Devil’s Advent

"How does it feel?"

After Gou Moli and He Chunlai left, Zheng Fan spoke.

There were only three people in the room besides him.

Chen Daxia shook his head, nodded again, then shook his head again,

Finally said:

"It's very complicated, but very transparent, especially when I was confused before, suddenly it seemed like a flash of cold light, and it opened up the world in an instant, like a sword..."

Daxia Chen waved his palm.

Lord Zheng Hou was a little helpless,

People are really incomparable, and this guy can be so enlightened.

Fortunately, Lord Zheng Hou is also used to it.

The answer of the Juggernaut is even simpler. In the past two years, Master Juggernaut has returned to basics after Master Zheng Hou said "You are only good at using the sword, and you are not good at the rest".

He said:

"I'm here to use the sword, not the brain."

Simple,

direct.

But Lord Zheng Hou just wanted to talk to someone now, and said, "You can talk about it casually."

The Juggernaut asked suspiciously: "Gou Moli is right, isn't it clear enough?"

"It's clear enough, but..."

Zheng Fan got up from the couch, walked to the brazier, stretched out his hand, and held a baked potato in his hand,

"However, the problem may lie here. He may have said it too clearly, and he may have seen it too carefully, so he couldn't jump out."

There was a smile on the corner of Juggernaut's mouth:

"It seems that you are one level higher than him?"

"Because I stepped on his shoulders."

Zheng Fan peeled off the potato skin, took a bite, took a breath, chewed carefully, and continued:

"Any thing, if you look closely, it looks the same, but if you look at it from a distance or a height, it looks another way.

this thing,

It looks like Prince Cheng's Mansion wants to take power and want to be loosened.

but,

I don't think the current palace can have such far-reaching power. "

"Are you underestimating Jin people?" The sword master asked.

If you want to engage in regional discrimination, then my Lord Juggernaut will not be troubled.

"I'm just talking about things."

"The background of the Situ family is still there."

Zheng Fan shook his head, and said: "It's different, Dacheng Kingdom is gone, for example, when I was guarding Cuiliu Castle, there were only a few thousand people under my command, now, I am Lord Pingxi, All the soldiers and horses in the two passes and one city in the east of Jin must be at my disposal, even the troops stationed at the four gates here in Yingdu will be at my disposal;

But because of me?

Take off Pingxihou's hat on my head, will the soldiers and horses on Yingdu's side listen to me?

Therefore, the same is true for Prince Cheng's Mansion.

The background is there. After all, the imperial court is too embarrassed to liquidate this place before it has time, but if you want to say how prosperous the Prince's Mansion can be, it is unlikely, and it is impossible.

From Dacheng Kingdom to Wangfu, the platform is different, you should think that it all depends on ability, the general situation of your family, country and temple, it is not your arena, you only speak with a sword. "

"Then what do you think is the final plot of this matter?"

Master Zheng Hou smiled,

road:

"I'm going to Yanjing after autumn."

"You told me."

This, Lord Zheng Hou let the wind go in advance, and also made a schedule. After all, for the leaders of the separatist vassal towns outside, every time they enter Beijing, it is equivalent to going through the gate of hell.

The Assassin-faced Lord also left his Western Army and was imprisoned after entering Beijing.

However, during the autumn trip, I haven't negotiated a price with the Juggernaut yet, for example, to seek some benefits for the people of Eastern Jin.

Lord Zheng Hou tore off a piece of potato skin,

Take a bite of the bottom,

"call……"

licked his lips,

Zheng Fan looked at the Juggernaut,

road:

"It was me who plotted."

………

Relying on the badge of the Pingxihou Mansion, Gou Moli recruited the secret agent who was "sighted" to take the helm, and asked him to give some background information about the family's caravan on the grounds of the order of the Marquis .

Whether it is for Gou Moli or He Chunlai, it has been a while since they left Ying.

Yingdu is a huge Vanity Fair, here, every once in a while, a family will decline, and a new family will rise;

People from Jin, people from Yan, cutting-edge, old, all kinds of forces are intricately intertwined, which one has new talents, which one is on the right team first, which one recruits a capable and promising son-in-law, etc. ;

Therefore, Gou Moli wanted to update his background knowledge of Yingdu.

Sometimes, doing things is not based on the number of people, but on efficiency. When the cock crowed and dawn, Gou Moli finally compiled the list of those who died of poisoning this time.

"Hehe, there are really some clear meanings." Gou Moli picked up the list, and looked at the rising sun outside the window with emotion.

He Chunlai rubbed his eyes, he also helped all night, and asked:

"I'm going to prepare breakfast for Lord Hou."

paused,

He Chunlai asked again:

"This, do you want to take it to Lord Hou?"

immediately,

He Chunlai added:

"You go and deliver it."

Gou Moli glanced at He Chunlai, shook his head, and said:

"We'll talk about it when Master Hou asks."

"Can you?"

"How old are you, and you can't help but want to claim credit after a busy night?

Where is this? Besides, how to intervene in this matter will depend on Lord Hou's own will.

besides……"

"What else do you say?"

"I want to eat glutinous rice noodles."

...

"This side is too rotten to be chewy."

in the station,

A huge man complained to a bowl of noodles.

"My lord, why don't I cook." A guard beside him said.

Xu Wenzu nodded, pointed to the bowl of noodles in front of him, and said, "Which one of you, feed it, don't waste the food."

Another personal guard stepped forward and ate the bowl of noodles.

Xu Wenzu left the table. His bowl of noodles was just stuffed between his teeth. He just asked the people at the post station to make a bowl to have a look. There will be a feeling of fullness.

"Cough... Intuit!"

Clearing his throat, Xu Wenzu stretched his waist, walked to the window on the second floor of the station, and said:

"Yingdu is only two or three days away from here, right?"

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Wenzu showed a little nostalgia on his face.

"Your Excellency, are you reluctant to part with His Highness the First Prince?" the personal guard joked.

Xu Wenzu was in Nanwang City, and he cooperated with the eldest prince seamlessly. Xu Wenzu was in charge of the logistics and the local area, and the eldest prince was in charge of the military. Obviously, Dayan did not have a Zhenbei Army or Jingnan Army in Yinlang County, but he still carried it. Overcome the pressure from the three sides of the country.

Afterwards, following the eldest prince beheading Zhong Wenmian, both of them were promoted.

"Hey." Xu Wenzu shook his head, "Now that we're here, we can talk about what's on our minds. The First Prince is certainly formidable, but when we get to Yingdu, he's joining hands with Brother Zheng. , is really convincing."

Although the Pingxi Hou Mansion in the east of Shanxi is already carrying out a series of production and self-rescue campaigns such as large-scale land reclamation and large-scale production, business promotion and development, etc.,

But from the outside,

The Pingxihou Mansion in the east of Shanxi is still a relatively simple military town.

And Yingdu will be his bloodline.

Therefore, even Xu Wenzu felt that when he went to Yingdu as the prefect, he was actually going to provide logistics for Zheng Fan, so that Zheng Fan could suppress the savages and Chu people, and by the way, Jin people.

"It's embarrassing to think about it. Back then, my subordinate once talked with Ping Xihou Ye, and the Hou Ye once gave his subordinate a golden melon seed as tea money."

"Haha, then you can be considered proud in this life. After you have a child, no, after you have a grandson, you can brag with your grandson."

After Xu Wenzu laughed,

Sighed,

road;

"It's only been a few years, and it's Lord Hou. Although I knew that he was not the one in the pool, I didn't expect to be able to get up so fast and astonishingly."

Xu Wenzu still remembers the scene when he met Zheng Fan;

He once sent someone to investigate, but he did not find a servant named Zheng Chenggong in Zhenbeihou's mansion.

but,

These are meaningless now,

Is not it?

"Huh? It smells so good."

Xu Wenzu sniffed, leaned half of his body out of the window, and saw someone in the yard outside who was setting up a pot with meat cooking in it, and the meat was very fragrant.

"Go and ask, which family's entourage is below."

"Yes, my lord."

The personal guard immediately went down to inquire.

At this time,

The middle-aged man who had been sitting there drinking tea in silence before, with a bodhi stick by his side got up and walked over.

road:

"My lord, don't be too fussy. Have you forgotten what happened at the post station outside Yincheng?"

Xu Wenzu froze for a moment,

wave your hand,

road:

"All right."

finished speaking,

He closed the window and sat back at the table.

This inn is located on the west side of the capital of the former Jin Kingdom, and it can be said that it will enter the site of the former Situ family.

The station is huge,

Xu Wenzu brought over a hundred personal guards, all of whom were veterans in the army. After moving into the station, they could not help but occupy the back half of the station.

It was planned to completely clear the station, but because there are only so many guards, even if the other positions are cleared, they cannot be deployed, so only the backyard is kept.

After Yicheng saw Xu Wenzu's identity document, he immediately expressed that he would cooperate in all aspects.

Although the window was closed, the scent still came in from time to time.

"Straight mother thief, how can it be so fragrant!"

Xu Wenzu knocked on the table. One of his greatest hobbies in life is eating!

But he's really not the kind of person who doesn't care about things.

In addition, once bitten by a snake for ten years and afraid of grass ropes,

After being reminded, he could only support the table with his hands, swallowing unceasingly.

At this time, the personal guard who went down to inquire earlier came back and reported:

"My lord, this is Mr. Wen Xi from Prince Yingducheng's residence. After visiting relatives and returning home, he is going back to Yingdu Prince's residence now."

"A person from the prince's mansion?" Xu Wenzu wiped his mouth, a little surprised.

The man with the stick asked, "Is the identity accurate?"

"Returning to Master Liao, the villain has just verified their documents and badges, and confirmed that they are from the Prince's Mansion."

Xu Wenzu immediately looked at Master Liao,

road:

"Master Liao, since he is a member of the prince's mansion, he will be my colleague in the future. Why not take this opportunity to talk about Yingdu and the manor's affairs first, and make some preparations in advance."

Master Liao knew what Xu Wenzu wanted to do, it was nothing more than coveting his morsel;

This reason is indeed tenable.

but,

Master Liao still shook his head and said:

"Master Xu, I promised you that I will keep you safe all the way to Yingdu, so you have to listen to me the whole way, and you will arrive in Yingdu in two days. It will not be too late to meet and chat with you at that time." .”

Xu Wenzu let out a low growl in his throat,

at last,

Or sit back in the chair,

head on arms,

after a while,

He actually snored.

When Master Liao saw this, he couldn't help shaking his head. This Lord Xu is extremely shrewd most of the time, but sometimes he likes to play with his childish temper.

Of course, Master Liao didn't dare to underestimate him, because he had seen how this lord managed the huge Nanwang City and the logistics of the First Prince's army in an orderly manner.

In fact, everyone didn't intend to rest at the station;

The big guys are all on their way along the way, basically just eating, drinking and resting casually on the side of the road, even marching, they can't compare to this fast.

But the problem is,

Master Xu's brave beast, after persisting for so many days, finally stretched its hips.

One of its hooves was lame and had to be raised by the post station. In addition to Xu Wenzu and below, even the guards were very tired and needed to rest, so Master Liao agreed to go to the post station to rest for a day.

The most important thing is that he has to consider that when everyone enters Yingdu, he must not let the new prefect who came to take up his post be in a mess.

At this time, the personal guard who cooked the noodles came in with a basin, but was stopped by Master Liao and said, "Put it aside to cool first."

Xu Wenzu, who was lying on the table, muttered while snoring:

"The noodles will become lumpy after being left for a long time, which is not good."

Master Liao had no choice but to say: "Then, would you like to eat now, my lord?"

"Smelling the smell of this meat, I can't eat other foods at all."

Xu Wenzu sat up helplessly again, looking at the bowl of noodles in front of him with disgust on his face.

"Master Liao, tell me, the sun is shining in broad daylight, and I am an official of the imperial court, and one side seals off the frontier, how can I act like a thief in my own country?

Is it possible?

The officials of my Dayan are on the road, do they have to be so trembling like walking on thin ice? "

"My lord, if it was normal, I would definitely not dissuade you. If you are happy to go shopping in the city, go shopping in the city, and if you want to go hunting game outside the city, go hunting game;

But this time, it's different. "

"What's the difference?"

"This time, you are going to Yingdu, and you may meet that Pingxihou."

"Hey, it's interesting, what's the matter with going to see my brother Zheng?"

"When you were assassinated at the post station last time, who did you see?"

"Uh...brother Zheng."

"That's it. This time, when you go to Yingdu, it is very likely that you will also see him."

"What does it matter? Is it possible that every time I go to see him, I have to be assassinated?"

"The Marquis of Pingxi, with all the blessings in the sky, has fought several battles and made great achievements in the past few years. He himself is safe and sound. It can be seen that he is a man of great luck."

"Then what?"

"There are people with great luck around. Sometimes, it's a good thing not to be seen. It's like people like to carry jade with them, and use jade to prevent disasters."

"Hehehe, hahaha."

Xu Wenzu laughed and said:

"Co-author, I'm here to prevent disasters for my brother Zheng?"

"Be careful."

"Master Liao, when did you learn this fortune-telling method?"

"Master Xu, have you forgotten that before I returned to vulgarity, I was the lottery monk in the monastery."

talking,

Liao Gang stood up holding the bodhi stick, clasped his hands together,

"Amitabha."

"That's all, just listen to you, listen to you, be careful and be careful, come here, bring the noodle bowl to the window, Master Liao, if I don't go down, I'll just go out and eat in the yard." Below the smell of meat, okay?"

Liao Gang frowned slightly, but finally nodded.

The window was opened again, and the basin was brought to the window.

Xu Wenzu took the chopsticks and swallowed the noodles in a big mouthful. Then, he took another deep breath and chewed with his eyes closed.

"This meat is fragrant, thick but not greasy, sweet in the thick, astringent in the sweet, sour in the astringent, tsk tsk tsk..."

Xu Wenzu took another big mouthful of noodles.

Liao Gang stood by the window.

"Master Liao, guess what kind of meat is cooked in that big pot?"

"I don't eat much meat, and I only vaguely remember eating it a few times before entering the temple when I was young, so I can't tell the difference."

"Okay, then I'll tell you something, in this world, don't care about beef, mutton, pork, chicken, duck, and fish, if any poultry is raised, if you don't use the big ingredients, it is actually just one Single taste.

But in this world,

There is only one kind of meat, because it eats five grains, and eats the things that fly, walk on the ground, and swim in the water, soaked in tea foam, smoked with stone powder, baked in warm kang, covered with cotton wool...

Why is the roast duck in Yanjing City so famous?

Because it pays attention to the fact that a duck has to go through eighteen prefaces before it is put into the oven;

But the meat I just mentioned has more than 18 ingredients, and there is no need to add any condiments for that taste, just boil it in well water and taste it carefully, the taste is absolutely amazing. "

Xu Wenzu Yue said,

The face of Liao Gang next to him became more solemn,

even,

The guards around him didn't realize it at first, but slowly, their expressions also began to change.

Xu Wenzu took another big mouthful of noodles and drank a big mouthful of noodle soup,

His face suddenly turned cold,

Splash down the whole basin,

He laughed loudly towards the bottom,

"I really don't know the etiquette. This official has reserved the entire backyard of the station. Anyone with a clear head knows that this official's identity is not simple;

Since cooking delicious food in this world,

It's fine if the officer doesn't go down,

Why don't you send someone over to ask me what you mean?

Straight girl thief,

I don't believe it,

Jin people are officials,

They're all so upright and honest, they don't even bother to shoot Shangguan's flattery? "

At this time,

A white-haired old man walked into the yard, stood in front of the pot, and clasped his fists at Xu Wenzu at the upper window from a long distance away,

shouted:

"My lord, it's not that the lower officials don't know how to be polite, nor is it because the lower officials are noble, but that the meat needs to be stewed for a while before the meat is really crispy and the bones are rotten, so don't rush it.

adults look at the figure,

I know that I am an expert in food,

Sir please wait a moment,

After boiling the pot,

I will invite you to taste it again, in order to find out the flavor of our Jin land. You must know that this meat, this water, and this firewood are all carefully selected by the next official. I really hate to take it out. "

Xu Wenzu reached out and patted the window,

shouted:

"That's a good idea. Come on, I ask you, what kind of water is in this pot?"

The old man raised his head,

replied:

"Looking at the water of the river!"

"What firewood is under this pot?"

"The firewood of the beams of a hundred houses!"

"Then what kind of meat is the meat in this pot?"

The old man's face turned serious,

Put your hands behind your back,

Roared:

"The river water contains the flesh and blood of those who drowned unjustly!"