Devil’s Advent

Zheng Fan sat in the bathtub, with his arms resting on the edge, squinting his eyes, enjoying the moment.

People who are used to taking a bath will feel that something is missing in their life if they do not take a bath for a period of time.

However, it is really difficult to find such conditions and opportunities when the trip is outside.

Si Niang came in and helped Zheng Fan wipe his back.

"The Lord's recent state seems to be a little different."

"Um."

Zheng Fan nodded. He didn't specifically say that he felt that he was getting closer to the advanced stage, because he still didn't know when it would be possible. In addition, the demon king who came to Beijing this time brought a lot, so there is no need for them to be nervous and activate now. stand up.

It's not too late to tell them when I really advanced.

"Is the Lord going to rest next?"

Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "Let's go out for a walk, stay here today, the eunuch who announced the decree and picked him up has already arrived during the day, and he should be going to Beijing tomorrow."

Now I am staying at Dongshan Daying outside the capital.

It can only be said that the lord is a lord after all, and the platoon is indeed bigger than his lord, so lord Zheng also brought a group of personal guards in flying fish suits and a guard team of 800 cavalry.

King Jingnan, on the other hand, took 10,000 cavalry from the Jingnan Army.

But, in fact, he is obviously the Marquis of Pingxi who is more timid, more afraid of death and more likely to die;

Zheng Fan is still not sure if there are some other ways here.

Since ancient times, when vassal kings came to Beijing, unless they came to rebel, they would be as low-key as possible, wishing to bury their heads in their crotches;

But there is no precedent for Dayan's emperor and two vassal kings.

As princes, they seem to be insensitive to such taboo things;

And as the emperor, he treated the two vassals to an unbelievable degree.

Back then, the stabbing prince of the Qian Kingdom was imprisoned to death by Mr. Han on a trumped-up charge. The reason for using the trump card was also because the stabbing prince himself had no actual charges to be caught;

The imperial court let him enter Beijing, and he entered, one master and one servant;

As for the family members, they stayed in Shangjing early.

But here in Yan State it is reversed,

The two kings of the North and the South, if they really want to be punished, then there is really no need for it. In fact, there are too many charges and evidences, but there are solid evidences first, and no one dares to make a fuss about them.

He, Zhao Jiulang, didn't dare to follow the old example of Mr. Han.

After all, everyone knows that the assassin is loyal to the country, and it is impossible to rebel;

But these two princes are capable of rebelling and may rebel, who dares to provoke them?

Under Si Niang's service, Zheng Fan was wiped dry, changed into fresh clothes, and walked out of the military tent.

In the military tent next door,

Ah Ming is playing chess with Sun Ying.

Sun Ying and Ah Ming had a great time, because Sun Ying had a hobby, which was wine.

As Taifu Sun's eldest son, although Taifu Sun felt ashamed that he was busy with government affairs in the past and failed to discipline the eldest son well, since Sun Ying could remember, he had never really had a hard time.

Situ Lei treats Sun Youdao as a "brother", the son of the Sun family, entering the palace wine cellar of Dacheng Kingdom is really the same as entering his own wine cellar.

In addition, sometimes as a courtier, you have to show some weakness and greed, so that the superiors have a chance to meet your needs, don't always be so modest.

Therefore, this difficult task actually fell on Sun Ying for a long time.

A Ming used to be very lonely because some of his hobbies were unavoidably high-spirited.

The master doesn't drink, and the other demon kings don't drink too. Liang Cheng can drink a cup of blood with him when he's free.

Now, he and Sun Ying are together, sharing the wine he has privately brought with him, and tasting together, he will not be reluctant, the real value of wine is for those who will taste it.

Seeing Zheng Fan walk out,

Sun Ying pushed the wheelchair out of the tent first, while Ah Ming yawned.

One is a younger brother who has just entered the door, and the other is an old fritter who has been in the business since the start-up period, so the degree of hospitality is naturally different.

"What orders does Lord Hou have?" Sun Ying asked.

"It's okay, just go for a walk." Zheng Fan said.

immediately,

Zheng Fan looked at Sun Ying and said, "Let's go for a walk together."

"Okay, my lord."

Sun Ying began to push the wheel by herself, while Ah Ming stood up and pushed the wheelchair forward.

"How did this happen, how did this happen."

Sun Ying was a little flattered, he knew the status of these people who were called "Sir" in the Hou Mansion.

A Ming smiled indifferently,

"Not so polite."

On that day, Sun Ying accompanied the master to speak, and when he spoke, he drank herbal tea;

After the speech, the Lord asked Si Niang to add hot water;

The meaning revealed is that this Sun Ying has some skills and can be used.

under the night,

Zheng Fan walked in front, and A Ming pushed Sun Ying's wheelchair to follow.

"Yanjing City, have you been here before?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Returning to Lord Hou, never. However, Ying remembers that when the first emperor of Chengguo was still there, he said when he played chess with his father. He said that the Great Yan Kingdom in the west will become what it is today in the near future. The appearance of the land of the Three Jins."

"When did you say that?"

"Almost ten years."

"oh."

At that time, Emperor Yan had already succeeded to the throne.

At that time, there were many clans of the Dayan clan, and in the west, the Zhenbeihou Mansion was the main one. In other places, clan clans almost monopolized half of the population and land of the other counties except Tiancheng County.

The Tian family, because Tian Wujing controls the Jingnan Army, has a tendency to be the leader among the clans.

Situ Lei, who had experienced the decline of the imperial power and the division of the three families, naturally thought that Yan Guo would follow in the same footsteps.

"But my father didn't think so."

"Oh, what did the old master say?"

"My father said that when the first emperor of Yan was in power, he certainly advocated Taoism, asked for pills and medicines, cultivated back gardens, and indulged in pleasure;

But one thing in particular stands out.

The first emperor of Great Yan had many heirs, but there was only one prince. Later, this prince entered the East Palace, and his position was not stable;

Since ancient times,

The father and son of the Tian family, especially the emperor and the East Palace, must inevitably compete against each other, but only in the country of Yan, there is no such sign at all.

an emperor,

No matter how stupid, no matter how incompetent, no matter how addicted to enjoyment,

To be able to arrange a successor so decisive and unwavering is already very impressive.

Throughout the ages, how many prosperous emperors failed to arrange the successor's affairs in their later years, and eventually caused troubles. "

"hehe."

Zheng Fan smiled.

He knew about these things, and Little Six had told him about them.

When the first emperor of Yan State seized the throne, he was expelled from Yanjing and was chased and killed.

later,

Relying on the help of the Marquis of Zhenbei, the first emperor was able to return to Yanjing and take the throne. Since then, he has been asking immortals for medicine, accepting people from outside the country, and building temples and Taoist temples.

But Yanhuang's position has always been stable.

On the one hand, he and Li Liangting almost grew up together, on the other hand, marrying a daughter from the Tian family was not enough, and when he was a prince, he married a daughter from the Min family as his side concubine.

Later, he was canonized as a prince.

What kind of East Palace configuration lineup is this?

To put it bluntly, if the current crown prince, that is, the second prince, had this lineup, he would probably wake up laughing from his dreams.

The crown prince of a country already occupies the position of the crown prince, and the country is in his hands;

On the west side, he has a good relationship with the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and is also related to the Tian family, a powerful family, and is also related to a big family of plutocrats like the Min family;

In addition, the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom has always had a tradition of raising the forbidden army, and the second prince also raised the forbidden army before.

so,

At that time, Emperor Yan had the forbidden army inside the capital, and the Marquis of Zhenbei outside as strong support, and he had a very good relationship with the powerful family. Officials of the East Palace, such as Zhao Jiulang and others, also held important positions in the court early on. All over the court and the public.

said with no exaggeration,

Emperor Yan, who was still the prince at that time, only needed to move his fingers lightly, and he could have a risk-free "Xuanwumen";

The first emperor can only be the Supreme Emperor to support his life.

Sun Ying continued: "At that time, my father also said that the king asked for immortality, but in fact he didn't really wholeheartedly seek the Tao. What he seeks is longevity.

Longevity is not for continuing to ask questions, to be tireless, to die at night after hearing the truth;

It's because this dragon chair, this position, is so charming that I want to sit there for a long time.

so

According to historical records, all emperors who pursue longevity are extremely selfish and value power and status more.

Unfortunately,

That was not the case for the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom, not to mention wantonly delegating power to the East Palace, and he had no intention of suppressing it, nor did he promote any other princes as checks and balances.

here,

Something is wrong. "

When Sun Ying said this, she stopped, and said with emotion: "Ying has always admired my father's gaze."

In fact, as Sun Youdao said at the beginning, there is indeed a problem, and after Emperor Yan succeeded to the throne, he spent more than ten years consolidating and developing his own power, and then secretly prepared;

In fact, this time is longer, because this preparation has already been done when he was still the prince or the crown prince.

Next,

It is the horse stepping on the door valve, expanding outward;

Even if Dayan's national destiny collapsed and the most extreme second generation died, Ji Runhao was destined to be honored by the history books as a great talent.

And Sun Youdao really can afford the words "National Scholars Wushuang".

Unfortunately,

When the Dacheng Kingdom was attached to the Yan Kingdom, the Emperor Yan issued several decrees to hope that he could serve in Yanjing, but Sun Youdao refused on the grounds of his old age.

"But, Your Majesty is old now." Zheng Fan said.

Sun Ying, it's not surprising anymore;

Came here with the team all the way,

these days,

What touched Sun Ying the most was the...how should I put it, the extremely free political atmosphere in the Hou Mansion.

At first, Sun Ying thought it was someone from below, such as those gentlemen who wanted to influence Lord Hou because of their self-importance;

As a result, Sun Ying gradually discovered that this Lord Hou was the real source of this "freedom".

Sun Ying was even confused for a while,

Confused myself that in order to restore the country, to rebel,

Tinkering around there, almost killing the Sun family,

What is this picture?

Wouldn't it be the same in essence if I knew that I would come to seek refuge with this Lord Hou early?

"Sun Ying."

"The subordinates are here."

"I think you are a talented person."

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your compliment, Ying..."

"but……"

Sun Ying immediately stopped being self-effacing and became obedient.

"However, some things will be completely different from what you imagined. Dayan's current court and current military and political situation are not any situation that has ever been seen in history books."

"Ying understands, Ying will take a good look at it tomorrow, take it seriously."

"very good."

Zheng Fan nodded,

immediately,

Looking at A Ming who is helping to push the wheelchair,

asked;

"San'er, I don't seem to have seen him today."

"Ali seems to have eaten up his stomach."

"Jumped up?"

"No, it's constipation."

"Um?"

A Ming explained: "Ali's body has a relatively high drug resistance, and ordinary laxatives have no effect. San'er is preparing a powerful laxative for him."

"Don't try your luck."

Before, Xue San tried a medicated bath for himself, and the properties of the medicine tortured him so much that he couldn't die in an instant.

"My lord, don't worry, San'er knows what's going on in his heart."

Ah Ming didn't tell the master that San'er was going to experiment with Pixiu and then give it to Ali.

"Where's yours?" Zheng Fan asked again.

"It's locked in a cage." A Ming replied.

The old vampire named Cahill;

There is no need for Zheng Fan's instructions on this matter, A Ming regards his "blood bag" as a treasure, and has been offering all kinds of delicious food and drink for a while, and even mobilized Zheng Fan's personal guards and the Jingnan Army All the way soldiers and horses ran all the way to strangle the rebels in Jin.

Pitiful for those rebels who just occupied a hilltop, waved the flag a few times, and planned to bargain with the county magistrate to recruit security. The Juyi Hall has not yet been built, and the top seats have not had time to line up, and they saw Dayan's most elite cavalry. They rushed.

Before they died, they all felt that this was too much?

"Master Hou is worried about what will happen after entering Beijing?"

Sun Ying asked.

Zheng Fan nodded.

"The two kings gathered together, where did the trouble come from?"

"So, Sun Ying."

"The subordinates are here."

"Look more, look carefully."

"This subordinate knows his mistake, this subordinate...understands."

"Go back, go back, get some sleep, and go to Beijing tomorrow."

Lord Zheng Hou waved his hand no, turned around and went straight back to his military tent.

over there,

Siniang had already made the bed, and she was already lying in it, with a needle and thread in her hand, knitting clothes.

It is the clothes worn by children, woven for Tian Tian.

Lord Zheng Hou took off his shoes and clothes,

Lie in the quilt.

face up,

keep your eyes open.

Si Niang put down her sewing, turned sideways, stretched out her hand, and patted Zheng Fan's chest lightly:

"Master Hou, are you still feeling restless?"

Zheng Fan nodded and sighed.

"What should come, will come eventually."

"I know, I know." Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and put his arms around Siniang's waist, "When things come to an end tomorrow, I can feel at ease."

...

the next morning,

Several groups of eunuchs proclaiming the decree, and people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War rushed back and forth to prepare for the welcome of Jingnan King and Pingxihou into Beijing.

It has been more than four years since King Jingnan entered Beijing last time.

When King Jingnan's banner reappeared in Gyeonggi, many people subconsciously recalled that bloody night on the outskirts of Beijing.

Fortunately,

The ones who are busy and nervous are the people in the capital, and the team entering the capital is orderly.

King Jingnan rode a Pixiu in front,

Zheng Fan rode his Pixiu half a body behind,

On both sides, front and back, are Zheng Fan's personal guards in flying fish suits.

On the periphery, there are the guard cavalry in black armor.

"My lord, isn't this dress nice?" Zheng Fan showed off his bodyguard's attire to Lao Tian.

The Pixiu under the crotch snorted,

rolled his eyes,

also said me,

Isn't he also showing off the new skin?

"Well, it's not bad."

"Don't worry, I'll send you a set for your personal guard when I turn around."

"good."

Zheng Fan smiled and continued to follow.

The message from the front is that my side came earlier than the king of Zhenbei, but the king of Zhenbei is estimated to arrive in the next two days.

so,

All the ostentation today is to welcome King Jingnan into the city.

At this time,

A large tent appeared ahead,

Emperor Luanjia also came out.

only,

The emperor Luan rides on, but there is no emperor.

Luanjia came out to welcome King Jingnan.

And in front of Luan,

The prince, dressed in a red python robe inlaid with gold, rode his horse in front;

Thereafter,

They are the sixth prince Ji Chengjue, the fourth prince Ji Chengfeng and the youngest seventh prince.

Boss, he hasn't come back yet.

The fourth prince was behind the sixth prince, and the elders and younger ones disobeyed, but no one spoke to him, even the officials of the Ministry of Rites pretended not to see it;

In terms of seniority, it is worthless in front of absolute ability.

Luan drive stop,

Custodian ranks,

A series of ritual utensils are covered with gold covering the lower edge,

Hundreds of officials lined up in an orderly manner.

When King Jingnan returned to Beijing, the entire imperial court, no, to be precise, the entire Yanjing civil and military dignitaries were almost hollowed out.

Back then, even when Zhenbei Hou entered the capital, there was no such grand pomp.

May,

It's because King Jingnan's public reputation is not good, the worse it is, the more serious and courteous he must treat it, and the less he dares to slack off in the slightest.

Or is it,

In terms of military exploits, prestige, and meritorious service in the past few years, King Yannan has long surpassed the former Marquis of Zhenbei, the undisputed number one military god of Dayan, and the pillar of the country.

The prince rode a horse and stepped forward slowly;

Ji Chengjue, Ji Chengfeng and Xiao Qi all got off their horses and followed.

the other side,

The king and the prince riding Pixiu also stepped forward slowly, and Paixiu's hoof stepped on the majestic and dignified yellow cloth.

but,

King Jingnan and Marquis Xiping did not dismount from their mounts.

Lord Zheng Hou has already entered the mode of following suit, and he is too lazy to think about other things. If the old Tian in front doesn't come down, he won't come down either.

The distance between the Prince Jian Guo's side and that side is getting closer and closer.

Someone has to dismount first, someone has to greet first;

It stands to reason,

At present, Guoben is under one person and above ten thousand people, except for the one on the dragon chair, he is the second most honorable one.

But……

Maybe the prince had fantasized in his heart;

At least,

Ji Chengjue thought so as he looked at Nan Wang, who still had no intention of acting bravely, and Zheng Fan, who was behind him.

If at this time,

King Jingnan took the initiative to come down first, not to mention salutes, but simply to say hello, even as an uncle, this is the greatest benefit and recognition for the prince.

What a pity, what a pity,

King Jingnan,

Is it King Jingnan?

He Tian Wujing, after all, is Tian Wujing.

Prince dismounts,

The three princes behind him all stopped.

The prince folded his hands in front of him, and saluted King Jingnan who was still sitting on the Pixiu:

"Uncle has fought for the country for several years, opened up territories and made great achievements, and my nephew is here to welcome uncle!"

Ji Chengjue and other princes also saluted together:

"Meet uncle, uncle Fukang."

Tian Wujing's elder sister is the queen and the aunt of all the princes, and he is also the uncle of all the princes.

Tian Wujing's gaze,

Falling towards the empty Luanjia behind,

asked;

"Where is Your Majesty?"

The prince replied:

"Father is recuperating in the back garden. I went to invite father in advance. Father occasionally felt cold and couldn't come out to meet uncle for the time being. He asked me to come out in a car and greet him on his behalf.

Please also ask uncle to go back to Beijing to rest first, everything has been properly arranged. "

Tian Wujing stretched out his hand,

Patted the head of Pixiu under the crotch,

Pixiu opened his mouth,

Kun Ying flew out and landed in the palm of his hand.

next moment,

All the knights of the Jingnan Army behind him drew their swords, and a chilling air rushed towards them!

The prince opened his mouth slightly,

Even Ji Laoliu behind him showed shock in his eyes;

The ministers and dignitaries in the rear were even more uproarious.

This, this, this is to rebel, can it be so direct!

Tian Wujing lowered his head,

Looking at the prince standing in front of him,

Slowly said:

"This dragon chair, in this king's life, only one person is worthy of sitting on it."

talking,

His majestic gaze swept over the other three princes behind the prince,

Shen Sheng said:

"If His Majesty hasn't passed away for a day, you bastards are not qualified to use that 'like me in person'!

an hour,

This king will give you one hour,

within an hour,

This king can't see His Majesty Long Yan,

It is regarded as you and others committing crimes against your superiors, imprisoning your superiors, and plotting wrongdoings,

Ben Wang,

And this time the king brought tens of thousands of cavalry,

Immediately enter the capital,

Step down the demon atmosphere,

Yi Qing Jun side! "