Chapter 21: Immortals and Demons
While Li Pingyuan was talking, a figure was walking around in the Li family's room at this moment.
Taoist robes and legal robes, You Fang shoes, is a young Taoist aunt.
Opposite to her was the prince of Youguo, Nie Xu, who was sitting on a chair with a calm expression.
"Lingyu, don't shake it, it's a lonely eye." Nie Xu said aloud.
"Your Highness, why do you want to tell Li Pingyuan the truth about the dragon, isn't this luring the wolf into the house?" The Dao aunt named Lingyu said anxiously.
"That's to drive away the tiger of Zhao Guo." Nie Xu said helplessly.
"Nie Jin's animal is a vulture, Zhao Guo is a tiger, and Chengguo is a wolf, why did he escape from Zhao Guo's protection, isn't he afraid that this tiger will eat people?" Nie Xu had palpitations, Zhao Guo's experience of brocade clothes and jade food did not look good.
"It's nothing to drive away the wolf and devour the tiger, but why tell Li Pingyuan about the dragon, if he forcibly destroys the Youguo, we have no way to stop it." Lingyu complained, how could this kind of details be revealed.
"If it weren't for Zhao Guo, he might have done this after hearing it, the wolf drove away the tiger, but do you think the wolf is not afraid of the tiger? He was also afraid. Nie Xu crossed his fingers, as if he could see through people's hearts.
"What can he get by destroying Youguo, except for fame, he can't get anything, Youguo is the gateway to Jizhou, the strong Youguo is what everyone doesn't want to see, and the weak Youguo is what Chengguo doesn't want to see, because it means that Youguo can't consume the power of Zhao State.
The destruction of the Youguo is what Li Pingyuan does not want to see, because he wants to rebel and destroy the Youguo, although he has gained great prestige, but it also means an increase in the cost of rule, he is a smart person who knows the truth that two birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in hand.
After plotting rebellion, instead of facing the endless rebellion of Youguo and the people who were already anti-minded, it is better to keep the Guozuo of Youguo as a shield to resist Zhao, increase the devouring of Chengguo, digest the entire Chengguo and then take care of Youguo and Yuguo. ”
The vast territory and the usurpation rebellion, rather than giving up later, and consuming the strength of the Youguo against the Zhao State, it is better not to do it at the beginning, and to save the consumption of strength.
"It's your reason, but it's not good for him to support anyone, why should he support you." Lingyu understood the theory and changed to another kind of worry.
"Because loneliness is the key, so that Youguo will not be too weak or too strong, Nie Jin that animal has a big enmity with Li Pingyuan, he will not be able to leave Nie Jin, as soon as Nie Jin dies, I will be able to become the lord of Youguo in the name of righteousness, without the help of the demon clan, it will not be too strong, but it is justifiable, and the national strength retained can resist Zhao State a little, and at the same time give Li Pingyuan time to eat Chengguo."
Knowing his own positioning very well, Nie Xu is ready to be a tool man, knows his own value, and also knows his strengths and weaknesses.
"What's the difference between that and taking refuge in Zhao Guo, and trying your best to escape." Lingyu complained.
"It's said that it's mind cultivation, why are you more impatient than me?" Nie Xu smiled, he had a bit of a kingly bearing, and he also seemed confident and safe.
"Originally, Zhao Guo didn't want to destroy Youguo, didn't we escape like this because we had the will to fight for Kyushu, now we are not weak or strong, and we will use Chengguo as a shield, what's the point."
Lingyu was full of resentment, and fled under the noses of a group of gods and Buddhas, this kind of difficulty, and finally came out to make a shield for others, it was not in vain.
"It's very different, to become the puppet state of Zhao State, there is no freedom at all, you can only watch the unification of Zhao State and cooperate with them to be an Anle Gong, but with the help of Chengguo, it is free.
Lingyu, can you understand, Zhao has the ability to control us, but Chengguo does not, and we have the capital to unite and unite without Zhao, taking advantage of the chaos in Jizhou to seize the opportunity to seize the foundation of the imperial industry, after all, the entire Jizhou together has the national strength comparable to Zhao. ”
Nie Xu gave a frank explanation to appease Lingyu, who was full of complaints, he also knew that he was very cowardly now, but there was no way, the position of the king of You, using the demon method to kill Nie Jin of the Youguo, he really had no way, and if there was a way, he would not be forced away.
Lingyu listened to his words, and sure enough, there was a lot less resentment, but her expression was still unhappy, she served Nie Xu, and naturally thought that Nie Xu was good.
"If you don't tell him the truth about the dragon, how can he make up his mind, after all, Youguo is now a veritable demon country, and if you want to conquer it, you must first face the problem of monsters, if you don't point out that the army has the blessing of national fortune, do you say you are willing to send troops?"
Nie Xu's expression revealed a bit of helplessness, if it weren't for the exhaustion of mountains and rivers, how could he ask for another country, ask someone to send troops, don't give any information, hide it, plan and calculate, the other party will send troops to help you in a daze, how can there be such a good thing, all the benefits are hugged by you, you are his own son-in-law?
Lingyu was silent, and then shook her head slowly, she was a cultivator, and she had more aura and wisdom than others, so she took the initiative to apologize to Nie Xu and said, "You are right, sorry, I was wrong." ”
"Lone knows that Lingyu is also thinking about Lonely, but we really don't have any strength now, after all, in the secluded country, that evil beast doesn't know that he has practiced the evil law, so powerful, you are not against him, he is the king of You, the protection of the country, if it weren't for Lingyu, you escaped with me, I'm afraid we would have lost his poisonous hands, and there is no way to seek external help."
Nie Xu began to praise Lingyu's goodness, and explained the situation he was facing again, the problem he was facing now was that Nie Jin was still the king of You, protected by luck, and the cultivators could not be killed, and the rebels who organized the Youguo would use the demon method again, and they didn't care about whether they practiced or not.
is also a master of extraordinary power, Ge Tan did not dare to use it to hurt the officials of the Yu State, the luck protection of the officials of the Yu State can also be immune to spells, Nie Jin seems to act recklessly, first remove the other party's official position, and then use the demon method to slaughter, only the clan is born with national fortune can be immune, but the generals of a rebel army cannot all be clans, so Nie Jin can be invincible in the country.
Only ask for foreign aid, compared to being a puppet in the hands of Zhao Guo, Nie Xu has ideals and ambitions, although his strength is weak, but his ambition is not small, he wants to unify Jizhou, he wants to become the son of heaven in Kyushu, as long as he ascends to the throne of the king of You, even if he is a shield for a period of time, there are trade-offs, and strive for the biggest and best results.
"Shall we go with their army?" Lingyu finished thinking about it and accepted Nie Xu's reassurance.
"No, we have to leave early, first go to contact the forces that can still be used in our territory, we can't rule a country with our mouths, now is our good opportunity, he slaughters the clan like this, everyone will definitely be together."
Nie Xu's face was filled with hope, and he glanced at Lingyu, full of motivation.
On the other side, Nie Jin and Si Qinning fell out again.
"Si Qinning, you actually poisoned me!" Nie Jin was full of anger, and in front of him was a broken rice porridge.
"......" Si Qinning pouted and didn't say a word.
"Talking, dumb?" Nie Jin's anger couldn't find a place to release, his eyes were blood-red, and he was full of resentment towards the betrayed Si Qinning.
"......" Si Qinning pursed his lips and didn't even look at Nie Jin.
"Come on, take the queen down, and think about grounding in Kunning Palace." Nie Jin ordered that for Si Qinning, after all, he couldn't bear to do it.
Si Qinning was taken down, and Nie Jin began to smash things frantically, and all the attendants were frightened by his actions.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry, the queen must have something unspeakable, didn't you prove it before? The mother is wholeheartedly devoted to you. The bearded middle-aged eunuch spoke forward and handed over the towel.
"Houde, this time it's thanks to you, otherwise I would have been harmed by Si Qinning." The towel wiped his hands, and the king of You, who had vented his anger, thanked the eunuch.
If you take a closer look, isn't the eunuch in front of you Xu Houde, who Zhuang Xun can't find and can't be killed?
escaped from Yin Du and was taken to Youguo by the escaped Youguo intelligence department, but he was still not at ease, so he castrated himself and came to the palace to be a eunuch.
"Last time, Guard Yao was also shrewd, and when he found out that something was wrong, he told me in time, so that he didn't make a big mistake, and this time is the same, let's make my palm print in the future." Nie Jin took a deep breath and said to Xu Houde.
"Slave thank you, Lord Long." kneeling quite decently, the joy and excitement on his face were beyond words.
"Prince Lingbo, what do you think should be done?" After the reward, Nie Jin asked about the current tangled matter.
"He wanted to assassinate me, but he was a good friend of the queen, and he had helped me a lot before......" Nie Jin showed a tangled expression.
"Your Majesty, the minions don't know what to do, but when it is broken, it will be broken, and entanglement will only ossify the relationship between you and Niangniang." Xu Houde said that there was no suggestion, but in fact he had already given a suggestion.
Nie Jin's yin owl's expression became gloomy, and his palm fanned outward, signaling Xu Houde to step back, he had already made a decision.
His expression changed, cloudy and uncertain, and after pondering for a while, he got up and walked towards the deep palace.
The dark palace is eerie and terrifying, Nie Jin doesn't care about fear, he walks down step by step, digging deep into an underground space, the basement.
Under the stairs, there was a sudden light, Nie Jin skillfully pushed open the door, the golden light shone, and a golden belt bound a middle-aged beauty.
"Mother, I've come to see you." Nie Jin called his mother but didn't have any intention of being close, looking at the bound woman coldly, he had no intention of rescuing her, and it could even be said that he tied the woman here.
"You're going to pay, beast, you're going to pay......" the woman cursed.
"Didn't the animals come out of your belly too?" Nie Jin sneered, he had no feelings for his biological mother, maybe he had disguised his mother's kindness and filial piety for a period of time before, but it was just an expedient measure to trick the other party into handing over his power.
"That's why I didn't drop you to death in the first place, you dead star!" The woman's ferocity said, and her beautiful face became distorted, vaguely revealing her fierce nature.
"It's good to fall to death, and you can't bear your merits to send me to the hidden country, otherwise how can it cause the current situation." Nie Jin hated and said that since he was a child, he had no father's pain and no mother's love, because he was the product of their momentary love.
"Isn't it good to eat well? In the Netherworld Demon Realm, how can there be such enjoyment, your father didn't care about you very much, but there was no shortage of you, what do you have to resent, and even I won the position of the King of Darkness for you, you beast, why don't you know how to be satisfied. ”
The woman said angrily, in her eyes, Nie Jin was no longer her son, but a naked enemy, eager to pull out the skin and bones.
"Didn't you say it all? I'm an animal, you don't talk about the mother-son relationship here, you are willing to help me, isn't it because I have the possibility to become the Son of Heaven? It's so hateful, it deserves to be imprisoned by me to extract the true yuan. ”
Nie Jin doesn't appreciate it, and his ingratitude goes deep into the bone marrow, he feels that the whole world owes him anyway, and everything is taken for granted, but he himself doesn't have this consciousness, and he can always find an excuse.
The woman helped him, maybe there was a reason to help the dragon, but how could it be without a little mother-son love, it was Nie Jin who took the initiative to kneel and beg her, if there was no mother-son relationship, could she think of interfering in the dragon fight?
Even if there is no mother-son relationship, just Fulong is a great kindness, but Nie Jin can't see it, he only feels that this woman has bad intentions, and now he is under control and used by him.
"You are going to be punished by God like this, there are mountains outside the mountains, there are people outside the people, and there are already many gods and Buddhas in the Zhao Kingdom next to you, do you think you can win? The elite tide of the Youguo was lost. The woman said mockingly.
"Gods and Buddhas, what about gods and Buddhas, they can and can't meddle in the affairs of the world, and who can disobey me in the hidden country! 600,000 dead, given some time, people will grow back like weeds. ”
Nie Jin's words did not mean to treat people as people, and he really did not treat people other than Si Qinning as people, no matter who they were.
"Besides, Zhao Guo is involved in Jing and Zheng, and Chengguo is now at the time when Li Pingyuan and Dou Zhi are fighting, Chengguo has nothing to worry about, as long as I kill all these opponents in the country, Youguo will be all controlled by me."
Nie Jin planned to say that he also calculated these things, so he wantonly slaughtered the clan, although he was crazy, he was not stupid, not only was he not stupid, but he was also very smart, he thought of the way to kill the opposition, and seized this gap, it seems that Zhao Chengyu can't move the three kingdoms.
It's just that he missed it, Nie Xu ran to Chengguo, and said that he moved Li Pingyuan to reconcile with Dou Zhi, the king of Qinghe, and prioritized attacking Youguo.
"You're going to hell, Infernal Hell, I promise." The woman gritted her teeth, and the malice had already made the bundle of fairy ropes glitter with golden light.
"I go to hell, and you will be spared? You'd better pray that I will unify Kyushu, otherwise you will also go to hell, the composition of the generals and the Wuyi guards are all your clansmen, I have never seen the world of flowers, and the fall is faster than I imagined, and the blood debt they caused, don't you bear a little responsibility for bringing them out of the Nether Demon Realm. ”
Nie Jin laughed, he had long known that these monsters were acting recklessly, and he deliberately let them go, he didn't do evil, and it was easy to leave.
"Even if you show up now, let them leave the country, do you ask them if they are willing?"
The hand turned into a claw and stabbed into the woman's chest, and the true essence of the demon fairy was absorbed by him, which is why he is strong.
(End of chapter)