Changqin went out and walked forward slowly with his head lowered. His eyes were dull, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he had an absent-minded look on his face, quite like a walking zombie. He has never suffered such a big loss since he was a child.
, I have never experienced such a strong sense of frustration.
But having said that, although the conditions mentioned by Xiao Shizhu seem to be taking advantage of others, looking at it from another angle, you get what you pay for. The strength of Xiao Shizhu and Xiao Jiajun is obvious to all; asking them for help is useless.
It is not too much to say that all five counties must be passed.
After thinking about it, Changqin felt that since Fire King Zhu Rong had given him the right to act expediently, this choice could not be returned to Zhu Rong for decision-making, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing.
After deciding to make his own decision, Changqin discovered the two choices Xiao Shizhu gave him. If he agreed to the former, it seemed that Xiao Shizhu was taking advantage, but in fact he was not. The condition of the latter was ambiguous. If he agreed, it seemed that it was Changqin and Zhu Rongguo.
Taking advantage, but actually not.
If you agree to the latter, if Xiao Shizhu wants to ask them for 7 million kilograms of fire oil and 350 million kilograms of grain and grass during the war, Zhu Rongguo's family fortune will be emptied.
After weighing and weighing again and again and still being undecided, Changqin had unknowingly walked to the outer court. He still lowered his head and pondered; if this was given to Chutian County, although it was a large fertile land, after the war, it would become
It has become a wasteland. Town passes, rural farmland, everything needs to be rebuilt. If you need money and trouble everywhere, why not just leave this trouble to Xiao Shizhu.
With this thought, Changqin was successfully deceived by Xiao Shizhu. A wise man will always make mistakes. How could he know the difference between fish and fishing? Even if the land has gone through countless wars, as long as he has the ability
If you keep it, everything on the ground and underground will have long-term ownership rights. But if you need supplies, you can only get them when you come to fight, not in the next life.
Xiao Shizhu, who was good at exploiting loopholes in the past, just grasped the fact that Changqin was basically talking about things other than running the country, so he deliberately made the conditions for asking for supplies ambiguous, so that Changqin could invisibly control the matter of asking for supplies.
Be afraid
, involuntarily and willingly jumped into the pit; as a modern ghost from the human world, Xiao Shizhu knew better than him the long qin, what is the last word of an inch of land and a million dollars. Therefore, his initial goal was Chutian County.
, and only Chutian County.
The bricks and wood are for the ghost mother, and the food, grass and money are for deceiving Changqin.
The ghost mother went there first and realized that the supplies Xiao Shizhu mentioned were just a cover; but Chang Qin, who was kept in the dark, suddenly stopped moving forward; after gritting his teeth, he turned around and faced a few steps behind him.
Here, looking from the palace gate leading into and out of the inner courtyard
"How did you make him angry away?". In Juexiang Garden, the ghost mother looked at Xiao Shizhu with confusion and asked: "You made him angry away, how can we still talk about it?".
"I'm not angry to leave him, I'm just trying my best to fight for the benefits we deserve, and he won't really leave. Think about it, Zhu Rongguo is not a small country like Xutou State, and he begs the Master to fight, Changqin
Is it possible for me to get angry easily?" Xiao Shizhu sat firmly on the wicker chair, tapping the armrests with his knuckles rhythmically, and asked calmly.
"Well, this is something new. They are both big countries. Even if they fight each other for a few years, they can't touch the country. Why do they ask us for help?" The ghost mother nodded slightly thoughtfully.
Finally, he held his chin up and thought deeply.
"So they must have predicted that they would not be able to take over the Communist State; or even if they did, it would cause a sudden shortage of everything from the country's economy to population." Xiao Shizhu smiled proudly and gloated:
"Let's just wait. Changqin will definitely come back in less than half a cup of tea."
"Not only will he come back, but he will also promise to give me Chutian County. If he doesn't come back, I will lose you ten taels of gold." After saying that, he stood up and walked to the ghost mother, picked up Dongyue's memorial, and read it calmly.
Got up.
After reading the memorial, Xiao Shizhu picked up a pen from the pen holder, dipped it in red ink, and wrote on the memorial: "Read, keep working hard!" After five characters, he put down the memorial, and Changqin had not yet finished reading it.
Come.
The ghost mother looked at him, and after seeing that he was very calm, she continued to look towards the door, looking expectantly at the relief of the fairy grass and mythical beasts on the door, in a daze.
"Don't worry." Xiao Shizhu calmly picked up Lu Wu's memorial, unfolded it, and said, "It's not even half a cup of tea yet." He didn't even glance at the ghost mother.
Know what she is doing.
"I'm waiting to win your ten gold coins." The ghost mother smiled lightly, with two deep dimples showing on her cheeks.
Xiao Shizhu didn't say anything, but his eyebrows were still full of confidence; after helping her review a few memorials, the half-cup of tea time passed early, but the Changqin was not back yet. Xiao Shizhu was willing to admit defeat and touched it from his sleeve without saying a word
After paying ten taels of gold and handing it to the ghost mother, he remained calm and composed, with the confidence hanging between his brows as steady as a mountain, except that he did not lose the slightest bit. He firmly believed that Changqin would definitely come back, and he also believed that his judgment would never be wrong.
The ghost mother took the gold ingot and started playing with it. It was a rare occasion for Xiao Shizhu to be upset, but she was extremely happy. The matter of Xiao Shizhu's living in the side room was immediately forgotten and she never cared about it again.
The gold was not even warm in her hands when Gui Qian'er's voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "My lord, General Xiao, Lord Qiu Shou sent back a secret message from Fengdu."
When the ghost mother heard this, she thought it was Changqin who had returned, and was slightly suffocated; but when she heard that it was just a secret letter, she breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Xiao Shizhu, blinked and smiled: "Anyway
Half a cup of tea has passed, and this gold belongs to me." After saying that, he hurriedly stuffed it into his sleeve.
"Well, take the flowers." Xiao Shizhu smiled indifferently, but he was confident that Changqin would come back. There was no trace of frustration or nervousness on his face. Instead, his attention was attracted by the secret message: "Qian'er
, please send in the secret message."
"No." Gui Qian'er said, opened the door and walked in. After handing the secret letter to Xiao Shizhu, she slowly backed out.
Xiao Shizhu unfolded the secret letter and read it carefully, a happy look on his face accompanied by a smile: "I Qiu Shou replied, everything is settled. By the way, have you revised the book for Emperor Fengdu?".
"Counting the time, it was sent out a month ago, and it should have been in the hands of Emperor Fengdu by now." The ghost mother met his eyes, with a smile on her face.
At this time, Gui Qian'er's report came from outside the door: "My lord, General Xiao, Prince Changqin asks to see you again."
"There's nothing that can stop this good thing from happening." Xiao Shizhu felt so happy when he heard this. He laughed boldly and said impassionedly to the door: "Please!"
Fengdu City, in the Palace of the Six Heavenly Gods and Ghosts on Luofeng Mountain.
Emperor Fengdu was also smiling today. Early in the morning, before dawn, he specially summoned the nine kings of hell, except King Qin Guang, who was away on the expedition, to the Zhongtian Hall in Beiyin. He loudly announced the battle situation on the front line and the recovery of Fengyan City.
good news.
"Before, I was worried that King Guang of Qin had been in the Ghost Judge's Hall for a long time and no longer knew how to lead troops in battle, so I only made him a right-wing general. I didn't expect it, I never expected it." Emperor Fengdu looked around at the ghosts.
He laughed and shook the victory report in his hand.
He said: "When the army was in danger, this boy showed amazing calmness and strength, turning the tide and ensuring the recovery of the lost territory. The talent of a general, the talent of a general." Who knew that the real power was not King Qin Guang, but him?
Gong Mingyi beside me.
The kings of hell saw his smile getting stronger as he spoke, and when he finished speaking, they all congratulated him.
After some polite greetings, King Chujiang, who had a white face, long beard, piercing eyes, but was somewhat short and fat, took a step forward and said slowly to Emperor Fengdu: "I have heard that King Qin Guang is very unkind. In order to kill
The enemy performed meritorious service and did not hesitate to fire at our troops' heads, even with explosive shells, resulting in a tragedy of killing one thousand enemies and causing eight hundred losses."
Since Mo Zhai was hunted down, King Chu Jiang became the last Mohist left in Fengdu City. It was not because Emperor Fengdu's men were not doing things well that he was not caught out, but because the ghost lurked too deep. The entire Mohist family also
Only a few ghosts know of his existence; and these key figures of the Mohist family have not been arrested yet, so King Chu Jiang has not been discovered yet.
After staying behind, he fought alone after receiving Mo Zhai's order. He only fought in officialdom and did not make any mistakes in order to better hide his true identity and wait for the day when Mo Zhai came back. Therefore, although King Chu Jiang and Qin Guang
The king has no grudges, but he will never give up any opportunity to complain; he is trying to gain the trust of Emperor Fengdu so that he can better cooperate with Mo Zhai in the future.
But he never thought that Emperor Fengdu felt disappointed after hearing this. An angry look flashed on his face, and he scolded in a deep voice: "There are no immortals in a war, as long as you win."
Let King Chu Jiang experience the feeling of flattering a horse's hooves.
As expected, as Gong Mingyi expected, Emperor Fengdu only wanted victory and good news to vent his anger. As for the lives of his soldiers, he would never care.
King Chu Jiang did not dare to say anything anymore. He said "Nuo." and stepped aside knowingly.
"For the general, he doesn't stick to trivial matters; what's the matter with a few dead soldiers? Why doesn't King Chujiang count? How many brave soldiers can be recruited from the ghosts of more than 70,000 households in Fengyan City?" Emperor Fengdu immediately raised his eyebrows and turned to look.
King Yama said: "I decree that King Guang of Qin will be rewarded with five thousand taels of gold and his annual salary will be increased to eight thousand stones as a token of recognition."
He turned around and walked to the straw mat deep in the hall, sat cross-legged, and then slowly said: "I invite you to come today. There is another matter that makes me undecided. When the ghost mother paid me tribute weapons, she also gave me a book.
"Memory." He waved his hand behind him and ordered the ghost slaves around him to bring the copied memorial and distribute it to several kings of hell.