The devil is coming

Chapter 444 I Scolded Myself
Although Chen Daxia's swordsmanship is not as advanced as that of the Sword Master, it can still be regarded as a master's degree.
Therefore, since Chen Daxia said that the sword maker came, then it must be the sword maker.
Uncle Zheng was getting up to leave when two men walked up from the second floor.
The leader was dressed in a white robe lined with a jacket. He really looked regal and noble;
Otherwise, in this era, those who dare to go out wearing nothing are basically either rich or noble;
Because poor people don't like to wear white clothes for fear of getting them dirty.
Behind the man in the robe, followed a man with long flowing hair, a handsome face, and an image that carried a romantic and uninhibited atmosphere that Chu people loved.
Instinctively, Uncle Zheng noticed that someone was coming.
If you leave now, you will easily attract attention.
And Daxia Chen seemed to finally understand that he had misunderstood the meaning and seemed to have made mistakes.
Chen Daxia felt that he could not blame himself for this matter, because when he met Zheng Fan several times before, he was clearly arranged by Zheng Fan and the blind man;
Therefore, when the honest man Chen Daxia met Uncle Zheng this time, he simply decided not to use any brains.
Anyway, they can calculate it clearly and arrange it properly.
But this time, it seems not.
Zheng Fan's first impression was that the man in white robe was the sword maker, because he was walking in front, and the man behind was obviously half a body behind, which represented a kind of respect.
how to say,
When Uncle Zheng himself walked with Lord Jingnan, he also had the same posture as the man behind him.
however,
When Daxia Chen took hold of his sword, stood up, looked at the man behind him and said, "I've seen you sir," with his fists clasped, Uncle Zheng realized that the long-haired man was one of the four great swordsmen, Chu Guozao. Sword Master.
For a time,
Uncle Zheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat. There were very few people who could make the Four Great Swordsmen sit behind them.
Li Liangshen of the Yan Kingdom would take a step back when the Emperor of Yan and the Second Marquis of the North and South were present. The Baili Sword of the Qian Kingdom would only give face to the official family of the Qian Kingdom. The Sword Master of the Jin Kingdom seemed to be too lazy to give face to anyone now. Yes, even when I go out with myself, the two brothers are still side by side;
Chu State... I think only that one person can leave the sword maker behind, because apart from his status as one of the four great swordsmen, the sword maker's own Dugu clan is one of the same clan as the famous Qu clan in the past. A great nobleman of Chu State.
It can be said that even if he is not a sword-maker, he does not have to give too many people face in the Chu Kingdom just because of his family background, and coupled with his status as one of the four great swordsmen, it is even more extraordinary.
It is said that this sword maker has a too free and easy personality. Earlier, the sword maker was cheering for the eldest prince of Chu, and then he ran to cheer for the third prince inexplicably. In the end, he stood beside the fourth prince without any reason. Just behind the regent.
No one knows whether he has already reached some kind of tacit understanding with the fourth prince in private, because there is no need to delve into this matter at all. After all, no matter which prince comes to power, he needs to win over him, and he can play as he pleases.
Unlike Chen Daxia, who was a tough guy who would first bypass the "chief seat" to greet the sword maker at the back when he met him, Uncle Zheng stood up and saluted the white-robed man first.
Literally, dry ceremony is used.
Uncle Zheng is a person who pursues details very much, so it is impossible for him to make mistakes in this kind of thing.
The man in white robe smiled slightly, very reservedly;
Immediately, without waiting for a greeting, he took his seat, followed closely by the sword maker.
There was exactly four people sitting on a square table.
The man in white robe pointed at Chen Daxia and said to the sword maker: "Is this Chen Daxia?"
Master Chen nodded and said, "It's me."
The sword maker seemed to have heard about Chen Daxia's temperament a long time ago, and he was not dissatisfied at all when he confessed. Instead, he smiled and said: "I have heard of the name Chen Daxia when I was in Chu State. Maybe 20 years later, the new four Among the great swordsmen, when the Baili Sword retreats, the hero Chen can take over."
Uncle Zheng felt that this sword maker was really good at talking. No wonder he became the only one among the four great swordsmen who had never made a move and had no record of success, relying on Yu Huaping's praise to force his way to the top.
Immediately afterwards, the sword maker looked at Zheng Fan again.
This person's eyes are very pure, the kind that is truly pure without any impurities, as if he can see through your heart.
However, Zheng Fan is not worried that his true identity will be discovered by prying eyes, such as his martial arts skills, because the red stone that Xue San got from the meteorite last time became the new home of the magic pill, and when Zheng Fan put the red stone When the blind man's "magic pill" is placed on himself, the blind man's mental power cannot get close to him at all.
To be on the safe side, Zheng Fan went to the Sword Master who lived next door to try it out, but got the same result.
In other words, the magic pill with a new shell has the ability to hide aura as imagined by superhuman beings.
This is why Uncle Zheng has the confidence to live in Fan Mansion, and at the same time, he only needs to focus on dealing with the princess in the royal villa.
Those real masters don't need to reach the level of Sword Master. Basically, those who are in the fifth or sixth grade, or even the seventh or eighth grade. As long as they are more sensitive to the breath, they can detect whether you are a practicing master.
Therefore, Zheng Fan, who was sitting in his seat at this time, could face the gaze from the sword maker calmly.
"I guess this is Master Yao's apprentice a few years ago, Mr. Su Mingzhe, right?"
Zheng Fan was about to speak,
Daxia Chen said directly:
"Correct."
Zheng Fan stood up and saluted again:
"In front of you two, I don't dare to call you sir, so you can just call me Mingzhe."
The man in white robe smiled and said:
"As expected of Master Yao's favored disciple, his self-cultivation and demeanor are indeed impressive."
One is a sword-maker of Da Chu who is on the bright side.
One is myself,
Although the regent's identity was not revealed, he knew that not just anyone could remain calm in front of him.
Zheng Fan's calmness at this time, in the eyes of the regent, was the so-called "everyone's demeanor".
They would not have expected that sitting in front of them was Uncle Ping Ye from Dayan;
He is a battle-hardened general who has faced the Emperor of Yan, the Marquis of Zhenbei, and the Marquis of Jingnan.
This cannot be said that they are stupid, but Uncle Zheng himself has never thought of it. He just wanted to treat Daxia Chen to a meal, and by the way, he tricked him into letting him serve as his bodyguard to escort him home after giving the gift. As a result, while the meal was being eaten, the regent of Da Chu and the sword maker actually sat down.
A small Zuifenglou,
at this very moment,
It actually accommodates several giant Buddhas at the same time.
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand, pushed the letter that Daxia Chen had taken out and placed it on the table to the Prince Regent, and said:
"This is the letter sent by my master to my junior."
The Prince Regent spread his hands,
The swordmaker took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over, allowing the regent to wipe his hands first.
Immediately, the regent carefully opened the envelope and took out the first piece of paper inside. This was a poem. It was written when Yao Zizhan led [-] horses out of the city to hunt after he was appointed as the governor of the three sides of Daqian. scene;
The upper part of the poem describes the grand scene of soldiers and horses closely following the governor when he went hunting.
The second half expresses a kind of ambition that refuses to accept old age and still desires to make achievements.
The whole poem is grand and heroic.
"Good words, good words."
After reading the words, the regent handed the piece of paper to the sword maker on the side.
The sword maker took it, looked at it, and couldn't help laughing:
"The words are good, but Master Yao has been a scholar all his life, but he doesn't know anything about military affairs. After all, he is a great writer. He is obviously not good at things, but he can write a kind of passionate and heroic writing."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sword maker seemed to notice that Yao Zizhan's apprentice was also sitting here, and couldn't help but wave his hands and said:
"I made a mistake. I made a mistake. Mr. Mingzhe, please don't take it to heart."
With his status as a sword maker, even if he were sitting next to Yao Zizhan, he could laugh, curse, and make jokes as equals.
But when someone laughs at a master in front of his apprentice, how should the apprentice handle himself?
however,
Zheng Fan just smiled and nodded, and said very freely:
"My tutor also said the same thing. My tutor said that days are days and poems are poems. Because the days are too dull, poems are needed to spice up the days;
But if you really treat poetry as a daily life, you are putting the cart before the horse. I have never heard of anyone who can survive by eating salt alone without eating. "
When the regent heard this, he nodded and said, "I have always admired Master Yao's state of mind and unrestrainedness."
The sword maker said: "This is more like what the old guy would say."
"The master also said that although the officials asked him to sit in the position of governor of the three sides, what he wanted to do was actually to be a peacemaker, bringing everyone together at the same table to talk. The master said that he did not know how to fight. So I don’t intend to dictate military affairs.”
Hearing this, the sword maker sighed with emotion: "He should still live to understand."
The regent said: "But I have learned a lesson. It is said that when the Yan army entered Shangjing and attacked Shangjing City, a Yan envoy entered Shangjing City to meet with the officials of your Qian Kingdom;
That messenger said in front of your officials that he did not know how to fight;
This made your official very angry.
Immediately ordered the soldiers and horses from the three sides not to return for reinforcements;
But in the end, the Yan people were able to control the entire Qian Kingdom's troops with only more than 6 cavalry, allowing the Yan people's main force of 30 cavalry to easily borrow the road from the Qian Kingdom to enter the Jin Dynasty. "
Zheng Fan immediately said seriously:
"I can only say that the Yan people fought very well in that battle."
The regent shook his head and said, "It's because you guys cooperated so well."
As the regent of Da Chu and the de facto contemporary "Emperor of Chu", he could speak freely. After all, his status was the same as that of Emperor Yan and Emperor Qianhuang.
The sword maker said, "Isn't that envoy the current Uncle Pingye of the Yan people?"
Zheng Fan immediately said: "Yes, my name is Zheng Fan."
The sword maker couldn't help but gloated: "I guess you officials will also regret it. At that time, you thought you were just a eloquent messenger, letting him enter the city safely and letting him out of the city safely.
Although there has been a rule since Daxia that the two sides should not kill the envoys when fighting, but I think that the man named Zheng should be killed, he still has to be killed, no, he is worthy of being killed.
There is now a Tian Wujing in his country of Yan who is in the prime of life;
By then, Tian Wujing was gone, and another Zheng Fan came out to take over Tian Wujing's shift.
This kind of general talent is still in the enemy's country, so it is natural that one of them will be missing. "
The regent also nodded and said: "Zheng Fan is a man of literary and military ability, and a man who can write "Zheng Zi's Art of War" will definitely be a Confucian commander in the future.
Give him another ten years and he will definitely take over Tian Wujing's banner and become a serious problem for our Chu and Qian kingdoms.
It's a pity that these generals are from Yan. It would be great if they were from Chu. "
It's soon,
Uncle,
We will really become a family in a while.
Zheng Fan continued to speak generously: "This is wrong. When two countries compete, national strength should be the basis for counterbalance. The power of military armor can suppress us for a while, but it cannot suppress us for a lifetime.
If we, Daqian and Dachu, regulate the people's livelihood internally and prepare for war externally, Yan State, even if it still occupies the land of the Three Jins at this time, will have a two-to-one battle with the richness of Daqian and the vastness of Dachu. Under such circumstances, the younger generation does not think that the Yan people have anything to fear, nor does he think that the so-called Tian Wujing and Zheng Fan can change the fate of the three big countries just because of them. "
The sword maker said rudely: "What you said, young gentleman, is a bit ill-advised. For example, if you think about it, a while ago, Tian Wujing suddenly raised troops to surround Zhennang Pass. I, the great Chu, knew that Zhennang Pass was easy to defend but difficult to attack. He was strict, knowing that the Yan people were not good at attacking cities, but they still kept sending more troops to Zhennanguan. Why was this?
Isn't it because Tian Wujing is leading the team on the opposite side?
When the opponent, when your enemy, has a general who is good at making the impossible possible, that kind of pressure, tsk tsk. "
Zheng Fan immediately said: "This junior still doesn't think so. Everything in the world is complementary to each other, and it is difficult to be truly independent. Tian Wujing's greatness lies in the strength of the Jingnan Army cavalry under his command. Without this elite, Tian Wujing will Wu Jing is nothing more than a top-notch master in the arena.
As for Zheng Fan, I heard that half of his men are barbarians, and they are just relying on these deeds to establish themselves. Without the support of these elite soldiers and generals, what can he accomplish? "
When the regent heard this, he nodded and said: "It makes sense. Didn't the Yan people also lose at Wangjiang back then? The strength of the Yan people lies in the northern and southern armies, but not all Yan people are good at fighting."
This is the regent's recognition of Zheng Fan's words from his own perspective, because what he is doing now is trying to gather the military power of the nobles and try to combine their elite private soldiers into his own hands, hoping to create a military force of his own. Da Chu is his own truly elite army.
Zheng Fan immediately answered:
"Yes, we, Dagan and the State of Chu, have always had no shortage of talents, generals who can fight, and generals who can coordinate. What we lack are elites who can compete with the Yan State's northern and southern armies.
However, the junior feels that it is not too late now. My official family has been working hard in the past two years to organize and train a new army;
Da Chu obviously did the same thing,
In three years' time, when the military strategy of Daqian and Dachu will take on a new look, I think the Yan people's arrogance in recent years will also be lost.
Even the younger generation feels that the Yan people today are nothing more than relying on a false fire, and the Yan people are actually showing signs of being unable to succeed.
Just in line with the sentence: Its prosperity is also booming, and its demise is also sudden. "
The Prince Regent smiled, picked up the wine glass, and said, "For these words, I should be very proud of this little gentleman."
All four raised their glasses,
done.
"Mr. Su Xiao, it sounds like he is involved in military matters?"
"I don't dare to take this position because I'm not talented, but I have always been on the family's staff. I can often read military intelligence reports and help my family with advice."
"Oh, no wonder."
immediately,
The regent carefully put away the envelope and seemed to be planning to leave. He probably came here to see Yao Zizhan's new lyrics, but he got interested and chatted a little more with Zheng Fan.
What is the purpose of him appearing here incognito? The answer is actually ready to come out.
As the regent and the de facto "emperor" of Da Chu, he could not leave Yingdu with great fanfare to marry his sister when there was a war in Zhennan Pass. However, he, the elder brother, came out incognito. It is still possible to come over and take another look at your sister before she gets married.
The most important thing is that his sister just disappeared a while ago, she must have been frightened.
see,
Zheng Fan also planned to say goodbye on this occasion.
The regent stood in front of him, and there was a sword maker from the Chu Kingdom next to him. There must also be a group of real top masters from the Chu Kingdom to guard him. The pressure on Uncle Zheng was really not that great.
Okay,
Fortunately, the real Mr. Su Mingzhe had diarrhea on the way and could not come over.
however,
Just when Zheng Fan was planning to use an excuse to appreciate the magnificent mountains and rivers of Chu State,
A word from the Prince Regent,
Uncle Zheng's heart suddenly fell to the bottom again, and he even felt ridiculous that he was being played by the world:
"Mr. Su Xiao, please come with us to Bieyuan now. After all, Mr. Yao represents Master Yao. Having a disciple of Master Yao come to the wedding banquet will add a lot of brightness to the wedding banquet.
It's not far from Bieyuan. If we set off now, we'll be there in the afternoon. I can just continue to talk about poetry and romance with the young gentleman. "
"..." Zheng Fan.
(End of this chapter)