The breeze blowing through the Heavenly Temple in the North Yin suddenly stopped, and the curtains, which were still swaying with the wind, also stopped swaying. Only the lit requiem incense in the incense burner was still slowly rising, quietly diffusing in the main hall.

The rich yin qi, coupled with the faint fragrance emitted by the requiem incense, calmed down the Emperor Xudu.

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Xudu also felt that the plan of the King of Equality was feasible, but he didn't know what method to use to divert the attention of the ghost people?

So after the Emperor Xudu raised his eyebrows, he turned his inquiring gaze to the King of Equality: "What method should I use?"

"Zhao'an Fenglinzhou vassal states, Fenglinzhou can be included in the jurisdiction of the imperial court. After a little silence, the King of Equality summoned up the courage to say, "If you do not obey those who recruit peace, the court can be exterminated immediately." With the current strength of the imperial court, it is easy to exterminate the rebellious vassal states one by one. ”。

As soon as these words came out, except for the Emperor and the King of Equality, whose faces were as calm as stopping water, the other ghosts were all taken aback.

At present, the Northern Yin Dynasty is on the cusp, and many ghosts in the underworld have begun to be disgusted with the imperial court.

Although Emperor Xudu was also a little puzzled, he didn't show it, and just said lightly: "King Equality, please continue." ”。

"The more unfavorable everything is, the more the court must come up with tough measures and strengthen the centralization of power. King Ping replied with a slight bow, and then said slowly: "This is not only to divert the attention of the ghost people, but also to use practical actions to make the ghost people understand exactly that the court is not so useless and cowardly. is not as vulnerable as Xiao Shizhu advertised. ”。

"This is also to warn those ghost people, don't believe everything Xiao Shizhu said. After a pause, King Ping said: "Now if the imperial court continues to soften, it will only make the ghost people feel that it is useless as Xiao Shizhu said, and Xiao Shizhu claims to unite all the ghost clans in the underworld to overthrow the imperial court, and Your Majesty can also govern his body in his own way, and unite all the ghost clans to quell the rebellion of the Nine Hidden Kingdoms." ”。

The expression on his face became excited, and his voice was a few decibels higher than before: "And before the imperial court recruits An, it can first divide the descendants of the princes and kings in Fenglin Continent first. Ask the princes and kings to divide their fiefs to their children, and the princes and ghost kingdoms will naturally be divided smaller and smaller. ”。

As soon as he said this, the Wheel King immediately interrupted him and said, "But in this case, will the original princes agree?"

Naturally, they would not willingly agree, but their descendants would actively approve, and the Wheel King should also know that greed is the weakness of the human soul. The King of Equality smiled, and when he turned his head to look at the Wheel King, a little confidence appeared between his eyebrows: "The descendants of these princes, who have come to see them in the position of the Hades King for thousands of years, enjoy the benefits brought by the ghost people in their own country, and shout at the ghost people, they will naturally be envious." And envy for too long will lead to jealousy, which can be used as an excuse for subsequent separation. As for the ghost people in their country, they only care about the stability of their lives, as long as Zhao'an does not affect their lives, they will not care about the affairs of the court at all, and naturally they will not participate in the opposition of the princes. ”。

Emperor Xudu also felt justified when he heard this, and silently bowed his head slightly, and also agreed. In this way, he could first weaken the power of the vassal states in Fenglin Continent, and also consolidate his imperial power and the sacred status of his divine soul.

However, after hearing the words and thinking about it carefully, the Wheel King still felt that it was inappropriate, so he retorted: "But all kinds of circumstances have shown that Xiao Shizhu has begun to conquer Dongyi Continent, and the imperial court will work hard to go to Fenglin Continent, so it is better to fight with Xiao Shizhu in Dongyi Continent." After all, it is the granary of the underworld, and after being occupied by Xiao Shizhu, the annual income of the imperial court will be drastically reduced. ”。

"The Wheel King's words are indeed true, but His Majesty has already begun to send troops to Dongyi Continent. What's more, there are many neutral countries in Dongyizhou, Xiao Shizhu is a very bottomless human soul, yes, but he has the psychology of being a * archway, and he wants to unite the ghosts of the underworld, so naturally he does not dare to openly attack the neutral country and the ghost country that rebelled against the imperial court. The King of Equality, who stroked the long beard under his chin, smiled slightly at the Wheel King: "In addition, the Nine Shadows Kingdom has developed too rapidly in recent years, and there are many places in the country where there are many vast ghosts. He Xiao Shizhu would never dare to expand his territory and was too eager to achieve results, which was one of his weaknesses, and it was a pity not to make good use of it. In addition, he can only take care of fighting for Dongyizhou at present, and he will definitely not be able to take care of Fenglinzhou's side. This point is from Xingtian's flight to other countries, and he must also ask him to help send troops to restore the country, but Xiao Shizhu is indifferent, which can be seen. ”。

"Since Xiao Shizhu wants to conquer Dongyizhou, where the majority of neutral vassal states are located, let him go. He can't move those neutral countries, and he doesn't dare to do anything rashly. And the neutral country still has to pay tribute to the imperial court every year, and he only takes part of the land, so what's the matter?" The more he spoke, the more excited the King of Equality, the muscles on his wrinkled face twitched a few times, and he continued to analyze his colleagues and Emperor Xudu: "But the interior of Fenglin Continent is not bad, and the land is also very fertile. Don't forget, more than half of the best medicinal materials in the underworld come from Fenglin Continent, and such fertile land can also be used to grow food for the imperial court in the future. What's more, if Fenglin Continent can be controlled in the hands of the imperial court and His Majesty, then it can not only block the contact between Xiao Shizhu and Kunlun Continent to the north, but also make Fenglin Continent one of the springboards for the imperial court to conquer the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the future. ”。

He had just finished his reasoned tirade, and he played with the rosary in his hand with one hand, and stroked his own ears and mane with the other, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Even Emperor Xudu pondered for a moment, and after humming, he slowly spoke: "King Ping is right, Xiao Shizhu's attack on Dongyizhou will also use swords and guns, and the sergeants will definitely be killed and wounded. And the imperial court arranged hundreds of thousands of troops in Dongyizhou at this time, and it was impossible for him Xiao Shizhu to take Dongyizhou overnight. However, the imperial court's recruitment of Fenglinzhou can use fewer swords. It is also a way to recuperate. ”。

Now that the Emperor of Xudu has already expressed his position, the other Hades have nothing to say. Including the Wheel King, who had been singing against the King of Peace before, shut up even if he didn't agree.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Xudu raised his eyes again, and fell his gaze on the face of the King of Equality, who was slightly proud because of his approval, and said slowly: "This matter will be handed over to you King Ping to deal with, starting with the headless ghost of Qixing." ”。

"As far as I know, this ghost has a great thirst for power. You first draw up a decree for me, let Qixing implement it first and then divide the seal, but I will not treat him badly, in addition to retaining his title of headless ghost king, the court also named him the headless general of Fenglinzhou. After Emperor Xudu rolled his eyes, he immediately thought that Qixing was turning around and attacking the bear country according to his secret instructions. At this time, the country of Arima must have been desperate for the support of the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Emperor Xudu said unhurriedly: "Send a call to Youxiong Country, and at the same time mobilize 200,000 Xudu troops to enter Fenglin Continent and start attacking Lingshan Country; ”。

After nearly a year of recuperation, the Northern Yin Dynasty of Emperor Xudu has the strength to restart the long-dreamed plan of the Western Expedition, so it is better to take advantage of this period to educate those who dare to rebel against other vassal states......

Just when Emperor Xudu was planning Zhao'an Fenglin Continent, Xiao Shizhu's shrine was still stopped outside Jishi City.

After the last assassination, it didn't take long for the Governor of Zhang to be arrested, including the Xu Cang Vamphimore sent by Emperor Xudu, who was also captured by the Jiuyou Army.

After the public trial, Xiao Shizhu launched a popular violence, tied up the two ghosts, and handed them over to the ghost people in Jishi City to deal with.

The prefect of Zhang went to Japan to be powerful in the city, and often shouted at the ghost people in the city for no reason, and he also made a lot of money under the pretense of Xiao Shizhu's patrol, and he was already hated by the ghost people; after being handed over to the ghost people by the forbidden army, he was beaten to death in the street not long after.

As for the blood-eating ghost Xu Cang, he was guilty of public anger because he planned to assassinate Xiao Shizhu. After all, Xiao Shizhu gave the ghost people a stable life, not to mention, and also banned the ghost slave market where many souls were bought and sold, which won the hearts of the people.

Such a good ghost was actually assassinated, which made the ghost people resentful of the mastermind.

It's just that Xu Cang is strong and strong, and when he saw that Zhang Zhifu was killed on the spot, he was frightened.

After that, Xiao Shizhu continued to stop outside Jishi City, not only did he not disturb the ghost people in the city, but he didn't even rely on the people in the city to eat, drink, and Lazar, and let the forbidden army go to the surrounding wilderness to catch wild beasts and come back to satisfy hunger, which made the ghost people love him even more.

On this day, the lazy Xiao Shizhu uncharacteristically did not go to the wilderness with the forbidden army, but nested in the gods, lying flat on the bed, and resting his head on the ghost mother's lap.

The light of the cloudy day shines through the carved windows full of hundreds of ghost patterns, sprinkled into the gods, and the eyes are slightly closed, and the face of Xiao Shizhu, which is full of comfort, is reflected in a little mottle.

"Are you really not going hunting with Chunhan?" the ghost mother asked softly while caressing Xiao Shizhu's jet-black hair.

"I'm going to take a break once in a while, too. Xiao Shizhu replied slowly, and said no more.

Looking at his composure and self-confidence, he returned to Xiao Shizhu's eyebrows again, and the ghost mother was very relieved that he was not swallowed by hatred, so she said: "Since you have calmed down, isn't the sneak attack of the Huaishan granary unnecessary?"

The ghost mother didn't want to say this, after all, it was revenge for her daughter's disfigurement. But after she completely calmed down, although she hated Emperor Xudu, she was even more reluctant to see her husband get angry and ruin her previous plan because of this.

"Why?" Xiao Shizhu asked rhetorically, but the comfort on his face was a little heavier.

The ghost mother was suddenly speechless by his rhetorical question, looked at her husband's handsome face in a daze, racked her brains for a long time and couldn't figure out how to answer.

After all, this retaliatory action was also formulated on the basis of not affecting the original plan and national strength, so even if it continues to be carried out, it will have no impact.

"If the army is recalled now and this plan is canceled, then how can I still play the old ghost of the drunkenness. Xiao Shizhu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile full of treachery.

"Teasing?" the ghost mother asked in a daze.

She knew that this was a plan to avenge her daughter, but she couldn't see where there was any play in it that made Xiao Shizhu feel happy.

"Let's put it this way, the Gonggong has already begun to harass and sneak attack the transport fleet of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and you also knew about this last night. Xiao Shizhu opened his eyes, glanced at the suspicion on the ghost mother's face, and slowly closed them.