Devil’s Advent

The matter of Xingyun is mysterious and mysterious, and even the secret spy department sent someone to investigate, but it should be the reason why Jingnan Hou said hello, so the secret spy department just sent someone to "greeting" to see if there is any After asking about this matter, I left without saying that I would go to see the meteorite or take it away.

This saved a lot of trouble for the Earl's Mansion, because that meteorite had already been "disemboweled" by Xue San. The stuff seems mysterious, but the composition is actually bad, but how can I say it, it can save a trouble, isn't it?

In fact, another reason is that when the first emperor was in power, he was superstitious about the art of Fang Xuan, and after Emperor Yan ascended the throne, this kind of ethos was washed away, so the people below, including the Secret Service Division, will report, but they will never foolishly make meteorites When Xiangrui sent Yanjing to act.

At the same time, no matter what changes in the celestial phenomena, as long as the sky is not thundering, the people below will still live their lives as they want.

This allowed Uncle Zheng to find the feeling of getting up in the morning to check the international news, then wash up and continue to work as a painter in the studio.

Say it has something to do with yourself?

But it really has a fart relationship with myself.

Xue San had already led his men number 108 to set out to explore the way. According to Xue San, 108 is a nice number, but in the eyes of the blind man and others, it is not very auspicious.

About seven days later, nearly a thousand snow sea cavalry led by Zheng Fan officially set off. The number was not too many, and there was no expedition ceremony. After all, we still need to pay attention to the secrecy work.

It's just that at the time of departure, the Earl's Mansion hosted a banquet for the thousands of soldiers. There was nothing too exciting to say, and Uncle Zheng didn't use his eloquence. Meals were divided. Each person had a small bench and sat on the ground to eat. Surrounded several times.

Uncle Zheng sat in the middle,

After eating,

Uncle Zheng raised his wine glass,

Everyone raised their glasses together,

The military discipline of the Snow Navy is almost completely inherited from the Jingnan Army, and the details are even better. The prohibition on alcohol is also strictly enforced. Unless drinking is allowed during specific periods or holidays, soldiers dare to drink without authorization at other times. , Re-offend beheaded.

"Brothers, I can't guarantee that everyone will come back with me this time, but what I can guarantee is that brothers who can't come back, those who have families, I, Zheng Fan, will take care of them, and those who don't have families, will be taken care of in the school." One more tablet for you, there will be a child to help you carry the surname;

come back bro,

Talking about getting promoted and getting rich is too silly.

can only say,

back,

We are true brothers!

Done! "

"Willing to die for uncle!"

"Willing to die for uncle!"

...

eating here

there,

The blind man and Liang Cheng sat face to face, with a roster in front of them.

The blind man's work style is very delicate, and he pays attention to one step at a time and three steps when dealing with things.

Among the 1,000 soldiers who entered Chu together in the lord's team this time, there were barbarians, Jin people, and Yan people, and there were even a few young masters from several savage tribes near Xueguan, including the Hailan tribe.

At the same time, Jin Shuke was transferred back from the front line and joined the team.

In addition, He Chunlai, a candied haws seller who came back with Fan Li this time, and Chen Daole, a son of the Chen family, were also thrown into it.

Liang Cheng couldn't help but worry a little: "Too much attention to politics will definitely affect the military."

Liang Cheng prefers to lead troops purely in battle, and doesn't like to involve too many irrelevant things in war matters, because most of these situations will only bring constraints.

In his opinion, all the thousand troops of the master should choose the elite to go there. Firstly, good steel can be used on the blade, and secondly, it can ensure the safety of the master to the greatest extent.

The blind man retorted:

"The lord sneaked into the Chu country this time, but he didn't rush to fight. This is different from the first time the lord led 300 barbarians to attack a city a few years ago. Today's Ganchu Both countries are on alert.

Infiltrating is infiltrating, but it's really not for death. The Lord himself obviously understands this, otherwise he won't rest assured to keep you at home this time. "

If you really want to go to war and rush to make great military achievements, according to the Lord's cautious character, how could you not bring Liang Cheng?

"So you turned it into a team building?" Liang Cheng asked back.

"The team building is not enough. If you can fight, you can still fight. Our master still has a charismatic personality. This group of people followed the master to the state of Chu for a walk, and when they come back alive, they will become their own people.

For example, this alchemist, the Lord values ​​him very much. "

"His ability is indeed very good. I think that, given time, he can stand on his own."

Being able to get this kind of evaluation from Liang Cheng is enough to show the excellence and potential of Jin Shuke.

"Let's think of it as the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. Hehe, after the Lord leaves, what we have to do is to combine the production system with the military."

"Still want to toss the Eight Banners?"

"That's what it means. Don't look at Xuehai Customs in this area. It's arrogant, but that's because the savage rebellion completely destroyed the surrounding area. Compared with those densely populated cities, we still look a little bit" cramped'.

Anyway, the previous framework was built well, and if we modify it again, we will be able to show our subjective initiative. There are fewer people and fewer soldiers. If we don’t give full play to our subjective initiative, how can we compare with others?

Don't always talk about the Eight Banners and the Eight Banners. The Eight Banners are only superficial. In essence, they are the military merit system and the war bonus system, because we will inevitably involve multi-ethnic issues here.

In fact, what I really want to do is to turn our Xueguan into a war machine, where the whole people plunder and annex foreign countries, just like the Qin Dynasty.

Let the people below actively and instinctively yearn for war and plunder, and be so fanatical about it..."

"Okay, you're back to your old business again." Liang Cheng said helplessly, "It's really like a pyramid scheme."

"Everything is based on pyramid schemes." The blind man affirmed.

"But in this mode, it is easy to play and collapse."

The blind man laughed when he heard this,

road:

"Just want to play with a big one, you zombie still think about long-term peace and security? Thinking too much, thinking too much."

Liang Cheng leaned back slightly,

He reached out and knocked on the table, saying:

"You are in charge of formulating the regulations, and I will be in charge of implementing them. We will do our best to complete all the reforms before the Lord returns. We must hurry up. I have a hunch that a big war may come before the end of next year."

"There is plenty of time, don't panic." The blind man silently lit a cigarette, and said again: "Actually, I don't really care about whether there is a war or not. I only care about the Marquis of Jingnan."

"At least for now, the Marquis of Jingnan is very kind to the Lord."

"It's good and it can't be better."

The blind man shook the ashes,

road:

"I'll take care of it first. Tomorrow night, we will summon officers above the captain to the Earl's Mansion for a meeting."

...

Uncle Zheng set off, and the speed of this march was guaranteed. It showed a state of rapid march during wartime, and he achieved the fastest speed without consuming horses.

Originally, Zheng Fan was thinking of going in to say hello to Lord Hou for a meal or something when he passed by Fengxin City, but he met a Jingnan army on the way, and after the exchange, he learned that Lord Hou had already left Fengxin City. Take a look at Zhennan Pass.

Xu Shi felt that Xue Rang at Zhennanguan was making a lot of noise, so Master Hou personally went to suppress the situation.

Since the Marquis of Jingnan was not in Fengxin City, Zheng Fan didn't delay here, and continued to march southward. After about six days, he joined the vanguard led by Xue San at a small pier by the Lianhe River.

Lianhe River is a tributary of Wangjiang River. The overall flow direction is from northwest to southeast. Wangjiang River is a big river, but when it enters Chu, it is divided into many tributaries.

In fact, entering Chu from here is not to mention the difficulty of marching, and the efficiency is also very low, which is similar to entering the snowfield from Shengle.

In the past, when the Yan army besieged Yupan City, the swordmaker of Chu State brought the Eighth Prince back to Chu State from here, and he didn't dare to go east through Zhennan Pass.

However, what surprised Zheng Fan was that there was actually a surprise waiting for him here.

...

"The villain Fan Yongxin sees Uncle Hirano, Uncle Hirano Fukang."

Kneeling in front of Zheng Fan was a man in his late forties with half-bald hair and a mole under his nose.

He is a member of the Fan family. The Fan family is a business family in the Chu state and is attached to the Qu family.

The state of Chu is an aristocratic system, and all positions in the court are basically divided up by various nobles. Some positions are even exclusive to the noble family for several generations.

Aristocrats should look like nobles. On the surface, they need to have the dignity of nobles;

But the nobles also have to eat, drink, and scatter, and they also need living expenses. It is certainly an income to rely on their own fiefdoms, but the land is so large and there are so many slave households. The fact that the slave households starved to death is a minor matter, but the quality of life of the nobles is reduced.

Therefore, basically there will be branches under the big nobles, some are branches of generals, and some are branches in charge of business. The Fan family is the business branch that belongs to the Qu family.

This kind of branch seems a bit farting at first glance, but the lords of Qianguo also do the same. Many caravans in Yanguo also have dignitaries standing behind them. Even in later generations, dignitaries need to find white gloves to do business. .

The Fan family's business is not small. Generally speaking, when doing business in a county in a country, that kind of merchant can be regarded as an outsider. Doing business in a country is called lifting the lintel. To do business abroad is to truly make a fortune.

The Fan family belonged to merchants who made a fortune. Although they were backed by the Qu family, the Fan family also had their own thoughts and considerations.

Originally, in the Snow Customs, there was a person from Little Six. This person was only in charge of some business matters on weekdays, and also sent and received letters. After all, the correspondence between Uncle Zheng and Little Six must not go through official channels. If something goes wrong, it will be miserable if some of the big treason in it is revealed.

At the same time, this person also has some authority. When the letter cannot be transmitted in time, he can "make his own claim".

For example, when he learned that Zheng Fan was going to enter Chu under the order of the Marquis of Jingnan, the contact person gave the Fan family the line, saying that the Fan family could be contacted.

In the past, when there was no war between Yan and Chu, Little Six had started doing business with the Fan family. Now that the two countries are in the stage of friction and conflict, the trade has not stopped, but has become more and more frequent.

Because the war caused most of the commercial routes to be interrupted, this method of smuggling can actually make greater profits. It is not just talking about the tight front and the rear.

The difference is that the "National Wealth" issued by Xiaoliuzi will eventually flow back to his father's imperial treasury. After all, Xiaoliuzi has issued a military order on money and food, and he must hand in a satisfactory answer;

As for the Fan family, it should be impossible to hand over the proceeds of smuggling, right? At most, he will go to Qu's place to stand up to the sky.

"Is the road smooth?" Zheng Fan asked Fan Yongxin.

"Going back to Uncle, although the road is tortuous, it is still smooth."

"Lu Ke'an?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Returning to Uncle's words, it's miscellaneous but not chaotic."

"Then there is work."

"Uncle, you are too polite. Uncle is able to visit my Great Chu. It is our Great Chu, and it is my Fan family's honor. The Fan family will definitely treat me wholeheartedly."

"Okay, if I can see the Patriarch of the Fan family, Uncle Ben will personally send his greetings."

"Uncle Xie, master of the slave generation."

Fan Yongxin went down, and he brought a small fleet, used to carry out commercial smuggling, this time, he had to smuggle people.

Zheng Fan's team will not board the boat until nightfall, go down the Lianhe River first, then land on the shore, and then enter the mountain.

"Uncle, is the Fan family trustworthy?"

Brother Ke Yandong asked worriedly.

"You ask Ben, who does Ben ask?"

"..." Brother Ke Yandong.

Brother Ke Yandong was worried that the Fan family would sell off his team.

In the original marching plan, there was actually no part of the Fan family. To put it bluntly, the part of the Fan family was forcibly added through the relationship of the little six sons.

"San'er, tell me." Zheng Fan pointed to Xue San. Xue San came here early, so he should know the situation better than everyone here.

"My lord, if you come here, you will be safe. With the help of the Fan family, we can enter Chu with a lot of ease."

Obviously, Xue San agreed to take the boat of the Fan family.

Jin Shuke said: "Uncle, with a body of thousands of gold, how can he be in danger?"

Xue San glanced at Jin Shuke, chuckled, and said, "It sounds like there is no danger for us to enter Chu without the Fan family."

Jin Shuke knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and immediately bowed to Xue San and retreated.

Zheng Fan still believed in Xue San's judgment, and said: "In this case, let's take his Fan's boat, San'er, you should be more tired."

If the Fan family has any evil intentions, Xue San can only rely on Xue San to give an early warning.

"My lord, don't worry, we have to prepare our own food when we should eat, and the subordinates have already ordered them according to the rules. Before and after, the subordinates have arranged people.

If the Fan family doesn't act as a demon, everyone will be happy. If they act as a demon, the subordinates will have the confidence to protect the master and come out. "

Speaking of which,

Xue San pursed his lips,

road:

"My lord, on the road to Chu, there are many beacon towers, without the help of the Fan family to clear the way, we have to pull out the nails one by one along the way, so it doesn't matter whether we enter Chu or not.

The subordinates feel that we should give the Fan family some confidence.

Merchants are unrighteous, and they like to bet on both ends the most, so let's just satisfy him.

When his subordinates met with that Fan Yongxin a few days ago, he had told his subordinates that the sixth prince had promised the Fan family the position of the royal merchant of Chu in the future. "

Brother Ke Yandong was stunned and said, "Do the Fan family really believe it?"

Zheng Fan raised his hand,

I signaled Brother Ke Yandong not to ask any more questions, and to stop arguing about this matter.

road:

"Forget it, Bember believed it."

...

As night fell, the procession began to board the ship.

There are a group of war horses and a group of people. They are all cargo ships. Although they are small in size, they are like a younger brother compared to Chu's navy warships, but their transportation capacity is not small.

Go down from Lianshui, and then turn a road to the south. If it goes well, you can go ashore in Chu Guoyong County. Although the distance traveled is not far, for the cavalry, they can jump over three roads including Lianhe overnight. Gulfstream is already considered extremely efficient.

Si Niang put on the cloak for Zheng Fan herself, and she made up to be a bodyguard. She took off her make-up in the tent at night, and stood with Zheng Fan during the day.

Uncle Zheng boarded the boat, and there were many boatmen from the Fan family busy on the deck. Although it was dark, there were many lanterns on the boat, and the visibility was very high.

Fan Yongxin was waiting for Zheng Fan on this boat, and came over to salute:

"Uncle, the villain in the cabin has already prepared food and drinks, the conditions are simple, please take care of him."

"You're welcome."

"Uncle, please."

Zheng Fan followed Fan Yongxin into the cabin, only to find that there was something strange inside, not only a table of food and wine, but also three maidservants, all wearing very few clothes.

"Slaves see adults."

"Slaves see adults."

The three maidservants knelt down, they hadn't started drinking or doing anything, but they were already coquettish.

Fan Yongxin said at this time: "Uncle, the villain is waiting on the second floor of the boat. If there is something to do, please speak."

Obviously, Fan Yongxin left with great interest.

After Fan Yongxin left, Si Niang, dressed as a personal guard, whispered in Zheng Fan's ear:

"My lord, these three women have been drugged."

"Did you take the medicine?"

"Yes, what the servants know is that the Chu people have always treated slaves and maidservants as human beings. This is a kind of ethos of the Chu people's nobles."

Siniang must have done research on the "red curtain" business in several countries, and also on how they play.

"Um."

"However, the lord can go to the country and do as the Romans do."

Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "After all, it's a war. I'm going out to get some air. You can detoxify them. It doesn't look good for your health."

"The lord has pity on the fragrance and cherish the jade?"

"No, it's time to travel far away, so let's hold on to the buddha's feet temporarily to accumulate some virtue."

Zheng Fan walked out of the cabin, there should be incense burning inside, but Zheng Fan didn't like this extra smell very much, in short, he just couldn't appreciate it, he could be mesmerized by the pure body fragrance, but the intentionally made fragrance couldn't Whether you can refresh your mind is a burden.

Just stepped out onto the deck,

"Bah! Swallow dog!"

A boy in a winter jacket spit at Zheng Fan.

The spittle landed on Zheng Fan's boots.

"Ouch, my lord, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, damn it, damn it!"

An old boatman immediately came over and knelt down to apologize to Zheng Fan while pressing the boy's head.

Zheng Fan lowered his head and looked at the stolen goods on his boots.

He stretched out his hand, pulled the curtain hanging on the door of the cabin beside him, squatted down, and wiped the boots himself.

Then he took out a Zhonghua brand iron box from his pocket. This iron box has been modified, with cigarettes on the top half and mints on the bottom half.

pick up a piece of candy,

Zheng Fan walked slowly towards the little boy,

Crouching down before him,

reach out,

Touched the boy's face.

These boatmen were from the Fan family. In the past, they were only helping the Fan family in their smuggling business, but today they transported a group of soldiers.

These boatmen were not stupid, and they could tell who they were transporting, but everyone was fed by the Fan family, so no one dared to say anything, but they would inevitably curse behind their backs.

The child should have learned from the adults that the people on the boat were Yan people, so this scene happened when he saw Zheng Fan coming out of the cabin.

However, when his grandfather pulled him to kneel down, the child also panicked.

When Zheng Fan walked towards him step by step,

The impertinent aura made the boy completely lose his emotions, and he began to twitch and cry. The previous bravery was gone, and he became terrified to death.

Zheng Fan put the candy in front of the boy,

asked softly:

"Do you want to eat candy?"

The boy nodded while trembling.

Zheng Fan smiled,

"ah."

The boy opened his mouth obediently while sobbing.

Then Zheng Fan put the sugar into his mouth,

road:

"I won't give you food."

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These days, the plot is stuck, and I feel that the writing is not smooth, and at the same time, it is leaking. This chapter said that it is gone, which directly affected my thinking.

Today is also an update.

It is estimated that one day this chapter should be able to recover, I miss you all.