In the Yuque Palace, standing on the bank of the clear stream of spring water, the Qionghua Que and the Guangbi Hall between the snow Rui Qiongbao and the pearl jade tree are shining in the sunlight after the rain.

After the rain, the whole palace is still clear and cold, Gui Danlanya, and the sound of cranes chirping between the smoke and fog is resounding in the sinkhole.

In the incense garden of the inner courtyard, on the five-colored herbs everywhere in the courtyard, there are crystal clear water droplets and weeping leaf tips. The cloudy sun sprinkled by the sky shone brightly, and the streamers gathered in the pearls.

Xiao Shizhu stood on the canal plate in the courtyard with his hands in his hands, looking at Xiao Fucha and Xiao Fulei from afar, and under the leadership and care of several palace maids, he frolicked and played among the grass and trees in the courtyard far from the rockery and the canal. The two children seem to have endless energy, and they can laugh loudly after being crazy for a long time. Xiao Shizhu, who was watching from the sidelines, was absent-minded all the time, thinking about how to stabilize the situation in the east as soon as possible and take Dongyingzhou for himself.

The slow yin wind blew the robe on Xiao Shizhu's body.

He and Emperor Xudu have the same problems and troubles pressing on their hearts, the difference is that the place where the trouble occurs is different. Emperor Xudu considered how to pacify the two continents in the west when the two countries were at peace.

And what Xiao Shizhu is worried about is how to seize Dongyingzhou in the east and occupy the two continents in the east of the Netherworld.

Once Dongyingzhou is in hand, the two granaries of the Netherworld and the abundant land of rain will be under the control of the Nine Shadows Kingdom. The topography of these two continents is a plain divided by vertical and horizontal mountains, which can be defended according to the dangers of mountains and rivers. And the east is bordered by Fenglin Continent and the surrounding weak water, the west is bordered by the eastern lands of Liutianzhou, and the north rejects the capital of Beiyin and the three continents of the north, so that it forms a great encirclement.

Even if there is another war with the Beiyin Dynasty, the Nine Shadows Kingdom can also march in multiple ways and directly take all parts of the Liutianzhou in the capital of Xu, so that the opponent Beiyin Dynasty will be left and right, and it will be difficult for two fists to defeat four hands.

More importantly, the two eastern continents, which are known as the granaries of the world, are in hand, and the Nine Shadows Kingdom will inevitably make the military and civilian grain depots and warehouses in various places abundant in a few days. The army will fight, and there will be no shortage of food and grass supplies without causing chaos in the army's mind.

But these strategic strategies came from the legacy of a dead ghost - Wuqiu Shou.

Every time Xiao Shizhu thought of this, he was heartbroken, and his heart was like a knife.

A ghost like Wu Qiu Shou, a loyal minister and a great wisdom, is hard to find, but this Wu Qiu Shou's fate seems to be God playing tricks on him and Xiao Shizhu, that is, to respond to the four words of heavenly jealousy. Wu Qiu Shou's untimely death added a regret to the history of the entire Nine Shadows Kingdom.

"It's really a good ghost who doesn't live long, and the scourge lasts for thousands of years. Thinking about it, Xiao Shizhu couldn't help but open his lips and sighed when he opened his mouth.

"King, what are you talking about?" At this time, it happened to be the yin wind howling, and he waited on the side, Qing Lan, who was holding the Moon Destroying Sword for him Xiao Shizhu, heard it vaguely, and did not hear what he said, and thought that there was something important to order, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly asked.

"Nothing. Xiao Shizhu calmed down when he heard this, no longer thinking nonsense, and relieved himself from his sadness, and his complexion quickly returned to normal.

At the same time, he sensed a ghostly aura and was coming towards the Absolute Fragrance Garden. After perceiving it carefully, he knew that the ghost aura was Lin Cong's.

So, Xiao Shizhu turned his head and looked in the direction of the palace gate.

Sure enough, after a while, Lin Cong had already entered the palace gate under the guidance of the palace people, and as soon as he saw Xiao Shizhu, he hurried towards him.

Seeing him, Lin Cong's face was in a hurry, there must be something urgent, and people in this courtyard are coming and going, so it is not a good place to talk. Lin Cong came to Xiao Shizhu's side, and before he could speak, Xiao Shizhu rushed to speak first: "Talking in the building." ”。

After that, he turned around and took the Moon Destroying Sword in Qing Lan's arms, and left, but left Qing Lan in the courtyard for the time being.

Qinglan is also an old man beside Xiao Shizhu, and she knows that this Lin Cong must have something urgent when he arrives quickly, so he naturally has no objections. Lin Cong didn't say a word, and strode up.

Xiao Shizhu strode forward and came to the main building where flowers and plants were abundant and birds were singing, and the ghost mother who was reviewing the recital after the recital looked up at her husband and asked curiously: "Why don't you go to see your children playing?"

"Lin Cong has something to report. Xiao Shizhu walked to the side of the case, put the Moon Destroying Sword on the sword rack of the phoenix shelf, and said to Chen Ruo, who was beside the ghost mother, "Make hot tea and serve snacks." ”。

When Chen Ruo left in response, Xiao Shizhu had already sat on the throne next to the ghost mother.

Lin Cong, who followed closely, strode three feet away in front of the case, stood still and bowed his hands, and bowed to the ghost mother and Xiao Shizhu respectively.

At the end of the ceremony, Chen Ruo brought a few palace maids inside.

Xiao Shizhu invited Lin Cong, and after sitting on the circle chairs opposite the left and right in front of the recital, Chen Ruo put Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother's hot tea and snacks on the small table next to the recital. The palace maids served tea to Lin Cong, and after serving melons and fruits, they withdrew from the main building with Chen Ruo.

Lin Cong sat down, but he didn't touch the hot tea, and said bluntly: "According to the lord's plan, hundreds of disciples and sergeants who know how to hibernate have been secretly arranged to serve, and after a few large and small battles at the beginning of the rainy season in Dongyingzhou, they retreated with the defeat of the enemy. Now these soldiers and disciples have been dormant in the East Ying Continent, the enemy country's military towns or ordinary towns that have been my enemies. Lin Cong came to make a statement, so that the lord could be relieved. ”。

"Good. Xiao Shizhu's eyes were full of joy and applauded loudly.

Xiao Shizhu had been planning for a long time about this matter; Dongyingzhou could not be stabilized after a long attack, and only relied on the sergeants to meet the sergeants of the enemy country, and the battlefield fought bravely to kill the enemy and shed blood and sacrifice, but could not quickly settle down.

What's more, there is still a restless ally Qingqiu in Dongyingzhou, Xiao Shizhu doesn't want to be passive, so he has to cooperate with the outside. Just took advantage of the war to arrange his cronies and spies to be among the enemy countries in Dongyingzhou, so that they could cooperate with the outside.

"In the future, if these enemy countries are troubled, most of them will be known in advance by our country. Lin Cong raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, and said quickly: "And when our country attacks, these soldiers and disciples can also respond internally, making the soldiers' battle a little smoother." ”。

When the ghost mother heard this, she also stopped writing and listened attentively to the conversation between Xiao Shizhu Lin Cong and Junchen.

Although her ghost mother already knew about it, but after hearing about it today, she also felt that Lin Cong was indeed used by her husband Xiao Shizhu, who knew people well.

Lin Cong, who was born in the Mo family, is not good at too many mechanism manufacturing, but he has very rich underground work experience. Good at collecting and sorting out intelligence, distinguishing the true from the false, hibernation and inquiry, etc.

Xiao Shizhu transferred him back and succeeded Wu Qiuyuan in charge of the intelligence agency of Xuanjiao, the Nine Shadows Kingdom, which was the right thing.

Although Lin Cong has no talent for governing the country and does not have the strategic vision of Wu Qiu Shou, he has more than enough to manage Xuanjiao, and he has to do it.

"Drink tea, this is the early spring clouds of this year. Xiao Shizhu paused his hand pot and said to Lin Cong: "Let's talk while drinking." ”。

Lin Cong nodded in response, and just said that he was a little thirsty, so he picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

"On that day, the main bus was responsible for the state banquet and the security of the court on my behalf. In the future, when sewing the state banquet and the great dynasty, it was handed over to my Xuanjiao to be responsible for the secret vigilance. Then, Lin Cong held the teacup and said: "Some emergency plans have been made today, please take a look at the king." ”。

After that, he put down the teacup and took out a document from his sleeve and got up, walked to the front of the case, handed it to Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother, and then returned to the chair and sat down.

"Hmm. Xiao Shizhu nodded and unfolded the paperwork, looking at it carefully with the ghost mother.

After looking at it carefully for a long time, Xiao Shizhu was very satisfied with his meticulous planning, and when he saw that the nomination of the general on duty on the document was still empty, he raised his head and looked at Lin Cong not far away: "Why is there no candidate for the general of the palace?"

Lin Cong held the teacup and replied solemnly: "This palace general is to stand on the left and right of the lord and ** with a sword at the court meeting and state banquet, and protect the lord when the king is mighty. The matter is critical, and the minister does not dare to make decisions on his own. Coming here today, it is also the deadline for the submission of documents, and the candidate for the general of this palace is still undecided, so I am here to ask the lord to decide. ”。

"Hahaha. When Xiao Shizhu heard this, after laughing a few times, he squinted at Lin Cong in that laughter: "You are too cautious, but you know that I am not suspicious of employing people, and I don't need to be suspicious, since I have entrusted this matter to you to do, I naturally believe you." ”。

Lin Cong smiled, and said respectfully: "Let's ask the lord and ** to decide." ”。

Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother glanced at each other, and seeing that Lin Cong insisted on doing so, they had no choice but to nod and ponder.

"I have a choice. After a while, the ghost mother took the lead and asked Xiao Shizhu: "Do you still think that when you raised troops to the south to conquer Du Ziren that year, Wu Xiaoshen rescued a mountain spirit ghost who was tortured and scarred in the dungeon of Du Ziren's palace, is it called Jin Ti?"

Xiao Shizhu frowned and pondered for a while, before his memory gradually became clearer, and he hurriedly said: "Is it the one who is nine feet tall, with yellow hair and blue face, two fangs turned up, and sticking out of the corners of his mouth?"

"Exactly, the mountain spirits and female ghosts are handsome, and the male ghosts are fierce, but his appearance is not only fierce, it is simply a little terrifying. The ghost mother nodded her head and said, "He looks very imposing." And he was almost tortured to death by Du Ziren that year, fortunately our army broke Du Ziren's royal city in time to rescue him, at that time he was dying, and then the king let him heal, he was grateful to the king for volunteering to join the army and serve our country. In the southern counties, he was responsible for pacifying Du Ziren's remnants. Later, Chunyun saw that he was powerful and good at fighting, so he was transferred to the royal capital, and appointed him to be the palace gate inspector and lead troops to patrol several palace gates. I heard that after he took office, he was still conscientious and guarded the palace gate very well, and the palace was even more impregnable. In the past few years, some restless people among the powerful people in various places who have been punished by the king have hired dead soldiers several times to sneak into the palace to assassinate, but they have been blocked by this ghost, or killed in front of the palace gate, or arrested and handed over to the punishment department, and will not be covered. The sheriff in the city also praised him, saying that he would never sweep the snow in front of the door, but whenever the thief was hunted down, as long as he passed the palace gate, if the ghost was there, he would definitely lead the army to carry a halberd and help the ghost send to arrest the thief. So much so that the little ghosts in the city once made up a nursery rhyme and sang: Flying thieves fly in the sky, if they cross the palace gate, their wings will be broken. The golden halberd is dark and bright, and the thief will definitely not be able to escape. So that the security in the city is getting better and better. ”。

"Oh?" Xiao Shizhu hadn't been out of the palace for a long time, and when he suddenly heard such a new thing, his eyes suddenly lit up when he listened attentively: "There is still such a thing?"

I thought in my heart that I would take time out of the palace in the future to hear for myself how those little ghosts sang this nursery rhyme.

"Yes, this ghost is loyal and brave, and he happens to be the candidate for the general on duty. The ghost mother nodded, and said, "The most important thing is that this ghost is also loyal to our country, to you, the king, and to our country. ”。

Xiao Shizhu pondered for a long time, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was feasible, so he picked up the pen without saying a word, and on the document submitted by Lin Cong, the nomination office of the general of the palace took up the pen and wrote the word 'Jin Ti'.