[986] Wait
The yin wind made the white fog outside the hall gather and disperse, unpredictable.
But it was difficult to send a trace of mist into the dim temple.
I don't know what kind of method is done in this hall, the fog always hits the threshold, like a low tide, and recedes backwards.
On the top of the hall where the golden pillars stood proudly, it was still submerged and swallowed by the darkness, and there was no light, and it was gloomy. Everything in the depths of the hall can only be seen in the dimness, barely a little outline.
In the darkness, the Emperor Xudu gave an order, and the reincarnation king on the opposite side immediately responded.
Immediately afterwards, Emperor Xudu said: "When Lu Daodao comes back, let him immediately take over the Baoqian Pass, Prime Minister Guanzhong, and rebuild the southern barrier of the Six Heavens Continent." As for Gong Mingyi......".
Emperor Xudu, who had not finished speaking, suddenly fell into deep thought.
For a while, he really didn't know how to deal with Gong Mingyi to be just right.
According to the laws of the Northern Yin Dynasty, the defeated will be punished without reward, and even lose their official positions and be dismissed because of this, and even being beheaded all over the house because of defeat is also a common thing.
However, Gong Mingyi did not intend to defeat the battle. In the battle with the Nine Shadows Kingdom, Gong Mingyi neither fled from the battle, nor was he afraid of the enemy, but moved forward and did his best. So much so that before he was defeated, he actually hit the foot of Xiaoyu Mountain City, and surrounded the ghosts of the Nine Shadows Kingdom such as Ying Zhao on the mountain. Only one step away from completely occupying Shuoyue Island, an important northern town in the Nine Shadows Country.
The key is that although Gong Mingyi did his best, he did not die in battle when he was defeated, did not sacrifice bravely, and actually became the Nine Shadows Kingdom, blackmailing the price of the Northern Yin Dynasty. This was not allowed by the Northern Yin Dynasty, and it also made the Emperor Xudu angry.
In order to get him Gong Mingyi, the Beiyin Dynasty paid a painful price, not to mention, and even the face of the Hundred Ghosts Co-Owner was completely lost, making the name of the Hundred Ghosts Co-Leader of the Beiyin Dynasty a fictitious title that exists in name only.
But if you don't fish out Gong Mingyi, it won't work. After all, Gong Mingyi has fought many times with the Jiuyou Army, and he has accumulated a lot of experience, and the Northern Yin Dynasty needs experience in these aspects.
can let Gong Mingyi go back to hug the calf pass, and the official will be reinstated, and the Emperor Xudu is afraid that the ministers will not be satisfied, so he hesitates for a while.
The minister dared to admonish. Just when he was pondering for a long time, the Wheel King, who was still kneeling on the ground, still bowed his head and lowered his hands, and said slowly: "Let Lord Gong come to Xudu first, tell Your Majesty about the battle and the generals of each army in detail, and also analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the Nine Shadows Kingdom for Your Majesty, then let him go to the north to train his troops." ”。
In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the king of reincarnation felt that this Gong Mingyi was the least threatening to his status and power. The reason for this is mostly because Gong Mingyi has been castrated, has no children, no heirs, and is alone. Coupled with today's fiasco, it has become a shame to be captured by the Nine Hidden Kingdoms, and Gong Mingyi has lost his former power and majesty in the Northern Yin Dynasty regime in Xudu, and he has also lost face. Therefore, the Reincarnation King did not take too much precautions and vigilance, but felt that Gong Mingyi's experience was rare and valuable.
If Gong Mingyi is allowed to go to the north to train troops, although that place is a little bitter, but the north has always been the logistics source training place of the Northern Yin Dynasty in the capital of Xudu, and if Gong Mingyi can be transferred to that place, it can also allow Gong Mingyi to exud some residual heat, and carefully teach the sergeants all the experience of fighting with the Nine Shadows Country, so that the sergeants will not be completely suppressed when they encounter the Nine Shadows Army in the future.
This idea of the Reincarnation King made Emperor Xudu's eyes light up after hearing this, and he immediately stopped thinking and meditated, and decided: "Just do it according to your suggestion." ”。
"No. The Wheel King answered.
Before the words came out, the Emperor Xudu on the opposite side asked again: "Are those heroes in the Nine Shadows Kingdom moving?"
"Yes, the secret report said that these heroes have moved according to the original plan, and the movement is not small. The Wheel King nodded, hurriedly lowered his head again, and returned worriedly: "It's just that in this way, some of the intelligence networks that we have hidden in the Nine Shadows Country for many years will definitely be destroyed because of this, and it will be even more difficult to obtain intelligence information about the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the future." ”。
The matter they are talking about is probably the rebellion launched a few days ago by a human soul who claims to be Du Ziren's illegitimate son in the south of Xuanyan Continent in the Nine Shadows Country.
"It doesn't matter. In the dark, Emperor Xudu didn't think much about it, and said disappreciably: "Those intelligence networks don't have much effect in the first place, they have been closely watched by the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and they have even been used to transmit false information to us, what is the use of them?"
After saying that, he snorted angrily, and his body instantly overflowed with murderous energy.
The scattered murderous aura caused the air in the depths of the hall to plummet instantly.
The Reincarnation King was immersed in the murderous aura and felt depressed, so he didn't say anything more, but just responded: "Yes." ”。
Emperor Xudu is right, many ghost detectives of the Northern Yin Dynasty who infiltrated the Nine Shadows Country have long since lost their effectiveness. The whole country of the Nine Shadows has an extremely strong vigilance against the ghost detectives of the Northern Yin Dynasty, and even let many ghost detectives sneak in, and they were secretly reported by the ghost people of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and then they were served in a pot.
This made the intelligence system of the Northern Yin Dynasty already exist in name only in the Nine Shadows Kingdom.
But the King of Reincarnation thought about it, but the worried look in his eyes resurfaced, and hurriedly said: "But Your Majesty, the army you have been exploring, the mysterious army of the Nine Shadows Country, may not exist, but if it comes back at such a big cost, makes such a big move, and sacrifices so many ghost detectives and heroes loyal to the imperial court, what if this mysterious army does not exist?
"What if this ghost army really exists?" Emperor Xudu immediately retorted when he finished speaking, "What if the Nine Ghost Kingdom really hides such an ace army, and then mobilizes to quell the rebellion?"
asked questions again and again, and the reincarnation king on the other side of the question was speechless.
According to the plan, in the Nine Secluded Kingdom, those former heroes and ghost detectives rebelled together, and the reason for the rebellion was to avenge Du Ziren.
But destruction is not the real purpose of these rebels, their purpose is to flee to the mountains after a lot of destruction.
There are many mountains and mountains in the south of Xuanyanzhou, lying across the wilderness. The terrain is complex and vast. Once the rebels hid into the deep mountains, it was impossible for the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, which was still on the eastward expedition, to mobilize many troops to encircle and suppress.
At this time, only special operations teams will be sent to the mountains to exterminate the rebels.
It has always been rumored that the Nine Shadows has a large army, which is good at unconventional special operations, and it is the killer weapon of the Nine Shadows Kingdom to deal with the enemy. But I only heard about it, but I didn't see its true face.
Emperor Xudu's action this time is to prove whether this ghost army really exists.
After responding, the King of Reincarnation, who did not stop making a sound, could only pray that this time the effort would be rewarded, and that he would not get nothing.
"Just keep an eye on this matter and don't let the news go. Emperor Xudu yawned softly, and sleepiness appeared, and asked the King of Reincarnation, "Is there anything else?"
"No, if Your Majesty has nothing to explain, then the minister will retire. After the Wheel King kowtowed, he stood up with the nod of the Emperor Xudu, stepped back, and slowly withdrew from the main hall.
After watching the Reincarnation King retreat, Emperor Xudu also stood up in the darkness and walked towards the screen in the distance behind him.
When he came to the screen, he turned a corner, and without stopping his feet, he went around the screen and entered the apse......
The cloudy sun sets in the east, taking away the last trace of sunset between heaven and earth.
In the underworld, all parts of the city were shrouded in darkness one after another.
At the beginning of the lanterns, the stars also appeared in the sky.
In the wilderness outside the city, in the deep mountains, and in the rivers, there are ghost fogs quietly rising, floating on the river waves, swimming and whirling with the night breeze among the grass and trees, and the bright stars in the sky echoing in the distance.
Tiantong City, which has faded away from the hustle and bustle of the day, ushered in the liveliness of the night.
The daytime market closes at nightfall, but the other night markets also open after the cloudy day and become lively.
It wasn't because night fell that the city fell completely silent. A few wild cats jumped on the roof with the moonlight, looking down under the stars, the lively and brightly lit downtown below, raised their paws and licked the long hair on their paws.
Abe and Pandu came down from the mountain before the cloudy sunset. When night fell, and the night completely covered the land, he returned to the city.
The two ghosts were crowded in the city, and the still lively night market found a tea shop that was still open at night, sat down and ordered some tea and pastries, quenched their thirst and chatted.
After sitting in the tea shop for about an hour, the two ghosts saw that it was getting late, so they settled the tea money, and then went out together, and then said goodbye at the door of the tea shop, and then returned to their respective residences.
Pandu naturally went back to his house, he had already settled his home in the city, and lived a busy and not boring life of marrying a wife and having children, and farming and writing books. And Abe lived in the school hall, so naturally he went back to the school hall.
Bidding farewell to Pandu, Abe walked slowly back to the school hall at night, taking advantage of the light emitted by the lanterns hanging high in front of the roadside shop.
Out of the night market, away from the hustle and bustle, it is becoming more and more quiet.
After walking for a long time, Abe walked to the door of the school hall, and saw a messenger from the school management pacing back and forth at the door, with an anxious face, as if he was waiting for someone.
Abe walked up, and the messenger immediately stopped, grabbed Abe, who was greeting him, and said happily, "Great, Mr. Abe, you're finally back." ”。
"What's wrong?" Abe asked in a stunned voice, looking at the overjoyed officer who had already greeted him.
I have the impression that the errands in the school hall don't seem to be so enthusiastic about Abe and their powerless teachers.
"Mr. Abe, a few people who claim to be your friends have come and come into your house, saying that they are waiting for you to come back and see you, and they have been waiting for a long time. The messenger put away his joy and hurriedly said to Abe: "The leader is a human soul named Su Gongzi, and the few entourages around him are not good. Although they didn't embarrass anyone, they didn't feel very easy to provoke, how could you know such a ghost?".
"Young Master Su?" Abe was stunned again, thinking back and pondering.
After a long time, Abe couldn't remember that he still knew such a person, so he blurted out: "I don't know the soul of the person with this name." ”。
The messenger was shocked when he heard this, and there was immediately a vigilant look in his eyes, and he hurriedly said: "Do you want me to immediately notify the city defense army, surround the school, and control this Su Gongzi." ”。
The errand officer understood that Su Gongzi was a human soul who entered the academy under a false name and attempted to misbehave, so he was shocked.
Abe, on the other hand, is calm. Abe knew that if this so-called Su Gongzi was really a bad person, there would be no ghost messenger who could go out to meet him. What's more, everything in the city is peaceful, even the night market is open as usual, and there is no major crisis; he pondered for a while, and said: "That's not necessary, don't panic; you tell me what this Su Gongzi is wearing." ”。
Under the night wind, the messenger hurriedly explained what Su Gongzi was wearing, and also said how Xiao Shizhu sued the curator today, and also said it simply and clearly.
In the end, when Abe listened to it, the more surprised he became, and he was almost dumbfounded, the officer added: "This Su Gongzi doesn't know where it is sacred, and his mastery of the law is so proficient that he can recite it backwards, and he really doesn't look like a gentleman." ”。
Before the messenger finished speaking, Abe had already realized something.
Although the description of the errand officer cannot be accurate, the appearance of Su Gongzi's black-clothed robe made Abe feel that this Su Gongzi is likely to be Xiao Shizhu.
He Abe has seen the King of the Nine Shadows, except for formal occasions, this Hades King of the Nine Shadows Kingdom will never wear a royal robe, he likes to wear ordinary clothes, and prefers to wear a robe.
And Xiao Shizhu has always had the habit of traveling in micro-clothes and secretly visiting the people. Although it is a bit risky, it also has to make it difficult for the traitors in the Nine Shadows Kingdom to hide.
I'm afraid that this time Su Gongzi is Xiao Shizhu who travels in micro-clothes.
Abe, who suddenly came to his senses, put away his contemplation and surprise, smiled indifferently, and said to the officer: "Don't be so nervous, I probably know who this Su Gongzi is, I'll go see him myself." ”。
"Do you really know?" the officer became excited, and still asked in disbelief, "Do you really know this Su Gongzi?"
"Yes, he's just an old friend of mine who changes his name a lot. Abe Yoyo said this, his eyes were happy.
Old friends are about to be reunited, and Abe's eyes are filled with excitement.
Counting it, I haven't seen Xiao Shizhu for a few years. But Xiao Shizhu's identity is noble and must be kept absolutely secret, so Abe didn't say much, and after a word of prevarication, he left the errand and walked into the academy first.
The night wind was howling, and the wind chimes on the eaves of some of the rooms in the school hall swayed, and the melodious bells echoed under the night.
Abe walked through the middle courtyard and turned around and walked towards the east courtyard.
The east courtyard is the office area and living place of the teachers, and the houses in the courtyard are quietly standing under the pines, cypresses and bamboos.
Surrounded by verandahs, the houses are connected.
The east courtyard at night is free of noise and hustle and bustle. Under the sound of the wind, the green bamboo is swaying, and the sound of pine waves rises and falls.
Abe walked through the houses and the pines and bamboos to the depths of the north side of the courtyard. His residence is here.
The hut was under the wall at the edge, and the doors and windows were closed, but Abe could keep the lights on from afar.
The light shined through the window paper to the front of the house, illuminating the three feet in front of the house, and also illuminating the countless viewing stones of the large and small stone caves on the side of the door.
In addition, Abe also saw the forbidden soldiers and Qinglan at the door.
That soldier, Abe didn't know, but Qinglan still knew the whole ghost Abe. Abe, who recognized Qinglan at a glance, walked up quickly.
Qinglan has been following Xiao Shizhu all year round, and Abe naturally knows him. At that moment, Abe was overjoyed and quickened his pace.
Since Qinglan is here, it means that Xiao Shizhu has come, and Abe knows that he guessed correctly, the so-called Su Gongzi is Xiao Shizhu.
Qinglan also saw Abe who was coming towards him, smiled slightly, and said to Abe, who was standing in front of him, "Abe, you're back." Come on in, Childe has been waiting for you for a long time. ”。
As he spoke, he leaned sideways and made a way for Abe.