"Shang Gong is her husband and wants an official position. He put away his anger and asked the ghost slave next to him with a calm face, "What is her husband's name?"

In the bronze bird plate lamp on the left and right in front of him, a column is erected, and a bird with its head raised and wings spread at the top of the column stands. The wick sticking out of the bird's beak, like a faint fire the size of a soybean, swayed in the crisp morning breeze, but reflected his face uncertainly, and it was impossible to see whether he was angry or happy.

"Xiao Shizhu. The ghost slave who bowed his head and lowered his hands replied softly.

"Yes, it's this Xiao Shizhu. Emperor Xudu patted his head and said, "The ghost mother is also an old minister, and she is a meritorious ghost to me and the underworld today." Originally, there was nothing to be embarrassed about giving her husband an official job, but she mentioned in the book that she wanted to reward Xiao Shizhu as the general of Zhennan. The official position is still secondary, but she mentioned that she wants Xiao Shizhu to be free to wage any war against the vassal states outside the imperial court. ”。

As soon as these words came out, there was a strong wind from outside the hall towards the hall, whistling; in an instant, blowing the clothes of the ghosts, and also blowing out the flames in the bronze bird's plate lamp, so that the hall instantly fell into a gloom; everything can only be seen by the faint morning light outside the hall.

The nine Hades were stunned and furrowed slightly, and the Wheel King also cursed in his heart: "It turns out that it is such a powerful official position, no wonder the ghost mother has made such a big blood. ”。

He suddenly felt that this matter was really a bit tricky, but after all, taking people's money and wealth must eliminate disasters for others. So he didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly concentrated on secretly thinking about countermeasures.

"Therefore I would like to hear your opinions. In the darkness, the Emperor looked around them through the shadows, raised his sleeves, brushed the lamp plate like lightning, and then retracted it in the blink of an eye, and then crackled at the wick, and the lamp, which had been extinguished for a moment, was rekindled again.

"Your Majesty. After several Hades pondered for a while, the Wheel King did not speak, but the King of Yama stepped forward at the moment when the lamp was turned on, and analyzed thoughtfully: "The minister thinks that it is better to give it to him; Giving him an official can not only win over the ghost mother and keep her loyal to Your Majesty, but also show Your Majesty's generosity to the world, so that those rumors who slander Your Majesty that you are jealous and jealous will be self-defeating. The implication is that the underworld is in turmoil today, and many friends are better than many enemies, which is very reasonable.

Even when Emperor Xudu heard this, after thinking about it for a while, he groaned and bowed slightly, feeling very reasonable.

But there is reason, and it is not difficult to find fault; as soon as his voice fell, King Chu Jiang had already stepped forward and said righteously: "Your Majesty must not, in this way, Xiao Shizhu's power is too great, and one day it will become a trouble under Your Majesty's soul and above all ghosts." ”。

It was also reasonable, which made Emperor Xudu a little embarrassed again, so he had to continue to be silent.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about the ghost mother's intention to find a job for her husband at this time?" At this time, the Wheel King, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly looked around at the other Hades and asked casually, and finally his gaze fell on the righteous and awe-inspiring face of King Chu Jiang when he finished speaking.

The other Hades were dumbfounded, and Emperor Xudu didn't say anything, only King Chu Jiang said angrily: "Of course, it's to prepare for rebellion!"

As the king of Hades, he is also very well-informed, and after learning that Mo Zhai's incident in Xudu was secretly reported by the ghost mother, he has been haunted by him. Now that the opportunity is in front of him, how can he not retaliate fiercely?

"Then may I ask King Chujiang, where did he come from?" Hearing this, the Wheel King was not frightened, pursed his lips and smiled lightly, put his right hand behind his back, and asked calmly: "Did she raise troops to rebel? Or did she declare her departure from my Great Northern Yin Dynasty? Or did Her Majesty ask for tribute, which was not sent on time and in quantity?" As soon as these words came out, King Chu Jiang realized that he had inadvertently been tricked by the Wheel King.

The worst thing is that this set of rope is still rubbed out by himself for the Wheel King.

"This ......" King Chu Jiang was stunned, his face was gloomy, and he immediately became dumb before he spit out the words; indeed, for thousands of years, the ghost mother has always been well-behaved, and she is also respectful to the Emperor Xudu, and there is nothing out of the ordinary.

"Yes, the ghost mother has been obedient all these years, where did it come from?" King Yama and King Taishan also turned their heads to look at King Chu Jiang, and asked in unison with a smile.

He and the Wheel King, but they both received money from the ghost mother and Xiao Shizhu, but they didn't know that each other had received benefits, but they could invariably say good things for Xiao Shizhu. It's a tacit fit, but it's natural.

And the other Hades didn't get the benefits of Xiao Shizhu, and they didn't want to meddle in their affairs, so they all kept silent and watched the four kings talk silently. For a while, King Chu Jiang suddenly became an isolated and helpless ghost.

"Besides, the Ghost Mother can also be regarded as the mainstay of our Northern Yin Dynasty, right?" The Wheel King took a deep breath and turned his head to look at the Emperor Xudu, and after seeing his slight chin of acquiescence, he said slowly without humility or arrogance: "Since it is, why not give her husband an official position?

"Do you want Xuan Yanzhou to rebel and think about the good generals in the country?" he looked at the gloomy face of the King of Chujiang on the other side, and added with a smile: "Don't the King of Chujiang know what it means to take precautions?" Every word is well-founded and impeccable.

King Chu Jiang was speechless by his question, and his words were so poor that he couldn't refute it; fortunately, Emperor Xudu just opened his mouth at this time, and asked calmly: "King Zhuan Lun, do you agree to give Xiao Shizhu the official title?" only to help King Chu Jiang relieve the embarrassing siege.

"It is natural that it is beneficial and harmless to seal the official, but the potential danger mentioned by King Chu Jiang cannot be ignored. Hearing this, the Wheel King turned around, saluted slightly to Emperor Xudu, and said, "Although the minister has never met this Xiao Shizhu, he has also heard of it slightly; When he was in the world, he was a street liar, with a stinky problem and a very poor character. Such a human soul, how can he have any ambition and ambition, he is nothing more than a bird, let alone an anti-heart. According to the minister, such an ambitious hillbilly wants an official position at this time, which is nothing more than taking a fancy to the current chaos in the underworld, in order to be able to fight everywhere and make some war money. And Your Majesty might as well push the boat with the water and be a favor to him, so that he and the ghost mother can guard Xuanyan Continent for you. However, the official is returned to the official, but there are three chapters of the law. ”。

After finishing speaking, the Wheel King breathed a sigh of relief, was silent, and quietly waited for the decision of the Emperor Xudu.

He was sharp-tongued, and with those words of retreating as advance, he surrounded everyone, and they all felt in their hearts that Xiao Shizhu was indeed just a hillbilly who wanted to make some war money. It is also said that the Emperor Xudu was moved.

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Xudu asked, "Well, how can there be three chapters of the law?"

As soon as these words came out, the Wheel King's heart, which was still a little hanging, fell to the ground, and Emperor Xudu was willing to ask him, explaining that he also intended to give Xiao Shizhu an official. In this way, what was already difficult will naturally be much simpler.

"First, he can start any war against the imperial court, but the imperial court will never intervene and will not give any support. The Wheel King raised his index finger and said leisurely: "Whether it is manpower or material resources, don't want the imperial court to allocate it." ”。 The tone was a little more passionate than before, as if everything was for the sake of the imperial court, and everything was in the interests of the imperial court;

"The second thing is that life and death are life and wealth. The Wheel King raised his middle finger again, paced slowly in front of the other Hades, and said slowly: "It is not impossible to fight, as long as he does not use troops against the imperial court, he can fight as much as he likes." But whether he wins or loses depends on his Xiao Shizhu's ability! Whether he dies or lives has nothing to do with the imperial court; if he loses or loses his life, he deserves it. ”。

For hundreds of years, although the Wheel King, who had been relied on by the Emperor of Xudu, had not fully understood the temper of the Emperor Xudu, he also knew that only by letting Xiao Shizhu get an official position and be subject to restrictions everywhere could he say that the Emperor of Xudu could be moved, and this was the only shortcut to make this matter a matter a matter of course.

And the king of Yama and King Taishan also chimed in: "It should indeed be so, otherwise, as the king of Chujiang said, he will become a big trouble in the future." ”。

"Hmm. Emperor Xudu got up, walked slowly to the Wheel King, and asked softly, "What about the third?"

"The third is that he will receive as many tributes as he annexes in the war, so as to weaken his national power and make it impossible for him to oppose the imperial court for the rest of his life. The Wheel King said this, with a sinister smile on his face.

This smile was very much to the appetite of the Emperor Xudu, which made the Emperor Xudu feel a lot happier when he ascended, and stroked his palms and said repeatedly: "Good! Very good!" But he ignored one point, Xiao Shizhu is very good at having policies and countermeasures.

"Recently, I also received a secret report that Du Ziren was too guarded by Luofu Mountain in Xuanyanzhou to have bad intentions. Seeing the rebellion in the underworld, he planned to support his own troops. Emperor Xudu sat back on the straw mat again, gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "I am still worried, this Xuanyan Continent is only afraid that there will be war again." Once Du Ziren really rebelled, and I couldn't spare the extra troops to quell the rebellion. Now it's okay, with Xiao Shizhu coming out to guard Xuanyanzhou for me, even if he Du Ziren wants to rebel, he is not afraid. ”。

At this point, it means that Emperor Xudu has made a decision, and there is no need for the kings of Hades to continue, so they don't talk anymore.

"Just do as the Wheel King says. After thinking for a while, Emperor Xudu looked at the rising morning glow outside the hall, and said slowly: "And there are three chapters of the law, and one cannot be missing." Inadvertently, he glanced at the Wheel King.

"No. The Hades hurried to answer.

Emperor Xudu waved his hand and said, "Except for the Wheel King, everyone else should step aside." ”。

When the Wheel King ascended, his heart was raised, and he wondered why Emperor Xudu wanted to leave him alone?

"Wheel King, do you know anything about this Xiao Shizhu?" After the other Hades had left, Emperor Xudu looked at the Wheel King and asked slowly, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned showed a sneer.

In the empty hall, there were no other ghosts except for the Emperor Xudu and the Wheel King, and even the ghost slaves who had been serving on the left and right before retreated. In the entire hall, in addition to the coldness, there was also a tension in the air.

"I've heard a little. The Wheel King looked at him and said slowly, constantly speculating in his heart about Emperor Xudu's words, what did he mean in the end?

"I've heard that this little ghost is very powerful, and the bull head and horse face are all dead at his hands. The tone was still flat and unfazed. But the ten fingers hidden in the wide sleeves suddenly clenched, and the knuckles immediately made a series of "click" crisp sounds.

Without waiting for the Wheel King to speak, Emperor Xudu suddenly glared at him angrily, and the plain and kind face that had stayed before had been replaced by an angry face: "Even my divine servants say that they will kill him, and you still dare to speak for him;

A stream of icy cold air, as he asked questions, rose from the ground, with bursts of slaughter like autumn rain and winter snow.

was so frightened that the Wheel King suddenly didn't dare to breathe, and hurriedly knelt down and said repeatedly: "Xiao Wang doesn't dare, Xiao Wang doesn't dare." ”。 By the time he finished speaking, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

From the very beginning, he knew that there was absolutely nothing he had seen in this matter, and although he was taken aback, he quickly came to his senses, and hurriedly thought of countermeasures in his mind.

As time passed quietly from his fingertips, the Wheel King couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Does Your Majesty know that I have a private relationship with Xiao Shizhu? Then he thought about it again, and secretly denied it in his heart: Impossible, knowing that Wu Qiu Shou has seen my ghost slave Yin soldiers, they should have all been reincarnated as pigs? I don't understand, why did Emperor Xudu suddenly ask such a question?

But the king of reincarnation is the king of reincarnation, and he has been in the Yudu regime for so many years, but he is not a fool in vain. After rethinking everything carefully, he found that there was no flaw, and the momentary panic immediately turned into nothingness, and at the same time, he had a plan, and hurriedly defended: "The minister has also heard of this matter, but the two Yin Shuai of the bull head and horse face are your secret envoys, and the underworld does not know their secret mission except for you and a few of us Hades, so how can Xiao Shizhu know? If he knows and dares to kill? Isn't that a great disrespect to you?"

"Are you sure the ghost mother doesn't know?" Emperor Xudu narrowed his eyes as he looked at him lying on the ground, and a trace of murderous aura flashed in his eyes.

"Eighty percent don't know. The Wheel King nodded his head without hesitation and said, "She has been leaving the capital to become a prince and king for thousands of years, and I am afraid that she only knows that Niu Tou Ma Mian is your divine servant, and it is impossible to know their secret mission." Otherwise, how dare she connive at Xiao Shizhu to kill these two ghosts and gods?". As everyone knows, the ghost mother really knows, but she doesn't show it.

"Well, Chen Ruo also reported it like this. After a moment of silence, Emperor Xudu put away his anger, stepped forward with a smile and helped the Wheel King up, looked at the panic that remained on his face, and said with a pleasant face: "Look at what scares you, I know that you are loyal and will never intercede for the thief, and Xiao Shizhu is not a thief, at least not a thief now." The matter of sealing the official is still done according to what you say. ”。 This is one of the most common tactics used by Emperor Xudu in the past, first to scare and then coax.

And he thinks that as long as he guards the Holy Son and destroys him as soon as he enters the underworld, then there will be no opponent for him in the entire underworld. Whether it is Xiao Shizhu or the ghost mother, as long as they dare to have objections, he can make them disappear in a short time.

"No. After secretly breathing a sigh of relief, the Wheel King wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, snorted for a moment, and said, "It's nothing for the minister to be a little frightened, nothing." ”。 still pretends, frightened but with a clear conscience.

Chen Ruo also said that this Xiao Shizhu is very interesting, obviously a general but not a general. When he had nothing to do, he secretly went to play on the street and left the ghost mother herself in the palace. said that if you go to visit the Qinglou, you are going to the casino to play money. Emperor Xudu smiled, his eyes rolled, and asked, "Do you say that you will also reward him with two female ghosts, or give him a pair of dice?" As he spoke, he walked slowly towards the outside of the temple.

The Wheel King hurriedly followed, and after a moment of thoughtful silence, he suddenly realized that the meaning of Emperor Xudu's words was to install a few of his own ghosts and go to Xiao Shizhu's side.

He followed Emperor Xudu to the outside of the hall, stood behind the jade fence on the side of the pedestal, and looked at the magnificent Six Heavens Divine Ghost Palace in front of him from afar, and admonished: "The dice are exempt; female ghosts can be, but it is not appropriate to send them in the name of His Majesty." ”。

"First, Your Majesty sent a female ghost to him, which is not a common sense; since ancient times, only courtiers have paid tribute to Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty pay tribute to your courtiers. Emperor Xudu turned his head to look at him, and the Wheel King said: "Second, it is easy to make Xiao Shizhu arrogant; although it is a reward, it will make him a little ghost like you who even dares to kill yours, and thinks that Your Majesty, you have to give him a woman is his arrogant capital." ”。

"Well, that makes sense. Emperor Xudu raised his eyes and looked ahead.

The morning breeze blew his and the Wheel King's clothes.

In front of the eyes of the Emperor Xudu, the Six Heavens Divine Ghost Palace bathed in the morning light was so myriad; the eaves and corners of those halls, the bricks and stones of the city towers, the golden nails and vermilion lacquer of the main hall, and the carved dragons and phoenixes of the palace all made him spontaneously feel a kind of pride and pride, as well as a sense of superiority over the ghosts.

Thousands of years ago, he secretly staged a coup d'état and unified the underworld, not only the ten continents of the world were in his hands, but even the once infinitely holy ancient god shrine was also his own. From that moment on, there was no longer a word of fear in the heart of Emperor Xudu.

On the day he ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to announce that this shrine would be renamed the Six Heavens Divine Ghost Palace.

And deliberately let some souls leave a vague memory with this name before reincarnation to go to the world, and between the two worlds, it shows his mighty and domineering.

But they never thought that the human soul was difficult to control, because they were made by the ancient gods, so even if they drank Meng Po soup a thousand times, they still vaguely remembered the figures of the ancient gods. Gradually, it was only when he died that people feared him, the lord of the underworld.

In addition, the prophecy inscribed that the Holy Son was a human soul, so he began to suppress the human soul.

The past was like smoke, vivid, like a marquee, flashing quickly in front of Emperor Xudu's eyes, making him feel sullen in his chest. For thousands of years, the more the soul of the people was suppressed, the more fierce the resistance became. In the past hundred years, although the vassal states had not rebelled before, a human soul organization like Mo Zhai had countless frictions with his Northern Yin Dynasty and the Xudu regime, which made him headaches and anxiety.

But if Xiao Shizhu can surrender to him, he can use this villain soul that he thinks is ordinary to set an example for the ghosts of the ten continents, maybe the situation can change?

He looked at the bright red morning glow in the sky, silent, as the cloudy sun rose in the west, the morning glow became more and more colorful, and the Emperor Xudu suddenly decided in his heart that he wanted to turn Xiao Shizhu into his puppet.

Just as back then, he turned countless demon souls and human souls who claimed to be old gods into princes and kings, and turned them into puppets who served him without complaint or regret.

Unbeknownst to him, he was making a bad decision.

"I have changed my mind and will not make Xiao Shizhu a general. With this thought, he said to the Wheel King Youyou: "Isn't he the husband of the ghost mother, and he is appointed as the lord of the country, and he has the right to send troops to recruit forces from all sides outside the court without authorization." The ghost mother is the mother of the country and orders her auxiliary government. The title of the prince and the name of the country can be decided on their own and reported to the imperial court for approval. I am preparing two female ghosts for him, and send them in the name of your wheel king. ”。

Xiaoyu Mountain City, in the Ghost Mother Palace.

Changqin, who had returned again, sat down on a chair, carrying a teacup and savoring the fragrant tea in the cup, and the expression on her face was a little calmer than before.

After taking a few sips of tea, Changqin raised his eyes to look at Xiao Shizhu, who was sitting on the rocking chair without saying a word, and said slowly: "The general's proposal, after thinking about it, this prince feels that it is not too much. Just to ask me to agree to this agreement, there are a few more points. ", to put it mildly, gave Xiao Shizhu an anti-guest.

Xiao Shizhu was not surprised or shocked when he heard this, he looked at Changqin, who was much calmer than before, and said leisurely: "Prince, you said." ”。

If Changqin has no ability, Xiao Shizhu will be really blind; when he first saw him, Changqin left a deep impression on him, and in Xiao Shizhu's heart, he has always believed that this person's soul is not easy to mess with.

Therefore, although he deliberately worked hard to fight for interests before, he did not provoke the other party, nor did he deliberately offend the other party.

"After taking Chutian County. Changqin smiled indifferently, looked at the tea powder floating in the cup, gently shook the teacup, and after making the tea ripple, he said word by word: "The people in the county, the treasury money and grain, the arsenal weapons, my country will divide seven layers." ”。

This is exactly the countermeasure he came up with when he wandered in front of the palace gate before. Now that he is learning and selling, he thinks that since Xiao Shizhu can take advantage of both ends, why can't he?

But Xiao Shizhu was not annoyed or angry when he heard this, but after laughing, his right index finger pointed back and forth between him and Changqin, and said, "Fifty percent, our two countries will be divided equally." ”。

He had already expected that if Changqin returned, he would definitely put forward this condition, so he did not feel a trace of surprise or surprise.