The strong wind on the hunting ground caused the flags in the camp to make a hunting sound.
The wild grasses that have turned yellow are also swaying in the wind.
The honor guard accompanying Jiuyou Kingdom had stopped blowing horns and beating drums, and the only sounds left in the camp were the sound of the wind going back and forth, and the chatter of the accompanying officials.
Some of the Huben troops are still staying in the camp, responsible for the safety of the ghosts sitting here. And some of the Huben troops have formed a cavalry team to patrol back and forth outside the camp.
Other ghost officials in the camp have already directed or helped the soldiers and palace people to build tents with materials unloaded from the vehicles, or set up their horses on the edge of the camp to form a simple fence.
This hunting ground was originally a place where Xiao Shizhu secretly trained his troops. Safety could definitely be guaranteed, and the walls formed by the horses were just for show.
The Ghost Mother, who was sitting in the middle pavilion, put down her tea cup, glanced at Yun Mu, who was still staring intently at the gate, and the lively Yun Mu in the small forest in the distance, and said with a smile: "In the past years, hunting has been noisy.
It’s not as quiet as the market in the city.”
In the noisy woods, ghost shadows swayed, and occasionally there was the whizzing sound of long arrows piercing the air.
But everything in the forest is not very clear, and I really don’t know what is happening in the forest now?
"Princess Jiuyou, do you hunt every year?" Yun Mu, who immediately withdrew his curious eyes after hearing this, asked curiously.
"Yes." The ghost mother nodded slightly and said: "Let's come here two or three times a year. Our king thinks it's best to combine work and rest. We can't sit in the palace and read memorials every day. Talking about this can make you feel happy, so occasionally
Come play with him."
As she spoke, the ghost mother raised her eyes and looked outside the pergola, then slowly moved out of the simple camp door and looked outside the camp.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, there are vast forests, vast grasslands, and clear lakes. Mountains and plateaus echo each other; hills and mountains are rolling; rivers and lakes are dotted; forests and grasslands are intertwined.
There are beautiful views everywhere, and they are different everywhere. Every time you come here, you will see something new and different from before.
If it weren't for the busy state affairs, Gui Mu and Xiao Shizhu would also like to settle here and live there for two or three hundred years.
This was just a casual conversation, but Yun Mu had already secretly noted it down, and added: "The scenery here is quite nice, and it is indeed a good place to visit."
Yun Mu was still a little nervous and didn't dare to look at the ghost mother. He didn't know where to put his hands, so he had to gently hold his sleeves with his hands to relieve some of the tension.
The ghost mother just looked at it and didn't say anything wrong. She continued to drink tea as if nothing had happened.
She had already determined that the Yun Mu next to her was not the real Fox Princess at all. The ghost mother could also guess the reason. It was simply that the Qingqiu Fox King left an assistant to the Crown Prince Hu Qingping who was far away in Japan.
The power kept the real princess in the country.
It was also to find out what happened to the Qingqiu Fox King when he was going back and forth between Qingqiu Fox Kingdom and Jiuyou Kingdom, so that he could help the prince to ascend the throne.
This kind of petty thinking is too low-level and has no big style. The ghost mother sees through it but does not point it out, but she also feels contempt for the Qingqiu Fox King.
The expression on his face was still very calm.
After a while, Chen Ruo brought some cakes and gave them to Ghost Mother and Yun Mu.
The ghost mother waved her hand and signaled Chen Ruo to give all the cakes to Queen Yunmu, and said: "Princess Fox, let's have a taste. This is our country's special snack. It uses chalcedony osmanthus from Yunmengzhou Yupan Mountain and purple glutinous rice from various places in Nanman."
, delicate and even, the sweetness is moderate but not greasy, and it has a rich sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance.”
When the ghost mother introduced it to Yun Mu, Yun Mu had already picked up a piece of osmanthus cake on a jade plate.
The square osmanthus cake in her hand was crystal clear, and the overcast light that entered the pergola could completely pass through the osmanthus cake, bringing out a gorgeous soft light. At the same time, the scent of osmanthus filled the air, making Yun Mu's index finger move involuntarily.
Immediately afterwards, Yun Mu started to salivate.
At this moment, Chen Ruo picked up the white jade jug and slowly poured a glass of wine for Yun Mu.
As the wine fell into the wine, the ghost mother slowly said slowly: "This is wine made from grapes in Haoyan City in the west of our country. Princess Fox will also try it."
The wine flowing out of the flask is natural ruby red, clear and translucent, without any turbidity.
The aroma of the wine is light but not strong, and lasts for a long time.
Just when the ghost mother finished speaking, a messenger soldier carrying Hongyu rushed to the pergola where the ghost mother was and stood in front of the ghost mother.
Yun Mu, who had just taken a bite of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, did not take another bite.
It wasn't that the sweet-scented osmanthus cake wasn't delicious, it was just that she was nervous again.
"Report!" The messenger saluted the ghost mother and replied loudly: "My lord fired three arrows in a row and took the lead in hunting down the strong horse."
Originally, Jiuyou Kingdom's message transmission was not so backward. Even if you shoot a fungus, you can send messages thousands of miles away. However, in order to prevent Qingqiu Fox Kingdom from knowing the secrets of Jiuyou Kingdom, Xiao Shizhu and Wu Xiaohui worked together to
Just decide to use people to deliver the message, never bacteria.
The messenger was full of energy and his voice was like a bell. His voice was also heard outside the pergola, and many soldiers and ministers immediately heard the good news.
There were cheers and cheers for a while, and the camp became lively again.
The ghost mother smiled and sent the messenger down.
There was a touch of pride in his smile.
She also knew that this was just Xiao Shizhu's actions caused by his ghost. In the years since Xiao Shizhu came to the underworld, he has been learning various skills from various generals all year round, and his learning has never stopped.
From the very beginning when he had no power to bind a chicken, to today, he is able to control the spirit of beasts, can use bows, crossbows and fire blunderbuss to pierce the poplars at a hundred steps, and can move freely among thousands of armies. Xiao Shizhu has learned and practiced non-stop all the time.
successful result.
Naturally, Xiao Shizhu didn't need him to let him go in this kind of hunting.
Be the first to win among thousands of people and hunt fine prey with ease.
When the ghost mother heard the good news, even though she didn't shout loudly and applauded inappropriately, her heart was filled with joy and the corners of her mouth could not help but raise.
"Princess Fox." After a while, the ghost mother put away her pride, leaving only a smile on her face, and turned to look at Yun Mu who didn't dare to take a second bite: "Is it inappropriate?
What's your taste?"...
The hunting ground at Yuque is bustling with activity, and everything in the Yuque Palace is going according to plan.
In the past, the officials in the inner and outer courts of the palace had to do whatever they had to do, but today it is still business as usual.
Each official performs his or her own duties, allowing the behemoth machine of Jiuyou Kingdom to keep running.
And Xiao Shizhu also left the Jade Palace early in the morning and left the city.
He declared to the palace that he had not recovered from the sequelae of drinking in the past few days and was still suffering from hangover and headache, so he asked the princess to assist the government and preside over the court meeting.
Xiao Fuling had already proven her ability in front of the ministers, and now she was suddenly asked to assist in the government. The ministers did not say anything, and all the officials were doing everything they should do in a step-by-step manner.
After the morning session, it was almost noon.
After Xiao Fuling announced his resignation from the court, Lu Wu and all the officials withdrew from the Tianquan Hall.
At the square under the pedestal of the main hall, Lu Wu and his colleagues exchanged greetings with each other. After they dispersed, he held the jade wat in his hand and walked slowly towards the south gate of the palace.
The personal clerk who had been waiting at the edge of the square for a long time strode over. When he caught up with Lu Wu, he immediately whispered to Lu Wu: "Master Tianguan, Master Hu Shidou next to Qingqiu Fox King, is bringing a personal guard.
He entered the palace with two scribes, and now he has arrived at the gate of our Tiangong Yamen. He said that it was arranged and he would come to negotiate an agreement with us today."
"Yes, there is such a thing." Lu Wu nodded and ordered: "Immediately transfer a few clerks who can write quickly. The clerks will go to the east hall of the yamen, prepare tea and cakes, and inform the diplomats of the Spring Palace yamen
Officials are here."
"No." The clerk responded and left first.
Lu Wu didn't stop and continued walking slowly towards the south.
After walking for a while, Lu Wu came to a palace gate.
The gate of this yamen, like most of the main halls and gardens in the palace, opens to the south.
A wall made of blood jade surrounded the entire three-entry courtyard of the Yamen.
There are ten ghost soldiers lined up on both sides of the yamen gate, which is tall and majestic. At the door is a pair of majestic stone sculptures of tomb beasts with shining single horns.
There is a plaque hanging on the high door, with several vigorous characters engraved on it - Tiangong Ghost Office.
This is the place where Lu Wu used to work, and it is also the center of the offices of all the officials of Jiuyou Kingdom. It is one of the few high-level first-class Yin Si ghost offices in Jiuyou Kingdom.
Officials and scribes were coming and going, coming in and out of the Yamen compound, making it very lively.
The world's talents from Jiuyou Kingdom are gathered here, including those who are good at running the country, business geniuses, ghost officials who have a keen eye for recognizing talents, and ghost officials who can balance various departments and industries in various places.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Yamen, it was also very busy.
Many officials came in a hurry, did what they should do, and then left in a hurry.
Fox Shidou, who was standing idle at the door, was even more conspicuous among the ghosts coming and going.
Lu Wu glanced at Hu Shidou from a distance, showed a sincere smile that could be mistaken for real, and went to greet him.
When he was still a pariah in Fengdu, Lu Wu heard about this Hu Shi Dou.
Although this ghost is a fox ghost, he is naturally extremely smart and quick-thinking. He has great wisdom and is not a small clever person. Reading and reading are by no means a dead book. After a little speculation, you can combine knowledge and action, and use the knowledge in the book appropriately.
It is said that when he was still a boy, Fox Shidou was famous all over Japan.
Several times I have discussed classics and Taoism with local literary giants, and I can always make the other party speechless.
After he became an adult, he once led a hundred fellow villagers and twenty or thirty servants to outsmart the local bandits in the Whirlwind Village at Shantou, and wiped out the gangsters who caused trouble without any casualties. He became famous in one battle.
Since then, Fox Shidou has become famous far and wide, and is no longer unknown outside Dongyingzhou.
Now Xiao Shizhu has left Lu Wu to deal with this old fox, which makes Lu Wu feel proud and extremely excited.
Similar to Xiao Shizhu, Lu Wu also likes to challenge strong people.
In Lu Wu's opinion, Hu Shidou was a strong man. Mediating with him at the negotiation table and competing for interests made Lu Wu even more excited.
He had to fight with Hu Shi to win more benefits for Jiuyou Kingdom. Even though he knew in his heart that Xiao Shizhu would definitely reject many of them in the end, Lu Wu still had to fight.
He and Xiao Shizhu are a double act, and each one has to play his or her role well.
With a smile on his face, Lu Wu walked towards Fox Shidou who was doing nothing, stood in front of him, and bowed first.
Hu Shidou hurriedly straightened his robes and returned the gift: "Lord Lu."
"Master Hu Shidou, did you have a good rest last night?" Lu Wu stroked his beard and smiled, welcoming Hu Shidou into the yamen where he was on duty, and asked at the same time: "Did you use lunch?".
"Okay, okay. Your country's hospitality is good. Shi Dou had a good dream last night. Today's breakfast and lunch were very rich. I ate well and slept well. Your country is interested." Hu Shi said this.
Dou followed Lu Wu into the ghost office, while looking around curiously.
The ghost office was even more lively, with arguments and discussions happening one after another.
The various officials who come and go between the various halls and rooms in the yamen always have their hands full.
Either holding books or classics, or holding documents and memorials.
Coming and going is as hurried as ghosts coming in and out.
The busyness here allows Jiuyou Kingdom to operate normally.
Lu Wu led Hu Shidou and his entourage toward the east hall on the side of the main hall.
Entering the main room of the east hall, you will see that the hall has been surrounded by long tables to form a square in the middle. There are tables and chairs behind each long table, which have been arranged.
Several scribes were placing pens, ink, paper, inkstones and freshly brewed hot tea on their desks.
The aroma of tea overflows with a hint of black ink rosin.
Lu Wu came to the long table facing the door and stood there. He asked Hu Shidou and others to sit down behind several long tables lined up on his right, and then he slowly sat down.
Hu Shidou, who was closest to Lu Wu, immediately asked his scribes to hand over the agreement drafted by the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom for this negotiation.
Lu Wu took it and asked Hu Shidou and the other ghosts to drink tea first, and then he looked through the agreement in his hand.
These agreements are all agreements between Jiuyou Country and Qingqiu Fox Country to cooperate in the construction of the two countries. However, there are very few constructions for Jiuyou Country, but quite a lot of cooperation between Qingqiu Fox Country.
In addition to cooperation in construction such as mining, river dredging and road infrastructure, there are also agreements on weapons manufacturing and military training.
This means that the Jiuyou Kingdom is required to provide craftsmen, instructors for soldier training, etc., to improve the combat effectiveness of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom.
What is the purpose of this? Lu Wu could not fail to see that the ambitions of Qingqiu Fox Country have been clearly written on the paper.
After looking at it carefully, Lu Wu put down the pile of drafted agreements in his hand, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea silently, put down the teacup again, looked at Fox Shidou, and put away
He smiled: "I saw the agreement drafted by your country. Why do you still send weapons craftsmen to improve the quality and production of your country's weapons, and send instructors to teach your country's army how to fight and train. It seems that this should not belong to our country, and should be dealt with
What is the scope of your country’s responsibility?”
Hearing this, Hu Shidou also slowly put down the tea cup in his hand. After laughing, he smoothed his beard and said calmly: "Lord Lu, what you said is wrong! Our country guards most of Dongyingzhou for your country, so naturally we can't
The military strength is too weak. If the military strength is too large, rebellion will occur in the guarded area.
Frequent rebellions are a slap in the face of your country's king. By then, the whole world will know that your country's king is incompetent, and it will also lose the face of Jiuyou Kingdom. Shi Dou really doesn't know, how can Mr. Lu Wu say that this has nothing to do with your country?
It doesn’t matter, it’s not within your scope of responsibility?”
"What a eloquent mouth. He can express his ambitions so clearly. Lu Wu has experienced it today." After Lu Wu thought about it secretly, he took the words and asked in a stiff tone: "What he said makes sense.
, but if it is a rebellion, who is your Qingqiu Fox Country?"
After finishing speaking, Hu Shidou continued to stroke his beard and said eloquently: "At that time, all the tactics of our army will be taught by the ghost country. Can't the army of the ghost country still know ourselves and the enemy?".
【旄马--a mythical beast that looks like an ordinary horse, but has long hair on the joints of its four legs.】