The devil is coming

Chapter 687 Xiao Liuzi’s trump card
The days when the Jin Palace was in Yanjing were actually pretty good.
Ji Laoliu was ruthless in attacking nobles, but he did not attack Prince Jin's Mansion.
No matter what,
Yu family,
Gotta have some decency.
Moreover, the Yu family treasured it very much. After entering the capital, the former Jin Emperor and the current Jin Wang lived a very smooth life. They read books and wrote. They kept some gentlemen in the mansion to play chess, write poems and talk with them, and they also had an exclusive The opera troupe sang songs with Shanxi flavor;
There is really nothing to say about a wealthy family.
In the first two years after he entered Beijing, he kept a low profile. Except for entering the palace on orders or accompanying Emperor Yan to attend some ceremonies, the Jin Palace did not socialize with the outside world, and outsiders did not dare to interact too much with the Jin Palace.
It's better now, and everyone can relax.
One of the sons of the King of Jin even made an appointment to marry a minister of rites in the capital. Because both of them were good at music and could play the piano and sing in harmony, the marriage was arranged immediately.
The King of Jin himself also took in several concubines, many of whom were from noble families in Yanjing. This also reflected the acceptance of the King of Jin by the Yan State class.
In fact, the change in mentality can already be seen from the time when the Jin Palace dared to send someone to invite Pingxi Marquis to come to the house for a banquet.
The main entrance of the palace opened, and the carriage that Lord Zheng was riding in entered the palace directly.
However, although it was a banquet, there were not many people. The person you invited had to be accompanied by the right person. Obviously, when you invited Ping Xihou, it was really unrealistic to find a large group of people who were qualified to accompany you, so you just found it. A group of people who don't deserve to be on the stage will make people think that you are deliberately neglecting them.
Therefore, a steward of the palace personally held a lantern to welcome him. After passing through the front hall and reaching the backyard, Jin Wang Yu Ciming, who was dressed like a scholar in a green robe, went out to meet him in person.
"Xiao Wang has met Lord Pingxi."
The King of Jin saluted Ping Xihou.
The prince saluted the marquis, which was not unusual in Dayan.
Zheng Fan smiled and walked over to help Yu Ciming up. At the same time, his eyes fell on the Queen Mother Jin who was standing behind the room.
The Queen Mother was not very old when she gave birth to Yu Ciming. Now, she is actually about 40 years old, the age when peach is rosy.
"Master Hou, please."
"My lord, please."
This was a family banquet, so apart from the two maids serving food and wine, the only ones left in the room were Yu Ciming and the Queen Mother, Zheng Fan and the Sword Master.
After some greetings, everyone took their seats.
As soon as he sat down, before the host could say anything, the sword master picked up his wine glass and looked at Yu Ciming.
Yu Ciming was stunned for a moment, nodded, and picked up his wine glass. Before he could stand up, the Sword Master drank it all in one gulp.
immediately,
Put down the wine glass,
He got off the table and walked outside.
He came here just to see the former emperor of the Jin people, the supreme leader of the Yu family. Once he saw it, that was all.
Sit down and chat?
Comfort each other and say hello?
Sharing feelings about hometown?
It's not necessary and it's not interesting.
Yu Ciming smiled awkwardly and said to Mr. Zheng: "Master Hou, please forgive me. The last time Mr. Hou came, I couldn't show up because I strictly abide by the ancestral temple. Please forgive me."
Zheng Fan waved his hand,
road;
"Your Majesty, that's very polite."
The two of them drank a glass of wine each.
Next,
It was just a very boring conversation.
The King of Jin expressed his concern for his homeland and people in Jin.
Marquis Zheng said that he would definitely protect the land and bring peace to the people, and asked King Jin to rest assured;
The Queen Mother of Jin was smiling beside her again, acting like an elder.
Just when Zheng Fan felt that the family banquet was getting boring, Yu Ciming stood up, walked to the door of the hall, and said to the sword master who was standing outside blowing the wind:
"I have here his spiritual tablet and some of his relics."
He must be referring to the sword master's younger brother.
Thinking back to the beginning, the sword master's younger brother was the general in charge of the Jin Kingdom's capital, and his relationship with the emperor Yu Ciming was very good.
Even, it belongs to the kind of real Jin style style.
The sword master nodded.
"Please."
Yu Ciming took the Sword Master to another courtyard.
But here in the hall, only Zheng Fan, the Queen Mother, and two maids were left.
"Go and bring the soup."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
"Go and order some snacks from the kitchen."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Well, the two maids were also sent away.
Zheng Fan couldn't help but feel a little funny. What kind of fun were the mother and son going to do?
Although Lord Zheng likes to hear Ruqing call him uncle in his back house, he is indeed very satisfied with the beauty of the Queen Mother of Jin. Furthermore, the two parties also have a relationship with Mr. Jiao, which adds a touch of charm. ambiguous.
but,
Zheng Fan is not the kind of person who likes to play and force things, and this is still in someone else's home.
His son is not far away. Of course, his son may agree or even deliberately facilitate it.
However, Lord Zheng is not Dong Zhuo after all, and besides, his Jindong Houfu soldiers have not entered the capital at this time, so it is not his turn to be wanton.
The Queen Mother of Jin stood up,
The Queen Mother of Jin picked up the wine flask and
The Queen Mother Jin bit her lip,
The Queen Mother of Jin came over on her own initiative;
Zheng Fan raised his hand,
road;
"Sit down."
The Queen Mother sat down, relieved.
"Ciming, I don't know."
"Do not know what is this?"
"Right now, there is no eye contact here." The Queen Mother said.
Firstly, after all, Prince Jin has been here for a long time, and he has touched some of the people around him; secondly, seeing that Prince Jin's mansion is so peaceful, the Secret Service may have relaxed some supervision.
But Lord Zheng still put a red stone from his clothes on the table and tapped it with his fingers.
While the blind man was away, it was up to his son to listen in case the walls had ears.
The magic pill shook, then settled down.
"What exactly do you want to say?" Zheng Fan asked.
"I told Ciming, so Ciming only knows that I stayed to ask you a few words, but he doesn't know about you and me..."
"What's wrong with you and me?"
"You and I………"
"You and me?" Zheng Fan pointed at himself and then at the Queen Mother, "Does it matter between you and me?"
"No, no, it's just, just..."
Zheng Fan did not think that he had met the Queen Mother once in the palace in the capital, and again when he came to Beijing last time. Just from these two meetings, the Queen Mother would have a deep affection for him;
The reason why she deliberately lowered her reserve and took away the dignity that belonged to the Queen Mother, and spent so much money on herself, was definitely because she wanted something.
just,
The Queen Mother did this kind of thing a little too reluctantly.
Perhaps, in his son's eyes, by going to distract the Sword Master and attract some informants in the palace, he could give his mother, Queen Ping, and the West Marquis Ping an opportunity to have secret talks. But what he didn't know was that his mother, Queen Ping, and the West Marquis Ping In between, there is also the involvement of Mr. Jiao.
Between men and women, if there is something like that, it will either be very embarrassing, or it will not be awkward at all.
"Don't say anything yet, let me guess."
The Queen Mother nodded.
"Stand in line?"
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up immediately.
"Hehehe, hahahahaha..."
Lord Zheng laughed,
The Queen Mother looked confused.
Finally, Lord Zheng stopped laughing and asked, "Isn't the current life in Prince Jin's Mansion good?"
Standing in line is just to do the trick of following the dragon.
You want to ask the Prince of Jin whether there is any use in taking sides?Is the Jin Palace qualified to stand on this team?
That's true.
After all, even though he lives in Yanjing now and has changed from emperor to prince, his ancestors were rich;
More than 800 years ago, our ancestors opened the border together with the Ji family and the Xiong family.
Therefore, if the Jin Palace comes forward and says which prince it wants to support, or expresses its support to a certain prince, that prince will definitely be happy, even Ji Laoliu will be happy, which is equivalent to receiving the support from the old prince. Blessings from ancestors.
Of course, it's just a blessing.
The barbarians like to have their sacrifices dance before going to war, and the snowfield savages like to have the star messengers perform divination before going to war, but this does not prevent them from being beaten up by the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army one after another.
Everyone likes good omens, but this thing has no practical use, just like the current Jin Palace:
Are there any soldiers?No.
Have money?On this point, Lord Zheng has the best say. Back in the Jin Palace, he even scraped off the golden statue in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and took it away. Now the Prince's Palace still has a ghost's money.
As for influence?
The influence of the Yu family in Jin is far inferior to that of Prince Cheng's Mansion. Even the inexplicable orphans of the Helian family or the Wen family are much more influential than the Yu family.
There are many bandits or rebellious people in Jin. When there is an uprising, they will not use the banner of the Yu clan, because Jin people will only feel bad luck when they see this banner. Bentou.
"Prince Jin, what do you want to do?"
"Ciming, he just wants...just wants..."
"I don't know. Isn't the life of Prince Jin's Mansion bad now? Do you have to get involved in this muddy water? Even if you lose this credit, what can you get in exchange for it?"
He has no ability to protect himself, no ability to increase his bets, and even no qualifications for even split bets.
Is this really explaining what it means to focus on participation?
Relying on the merits of Conglong, let Yu Ciming return to Jin to serve as an official and a prefect?
This is really treating Yan people as fools.
"Ciming means that he wants to plan for the next generation and hopes that the next generation can have a better future."
Zheng Fan shook his head helplessly,
reach out
on the table.
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment.
Look at Mr. Zheng's hand, then look at Mr. Zheng, and then look at Mr. Zheng's hand. Mr. Zheng made a move with his fingers.
The Queen Mother took a deep breath and put her hand up.
Lord Zheng was not polite and started to touch it after holding it.
He is not a pervert who does not know etiquette and is purely indulgent, but this kind of petty sentiment is still acceptable, just as a consultation fee.
"Listen to my advice. So far, I don't know who will win or lose. I advise our son...
Oh no, advise your son to calm down and don't forget the loss he suffered last time. "
The loss last time,
It was also Yu Ciming who wanted to bet.
I don’t want to continue to be the Jin Dynasty’s show-off emperor, or I’m waiting to be completely divided among the three families and abdicate;
But the result of the gamble was that the Jin State in name only collapsed completely.
When the Queen Mother heard this, her hands began to feel cold. Fortunately, Lord Zheng's hands were warmer.
"I know, I know." The Queen Mother nodded.
"Well done."
Lord Zheng let go of his hand, a little reluctantly, but he still had to let go.
Pick up the magic pill,
get up,
Walk to the hall entrance.
After standing for a while, Juggernaut and Yu Ciming came back.
Yu Ciming's face was stained with tears, and he had obviously cried.
The sword master's expression remained calm.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. I'll go back first."
"Xiao Wang sends the Marquis off."
"No need, Your Majesty, don't make things difficult for me. I don't want to be accused of being domineering by the imperial censor in a few days."
immediately,
Zheng Fan and Sword Master sat back in the carriage,
The carriage drove out of the palace, and this time, it was really going home.
inside the carriage,
Lord Zheng looked at his palm;
The sword master was the first to speak: "It's boring."
"Let me guess, is he interested in you?"
"almost."
"The Queen Mother asked me which prince would win."
The Sword Master laughed when he heard this, and Zheng Fan also laughed.
Zheng Fan raised his hand and stopped laughing.
Road:
"It's quite interesting. I deal with human spirits all day long, and then I meet a fool and finally realize that this is still the human world."
"It's all over." The sword master said.
The sword master has long given up on restoring the country, even if his surname is Yu.
"The eldest prince will come back tomorrow. He and I are equals, so I will go out of the city to greet him."
King Zhenbei and King Jingnan will not go.
"Today, I had a fulfilling life." The sword master said with emotion.
Although he didn't fire a single sword, he still felt a little tired.
"Tomorrow is the last peace before the storm."
There will be a dinner party in the palace tomorrow night.
By the time,
It must be the singing and dancing of the birds, and the ministers are in their seats;
The emperor and the two princes demonstrated what a true iron triangle alliance is and what true mutual dependence is, the Great Yanzhu Stone.
The princes will also sit together and toast to Dayan's future.
The ministers sent one after another flattery and praise.
Everything will be extremely beautiful.
then,
At the great court meeting the next day, the real fight for the legitimate rights will be presented in the most cruel and bloody way.
Ji Laoliu just said,
If his father had not been able to resist, these brothers would not be enough for him to fight.
In the past, he had not fully launched his attack, but had always taken steps or maintained a strong position. This was entirely because even if he made a general attack, in the end, when his father's will came down, he would just have wasted his energy.
Mr. Zheng is looking forward to it very much.
I am looking forward to the day after tomorrow when Ji Laoliu's methods will appear.
As for picking up the eldest prince tomorrow, it is not because of Ji Laoliu, because the eldest prince is in the same position as himself in this battle for the inheritance.
If we say that the emperor, King Jingnan and King Zhenbei were sitting on the upper chairs watching the wrestling; behind them, there were maids holding umbrellas, and there were abundant refreshments on the tea table beside them;
Then,
He and the eldest prince were just holding their hands on the railing, barefoot, looking at the excitement inside, and giggling a little.
Going to pick up the eldest prince was purely for the sake of the friendship back then.
When the Snow Customs was captured, the reason why it was able to be defended was because of the great efforts of the eldest prince. He took the big carrot seal carved by Xue San and deceived many tribes in the snow field. As a bloodline of the Ji family, he could not He refused to accept the savage woman's service, and when he came back, he actually brought back two large savage women for the sake of friendship with Yan Ye.
At this point, Lord Zheng went out of the city to meet him.
The sword master said at this time:
"Why can't we just seize the direct descendants more simply?"
Zheng Fan knew what Sword Master meant;
If you kill your competitor, won't you win?
Why use the method of party struggle at the court meeting?
This may be the problem-solving thinking that Jianghu people are most accustomed to.
"It's different, but yes, it must be there, but it's the last resort after all."
Zheng Fan smiled and said,
Road:
"Don't look at it. When he was with me, he didn't have a formal appearance and no airs. He was just like a street gangster. But deep down, he was actually very ruthless."
"Just like you?"
"..." Zheng Fan.
The sword master raised his hand,
Road:
"You keep talking."
"It's almost the same. He must have thought about it a long time ago, but when the time comes, he won't be polite.
Back then, Ji Laoliu was working as a catcher in Nan'an County and wanted to steal a girl from the He family. He figured it out and wanted to return to the capital.
guess what? "
"What's wrong?" The sword master wanted to hear more, so he praised him.
"The young seventh prince fell into the water while flying a kite in the palace and contracted the cold. His Majesty went to visit his youngest son.
Then, the seventh prince flew the whistle kite that Ji Laoliu had originally given to his younger brother. "
The sword master heard this and nodded.
"The fifth prince is currently busy consolidating and repairing the river embankment. He is on the river embankment almost every day. Do you remember, when we came out of Fengxin City this time and passed Yupan City before crossing Wangjiang River, the garrison general of Yupan City , who replaced it?"
"I remember that Ran Min who killed his wife in order to gain power," the sword master said.
"Ran Min is from Nan'an County. He was sentenced to death that year. Originally, Ji Laoliu wanted to join my Sheng Le Army, but something went wrong and he didn't go.
But this person did live up to his expectations and got up on his own again.
I don't believe that Ji Laoliu really forgot about this death row prisoner who had a drink with him at the county government office. Even if he had forgotten, he should have remembered it long ago.
then,
He became the garrison general of Yupan City, with thousands of horsemen under his command.
But if you need anything, just say hello and go straight up and down the Wangjiang River to see the five princes on the embankment, haha. "
The sword master nodded again.
"The fourth prince leads the military camp. Originally, with the fall of the Deng family, his mother's family has actually declined long ago, but there are still some people in the military department who are willing to help him.
People are very realistic, and this official is even more realistic in reality.The Deng family became a stinker because of their first defeat at Wangjiang. He himself, in the current situation where the crown prince and the sixth prince were competing for the title of heir, had already stood aside. How could anyone really care about their old friendship? It never leaves.
There are even old generals from the Deng family who can take the initiative to defect to him and help him pull up this battalion.
He himself didn't think so. The authorities were obsessed with it, but he always felt that he had been in glory before, and the Deng family was also a towering tree back then. It would be true that the trees would fall and the monkeys would scatter, but there would always be a few nostalgic monkeys left behind.
But what he didn't know was that the monkey left behind didn't want to eat peaches, but wanted to eat human flesh. "
Lord Zheng opened the precious snuff bottle Ji Laoliu left in the carriage.
Waved around,
continued;
"And Wen Yin, whom the prince used to recruit people from the world, was the one who died when Ji Laoliu died. Although Wen Yin suddenly died suddenly for some unknown reason, I don't believe that he would only let Wen Yin in as his main competitor. There.
When Ji Laoliu was not even ten years old, His Majesty once held him in his arms and said with a smile that he was the most like him;
When the Min family was exterminated,
The other princes were still busy pretending to be cute and cute to please their father.
With tears in his eyes, he began to take over the financial resources left by the Min family.
Imagine that when the big kid and the little kid are playing together, the little kid is already using gold and silver to bribe the cronies around the big kid, and even installs cronies for them;
Hehehe, hehehe.
Is it interesting?
The sword maid was born with a sword, but he, Ji Laoliu, had no talent for martial arts, but his brain was indeed that of a child prodigy since he was a child, or could he be called a born bastard?
in addition,
Do you know why I believe what he said? It's that sentence. Without Your Majesty, his brothers wouldn't be able to fight.
because,
If we do not consider the variables that may arise in the Secret Service and the Lu family,
He Ji Laoliu,
Fully capable of instantly,
Let his brothers,
All burped. "
(End of this chapter)