Devil’s Advent

The carriage looks exquisite;

But its real feature lies in the inside, there is a mechanism inside, once it is pulled, it will instantly become an iron cage with extremely strong defense.

In addition, there is a mezzanine at the bottom of the carriage, which can accommodate a person to lie down.

Therefore, this carriage is obviously very heavy,

Pixiu led six horses and pulled the carriage in front together.

It's not that Marquis Zheng wants to abuse his mount, but that this guy wants to experience the feeling of being the boss, so he just lets it go.

Therefore, sometimes Lord Zheng Hou felt a little funny;

Obviously everyone is very busy and has a lot of things to do, but at this extremely busy time, he first assembled a guard of honor for himself, and then assembled this car for himself, which will inevitably take a long time to make. carriage;

in the end,

It can only be said to be this damn aesthetic.

No matter how urgent things are outside, no matter how complicated the work at hand is,

When it's time to be a little bourgeois, I still have to be a little bourgeois.

good,

Xue San should have added some shock-absorbing designs to the carriage, lying in it, warming tea on the small stove, very comfortable.

It's a pity that there is no Daze tongue.

There is no special difference between the other teas that Mr. Zheng Hou drinks. It’s not that the taste and aroma can’t be distinguished, but the feeling is the same, and you can drink whatever you brew;

Only this Daze tongue is the most suitable for this time,

What a wonderful thing it must be to sleep soundly all the way through the journey.

But it turns out that Lord Zheng Hou thought too much.

Although he doesn't need to go through all kinds of documents like his uncle, because Lord Zheng's power is completely delegated, let's not mention it for the blind, the power that Si Niang has in the Hou's mansion can make Lu Hou, Wu Zhaoyi, Cixi and the others were willing to bow down when the man was not dead.

However,

First, the news from Yingdu was continuously collected.

Part of it was the news from Xiaoliuzi's men.

Although Zheng Fan has lost his previous interest in Little Six since he became a Marquis;

But after the seller's market turned into a buyer's market, Little Six became more considerate to Pingxihou Mansion.

The intelligence network has always been structured there, and the news will also be passed here.

The other part is the follow-up news from Sun Youdao there.

The last part is the news from the Hou Mansion's own place in Yingdu, but because the foundation of the Hou Mansion in Yingdu is too shallow, this part of the news can be ignored directly.

matter,

Far from being as simple as the assassination of a fifth prince;

The Fifth Prince was assassinated while participating in a banquet. This banquet was convened by the shopkeepers of the major chambers of commerce in Yingdu and the spokespersons of the big families inside and outside;

Not for food and drink,

It is to raise money and food to settle the victims, which is equivalent to a charity dinner for later generations.

Then,

During the banquet,

Someone put poison in the drink.

For a while, many guests fell down, and even Mao Mingcai, the prefect of Yingdu, was poisoned.

The fifth prince was not poisoned by the poison in the drink, because he used to set up an altar a few years ago as a prince to pray for the people of the three Jin Dynasties, and pray for good weather in the coming year.

Therefore, according to etiquette, during this period of time, he has to eat fast and be an ascetic monk, and he cannot touch wine or meat, at least not in a fair manner.

Therefore, he probably replaced wine with tea at the banquet.

But when something happened at the banquet, when the fifth prince was protected by the guards around him and was about to leave, he was attacked by a group of assassins. The assassins were very skilled, and the fifth prince was stabbed even under the protection.

It's fine if you don't drink, but the knife is poisoned.

so,

The fifth prince was seriously injured and fell into a coma, and he has not turned the corner yet.

Now, the people in the yamen of the secret spy department in Yingdu have completely taken over the defense of the prince, and no one is allowed to visit him.

so,

This was a premeditated and extremely cleverly designed event;

Let's not talk about the fifth prince,

At the banquet that night, there were thirty-seven nobles who died of alcohol poisoning.

You know, the status of those who can participate in that level of banquet must not be lowered. Thirty-seven of them were poisoned to death at once.

Because this was no longer a mere assassination, the damage it caused was no less than another coup d'état in Yingdu.

Just imagine, those dignitaries were originally high-ranking, consciously not eating the fireworks of the world;

Suddenly, so many of the same kind died at once, how could they not panic?

God knows what the person behind this incident will do next?

All of a sudden, more than 30 big shopkeepers or spokesmen of big families died, and there were many others like Mao Mingcai who were not dead but lying lying down. Initiating troubles, leading the Jingnan Army into the city to arrest people, it seems that many houses have been broken, and many heads have been beheaded, but in fact, most of them are middle- and lower-level juniors. People have other channels for cheating for their own children in the imperial examination.

Therefore, perhaps in the eyes of the people of Yingdu, this incident is much smaller than what was done by the uncle and now the Houye last time.

But the wealthy class in Yingdu really felt that they were scared out of their wits this time.

They desperately need a Dinghaishenzhen now,

Even if he comes and does nothing,

But as long as he is here,

Everyone can be shocked!

I probably have a summary of the news about Yingdu, knowing that the dignitaries over there are looking forward to him, but Master Zheng is still not in a hurry, and his Pixiu is still happily leading a group of horses to pull the cart;

because next,

Zheng Fan accepted Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi's request to see him.

Two of them have already dispatched soldiers and horses, one is to echo the marching team of Lord Zheng Hou, and the other is to move closer to Yupan City, and at the same time, according to the instructions given by the Hou Mansion in advance, they will wipe out the Wangjiang side. wipe;

Although it is not his own defense zone in name, he can still cross the line a little under the banner of clearing the way for Lord Pingxi.

The boundary, if you don't wipe it, it will always be clear, but if you wipe it often, it will become blurred.

After the meeting, the two general soldiers went to see their son who was placed next to Lord Zheng Hou, and then returned to their respective departments.

Zheng Houye's team continued to maintain the previous speed and headed west without haste.

When the team arrived at Yupan City,

On the other side of Yingdu, Prince Cheng's Mansion, Taishou's Mansion, and many other yamen have sent people to wait here. They are like quails waiting to be fed, and they are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Lord Pingxi in Yingdu as soon as possible.

Lord Zhenghou received the people from Prince Cheng's Mansion and Taishou's Mansion, but he didn't see any of the other people.

It is the first two people,

Lord Zheng Hou also only listened to them finish speaking briefly, and did not let them take the words back. He waved his hand and signaled that they could leave.

Subsequently,

The team of Lord Pingxi stayed overnight in Yupan City;

Zheng Fan himself took a bath.

After a few years of cultivation, this prosperous and famous city in Jin, which was once called "two-legged sheep", has gradually recovered some of its former prosperity.

The gambling houses and brothels in the city have once again become pillar industries.

The popularity gathers quickly, and the money comes quickly,

In many cases, this is the inevitable situation when there is no other way.

Correspondingly, outside Yupan City, skinny refugees huddled in the corner of the wall.

There should have been more refugees. After all, this is the legacy that the Pingxihou Mansion in Eastern Jin tried to absorb.

However, the blind man himself may have underestimated the horrific impact of the floods and years of wars on this area. He was happily thinking about raising more refugees to absorb them in. In the end, he began to order Gongwang Gongsun Zhibu to set up a card to block it. The surge of refugees to the east of Shanxi, at the same time, the original propaganda outlets also stopped mobilizing, and no longer fiddled with the refugees there to the east.

Because, the Hou Mansion is already full.

In order to deal with this food crisis, the blind man carried out a food storage plan early on. Now, at least the people in Eastern Shanxi can eat two meals of mashed potatoes a day, but if there are more refugees, the Hou Mansion will no longer be able to accommodate them.

Population is an extremely precious wealth, but nothing can be overdone. If you absorb too many people and you cannot afford to support them, various problems will immediately arise.

Therefore, we still have to wait until the Hou Mansion's development of the land in the east of Jin enters the next stage, and when the most difficult task is passed, it will not be too late to slowly absorb it.

According to the blind man,

After the most difficult winter and spring have passed,

The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled all sift away a batch, and it is easier to pick and choose the rest.

Are you cold-blooded?

cold blooded.

But in the land of Eastern Jin, many refugees who came here early, after hearing the news that the mashed potatoes were planted in advance by a blind staff member under Lord Hou,

Many people began to set up plaques for the blind and worship them.

in the refugee camp,

There is even a saying that the "Mr. Bei" is blind because he can't see the suffering in the world.

to this end,

The blind man also deliberately reported this matter to the Lord Zheng Fan.

He didn't do this, he never thought of creating a light for himself.

Zheng Fan just laughed it off, and even asked the blind man, after a few hundred years, will their temple be spread here?

Sitting on the first seat, the dharma looks solemn, under the lotus platform, a group of boys, the one who hits the front is a blind boy, with a compassionate look.

The blind man's special report is a rule he thinks, and a process that must be followed;

But in fact,

Whether it is Zheng Fan or the blind man, they will not be suspicious because of this kind of thing, it is just a kind of after-dinner chat.

...

In the courtyard of the mansion where he stayed overnight,

Chen Daxia asked curiously:

"The people on the other side of the river are obviously waiting for him, why is he still so leisurely?"

Chen Daxia seldom used honorific titles to Lord Zheng Hou;

Because from the perspective of Chen Daxia's simple world, Zheng Fan is not the mighty Yan Guojun Gonghou, but is still the little garrison in Yinlang County who was misunderstood by him, and he is almost killed by him. , but in the end he repaid himself with kindness... Well, my best friend.

The Juggernaut wearing a bamboo hat sits in the yard, and Ryongyeon is hidden under a cloth wrap;

Then,

Looking at his son Liu Dahu, leading a group of young men, he was very excited and earnestly chopping firewood, heating hot water, and taking a bath for Lord Pingxi.

At this time, the Juggernaut and the Juggernaut at home are completely different in temperament, and they have not shown their true colors to others, so Liu Dahu didn't know that the knight in white sitting in the pavilion in the distance turned out to be his own body Always a bad dad.

Seeing his son so solemnly and solemnly busying himself around just to serve that person,

I also feel a sense of sacred mission on my face,

The Juggernaut is extremely depressed,

Can't help but say:

"It's as stupid as it gets."

"..." Chen Daxia.

Chen Daxia lowered his head in shame. It is absolutely impossible for him to talk back when his master said this to him.

Sitting on the side together, Gou Moli, who habitually likes to have a relationship with Juggernaut Lala, said with a smile;

"This is called card face, which is called identity. I rushed away in a hurry, but lost the ostentation. This ostentation often seems to be useless at all, but when it is critical, it can actually solve a lot of problems. trouble.

Moreover, this is the first time that Lord Marquis officially went out after he became a Marquis. You have to decide on your style first, and then it will become a rule in the future. There is absolutely no reason to lower your own style.

This is the first time it has been lowered, and it will be really difficult to bring it up again in the future.

Furthermore,

It’s been so long since the assassination. If the assassin and the mastermind could be caught, they would have been caught a long time ago. Those people in Yingdu are definitely not a gangster. They are very smart when they have their own money and lives.

Therefore, our Lord Hou's trip to Yingdu was not to catch assassins. Lord Hou is the Marquis of Pingxi, and he is not in charge of the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple.

look,

Going in a hurry is of no benefit at all, so why not take it easy? "

Hearing this, Chen Daxia nodded and said:

"You're right, I understand."

"Thanks."

At this moment, He Chunlai walked over.

Before he could speak, Gou Moli got up, left the gazebo, and walked into the room with him.

inside the room,

Zheng Houye, who had finished his bath, was wearing the leopard-print pajamas that Siniang had made for him when he was in Hutou City. He was reclining there, playing with a snuff bottle given to him by Xiaoliuzi in his hand.

He can't smoke a snuff bottle, but it's not bad to play with it in his hand.

He Chunlai stood aside, while Gou Moli consciously sat down on the chair below.

Lord Hou didn't speak.

The atmosphere is a little silent,

Boss, you can have the power to silence the scene, but the people below can't just sit back and watch the scene be deserted.

so,

In order to liven up the atmosphere,

Gou Moli looked at He Chunlai and asked;

"Xiao He, you said that this assassination was done by your people?"

"..." He Chunlai.

"Huh?" Gou Moli asked again.

He Chunlai opened his mouth and said, "I have already severed the relationship with that side."

In the early days, Yan State annexed the land of the Three Jins, and the righteous men in Jin started a rebellion movement, which was similar in nature to the Tiandihui, and He Chunlai came from there.

However, when he was disguised as a candied haws seller Yu Yingdu handed over the information, Fan Li conveniently took him away to make candied haws for the sword maid.

"Hiss, why did you break it? It's such a waste." Gou Moli was heartbroken, "You think, our master is the Marquis of Dayan, and holding a thread of rebellion from the Jin region in his hand. How comfortable it is to be an official and a bandit."

"I………"

He Chunlai really wanted to say that he didn't bother to do such a thing, but he couldn't say it.

There are some things that can be thought in the bottom of your heart. Mr. Bei and Lord Hou, who is lying there silently, actually know what is going on in his heart, and they don't mind;

But if I said it stupidly, it would be my ignorance.

He Chunlai can only say:

"I don't think they did it. The last time the Marquis was in Yingdu, they had already severely damaged the vitality of their lurking forces in Yingdu. This time, they were very generous. The poisoning is another matter, but it's just for the five The group of masters that the prince assassinated should not be what they can prepare now."

"Not necessarily, I've always heard that there are many heroes in the Three Jins." Gou Moli said.

He has dealt with Jin people for half his life.

"But among us, there are so many factions that it is impossible to integrate them at all. Some are the legacy of the Situ family and want to restore the Situ family, some are the legacy of the Helian family, some are the legacy of the Wenren family, and some want to help the Yu family. There are still small factions left behind from each faction, and they simply cannot gather together, and sometimes even when they meet, they will fight and kill themselves because of who they want to help."

"Ah……"

Zheng Houye who was lying there laughed out loud, this is really nothing new under the sun.

Let's look at this attack on Chu, Dayan used the power of the whole country, but only took down Zhennan Pass, captured Shanggu County, took the offensive and defensive initiative in his hands, looted and then had to withdraw;

Back then, when they attacked Qianguo and went as far as the capital, didn't they also withdraw in the end?

Only the state of Jin was defeated. In the final analysis, it was because the three families were divided into Jin, which made it impossible to integrate and unify internally.

Now,

The Jin people still maintain their good tradition of internal fighting.

After Lord Zheng Hou uttered his voice, Gou Moli stopped molesting He Chunlai.

"Becoming a prince?"

Lord Zheng Hou said.

Gou Mo left the mouth and said: "It's not suitable, you have to save a little face, and it's too abrupt, it's best to proceed step by step."

Lord Zheng Hou nodded, "The prefect's mansion?"

"Master Hou, Mao Mingcai is still lying down."

Lord Zheng Hou shook his head.

He Chunlai, who was standing by the side, tried to listen and think hard;

Then,

Suddenly, I feel that cooking seems to be more suitable for me.

At this time, a guard from outside came up to report, saying that Ma Changshan, the magistrate of Yupan City, had come.

Lord Zheng Hou pointed to He Chunlai,

He Chunlai understood and went out to see the situation.

not long,

He Chunlai is back.

"Master Hou, please see Ma Changshan."

"not see."

"Master Hou, Ma Changshan brought gifts, seven virgins, said to be the right way to sell their lives, and they were carefully selected by him from the refugees outside the city."

It is normal for refugees to sell children and daughters together.

Zheng Fan waved his hand,

"Take ten whips and throw them out."

"Besides the seven virgins, there are also their mothers, all washed up and wearing new clothes, kneeling outside, and they must be sent together."

Zheng Fan smiled, looked at Gou Moli,

Gou Moli also smiled, "It's just right, Lord Hou."

Zheng Fan nodded,

To He Chunlai:

"Thank you, Prefect Ma, for Benhou."

"Yes, my lord."

"Then strip off his clothes and hang them on the city wall."