Chapter 17: The Heavenly Council
The heavenly court is full of ministers, the emperor of heaven is suitable to sit in the middle of the throne, his mother is the queen mother, the name is auspicious, the white hair hangs to the ground, the old man is old, and there is a long body and jade standing next to him, and the handsome man is the prince Ziyu.
Qi Xiao said, "Empress Dowager Qi, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Mo Ziyan has gone to Chang'an to explore the whereabouts of Lingsheng Jade, and I heard that Ji Lu may also be in Chang'an. ”
"Isn't this a good time for us to attack Xuanyuan?" said Prince Xiangzi Yu.
"Definitely. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know that the Xuanyuan is no longer what it used to be, and the number of its creatures has been dozens of times that of my immortal soldiers since ancient times, but it was mostly a chaotic demon wandering soul before, and now in addition to the full ears, the new military advisor Ye Yuan is not only strong in mana, but also proficient in the way of raising and training soldiers; ”
"What is the background of this leaf kite?" said the Heavenly Emperor Xiangshi.
"I heard that it is the twin sister of the Tianshan Qingyun Palace. Qi Xiao replied.
Gong Yushi Deng Liao couldn't help but wonder, "The minister only heard that Ye Thorn is the new right protector of Tianshan Mountain, a disciple of Wei Xi, and he marches like a god, but he has never heard that he also has a sister. ”
The Queen Mother smiled slightly, "That's interesting." ”
Prince Xiangziyu glanced at Qi Xiao casually: "The marshal swept thousands of armies back then, are you still afraid of these?"
"The old minister is fearless, but with the current strength of Xuan Yuan, if he hurts the enemy for a thousand, he will lose eight hundred, and the spirit of the jade and the spirit of the soul will appear in the human world, I am afraid that when the two armies are fighting, Mo Ziyan has already obtained two ancient artifacts, how will His Highness want our remnants to deal with at that time?"
The crown prince was about to refute something, but was interrupted by the Queen Mother: "What the marshal said is that you must first return the artifact in order to gain the right to win." ”
Qi Xiao said solemnly, "Take the artifact, the dead Xuanyuan, the most important thing is to get rid of the Demon Ziyan first." ”
The prince smiled, "Hehe, that demon's mana is unfathomable, and I heard that even if there is no spirit jade, it is also an immortal body, what does the marshal plan to do with it?"
Qi Xiao got up and said without arrogance: "It's not that there is no way, but the Queen Mother and Your Majesty need to agree to three conditions." ”
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up, and she said busily, "As long as you can capture the Lingsheng Jade and resurrect my three imperial grandchildren, you will agree to the marshal on any conditions." ”
"Not only the three princes, but also the old ministers can resurrect all the immortal soldiers and generals who died in the Battle of Hansuo Bay. ”
After finishing speaking, the eyes of all the ministers in the Heavenly Court widened, and the Heavenly Emperor stood up and said, "You mean everything?!"
"Exactly! Qi Xiao's tone was firm.
Deng Liao was puzzled: "But the seven souls and six spirits of these million immortal soldiers are scattered in all walks of life, how easy is it to talk about them all, the cycle of life and death also has to go through hundreds of years, how can it be calculated by heaven......?
The Queen Mother suddenly realized, "Unless it's ...... Ghost King Huanglei?!"
Qi Xiao's grim expression eased and smiled slightly: "Exactly, not only that, but he also knows the Achilles heel of Demon Ziyan. ”
"What weakness?" the Emperor hurriedly asked.
"He hasn't told the old minister yet, he needs His Majesty and the Queen Mother to agree to his conditions first. ”
"So the three conditions were put forward by him?" said the Queen Mother, her tone a little more eager, "What does he want?!"
"He needs my immortal clan to swear in front of the gods: first, not to send troops against Xuanyuan within 10,000 years; second, after our three princes and immortal soldiers are all resurrected, the Lingsheng jade must be returned to Xuanyuan; third, borrow my immortal treasure to draw a soul, and return it to its original owner after one year. ”
At this time, there was an uproar in the heavenly court, and the ministers were discussing.
Rong Qinghou, the southeast general, said, "Why is it shameful not to attack Xuanyuan?
Meng Zhengdao, the southwest general, said, "Lingsheng Jade is absolutely unacceptable! If you want to take Lingsheng Jade, you must kill Demon Ziyan, I heard that Xiuyun's daughter Mo Xueqin is not dead, if she gets Lingsheng Jade, she will definitely lead her troops to attack my Immortal Immortal!"
"Agree with General Meng! At that time, the Demon Xueqin will have the Spirit Born Jade, and the Huanglei will have the Soul and the Soul Bead, and the alliance of the two armies will make us very passive. "Northwest General Yan Kun said.
"Don't say a year, you can't borrow a day. Li Yuandao, a military advisor.
"The ghost king is so smart, he got the artifact without a single soldier, and let me be grateful to him. Shi Chen said.
I only heard the queen mother's order: "Silence!" Suddenly, the discussion in the heavenly court suddenly stopped, and there was no sound.
The Empress Dowager turned to Qi Xiao, "Marshal, I believe that you must have thought carefully before bringing the absurd conditions of the Ghost King to the court, please express your opinion." ”
The words of the ministers were also what the ministers were worried about before. But if the ghost king really wants to unite with Xuan Yuan to fight against my immortal mortal, he can now seize the artifact with Demon Ziyan, why do you want to wait until we kill his strongest alliance to obtain Lingsheng Jade, resurrect our three princes, and restore a million troops, and then unite Princess Xueqin, whose mana is far inferior to Demon Ziyan? ”
Military advisor Li Yuan said, "Because he doesn't have the Heart Sutra, even if he grabs it, it is useless, he wants His Majesty to willingly give him both the Heart Sutra." ”
The corners of Qi Xiao's mouth rose slightly, "The old minister has also thought of this, but if I am the Ghost King, I will first unite with the Demon Ziyan to obtain the Soul and the Spirit Jade, and then exchange the Heart Sutra with us on the condition of the lives of the three princes and millions of immortal soldiers, which will have a more active advantage." ”
The crown prince sneered, "This is indeed more perfect, but why did Mo Ziyan contribute the Spirit Life Jade to help the Ghost King win the Heart Sutra? Oh...... Not only killed my father, but to be exact, killed the enemies of the whole clan, marshal, would you like to change you?"
"Naturally, I don't want to...... Unless ......" Qixiao deliberately paused and looked at Prince Xiang Ziyu with a smile.
"Unless anything!" Zi Yu's tone was slightly hurried.
At this time, a voice came from behind the Queen Mother, calm and composed: "Unless in this thousand years, the Ghost King has also gathered the seven souls and six spirits of the Xuanyuan clan, and used this as a condition to force Mo Ziyan to agree; or...... Share the spirit!" The ministers looked at Deng Liao in astonishment, the personal attendant of the Queen Mother, resourceful, shrewd and peerless, so he has always been deeply appreciated by the Queen Mother.
Yan Kun sneered: "The demon army is not like the immortal soldiers, there are tens of millions of them, if they are all collected, then this ghost king will not have to do anything in the past thousand years, just gather souls."
Deng Liao was unhurried when he heard this: "In fact, if the Ghost King is smarter, as long as he gathers all the seven members of the Xuanyuan Imperial Family or just cultivates the soul of the moon, the Demon Ziyan will agree, and there is no need to share the soul." ”
Meng Zheng took a step forward and said, "What the imperial envoy said is reasonable, since he can prescribe the conditions for me to hand over the Immortal Realm, then there is naturally a way for Mo Ziyan to obediently hand over the Spirit Jade." ”
The Queen Mother rubbed her temples and thought: "This ghost king has always been sophisticated and tactful in the afterlife, but with my understanding of him, he has been in charge of the ghost world for tens of thousands of years, and has been diligent in internal affairs, resting and supporting the people, and has no ambitions. ”
"Huang Lei borrowed from Lao Chen to borrow Ji Lu in order to recover the ghosts and lonely souls on the border of the ghost world and manage the border war that has been a headache for a hundred years. Qi Xiao said.
At this time, the Emperor of Heaven sighed, "Demon Ziyan is like Yuan Ji back then, its existence is a threat to all walks of life, and those who are sharp are planted in groups. Huang Lei was afraid that history would repeat itself, so he borrowed a knife to kill people, and afterwards let the magic weapons return to their places, with only one purpose: the six realms of checks and balances. ”
Qi Xiao bowed, "What Your Majesty said is that the enemy can coexist if the power is evenly matched, and this is the way for all things to coexist. ”
Hearing this, the Heavenly Emperor said solemnly, " Please General Qixiao tell the ghost king: It is a monstrous grace to return the lives of my three princes and millions of soldiers, and this king promises: first, as long as Xuanyuan does not touch my precepts, the fairy world will not take the initiative to send troops within 10,000 years; second, the spirit jade is the treasure of Xuanyuan, and this king cares about the people, so that it will be returned immediately after being reborn; third, Ji Lu is given by the gods, it is the treasure of the fairy world, and the Heart Sutra can only be known when the Son of Heaven succeeds to the throne, although this king is the emperor of heaven, but the precepts of the ancestors cannot be violated, but this king promises to personally bring Ji Lu to help the ghost world to settle the civil strife and level the frontier!"
When all the ministers heard this, they exclaimed: "Your Majesty is wise!"