The devil is coming

Chapter 796
"The monkeys on both sides of the strait can't stop crying, and the light boat has passed ten thousand mountains."
Zheng Fan was sitting on the boat, holding a cup of Daze Fragrant Tongue in his hand.
Zheng Fan knew this when he drank tea before, but he didn't understand how to drink it until now. This tea must be brewed and brewed, and it must be touched on the lips bit by bit;
This tea, like wine, has a lot of staying power, so you have to drink it slowly to lengthen and spread out the comfortable and dizzy feeling.
In the past, Zheng Fan actually used it as a "sleeping pill". After drinking a large cup or a large vat, he would fall asleep.
This method was just taught by Fan Zhengwen.
Fan Zhengwen is indeed a wonderful person and teaches very carefully.
"I didn't expect that there are so many ways to drink tea." Zheng Fan said with a smile.
"Master Marquis, I never expected to fight before. There are so many ways. In this world, you still have to pay attention to your own skills and specializations. There is almost no one who can be omniscient and omnipotent."
"I've only seen one."
"Oh?" Fan Zhengwen asked curiously, "May I ask who the master is?"
Lord Zheng shook his head and did not intend to continue this topic.
Qu Peiluo, who saw Lord Zheng's thoughts, said: "The poems that Lord Marquis recited before are grand in structure and atmosphere, but there is something unclear about the end. Now our ship will not move quickly."
The ship was going upstream, and it was carrying a lot of people and cargo. It had to respond to the troops and horses marching on the shore, so naturally it couldn't get up quickly.
Fan Zhengwen said;
"This poem by Lord Marquis is not about our return this time, but about the last time Lord Marquis led his army by ship to Chu and personally created a new pattern in the Battle of Yan and Chu.
At that time, the Marquis was majestic and heroic, and his men were ready to go. They were approaching the boat, but like a Kunpeng spreading its wings, the confrontation between the millions of troops of Yan and Chu would be broken by the Marquis himself.
The sound of apes on both sides of the bank is nothing more than the incompetence of the Chu army and is not worth mentioning;
Such eagerness, such excitement, such unrestrainedness,
Crossing the Ten Thousand Mountains is just a matter of leisure. "
When Qu Peiluo heard this, he said helplessly:
"Oh, I shouldn't have asked, the clown is actually myself."
There are many dramas in Chu land, and various teams emerge one after another. The image of clowns who make fun of themselves has actually been around for a long time.
In the last battle against Chu, Lord Zheng led a surprise army into Chu. He first burned Yongcheng and then blocked the regent. Then, he turned around and killed Qu Peiluo and his Qingluan army who came to protect King Qin. On Qingtan.
However, who would have thought that now everyone can sit in the same boat and drink a pot of tea together.
"Ouch! Vomit!"
There was a sound of vomiting.
It's not that anyone deliberately wanted to cause any physical discomfort due to such "shameless" praise. The person vomiting against the side of the ship was a young guard, but he was wearing silver armor, showing that he was extraordinary and valued.
It's Chen Xianba.
"Xianba, how many times has it been?" Zheng Fan asked.
After Chen Xianba finished vomiting, he wiped the corners of his mouth, clasped his fists and said, "Master Hou, this subordinate is so careless and embarrassing to Master Hou."
Fan Zhengwen said: "Brother Chen went to the battlefield to kill Chu Zhuguo at a young age. If this is considered nothing, then Fan really has no shame in continuing to sit here and drink tea. "
In the battle outside Fan City, the Dugu family's army was pushed back. Dugu Mu personally led the central army to cut off the rear, and died in the battle. The person who beheaded him was Chen Xianba.
It stands to reason that such a military achievement would not be an exaggeration, no matter how generous the reward is. In the end, Marquis Pingxi transferred him from Jin Shuke's personal barracks to his own royal guards.
No one would think that Lord Pingxi would not be rewarded for his merits. In fact, this is the greatest reward. Everyone knows that Lord Pingxi was brought along by King Jingnan to teach him.
He already has military exploits, and after a few years of training and exposure to Lord Pingxi, after he is released, he will surely soar into the sky and be able to stand alone.
"Xianba, didn't you say that you are the best at fishing?"
"When I return to the Marquis, what I mean by fishing is not fishing in a fishing boat, but rather diving into the water to catch fish."
Zheng Fan nodded after hearing this.
Nine out of ten people born in the authentic Yan land are pure landlubbers.
It is precisely because of this that the new round of formation of the Wangjiang Navy will absorb a large number of Jin people.
"As long as you adapt to it, don't be afraid. As a general, you don't have to be proficient in everything, but you should also dabble in everything. In the future, when we attack Chu or Qian, the navies of these two countries will become my great Yan." The problems faced by the iron cavalry.”
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your teaching. I understand that I will practice water-based skills after I return."
"Ah."
"This child is blessed. Mr. Hou is so lucky." The ancestor of the Fan family walked out of the cabin.
Fan Zhengwen stood up. Qu Peiluo hesitated for a moment and then also stood up.
In the past, Qu Peiluo was his master, no matter how senior the Fan family ancestors were, he was just a slave in front of him, but now he has started over.
Under formal circumstances, even the Emperor of Yan should be considered a junior in front of him.
Zheng Fan was still sitting on the chair, dipped in some tea, and sipped it slowly.
The ancestor of the Fan family sat in Fan Zhengwen's seat before, looked at Zheng Fan, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, don't believe it?"
"I believe it."
It seemed that Zheng Fan's cold response made the ancestor a little confused as to how to proceed. The situation was slightly embarrassing.
Fan Zhengwen said;
"Actually, what is really true is that the Marquis himself is blessed with great blessings. It is because we are with the Marquis that we can share in this blessing."
The classic chicken-or-egg bitch.
The ancestor glanced at his grandson and had to say that his grandson's ability to speak was indeed very powerful, but he always deliberately made himself angry in front of him.
Zheng Fan put down his tea cup, shook his head and said:
"I believe that fate is true, but I never think that I am one of the lucky ones."
Then,
Zheng Fan pointed at Chen Xianba and said:
"The same goes for you, you think your life is yours, okay?"
Chen Xianba hesitated for a moment.
But in the end he was facing Marquis Pingxi, who had always been his idol, and after joining the army and experiencing a long-distance attack led by the Marquis himself and winning, Marquis Pingxi was like a god in his heart;
"As far as I'm concerned, Lord Marquis, I think my life is... very good."
"How is your life, General Nian? From being a slave, you climbed up to the position of General. What about now?
Dugu Mu and Shi Yuantang, are their lives good?Hundreds of years of family blessings have fallen on them, but what's the result?
If you have a good life, you can't be complacent, because you don't know if the person you are facing will have a better life than you.
I say that my life is average. You may not believe it, but it is indeed the case. At this point, there is really no need for me to be deliberately humble and exaggerate.
Many times, my life has been hanging by a thread, and I have escaped by chance, but most of the time, I have managed to survive with just one breath.
in addition,
In the hands of this prince, many people who thought they had a good fate have died, so many that I can no longer count them;
Some of them have lives that even I would envy.
Life is water, oneself is tea leaves;
Although some people may say which mountain spring water or water from Laokou well makes tea better, but in essence, the quality of tea depends on the tea leaves. If the tea leaves are not good, the more water you add, the better the water will be. , also in vain. "
Chen Xianba knelt down and kowtowed.
Road:
"Subordinates remember Lord Hou's teachings!"
Qu Peiluo also stood up and saluted.
The ancestor was a little dissatisfied and said: "Master Hou, you are really standing and talking without pain in your back."
Zheng Fan nodded,
Road:
"If you talk to me like this again, I will order you to be stripped naked and hoisted to the mast."
"..." Ancestor.
Fan Zhengwen wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The ancestor’s face turned red and white, but in the end he stood up and saluted:
"I realized I was wrong."
"When the Fan family were slaves, they were also local emperors in their own family. Later, when they were in Fan City, they were more like a small prince with no one to take care of them. Anyway, you can say and do things according to your mood.
But this time the Fan family moved to Yanjing.
As a Hakka, your grandson will definitely be cautious when entering the officialdom of Yan State. I am not worried about this;
And you,
There may be glory and wealth, but the solitary temperament of spending most of his life admiring flowers and raising grass will cause trouble sooner or later if he doesn't restrain himself.
Don't think that the emperor will take more care of you for the sake of kinship. Let's put it this way, the emperor is very similar to me in this regard. "
Fan Zhengwen hurriedly saluted and said:
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your advice."
"I, I, I have gone back to my room to rest. I shouldn't have come out. Mr. Marquis, I'm leaving."
The ancestor really couldn't bear to be scolded like a child by this man who was much younger than his grandson, so he had to get up and leave.
After she left, the men present laughed.
"Ugh."
Fan Zhengwen sighed and said: "Actually, I really want to go to Fengxin City where the Marquis is. I think if I come here, I can live a more comfortable life."
Lord Zheng shook his head and said:
"It's useless for you to go to me. I have financial experts who are more powerful than you."
"..." Fan Zhengwen.
The blind man pays more attention to specific affairs, such as ideological politics and the establishment of the bureaucracy, while Siniang is a financial operator.
In the past few years, Zheng Houye has repeatedly made military exploits on the battlefield, which is really inseparable from Siniang's management at home. Siniang is Xiao He of Zheng Houye.
Fan Zhengwen's abilities conflicted with Siniang's. They both had overlapping views on the overall financial situation and design. If they were just to be a leader in charge of one category below, there would be no need for someone of Fan Zhengwen's level.
Moreover, the Hou Mansion is now the de facto "state" of Eastern Jin Dynasty. How can the finances be in the hands of outsiders? There is really no secret at all.
"Master Hou, you are really direct." Fan Zhengwen said with a wry smile.
"Just go straight, we are comfortable with each other. After you go to Yanjing, let's do a good job, help the emperor, straighten out Dayan's finances, and let Dayan recover as soon as possible.
I don't want to continue fighting this kind of battle that can be won but has to be withdrawn again. "
If you win, you have to retreat. At most, you can grab someone and leave. It may seem like a profit, but compared to the real expansion of territory, it still lacks real enjoyment.
It's a pity that although the Yan State has a large territory, it cannot continue to carry out war logistics supplies.
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will definitely do my best."
Qu Peiluo said, "Master Marquis, how should we arrange the general's affairs?"
he asked frankly.
"How do you want to arrange it yourself?" Zheng Fan asked.
"Of course I am following your orders, Lord Marquis."
"You, it's really not easy to arrange." Zheng Fan stretched out, "We have already arranged someone here in Fan City."
It's Gou Moli.
"Zhennanguan, the arrangement for you is not suitable. If you dare not take over, I am not at ease either.
As for the Snow Customs, although my policy of restraining the Snow Plains has produced considerable results, I have not been able to truly free up my hands to completely integrate the Snow Plains. You are at the Snow Customs, and I am not at ease. Dacheng The country’s lesson is not far away.
As for Yupan City, it is too close over there, and I am afraid that you will be attracted. "
Qu Peiluo's eyes twitched;
The young master of the Qu family felt that he had responded to Zheng Houye's previous words and was quite open and honest, so regardless of the embarrassment of his identity, he took the initiative to ask about his future arrangements;
Who would have thought, but Marquis Pingxi really followed through on what he just said, revealing his own thoughts to the point where he felt like he was trying to find a way to sneak in.
In Fan Zhengwen's ears, when he heard the words "being attracted over there", he just pretended that he didn't hear it.
Mr. Zheng rested his chin on his hand,
laughed:
"Let's see, outside, I really can't let go of you. I know your abilities. It's all thanks to you that Fan Cheng can hold on this time."
If Fan Zhengwen were to guard it by himself, Fan City would only last for two days at most, and no more.
Furthermore, Qu Peiluo was originally a "top student" who received the good education passed down by Qu's family. The reason why he lost to Lord Zheng in Qingtan was because he was a hand student. In the past two years, he has become much more mature.
Lord Zheng changed the topic.
road;
"Fengxin City still lacks a general soldier to be responsible for the defense of Fengxin City. I leave it to you."
Originally, the nominal chief and deputy supervisors of Feng Xincheng's defense were Xue San and Fan Li. In fact, they were just in name only, so it was appropriate to hand them over to Qu Peiluo.
Qu Peiluo knelt down,
"Thank you, Lord."
"Do you think I'm deliberately mocking you?"
Qu Peiluo shook his head and said:
"Master Hou, you are very courageous."
To hand over one's wealth and life for a "taunt" is too contemptuous and too naive.
"That's good."
Zheng Fan stood up,
"That's it. I'll go back to the cabin to rest. By the way, are the Chu soldiers and horses following behind me still following?"
Qu Peiluo replied: "I should still follow."
The team that Lord Zheng was in did not choose the shortest distance back to Fengxin City. Instead, they took a detour, walked along the Dajiang River, went north and then entered Wangjiang River. Finally, they went to Yingdu first.
Due to the information gap caused by distance,
Lord Zheng doesn’t know here yet, but he has been named “King of Pingxi”;
In the same way, Yan Jingcheng had just issued a decree to ennoble the king, and they did not know that the new prince of Yan had accomplished the feat of circumcising the general of Chu in front of tens of thousands of people.
However, Lord Zheng received the first order from Yanjing City, the prince was coming.
Before he left Beijing, the emperor told him that he would send his eldest son to his place.
Firstly, this is a symbol of the deep relationship between the emperor and the Xihou Mansion; secondly, it is also the tradition of the Ji family, just as the friendship and trust between the late emperor and Li Liangting were established when they were children;
However, this time it was sent at this time, which also contained the emperor's full support for him.
Marquis Zheng planned to go to Yingdu to pick up the prince in person. Oh no, he was not picking up the prince, but the children of Xiaoliuzi's family.
This little face should still be given to Xiao Liuzi.
Precisely because they took the "high road", to a certain extent, they were out of Fan Cheng's actual control. In addition, in addition to the soldiers and horses left behind for Gou Moli's use, the rest of the soldiers and horses who were going back were also divided several times. There were several batches of Luhe, so the number of guards on and off the boat around Mr. Zheng right now were not actually very large.
But even so, the Chu people did not dare to take the initiative to attack. The main force assembled by the Chu people was still south of Fan City. The Chu troops stationed here were the defenders of the nearby Chu army forts and county towns.
Rather than expelling the "Yan people", it would be better to say they were "farewelling" them.
Qu Peiluo thought for a while and said:
"I should follow you for a while."
"Thanks to them for their hard work, haha."
Lord Zheng patted Qu Peiluo on the shoulder, turned around, and walked into the cabin where he lived alone.
Siniang was sitting there looking at the account books and writing and drawing at the same time.
"Still busy." Lord Zheng came over and hugged Siniang from behind.
"My lord, the Fan family has moved to Yanjing, and Coyotito has taken over Fan City. Naturally, we have to take over the business that originally went through Fan City, and the slave family has to make some arrangements."
The war is over, but business will continue.
The emperor does not allow it, but the people below cannot be controlled by the emperor alone. The smuggling business has been impossible to stop since ancient times.
The Chu people are like this, and the Yan people are like this.
And for many Chu people, I hate the Yan people, but I have no grudge against Yinzi.
In the area of ​​eastern Shanxi, it is the established policy to use commerce as the main carriage to drive the rapid development and recovery of other aspects.
"It's too hard, you should take a break."
"It's just a small matter, no need to rest." Siniang didn't take it seriously.
Many times, when he was with Siniang, Mr. Zheng felt like he was being taken care of by a strong woman.
In fact, it is indeed the case.
Except for occasionally appearing to be manly during battles, in daily life, whether in bed or under the bed, it seems that he is the one being manipulated.
"Next, let's focus on thinking of ways to see if we can solve the problem." Zheng Fan said.
"There's no need to rush, sister Liqing is already pregnant, isn't she?"
"Different."
"They are all the Lord's children anyway, so what difference does it make from whose belly they come out?"
Zheng Fan sat down next to him and said: "It's still different. We can spend more time and look for it. We can look for famous doctors and Qi practitioners. We now have money and power, so we don't have to worry about not getting it. try to find.
Come, have a grape. "
Zheng Fan peeled off a grape himself and brought it to Siniang's mouth.
Siniang suddenly pushed the grape away,
Covering his mouth:
"vomit……"
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And at night
(End of this chapter)