Nanbohou E Chongyu took a step forward: "Son of Heaven, Dongbohou is not guilty to death, and he can't hunt souls, so why do you have to kill him?"

Di Xin sneered and didn't speak, his gaze swept to the other two. Xibohou Jichang was silent, neither in favor nor against. Beibohou Chonghou Hu stepped forward: "If the Son of Heaven wants him to die, I'll light the fire." ”

Di Xin nodded, and Chonghou Hu walked over to the immortal fire and lit the torch. This immortal fire is lit with shark oil, which is refueled once every ten years, and has never been extinguished since the founding of the Shang Dynasty. It is rumored that when the fire was extinguished, it was the time when the Shang Dynasty fell.

Chonghou Hu walked to the cannon brand with a torch and looked at Jiang Hengchu on the cannon brand, his face expressionless. Jiang Hengchu laughed miserably: "Order, I don't hate you." ”

E Chongyu was in a hurry, took another step forward, and looked at Ji Chang like asking for help: "Xibohou, you can say something." ”

Ji Chang remained silent. E Chongyu took another step forward and was about to speak, when Di Xin said coldly: "You are already within five steps of me, do you want to rebel?"

E Chongyu was suddenly startled, he forgot his feelings, and actually approached Di Xin within five steps. The Shang Dynasty had a law, but without permission, within five steps of the Son of Heaven, it was all punished as assassination. E Chongyu hurriedly retreated, but the guards had already rushed up and grabbed his arms. E Chongyu looked at Di Xin and shouted: "The minister has no intention of assassination!"

In the chaos, Chonghou Hu lit the cannon brand. The design of the cannon is extremely exquisite, the charcoal fire is burning in it, and there is not a trace of open flame outside, only the blue-black pillar, the dense ancient words and pictures inscribed gradually turn red, and then the whole pillar gradually turns red.

The scorching smell of skin diffused everywhere, and Jiang Hengchu screamed endlessly. Then, at last, there was no sound, and the body turned black, until finally it turned into a pile of black ash. But the strange thing is that in the chains engraved with inscriptions and still red, they seem to be still tied to something, shaking from time to time.

With a wave of his hand, one of the guards stepped forward and smashed it on a bulge behind the pillar, the chain shattered, and the thing locked in it was about to escape, and Di Xin's flying soul was already shrouded in the cannon brand. The soul rushed in all directions, without the power to fight back, and all the memories and emotions in the soul were stripped away, leaving only pure soul power, which was devoured and fused by Di Xin.

Di Xin stood up and looked down with bright eyes: "E Chongyu intends to assassinate the Son of Heaven and be sentenced to cannon burning." The Northern Bohou and the Western Bohou are loyal to the Lord, and each has its own reward. ”

Back in the harem, Di Xin laughed: "This cannon brand is an ancient artifact, which was destroyed when Xuanyuan defeated Chiyou. I recast this today, and I didn't expect it to be a success. ”

Daji seemed to have something on her mind, and said casually, "How do you feel?"

Di Xin said: "After I made the cannon branding, I realized that this was actually Chiyou's kitchen. The soul that has not been burned has lost most of its soul power when it is killed, and when it is fused, it is like eating dried meat that has been stored for several days, although it has some nutrients, it is tasteless, and even a pain. And the soul under the cannon is so complete, and the wonderful feeling when it is fused is like fresh food. ”

He looked at Daji: "Originally, I planned to leave E Chongyu to you, but you didn't act, so I enjoyed it myself." You'll know that feeling the next time you try it. ”

Daji nodded: "E Chongyu is equipped with the skill of soul hunting, and his soul power is naturally extraordinary. Your strength has increased considerably, but in this way, the world has shaken, and our movements have to be quickened. ”

Di Xin nodded: "I have already ordered to recruit talented people from all over the world to serve the imperial court." Whether it is a soul hunter or a person with a soul hunting talent, he must have a special ability. Whoever comes to me, I will carefully screen and cultivate, leave our people, and destroy the people of the Heavenly Hunter. And whoever does not come to me will be destroyed. ”

Daji thought for a moment: "At the moment when the fire was lit, in addition to E Chongyu, who was difficult to protect, Chonghou Hu and Ji Chang's flying souls had left their bodies, what were they doing?"

"I've noticed it too," Dixin said. In fact, before Jiang Hengchu came, the two of them had already fought each other, and it should be a win-or-loser. Both of them are good friends with Jiang Hengchu, but they are not in harmony with each other. At that time, his father was ambushed in a battle, and after escaping, he said that the other party was greedy for life and afraid of death, and betrayed his friends to survive. In the end, there was no proof of this, but the feud was settled. “

Daji shook her head: "When the fire was lit, the two of them didn't fight. If I'm not mistaken, they all went for Jiang Hengchu, but the soul chain blocked them. ”

Di Xin was stunned for a moment: "You mean, they want to ......"

Daji said softly: "They know that they can't save Jiang Hengchu, they must want to alleviate his pain." Lose consciousness in advance. ”

Di Xin was silent for a while: "In this way, they still don't completely obey me. ”

Daji sighed: "How can it be as good as it should be." They are already obedient, but the two are still different, Chonghou Hu is close, and Chaoge has always been close, and he is a usable person. Ji Chang is too far away from Chaoge and is difficult to control. And I heard that Ji Chang has the ability to calculate innate gossip, and those who have this ability, although they can't be sure, are more likely to belong to the Heavenly Hunting Yang Soul. ”

Di Xin nodded: "Since this is the case, kill him to get rid of the trouble." ”

Daji hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "It's not appropriate to kill again at this time." The fact that the Eastern Bohou and the Southern Bohou were killed at the same time already had a great impact, and if the Western Bohou died again, if the three rebelled at the same time, our plans might be thwarted. Imprisoned first, so that Xiqi will not dare to rebel, and Chonghou Hu will be more loyal. We'll deal with the southeast and southeast first, and then we'll deal with the west. ”

Di Xin smiled: "You are always more thoughtful than me, so just act according to your plan." ”

Xibohou Jichang was rude in front of the emperor and was imprisoned in the city of Yili. Since then, Xiqi's offerings have been sent to the Song City like flowing water. Di Xin smiled and accepted it, and every time he received a gift, he didn't forget to let people give Xibohou's treatment a little higher, but he just didn't let it go.

At the same time, Dixin's recruitment list has caused huge repercussions across the country. Countless talented people from various vassal states came to Chaoge, and even those remote places that did not obey the king, deep islands and mountains, there were also a large number of talents pouring into Chaoge. For a time, the hotels and liquor stores in Chaoge City were full of people, and some people who came from afar had nowhere to stay, so they camped outside the city.

Emperor Xin sent people to build a lot of recruitment halls outside the city, which were free for these people to live in. Every day people were brought into the palace to show their talents, and many were put to good use, put on official uniforms, and received rewards, and people envied them in and out of the city. These people were soon given assignments, either to join the army, to become generals or overseers, or to travel around the world to promote the virtues of Emperor Xin and recruit more talents for Emperor Xin.

But there were also many people who never came out of the palace again. There were rumors in the market that they might have been executed. But the official news is that they all gave the money and went home on their own. As for no one who has seen it, it is because they are ashamed and do not want to see people. These people come from all over the world, there are so many of them, and no one cares about them at all.

Winter has arrived, and heavy snow is falling. Daji stood in the harem garden, looking at the plum blossoms on the trees. In the past two days, she did not follow Di Xin to the court, because among the soul power she devoured a few days ago, there was a person with profound skills. The man's flying soul had already been completed, and when he saw the cannon branding, he guessed the intention. But this person is really tough, knowing that Di Xin is fighting against each other in the party, he still asks Di Xin to release Ji Chang, abolish Daji, and rehabilitate Dong Bohou and Nan Bohou.

When he was tied to the cannon brand, the flying soul left his body, and he would rather turn into a geist than be devoured. Di Xin pressed his flying soul back into his body until he was locked in the soul chain.

Di Xin is right, such a person, if he is not deceived to the court, scattered among the people, once someone riots, he will become a great enemy. After Di Xin devoured Nan Bohou's flying soul, he only rested for one day before going to court. He has rested for two days, but he still hasn't fully digested it, which shows that Di Xin's strength is indeed much higher than his own. The Divine Monarch gave himself keen thoughts that day, and gave him courage and strength, that is, the two envoys of Yin and Yang are inseparable from each other, but must be attached to him forever.

Obviously, they are all hunting yin souls, what kind of yin and yang envoys are there, thinking about the defeat of the day, how unwilling is the god monarch?

". A humble and flattering voice made Daji's eyebrows jump, it seemed that she was really distracted, and no one even noticed when she came over. But maybe because this person really didn't pose a threat, Daji didn't care about him from the bottom of her heart. She turned her head and looked at Fei Zhong who was holding a silver plate with a few fruits on it, all of which were rare in this season.

This man is always clever enough to be used for his courtesy. Daji takes good care of him, and Di Xin naturally doesn't care about giving him some benefits, now that he is a courtier, it stands to reason that he should avoid suspicion. However, he was born in the palace, and he did not forget his duty to serve in the harem, and no one said anything.

Daji picked up a peach and took a bite, and suddenly asked, "How many people will be left in the court today, how many people will be killed?"

Fei Zhong hurriedly bent down and replied: "Back to Niangniang, almost all of them were left." Only one was killed. In the past few days, less and less have been killed, and more and more have been left. From the villain's point of view, after all, there are a few people who are not afraid of death, who is not tempted by glory and wealth?"

Daji sneered in his heart, in the eyes of the villain, how can there be a gentleman in the world. A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in her mind, and she looked at Fei Zhong: "Are you loyal to the Son of Heaven?"

Fei Zhong was so frightened that the plate almost fell, and quickly knelt on the ground: "I am loyal to the Son of Heaven, and I am even more loyal to my mother." ”

Daji nodded, "In this case, I will lift you up." Your current position is not high, and you have to be the prime minister to be interesting. ”

Fei Zhong's half-dead heart beat happily again, and he was dizzy and only kowtowed: "If you have to be lifted by the mother, the villain will go to the soup and die." ”

Daji showed an unpredictable smile: "If you are the prime minister, Bigan will not agree." He is the emperor's uncle, how can he give you the phase? If you want to be, you have to think of some way for yourself. ”

Fei Zhongfu to his heart: "Although Bigan is the emperor's uncle, he has repeatedly blocked the use of cannon branding by the Son of Heaven in the court, which has caused the dissatisfaction of the Son of Heaven, and this matter is not impossible." He hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "But Bigan seems to be quite polite to Niangniang, and is not resentful like other courtiers, and there seems to be nothing that can be done in this regard." From the villain's point of view, the Son of Heaven still has a lot of scruples about being dry, if there is no particularly big conflict......"

Daji remembered the way Bigan looked at the tulle in the court, and his heart skipped a beat. She whispered: "Bigan is not comparable to those ministers, he has Chengtang blood in him." Other ministers only saw that the Son of Heaven favored me and set up torture, but he could see the truth behind it. This person cannot be kept. You go and pass on my order, dig a foot under the star-picking tower in the palace, and make a deep pit around the tower. ”

Fei Zhong nodded suspiciously: "What about the deep pit after digging, do you need to irrigate?" Daji shook his head: "You just have to dig it." ”

Three days later, the deep pit has been completed, one zhang deep, ten zhang in radius, no one knows its meaning.

Late at night, Di Xin and Da Ji sat opposite each other, with the Taishan Soul Stone in the middle. The two men put their hands together and placed them on the stone. Under the starlight, blackbirds like dark clouds flew back and forth, throwing something into the pit from time to time. It doesn't end until it's dark. Both Dixin and Daji were so tired that their eyes were dilated and their bodies were weak.

Di Xin picked up Daji and walked to the railing of the Star Picking Tower, looking at the black poison wriggling in the pit downstairs, surging like black poisonous water.

Di Xin nodded: "The idea is good, but it's too eye-catching." “

Daji hung his head, as if he was looking at the deep pit, and as if he was hiding his gaze, and said lightly: "The punishment of cannon branding should not be used frequently, just deal with the soul hunter with high skills." For those who have not yet formed the flying soul, let's hunt the soul with this pot. The cannon brand is an ancient artifact, and if it is used too much, it will not only attract the attention of the outside, but may also cause unexpected dangers. ”

Without thinking, Di Xin said, "That's right, your ideas are always good. The Divine Monarch also said the same, although these black poisons are not as strong as the blackbirds, they are enough to deal with those who have not achieved flying souls. What's more, there are thousands of blackbirds hidden on this star-picking tower, and if you really encounter someone who can escape, you can also avoid the ground net, and it is difficult to escape Tianluo. ”

Daji raised her head, looked at the bright sky, and suddenly said, "Have you ever thought that it would be nice if you could live like this?"

Di Xin's face changed greatly: "You...... Don't think like that!" He glanced at the soul stone that had been covered with red cloth, "When did you have such thoughts? ”

Daji's face remained unchanged, and a smile was already on the corner of her mouth: "Look at what scares you, I just want to test whether your belief is still firm." After such a long time, you are always the emperor and general, the overlord of the world, and this power and gentleness will erode gold and iron. ”

Di Xin breathed a sigh of relief, still looking at her with some suspicion: "How could I change my mind, you must not be tempted again, in case the Divine Monarch knows, it will be terrible." ”

Da Jimei smiled and said: "You don't change your mind, that Bigan is obviously a heavenly hunter, and his skills are profound." I guess he's already in contact with someone other than Chaoge, why don't you hurry up?"

Di Xin completely dispelled his suspicions and sighed: "Of course I know, but he is highly respected and has no charges, if I kill him, I am afraid that Chaoge will be in chaos immediately." If you want to kill him with soul hunting, he has great skills, although I can defeat him, but he has been extremely cautious lately, and never comes near me when he goes to court. The gauze he wears is a relic of Chengtang, which is said to have been hand-woven by Nuwa herself, and can absorb the power of the flying soul's attack. “

Daji smiled: "No one else can do this, but someone must have a way." Her smile was so charming that Di Xin's blood was boiling when she saw it, and the fatigue of the night was swept away, so he picked her up and went to the inner room.

He didn't see Daji in his arms, with deep disappointment and loneliness in his eyes, and boundless fear.