The devil is coming

Chapter 471 Sharpening the Knife
The team returning to Beijing was not too bloated;
First of all,
The original imperial envoy team must have gone all the way back, and this group of people had already demonstrated their ability to rush when they rushed to Xuehai Customs to announce the decree.
Then, it was Uncle Zheng’s side.
three carriages,
The princess and Uncle Zheng were sitting in one carriage, and there were two carriages carrying goods.
Although there was a delay of several days due to the military parade, overall, the time for returning to Beijing was still extremely generous. You could stop where you should and rest where you should;
As long as Uncle Zheng doesn't follow the example of Emperor Qianlong who went out on patrol incognito to tease Xia Yuhe,
There will definitely be no issue of missed deadlines.
Accompanying them were Blind Man, Fan Li, Sword Maid, Gou Moli, Sword Master, Chen Daxia, and three hundred personal cavalry led by Gao Yi.
This afternoon,
The team camped by the Mingchi Pool early.
There are only more than two days' journey from here to Wangjiang. After passing Wangjiang, we reach Yingdu and connect to the border of Yan State from Yingdu. There is already a newly renovated official road, and the team's traveling speed is only It can be improved a lot, and the complete station system can also save everyone a lot of time for supplies and rest.
The most difficult section to walk is actually the road from Xuehaiguan to Wangjiang, because the entire eastern half of Chengguo was the area that was most severely poisoned by the Savage Rebellion.
Not to mention the early looting, it was a one-shot deal, simple and neat;
But in the later period, when the Great Yan Eastern Expeditionary Army came to the west side of Wangjiang River and the two sides began to stalemate, it was no longer a simple robbery, but digging three feet into the ground to search for supplies. It was simply digging for roots!
After that, Jingnan Marquis defeated the main force of the barbarians, and the Qingluan army in Yupan City surrendered and was massacred. Although the war was decided, the entire Jin region from west to east had been baptized by the flames of war in two or three years, and it took time to recuperate;
Secondly, the war between Zhennanguan and the Chu State may break out at any time. According to Jingnan Hou's wishes, if the two countries officially start a war, if they cannot defeat the main field force of the Chu people in one fell swoop and burn the war to the Chu land, then they will have to The next best thing was to retreat, and the Yan army retreated to allow the Chu army to enter the Jin Dynasty to open up the battlefield pattern and width, thereby giving the cavalry a greater range of activities and initiative.
Therefore, neither Dayan nor Yingdu will choose to develop or immigrate to this area that has been pre-demarcated as a "battlefield" at this time.
Mingchi is a beautiful place, especially now, with rippling lake waves and green grass, giving people a relaxed and happy feeling.
It takes two hours less to travel and rest here, which is a rare comfort during the long journey.
There was a long carpet with some food and drinks on it. The princess sat there and stuffed some food into Uncle Zheng's mouth from time to time.
Uncle Zheng rested his head on his hands, lying on the grass, admiring the sunset.
Not far away, the swordsman in white was sitting by the lake, and next to him, the Savage King was sitting.
The Savage King has been imprisoned for so long, and he has also endured the erosion of the evil spirit of the Sha Tuo Que Stone Zombies, and he destroyed his face in order to avoid being hunted, making him completely different from the original one.
There is no need to disguise yourself or wear a mask, and there is no need to worry about being recognized.
Furthermore,
Among the Great Yans, only a few have actually seen the Savage King.
Logically speaking, there should be a life-or-death relationship between the Sword Master and the Savage King.
But when he was at Snow Customs, the Sword Master would also ask the blind man to help him take the Savage King out of the prison from time to time to talk and chat.
The Sword Master would talk about Liu Dahu's time in the school, and also talk about his wife's diligence and thrift in running the house.
Then, the Savage King, who was stuffed with dog food, had to deliberately attack several times each time to increase the pleasure of the Sword Master;
After all, he longs to come out to relax, look at the sky, look at the clouds, and breathe fresh air;
At this time, the Savage King was peeling chestnuts and roasting chestnuts with sugar. They were very delicious.
The Savage King not only eats them himself, but also specially peels some of them and places them in front of the Sword Master.
The sword master is also welcome,
While admiring the scenery and the lake breeze, I occasionally picked up a peeled chestnut and put it in my mouth to chew slowly.
"When I left the city on the first day, I saw you in the team. To be honest, I was really shocked."
"Are you afraid that I will kill you with one sword?"
"Yes."
"If I wanted to kill you, I would have killed you at Snow Customs."
At the Snow Customs, the Sword Master didn't even need to do it himself. He only needed to express it to Uncle Zheng, and Uncle Zheng would definitely take the Savage King's head and place it in front of the Sword Master.
It is said that Fan Zhengwen is good at doing business, but Uncle Zheng has never lost money in this kind of business.
"It's different." The Savage King shook his head and continued to peel chestnuts. "It's different in the snow customs and outside."
"It's different." The sword master nodded.
"I'm right."
"Well, inside the city, you are a prisoner, and outside the city, you are a prisoner worker. Of the more than 2 savages captured more than a year ago, how many are left alive now?"
The infrastructure and recovery of Snow Customs, including the reason why it was able to maintain stability after absorbing so many people last winter, were due to the tens of thousands of savage captives who made a great contribution.
They did the most tiring work, they ate the worst food, they lived in the coldest nests, and batch after batch of savage slave workers died on the construction site.
Now, only a few thousand people can continue to do hard labor, and the rest are either dead or disabled and have been disposed of after losing their labor force.
On this point, the Hirano House can be described as extremely cruel.
Of course, this is what they deserve. Those who come out to fool around will always have to pay back. When they broke into the Snow Customs, burned, killed and looted so happily, they had to atone for their sins after they were happy.
Uncle Zheng has never recruited troops from those savage slave laborers because there is no need.
First of all, Xue Customs has always followed the route of elite soldiers. This is a tradition and must be maintained.
Secondly, although Xueguan has absorbed many barbarians, the majority of the people at the bottom are still Jin people. Most of these people have been tortured by the barbarians. The punishment of these barbarian slave laborers can win over their hearts. .
By setting up a savage as a target of common hatred, and with this external contradiction, the possible contradictions caused by the common people of Yan and Jin and Ping Yebo's identity as a Yan person can be blurred as much as possible.
The Savage King thought for a while and said:
"That's what I really mean, but I still want to live a good life. You know, I'm not afraid of Uncle Hirano now, because Uncle Hirano is the same person as me, and can sell everything for profit;
But you are different. I am not sure whether you want to see me live a good life. "
The sword master had no intention of answering this question.
He did not resent Zheng Fan for dragging the Savage King out to the capital together, because he could see that Zheng Fan seemed a little worried about going to the capital to receive the reward.
The Savage King did not ask any more questions, but clapped his hands.
Road:
"This is Mingchi, right? It was the place where the Situ family erected a monument after their victory in expelling our Saint clan."
Many place names and historic sites in Jin are actually related to the Jin people's expulsion of savages.
In the past, a certain head of the Situ family led an army to defeat the barbarians here and pushed the battle line across the Wangjiang River, which further reduced the strategic maneuvering space of the barbarians in the Jin region, and also set the tone for the final and complete expulsion of the barbarians from the Jin region.
The head of the Situ family once ordered the carver to erect a monument here to commemorate the war.
As time goes by, too many things have been blown away by rain and wind. The beautiful scenery of Mingchi has drowned out the fact that this place was once an ancient battlefield, and it has become a place for Jin people to visit and a holy land of flowers and plants.
In the early years, the lake was dotted with flower shops, not only red tents that made a living in the flesh business, but also many good family sons and daughters who spontaneously and proactively came here to make the sky, quilt, and ground their bed.
In another world, it is a tourist attraction with the theme of "love, beauty, and encounter".
But now,
The flower shop is gone,
There weren't even many people nearby.
Flowers used to be romantic in the past, but only flowers are no longer romantic.
"Where is the inscription?" Sword Master asked.
"I asked people to dig it out and smash it," said the Savage King.
The sword master nodded.
The Savage King also sighed, with a trace of reminiscence in his eyes.
a long time,
The sword master said: "Spoil things."
"Haha." The Savage King smiled.
In fact, he really wanted to say that 800 years ago, the land of Sanjin was full of temples, inscriptions, and murals of the barbarian saints, but now, can they still be seen?
But he was too lazy to argue, because he knew that the Zhuxia people had always been self-centered. Their own things were things, their own music was the sound of nature, and their own ancestral hall was sacred, while other ethnic groups, whether savages or Barbarians or Shanyue are not worth mentioning. Even looking at them will make your eyes dirty.
At this time,
Zhang Yuanshan walked to Uncle Zheng, slowly knelt down and said:
"Uncle, here are really beautiful mountains, rivers and beautiful scenery."
Uncle Zheng remained silent.
However, Zhang Yuanshan did not realize that he had become a fly. Instead, he continued: "Uncle, tell me, how many more troops are needed to completely pacify the Jin area?"
Uncle Zheng opened his eyes, glanced at Zhang Yuanshan, and smiled.
Zhang Yuanshan also smiled.
then,
Uncle Zheng closed his eyes again.
"..." Zhang Yuanshan.
"Uncle, do you think it's boring to talk to my subordinates about this?"
Uncle Zheng nodded.
Zhang Yuanshang pursed his lips and said: "But I still have a question. I hope my uncle can help me clear up my doubts. This is also something that His Highness is thinking about.
That is, Uncle Zheng thinks that the next step for me, Dayan, is to take Chu first or take Qian first? "
in fact,
Zheng Fan's attitude toward Zhang Yuanshan became so cold because he finally received a letter from Xiao Liuzi after the team set off.
Xiao Liuzi's messenger first went to Xue Customs separately from Uncle Zheng. Then Xue Customs sent three knights to catch up with the team and handed the letter to Uncle Zheng.
In the letter, Xiao Liuzi felt proud that he had given birth to a son.
Then he talked about some recent things about him, including his recent trivial moods. Well, he also wrote two poems.
In fact, Uncle Zheng and Xiao Liuzi are more like a pair of pen pals.
The gossip is at the top, but the serious words are at the bottom.
At the end of the letter, Xiao Liuzi highlighted three things.
One is the money and grain import plan for Xue Customs in the first half of the third year of Yongping.
One is his father's comments on Uncle Zheng's visit to Beijing, which are very reserved.
And this implicit means a "hint", because this is supposed to be a very beautiful thing, why should you be implicit?
The third one is that Feng Guan is a young eunuch who has recently gained favor in the palace and is very utilitarian.Then the description of Zhang Yuanshan is:
I don’t know if he is mine?
When a wise man speaks, it will be simple;
It is also very simple for smart people to write letters.
The sentence "I don't know if he is mine" actually contains a lot of content.
Even Xiao Liuzi couldn't see through him, so Uncle Zheng didn't bother to look at him.
only,
Faced with Zhang Yuanshan’s problem,
Uncle Zheng answered directly:
"Take Chu first."
When the two of them talked about this topic, they didn't care at all about Princess Dachu sitting next to them.
"Why?" Zhang Yuanshan looked like he was listening.
Uncle Zheng glanced at Zhang Yuanshan,
Of course:
"Because I have nothing to do with the Qian Kingdom."
"..." Zhang Yuanshan.
The blind man came over at this moment,
He said to Zhang Yuanshan:
"Brother Zhang, is this beautiful lake scenery poetic?"
Obviously, it was the blind man who came to help Uncle Zheng take over this hot potato.
Zhang Yuanshan wanted to blurt out:
What does the scenery here have to do with you, a blind man?
But he still held back and could only accompany the blind man to recite poems and compose poems.
After the place became quiet again,
The princess whispered:
"I don't like that man."
"I dont like it either."
"Yes." The princess nodded, seeming very happy that she and her husband had the same dislike.
immediately,
The princess asked tentatively:
"Ms. sir, can you give it to him on the way..."
Uncle Zheng looked at the princess and said with a smile: "Why are you so brave? He is an imperial envoy after all."
The princess looked at Uncle Zheng who had several styles of royal robes at home,
Biting his lip.
When Uncle Zheng saw this, he thought it was quite cute. He reached out and touched the princess' chin.
Road:
"There is no need to get rid of everyone you don't like, and you can't get rid of them all. Just treat them as if they don't exist and are just a fly."
……
The rest in Mingchi was a small break for the team. In the next two days, the team moved quickly without any delays.
Under Zheng Fan's instructions, the team headed slightly north, avoiding Yupan City and passing Wangjiang River upstream.
After all, she is his woman, and it is "forced by life" to need her to help him support himself, but there is no need to deliberately let her get into trouble.
"Jade City" should be the sad place for most Chu people now.
After crossing Wangjiang, the team entered Yingdu late at night without taking any rest.
Yingdu is a big city, and it is the largest central city in the entire original country.
Because Marquis Jingnan led his army to Fengxin City, it was not considered a military center, but it did not fall behind any other centers.
But whether it was Feng Guan's status as an imperial envoy or Uncle Zheng's status, it would not be a big problem to open the city gate late at night.
that's it,
The team entered Yingdu City and stayed at the inn in the city.
Because the team was traveling very fast, no messenger was sent to notify them of their arrival in the city in advance, and they entered the city late at night. Therefore, even though many dignitaries in Yingdu were alarmed, no one would choose to visit at this time of night.
Therefore,
In the inn,
It seemed very quiet.
And in the courtyard of the inn,
Gao Yi, who had just arranged internal and external security, saw the blind man walking towards him.
"Mr. Bei, what's the matter?"
The blind man tied up his hands and walked away,
Road:
"Pass on your uncle's order!"
Gao Yi and the two lieutenants beside him immediately knelt down.
"The end is here!"
"The end is here!"
The blind man breathed a sigh of relief,
Slowly said:
"Sharpen the knife."
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