The devil is coming

Chapter 80
When Zheng Fan led his team back to Hutou City, it was already the afternoon of that day. The troops were disbanded at the gate of the city. The original five centurions plus the servants from various families near Hutou City all went back. Each family, each looking for its own mother;
To be honest, for Zheng Fan, who was leading an army for the first time, he really had the illusion of "the collapse of the dynasty".
Fortunately, Zheng Fan could see clearly that this was not his army after all. His future army, led by A Ming and Fan Li, was still advancing towards Hutou City. It would take about four or five days to reach Hutou City. Get here.
There was a bookkeeper at the gate of the city with a few documents. Zheng Fan did not need to go to the Yamen again and completed the handover directly there.
In fact, this is just a form.
The state of Qian was very strict in controlling and guarding against military power and military personnel, which could even be said to be abnormal. Even during wars, civilian officials were often used to command military attachés as assistants.
But in Yan State, especially in Beifeng County, except for the Zhenbei Army, the rest are basically private soldiers of various families;
No matter how many procedures you go through to get sophisticated tiger charms or whatever, it still won't change the fact that people grew up eating from which restaurant;
Of course, the Zhenbei Army is actually the largest one among them. It is not an exaggeration to say that the 30 Zhenbei Army are all the Li family's private army.
Back at the house, Fangcao had already led the servants to get ready to wash away the dust. Zheng Fan was not in a hurry to eat, but went straight back to his backyard. The water in the soup pool had been put. After taking off his clothes, Zheng Fan I took my son and soaked in.
Even in later generations, in China, it was only in the last ten or twenty years that most people can take a hot bath at home.
Many years ago, taking a bath, especially in winter, was done in a bathhouse.
In that era, when you went out to take a shower, you really just went to take a shower...
But it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. It cannot be said to be a mysophobia. As a modern person, when we go back to ancient times, what we most look forward to and desire most is to take a comfortable bath every day.
"Gudu Gudu..."
The stones continued to float on the soup pool,
Zheng Fan rested his arms on the edge of the soup pool and closed his eyes.
From the time we set off from Hutou City to the time we came back, we didn't have much problem eating, but taking a nice bath became an extremely luxurious thing.
"When I go to the south, I will have to build a soup pool at home."
"Gudu Gudu..."
At this time, Fangcao’s voice sounded from outside:
"Master, someone from the Yamen has sent a message."
Zheng Fan reached out and touched his face and asked:
"what's up?"
"Your Majesty, please invite the master to a banquet."
"Recruiting envoys?"
Zheng Fan was stunned for a moment and asked:
"Which messenger?"
Zheng Fan clearly remembered that when Sha Tuo Que knocked on the door, he smashed the carriage on the archway. The carriage and the horses in front were smashed to pieces.
The red snow wolf that was given as a gift was also smashed into original wolf meat sauce.
"Um... it should be the original envoy. A few days ago, I saw the convoy of the envoy returning to the city after inspecting the border."
Xu Wenzu is not dead?
Zheng Fan frowned slightly and shouted outside:
"I see."
"The slaves retire."
Zheng Fan came out of the soup pool and was changing clothes when Siniang opened the door and walked in. Unlike Fangcao, she had no scruples whether Zheng Fan was taking a shower or not.
After all, they are all members of the family and know what is right and what is right.
"My lord, Xu Wenzu is still alive."
Apparently, Siniang also went to investigate after receiving the report from the Yamen, and then came back to give Zheng Fan the exact report.
"Tell Liang Cheng to get ready. If it doesn't work, we will retreat to Meijiawu."
"Okay, my lord."
Yes, Zheng Fan doesn't plan to go to the banquet.
At the Hongmen Banquet, if you go there once, it’s a good conversation, but if you go every now and then, the crowd will probably be gone.
Zheng Fan cherishes his life and does not want to throw away his life just for a meal.
After leaving the back house, Zheng Fan walked into the front hall. A table was filled with dishes.
Zheng Fan sat down alone, poured himself a drink, and then picked up his chopsticks to eat the food.
Not long after,
Fangcao came to the front hall again. Before she could say anything, a hearty laughter came from behind:
"Captain Zheng has worked hard all the way, worked hard all the way!"
This is the voice of Comrade Deep Sea.
Zheng Fan stood up immediately. Regardless of what he was feeling, he walked to the entrance of the hall and bowed to Xu Wenzu, who was striding towards the door.
"See you, my lord, for a humble position!"
"Hey, don't, don't, don't be polite, don't be polite."
Xu Wenzu lost weight,
And he is much thinner,
But because of the strong foundation,
So still very fat.
Xu Wenzu's hand grabbed Zheng Fan's hand, and his eyes wandered around. Just when Zheng Fan thought that the big fat man was going to take out the dagger and die with him,
Xu Wenzu said:
"Is it convenient to talk here?"
"Don't worry, sir. We are all our own people in the house."
"Okay, that's good."
Xu Wenzu walked straight to the table, sat down, poured himself wine, and drank three glasses in a row. After drinking, he covered his face in a rude manner, and a "crying" sound came out.
Perhaps it was because he was too fat, but his crying and sobbing sounded like normal snoring.
"Captain Zheng, I almost thought I would never see you again in this life."
"Why do you say this, sir?" Zheng Fan also sat back at the table. He wanted to reach out and hold Xu Wenzu's hand, but seeing that his hand was covered with tears and runny nose, he hesitated and did not hold it.
"Sir, I really didn't expect that I would be able to see you after I came back. I always thought... I thought..."
Zheng Fan was forcibly brewing his emotions, intending to make some tears come out, but maybe because he had just drank some wine, he forced them out:
"Hiccup!"
Zheng Fan immediately lowered his head as the wine burped.
After blowing sand in the desert for so many days, my acting skills have deteriorated a lot.
Fortunately, Xu Wenzu didn't pay attention to this detail, and instead reached out to grab Zheng Fan's hand. As a result, Zheng Fan's hand retracted and instead caught a roast chicken that Zheng Fan offered.
Xu Wenzu, who was holding the roast chicken, was stunned for a moment.
Zheng Fan said emotionally:
"Sir, you have lost weight."
"It's not that bad, it's not that bad!"
Xu Wenzu was stabbed in a sad place, lowered his head, took a bite of the roast chicken in his hand, chewed vigorously and shouted:
"For three days, I was lost in the desert for three days. Both horses were exhausted. I finally came back!"
Zheng Fan's mind was running rapidly, and at the same time he saw a few silk threads wrapped around the beams above the hall.
This means that Siniang and Liang Cheng are already on guard outside, which means that Zheng Fan does not have to worry.
"Sir, how did you survive? After taking a humble job, you cried for days and nights in front of the wreckage of the carriage.
At that time, when I saw the carriage where the Lord was hiding being lifted up by the barbarian thief, I almost went crazy;
Seeing the barbarian thief smashing the carriage on the archway again, Ji Zhi went completely crazy. He picked up the knife and was ready to fight the barbarian thief!
Your Excellency is extremely kind to me. In my entire life, apart from the princess, I am the most generous and kind to me!
At that time, Centurion Yang Wenzhi was also loyal and courageous, and even drew his sword and was willing to accompany his humble minister.
Lu Yao knows that horse power has gained popularity over time, and Yang Wenzhi's centurion's moral character makes even humble people admire him even thinking about it.
Who would have expected that the barbarian thief would actually want to assassinate the current prince after knowing that there was no way to survive.
If the prince was killed in the Marquis' Mansion, wouldn't it just give the people in the imperial court an excuse to slander my Marquis' Mansion? In addition, the humble post was already going crazy because of the 'news' of His Excellency's death, so he raised the knife without hesitation. Rush up and fight the barbarian thieves. "
Speaking of which,
Zheng Fan took the initiative to open the bandaged wound on his abdomen and show it to Xu Wenzu.
"Fortunately, the sky has eyes, the barbarian thieves were killed, and the prince was not dead. Even though he held a low position, he was lucky enough to be rescued.
Only Centurion Yang Wenzhi was shattered to pieces by a barbarian punch, and even his whole body could not be recovered, alas. "
After hearing Zheng Fan's words, Xu Wenzu saw Zheng Fan's wound, combined with the news he had received from the Hou Mansion after returning, and immediately said:
"Captain Zheng, I'm sorry for you."
"Half of this life in humble position belongs to the princess, and half of it is given by adults. This is what humble position should do.
That is, my lord, you haven’t told me yet, how did you survive? "
"Oh... I was just lucky. I happened to have a stomachache at that time, so I got off the car and went to find a place to go out."
"..." Zheng Fan!
Your uncle,
Why is your life so good?
I specially asked Shatuo Queshi to throw you to death.
Then you said you happened to go to WC?
If there were other reasons, that would be fine. After hearing this reason, Zheng Fan really wanted to pick up a knife and chop up the fat man in front of him!
"My lord, great blessings will reach the heavens!"
Zheng Fan said these words one by one.
Then,
Zheng Fan immediately calmed down and continued to ask:
"Sir, since you have nothing to do, why don't you find a humble job?"
In fact, Zheng Fan knew clearly why Xu Wenzu didn't come to him.
He was in the Hou Mansion at that time, and Xu Wenzu would not be able to enter the Hou Mansion unless he exposed his identity.
In the team, Yang Wenzhi, who had been responsible for being Xu Wenzu's inside man, was cut into many pieces by Siniang, and there was no way to take care of him.
The most important thing is that Xu Wenzu himself, as a recruiter, cannot be exposed to the public in the Hou Mansion!
"Ugh."
Xu Wenzu sighed.
Zheng Fan immediately added the sword and said:
"Biji once told the old lady about your Excellency, and mentioned your loyalty to the Hou Mansion. What I was thinking at that time was that Your Excellency has already sacrificed his life for the Hou Mansion, so naturally he cannot let the Hou Mansion forget your deeds;
only…………"
"Just what?" Xu Wenzu asked immediately.
"It's just that the old lady only replied with three words: humble position."
"Which three words?"
"understood."
"Got it? Got it...got it."
Xu Wenzu showed a look of enlightenment on his face.
He immediately threw away the half-eaten roast chicken in his hand.
He left the table and knelt down towards the north.
He kowtowed three times solemnly,
Zheng Fan was so frightened that he immediately stood up.
"Old lady's kindness, old lady's kindness!"
"My lord, what is going on?"
Zheng Fan asked as he went to help Xu Wenzu.
Damn it, I can’t make it up anymore, please help me figure it out!
"Zheng Lieutenant, it was the old lady who protected me. It was the old lady who protected me. The old lady knew that I had been here and knew my purpose of coming, so she protected me and arranged for me to leave. That's why there was Those three words I said to you."
When Zheng Fan heard this, he immediately showed a solemn look on his face.
Road:
"The old lady has a wonderful plan."
"Yes."
Xu Wenzu sat at the table again.
Suddenly he lowered his voice again and said to Zheng Fan:
"Captain Zheng, when you come back this time, do you have any instructions from the Marquis Mansion?"
This line,
It's really similar,
Have you received any instructions from home?
Zheng Fan shook his head and said: "Sir, it's not that I don't trust you due to my humble position, but...but..."
"But what?"
"But the humble position has been assigned a new task by the princess."
"A new mission?"
"Yes, the princess asked me to go to the south. If nothing happens, the transfer order from the Ministry of War should come in a few days.
In addition, the princess also used other channels to equip Beiji with a group of men, horses and ordnance that had nothing to do with the Zhenbei Army, and asked Beiji to take them to the south. "
Zheng Fan now feels like he is taking advantage of this opportunity to launder as much black money as he can.
"South? Is this...is this what the princess is planning for the future?"
"I don't know about the humble position. The humble position said that he wanted to stay with the princess, but the princess didn't allow it. The princess said that the soldiers of the Li family only know one thing: military orders are like mountains!"
"Oh, it seems like the plan is really being laid out."
Xu Wenzu shook his head, sighed, and said:
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Zheng. When you go to the south to take up your post, I will provide you with all conveniences. Anyway, the good news will not go to outsiders."
"Thank you for your kindness!"
"Captain Zheng, logically speaking, I shouldn't come to your house so abruptly, but I really can't sit still. You see, this is the guilty edict issued by His Majesty yesterday..."
As Xu Wenzu spoke, he reached out and took out a piece of paper. This was definitely not a court document, but a copy.
Zheng Fan took the sinner's edict and read it over.
At the beginning, we walked through the basic etiquette, how difficult it was for us to establish the country of Yan, and praised the achievements of previous emperors;
In the middle, he talks about how he worked hard, worked hard to govern, and how difficult it was after he succeeded to the throne;
At last,
It is said,
Northern Xiaoxiao is becoming more and more unscrupulous and unscrupulous, and has become a thorn in the side of Yan State!This is his dereliction of duty as an emperor. It is because he did not do well that the country became so violent!
According to the official explanation, this Northern Xiaoxiao must refer to the barbarians.
But the barbarians have been beaten so hard by the Yan people that they no longer recognize their own mothers, so how can they still be regarded as a nuisance?
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that the Beixiao Xiao here is referring to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion!
Zheng Fan took this piece of paper and took a deep breath.
Excitedly said:
"How can this be an edict to sin against oneself? This is clearly..."
"Gauntlet!"
"Gauntlet!"
Xu Wenzu and Zheng Fan said in unison.
imperial court,
His Majesty,
Emperor Yan,
We are going to attack the Zhenbei Hou Mansion!
"That's why I said that the princess asked Colonel Zheng to go to the south for the sake of preserving the Li family. Colonel Zheng, please be more careful when you go to the south this time. In the future..." "
Having said this, Xu Wenzu gritted his teeth and said,
continued:
"The Hou Mansion cannot lose!"
"In the south, I can't leave my humble position. This Emperor Yan is bullying others too much!!!"
Zheng Fan stood up, tore up the "Edict of Sin" and threw it on the ground.
"Captain Zheng, you can't do it, you can't do it!"
Xu Wenzu immediately stood up and put his hands on Zheng Fan's shoulders.
Snot, tears, greasiness......
Zheng Fan took a deep breath, took a deep breath, don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be angry!
"Zheng Xiaowei, this is the princess's arrangement for the future. Zheng Xiaowei, you must not let down the princess's expectations."
"Princess, old lady..."
Zheng Fan knelt on the ground,
His knees hit the floor tiles hard,
Tears flowed in my eyes,
My knees hurt so much!
"Colonel Zheng, I know you are in trouble, I know you are in trouble..."
.........
On the roof of the hall,
Siniang and Liang Cheng were both sitting on the tiles.
Liang Cheng said curiously:
"Master, who did you learn your acting skills from?"
Si Niang laughed and said,
Road:
"I learned it from you old drama masters."
"What happened to us?"
"You lick people against their will every day, why don't they want to learn acting skills from you?"
"how about you?"
Siniang rolled her eyes at Liang Cheng,
I spread out my catkins and looked at the afternoon sun,
Road:
"presumptuous."
"what happened?"
"You have to call me Mistress."
"Haha, doesn't that magic pill have to call you..."
"To shut up!"
(End of this chapter)