Devil’s Advent

Mianzhou City,

Governor's Mansion;

"Ah Lang, tea."

The old man delivered a cup of tea to Zu Zhuming.

Zu Zhuming reached out to take it, but put it aside, stretched out his hand, and rubbed the space between his eyebrows.

"Alang, haven't you made up your mind yet?"

"They are forcing me."

Zu Zhuming's hair was already half white, and at this moment, the character "Chuan" between his eyebrows was particularly obvious.

In the previous military meeting, it can be said that the crowd was full of anger.

Some people shouted to return to the master Jingqin Wang,

Some people shouted that the situation is over, why not...

But the problem is that those who call Qin Wang are not necessarily pure and loyal ministers who really plan to go, and those who call the situation is over are not all those who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

More than ten years ago, that is, before the first large-scale movement of the Yan people to the south, it formed its own system.

However, following the battle in which the Yan people went south to fight under the capital, the trilateral system was continuously filled with soldiers and horses from all walks of life. For a period of time, because of fear, the imperial court kept sending all the "warable" soldiers from all over the country. Elite" piled up there.

And this has caused the current extremely complicated power structure of the three sides.

Each army has complex composition, complex territories, complex connections, and complex mountains...

Zu Zhuming clearly remembered that during the first national war between Yan and Chu, the imperial court wanted to cooperate with Chu in the Northern Expedition, but in the end they were suppressed by old Mr. Zhong. In the end, the death of Mr. Zhong made the Northern Expedition It ended up being a bubble.

Because the three-sided army is too "mottled" in color, it is difficult to find a real speaker to preside over the overall situation. Even the court itself understands this.

But until now, this situation has not changed in essence.

In the past, although his Zu Zhuming "managed smoothly" the three sides on the bright side, but now, with the release of the imperial edict of surrender in Shangjing City, after his Zu Zhuming lost the legal support,

A Jiangnan native,

How can I completely convince the public on three sides?

Before the rise of Zu Zhuming, the ancestor's family was just an ordinary general in the south of the Yangtze River, with a middle level, and even a little lower.

At that time, bandits were rampant in the southeast, and his ancestor Zhuming was able to rise quickly and establish the ancestral family army by eliminating the bandits.

So, to put it bluntly, Zu Zhuming came to Sanbian to serve as the governor, and he came as a guest commander.

"Uncle Chen, I can't hold on to these three sides."

"Alang, you are in trouble."

Uncle Chen is the personal guard left by Zu Zhuming's father. He is loyal and has served the ancestors for two generations.

at this time,

A guard came in and reported:

"Marshal, there is... an old friend asks to see you."

Zu Zhuming frowned slightly, looked at this veteran personal guard, and said doubtfully:

"Old friend?"

"Master, go and meet him, he is indeed... an old friend."

...

The deceased is in the signing room.

This made Zu Zhuming very strange, because ordinary guests, even distinguished ones, would be placed in the front hall to wait for him to meet him. In a place like the bonded room, he, the master, had to invite or bring them.

However, the group of people under him who have always followed the rules, this time, actually made their own decisions.

In the signing room, there was a person standing, and he was looking at the paintings and calligraphy hanging around him.

Back then, Yao Zizhan also served as the governor of the three sides. Here, he used to be the governor's mansion, leaving behind many treasures of calligraphy, painting and calligraphy. When Zu Zhuming took over, one was to show respect for his predecessor, and the other was to … Ordinary dignitaries often spend a lot of gold if they want to ask Yao Zizhan for a painting or a piece of calligraphy, and they will remove other people's authentic works only if they are sick in their own minds.

It seemed that he heard his own footsteps.

The people in the signing room,

turn around,

In Zu Zhuming's astonishment,

Get down on your knees:

"Father!"

This title made Zu Zhuming feel like he was struck by lightning.

"Father, the son is back!"

Zu Zhuming looked at the face of the visitor, not daring to say anything:

"Dong... Dong Cheng?"

"It is the child, father!"

"You... how are you... still alive?"

"Father, the child is not filial, but the child has always been alive."

"The young master is back!" Uncle Chen exclaimed.

...

"You have been living in Yan Country all these years?"

"Yes, Father, in the First World War,

The child was photographed...

By Zheng...

Being Yan..."

Zu Dongcheng opened his mouth several times, but he still couldn't say the person's name.

Zu Zhuming said:

"Regent."

"Yes, after that battle, the boy was captured by the regent, but the regent was not a prince at that time."

"That's why the news from Yan State, that you were in Yanjing, would rather die than surrender, that you cursed at the first emperor of Yan State, and then you were questioned and beheaded, are all false."

"Yes, father."

"You surrendered?" Zu Zhuming asked.

"Baby...baby..."

"Don't hesitate, just tell the truth."

"My boy did meet the first emperor of Yan, but the first emperor didn't persuade me to surrender."

"Ah."

Zu Zhuming smiled,

reach out,

Patted on the thigh,

"That's right, the capture of a direct son should have been an extremely humiliating thing, and even the father at that time, and the ancestral army at that time, might have been suppressed by the court because of this.

Killing you and creating a reputation of loyalty and bravery that would rather die than surrender will not only eliminate the fact that you were captured, but also elevate your status as a father.

otherwise,

How could it be possible for a father to sit in the position of the governor of the three sides.

Yan people,

The former emperor of Yan,

It's really a good deal, a good abacus! "

Zu Zhuming's knuckles were pinching loudly,

he is very angry,

The reason for being angry is that,

The former emperor of Yan State kept his son as a pawn, and he didn't seem to worry at all about his Zu Zhuming's ability to control the three sides well and pose any threat to his Yan State.

The reason for anger comes from being underestimated.

But this anger came suddenly and went away quickly.

Because the one who underestimated himself was the former emperor of Yan Kingdom.

Being looked down upon by such a person... doesn't seem to be a particularly humiliating thing.

"Emperor Yan sent you here?" Zu Zhuming asked.

"Yes, father."

"Sent you to persuade to surrender as a father?"

"yes."

Zu Zhuming looked at the eldest son in front of him who he was proud of and regarded as his true successor, and said:

"You can try."

Zu Dongcheng knelt down again and said:

"Father, you should already know the news of the collapse of the Shang capital. The army of the regent king has already entered the Shang capital. The officials and hundreds of officials have already surrendered. What's the point of father continuing to stand firm on the three sides?

even,

Losing Shangjing and the three sides supported by Jiangnan, is there still the ability to continue to hold on? "

"Father..." Zu Zhuming took a deep breath, "My ancestral family has been a great leader for generations, how could it be like this..."

"The officials have all bowed their heads, the officials have all lowered their heads, father, the Zhao family knelt down in front of the Yan people, my ancestral family, what happened?"

"Dong Cheng, the official family, can you represent the Gan country?"

"Official... Isn't it just a country?"

"I'm going to work hard, how can I be represented by a Zhao official family."

"Father, the child understands what father means."

"Oh, you understand?" Zu Zhuming was a little strange.

"Before the child came, His Majesty had specially received the child and had a few words with the child, about the father's words."

Zu Zhuming's eyes narrowed slightly,

road:

"Emperor Yan, what did you say?"

"Your Majesty said that my father is a loyal minister, a loyal minister of Qianguo, and a loyal minister of Qianren. Father's loyalty is so great that it can fit into the waves of the entire East China Sea."

"Heh... heh heh."

Rao is as majestic as his ancestors,

Being so "flattered" by the emperor of the enemy country,

In my heart, I am also happy.

The same flattery, if told by different people, the effect is completely different.

"Your Majesty also said..."

"What else did His Majesty say?"

"He said that the last person who was as loyal to the country as his father... was the assassin."

"..." Zu Zhuming.

The Assassin-faced Lord was imprisoned that year, and finally died in prison, which was almost a forbidden place in the political arena of the Qian Kingdom.

But there is nothing new under the sun. For ordinary people, things that are confusing and confusing, in the eyes of real superiors, are nothing more than... that's all.

As a neighboring country of Qian State, Yan State also attaches great importance to the death of the assassin. No matter how bad the secret spy department is, it is possible to inquire about such a big matter.

Zu Zhuming was silent for a long time,

Seeing that my father did not speak,

Zu Dongcheng broke the brief calm:

"Father should have received... a letter from home, right?"

Zu Zhuming nodded.

Zhao Yuannian established a puppet dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, and the old house of the ancestral family was within Zhao Yuannian's sphere of influence.

Part of the reason for the confusion in the previous military discussions was that the big guys had received the news that the ancestors in the south of the Yangtze River had already taken refuge in Zhao Yuannian.

From the Taiwei to the general, looking at the first-class generals, there are a lot of people with the surname Zu.

so,

When Zhao Yuannian was an official in the south of the Yangtze River, he had the absurdity of "Tai Er" mountain,

But there are also plays of real political influence.

At any rate, Zhao Yuannian is still of a certain standard to be able to be related to the regent's half "adopted son".

Now, the three-sided army here is divided into multiple factions, each with different political goals and needs.

There are those who want to surrender to the Yan people, that's out of the question.

Some want to lead soldiers and horses away from the three sides, go to their hometown to separate the regime, and then look at the direction of the wind;

Some plan to support a certain vassal king and establish a new court.

There are quite a few people in the last category, because a hundred years ago, Emperor Taizu of the Qian Kingdom started his business in such a chaotic world and established a century-old Daqian.

Corresponding,

Because of Zu Zhuming's obsession with morals and cleanliness, he is at odds with the capitulators;

And because of the betrayal and hostility of the Jiangnan ancestors, Zu Zhuming was unable to integrate into those rebels;

And because the ancestral family is based in the south of the Yangtze River... If you want to go back to the separatist regime, you have to span the entire Dagan from north to south, which is almost impossible to achieve. Are the people of Yan really blind?

Letting you walk home with the ancestral army under your nose?

Therefore,

The dignified governor of the three sides has completely different positions and wills from those of the factions under him.

"Dong Cheng, how have you been doing in Yan State these years?"

"Father... the child is doing well, very well."

Zu Dongcheng gritted his teeth,

continued:

"The child is married and has a son."

"son?"

"Yes, you are in Yandi, and you have two grandsons and two granddaughters."

"Congratulations, Ah Lang." Chen Bo said immediately.

Zu Zhuming quickly asked:

"Who is your wife?"

"It was Princess Xianshuo of Dayan, the late emperor... who ordered the marriage."

Dayan, there used to be a very famous princess, the one from the Zhenbeihou Mansion.

However, this does not mean that Dayan is only a princess... There are quite a few princesses in the Ji family royal family.

"Yanren, you are really willing to spend your money." Zu Zhuming said with emotion.

My daughter-in-law is the daughter of the brother of Emperor Dayan.

In the clan, it can be regarded as a very popular group.

"Hehehe."

Zu Zhuming lowered his head and laughed,

"Co-author... I have guarded the three sides for so many years, and I am blocking my in-laws?"

"Father... Your Majesty said that he is willing to govern Qian with benevolence and righteousness, and Qian will be no different from Yan people, and will be treated equally."

"You don't need to tell Weifu about these nonsense."

Zu Zhuming looked at his son,

asked:

"Children, how old are you?"

"As far as my father is concerned, the eldest son and the second son are twins. They are thirteen years old this year. The elder sister is eleven years old, and the second son is ten years old."

"Thirteen years old? Son, are you in such a hurry?"

Zu Dongcheng lowered his head in shame.

He knew where his father was surprised. Calculated from the age of the eldest son and the pregnancy in October, after Zu Dongcheng was captured, he basically didn't last long, so he went to have a baby with the daughter of the Ji family clan... up.

"Father, Your Majesty has something, let the child pass it on to the father."

"A letter?"

"no."

Zu Dongcheng took out two pieces of yellow silk from his bosom, and sent them to Zu Zhuming via Chen Bo.

"This is..." Zu Zhuming's eyes widened, "Marriage letter?"

"yes."

On the marriage certificate, a large seal was used.

Although Zu Zhuming saw the name for the first time, he knew at a glance that it was born of his eldest son and his two granddaughters.

Da Ya, give marriage to Prince Yan.

Erya, bestow marriage to the Prince Regent's son.

Rao is Zu Zhuming's life as a soldier,

Facing these two marriage letters,

There is also something to say,

There is really nothing to say.

He originally thought that since he sent his son to persuade him to surrender, it was probably just the repeated moves.

But who knows,

His Majesty the emperor of Dayan is actually so...so...so...so...

Zu Zhuming couldn't think of suitable words to describe Emperor Dayan's move.

Although, in the marriage certificate, it is not listed as the Crown Princess and the Crown Princess, so there is a high probability that it is the concubine.

but no matter……

Looking at the whole country,

It is estimated that it is really difficult to find a second Gan family at the moment, and his ancestors can have a close relationship with Yan.

This is a direct marriage with Dayan Tian's family and the Prince Regent's Mansion, and in terms of seniority, his ancestor Zhuming is a generation higher than the Emperor and the Prince Regent.

Take a step back and say,

Even if there is a civil war in Dayan in the future.

Whether the emperor wins or the regent wins,

His ancestral home...

They are still relatives of the royal family.

"Dong Cheng..."

"Father……"

"You bastard!"

...

A new round of military discussions was held again in Mianzhou City.

Because the Yan army stopped its offensive after breaking through Liangzhen, all generals can basically participate.

anyway,

Everyone has to make plans for their future as soon as possible.

But this time the difference is that,

Halfway through the military discussion, soldiers rushed in and captured all the generals.

Subsequently,

The various units of the Ancestral Family Army began to link up. In order to divide and control, Zu Zhuming's power was not high in the entire three sides, but there were his people in every place.

Intentional calculation without intention, coupled with the decisiveness of Commander-in-law Zu, directly opened the city of seizing the land from the inside, and cooperated with the Yan army's reception, resulting in a large-scale operation for a hundred years. The three-front line of defense...

Completely fell!

...

"The last general Zu Zhuming, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Marquis of Donghai please get up quickly."

Ji Chengjue personally stepped forward and helped Zu Zhuming up.

Zu Zhuming, who was helped up by the emperor himself, was a little dizzy, what is this called?

Immediately, he came to his senses.

After realizing it, he could only kneel down again:

"Your Majesty Long En, I am ashamed to be a criminal."

Dayan is stingy, everyone in Xia knows this.

In the past, it was only for different surnames, but after the first emperor and the present two mean emperors, even the title of the clan has shrunk several times.

Don't you see, among you brothers today, there is not even a king.

And Marquis, Marquis with a different surname, has an extraordinary meaning in Dayan.

The emperor's eldest brother is only a military meritorious prince now, but this honor is much greater than that of the previous clan princes.

Now Dayan has only three princes with different surnames, the Regent, Zhenbei, and Jingnan, all of whom were military meritorious princes in their predecessors.

The sound of "Donghai Hou" comes down,

Zu Zhuming's title is really easy to calculate.

If the Son of Heaven is not counted in the ranking, Zu Zhuming is the fifth honorable person in Dayan.

As expected of Ji Chengjue's background in business, when it's time to compare pennies and pennies, he must be penny-pinching, but when it's time to be generous, he can be more generous than anyone else.

"Aiqing, you deserve it."

The emperor helped Zu Zhuming up again.

The meaning of the three sides is great for Qian people, and it is equally great for Yan people.

Although now that the Qian Kingdom was defeated in the war, almost all the generals are gone, but Zu Zhuming's "Hongmen Banquet" can be said to have directly cut off half of the chaos and troubles that Dayan would have to rule the Qian Land in the future!

When the first emperor was in power, "military and military\

,"Ji Chengjue was the first emperor's logistics steward.

So he knows very well,

Often the cost of defeating the opponent's army and overthrowing the opponent's government is not as great as the cost of ruling and governing.

The former is often a one-shot deal, while the latter...is a constant bloodletting.

Soothe Zu Zhuming,

The emperor laughed loudly in the imperial tent,

road:

"Okay, Zhen, I can finally go to Shangjing and meet that Zheng!"

this word,

speak eloquently;

But only Eunuch Wei, who was standing beside the emperor, knew that what His Majesty said was gritted his teeth.

Because not long ago,

The Regent sent a letter to His Majesty,

The letter said that the prince said that he had already sat on the dragon chair in the Daqian Palace;

And also said,

When he was sitting, he deliberately left a gap on the side, so that His Majesty could bend his knees and sit sideways.

After the emperor read it,

He scolded the regent three times in succession,

They are:

"Bastard, bitch, bitch!"

Then,

The emperor intends to drive himself to the capital,

As soon as he came out, he sat on the dragon chair first, and then left a gap for the surname Zheng to find the place back.

Eunuch Wei didn't dare to remind the emperor that the regent is said to have entered the realm of a third-rank martial artist. Can your majesty's ass squeeze the regent?

...

Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.

In the north, Emperor Dayan personally subdued the almost complete three sides, and was leading an army to go south to Beijing immediately.

And here in Beijing,

It seems much quieter.

A cup of fruit drink was placed in front of him.

Zheng Lin put down the pen in his hand, picked up the tea, took a sip, and said:

"Godfather, this is too sour."

"That's refreshing."

The blind man stretched out his hand, and a stool next to him "by itself" moved over and sat down.

"I'm fine." Zheng Lin said, "I'm not so tired of copywriting."

"Godfather is very relieved. When you were in Jinghai City before, your father pushed you to be in charge. Although you are sitting there, you can tell that you have a sense of anger.

Now,

It's a month younger, but I can still hold my breath. "

"Is there?" Zheng Lin asked.

The blind man nodded.

Human temperament needs to be tempered, especially the temperament of young people.

And the best way to polish it is to make him have something to be in awe of.

The blind man had to admit that the Lord succeeded in this regard.

"I just think that although it is cumbersome to deal with these things, it is still interesting."

"Didn't you say that on purpose to amuse me?"

"No."

"Do you like this kind of feeling?" The blind man asked, "Sitting in this imperial study, reviewing the scriptures one after another; you must know that the lives of thousands of people are involved behind the scriptures."

"Not to the extent that I like it." Zheng Lin said, "Pureness is a kind of practice."

This answer is quite satisfactory.

A blind man can't say how happy he is, and of course, it doesn't match disappointment.

Such things as desire for power, score people;

Those who have suffered from childhood and suffered from oppression, once given the opportunity, tend to be extremely eager for power and status;

But this has nothing to do with his godson.

He was born to be the son of the world, even a status similar to Dayan's second prince, just like his birth to the ninth rank, he was born with it. If it is too simple, it is often difficult to generate obsession.

But it's okay,

Lin'er is not like his father who lived in two lifetimes, so he is not so Buddhist.

In short,

There is still hope in the future, and the great cause can still be expected.

"These things at the moment are actually trivial matters. Today, more than 80% of the government orders do not leave the capital."

"I know."

"However, it's coming soon." The blind man reached out and took out an orange from his pocket.

Zheng Lin saw the orange color change.

Fortunately, the godfather didn't peel it, but played with it in his hand:

"The news I just got is that the emperor has tamed the three sides and is coming to us."

"Oh, is godfather worried?"

"It's not too worrying. The world is still uncertain. It is estimated that the acquisition of counties and enfeoffments will be carried out at the same time, and the suppression of rebellion and appeasement in various places will not be completed in a short time.

The dishes were just served, and they were very hot, and it was not time to divide the dishes.

It is estimated that in the next five years, Yandi will still be Yandi of the imperial court, and Jindong will still be Jindong of the palace.

On the rest of the land, there is me in you, and you in me.

As long as you don't tear your skin apart for a day, you won't be clear-cut for a day. "

"Oh." Zheng Lin nodded.

"Forget it, I won't talk to you about this for now, the time is coming, you can go to the north side of the city."

"What kind of ceremony is Father going to hold?"

The blind man picked up the fruit drink that Zheng Lin had only taken a sip of,

took a sip,

Immediately, his expression trembled slightly,

So sour!

After overcoming this bitterness,

The blind man replied:

"Arbor Day."

...

Shangjing North,

A field has been cleared.

The King Regent of Dayan, under the watchful eyes of a group of generals, personal guards, ministers of meritorious officials and ordinary people;

pick up the shovel,

In the tree pit that has already been dug, two more shovels were dug symbolically.

Subsequently,

He reached out and took a small willow tree that had been transported, and placed it inside.

at last,

He picked up the shovel again and returned two shovels of soil symbolically;

The Jinyi guards around him quickly stepped forward and filled the soil.

A new willow takes root here.

The prince clapped his hands,

Take two steps back,

Look at this willow tree,

And look at the towering city wall of Shangjing not far away,

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

more than a hundred years ago,

The first Marquis of Zhenbei defeated the 500,000 Northern Expeditionary Army, and planted a willow branch at the border.

It means that when the willow branches were green, he had already led the Dayan iron cavalry to break through Shangjing and avenge the treachery and sneak attack of the gangsters!

It's a pity that good fortune tricked people, because the war in the north was urgent, and the country of Yan could no longer send more soldiers and horses to the first Marquis of Zhenbei from the front line of the decisive battle with the barbarians.

The first Marquis of Zhenbei had to lead his army to break through the three counties in the north of Qianguo to absorb the wealth of the population and return home. Later, for the sake of checks and balances, the first Marquis of Zhenbei, who was a southerner, was conferred in the north.

And a hundred years later,

The King Regent of Dayan is at the edge of Shangjing,

Plant a willow tree and order a team of soldiers to take care of it day and night so that it will not be damaged.

at the same time,

Stand beside the willow tree,

There is a poem engraved on the stele: Raise the whip and drive the horse to chase the silver waves, and look at the peach blossoms in a clear way.

This poem describes the scene when the first Marquis of Zhenbei defeated the army, and it is also the origin of the name of Yinlang County.

Surprisingly,

The inscription below the inscription,

It's not Dayan Regent,

Instead:

The defense of Green Willow Castle in Yinlang County——Zheng Fan.