Chapter 837: King of Liang (9200 Supplement)

Three days later.

The wind was gentle and the sun was bright.

Outside Jiangzhou Fucheng, soldiers stood in rows like a forest. Dulongzi and the others stood with solemn expressions according to their status, gazing at an earthen altar in front of them.

This earthen altar and high platform were both makeshift, appearing crude and lacking much regulation—because "ritual" was the exclusive domain of Confucian scholars.

Since there were almost no Confucian scholars who had defected to their regime, there was no one to manage the matters of ritual and etiquette, so many things could only be handled in a makeshift way.

Dulongzi was also helpless; he had to do it himself and force others to perform, so this Heavenly Altar carried a strong Daoist style.

Among the onlookers, some Confucian scholars wearing Confucian robes and green headscarves laughed secretly in their hearts: "The so-called 'grass-head king' of troubled times, dressing up like a monkey in a hat, is nothing more than this... it is against ritual!"

Dulongzi was deeply puzzled: "How did it degenerate into a carp, yet it seems to have gained some Heavenly favor? This Heavenly Intent... is truly unfathomable!"

While Xiao Liang was reading the sacrificial text, he had already secretly activated a Secret technique to observe the Qi Number.

His eyes half-closed and half-open, he saw what appeared to be a black-red ocean emerging above the high platform, from which the sounds of weapons and armor faintly emerged, causing one's heart to tremble.

Aaron was not standing among the officials; although this was the ceremony for proclaiming himself king, he stood wherever he pleased.

This farmer had a short stature, but his eyes were bright and piercing; he was clearly not an ordinary peasant, but a Daoist in disguise.

But looking at those thousand-plus soldiers, no one dared to actually say it out loud.

Dulongzi was dumbfounded: "They all say 'white dragon wears fish skin'—but you can't actually turn into a fish!"

So this King of Liang truly matched some Heavenly Mandate, even though it was a Heavenly Mandate that opposed his own! That was why he had the favor of Heavenly Intent!

"It was not in vain that I set up such a large target internally!"

"This Military Qi is crowded around, its energy like a mountain, indestructible! Even an ordinary person, if they obtained this crowding of Military Qi, could have the fate of a king!"

But once he proclaimed himself king, it was completely different! It represented the ambition to contend for the world! This might attract some ambitious people to invest!

Of course, it would also bring about the full-scale targeting of the Great Song!

However, he was deeply entangled with the Xiao family and was a person within the system, so naturally, he could see more deeply.

The Senior Brother dressed as a farmer shook his head: "I observe this child, he still has some potential... and he has not offended Heaven, perhaps... he really has some kingly fate!"

At this moment, he sighed: "I am not under the command of the King of Liang, so I cannot look at his foundation, otherwise I would certainly suffer the Backlash of Dragon Qi... but today is the ceremony for proclaiming himself king, the timing is special, and I can see a little something... it is still the same as before, the Dragon Qi is weak, and looking at it, he does not look like a ruler of men..."

Recently, this Great Liang had been capturing cities and seizing territory one after another, attacking on all sides, and several county towns nearby had already been taken.

"How is this possible?" The Junior Brother's expression suddenly became gloomy.

"Although the carp is weak in literature, it has gained the support of the Civil Officials and the people... does this match the Heavenly Number, and thus have the favor of Heavenly Intent?"

Dulongzi was somewhat happy, yet somewhat regretful: "It is just a pity... at the ceremony for proclaiming himself king, he cannot make the hearts of the people, especially the military, submit and grow horns and claws... even if it were just a bump, it would be good!"

This was the Dragon Qi of the King of Liang himself!

He operated his Daoism, searching carefully, and finally found a bit of cyan color within the black-red Military Qi.

"If the foundation is insufficient, rashly proclaiming oneself king or emperor will certainly result in offending Heaven." The Junior Brother, who looked like a scholar, had his eyes light up.

The young child's voice was crisp, yet it also had the sign of a fledgling phoenix's first cry, causing some people below to feel alarmed as they watched.

This was obtaining Heavenly Human Induction; besides the earth, the Dragon Qi had officially obtained the recognition of the Heavenly Mandate!

On the other side, Dulongzi was also practicing Qi Gazing.

Although the other routes seemed to have encountered setbacks, Aaron's attitude was very firm: if there was a loss, it was immediately replenished; no matter how many troops were lost, they were immediately replaced.

On the other side.

"If one does not obtain Military Qi and cannot become a snake or python, does one degenerate into a carp?"

"Heh, like a fish in water? Heavenly Intent secretly favoring him?"

When the auspicious time arrived, a team of Knights was seen escorting a carriage, and a small person descended from it—it was Xiao Liang!

However, before Dulongzi could finish his lament, he saw the little black snake cry out in sorrow again, its Qi collapsing and transforming into a black-backed carp!

"The foundation is too weak, especially since he cannot obtain the hearts of the military and can only be surrounded by Civil Officials, so he turned into a carp image?"

Therefore, this Great Liang could be considered somewhat stable, at least until the Imperial Court's army arrived.

"An image of a fish in water..."

Dulongzi thought to himself.

Those County Lieutenants and county soldiers might not be able to hold out for much longer.

At this moment, he walked step by step onto the high platform, ordered people to burn the Offering, and began to chant the sacrificial text: "I am cold and thin by nature, but the Great Song acts against the path and reverses the order, and the people of the world are suffering unspeakably, so I have raised an army to reform and stabilize the world... Today, the Heavenly Mandate cannot be without a master, so I ascend the throne to proclaim myself king and establish the state name 'Liang'!"

Thus, this ceremony of sacrificing to Heaven and proclaiming himself king was held.

"Just wait for the future... there will certainly be one big fish after another, fished out by this King of Liang!"

A scholar dressed as a man of letters in the crowd asked a farmer next to him: "Senior Brother, what do you see?"

At this moment, he opened his vision of Spirituality and also saw this carp, and he sneered in his heart.

Although the Ritual was crude, in the eyes of many, they were secretly alarmed: "This rebel has quite a method... once he proclaims himself king, he immediately becomes a climate!"

He was currently wearing the Nine-Chapter Python Robe, which was the clothing of a king!

It was just that it had been altered to be much smaller, looking somewhat incongruous.

But the next moment, this black-backed carp swam happily in the black-red ocean, and a pillar faintly protruded, connecting upwards to Heaven.

The Son of Heaven is for those with strong soldiers and sturdy horses!

Being able to command a strong army in troubled times, he was definitely material for an Anti-King!

However, this was the power of the entire system; as for what the true Qi Number of the King of Liang himself was, it remained to be seen.

At this moment, accompanied by the sacrificial text, it actually began to expand, its color changing from cyan to gold, then turning red and white... finally, only black remained, transforming into a small black snake!

"The snake is a species of dragon; generally speaking, it is not bad for a Hidden Dragon to have the image of a snake or python at the beginning, representing the potential to transform into a flood dragon!"

Influenced by this, wisps of cyan Qi hung down, transforming into circles of water ripples near the carp.

Setting aside the metaphysical aspect, practically speaking, it means that by deciding to cast aside the scholars of the Confucian orthodoxy and establish a separate system, one will inevitably provoke a full-scale counterattack from the scholars, especially the Civil Official class!

Even within one's own system, there will be a great deal of hostility, incomprehension, and even the Taoism acolytes will be turned... secretly accumulating the power of Backlash!

This power is the foundation that will support the future Liang Wang, who possesses the righteous cause, in turning his blade against me!

And in the future, if external forces cannot destroy me, they will inevitably turn to inciting internal conflicts.

A bad reputation is still a reputation!

If it were before, it would just be a group of rebels; in these times when bandits are increasing day by day, the people of the world might not even pay attention.

"But since I have chosen this path, I must walk it with Steadfast resolve... What of the Three Teachings, what of Heavenly Intent, and what of the gods of the Underworld?"

"I must fight them all at least once!!"

(End of chapter)