That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 258 A piece of paper is as heavy as Mount Tai
Under King Ksitigarbha is Yama of the Ten Halls, and under Emperor Fengdu is the Five Ghost Emperors.

The five directions are east, south, west, north, and middle.

The Northern Ghost Emperor died under the sword of Gongsun Zhongmou in Xiliang Prefecture.

The Southern Ghost Emperor died at the hands of Zhang Baisui in Jiangdu City.

The ghost emperor of the West, who has been in the Western Regions for a long time, has not visited the Central Plains all year round.

The Eastern Ghost Emperor was defeated by Gongsun Zhongmou in the Battle of Julu City, and his injuries have not healed yet.

Counting carefully, two ghost emperors were lost in the hands of Gongsun Zhongmou, and another ghost emperor died in Jiangdu indirectly because of Xu Beiyou, and the runner in his hand was either indirectly or directly damaged. Wang, Shangshan Judge, Prosecutor and others, Zhenmo Palace has lost nearly ten chief deacons. Injury.

Now there is only one central ghost emperor left among the five ghost emperors. At the same time, the central ghost emperor is also the head of the five ghost emperors. He has the oldest qualifications, the highest status, the deepest cultivation, and ranks fifth among the 36 deacons of the Demon Town Hall.

Today, the Town Demon Palace went to the south of the Yangtze River, and the Central Ghost Emperor went to Huzhou alone, neither with Emperor Fengdu and others, nor with Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and others.

Although there is a garrison in Jiangdu City, it is dominated by naval forces and forms its own system.The elite main force of the real Jiangnan frontier army is not in Jiangzhou, but is stationed in the Liangxiang and Jiangling areas of Huzhou.

Jiangzhou is adjacent to Huzhou. Huzhou is not only the screen of Jiangzhou, but also a place of hundreds of battles. Whether it was Jian Jian going south to the Central Plains in the past, or Xiao Huang's Dingding battle, they all fought in Liangxiang, so the Jiangnan garrison in the future will also Mainly deployed in Liangxiang and Jiangling and other places, the sequence of the Jiangnan army in the Dadufu is the rear army, so the official name of the commander of the Jiangnan army is the Zuo Dudu of the rear army, and the seal of the general of Zhennan.

Now the Dudu Mansion of the Zuo Dudu of the Jiangnan Army is located in Xiangyang City. Because there is a custom in the officialdom that officials do not repair the yamen, compared with the rather shabby and old yamen, the Dudu Mansion can be said to be magnificent, especially the door. The two stone lions in front are still mighty and majestic.

The Governor's Mansion is not only the mansion of the Zuo Dudu of the Jiangdu Army, but also the public office of the Jiangnan Army. People live in the back mansion and work in the front mansion. In the study of the Hou mansion at this time, the current Zuo Dudu Chen Qiong is holding a secret letter with a solemn expression.

Now that the situation is changing, His Majesty has already started to make plans. It will not be an exception for a skilled general like Zhang Wubing to take over as the left commander of the Northwest Army. The other major frontier armies may also undergo some changes in the future.

At that time, the late emperor had four personal guards, which were Zhongmang Zhaqing, Feixiong Yukuang, human cat Wei Wuji, and sick tiger Zhang Wubing. With Zhang Wubing recovering again, three of the four were already in the first rank. Fei Xiong Yu Kuang is still in the position of the third rank, presumably His Majesty will not let this brave general continue to remain silent, and Yu Kuang will soon be appointed as the commander of the first army.

Chen Qiong thinks that she is inferior to the above-mentioned people in terms of ability and affection, and her term of office is coming soon. She only wants to be an official in the Ministry of War or the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion after returning to Beijing to report on her duties. I am content.

But who would have thought that at the moment when he was about to resign, such a thing would happen. The group of chief deacons of the Town Demon Palace did not know what medicine they took by mistake, but they were all dispatched to Jiangdu.

Jiangdu is the top priority, and there must be no chaos. Although there is no explicit order from the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the cabinet and ceremonial supervisor's orders have already arrived, so that he can mobilize the Jiangnan army to Jiangdu when necessary. If there is only an order from the cabinet , he can shirk and delay without the military order of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but adding a supervisor of ceremonies will clearly show that this is His Majesty's intention, even if he is given another courage, he will not dare to disobey His Majesty the meaning of.

Chen Qiong put down Junzhi, the supervisor of ceremonies in his hand, stretched out his hand to rub the center of his brows, and sighed softly again.

He can't afford to offend the cabinet.

He can't afford to offend the supervisor of ceremonies.

As for His Majesty the Emperor behind the two, he dared not offend even half of it.

But even so, could he offend the Town Demon Palace?Will he be able to offend the Taoist sect behind the Temple of Demon Suppression?

The good errands belong to the court, but the offenders are their own.

It's really a mouse in a bellows, getting angry at both ends.

At this moment, one of his trusted generals reported softly outside the door of the study: "To the governor, someone wants to see you."

"Who is it?" Chen Qiong asked without raising his head.

The confidant general outside hesitated a little, lowered his voice and said: "Captain, it's a bit inconvenient to say the identity of that person."

"Is there anything inconvenient to say..." Chen Qiong frowned and said in the middle of the sentence, suddenly woke up, got up and opened the door, looked at her cronies and asked softly: "Is that person coming from the north?"

The confidant bowed his head and said, "Exactly."

Chen Qiong's complexion fluctuated, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "You take him to the side hall first, no, you take him directly to the study to meet me."

"No!" The confidant agreed and stepped back.

Chen Qiong sat back on the chair again, and began to silently figure out what the Taoist's intentions were.

Not long after, the cronies led the guests to the door of the study, and then quietly retreated.

The visitor pushed open the door of the study by himself and walked in.

In the study, Chen Qiong didn't get up, just watched the person coming and remained silent for a long time, then slowly asked, "Have you asked for advice yet?"

The visitor was dressed in an ordinary plain robe, with a slightly thin and tall figure, with only a few sparse wisps of dry beard under his lips. He cupped his hands and said, "The common name has long been forgotten, but the current name is Baodu Mountain."

Chen Qiong was taken aback for a moment, then his face became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that the Central Ghost Emperor would come here in person."

There are 36 caves and 72 blessed places under the name of Taoism. Anyone who has the name of Dazheng can enjoy one of them exclusively. The same is true for the five ghost emperors of the five directions. , Luofu Mountain of the Southern Ghost Emperor, Luofeng Mountain of the Northern Ghost Emperor, and Baodu Mountain of the Central Ghost Emperor.

The person calling himself Baodu Mountain is naturally the Central Ghost Emperor.

Chen Qiong suppressed the shock in her heart, and asked calmly: "I don't know what your Excellency is doing here?"

The central ghost emperor smiled and said: "Chen Dudu is a smart man, so why bother to ask questions knowingly, I think Chen Dudu should have known it before."

Chen Qiong said in a deep voice: "I know it's my business, and now I want to hear from your own mouth."

The Central Ghost Emperor took out a letter from his pocket and gently placed it on the desk in front of Chen Qiong, "The governor will understand everything after reading this letter."

Chen Qiong glanced at the envelope that was sealed with wax, but asked without reaching for it, "What's written inside?"

The Central Ghost Emperor smiled and said: "I'm just a messenger, not a letter writer, so I don't know what is written here."

Chen Qiong said indifferently: "This governor is the ordering officer of the imperial court, not a disciple of the Taoist sect. He listens to the imperial court's order, not the order of the Taoist sect."

The central ghost emperor said softly: "This is just a letter, not a decree, let alone a decree. Dudu Chen can open it and read it with confidence."

Chen Qiong remained silent.

Seeing that Chen Qiong still had no intention of opening the letter, the Central Ghost Emperor smiled, stretched out his hand and pushed the letter forward, and said calmly: "Chen Dudu, I have already shown my sincerity by personally delivering this letter. I hope Dudu Chen will not reject people thousands of miles away."

Chen Qiong said with a blank expression: "If it is the handwritten letter of the head teacher, I don't mind opening it, but if it is someone else's, please take it back."

The Central Ghost Emperor shook his head and said: "It is true that this letter was not written by the real head teacher, but I can guarantee that the weight of that person will definitely not be less than that of the real head teacher."

"Joke!" Chen Qiong sneered, "Don't tell me you want to say that this letter was written by His Majesty himself?"

The Central Ghost Emperor gently waved his sleeves, and a mysterious aura enveloped the entire study room, and then he said solemnly: "This letter is written by Duke Huai himself."

"Duke Huai!?" Chen Qiong was startled, and got up directly from the seat, "Which Duke Huai?"

The Central Ghost Emperor smiled and said: "Of course it is Xiao Jin and Xiao Huaiyu. In this world, apart from His Royal Highness King Wei, where is there a second Duke Huai!?"

Chen Qiong slowly stretched out her hand towards the letter, but just as she touched it, she suddenly withdrew her hand as if stung by a scorpion, with complicated eyes.

The Central Ghost Emperor remained silent.

After a while, Chen Qiong reached out again and finally picked up the letter.

A mere letter is as heavy as Mount Tai at this moment.

(End of this chapter)