Chapter 559: Ultimatum
With a roar, the South Heavenly Gate opened again.
The clouds drifted.
The monkey looked up, and there were still Li Jing, Nezha, and Qingxin standing inside the door, and he couldn't help frowning.
Li Jing quietly glanced at Qingxin.
Qingxin nodded slightly, took a step, and slowly walked towards the monkey.
Behind him, Li Jing and his son followed closely.
The monkey leaned crookedly on the golden hoop stick, and snorted from afar: "Didn't I say that I don't want this envoy? Li Tianwang is this old, and his ears are not good, or what's the matter?"
Li Jing smiled awkwardly.
Walking all the way to the monkey, the three of them stopped. Li Jing and Nezha both bowed down and bowed, but Qingxin stood with his eyes wandering, no matter where he put his hand, it seemed that something was wrong.
The monkey looked at the three of them and sighed, "What, are they all dumb?"
Qingxin lowered his head slightly, coughed dryly twice, and said, "Let me continue to be an imperial envoy, this is what the master meant." If you have an opinion, you can go to him. ”
"Are you using the old man to press me?" the monkey was stunned for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Yes, don't worry about this, what about my food?" I'm here to ask for something, not to ask for a price. ”
Li Jing nodded quietly at Qingxin.
Seeing this, Qingxin took a deep breath and said: "I will give food for food, but I'm afraid it can't be according to the amount you want, and the way to give it can't be according to what you want." I hope you can understand that Heavenly Court also has the difficulties of Heavenly Court. ”
The monkey slowly raised his head and looked at Li Jing. He looked at Qingxin again and said, "Then what are you going to do?" ”
This question. Qingxin looked at Li Jing again. This time, Li Jing simply took a step back.
In desperation, Qingxin had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty means that you can't give food directly." This is against the rules of the heavenly court. The original plan, since it was a man-made disaster, let it develop, and only teach mortals a lesson. But since you brought it up, I don't want to refute your face. Disaster relief is okay, but it can't be done the way you say. ”
The monkey nodded and said, "Go on." Go on. ”
"His Majesty means that if you give food directly, you will definitely give the world a thought of getting something for nothing, and no one can say what will happen next. Therefore, there are other ways to alleviate the situation. ”
"How?"
"Put some livestock in the woods and some fish in ponds, rivers and lakes......"
The monkey's brows couldn't help frowning: "You mean, the Jade Emperor is going to send an army of 100,000 to help me do this?"
Qingxin blinked his eyes and said: "Anyway, there is a way, the disaster can definitely be alleviated, but it must be done as you said, so that the people of the entire Wuji Country do not worry about eating and drinking." I'm afraid not. ”
The monkey thought for a moment and replied, "What if I don't have enough to eat?"
"Not enough is certainly not enough. Basically, to ensure that there is no widespread famine. Now time is running out, what you want is a year's worth of food, and if you drag it out, you will come and go, and I am afraid that it will be a year later in the mortal world. If you're still worried, I can take you hostage. ”
"Are you a hostage?"
Qingxin nodded slightly, looking at the monkey with some apprehension.
For a moment, the two of them looked at each other.
After a long time, the monkey laughed out loud: "Thank you for the reminder, but, forget it, I still want Li Tianwang's good hostage." ”
As he spoke, the monkey had already walked to Li Jing's side, and put a hand on Li Jing's shoulder.
Suddenly, Li Jing was excited, and cold sweat came down.
The monkey grinned and said, "This heavenly court is also quite boring sometimes, why don't you go to the mortal world with me?"
"Big ...... Great Sage, the Last General Heavenly Court still has important things to ......"
"What do you mean, my business is 'idle'?"
Li Jing was taken aback, and hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand: "No, no! Great Sage, the last general has no such intention!" It's just ......."
"Just don't appreciate your face?" Looking at Li Jing, the monkey's eyes slowly narrowed into a slit.
In an instant, Li Jing's heart chuckled, and he hurriedly wiped his sweat, and said: "The last general understands, the last general will go down to earth with the great sage!"
"That's right. The monkey patted Li Jing's back with a grin, glanced at Qingxin in a demonstrative manner, and pulled Li Jing in the direction of Nantianmen.
Qingxin's brows were furrowed tightly, and his teeth were about to be crushed.
She really couldn't figure out what was so good about this monkey, why did the finches and the wind chimes like it? Not only did she like it, but it was the kind of liking that she didn't care about, and in the end she even took her own life, and she still had no regrets......
She really wanted to stay away from this monkey, it was better never to meet, it was better not to have such a past at all, but there were memories of two lives in front of her.
That feeling is hidden in my blood, seeping into the bone marrow, whether it is hated or repulsed, I can't get rid of it no matter what. Maybe...... This is true love, not because he is good, there is no interest mixed in there, it is just the purest feeling, but it is unforgettable.
If she had encountered such a thing in the past, she would inevitably have to laugh at the other party. In the eyes of immortal cultivators, love, this is simply an act of not doing a proper job.
But now she couldn't even laugh, because she suddenly felt like she was a joke. What a ridiculous feeling it is to like something because it doesn't belong to you, or because of a memory from a past life.
Faintly, she hated herself a little.
When he arrived at the gate of Nantianmen, Li Jing ordered preparations, and soon, those vanguard troops with high cultivation were ready to go.
Looking at the generals and monkeys of the Nantianmen who were taking off, Qingxin hesitated for a long time, and finally followed.
At this time, in the distance, where no one was paying attention, in the clouds, Subodhi was quietly watching. After a long time, he sighed lightly, turned around, and left.
......
At this time, a month has passed since the monkey left the black chicken country.
The overall situation is clearly worse than before.
However. The crisis facing the roller blinds has long been more than just a worsening situation.
The influx of refugees has turned the entire capital into a refugee camp. The city's food shortages caused by a series of armed battles exhausted the already complaining troops.
In the beginning. Although there are large-scale uprisings that have broken out all over the country. Years of unrest led to famine, but the problems in the capital seemed manageable. On the one hand, the prestige of roller blinds in the capital is obviously higher than in other places, and the implementation of various government decrees is relatively better. On the other hand, the capital was right under his nose, and he knew immediately if there was a slight disturbance.
After all, he is a person from Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, and this thing is still difficult for him.
So, although the whole country has long been on the verge of collapse. However, the situation in the capital is still much better, and although various contradictions continue to accumulate, they have not yet reached the critical point of outbreak.
These people can be said to be the last supporters of the roller blind.
Now, however, the situation has changed.
A large number of refugees entered the city, and armed fights continued to occur, and any resident of the capital could smell a strong rancid smell as soon as the morning dawned and opened the door, and the streets were full of refugees and even corpses.
And with the gradual increase in refugees. The originally limited control force of the roller shutter became weaker and weaker. Burglaries of all kinds were heard endlessly, and the entire capital became like a refugee camp. The support of roller blinds is rapidly decreasing.
Soon. The political situation at the imperial court changed.
The first to attack was the left army stationed at the south gate.
Since there was not much food left in the treasury, the curtain had to order a reduction in the quota of military rations. As a result, the underfed soldiers mutinied, and under pressure, the generals and their soldiers looted a granary, withdrew from the city with what little food they had, and declared that they would no longer obey the king's orders.
This one really poses a big problem for the roller blinds.
First of all, this is a mutiny initiated from the bottom up, and it is not something that you can solve by capturing the thief and capturing the king first. Secondly, how should this matter be handled?
If the curtain directly sent troops to levy, how many troops could he have at his disposal? The defenders of the south gate mutinied, and the remaining troops were already stretched, and if they were redeployed, they would not be able to control the chaotic situation in the city at all.
If not, then other units will soon follow suit. The most important thing is that the roller shutter has made a bad start, that is, to withhold the army's rations. In this way, everyone watched. If the mutiny of the defenders of the South Gate is over, then what are they waiting for if they don't run with the only food they have?
For this reason, Xuanzang had to go to the barracks to try to persuade the mutinous soldiers with his three-inch tongue.
However, preaching this kind of thing, who will listen to you when you are hungry? Tossing back and forth a few times, with little effect, Xuanzang had to give up.
Soon, the other units also announced that they would no longer obey the orders of the shutters and all withdrew from the city. For a time, without the military strength of the imperial court, there was no order in the whole city, and even those courtiers had to drag their families to lie in the palace.
I don't know where the rumor came out that the reason why there is no food in the black chicken country is because all the food is piled up in the palace. This rumor sounds bizarre, but what is even more bizarre is that the desperate refugees actually believe it.
They gathered together and became rebels, surrounded the palace, shouted day and night, and gave the blinds three days to send food out and distribute it to the refugees, otherwise they would storm it, and no one in the palace would want to live.
At this moment, the roller blinds felt that it was simply dark, and they wanted to cry without tears.
Even the only thing left in his range was the palace, and at this point, what else could he do but pray for the monkeys to bring food as soon as possible?
In the past three days, the roller blinds have passed in a mess, and no matter where they go, they continue to sigh as if they have lost their souls. Occasionally, someone called him, and when he opened his mouth, the first thing he said must be: "Is the food coming, is the food coming?"
Early in the morning of the third day, the ragged rebels assembled early at the outer gate of the palace and prepared to storm it.
Rolling Shutter stood on the city tower and looked at the rebels who were lined up below for a long time, and was silent for a long time, and said softly: "Marshal, Rolling Blind finally understands. Governing the country is not based on empty blood. ”
As he spoke, he smiled faintly and said, "You can take Master Xuanzang away in a while, the curtain knows that he has sinned deeply, and it's time to atone for his sins." I can see that you are safe and sound, and the roller blinds are content. (To be continued......)
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