The ripples on the surface of the water gradually dissipated as the kingfisher flew high.

Soon, Ji Xuanyuan's face returned to its original state.

It doesn't matter if Qixing doesn't fight with Xingtian, but is just chasing and killing Xingtian, then he will definitely have no time to estimate Ma Shouguo, and if Qi Xing leads the headless ghost, then he will not support Ma Shouguo.

From the very beginning, his goal was to eat Ma Shouguo. As for the plans and actions of the Headless Ghost Country, they are all incidental. It is best to achieve the expected effect, and if it can't be achieved, as long as it can ensure that the headless ghost country does not support the Ma Shou country.

"Inform Limu that he must take Ma Shou Country in the near future. Thinking of this, Ji Xuanyuan said to the queen of the wind: "Also inform the female Lu and let her go out of Chishui and Limu as soon as possible." ”。

"No. After the wind, she answered, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ji Xuanyuan, who paused.

"Has the letter of alliance sent to the Nine Shadows Kingdom a few days ago been delivered?" Ji Xuanyuan asked slowly.

After a quick reminiscence, Feng Hou nodded and said, "The letter was sent to Heilong County in the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and it was signed by Taishou Jumang of Heilong County, saying that it would be handed over to Xiao Shizhu." ”。

Ju Mang also ran to mess with him, it seems that this kid really has some ability. Ji Xuanyuan stroked his long beard, and a few points of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"Xiao Shizhu was born as a ghost slave, and he can't help but be a bit of a worldly ruffian, and I'm afraid that such a human soul will not be able to become a big thing. The queen of the wind raised her eyebrows, showing a little suspicion and incomprehension: "What's more, he turned against the Emperor Xudu; ”。

After all, Emperor Xudu's regime is deeply rooted in the underworld, and the Queen of the Wind is more willing to believe that it is just a Xiao Shizhu and the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and it is all luck to defeat the Xudu army twice.

The mountain breeze blows through the waterhole, and the pine waves are rolled around it, bringing a burst of pine and cypress fragrance.

"Heroes don't ask about their origins, don't underestimate this Nine Shadows King. We who are noble in the world, who is still like this in the underworld, who can compare to him. Ji Xuanyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The land of fifty counties in the two continents, tens of thousands of ghost people, and countless elite soldiers and strong generals are even more numerous, and it only took nearly ten years for the Nine Shadows Kingdom to develop into today's scale. Compared with these old ghosts who call themselves old gods, Xiao Shizhu's methods and skills are much more clever than them.

At the end, Ji Xuanyuan added: "Sometimes the tribulations brought by lowliness make it easier to hone the will and ability of a person's soul. ”。

And the other party's luck is also much better, which makes Ji Xuanyuan envious, and a little jealousy wells up in his heart.

"Remember, we're only trading with the Nine Shadows Kingdom, mainly for the purpose of getting their advanced firearms. After a while, the admiration in Ji Xuanyuan's eyes was gradually replaced by blandness, and he whispered in his mouth: "The purpose is to strengthen our country's military strength, not to really have a good relationship with the Nine Shadows Country to the end." Once the trade reply of the King of the Nine Shadows is obtained, the caravan sent must be dark and bright, and on the surface, they will do legitimate business with the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and secretly resell and smuggle some weapons from the Nine Shadows Kingdom in private. ”。

This was the real purpose of his trade.

The frowning brow of the wind slowly unfolded, and the incomprehension on his face disappeared, and after nodding in response, he turned around and stepped on the wind to leave......

In the Yuque Palace, in the Longwei Pavilion, Xiao Shizhu sat in the middle of the pavilion, and the Ghost Mother and Lai Yueqi sat on both sides of him. Xiao Lingling was neatly dressed and stood beside the ghost mother with her hands down.

Standing in front of them were all ministers who held great power in the Nine Shadows Kingdom. Tianguan Tsukasa Zai Lu Wu and the local official Situ Jiang Ziwen, Xia official Sima Chunyun and Weiwei Hu Hui stood side by side at the front.

Behind them were Kou Xiaxing, the Qiuguan Si, Wu Xiaoshen, the Yuque Duwei Wu Xiaoshen, who came back from visiting relatives, and the national teacher Yingying and Chunguan Zongbo Changqin.

Almost all the important ministers of the Nine Shadows Kingdom have already stood in this pavilion. In addition to these old faces, there are several new ones.

Standing behind Xia Xing, a young female ghost with red lips and green eyebrows, a pair of red phoenix eyes under her eyebrows, and a tear mole under her right eye; Because he was bold and cautious in doing things, and he was also in good order, after Jiang Ziwen was appointed as the official situ, he was promoted by the ghost mother to take on Jiang Ziwen's previous position.

And standing behind Wu Xiaoshen was a reggae with hair standing up like steel needles, named Thundercloud. Because of impartial law enforcement, he took over the Chacha Division after Wu Qiushou's death.

And beside Thundercloud, there was a demon spirit standing. This demon spirit has white hair and white beard, looks like a black dog but can stand upright, somewhat hunchbacked, he has no tail behind him, but his face is full of wrinkles. Although he is old, his big round eyes are like torches, and he is still bright.

This is the demon soul transformed by the locust tree, named Peng Hou. A ghost like him is a low-level demon soul among demon spirits, a type of ghost that no one cares about in the underworld. But after Xiao Shizhu took charge of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, the country paid attention to the equality of all ghosts, and the elderly Peng Hou was also treated fairly.

Demon spirits like them can also go to private school with the young ghosts and take the school palace together. After graduating from the school palace, Peng Hou was assigned to work in the summer palace of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, which was in charge of the selection of military attachés, military registration and weapons, as well as military orders.

During Xiao Shizhu's southern expedition to the Southern Barbarians, Peng Hou has always been dispatching the prevention and control of security at the border of the country. Because of his good use of troops, the surrounding neighboring countries could not take advantage of the danger of others, and took advantage of the north and south lines of the Nine Shadows Country to invade the border of the Nine Shadows.

As soon as the war ended, Xiao Shizhu immediately promoted Peng Hou to Xiao Sima, and assisted Da Sima Chunyun in charge of the selection of military attachés and military registration and ordnance, as well as the administration of military orders.

The wind blew the curtains hanging down from the pavilion, and Xiao Shizhu's eyes swept over the silent and silent ghosts before he slowly spoke: "I summoned you all here today, that is, to talk about one thing, I have decided to go out on a tour with your mother of the country, and I plan to hand over the matter of supervising the country to my daughter Xiao Fuling to act as an agent." ”。

As soon as these words came out, those ghosts who were still quiet, except for Chunyun, who knew about it in advance, all the others showed a little consternation.

It's not that Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother are going to patrol together, and they are not in the court, but they are shocked that Xiao Shizhu actually wants to hand over the court to a yellow-haired girl to take care of.

They all cast surprised glances at Xiao Fuling, mixed with a little imperceptible suspicion. I doubt that Xiao Fuling, who is less than ten years old, can manage the court well?

However, such suspicions will only be manifested in their eyes and looks, and these ministers are well aware of Xiao Shizhu's ability and vision.

And Xiao Fuling's performance in the past year, they have also seen it, although there is still a lot of room for improvement in ability, but it is no longer a little master who can only eat, drink and have fun.

Xiao Shizhu's sharp eyes flashed towards them again, and he immediately saw the suspicion in the hearts of the ministers.

He coughed, and the ministers hurriedly withdrew their gazes, bowing their heads slightly and not squeaking.

"Although Poria is my daughter, she has also been your student since the day I went on patrol, you must not treat her as the lord of the Weng to indulge her, you should scold and scold what you do wrong, and you must admonish what you should admonish. Xiao Shizhu, who stood up, paced to Lu Wu's side and stood still, looked at Lu Wu's tiger eyes and waved to Poria behind him, and said slowly: "Dazai Lu Wu, you should be no stranger; ”。

"No. Xiao Fuling, who was standing behind him, bowed and answered; today she was very well-behaved, and the lack of naughtiness in the past made everyone really uncomfortable.

But Xiao Shizhu's previous words made the ministers feel a little less suspicious of Xiao Fuling.

"Lord Chunyun is the Sima of our country, in charge of military affairs, and during the absence of your mother and me, you must consult her in case of war. Xiao Shizhu put his hand on his daughter's shoulder, and his gaze fell on Chunyun's face: "Including the transfer of military rations, border defense, and army management, we should also discuss with Lord Chunyun." ”。

"Yes, Father. Xiao Fuling nodded slightly.

Next, Xiao Shizhu explained the other ministers to Xiao Lingling one by one, and told her daughter who to discuss with if something happened.

After all the ministers finished speaking one by one, it was already half an hour later.

After Xiao Shizhu breathed a long sigh of relief, he sat down on his throne, looked around at the ministers in front of him, and said loudly: "During this period, you must do your best to assist Lord Weng. ”。

"No. The ministers bowed in unison and saluted.

"We must not slack off in the affairs of the DPRK and China, and the same is true of the affairs of the army. The ghost mother turned her head to look at her daughter and advised: "You must take care of the government and politics, and don't neglect your duties." ”。

"Got it. Xiao Fuling, who was young and ambitious, hurriedly responded, but her face was respectful, but she was ecstatic in her heart. It's a rare opportunity, and it's also a chance for her to show off her skills and prove that she's not just a master who just eats, drinks, and messes around.

Xiao Shizhu glanced at his daughter, and saw the joy hidden in her eyes, in order to prevent his daughter's joy from turning into pride and pride, he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "That Chunyun, how are the preparations for our patrol?"

"All of them are ready, and the army prepared for this appearance includes five hundred forbidden troops, all of whom are experienced infantry and flying troops. The elite Yulin Guard is a thousand, consisting of two arms: air cavalry and road cavalry. In addition, Lord Hu Hui also selected 30 Xuanjiao followers to accompany him, as well as 200 standard-bearers who were in charge of golden drums and flags. Chunyun nodded his head slightly, and said in a whisper: "The accompanying female officers have also been selected by Chenruo. ”。

"Well, Chen Ruo and Fan Jinhong are also on the entourage list, right?" After listening patiently, Xiao Shizhu asked.

"Yes. "Chunyun returns.

"Then they also stayed, to assist and protect the lord. After Xiao Shizhu said this without thinking, he turned his head to look at Lu Wu, paused and asked again: "What about the accompanying officials?"

"It hasn't been decided yet, but the minister plans to arrange some cautious and serious ministers to accompany him. After thinking for a while, Lu Wu shook his head lightly and said.

"I'm going to take a human soul, Wu Qiuyuan. Xiao Shizhu thought for a quick time with a slight chin and slowly asked, "He should have graduated from the Academy Palace this year, right?"

Seeing that Lu Wu nodded in response, Xiao Shizhu said again: "I heard that his grades in the school palace are good, and he has always been among the best; ”。

After finishing speaking, he looked at Chunyun again and said, "And your baby daughter Chunhan, our guard captain will be handed over to her." ”。

"Thank you, my lord. Chunyun bowed down when he heard this. Being able to go on patrol with Xiao Shizhu is the honor and honor of their family, and Chunyun just can't help it.

"But this route?" When he straightened up, Chunyun said with some embarrassment: "My lord, you have to make it yourself, but you haven't explained it to us, it's not good to inform the official transportation in various places to prepare for the reception of the patrol in advance?"

"You can prepare anything, but the route doesn't. Xiao Shizhu blurted out.