after being kidnapped by the general

Zhou Gongdan got a reply from Yuanli half a month later.

The reply was only a few lines long, and the content was very simple.

Yuanli will create "auspiciousness" that is fake and real, and uses the power of the Grain Institute to build momentum for Wu Shanshi.

And what Zhou Gongdan did was very simple—that is, to make Wu Shanshi believe that auspiciousness was born for him, and that he was the real dragon emperor.

Thus proclaiming himself emperor.

Wu Shanshi's temper has been very bad recently.

He is always restless when doing things, but if he wants to go out for a walk, he feels that everyone he sees despises him and reprimands him.

Even the servants in his mansion, who eat him and live in him, Wu Shanshi feels that under their superficially respectful appearance, they are secretly watching his jokes.Every time he thinks of this possibility, Wu Shanshi will fly into a rage without warning.

His temper became more and more moody, and his wife and concubines did not dare to offend Wu Shanshi at this juncture.

In the entire Governor's Mansion, only Zhou Gongdan can get Wu Shanshi's good looks.

Zhou Gongdan persuaded Wu Shanshi for a long time, telling Wu Shanshi that he had not reached a dead end at this time, and they had to wait patiently for a chance to turn around in one fell swoop.

Wu Shanshi was indeed calmed down by him, and began to wait anxiously for this opportunity to come.

At the beginning of May, a subordinate came to report that a strange stone had been found in a village in the countryside. The stone had teeth and claws, and it looked scary, like a wild beast.

The villagers were frightened by the stone and told the county magistrate.The county magistrate also felt that the stone was really strange, so he reported it.

Wu Shanshi was not interested at all, but his subordinate said: "The county magistrate said that the stone is thin and long, with eagle claws, fish scales and lion mane, it seems to be..."

The subordinate stopped talking hesitantly, not daring to speak.Wu Shanshi was startled, eagle claws, fish scales, lion mane, isn't this what a dragon looks like?

Is that a long stone like a dragon?

Wu Shanshi suddenly became interested, "Where is this stone?"

"Lieutenant Huang led troops to move this stone," said the subordinate, "it should be delivered to the governor's residence this afternoon."

But in the afternoon, Captain Huang came back with the soldiers in panic.

Seeing their appearance, Wu Shanshi frowned, "What's wrong with you?"

Huang Xiaowei's face was pale, his lips were trembling, and he looked delirious from fright, and knelt down on the ground with a "plop", "My lord, my lord, that stone turned into a dragon and flew away!"

Wu Shanshi was taken aback, "What?!"

Huang Xiaowei tremblingly said what he saw and heard.

When he led the soldiers and followed the villagers to look for the stone, he was dubious and doubted whether it was a lie of the county magistrate, but when he successfully saw the stone, he was surprised to find that the stone was as strange as the county magistrate said , lifelike like a living thing.

Captain Huang said: "My lord, that stone really looks like a dragon. It is actually a natural stone, and my subordinates can't see any traces of carving. The snake body, antlers, and scales are clearly visible on the stone. It's true. Yes, it is true that it is like a real dragon."

Wu Shanshi was dubious, "What happened later?"

"Later, the subordinate wanted to take the soldiers to move the stone away, but before the subordinate touched the stone, there was a loud explosion, and a white mist suddenly appeared in front of the eyes. The subordinate panicked , suddenly heard a strange cry from the white mist..."

Wu Shanshi was fascinated, "What's the sound?"

Beads of sweat slipped from Xiaowei Huang's forehead, and he whispered, "It's Dragon Yin."

Wu Shanshi subconsciously said: "It's absolutely impossible!"

"The subordinates also thought it was impossible, but when the white mist cleared, the huge stone was shattered into pieces. If the dragon didn't run out of the stone, how could such a huge boulder be shattered like that in an instant? And the appearance of that stone is indeed the appearance of a dragon, my lord!"

Wu Shanshi swallowed, he squinted his eyes and looked at Huang Xiaowei, but no matter how he looked, he could clearly see that Huang Xiaowei was not lying.

He wondered suspiciously, is there really a dragon in this world?Has the dragon come to Jizhou yet?

The dragon is the representative of the Son of Heaven...

Thinking of this, Wu Shanshi's heart began to pound wildly. He didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he immediately got up and said, "Take me to that village to have a look!"

Zhou Gongdan also heard about this, and hurried over to follow Wu Shanshi to the village to have a look.

The cracked stone was still in place, and Wu Shanshi saw with his own eyes how the stone was broken and scattered, and there were strange footprints beside the broken stone, which looked like huge eagle claws.

Looking at the footprints and the scale pattern on the stone, Wu Shanshi also began to waver.

Is it really a dragon?

But what is the meaning of the dragon appearing here?

A soldier ran over, "My lord, we also heard strange calls in the forest!"

Wu Shanshi hurriedly followed the past to have a look, but he searched all over the mountains and forests but could not find any trace of the dragon.Just when Wu Shanshi was about to give up in disappointment, he felt a flash of golden light that hurt his eyes.

Wu Shanshi took a closer look, only to see something hidden in the grass in front of him.He pushed away the guards and walked up quickly to have a look, but unexpectedly saw a golden scale!

Wu Shanshi shook his hands and held the scales in front of his eyes. The scales were smooth and exquisite, and they were slightly raised to the touch, just like the scales on a snake.

These are definitely dragon scales!

Wu Shanshi decided in his heart that his breathing suddenly became short of breath, and he quickly hid the thing in his sleeve.

Zhou Gongdan's eyes flickered, and he pretended to be puzzled: "Master, what is this?"

Wu Shanshi looked around and said in a low voice, "Wen Ning, these are probably dragon scales."

"Dragon scales?!" Zhou Gongdan's eyes were shocked, he couldn't believe it, "This, this, my lord, are there really dragons in this world?"

Wu Shanshi was hesitant when asked.

A child of an aristocratic family like him is actually vaguely aware that these legends of dragons, unicorns and other auspicious beasts are political means for the rulers to gain power and are used to deceive the people.

But do these auspicious beasts really exist in the world?No one can tell.

Seeing the hesitation on his face, Zhou Gongdan seemed to inadvertently frowned and thought: "The real dragon came to the world, this is a great auspicious auspicious... But isn't the emperor in Yangzhou? How could this dragon appear in Jizhou? My lord, what is this?" The matter needs to be carefully concealed, otherwise it will be known by others, and I am afraid that bad words will be spread."

Wu Shanshi understood Zhou Gongdan's meaning. The real dragon is the symbol of the emperor. If a real dragon came to the world, it did not descend in Yangzhou, but appeared in Jizhou. Doesn't this mean that Jizhou has the spirit of the emperor?

... Thinking of this possibility, Wu Shanshi became even more excited.

He forcibly suppressed the fantasies in his mind, nodded and said: "What Wen Ning said is, maybe it's a dragon or not. I think there are some problems in this village. Why don't we stay in this village for a while longer."

Although he said he was not sure, Wu Shanshi was sure in his heart that the scale he picked up was the scale of a dragon.

Zhou Gongdan nodded slightly and agreed: "I am with the lord."

They lived in the village for three days.But nothing happened in these three days, neither seeing the dragon, nor finding the dragon's whereabouts or hearing the dragon's chant, Wu Shanshi's disappointment became deeper and deeper, and he even doubted his own guess.

Three days later, a group of blind alchemists came to the village.

As soon as these alchemists came, Wu Shanshi received the news.He wondered in his heart, why did the alchemist come to this dilapidated and desolate village?

He summoned people to ask questions, but the leading old alchemist was vague and refused to speak. After being reprimanded, he said: "Return to my lord, I came here only after I sensed the dragon spirit here."

Wu Shanshi's heart jumped, and he maintained a calm expression on his face, "What do you mean?"

The blind alchemist stretched out his fingers to calculate, and replied: "About three days ago, we sensed the changes in the world and felt the presence of a real dragon, so we found this village following the breath of auspicious beasts."

Wu Shanshi looked back at Zhou Gongdan in amazement, and Zhou Gongdan was also astonished. After the two looked at each other, Zhou Gongdan asked quickly: "If there is a real dragon in the world, what does it mean?"

The blind alchemist hesitated for a moment, hesitating and daring not to speak.

Wu Shanshi was anxious and urged directly: "Say it!"

The blind alchemist said: "Emperors are called real dragon emperors. Dragons are not easy to appear in this world. Once they appear..."

Wu Shanshi held his breath, and told him to speak quickly, the blind alchemist said in a low voice: "I'm afraid it means that there is an emperor in Jizhou..."

Wu Shanshi was stunned for a long time, his face flushed suddenly.

At this moment, he didn't need the alchemist to say anything, he had already thought about everything.

Why did the dragon appear in Jizhou?It is because of the emperor's spirit in Jizhou.And he, Wu Shanshi, is the governor of Jizhou, and everything in Jizhou belongs to him, so it is self-evident who the spirit of the emperor refers to.

He Wu Shanshi has the spirit of the emperor?

He Wu Shanshi...can he be the emperor?

His hands were shaking, and after a while, he waved the alchemist down and walked around the room.Zhou Gongdan waited for a while before saying: "My lord, what should I do?"

Wu Shanshi stopped in his tracks, his mind dazed by the reverie did not understand Zhou Gongdan's meaning, "What should I do?"

Isn't that a good thing?

Zhou Gongdan sighed heavily, with a worried expression on his face, "My lord, I'm afraid it will be bad for you if this word spreads. The emperor is still here. If people know that Jizhou has the air of an emperor, they will be regarded as disrespectful...or even think you To proclaim yourself emperor!"

proclaim oneself emperor? !

Wu Shanshi was shocked. These two words seemed to have infinite charm, which made his rationality continue to fall.

Yes, call yourself emperor.

Wu Shanshi knew that what Zhou Gongdan said was right, but he was not very happy at the moment.

He already believes that he already has the spirit of the emperor, so why does the young emperor in Yangzhou who doesn't understand anything enjoy the ninety-fifth position without asking about world affairs, but he, the real emperor who is favored by the gods, wants to hide this matter , pretend nothing happened?

The more Zhou Gongdan persuaded, the more unpredictable Wu Shanshi was.But the only counselor around him said so, Wu Shanshi didn't know what to do, and in the end he endured the impulse and let Zhou Gongdan handle the matter.

The month that followed was exceptionally quiet.

But Wu Shanshi was always thinking about that scale and what the alchemist said.The more he thought about it, the more bewildered he became. He thought about it day and night, and one night he really dreamed of a golden dragon, and told him that Wu Shanshi was the new emperor of the world, the Ninth Five.

However, upon waking up, the turbulent mood in the dream made Wu Shanshi feel even more emptiness. Unknowingly, Wu Shanshi's obsession with the emperor became deeper and deeper.

After another half month, a prophecy spread from somewhere in Jizhou.

Soon, this prophecy reached Wu Shanshi's ears.

After 300 years of death, the three gold medals will be established.