Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 283 - 260: Changes in India

Chapter 283: Chapter 260: Changes in India

A hundred years ago, when the Marquis of Extending Grace, Ban Chao, subdued the Western Regions, he once occupied the Ussang Country and Elephant Country of Western Niu Hezhou, but because the great Han had not yet developed the Western Regions, he eventually withdrew.

However, afterwards, the great Han did establish commercial ties with these Western kingdoms close to the Western Regions.

Relying on years of trade relations, the ministers and people of the great Han had some understanding of these Western kingdoms and knew that the Western lands were filled with demons and monsters, yet they did not have a detailed understanding of the specific circumstances of these creatures.

Now, after listening to Sun Wukong’s introduction, the many civil and military officials finally had a clear understanding. With surprise and delight, they gathered around the sand table map to discuss again.

In the end, everyone unanimously agreed that the country of Jisai faced the greatest pressure.

Because this country is located on the western side of the territory of the Demon King Bull Demon, not only does it have Buddhist temples like the Golden Light Temple but also the Yellow-Eyed Monster of the Lesser Thunderclap Temple and the Python Spirit of the Seven Extinction Mountain lurking within.

Furthermore, to the west, there is the Zhu Zi Country, which has joined the Tianzhu dynasty, and its surrounding areas like the Yellow Flower Observatory, the Pansi Cave, and the Qilin Mountain, are all dwelling places of demons and monsters.

Lu Bu said, "Your Majesty, Lu is willing to lead troops to station in the country of Jisai!"

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Tai Shici, and other generals also asked for their assignments in succession.

Liu Xiu looked at the many generals and said with authority, "Our great Han is contending with Tianzhu for the fate of our nations, and our westward advance does not seek just the land of Jisai alone, all of you will be heavily relied upon."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Ussang Country is a tough nut to crack, my disciple Lu Bu, only you can take it down."

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu was very pleased and was not upset about missing the chance to station in the country of Jisai.

Everyone else looked at the Ussang Country on the sand table map, acknowledging indeed that it was a tough nut to crack.

According to Ancestral Martial’s introduction earlier, surrounding this country were places like the Black Wind Mountain and Yellow Wind Ridge dominated by major demons, and it was also close to the eight hundred li-wide Flowing Sands River, all places of danger.

Furthermore, within the country, there were many demons like the Rabbit Demon Luan Er Sister of the Fuling Mountain Cloud Terrace Cave.

Additionally, with the Buddhist forces within Ussang Country, indeed, it was not something ordinary generals could conquer.

Upon receiving his commission, the other factions in the court naturally did not want to fall behind and once again requested missions to station or attack some Western kingdoms.

Liu Xiu soon made arrangements, appointing the Chancellor of the Cabinet, Cao Cao, to station troops in the country of Jisai and the neighboring northern and southern countries of Gaochang and Yutuo, effectively blocking the main routes for the Tianzhu dynasty’s eastward expansion.

Furthermore, the Chancellor of the Cabinet, Sun Jian, was appointed to station troops in the Western Liang Women Country and to seize the opportunity to attack the country of Chechi towards the east.

This was a strategic deployment using the territory of the Mangniu tribe as a fulcrum.

The countries of Jisai, Gaochang, Yutuo, and Western Liang Women Country were all around the territory of the Mangniu tribe.

Under the influence of the Bull Demon King, these Western kingdoms had not aligned with the great Han, but neither had they sided with the West.

For this arrangement, Cao Cao and Sun Jian naturally had no objections.

The civil and military officials under Liu Bei’s command became anxious, but Liu Bei held them back.

Zhu Geliang gestured that their tasks were not small.

Indeed, Liu Xiu made another arrangement, appointing the Chancellor of the Cabinet, Liu Bei, to lead troops out of the Western Regions and attack the Elephant Country and the Chicken Country.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and others were then pleased, for these two countries were also not simple, with many demons and monsters, such as White Tiger Ridge, and with strong Buddhist warriors stationed, like the Bao Lin Temple.

Further to the west was also close to the Flowing Sands River, with many perilous places.

At this point, the four major groups of Cao, Liu, Sun, and Lu had all deployed their troops from the great Han, leaving other factions in the court envious and disheartened, such as Yuan Shao’s head of the family, Yuan Shu.

But these were the arrangements made by the Human King and Ancestral Martial, and no one dared to voice dissent.

Finally, Liu Xiu said with authority, "Our great Han, as a dynasty under the Mandate of Humanity, offers ranks and official titles that can be bestowed with the support of the power of our Mandate,

Today, I specially confer the title of Duke of Wei upon Marquis Cao Cao, the marquis of Shu upon Liu Bei, the marquis of Wu upon Sun Jian, and the marquis of Wen upon Lu Bu, four dukes to lead troops to expand the great Han’s territory to the west and establish eternal peace!

Additionally, I confer the title of Marquis of Ping upon Xun Yu, and Marquis of Ye upon Yuan Shao, to stay and oversee the court and manage all matters of the world."

As the words fell, the destiny golden dragon of the great Han appeared in the sky above Chang’an City, roaring once, it breathed out six streaks of destiny golden light that fell into the Grand Hall of the Cabinet and on the six individuals.

Hum!

A rich destiny arose around the six individuals, and they all felt a stronger power of humanity.

Yuan Shao, now aware of his destined time, was moved to tears, having wasted half of his life, he finally saw the dawn of his days.

This scene filled the officials in the hall with envy.

Since the great Han became a dynasty under the Mandate, titles had become extremely difficult to obtain, and in these years, the highest rank conferred by the Human King was marquis, but today there suddenly were four unprecedented titles of duke!

Clearly, the Human King was granting these titles in advance, to bolster the power of the four dukes and their generals. If they could not build merit, they likely would have to give them back in the end.

Zhu Geliang, Pang Tong, and Shi Mayi were equally envious, but they were also confident in themselves, believing that they too could earn their titles of nobility in the future!

At that moment, a golden figure suddenly appeared before them and asked, "You are Zhu Geliang?"

Seeing this, everyone was astonished, not understanding why Ancestral Martial was interested in the newly crowned top scholar.

Zhu Geliang was very surprised but still composed himself to salute, "Geliang pays respects to Ancestral Martial."

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "I heard you’re also skilled in Formation and the Path of Artifact Refining?"

Zhu Geliang replied modestly, "I have studied a little."

Pang Tong, anxious for him, added, "Ancestral Martial, Kong Ming has ingenious thoughts, he has crafted the Profit-and-Loss Repeating Crossbow, Wooden Ox and Gliding Horse, also deduced warfare tactics, and created the Eight Trigrams Formation, this formation can withstand a hundred thousand soldiers!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was amazed, the top scholar surely had hidden depths!

Sun Wukong nodded with a smile and said to Zhu Geliang, "My understanding of Formation and Artifact Refining is not extensive, but it should be enough to instruct you, are you willing to take me as your