Hell Emperor

Chapter 187 Wei Zheng-Dilemma

After being informed by his subordinates, Ye Jie came to the meeting hall of the mansion not long after.

As soon as I entered the door, what I saw was a large long wooden table. On the long table was a map. The map was drawn in great detail. Every river and every trail was clearly drawn. on the map.

In addition, there are various small flags of different colors scattered throughout the map.

Wei Zheng was staring at the map intently, nudging one of the flags with his finger from time to time. His brows were furrowed and his expression was serious, as if he was thinking intensely.

Next to him, several deputies stood, reporting the latest intelligence to him from time to time and deducing tactical plans with him.

Seeing Ye Jie coming, he waved his hand and signaled the deputies to exit the room, and soon only he and Ye Jie were left.

Only then did Ye Jie see Wei Zheng's appearance clearly. His face was haggard, and his eyes revealed a strong sense of weakness and exhaustion, as if he hadn't rested for many days. He sighed:

"For the past few days, you have been working hard for the country, working hard and never slacking off for a moment. Your devotion to serving the country with all your heart is really admirable."

As he cupped his fists and saluted, Wei Zheng slowly returned the salute, and then heard Ye Jie say: "However, as the saying goes, only by combining work and rest can you relax and have a certain degree of relaxation. If you keep tightening it, you will tire yourself out. The wine country is opening just now, so why not let me How about taking you to the wine country, tasting the delicious food there, forgetting the heavy work, and relaxing? ”

Wei Zheng sighed: "The world is in turmoil and the situation is uncertain, how can we indulge in enjoyment? However, you helped Tianxuan Palace break through the ghost prison, saved the soul of the former master, and made immortal contributions. Since you personally invited me, Let me think about it for a moment..."

Ye Jie waited quietly for a long time. Wei Zheng glanced at Ye Jie, then moved his eyes to the map in front of him, and then spoke:

"Ye Jie, I heard that you are good at strategy. Nowadays, the evil ghosts are in chaos, all life is in ruins, and many people are trapped in the isolated city. If you can find a way to break the situation, I will agree to your invitation."

Ye Jie's eyebrows rose: "I would like to hear the details."

Wei Zheng stretched out his finger and lightly clicked on different areas on the map: "The Lord of the Guangwang Palace ordered the ghost soldiers to massacre the countryside and increase the strength of the army. With the help of the Shukuchi Stone, the ghost soldiers came and went without a shadow, making it impossible to guard against them. More than ten people , towns and villages where more than a hundred people lived were the first to suffer and were brutally attacked. The survivors in other towns and villages were forced to abandon their fields and move their families to escape to heavily guarded and populous counties. "

Ye Jie nodded and listened to him again: "That's the problem. The population that a city can afford is limited. Some densely populated counties and cities have seen an influx of hundreds of thousands of people in just one week. Refugees, these hundreds of thousands of refugees are hundreds of thousands of mouths, and the surplus food in the city is not enough at all, and it will be exhausted soon. "

Ye Jie was shocked and blurted out: "Since there is not enough food, more troops should be sent to escort food supplies."

Wei Zheng shook his head and sighed: "The Lord of the Guangwang Palace had already anticipated this and ordered the siege of the city for reinforcements. The supply teams escorting the food were all attacked and destroyed by the ghost soldiers without exception, making it difficult to move forward."

Ye Jie's eyes were solemn, and he also realized the difficulty of the matter: "It's true, the ghosts of the underworld come and go without a trace. Just move here and set a fire, which is enough to destroy the food supplies. If the team is small, they will become ghosts. If the pawn's attack target is large and the team is large, the efficiency will be low and it will be impossible to transport food to various places within the limited time. "

Wei Zheng sighed: "The incident happened suddenly. The food stocks in various places are only enough to last for a few months. Once the food stocks are exhausted, if they don't want to stage the tragedy of choosing people to eat, the defenders will have no choice but to open the city and surrender."

Ye Jie's face trembled, and he slowly let out a breath, and gained a new understanding of the methods of the Lord Guang Wang: "The purpose of the Lord Guang Wang's order to massacre the countryside is not only to increase the number of troops, but more importantly, to inspire fear in people's hearts. , driving scattered people from the countryside to the county town, increasing the burden, and dragging the war into a war of attrition that ghosts are best at, so as to achieve the goal of destroying themselves without attacking. "

Wei Zheng was deeply touched and looked gloomy: "Even if the officials in the city saw the conspiracy of Lord Guangwang, they could not refuse the refugees to enter. That would be equivalent to completely cutting off the refugees' life, and would actually turn them into ghost soldiers."

"The ghost messengers in Tianxuan Palace intend to help us and bring us food. However, the food eaten by ghosts is transformed by spiritual energy, and people cannot fill their stomachs after eating it. If eating spiritual energy food can fill our stomachs, how can practitioners be satisfied? You still need to eat? You just need to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to be full." Wei Zheng looked at Ye Jie with a particularly depressed look, "Now that you know this dilemma, do you have any way to solve it?"

Ye Jie closed his eyes and thought deeply, and soon came up with the answer, and said: "Ghosts can move using shokuchi stones, but the scope of movement is only limited to the land and the underworld. They can cut off the food transported by the ground, but not the sky. The food being transported."

"Sky? Could it be that you are talking about..." Wei Zheng was stunned, his mouth slightly opened, and some kind of answer flashed in his heart.

Ye Jie nodded: "If we can ask Shen Qingge to take action and let her control the flying sword to transport food from the sky, she can avoid the freely moving ghost soldiers and safely transport the food to the destination. What's more, the speed of the flying sword , and far surpasses the team transporting food on land, and the dilemma is solved immediately. "

Wei Zheng was overjoyed. Shen Qingge was able to expand the flying sword to ten feet. The amount of food transported each time was not a small amount. He also heard Ye Jie say: "In addition, officials from various places should also be allowed to collect it from people." The surplus grain should be managed and controlled in a unified manner and distributed on time to last longer.”

After listening to Ye Jie's words, Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and felt a big stone in his heart fell to the ground. He even looked at Ye Jie with a look of admiration:

"Ye Jie, I didn't expect that you could solve the most difficult dilemma right now with just some thought. Let Master Shen Xian control the flying sword and transport food. It is indeed a feasible method. Once this method comes out, I don't know how many people can be saved. It’s a great achievement! With sufficient food as a guarantee, all the troops need to do is hold on until General Li Jing invites reinforcements from heaven, and the battle can be declared a victory!”

Ye Jie just waved his hand: "Speaking of which, you are also a fan of the authorities. However, as a member of the Immortal Sect, it remains to be discussed whether Shen Qingge will take action for such mundane matters."

Seeing that Ye Jie was neither humble nor arrogant, with a calm look on his face, Wei Zheng nodded secretly and looked at him with more admiration: "Master Shen Xian has a kind heart. He definitely doesn't want to see the master of the Guangwang Palace poisoning the people. I think he is willing to do his part for the people of the world. Speaking of which, , She is a member of the Xuannv sect. I remember that many years ago, a descendant of the Xuannv sect came here to travel and played a vital role in the battle to pacify the world. "

Ye Jie was a little curious. He remembered that when the King of Tang asked about Shen Qingge's identity, he said something similar: "Is that person's surname Ren?"

Wei Zheng nodded: "Master Ren's swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world, like a giant in the sky. However, I heard Master Shen say in the palace that Master Ren has passed away now. He is really jealous of this talented man..."

Ye Jie extended the invitation again: "I will persuade Shen Qingge to do her part to save the people. Now that the dilemma is over, how about going to the wine country to have a meal and relax?"

This time, Wei Zheng did not refuse: "Well, since I promised you in advance, I will go to the wine country with you to see what is special there."

After that, the two of them walked together to the wine country.

Outside the newly opened wine country, there were already crowds of people who came after hearing the news.

Although the city of Chang'an is large, it is the first time that a ghost has opened a shop here, and it is also a restaurant. Naturally, the people in the city are surprised.

Especially during this period, the Sui Emperor, who had long been destroyed in the past, returned from the underworld, led endless ghost soldiers, and declared war on the human Tang King, which deeply aroused people's curiosity.

People gathered outside the restaurant, looking either excited or surprised. It seemed that as long as they stepped into the restaurant, they would be able to explore the underworld that does not belong to the human world.

Among them, not all come with good intentions, there are also some who have bad intentions and intend to take advantage of the opportunity to cause harm.

"The ghosts have opened their shops to the human world. It is really a troubling yin and yang, which is sad."

"Can you safely eat the food cooked by ghosts? I don't worry anyway. Who knows what ghosts will add to the food? If there is any problem with the food, who should I talk to for explanation?"

"What is Aunt Meng's Wine Country? In my opinion, these ghosts are clearly spies sent by Guangwang Palace. They are using the name of Wine Country to gather information in Chang'an City with ulterior motives! Please don't get close."

Among the crowd, there was suddenly a burst of discussion, which was full of slander and curse on the wine country.

This discussion touches on people's deepest feelings: How many people dare to eat food made by ghosts? It's a small thing if it's unpalatable, but it's a big problem if it's a problem!

It just so happened that the Lord of the Guangwang Palace allowed evil ghosts to cause chaos in the world. People already hated the evil ghosts who caused trouble and wished they could get rid of the evil ghosts quickly. Now, after being instigated by a thoughtful person, their anger suddenly rose, and even the look in their eyes towards the wine country changed. He was filled with disgust, and the steps he originally planned to find out stalled.

"That's right. How can a human eat ghost food?"

"I don't know what the officials thought, but they let a ghost open a shop here."

"These evil ghosts have no right to stay in Chang'an City!"

Upstairs in the wine country, Yulan stood by the window, looking down, seeing the changes in everyone's expressions, and frowning slightly.

Her eyes lingered for a long time on the troublemaker who was provoking the crowd and speaking the most violently, and her chest rose and fell violently:

"They are the drummers in the music studio. They are best at mobilizing emotions. They must have received orders from Steward Hong to come to the wine country to cause trouble... A few days ago, when the location of the winery was decided, Steward Hong came to warn me not to steal the music. As expected, people have been sent to disrupt the business of the shop.”

Fu Ling held the folding fan tightly, her eyes full of anxiety: "The wine country has just opened, and its reputation has not yet been established. After they made such a fuss, I'm afraid no one will come in the future. What should I do now?"

Mint also looked frustrated, and could only look at Guazi on the side for help: "Sister Guazi, why don't you take action and drive away those troublemakers!"

The corner of Guazi's mouth lowered, revealing a pair of sharp shark teeth: "If I take action now, wouldn't it be more true to the truth? By then, the fact that evil spirits hurt people will be confirmed, and the wine country will still be open?"

"Then... what should we do? Can't we do anything but be bullied by those evil thieves?" Mint Cat's ears drooped, his face looked aggrieved, and his eyes were full of unexplainable sadness, "Without Meng Auntie, we can’t even open the wine country.”

The maids sighed after hearing this, with a somewhat dejected look in their eyes.

In the past, Aunt Meng was in charge of the wine country. In front of the ghosts and fairies, all the children in the underworld did not dare to cause trouble. They only had to complete their jobs, and the business in the wine country was booming.

Now, Aunt Meng has escaped disaster and been reincarnated, and the wine country wants to reopen, but all kinds of problems have arisen.

With Youkui's cooking skills, Magnolia's music and mint's speed of serving, the wine country should have been booming, but the results were not satisfactory. Under the instigation of the troublemakers, even half a day after the opening, no one wanted to Step into wine country to find out.

Fu Ling picked up the abacus, and the more she calculated, the more she lost: "In order to allow ordinary guests to taste spiritual delicacies, I also hired some human maids specifically to entertain guests who cannot see ghosts. If I continue like this, I'm afraid I won't even be able to pay my wages. get up."

The maids lamented and sighed. At this moment, they saw a sudden commotion among the crowd below the wine country.

Looking intently, he saw a lady in a red dress walking out of the crowd. The hem of her skirt swayed gently with her steps. She had a tall and straight figure, and her face was covered with wrinkles. Although she was old, she was still full of majesty. Her hair was gray, but It's still neatly arranged and doesn't look messy at all.

She walked unhurriedly to the front of the crowd and said in a calm and fearless tone: "What kind of behavior is there when yin and yang are reversed? People should eat in restaurants opened by others. This is the rule of the world! In order to reward all guests, Le The food at Fang Restaurant is half price today, and each table will receive a bottle of Yuye wine. I hope you can enjoy the delicious food in the world. ”

Seeing the lady in the red dress, Yu Lan stretched out her hand to cover her mouth and exclaimed: "It's Manager Hong. I learned the pipa music from her at the beginning. I never thought that now, she would use this method to suppress me." The opening of wine country..."

Hearing what Manager Hong said, everyone nearby cheered. The Yuye wine was quite delicious and was the signature drink of Lefang Restaurant. Now every table is given it for free, which is quite attractive!

Mint exclaimed sadly: "This is terrible... As soon as Manager Hong opened her mouth like this, everyone who was already suspicious of wine country food was kidnapped by her. Meow, what should we do now?"

Below the wine country, many diners changed their minds and planned to go to the music shop. Steward Hong nodded with satisfaction. He couldn't help but glance at the waiting maids in the wine country, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If you want to fight Lefang in Chang'an City, the wine country maid is too young!

Everyone was about to set off when they saw a general with a square face and sharp eyes walking up the road. He had a generous figure. Just by standing there, everyone felt the majestic and inviolable righteousness.

"That is……"

Steward Hong was slightly startled. She had seen more than ordinary people, but she saw a dark ghost figure following the general. According to the information she found out, the unattractive ghost officer was named Ye Jie.