The devil is coming

Chapter 901 Private interview in Pingxi incognito
Zheng Fan is holding a bowl of soup in his left hand and a piece of pancake in his right hand. He takes one mouthful of soup and two mouthfuls of pancake. His body is half-side facing the market in front of him.
The market is extremely lively, mostly merchants are doing business, and the noise of hawking can be heard all the time, but this is not casual selling;
Sellers always put out samples and will have a lot of goods in the future;
Buyer, weigh the quality of the sample, then hold your finger in your sleeve to negotiate the price;
During the Situ family period, Ming'an County was a land for sale connected to Xuehaiguan. Although it experienced several wars and when the barbarians retreated, it almost became an empty city. However, with the Pingxi Palace's governance of the Jin Dynasty and the redevelopment of commerce and trade, Ming'an County, which is located in a prime location, soon recovered again, and the prosperity of the market was even more prosperous than in the past.
Zheng Fan likes this lively and noisy feeling very much. The hustle and bustle in the world is beneficial. This kind of prosperity and liveliness will soon attract more people to settle in as time goes by.
During his last triumphant return, he discussed this matter with Xu Wenzu and bluntly stated that Yingdu must not stop the migration of people to the east of Shanxi.
At the same time, the huge population demand gap in eastern Shanxi will produce a siphon effect, recruiting Chu people to the Chu land, and recruiting savage "nobles" and savage slaves to the snow plains;
The prince felt a great sense of satisfaction when he thought that this place was still a blank land during the war, but now the construction has been quite effective.
Although the planning and design are all attributed to the blind man and Siniang, it does not prevent me, the mascot, from taking the time to feel good about myself.
"how?"
Zheng Fan asked.
At the table, not only were Chen Daole and He Chunlai standing, not only were the sword master and sword maid master and apprentice sitting, there were also two little guys.
Yes,
Prince Jingnan and Prince Yan were also brought over by Zheng Fan.
Prince Pingxi wants to train Prince Jingnan, which is almost an open secret of the palace. From the moment the prince held Prince Jingnan and announced to the world at the prince's ceremony, everything was already being laid.
But it’s not good to just take a prince with you every day;
It's impossible to let your friend's child live with you and treat it as if it were your own, but at least on the surface you have to be fair and don't overdo it.
Ji Chuanye answered first, "Godfather, my father once said that the world thinks that you are the most brave and good at fighting, and that you are the contemporary military god of our country, but few people know that your ability to govern is no less than his.
After Chuanye entered Shanxi Province, he had never traveled eastward. The bustle of Fengxin City was because the royal family was in Fengxin City. But this time traveling eastwards, Chuanye really understood what his godfather could do.
My godfather is not only the military god of Dayan, but he can also serve as the chief minister of Dayan! "
Dai Zaifu is a cabinet ranking created by Ji Laoliu. After this guy raised the level of the cabinet, in order to check and balance, he ranked the senior officials in the cabinet based on their seniority to prevent them from clumping together.
Chen Daole smiled in his heart and said: Let alone the army that is loyal to him in Jindong, let alone the territory that has been managed, and have to go to Beijing to be a great minister, unless his prince is crazy.
He Chunlai thought further. According to the prince's caution, he could not enter the capital alone, nor would he enter the capital on a light horse. It was most likely that he would enter the capital with a large army;
When that time comes, it would actually be pretty good to go to Beijing and become a prime minister or prime minister.
Zheng Fan just smiled slightly and turned to look at Tiantian;
Tiantian replied, "Mr. Bei said that the most important thing about goods and money is circulation. Only when it circulates can it generate value. I saw the development of commerce and circulation."
Zheng Fan nodded without making any comments.
At this time, a group of soldiers patrolled the street outside and saw a group of people sitting here. The leader frowned slightly.
Ming'an County, no, to be precise, is to the east of Fengxin City. There are basically no such things as "tourists". They are completely in the shape of a caravan, but the people in front of them are obviously not.
This group of soldiers immediately made a move to come in for interrogation. He Chunlai took the initiative and took out the waistband of the Jinyi Guards.
When the leader saw the badge, his face became solemn at first, and then when he looked at the table, the prince happened to also turn around.
"king……"
The leading captain wanted to kneel;
He Chunlai stretched out his hand, supported him, and winked at him.
The captain nodded, indicating that he understood, and immediately turned around and left with his men.
Nowadays, those who can serve as local leaders in the eastern part of Shanxi are basically veterans who have retired from the army, and most of the veterans have fought with Prince Pingxi in battle, so it is not surprising that they recognize the prince.
Zheng Fan stood up, signaled Chen Daole to pay, and then said:
"Okay, let's get going."
Now that I have been recognized here, I have to go to Snow Customs early.
The group got on the carriage, and the two carriages drove out of the county gate. When they just left the city gate, Zheng Fan signaled to stop.
Then,
Zheng Fan got off the bus first, followed by Tiantian and Ji Chuanye.
The prince faced the city gate. On the walls on both sides of the city gate, there were rows of corpses, no less than a hundred.
However, there were only five fresh ones, and the rest were basically dried. In some cases, only one skull was still hanging there.
The bodies were disposed of, so there was no need to worry about any plague.
Zheng Fan didn't cover the eyes of the two children, and just let them stand here and watch openly.
These two children,
One is Prince Lao Nan,
One is Prince Dayan,
It would be really embarrassing if we couldn't stand this sight.
"Spring is coming."
"Yes."
He Chunlai took two steps forward, pointed at the corpses hanging on the city wall and said:
“Your Highnesses, these people are basically divided into three categories;
One type is the steward of the business;
One category is the officials in this county who are lining their own pockets;
One type is the caravan shopkeeper who evades taxes.
According to the laws of the Prince of Pingxi, caravans traveling in the east of Shanxi must abide by the laws of the Prince. Those who violate the laws will be severely punished!
According to the laws of Pingxi Palace, officials under the palace who are corrupt and violate the law will be killed without mercy! "
Tiantian and the prince nodded together after hearing this.
Zheng Fan asked: "Look at these corpses. The oldest ones are several years old, and the newest ones are still a little tender. Let me ask you, do you think all the corrupt and corrupt people in this world can be killed?"
"My child has always liked eating Shaqima. After eating it, after a while, he still wants to eat it."
"My father once told Chuanye that those who are superior should be lured with benefits."
Zheng Fan reached out and touched Tiantian's head and said to Ji Chuanye:
"Is that what your father told you when he was still a prince?"
"Yes."
"One time, one person, one time, one time, the situation is different."
"Children are taught."
Zheng Fan looked at the corpses and said, "Those who practice cruel methods can do it for a while, but they cannot do it for a lifetime. Every spring, the weeds regenerate. This is the same reason.
This grass can never be removed completely. It seems that it has been removed completely, but after a rain, it will definitely appear again.
But, just because of this, we can just ignore it. What we are doing is useless anyway.
One generation weeds the other, and one generation takes care of the other.
Just like the king's sword, the sword holder should always clean the sword. Once he slacks off and the sword becomes rusty, he will be the one who dies on the battlefield. "
"Children are taught."
The two children saluted together.
The prince smacked his lips gently, and after finishing his tutoring experience, he waved his hand:
"Okay, get in the carriage."
……
The carriage team finally arrived at the boundary of Snow Customs.
In the land of eastern Shanxi, there are three places for farming.
The largest one is naturally Fengxin City, which has the largest population;
The area around Xueguan and Zhennanguan is also a reclamation area, in order to ensure that the defenders at these two important passes can be as self-sufficient in food and grass as possible.
Among them, Snow Customs has the foundation laid by the Hou Mansion, so after approaching its boundary, you can clearly see the fertile fields, and the work of autumn harvest has already begun.
The carriage was driving on the official road in the fields, looking at the busy figures on both sides.
There are men, women, old and young, and there is no shortage of strong laborers;
The households that won the military bid were required to participate in production when farming was busy.
In fact, earlier, Zheng Fan wanted to raise a purely off-the-job army, but as the size of the army needed for his family's great business increased, he found that this was not feasible at all;
Without him, the burden would be too great.
It's not that they can't afford it. In the past, the whole country of Yan State supported the cavalry of the Zhenbei Army, but now Jindong can definitely do so;
But they want to operate and develop, and they can eat as much as they want, just to keep the situation from collapsing. The ambitions of the Pingxi Palace must not stop there.
Nowadays, only the [-] most elite cavalry led by Liang Cheng are out of business, and the rest of the troops stationed in various places have to be responsible for farming.
In front, there is a caravan. The caravan is flying the flag of Pingxi Prince's Palace and will go to the snowy field through the Snow Customs.
The caravan manager waited respectfully, and after the two carriages merged into the caravan, the caravan continued to move forward, passed the checkpoint, and entered the snow customs.
The sword master opened the curtain, looked at the scene outside, and said:
“I thought it would be a little cooler here, but it looks like it’s even more lively than it was back then.”
After all, the palace moved from Xuehaiguan to Fengxin City.
"This is in line with the law of development." Zheng Fan said with a smile, "Regardless of whether there is a war or not, and regardless of whether the palace is here or not, this level cannot be cooled down."
The Sword Master glanced at Zheng Fan and asked, "Why do you want to enter the city like this?"
Not only entering the city like this, but also the obvious hidden traces on the road made the sword master a little curious.
The Jinyi guards also kept a distance and did not follow closely.
"If you want to see something real, you have to be low-key."
"So, what do you want to see?"
"It's not clear yet."
The sword maid interjected at this time: "Master, don't ask, our prince just likes the feeling of this white dragon fish suit."
Immediately afterwards, the sword maid added:
"Master, the more you ask, the better the prince will feel."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zheng Fan laughed and threw a peanut in his hand at the sword maid.
Laughing and scolding:
"As smart as you are, don't you know that you think you are your master?"
The Juggernaut had no words;
But in fact, in the past few years, they have been neighbors at home and often visited each other, and they have been almost inseparable when away on expeditions. In fact, they have already understood each other's temperaments.
The sword maid was a little dissatisfied and said:
"Then, my lord, what are you doing knowingly? Are you here to seize the opportunity?"
"No, it would be really embarrassing if we have to catch all the clues temporarily."
"Then since the prince has something to hold on to, why doesn't he just arrest him?"
"That's a good question."
Zheng Fan looked at Tiantian and Ji Chuanye beside him.
Especially when asked about Ji Chuanye;
"Pass on the legacy."
"The child is here."
"Has your father ever taught you how to deal with someone you hate?"
"Father taught me that whether a person is annoying or not is secondary. The main thing is whether the person is useful."
"go on."
"If you are a useful person, even if you make mistakes, as long as the mistakes he makes are not as useful as he does, you can let go."
"Well, listen, do you hear it?"
Zheng Fan threw another peanut at the sword maid,
Road:
"Catch what needs to be caught. Do you want to stay here alone to help me defend this city?"
"I……"
"They are not as well-informed as children, so I have been eating in vain for the past few years."
Hearing this, the Sword Master turned to look at Zheng Fan.
"Learn more from your master, be a good person, and judge people. This also contains the true meaning of swordsmanship."
"Ha." The sword master was too lazy to speak.
The sword maid showed doubts in her eyes and said unconvinced:
"My lord, do you know swordsmanship?"
"Ask your master."
The sword master had no choice but to say helplessly: "Listen more, it will be useful."
"Oh."
The sword maid had no choice but to agree. She believed in her master.
……
Long after entering the city, when the caravan was about to leave the north gate of Xue Customs, the carriage in which the prince was sitting broke away from the caravan.
There are rumors in the world that when Prince Pingxi was still Marquis of Pingxi, in order to show his determination to defend the Snow Pass for Dayan to the death against the savages, he built his Marquis Mansion close to the North City Gate.
In fact, the real reason is that the Sword Master served as a guard at the North Gate.
The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Marquis Mansion, and two rows of soldiers at the gate immediately stepped forward to investigate.
"Nonsense, is this a place where you can park at will?"
He Chunlai got off the carriage first, took out his token, and scolded:
"The king is here, kneel down to see the king!"
Zheng Fan also opened the curtain at this time and walked out of the carriage.
"My lord..."
The palace had long been moved from Xuehaiguan to Fengxin City. Now, those who were sent to guard the gate of the old Houfu at Xuehaiguan were naturally unlikely to be well-educated soldiers, so they did not remember the appearance of Prince Pingxi.
But firstly, the token cannot be faked, and secondly, by pretending to be a prince in the snow customs, isn’t it obvious that he is seeking death?
the most important is,
When Zheng Fan glanced at them,
The kind of momentum that military personnel could feel directly made them put aside all doubts and immediately knelt down:
"I humble myself to pay homage to the prince. Your prince is blessed!"
Zheng Fan ignored them, but stood at the door and looked at the sign of Hou Mansion for a while.
Later, Tiantian helped Ji Chuanye out of the carriage and said to the prince:
"Brother, this is where I used to live."
The Sword Master and the Sword Maid also came down, and they habitually looked at the alley next to the palace.
"Go home."
Zheng Fan turned around and smiled at everyone.
Subsequently,
Step through the door.
After the Snow Customs was taken over, the Hou Mansion was actually renovated later. From a purely architectural perspective, it is still very new;
But as for a house, once no one lives in it and there is no people to maintain it, it will easily look "old";
And the more likely it is to live in a house where others have lived before.
Zheng Fan took a group of people around the house;
at the same time,
The news of the prince's return to the mansion was immediately spread.
Soon, the first group of civilian and military generals from Xue Customs who received the news gathered at the gate of the Hou Mansion;
The soldiers guarding the gate did not stop him, because the prince did not let the royal guards take over the place.
But even if no one stopped them, after learning that the prince was inside, no one among the first batch of civil and military officers who came over dared to go in first.
The prince came incognito and entered the mansion directly. What was his purpose?
The power of God is unpredictable. The power of God is unpredictable.
Guys, look at me and I'll look at you. Just wait. If the sky falls, the taller one will bear down first.
Slowly, more and more people began to gather here.
And Brother Ke Yandong finally came on horseback. He himself was not in the pass today, but was inspecting Suibao in the west. After getting the news, he came back immediately.
He is the commander-in-chief of Xuehuan Customs. In eastern Shanxi, in military and political affairs, the military comes first;
The magistrate of Xuehaiguan is named Wen, and he is from the Wen family, that is, the blind daughter-in-law's parents' family. He arrived early, but he kept waiting with his hands hanging down.
Brother Ke Yandong looked at him, and he rolled his eyelids and smiled slightly.
The two of them usually work together to manage matters around the customs. It is impossible to say that there is no conflict;
"Is it really the prince who is here?"
Brother Ke Yandong asked the gatekeeper.
"Yes, it is the prince."
Brother Ke Yandong arranged his armor and walked up the steps. Everyone behind him seemed to have found the backbone and lined up to follow up.
Unexpectedly, after Brother Ke Yandong climbed up the steps, he suddenly stopped and took two deep breaths.
Everyone in the rear staggered, and Magistrate Wen, who was second in line, was pushed to the ground.
Brother Ke Yandong looked back at him and walked into the Hou Mansion without any further delay.
The people behind him immediately helped Magistrate Wen up, and everyone followed him in.
There will be people cleaning the palace every once in a while, but it is not like the emperor's palace where there are maids and eunuchs even if the emperor is not around, because even when the prince lives here, there are very few servants in the palace.
Brother Ke Yandong walked directly to the back house.
On the threshold in front of the back yard, two children were sitting.
Each of the two children had a thick stack of foldable papers in front of them, as if they were sorting them out. When a group of people came over, the two children did not show any signs of panic.
"This is a piece of information about a barbarian general who embezzled the farmland of a designated household. Put it here."
"This is a book about suppressing dissidents and promoting relatives. Put it here."
"This is a secret to blackmail the Hailan Department. Put it here."
"Brother, this is a tip for provoking and ambushing the Kelsang tribe's caravan without permission. It should be left where you are."
"Yes, yes, this is disrespectful after drinking. You should leave it to your brother."
Brother Ke Yandong opened his mouth, and his breathing began to become shaky.
The generals and civil servants at the back also looked at each other, feeling that a terrible pressure had come upon them.
Tiantian raised his head and seemed to realize that there was a large group of people standing in front of him, and he was a little surprised.
"Uncles, why are you standing here? Come in."
Although the children's appearance has changed rapidly as they grow up, many people present have actually vaguely guessed the identities of these two children.
I'm just waiting for Brother Ke Yandong to take the lead in saluting so that everyone can follow.
Who knew that Brother Ke Yandong was staggering a little, as if he had lost his mind, but he just nodded numbly and walked in.
The people behind them had no choice but to follow them in, but they did not forget to give the two dolls attentive smiles.
The two children, on the other hand, looked harmless and did not greet anyone. They continued to sit down and sort the folds in front of them.
The guys finally entered the back garden of the palace,
at this time,
There stood a man in a white python robe, with a chair beside him.
When everyone came in, the man turned around.
After not seeing each other for a long time, everyone's minds immediately stopped when they saw the prince's majestic appearance again.
Immediately, the prince’s actions and words,
Brother Ke Yandong, the chief soldier of Rangxue Customs, collapsed to his knees on the ground with a "bang", shaking like chaff.
The prince patted the chair next to him.
Road:
"Come, Brother Dong, I'll give you the lonely throne to sit on."
(End of this chapter)