The breeze blew, and the shadows of the trees swayed. The sounds of animal spirits in the horse farm came and went one after another.
Yingzhao sent people to bring tables and chairs. After serving tea, snacks and fruits, he retreated to the left and right sides.
Xiao Shizhu asked Jiang Ziwen, Yingzhao Ji Kang and others to sit down, and then sent the black monkeys who were following him to play by themselves.
After receiving the order, the black monkey immediately jumped up, two feet above the ground, and then excitedly climbed towards the top of the towering tree.
"This new guard my lord has collected looks like a monkey, not like a human soul." Ji Kang raised his eyes and looked at the fallen leaves flying in the sky above his head. The black monkey was no longer there. He smiled slightly and marveled.
Said: "My skills seem to be more agile than those of wild monkeys."
"Yes, this kid is very skilled. In addition to being unable to speak, he can also understand nonsense." Xiao Shizhu nodded, put away his smile, and turned to Jiang Ziwen with a solemn look on his face. After returning to the topic, he asked:
"Is this Wei Zheng the Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty in the human world? The Wei Zheng whose tombstone was pushed by Li Shiming?".
"Exactly, according to the records of human affairs and the Book of Life and Death reported later by Black and White, it is said that Hou Junji and Du Zhenglun rebelled, and Du Zhenglun was recommended by Wei Zheng. Li Shiming believed that Wei Zheng and Du Zhenglun were in the same group. Wei Zheng
It is also possible to participate in rebellion
, so he was very angry, but Wei Zheng is already dead, and Li Shiming could only knock down Wei Zheng's tombstone to vent his inner anger." Jiang Ziwen nodded, looked at Xiao Shizhu who was pouring tea, and said slowly: "So it turns out
Does the Lord also know about this?"
The mountain breeze blew, and Xiao Shizhu handed the poured tea to the ghost officials and ghost generals sitting around him: "Well, when I was in the human world, I read a lot of anecdotes and official and unofficial history books, and I knew some old things in the past.
.But I heard that later, Li Shiming ordered people to erect a monument to Wei Zheng's tomb. It can be considered that he recognized his mistake and could correct it. So is Li Shiming still in the underworld now?"
After saying that, Xiao Shizhu raised the teacup and took a sip of the tea.
"My lord has asked questions knowingly. It is rare for such an emperor to stay in the underworld. He had just arrived in the underworld that year, and the ministers who were still officials in the Northern Yin Dynasty followed the rules and directly sent him to be reincarnated as a pig or dog." Jiang Ziwen
Holding the teacup in her hand, Youyou said: "To this day, I don't know how many lives I have been reincarnated. What's more, since the Warring States Period, the underworld has become very...
Leave less educated human souls in the world. Anyone who has read a little bit will be reincarnated. I still remember that I personally judged that the lord will be reincarnated in a hundred years, right? Just because it is written in the book of life and death.
The reality is that you have gone to school, so you are not illiterate. In this way, I did not dare to let my lord live an easy life in the underworld, and directly sent you to the ghost mother country to work as a dog prison."
After saying that, Jiang Ziwen, who laughed a few times, looked a little embarrassed.
"Alas." Xiao Shizhu, who didn't care about himself but looked regretful, sighed: "Most of these emperors are influential figures in the world. Even if they are devoid of virtue and incompetence, they can still do anything to them when they sit on the throne.
People in the world shout and drink, and they are even more majestic when they rule the world. In this underworld, the identity of the real dragon emperor is worse than a piece of straw paper to wipe his butt, and he is easily dismissed by the old ghost from Fengdu."
"Back to the subject, what did Wei Zheng do in the Beiyin Dynasty?" Xiao Shizhu put down the tea cup and picked up a fruit: "What did Lu Zhidao do?".
"Let's talk about Lu Zhidao first." When Xiao Shizhu ate the fruit, Jiang Ziwen, who took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, continued to lecture him: "This Lu Zhidao is called Judge Lu, and he was born in the Song Dynasty. At that time, the underworld was in urgent need of talents.
Fengdu old ghost
The emperor decided to keep him and let him be in charge of the Chacha Department of the Northern Yin Dynasty. He also let the black and white impermanence and the life-threatening ghosts leave this ghost's upright image in the world to beautify the underworld. But he is also an upright ghost.
, in charge of inspection
Since the beginning, if the old ghost Fengdu hadn't deliberately engaged in malpractice for personal gain, I've never heard of him doing anything unconscionable. The key is that this ghost is smart. Sometimes he does things in a unique way and can always achieve unexpected results.
Guo. He is also good at extorting and coaxing confessions. Choosing him to be the ghost envoy is now the best choice for Fengdu Old Ghost, the Northern Yin Emperor. He is good at coaxing and coercing confessions. He is the best at finding loopholes in our negotiations and then giving us
Negotiate the price."
Xiao Shizhu continued to chew the fruit and listened quietly.
"Wei Zheng, it's a bit complicated." Jiang Ziwen frowned when he said this.
"Will Wei Zheng still be locked up in hell?" Yingzhao's pupils narrowed and he looked at Jiang Ziwen.
Since the end of the Age of Ancient Gods, most of these servants of the gods have either been assassinated or exiled, or have defected to other new masters. The better ones are also under house arrest in Fengdu. If they had not obtained the token of black and white impermanence,
, they took this opportunity to go out of the city and catch up with Xiao Shizhu. Now Yingzhao is still living a moderate life in Fengdu.
Therefore, Yingzhao knew something about the ghost officials and ghost officials of the Northern Yin Dynasty in Fengdu.
"Is he locked up? Isn't he a judge?" Before Jiang Ziwen could answer, Xiao Shizhu had already turned to look at Yingzhao, frowning and asking suspiciously: "How can he do his job if he is locked up?".
"In the first few years, you could still see this ghost in the yamen of Fengdu, but later he was locked up. I heard that he contradicted the old ghost in Fengdu." Yingzhao smiled, spread his hands and said: "As for how to do the office work, just
I don’t know anymore.”.
The breeze blows again, and the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees sway and rustle.
Xiao Shizhu still didn't understand, and the curiosity in his heart became more intense. With the two souls of Lu Zhidao and Wei Zheng, Xiao Shizhu was even more curious about Wei Zheng now.
"What else are you doing? Wei Zheng hasn't had an office job for a long time." Jiang Ziwen took over and continued to say to Xiao Shizhu: "He did contradict the old man from Fengdu, and more than once. It seems that contradicting him can make him special.
He still enjoys doing it independently; Wei Zheng never seems to know that the current official masters can do it without contradicting those in power.
He led the rulers by the nose and got things done. This made Fengdu Old Ghost extremely dissatisfied and very angry. But the great thing about Fengdu Old Ghost is that sometimes he knows that he needs some different voices, so he gets angry.
I was angry, but I didn’t kill him or send him to reincarnation. I just locked him up in the hell under Mount Luofeng.”
"My life is pretty good. I don't have to do hard labor or torture. Except for the place where I live, even the food is good. There is even a newspaper sent to him every day, so that he can read it at any time.
Understand the current affairs." After a pause, Jiang Ziwen added: "Sometimes the old ghost from Fengdu will go to hell to have a chat with him, and he can also find some ways to implement the New Deal."
When Xiao Shizhu heard this, he sneered and kept in mind Jiang Ziwen's unintentional saying that a master in officialdom can get things done by leading the ruler by the nose without contradicting him.
In my heart.
He learned another trick from this.
But the sneer was not dissatisfaction with these words. The sneer with contempt was just mocking the Di Bao of the Northern Yin Dynasty.
He had also stayed in Fengdu, and had read this type of newspaper. Most of them reported good news but not bad news. What could be seen from such newspapers?
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Ziwen's eyes flashed with admiration, and he said again: "It's strange to say that Wei Zheng is really capable. He can always tell bad things from the newspapers in the Northern Yin Dynasty that reported good things but not bad things.
Here’s the problem. Because of this, Fengdu has kept his ghost alive.”
After hearing this, Xiao Shizhu suddenly stopped laughing. He gradually became serious and frowned again...
There is a hell in the heart of Luofeng Mountain.
In the depths of hell, far away from those places of punishment, where the heart-wrenching ups and downs occur, there is a unique cell.
The cell was spotlessly clean, with no filth or blood. The cell was brightly lit and not dim at all. The furnishings in the cell were even more unique, with bookshelves full of books lined up along the wall. There was also a gorgeous picture in the depths.
The bed, and the intricately carved bookcase.
The prisoner among them, the ordinary-looking but smiling human soul, had no trace of mending on his prison clothes, and was brand new and clean.
Even the dark iron shackles on the prisoners' hands and feet shone brightly and reflected in the light.
Although they are shackled and wearing prison clothes, the treatment of human soul prisoners really does not look like those in prison.
The floor is covered with a carpet made of fire unicorn tail hair, which is full of warmth and dissipates the coldness and humidity in the cell. The blue and white porcelain round storage box placed on the desk is filled with various kinds of preserved fruits from the underworld.
and pastries.
As for the human soul living here, it is naturally Jiang Ziwen who is far away on Shuoyue Island and Wei Zheng who was mentioned to Xiao Shizhu.
If he hadn't been wearing prison uniform and shackled, it really wouldn't look like he was going to jail.
At this time, Wei Zheng was sitting in the prison behind writing a case, looking through the Di newspapers in his hand. These Di newspapers were all from the last ten and a half days, and they were nothing but good news that the Northern Yin Dynasty's army was pursuing victory and putting down rebellions in various places.
In his words, he also praised the mighty and wise Emperor Fengdu. Wei Zheng knew it was fake at a glance. He felt bored and threw all the newspapers into the octagonal foot stove next to the desk.
Went.
When the paper fell into the ashes, flames rose up, and the white paper turned into black wisdom, with a few sparks rising from it.
"Prisoner Old Wangtou." Wei Zheng stood up, and the chains on his body trembled and jingled.
The jailer outside the cell door turned around when he heard this, and looked at Wei Zheng in the cell with his wrinkled eyes on his pale face: "Master Wei, what are your orders?".
Wei Zheng walked over slowly, holding the iron chain between his hands, and asked the jailer guarding the cell door through the cell door: "Is there any news about Jiuyou Kingdom?".
Amid the gloomy wind, the jailer thought for a moment and shook his head silently.
In the prison, Wei Zheng sighed softly and said to himself: "I'm just afraid that the war situation over at Shuoyue Island will not be good."
The jailer outside the prison didn't understand this. He was at a loss and didn't know what to say.
"Brother Xuancheng's guess is correct. (Xuancheng, Wei Zheng's calligraphy)" At the same time, a pair of lightning-like eyes, a green face and a red beard, a particularly vicious-looking human soul strode over with a yellow silk in his hand.
It is Lu Pan Lu Dao.
There were echoes that lingered for a long time.
Judge Lu quickly walked to the door, unfolded the silk book in his hand and showed it to Wei Zheng who was opposite him, and said loudly: "Brother Xuancheng, you are released from prison."
Across the cell door, Wei Zheng in the prison took a closer look. The content on the silk book was the handwriting of Emperor Fengdu. The content was the same as what Lu Bian said, asking Wei Zheng to be released from prison, and then go to Jiuyou Kingdom with Lu Bian to start peace talks.
.
After reading it a few more times, Wei Zheng's face in prison was full of surprise and doubt.
Wei Zheng couldn't understand why peace talks were suddenly held. It was a shame and a great humiliation for the majestic Northern Yin Dynasty to have peace talks with a little ghost country.
Before Wei Zheng could react, Lu Zhidao on the opposite side asked the jailer to open the cell door, rolled up the silk book, put it into his sleeve, and took out the copied conditions proposed by Jiuyou Kingdom and handed it to