The devil is coming

Chapter 21 The sudden demon
"My lord, actually I think it would be good to be a servant. Maybe I can become a top servant."
Xue Sanru joked.
Zheng Fan was too lazy to answer Xue San's talk.
Perhaps, for ordinary people, it is difficult to refuse to work as a servant in the Li family. The servants here are different from those in ordinary wealthy families. They are not responsible for doing chores and housework, but are private soldiers and eat the best food. The best is that the father dies and the son succeeds, and they are also the most loyal group to the master's family, a bit like the emperor's guard.
It can be said that after entering that circle, after three to five years, you will be a direct descendant of the Li family.
As for the Li family, Xue San found out later that they were the largest family in Beifeng County. They were not very prosperous and their heirs were not prosperous, but they were a real family of meritorious military generals. The family had inherited the title of Marquis of Zhenbei from generation to generation. , a bit like Prince Mu’s Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.
But how could Zheng Fan abandon his seven "men" and become a servant by himself?
For those who are unfamiliar with this world and its place of life, only these seven "underlings" can make them feel safe.
And even from a personal development perspective, being your own boss is much better than working for someone else.
"When we were camping last night, I went to the officers' tent to eavesdrop on their chat."
"That woman's military tent?" Liang Cheng looked at Xue San.
Xue San immediately shook his head, "The old man with the sword never left her side. Now I'm not absolutely sure that I can hide it from that old man, so I chose a mid-level officer's military account, but I heard a lot of news.
At the moment, the Li family, that is, the Zhenbeihou family, is not having an easy time.
Because the barbarians in the desert have been completely divided into a scattered mess, there has been no large-scale battle-level conflict between the two sides for almost 100 years. At most, it was just a small fight.
Because of this, the status of Zhenbei Hou's lineage began to get lower and lower. In fact, it was their own fault for not knowing how to play the trick of raising the bandits' self-respect.
After this generation of Yan kings came to the throne, they have been working to reduce the vassal state. They first weakened the power of the vassal towns below and centralized power. It seemed that they planned to use troops to dominate the Central Plains.
The contemporary Zhenbei Hou was forced to go to Beijing by three imperial edicts not long ago. It was nominally to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, but in fact he was under house arrest in the capital.
At the moment, some people in Zhenbei Army are also feeling panic. "
"So, is it the Li family who is protesting this time?" Liang Cheng asked.
"Absolutely. The excuse is that two scouts of the Zhenbei Army disappeared within the influence of that barbarian tribe. The Zhenbei Army requested to station in for a search, but the other party refused.
Next, the Zhenbei Houfu ordered thousands of Zhenbei army cavalry and killed them directly.
The leader of the barbarian tribe had some brains and wanted to intercept and kill the grain road. Who knew that bitch was more ruthless and used thousands of civilians as bait to annihilate all the troops sent by the barbarian tribe this time. "
After hearing this, Liang Cheng nodded and said: "The purpose of deliberately provoking troops is to show to the Yan court that the Li family still has strong control over Beifeng County and the Zhenbei Army, so that the court will not dare to attack the people in the north. The Zhenbei Hou of the capital took action;
Deliberately using civilians as bait, first of all, they wanted to achieve huge results in a short period of time and quickly end this local war that was destined to be unsustainable. After all, this war was decided by the Zhenbei Marquis without authorization, and it was not the intention of the imperial court. The Zhenbei Marquis cannot afford to delay it. The war must start quickly and end quickly. Otherwise, whether it is the accountability of the imperial court or the gradual unity of the desert barbarians, Zhenbei will not be the only one. What the Marquis can afford.
Secondly, it was also self-defeating and tarnishing the lintel of the Li family, making the emperor and ministers of the Yan court feel that the Li family was just a common man and lowered their vigilance.
Any family that is rebellious and wants to aspire to that position will at least show love for the people as a son to win people's hearts before the incident. I believe that the Zhenbei Houfu used thousands of people as bait this time will spread soon. The people of Hutou City, including the entire Beifeng County, will be disgusted by the move of Zhenbei Houfu, but the imperial court will be very happy. "
"I didn't expect you to understand so well." Zheng Fan looked at Liang Cheng in surprise.
In Zheng Fan's impression, Liang Cheng had always been a man of few words, but a man like this was very aware of all the twists and turns.
"I have experienced similar things before. The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked. This is an age-old truth.
Moreover, sometimes, as long as you stand in that position, no matter how loyal you are to your superiors, there is no guarantee that your subordinates will be equally loyal. "
"Is it like Zhao Kuangyin?" Zheng Fan said.
"almost."
The three of them were sitting on the mound, chatting and watching the army marching ahead.
Zheng Fan stood up first, patted his pants and said:
"Okay, it's time for us to go back."
"Haha, we have to think carefully about how to make good use of the 300 people when we get back." Xue San couldn't wait to jump on the horse.
"Only establishment, no money, food or arms." Zheng Fan reminded Xue San.
The imperial court did issue an edict to protect the trade routes, but it did not really require each border town to be self-sufficient in maintaining and preparing caravan escorts in the city. Instead, it asked the Li family to mobilize a group of military leaders from Beifeng County. Men and horses went to various towns to take charge.
This is actually a way to weaken the opponent's military strength. There are many cities similar to Hutou City on the border. Three hundred here and three hundred there. When calculated, it is really a lot.
Cutting flesh with a soft knife sometimes hurts more.
But it was obvious that the Li family had no intention of actually obeying the order. As a vassal town, the head of the family was now under house arrest in the capital. If he continued to cut off his hands and feet, he would really turn himself into a piece of fish on the chopping board.
That's why that woman told Zheng Fan that there was only a staff but no supplies of troops, food and equipment.
Liang Cheng also got on his horse. Hearing Zheng Fan's words, a look of confidence appeared on his face and he said:
"Lord, don't worry about money or people. If the blind man and Si Niang can't even do this well, they will have no shame in following the Lord."
Xue San interrupted at this time: "No, Si Niang will keep it for use, but the blind man can throw it away."
After all, they had made a contribution, so when they left the team and returned to Hutou City, each person was given a horse as a gift.
Oh, there is also a military order that is useless in the eyes of the female general.
Hutou City Protector School Captain, with a staff of 300 people.
The scorching sun is right,
The three horses galloped together,
A cloud of dust was thrown up.
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"Sisters, what is on this table are all the expenses I have prepared for you. This is your contract. Look at it, I will burn it now."
Feng Siniang held a handful of deeds in her hand and threw them into the brazier.
However, none of the "aunts" standing in front of them said they wanted to leave, and none came up to take money.
The house of the owner of the deed was burned directly without you having to pay any ransom money, and they even gave you money. Looking at all the brothels in the world, such a good mother is really the only one.
Of course, if it were a city in the mainland, if there was such a good thing, the girls would probably be eager to rush up, take the money and leave, but this is Hutou City, and they are not just pretty girls.
Someone knelt down, and under the leadership, everyone knelt down together.
"Mom, you can't leave us alone."
"Yes, Mom, without your protection, where can we go?"
"Mom, I don't want to leave."
In the past six months since the inn opened, Siniang has taken in many "aunts", all of whom are miserable people who can't live a good life.
Today is different from the past. In the world and country that Zheng Fan was in before, if you had hands and feet, it would be really difficult for you to starve to death.
But right now, it’s a world where it’s really easy for people to starve to death.
"What's wrong?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Si Niang's mouth, "Why is this desperate person still relying on me?"
"Snapped!"
Siniang slapped her palm on the table.
Mom's momentum is so terrifying!
Siniang treats the girls under her well, and the girls under her also know that compared to the old bustards in the brothels outside who don't take human life seriously, Siniang is simply a Bodhisattva.
However, Siniang's servants were also extremely strict and kept them submissive. Once Siniang got angry, they really didn't dare to continue shouting and had to lower their heads one by one.
"Each of you should have saved a lot of money for your private life. Our price is not expensive, but we are quick!
At the end of the day, you have saved a lot, right?
Auntie, I don't eat alone in this regard. I turn a blind eye to tips and other things.
It's better now. Auntie, I will burn your deeds and prepare the expenses for you.
Next, whether you continue to stay in Hutou City or go to other towns, whether you start a small business or find an honest man to marry, or whether you go out of my door and immediately go to other brothels to continue this business, it all depends on you. It’s up to you, you all can go!
We don’t owe anyone anything, and don’t cry in front of me. I taught you all your work. You can deceive the guests, but you still want to deceive me? "
Having said that, the "aunts" looked at each other, slowly stood up, and began to step forward one by one to get the money. After taking the money, they kowtowed to Siniang again.
An aunt took the money, kowtowed, and did not stand up in a hurry, but asked:
"Mom, this store was running fine, why did it have to close?"
"Close? Who said I'm going to close the store?"
"Then why do we have to... if we don't close the store?"
Feng Siniang smiled and said,
reach out,
pointing to his face,
Road:
"I want to upgrade my industry in the future. In the past six months, I have really had enough!"
The underlying meaning of this sentence can be translated into another sentence, a sentence that most class teachers will say:
You are the worst class I have ever led.
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"Red wine tastes better."
Blind Bei put down his wine glass with a look of enjoyment on his face.
"Be careful, I didn't make much."
A Ming, who had recovered, sat next to Blind Bei.
In the yard, it was raining, beating on the loquat trees.
"In the future, we can brew more." Blind Bei said.
A Ming turned his face sideways and looked at Blind Bei, "Are we going to start?"
Blind Bei stretched himself and said, "It depends on how well you recover."
"I'm fine."
The recovery speed of a vampire is different from that of a man, but both represent a kind of pride.
"No problem, we can start."
"Oh, my body is fine, but there are still two other problems."
"Say."
"The first question is, before the Lord comes back, are you going to make the decision without permission?"
"The Lord will come back sooner or later. What we have done is nothing more than trivial things. We still have this bit of consciousness and subjective initiative."
"Okay, second question. I told you the day before yesterday that my body is almost recovered. Why didn't you say start the day before yesterday and chose today instead?"
"Because it rained today."
"what?"
"I think rainy days are suitable for killing people."
A Ming stood up,
Looking at the blind man Bei who was still sitting in the armchair with his eyes narrowed,
After a while,
He opened his mouth and said:
"You're so ticklish."
(End of this chapter)