The devil is coming

Chapter 875 Yan Dog
small building,
Yashe,
Antique tables and chairs are equipped with exquisite pastries and expensive tea, and sandalwood is burning on one side;
Prince Pingxi, who had just taken a bath, was leaning there lazily, his hair still slightly wet.
Outside, a middle-aged man knelt down. The man had a Chinese-character face, which gave him an aura of majesty;
There are actually many people with this kind of appearance in the court, because in this era, appearance is also one of the qualifications for becoming an official, especially in the early years when Yan State did not have an imperial examination;
As for the Qian Kingdom, which has held imperial examinations for hundreds of years, except for a few who have outstanding abilities, most of them can do justice to their husbands and were at least a handsome gentleman when they were young.
But among the people, a person with this kind of appearance must be at least a powerful landlord;
Without him, no matter how good the skin is, regardless of gender, after a few years of hard life, he will soon lose his appearance. His appearance and temperament can only be developed according to the living conditions.
The person in front of me is the owner of Pengjiazhuang, which is adjacent to the border of Xiangsi Mountain. His name is Peng Kai.
Pengjiazhuang is a Zhuangzi, but this Zhuangzi has a large population. The Zhuangzi also has its own armed forces. It is really easy to bring in 2000 people. It is a bit like the "Zhujiazhuang" in "Water Margin" mean.
The origin of Pengjiazhuang comes from the Yan army's attack on Qian. The main army of Qian State collapsed at the first touch and was defeated one after another. As a last resort, Emperor Qian once ordered the local government to go to Beijing to serve the king. Under his leadership, he organized a rebel army and went to Beijing to defend the officials. It was a bit like holding a local regiment training.
After the war, these rebels were sent back.
However, it is difficult for people who have eaten meat to go back to eating grass. In addition, the Qianguo court did not hesitate to confer titles and intended to elevate the status of warriors and cultivate the martial virtues of the Qianguo. Therefore, many leaders of the rebel army were granted official positions, and most of them were It was a false official, not a real one, but at least it was a status advancement officially recognized by the imperial court.
Of course, there is another very important reason here. The higher the status, the less real money and silver rewards.
It was under this situation that Pengjiazhuang was established. The previous owner's surname was Peng, and Peng Kai was his adopted son. He married his daughter and became his son-in-law. After the owner's death, his eldest son and second son both died in the death of King Qin. On the way, there were two remaining sons, one was weak and the other was young, so Peng Kai inherited his position and further developed and consolidated Pengjiazhuang.
"Hehe, come in."
"Yes."
Peng Kai walked in and did not dare to sit down. Instead, he changed the front direction and knelt down again.
He knelt very standardly, and it was the kneeling ceremony of Yan State.
"I have always believed that although Ganren is no match for our Yan army on the battlefield, Ganren's silver-armored guards can indeed overwhelm our great Yan secret spies on more than one end.
But I really didn't expect that here, there would be a nail planted by my Great Yan secret agent. "
"Returning to the prince, our company has actually been developing and growing over the years, but before..."
"Okay, there is no need to explain to me. After all, I was able to escape from danger this time because of you. The reason why I said this is to express my apology.
Come, I will serve you a cup of tea, replacing wine with tea. "
With that said, Zheng Fan picked up the tea cup.
Peng Kai raised his head, looked at the prince, walked forward on his knees, carefully took the tea cup, and drank it all in one gulp without caring about burning it!
"Serve the prince in a humble capacity, and I will have no regrets in this life!"
Peng Kai put his forehead against the ground and kowtowed heavily.
"Sit and talk."
"Here!"
Peng Kai sat down.
It can be seen that his excitement is real.
As the thorn in the side of the Secret Service in Qian Country, a secret agent who needs to remain anonymous and wait for the right opportunity must have suffered too much in these years;
But he is lucky. Here he is waiting for the prince of Dayan, and this prince has just defeated Qianguo's Shangjing!
"Your Majesty, the news about the destruction of Shangjing City is genuine. Beizhi's family members who were originally in Shangjing City sent a message early. Later, Beizhi sent people to inquire about it. The palace in Shangjing was also invaded by my great Yanhu Ben. Many princes and nobles left."
Zheng Fan nodded.
Although this raid was commanded by him, he did not personally participate after all. After that, he continued to break out and avoid being rounded up by the Qian army, and did not know much about the news from the outside.
In the early days, because of the relationship between Yinjia Wei, he was almost made dumplings by Ganjun several times. However, later on, the frequency of Yinjiawei's activities began to decrease, and the threat to him from Qianjun continued to decrease.
But when they were approaching the border of Xiangsi Mountain, they still encountered a blockade by a cadre army. In the end, it was Peng Kai who led his men to defeat the cadre army and took him into Pengjiazhuang.
"The third gentleman under the prince's command should return soon." Peng Kai added.
The troops led by Xue San and Chen Xiong were the first suspected soldiers sent by Zheng Fan, but they did not have much effect because Ganren was more radical than he thought. Of course, the subsequent development was Ganren. People never dreamed that their own prince would be more radical than they thought.
In short, after Xue San's men arrived at Xiangsi Mountain and did not find the main force of the Qian army, they immediately transferred and made some contact with Pengjiazhuang on the way.
Zheng Fan doesn't know exactly where Xue San is now, but he should be back soon.
"Peng Kai."
"I'm humble."
"What do you think will happen to Qian Guo after this time?"
A secret agent who is deeply involved in the Qian Kingdom and sits in a powerful position with his own weapons is qualified to give him some opinions.
"If I return to the prince, there will definitely be chaos in the Qian Kingdom."
"Be specific."
"Yes, once the center is destroyed, what will happen next is that local powerful people like Beiji will become more powerful, and the imperial court's deterrence to the local areas will be further weakened.
And at this time, if we, Dayan, can send out a large army to surround the three sides, the rear of Qian Kingdom will be unable to support the three front lines. "
In the past, the State of Qian was a country where power was truly centralized in the imperial court. In order to ensure the supremacy of the central court, an almost castrating method was implemented for the localities;
This makes Qian Guo very timid during foreign wars, but very stable in domestic suppression.
But this time when the capital was defeated, the Qian Kingdom's court lost all face. It would be difficult to integrate local forces next.
To put it bluntly, the majesty of the center often relies on its face. When everyone agrees, it becomes a superior existence. But when this face is torn off...
It is impossible to say that the Qian Kingdom will be in the same situation as after the collapse of the Xia Dynasty, when the emperor had strong soldiers and horses.
"The reason why I took the risk to recruit Qian this time is because my country, Dayan, really can't withstand the heavy losses. The Qian country must be destroyed, but not now."
There was a hint of sadness in Peng Kai's eyes, but it was quickly hidden by him.
Of course he hopes that Dayan can immediately send his troops south to destroy the Qian Kingdom, at least half of the Qian Kingdom, so that his hidden identity can be revealed.
And if Dayan is not prepared to launch a large-scale attack next, he, and this Pengjiazhuang, will have to...
"Come back to Jindong with me." Zheng Fan said, "Of course, if you want to continue to stay in the Secret Service, you can. This time can be regarded as a great achievement. If you go back, you can be promoted."
"In my humble position, I would like to serve the prince!" Peng Kai made his choice.
"Then you Zhuangzi, when my third son or Uncle Yishan arrive, please move away together."
"My lord...is it really possible?" Peng Kai looked surprised.
Zheng Fan nodded;
In fact, Peng Kai, as a secret agent, was nailed to Pengjiazhuang. Although he was always "in the camp and his heart was in Yan", he finally got married and established a career here;
No one is born with a heart of stone, not even a spy. Who is willing to abandon his wife and children unless he has to?
At this moment, a burst of shouting came from the southwest area of ​​​​the small building, which also belonged to Pengjiazhuang.
The Yan soldiers near the small building immediately became alert.
Chen Xianba and Zheng Man went upstairs directly;
The prince himself was very calm. He pointed over there and asked Peng Kai who was standing next to him:
"what happened?"
"Some family matters have disturbed the prince. I will handle it now."
"That's all, I'm a guest from afar. Since I'm here as a guest, I naturally have to pay a visit."
"My lord..."
"Come, take me to see you."
"Here."
Peng Kai led the way, followed by the Yan Army soldiers. When they arrived at another courtyard, they found that there were more than [-] people holding knives in the courtyard, and around a hundred people from Pengjiazhuang were pointing at them.
Peng Kai stepped forward and yelled at the people inside:
"What are you doing? Put down the knife!"
Those twenty or so people, look at me and I look at you. Originally, they did not have the advantage in numbers. But when they saw the group of Yan Army soldiers who appeared in front of them, they lost their momentum and immediately stopped. The young man dropped his weapon under the scolding of his master.
Only the leading man and woman glared at Peng Kai.
Both men and women are not too old, the women are probably only sixteen or seventeen years old, and the men are less than twenty, so they are all young people.
"Uncle San, I really didn't expect you to be such a person!"
The woman was holding a sword in her hand. While scolding Peng Kai, she rushed towards Zheng Fan with the sword.
Chen Xianba stepped forward and blocked the opponent's sword with a hammer, then followed up with his kick and kicked the woman to the ground.
And when Chen Xianba was about to kill him with a single blow at the pace of a battlefield, he was stopped by the prince behind him:
"stop."
Chen Xianba stopped.
The woman clutched her chest and couldn't stand up for a while.
After all, Chen Xianba doesn't know what it means to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade.
The woman in front of her is Peng Kai's eldest niece, the daughter of the eldest son of the original owner of Pengjiazhuang, and the man is the son of the second son.
At this time, the man held a knife and pointed it at Zheng Fan. For a moment, the soldier behind Zheng Fan immediately drew his bow and aimed an arrow at him.
The man immediately put the knife down again, looking very struggling;
But he still forced his face to twist and asked;
"who are you!"
In fact, they should already have the answers they should have. After all, the Yan Army's armor system is too distinctive compared to the Qian Army.
Zheng Fan looked at him,
Road:
"My surname is Zheng."
"Ping...Ping Xiwang!"
"Bang!"
The knife in the man's hand fell to the ground, and the faces of the people behind him also showed horror.
They knew that the leader of their family had led the Yan army in, but they did not know the identity of the leader of the Yan army.
After learning that King Pingxi was standing in front of him, the man lost all his courage and knelt down on the ground dejectedly.
This is not a rehearsal or a drill, purely because the three words "Pingxi King" are so intimidating that it really stops a child from crying on dry land.
Zheng Fan waved his hand,
Chen Xianba immediately led his soldiers to kick away their swords and tied them all up.
Peng Kai's face was livid. He did not dare to show his face to the "Prince". No matter what, he was a Yan person loyal to the Yan State. He was angry that after the Prince clearly told him that he could move with the people of Pengjiazhuang. When I went to Yan State, there was such a commotion in my home!
"Go, go in and have a look."
Zheng Fan took a step forward and walked in.
Peng Kai followed immediately.
The soldiers on both sides spread out to clear out possible threats, but the people from Pengjiazhuang were not allowed in.
Zheng Fan whispered: "Their father was killed by you, right?"
"Returning to the prince, I did it for you. When the prince was attacking Qian, Pengjiazhuang sent troops to the capital to serve the king. On the way there, the eldest young master of Pengjiazhuang fell off his horse and died while on the way back. On the way back, the second young master died of illness."
"It's hard for you too." Zheng Fan smiled.
After all, when Pengjiazhuang raised troops to serve the king, no matter how many times he came back and forth, he actually never encountered the Yan army, and no war broke out. In this case, he had to calculate and kill the two people who succeeded him without showing any evidence. It's really not easy.
"I believe that mastering Pengjiazhuang will help us, Dayan, use our troops in the future."
"Ah, very good."
There were many people standing at the entrance of the hall, and they were all surrounded by soldiers, mostly women.
The one at the front was an old lady with gray hair sitting on the Taishi chair, holding a python in her hand.
Beside the old lady, stood a woman.
When he saw this woman, Peng Kai had anger in his eyes and scolded:
"Min'er, why are you doing this!"
She is Peng Kai's wife and the daughter of the Peng family. After Peng Kai was adopted as his adopted son by the old village owner, he betrothed his daughter to her, which can be said to be a close relationship.
After Pengjiazhuang became a climate and became a relatively large-scale landlord armed force in the land east of Xiangsi Mountain, Peng Kai was originally not qualified to inherit the position even if he was an adopted son, just like those in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. No matter how powerful the adopted son is, the position of Zhenbei Marquis is still not their turn.
Being able to convince the public and be on stage all depends on his status as a "son-in-law".
It was this identity that made it possible for Peng Kai to ascend to power and clean up Zhuangzi.
Originally, in order to welcome the arrival of the prince, Peng Kai controlled all the "unstable" factors in the family, including the two juniors at the door, who were also placed under house arrest.
But his wife, the owner's wife, went behind her back and released the two juniors from their confinement. Only then did the two juniors gather some of their subordinates and break into the place.
The old lady sitting on the Grand Master's chair stared at Peng Kai and stabbed the ground hard twice with her python crutch.
Road:
"My son, are you a Ganren or a Yanren?"
Peng Kai looked at Zheng Fan first, and seeing that the prince didn't seem to be impatient, he had to take a deep breath, stepped forward, and bowed to the old lady politely.
Road:
"If you want to be my mother, I am from Yan."
"Okay, okay." A smile appeared on the old lady's face, "Unexpectedly, the person I took in back then turned out to be a Yan person. I am dazzled, no, I am blind!"
"The mother regards the child as her own son, the child will also regard the mother as the legitimate mother, and the child will serve the mother until old age."
"Hehehe."
The old lady laughed,
asked slowly;
"Brother Que and Brother Chu, one fell from a horse and died, and the other died of illness, but you did it?"
Peng Kai hesitated and nodded.
"Okay, okay. When I led you to the King Qin in Beijing, I knelt in front of the Buddhist hall at home for more than a month, just to pray for you;
Yes, pray for blessings. It's a good thing that the old guy didn't run into the Yan people.
But my two sons are gone.
Do you know what the old guy said to me after he came back?
He said, you may have a problem. "
Even if the old owner of Pengjiazhuang is not a tycoon-level figure, it is definitely not easy for him to start from scratch and judge the situation to build up this business.
"I saved your life, and it was I who married Minnie to you. I regard you as my own son;
I said to the old man, even if it is a stone that I have held on my chest for so many years, it should be warm, right?
It was me who helped you and let you take the position of the owner after the old man left.
original,
The old guy guessed it, right.
From the beginning to the end, it was me who was blind. I, an old woman, led a wolf into the house and killed a whole family. I was so blind! ! ! "
Suddenly,
The old lady seemed to have thought of something again,
Pointing at Peng Kai, he asked:
"Since the old guy came here, his health has been getting worse day by day. Is it you too? Are you anxious to let the old guy make room for you?"
Peng Kai nodded heavily.
Peng Kai's wife, who was standing next to him, suddenly turned pale and collapsed on the ground.
The husband she loved deeply, the man she raised her children for, turned out to be the murderer of her father and two brothers...
The two young children were holding their mother in their arms, with fear and uneasiness in their eyes.
"Hehehe, hahahahahaha..."
The old lady laughed.
smiling, smiling,
The old lady looked at Zheng Fan who was standing behind Peng Kai.
reach out,
Pointed,
asked;
"you are………"
Zheng Fan took two steps forward.
Bow slightly,
Road:
"My surname is..."
"Pooh!"
The old lady spat directly on Prince Pingxi's face with bloody spit.
The prince closed his eyes,
The soldiers around immediately drew their swords,
The prince raised his hand to indicate that he should be calm.
Chen Xianba stepped forward and delivered a handkerchief.
The prince took the handkerchief and wiped his face slowly;
After the old lady spat hard,
After taking a few breaths,
scolded:
"Yangou!"
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There is still at night, ask for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)