The cool breeze blows into the spotless hall, fluttering the elegant green curtains hanging from the beams. The incense slowly floats from the incense burner beside the jade couch, filling the air and bringing tranquility.
"I thought it would be news that the Bishi Kingdom was in ruins." After saying these words, which were like muttering to himself, Xiao Shizhu fell silent, took a step back, and sat on the edge of the jade couch, with joy on his face.
Slowly it faded away and calmness returned again.
Seeing this, he looked at each other in confusion and didn't know why Xiao Shizhu wasn't excited.
Little did he know that when the Qingqiu Fox Country was mentioned, Xiao Shizhu couldn't help but lose interest. He had already known about the marriage when he was in Junzigang; he also knew that once successful, the Tu Yaoqing who would marry him would be an out-and-out beauty.
, but he has never been very interested in this marriage.
It's not that he doesn't like beauties, it's just that personally, he doesn't like being forced.
Even an idiot can see that this marriage is full of political interests. Today, the Jiuyou Kingdom is becoming more and more powerful. It is like a towering tree with a canopy, and you want to go under the tree to enjoy the shade.
There are more ghosts.
The marriage planners of the Qingqiu Kingdom were also preparing to make a big bet on the Jiuyou Kingdom. So they came up with a strategy of offering their daughters to form an alliance, and spread their future glory and wealth on their daughter's breasts.
But for Yu Gong, Xiao Shizhu could not refuse the conditions proposed by the Qingqiu Kingdom. With the alliance of the Qingqiu Kingdom, the Jiuyou Kingdom could drive a nail into Dongyingzhou that would make Emperor Fengdu uncomfortable.
Moreover, Jiuyou Kingdom will have a springboard to invade Dongyingzhou, laying a solid foundation for future invasion of Dongyingzhou.
After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Shizhu decided to meet Lu Shou first. As the saying goes, it is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general. Lu Shou is not a person who can talk on paper, and Xiao Shizhu has long wanted him.
It's just that Xiao Shizhu doesn't know the sincerity of the other party's surrender for the time being, and he needs to conduct an interview with him.
"Let Chuan Ling come in first. I'll see him first; then I'll meet the Qingqiu ghost envoy." After a long silence, Xiao Shizhu said slowly to the ghosts in front of him: "I have to patrol the camp tonight, and I'm so comatose.
If you don't show up for a long time, the morale of the army will be shaken. You can make arrangements for this matter."
"No." The ghosts followed the big head, bowed to Xiao Shizhu and retreated.
Immediately afterwards, someone from the palace came into the palace, helped Xiao Shizhu take away the leftovers, put on clean bedding, and made him a cup of hot tea.
Outside the main hall, the drizzle continued to fall quietly from the sky, washing away all the dust in the world. Under the water curtain woven by the raindrops, the city was spotless.
Xiao Shizhu held up the tea cup and took a sip of the tea. He turned to look at the misty clouds outside the window, and the raindrops as thin as silver threads all over the sky.
Not long after, a male ghost with a body shape that was no different from a human soul, but with golden skin and red eyes, strode into the hall with his head held high and his chest held high.
The ghost who came was none other than Liao Shuo. The calluses on his hands and the dozen or so large and small scars clearly visible on his exposed arms all told of his bravery and battlefield experience.
As soon as Lingshou entered the main hall, he walked straight to Xiao Shizhu, knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Come down, Lingshou, to pay homage to King Jiuyou."
Xiao Shizhu asked the palace attendants on the side to have tea, put down the tea cup and looked at Ling Shou, saying: "Get up, General Ling Shou, there is no kneeling ceremony in my Jiuyou Kingdom. You might as well learn to do as the locals do in the country.
Change this habit of kneeling down."
A slightly surprised Liao Shuo slowly raised her head, and through the misty green smoke that spread in front of her, she saw the smile blooming on Xiao Shizhu's face.
But he was also shocked to find that the human soul in front of him was the human soul who fought with him the night he lost his army rations. He was suddenly shocked. He never expected that on that dark and windy night, he could calmly pass under his nose.
The one who escaped was King Jiuyou.
"You really didn't kneel down?" After being stunned for a moment, Liao Shuo asked cautiously with her eyes widened; but she still didn't stand up from the cold floor.
"Really." Xiao Shizhu replied tirelessly, raised the tea cup in his hand, and began to sip tea leisurely.
At the same time, the palace people had already brought a square stool and placed it opposite the jade couch, and they had also brought a cup of hot tea.
After saying thank you, Liao Shou slowly stood up and sat on the square stool, took the tea cup and thanked her again.
"Why did you rebel against the Beiyin Dynasty?" Glancing at Liao Shuai who was holding a teacup but had yet to drink tea, Xiao Shizhu put down the teacup and said slowly: "As far as I know, you led the Northern Yin Dynasty.
A ghost general who commanded a division of cavalry and fought seven large and small battles for the Northern Yin Dynasty.
Fifteen of the eleven times he established a military career, he was granted the title of the third-grade captain Wu Xun of the Shang Ming Cha by the Emperor of Fengdu. With one year's salary, he could buy a ghost house with three courtyards in the downtown area of Fengdu, close to the ghost market.
.With such good conditions, why did you rebel against the Beiyin Dynasty?"
"King Jiuyou even knows this?" Piao Shou was just a little surprised. It was not surprising that Xiao Shizhu even knew his rank information, but being able to count his military exploits in detail obviously surprised Piao Shou. Then he straightened out.
Looking at Xiao Shizhu, he said: "After King Jiuyou burned the grain and grass I was responsible for transporting that night, Emperor Fengdu no longer serves me."
"He sent Tu Bo to Dongyi Continent to execute me." At this point, Piao Shuo's eyes flashed with loss and despair. But in a moment, it turned into sparks of hatred again, and he gritted his teeth and said: "In my opinion, the old thief from Fengdu
I know that when Tu Bo set out, a group of ghost soldiers also went to my hometown, Mishan, and my family, even my youngest son who was less than five years old, could not escape death."
When Xiao Shizhu heard this, he stared at the hatred overflowing from Piao Shou's eyes, and suddenly secretly felt that he had been a little cruel. He also had an unshirkable responsibility for Piao Shou's current loss of soul and the loss of his family.
"Do you hate me?" A faint sense of blame rose in his heart, driving Xiao Shizhu to blurt out this question.
Hearing the words, Piao Shou did not rush to answer, but looked at the slowly unfolding tea leaves floating on the light yellow tea soup in the cup in his hand and began to think deeply.
The drizzle was pattering outside the hall, with layers of water mist swirling around it. A little bit of water splashed, and a little silver flower bloomed on the jade steps in front of the hall, causing a crackling thought.
In the main hall, Liao Shuang pondered for a moment, but finally shook his head and said firmly: "I don't hate it; both armies showed their magical powers during the battle. You just did what you should do."
"But Emperor Fengdu didn't trust me. He thought I gave the grain and grass to you on purpose, so he killed my family and wanted to kill me. I will always bear this debt on his head."
After finishing these words, he took a sip of tea.
The fragrant tea fell into his throat, and the hatred in Ling Shou's heart slowly calmed down. Then he put down the teacup, stood up, knelt down and saluted Xiao Shizhu, and said impassionedly: "Please give me a chance for revenge, King Jiuyou.
Let me join the Nine Nether Army, and from now on I am willing to serve you as a rider, and accompany you to conquer the evil spirits of the Northern Yin."
"This is a very good reason, but I still have to ask one more question, how did you escape?" Xiao Shizhu, who hurriedly helped him up, did not ask any more questions about his hatred, but only asked about Ping who ran away.
Piao Shuo held the tea cup and told him the whole process in detail. Even on the white sand dunes, he did not miss out on how to take advantage of the right time and place.
Xiao Shizhu listened silently without saying a word, until the other party finished explaining the whole process, he slowly said: "You are indeed a genius; you snatched mounts quickly and accurately on the white sand dunes, and gave away many Fengdu troops.
He lied, he is indeed the capable general that our Jiuyou Kingdom needs."
As he spoke, a hint of admiration flashed in Xiao Shizhu's eyes.
After talking to this point, Xiao Shizhu had put away so many doubts about Pang. He stood up, waved to the plain-looking Pang, and strode to the other end of the hall, where the underworld hanging on the wall
Stand still in front of the complete geographical map of the Ten Continents.
After Ping Shou came to him, Xiao Shizhu picked up the slender bamboo pole standing at the base of the wall, handed it to Ping Shou, and asked solemnly: "General Ping Shou, please help me place a map on the map.
Who else is there in the Fengdu Army in Dongyi Continent? Where are their branches?"
Piao lowered his head, took the bamboo pole, glanced at the map, raised the bamboo pole in his hand and pointed at the south entrance of Fengming Valley, and said: "The nearest Fengdu army is here. According to the military system of the Northern Yin Dynasty, here is
There is less than one division of ghost soldiers stationed there, which is also the Fengdu army I once commanded. The current commanders should be Tu Bo and King Yama."
After saying this, he passed the bamboo pole up in his hand and pointed to the Dunshen Plain in the north of the Black Tooth Kingdom. He said to Xiao Shizhu: "The remaining seven main divisions of the Fengdu Army are all stationed here. Commander
It is Zuitian, one of the six-day guardians of Emperor Fengdu. It is scattered among the gods.
Liufang and Zhongchu on the plain can be assembled in a short time during war. There is also a huge fleet with thousands of main warships located in the western port." Having said this, he moved the bamboo pole to the left again.
Moved, pointing to the west of Dunshen Plain on the map.
"But as far as I know, it has been a long time since Duitian returned. He recruited many local ghost people and expanded his strength to fifteen divisions. Most of them were used to attack Fusang Kingdom." After a pause, the labor force slowed down again.
Xu said: "Now that the leader of Fusang Kingdom, Dayi, has surrendered to the Northern Yin Dynasty, eight of the fifteen divisions are still in Fusang Kingdom, and the rest have withdrawn to the junction of Dunshen Plain and Fusang Kingdom."
Ling closed the top of the bamboo pole in his hand and then placed it on the continuous mountains to the west of Fusang Kingdom on the map.
Xiao Shizhu's profound eyes were directed at where he was pointing, which was erected on the western border of Fusang Kingdom, behind the endless mountains, and he said thoughtfully: "Relying on the terrain in the mountains, establish a defensive offensive to prevent Fusang Kingdom from
Betrayal?".
"Yes, this is Zuitian's strategy." Piao nodded and returned.
"Yes." Xiao Shizhu responded, and then asked thoughtfully: "If I want to occupy the entire Dongyi Continent, give you a powerful cavalry, and order you to be the vanguard, then where will you attack first?
". He never took his eyes off the map.
This time, Liao Shou did not rush to answer. Instead, he looked at the map and pondered for a long time, then raised his bamboo pole again and pointed to the west of Fengming Valley on the map, about a hundred miles away to the isolated city larger than the Corpse Kingdom.
These two cities are located on the southern edge of Wenyuan Valley, straddling the mountains and forming a barrier that is dozens of miles long.
"Why?" Xiao Shizhu asked again.
"Opening this place is equivalent to opening the south gate of Wenyuan Valley. At this time, the army of the Corpse Kingdom has suffered heavy casualties, which is the best time to seize Wenyuan Valley. With Wenyuan Valley being a large place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack,
Canyon, enter and attack
If you can retreat and defend, you can attack all the southern parts of Dongyi Continent. When the time comes, you can turn over and clean up Fengdu's army in Fengming Valley. If you win, all the other places in Dongyi Continent will return to Jiuyou." He put down the harvest of bamboo poles again, and no longer
Said in a hurry.
Shebishi has been running rampant in Dongyi Continent for many years, probably because it occupies the favorable terrain of Wenyuan Valley; therefore, Lingshou gave Xiao Shizhu such advice. (To be continued)