Under the bright cloudy light, the convoy continued to move forward in the slight yin wind, passing through the bustle and hustle and bustle of Yuque City, and heading towards the foot of Yuque Mountain and the palace gate of Yuque Palace.

The long qin in the car enthusiastically responded to the request of the Qingqiu Fox King.

The two ghosts talked happily with each other, like confidants.

It's the fox Shidou, who has been silent. Either drink the Yuren Yunwu Tea, a specialty of the Nine Shadows Country, or lift the curtains to look out the window. Although the prosperity of the Nine Shadows Kingdom is already commonplace for Fox Shidou. But the hustle and bustle of this capital, the world of flowers, can still be seen dazzling.

This kind of prosperous grandeur of the capital of the kingdom is the first time that Fox Shidou has seen it outside the capital.

Fox Shidou was dazzled, but he really couldn't understand, what method did Xiao Shizhu use to develop the economy?

The prosperity of any capital city and a big ghost country is inseparable from the support of a prosperous economy.

But in the past thousands of years, no matter how the other ghost kingdoms have developed, they can't escape the fate of being oppressed by the Northern Yin Dynasty and unable to prosper.

Before this, the Nine Shadows Kingdom was no exception. A steady stream of materials has to be paid to the Six Heavens Continent every year. Otherwise, he Xiao Shizhu would not be able to sit firmly on the throne of the Nine Shadows King.

Under such circumstances, it is unlikely that the Nine Shadows Kingdom will develop into a great power within a few years. This is where the confusion of the fox ten buckets lies, the Nine Shadows Kingdom used to have to meet the harsh conditions of the Northern Yin Dynasty and develop rapidly, but it still has today's prosperity and strong national strength, which seems unlikely.

Fox Shidou originally wanted to ask Changqin, even if it was a side tap, but now Changqin has talked with the Qingqiu Fox King, and has talked about the famous wine shops in the city to the places of interest and natural scenery outside the city.

Fox Shidou had no choice but to give up, anyway, he had already come to the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and he was not in a hurry to go back in a day or two. The coming day is long, and there will be an opportunity to ask Changqin in the future, and Fox Shidou will continue to be silent.

The convoy walked for a while, and suddenly it was dark inside and out, and it had come to the palace gate.

On the head of the car headed by the car, the scepter of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom was hung high, unimpeded, and smoothly entered the palace.

After a while, the convoy stopped. The driver who was driving outside the car door said to Changqin in the car: "Lord Changqin, you have passed the palace gate." ”。

Changqin's lively conversation was interrupted, so he collected his heart and said to the Qingqiu Fox King: "The Qingqiu Fox King has entered the palace, please follow me to get off the car and meet my lord." ”。

The Qingqiu Fox King nodded and stood up, and got out of the car with Changqin.

When I got out of the car, I saw the ten-zhang shadow wall behind the palace gate.

This shadow wall is just behind the palace gate. The upper part of the wall is the yellow glazed tile palace type roof, and the eaves are the rafters, purlins, and buckets of imitation wood structure, but they are all carved from jade. The wall surface is shaded by clouds and water, and is decorated with blue and green colors, highlighting the majestic momentum of the connection between water and sky. The lower part is a white marble pedestal, dignified and dignified.

The Qingqiu Fox King has long heard that in the era of the ancient gods, this shadow wall was located here, and it has been tens of thousands of years old.

Today, as rumored, the main wall is carved from a single piece of jasper, seamless and without any traces of splicing.

Such a huge piece of jasper is enough to be breathtaking.

"Ghost people are like the sky?" stood in front of the shadow wall, and then in the pillars of fire on both sides, the long-lasting ghost fire light looked at the rock wall, a few large characters pasted with gold.

The large strokes were vigorous and powerful, shining golden and dazzling in the firelight.

In the impression of the Qingqiu Fox King, the ancient books recorded that this shadow wall should be smooth without any carving and decoration, and he frowned slightly at the moment, and suspicion appeared in the center of his eyebrows.

Where do you know the deep meaning of these four words?

"These four big characters are in the second year of Jiuyou, after my lord entered Yuque City, he asked someone to decorate them. Changqin on the side, after a little explanation, said: "Qingqiu Fox King, please come here." ”。

"The lord of your country really pretends that he has not only the world in his heart, but also ghosts. However, Fox Shidou just glanced at the four big words, and saw the deep meaning of these four words, and sighed heartily at the moment: "There are ghost people in my heart, and this world is essentially a ghost people, so I naturally give it to your lord." ”。

In one sentence, Xiao Shizhu thought so.

"I don't know. Changqin deliberately pretended to be stupid, and after laughing, he said: "I have been reading these words for several years, and I don't understand them thoroughly. ”。

As soon as he finished speaking, he took the Qingqiu Fox King and his group of ghosts, bypassed the shadow wall, and walked towards the palace.

Just past the shadow wall, the Qingqiu Fox King and their group of more than a dozen ghosts were suddenly stunned again.

As far as the eye can see, the courtyard, the hall, the hall, the pavilion and the platform are grouped in front of you. Connected to each other, criss-crossed. Any building is made of jade carving, brick by brick, beam and pillar are all carved with exquisite jade. Flying tiles and emerald can be seen everywhere in the whole sinkhole, and the rainbow beams are stacked.

Mountain springs and waterfalls flow into streams and rivers, passing through the palace buildings. The mountains and rivers are faintly reflected, and there must be grandeur and magnificence in the scene of flowers.

The royal palace of Qingqiu Mountain can't be compared with here at all. Whether it is the scope or the exquisiteness of the architecture, it is spectacular, it is not as good as the Yuque Palace.

This is more than the prosperity and noise outside the palace gate, which shocked the Qingqiu Fox King and his party.

"Please. Changqin let the Qingqiu Fox King and them look at them for a long time before leading them to continue walking towards the deep palace.

It's just that the curiosity and surprise on the faces of the Qingqiu Fox King lingered for a long time......

Tianquan Palace, standing proudly in the middle of the Tiankeng pit, stands in the north of the largest square of the Yuque Palace, on the tall pedestal.

The dragon carvings and tomb beast sculptures on the left and right of the door, as well as the statues of those ancient gods, are bathed in the light of the cloudy sun, majestic.

Today, the officials of the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the capital with a rank ratio of more than 2,000 stones, all dressed neatly and neatly came to the Tianquan Palace, and sat on the sandalwood chairs on the left and right under the throne in order.

In addition, the envoys of several small countries in Fenglinzhou, as well as the envoys of Yinglong, are also on this hall today.

Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother sat on the throne on the high platform of nine steps between the four cloud dragon patterns in the middle of the main hall, and Xiao Lingling also sat on the chair seat temporarily set up for her under the high platform.

The ministers all had solemn faces on their faces today, and there was always a little tense and serious atmosphere in the hall. This made Xiao Shizhu, who was sitting on the high platform, a little restless.

And the seriousness of the ministers' faces always makes Xiao Shizhu think about whether they will talk nonsense in the next second.

Although this kind of floating imagination was just Xiao Shizhu's imagination, he really couldn't stand such an atmosphere, and coughed lightly at the moment.

In the quiet hall, the coughing sound was very harsh and clear. Soon, the ministers turned their heads and looked at Xiao Shizhu's side.

"Lu Wu, since the wait is so long, tell me a story with a little funny to listen to. Then, Xiao Shizhu said a sentence that would definitely surprise the other Hades monarchs when he left the Nine Shadows Kingdom: "This atmosphere is too tense, where is there any great country demeanor." Tell a joke to liven up the atmosphere and make everyone relaxed. ”。

"No. Lu Wu had no objection, answered, and pondered.

"It is said that a long, long time ago, there was a wicked man in the Yang world who had just died, and came to our netherworld to meet the king of Hades, and the king of Hades said that he had been used too much during his lifetime, and sentenced him to be a showman in the next life and give birth to five sons. The demon officer reported, 'This man is too guilty to do such good to him.' ’。 Hades smiled and said, 'Because of the gravity of his sin, I will condemn him to be a poor man in the next life, and let many of his sons exhaust him to death.' ’。 After a while, Lu Wu teased King Yama and told Xiao Shizhu such a story.

The other ministers all had some smiles on their faces, just because they didn't laugh in the main hall and court. And Xiao Shizhu just couldn't bear to hit Lu Wu and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and after thinking about it, he also teased: "This is estimated to be divided into five unfilial sons for this wicked person, otherwise how can Lao Tzu be exhausted to death?"

The minister did not know. Lu Wu replied honestly.

"Well, this kind of punishment is also ingenious, it brings out new ideas, it punishes innovation. Xiao Shizhu then laughed heartily and exclaimed: "It's better than directly punishing hell to dig iron and coal for 10,000 years." ”。

Although it is not a very funny story, it is indeed a very creative punishment in Xiao Shizhu's opinion. Compared with digging coal for 10,000 years, such a punishment is easier to remember for a long time.

"However, a bowl of Meng Po soup will not remember anything. "The ghost mother deliberately broke the doorway again.

The ministers suddenly froze with smiles, and what the ghost mother said made them speechless, but Xiao Shizhu thought that this thing was fun, and he also saw that it was not just Meng Potang's matter, and after his eyes rolled around, he said: "Punishment is not only to punish the evildoer, but also to kill a good thing to set an example." It is also an example of a warning to others. ”。

When the ministers heard this, they also felt reasonable, so they echoed a few words.

Just chatting like this, the tension in the hall disappeared unconsciously.

Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother glanced at each other, and they both saw the satisfaction in each other's eyes.

Indeed, how can the subordinate officials of a large country be nervous as if they were facing a great enemy because they came to a small country to meet them. That's the appearance and demeanor of a big country that lost the Nine Shadows, and the face.

It's just that there is a Qingqiu Fox King, Xiao Shizhu hopes that the court will be more relaxed, and it is best to be harmonious.

A dignified country not only needs prosperity and internal and external stability, but also requires most of the officials in the country to be diligent and calm in their political affairs.

Otherwise, the big countries will become a laughing stock.

At this moment, Qinglan strode in, came directly to Xiao Shizhu's side, leaned down and muttered something in Xiao Shizhu's ear, took out a Tang newspaper, handed it to Xiao Shizhu, and then stood aside again.

Xiao Shizhu opened the Tang Bao in front of everyone's eyes, and the ghost mother also leaned over and took a few closer looks.

The content on the Tang newspaper is the content of the battle report sent by Ying Lingxing. Liubo Island, a small island where countless cows live, has been captured by the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Today, the construction of the port and fortifications is proceeding on schedule. The enemy defenders in the area resisted stubbornly, and were beheaded after being besieged by Ying Lingxing's troops.

Now, the head of the flowing fire has been circulated in various garrisons of the Nine Shadows Army in Dongying Continent to boost morale.

And the news came from the night three days ago, that night, Ying Lingxing firmly planted the flower flag on the other side of the Nine Shadows Country on the top of the Leizheng Mountain in the middle of Liubo Island.

This declares that as long as this island can be held, this land and the Liubo Strait will be owned by the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the future. And whoever is setting foot in this place and conducting any military operations will be the enemy of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

In this battle, more than 1,000 ghost soldiers were killed and wounded, but more than 30,000 enemy soldiers on the island were captured and more than 80,000 enemies were killed. More than a dozen large and small warships were also captured.

Not only did he win a big victory, but he also won a very glorious victory.

Xiao Shizhu was very satisfied after reading it, closed the Tang newspaper, and said to Chunyun, who was sitting next to Lu Wu not far ahead: "Chunyun, Yinglingxing has won a big victory, and your summer palace in charge of military politics and military endowment must be ready to be rewarded." All the sergeants participating in the battle should be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and the prisoner sergeants should be placed or reorganized, and a plan should be come up with as soon as possible. ”。

Most of the ministers didn't know what Ying Lingxing was fighting, and they looked at each other with a blank expression. It's just that I know that the Tang newspaper must have been sent by Ying Lingxing.

Chunyun and a few other ghost ministers were clear about Ying Lingxing's military actions, and at that moment, Chunyun nodded and answered.

"The Qingqiu Fox King has come to see the Nine Nether Kings, **. Just after Chunyun answered, the guards outside the palace gate shouted.

A loud shout entered the hall. The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs immediately straightened his robes for a while, and then sat up.

Only Xiao Shizhu was still so casual, put the Tang newspaper in his hand on the high-headed case in front of him, leaned back against the back of the treasure chair, and said, "Xuan!"

The words landed for a moment, and Changqin took the Qingqiu Fox King and his party to the main hall.

Changqin brought the Qingqiu Fox King, who was inevitably looking left and right under curiosity, to Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother first, saluted, and said, "Lord, **, the Qingqiu Fox King has arrived." ”。

So saying, he stepped aside, found his place, and sat down on the circle chair set up for the long piano in the main hall.

The quiet Tianquan Hall Fox Shidou looked around and found that there were no standing or kneeling officials in the court hall of the Nine Shadows Kingdom. On both sides of the throne in front of the throne in the middle of the circled chairs, the ministers were sitting on the agenda, and they couldn't help but feel the novelty and looked at it a few more times.

And Xiao Shizhu had already looked at the Qingqiu Fox King, the fox king with nine long tails behind him, and the ambition and arrogance hidden in his eyes did not escape his Xiao Shizhu's eyes.

"The vassal kingdom Hades King Qingqiu Fox King, meet the great and supreme king of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, the Nine Shadows Kingdom**. When the Qingqiu Fox King said this, he bent his knees and knelt in front of Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother: "May the king live a long life and be healthy." ”。

This was followed by a kowtow that smashed the floor in front of him with a muffled sound. And the ministers of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom, who followed the Qingqiu Fox King into the palace, also knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Shizhu.

This set of etiquette made Xiao Shizhu very uncomfortable. In his words, the etiquette was too obvious for him to be uncomfortable. And it feels like he died, and the filial son and grandson went to his grave.

At that moment, Xiao Shizhu hurriedly smiled and said: "Qingqiu Fox King, please get up quickly, the country has already abolished the kneeling ceremony, since you are in the territory under the rule of this king, you should follow the customs." This worship, which is neither New Year nor festive, I don't accept it. Hurry up. ”。

The Qingqiu Fox King got the order, and although he was a little surprised, he still led the ghosts who accompanied him and got up from the ground.

"On this trip, Xiao Wang didn't dare to snub the king, and specially prepared a meeting gift. This is my wish to wait a little, and I also ask the king and ** to accept it. The Qingqiu Fox King, who had just gotten up, couldn't wait to speak.

As he spoke, the two little officials beside the Qingqiu Fox King also opened the box they were holding. For a time, the jewels burst out of it.

The two chests are lined with brocade velvet cloth, and each of them holds a treasure.