The devil is coming

Chapter 167
Tonight in Chuzhou City, some people are plotting, some are hesitating, some are struggling, and some are melancholy;
There was a former minister of the Ministry of Industry who became an official. He obviously did not raid his home, but he led his family and his children to hang themselves together;
There was a Chuzhou City garrison officer who suddenly became the most powerful military officer in Chuzhou City among the Yan people. He was busy leading his more than 2000 men to start ransacking and exterminating every family.
There was an old man with high moral character who agreed to the Yan people's request and became the new chief civil servant of Chuzhou City. He sat in his courtyard, drinking peach blossom wine alone in the cold wind all night.
Someone holds a wine pot in one hand and a sword in the other, walking to the streets late at night, scolding the Yan people, speaking frankly, don't be arrogant. When the king's master comes, he will definitely tell you to stop the flow of prisoners, and before he can vent his arrogance, He was shot dead with an arrow by the Zhenbei Army patrolling the streets to enforce the curfew.
His body was tied to a horse by a hot-blooded Zhenbei military lieutenant and dragged along the street, his body covered in blood and flesh.
Some people are trying to fish in troubled waters. The small gangs in the city plan to take advantage of this chaotic situation and reach out to big households that they would never dare to touch on weekdays.
The appearances, ecology, and faces of all living beings are all different, and each has its own personality;
But no matter what, most of them are still waiting silently in panic. As long as there are offerings to gods at home, whether they are sculptures or paintings, the offering tables are much richer than before.
If there really are gods in the sky, they might be surprised that Chuzhou City celebrated the New Year early this year.
All things in the world are mutual;
Where there is black, there is white, where there is light, there is darkness, and where there is red, there is naturally black.
Every story and scene is played out clearly in the dark night, but it is performed very brightly.
However, for Zhenbei's soldiers, those who did not need to perform city patrol missions or be sent out to serve as sentries, all had a good meal early and fell asleep.
After several days of galloping, they were actually already tired and needed a rest.
In the city, the occasional screams and cries were, to them, just a little spice in their sleep.
In terms of blood and cruelty, everything in the desert is much more thorough than these.
What's happening right now is really just drizzle.
Maybe, in their opinion, these Qianguo people are really a bit hypocritical. They have to make extra sounds and emotions even though the ending is already destined.
Why bother?
This is an extremely unbalanced balance of power.
And after the Zhenbei Army knights successfully broke into the city gate, they could no longer change.
But the war has just begun...
……
"The military discipline of Zhenbei Army is indeed good." Zheng Fan said.
"Lord, this is because the war is going smoothly and the army has not seen any real blood yet."
Zheng Fan nodded. He agreed with the blind man's view. Once the army is completely exposed to blood, the damage it can cause will be extremely terrifying. At that time, even if the general wants to stop it, he will not be able to stop it.
Moreover, the commander-in-chief of this town is still the lunatic Li Fusheng.
That lunatic is already exercising extreme restraint. God knows how long he can restrain himself.
"Lord."
Siniang came over and brought a basin with two hot towels in it.
Zheng Fan and the blind man each started wiping their faces with a towel.
At this time,
Zheng Fan saw a timid little girl standing next to Siniang. The girl was about thirteen or fourteen years old.
"Did you go pick it up again?" Zheng Fan teased.
Siniang's habit is to collect good seedlings and cultivate them when she sees them.
However, the first batch of little ladies have not grown up yet, so they cannot play any role now.
However, Zheng Fan believed that the spies who had been trained by Siniang were definitely more reliable than the Silver Armor Guards. For the few Silver Armor Guard wives he had met, the masters had already known their identities. fail.
Of course, with Zheng Fan's current power and status, it would be useless to ask for a "Red Fu Girl".
"I happened to be bumped into by the slave family. Come on, Xiao Rui, be good and kowtow to the master."
The girl called Xiao Rui knelt down, kowtowed to Zheng Fan seriously, and said softly:
"I have seen the master."
Although he is scared, he is not very timid, and judging from the way he kowtows, it is obvious that he has a good tutor.
This is no joke. Ordinary Guizhou leaders don't pay too much attention to etiquette. They just kowtow. In fact, that's it. Whether it's worshiping ancestors or facing the great master, they just kneel down to deal with it.
"Whose family?"
"My family used to be a minister who went to Beijing. The old minister committed suicide with his family."
"call……"
Zheng Fan let out a long sigh of relief.
"When the slave family passed by, several men from that family were forcing their female relatives to commit suicide. The little girl didn't want to die, so she ran in the yard and was chased by her grandfather who stabbed her with a sword. Fortunately, I hit her in time and saved her. ”
Saying that, Si Niang pointed to Xiao Rui's back. The clothes were torn there, and there should be a cut, but Si Niang took care of it.
"It's a pity. Even if you use cosmetic injections to make up for it, it's difficult to erase her scars." Siniang said regretfully.
"There will be a solution in the future." The blind man said.
The current demon kings are not capable of doing this, but in the future, when everyone's strength is restored, it will not be a simple matter to erase a scar?
"Tell me, if you want to commit suicide, you can commit suicide, and you have to drag the whole family along with you. Everyone in the family, from the old man to the following men, seems to be crazy." Siniang said.
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."
Xiao Rui seemed to recall some terrible scene and began to panic.
"Be good, it's okay. It's okay now." Siniang comforted her.
"The whole family commits suicide to save their own innocence, and maybe they can still have a good career," the blind man said.
"Okay, it's hard to say what's right or wrong."
Zheng Fan was too lazy to waste any more energy on these matters and said again:
"Rest when you need to, and continue working when you need to."
.........
This night, Zheng Fan didn't sleep very well.
Maybe it’s because Si Niang didn’t sleep with him tonight.
So Zheng Fan had a dream,
I dreamed that I was sitting behind the bead curtain, and sitting on my lap was the princess with a golden phoenix and a crown. The princess was extremely charming;
At the same time, outside the bead curtain, there was a main hall. Across the curtain, there was a dragon chair. Prince Fu was wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the dragon chair. He listened to the movements behind the curtain and accepted the kneeling ceremony of the officials. , Long live the mountain.
"Dong dong dong! dong dong dong! dong dong dong!"
A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats woke Zheng Fan from his sweet dream.
After opening his eyes, Zheng Fan actually still had some aftertaste. He smiled and laughed at himself:
"What a pervert."
At this moment, Liang Cheng opened the tent curtain and leaned in, reporting:
"My lord, an army has been discovered forty miles southwest of the city."
"Ganjun? Southwest?"
If it came from the southwest, it was definitely not the Qianguo border troops returning for reinforcements.
In fact, according to the speed of the Yan army's attack, even if the Qianguo frontier army chose to return without hesitation at the beginning, it would not be possible for them to catch up today.
You know, Yan State is full of cavalry.
"How many enemy troops are there?"
"I don't know the specifics, but it should be over [-]."
Zheng Fan immediately stood up, put on his armor, and walked out with Liang Cheng.
On the street, the knights of the Zhenbei Army were quickly mobilizing, and sentries kept coming in from outside the city, shouting loudly about the enemy's situation.
Cavalry was constantly being mobilized from inside the city to prepare to meet the enemy.
Zheng Fan frowned slightly and said:
"What is this doing?"
Chuzhou is a newly occupied place. Although under the threat of knife point and various inducements, a "puppet army" yamen was set up last night.
But the whole city is actually still in a state of panic.
At this time, if the news of the appearance of Qianjun was spread out in such a careless manner, wouldn't it make the people and dignitaries of Qianguo in the city excited?
You must know that in any group, at any time, the silent majority is the main force. At this time, we cannot give them hope.
Zheng Fan's eyes narrowed.
at this time,
A knight came on horseback, came in front of Zheng Fan, cupped his hands and said:
"Zheng Shoubei, the commander-in-chief has summoned us."
Zheng Fan cupped his hands and said:
"Order."
Zheng Fan got on his horse and walked towards Li Fusheng's position with Liang Cheng.
Li Fusheng stayed in a private house last night. He did not choose a wealthy residence because according to the original plan, he would be leaving in two days anyway, so he could just find a place to sleep.
It has to be said that these high-ranking generals of the Zhenbei Army are not actually very strong in personal enjoyment.
Zheng Fan rode his horse and marched on the street. Sentinels and cavalry teams kept passing by him. The Yan Army inside the city and the Yan Army camp outside the city had also begun to move.
Also agitated were the people in Chuzhou City.
Inside the wall, there were countless heads peeking out and secretly observing the situation outside. Zheng Fan felt itchy and wanted to practice headshot archery with his bow and arrows.
…………
The most majestic building in Chuzhou City, which also symbolizes the center of power, is the prefect's mansion. However, the Qian Kingdom did not have a prefect, but a military envoy.
However, when the Yan army broke through the city yesterday, the Chujun Jiedushi was not in Chujun, but in Antian City, eighty miles south of Chuzhou City, urging the transshipment of grain and grass.
Therefore, this big fish was not caught.
But at this time, in the prefect's mansion, a gray-haired old man was sitting on the seat of the signing room. His face showed the deep exhaustion of a hangover.
Last night, he drank wine all night long. The wine was peach blossom wine. Wuchuan is rich in fine wine, and the best wines are even more expensive.
However, last night, I was reluctant to drink too much fine wine on weekdays, but the more I drank, the less flavorful it became.
Yesterday, after the Yan people broke into his house and put a knife across the necks of his entire family,
This old man,
Choose to surrender.
He agreed to the request of the Yan people and became the new military governor of Chuzhou City. Then, the Yan people began to stuff him with officials, and they stuffed them a lot. He also found some himself. In one day, he finally got this official. A grass-roots team was set up.
However, this is just a paper shelf. Now, although everyone is in the office, no one is actually working. In fact, everyone has no intention to work.
However, everyone came to the government office early to "go to work", and the usual laziness and procrastination disappeared at all.
However, after sitting in their seats, what they whispered to each other was nothing more than so-and-so's family being confiscated and exterminated last night, and so-and-so's family being promoted by name.
The Yan people came too quickly,
The Yan people's swords are too fast,
This group of officials who had just "surrendered",
There are also some who have not been able to adapt to their own identities.
Fortunately, their current nominal "Master Jiedushi" seems to have the same sentiments as them.
All morning, everyone was just sitting like this, and the Jiedushi Master did not pass down any government orders, and everyone became a living piece of clay.
A servant who looked like a butler walked into the government office and came to the place where the mortgage room was signed. He walked up to his master and whispered something into his ear.
immediately,
There was a hint of hope and excitement in the old man's cloudy eyes.
He grabbed the official hat on his head with trembling hands and placed it on the desk.
Master Wang, Master Wang is back!
The old man was very excited.
But soon,
His hand trembled again,
He began to be afraid,
Because although he was forced to do so, he had worn the official hat.
Having been in officialdom for many years, he knew that even if he only wore this hat for one day, no, once he put it on, he would never be able to take it off for the rest of his life.
Last night, he had been suffering from inner torture.
That is the ambition made when I was young when I read the books of sages, it is the glory of being named in the Donghua Gate roll call, and it is the freedom and ease when I return to my hometown with a wave of my sleeves;
His ambition has never been very big, and his official position has not been very big, but this life has been smooth sailing. Although there have been twists and turns, it has been generally smooth.
Who would have expected that when the old man was about to be buried, he would be in such a bad situation.
Especially after hearing that his old friend committed suicide with his family, his inner torment began to become more and more intense.
Myself,
Did you make the wrong choice?
Master Wang is about to fight back and drive out the Yan people. He is happy.
Here,
This is the territory of the Qian Kingdom, how can we allow the Yan barbarians to run wild!
Here,
This is a place where kings transform etiquette, how can they be allowed to be ruined by Yan barbarians?
however,
If Master Wang calls back,
Myself,
What will happen again?
Although the butler beside him was only in his early forties, he had inherited his father's position and stayed in this house. Seeing that his master was so haggard and sad, he sighed silently in his heart.
"Go and invite all the adults in the front hall."
"Yes, sir."
Soon, more than ten adults from the front hall came.
The front hall of the government office has always been the place where senior officials from the county below the Jiedushi envoy were employed.
Some of them were promoted last night, and some were originally sitting in this position.
At this time, they were called in together, with different expressions.
There is disdain on the face,
Those who have the same problem and feel helpless,
There are those who are silent and numb,
In the signing room, after a brief silence,
All the adults salute together to the old man sitting behind the desk:
"See...my lord."
There was a wry smile on the old man's face,
reach out,
He patted his face gently,
He was not in a hurry to speak, but continued to slap his face.
And it started to hit harder and harder.
"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!"
"Master, master!"
The housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
The left side of the old man's face was already red, but because there wasn't much flesh on his face, it couldn't swell.
Everyone below was at a loss for a moment.
The old man picked up the tea that had been cold for a long time on the table, took a sip, mixed with the blood foam, and swallowed it.
He opened his mouth and said:
"I think you all already know that the city is in chaos right now, and the Yan people are also in chaos. Master Wang is said to be not far outside the city."
Everyone has known about this news since morning, and the servants at home will continue to send new news.
"The Yan people have entered the city, but we are still sitting in the yamen. Haha, what is this?"
After the old man said these words, the expressions of everyone present changed and became extremely ugly.
"However, I understand that you adults are different from me. I was obsessed with seeking a high-ranking official position, so I boarded the Yan people's pirate ship.
My lords, it is to preserve your usefulness. You and I have different ways. "
Everyone below, some are surprised, some are puzzled, and some are confused, but how can someone who works in the officialdom be a fool?
So soon, everyone understood the meaning of the old man's words.
"Cough cough cough..."
The old man coughed continuously.
for a while,
He wiped the corners of his mouth with the sleeves of his official robe,
continued:
"It's me who is threatening you who are sitting in the office today. All the sins are on me. When Master Wang regains Chuzhou, I will give myself to the court and take over everything.
But please wait and take care of my family a little bit in the future. I am here to say thank you. "
The old man stood up from his chair and bowed to everyone below.
All the adults below knelt down together.
Said in unison:
"grown ups……"
Everyone was already crying.
"Everyone, go down. You should know what you should be busy with, what you should do, and what you should prepare."
Everyone agreed to leave.
The old man sat back on the chair again, as if most of his energy had been drained from his whole body.
The housekeeper said with some distress:
"Master, why are you bothering?"
The old man smiled,
Road:
"Do you think if I hadn't said that, they wouldn't have dumped the shit on my head?"
"This..." Butler.
"After receiving the news of Master Wang's appearance, they should have been communicating in series. Now that I have taken this position, I have to bear the consequences.
Rather than letting them push me out, it would be better for me to go out on my own.
In this way, some affection can be left, and the family can be taken care of a little in the future. "
"Master, it's too difficult for you."
The housekeeper knew that if it wasn't for the sake of saving the lives of the whole family, his master would never have been coerced by the Yan people.
The old man reached out and picked up the teacup again.
"Master, the tea is cold. I'll make you another cup."
The old man nodded.
The butler walked out of the signing room with a teacup in hand.
The old man looked at the empty room, his heart suddenly twitched, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes.
Because just now,
An idea actually came into my mind,
This thought scared him even.
That is:
It would be great if Master Wang was repelled by the Yan people.
…………
News spread from Prince Fu's palace that the Crown Princess fell ill due to fright and has been recuperating in her room.
At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess were sitting face to face having lunch.
Today's princess changed into plain clothes. Yesterday was special, but in fact, she was still in the stage of mourning her late husband.
"Eat quickly, we have to take the servants out to bury your father later."
"Concubine, outside..."
His Royal Highness had a very clear look of panic on his face.
"How is it outside? What does it have to do with you?"
"The army is back, my concubine!"
"If you fight back, fight back. Once you fight back, you can take over your father's position and become the new King Fu."
"No, concubine..."
"If the army comes back, it means that you, Zhao Yuannian, do not have that fate, and it also means that your mother and I do not have this fate either. Since we do not have this fate, we have to accept our fate.
Eat well. "
"But, but Ah Qing is dead."
"Death, just die. Your father told you her identity when he was here. You won't really have feelings for her, right?"
"Of course not. It's just that, mother-in-law, she is a spy of the Silver Armor Guard after all. When the army comes back, the Silver Armor Guard will not believe that A Qing died of illness."
"This is easy to handle. Don't we still have a few side rooms left by your father in our house? If the Yan people are really defeated, when our army enters the city, you will kill all your aunts. Put your wife's body among them and say it was an atrocity committed by the Yan people.
I'll make your mother's hair a little more disheveled, and if we report it like this, the officials will have to pity our family. After all, your father happened to be on the way to announce the decree for the officials. You, you can definitely keep this throne. , I will get more rewards, and my life will not be as tiring as your father’s life. "
"Mother, this..."
"When encountering trouble, you must make a decision. Your father has passed away. In this world, we are the only two people left to depend on each other. Don't count on your grandpa. If your grandpa really took his mother seriously, I won’t let my mother marry into Prince Fu’s palace.”
"Concubine, my son knows."
"Well, so, let's eat. I'm going to bury your father in the afternoon. You can't let your father rest in peace forever."
"Yes, concubine mother."
.........
The new city guard of Chuzhou City has summoned his subordinates, more than 2000 of them.
Zheng Fan and Liang Cheng happened to see them when they came over.
"Oh, I'm here to ask for a fight." Zheng Fan said.
Last night, the new city guard general led the city guards who he could incite and control, slaughtered many powerful people, and even plundered a lot of property.
Now, after hearing the news that "Master Wang" was approaching, he took the initiative to gather the men and horses he could control and asked to fight with the Yan army.
This is really a strange thing. When the Yan army entered the city previously, the several thousand defenders of Chuzhou City, except for a slight resistance at the beginning, quickly dispersed.
But at this time, they had the courage to fight against Ganjun.
Their fighting prowess was naturally not the same, but their courage showed a huge change in comparison.
First, because they knew that they had committed a heinous crime. Once the Qian army recovered Chuzhou City, they would have absolutely no way to survive. There was even no place for them to hide in the entire Daqian.
I felt so good last night and got high from looting. When I woke up at dawn, I immediately started worrying about making a list.
"Soldiers like this are just a moment of courage. If they suffer a slight setback, they will fall apart." Liang Cheng said.
"As for the puppet army, how much higher do you want to ask for?"
"The Lord said so."
"Ha ha."
The soldiers of the Zhenbei Army did not stop Zheng Fan, and Zheng Fan was able to walk directly into the small house.
This is just a house that you enter. As soon as you enter, you see Li Fusheng's beast lying there lazily.
This brave beast is naturally not as good as the two marquises in terms of pedigree, but to be honest, it is many times taller than Xu Chuangpang. With this physique and the black scales all over its body, , in terms of appearance, it is extremely powerful.
It would be great if I could be assigned a Pi beast in the future, and I could also let the demon kings under my command study how to improve its bloodline.
But it is also interesting. Emperor Qian likes to give wives to his ministers, while Emperor Yan likes to give out mounts.
As soon as Zheng Fan walked into the room, he saw Li Fusheng sitting on the bed, and two soldiers were helping him put on his armor.
"Zheng Shoubei, you surprised me. I have read the directory and the collection of goods and grain and grass that you sent this morning."
Ok?
Ah!
After Zheng Fan returned, he actually forgot about this incident and fell asleep directly. However, the devil king under his command was really reliable and was sent to Li Fusheng early.
"Master Hou is indeed right about the person. You are indeed different from Qiu Ba like us. You are someone who can do things."
"The adults are rude."
"Don't be so humble all the time. Our Zhenbei Army doesn't like this. You don't know that every time they discuss things in the tent, they quarrel over a vanguard and almost curse each other."
"Yes."
"The Sentinels came to report that there are cadres outside the city. According to the latest news, there are quite a few people, no less than [-], hehe."
Zheng Fan noticed that Li Fusheng's eyes began to turn red again.
This is,
It’s so hard to hold back.
"I will go out with [-] cavalry and leave [-] in the city to continue collecting food and suppressing the city."
"grown ups…………"
"I know what you are going to say. Do you feel that the city is full of storms now and everyone in the city knows that their king master is nearby?
Haha, I deliberately asked them to let the news out, and I deliberately asked the sentries to shout it directly on the street.
I know what the purpose of what Zhao Jiulang and you did yesterday was, but I am a stupid person. I couldn't think of such details. I didn't know how to do it specifically, and I didn't have the patience to do it.
But one thing I know,
The best way to make someone collapse is not to beat him to death with a stick, but to give him some hope first;
At last,
Then crush this hope in front of them! "
Finished putting on armor,
Li Fusheng stood up.
shouted:
"Straight mother-in-law, this Chuzhou City was originally taken based on your boy's suggestion. Although the city was taken, it was really tasteless.
Fortunately, I don't know where these [-] soldiers came from, but it doesn't matter, there is finally a serious battle to fight.
Our Zhenbei Army has been fighting the barbarians in the desert for 100 years!
Don’t Ganren like to say that our Zhenbei Army is just a boast?
it is good,
This time I will let them do it.
What is the best cavalryman in the world! "
(End of this chapter)