The devil is coming

Chapter 314 Proclamation
The life of the people of Litian City in the past year can be said to be quite uneasy. When the Wen family first ruled here, the Wen family had always prided themselves on having the best culture in the Three Jins.
Compared to the Helian family, whose ancestors had impure blood, and the Situ family, who only knew how to fight and kill, the Wenren family was indeed the most elegant among the three golden flowers.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about the stories of fox monsters and ghosts that are spread in the land of Sanjin. Whenever a scholar appears in it, a sentence must be added in front of it. A poor scholar from Li Tiancheng is enough to prove that the people of Sanjin have a deep understanding of the story. This is my impression of Litian City.
I heard that the family also produced several great Confucians and scholars. On weekdays, there were many stories within the big family, which provided the people with a lot of materials for association and creation. At that time, Litian City and its people lived a very peaceful life. It's quite leisurely.
In later generations, it really has the meaning of "Rongcheng" in the Three Jin Dynasties.
However, everything changed when the Yan people came in and replaced the Wen family as the rulers of this area.
It's not that the Yan people are so vicious, because the Yan court really intends to govern this place as its own territory, so apart from the initial cleansing, it didn't do anything outrageous.
The taxes and penalties here are also comparable to those in Yan. It may be inevitable that Yan people can get accommodation when they break the law here, but the people of Jin can also understand why their own army was beaten to the ground. What's up?
But since the Jingnan Marquis Mansion was established in Litian City, the people in Litian City have been really frightened every now and then.
It's like a slap on the face, it only hurts for a moment, and at most it hurts for a while.
But at this moment, it seemed like he was going to slap you, but he also made several false moves on you, making you afraid and dodging again and again. The psychological pressure you endured was countless times greater than the quick slap.
Marquis Nan of the Yan people is a legendary figure. This is known to the people of Litian City. Everyone is actually mentally prepared for him to kill people in Daxing Prison in Litian City. They are just waiting for him to explode.
Then, first of all, Mrs. Jingnan Hou suddenly "died" of illness. The eyes of Jingnan Army inside and outside Litian City were so red that it was really scary.
After finally waiting for that incident to slowly pass, just when everyone began to feel that they could relax a little, the incident happened again.
In a spice shop on Changchun Street, a regular customer was sitting behind the counter while he accompanied the boss to distinguish the newly arrived spices and whispered:
"The one in front is the second one, right?"
The boss, who was over fifty years old, carefully picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and nodded silently when he put it down.
The two of them are not secret agents or silver-armored guards, but it is Litian City's high-pressure atmosphere from time to time in the past year that has forced the people here to become a little nervous.
"Oh, this is the first time I've seen this kind of thing in my life."
"I heard that he's gone. This is the first time I've seen you." The boss glanced at the old customer and tea lover.
For the people of Litian City, starting from their grandfather's generation, Litian City had the surname Wenren.
"You often hear about the change of dynasty and the destruction of a family in dramas. But this matter is something we don't even dare to write about in dramas."
The boss picked up the tea cup again and nodded.
"Tell me, is the Nanhou of the Yan people really going to rebel?"
The boss shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"It's already like this, why don't you fight back? The two stone lions at the gate of the Hou Mansion are red on both sides. It is said that there will be another one coming today."
"We can't figure out some things about Yanren," the boss said.
"Hey, no matter what I don't know, if you were the emperor... if you were that or something, would you be able to bear this?"
"We don't even know what happened to Yan Ren."
"You old thing, stop pulling these twists and turns for me."
"Oh, after you get the goods, you have to leave the city. But I still have to continue to open a store here. The whole family is here."
"What are you afraid of? To tell you the truth, yesterday I sold back the house and shop that I sold last year."
"Why do you suddenly want to open business again? Is it because the business outside is not doing well?"
"Business is not bad. Shengle City always produces novel gadgets. As long as we can get the goods, we don't have to worry about sales. It is said that the goods list there has been queued up for three months. I got there early and got the goods." I collected some."
"Is that why you want to move back?"
"It's not all because of this, I'm thinking that if the Marquis of Nan really rebels, I'm sure we in Litian City will fall under the emperor's feet again, right?
By then, the prices of shops, houses, and land here will definitely have doubled! "
"That makes sense, but what if we lose?"
"Hey, there's no such thing as a sure-fire deal in this world."
"Too."
"But I'm quite optimistic about this Nanhou. Look, have the Yan people ever lost when they used this Nanhou as their commander?
Not only did he not lose, he won several times!
This time the Yan people suddenly changed their position and put the eldest prince Lao Shizi in command. Look, he was actually defeated by the barbarians.
What the hell are savages? In the past, they were the favorite slaves bought by merchants in Sanjin. They were very lowly. The eldest prince of the Yan people couldn't even beat those cheap bones. This shows that this eldest prince is real. waste. "
"No matter what, I don't want Nanhou to rebel at this time. If the Situ family really can't stop the savages, those damn things will come over. Haha, look at the fate of those savage slaves in the past. , our end can be imagined.
To put it bluntly, this Marquis of Nan has indeed been scary from the beginning, but in the past year or so, I have not seen him do anything outrageous and resentful. Besides, with him in our Litian City, no matter what No matter how chaotic it is outside, I feel really at ease inside. "
"That's not true. This world has changed too fast."
"Do you still want this material?"
"Put it away and load it."
"to make."
"By the way, do you think it's interesting or not? After killing everyone in his family, he immediately went to prepare for the war. It seemed that nothing happened. As soon as the wife died, no one came out of the mansion. It seems that the old man of this family Even if they are tied up together, they are still not as good as a girl... Wuwuwuwu."
"You are looking for death. If you say anything else, just forget it. How can you say such things? Who do you think you are? If you keep talking like this, I won't do this business, and you won't be able to drink my tea from now on." Stop drinking, I’m really afraid I’ll be killed by you one day!”
.........
"Send this letter to Yanjing."
"Yes."
After handing over the letter, Wen Yin, who was now the leader of the Jianghu organization of the prince's power and actually the sixth prince's backbone, silently looked out the window on the second floor.
After the defeat of the Eastern Expedition, the imperial court had issued several imperial edicts. The two most recent ones were extremely rare, declaring that the eunuchs who came with gifts from the emperor had the qualification to "come as if I were here in person".
But the door of Jingnan Hou Mansion was still closed.
The soldiers of the Jingnan Army guarding the door explained what it means for the army to only listen to the military orders of the Marquis but not the edicts of His Majesty.
There were already two eunuchs who had announced the edict. After announcing the edict to the closed door, they crashed into the stone lion of the Marquis Mansion and died.
Because they were carrying the gifts given by the emperor, they were unable to knock on the door of the Hou Mansion. They could not help but go back in despair like their colleagues who came to announce the decree before.
The corpses were naturally disposed of, but the two stone lions at the entrance of the Hou Mansion were still oozing with blood.
Throughout the ages, whenever a general responded to the emperor's order with this attitude, it was basically equivalent to directly stating that he was going to rebel.
But instead of reprimanding Marquis Jingnan, the imperial court continued to send eunuchs to announce the decree, as if they had been slapped on the left cheek and then took the initiative to send the right cheek.
Wen Yin has been receiving letters from the Prince of Yanjing these days, asking him about the situation in Litian City. He even asked himself about the movements of the Jingnan Army near Litian City and the preparation of grain and grass supplies.
Fool.
This is Wen Yin's evaluation of the prince.
Of course, you can't say that the prince's reaction is wrong. As the prince of a country, it is reasonable to want to know the situation in advance. But at this time, even if everyone in the world thinks that the Marquis of Jingnan is going to rebel, in official terms , still can’t say it.
Words in the heart and words spoken are two different concepts.
Compared with the frequency with which the prince's letters were sent almost every day, since this incident came out, His Highness the Sixth Prince has not sent a letter to him asking about the situation.
Come to think of it, His Highness the Sixth Prince already clearly understood what was going on here, so he didn't want to interfere with it from the beginning. This was a truly wise move!
What Wen Yin didn't know was that Xiao Liuzi had long been demoted by Emperor Yan to be the head catcher of a local county, and it was announced that the Sixth Prince was sick and recuperating at home. This matter was handled by Wei Zhonghe, so outsiders naturally could not find any flaws.
As for His Highness the Sixth Prince, who has become Yan Xiaoliu, it is naturally impossible for him to use his intelligence network to issue and issue orders from such a distance, nor will he take the risk to do so.
"call………"
Wen Yin took a sip of rice wine, pinched a few peanuts and threw them into his mouth, then rubbed his hands and sighed:
"It's getting cold."
.........
A eunuch wearing a red eunuch uniform led a team of guards directly into the west gate of Litian City, and without any delay, went directly to the Jingnan Marquis Mansion.
In other places, when faced with such eunuchs, local people would come to watch and wonder. Although the eunuchs were lifeless, everyone knew that a eunuch who could take on such an errand must also be famous in the palace. figure.
And for these eunuchs who are in the inner palace, going out of the palace to announce an edict is really a big deal. Putting aside the benefits and benefits, it is actually not important. The most important thing is No matter how high the status of a slave in the palace is, he is still a slave after all. When he leaves the palace, with a bag of imperial edicts in his hand, he can finally enjoy the pleasure of being a master!
However, for Eunuch Huang, who came to announce the decree this time, the taste was very different. At the same time, the people who were watching after entering the city looked at him not with awe, but with pity.
The closer he got to Jingnan Hou Mansion, the more tears filled Eunuch Huang's eyes.
The Zajia family feels miserable, but the Zajia family can’t say it yet!
In the past, everyone was eager to get this kind of good job. For this, they had to work hard and even pay some interests.
But the mission of going to Li Tiancheng to announce the decree was something that the eunuchs in charge of the inner palace avoided.
If at the beginning, it was just Marquis Jingnan who refused to accept the order, the worst you could do was come back in disgrace and just take a job and be scolded.
It's such a long journey from Yanjing to Litian City, running back and forth, my body is falling apart, and I haven't even caught a little bit of scenery or even a little bit of hospitality. It really doesn't feel like it, but for the great eunuch in the palace who is good at forbearance, Yan, it’s not that I can’t bear it.
But it's good now,
Since the defeat of the Eastern Expedition, the imperial court ordered Marquis Jingnan to return to command, and the eunuch who announced the decree had to carry His Majesty's token, which had a different meaning.
In the past, when the decree was not announced, it was just a matter of eating, hanging, and straining your muscles and bones. Now it is: Do you still have the nerve to come back?
Two people have already died,
This time the lot was drawn on the back of Eunuch Huang's hand. If he got it, he had no choice but to come over.
On the errand of announcing the decree, the level of the father-in-law who came to announce the decree would be different depending on the person to whom the decree was announced. Those who could announce the decree to the Marquis of Jingnan must be at least the first level of eunuchs in charge of the palace. They were all daughters-in-law who had become mothers-in-law for many years. It's really not easy to have this position today. In the palace, you can also accept those minor chamberlains and minor maids as godsons and daughter-in-laws;
The great castration has just begun,
You have to line up to draw lots to go to the guillotine.
If I had known this, why would I have stabbed myself into this troublesome palace?
Therefore, before leaving Yanjing, Eunuch Huang took out his treasure and gave it to his most trusted godson;
Before entering Litian City, that is, last night, he sent one of his subordinates to go to Litian City separately from him tomorrow to buy a coffin for himself, so that after his death, his body could be sent back to Yanjing to be reunited with his treasure and then buried.
Everything has been arranged, and Eunuch Huang feels that he can die, oh no, he can go and declare the decree.
Straight bitch,
Zajia is just an eunuch without a wife, why is it my turn to die so generously?
road,
It has to be finished eventually,
at last,
The gate of Jingnanhou Mansion is right in front of you.
At the door, there are many soldiers standing in good order.
Eunuch Huang subconsciously looked at the two stone lions at the door. There was indeed blood on the lions. You said that the Jingnan Marquis Mansion was really not afraid of bad luck and taboos at all. Exchange two stone lions.
Then,
Eunuch Huang started to look elsewhere. The stone lion had been hit by the two unlucky guys one by one. Which one should I hit?
Hit the steps?
Not so easy to exert force.
By the way, hit the pillar.
The entourage and guards behind Eunuch Huang all tacitly agreed not to rush Eunuch Huang who was in a daze.
The man is about to die...then just wait.
In this matter, everyone can still compare their feelings, and it seems that because they were mentally prepared to die on the Huanggong Highway, they realized that money and other things are really things that will not be taken with you in life or death, so on the way On the way, they are often rewarded and treated with food and teeth.
"call………"
Eunuch Huang breathed a sigh of relief,
He took out the imperial edict from his arms.
It is obviously the emperor's will that is sacred and inviolable, but here, it doesn't work so well.
Even the Jingnan Army soldiers at the door of the mansion saw that he had taken out the imperial edict, but they still didn't react at all.
What awe you have!
Eunuch Huang sighed again,
Turn over and dismount,
Open the edict,
shouted directly:
"Jingnan Marquis Tian Wujing accepted the order!!!"
finished shouting,
Eunuch Huang didn’t want to wait any longer.
The first unlucky man shouted here all day long. After receiving the order, Marquis Jingnan shouted until he could no longer make a sound. The door still did not move, and finally he crashed into the stone lion on the left.
The second unlucky man shouted for a long time and finally crashed to death on the stone lion on the right.
Eunuch Huang felt that since he had to die in the end, he might as well save his energy and not suffer the sins of those people again before he died.
The most important thing is that when you are ready to die, the feeling of waiting to die is really torture every minute.
Eunuch Huang began to bend down,
Eunuch Huang began to accumulate strength,
Eunuch Huang closed his eyes,
however,
at this time,
Only a heavy sound of friction was heard, and the door of Jingnan Hou Mansion actually opened at this time.
Eunuch Huang, who had made all the preparations, suddenly swayed and lost his center of gravity. With a "pop", he leaned forward and rolled forward on the ground. His hat fell off, and his face It was even covered with dust and mud.
But Eunuch Huang didn't care about this at all. He just opened his mouth in a daze and looked at the man standing in the gate.
The man was wearing a white python robe, and his eyes were as cold as the ice of the abyss.
The most shocking thing is actually his white hair.
Outside the gate of the Hou Mansion, a group of soldiers knelt down in order and said in unison:
"See Lord Hou!"
"See Lord Hou!"
The guards brought by Eunuch Huang also dismounted and knelt down at this time, showing no restraint from the palace officials.
When this man appears in front of you, surrender is almost subconscious. This feeling is similar to meeting His Majesty...
And everyone knows that the current hope of the Eastern Expedition, and even the hope of the entire Yan Kingdom, lies in the man in front of them.
Eunuch Huang, who was sitting on the ground, pursed his lips.
When Marquis Jingnan came out and walked towards him,
Eunuch Huang mustered up his courage.
With a voice that sounds like pleading, like cowardice, like flattery,
whispered:
"Hou...Hou...Hou Ye, will, will."
then,
Carefully, he slowly delivered the imperial edict in his hand to Marquis Jingnan.
When other families receive an edict, they have to burn incense and bathe in advance, then set up an incense table, and then the whole family kneels down to pray for the edict in fear.
As long as the eunuch who declares the edict holds the imperial edict in his hand, he truly represents the emperor's face, as if I were here in person!
Where has it ever been like this?
Have you ever been so humble and begged others to accept orders?
But Eunuch Huang is not aggrieved, not aggrieved, really not aggrieved at all.
He wanted to cry, but it was tears of emotion;
Compared to the first two unlucky guys, what more could I ask for? What more could I have the nerve to ask for?
"Hou...Hou...Hou Ye, your will."
Seeing that Marquis Jingnan didn't answer, Eunuch Huang reminded him softly. He was not as eager as when he tried to curry favor with the maid of Yuxiu Palace just a few years after entering the palace.
Marquis Jingnan did not go to receive the order.
He just said in a voice so calm that it made people tremble inside:
"understood."
(End of this chapter)