Lingwu Territory · Lord's Mansion.
In a room as wide as a palace hall, a young woman covered with a red veil sat on a throne on a high platform.
Flowing clouds and peonies were embroidered with bright yellow gold thread on the bright red dress, and the loose skirt and cuffs dragged on the ground. A head of black silk was coiled into a high bun, and the blood-colored hairpin and gold and jade beads showed a graceful and luxurious demeanor. The jade neck was wrapped in a ferret fur collar, and the bamboo tube in his hand was dexterously turned over with his slender fingers.
She stared at the bamboo tube in her hand without saying a word.
Under the stage, on both sides stood serious civil servants and military generals, and in the center were two men and two women kneeling in cold sweat.
King Qin Guang in the first hall, King Chujiang in the second hall, King Pingping in the ninth hall, and Guan Shuang, the passer-by of the hermit guard.
Lord Lingwu didn't say a word, and the hearts of the four fell into an ice cave.
Even King Qin Guang, who was the calmest among the four, put his forehead on the ground respectfully. He knew exactly what that woman on the stage meant in Lingwu Territory. She is omnipotent, but it also means that Lingwu's power of life and death is all concentrated on her alone. His Majesty the King, who sits in the royal capital, still has hundreds of officials to balance the monarchy, but in the Lingwu Territory, the Lingwu Lord is the only authority.
Besides, Da Dutong of [Hidden Guard] was standing in the third position of military attache, looking at him coldly at this time.
As long as Lord Lingwu gives an order, all four people kneeling on the ground will fall to the ground.
After a while, Lord Lingwu raised his head, scanned the four people with his beautiful eyes, and said:
"So, you fled back in such a mess?"
King Qin Guang said:
"The ministers are incompetent, please punish them."
Lord Lingwu held the bamboo tube in his hand with one hand and said:
"Incompetent...? Hmph."
She exhaled a breath of white mist, and folded one leg on top of the other.
Holding one end of the bamboo tube with five fingers, Lord Lingwu said lightly:
"Of course you are incompetent. But King Qin Guang, you are the highest in the Ten Temples of Yama. Since you can't even defeat him, it means that you are not incompetent, but that the entire Yinwei is negligent. If it wasn't for my whim and want Bury a chess piece outside Yuxi City, and all of you hidden guards may not be able to notice that there is a young tiger lying on the west side, right?"
As soon as the words fell, the third person with facial features on the right came out, knelt down beside King Qin Guang, lowered his head, and said:
"The minister is dereliction of duty."
Lord Lingwu laughed, squeezed the bamboo tube in his hand, and said:
"I'm actually curious, where did Lide get such courage? Negotiating conditions with Lingwu... Heh. Although Lingwu can't say that he has everything, what can he give us as a down-and-out city lord?"
After the words fell, before the three members of Yama of the Ten Temples had time to react, Shuang seemed to realize something, raised her head suddenly, and said in a trembling voice:
"My lord..."
Lord Lingwu cast a glance at her.
It was only for a short moment that the eyes met, Shuang lowered her head, the expression on her face changed, and suddenly said loudly:
"Li De knew that Your Majesty would say this, and he asked me to tell Your Majesty: Don't ruin Lingwu's future because of your arrogance."
Lord Lingwu had a slight smile on his brows and eyes, but his voice was full of majesty that made it hard to breathe:
"Oh? Is he guessing my mind?"
Frost replied loudly:
"He said that the emperor's mind is unpredictable. But if the king is someone who is disregarding the overall situation for such small details, then he didn't say anything. The king can send all the ten halls of hell to see who will have the last laugh. But he thought Remind your majesty, Lingwu is rich in products and powerful, but it is dragged down by the giants. Eighty thousand iron cavalry are majestic, and one hundred and fifty thousand armored soldiers look down on the common people, but behind them is a place of bitter cold!"
Lord Lingwu's expression turned cold, and the phoenix hairpin and ring pendant jingled, and the terrifying aura made the people in the hall unable to lift their heads.
Da Dutong, the hidden guard, raised his head and said in a cold voice:
"Your Majesty, the subject is not strict in discipline, so that this person offends the Sovereign. Your Majesty..."
Lord Lingwu ignored Da Dutong's words, stared at Shuang, and asked:
"Did he say anything else?"
Shuang lowered her head, feeling as if her heart was about to burst in half, her lips were trembling, she couldn't say a word, she could only take out a note from her bosom. It was originally pinned on the bamboo tube by Li De. She didn't take it seriously at the time, opened it and read it, and found that the note was not addressed to Lord Lingwu, but to her, telling her how to persuade Lord Lingwu to open it. That bamboo tube.
At first Shuang didn't take it seriously, but if Lord Lingwu opened the bamboo tube, what did it matter to her
But when Lord Lingwu said "What can he give us as a down and out city lord", Shuang's heart jumped suddenly, and then fear flooded her like a tidal wave. She suddenly realized that the failure of the hidden guard operation had greatly lost the face of the Lingwu Territory, and someone must be held responsible for this matter.
If Lord Lingwu sends Yama of the Ten Palaces again, then the three of King Qin Guang still have a chance to make up for their mistakes. But I, this ordinary messenger, was not of high rank, and he was Helo's guide. Hilo turned out to be a hidden guard, and she couldn't get rid of the charge of ineffective supervision. This is a deadly game.
Unless, Lide's gift can please the Lord of Lingwu.
In this way, I have a chance of survival!
So at that moment, Shuang realized that she had no choice but to fight for that annoying Lord of Yuxi City.
Lord Lingwu raised his head for a gesture, and the middle-aged man who ranked first among the civil servants came out, took the note from Shuang, walked up to Lord Lingwu, and handed it to her with a bow. Lord Lingwu scanned the note and found that the previous dialogue with Shuang was similar, except that there was a paragraph at the end:
"If she still refuses to agree, you can tell her like this."
Lord Lingwu turned over the note, and on the back of the note was written a line of big scrawled characters:
"I was wrong this time. I would like to offer you a small gift to express my apology. See you someday, and I will lead the horse for you barefoot."
Lord Lingwu was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly laughed.
She hadn't smiled so happily for a long time, she threw the note in her hand to the ground with a smile, and said:
"This man is interesting. Let's see what he paid for."
She opened the bamboo tube in her hand. The bamboo tube was not heavy, and inside was a rolled drawing.
Lord Lingwu unfolded the blueprint, and his eyes were full of dense text and sketches. Looking at it, there was no smile on her face.
After a while, she handed the blueprint in her hand to the middle-aged man who had just delivered the note for her, and said:
"Let's take a look, Prime Minister."
The middle-aged man took it, unfolded it, frowning at first, and then looked shocked. After a while, he knelt on the ground holding the drawing and said loudly:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The situation in this world is finally going to be dominated by my Lingwu. Once the defense line in the north is liberated, 80,000 cavalry can go down to the capital at any time! This time, the mean and ungrateful king will definitely pay the price! The old minister waited." After twenty years, this day finally—"
Lord Lingwu narrowed his eyes, ignored the tearful Prime Minister, leaned on the back of the throne, and said lightly:
"... Dadutong."
The man kneeling on the ground stood up, bowed his head and cupped his fists and said:
"The minister is here."
Lord Lingwu thought for a moment and said:
"From now on, delete Li De and Xi Luo from the assassination list of [Hidden Guard]. Within three years, [Hidden Guard] will not enter Yuxi City."
"yes."
"Take one of my tokens and give it to Li De. Just say that there is no need to lead the horse. If he loses to someone in the future, he can use the token to find me in the Lingwu Territory. Civilian and military positions, he can choose one. "
"yes."
"Besides, he not only wants Hilo, he also wants to form his own Anbu organization, right. It's impossible without suitable talents. Shuang, you are no longer a member of [Hidden Guard] from now on, go to Yuxi City to help Bar."
Frost raised her head, tremblingly said:
"My lord..."
Lord Lingwu didn't look at her again. Shuang wanted to argue at first, but suddenly swallowed the words back.
She suddenly figured it out, she could only go to Yuxi City. No matter how difficult life will be after she offended that city lord before, she will go.
Because it's the only way for her to survive.
Lord Lingwu glanced at the people in the hall and said:
"Except for the prime minister, step down."
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