The devil is coming

Chapter 732 Victory Bibimbap
Chop the green onions, put them in the bottom of a bowl, cover with hot rice, add a tablespoon of lard and drizzle with soy sauce, stir thoroughly, and finally serve with a plate of salted dried radish and pickled ginger.
Zheng Fan picked up the spoon, took a mouthful, and put it into his mouth. The aroma overflowed and he was extremely satisfied.
However, after the first spoonful, you have to stop for the second spoonful.
Marquis Zheng admitted that if he were to have such a big bowl of lard rice when he was marching and fighting, it would definitely make him laugh out of his dreams. It was a pity that on weekdays, he, Marquis Zheng, had no shortage of oil and water in his stomach. , if you just eat this bowl of rice, you will still feel bored easily.
On the contrary, a few well-dressed men at the two tables opposite were eating deliciously.
Oh.
correct,
And Fan Li, who was sitting next to him, was eating a large bowl of lard rice with a "bang bang" sound.
Then he wiped his chin,
He looked at his master with grievance.
Lord Zheng smiled and shouted to the woman who was busy over there:
"Three more bowls."
"Okay!" The woman quickly started to prepare.
Fan Li showed a satisfied and expectant smile.
This place is not actually a facade, it can only be regarded as an alley on the street. There are tables and chairs on both sides of the alley against the wall, and a woman is running this business there.
"Is it delicious?"
Zheng Fan looked at the sword master sitting next to him.
The sword master chewed slowly and said:
"can."
"Ah."
Since Lord Zheng asked, he took another spoonful himself. Fortunately, the pickled ginger was crisp and refreshing, which could suppress the greasy smell.
Sitting on a small table behind Mr. Zheng was an old man. In front of the old man were a pot of wine, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of dried tea.
The important thing is that there is something like a small screen beside the old man as a shield. It is plain, but it gives people a nondescript feeling.
And every time the old man took a sip of wine, he would touch his goatee, shake his head or nod slightly, as if he had already seen through the world of mortals or had just comprehended some principles of heaven and earth.
It can be said that Lord Zheng has seen this kind of look many times.
When I was in Fengxin City, I didn't know where it came from that the Marquis of Pingxi liked to eat soup cakes from a restaurant near the Marquis Mansion, so every day there were many "unappreciated" or "ambitious" scholars or so-called aliens. Shi was in the soup cake shop and kept doing this while eating cakes.
It's just that Lord Zheng is lazy and doesn't have the time to imitate Qin Xiaogong in hooking up with Shang Yang or imitating Liu Bei in visiting the thatched cottage three times. He came out to do the tooth ceremony just for the tooth ceremony. As for the job of recruiting and selecting talents, it is basically done by blind people.
So, those people were really putting on a show for the blind.
Mr. Zheng really couldn't eat this meal. It was too solid and the ingredients were sufficient. He was worried that if he continued to eat it, he would get upset. This body was already a fifth-grade master, but as long as he was not fighting, he still looked good. Somewhat squeamish.
At this time, He Chu came over, holding a large pot of rice in his hand, and helped put it on the small stove.
The woman took out the handkerchief and thoughtfully helped He Chu wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Yes,
He Chu got married.
The one he married was a girl from the clan.
But it’s not some direct clan;
Although the emperor of the Ji family is now in sole control, it will definitely not make the Ji family as miserable as the sword master sitting next to Zheng Fan was when he was a child. However, after the proliferation of descendants, even within the clan, some distant relatives are actually no different from ordinary people. There's not much difference, it's just a name on the family tree.
But neither powerful nor bureaucratic.
When the previous emperor was in power, the responsibility for collecting money and food from the clan was transferred to the Household Department. This was originally an act of digging up the foundation of the clan. When the new emperor was the prince, he was in charge of the Household Department. When the finances were tight, he would vigorously attack the clan. ;
Looking at the fact that the title given to the deposed prince was an uncle, it is enough to show that the new emperor will inherit the tradition of the previous emperor and continue to reduce the status and expenses of the clan.
Therefore, if the Yu family is inferior to dogs because of the decline of imperial power, then the Ji family becomes a real dog because the imperial power is too strong and does not require the help of these poor relatives.
But no matter what, the clan is still a clan, and the girls of the clan are still different from ordinary women.
This daughter of a clan was first fined 200 taels of silver because her father had an accident on an errand. Since the family had no money left, the family had no choice but to fine the father, so as a last resort, it was included in the betrothal gift.
Normally, the daughter of a clan has no worries about getting married. If she sets her sights lower, she can always find some good families among the people. However, there are still follow-up explanations about her father's errands, which have not yet been completely concluded. Therefore, many families can get married even if they are tempted. Although I had the money as a bride price, I didn't dare to actually wade into this muddy water.
At that time, the late emperor was still being raised in the back garden, and the princelings and the Sixth Master's Party were fighting fiercely. The people below were actually not very able to participate, but this did not prevent a wave from coming down and beating them to death.
Therefore, I just can't get married.
Old He Tou has been looking for a wife for He Chu. His request is very simple. His daughter-in-law should be literate.
When the matchmaker came to invite him, he asked his son to have a photoshoot. At first, he only heard from the matchmaker that he was the daughter of a clan, a noble lady, and the family was short of money to punish the father-in-law.
Old He thought it was good and it was a bargain.
All the family background in Nan'an County has been brought to Beijing. The business of selling pork in Beijing has been good, and there are no local gangsters or government servants coming to rip off money.
200 taels of silver, hey, Lao Hetou can really get it!
the most important is,
Although Lao Hetou usually kept silent and strictly forbade his son to say a word, in fact, he had always been confident in his heart. He usually went to teahouses to listen to stories and listened to other people's stories on the streets, and he understood;
Or, my family will be destroyed along with my uncle;
Or, my family will go to heaven with my uncle;
He didn't want to follow his uncle when he went to heaven, but at least he had someone to rely on, right?
He didn't expect his uncle to end up breaking a basin for him, he couldn't afford it;
But at least you won't have to worry about having no money to buy medicine when you are seriously ill, right?
Therefore, he is really willing to spend money.
The clan was in ruins and had been worrying about the money to punish the father and had no whereabouts at all. When I heard someone from another family patting their chests and saying that they could take over the contract, hey, it was so refreshing.
The whole process is rushed, and I can't wait to hand over the money with one hand and hand it over to the people with the other.
finally,
Married.
When they got married, the palace gave them gifts without making any announcement.
But the next day, Lao Hetou asked He Chu to return the originals, and also added Danxi flour, red egg oil and a sieve.
The daughter-in-law's surname is Ji, and her name is Bihe.
On the second day after marrying into the He family, I started making breakfast for the two men. There was a serious mistress in the small courtyard, and the life was really warm.
The daughter-in-law is capable, and she has set up a lard bibimbap stall, just opposite the He Family Pork Shop. Although she is a low-class business, she still makes a lot of money. After all, her husband's family sells pork. This lard is originally produced and sold by ourselves.
After He Chu got married, his life finally became more stable. He ran back and forth between the two shops every day, helping wherever he was busy.
Thanks to the care of He's Pork Shop, oh no, to be precise, because this is a branch of He's Pork Shop, so this soy sauce bibimbap shop has no local ruffians and government officials who dare to come and cause trouble. .
day,
It's going to be a prosperous life.
But who knew that not even half a month after the wedding, my daughter-in-law's grandfather would come to visit.
Naturally, the old man's surname was Ji, and his name contained the word "Guang", so Lao He called him "Lao Guangtou".
Lao Guangtou came, bringing with him the deed of his family's house.
He originally lived with his eldest son in Nanwang City. After hearing that something happened in his hometown, the capital, he came back immediately. When he came back, he learned that his second son had given up his granddaughter to pay the fine. I cashed it out and scraped together the money from other people's betrothal gifts. I almost died of anger.
But everyone is already married, what else can be done?
Lao Guangtou had a tough temper. He held a knife across his neck and forced his second son to take out the deed of the house after the family was divided. This was the old house in Jingli. It was considered their ancestral house. It's big, but it's worth three to four hundred taels of silver.
The old man directly mortgaged the house deed here and said he would take back the house deed when he collected the 200 taels of dowry arrears and sent it over.
If you can't get it together, then this house deed belongs to your He family. Sign and pledge it.
It was a very noisy day,
The second son has a dull temper and doesn't talk much after committing an offense, but the wife and a little aunt are particularly noisy.
Even Bi He said that he supported Leng Shop to collect money, but Lao Guangtou scolded him, saying that if you marry your granddaughter into the He family, you will become a member of the He family. How can you earn any money to supplement the family's shortfalls? The truth?This is what your father owes you. If your father is useless, grandpa will take care of it for you.
In the end, the property deed remained with the He family.
It's also a strange thing. One month after getting married, Bihe's dull father who had been in trouble got a new job again and moved to the imperial city as a guard.
In fact, there is a tradition of selecting the guards in the palace from the nobles of the clan. After all, people with the same surname are trustworthy, which is also a benefit among relatives. However, there are so many clan members, and if you want to get there, you have to fight for connections and money. Who can succeed? Do you think this great thing has suddenly come to an end?
Now, the family's life has hope, and the dowry is no longer far away.
And this old Guangtou and Old Hetou were familiar with each other from time to time.
Old Hetou knows how to be a good man,
Old Guangtou can also be a good person,
When Lao Guangtou has nothing to do every afternoon, he likes to go to his granddaughter's shop to have a drink.
Bring your own wine, and share a small plate of peanuts and a small plate of dried tea with your granddaughter and grandson-in-law. In his words, after all, he fed this granddaughter snacks when he was a child, and he deserves it when he gets old.
Therefore,
At Marquis Zheng's table, Fan Li finished three more bowls of lard rice and ordered three more bowls.
Lao Hetou came right away, and kicked his son first to tell him not to stay in the pork shop with his wife. As for himself, he sat down at his in-laws' grandfather's place, grabbed a handful from his pocket and didn't know what it was. The neighbor from the shop next door put dried fruits or melon seeds on the table, and the daughter-in-law added a small wine glass, and the two old men sat there and started drinking.
In fact, the two old men were different in terms of seniority, but they still regarded themselves as equals.
Lao Guangtou is from the clan, and has lived in Nanwang City, so he is "well-informed". He also loves bragging and likes to find people to talk to;
As for Lao Hetou, I used to go to Ceng Teahouse to listen to stories, but now I even save money on tea.
One loves to blow, the other loves to listen, a perfect match.
"In-laws, I used to hear people say that happiness comes from happiness. I still didn't believe it, but now I have to believe it. Look, my second son has been promoted to the rank of captain of the Imperial Guard. My eldest son also wrote a letter. In Nanwang City, he served as a grain transportation officer.
Damn,
Originally, this house was about to be destroyed. Who would have thought, but less than half a year later, the situation has changed. "
"That is, that is."
Old He smiled and nodded.
Your son gets promoted,
My son-in-law has also been promoted.
This official can do it, Emperor.
The new king succeeded to the throne, Ji Chengjue, the sixth prince of Yan Dynasty, and the former princess He was named queen.
After learning the news,
Old He Tou and He Chu sat together, facing each other, and sat there all night without leaving the stall.
Bihe was so frightened that he thought that the father and son of this family were both guests.
"Oh, now, His Majesty has just succeeded to the throne, and things are not peaceful. You said, I, the great prime minister of Dayan, was intercepted and killed by that barbarian on the street.
Damn this barbarian! "
Mr. Zheng on the other side was quite amused.
Old Guangtou added:
"This barbarian has a son without a son!"
"..." Mr. Zheng.
Lao He nodded and said: "So, we are going to fight again?"
Lao Guangtou waved his sleeves,
Road:
"Isn't that right? Do you know how big an official a country's prime minister is? He is a real official who is inferior to one person and more than ten thousand people.
How can I, the Yan people, endure this humiliation?
Your Majesty has issued an edict,
Order the two princes from the north and the south to immediately go to Beifeng County to lead troops to conquer the barbarians, and they must pay with their blood! "
"Are the two kings of the north and the south going?" Old He asked.
"I'm going. I have to obey the authority. It's impossible to hold any more conscription ceremonies. But, alas, have you ever been to my in-laws' home and the desert?"
"No, have you been there?"
"When I was young, I got a lucky job and went to the desert once. Before I went in, I glanced at the edge and saw that it was all sand, endless sand as far as the eye could see.
These barbarians are in the sand. In fact, it is not difficult to defeat them. The problem is that they can run away.
Ugh,
Not surprisingly,
There's going to be another big battle. "
"No, we have to fight again."
There is going to be another war.
This was the first reaction of the people of Yan State after hearing the new king's edict declaring war.
fight,
Fortunately, the main army is ready in Beifeng County, and there is also a Zhenbei army outside the capital that is available at any time.
But the problem is,
A large-scale battle will inevitably require the mobilization of a large number of civilians and auxiliary troops, as well as the recruitment of a large amount of grain and grass.
Everyone's life is already difficult now, and there is another war. How should we survive?
But then,
Not many people complained,
Everyone doesn't want to fight because they really can't survive the day if they fight anymore, but they don't object to fighting because it's to fight barbarians.
Leaving aside the prerequisite for Zaifu’s death,
In the State of Yan,
The court comes from the people and fights against the barbarians. That is political correctness!
No one dared to dissuade the emperor at this time. He wanted to reform with the people, to swallow his anger, and to take measures slowly.
No one dares, and no one would do it.
Over the past hundreds of years, the Yan people have long understood the truth from countless bloody battles with the barbarians. They must not take a step back against the barbarians!
As for anti-war sentiment, it really hasn’t gained momentum;
If the new king issues an edict at this time and uses the whole country to attack Qian or attack Chu, the people will really lose their patience.
But the target is barbarians,
Complaints are complaints, sighs are sighs,
But the old Yan people still do what they should do. Those who are ready to enlist in the army enlist in the army, and those who are ready to serve as civilian husbands. Even the bureaucracy at all levels has begun to operate spontaneously, counting the county, the county, and even the village. Can come out young and strong.
Laoyan people are also human beings.
When the late emperor was in power, he had been exhausted from the continuous battles for many years. If he were to spend more time on expeditions to other countries, he would definitely be tired of war.
But the problem is,
If the barbarians don't fight, the barbarians will gain momentum.
The Yan people's home will inevitably be affected, and the Yan people's land will also be ignited with war.
Still tired of fighting?
hit,
I can only fight!
Dayan is now a giant beast that looks powerful but is actually extremely tired. But at this time, he still instinctively begins to wipe his fangs and prepares to pounce on his old neighbor to the west.
The clouds of war, accompanied by the new king's edict, have begun to gather.
At this time, He Chu came over from the butcher shop to see his wife.
"Chu, when it's time for recruitment, you can go and fight the barbarians." Lao Guangtou shouted to his grandson-in-law.
Lao He nodded first.
Road:
"Okay, he should go."
He is an elder brother-in-law.
His sister-in-law is the emperor of Dayan.
Old Hetou thought,
Dayan is going to fight, and he should be the first to fight.
Common people, even people like Lao Guangtou, who seem to know a lot of inside stories, can't actually calculate the dates when these things happened.
When the prime minister died, the new king was furious. He first killed the barbarian envoys in Honglu Temple, and then issued an edict to attack the barbarians.
After waiting, the results came, and no one could tell clearly. There seemed to be something wrong with the distance and time.
Zheng Fan forcefully took another mouthful of lard rice.
close your eyes,
swallowed.
The sword master saw this scene and said:
"Too delicate."
"That is."
Marquis Zheng made no secret of it.
at this time,
A group of cavalrymen with colorful flags behind them rode from the capital and shouted:
"Great victory, great victory, the two princes broke through the royal court and killed countless barbarian kings and barbarian nobles!"
"A great victory, a great victory, the royal court is destroyed, and the capital is forged!"
"Victory in the desert, the barbarian king was beheaded!"
For a time,
on the street,
No matter the dignitary or the head of Guizhou, everyone cheered and shouted crazily, and as the news of the victory continued to spread, the capital city of Dayan, which was still immersed in the sad atmosphere of losing the emperor a while ago, suddenly became a sea of ​​noise.
following,
It is the spontaneous voice of the people calling for long live the mountain.
This is an exciting victory, and its significance can even surpass victories against other countries.
At this time, the Yan people felt that
Their emperor is gone,
but,
Their emperor is actually still there!
Mr. Zheng pushed the remaining half bowl of lard rice away with disgust.
laughed:
"Oh, you worry me to death."
"You were more certain than anyone else before, and you were so sure of your words that you couldn't imagine the possibility of losing," the sword master said.
"How can there be no risk in fighting a war? I'm also worried that if I talk too much and raise too many flags, I'll be slapped in the face, hahaha."
The sword master shook his head.
Lord Zheng clapped his hands,
Road:
"Okay, the battle is won, and the royal court is destroyed.
Ha ha,
Lao Tian,
Should be back soon too. "
(End of this chapter)