The weather in Dongyizhou changes at every turn; it was a nice sunny day before, but in the blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered as a few strong winds blew by.
"Abandon the city?" After the light of the overcast day was shrouded by dark clouds, the big tent became a little darker. Xiao Shizhu was not surprised or happy when he heard this. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously: "Abandon what city?".
"The capital city, Manjiang City, the capital city of Xiazhou Kingdom." Datou held a cup in one hand and suddenly slapped his thigh with the other hand. The excitement between his brows did not decrease but increased: "When the King of Xiazhou left, he not only took the Xiazhou Kingdom with him.
Southern so
The garrison also robbed the food and grass of the ghost people near Manjiang City; the euphemistic name is to use the strength of the whole country to fight against the Fengdu Army after going north to fight against the Fengdu Army, but in fact it is just to find a place to stay in a corner."
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As soon as he said this, Xiao Shizhu frowned a little more tightly, and the confusion in his eyes only increased. He muttered: "The King of Xiazhou must be sick. At this time, leave the ghost people and go north.
What kind of trouble are you going to make? You think my conquest is too hard. Can you change me to a simple mode?".
As the saying goes, good deeds never go out and bad deeds travel thousands of miles. Such nonsense decisions by King Xiazhou must have spread like wildfire in Xiazhou Kingdom. It is obvious that the ghost people of Xiazhou Kingdom at this time must have killed King Xiazhou and his family.
Eighteen generations of our ancestors have scolded us. If Xiao Shizhu had shipped a large amount of ghost rice, wheat and other ghost food at this time to relieve the people of Xiazhou who had no rice to cook, then there would be no need to fight this war.
The king of Xiazhou, an unpopular vassal king, is basically a dog. He is either waiting for Xiao Shizhu to capture or behead him, or become an exiled vassal. Anyway, he can't come back to the south of Manjiang City in Xiazhou State. If he comes back, even if Xiao Shizhu
If Dianthus didn't beat him, the people would spit and throw vegetable leaves at him.
However, Xiao Shizhu was not happy about this, he was just thinking about whether this inexplicable pie falling from the sky would strangle him to death if he ate it.
He suspected that there was fraud in this, and perhaps the King of Xiazhou deliberately used this to let him rush in and start transporting grain on a large scale. Then Xiazhou State took the opportunity to rob grain, causing Jiuyou State to suffer losses.
But then I thought about it, even if Xiazhou Kingdom's navy is still alive, with their few boats and not even a decent cannon, they can't defeat Jiuyou Navy. What's more, they have blocked the coastline before Xiao Shizhu
Before, I was beaten to the point of collapse by Gonggong.
After sealing off the coastline, Jiuyou Kingdom made the Xiazhou Navy disappear. The Xiazhou King did not have the ability to go to sea to grab food.
Thinking of this, Xiao Shizhu even wondered whether there might be some secret agreement between King Xiazhou and the Fengdu Army, and then the Beiyin Navy would come forward to grab grain.
While I was thinking about it, the thin raindrops from the sky began to fall diagonally, covering the ground with a thin layer of gauze.
After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Shizhu came up with a way; the ghost food does not have to be ghost rice and wheat, it can also be the meat of animal souls, and sea salt.
"Inform all the fleets that transport food for us that they cast nets to catch fish along the way, and all the fish they catch are pickled with salt." Xiao Shizhu took a sip of the fragrant tea and ordered thoughtfully:
"The garrison in the port also began to hunt in the surrounding mountains and forests, and fished in the streams and rivers. All the prey was slaughtered, pickled with salt, and made into smoked bacon."
In this way, even if Fengdu's army wanted to grab food, they would only take some sea fish, and it would not cause a big loss to Jiuyou Kingdom's ghost food reserves.
"Let the transport fleet transport some more grain seeds and measured amounts of salt." Xiao Shizhu paused and then added: "The best ghost rice grain seeds suitable for planting in Dongyi Continent where the wind is gentle and the water is soft."
Datou is not a fool. After hearing this, he thought for a moment and realized that Xiao Shizhu wanted to use this to not only help the ghost people in Xiazhou who had nothing to eat, but also to prevent the king of Xiazhou from committing fraud.
, causing great losses to Jiuyou Country.
Putting down the tea cup, Da Tou stood up and saluted.
"Go and pass the order, let Shen Ji give the order to Qingmu County." Xiao Shizhu, who also stood up, listened to the sound of wind and rain outside the tent and said slowly: "Tell Lin Cong that on such a rainy day, he should go to the general public."
Planting food."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Shizhu waved his hand and turned towards the bed. After nodding his big head in response, he turned around and left the big tent...
Yuque Mountain in the dusk, in the misty rain in the evening, is as dark and majestic as a mountain. In the mist and mist, the city has a reasonable layout and exquisite buildings. The lights are brightly lit in the Yuque City. The wind and rain are still there, but the excitement is still the same.
The whole city was filled with noise, including the sound of fistfights in the wine shop, the beating of gongs and drums on the stage, and the sound of Pai Gow in the casino. It was very lively in the rain and fog.
Relatively speaking, the Jade Palace in the Tiankeng is much quieter.
The ghost mother, whose belly was already swollen, was sitting behind the jade table in the main building of Juexiangyuan, staring at Julong and Changqin in front of her, listening carefully to their reports on some major events in the country.
Not long after Julong returned to the court, what was reported today was that the water canals in the counties of Nanman were connected, and water sources from rainy and watery counties such as Yuque, Jiangmo, etc. were introduced to various places in Nanman. There were also official roads with an average width of fifty paces, which were equivalent to human highways, and they were spread all over the place.
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This project was huge, and even though the Jiuyou Kingdom was rich and powerful, it took four years to complete. But with the official road and the Ling Canal, the Southern Barbarians could not only transport supplies unimpeded, but also reduce the original desolation.
Improvement. Farming experts under the Winter Palace under the supervision of Julong have begun to experiment with grain varieties that suit the local climate in various places in Nanman.
Coupled with the fact that the spiritual canals throughout the country have improved irrigation, in the near future, the vast Southern Barbarians will become another granary of the Nine Nether Kingdom.
Changqin, who was in charge of the state ceremony, reported on the various cultural matters of the Nine Nether Kingdom that he and the national teacher Yingying had worked out together.
After they all finished their reports, the Ghost Mother smiled calmly, nodded slightly and affirmed their achievements, saying: "Thank you for your hard work, you two. Julong has been traveling abroad for a long time, and his contribution is indispensable. Since the water canals in various parts of the Southern Barbarians are now open to the public,
Then let’s rest in the capital for a while.”
"The same goes for Changqin. I heard that Qian'er is pregnant with your child, so you should spend more time with her at home." After Julong responded, the ghost mother turned to look at Changqin and said slowly: "
Just leave the rest to the national teacher Yingying."
"I obey." Changqin bowed and saluted.
"I'm deeply sorry for what happened to Chang Wusui and Ju Lingqi." Then the ghost mother put away her faint smile, glanced at the faces of the two ghosts, and said lightly: "But they are also seeking death on their own.
; Jiuyou Kingdom has always only tolerated good ghosts who abide by the law, but it cannot tolerate those who disrupt the peace of the country.
You are just a lousy traitor. Both of you are highly respected ghosts in your clan. I hope you can restrain your clansmen and never give birth to the second Chang Wusui and Ju Lingqi." He spoke quickly.
Although he was unhurried and his tone was very calm, it was quite a bit of a shock.
Benevolent government must be an indispensable foundation when establishing a country, but heavy codes will always accompany it; especially in such troubled times, a ghost country without heavy codes will only end in destruction. The ghost mother knows this very well. So the first step after returning to the capital
The next day, she went to the Chacha Division Prison, and asked the ghost messenger who knew how to capture souls to extract Wu Hui's treasure from Chang Wusui's mind, and then pushed Ju Lingqi into the middle of the city and beheaded him in public.
When Changqin and Julong heard this, their pupils shrank and they hurriedly said in unison: "I will strictly restrain my clansmen when I return."
"The peace and stability of Jiuyou Kingdom depends on you two." The ghost mother's warm smile returned to her face again, and after she finished speaking, she waved her hand to signal them to leave.
The two ghosts had just left. Xiao Fuling, with her schoolbag slung across her body, came back from the academy with Da Hua. Following closely behind her, the one-armed Fan Jinhong escorted her to the entrance of the main building. After watching her go in, he met her
The guards stood on both sides of the door together.
"Mom." Xiao Fuling came to the ghost mother and stood next to her. She slowly reached out and carefully pressed her mother's swollen belly. She asked curiously: "When will my sister be born?".
"It will take a few more months." The ghost mother raised her hand and stroked the tattoo on her daughter's face. Her smile suddenly froze, and a heart-wrenching feeling followed.
No matter how beautiful the tattoo is, it conceals the fact that it is an ugly scar. Every time she sees this tattoo, the ghost mother feels very uncomfortable.
Her eyes suddenly dimmed, she opened her lips and said tremblingly: "It's my mother who didn't protect you well."
"Mom, don't say that." Xiao Fuling was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand to grab the ghost mother's hand that was resting on her face, and said with a smile: "What a beautiful tattoo, it wouldn't be such an unreasonable disaster.
I can't have this tattoo yet
; This is called a blessing in disguise. If other ghosts want such a beautiful scar, they have to use a knife to cut it on their face. Then Little Gray Brother and his mother have to decide whether to give them this tattoo; I
Scar has taken a huge advantage."
The ghost mother was startled when she heard this. Xiao Fuling's character and temperament were so similar to Xiao Shizhu's. Any bad thing she said could become a good thing. She couldn't help laughing, and then burst into laughter. She was holding back the tears.
, also came out of his eyes along with the puffing sound.
"Mom, please stop crying. My master said that if you cry now and feel sad, it will not be good for my sister." After complaining, Xiao Fuling quickly took out her embroidered handkerchief and helped the ghost mother wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Mom, this is not uncomfortable, but happy. Our Poria has really grown up, and is becoming more and more like your father. If Mount Tai collapses in front of you and your face remains unchanged, you will definitely be a sage monarch in the future." Ghost Mother.
Caressing her daughter's head, she said leisurely. Although Xiao Shizhu had not established a prince, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the ghost mother were not blind. Everyone could see that he had trained Xiao Fuling as his successor.
And Xiao Fuling also strives for success. Not only is she powerful in supervising the country, but her grades in the academy are also above average. Moreover, Xiao Shizhu agreed to let her go to the academy to study, which was secretly cultivating Xiao Fuling's power. Although her classmates in the academy, although
He is still powerless now, but in the future he will be the mainstay of the Jiuyou Kingdom.
Even Xiao Fuling herself knew that Xiao Shizhu's game of chess was not trivial at all.
"No, I don't want to be a monarch; you should give me a younger brother quickly and let him be my father's successor. I will help him." Unexpectedly, Xiao Fuling was not overjoyed, but waved her hand.
He hugged the ghost mother's pink neck, put his cheek against the ghost mother's face, and said softly: "I would rather be with you as I am now, with my father and my mother-in-law."
The ghost mother smiled and said nothing, her face filled with happiness.
"Mother of the Nation, I would like to see the Inspector Lei Yun of the Inspection and Investigation Division." After a while, Qinglan's report came from outside the gate.
The ghost mother put away her smile and said seriously: "Xuan." Xiao Fuling also let go of her mother, took down the study and put it aside, and stood next to the ghost mother.
The thundercloud with long hair standing like a steel nail pointing to the sky walked quickly into the Juexiang Garden where the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. He stood in front of the jade case and bowed before saying in a deep voice: "Return to the mother of the country, my spies just now."
In return, Ji Kang left the city."
The ghost mother was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Are you going to deliver a letter?"
"Yes." Lei Yun nodded his head and returned with certainty. (To be continued)