In the simple study, the candle flame illuminates every qiē.

Lacquered gold objects shimmer in the light.

The bearded, black-robed king of the Black Rooster Kingdom paced back and forth in the middle, viciously throwing the song to the ground.

The ministers on both sides quietly glanced at the song fold that was thrown to the ground, except for the general who knelt in front of the king of Wuji Country, the rest of them all had an indifferent expression, and seemed to be no longer surprised.

After a few trips back and forth, the king of the black chicken country smashed his fist on the dragon case.

There was a loud "bang", and everyone in the entire study was slightly refreshed, and the general who was kneeling on the ground looked up cautiously.

The king clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and gasped heavily, not speaking for a long time.

There was silence in the study.

After a long time, the king loosened his clenched fist, suppressed his feelings slightly, and said softly: "You say, how to deal with it?"

At this question, the ministers in the study suddenly cheered up one by one, looking at each other, but still no one spoke.

The general who was kneeling on the ground raised his head, and when he saw that the king was staring at him, he hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, the rebels, you should exterminate yourself." ”

"How many soldiers and horses do you want?"

"Five...... Five thousand. The general stretched out his five fingers.

"How long?"

"Three...... Months. ”

The king looked at the general and asked softly, "Are you sure?"

"This ......," the general said hesitantly, "If His Majesty can be graced to half a year, it will naturally be better." ”

The king stepped over and was already at the general's side.

The general flinched.

Bow down. The king grabbed the general by the collar. Pulled him over. With wide eyes, he asked word by word: "This king will give you a year, can you do it?"

At this question, the general was completely dumb, so he could only turn his face sideways and bow his head silently.

The Wenchen present also lowered their heads one by one, with an attitude of avoidance.

The study was so quiet that only the "crackling" sound of the candles bursting.

After a long time, the king let go of his generals and sighed softly, "Let's all go down." ”

The ministers present hurriedly raised their heads one by one. Look at him.

The king repeated again: "Go down." ”

"Then, Your Majesty, this matter ......"

The king looked around the crowd and asked softly, "Which of you can solve it?"

Everyone was silent.

"If it can't be solved, it's all for Lao Tzu!"

With a loud shout, those ministers hurriedly knelt down one by one, exited the study in a panic, and scattered in all directions.

All of a sudden, the king was left alone in the study.

Turn around. He swept all the folds that were stacked on his desk to the ground, holding it in one hand. Covering his face with one hand, he sighed, unable to help himself for a long time.

The fist was clenched tightly, and a strand of broken hair hung down from his forehead.

Outside the window, the canopy turned into a moth watched quietly.

The king in front of him is the roller blind.

Although his figure, appearance, and even voice have changed greatly, as if he had changed people, the canopy can still be determined by his breath, and the king in front of him is the roller blind.

However, how did the roller blinds become the king of the black chicken country?

Moreover, before he came, he already knew that the king of the black chicken country had done many ridiculous things, could it be that these things were actually done by the roller blinds?

After a moment's hesitation, the moth transformed by the canopy fluttered its wings into the study, transformed into a human form, and took a gentle step in the direction of the roller blinds.

The soles of the shoes rustled to the ground.

The roller shutter turned back sharply, stunned.

In the dim red firelight, the two looked at each other quietly.

"Are you...... Marshal?" Blind's eyes widened in disbelief. Then he rubbed his eyes with his hands, as if in disbelief.

Canopy didn't answer, just watched him quietly.

"Are you really a marshal? no...... No way, I've been looking for so many years...... How could the marshal be here?" the curtain reached out and patted his head hard a few times.

Tianpeng still didn't answer, just watched him quietly.

It took a while for the shutter to calm down a little.

He stared blankly at the canopy, blinked his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "You...... Are you a marshal?"

"It's me. Tianpeng slowly raised his head and said, "Why are you here, and you are also the king of the Wuji Country?"

The roller blinds were happy at first, and then seemed to suddenly think of something, slowly lowered their heads, and stood dumbfounded, at a loss.

At the beginning, he defected to the Nether in a fit of anger just to find the canopy, but now, ...... I really saw it, but I was ashamed.

He never dreamed that he would encounter a canopy in such a predicament.

There was no feeling of joy at all, and there was only shame.

After standing like this for a long time, the curtain took a deep breath, shook his head vigorously, and said, "It's hard to say...... I ...... at first At first, he just escaped the pursuit of the Heavenly Court and came here...... Didn't expect ......"

Stretching out his hands, he gestured with the curtains, but he couldn't say any more, so he could only turn into a sigh. The whole thing sat on the ground as if it had been drained of strength, and smiled helplessly.

Outside the door, the guards on midnight patrol were slowly passing by with torches, and the light of the fire shone in through the window lattice.

The entire royal palace has been under martial law, which is a scene that has never appeared in many generations of kings since the founding of the Wuji Kingdom.

Tianpeng walked to the window step by step, glanced out of the window, and said softly: "They said that you gave a lot of strange orders, is it true?" ”

The shutter nodded blankly.

"Why those orders?"

The curtain closed his eyes, twitched his nose twice, and said, "Because...... Because they elected me as king, I thought, I want to make this country better. ”

Caressing the window lattice, paying attention to every move of the outside world, Tianpeng asked in a low voice: "What is going on, you can tell me." ”

Roller Shutter swallowed dryly, stared at the empty ground, pursed his lips, and said, "When you first started...... At that time, the country was in a disaster. I'm just passing by. Only...... I helped them solve it. So he was elected prime minister...... Originally, I didn't want to be an official. But when I think about it, instead of staying in the mountains and forests every day, it is better to do something practical. ”

"And then?"

"Then I became the prime minister, you know, I am a private mortal, and my cultivation is still there. There are cultivators, and they can't hide anything from me, naturally. This prime minister deserves to be obedient. Then they put me king. ”

"So you're going to be?"

The roller shutter nodded slightly, half a sound, and gritted his teeth and sighed: "I'm serious." Although I am a king, I have no concubines, three meals a day, no different from ordinary people, I never use sedan chairs or carriages when I go out, nor do I build palaces, let alone mausoleums. Even many of the original etiquette was abolished by me. 一qiē from Jane. Occasionally, I personally went into battle. It is also solved quietly with mana, and it will never be used to spare. Cutting taxes and punishing corrupt officials...... Am I not doing it right?"

He stared at the canopy in a daze.

Tianpeng glanced back, walked to his side step by step, squatted down, reached out and touched his simple black robe, and sighed softly: "Tell me about your decrees." ”

"Decree ......" The curtain reached out and rubbed his face fiercely, and then said in a somewhat confused voice: "Famine...... Disaster relief, but no matter how you try to save it, there will always be people dying. A person, even if he has the power to reach the sky, can't do everything. After the disaster, I thought, why do people starve to death when there is a famine?"

"Why?"

"Because there is no food left. The people are living in a tight situation, there is no surplus food, and even if I lower my taxes, there is still no surplus food. Therefore, when there is a famine, they will starve to death. ”

"So you hit the big family with the idea?"

"Yes. The roller shutter spread his hands and replied, "The land is enough, and the grain is actually enough, if ...... If I could cut a piece of flesh from one part of the people and give it to another, wouldn't the matter be settled? Ten acres per household, that's more than enough to feed one family, right? Marshal, do you think I'm doing the right thing?"

Tilting his head, the roller blinds looked at the canopy.

Tianpeng didn't answer, just looked at him quietly.

The plan sounds good, but the ending is ...... It's already in front of you.

"But the matter has not been resolved, because the part of the people who were cut by me is the opposite. Of course, the first ones were suppressed by me, and then there were strict usury, and there was no way to collect rent, so they took usury. Of course, I also banned it. Behind...... Anyway, things rolled in waves, like snowballs. ”

The curtain reached out and brushed his loose hair, and shook his head helplessly: "I'm most afraid of the uprising now, it's terrible." It's everywhere, one person, and it can never be solved. I can't come openly, and if I come openly, Heavenly Court should send troops. As a result, the fire went out more and more...... Every problem, I try to find a way to solve it, but ...... It's getting more and more chaotic, and no matter what decree is issued, it will be deformed in the end. They have led me to my money, but they have not listened to me...... The uprising of 500 peasants sent 10,000 troops to suppress it, and after half a year, it turned out to be 80,000...... They just told me...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. I really don't understand, so ...... Why did such a good decree become like this? I don't understand, what am I doing wrong?"

The curtain covered his head, wanting to cry without tears.

The voice gradually turned to muttering, and he said, "I really want to run...... But I can't run. I wanted to create a kingdom of equality and abundance, and that's what I did...... Marshal, you have the best way, I have always come, and you are the one I admire the most, you help me think of a way, help me, help me...... Together, we can create a country that is fairer than the heavenly court. In the Qingming court, there is no persecution, and everything is clean. Okay, okay?"

Canopy tried to stand up, but was grabbed by the curtain.

At this moment, the canopy looked down at the roller blinds, and the blinds looked at the canopy with blank eyes, and for a while, both of them froze.

After a long time, Tianpeng said softly: "I can't help you with this matter...... I think there's someone who can help you, but I don't think you really want to see him. (To be continued......)