Day 1, 9pm.
The two of them stood stunned at the door. Huang Si quickly patted Li Jianguo on the back and whispered to Li Jianguo: "Master Li, Master Bao is currently the chief privy officer of Hades, responsible for the execution and implementation of various affairs in Hades..."
Hearing this, Li Jianguo also leaned close to Huang Si's ear and whispered back: "There are too many officials in the underworld... Forget me as the death test officer, why is there still an aunt officer? Is there an aunt officer?"
Bao Zheng raised his eyelids and said calmly: "Master Li, the situation is urgent. Please allow me to come uninvited."
Li Jianguo hurriedly took a step forward and said, "Mr. Bao, you've already come. Why are you still asking for my permission? If I don't allow you, how can you still leave?"
Huang Si at the door also saluted Master Bao respectfully and said: "Mr. Bao, since I have delivered Master Li, I will wait outside the door. If you need anything, call me."
After that, Huang Si slowly closed the door, his movements gentle and gentle, looking completely different from when he came in.
Two cups of tea had already been placed on the coffee table. Li Jianguo quickly looked around for a stool to sit down, and carefully looked at Bao Zheng in front of him. That's right, there is almost no difference from the Bao Zheng seen in the TV series. Needless to say, black, the clothes he wears are also black robes, and the black gauze hat stands upright and solemnly on both sides of the hat brim.
Bao Zheng waved his hand: "Master Li, as one of the co-managers of the Book of Life and Death, I have seen Master Li's life experience."
Li Jianguo was bending down to drag a stool. Hearing this, his heart skipped a beat.
That's it. If you read my resume...then you know that I'm just mediocre?
The secret was revealed so quickly?
If this were revealed to the Plutos...
Li Jianguo glanced at Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng's face was calm: "Master Li must understand what I mean. Now that the underworld is in danger, it is really impossible for him to cause trouble in his life, so..."
So... Master Bao, is he going to treat me as a liar and return to the earth, or is he going to treat me as a liar and punish me on the spot?
Li Jianguo sat down slowly, twiddling his thumbs nervously, swallowing, waiting for Mr. Bao's last words.
Master Bao said solemnly: "So Mr. Li needs to communicate with us and other Hades officials to avoid any misunderstandings and delay the business. I can understand the good intentions of the above asking you to forge your resume, but the forgery of your resume is too deliberate. Ordinary It’s outrageous, but I hope you’ll be more attentive to your other work in Hades.”
etc.
Isn't my resume fake?
I am so ordinary!
Li Jianguo originally wanted to say a few words, but then he thought:
Forget it, just do whatever you want, there will be a lot of things to do after that.
Bao Zheng watched Li Jianguo pick up the tea cup without saying a word and continued: "As for the countermeasures proposed by Mr. Li regarding the financial crisis, I think I have some details that need to be discussed with Mr. Li."
Mr. Bao obviously did not attend the meeting, but he grasped the information quickly.
Li Jianguo looked at Bao Zheng's figure and had no urge to speak.
"Okay, Master Bao, you have your say."
"Then let me get straight to the point. Your plan is absolutely impossible to implement."
Li Jianguo sighed.
Sure enough, there are still people in Hades who can see through it.
That's right. I just made a random comment and others were just making up their own minds. How could that be okay?
Bao Zheng looked at the indifferent Li Jianguo and asked with some doubts: "From your look, it seems that you already know that this plan cannot be completed?"
Li Jianguo nodded: "Of course, this was not my plan from the beginning. Those Plutos in Hades are just trying to figure it out, how can they possibly implement it?"
Bao Zheng looked shocked: "In such a short period of time, Mr. Li discovered that the problem lies with Pluto of the Tenth Palace?"
"Of course," Li Jianguo responded with some confusion, "Who can't see this?"
Bao Zheng nodded appreciatively: "As expected of Mr. Li, he can see through the crux of the matter at a glance. Yes, a large part of the many difficulties faced by Hades are because of the Ten Palaces of Hades."
ah?
No, why did the topic come to the Tenth Palace Pluto?
Also, why is it said that Pluto of the Ten Palaces is the crux of the difficulties in Hades?
Bao Zheng's face was obviously a little angry: "In the past, I have witnessed the tragic situation of people's deprivation of life. I didn't expect that now in the underworld, I have witnessed so many tragedies of people's deprivation of life."
They are all in the underworld, and the people must not have any life to talk about. They are already dead, so what kind of life can they talk about?
Bao Zheng stood up and walked slowly outside the door. His eyes flew across the prosperous garden and looked at the distant wall of the Hades Palace. He looked back and said to Li Jianguo: "I guess Master Li already knows how to solve it when he sees this."
Um...where do you see it?
Li Jianguo walked up behind Bao Zheng, pulled his neck and looked around: "Master Bao, are you talking about this Palace of Hades?"
Bao Zheng was even more appreciative, and his eyes showed the joy of finding a close friend: "Yes, it is the Palace of Hades!"
Um...solve the Palace of Hades?
Why?
Bao Zheng continued: “For today’s plan, if we want to solve the financial crisis, we need to solve three things first.”
"What three things?"
"First, the efficiency of Hades is low; second, there is a shortage of manpower for seducing souls; third, the problem of rising material prices. I have been thinking about these things day and night, but no progress has been made yet." Bao Zheng walked out as he spoke: "Since Mr. Li knows everything, we can go for a walk together and have some discussions. If it is inconvenient for you, I can also choose a day..."
With a "squeak" sound, Li Jianguo's door closed.
Li Jianguo shouted from the door: "Master Bao left in such a hurry, I won't keep you here, come back when you have time!"
Bao Zheng faced the closed door with a desolate expression, and looked at Huang Si outside the door.
He sighed and said to Huang Si: "Huang Si, please protect Master Li. I'll come back another day."
"promise."
Li Jianguo, who was inside the room, smacked Bao Zheng's words.
Hades is inefficient; there is a shortage of manpower for seducing souls; and the price of supplies is rising.
It sounds like a very difficult thing for everyone.
It can’t be solved in the next day, right?
at the same time……
A series of footprints clicked on the dark stone path, turning into a deep and terrifying alley.
There are approximately 34,861 alleys in Fengdu that meet the conditions of "deep and terrifying", so it can be said that you have entered an ordinary alley.
The owner of the footprints is counting the number of doors. He must pay close attention so that he can successfully count from ten to eleven instead of twisting his only ten fingers into a circle.
I feel ashamed to say that Fengdu has not universalized compulsory education. Fortunately, for these residents who are not very good at math, everyone tends to be as generous and tolerant as possible. As long as they are not working for themselves.
Twelve, thirteen, fourteen...
At the sixteenth door, the owner of the footprints held his breath and gently opened the door forward.
A few seconds later, he apologized and ran away in embarrassment amidst the angry scolding of the other party. He quickly turned around and knocked on the door next to him.
Fourteen is followed by fifteen, and then sixteen. Damn it, if only I could remember it once.
The door creaked open, and after checking the eyes of the person who opened the door, he ducked in.
Soon, in the dim candlelight of the hall, he bowed slightly and reported to the crowd of people sitting in the hall:
"Your Majesty, it's all done. It's all under control."
The figure leaned forward slightly, his face hidden in the shadow of the candlelight, and nodded slightly:
"very good."
very good. The Venerable thought to himself, it unfolded exactly as planned. It only takes some time for Hades to become a thing in the palm of your hand.
No, not just Hades.
Those people in heaven don’t know the importance of the underworld in the three realms. In fact, the underworld is the most critical link in the reincarnation of the three realms. Without the underworld, souls will no longer be reincarnated, and the offerings in the human world will be reduced. The combat power of the heaven that relies on people's faith will be greatly reduced. By then, not to mention the underworld, the three realms themselves will have the right to challenge.
Presumably those people in heaven have no idea what is happening now. The gods in the sky only care about enjoying themselves and don't even take a glance at the human world, let alone the underworld buried underground?
Everything is unfolding according to plan. All he needs is a little time.
"Your Majesty..."
The Lord, who was immersed in his own thoughts, raised his head slightly, glanced at the other party, carefully recalled the B-box skills he had learned, adjusted his voice to the "Gloomy Strategist (immersive version)" mode, and whispered: " Anything else?"
The visitor said carefully: "I heard that heaven sent someone down, I don't know what he did..."
The Venerable maintained his own tone, forming a perfect resonance with the darkness around him: "I have also known about this, this person is not simple. Let's wait and see for the time being, and wait until he understands his attitude towards the current Hades before making any plans."
The visitor pondered for a while and said, "What if he supports the current Hades?"
The venerable man smiled:
"For such a shallow person, he needs to know why our place is called hell."
Early the next morning.
Li Jianguo was knocked by a series of rapid knocks on the door. He opened the door and saw Cui Ling, who was well-dressed and tired, and Huang Si, who was rubbing his eyes and leaning against the door.
"Master Li, regarding the matters communicated yesterday, Plutos please discuss the details."
Li Jianguo picked up his clothes and went out while dressing: "Oh? How is the progress now?"
Cui Ling smiled tiredly: "There has been great progress. Now this matter is full of details."
"Um, what do you mean it's all details?"
"Master Li, just come with me. They asked us to meet at the Mingchen Palace of King Bian Cheng in the Sixth Hall at 7 o'clock. Huang Si, I guess Master Li will go back at noon, so you can pick him up before noon."
Huang Si was stretching. Hearing this, he immediately bent down and said with a flattering smile: "I do as you say, boss."
Li Jianguo looked at the sky. It was still early and pitch black.
Um, no, the sky in Hades seems to be always dark.
"Master Cui, what time is it now?"
Cui Ling raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "It's about just after 6 o'clock."
6 o'clock? Isn't there a meeting at 7 o'clock? Call me out at 6 o'clock?
Cui Ling looked hurried: "Master Li, please speed up, we may be late."
Li Jianguo looked angry. After hearing Cui Ling's words, he felt that he should be looked down upon, or that Hades was trying to give him a blow.
This is too disrespectful to me. Yesterday it only took half an hour to walk from Hades Palace to my residence. Now you are saying that I can’t walk to Mingchen Palace in an hour? Didn’t you ask me to arrive early to wait for the Plutos?
7:10.
"Master Cui, stop running," Li Jianguo panted, holding on to the white jade railing beside the trail, bending over and gasping for air, and asked, "We...haven't we arrived yet?"
"Almost there, almost there! The last palace!" Cui Ling led Li Jianguo on a trot for an hour, but his expression remained unchanged, he didn't even sweat, and his hairstyle didn't change much. He held Li Jianguo's shoulders and held him. Li Jianguo walked forward slowly, cheering Li Jianguo on.
Li Jianguo's expression now is like a lizard with its mouth wide open, waiting for food: "You... how big is your palace?"
Cui Ling thought for a while: "The Palace of Hades is about the same size as your Forbidden City in the underworld."
"I have also been to the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is definitely not that big. Your Palace of Hades..."
Cui Ling looked at Li Jianguo and smiled: "But there are ten of us in such a big Pluto Palace."
"How many? Ten?"
Cui Ling shrugged: "Ten Plutos, ten Pluto palaces, this is very reasonable. Each Pluto palace must be on the central axis of Fengdu, it is also very reasonable. There are ten palaces lined up vertically on the central axis, so it is also reasonable. It’s very reasonable. You live in a guest house in the first hall, and you have to run to the Mingchen Palace in the sixth hall. It takes an hour, but it’s also very..."
"Very unreasonable!"
Li Jianguo replied categorically: "No, how much time will it take to do things in such a big palace? The Forbidden City is one thousand meters north and south. I am going to the Sixth Hall, so I have to walk six thousand meters. If I go to the Tenth Hall, then I have to run. A small marathon? You don’t even have a shared bicycle here, so you have to walk? Is there some kind of back door?”
Cui Ling's face became serious: "Master Li, we are the Palace of Hades, and we have always pursued fairness. No matter whether we are kings, generals, or traffickers and pawns, we are all treated equally. How can we open a back door? In addition, we are the Palace of Hades, not a vegetable market, or some shared bicycle." Everyone can come in, isn’t it good?”
Li Jianguo muttered in a low voice: "Okay, okay, according to you, running a marathon is the best. How do you usually do things? How do the staff of the Tenth Hall get to and from get off work?"
Cui Ling returned: "The farther back the palace is, the longer the work cycle is. I remember that the staff in the Tenth Palace implemented a four-shift and three-shift work system."
Okay, okay, now you have to work four shifts as a civil servant, and the amount of exercise required to work is much greater than visiting a grave.
Li Jianguo thought dullly, no wonder Bao Zheng said the problem was in the Palace of Hades.
"Then what if one of you goes to the Tenth Hall to do something? Did you queue up early the day before yesterday?"
"That's not true," Cui Ling said, "It requires approval. After all, you have to pass through the territory of the first nine halls and pass through Pluto's Palace. It's normal for it to be reviewed. After you arrive at the tenth hall, it usually has to be noon the next day. Everyone is very reasonable and generally won’t let anyone make a second trip.”
In this way, if you really want to live in Hades, you have to ask Hades to do something. If you don't prepare bedding and dry food three days in advance, you probably won't be able to get in at all.
Li Jianguo raised his head and rolled his eyes.
Forget it, just do whatever you want.
Hades should have its own laws by which it operates.
