[145] Pre-war preparations

When only she and Xiao Shizhu were left in the main hall, the ghost mother's face was no longer angry and jealous, but there was a little more joy in her eyes.

If it is said that in this underworld, there is only one female ghost who knows Xiao Shizhu best, and there is no one. When she saw Xiao Shizhu pounce on the two sisters as soon as she saw them, after hiding an imperceptible vigilance in her eyes, she knew that her husband was just playing on the spot.

And she knew very well that Xiao Shizhu was a good voice dog and horse, but he was not a female ghost, so he would pounce on him. A female ghost with no background and connotation can't get into his eyes at all.

In addition, she also expected that the two female ghosts were definitely not sent by the Wheel King, and in the shadows behind them, the conspiracy of the Emperor Xudu lurked. Since it involved the Emperor Xudu, he naturally couldn't refuse this kindness, so he used to push the boat along the river, and he just planned to act with Xiao Shizhu.

not only showed the jealousy, but also showed the kind of resentment that was not easy to occur in front of outsiders, so that Emperor Song could not see the slightest clue.

Xiao Shizhu glanced at her, smiled knowingly, and then squinted and shouted to Qing Lan, who was standing outside the door, "Qing Lan, go and invite Wu Qiu Shou." ”。 As he spoke, he opened the holy decree in his hand and looked at it.

But seeing that the mellow and elegant words on it reveal a graceful bearing, the whole layout is neat and rigorous, ups and downs, and the handwriting strokes are also very abrupt, he was amazed and said: "The hand of the Emperor of Xudu, you should go to the street to set up a stall to sell words." ”。

"And what are you going to do next?" the ghost mother asked him. There was always a faint calm between his eyebrows, and he seemed to have become her king in the blink of an eye for Xiao Shizhu, and his throne was gone in a blink of an eye, and he didn't care.

For the ghost mother at this moment, she is already very content to be by Xiao Shizhu's side, so she doesn't care whether she is a prince or not.

"Since it was delivered, I will accept it in full. Xiao Shizhu, who looked at the bright sunshine outside the hall, thought that she was asking about the two sisters, Luzhu and Luluo, so she chuckled without thinking: "But you have to pay attention." ”。 When he finished speaking, he rolled up the decree and put it in his sleeve.

There was a hint of expectation on his face, as if he was not afraid that they were the secret agents of the Emperor Xudu, but wished that the Emperor Xudu would send a few more.

"My king, I am asking about your country name, the title of your title, what are you going to do. The ghost mother gave him a blank look, and was angry.

"Oh, that's what you say. Xiao Shizhu suddenly realized, and after laughing, he sighed for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "Since our country is in the underworld, it must have some characteristics of the underworld, I think there are nine heavens above, and there are nine shadows below, so it is better to call it the Nine Shadows Country." ”。

As he spoke, he smiled again, and looked at the ghost mother with an inquiring gaze.

He thought about it for less than five seconds, and blurted out the words, in the eyes of the ghost mother, this is nothing more than a decision he made without thinking;

But as long as Xiao Shizhu feels that there is nothing wrong with it, and the other party is happy, she will not object.

"What about the title?" the ghost mother asked again.

"Well, since it's the Nine Shadows Kingdom, it's the Nine Shades King. Xiao Shizhu shouted disapplausively; anyway, what kind of king is not a king, it's just a code name; from the human world to the underworld, since ancient times, who is the strongest, who is the real king, so he doesn't care what it's called? As long as you don't call him the king of Ergazi, the king of big dogs or the king of eggs, you can do anything.

After speaking, he pulled up the ghost mother, moved to the throne on the high platform in the depths of the main hall, and sat down, put his arm around the other party's shoulders, and asked softly: "Look, Jiuyou is still a little tall, right?"

"If you like it, if you like. The ghost mother smiled lightly, revealing a pair of dimples, and said, "After the flag is set, I will help you put it on the table to the Emperor Xudu." ”。

"Well, but you still have to help take care of the country together" Xiao Shizhu nodded, stretched out his hand, raised his little finger in front of the ghost mother, and smiled at the ghost mother. Who would have thought that General Xiao, who kills people like hemp, also has such a childlike side

Then, he slowly put away his smile, and the sincerity and joy in his eyes also turned into anger at this moment, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor Xudu is doing death. actually gave me such a big right, see if I don't give him a turnover. ”。

"But you can't target him right away, it's too early. The ghost mother said, tilting her head, leaning on Xiao Shizhu's shoulder, staring at the distance ahead, the red cloudy light outside the gate was stunned.

"I'll be cautious in that regard. Although he replied in a relaxed tone, Xiao Shizhu still subconsciously clenched his fists when he finished speaking.

Emperor Xudu had a grudge against him for killing his father and killing his mother, which made him want to kill each other all the time. It's just that now he is still so small in front of Emperor Xudu, so he doesn't like it.

Forbearance is also one of his forte!

"General, Lord Wuqiu has arrived. Then, there was a shout from Qinglan outside the hall. The ghost mother hurriedly moved her head away from Xiao Shizhu's shoulders and put on a whole robe.

"Ask him to come in. Xiao Shizhu coughed and said, but his hand was still holding the ghost mother's shoulder. It wasn't until the ghost mother raised her hand and slapped his palm off his shoulder that he took it back.

"Meet my lord, meet the general. "Wu Qiu Shou stood still under the high platform, and he was about to salute as soon as he was dressed in a robe.

"Excuse me, get down to business. Xiao Shizhu waved his hand and said: "The holy decree of the Emperor Xudu is here, unexpectedly, he made me the prince and king, and you should be rewarded for this achievement." ”。

As he spoke, he smiled indifferently when he saw Wu Qiu Shou looking at him with a look of consternation. Then he got up, slowly walked down the high platform, and stood in front of Wu Qiu Shou: "But with the holy decree, there are also two beauties given to me by the Wheel King, and you need to keep an eye on it." First of all, arrange their accommodation, and secondly, you will arrange the guards, preferably ghosts who are good at tracking and gathering intelligence. ”。

"You mean...... Wu Qiu Shou put away his astonishment when he heard this, and after pondering for a moment, he said slowly: "They are the eyes of the Emperor Xudu?" He had guessed that these two so-called beauties should not be sent by the Wheel King, but just in the name of the Wheel King.

"Yes, and ears. Xiao Shizhu nodded his head, turned his head away from Wu Qiu Shou, and beckoned to Qinglan, who was standing quietly and respectfully outside the door of the main hall.

"Qinglan, among the palace slaves in the palace, my wife and I can trust you relatively well, and you have secretly been trained as a secret agent. Only then did Qinglan walk up to him, and said, "Their maids and palace slaves are arranged by you, and they must also be ghosts who are good at tracking and collecting intelligence." ”。

"You two are bright and dark. Xiao Shizhu's gaze, after stopping on Qinglan's face for a while, moved to Wu Qiushou's face: "You must be loose inside and tight outside, don't show it." ”。

"No. Qinglan and Wuqiu Shou saluted him in unison.

"Go ahead and arrange it. Xiao Shizhu waved his hand at Qinglan and motioned for him to do it quickly.

After Qinglan hurried away again, Xiao Shizhu said to Wu Qiushou again: "Now that I am the prince king, I have set myself the title of the king of Jiuyou, and the name of the country is Jiuyou, and you have to help me design the flag." ”。

"No. Wu Qiu Shou answered again.

"That's a really good arrangement. The ghost mother's warbler voice came from behind her, and as soon as Xiao Shizhu turned around, he saw that she also got up, walked off the high platform, and continued to say: "But let Chen Ruo try to avoid contact with them." And you, the surface work that should be done has to continue, go to the kiln and go to the casino, and you have to install what you should pretend. ”。

"Hmm. Xiao Shizhu bowed his head slightly and agreed with her suggestion.

"There is one more thing, the government military system that you admonished must be implemented immediately. The ghost mother stood beside Xiao Shizhu, raised her eyebrows and looked at Wu Qiu Shouhou, and said: "All the side plugs are placed in armories, and the people usually train for cultivating land or business, and distribute ordnance to fight in wartime." ”。

"And all the soldiers, although they are not paid, are exempt from all taxes, and the rewards for their exploits are the same as those of other soldiers. First from the east of Shuoyue Island Songtao Port and Songtao City, and the west of Yuehui Port and Yuehui City. Xiao Shizhu took over and continued: "Fufeng Port in the south, Fufeng City in the south, and Xuanshui Bay and Xuanshui City in the north begin. You have to do it yourself, and you have to do it within a month. ”。

"No. Wu Qiu Shou replied.

The three ports, one bay and four cities mentioned by Xiao Shizhu are exactly the four entrances to Shuoyue Island, and as long as the government military system can be implemented, some of the garrisons guarding here can be transferred to wage other wars.

Invisibly, it is equivalent to expanding the source of troops.

"Danchen has a request. After a while, Wu Qiu Shou raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Shizhu, and said word by word, "Please general, no, please transfer coaches from the Xiao family's army, you need a ghost who knows the reason of not leading soldiers." They also need to be proficient in archery and various types of firearms, and establish military riding stables in the garrison of the government. ”。

"Okay. Xiao Shizhu didn't think about it, so he agreed. At the same time, with a look of approval in his eyes, he threw himself towards Wu Qiu Shou.

"In addition, the local army that is not a government soldier should implement the tuntian system. Wu Qiu Shou's eyes flashed with excitement, and he said excitedly: "The inland army should defend the city in two parts and plant it in eight points." Each soldier was given a share of land, and the government provided cattle, farm tools, and seeds, and levied grain according to the portion. It not only makes up for the tax gap of the government soldiers, but also ensures the domestic economy at the same time, and does not let the sergeants become idle soldiers and ruffian soldiers. ”。

"Well, that's right. Xiao Shizhu pondered for a moment, then nodded: "This tuntian system starts with the three counties of Shuoyue, Sanxing, and Shentou, and focuses on the county of Shentou to prepare for the war against the Communist Workers." ”。