"I am asking for an official position as her husband." He put away his anger and asked the ghost slave beside him calmly: "What is her husband's name?".
In the bronze bird lamps on the left and right in front of him, there is a column, and on the top of the column stands a bird with its head raised and spreading its wings. On the wick protruding from the bird's beak, there is a weak flame as big as a soybean, when the refreshing morning breeze blows.
When he started to sway, his face was reflected in a cloudy and uncertain manner, and he couldn't tell whether he was angry or happy.
"Xiao Shizhu." The ghost slave, who lowered his head and lowered his hands, replied softly.
"Yes, this is Xiao Shizhu." Emperor Fengdu patted his forehead and said leisurely: "The ghost mother is also an old minister. She is a meritorious ghost to me and to the underworld today. She originally gave her husband an official job.
It's nothing
It was so embarrassing; but she mentioned in her memorial that she wanted to reward Xiao Shizhu as General Zhennan. The official position was secondary, but she mentioned that Xiao Shizhu would be free to launch any war against the vassal states outside the imperial court.
General Zhennan."
As soon as these words were spoken, a strong wind roared from outside the palace towards the inside of the palace. It arrived in a blink of an eye, blowing the clothes of the ghosts, and also blew out the flames in the bronze bird plate lanterns, causing the main hall to fall into darkness instantly.
In the middle; everything can only be seen vaguely through the faint morning light outside the temple.
The nine kings of hell were startled one after another and frowned slightly; and the wheel-turning king also cursed in his heart: "It turns out that such a powerful official position, no wonder the ghost mother spent so much money."
He suddenly felt that this matter was really a bit tricky; but after all, taking money from others had to help them eliminate disasters. So he did not dare to be careless, and hurriedly concentrated on thinking about countermeasures secretly.
"So I would like to hear your opinions." In the dim light, Emperor Fengdu looked around at them with his eyes through the shadows, then raised his sleeves, brushed them against the lamp panel as fast as lightning, and then put them back in the blink of an eye;
Then there was a small crackling sound from the wick, and the light that had been extinguished for a moment came back to life.
"Your Majesty." After several kings of hell pondered for a moment, King Chakravartin did not say anything. King Yama took a step forward when the light came on and analyzed thoughtfully: "I think it is better to give it to him.
Right; now that the underworld is in chaos, it is the time when Your Majesty must win over the ghost. Granting him an official title will not only
You can win over the ghost mother and keep her loyal to your majesty, and you can also show your majesty's generosity to the world, so that the rumors that slander your majesty that you are jealous of your talents will be self-defeating." The implication is that today's underworld is in turmoil.
It makes sense that many friends are better than many enemies.
Even Emperor Fengdu after hearing this, thought about it for a moment, nodded slightly in thought, and felt that it made sense.
But it is reasonable, and it is not difficult to find fault. As soon as he finished speaking, King Chu Jiang stepped forward and said righteously: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. This will give Xiao Shizhu too much power. One day he will
I will become the most troublesome to your majesty, above all ghosts."
It was also reasonable, which made Emperor Fengdu feel embarrassed again, so he could only continue to remain silent.
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why the ghost mother wants to find a job for her husband at this time?" At this time, the Wheel-turning King, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly looked around the other kings of hell and asked casually; his eyes finally finished speaking.
Then it fell on the face of King Chu Jiang that was full of righteousness and awe-inspiring.
The other kings of hell were all speechless, and Emperor Fengdu didn't say anything. Only King Chu Jiang said angrily: "Of course I'm preparing for rebellion!" His tone was harsh and sounded quite arrogant.
As the King of Hell, he is also well-informed. After learning that Mo Zhai's incident in Fengdu was reported by the ghost mother, he has always been worried about him. Now that the opportunity is in front of him, how can he not take revenge severely?
?
"Then may I ask King Chujiang, where did the rebellion come from?" King Zhuanlun heard this without any fear. He pursed his lips and smiled lightly. He put his right hand behind his back and asked calmly: "Is she raising an army to rebel?
Or are you announcing your separation from our Northern Yin Dynasty? Or is it that the tributes your Majesty requested were not delivered on time and in the right amount?" As soon as these words came out, King Chu Jiang realized that he had been deceived by the King of Wheels unintentionally.
The most terrible thing is that the rope of this set was twisted out by himself for the Wheel King.
"This" King Chu Jiang choked, with a sad look on his face, and immediately became speechless as soon as he spoke. Indeed, the ghost mother has always behaved well for thousands of years, and she was respectful to Emperor Fengdu, and did not do anything out of the ordinary.
"Yes, the ghost mother has been obedient all these years, how could she be so contrary?" King Yama and King Taishan also turned to look at King Chu Jiang and asked in unison with beaming smiles.
The two of them and the King of Wheels both received money from the Ghost Mother and Xiao Shizhu. They just didn't know that the other had received benefits, but they could unanimously speak good words for Xiao Shizhu. The cooperation was tacit and natural.
The other kings of hell, who did not benefit from Xiao Shizhu and were unwilling to meddle in other people's affairs, remained silent and silently watched the four kings speak. For a time, King Chu Jiang suddenly became a helpless ghost.
.
"Besides, the Ghost Mother can be regarded as the mainstay of our Northern Yin Dynasty, right?" King Zhuan Lun took a deep breath and turned to look at Emperor Fengdu. After seeing his slight jaw slightly acquiescing, he slowly said without being humble or arrogant: "Since she is, then give it to her.
Why not give your husband an official position? Firstly, as King Yama said, it can show your majesty's magnanimity; secondly, by letting Xiao Shizhu and Gui Mu become the southern barrier of the imperial court, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"
"Does it mean that when Xuanyanzhou is also rebelling, the country is thinking of good generals?" He once again looked at the gloomy face of King Chu Jiang opposite him, and added with a smile: "Doesn't King Chu Jiang know what it means to prepare for a rainy day?"
.Every word is well-founded and impeccable.
King Chu Jiang was speechless when he asked him again, and he was too poor to refute. Fortunately, Emperor Fengdu opened his mouth at this time and asked calmly: "King Zhuan Lun, have you agreed to grant Xiao Shizhu an official title?"
.Only helped King Chu Jiang get out of the embarrassing situation.
"Of course it is beneficial and harmless to appoint an official, but the potential dangers mentioned by King Chujiang cannot be ignored." King Zhuanlun turned around after hearing this, bowed slightly to Emperor Fengdu, and said: "Although I have never met this Xiao Shizhu,
But I have heard a little about him; everyone must have heard about his many deeds. When he was in the world, he was a street liar with bad habits and poor character. How can such a human soul be heroic?
His heart and ambitions are nothing more than a sparrow, let alone a rebellious one. In my opinion, such a country bumpkin without any ambitions, who wants an official position at this time, is nothing more than taking a fancy to the current chaos in the underworld. In order to be able to move around
It's just a matter of fighting and making war money. Your Majesty, why don't you go with the flow and be a favor to him, so that he and the ghost mother can guard Xuanyan Continent for you. But to be granted an official title, there are three stipulations.
”.
After finishing speaking in one breath, King Chakravartin breathed a long sigh of relief and fell silent, quietly waiting for Emperor Fengdu's decision.
He was a sharp-tongued man, and with his words of taking retreat in order to advance, he got everyone involved, and they all felt from the bottom of their hearts that Xiao Shizhu was really just a country bumpkin who wanted to make some war fortune. Emperor Fengdu was also moved.
After Emperor Fengdu pondered for a moment, he asked: "Huh? Why do you have three chapters in one agreement?"
As soon as these words came out, King Zhuanlun's heart dropped to the ground. Emperor Fengdu was willing to ask him, indicating that he also intended to grant Xiao Shizhu an official title. In this way, what was originally a difficult matter, naturally became
It's much simpler.
"First, he can launch any war against anyone other than the imperial court, but the imperial court will never intervene or provide any support." King Chakravartin raised his index finger and said leisurely: "No matter whether it is manpower or material resources, there is no hope that the imperial court will allocate any support.
Give."
.The tone was slightly more passionate than before, as if everything was being considered for the imperial court and the interests of the imperial court were put first in everything; he immediately packaged himself easily into a selfless and loyal minister who always thought about the Emperor Fengdu.
"The second thing is that life and death are destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven." The Wheel-turning King raised his middle finger again, walked slowly in front of the other kings of hell, and said slowly: "It is not impossible to fight, as long as he does not use troops against the court, love
You can fight however you want. But winning or losing depends on Xiao Shizhu's ability! Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with the court; if he loses and loses his life, he deserves it."
For hundreds of years, King Zhuan Lun, who had been relied upon by Emperor Fengdu, although he did not fully understand Emperor Fengdu's temper, knew very well that only by allowing Xiao Shizhu to obtain an official position while being controlled in every way, could he persuade Emperor Fengdu;
The only shortcut is for this to happen naturally.
King Yama and King Taishan also agreed: "It should be so, otherwise as King Chujiang said, he will become a big trouble in the future."
"Hmm." Emperor Fengdu stood up, walked slowly to King Chakravartin, and asked softly: "Where's the third one?".
"The third is that as many vassal states as he annexed during the war, he will have to pay tribute as much as possible, in order to weaken his national power so that he will never be able to oppose the imperial court in his life." The Wheel-turning King said this with a smile on his face.
A sinister smile.
This smile was very pleasing to Emperor Fengdu. Emperor Fengdu immediately felt much happier. He clapped his hands and said repeatedly: "Okay! Very good!". However, he overlooked one point. Xiao Shizhu was very good at having policies from above and countermeasures from below.
way.
"Recently, I have also received a secret report that Du Ziren, the governor of Luofu Mountain in Xuanyan Province, has evil intentions. Seeing the uprising in the underworld, he plans to support his troops and respect himself." Emperor Fengdu sat back on the straw mat again, gritted his teeth and said bitterly
: "I am still worried,
I'm afraid that war will break out again in Xuanyan Continent. Once Du Ziren really rebels, and I still can't spare the extra troops to suppress the rebellion. Now, Xiao Shizhu will come out to guard Xuanyan Continent for me.
, Even if he, Du Ziren, wants to rebel against me, he won’t be afraid.”
Having said this, it means that Emperor Fengdu has made up his mind, and there is no need for the kings of hell to continue talking, so they all stopped talking to each other.
"Just do what the Wheel King said." After thinking for a moment, Emperor Fengdu looked at the rising morning glow outside the palace and said slowly: "Let us make a three-part agreement, not one of which should be missing." He glanced at Zhuan inadvertently.
King of Wheels.
"No." All the kings of hell hurriedly responded.
Emperor Fengdu waved his hand and said: "Except for King Chakravartin, everyone please step aside."
King Chakravartin immediately felt his heart in his throat. He wondered why Emperor Fengdu wanted to leave him alone.
"King Wheel Wheel, do you know anything about this Xiao Shizhu?" After the other kings of hell had left, Emperor Fengdu asked slowly while looking at King Wheel Wheel, with a slight sneer at the corner of his slightly raised mouth.
In the empty hall, except for Emperor Fengdu and King Zhuan Lun, there were no other ghosts; even the ghost slaves who had been waiting around had retreated. In the entire hall, in addition to being deserted, there was also a sense of tension in the air.
"I've heard a little bit about it." King Zhuan Lun said slowly while looking at each other, constantly wondering what Emperor Fengdu's words meant.
"I heard that this brat is very powerful. All the bulls and horses died in his hands." His tone was still calm and calm. However, he suddenly clenched the ten fingers hidden in the wide sleeves, and his knuckles immediately made a series of noises.
A crisp "click" sound.
Before King Chakravartin could speak, Emperor Fengdu suddenly glared at him; the calm and kind expression on his face had been replaced by an angry look: "Even my divine servants are killed at will, and you dare to speak for him; you are
Didn’t you receive a gift?”.
Waves of icy cold air rose from the ground as he uttered questions, bringing with them bursts of chilling like autumn rain and winter snow.
The wheel-turning king was so frightened that he lost his breath and hurriedly knelt down and said repeatedly: "Little king doesn't dare, little king doesn't dare." By the time he finished speaking, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
He knew from the beginning that this was definitely not what he saw. Hearing it was so simple, although he was startled, he quickly recovered and quickly thought of countermeasures in his mind.
As time passed quietly from his fingertips, the Wheel King couldn't help but wonder: Does your Majesty know that I have a private relationship with Xiao Shizhu? Then he changed his mind again, and secretly denied it in his heart: Impossible, knowing that I, Qiu Shou,
The ghost slaves and Yin soldiers who have seen me must have been reincarnated as pigs? I don’t understand why Emperor Fengdu suddenly asked this question?
But the King of Wheels is the King of Wheels. He has been in the Fengdu regime for so many years, and it is not in vain. After recalling everything carefully, he found that there were no flaws. The momentary panic soon turned into nothingness, and at the same time his heart
To make a plan, he hurriedly defended: "This matter is my duty."
I have heard that the two handsome men with bull heads and horse faces are your majesty’s secret envoys. No one in the underworld knows their secret mission except you and us kings of hell. Then how does Xiao Shizhu know? If he knew, would he still dare to kill?
Wouldn’t that be a great disrespect to you?”.
"Are you sure that the Ghost Mother doesn't know?" Emperor Fengdu looked at him lying on the ground and narrowed his eyes, with a trace of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"80% I don't know." King Zhuanlun nodded without hesitation and said: "She has left Fengdu to become the king of princes for thousands of years. I'm afraid she only knows that the ox-headed and horse-faced horses are your divine servants, and it is impossible to know their secret mission.
"Otherwise, how could she dare to allow Xiao Shizhu to kill these two ghosts and gods?" As everyone knows, the ghost mother really knew, but she just didn't show it.
"Well, Chen Ruo also reported this secretly." After a moment of silence, Emperor Fengdu put away his anger, smiled and stepped forward to help Wheelrunner King up. He looked at the panic remaining on his face and said kindly: "Look, I scared you.
Yes, I know you are loyal
Geng will never intercede for a rebel thief; and Xiao Shizhu is not a rebel thief, at least not now. The appointment of officials should be done as you say." This is what Emperor Fengdu used to do.
One of the commonly used tactics is to scare first and then coax.
Moreover, he believed that as long as he guarded the Holy Son and destroyed him as soon as he entered the underworld, there would be no opponent for him in the entire underworld. No matter Xiao Shizhu or the ghost mother, as long as he dared to rebel, he could make him
They were wiped out in a short time.
"No." The Wheel King secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, murmured for a moment, and said: "It's okay for me to be a little frightened, it's nothing." He still pretended to be in shock, but he was still in shock.
Come with a clear conscience.
"Chen Ruo also said that this Xiao Shizhu is very interesting. He is obviously a general but he doesn't look like a general. When he has something to do, he secretly goes to the street to play, leaving the ghost mother in the palace. He asked if he went to visit a brothel.
I just go to the casino to make money." Emperor Fengdu smiled, rolled his eyes, and asked: "Do you want to reward him with two female ghosts, or give him a pair of dice?" After saying that, he walked slowly.
Walked towards the outside of the palace.
The Wheel King hurried to follow, and after pondering thoughtfully for a moment, he suddenly realized that Emperor Fengdu's words meant that he wanted to plant a few of his own ghosts next to Xiao Shizhu.
He followed Emperor Fengdu to the outside of the palace and stood behind the jade railing beside the pedestal. He leaned on the railing and looked at the spectacular Six Heavens Palace of Gods and Ghosts in front of him. He remonstrated: "There is no need to play dice; female ghosts can be
, but it is not appropriate to send it in the name of His Majesty."
"First of all, it is unreasonable for His Majesty to send a female ghost to him. Since ancient times, only ministers have paid tribute to female ghosts to His Majesty. How can His Majesty pay tribute to his ministers?" Emperor Fengdu just turned to look at him. King Chakravartin
He added: "Secondly, it is easy for Xiao Shizhu to be arrogant; although it is a reward, it will make him, a scoundrel who dares to kill even your people, feel that your majesty has to give him women, which is the capital of his arrogance.
.”.
"Well, that makes sense." Emperor Fengdu raised his eyes and looked ahead.
The morning breeze blew slowly, blowing the clothes of him and the Wheel-turning King.
In front of Emperor Fengdu, the Six Heavenly Palace of Gods and Ghosts bathed in the morning light was so majestic; the cornices of the palaces, the masonry of the towers, the gold nails and vermilion paint of the main hall, and the carved dragons and phoenixes of the palace all impressed him.
However, I feel a sense of pride and pride, as well as a sense of superiority over all ghosts.
Thousands of years ago, he secretly launched a coup and unified the underworld. Not only did the ten continents in the world fall into his hands, but even the once infinitely holy ancient gods' palaces became his exclusive possession. From that moment on, Fengdu
The emperor no longer had the word fear in his heart.
On the day he ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to announce that the palace was renamed the Liutian Palace of Gods and Ghosts.
And he deliberately allowed some souls to leave vague memories with this name before reincarnation and go to the human world; between the two worlds, he demonstrated his might and domineering power.
But they never thought that human souls are difficult to control, because they were created by the ancient gods, so even if they drink Mengpo soup a thousand times, they still vaguely remember the figures of the ancient gods. Gradually, people can only wake up when they die.
Be afraid of him, the Lord of the Underworld.
In addition, the prophecy mentioned that the Holy Son was a human soul, so he began to suppress the human soul.
The past is like smoke, vivid in his mind, flashing quickly in front of Emperor Fengdu like a revolving lantern, making him feel suffocated. For thousands of years, the more people's souls are suppressed, the more intense the resistance becomes. In the past hundred years, before the various vassal states,
Although he did not rebel, human soul organizations like Mo Di had numerous conflicts with his Northern Yin Dynasty and Fengdu regime, causing him headaches and anxiety.
But if Xiao Shizhu can surrender to him, he can use this little human soul, which he thinks is an ordinary villain, to set an example for the ghosts of Shizhou, and maybe the situation can be changed?
He looked at the morning glow that filled the sky as red as blood and was speechless; as the cloudy sun rose in the west, the morning glow became more and more brilliant, and Emperor Fengdu suddenly decided in his heart to turn Xiao Shizhu into his puppet.
Just like back then, he turned countless demon souls and human souls who claimed to be old gods into princes and kings, and turned them into puppets who served him without any regrets.
Little did he know that he was making a wrong decision.
"I have changed my mind and will not make Xiao Shizhu a general." With this thought, he said with determination in his eyes, "Isn't he the husband of the Ghost Mother? Isn't he the husband of the Ghost Mother? He appointed him as the lord of the country, and he sent troops to conquer without authorization.
Outside the imperial court, various
The ghost mother is the mother of the country and orders him to assist the government. The title of the king and the country can be decided by himself and reported to the court for approval. After preparing two beautiful and fragrant female ghosts for him, use your wheel-turning king's
Sent in name."
Xiaoyushan City, in the Juexiang Garden in the Ghost Mother Palace.
Changqin returned again, sat on a chair, held up the tea cup and tasted the fragrant tea in the cup; the expression on his face was a little calmer than before.
After taking a few sips of tea, Changqin raised his eyes to look at Xiao Shizhu, who was sitting silently in the rocking chair, and said slowly: "After thinking about the general's proposal, I think it is not too much. I just want me to agree to this agreement.
I still need to add a few more points." He gave Xiao Shizhu an understatement and turned his back on his guests.
Xiao Shizhu was neither surprised nor shocked when he heard this. He looked at Changqin, who was much calmer than before, and said leisurely: "Prince, please tell me."
If Changqin didn't have any ability, Xiao Shizhu would be really blind. When they first met, Changqin left a deep impression on him. In Xiao Shizhu's heart, he always believed that this soul was not easy to mess with.
Therefore, although he had intended to strive for benefits before, he did not anger the other party, nor did he deliberately offend the other party.
"After taking Chutian County." Changqin smiled lightly, looked at the tea powder floating in the cup, shook the teacup gently, causing a ripple in the tea, and said word by word: "The people of the county, the money and food of the treasury
, Hyogo weapons, our country will divide them into seven layers."
This was exactly the countermeasure he came up with when he was wandering in front of the palace gate. He was learning and selling, so he felt that since Xiao Shizhu could take advantage of both sides, why couldn't he?
When Xiao Shizhu heard this, he was not annoyed or angry. Instead, he laughed loudly, pointed his right index finger back and forth between him and Changqin, and said: "Fifty percent, we two countries will share it equally."
He had already expected that if Changqin turned back, he would definitely put forward this condition, so he did not feel the slightest surprise or surprise.