When the phantom sun gradually brightened, and the red light sprinkled on every soil and stone in Lishu Mountain, the Qianxin Hall was already full of the Three Princes and Nine Emperors (1) and all kinds of civil and military attachés, all of whom were selected from the demons, and were standing respectfully in the hall at this moment, while the Burning Sky wearing a crown was majestically and calmly walking up to His Majesty and towards the Holy Throne, his fire-like hair fluttering in the wind, and his long dragon-patterned brocade robe dragged on the gold bricks.

Walking to the Holy Seat, the sky burned with a flick of his red sleeves, sat on it, pressed on the armrest with one hand, adjusted the collar with the other hand, coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Go to court." ”

All the ministers bowed their heads and bowed down in unison and said, "Long live my lord!" ”

"Flat." As soon as Burning Sky raised his right hand, the ministers stood up, and he said refreshedly: "Everyone, Aiqing, it's time for the fifth day again, and there is something to start playing, and nothing to retreat from." ”

"Your Lord." At this time, an old scalper wearing an official uniform stood out among the ministers, respectfully holding a jade wat board (2) and bowing his head and saying, "The old minister has something to play." ”

Burning Sky stretched out his hand and said, "Captain Niu Ting, quasi-play." ”

Niu Tingwei cleared his throat, glanced at the important text written on the jade wat board, and said in a deep nasal voice: "It's still about the cat fairy Ah Miao...... Recently, four servants in Tianxian City District came to the old minister's mansion to complain, saying that two female gangsters in the Youyu Restaurant beat them and robbed them of their money, and the shopkeeper Ah Miao shielded the criminals and intimidated them in the name of the Lord......"

"Alright, I already knew it." Burning Sky pressed his hand and said, "Niu Tingwei, just say it, how are the four messengers now?" ”

The old scalper nodded knowingly, and said: "Lord Shengming, the old ministers have found out that it was those servants who picked quarrels and provoked troubles and fabricated indiscriminately, and when they returned home, they were all punished with fifty rods to set an example." ”

Burning the sky, he solemnly glanced at His Highness's ministers, and said: "As a subject, you must not be domineering, especially those like you who are officials, you must remember!" Moreover, although Ah Miao is not a relative of the emperor, he is also a widowed friend, these servants made something out of nothing, and they also framed Ah Miao, and they should be severely punished! ”

"My lord is sage!" The ministers praised.

Burning Sky's expression was very flat, and he said, "Is there anyone else playing?" ”

"Enlighten the Lord!" A fire monkey wearing an official uniform walked out of the crowd, and only after the burning sky was played, he respectfully hugged his fists and said: "Recently, there is often a slender human being in the palace who is wandering around, and Weichen knows that he is your sister-in-law's piano boy, so he will report it today." ”

"No one knows about it...... Knowing that he is a subordinate of the widow's righteous sister, why not let him go through it? It's just that you should pay attention to the place where the fire unicorn is trapped, the widow is afraid that he will go there to make trouble, in case the fire unicorn is awakened, it will be dangerous. Burning Sky said and said: "Lang Zhongling, you are also loyal to your duties, and you are listed." ”

Lieutenant Commander of the Fire Monkey Lang nodded in thanks, retreated to the queue, and then a tall minister wearing an official uniform and a horse-headed body came out, and said: "On the Holy Side, there is a main road in Tianli City and Tianjie City that is in disrepair, which affects transportation, and 30,000 guan must be transferred from the treasury for renovation. ”

"Can roads be built so little? The widow remembers that the two roads are relatively long, and the budget is only 50,000 yuan. If it is in disrepair, it should be repaired completely! After saying that, he said to the white and fat pig minister among the ministers: "To govern the internal history of Su, after the next dynasty, allocate 50,000 yuan from the treasury to Ma Tai's servants to build roads, there must be no mistakes!" ”

"Yes!" Zhisu Neishi replied respectfully.

In terms of finance, Burning Sky has always been aware of it, so he smiled at Matthew's servant and smiled: "Ma Aiqing, although you have only been in office for a few years, you are a good official who is diligent and loves the people, and the widow has already heard of it, there is a newly built mansion in Tianhui City, which is temporarily uninhabited, and it will be rewarded to you from now on. ”

"Thank you, Lord Longne!" Seeing that the burning sky was so loving, Matthew's servant couldn't help but burst into tears, choked up and prayed: "Wechen, Wechen must be loyal and wise, do their best, and die!" ”

"Don't be thankful." Burning Sky said solemnly: "Although you are in charge of the transportation and construction in the city, not only did you not embezzle a penny for personal gain, but also saved a lot of money for the treasury, the widow is just to send you things for the people of Lishu Mountain, you want to thank them, and you should work harder to govern the places under your jurisdiction in the future." ”

Ma Taifu returned to the ministers with gratitude, and the burning sky seemed to think of something, and said to a small and cute white rabbit among the ministers: "Rabbit Shaofu, how is the tax this month?" ”

Dressed in a fluffy and wide official mansion, Rabbit Shaofu jumped out of the queue, holding a very small jade wat board in his hand, and said: "Your lord, this month's tax collection is quite smooth, a total of 1.33 million guan, of which 730,000 guan is levied for agriculture and fishery, 170,000 guan for work, 240,000 guan for business, and 190,000 for other miscellaneous taxes. ”

At this time, the head of the civil officials on the left, the white goat on crutches and dressed in a suit, admonished: "Lord, although the eastern part of Lishu Mountain is mostly geolyzed and sparsely populated, there are more than 100,000 households. ”

"Why don't you report this kind of thing early! What do you do with so much money and food? Isn't it just to help the poor and build their hometowns? Burning the sky was anxious, furious, and said to the pig minister: "Zhisu internal history!" Quickly allocate 800,000 yuan of money, food and materials from the treasury to help the victims! Let the Black Tiger Captain lead the troops/transport them after the next court, there must be no mistake! ”

"Ministers, ministers obey orders!" Minister Pig said with sincere fear.

Burning Sky looked at the military attache on the right side with a worried face, led by the sturdy and mighty Black Tiger Captain, Burning Sky stared at him with fiery eyes, and said, "Black Tiger Captain!" I order you to bring disaster relief materials, rush to the east within seven days and distribute all the relief materials to the victims, and if there is any delay, come and see you! ”

"It won't take seven days, Lord!" The Black Tiger Captain respectfully clenched his fists, stretched out five fingers to the Burning Sky, and said, "Five days at most!" The minister will let every victim drink clear porridge, eat hot noodles, change into new clothes, and if not, he will come to the temple and die! ”

"Good!" Burning Sky admired the pride of the Tai Lieutenant, and said meaningfully: "Black Tiger, you and I have been a monarch for many years, and the widow is very relieved of you, you said last time that the Lock Demon Tower repaired the tower base, what is the situation over there now?" ”

When the Black Tiger Captain heard this, he said a little helplessly: "Recently, there has been a move in Shushan, the Lord knows it, and now the passage has been re-blocked by the main sword, and then to break through the obstacles, it is conservatively estimated that it will take hundreds of years......"

Burning Sky's face turned pale, and he said: "I originally wanted to unite the demons and demons in the lock demon tower to attack the human world together, these guys are not good things in the first place, let them be pawns to send them to death, not only do not hurt the people of my Li Shu Mountain, but also greatly consume the strength of the human world, but it is a pity." ”

Prime Minister Aries said: "Although the old minister does not approve of going outside to expand the territory, even if those people in Shushan seal the passage, as long as you master the use of the magic sword and personally summon us outside, it will only be a matter of raising your hands to rush out of Lishu Mountain at that time." Most of the goblins in the lock demon tower are not right, not to mention that they have been practiced by the demon water nine times out of ten, since they can't use it, they have another way. ”

"The prime minister has a point." Burning Sky listened to the words of the White Aries Prime Minister, his face was slightly gentle, and he looked at the Black Tiger Captain again, and said: "Black Tiger, withdraw all the troops guarding the Lock Demon Tower, send them to disaster relief first, and then seize the time to train the sergeants for future battles." ”

"Never give up!" The Black Tiger Captain clenched his fists and said, and as soon as Burning Sky waved his hand, he returned to the right of the queue.

Burning Sky thought for a while, and then said to Rabbit Shaofu: "Rabbit Shaofu, the widow ordered you to tell your subordinates that you are not allowed to collect any more taxes from the people in the east within three years, and those who violate the order will be severely punished!" ”

The White Rabbit Spirit pricked up a pair of long ears, nodded respectfully, and said: "Lord, rest assured, Weichen also came out of the eastern mountains and knew the hardships there, so this time even their 10% tax was refunded, and they all took their belongings." ”

"Okay, it's worthy of being the Shaofu of my Lishu Mountain!" Burning Heaven said to him kindly: "How much have you advanced, since you went to Zhisu Neishi to get it back, you are loyal to the country and the people, how can you post your own money?" ”

"It's really a pain in the hearts of the Lord, it's an honor for the Lord!" After the rabbit Shaofu said, Burning Sky waved his hand again, signaling him to join the group.

After arranging the disaster relief, Burning Sky held the Holy Seat in his hand and thought for a while, and said to the Black Tiger Captain: "Black Tiger? The rest of the fine works from Shushan, have you caught them? ”

"I'm ashamed." Captain Black Tiger said: "They are scattered all over Lishu Mountain, and they are deliberately hidden, and they are afraid of finding a needle in a haystack if they want to find out."

Hearing this, Burning Sky said to the red fox in the military attache uniform on the right: "Captain Fox, from now on, strengthen the patrol on the city wall, increase the patrol of fifty teams, be sure to achieve five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, in addition, cooperate with Lang Zhongling to control the entry and exit of personnel in the palace!" Once you encounter a suspicious person, you will be escorted immediately, and the widow will be interrogated in person! ”

"Hehe, rest assured, the Lord will never let go of a guy from Shushan." Captain Fox said with a smile.

After Burning Sky arranged everything, he did not immediately announce his retreat, but put his hand on the armrest, sighed, and his eyes were a little dim.

The old white sheep knows the temper of the burning sky best, stroked his goatee, and said with a smile: "The lord is unwilling to retreat from the court, but I am afraid that there is still something on my mind." ”

When the ministers heard this, they bowed their heads almost in unison, and said, "I wish to share the worries of the Lord!" ”

Burning Sky didn't speak immediately, sat up straight, swept the seat with an indifferent gaze, and suddenly asked: "You say that the widow and the righteous sister are righteous, but they hold her man and don't let go, is this called injustice?" ”

"This ......" all the ministers looked at each other, and they didn't dare to say anything, for fear that the lord would be angry, but the Aries prime minister stroked his beard, stretched out his finger and said: "Lord, the old minister thinks that this is unrighteousness." ”

"That's right, that's right." Burning Sky sighed deeply, nodded abruptly, but said embarrassedly: "There is a difficult thing now. Since the widow has promised the righteous sister to release him, it is natural to do what he says, but it is a pity that he has not yet taken the secret of the magic sword from the mouth of the human man, so he let it go, and it is really an obstacle to my great cause, so I am troubled. The Burning Sky Sword raised his eyebrows and said worriedly: "Among you, most of you are widows, who can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds?" ”

After a moment of silence, the ministers were arguing one after another, and when Burning Sky saw this scene, his eyebrows tightened more and more, and at this time, it was the Aries Prime Minister who coughed lightly, and smiled kindly at Burning Sky: "Lord, the old minister wants to ask you a question first, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Burning Sky was interested, and said, "Ask." ”

The Aries Prime Minister said: "Isn't it strange that the Lord is so beautiful and talented that Princess Feihuang is so beautiful, but she just identifies that human being?" What is the reason for this? ”

Burning Sky sat upright and said busily: "Exactly! I want to hear about it! ”

The Prime Minister of Aries asked: "The Lord has seen that human being many times, and the old minister wants to ask the Lord, what is wrong with that human being except that human beings are not of the same race as us?" ”

Burning Sky closed his eyes, thought about it carefully, and said: "He is also handsome, hard-natured, loyal and righteous, listening to the words of the righteous sister, it seems that sometimes he will please people, so it is natural for the righteous sister to like him." So, what is the reason for the prime minister to ask this? ”

The Aries Prime Minister said: "In the world, there is a good story that is widely circulated, Qin Mugong and Jin Xiangong have a marriage with each other, each takes what he needs, and finally ranks among the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, which is the good of Qin/Jin...... Lord, the old minister has said so much, with your ingenuity, can't you think of it? ”

Burning Sky already knew it in his heart, and said in his mouth: "Yes, it makes sense, the widow looks at the human being very pleasing to the eye, and the human race should not be killed with a stick, the siege is the bottom, and the attack is the top." First of all, we must respect those people with excellent character in the human race, if I marry my righteous sister to him, make her a concubine, and let him manage the world, he is a human being, and loves his homeland, then the world will return to the heart, and everyone will be happy......" Speaking of this, Burning Sky couldn't help nodding and praised: "Wonderful, wonderful, this plan is wonderful!" ”

The Aries Prime Minister smiled: "Exactly. First of all, it was announced to all the subjects of Lishu Mountain, saying that the Lord had accepted a righteous sister, and officially named her the Feihuang Princess of Lishu Mountain, so that the city would know about it, and then give her a marriage, and choose a good day to marry it to that human being, so that a beautiful marriage has been completed, and the two sides have become in-laws in a down-to-earth manner. ”

Burning Heaven Couldn showed a happy smile and said happily: "Wonderful! That's a great plan! Xian Mei has long been fascinated by that human being, and the widow is also heartbroken as the eldest brother, so both public and private, must strike while the iron is hot! Fulfill them both! ”

"The Lord is holy." The Aries smiled kindly.

"The prime minister deserves to be the prime minister, and he knows the hearts of the widows." Burning Sky shook his head repeatedly, very satisfied, pointed to a big rooster among the ministers and said: "The chicken is usual, choose an auspicious day for the widow, and find the history of Su Nei to buy a wedding banquet in the near future. ”

"Be of good cheer, Lord." The big rooster said proudly: "The ministers have never made a mistake in their affairs, and the location is chosen in the Shennong Temple in Tianwei City, and the celebrities and people are invited to celebrate together!" ”

"Well, good!" Burning Sky nodded majestically, and said to a white flower snake: "Snake Zongzheng, now the widow has something to arrange for you to do, you put all the identity of the princess in the annals of the demon clan, and you will need to be responsible for many of her affairs in the future. The widow is generous and benevolent, as the so-called Zhou Gong spits and feeds, and the world returns to the heart! ”

"My lord is benevolent!" Snake Zongzheng spit out the red letter, and said respectfully: "Zongzheng was originally an idle position, but with Princess Feihuang and the human concubine, there are royal relatives, and Weichen is worried that he has nothing to do, hiss~!" ”

Burning Sky was surprisingly happy, stretched out two fingers to the parrot on the back of the Holy Seat, looked at the front of the hall, and said solemnly: "Imperial Doctor, two edicts for the widow, one will be issued on the same day, and it will be said that the widow recognized a Youqin Sanxian as a righteous sister, and he likes it very much, and has worshiped the father and mother of the earth, and has performed the rites of the eight wildernesses, and is now named the princess of the Feihuang of Lishu Mountain, and has nothing to do with the widow; Another copy of the chicken Fengchang selected the auspicious day of the zodiac and then released, saying that the widow's royal sister fell in love with a kind human being, and the widow was kind and virtuous, so she married the man, and on the day of the wedding, the whole country celebrated, amnesty the world, distributed silver, and was exempted from taxes for one year! ”

"Yes!" The parrot flapped its wings and shouted happily: "Lord, Lord, you have recognized such a good sister, and you are happy to see her marry, and you can also get the magic sword to dominate the world, kill three birds with one stone, kill three birds with one stone, and kill three birds with one stone, the great fortune of the country!" ”

Burning Sky became more and more happy when he heard this, and raised his head and smiled: "Hahaha! You can say that again! You can say that again! ”

"Congratulations, Lord! Congratulations, Lord! The ministers all agreed.

Burning Sky stretched his sword eyebrows in the cheers of the ministers, looked at the blue sky outside the hall, and said in his heart: "Sister Xian, the eldest brother will fulfill you well this time and relieve you of the pain of lovesickness." It's worthy of this righteous feeling. ”

The ministers of the palace were all happy, but the fox guard captain glanced at the brown bear minister in the civil minister opposite, and showed a sinister smile......

Soon, the deeds of the demon lord Burning Sky and Situ Yunmeng and crowning him as the princess of the flying phoenix spread to the streets and alleys of Chiyan City, and the goblins all praised the lord's benevolence and sainthood, and the mastiff at the gate of the city was also secretly relieved to see the notice, but the most surprised was the group of people from the fish restaurant.

Ah Miao sat on the counter, looked at the spotted mouse with a stunned face, and said, "Little Spot, I can't imagine that the fairy is so capable, how long has it been in the palace?" I can worship someone like Burning Sky! ”

"That's how it should be!" Xiao Ban said proudly: "My fairy has nothing to be picky about. ”

"When did the fairy become your family? Meow~! Ah Miao picked up the little spot angrily and said, "You stupid mouse, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right?" ”

"It's related to me, I'm a fairy's attendant, what's the matter? Thief cat! Madara fluttered his paws and danced in the air, gradually becoming more honest.

At the same time, the disciples of Shushan were also discussing this matter.

"How could Miss Situ become the Flying Phoenix Princess inexplicably?" Jing Ning looked at the senior brothers with a puzzled expression.

"Well...... "Jingzhen said with a stern face, "I'm afraid something is wrong." ”

"Will it be ......" Han Yu said worriedly, "Will it be the same as the last time in the Ming Sword Hall?" Sister Dream was forced to be a princess, so it would be difficult to do. ”

Qing Yuan thought for a while and said to everyone present: "In any case, in two days, we still have to act according to the plan, Senior Brother Xuanyang attracts the attention of the guards, and the rest sneak into the palace, if Miss Situ really becomes a princess, she can take care of me; If she is persecuted, we will also save her and Senior Brother Han by the way. ”

The disciples of Shushan discussed this matter, and soon it was night, and the phantom sun of Lishu Mountain darkened again.

In Qingning Palace, Situ Yunmeng was also restless.

"Big brother is really! Why do you want to make it known all over the city? Yun Meng frowned slightly, and said to Xue Yan, who was sitting on the bed, "What should we do next?" ”

"Isn't it good that you've become a princess? This is the moment that this girl was waiting for. Xue Yan looked Yun Meng up and down, and praised her: "Speaking of this princess, our little Mengmeng does have a princess demeanor, not bad." ”

"Can't Yan'er be serious?" Yun Meng frowned and said, "Let's talk about how we act tonight." ”

"Yesterday I was a little worried, but today you are all officially the royal brothers and sisters, so it will suddenly be bright." Xue Yan said, then took Yun Meng's hand and said patiently: "First of all, you have to make good use of this important identity and enter and exit the palace gate freely......"

Yun Meng listened to Xue Yan very carefully, listening and listening, he suddenly felt that his eyelids were a little heavy, and his consciousness gradually blurred, and he held his forehead and said, "Yan, Yan'er, why do I suddenly feel so sleepy?" It's time to sleep......"

"Stupid dreams! This girl is talking to you about the plan, you should concentrate, don't ...... Hey! Xue Yan said as she spoke, suddenly smelled a faint smell of sandalwood, was shocked, and said in her heart: "It is said in "Shennong's Materia Medica" that there is a colorless incense, the smell is the same as sandalwood, it is very powerful, it seems to be called something...... The demon world is strangely fragrant, and the void gods are scattered! ”

"Yan'er, I'm so sleepy...... Let's sleep......" Yun Meng put her head on Xue Yan's shoulder, and put her on the other shoulder weakly, her eyes couldn't be opened.

"Don't smell it! Wake up! This is the Void God San! Xue Yan held Yun Meng in her arms and kept patting her face, but Yun Meng was already in a deep coma, and her mind was racing, thinking, "It's not good! The other party is prepared! Fortunately, I am invincible, so I have no way of being in the way of others. Thinking of this, he hurriedly hugged Yun Meng tightly and fell to the bed, pretending that he had fainted.

After a while, a man in black walked in at the door, this person was thin and small, and when he saw that Situ Yunmeng and Xue Yan were unconscious, he came over boldly and prepared to pull Xue Yan away and take Situ Yunmeng away.

Xue Yan thought to herself: "Sure enough, this guy's goal is Xiao Mengmeng, okay, you can't eat and walk around!" Thinking about it, he secretly took out six embroidery needles stained with purple poppies from his sleeves, and shot at him when the man in black turned around with Yunmeng, and the poison of this purple poppy would quickly produce hallucinations, and Xue Yan would naturally have the upper hand at that time.

Unexpectedly, although Xue Yan's move was extremely fast, when she reached the man in black, many red fox tails suddenly appeared, blocking the flying needle from the outside.

"Actually hit the void and still awake?" The black-clothed man's voice was very sharp, he was puzzled, and said to Xue Yan: "You are quite smart, but don't forget, after a long time of cultivation of goblins, some parts of the body will naturally react to protect themselves, look at the moves!" ”

As soon as the words fell, countless red needles suddenly shot out of the man in black, the needles were fast and dense, hitting Xue Yan like raindrops, Xue Yan hurriedly avoided it, although she dodged, after all, she was pierced a few stitches on her right leg, but fortunately, the wound was not big, she endured the pain and stood up again.

"Someone is coming! Someone is going to rob the princess! Xue Yan knew that the situation was urgent, and shouted loudly, the man in black saw that the situation was not good, and took Yun Meng on his shoulders and turned around to leave, where did Xue Yan give him this opportunity, gather water and cold skills, and hit his vest with a blue wave and a clear breeze.

"Look for death!" The man in black turned around, turned into a red shadow, and suddenly flashed behind Xue Yan and was about to give her a claw, Xue Yan was not a fuel-efficient lamp, he turned around and slapped it, but listening to the sound of the ground, this slap hit the claw of the man in black, and it actually dissolved each other!

"It's all soft power, you can't have the upper hand." As the man in black spoke, he was about to bypass Xue Yan and run out of the palace.

"Leave the little dream to my aunt!" Xue Yan endured the pain in her leg and wanted to grab Yunmeng again, at this time, a black shadow appeared in the cold under the lean, standing in front of the man in black, Xue Yan couldn't stop her feet, and directly hit it, and then was pushed out by an invisible air flow far away and fell on the tent bed.

Xue Yan felt that his breath was disordered, and his eyes were full of flowers, and then he looked closely at the person who was in the way, it was a burly man in black.

The thin man in black was furious, and said to the burly man in black: "Xiong Dianke, you take the princess away first, this guy has repeatedly stopped me, I have to bite off her neck!" ”

"Don't make any trouble, those guards outside are coming soon, and we won't be able to run when it's too late!" The burly man in black said, looked at the environment on all sides of Qingning Palace, and said, "It's also a shame that the princess didn't let Burning Sky set up guards here, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to kidnap people so smoothly." ”

"That's just as well." The thin man in black said to the burly man in black: "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, take the princess away quickly, recently Lang Zhongling has strengthened the inspection of the palace, we can't bump into him." ”

The burly man in black nodded, took out a sack and put Yun Meng in, carried it on his shoulder, put a letter on the table, and said, "Captain Fox, the guards arranged at the palace gate are under your control, have they all been dealt with?" ”

"Don't worry." The thin man in black smiled and said, "Now go out from the north gate, and the guards there will be transferred by me to guard the south gate tonight." ”

"Okay, let's go." The burly man in black carried Yun Meng out of Qingning Palace as he spoke, and the thin man in black followed, leaving Xue Yan alone in Qingning Palace.

Exegesis:

(1) "Three Princes and Nine Secretaries" - Three Princes refers to the highest officials who assisted the monarch in ancient times, and Jiuqing refers to a number of senior officials of the central government in ancient times, with very high official positions. In addition, the three princes of the Qin Dynasty: the prime minister, the imperial lieutenant, and the imperial historian; The nine Qings of the Qin Dynasty: Fengchang, Zongzheng, Tingwei, Weiwei, Taifu, Shaofu, Dianke, Langzhongling, and Zhisu Neishi.

(2) "Wat board" - wat board, also known as hand board, jade board or morning board. It is a tool for the ancient ministers to go to the palace to face the king. In ancient times, when the minister of civil and military affairs met the king, he held the wat with both hands to record the king's orders or wills, and he could also write down the words to be played to the king on the wat board to prevent forgetting.