Chapter 177: The Best Choice
In the winter of that year, the dragon ship sailed into the port of Wanling City, which had not been built long ago.
"This is the City of All Souls. β
The Dragon King of the Western Sea stood on the dragon boat and looked up at the huge city in front of him.
The City of All Souls sprawled up the harbor, glittering in the bright sun.
The sunlight shone on the red bricks and green tiles, as well as the brightly colored pavilion cornices, which gave birth to a wave of admiration in the dragon king's heart.
"It's really a big day. β
With a population of over 600,000, the city has grown over the years to become no smaller than the royal city of any country.
The Dragon King of the West Sea has just arrived, and he really wants to visit the City of All Souls.
But he still has business here, and if he wants to report the rain to Sun Wukong, he can only put his curiosity aside and rush to the Hall of All Souls first.
In the Hall of All Souls, the immortals said that Sun Wukong had something important to do, and it was inconvenient to see guests.
"Please come back tomorrow for the Dragon King. β
They said so to the Dragon King.
The Dragon King was a little surprised, the Great Sage was notoriously hospitable, and it was rare to make guests wait for a long time, let alone for such a long time.
"What's going on?"
He asked curiously.
"Miss Ao Luan is sick. β
The immortals replied.
The Dragon King of the Western Sea was taken aback.
Ao Luan is a fairy who has attained the Tao, how can he get sick?
"Something went wrong with her practice. β
The immortals added.
The Dragon King of the West Sea was suddenly stunned.
"Then I'll go to All Souls City first. β
The Dragon King bowed his hand and said goodbye, just as he wanted to turn around, he asked again: "May I ask all the Immortal Monarchs, where is the Bull Demon King Ramen that people say that they have not eaten and have never been to Wanling City?"
The name of the Bull Demon King has spread to the West Sea Dragon Palace.
And in the Hall of All Souls, after Taishang Laojun fed Ao Luan a pill, she fell asleep deeply.
"How's it going?"
Sun Wukong asked.
"Nothing big, just a day off. β
Taishang Laojun said: "It's just that the great sage has to persuade her, and if she wants to practice quickly, she can't reach it, so don't rush it." β
"I know. β
Sun Wukong nodded.
The Bodhi Patriarch passed on a set of exercises to Ao Luan, and she was in a hurry to make the immortal body injured, thus contracting a vicious disease.
"The Great Sage. Ning Shensi came over and asked, "Miss Ao Luan's illness, then her work ......?"
"I'll take care of it. β
Sun Wukong said.
Soon, after Taishang Laojun said goodbye and left, Sun Wukong took everyone out of the room, leaving only a few fairies to serve Ao Luan.
Subsequently, he came to Ao Luan's government affairs hall.
"King!"
When the monsters saw him, they all stood up and saluted.
"Why are there so few people?"
Sun Wukong asked.
There were only ten monsters in the government affairs hall, but he remembered that when he was in Huaguo Mountain, Ao Luan had at least twenty monsters by his side to assist.
"Great Sage, some people have stayed in Huaguo Mountain. β
The youkai replied.
Ao Luan has enough staff in Huaguo Mountain, but he is not enough in Wanling City.
The affairs of Wanling City are far more onerous than those of Huaguo Mountain, and the reason why Ao Luan will practice is also because he really has no time to cultivate, so he is anxious.
After listening to the explanations of the monsters, Sun Wukong felt a strange feeling in his heart.
"Why didn't she tell me?"
Sun Wukong felt that Ao Luan was too strong.
He then looked at a woman in the government hall, and the veiled woman made him very curiousβit was a human being.
Ao Luan is surrounded by either monsters or dragons, there are few humans, and Sun Wukong has never seen this woman.
"You ......"
Sun Wukong just wanted to ask her identity, but suddenly felt the familiar immortal aura in her body.
"It turned out to be the princess of the women's country. β
Sun Wukong smiled: "Why are you here?"
This is the girl he saved by casting a spell back then.
The princess saw that she hadn't taken off her veil, and Sun Wukong remembered her, so she was quite happy: "I'm learning from the fairy." β
"She is a new disciple of the Second Great King. β
The jade shrimp palace maid added on the side.
This princess lives in the Hall of Transmission, originally taught some Taoism and dance by Fairy Chang'e, Ao Luan once went over, saw that she was talented, and she lacked manpower, so she was accepted as an apprentice.
The princess will be the king of the female country in the future, and she is naturally willing to follow Ao Luan to learn some ways of governance.
"I see......"
Sun Wukong seems to have caught something.
The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Spirits cannot interfere in the affairs of the human world, and the identities of princes and princesses are extremely sensitive, but it seems that imparting some knowledge to them will not violate the rules of heaven, otherwise he would not be without sense.
"It's a loophole. β
Sun Wukong thought in his heart, so he reorganized his staff and took over Ao Luan's work.
"Is the Great Sage capable of the work of the Second Great King?"
A yokai wrote on paper.
"Absolutely. β
The jade shrimp palace maid glanced at him and replied with words: "Don't you know? β
The youkai was dumbfounded.
Sun Wukong naturally did not lose to Ao Luan in handling affairs, Ao Luan was in Huaguo Mountain, and it was under his guidance that he slowly grew to this day.
Despite this, after doing it for a day, Sun Wukong still sensitively found that something was wrong.
"Why are there so many things to ......?"
Compared to the original year, the affairs of All Souls City are obviously much more complicated now.
There are countless documents, and many things that the immortals can solve have also been handed over to Ao Luan to deal with.
"That's not going to work. β
Sun Wukong frowned, if he continues like this, Ao Luan will definitely not be able to stand it.
Times have changed, and the institutions and systems of Wanling City must undergo a major reform in order to keep up with the development of the city.
That night, when Patriarch Bodhi came over as usual to teach Sun Wukong Taoism, he talked about it.
"The Kingdom of All Souls is different from Huaguo Mountain, but it has to change. β
Patriarch Bodhi nodded: "What do you think?"
Sun Wukong replied: "I want to build the six palaces." β
"Rokunomiya?"
Patriarch Bodhi was puzzled: "Which six palaces are they?"
"Heaven and earth, spring, summer, autumn and winter six houses. β
Sun Wukong replied.
The patriarch immediately understood that the Zhou rites were divided into six senses of heaven and earth, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and many human countries used this system, called the six parts.
"Your six palaces are equivalent to six houses?"
The patriarch asked.
"More or less the same. β
Sun Wukong replied: "But there are some differences in the division of duties. β
The patriarch was curious: "How should it be divided?"
Sun Wukong handed the patriarch a piece of paper on which he wrote his preliminary thoughts.
After reading it, the patriarch nodded: "It's feasible, I should belong to the Spring Palace." β
"The patriarch should be the master of the Spring Palace. β
Sun Wukong replied.
The Spring Palace is the Ministry of Rites, in charge of indoctrination and education, and its four divisions are in charge of the country's rules and regulations, rituals, schools, imperial examinations, etc., and there is no one more suitable for the charge than the Bodhi Patriarch.
The patriarch thought for a while: "It's okay." β
"Then the master of this summer palace is the Emperor Zhenwu?"
He looked at Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong smiled and nodded: "Naturally, it's him." β
The summer palace has a certain resemblance to the criminal department, which is responsible for protecting social stability and is in charge of justice and prisons.
Emperor Zhenwu is the best choice.