Devil’s Advent

Chapter 424 Min's

This bandit village called Xuanfengzhai is gone.

It is said that it has existed in the boundary of Mengshan Mountain for some years. In the early years, a group of boatmen were dissatisfied with the oppression, and after killing the stewards, they gathered on the mountain and settled down.

On weekdays, he would also do some murders and steal goods, and would be hired by other caravans as escorts.

After all, the unruly village must have disappeared long ago.

But the people in this village suddenly saw a group of Yan people entering the mountain one day, and they came to assassinate the Yan people's general in a flash of brain.

Unfortunately, behind them, no one else or force is instructing them.

However, the more this kind of spontaneous action, the more this kind of behavior without utilitarian drive, the more difficult it is for people to adapt to it. It seems that it violates some agreed codes of conduct.

Chu State also has problems with Chu State. First of all, it is by no means a situation in which civil servants do not love money, warriors do not hesitate to die, soldiers and common people are one, and work together. It shook the world.

Some specific things, such as whether the old, weak, women and children in the village survived, or whether there will be a lucky child who has been hiding for many years and will come to seek revenge after many years. Uncle Zheng no longer cares about such plots.

He didn't even ask the village owner's name, Jin Shuke found wine for him, fed him, and then sent him on the road, Zheng Fan didn't take a second look at him.

It can only be said that some people and certain things are destined to become the scenery of this life.

It has not been a few years since I woke up in this world, but I have indeed seen a lot of various scenery.

Even Zheng Fan occasionally gets confused, confused about whether this world is a real existence for him, or whether he is just a passing passerby.

This is the state of mind that only belongs to poets, and they often use it to express their feelings and sing their ambitions.

Xiao Liuzi once said that the so-called poets are nothing more than writing out the crooked energy that everyone has in their hearts. Why are they the only ones who write and others don't?

Because most people in this world are busy with food and clothing, and troubled by mundane affairs, not as much leisure time as those poets.

Uncle Zheng likes this hypocritical feeling,

see a person,

something happened,

Then sit on the horseback, swaying, swaying;

Thinking, not for purpose, just for fun.

Perhaps this is the true meaning of life, which requires both busyness for enrichment and hypocrisy for cultivation.

The assassination at the horse farm was over.

In the matter of "killing the mouth", the Fan family and the people in the Fan family's interest chain will be more decisive than Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan only needs to lead the people to move on, and someone will do their best to help dust off the traces of what they have done.

Once upon a time, Beifeng County was full of army heads and fortresses, and the boundary of Mengshan Mountain was even worse than that of Beifeng County back then.

After all, the state of Chu implements the system of aristocrats. If the rule of the powerful family needs a bit of face, then the nobles' life and death in their own territory is completely reasonable and legitimate, and the emperor of the country is serious.

The strengthening of local power will inevitably lead to the weakness of the imperial power here. These are two forces that ebb and flow, and there will never be a win-win symbiosis.

That's why there was a strange situation in which there were many troops at Zhennanguan to prevent the Yan army from going south, and Uncle Zheng's Qingqi riding into Chu in Mengshan was very popular.

Xiayong is a county town, which can be regarded as the last boundary of Mengshan Mountain. After passing Xiayong, even if it completely leaves the range of rugged mountains, it can barely be regarded as entering the real hinterland of Chu State.

Xiayong does not belong to the Fan family, because the Fan family is a family of servants of the Qu family, and they do business for the Qu family to make money. The Fan family is not entitled to own fiefdoms.

But Xiayong belongs to the Fan family, because this family based on the way of merchants has already penetrated into every aspect of Xiayong, and at the same time radiated the entire Mengshan territory.

Uncle Zheng's smooth journey to Chu can be regarded as an opportunity for the Fan family to show Uncle Zheng their family's ability and the potential of the Fan family to Uncle Zheng.

Little Six and the Fan family had a lot of connections, and this kind of connection made Zheng Fan vaguely feel that it seemed to go beyond the normal smuggling partnership.

but,

people,

It was introduced by Xiaoliuzi,

while buying and selling,

I have to let Uncle Zheng talk about it himself.

Little Six just acted as an intermediary, and once Little Six had to stay in Yanjing, he couldn't leave Yanjing, at least, he couldn't leave Tiancheng County, because Yanhuang's health had always been rumored to be bad.

Secondly, the affairs of merchants are often complicated, but once they fall on the sword, they can often be much more refreshing.

Zheng Fan's team did not enter the hinterland of Xiayong, but stopped in a manor on the outskirts of Xiayong, which is close to the mountain. This is the outer house of the Fan family, which can be said to be a summer resort, very quiet.

Xue San is already waiting here.

After meeting, Xue San directly knelt down:

"Please punish the Lord!"

As the master's "eyes" and "ears", it seemed that he was busy, but he failed to help the master avoid the assassination, which was Xue San's negligence.

Every demon king actually has his own authority, as well as his own tasks and responsibilities.

So, when the arrow fell that night, Si Niang's first reaction was to call Xue San a trash!

As a devil king, you don't have to do anything, just lie there and live quietly;

But if you're going to do things, you can't make mistakes.

However, Zheng Fan didn't make things difficult for Xue San, he just said calmly:

"Get up, it's okay."

Because no one can count on everything, what Xue San is staring at is the movement of soldiers and horses of the nearby state of Chu. His subordinates were not overwhelmed by the medicine, and there was no problem in protecting Uncle Zheng's safety. At least, he could escape.

But no one expected that a bandit leader would stand up and shoot Chu's first arrow against the invaders.

Xue San was not hypocritical, stood up and said:

"My lord, this is the outer house of the Fan family. All the subordinates of the Fan family have withdrawn from here, and now we control the inside. The Fan family is very disciplined.

The Fan family also told their subordinates in advance that later, the head of the Fan family will bring his relatives to see you, the lord. "

Very well behaved;

This is Xue San's evaluation of Fan's family.

On the road of being a Chu traitor, the Fan family can be said to have profoundly interpreted what a high-quality Chu traitor is, making Uncle Zheng, a big swallow dog under the Marquis of Jingnan, feel the feeling of "at home".

Withdrawing his subordinates, the Patriarch personally brought his family over, this courage;

Whoa,

Seriously,

Anyway, Zheng Fan couldn't do it by himself.

A group of subordinates entered the house and began to strengthen the defenses arranged by Xue San. Zheng Fan himself also entered the house. The rice, flour, grain and oil were all prepared inside, and even the mattresses were new.

Siniang opened the tea pot, smelled it, and said:

"My lord, it's Daze Xiangtong."

Daze, according to Zheng Fan's understanding, should be a huge swamp full of mysteries, and it is said that there are monsters hiding in it.

There has always been a legend in Chu State, that is, when the first Marquis of Chu was decreed by the Great Xia Zi to open the border, a fire phoenix appeared in the depths of the lake, which became the mount of Chu Marquis and helped Chu Marquis drive away the hundreds of tribes in the mountains.

Daze Fragrant Tongue is a famous tea produced in the depths of Daze. It grows in the depths of Daze. Due to the miasma inside, countless tea pickers are killed or injured every year to pick this tea.

Therefore, this tea is extremely valuable.

The furnishings in the room can only be considered elegant, there are no expensive items, but they are not too shabby. Only this large pot of tea leaves is placed here, which can be said to reflect the real luxury and value of the host.

This kind of details made Zheng Fan very comfortable. To be precise, everyone who was entertained would feel very comfortable.

But Uncle Zheng is a small fresh destroyer after all,

The first sentence seems a bit inappropriate, directly breaking the atmosphere of tea tasting:

He asked Si Niang:

"Is it poisonous?"

To be cautious is not to be cowardly, but to be truly aggrieved if one dies for no apparent reason.

After careful inspection, Siniang confirmed:

"Don't worry, Lord, it's non-toxic."

"OK, let's cook a pot."

"One pot?"

"Isn't this tea very expensive?"

"It is said that when the first emperor of Chu State was in power, he would only drink a small cup every night before going to bed."

"Okay, the Fan family wants to show off, so let's take it and cook."

"Yes, my lord."

"After cooking, hang it in the air and drink it as herbal tea."

"Yes, my lord."

Siniang started to make tea.

Daze Tongue is indeed well-deserved of its reputation. As soon as the tea is boiled, the fragrance of the tea will fill the air instantly, which is refreshing.

In the past, Zheng Fan felt that sandalwood and incense were all messy things, but this time, he enjoyed it extraordinarily.

Before I knew it, I sat on the armchair and fell asleep.

Because why did the first emperor of Chu drink a small cup before going to bed?

One is that tea is expensive and the output is small; the other is that this tea has the effect of calming the nerves and helping sleep.

Si Niang was not asleep, and she was vigilant. To put it bluntly, it would be really difficult to overthrow a demon king by means of scumbags.

The magic pill has no body, no poison in the body;

Liang Cheng is invulnerable to all kinds of poisons, but his own body has its own tyrannical corpse poison;

Ah Ming usually drinks blood and does not touch anything else;

San'er himself is a master of poisoning, and Fan Li has a big body, and he can overwhelm him with medicine, but it's not something that can be done with a small amount of lightly tapped.

What about Si Niang?

Hey,

Women who like to play in the dance hall of the club know that drinks offered by strangers are absolutely unacceptable.

Siniang continued to make tea, and according to what the master said, put the brewed tea in a big pot and let it dry there.

Subsequently,

He fetched a blanket and gently covered the sleeping master.

In the early years, every time the Lord went to war, it was very hard, but now, he has paid great attention to keeping healthy while fighting.

In the Lord's own words, I worked so hard back then, if I still work so hard now, then what's the point of my hard work in the past few years?

this sleep,

Zheng Fan slept comfortably without dreaming.

In his perception, it's like closing and opening his eyes, yo, it's getting dark.

Sit up, take a deep breath, and immediately feel refreshed. In fact, most people have experienced this kind of sleep quality, but it is often rare.

Turning back again, he glanced at the large pot of herbal tea placed beside him, and Uncle Zheng suddenly regretted it.

At this time, Si Niang walked in and said:

"Master, you are awake."

"Um."

"Fan Zhengwen, the Patriarch of the Fan Family, and his wife, Wen Shi, have arrived. Since the Lord is resting, they have been waiting for half an hour."

"Call in."

"Yes, my lord."

not long,

A middle-aged man's voice came from the yard:

"Xiaomin Fan Zhengwen and his wife visited Uncle Hirano, Uncle Hirano Fukang."

"Come in and talk."

"Uncle Xie."

Fan Zhengwen is here.

when you come in,

Let Zheng Fan's eyes light up.

It's not about his wife Wen's looks, after all, Siniang is always by his side, Uncle Zheng's resistance to women is still good, and the things that have been rumored outside are actually nonsense.

The key is that Fan Zhengwen is really handsome, a handsome man with a great temperament.

Not frivolous, calm, and self-restraint.

A man is truly handsome if he can make another man with normal sexual orientation find him handsome.

As for Wen's, he looks pretty good, with low eyebrows and smooth eyes, it's not amazing.

"Uncle."

"Sit down and drink tea."

"Yes, Uncle Xie."

Si Niang pours tea,

simple and straightforward,

The clean teacups scoop out herbal tea directly from the basin, one cup for each person, three cups.

Fan Zhengwen held the cup and said with a smile:

"Daze Xiang Tongue, this drink has a special flavor."

"Brother Fan is mocking Ben for not seeing the world and ruining things?"

"Uncle's world and Xiaomin's world are different. Uncle's world, Xiaomin has never seen it, but Xiaomin's world, uncle doesn't bother to see it."

"It does speak."

Zheng Fan nodded and took a sip of the herbal tea. It was really weird, you get what you pay for, and this thing didn’t have any other condiments to cook, let alone mint rock candy. It has been in full bloom for so long. When you drink it, there is actually a hint of coolness and sweetness.

I'm still a bumpkin, what a fucking waste of things.

"Benbo came to Chu, thanks to Brother Fan's hospitality, this feeling, Benbo has recorded it."

"Uncle's kindness, Xiaomin is ashamed and dare not take it. Xiaomin just admires the magnificence of the Great Yan, and is willing to be a pioneer for Yan to show his heart."

Zheng Fan put down the teacup,

smiled,

road:

"How about this, Brother Fan, Benbo always likes to go straight when talking, and doesn't like to go around in circles, if Brother Fan has something to say, we might as well say it directly.

Let's talk about business first, and then talk about other things. "

"Little people dare not obey orders."

"Don't be a petty man. After eating your food and drinking your tea, Ben is the guest, and you are the host."

"Then Fan will be outspoken."

"But it doesn't matter."

Zheng Fan raised his legs and leaned back;

And he habitually reached into his bosom, took out the big iron box, took out a cigarette, put it in front of his nose and sniffed gently without lighting it.

Siniang once suggested that Zheng Fan use a snuff bottle, thinking that it would be more like a factory owner;

But Uncle Zheng is really not used to that thing.

Fan Zhengwen stood up and said solemnly:

"Uncle, my Fan family has been a slave of the Qu family since one hundred and fifty years ago."

The king of the king is not my king. A minister's minister is not my minister.

This is the current situation of Chu State. Chu State has a huge territory, but its system is actually more like a feudal country.

Qu's, in his own fief, is equivalent to the existence of a prince.

"The ancestors of my Fan family worked hard for Qu's family for a hundred and fifty years, and offered money and food to Qu's to maintain his extravagance. In Fan's opinion, the kindness of Jianba back then, no matter how you count it, should be worth it for so many years. Pay it off.

But in Dachu, slaves are slaves for generations; nobles are nobles for generations.

Fan went to Qu's family banquet every year, and always sat at the same table with the most inferior servants. "

Zheng Fan added:

"I can't bear it."

Fan Zhengwen smiled, nodded, and said, "I can't bear it."

The state of Chu is a social system with strict hierarchy. In fact, the original state of Yan is the same, with aristocratic families monopolizing the channels for the poor to be promoted; the state of Jin is almost the same.

On the contrary, Qianguo has done a good job in this regard, but it is a bit too good.

The Fan family is the Qu family's slave family, so they will be the Qu family's slaves for generations. No matter how big the Fan family's property is, he can't get rid of the Qu family.

Even if one day, the Fan family is stronger than the Qu family, the Qu family can still easily press the Fan family to death as long as they want to.

Because even if the Qu family failed, the entire Chu State, and the entire Chu State's great nobles would not allow the situation where domestic slaves committed crimes.

But Fan Zhengwen refused to accept it.

When people are full of food, drink enough, and are not suffering from cold and starvation, they naturally think that they need to live with some dignity.

Because of this, it made sense to plan to seek refuge with the Yan Kingdom. As for doing so well, it only shows that the Fan family is very powerful now, and at the same time, the head of the family, Fan Zhengwen, is very courageous.

Zheng Fan said;

"Cracking the soil and sealing the Marquis cannot be guaranteed."

"Fan doesn't even dare to think about it."

"The rest are fine, you can look at me..."

Uncle Zheng pointed at himself,

"A few years ago, I was still running an inn in Hutou City, Beifeng County."

For example, it is far away to talk about my friends; it is interesting to talk about my neighbors; it is very intuitive to talk about myself.

Uncle Zheng himself is a typical example of grassroots struggle.

"As much as Brother Fan is willing to give, Dayan, I will repay you in the future."

"Fan does. I believe in Uncle Pingye, I also believe in Marquis Jingnan, and even more I believe in His Majesty, Emperor Dayan."

Zheng Fan coughed lightly twice,

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