The sky in Dongyizhou is changing, and it was a good sunny day before, but in a blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered with a few gusts of strong wind.

"Abandon the city?" After the light of the cloudy day was shrouded in dark clouds, the big tent was also a little darker, Xiao Shizhu was not surprised or happy when he heard this, but after raising his eyebrows, he asked suspiciously: "What city to abandon?"

"The capital, the capital of Xiazhou, Manjiang City. The big head held the cup in one hand, and slapped his thigh with the other hand, and the excitement between his eyebrows did not decrease but increased: "When the king of Xiazhou left, he not only took away all the garrisons in the south of Xiazhou, but also robbed the grain and grass of the ghost people in the vicinity of Manjiang City; ”。

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shizhu's brows furrowed a little tighter, the confusion in his eyes did not decrease but increased, and he muttered in his mouth: "The king of Xiazhou is sick, what kind of trouble are you going to make when you leave the ghost people to go north at this time?"

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, and evil things go thousands of miles, and such a nonsense decision of the King of Xiazhou must have been spread in Xiazhou. Obviously, at this time, the ghost people of Xiazhou must have scolded the king of Xiazhou, even with his ancestors for eighteen generations. At this time, if Xiao Shizhu had brought a large amount of ghost rice, wheat and other ghost food, and relieved the people of Xiazhou who had no rice to cook, then there would be no need to fight this war.

The king of Xiazhou, the unpopular princes and kings, basically took the dog, either waiting for Xiao Shizhu to take him down or behead him, or become an exiled prince; anyway, he can't come back to the south of Manjiang City in Xiazhou, and even if Xiao Shizhu doesn't beat him when he comes back, the people will spit on him and throw vegetable leaves.

However, Xiao Shizhu was not happy about this, but was just thinking about whether this inexplicable, pie that fell from the sky would kill him if he was eaten.

He suspected that there was fraud in this, perhaps the king of Xiazhou deliberately used this to make him venture and start transporting grain on a large scale. Then Xiazhou Guo took the opportunity to grab grain, making Jiuyou Kingdom lose money.

But after thinking about it, even if the sailors of the Xia Zhou Kingdom were alive, with their few small boats, they didn't even have a decent artillery, and they couldn't compete with the Nine Shadows Water Division. What's more, they were beaten by the co-workers long before Xiao Shizhu blocked the coastline.

And after blocking the coastline, the Nine Shadows Kingdom made the Xiazhou National Naval Division disappear again, and the King of Xiazhou did not have the ability to go to the sea to grab grain.

When Xiao Shizhu thought of this, he even wondered if there would be some secret agreement between the king of Xiazhou and the Xudu army, and then the Beiyin Water Division would come forward to grab the grain.

While thinking about it, the drizzle of rain had fallen obliquely, covering the ground with a thin veil.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Shizhu thought of a way: ghost food does not have to be ghost rice and wheat, but also the meat of the beast soul and sea salt.

"Tell all the fleets that carry food for us that they come by casting nets and catching fish along the way, and that all the fish they catch are salted. Xiao Shizhu took a sip of fragrant tea and thoughtfully ordered: "The garrison in the harbor also began to hunt in the surrounding mountains and forests, fishing in the streams and rivers, and all the prey was slaughtered and salted to make smoked bacon. ”。

In this way, even if the Xudu Army wanted to grab food, what they robbed was only some sea fish, and it would not cause a great loss to the ghost food reserves of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

"Let the convoy bring in some more grain and a small amount of salt. Xiao Shizhu paused, and added: "The best ghost rice grain species suitable for cultivation in Dongyizhou, where the wind is light and the water is gentle. ”。

The big head is not a stupid ghost, and after hearing this, after thinking about it for a while, he thought that Xiao Shizhu wanted to use this to not only relieve the ghost people in Xiazhou Country who had no rice to cook, but also to prevent the King of Xiazhou from deceitful and cause too much loss in the Nine Hidden Kingdom.

Putting down the teacup, the big head stood up and saluted.

"Go and give the order, and let the gods give the order to Aoki-gun. Xiao Shizhu, who also stood up, listened to the sound of wind and rain outside the tent and said slowly: "Tell Lin Cong that on such a rainy day, he should grow grain." ”。

After finishing speaking, Xiao Shizhu waved his hand, then turned around and walked towards the bed. The big head nodded his big head in response, and then turned around and walked out of the big tent......

Yuque Mountain in the twilight, in the evening smoke and rain, has a gray and magnificent appearance. In the vast expanse of rain and fog, the layout is reasonable, the building is exquisite, the lights in the jade city are bright, the wind and rain are still there, but the excitement is still the same.

The whole city was filled with noise, the sound of fists in the wine shops, the singing and dancing gongs and drums on the stage, and the sound of pai gow in the casino, which were filled with rain and fog.

Comparatively speaking, the Yuque Palace in the sinkhole is much more tranquil.

The ghost mother, whose belly was already bulging, sat behind the jade case in the main building of Juexiang Garden, staring at Julong and Changqin in front of her, listening carefully to their reports on some major events in the country.

Julong only returned to the dynasty not long ago, and what was reported today is that the water canals of the various counties of Nanban are connected, and the water sources of rainy and watery counties such as Yuque Jiangmo are brought into various parts of Nanban. There are also official roads with an average width of 50 paces, which are equivalent to the human highways, and have spread all over the place.

This project is huge, and even if the Nine Shadows Country is rich and strong, it took four years to complete. However, with the official road and the spiritual canal, not only can the transportation of supplies be unimpeded, but the original desolation has also been improved. Farming experts under the Hermitage, who are in charge of Julong, have begun to experiment with grain varieties suitable for the local climate in various parts of the Nanban.

Coupled with the improvement of irrigation by the spirit canals scattered throughout the country, in the near future, the vast Nanban will become another granary of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

And Changqin, who was in charge of the Bang Li, reported about the various cultures of the Nine Shadows Kingdom that he and the national teacher Yingying had made together.

After they all finished reporting, the ghost mother smiled indifferently, slightly bowed her head to affirm their merits, and said, "The two of you have worked hard; Now that the official canals in various parts of Nanban have been opened, then I will rest in the capital for a while. ”。

"Changqin too, I heard that Qian'er is pregnant with your child, so you should spend more time with her at home. After Julong answered, the ghost mother turned her head to look at Changqin, and said slowly: "Leave the rest to the national teacher Yingying." ”。

"The minister obeyed. The long piano saluted.

"I'm deeply sorry for what happened to Chang Wusui and Ju Lingqi. Then the ghost mother put away a faint smile, and after sweeping her eyes on the faces of the two ghosts, she said lightly: "But they are also looking for death by themselves; Both of them are highly respected ghosts in your clan, and I hope you can restrain your own clansmen, and don't have a second Chang Wusui and Ju Lingqi. ”。 Although the speed of this speech is unhurried, and the tone is very flat, it is quite a bit of a shock.

Benevolent government must be an indispensable foundation for the founding of the country, but the heavy code will definitely follow, especially in such a troubled world, the ghost country without the heavy code will only end in destruction, which the ghost mother is well aware of. So the day after returning to the capital, she went to the Chachasi prison, and asked the ghost who knew the soul trick to extract Wu Hui's treasure from Chang Wusui's brain, and then pushed Ju Lingqi into the city and beheaded it to show the public.

When Changqin and Julong heard this, their pupils shrank, and they hurriedly said in unison: "The ministers must strictly restrain the clansmen when they go back." ”。

"The peace and stability of the Nine Shadows Kingdom depends on the two. The ghost mother's smile returned to her face, and she waved her hand as she finished speaking, motioning for them to stand down.

The two ghosts had just left, and Xiao Fuling, who was carrying a schoolbag on her shoulder, came back from the school palace with big flowers. Fan Jinhong, who followed closely behind, escorted her to the door of the main building, and after watching her enter, he waited with the guards on both sides of the door.

"Mother. Xiao Fuling jumped to the ghost mother and stood still, slowly stretched out her hand, carefully pressed on her mother's bulging belly, and asked curiously, "When will my sister be born?" ”。

"It's going to be a few months. The ghost mother raised her hand and stroked the tattoo on her daughter's face, her smile suddenly froze, and the feeling of worrying followed.

No matter how beautiful the tattoo was, it didn't hide the fact that it was an ugly scar. Every time I see this tattoo, the ghost mother feels very uncomfortable.

Her eyes suddenly dimmed, and she opened her lips and said in a trembling voice: "It's my mother who didn't protect you." ”。

"Mother, don't say that. Xiao Fuling was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand to grab the hand that the ghost mother stopped on her face, and said with a smile and disapproval: "What a beautiful tattoo, without this unwarranted disaster, I wouldn't have this tattoo; If other ghosts want such a beautiful scar, they have to take a knife and cut it on their face. Then little gray brother and his mother, whether to give them this tattoo or not, I have to say two, my scar is a big advantage. ”。

The ghost mother was stunned when she heard this, Xiao Fuling's character and temperament are too similar to Xiao Shizhu, and any bad thing can become a good thing in her mouth. She couldn't help laughing, and then burst out laughing. The tears that I had been holding back also welled up in my eyes with the pop.

"Mother, don't cry, my master said that you are crying and sad now, but it is not good for my sister. After complaining, Xiao Fuling hurriedly took out her embroidered handkerchief and helped the ghost mother wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Mother, it's not uncomfortable, it's happy. Our Poria has really grown up and is becoming more and more like your father. Tarzan collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, and you must be a holy monarch in the future. The ghost mother stroked her daughter's head and said leisurely. Although Xiao Shizhu did not establish a prince, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and ghost mother were not blind, and everyone could see that he had cultivated Xiao Fuling as a successor.

And Xiao Fuling is also competitive, not only is she strong in prison, but her grades in the school palace are also middle and upper. Moreover, Xiao Shizhu promised her to go to the Academy Palace to study, which was to secretly cultivate her power for Xiao Fuling. Her classmates in the school palace, although they are still powerless and powerless, will be the mainstay of the Nine Shadows Kingdom Dynasty in the future.

Even Xiao Fuling herself knows that Xiao Shizhu's game of chess is not small at all.

"No, I don't want to be a monarch, you better give me a younger brother, and let him be my father's successor, and I will assist him." I didn't think that Xiao Fuling was not happy, but waved her hand and hugged the ghost mother's pink neck, put her cheek on the ghost mother's face, and said softly: "I want to accompany you like now, just accompany my father and Yueniang." ”。

The ghost mother smiled but did not speak, her face was full of happiness.

"Mother of the Nation, Lei Yun, the chief of the Investigation Division, asks to see. After a while, Qinglan's message came from outside the gate.

The ghost mother put away her smile and said, "Xuan." Xiao Fuling also let go of her mother, took down the study and put it aside, and stood next to her ghost mother.

The thunderclouds with long hair on his head standing like steel nails pointing to the sky, strode quickly into the Juexiang Garden where birds and flowers were fragrant, stood still in front of the jade case, and bowed, before he said in a deep voice: "Back to the mother of the country, just now my spies under my command reported that Ji Kang is out of the city." ”。

The ghost mother was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Are you going to deliver a letter?"

"Yes. Thundercloud nodded his head and returned affirmatively.