ao Long said as he prepared to hand the folder to the Emperor.
At this time, Xuan Ming jumped up all of a sudden, jumped in front of Ao Long, and prepared to attack Ao Long with his tongue. "You're talking nonsense and framing me."
The Emperor leapt between them, taking the folder. A wave of qi struck instantly, bouncing Xuan Ming back. "Xuan Ming, you don't have to be like this, everything speaks with facts, we won't blame you."
"Emperor of Heaven." Ao Long was not interrupted by Xuan Ming's actions just now. "If you look at these documents, you will find that the water depth of the Heavenly River rose dramatically about seven years ago, that is, about seventy years ago in the mortal world."
The Emperor of Heaven took the document and flipped through it slowly, his eyes a little more solemn. "It's just that this doesn't prove that there is no rain in the world."
"Emperor of Heaven, I, Xuan Ming, use the status of the god to ensure that there is no such thing, my old man has been fulfilling his duties for hundreds of years, how can there be no rain in the mortal world for many years, this is all a frame! This is all because my position has an intersection with the Dragon Palace, and he framed me for power. Xuan Ming's eyes were swollen with anger, and he jumped back and forth under the stars.
"There's also a record of the amount of precipitation in the world." Ao Long seemed to have expected that the Emperor of Heaven would have such a question, and said confidently, "And this friend of mine can also prove that there was indeed no rain in the world in those years." ”
When he began to flip through the second document, the Heavenly Emperor's expression was a little uneasy. He suddenly looked at me and said in a deep voice. "Mortal, tell me if this is true."
I cleared my throat and tried my best to calm my emotions, just now I dared to speak out in the main hall just because I was angry, but now I can't help but be a little nervous. "A few decades ago, there was indeed no rain in the world for a few years, and the Qiantang River next to the Dragon Palace almost dried up, and many villagers still remember this matter, and the Emperor of Heaven will know when he asks in the mortal world."
"If there is such a thing, it is really a serious dereliction of duty, one day in the sky, one year on the earth, the god of rain in the heavenly court should put some heavenly river water every day to nourish the world, this is the rule established at the beginning of the establishment of the heavenly court, how to cultivate and survive in the mortal world without rain? Xuan Ming, can you explain why this is? ”
"I don't remember that." Xuan Ming definitely didn't expect Ao Long to come up with such sufficient evidence, and he was already a little restless. "My old man has served the Heavenly Court for many years, and it is inevitable that he will be a little negligent when he is old, and this is not my intention." As he spoke, the toad actually cried, tears gushed like a spring, and the cry swept through the entire Lingxiao Palace.
Quack! The miserable cries of the toads were incessant, and many gods covered their ears.
"Xuan Shen God, I think the dereliction of duty for several days in a row is not just because you were unintentionally negligent, right?" Ao Taki righteously accused. "I'm afraid it's to satisfy your own selfish desires."
"You! What do you mean? What other desires do I have as a god? ”
"Heavenly Emperor, do you remember that you once established a ritual of sacrifice and sacrifice in the mortal world?" Ao Long didn't pay attention to Xuan Ming at all, but spoke directly to the Emperor of Heaven.
The Heavenly Emperor was a little puzzled and hurriedly said. "Offering is a ritual I created in the early days of the establishment of the Heavenly Court, in order to strengthen the connection between the Heavenly Court and the mortals, so that the Celestials can better understand the demands of mortals. What does this have to do with Xuan Ming's dereliction of duty? ”
"Emperor of Heaven, offering is indeed a good thing, and mortals are also willing to kneel down and worship the gods for peace, but this original good thing was used by the Xuanming God as a means of collecting wealth, and exchanging mortal lives for wealth is really a great benefit." Ao Long turned to Xuan Ming, his words full of rebuke. "If there is no rain for a day, mortals will have one more day to worship, and the great god of Xuan Ming can naturally earn a lot of money. Emperor, please look at the documents in the back. “
The Emperor of Heaven flipped through the photos behind him, his expression turned from shock to anger, and he said to me hurriedly. "Mortal, can there be such a thing?"
"Heavenly Emperor, this is a habit of the mortal world since ancient times. I always like to worship God and pray for blessings. After years of no rain, many people starved to death, and everyone would think that they had offended the gods, so they would frequently pay tribute to pray for protection from disaster. This is true, and I naturally said it without any care.
"Xuan Ming! You give me a good explanation. ”
"Emperor of Heaven." Xuan Ming was already in tears at this time. "I just listened to the voices of mortals to do that, mortals are my food and clothing, and it's hard for me to shirk those offerings, the Emperor of Heaven is clear, what's the use of me asking for those gold, silver and jewelry?"
"Xuan Ming, do you know how many people died in the mortal world in those years?" Ao Long asked as he tried to restrain himself.
At this time, the Emperor of Heaven had already turned to the last page of those photos, the disgusting picture of the Spring Palace, and he was furious and showed it to Xuan Ming. "How do you justify that?"
Xuan Ming was so frightened that his legs weakened, and he collapsed to the ground all of a sudden. "This! It's not me, no, it's my wife, yes! These are all my legal wives and concubines. In fact, he was already flustered, and there was no logic in his speech, but he was still desperately trying to explain.
"Legal? So how to explain this. "I took out the picture that the little fox had taken for me last night from my jacket and handed it to the Emperor.
Ao Long only knew that I was in the downtown area last night, but he didn't expect me to have such a result, and said to me in surprise. "Virtuous brother? When did you get this? ”
If all the evidence just now was a side dish, this one could already be regarded as a staple food, and Xuan Ming's words and deeds after getting drunk last night were recorded without any flaws.
"Jade! Let me tell you, what is the Emperor of Heaven? The old stubborn one. If you follow me, I promise to let you rise step by step, and let you dominate among the Oiran of the Heavenly Court. ”
"What's so bad? This Emperor of Heaven is a mediocre talent. Back then, this fool was stunned to ...... me."
These words stabbed the dignity of the Heavenly Emperor as the supreme of the world like a sharp sword, his face turned blue with anger, and his facial features trembled incessantly. The majestic posture of the moment is gone.
"Someone! Pull down the sin god Xuan Ming and cut it down. The Emperor's words seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and every word was as sharp as a blade.
"Heavenly Emperor!" Xuan Ming suddenly lay on the ground, his round belly clinging to the ground, looking very funny and ugly. "I'm drunk and gaffe, don't take it seriously, I admit that I am guilty, but my sin does not lead to death, does the Emperor of Heaven want to condemn me because of the death of a few mortals, or because of a few ordinary palace maids?"
As soon as Xuan Ming's words were finished, the gods who had been silent suddenly stood up and began to echo Xuan Ming. "Yes! Emperor of Heaven, Xuan Ming is one of the oldest gods, and the death of a few mortals should not be condemned to death. "Emperor of Heaven, God also has seven emotions and six desires! That's not enough to convict. "The Emperor of Heaven might as well demote Xuan Ming."
The plea suddenly sounded, which Ao Long and I did not expect. We expected Xuan Ming to put up a final stand, but it was incredible that so many gods would come forward to intercede for him. At this time, I suddenly realized that this deliberate slack work in order to pay tribute to the mortal world, as well as the matter of molesting the fairies in the heavenly court, I am afraid that Xuan Ming is not the only one doing it in the heavenly court, they stand up to defend Xuan Ming, in fact, they are defending themselves, it seems that many heavenly gods are also just a raccoon dog.
"Xuan Ming is not dead, not only I don't agree, I believe that everyone in the Dragon Palace will not agree, the old dragon kings have died because of this incident, how can Xuan Ming be spared?" The Heavenly Emperor said angrily.
Ao Long was completely enraged by the words and deeds of the gods, and he was not afraid, and spoke generously, refuting all the voices of intercession. "Is mortal life so cheap? Do you know that every brick and tile of this heavenly court is the blood and sweat of mortals? Can those palace maids play with them at will? Do you know how many lifetimes of hard work they need to work in order to rank in the immortal class? If dereliction of duty for the sake of money, treating the lives of mortals as a mustard, and molesting fairies by virtue of their status as gods, if these cannot be convicted, then I don't think there is any need for the heavenly court to exist. You are so narrow-minded as gods, and I am ashamed to be with you! ”
The Lingxiao Hall was noisy in an instant, and the shouts and curses spread like bursting the embankment. "This little dragon king is really too unpopular!" "Emperor of Heaven, the Little Dragon King insulted the gods in public, and the crime should be punished." "If the Emperor of Heaven spares this little dragon king today, we won't do it anymore, strike!"
Originally, it was going to judge Xuan Ming, but these gods deliberately avoided the topic, secretly changed the focus, and directly pointed the finger at Ao Long, who hindered their interests, which was really annoying.
I don't know where I got the courage to roar at that time..." Not only does the little dragon king want to insult you, but even the humblest mortal in the world thinks you are dirty and ugly, and you are really like selling your head. ”
The already chaotic situation finally exploded at this moment under my insults, and the Lingxiao Hall instantly turned into hell.
"Kill this mortal." "Let him live rather than die."
The Heavenly Emperor was also frightened by this chaotic scene, this was no longer a trial, it was more like a scolding battle before the battle between the two armies, and he hurriedly took control. "Come on, first put the Dragon King and Xuan Ming to the Heavenly Prison, and the trial will be suspended!"
Four soldiers rushed up outside the Lingxiao Hall in an instant, and arrested Ao Long and Na Xuanming.
"Brother Xian, the matter has come to this, you and I have done our best, and we have no regrets. If we all die, we will meet in Hades. "Ao Long is still so indifferent at the moment, he smiled at me hard, but I can see that his eyes are full of injustice and grief." Take care of my sister, this is probably already the best outcome, don't let her do anything stupid again! ”
Seeing his figure in the distance, I broke down emotionally, is this the twilight of heroes? Isn't it death? What to fear!
"Quick! You ugly things, send grandpa on your way! "Tears were pouring out of my eyes.
"Come on, this mortal has gone crazy, killing him will damage the image of the heavenly court, send him back wherever he comes from!" The Emperor of Heaven did not even give the order to kill me.
I think this is a trace of mercy for me as the ancestor of the Huaxia clan, this mercy sounds so ruthless at the moment, so ridiculous, the evidence is so sufficient, but because of the protection of other gods, he gave up the condemnation of the prisoner, what kind of heavenly court is this?
Two soldiers rushed in from outside the hall, and it was the two guards of the South Heavenly Gate last night.
I was carried out of the Sky Hall by them like this. I screamed, but to no avail.
"Put me down!"
Both soldiers looked at me with shocked eyes. "Oh my God! You're just a mortal. You are so bold that you dare to scold the gods in the Lingxiao Palace. ”
"Put me down!"
"It's all the end of the world, go back quickly, it's not difficult for us to do it for you."
I was gently thrown into a door, hit my head on the steps, and rolled and fell.