The gold-lacquered door slowly closed, and the cold wind and rain were once again blocked outside the grotto.
The little fox ghost heading towards the Qingqiu Fox King was covered in green fur, but there was only a fox tail behind its butt, which was swaying gently from side to side in the wind.
He is the prince of Qingqiu Fox King and Hu Qingyun’s eldest cousin Hu Qingping.
He is also one of Qingqiu Fox King's right-hand men.
Despite the fact that Qingqiu Fox King is a devilish man who always plans and plots everything, he and his son have no scheming and are very harmonious. Hu Qingping has been carefully cared for by Qingqiu Fox King since he was a child.
I wish I could give anything good to this son.
And Hu Qingping lived up to expectations. Under the guidance of the famous teachers in Qingqiu Fox Country, he became more and more outstanding. Compared with Hu Qingyun, Hu Qingping was much more stable and calm.
Moreover, he is much more mature in handling things and thinking about problems than Hu Qingyun.
Therefore, he can become the right-hand man of the Qingqiu Fox King, instead of being a prince's son who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.
"Father, the opportunity to confuse the Jiuyou Kingdom is right in front of you." Hu Qingping, who rushed to the memorial in two or two, opened his mouth and said almost the same opinion as Hu Lan: "It is said that the envoy is here to commend the father.
Yours, why don't you show your gratitude to Jiuyou Kingdom, so that the envoy can take this false news back to Jiuyou Kingdom."
As he spoke, fox Qingping's eyes sparkled with excitement and excitement.
Deceiving ghosts has always been what fox ghosts are best at. This innate ability makes most of them become scheming and conspirators in the underworld.
Hu Qingping is no exception, he is also one of these conspirators.
"As long as we can confuse the Nine Nether Kingdom, we can give our country more time to prepare for war, receive more Netherworld Ghost Cannons from the Northern Yin Dynasty, and be fully prepared for the war." Seeing his father smiling and saying nothing, then
Hu Qingping continued: "You can also catch him by surprise and take him off guard at the beginning of the war.".
Qingqiu Fox King showed a pleased smile, and suddenly looked at his son with a little admiration in his eyes.
"Your uncle thinks so too; it was you who recommended him to go to Jiuyou Country to make contacts." Qingqiu Fox King picked up the letter and handed it to his son: "Ping'er, you have already made great achievements in employing people and guarding people.
It has improved a lot compared to a few years ago. Your uncle has now played an immeasurable role in the Jiuyou Kingdom. There is also the man who instigated the Tushan clan to rebel and used the hands of the Jiuyou Kingdom to eliminate his father without knowing it.
The matter of killing the Tushan family was also handled beautifully."
Hu Qingping finally read Hu Lan's letter carefully, and the Qingqiu Fox King continued to say excitedly: "Tu Yaoqing can only rely on our fox ghost clan now. And we can also use her to steal the Jiuyou Kingdom.
”.
Because as he talked, Qingqiu Fox King became more and more excited, and his voice was trembling when he spoke.
In addition, there were only Qingqiu Fox King and his son nearby, and a close confidant, the palace slave. Qingqiu Fox King had no scruples and told many secrets frankly.
"Uncle's plan is not bad, but if the envoy sends an invitation, my father cannot go with the envoy." After reading Hu Lan's letter, Hu Qingping thought carefully for a moment and said thoughtfully:
"Moreover, if this envoy does not bring an invitation from King Jiuyou, he cannot go to Jiuyou Kingdom."
Having said this, the cold light in Hu Qingping's eyes was even colder than the wind and rain outside the cave.
"Why is this?" Qingqiu Fox King on the opposite side was stunned and asked knowingly.
He just wanted to test his own son.
"Because if the envoy does not bring documents and invitations, it means that King Jiuyou must be deceitful when he invites his father. As a great country, Jiuyou Kingdom is eager for success and forces his father to go to Yuque City. It will only be revealed as a last resort.
The great power is majestic, and I wanted to use this to make my father go to Jiuyou Country without thinking. Therefore, I didn’t even send the invitation letter, but it was contrary to the Jiuyou Country’s treatment of me.
The normal state of national harmony." Without thinking, Hu Qingping said everything that came to his mind: "But if he brought documents or invitations, it would be the same as what his uncle said. It was not easy for Jiuyou Kingdom and Beiyin Dynasty to change.
When the truce comes, they have requests from their father and our country, and they also urgently need to recuperate and recuperate, so it doesn’t matter if their father goes, and they will definitely return when they go.”
"Well, Ping'er, you have learned to think about details, and you have made great progress." Qingqiu Fox King stood up, and the palace slave beside him immediately went behind the screen, fetched a cloak, and put it on Qingqiu Fox King.
"Have you seen the envoy? What is his identity?" Qingqiu Fox King asked after putting on his cloak, bypassing the memorial and pacing toward the gate.
"I haven't seen it, but I heard that it was Changqin, the prince of Zhu Rong Kingdom. Today he is the uncle of Chun Guan Zong who is in charge of the world's rites in Jiuyou Kingdom to assist King Jiuyou to make the world harmonious." Fox followed.
Qingping said to Qingqiu Fox King: "I also married Gui Qian'er, the daughter of Gui Lu, the former ghost king and today the general of the southern town of Jiuyou Kingdom. This female ghost also served as the ghost mother's personal maid back then."
"Oh, so this little prince is considered to have a high position in Jiuyou Kingdom?" Qingqiu Fox King stopped behind the gate and his eyes flickered, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Yes, it is said that the current etiquette and laws of the Jiuyou Kingdom were formulated by this young prince together with the Imperial Master Xiao Shizhu. If he can be sent as an envoy to our country, his status must be not low." Hu Qingping, who nodded, said to
Qingqiu Fox King said: "And he is also one of the six ghost officials of Jiuyou Kingdom, so his power must not be small.".
"You are all young people. You must have a lot of things to talk about. For example, the prince, the restoration of the country and so on." When the Qingqiu Fox King said this, the strong wind in front of him slowly opened up.
The sound of wind and rain became louder and louder, and the rain and mist that dispersed between heaven and earth outside the cave appeared in front of the Qingqiu Fox King who had hidden his energy and could not bear to reveal it as the door opened.
"You shouldn't hang out with your skinny horse these days. You can spend more time with Changqin and fulfill your father's duty as a landlord." When the door was fully opened, the Qingqiu Fox King added.
Hu Qingping, who was behind him, understood immediately, responded cheerfully, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Let's go." Qingqiu Fox King stepped out, crossed the threshold and walked out of the grotto: "Let's go meet this ghost envoy from Jiuyou Kingdom who came from afar."
Outside the grotto, between the sky and the earth, the wind and rain became more intense and urgent, and the sky became darker and darker.
At this moment, in the distant Yuque City, the capital of the Jiuyou Kingdom, there was also pouring rain and a storm like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
In the darkness, Xiao Shizhu, who said nothing, stood with his hands behind his hands under the corridor outside the main building of Juexiangyuan, staring at the distance in front of him, at the rain curtain falling from the entrance of the sinkhole. The thing he held in his hand was the Changqin.
The clerical report. It was a routine report that Changqin had entered Qingqiu Fox Country.
In addition, what Xiao Shizhu is holding in his hands is ironclad evidence that the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom secretly betrayed the Jiuyou Kingdom and sent envoys to secretly collude with the Beiyin Dynasty...
Darkness, boundless darkness came like a tide, submerging the entire dungeon of Sao Feng City.
The big light on the solitary lamp on the wall looked so lonely and powerless in the boundless darkness.
The sound of brisk footsteps echoed in the silence, especially clear.
Xiao Fuling and Fan Jinhong, who was carrying a lantern, walked through the short and narrow passages and passed through dark and damp cells.
In the lantern in Fan Jinhong's hand, a little green light illuminated the area one foot in front of Xiao Fuling.
Originally, Xiao Fuling should have left Xiaofeng Plain and rushed back to Yuque City three or five days ago. But she suddenly discovered some clues and had to postpone her original schedule.
She came here today because of those newly discovered clues.
After walking in the winding passage for a long time, we finally came to the depths of the dungeon and in front of a T-shaped intersection.
The cell directly opposite has three iron bars on the door. Guarding outside the cell door are four of Xiao Shizhu's soldiers and two Xuanjiao believers. The guards are so tight, it can be seen that the prisoners detained here are by no means ordinary.
of prisoners.
Fan Jinhong took the lead and lit the torches on the rock walls on both sides of the cell door.
The bright firelight suddenly tore through the darkness inside and outside the cell door, and the surrounding area was no longer dim as the torches were lit.
By the light of the fire, Xiao Fuling saw the second son of a criminal gang involved in stealing and selling rare minerals, wearing iron shackles and shackles, sitting cross-legged behind the cell door.
After not seeing each other for a few days, this guy has become quite haggard and has lost weight due to hunger. Even the cheeks on his face have sunken spots.
The reason why the second child is still alive is because Jiuyou Kingdom still needs him. A lot of false information that confuses the enemies of Jiuyou Kingdom was sent out from this cell.
Seeing the second child's devastated look now, Xiao Fuling felt a little relieved about his past treason.
She stood outside the cell door, quietly looking at the dick inside.
But the second child inside the cell door lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Xiao Fuling. He was no longer at the top of his game, and could never make a comeback. He was just a condemned prisoner who had lost his power and was waiting to die. He did not have the same arrogance as when he was arrested.
The second child, who was so lost, of course felt that what he had done before was too shameless to face any Jiuyou Kingdom ghost, including Xiao Fuling, so he could only lower his head.
"Second brother." After a while, Xiao Fuling sat on the chair moved by the guard, still looking directly at the prisoner opposite, looking at the dirty and smelly prison clothes on his body, and asked: "I want to ask a question. I hope you can give me a question."
Let me answer your questions."
After hearing these words, the second brother across from him slowly raised his head and looked at Xiao Fuling with two bloodshot eyes.
The chapped lips opened, and the second child spoke in a hoarse voice with a smoky voice: "My lord, may I ask?".
"In addition to Qingqiu Fox Country, Beiyin Dynasty is also your employer, right?" Xiao Fuling asked the second child, who was confused by these words, and reached into the ribbon around his waist to fumble for a while.
The forbidden steps on her waist swayed for a while, making a soft sound from the friction.
Xiao Fuling quickly took out a piece of paper the size of laminated tofu cubes from the hidden pocket inside the ribbon.
"This is Mr. Huamei. I found it among your evidence. The handwriting on it is yours." Under the blank gaze of the second child, Xiao Fuling unfolded the paper, looked at the black and white words in his hand by the firelight, and muttered: "
Saltpeter, black fire, sulfur and arsenic, some fire oil that has been refined into a transparent oil that is no longer black, and some thunder crystals. I don’t know the quantity yet? The writing is incomprehensible.
It’s true that people can’t understand. But in order to help me hone my patience and carefulness, my mother-in-law once asked me and my mother, Mrs. Lai, who is now the head of the Ordnance Supervision, to learn how to make firearms together, because it requires extreme patience and carefulness. And
Although I have no interest in making firearms, I have seen a lot of recipes for making firearms. The things you wrote above are exactly the necessary items for making blunderbuss or cannons."
[Shou Ma—meaning female pet, is an insulting term for women, meaning that women can be tortured and ravaged at will, just like using a weak horse to abuse them.] (To be continued)