Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 67: Planning a Rebellion?

Soon, Tianpeng regretted it.

"What, organizing a martial arts tournament?"

"To hold it above the Milky Way? No, no, absolutely not!"

"And to mobilize eighty thousand Milky Way naval forces? Bimawen, don’t even think about it!"

"Brother, stop, stop, I’ll agree to anything you say..."

Tianpeng quickly gave in but still insisted, "In previous years, the martial arts tournament never used so many heavenly soldiers and generals, and mobilizing troops required the emperor’s decree, otherwise, it would be rebellion."

"Hehe, does Sun Wukong still need your reminder?" Sun Wukong laughed.

Then he asked Tianpeng to bring paper and pen, and he wrote down a set of rules on the spot, allowing the other three deputy leaders to review them.

After reading it, Tianpeng was dumbfounded; the martial arts tournament was clearly targeted at the Chan Sect and the Buddhists. He hurriedly said, "Brother, Monkey Bro, dear brother, please spare me."

"You fool, you’re really cowardly!" Sun Wukong became unhappy, his eyes sharp as arrows, "The situation will change, and you control a strong army; do you think by hiding, you can avoid the storms?"

"Exactly, Tianpeng, you’re also a disciple of the Human Teachings, why fear them?" Ne Zha was curious.

"We act on the emperor’s orders and occupy the moral high ground," Yang Chan also smilingly said. "Even if the Chan Sect and the Buddhists are unhappy, they can’t say much about it."

"You talk as if it’s easy; when people are offended, we’re the ones who suffer," Tianpeng grumbled, but he didn’t make a fuss about quitting again.

Because, as Sun Wukong had said, always hiding and ignoring conflicts was not a good solution.

His eighty thousand Milky Way naval forces were a large juicy target watched closely by all sides.

Any small mistake in his actions would certainly bring disaster.

Who was to blame when the Grandmaster of the Human Teachings always talked about Wu Wei and never provided much support to his disciples below?

After giving him eighty thousand Milky Way naval forces, he simply left him to fend for himself.

...

Inside Tongming Hall.

The Jade Emperor saw the rules for the martial arts tournament presented by Sun Wukong.

Taibai Jinxing was still standing by.

"Look at this, this impudent monkey is really bold," the Jade Emperor said, throwing the document out. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Taibai Jinxing hurriedly caught it and, after reading it, immediately understood that although the emperor verbally reproached, he was probably very pleased in his heart.

It must be said, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven knew how to handle affairs, not only seeking the emperor’s approval before acting but also writing the rules clearly and concisely.

After pondering for a moment, Taibai Jinxing smiled and said, "May I report, Your Majesty, the martial arts tournament is indeed meant to display military power,

In previous years, the tournament only had competitions in elixirs, artifacts, talismans, and formations. It always lacked something, and this year the Great Sage Equalling Heaven has filled the gap."

"You really dare to speak for him," the Jade Emperor said, "Thirty-six thousand celestial warriors of the Heavenly Armory, eighty thousand Milky Way naval forces, plus other celestial officials working,

He’s mobilizing more than one hundred twenty thousand troops all at once; those unaware would think he’s planning a revolt."

Taibai Jinxing stroked his beard and said nothing.

He of course knew the Jade Emperor was saying this on purpose, hinting to him to remind Sun Wukong that this was almost enough and not to overdo it.

He also knew that with Tianpeng and Ne Zha around, Sun Wukong wouldn’t likely revolt.

But what if.

So, it was better to remain silent.

As expected, the imperial dignity had eased, and the Jade Emperor laughed again, "He has learnt to be wise, finally knowing to seek help; three fearless ones and one fearful, I really want to see if they can accomplish something great."

Taibai Jinxing also chuckled and said, "Still, Your Majesty is sage and knows people well."

In the end, the rules were naturally approved without any changes.

...

The Milky Way Water Mansion was commandeered by Sun Wukong as the temporary headquarters for the Martial Arts Competition organizing committee.

They drank and waited.

When Tai Bai Jin Xing personally delivered the Emperor’s approved statute, Tian Peng was shocked.

How could it be, His Majesty actually agreed?

The Martial Arts Competition they were organizing clearly targeted the Daoist and Buddhist sects; could it be that the Emperor harbored the same intention?

Moreover, Sun Wukong was to mobilize over one hundred twenty thousand troops; wasn’t the Emperor afraid that this audacious monkey might rebel?

Ne Zha and Yang Chan were very excited, feeling like they could finally make a big splash.

"Great Saint, His Majesty is very pleased. Just organize the Martial Arts Competition according to this statute," Tai Bai Jin Xing said with a smile to Sun Wukong, then joked, "But this mobilization of one hundred twenty thousand troops, if others didn’t know any better, they might think the Great Saint is plotting a rebellion,"

"Hehe, Old Star Lord really knows how to make a joke," Sun Wukong laughed merrily.

He immediately understood that this remark must have come from the Emperor; given Tai Bai Jin Xing’s stable nature, the thought of rebellion probably never crossed his mind.

As for him, Sun Wukong, rebelling?

That was simply impossible!

Not to mention he wasn’t strong enough, there was no benefit to it; why would he rebel?

After seeing off Tai Bai Jin Xing, Sun Wukong began to arrange things.

First was to determine the venue for the great assembly. Although Heaven was vast, there were not many places suitable for holding a Martial Arts Competition, and the place he was most familiar with was the Milky Way, since he often grazed horses there in the past, which is why he had invited Tian Peng to join the organizing committee.

Next was the drill of military formations; he was also familiar with this, having previously acquired many military insights and understandings.

Of course, this task was mainly left to Ne Zha and Tian Peng, one in charge of the Celestial Troops and the other in charge of the Milky Way Naval Forces; both were naturally adept at such tasks.

Last was the preparation of materials, which Sun Wukong entrusted to Yang Chan.

He thought the last item would not be difficult, yet problems arose.

One day, as Sun Wukong was leisurely watching the celestial soldiers drill above the Milky Way, he heard the advice from a wise netizen and played the role of a hands-off shopkeeper.

Suddenly, a frantic celestial official flew over, shouting, "Great Saint, this is terrible, there is going to be a fight!"

Sun Wukong’s eyes lit up, just wondering how things could be going so smoothly, when finally someone blind to the situation approached.

Once the celestial official flew close, he said, "Don’t panic, explain slowly."

The celestial official hastily recounted what had happened; it turned out that Yang Chan had been harassed while fetching materials from the inner treasury.

Moments later, Tian Peng and Ne Zha also heard the commotion and rushed over.

After listening, Ne Zha grabbed his fire-tipped spear, "Great Saint, what are we waiting for? Let’s go to the inner treasury and show them what we’re made of!"

Tian Peng quickly waved his hand, "Don’t act rashly; the chief steward of the inner treasury is Bai He."

"Oh, what about Bai He?" Sun Wukong’s expression shifted, intrigued. He knew there had to be no baseless harassment, especially not something that would obstruct the organizing of the Martial Arts Competition. There must be a hidden reason.

"He’s the personal attendant of a Saint of the Daoist sect, a disciple of Changsheng Great Emperor, Southern Extremity Longevity Star; we cannot afford to offend him!" Tian Peng advised. "However, this person is extremely greedy. Whenever departments in Heaven fetch items, they must give some gifts to proceed,

I suggest we do the same, to avoid further issues."

"Indeed, when my father organized assemblies in past years, he always invited Brother Bai He to feasts and gave gifts," Ne Zha nodded.

"Hehe, giving gifts for services?" Sun Wukong’s eyes flickered with a sharp light, "Old Sun wants to see just how greedy this corrupt official is, to see if he dares accept Old Sun’s gifts. Let’s go!"

He immediately turned into a streak of golden light and disappeared.

"Great Saint, wait for me!" Ne Zha stepped onto his wind-fire wheels and hurriedly followed.

"Who have I offended to deserve dealing with these ancestors!" Tian Peng sighed, but did not dare to delay, hastily seeking out Tai Bai Jin Xing.

It was certainly too late to stop them now; he had to quickly find someone who could smooth things over.