The devil is coming

Chapter 443 Wine, Sword, Dragon and Tiger
Give the father-in-law a new bird,
It's a technical job,
It's different from having your finger reattached if it's broken. This one is much simpler.
It is said that during the Great Xia Dynasty, there were no unified regulations for the castration of eunuchs. This resulted in some people who were born with stunted growth and were treated as eunuchs in the palace, and some who were not castrated completely, such as cutting a bird egg. .
After these people entered the palace and became eunuchs, they may have gotten better nutrition or had some adventures, such as practicing kung fu or practicing the Qi Master method, etc., which gave their bodies an opportunity to almost "secondary development". Some father-in-laws were surprised to find that they seemed to be able to force themselves to be humane, or that although they were unable to carry out the process, they could manage to achieve a result by leaps and bounds.
The most famous inner palace rebellion in the Great Xia Dynasty, which was said to have harmed the pure blood of the Tian family, started from this.
Take history as a guide,
In the late Great Xia and after the birth of the four great Eastern countries, the profession of eunuchs was invariably subject to extremely strict scrutiny, and at the same time, quite cruel and unified standards were established.
First of all, the bird's eggs must be cut off. At the same time, the bird must also be beheaded. And you can't just behead the bird's head, you must behead the bird's neck as well, completely eliminating the possibility of secondary development.
At the same time, every once in a while, the father-in-laws in the palace have to line up for a "body test." At this time, if they find out "Hey, you have actually grown out again", then I'm sorry, you will have to undergo a second knife. This is called " Brushing the stubble”.
Castration is a technical job, especially under the current medical conditions. If it is not done well, the wound will become fester and the person will die.
In his previous life, when Uncle Zheng watched TV series or read some literary and artistic works, he often saw someone entering the palace from the palace. They looked very fierce, but it was rare for them to cut themselves. Usually, there were special cleansing room masters among the people. The craftsmanship is good, the experience is sufficient, and the work is done beautifully. After all, people are specialized in eating this bird's rice.
Zhao Cheng was trafficked when he was a child and worked as an apprentice in a cleansing house. Not only the royal palace of Chu State used eunuchs, but according to the system, the large noble families of Chu State were also allowed to use eunuchs. Therefore, in Chu State, eunuchs were It is a very important "employment channel".
The reason why Zhao Cheng took action on himself was that, firstly, he was not allowed to use gift money to find a master whose craftsmanship he could trust, and secondly, because he had experience and was confident in his own techniques.
"Haha, Master, what you just said..."
"I don't like lying to people."
Although he just lied to the princess.
"Furthermore, even if I want to lie to you, I will not lie to you in this way, because it will be counterproductive, and you will think that I am treating you as a fool and teasing you.
The reason why I dare to say this is because I can do it. Believe it or not, you are a smart person. "
Zhao Cheng knelt down and kowtowed several times.
For some reason, he suddenly wanted to believe this impossible thing, and at the same time, he felt a little hot in his heart.
A man who dares to hold the princess directly in his arms,
he,
What else can't be done?
After all, this is a world where there are qi masters who can speculate on the fate of the country and slay dragon veins, there are sword masters who can slay thousands of cavalry by one person in front of the customs, and there are barbarian warriors who rush back and forth among thousands of iron cavalry;
Because of their existence,
There are many possibilities in this world.
Of course, Uncle Zheng was really not fooling others, but after A Ming advanced this time, he did have the ability to have a first embrace.
But there are some problems with this ability now. This is what A Ming said himself. Originally, when he reached this level of strength, he was able to freely accept a few vampire "disciples", but it seems to be different now, because his strength is equal to Being checked and balanced on this line means that because of Zheng Fan, A Ming's power can only reach a constant value at this stage, and cannot fluctuate upward, that is, it cannot explode, or use any external force or subjective initiative Go to hair.
To explain it in a scientific way, what a vampire has to do when he or she is embracing for the first time is actually to copy his own blood sequence and then transplant it to the target of his first embrace.
This is also the reason why the more powerful a vampire is, the stronger his initial strength will be.
But copying your own blood sequence and then transferring it is equivalent to making a rubbing of your original normal state. It is equivalent to competing with yourself. You have to rely on foreign objects or forced seed explosion to gain power beyond your normal self in a short period of time. , thus rubbing yourself and then transferring it.
The difficulty has actually always been here, because no matter how strong you are, when you first embrace, you have to be stronger than your usual self.
But A Ming couldn't explode the seeds. The demon kings drank each other's blood and researched new drugs. Even Uncle Zheng's Pixiu, samples were collected countless times. When they finally came to the conclusion, the ceiling was always there, and it was not there at all. Impenetrable, it is a suffocating barrier.
Because of this barrier, the demon kings had to be bound to Zheng Fan, but precisely because of this barrier, A Ming was unable to have a perfect first embrace.
Imperfection means that there must be side effects, such as IQ collapse and soul reduction. It is likely to create an irrational monster, and this monster will not survive for too long.
This involves an issue of the integrity of life. It does not mean that if you achieve [-]% or [-]%, you can still make do with it. Here, there is no difference at all. Power is power, and what A Ming gave For the first time, the completeness of life cannot be compared to that of an earthworm.
But when a vampire first embraces him, the damaged body can be restored, so Uncle Zheng doesn't feel that he is deceiving Zhao Cheng. In the worst case, he will let him make his own choice in the future.
"Master, do you want to stay here or leave?" Zhao Cheng asked cautiously.
"Arrange for me to leave first." Zheng Fan said.
In fact, you can also go through the Fan family's channel, but it will be more convenient if you go through Zhao Cheng's side. He can let himself leave on the pretext of purchasing for the princess, and it will be more convenient to come back in the future.
"Yes, Master, I will make arrangements for you right now."
finally,
Uncle Zheng left this royal palace with a purchasing team going to Zhou County. In fact, there is no shortage of food and grass here, but everything supplied to the princess must be the freshest, so a dedicated person will go to Zhou County every day to purchase. Once in the morning and once in the evening.
In Zhou County, Zheng Fan left the motorcade and walked into an inn. Behind the scenes, this inn was also the Fan family's property. It was also a contact point for the Fan family.
After knocking on the door and entering, he gave the code directly to the shopkeeper. Zheng Fan was arranged into the superior room, and the shopkeeper bowed and exited.
Zheng Fan asked the waiter to get him some bath water, took a bath in the tub, dried himself and found some clothes to change into, when A Ming hurried back with a senseless and unhappy look.
"Huh... Lord, you scared me to death."
A Ming was really scared. Originally, everyone was supposed to move from Xiayong County to Zhou County together, but they were intercepted by the Qingluan Army halfway.
Uncle Zheng went straight into the royal palace and had to pick up the script of The Domineering President.
A Ming, on the other hand, picked up the Lifu script with no idea and unhappiness.
It seemed that they moved very quickly and they probably escaped midway.
When Siniang was out of trouble, she went to find Xue San to make new plans.
"It's okay, I'm back." Zheng Fan smiled, then waved his hands and said, "Everyone is tired, let's rest first."
"Yes, my lord."
"Yes, uncle."
This night, Uncle Zheng did not sleep very well. It was not because he went to the royal palace to meet the princess, but because he was far away from the big bed of the Fan family, and the quality of his sleep began to seriously decline.
It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality;
In a daze, I woke up, drank water when I woke up, drank water and continued to sleep. After repeating the cycle several times, it finally dawned.
Zhou County is a small county. It can only be said that although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, it actually has no atmosphere. It is a place that would not be looked at during a war.
However, due to weddings, the carriages and horses from Yingdu to the Royal Villa will stop here, so this small county town is showing a rare liveliness these days.
Zheng Fan was not in a hurry to eat his breakfast. After washing, he opened the window and placed his hands on the side of the window, looking at the people on the street below.
After watching for a while,
Just when Uncle Zheng was about to go back, light a cigarette and find some breakfast, he unexpectedly saw a man carrying a sword on his back.
The man walked with a slight limp, one high and one low, with his sword on his back, his bag in his hand, and a big pancake in his other hand, which he was chewing as he walked.
As if Zheng Fan's gaze made him feel something, the man stopped.
Uncle Zheng is also a martial arts practitioner. Naturally, he knows that the higher a person's strength, the more sensitive he is to the outside world. Staring at others with a deliberate tendency can easily arouse the other person's awareness.
But Uncle Zheng did not dodge, and continued to stand at the window, continuing to look at the swordsman.
The swordsman raised his head, searched here, and saw Uncle Zheng standing by the window.
First he frowned slightly,
Then his eyes showed confusion,
But in the end,
Daxia Chen still grinned and smiled.
...
Meeting an old friend in a foreign country is a happy event;
Uncle Zheng spoke to A Ming and went downstairs to be with Master Chen. Uncle Zheng felt that his safety could still be guaranteed.
After all, Chen Daxia's character is here.
Daxia Chen was waiting at the door of the inn. When he saw Zheng Fan coming out, the smile on Daxia Chen's face became even brighter.
Zheng Fan walked over, stretched out his hand and slapped Daxia Chen on the shoulder, saying:
"Your smile is too exaggerated."
"Master Yao said that I should smile more and smile more when I encounter something happy. He said that if a person becomes as cold as a sword, then he is no longer wielding a sword."
"It sounds reasonable, but that old Cai Gangzi has a mouth and can talk. Anyway, in the spring, summer, autumn and winter, Silkworm Chrysalis and Youyu can write you an article that makes you think it makes sense.
Master Yao is here too? "
Master Chen shook his head and said: "Master Yao is now the governor of the three sides. He is not here. I escorted another person to deliver gifts on behalf of Master Yao."
"Oh, is that a tolerance?"
"It's impossible to talk about it, because this is just running errands for Master Yao, and the ceremony is just a word. This princess of Dachu, who is about to get married, once worshiped Master Yao as her teacher. Although it was only in name, the status of master and apprentice is still there. Here, so when you become a master, you have to be careful."
"Ah."
Yao Zizhan is known as the literary saint of the Qian Kingdom. He has always liked to travel and had a wide network of friends. His old friends and close friends are indispensable everywhere in the four major countries.
"What about the other person?" Zheng Fan asked.
If there was another person, it would be inconvenient for Zheng Fan.
"When he first entered Chu, he fell ill because he was not acclimatized to the climate. Now he is still staying there for treatment, so I came here alone."
"Just be alone. Let's go. It's been a long time since we've seen each other. I'll treat you to a meal."
Chen Daxia did not refuse. This is the relationship between him and Zheng Fan.
"Actually, I planned to go north to Snow Customs to find you after giving this gift. I know that the Sword Master of Jin is there."
Daxia Chen is a swordsman, and the Sword Master is a model for swordsmen in the world.
If the Sword Master was only one of the Four Great Swordsmen in those days, then after the Battle of Xuehaiguan, the Sword Master had surpassed the other three and became one of his own.
"No problem. Let's go together then. Let me tell you, he and his wife and children live next door to me in Xuehaiguan. I am very familiar with him. It will be no problem to introduce him to you. Then let him bring some I will teach you all the skills to keep things under control."
With that said, Zheng Fan put his arm around Chen Daxia's shoulders and walked forward together.
Today is a really good day,
When I opened the window to get some air, I could actually touch him.
Now is the time for Uncle Zheng to employ people, and this Daxia Chen has sent him here perfectly and on time.
Putting aside the first meeting, when Daxia Chen almost killed himself with a sword, after that, Daxia Chen was simply his own timely rain.
Uncle Zheng's favorite thing is to play with honest people.
"My intuition tells me that you are so enthusiastic and this is Chudi. You..."
"Yes, I want to use you."
"okay."
"Okay, this is it. It should be the highest-end restaurant in the city."
Zhou County is such a big area, and Zui Feng Restaurant is indeed the largest restaurant, but in fact, if Zui Feng Restaurant is placed in a lower level, it really is nothing.
The Fan family likes luxury, but it is not useless. Siniang once said that the Fan family's extravagant expenses actually revitalized the entire Xiayong City. Countless people in Xiayong City relied on the Fan family's business to make a living.
If the Fan family was diligent and thrifty, kept a low profile, and lived a low-key life, then Xiayong City would be as deserted as Zhou County.
Zheng Fan understood the meaning of Siniang's words, which were probably equivalent to the currency circulation in later generations. It is not best to keep all the money buried in the cellar.
This is actually very similar to Xueguan. The extravagance of the Fan family in Xiayong City makes most of the people in Xiayong City work for the Fan family, and the money they get is basically spent in the Fan family's shop in Xiayong City. The money, It returned to the hands of the Fan family.
The treatment of the soldiers in Xueguan is very good. They are paid according to the military pay of the Jingnan Army, and there are additional benefits during the holidays. But to put it bluntly, Xueguan is dozens of miles in diameter from southeast to northwest, and there are even towns with climates. None, so these soldiers and their families still have to spend money on the properties of the Earl's Mansion in the city after receiving their military pay.
In Zui Feng Building, Zheng Fan asked for a table by the window on the second floor and sat down face to face with Chen Daxia.
Uncle Zheng ordered a few special dishes and a bottle of wine.
Daxia Chen didn't know how to handle scenes, so Uncle Zheng poured him wine himself.
After the two of them had a drink,
Uncle Zheng asked:
"The gift will be delivered tomorrow?"
Daxia Chen shook his head and said, "Hand over here."
"Oh, where is it?"
Daxia Chen blinked and said: "It's right here, handover at Zui Feng Tower."
said,
Daxia Chen took another chopstick out of the chopstick holder, placed it horizontally on top, and pointed at it.
Road:
"This is the mark."
Uncle Zheng's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.
Road:
"How come it's like meeting Fan Zi?"
Fanzi is the collective name for a series of intelligence yamen personnel.
Daxia Chen nodded slightly and said, "The people who came to receive the gifts are the people from Fengchao."
"..." Zheng Fan.
With that said, Daxia Chen took out a letter from his arms and placed it on the table.
Judging from the thickness of this letter, it should be more than just a poem.
Zheng Fan took a breath and suddenly felt a little funny. He pointed at himself and said:
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
You were in contact with Fengchao Fanzi from Chu State, why didn't you tell me earlier?
Master Chen looked at Zheng Fan with some confusion and said:
"You do not know?"
"How do I know?" Uncle Zheng said inexplicably.
"I thought you knew what I was doing, so you were waiting for me here. Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence that I walked by your inn and you were standing by the second floor window looking at me?"
"This, this is really a coincidence."
"I thought that everything was under your control, so I didn't plan to resist. I planned to cooperate."
"..." Uncle Zheng.
Zheng Fan believes that what Chen Daxia said is true. He has no intention of using a sword against him. Even after seeing him, he will go through the process and it will be over. Even this letter has been placed in front of Zheng Fan. Is it a poem or something? For the rest, you, Zheng Fan, can take it and look at it yourself.
Because Chen Daxia once swore to Zheng Fan that he would never use his sword against Zheng Fan.
He is a Ganren and will not help Zheng Fan kill Ganren, but he himself can be captured by Zheng Fan.
Uncle Zheng was speechless.
He stood up,
I plan to leave here first, before I actually run into someone from Fengchao later.
however,
As soon as Uncle Zheng stood up, the sword that Daxia Chen had taken off and placed on the chair on one side suddenly trembled.
"What, what do you mean, you want to use your sword on me?" Zheng Fan felt ridiculous.
Daxia Chen shook his head and said:
"When the sword meets a good friend, it cries out in response."
This means that the sword senses its "friend", so it trembles unconsciously as a call.
Uncle Zheng didn’t use a sword, so he didn’t know much about it, so he asked directly:
"Who did it sense?"
Master Chen replied: "Who else in this world can befriend most spiritual swords?"
Hear this question,
Three words immediately came to Uncle Zheng's mind:
Swordmaker!
...
At this time, outside the inn, the sword maker walked over accompanied by a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man walked in front, and the sword maker was half a body behind.
"Zui Feng Building, sir, is this the place, right?"
"Yes, this is it."
The middle-aged man nodded,
laughed:
"Haha, I really can't wait to see Master Yao's new words."
(End of this chapter)