Devil’s Advent

"oh?"

The Marquis of Jingnan stretched out his finger to Jiqian to the left again,

road:

"This is interesting. Zheng Shoubei said that no fish escaped the net, but you Zuo Jiqian also said that there is still a female assassin mastermind who has not been caught.

Which of you two is right? "

Zheng Shoubei, Zuo Jiqian;

Cold sweat immediately appeared on Zuo Jiqian's face. In fact, he is not stupid. How can he be a fool who can be pushed to the official position by the family to obtain the support of family resources?

The swingers in the big family are all confined at home to give birth to children and take care of reproduction. Only truly talented people are eligible to be taken care of by family resources and serve as officials for the continuation of the family's glory.

But what he may lack is this kind of vigilance, and Zheng Fan, who has been talking about tiger skins, is quite experienced in this regard, because in many cases, for Zheng Fan, one wrong step can mean death.

This is a game with only one life, and there is no right to be careless.

Not long after the assassination in the mourning hall happened, the Marquis of Jingnan led his troops into the city and went straight to the General Military Mansion. Zheng Fan was the first to disbelieve if there was nothing tricky about it.

Therefore, Zheng Fan made his own choice.

And obviously, at this moment, Zuo Jiqian finally understood the problem;

He immediately lowered his head and apologized:

"Returning to Lord Hou, all the assassins were shot and killed, and none slipped through the net. Previously, the last general remembered wrongly."

"Oh, as a garrison of a fort, my memory is so bad. Alas, everyone in the court and the countryside thinks that the Northern Army of Dayan is a tiger, and the Southern Army is a sick cat. I didn't think so before. Look at it now. My general in the south, alas..."

"The end will be convicted, and the end will be willing to be punished!"

Zuo Jiqian pressed his forehead to the ground.

At this time, Zheng Fan said:

"Returning to Lord Hou, the left guard suffered a brain injury when he was chasing and killing the assassin earlier."

Zuo Jiqian immediately nodded and said: "Yes, yes, yes, the general has a problem with his brain, there is a problem."

"If you are injured, go back and treat it well, don't talk nonsense, you know?"

"In the end, I will follow orders, and in the end, I will understand."

Jingnanhou reached out and brushed the dust off his boots, and said slowly:

"On the front line of Nanwang City, the days of drunkenness and wealth have passed for a long time, and many people have become slack. In our Dayan, there are too many people who naively think that the people of Gan country will never dare to take the initiative to attack;

A hundred years ago, the first Marquis of Zhenbei really beat up the people of Qian, but no matter how deep the pain was, a hundred years had passed. No matter how deep the wound is, it has healed long ago. "

Zheng Fan felt awe-inspiring for a moment,

Sure enough,

The whole matter is roughly the same as what I discussed with the blind man at home.

The imperial court of the Yan State reorganized the fortress system, which was to prepare for the future war against the Qian State in the south.

The current Emperor Yan and this generation of Zhenbeihou are both over fifty. They are eager to complete some major events and solve some problems completely while they are still alive.

so,

Over there, they are still mobilizing the forces of various clansmen to gather together to create a situation of confrontation with the Zhenbei Army. Here, they are already starting to reorganize the front line of Nanwang City to pave the way for the Southern Expedition after clearing up the clan problem!

The sixth prince is gifted and intelligent, so he can be keenly aware of this.

So,

As the Emperor Yan's brother-in-law, the Marquis of Jingnan, who is deeply trusted by the Emperor Yan and also controls the Jingnan Army,

what he did,

It must be carrying out the will of Emperor Yan!

It's just that neither Zheng Fan nor the blind man expected that Yan's high-level executives would act in such a ruthless and straightforward way, making people feel that there is no artistic sense of a politician at all.

Playing politics is playing politics well, but you directly use a knife...

Of course, if you have the qualifications and ability to use a knife, there is really no need to make any lip service.

Regarding the previous assassination, the Marquis of Jingnan had almost made it clear.

But this kind of express is not taking you for granted, first of all, you have to see if you have this life!

It was precisely because he had figured out this relationship belatedly that Zuo Jiqian took up Zheng Fan's words without hesitation, claiming that he was mentally ill.

"One hundred years of peace, some people have already forgotten the origin."

When Jingnan Hou said this, he smiled slightly,

continued:

"Benhou received the news earlier that some thieves had sneaked into Huaiya Academy. Earlier, Benhou was planning to bring troops to the academy to arrest people. Unfortunately, something like this happened in Nanwang City, so I had to bring troops here to stabilize the situation. The order in the city can't be separated for a while.

Right now, I don't know the two generals, who can lead the troops to arrest those thieves on behalf of the Marquis? "

This is to vote for a certificate!

Originally, Zuo Jiqian would open his mouth to agree without hesitation. Compared with Zheng Fan, his previous performance was indeed too low, but when he heard the name of Huaiya Academy, Zuo Jiqian was stunned. .

Huai Ya Academy, there are thieves?

The literary style of Dayan is the most prosperous in Yinlang County, because it is the closest to Qian State, scholars and literati from Qian State often come here to study, and occasionally great Confucian scholars from Qian State enter the academy to give lectures.

It can be said that Huaiya Academy is the sacred place in the hearts of Dayan scholars.

Great Yan established the country with martial arts, but because there has been no war between the north and the south for nearly a hundred years, the style of writing has gradually begun to develop. The most important thing is that when governing the country, you must rely on literati. To a certain extent, it has contributed to the climate of literati.

There are not many civil servants who have come out of Huaiya Academy. Zaifu Chao had studied in Huaiya Academy when he was young.

Go to Huai Ya Academy to get someone...

What Zuo Jiqian immediately thought was that if he really led the troops there, he would simply put the entire Zuo family on the opposite side of the Dayan literati class through himself.

There is no free lunch in this world. When you have the resources and support of your family, you will naturally assume the responsibility of safeguarding the interests of the family.

However, Zuo Jiqian was hesitating, but Zheng Fan didn't hesitate at all.

"The general wishes to go!"

The Marquis of Jingnan began to rub his fingers again. Hearing Zheng Fan's request, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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"Has Zheng Shoubei thought it through?"

"Soldiers, it is their bounden duty to obey orders!"

Hearing these words, Jingnan Hou's eyes widened slightly.

If the sixth prince was here at this time, he would definitely shout: "Zhi Niang, you are making a golden sentence again!"

Jingnan Hou said slowly again:

"Zheng Shoubei doesn't think about his subordinates?"

"If you go back to Lord Hou, the last general has barbarians all under his command."

"Brutal soldiers?" Marquis Jingnan became interested, "How much?"

"five hundred!"

"Interesting and interesting, use barbarians to go to the academy to pick people up, Zheng Shoubei, aren't you afraid that the world's literati will criticize you for insulting gentleness?"

Zheng Fan cupped his hands and said:

"Scholars like to be reasonable, but barbarians are barbarians because they are unreasonable. Using barbarians to deal with scholars is a match made in heaven."

"It's a match made in heaven. Let's wait for tomorrow. People from the Secret Service Department will go to Fort Green Willow to contact you. They are responsible for picking people up, and you are responsible for cooperating with them."

"Thank you Lord Marquis for cultivating it!"

Zuo Jiqian looked at Zheng Fan beside him with envy in his eyes. To be appreciated by the Marquis of Jingnan is definitely the dream of all southern generals.

But when he thought of Huaiya Academy, Zuo Jiqian's eyes couldn't help but jump again, he was not alone, he was not alone.

Of course, it's fine if you don't accept the military order. Zuo Jiqian absolutely dare not say that he will send someone to report to the academy after he goes back. This is the real fool's behavior.

He even had to worry that Zheng Fan would leak the news first and cause some changes in the academy. When Jingnan Hou blamed him, the first thing he suspected was that Zuo Jiqian was jealous of Zheng Shoubei and played tricks behind his back.

Zheng Fan and Zuo Jiqian retreated together. At the gate of the General Military Mansion, Zheng Fan and Zuo Jiqian bid farewell.

Both of them came to Nanwang City from their respective strongholds in casual clothes, but when they were about to leave, their moods were completely different.

"Brother Zheng, do you know the status of Huaiya Academy in the hearts of the scholars of Great Yan?"

"Brother Zuo, we are soldiers."

This is the second time Zheng Fan said this to Zuo Jiqian after they met.

The first time I said it was when Zuo Jiqian inquired about whether the imperial court was going south, and told Zuo Jiqian that soldiers should not talk nonsense like scholars.

This time, the implication is that we are soldiers;

In any dynasty, civil and military confrontation is the norm. Either the west wind overwhelms the east wind or the east overwhelms the west wind. As a soldier, if you don't become a literati, why would you go? Do you want to be a dog for literati?

Just like in Qianguo, generals are often guard dogs with chains in the hands of civilian officials.

Great Yan is not a dry state, and the signs of this generation of King Yan and Marquis Zhenbei are already obvious that they will make big moves. As long as troops are mobilized, as long as there is war, the role and status of soldiers will increase rapidly!

If you become a literati, the literati will certainly hate you, but you can gain goodwill from the military, which is a good deal.

Of course, the most important thing is that the country of Yan is not the country of Qian. Even if the prime minister of the country of Yan came out of the Huaiya Academy, he would not dare to say like the current chief minister of the country of Qian: "Only in Donghua What the door sings is the real Haoerlang".

Zheng Fan took the reins from a Jingnan Army sergeant and rode away directly.

Zuo Jiqian was left standing there, a little absent-minded.

And in the quiet mourning hall of the General Military Mansion,

Jingnanhou was still sitting on the threshold.

"Master Hou, it's cold here."

A woman came out from behind Jingnanhou and covered Jingnanhou with a piece of fur on her body. This woman was wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes.

Hou Ye reached out and patted the back of the woman's hand lightly, saying:

"Thank you for your hard work today."

"Working for Lord Hou is a blessing in my life."

"What do you think of those two people just now?"

"The one from the Zuo family is a capable master, but as you said, Lord Hou, the son of our Dayan family is like rotten wood. The inner rotten essence, old spirit, is indeed heavier."

"Where's that kid from the Northland?"

"Perhaps Zhenbei Hou has been the King of the North Land for a long time, and the people in his mansion also act decisively."

Jingnanhou shook his head and said:

"This Zheng Shoubei, check it out."

"My lord, what do you mean?"

"Li Liangting wants to push his men to the south, but this Marquis can't wait for it. It would be best if he can transfer two of his seven generals to me.

At this moment, Li Liangting himself was in the capital, and he, Li Liangting, wanted to arrange someone, so he could just say hello to Ben Hou, but Ben Hou didn't hear anything.

This kid said that he was a running dog of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, but he did not follow the route of the Hou Mansion. Go and find out who brought him here. "

"The servant obeys."

"If he's really from Li Liangting, that's fine, if he's not..."

"What is Hou Ye going to do?"

"Let's see how well this kid can manage the affairs of Huaiya Academy. The gang of rotten scholars in Huaiya Academy eat my Dayan's offerings, receive my Dayan's land, and accept my Dayan's students. It has been promoting the culture of benevolence and righteousness in Qianguo.

This gang eats everything from inside to outside, but Ben Hou has put up with them for a long time. "

"Scholars and literati, aren't they all like this? When it comes to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Qianguo is the most important..."

"The Marquis will take a look, when my Dayan iron cavalry breaks the backbone of the Qian Kingdom again, see who else will brag about the unparalleled literary style of the Qian Kingdom!

Wait, soon, really soon.

I want the world to know,

Qinqi calligraphy and painting, benevolence and morality,

In front of gold and iron horses, they are worthless! "

After all,

Jingnan Hou raised his head and looked around,

frown slightly,

Dissatisfied:

"Then Chu Tianchi still said that he is a talent in the secret spy department, but this Marquis sees nothing more than that. I have been sitting here for so long, why haven't I heard the crying in this city?"

…………

Zheng Fan rode his horse not far from the General Military Mansion when he saw A Ming, went to the inn together and called Fan Li, and the three of them immediately rushed to Cuiliu Fort.

Zheng Fan and A Ming each had a horse, and it was inconvenient for Fan Li to ride a horse because he had to carry two boxes of undelivered silver ingots, but even if he ran with his load, he was no slower than the horses of Zheng Fan and A Ming. How many.

Si Niang once teased Fan Li that after eating so much food, all his strength has gone up his legs.

Zheng Fan rushed back to Green Willow Castle before the sun set.

To Zheng Fan's surprise, outside Green Willow Fort, Zheng Fan saw Blind Man Bei and more than a dozen people dressed as craftsmen measuring something. Those craftsmen were still holding blueprints in their hands, and were revising according to the blind man's suggestion. .

Seeing Zheng Fan coming back, Blind Bei first apologized to the craftsmen for not being with him, and then immediately came to Zheng Fan.

"My lord, didn't the gift go out?"

Although the blind man Bei couldn't see, he could sense that the money in the two boxes that Fan Li was carrying was still there with a sweep of his mental power.

Zheng Fan was not in a hurry to tell the blind man about Nanwang City, but asked first:

"Who are these people?"

"Reporting to the Lord, these are craftsmen summoned by a firm."

The craftsmen of Yan State at this moment, in the words of later generations, are contractors.

"Did you find it? No, it was the sixth prince who brought it here?"

"My lord, the Sixth Prince's business has not only organized craftsmen, but also purchased stones and other materials for rebuilding Cui Liu Castle from nearby, and is transporting them here.

The subordinates were just discussing the details of the drawings with the craftsmen. If there is no accident, we can start construction tomorrow. "

The price of building a fortress, especially a big fortress like Green Willow Fort, is not ordinary. You can collect taxes or sell shops to get back your money when you build a city, but building a purely military fortress is expensive. There is no possibility of getting back the money at all, it is simply handing over the money to the country.

However, the Sixth Prince has indeed fulfilled his promise. There is nothing that Zheng Fan needs more than a fortress. We can’t live in tents every day like in the north after we come to the south from the north, right?

"My lord, I can smell the aroma of rice."

Fan Li, who had been running all day carrying two boxes of silver, was hungry.

Zheng Fan smiled helplessly, put his hand on the shoulder of the blind man Bei, and said:

"Okay, let's talk while eating."

…………

Blind Bei put down the bowl and chopsticks, nodded and said:

"My lord, you are right to take the initiative to accept this military order."

To get the affirmation of the old silver coin, the stone in Zheng Fan's heart has landed.

"In this way, what happened in Nanwang City today should be planned by the Marquis of Jingnan?" Si Niang said while serving chicken soup to Zheng Fan.

Blind man Bei nodded and said: "It's probably close to ten. It's just an excuse to clean up these bureaucrats and rich people who have lived too comfortably in Nanwang City all year round."

"It's really not particular." Si Niang teased, "I said that in terms of technique, it lacks aesthetic feeling."

"But the effect is the best. Qianguo is afraid of Yanguo like a tiger, but it is one thing not to dare to go to war. For other things, Qianguo can't really do nothing.

The deaths of Xiao Dahai, the magistrate of Nanwang City, and some patriarchs near Nanwang City may not be regarded as injustice. Xu Xutuzhi's method may really not be suitable for dealing with this group of people. Once they are aware of it, it may cause turmoil in Yinlang County. "

after dinner,

Zheng Fan originally planned to go with Siniang to study how to weave the soft armor, but Blind Bei invited him out again.

"What's the matter?" Zheng Fan asked.

Blind Bei didn't speak, but just pointed to his chest.

Zheng Fan understood, and put the stone where the magic pill was at the entrance of the tent, and then walked outside for a while with the blind man.

"My lord, I heard from A Ming, is the magic pill the savior today?"

"Um."

"And there was almost a counter-kill?"

"Maybe, it's just that he wants to joke with me."

"My lord, it was my subordinates who suggested that the lord should wear the magic pill close to his body, because none of us were with the lord at the time, and we made this choice to protect the lord's safety.

Now, please ask the Lord Admiral to find something and seal it up. According to the subordinates, it is most appropriate to put it in the coffin together with Shatuo Queshi. "

"Does it need to be so serious?"

"My lord, your understanding of the magic pill is deeper than all of us. It is you who designed the magic pill to be the resentful soul of the abandoned baby of the ninth generation. The person that the magic pill hates the most is actually his parents;

He was born with a visceral aversion to things that represented his parents. "

"But he saved me today."

"That's because he hasn't fully awakened yet, and he is still restraining himself. In the past, when the Lord was not awakened, he sealed himself, probably because he has no entity, so he can be lazy, don't need to breathe, don't need to consume, just deep sleep.

But when the lord has awakened, he continued to seal himself. According to what you said, the lord, that is, when he faced Sha Tuo Queshi for the first time in the desert, he had signs of fully awakening but was blocked by Sha Tuo Queshi. It was forcibly suppressed and returned.

The subordinates feel that if the magic pill continues to stay by the master's side, if it is further stimulated or suddenly loses control of the instinct to kill the father in his body, it may be..."

"He might kill me?"

"Exactly, in fact, my subordinates have always been very curious. We all have an instinctive fear of magic pills, but as the one who knows magic pills best, why do you... have always been so close to it?"

Zheng Fan sat down on the ground, stretched out his hand and patted his side, and Blind Bei also sat down along with him.

Afterwards, Zheng Fan reached out his hand to touch his pocket, took out the cigarette case, and gave both himself and the blind Bei a cigarette.

Then use the torch,

lit a cigarette,

Zheng Fan took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled the smoke ring,

road:

"This feeling is the same as raising a big dog in the community."

"Um?"

"Even if your neighbors, other children, are terrified of this big dog, you still confidently let it run around freely without a leash or a muzzle.

and,

Shamelessly said: 'My dog ​​never bites. '"