The devil is coming

Chapter 134 Beware
Zuo Jiqian's appearance here surprised Zheng Fan, but he was not surprised at all.
After the assassination at the funeral of former commander-in-chief Xiao Dahai that day,
Marquis Jingnan was sitting on the threshold in front of the mourning hall.
He and Zuo Jiqian knelt down.
Because of Zuo Jiqian's family background, Marquis Jingnan also chatted with Zuo Jiqian about his family life.
You said that Zheng Fan was not envious at all at that time. That is naturally impossible. After all, whether in ancient times or in later generations, with a good family background, no matter what you do, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
However, looking back now, Jingnan Marquis and Zuo Jiqian also talked about the old man of the Zuo family that day. Although there was a clear sense of superiority and inferiority in their conversation, there was still a sense of harmony and respect between families.
Nima,
What kind of emotions did Marquis Jingnan feel at that time?
Zheng Fan felt,
Perhaps looking at a young quail that is about to finish playing?
Zuo Quail is now imprisoned inside. In fact, it is not considered imprisoned. The physical treatment of the prisoners here is actually okay, and no one is going to abuse or harsh them.
But what really punishes them in lieu of punishment is probably the huge sense of gap between those who were masters in the past and prisoners today.
This kind of gap is enough to drive people crazy.
Zheng Fan looked at the captain beside him and asked:
"What kind of treatment does the Zuo family receive?"
"The entire clan was reduced to slavery."
Zheng Fan nodded. If he was sentenced to genocide, Zuo Jiqian would not be here now.
The prisoners who can be escorted here are all whose family members were held as slaves.
His Majesty the Emperor was merciful and gave them the opportunity to fight again to win freedom for their families.
But for those who have exterminated their clans and whose children are serving as officials outside, you have no chance of surviving.
After all, there is only one Marquis of Jingnan in the entire Dayan, and at the same time, His Majesty the Emperor only trusts this Marquis of Jingnan.
This was a big purge. The Zuo Jiqian in the fence couldn't help but remind Zheng Fan of the history before the Soviet-German War. The Soviet Union was also busy purging its own generals at that time. This was also believed by later generations to be the collapse of the former in the early stages of the war. One of the reasons.
However, Dayan does not have to worry about this, even though Zuo Jiqian, the garrison of Ji Tui Fort, is now "prostituted" here.
The Zhenbei Hou Mansion suppressed the barbarians for hundreds of years. Zheng Fan, as a former civil servant in Beifeng County, knew the relationship between the Zhenbei Army and the Hou Mansion. It could be said that it was impenetrable and impenetrable.
As for the Jingnan Army, it was handed over to Tian Wujing shortly after Emperor Yan came to the throne more than ten years ago. Over the years, the generals promoted by the Jingnan Army were all decided by the Marquis of Jingnan.
Dayan's two most elite field legions will not be affected by this move to clean up the family. Even if there is, it will be almost negligible.
So, it seems that since at least more than ten years ago, or even earlier, these three brothers have been wearing a pair of pants.
"Master Zheng, Master Zheng!"
When Zuo Jiqian saw Zheng Fan starting to be in a daze, he immediately became anxious.
Zheng Fan regained his concentration, looked at Zuo Jiqian, and sighed helplessly.
The members of the Huo family were kept secretly by Xu Pangpang through the back door. Although it is not easy for a group of clan members to break up and fall apart, given the pros and cons, it is estimated that many military leaders will still be interested in them.
The war is imminent. Whoever has high-quality soldiers under his command and has immediate combat capability will be able to earn military merit earlier. The 700 people of the Huo family are a damn well-trained small army. They need to kill the enemy. To regain freedom for his family, he also needs to rely on them to gain military merit, and not every military leader has such a strong desire to possess and control.
But for Zuo Jiqian,
Look at the hundreds of people sitting on the ground behind Zuo Jiqian.
Zheng Fan believes,
This is not another back door that Xu Pangpang left for himself, purely because of... poor sales.
First of all, although Zuo Jiqian is a member of the Zuo family, and the foundation of the Zuo family is not in Yinlang County, Zuo Jiqian is the former guard of Ji Tui Fort, and those who were deported with him were those who accompanied him from the Zuo family to Ji Tui Fort served as part of the ministry.
If the Huo family is a group of fools with dark eyes,
Then people like Zuo Jiqian are just idiots with open eyes and thoughtful thoughts.
Even if he has been removed from all positions, who among these military leaders would dare to take him in?
After taking him in, will you make the decision or will he?
Therefore, it is not difficult to explain that Zuo Jiqian was so excited after seeing Zheng Fan. As a slow-selling product, he was very anxious!
He really hopes he can sell it!
If he couldn't sell it, then he and the more than 200 Zuo family members around him would really have to become civilian husbands.
How do civilians earn merit?How can the women, children, old and young in the family regain their freedom?
Is it based on ten or 20 years of hard work?
Zuo Jiqian also knew why he was unsaleable. Over the past few days, he had gone from being a little reserved at the beginning to swearing to the sky in the end, almost kowtow and acknowledge his master. However, those officials in the past were older and smaller than him. Among the military leaders, no one dared to accept them.
Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan can do it!
Zuo Jiqian knew Zheng Fan’s background.
Although his clear background was wrong,
but,
It doesn't matter anymore,
If the words "North" and "South" are reversed, there seems to be no difference.
Don't blame Zuo Jiqian for being so low-spirited. If Zheng Fan doesn't accept them, they will really have to become civilian husbands.
Zheng Fan pointed at Zuo Jiqian,
The school captain who was Xu Wenzu's confidant was naturally aware of the close relationship between his master and Zheng Shoubei.
So he opened his mouth and reminded:
"Sir, do you want them?"
There was a hint in his tone.
The general meaning is: My family, I will not cheat you, you can think about it again.
A Ming and Siniang, who were disguised as men, stood behind Zheng Fan. They would not comment.
Anyway, even if the Lord brings Lu Bu back to the fort, it won't be a headache for the two of them. They are not responsible for training troops. They are even quite happy to see Blind Bei and Liang Cheng have a headache.
The relationship between the seven demon kings, leaving aside the lazy guy who fights for his father, the other six, more or less has the feeling of competing for favor in the harem.
In fact, Zheng Fan thought the same way. He was not training troops by himself anyway, and he had great confidence in Blind Bei and Liang Cheng.
Here’s the benefit of being a leader, you just need to know what to do next, not how to do it.
"I want it."
"Thank you Brother Zheng, thank you Master Zheng!"
At this time, the group of Zuo family disciples behind Zuo Jiqian seemed a little unbelievable that they and others had actually been bought, and they immediately excitedly came over to salute Zheng Fan through the fence.
To be honest, Zheng Fan was really embarrassed to accept the courtesy from them. A month ago, they were still his colleagues, stationed together in the fortress of Yan State, but now they are in this situation.
Of course, it is difficult to feel pity, because any human emotion is limited, and it was already exhausted on the way back to Nanwang City from Yanjing.
can only say,
There are always many poor people buried under the tide of every great era.
"Okay, since your Excellency wants it, I will ask someone to approve it for you."
"Thank you for your hard work," Zheng Fan said.
At this time, Siniang, who was standing behind Zheng Fan in disguise, took the initiative to accompany the captain to call the secretary to complete the formalities. At the same time, Siniang gave the captain a money bag with gold in it.
The captain was a little surprised, but he was flattered and accepted it.
This is a detail and life experience. In the palace, Zheng Fan would still hesitate whether to give Eunuch Wei some money, but here, Siniang knew who she was giving money to and how much she wanted to give. I have met the proprietresses of countless clubs.
At this moment, Zheng Fan walked to the fence where the Huo family was.
Sometimes, you have to admire a blind man's long-term vision, although it would seem weird to describe a blind man with a long-term vision.
But precisely because when the Sixth Prince's people came to help build Cuiliu Castle, the blind man participated in the whole process and revised the construction plan, so the architectural style of Cuiliu Castle was very weird.
The one in the fortress was okay, but a piece of flat land was specially cleared outside the fortress and barracks were built.
Therefore, Cuiliu Fort can accommodate more people. If they can't live in the fort, they can live outside. After all, Zheng Fan and others never thought that one day when the enemy troops came to the border, they would defend the fort and change the name of Cuiliu Fort. It's called "Zheng Tuibao".
Although the barracks have been built and the population limit has been raised, Blind Bei is not in a hurry to attack the peasant soldiers. He has long guessed that elite soldiers with their own levels will come to his door for free.
Therefore, Zheng Fan could also eat the two or three hundred people from Zuo Jiqian and the 700 people from the Huo family.
He doesn't care about digestive problems.
Oh, by the way, there seemed to be a bad guy from the Huo family who was provoking me in a very awesome way?
When Zheng Fan came back, he found that the sand sculpture had been pressed to the ground by an old man with half-white hair. His face was swollen and there were blood stains on the corners of his mouth. He should have been slapped twice.
After the old man saw Zheng Fan coming back, he continued to press the young man under him with one hand, put the other hand on his chest, and said sincerely:
"Please accept us, sir."
The prestige of this old man should be very high. The more than [-] Huo family members behind him immediately imitated the old man's movements and saluted Zheng Fan.
The cheap young man under the old man was still twisting his neck and staring at Zheng Fan with an unconvinced expression.
Zheng Fan believed that if he were not standing here at this moment and it was Liang Cheng,
Liang Chenghui walked over with a knife indifferently, and chopped the useless young man from the Huo family to death in front of everyone in the Huo family.
If the person standing here is a blind man,
The blind man would laugh and say:
"Kill him yourself, or twenty of you will be randomly selected to kill him."
Then add another sentence;
"Oh, if he commits suicide, he will randomly kill thirty of you."
But Zheng Fan didn't have such bad taste. Anyway, whether he was a member of the Zuo family or a member of the Huo family, he would eventually be handed over to the blind man and Liang Cheng for reform.
Why should I get my hands dirty?
"What's your name?"
"My lord, I'm a guilty citizen, Huo Guang."
"..." Zheng Fan.
"Huo Guang?"
"It's Huo Guang, sir, but if you like it, the guilty people can thank you for changing the name. From now on, I will be called Huo Guang."
"No, no, I won't change anything to the name my parents chose. Okay, you guys get ready and follow me later."
"Thank you sir for taking me in."
Huo Guang breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he didn't have to worry about selling his family. Many military leaders came here to capture them, but they were told by the secretary that they were not allowed.
When listening to their exchange, Huo Guang learned that this was actually what the commander-in-chief meant.
Obviously, the commander-in-chief of Nanwang City was leaving himself and others for his cronies.
This is a good thing for the Huo family. It will be easier to earn military merits by following the chief's cronies, and at the same time, the probability of being pushed forward as cannon fodder will be smaller.
Bow your head,
Glancing at the young members of the family,
This kid is a direct descendant, but his brain can't tell the difference. The Huo family is gone, so why is he so angry?
…………
The number of soldiers exceeds the standard and is against the rules;
But in front of connections, the rules are just like being a pretty girl in a red tent, saying "I don't sell my body but my art".
Zheng Fan declined the offer of the Nanwang City garrison to send a group of hundreds of cavalry to escort him back to Cuiliu Fort. At the same time, Cuiliu Fort did not send any barbarian cavalry as there was no prior notice.
that's it,
Zheng Shoubei took two people, A Ming and Si Niang, to escort nearly 1000 prisoners towards Cuiliu Fort.
Moreover, these prisoners did not have any shackles on them.
Zheng Fan was riding leisurely on his horse, seemingly not worried at all about the "Great Chu Xing King Chen Sheng".
A Ming and Siniang rode behind.
The team marched in an orderly manner,
The Zuo family was in front, and the Huo family was behind. They even lined up automatically. Although they didn't go straight, at least they looked orderly.
Their families are all controlled by the imperial court, and they can only rely on military merit to gain freedom for their families, so the probability of escaping is low.
Because they still have ties, because they still have hope.
Even if they wanted to escape, where would they go?
Flee to the interior of Yan country?Isn't that asking for death? First let's talk about whether they can pass the Jingnan Army in Yinlang County, and then there is an old man from Beifeng County in the interior digging their roots with a hoe.
Escape to the south?
If it were normal times, it would not be impossible, but these prisoners are not stupid. They come from a good family, so they are not stupid ordinary people. Of course, they know what His Majesty the Emperor is doing by sending them here.
Let’s not even mention that even if you gave up your family and wanted to be free and fled to the Qian Kingdom, and then not long after, the Yan Kingdom’s army attacked again, how could you still escape?
In fact, it's because they know in their hearts that they also have a sense of pride as Yan people, or...confidence. It's not that they still have a sense of belonging to the emperor and this country after their family is broken. That's really nonsense. But there is one thing they believe in, that is, the Zhenbei Army has been transferred from Beifeng County, and they are destined to go south to fight against the Qian Kingdom. Can these Qian Kingdom people... be fed and housed?
Of course, nothing is absolute.
Especially Zuo Jiqian's appearance. Maybe it's because Zheng Fan was greatly influenced by the old version of "Three Kingdoms", so he always felt that Zuo Jiqian might look like that.
But Zheng Fan wasn't worried, since he could detect some of it anyway, so naturally the blind Bei could also detect it.
However, Zheng Fan didn't like this atmosphere very much.
As soon as I woke up, I was in the land of Dayan. I started here. After I got used to the customs and customs here, I would always have a little emotion. In addition, although the Yan Kingdom was scorned by the other three countries as the Yan barbarians, the Yan Kingdom was indeed Different from the historical Liao, Jin, Yuan and Qing Dynasty that I am familiar with, you can say that it is not that cultured, but it is really not that barbaric. At least Zheng Fan can fit in.
But now, with the beginning of the horse stepping into the family, the barbaric and primitive atmosphere permeating this country has begun to become more and more intense.
"Guess what the Lord is thinking about now?" A Ming said to Siniang.
"Being pretentious is like a poet walking on the frontier, there will always be countless melancholy."
"Do I have to write poetry next?"
"That's the problem. If the Lord can recite poems, we can also recite them. He can't get pleasure from copying them."
"Too."
"Actually, your lord is so pitiful. When he was at home, he was ravaged and teased by you. When he went to the capital, he was educated by the Marquis of Jingnan."
"As for you, you have taken it out again out of habit."
"At least, I can bring some physical and mental comfort to the Lord, can you?"
"..." A Ming.
"Actually, I've been thinking, would it be better if we woke up in Qian Country?"
A Ming laughed when he heard Siniang's words.
Road:
"Copying poems, painting... Your Majesty should be good at it. Pretending to be a scholar is really not good enough. Go take the imperial examination and take your time. At least you can have fireworks in March with your left hand and a black gauze official hat with your right hand."
"Yeah, days like that can be a lot of fun, and I can go to Xiahang to concentrate on raising thin horses."
"Then after the Lord becomes famous, he can earn money while moving up the court, and then train a new army."
"Well, that's the rhythm."
"Then, with the hope of Quan Daqian, the Lord led his army to the Northern Expedition. Here, on this border, he met the Marquis of Zhenbei and Jingnan, and met the current Dayan?"
"hiss………"
Siniang suddenly felt that the scene was so beautiful that it was breathtaking, and then nothing happened.
"Although the most touching thing in the world is tragedy, probably no one wants the end of their life to be a tragedy."
"Too."
Siniang suddenly thought of something and said:
"I'm a little confused about something."
"Say."
"During these days in the capital, the Lord slept alone every night."
"After going through that family education, although it seems that everything is fine, the master's mood swings are still relatively large. It is inevitable that he will lose that kind of interest and mood, right?"
A Ming is analyzing this from a man's perspective.
"Huh, I understand this."
"Yes, you should understand."
"But, didn't you notice?"
"Found what?"
"During these days in the capital, although I have been busy collecting the bodies and erecting tombs for the Tian family, I still have a lot of free time."
"Well, then what?"
"Did the Lord shoot you?"
"..." A Ming.
A Ming's eyes suddenly condensed.
"Do you understand what I mean?"
"understood."
A Ming was about to ride his horse to catch up with Zheng Fan in front of him, but Siniang next to him grabbed the reins.
"What are you going to do?"
"Take care of your master's body and mood, chat with him more, and do your duty as a subordinate."
"Don't rush."
"Are you in no hurry?"
"I'm anxious too, but I still have to wait."
"why?"
"Because I think the Lord is deliberately...preventing us this time."
(End of this chapter)