【083】Surrender
Xiao Shizhu carefully looked at Hu Hui a few times, and after seeing that Hu Hui's eyebrows, eyes, ears, nose, and even face shape were extremely familiar with Ghost Qian'er, he leaned over and whispered in the other party's ear: "Is that your illegitimate daughter?" As he spoke, his eyes subconsciously glanced over to Ghost Qian'er.
His voice was not loud, only he and Hu Hui heard what he said, but it still made Hu Hui tremble slightly like an electric shock. Originally, I just thought that the two souls looked alike, and I wanted to play with Hu Hui in the mood of teasing, but I didn't expect that Hu Hui's face immediately had a panicked look, and it disappeared in a flash.
Xiao Shizhu saw this look in the corner of his eyes, and suddenly knew that he had guessed correctly. Male ghosts, it's normal to have a little wind and snow occasionally, not to mention that there is no monogamy in the underworld, it's just that Hu Hui actually dared to sleep with his boss's woman, this courage made Xiao Shizhu admire, and I really wanted to give him a thumbs up immediately.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Shizhu gestured to Ying Zhao and Wu Zhiqi, signaling them to take the other captives down and lock them up first, leaving only Hu Hui.
"Your Mo family is very scheming from top to bottom, and you are so vicious that you don't want it. After Ying recruited them to leave, Xiao Shizhu personally dropped the rope that tied his hands for Hu Hui, and stood on the edge of the jade fence outside the main hall, looking at Xiao Jiajun who was doing his own duties not far away, but said to Hu Hui behind him: "Not only do you want to steal other people's countries, but also sleep with other people's wives, and let other people's wives conceive your own children, and let others raise your children for you." ”。
"What is this compared to when he hung our companions by the lake in order to curry favor with Emperor Xudu, and deserved to die?" Hu Hui, who was not ashamed but proud, replied casually in a rather proud tone.
At this time, there was no Xiao Jiajun in front of the main hall, and Xiao Shizhu untied Hu Hui's shackles and turned his back to the other party. Hu Hui rubbed his wrist, which was red from being tied, and secretly thought to himself, "Do you want to pick up a stone now and give him the back of his head?"
"Judging by the ruthless nature of your ink artists, if you want to now, I can find a sharp object or stone to shoot me to death. I never thought that when Hu Hui was struggling with whether to do it, Xiao Shizhu suddenly opened his mouth again, and once again used what he was best at, playing with people's hearts with language, and said slowly to Hu Hui in a flat tone: "But if you can't shoot me, I will definitely kill you after you turn around, including Ghost Qian'er!" When he said this, he kept his back to Hu Hui and never turned his head. Xiao Shizhu had already expected that Ghost Qian'er was his weakness, so he deliberately said so.
Sure enough, Hu Hui was startled, and the raid tactics that were lingering in his mind just now disappeared in an instant.
Xiao Shizhu's ability, he has seen it with his own eyes, although he doesn't know what the hell is about this little ghost, but even the ghost king is not the opponent of the other party, let alone a self who can't lift his hands or shoulders?
Once you miss a blow, you have to take the life of Ghost Qian'er, and Hu Hui won't kill him. So he had to sigh, his voice was full of helplessness for human life, and then he said to Xiao Shizhu respectfully: "I will never do this, general." ”。
"Good. Xiao Shizhu, who turned around, happened to see Hu Hui kneeling in front of him, and when he saw the sincere and sincere look on the other party's face, he smiled with satisfaction and said, "Then let's talk about it, what are your dual identities?"
"Yes. Hu Hui still knelt on the ground, didn't dare to get up, lowered his head and said: "I am the head of the Mo family's branch hall on Black Dragon Island, and I am also a scholar of the Tiansha Temple of the Ghost Kingdom. ”。
"Then you're not doing your job. Xiao Shizhu turned around again, looked into the distance and said, "Actually governed the ghost kingdom into a fallen area. ”。
"No, it's the result of the Ghost King's stupidity. Soon after you landed on the island for the second time, I admonished him that this time you did not come to encircle the point to send reinforcements, but to show that you would no longer indiscriminately kill innocents against the people, so that all the forces in China should be gathered to attack one point, and the enemy and your Xiao army should be attacked and harassed by the enemy, the enemy stationed and disturbed, the enemy tired and we fight, and the enemy retreated and we pursued. Hu Hui sighed, showed a bitter smile, shook his head and said: "But the ghost king vetoed it, and chose to divide his troops to guard the major passes and key roads into the pass, and was finally broken by the general one by one. ”。
When Xiao Shizhu heard this, he quickly deduced the tactical theory proposed by Hu Hui in his mind several times and found that this method was indeed feasible. Although it will not completely destroy the Xiao family's army, it can also cause great damage to the Xiao family's army.
It seems that the scholar behind him is not useless. ”。 Thinking of this, he suddenly looked at Hu Hui a little differently, and then thought about it, how could Mo Zhai take waste and become a disciple?
"You're pretty good, be my staff, but until I'm sure you're truly surrendering, I'll have to limit your movements. Xiao Shizhu put his hands behind his waist, played with the wrench on his thumb, and said slowly: "But if I want to spare the ghost king and ghost Qian'er, you have to do a few things." ”。
"General, you say yes. After Hu Hui kowtowed to him three times, he said in a slightly excited tone: "Hu Hui will definitely work for you." Gratitude suddenly appeared on his face.
"First, write down the list of the inkers you know and where they are. As long as the ink masters on the three islands of Shuoyue, Sanxing, and Black Dragon are caught, then the life of the ghost king can be spared. Second, persuade the Ghost King to write me the edict of abdication and the edict of return, so that I can spare your life. After Xiao Shizhu thought about it for a while, he said to him: "In the end, persuade the ghost king to be my groom, and Ghost Qian'er to be a handmaid for me and the ghost mother, then Ghost Qian'er can live, and I can find a good home for them." These three points should not be difficult for you. ”。
When Hu Hui heard this, after thinking for a while, he finally nodded heavily and said, "I promise you, but please also treat Qian'er well." ”。 For the sake of Ghost Qian'er, Hu Hui is willing to do anything.
"I don't have the slightest interest in torturing a little girl. When Xiao Shizhu heard this, he beckoned to the group of Xiao Jiajun who had just walked by His Royal Highness, and said, "Come on, take him away and take care of him, don't let him make any small moves." ”。
When the forbidden army came up and was about to pick up the rope to tie Hu Hui, Xiao Shizhu suddenly said: "No need, he is not a prisoner, from now on he is my staff." Just keep an eye on his words, deeds, and behavior. ”。
Just as Hu Hui, who had stood up, cast a slightly grateful glance at him, Xiao Shizhu suddenly asked again and again: "I think Ghost Qian'er must not know that you are her biological father, right? Then I haven't called you father, have you? But why do you still want to whisper to me for her? Even at the expense of betraying your companion and your former boss Mo Zhai? Is it worth it?"
"Huh. Hu Hui stopped when he heard this, turned his head and smiled at Xiao Shizhu, his face was full of happiness and joy, and said: "Even so, for parents, it is definitely worth sacrificing for their children." ”。 After finishing speaking, he followed the Xiao family army and walked slowly towards His Royal Highness.
"Even so, it is definitely worth it for parents to sacrifice for their children. When Hu Hui was getting farther and farther away, Xiao Shizhu stared at his thin back, repeating his words just now in a low voice, and the kind and kind faces of Fuxi and Nuwa suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but smile slightly......
Two days later, Hu returned to the tent where the ghost king was being held.
Xiao Shizhu didn't put them in the dungeon in the city, but just placed them in a corner of the Xiao family's military camp. In addition to restricting their range of activities, they also did not put shackles on them, and sent heavy work or anything. Three meals a day, also one meal is not missing. Even the Ghost King's injuries were treated by the accompanying military doctors.
As soon as Hu Hui stepped into the tent, he saw Ghost Qian'er sitting on the edge of the bed, feeding medicine to the Ghost King, who had recovered from his injuries. Hu looked back at his daughter to be so considerate of a fake father, a little unpleasant, but he had nothing to say.
This kind of thing of cuckolding the boss and letting the boss do the pick-up man, Xiao Shizhu must have been carrying it around to show off. But although Hu Hui was ruthless, he was not as thick-skinned as Xiao Shizhu, and he was even more unwilling to hurt his daughter.
So I endured it, but I still didn't say anything, but after bowing to the ghost king, I said, "Ghost king, are you better?" He didn't kneel down to him as usual, and he didn't use the honorific "you".
The ghost king, who was lying on the bed, turned his head and glared at him, and hurriedly turned his head to look at the top of the tent, and snorted angrily.
The news of Hu Hui's surrender has long been spread among the ministers, and the ghost king has also heard about it. In fact, he knew that his former so-called loyal ministers had already succumbed to Xiao Shizhu, and only himself and Ghost Qian'er were still holding on.
But Hu Hui was reused by Xiao Shizhu, and he was sent to draft the "Fumin Policy", and he was asked to calculate the cost of rebuilding the cities and passes in various parts of Heilong Island. So, Hu Hui was so confused that he became a bird that made the ghost king vent his anger.
It's just that Hu Hui is Hu Hui, he has the ability to govern the country, and he also has eloquent eloquence, if he is incompetent, otherwise Mo Zhai will not let him be the hall master, and the ghost king will not let him be a scholar before, and Xiao Shizhu's soul with a unique vision will not send him to persuade him to surrender.
I saw that he turned a blind eye to the resentment of the ghost king, stepped forward and bowed again, and slowly persuaded: "Ghost king, the matter has come to this point, and the dying struggle cannot turn the tide; although Xiao Shizhu's origin is not clear, this human soul is indeed a genius of the world, and you and I will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future." Good birds choose trees to perch on, why should you do this?
"Get out of here!" Before the ghost king could speak, Ghost Qian'er raised her eyebrows, raised her right hand and pointed out of the tent, and scolded: "He Xiao Shizhu is a devil, an executioner! Slaughter my civilians, burn down my towns, and do the act of beasts that destroy the lives of the people; you actually tend to be attached to such evil in order to survive! It is really shameless to read the books of sages in vain. What's the point of living a shameless old ghost like you, who aids and abuses, and if I were you, you would have swallowed dung and killed yourself!" scolded so much that Hu Hui opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.
"Then, isn't that ghost king like this again?" After a long time, Hu Hui, who was a little cold, looked at the ghost Qian'er with raised eyebrows blankly, and said softly: "He is attached to the Emperor Xudu, stirring up trouble everywhere in the underworld, bringing more wars, and hundreds of years ago, he tortured the ink for fun, how can it not be a beast's act?" After speaking, he hurriedly raised his sleeves and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"My lord, let me call you king one last time. Ghost Qian'er was slightly stunned, and when she looked at her father with incredible eyes, Hu Hui had already knelt down in front of the ghost king, and couldn't help but burst into tears, and said, "If you don't surrender, the Linglong County Lord will be dying." The flowers have a reblooming day, and the ghosts are no longer young, do you look at the county lord ruthlessly, and die young at a young age? Please make a concession for the safety of the county lord's life!"
The ghost king's body shook when he heard this, and his stunned gaze met Ghost Qian'er's stunned gaze. In his eyes, this girl is not stopped is his only heir, and it is the pearl of his palm. If Xiao Shizhu wanted to threaten her life, he would not hesitate to meet any conditions in front of the ghost king.
But today, after thinking for a while, he finally nodded slightly, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll surrender." ”。