The devil is coming

Chapter 359 The Dowry
"Ohh Ohh ohh!!!!!!!"
The long horn sound sounded, echoing in the vast snowfield.
North of Snow Customs,
one side,
They are the leaders of each tribe of savages,
one side,
It was General Zheng on horseback.
Behind both sides, there were more than a thousand cavalry in formation.
However, there was no tense situation between the two sides.
It seems that they were not the ones who were killed with corpses everywhere in the south city of Xuehaiguan not long ago;
of course,
It's certainly not them.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!"
The second trumpet sound came,
A group of savages dressed in distinctive animal skins, specially painted and wearing feathers, walked out of the military formation and began to sing and dance.
This is a savage ritual that usually occurs around bonfires at large events.
After they danced for a while, they started singing again.
General Zheng also had to pretend to look very nice and admired, and from time to time he had to nod slightly and smile a little.
This is out of respect.
of course,
Respect sometimes has a neighbor, it's called perfunctory.
To be honest, General Zheng really couldn't appreciate these authentic performances.
In my previous life, I had traveled around to collect folk customs, visited many scenic spots, and enjoyed many local folk performances;
On the left side of these performances, "endangered" is usually hung; on the right side, "rescue" is hung.
In fact, if you put aside narcissism and hypnosis and purely appreciate it with your own public aesthetics,
You will find that
Oh.
No wonder they are endangered.
Just like the situation before my eyes.
This is really not discrimination against this era,
General Zheng believes that
If I were now in the south of the Yangtze River in the Qian Kingdom, watching the oiran dancers dancing in front of me, I would definitely be very immersed in admiring them.
Spending money is not comfortable, it doesn't taste that good, I searched and copied two poems or something in my mind, and asked the oiran to recommend himself as a pillow, that is the real fun.
In comparison,
Watching this group of shirtless savages jumping around singing and dancing in the snow is really a bit eye-catching.
The eldest prince sat in the middle, and beside him, there were seven savage women.
These are all those who have slept with the eldest prince, and some of them may be pregnant. Naturally, these women have to accompany the eldest prince back.
The Tian family attaches great importance to the continuation of the bloodline. In fact, not only the Tian family, but also ordinary wealthy families, if they feel that their wealth and status are higher than ordinary people, they will subtly feel better about their own "bloodline".
Simultaneously,
In the eyes of the savage tribe leaders,
This,
In fact, it is a symbol of the friendship between the savages in the snowfield and Dayan!
And the carrier of this symbol is the eldest prince!
The barbarian people do not think that this is a "loss of power and humiliation of the country", because they themselves have no concept of "country". Although the Jin people, Yan people, Chu people, etc. in the past all referred to them as "barbarians", but in fact , they are just a group of wolves, the saints and the stars are just an extremely general concept. In essence, they are still in a state of loose sand.
In other words, they have no "collective sense of honor."
But it can be seen that the face of the eldest prince is a bit gloomy. As the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition Army, and as the contemporary eldest son of the Ji family, at this moment, sitting in that position, there are seven wild women sitting next to him, like An emotionless sacrificial object;
At this time, if his face looks good, then he has really seen a ghost.
But no matter what, if you don't do anything, you must have a beginning and an end if you do it.
Especially after Xue San told the eldest prince that Marquis Jingnan did not plan to expedition north to the snowy plains for the time being, the eldest prince had no choice.
Even if it is for the short period of peace between Xuehaiguan and Xueyuan, even if he knows that the guy named Zheng in front will definitely not care about the covenant made by the stars, as long as he packs up Xuehaiguan and handles the urgent matters at hand. , after freeing up hands, they will inevitably attack the snowfield;
He, Ji Wujiang, had to act as a foil for this meaningless "alliance-making" ceremony.
The sacrificial activities on the savage side are finally over;
General Zheng was not stingy. He sent Fan Li and led dozens of soldiers who had been training for a night in assault. They walked to the center, and with the sound of gongs and drums,
Dozens of men, led by Fan Li,
He took out two colorful ribbons from his pocket and started to perform the Yangko dance.
The savages are somewhat familiar with the folk customs of the Jin region, because apart from the war in the past two years, the two sides have actually had no lack of communication in the past.
However, he was still extremely shocked by the "characteristic folk customs" of the Yan people.
Fan Li was twisting happily and standardly, and the dozens of men behind him were also twisting vigorously!
"Gula, this, this belongs to the Yan people..." a leader asked the leader of another tribe next to him.
"This should be the Yan people's ritual to worship gods."
"Oh, that's it. It looks really mysterious."
"Yes."
When the other savage-headed people around heard this, they all nodded with astonishment.
Only the eldest prince,
After seeing this scene,
The corners of his mouth began to twitch uncontrollably.
In fact, it was not that General Zheng was deliberately perfunctory, but because the Jin people accounted for the majority of Shengle's army, followed by the barbarians, and after that, the Yan people.
But after asking the few Yan people, I found that no one understood the process of Yan people's sacrifices, and the blind man was not here.
General Zheng was too lazy to mess around, so he dispatched Fan Li decisively.
Just take it as it is,
Yanye's characteristic cultural exchange party is here.
When the Yangko dance is completed, the prelude to the ceremony for both parties is over.
Next,
General Zheng took the initiative to ride forward.
The leaders dismounted and walked forward.
The eldest prince stood up, knelt down on one knee in front of Zheng Fan, and gave a military salute.
It is true that he is a prince, but he has been demoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel by the Marquis of Jingnan, so he naturally has to salute according to the military rules.
This is actually one of the personal charms of the eldest prince. He pays great attention to rules.
This scene directly shocked the group of barbarian heads. Even the prince had to kneel down to the young general in front of him. It seemed that the power of this young general was really terrifying.
Because of this, these barbarian heads quickly knelt down in front of General Zheng who was riding a horse.
General Zheng is still just General Shengle, and he has not yet stepped down from the position of commander-in-chief. He does not know whether he will be awarded any title, but this does not prevent him from accepting the kneeling worship of a group of "princes and generals" at this time.
These leaders are not stupid either. The conferment of the eldest prince previously cannot be used to show off to the Yan people at this time.
They also understand the principle of treating people as slaves and fish as flesh and blood.
More than [-] barbarian troops led by the Savage King were buried in the Jin region. At this time, the snowy plains were in an absolutely empty and extremely turbulent environment. What these leaders wanted was to immediately call a truce with the Yan people. Then go to appease the snowfield.
Among them, it is natural to inevitably swallow up a wave of development.
It can be said that the entire snowfield is actually a Gu breeding ground. It is normal for the big fish to eat the small fish and the small fish to eat the shrimp. Those tribes that previously followed the Savage King and responded to the call to send tribal warriors are now weak and do not take advantage of the situation. I'm really sorry for myself, aren't I?
On the other hand, General Zheng's soldiers and civilians from Shengle have not yet arrived, and they are unable to send troops. They also need time to settle down.
Anyway,
The mountain does not turn, the water turns,
Today,
Let's sing a harmonious drama together,
In the future,
Then continue the greeting with real swords and guns.
General Zheng dismounted and came to a large wine vat.
He reached out and took a dagger from the soldier next to him.
Ugh,
Oh shit.
"rub!"
After cutting his palm, General Zheng dripped his own blood into it.
immediately,
One after another, the barbarian heads came over, cut their palms open, and dripped blood into the wine.
To the end,
Someone came over to pour the drinks.
General Zheng took the red wine bowl and immediately felt nauseous.
Normally, when I see A Ming drinking this thing with a bottle of wine every day, I think it's okay. Now that it's my turn to drink, I feel a million unwillingness to do so.
God knows if these savages are suffering from any diseases.
but,
General Zheng immediately took the lead and lifted the wine bowl over his head.
A group of savage heads immediately followed suit.
"For the peace of Dayan and Xueyuan, for the harmonious coexistence of both parties, I did it!"
finished speaking,
General Zheng put the wine bowl to his mouth, swallowed a few times to make his throat move a few times, and then let the wine drip down his chin, pretending to drink boldly.
Then with lightning speed, he threw the wine bowl to the ground.
shouted:
"happy!"
A group of savage leaders also followed the same example and smashed the wine bowl.
Li Bi.
The savage heads returned quickly, and General Zheng also took the eldest prince back to Snow Customs.
This ceremony can be regarded as a "fun for both the guest and the host".
After entering the city, General Zheng led the eldest prince into his own courtyard.
"Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness." General Zheng said while taking the hot towel handed over by Xue San and wiping his neck.
"General Zheng, are you making fun of me?"
"How dare you dare."
Zheng Fan threw the towel to Xue San, sat down on the chair next to him, and pointed to the chair opposite, indicating that the eldest prince should also sit down.
The eldest prince bowed his hands to Zheng Fan and sat down.
"Your Highness, you have also made great contributions in this battle, and our fate will soon be close."
A prince is a prince after all, and among the seven sons of Emperor Yan, there are only a few that can be used.
The third child was crippled by himself, and he is probably still admiring the snow in the Huxin Pavilion;
The seventh child is still young, and the fourth and fifth children have been suppressed for some reason and have not been released to do things. Moreover, with the death of the head of the Deng family in Wangjiang, the fourth child has been cut off from his greatest help.
As for Lao Liu, it was a "stick".
Put yourself in his shoes, if you were Emperor Yan, you wouldn't give up on your eldest son like this.
"Wujiang is just atonement."
"Your Majesty, your words are serious."
Mr. Ke came over and offered hot tea.
Zheng Fan picked up the tea cup, took a sip, then slowly put it down and said:
"In this world, it's not that there are no people who can always have smooth sailing, but they are really very few. They are as rare as a rare bird. Although I didn't have any contact with His Highness at the beginning, I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that His Highness's character and temperament are really impressive. I am very impressed.
My country, Dayan, is at the beginning of its development. I hope that Your Highness will not become decadent. In the future, you and I will finally have the opportunity to join hands to attack foreign countries again. "
The tone of his words actually put himself on the same level as the eldest prince. It seemed a bit rude, but after all, they were all in the military, so speaking like this made him appear more sincere.
General Zheng always likes to make friends with honest people. This eldest prince, to a certain extent, also has the attributes of an honest person. At least, he has a bottom line.
Ji Wujiang smiled and said:
"Thanks to General Zheng for looking up to Wujiang."
"I have offended you in the past, so I hope you can forgive me."
This is to put an end to the incident where he sent people to ask for money and food from the eldest prince when he was the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition Army last time.
"It's all over." The eldest prince sighed, and then said: "Wujiang should first congratulate General Zheng on his upcoming appointment as the commander-in-chief of Snow Customs."
It was not the eldest prince's miraculous calculation, but after entering the city, he found that there were soldiers urging the savage prisoners of war to carry out city defense construction work.
Just like county officials generally don’t build county offices, they have to be transferred after working for a few years anyway, so why waste the effort;
Therefore, if General Zheng had not been stationed at Xueguan for a long time, he would not have rushed to repair the city wall at this moment.
"It's possible." Zheng Fan didn't deny it.
"With General Zheng stationed at Xuehaiguan, Wujiang is relieved. This is what Wujiang says from the bottom of his heart."
A barbarian rebellion caused great harm to the entire Chengguo.
Now that the land of the Three Jins has been returned to Yan, the people of Jin are also the people of Yan. From the perspective of the eldest prince, they naturally hope to have a truly reliable general to guard the snowy plains.
After counting, the only one who can be trusted right now is really Zheng Fan.
Simultaneously,
The eldest prince also knew that based on the distance between this place and Yanjing, the appointment decision must not have been made yet. So who can guarantee and make a decision on this matter in advance?
Only Marquis Jingnan.
If Marquis Jingnan wants to recommend Zheng Fan to serve as the commander-in-chief of Snow Customs, it is basically impossible for the imperial court, including his father, to object.
Say something heartbreaking,
this time,
Who dares to object?
Hearing this, Zheng Fan suddenly thought of what the Sword Master said to him a few days ago:
You are so wicked, I will be relieved if Xue Customs is handed over to you.
There was suddenly silence between the two of them.
The eldest prince was the first to break the silence and said:
"When Wujiang returns to Yanjing this time, he should get married soon."
Being able to talk about your marriage in front of others is actually a kind of recognition that they regard you as a friend.
However, the eldest prince's wedding was originally a political marriage.
The Eastern Expeditionary Army was defeated for the first time. No matter what, he had to bear the responsibility. After returning, he would definitely be punished, demoted and suppressed to show off to outsiders. This was inevitable.
Then, he would use his remaining energy to marry the daughter of the Barbarian King as the eldest son of contemporary Ji.
This also means that the eldest prince has completely lost the possibility of inheriting the great treasure, and is more completely expelled from the road to seize the throne than the younger prince.
Because the competition between other princes is a domestic matter of the Ji family.
But if a prince who married a barbarian girl tried to get involved in the throne of Dayan, he would inevitably be attacked by people from all walks of life in Dayan.
Hundreds of years of blood feud,
How could the Yan people allow their future mother to be a barbarian?
Simultaneously,
How could he allow the next generation of his emperor to have barbarian blood flowing through him?
It can be felt that the eldest prince is feeling depressed at this time.
If we say that today, he only serves as an instrument of alliance between Xueyuan and Snow Customs for a short time;
Then, after the wedding, he will be set up as a long-term balancing pole between the barbarians and the Yan people.
This is not the worst,
The worst is,
It is impossible to say that there will be another war between Dayan and the barbarians in the future.
By the time,
How should the eldest prince handle himself?
Even if he thought that he was from Yan, he was still a member of the Ji family, but the court could no longer let him lead the army to deal with the barbarians.
In fact, the eldest prince will not even have many opportunities to lead troops in the future, nor will he have many opportunities to gain real power.
God knows if he will cooperate with others and lead barbarian troops into Yan?
The lessons learned from Situ Yi and Situ Jiong's mistakes are right in front of them. Yan people will not allow themselves to make this mistake.
"When the date of His Highness's wedding is decided, I will definitely send someone to send out congratulatory gifts."
"Thank you, General Zheng."
"Your Highness is being polite."
The eldest prince leaned back in his chair, and his whole body seemed to relax.
Zheng Fan also leaned back and relaxed as well.
The two of them used body gestures to indicate that the previous heavy topic was over and they were about to enter a new chapter.
"General Zheng and my sixth brother have a good relationship?"
"To tell you the truth, my initial wealth was purchased with the help of His Highness the Sixth Prince."
There is no Xiaoliuzi who desperately continued to "breast" from behind,
It is impossible to build your own Cuiliu Fort so quickly, nor to raise thousands of elite cavalry, nor to be able to support the continuous strategic adventures in the early stage.
Comparatively speaking, the snowball usually gets bigger and bigger later, but it is more difficult than the initial stage of starting a business.
"The sixth brother is the smartest among our brothers. At the beginning, my father actually loved the sixth brother the most."
This topic has already involved the privacy of the Tian family.
But General Zheng only found it interesting and a bit exciting.
"It's just that over the years, my father has suppressed the sixth brother too hard, but I think the sixth brother has not lost yet."
Nima,
I just want to hear some tidbits, why would you do something so exciting to me?
Any warlord is very cautious before he truly rises and becomes powerful.
Emperor Yan is on the throne,
There is also Tian Wujing above me.
In this situation,
General Zheng did not think he had any qualifications to participate in the battle for the right to inherit the throne.
The battle for the right to inherit the heir has been the biggest gamble in the world throughout the ages. If you win the bet, you will be able to soar into the sky. "Following the dragon" is better than anything else;
But the bet is the lives of your whole family.
It is said that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. The problem is that the boots General Zheng is wearing now are pretty good-looking and quite warm. He really doesn’t have to take them off and he can’t wait to run over and watch the sunset with Xiao Liuzi. Make a run.
The eldest prince was observing Zheng Fan's expression. Seeing that Zheng Fan didn't answer, he smiled and said:
"It's so outrageous."
"The eldest prince is serious. It's just Mr. Zheng who is just a slightly older Qiu Ba. Faced with this kind of thing, Mr. Zheng really has never thought about it and doesn't dare to think about it."
"What can't you do? What can't you do?"
Your General Zheng's men can carve so many big seals out of big radish in one night. Now you are pretending to be pure and kind with me?
"Ha ha."
Zheng Fan smiled shyly, he really couldn't figure out what was wrong with the eldest prince today.
Are you stimulated?So you started to let yourself go a little bit?
The eldest prince immediately stood up. Zheng Fan did not move and continued to lean on the chair.
"General Zheng, the Eastern Expeditionary Army lost two battles and won one. The casualties were heavy in the defeat, but the casualties will not be small this time."
This is a natural thing. In the defeat, the main force of the left army was lost.
This time, the Marquis of Jingnan used the elites of Zhenbei and Jingnan to attack the main force of the barbarians and win a great victory;
It can't be said to be a tragic victory, but there are definitely not a few casualties.
Zheng Fan's face also began to become serious, and his back stood up slightly from the chair.
In my previous life, even though I opened a comic studio, I still couldn’t escape the nature of being an otaku;
In this life, I have always been around big people. It was not until I was almost on the verge of becoming a big shot that I slowly began to understand this conversation style and habit.
original,
What the eldest prince said before was a kind of foreshadowing. The real highlight is only beginning now.
Thinking of this, General Zheng couldn't help but laugh at himself. He thought he was an honest person before. Alas, he is the son of Emperor Yan. How can he be so simple?
"The losses suffered by the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army must be considerable. This is also the fundamental reason why the Marquis of Jingnan has no intention of going north to the snowfields in a short period of time."
There are still tens of thousands of Chu troops locked up in Yupan City, but to be honest, for the Northern Expedition to the Snowy Fields, Zheng Fan estimated that [-] to [-] cavalry would be enough.
Not only was Xueyuan's vitality severely damaged, but it was also extremely empty. When a wave of people came up, they didn't want to kill them, but they stabbed them again and gave them some blood. At the same time, they snatched back a batch of people and animals that had been robbed by the savages. Wealth is really not difficult.
But even though it is not difficult, Yan Jun is unable to do it now.
"The territory of Dayan, in less than three years, has gained a complete land of the Three Jins. How many soldiers and horses are needed to garrison such a large territory? There are so many more borders and so many checkpoints. How many troops and horses are needed to defend?"
It is also a sin to expand the territory too quickly, just like later generations of brands opening chain stores and expanding blindly. In the end, the foundation cannot keep up, and they will always lose everything.
"The direct descendants of the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army must be the first choice to replenish troops after the war. General Zheng will not deny this, right?"
Zheng Fan nodded.
In any case, the two ace field armies must give priority to replenishing their troops.
"But here's the problem. Although the original Left Army had mostly local military leaders, after a big war, they would often become the target of being digested.
It is indeed inappropriate to say these words from a borderless standpoint, but they are indeed spoken from the bottom of my heart. "
After the horse stepped on the family, the local military leaders were a major unstable factor, so Emperor Yan had to send the eldest prince to gather the local military leaders and go on an expedition.
These local military leaders and their troops were originally supposed to be the best supplementary troops, but now, due to the disastrous defeat in the first Battle of Wangjiang, the supplementary troops have actually suffered heavy losses.
This will cause an embarrassing problem. Your reserves cannot keep up.
After repeated battles, the soldiers were exhausted. It was really not just fatigue. The old soldiers kept dying in battle, and the new soldiers kept getting on top. The whole plate was actually being diluted.
"Your Highness, please speak up if you have anything to say."
Zheng Fan said.
"General Zheng, even if all of your Shengle Army is moved here, the Snow Customs is so big and the snowfield is so vast. Do you think your troops and horses are enough?"
"Far from enough."
"That's it. A hundred miles south of Qixue Customs has become a no-man's land due to savage plunder. General Zheng is famous for his ability to control the Jin army in our Dayan army. Many of our Dayan generals have The only one who leads the Jin army is you, General Zheng.
But now, where should General Zheng replenish his troops? "
Replenishing troops is indeed a problem.
First of all, it is difficult to assign high-quality soldiers to you because they do not have enough true direct descendants.
In the battle of Xuehaiguan, the Shengle Army that he led suffered a lot of losses, but compared with the Jingnan Army and the Zhenbei Army that charged and fought on the frontal battlefield, the casualty ratio was really not that big. Therefore, giving priority to replenishing them would definitely It's politically correct.
The most annoying thing is that in a short period of time, even if you want to capture young men, it will be difficult to do so, because there is a large no-man's land within your jurisdiction. The people are gone and the villages are empty. How can you capture young men?
As for the more than 2 savage captives, they can only be used as laborers and cannot be absorbed into the army.
If you are stationed in Jin and use the savage army, it will only cause a fierce conflict between you and your base. Moreover, you are on guard against the snowfields. If you recruit savages into your army, won't the Snow Customs be destroyed in minutes? Through a sieve?
In the future, after your main army develops and grows, you can form an army of savage servants, which can be used as cannon fodder when attacking Qian State or Chu State.
But this issue of order must not be reversed.
"Your Highness, what can you teach me?"
"General Zheng is serious. What Wujiang means is that when the Barbarian King betrothed his daughter to Wujiang, he promised Wujiang that he would give her a dowry."
A dowry?
Zheng Fan's breathing involuntarily became heavier.
Because he quickly understood the meaning,
Barbarian soldiers!
Barbarian soldiers are good. The capital of General Zheng's fortune is barbarian soldiers. After experiments by a blind man, it was found that barbarian soldiers have the best brainwashing effect.
And they are natural cavalry themselves, so easy to use!
After getting them, you only need to equip them with good war horses and sophisticated armor, and then integrate them a little bit to become elites!
"Wujiang requires a dowry." The eldest prince stared at Zheng Fan and said word by word: "But absorbing barbarian tribes into Yan is an extremely difficult matter for us, Great Yan, because Beifeng County is absolutely No infiltration by barbarians is allowed.”
The Yan State has actually accepted many small barbarian tribes to seek refuge, but the size of Beifeng County is there, and because of its special geographical location, it will also face problems similar to those Zheng Fan encountered before. Then Our Zhenbei Army is originally here to defend against the barbarians. If I get so many barbarians here, how can we defend them?
Therefore, when he was in Cuiliu Fort, Zheng Fan was able to get the barbarian soldiers sent by Xu Pangpang through the back door. The imperial court wanted to absorb them, but they would never be placed in Beifeng County, but instead sent to other areas of the empire, with distance. The length severed their connection with the desert.
Zheng Fan stood up,
Looking at the eldest prince,
Road:
"Your Highness, do you want to put this dowry in my snow customs?"
"Barbarian soldiers, do you like General Zheng?"
"I like it." Zheng Fan nodded, and then, feeling that the emotion was not enough, he added: "I like it very much."
This is not like a red envelope given to you by relatives during the Chinese New Year. No matter how honest you are in your heart, you still keep saying "no, no, no".
If we get another barbarian army as the foundation, plus the chassis of the original Sheng Le Army, and spend some time to rest up and down the Snow Customs, and after the people's livelihood is in place,
General Zheng will soon let the savage brothers who just made a blood alliance today see "why the flowers are so red"!
In the past, it was the early days of starting a business in Cuiliu Fort. After surviving the beginning, successfully emerging, and being appreciated by Marquis Jingnan, everything went smoothly thereafter.
But now,
Is it not a new round of entrepreneurship?
The sooner you stabilize the basic base of Xuehaiguan and start the invasion and expansion earlier, the sooner you can realize your dream of a vassal town.
This kind of urgency is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
“The Barbarian King is old, and the royal court also needs to arrange for a successor, so during the last Three Kingdoms War, the Barbarian King chose to watch from the other side;
Although there is an edict from my father, the Barbarian King himself also knows that even if a war breaks out, once the succession issue of the royal court is not resolved, even if the barbarian army successfully invades the territory of our Yan Kingdom, it will eventually fall. No benefit.
In this marriage, the Barbarian King will definitely keep his promise. He needs a long period of peace to arrange his posthumous affairs. Originally, the person in charge of this matter should be Shatuo Queshi.
The Man King trusted King Zuogu Li very much because he was an upright man. However, Shatuo Queshi died in the battle outside Zhenbeihou Mansion, so the Man King's previous arrangements were finally abandoned.
For me, Dayan, and for my father, what I want is actually the flowers and mountains of the Qian Kingdom. Compared with the barrenness of the desert, unifying the homeland of all Xia is the real long-cherished wish.
If the two sides can avoid going to war in recent years, then it is best not to go to war. "
Having said this, the eldest prince paused, pointed to his feet, and said:
"The settlement of the dowry is a big problem in itself, but for you, General Zheng, this is indeed the biggest advantage; Beifeng County is the westernmost point of Dayan, and Xuehaiguan is my current point in Dayan. The easternmost part of the territory.
Placing the barbarian soldiers here, far away from the desert, can limit the possibility of these barbarian soldiers responding to the desert to cause chaos. At the same time, there is a fundamental difference between the barbarians and the savages. They will not collude with the savages.
On this point, Wujiang asked General Zheng's subordinates about their metal skills. They looked down upon the barbarians. "
Zheng Fan breathed a long sigh of relief,
Four words came out:
"Use barbarians to control barbarians."
When the eldest prince heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he couldn't help but admire:
"Incisive."
Then,
The eldest prince said again:
"These four words are worth thousands of words. As long as these four words are spoken in court, this dowry will definitely belong to you, General Zheng."
Use barbarians to control barbarians,
Whether it is from an "aesthetic" perspective, from the perspective of Dayan's national policy, or from the perspective of the emperor and courtiers feeling good about themselves, it can be said that it scratched their itch.
Qian Guo is not a barbarian;
Chu State is not a barbarian;
In the official propaganda of the Yan Kingdom, everyone is a brother of the Xia Dynasty. They were all ordered by the Great Xia Emperor to expand the territory, so in essence, they are a family.
This propaganda tone played a huge role in Dayan's annexation of the three Jin lands.
You see, the savages are our common enemy, and we, regardless of the estrangement between Yan and Jin, are actually one family 800 years ago.
Converting ethnic antagonism into dynasty replacement can greatly offset the feeling of rejection by the people of the conquered country.
And in the entire Great Yan, the only place that can apply the policy of "using barbarians to control barbarians" is really only General Zheng's Snow Customs, and there is no other place!
but,
Zheng Fan still asked solemnly:
"Your Highness, your kindness..."
"Could it be that General Zheng thinks Gu wants to drag you into the water and is on Gu's side?"
Ha ha,
From "I" to "lonely".
Zheng Fan smiled sarcastically.
"Gu, there is no chance at all. Gu understands, and everyone in the world understands. General Zheng, you actually understand in your heart."
If he was not defeated in the first battle of Wangjiang, even if he married a barbarian princess and was deprived of his military power, he would still have the hope of leading troops in the future, just like the Marquis of Jingnan before him.
But because you have failed before, it is almost impossible to lead an army on an expedition.
"General Zheng, what I want is hope."
"hope?"
"Everyone has selfish motives. General Zheng, what do you think?"
"No one is a saint, this is natural."
"What I want is this hope, because I don't want to spend the rest of my life in silence in the palace, walking the dog and playing with the birds, and living a leisurely life;
The corpses of tens of thousands of men and women wandering in Wangjiang River cannot be forgotten even for a single day. Gu, I still want to atone for my sins!
What I want is that one day I can wrap my body in horse leather, so that I can return everything that is due. "
Zheng Fan hesitated for a moment, what does this have to do with him?
"If the second son succeeds to the throne, given the second son's character, Gu, the idle prince, will be able to take the throne, and Gu Ye will completely stop thinking about it."
Zheng Fan's eyelids trembled.
The eldest prince sighed heavily,
Then he subconsciously stretched out his hand,
I want to pat Zheng Fan on the shoulder.
at last,
Still, he was assimilated by the shoulder-slapping atmosphere in the Sheng Le Army.
palm,
He slapped Zheng Fan on the shoulder,
The eldest prince said:
"If my sixth brother succeeds to the throne, Gu feels that there is still hope for him, even if he continues to be released and only serves as a school captain.
When the time comes, General Zheng will still need to help with his kind words in the friendship of giving the dowry today. "
fuck
Why are you more confident than I, the "Sixth Party Party", that Xiao Liuzi can succeed in seizing the throne?
Zheng Fan felt that it was ridiculous. Although it was Zheng Fan who had instigated Xiao Liuzi to rebel countless times throughout the day, he really had no intention of going all out to help Xiao Liuzi fight for the throne.
Especially now that he is clinging to Marquis Jingnan's thigh and has the opportunity to develop his own style, there is no need to do such dangerous things.
If it really doesn't work, if Xiao Liuzi is in danger in the future, he can take Xiao Liuzi to his place for resettlement just like he did to the young Marquis.
But the eldest prince in front of him had obviously pinned the rest of his life on his sixth brother.
By the way, I also placed my trust in myself, the number one backbone of the "Sixth Party".
But to be honest, Zheng Fan's loyalty to Xiao Liuzi is really not that high, but others don't see it that way.
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and put it on the eldest prince's shoulder.
Two people now,
Putting their hands on each other's shoulders.
The eldest prince frowned slightly. He instinctively felt that this posture was somewhat unnatural.
"Your Highness, you are joking. If a prince like Your Highness, who is devoted to the country, leaves it unused, it will be a loss for the imperial court and a loss for Dayan."
"General Zheng is always funny when he talks. He will start arranging this matter after Gu returns to Beijing and won't let it delay."
"Then I will wait for His Highness's good fortune."
The two of them lowered their arms at the same time, and both subconsciously took half a step back.
The eldest prince turned around and prepared to leave, but he only left the other courtyard. If he wanted to leave Xuehaiguan and return to Yanjing, he had to wait for the imperial edict to come.
Walk to the door of the other courtyard,
The eldest prince stopped again,
Looking at Zheng Fan,
Road:
"General Zheng, tell me, if you were not the sixth brother you met first, but the solitary one you met..."
"Then why didn't Your Highness ask me before if I would change my family if I gave this dowry?"
"Would you?"
Zheng Fan did not hesitate and shook his head.
The eldest prince smiled.
Zheng Fan said again:
"Unless the dowry is doubled."
The smile on the eldest prince's face began to fade away, and finally became serious, as if after a short period of thinking,
Road:
"I can't do it alone."
"Me too."
The eldest prince nodded, pointed around, and said:
"General Zheng, believe it or not, in the next few years, I don't know how many generals will envy you, because maybe in the next few years, you will be the only one who can still fight here."
"Maybe, but who said we were born to work hard?"
After the eldest prince left, Xue San led Jin Shuke into the other courtyard.
Jin Shuke knelt down to Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan sat back on the chair again.
He nodded towards Jinshu,
Road:
"Thanks for your hard work."
Over this period of time, Jin Shuke's performance has been dazzling, and it is no wonder that he was recommended by the Sword Master.
"Being able to serve the general is the greatest blessing in this life!"
Zheng Fan leaned forward and looked at Jin Shuke who was kneeling in front of him.
asked in a low voice:
"What do you think of our eldest prince?"
The art of metal can be briefly pondered;
He naturally knew what Zheng Fan meant when he asked him, and he could indeed play off the bully's eye.
But he still answered directly:
"To tell you what the general is saying, this eldest prince is actually very powerful."
"Then do you think he is ambitious?"
Metal skills can be heard,
hesitated,
Finally I raised my head,
He pointed at his face,
Road:
"General, do you think your subordinates are ambitious?"
Zheng Fan fell silent,
Cold sweat began to flow out of Jin Shuke's face,
He hit his forehead heavily on the floor tiles,
shouted:
"Damn it!"
Zheng Fan shook his head,
Road:
"No, you're fine."
immediately,
Zheng Fan added:
"That man is the son-in-law of the Barbarian King. Has he ever tried to win over you?"
"As far as the general is concerned, yes!"
"Why refuse?"
Jin Shuke raised his head, his face clearly covered in cold sweat, but he showed an honest smile.
replied:
"In the desert, if small tribes want to survive, they have to join the big tribe, become its wings, and fight for them in order to get protection from the big tribe. But in times of danger, these attached small tribes will often They were pushed out by the big tribe and sacrificed at will.”
"and then?"
"General, I don't want to be a small tribe dependent on the big tribe, because here, I have already found my own tribe!"
Zheng Fan showed a smile on his face,
reach out
Jin Shuke, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately moved his knees two steps forward, letting Zheng Fan put his hands on his shoulders.
Zheng Fan patted it gently,
Road:
"You have an easier road."
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