The strong wind on the hunting ground blew the flags in the camp all the time making the sound of hunting.

The weeds, which had turned yellow, were also crooked in the wind.

The honor guard accompanying the Nine Shadows Kingdom had stopped blowing trumpets and playing drums, and only the sound of the wind coming and going in the camp and the chatter of the accompanying officials remained.

Some of the Tiger Ben troops remained in the camp, responsible for the safety of the ghosts who were seated here. And part of the Tiger Ben army has formed a cavalry team, patrolling back and forth outside the camp.

The other ghost officials in the camp had already commanded or helped the soldiers and palace people to set up tents with the supplies unloaded from the carts, or set up the horses at the edge of the camp to form a simple wall.

This hunting ground was originally a place for Xiao Shizhu's secret training, and the safety could definitely be guaranteed, and the walls formed by those horses were just for show.

The ghost mother, who was sitting in the pergola in the middle, put down the teacup, glanced at the lively cloud twilight in the small forest in the distance who was still staring intently outside the gate, and said with a smile: "In previous years, hunting was chaotic, and it was not quieter than the city market at all. ”。

In the noisy woods, ghosts swayed, and sometimes there was the sound of long arrows breaking through the air.

But I can't really see everything in the forest, and I really don't know what's going on in the forest now?

"Princess Nine Shadows, do you have to hunt every year?" Hearing this, Yun Dui, who immediately withdrew his curious gaze, asked curiously.

"yes. The ghost mother nodded slightly, and said: "Come here two or three times a year, our king thinks that the combination of work and rest is the best, and he can't sit in the palace every day to read the playbook, and he can be in a happy mood when it comes to this, so he occasionally comes to play with him." ”。

As she spoke, the ghost mother raised her eyes to look out of the pergola, and then slowly moved out of the simple gate and looked outside the camp.

Within a radius of 100 miles, there are vast forests, vast grasslands, and clear lakes. Mountains and plateaus echo each other, hills and Mandian are undulating, rivers and lakes are dotted, and forests and grasslands are intertwined.

Everywhere is beautiful, but everywhere is different, every time you come here, you can see a different novelty than before.

If it weren't for the busy state affairs, the ghost mother and Xiao Shizhu would also want to settle down here and live here for two or three hundred years.

This was just small talk, but Twilight had already secretly written it down, and added, "This is a good place to visit, it is indeed a good place to play." ”。

Yun Du was still a little nervous, and she didn't dare to look at the ghost mother more, and she didn't know where to put her hands yet, so she had to gently grasp the cuffs with her hands to relieve some of the tension.

The ghost mother just looked at it in her eyes, and she didn't break it, and continued to drink tea as if nothing happened.

She had already expected that this Yundui beside her was not the real fox princess at all. The reason for this can also be guessed by the ghost mother. It is nothing more than that the Qingqiu Fox King left the real princess in the country in order to leave an auxiliary force for the prince Fox Qingping who was far away in Dongyingzhou.

It is also for the sake of a little accident when the Qingqiu Fox King is going back and forth between the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom and the Nine Shadows Kingdom, so that the prince can be put on the throne.

This kind of careful thinking is too low-level, there is no big style, the ghost mother can see through it, but she also has contempt for the Qingqiu Fox King in her heart.

And the complexion on his face is still very calm.

After a while, Tatsuruo brought the pastry and offered it to the Ghost Mother and Cloud Twilight.

The ghost mother waved her hand, signaled Chen Ruo to give all the pastries to Yun Dui, and said: "Fox princess taste, this is a special snack of our country, with the chalcedony osmanthus of Yunmengzhou Yupan Mountain and the special purple glutinous rice from all over the Nanban, delicate and uniform, moderate sweetness but not greasy, with a strong osmanthus fragrance." ”。

When the ghost mother introduced Yundui, Yundui had already picked up a piece of jade plate osmanthus cake.

The square osmanthus cake in the hand is crystal clear, and the cloudy light that shines into the pergola can completely pass through the osmanthus cake, bringing a gorgeous soft light. At the same time, the fragrance of osmanthus came to his nose, which made Yun Dui's index finger move.

Then, Twilight was already in her mouth.

At this moment, Chen Ruo picked up the white jade wine jug and slowly poured a glass of wine for Yun Dui.

The ghost mother said slowly in the sound of the wine falling into the wine lord: "This is the wine made from grapes in the area of Haoyan City in the western part of our country, and the fox princess also tastes it." ”。

The wine that flows out of the jug is a natural ruby red, clear and translucent, without the slightest cloudiness.

The aroma of the wine is light and not strong, and it lasts for a long time.

Just as the ghost mother finished speaking, a messenger with Hongyu on his back rushed to the pergola where the ghost mother was and stood in front of the ghost mother.

Yun Dui, who had just taken a bite of the osmanthus cake, did not eat the second bite.

It's not that the osmanthus cake is not delicious, it's just that she's nervous again.

"Report!" The messenger saluted the ghost mother, and replied loudly: "The lord fired three arrows in a row, and took the lead in hunting down the sturdy horse. ”。

Originally, the transmission of the Nine Shadows Kingdom was not so backward. If you shoot a fungus person, you can send a message thousands of miles. However, in order to prevent the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom from knowing such secrets as the Nine Shadows Kingdom, Xiao Shizhu and Wu Xiaoshen decided to use people to transmit the message, and never use fungus people.

And the messenger was full of energy, and his voice was like a bell, and the sound also reached the outside of the pergola, and many soldiers and ministers also heard the good news.

For a while, cheers and cheers, and the camp was lively again.

The ghost mother smiled and sent the messenger down.

There was a hint of pride in his smile.

She also knew that this was just his ghost letting Xiao Shizhu move, Xiao Shizhu had been in the Netherworld for many years, and he had learned various skills with various generals all year round, and he had not stopped learning for a while.

From the beginning of the helpless chicken, to today, can control the beast soul, can use the bow and crossbow fire to pierce the poplar in a hundred steps, can be in and out of the army of thousands of people freely, Xiao Shizhu is the result of non-stop learning and honing.

This kind of hunting, Xiao Shizhu naturally doesn't need him to let him.

Among the thousands, it is easy to take the lead in winning the championship and hunting excellent prey.

The ghost mother who heard the good news, even though she did not applaud loudly without losing her manners, her heart was already happy, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Princess Fox. After another moment, the ghost mother put away her pride, and after leaving only a smile on her face, she turned her head to look at Yun Dui, who didn't dare to take a second bite: "Is it not to your taste......?"

The Yuque hunting ground is lively and lively, and everything in the Yuque Palace is in order.

In the past, the officials in the inner courtyard and the outer court of the palace should do something, but today it is still business as usual.

Each official performs his own duties, so that the behemoth-like machine of the Nine Shadows Kingdom keeps running without stopping.

And Xiao Shizhu also left the Yuque Palace early, and left the city in Tianliang.

It was declared to the palace that the sequelae of drinking a few days ago had not been cured, and he still had a hangover and headache, so he asked Weng to assist the government and preside over the court meeting.

Xiao Fuling had already proved her ability in front of the ministers, and now she was suddenly asked to assist the government, and the ministers didn't say anything, and all the work that the officials should do was carried out step by step.

After the morning pilgrimage was over, it was almost noon.

After Xiao Fuling announced her retirement from the dynasty, Lu Wu and Baiguan withdrew from the Tianquan Palace.

On the side of the square under the pedestal of the main hall, Lu Wu and the other colleagues greeted each other a few words, and after they dispersed, he held the jade wat in his hand and walked slowly towards the south gate of the palace.

The personal scribe who had been waiting on the edge of the square for a long time strode over, and when he followed Lu Wu, he immediately whispered to Lu Wu: "Lord Tianguan, the fox Shidou Lord next to the Qingqiu Fox King entered the palace with a personal guard and two scribes, and now he has arrived at the door of our Heavenly Palace Yamen, saying that it has been arranged, and he will come to negotiate an agreement with us today. ”。

"Yes, there is such a thing. Lu Wu nodded and ordered: "You immediately go and transfer a few scribes who write quickly, and the scribes to the east hall of the yamen, and then prepare tea and pastries, and notify the diplomats of the yamen of the Spring Palace to be present." ”。

"No. The scribe answered, and went away.

Lu Wu didn't stop, and continued to walk slowly, heading towards the south.

After walking for a while, Lu Wu came to a yamen in a palace.

The gate of this yamen, like most of the main halls and palaces in the palace, is open to the south.

The wall made of blood jade encloses the entire Sanjin courtyard of the yamen.

There are ten ghost soldiers lined up on both sides of the Yamen gate, tall and majestic, and a pair of stone carvings of one-horned tomb beasts at the door are majestic.

There is a plaque hanging on the high door, which is engraved with several big characters of vigor - Heavenly Palace Ghost Ya.

This is where Lu Wu worked in the past, and it is also the center of the office of the hundred officials of the Nine Shadows Kingdom. One of the few high-level first-grade Yin Si ghosts at the end of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

The officials and scribes who came and went, in and out of this yamen compound, were so lively.

There are gathered the world's talents from the Nine Shadows Kingdom, including those who can govern the country, those who are capable of business and trade, and those who can balance the ghosts of all walks of life.

In the midst of the bustle of the yamen, it was very busy.

Many officials came in a hurry, did what they had to do, and left in a hurry.

The fox Shidou, who was standing at the door with nothing to do, was even more conspicuous among the ghosts who came and went.

Lu Wu glanced at Fox Shidou from a distance, showed a sincere smile that was enough to be fake, and greeted him.

When he was still a pariah in the capital, Lu Wu had heard of this fox Shidou.

Although this ghost is a fox ghost, he is naturally extremely smart, and his thinking is active, and he has great wisdom but not small cleverness. Reading books and reading books is by no means a dead reading, a little figurative thinking, you can unite knowledge and action, and use the knowledge in the book just right.

It is said that when he was a teenager, the fox Shidou was already famous in Dongyingzhou.

Several times I talked with the local writer Da Confucian, and I could make the other party speechless.

When he became an adult, he once took 100 villagers and 20 or 30 family members to outwit the local bandits' mountain whirlwind village, exterminate the bandits who were the scourge without casualties, and became famous in a battle.

Since then, Fox Shidou has been famous, and outside of Dongyingzhou, it is no longer a little known.

Now Xiao Shizhu left Lu Wu behind to deal with this old fox, which made Lu Wu feel proud and extremely excited.

Similar to Xiao Shizhu, Lu Wu's personality also likes to challenge the strong.

In Lu Wu's opinion, Fox Shidou is a strong man. Mediation with him at the negotiation table and competing for interests made Lu Wu feel very excited.

He has to fight with Fox Ten to fight for more benefits for the Nine Shadows Kingdom. Even though he knew in his heart that Xiao Shizhu would definitely reject a lot in the end, Lu Wu still had to fight.

He and Xiao Shizhu are a double reed, and everyone has to play their roles well.

Lu Wu, who was smiling, walked towards the idle fox Shidou, came to stand in front of the other party, and saluted first.

Fox Shidou hurriedly put on a whole robe and returned the salute: "Lord Lu Wu." ”。

"Lord Fox Shidou, did you have a good rest last night?" Lu Wu smiled, welcomed Fox Shidou into the yamen on duty, and asked, "Have you had lunch?"

"Good, good. Your country has a good hospitality, and Shidou had a good dream last night. Today's breakfast and lunch are very rich, the old man eats well and sleeps well, and your country has a heart. Fox Shidou, who said this, followed Lu Wu into the ghost ya, and at the same time looked around curiously with his eyes.

This ghost is even more lively, with arguments and discussions coming and going.

The officials went back and forth between the halls and houses in the yamen, and their hands were always empty.

Either holding a book or a document.

Coming and going is like going in and out of the ghosts, in a hurry.

The busyness here allows the Nine Shadows Kingdom to function normally.

Lu Wu led Fox Shidou and his entourage towards the east hall on the side of the main hall.

When you enter the main room of the east hall, you will see that in the hall, a long case has been circled into a square in the center, and there are tables and chairs behind each long case, which have been arranged.

A few scribes were putting pen, ink, paper, inkstone and hot tea on the desk.

In the fragrance of tea, there is a faint black ink rosin.

Lu Wu came to the long case facing the gate and stood still, and asked Hu Shidou and the others to sit down on his right hand, behind a few long cases lined up, and then he slowly sat down.

Fox Shidou, who was closest to Lu Wu, immediately asked his scribes to hand over the agreement drafted by the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom for this negotiation.

Lu Wu took it, and asked Fox Shidou and a few of their ghost envoys to drink tea first, and then looked through the agreement in his hand.

These agreements are all agreements between the Nine Shadows Kingdom and the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom to cooperate in the construction of the two countries. However, there is very little construction of the Nine Shadows Country, and there is a lot of cooperation in the construction of the Qingqiu Fox Country.

In addition to cooperation in mining, river dredging and road infrastructure, there are also agreements on weapons manufacturing and military training.

It means that the Nine Shadows Country will produce craftsmen, instructors for soldier training, etc., to improve the combat effectiveness of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom.

What is the purpose of this? Lu Wu would not fail to see that the ambition of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom had been clearly written on paper.

After taking a closer look, Lu Wu put down the stack of drafted agreements in his hand, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea silently, put down the teacup again, looked at Fox Shidou, and put away his smile: "Looking at the agreement drafted by your country, how can this official send weapon craftsmen to improve the quality and output of your country's weapons, as well as send instructors to teach your country's army combat and training." It doesn't seem like this is within the scope of our country, and we should be responsible for your country, right?"

Hearing this, Fox Shidou also slowly put down the teacup in his hand, and after laughing, he said unhurriedly: "Lord Lu Wu's words are wrong! If there are too many troops, and rebellions and rebellions occur frequently, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the king of your country? At that time, everyone in the world will know that the king of your country is incompetent, and he has also lost the face of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, Shidou really doesn't know, how can Lord Lu Wu say that this has nothing to do with your country and is not within your scope of responsibility?"

"What a clever mouth, can talk about ambition so cleanly, Lu Wu can be regarded as an insight today. After thinking about it secretly, Lu Wu took over the words and asked in a stiff tone: "The words are not unreasonable, but if you are plotting a rebellion, what about your Qingqiu Fox Country?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fox Shidou continued to hold his beard, and said with a clever tongue: "At that time, all the tactics of our army will be taught by the ghost country, can't the ghost country army know itself and the enemy?"

[Horse - A mythical beast shaped like an ordinary horse, but with long hair on the joints of all four legs. 】