Nanwang City is much larger than Tuman City.
This is more like Shenzhen than an important border town.
Business travel is constant, the population is dense, and industry and commerce are extremely developed.
It is not difficult to explain why the fortress system including Cuiliu Fort is so depleted. This Yinlang County still has half the atmosphere of a border county. It is simply like that of Dayan. The prosperous little Jiangnan.
Zheng Fan closed the window and no longer looked at the hustle and bustle on the street.
When the new officer took office, no one except the veteran Tie Sanzhu lit the fire for Zheng Fan;
But he still had to meet his boss.
Zheng Fan does not intend to be Dayan's lone minister, at least, he is not interested now, so he brought two boxes of silver ingots with him this time.
Xiao Dahai, the commander-in-chief of Nanwang City, is the person Zheng Fan came to establish relations with this time.
Since he came with money, he couldn’t be so grand. Zheng Fan simply took Fan Li and A Ming, a total of three people, and settled down at an inn in Nanwang City. Then prepare to see the situation and submit a name post.
"Squeak..."
The inn door was pushed open, and Fan Li walked in with a lot of food in his hand, and said cheerfully:
"Your Majesty, Beihou cakes, Beihou fried dough sticks, Li family buns..."
Although the Zhenbeihou lineage has been stationed in the north of the town for a hundred years, its popularity in Yinlang County Extremely high, after all, the ancestral home of the Li family is Yinlang County.
For this reason, many snacks in Yinlang County are related to Zhenbeihou or the Li family. It is a bit like that in snack shops in later generations, you can always see the bulletin board saying that Qianlong was When I went to Jiangnan, I ate some of my food and was full of praise for it.
Zheng Fan took two Li family steamed buns from Fan Li and said while eating them:
"We will vote for names in the afternoon."
p>There are still a lot of things waiting to be dealt with at Cuiliu Castle. We can’t let everyone live in tents all the time. Are they here to get promoted and make a fortune or are they here to escape?
A Ming did not eat, but was still trimming his nails patiently. After listening to Zheng Fan's words, he nodded.
"You don't want to eat?"
Zheng Fan remembers that A Ming used to eat even Maoxuewang, but now he feels a bit otherworldly.
A Ming smiled and said:
"Well, thank you Lord for your concern. I can carry it for many days with a full meal."
As he said that, A Ming Subconsciously licked the corner of his mouth.
"Don't overeat, try to eat regularly."
"Yes."
A Ming nodded in agreement, and then continued to trim his nails.
"Should I change my clothes?"
Zheng Fan pointed at the sweatshirt he was wearing.
Beifeng County is full of people, so it doesn’t matter how fancy your clothes are, but Yinlang County has a bit of "simple folk customs".
"Let me look for it."
A Ming stood up, went to the package of the three of them, rummaged through it, found a white gown, and handed it to Zheng Fan.
Dayan is still black, but because Yinlang County is close to Qianguo, it is inevitable that it is tainted with a little "literary style". Scholars or sons of aristocratic families here also like to wear a pure white gown or dress when going out. robe.
The clothes were prepared by Si Niang for Zheng Fan before she came. According to the plan, she would stay in Nanwang City for at most two days and go back after settling down the relationship, so she didn’t bring too many clothes.
After changing clothes, Zheng Fan opened his arms and admired himself.
Fan Li, who had just put the last piece of Beihou cake in his mouth, looked at Zheng Fan and smiled stupidly;
"Ali, how are you? Do you look like a scholar? ?" Zheng Fan asked.
Fan Li nodded vigorously and said:
"It's like mourning."
"..." Zheng Fan.
…
“Are you really mourning?”
The entrance to Nanwang City’s General Military Mansion was filled with white lanterns.
, the servants standing at the door were all wearing white clothes, and the guests who came to express their condolences kept coming in and out.
Zheng Fan stood in the front, A Ming stood beside Zheng Fan, and Fan Li stood at the back carrying two boxes of silver ingots.
"Ah Ming."
"Yeah."
"Go to the nearby merchants and ask who is the person from the General Military Mansion who died. "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After a while, A Ming came back and said calmly:
"My Lord, Xiao Dahai is dead. , He said he died of illness last night."
After confirming the news, Zheng Fan was really dumbfounded. After a moment of hesitation, Zheng Fan still felt that since he was here, he had to go up and pay homage. Send your own portion of the memorial fund.
"A Ming, do you have any money on you?" Zheng Fan asked.
"I don't take any money with me when I go out."
Zheng Fan looked at Fan Li again and said:
"Ali, all the money you have left is gone." Give it to me."
Ali placed the two boxes on the ground and pretended to open them.
"No, no, no, don't touch the money."
Fan Li scratched his head in confusion. Didn't he ask for the money to be carried over to the commander-in-chief?
"When he was alive, there was no problem in sending two boxes. Now that he is dead, just..."
A Ming on the side answered:
"It has depreciated."
"Yes, it has depreciated."
Fan Li nodded and said:
"Yes, there are more dead chickens than live chickens in the market Cheap."
Zheng Fan stepped forward, reached out and took out some broken silver from Fan Li, which was left over from Fan Li's previous shopping on the street.
Weighed it in my hand and felt the weight,
“It’s almost the same, butOkay, Ali, you carry the money back to the inn. A Ming, you and I go in to express our condolences. By the way, Ali, wash your mouth after you return to the inn. I feel like your mouth is open today. ”
Fan Li nodded and obediently picked up the pole again and headed back to the inn.
Zheng Fan walked into the gate of the General Military Mansion with A Ming.
A servant led the way at the door. After entering the inner door, there was a long table with five or six clerks sitting on it.
Zheng Fan stepped forward and handed over the silver coins in his hand.
p>The clerk in charge of registering Zheng Fan looked at the pieces of silver and was stunned for a moment. After the death of the General Soldier, all the respectable people in Nanwang City would come to express their condolences, but to send the memorial money like this, today , this is the first time he has seen it.
To use an inappropriate analogy, it is equivalent to attending someone else’s wedding in the future and holding a handful of five and ten yuan gifts.
However, the people in the General Military Mansion were indeed of high quality and they still followed the rules. They first took out a small scale and weighed the broken silver, then turned the book of favors to Zheng Fan and handed over a pen to indicate to Zheng Fan. Fan left his name here.
Zheng Fan signed his name and turned the book to the clerk.
The clerk looked down and smashed it. By the way, he had never heard of a high-ranking official named Zheng in Nanwang City. Of course, a high-ranking official would not give pieces of silver as a memorial tribute, but he still reminded:
"Excuse me, please stay here." Place of birth, if you have an official status, please leave the official status. "
This is the exchange of favors, which come and go.
Zheng Fan shook his head and said:
"No need, the boy's family is in a state of decline. Mr. General Bing was kind to me, but his official career was not going well and his family business was difficult to prosper. After hearing the bad news about Mr. General Bing, I borrowed some money to express my gratitude and leave no trace of the rest. "
A Ming, who was standing behind, heard these words and lowered his head slightly to make his smile less obvious.
There was also some emotion in his heart,
< p>When he first woke up, Zheng Fan didn't even dare to leave the inn, but now he seemed to have completely integrated into the world.Hearing this, the literary official stood up and raised his hand to Zheng Fan, greatly impressed. He looked moved and said sincerely:
"It's your honor and righteousness. ”
“You’re welcome. ”
After saying that, Zheng Fan pointed inside and said, “Let me go and put some incense sticks on your Excellency.” "
"Please. ”
Zheng Fan no longer hesitated and turned around and entered the inner house. In the inner house, banners were hung everywhere, paper money and ashes were flying everywhere, and the air was filled with the strong smell of incense candles.
More than thirty Taoist priests were reciting sutras, but because it was the first day and there were many guests coming to express their condolences, they just sat cross-legged and recited sutras quietly without any real "practice".
In the corridor, Zheng Fan saw a man wearing a blue gown sitting there. The man was about thirty years old, tall and angular. Although he was sitting there,Son, but there is a heroic spirit permeating the air.
The reason why Zheng Fan paid special attention to this person was not because he was forced by his "heroic spirit".
Purely because this person looks a bit familiar, coupled with this ancient style of dress, Zheng Fan can't help but think of Lu Bu in the old version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms",
Hmm. , who later became the leader of the 358th Regiment.
The other party seemed to have felt Zheng Fan's gaze. Not only did he look directly at Zheng Fan, he immediately stood up and walked towards Zheng Fan.
The moment he stood up, Zheng Fan also noticed that the other party seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
This detail made Zheng Fan seem to see himself back then.
Back then, I was obsessed with studio comic creation, and I was actually a standard otaku. Sometimes I would look like this when I went out to attend some public events.
It’s very embarrassing. When you sit there, you don’t know what you are going to do. You can only pretend to be calm and play with your phone, as if your phone is such a fun thing.
At this time, if someone can chat with me, talk, and talk for a few times, even if I sell comics and you sell floor tiles, we can have a lively chat, anyway, we are all in the grid. Seek life.
"My dear friend, are you from the military?" The other party took the initiative to greet Zheng Fan.
Having been a captain for so long, I am used to giving orders all the way from north to south, so I naturally have such a smell on my body.
Actually, Zheng Fan feels that there is another most important reason, that is, after wearing armor for a long time, its shaping effect is much better than that of any back brace. Even if you take off the armor, you The way you walk and stand is also very different from ordinary people.
Zheng Fan immediately raised his hand and responded: "Yes, I am the new garrison of Cuiliu Fort, Zheng Fan."
"Oh? What a coincidence, I am the new garrison of Cuiliu Fort, Zuo Ji. Move."
Chicken Leg Fort?
It’s okay,
it can be considered as the main family,
I am Ji Liu Bao.
Anyway, Zheng Fan is no longer interested in complaining about the Yan people's ability to name names, and he doesn't blame Rengan people for laughing at you for being uneducated and acting like a KFC.
In fact, Ji Tui Fort was named in memory of the general named Ji who refused to retreat despite knowing that there were no reinforcements in the rear during the Northern Expedition of the Qianguo army a hundred years ago and died in the battle.
"Brother Zheng is also here to express condolences to the Commander-in-Chief?"
"Exactly."
Zheng Fan felt that there was something wrong with the guy in front of him, or something was wrong with his head. , I simply don’t know what to talk about.
There is a funeral being held here. Is it possible that I am not here to express my condolences or am I here for an outing?
"Oh, the prefect ahead and more than a dozen family heads near Nanwang City are offering their condolences. I'd better wait."
Oh, we still have to queue up.
Zheng Fan nodded and walked to where Zuo Jiqian was sitting.Next to the seat, A Ming also sat down, and A Ming took the initiative to stand behind Zheng Fan.
After Zuo Jiqian sat down, he immediately faced Zheng Fan, smiled, and pursed his lips. He was probably anxiously looking for a topic and whether to stay silent.
Zheng Fan saw this and took the initiative to say:
"Where is Brother Zuo from?"
"The Zuo family is so powerful."
Zheng Fan raised his chin slightly and said, "You are a rich second generation."
There are seven counties in the Yan State, and there are many families with the same surname. Some may have been one family hundreds of years ago and later branched off, but most of the people with the same surname are actually not related at all, so when introducing themselves, In order to distinguish themselves, they often add a prefix in front.
For example, a certain home in a certain place.
It’s like the Zhang family in Guangdong and Guangxi and the Zhang family in Yangjiawa.
Can it be the same?
Zheng Fan suddenly thought of a question at this time and asked:
"Brother Zuo, is your Chicken Leg Fort still with its walls?"
Listen When asked about this question, Zuo Jiqian immediately showed a wry smile on his face, shook his head and said: "To be honest with Brother Zheng, I just took office not long ago, and it took me a long time to find my station. In addition to ramming the soil, I even Not a single brick was left for me."
"That's okay for me, I have a lot of bricks there."
Zheng Fan feels better if there are people worse off than him. .
"Brother Zheng, where is your ancestral home?"
"I am from the North and have no family background."
No family background means no family background. Zheng Fan didn't say that he was from a poor family. In fact, in ancient times, a poor family did not refer to ordinary people. According to the standards of later generations, if your parents are both division-level cadres, your family can be called a poor family. .
As for the ordinary people's homes further down... you don't even have a door.
"Northland?" There was no disdain on Zuo Jiqian's face. This young man from a wealthy family had excellent self-cultivation, and he looked like an honest person at first glance.
Zheng Fan added:
"Beidi is actually just one door."
Zuo Jiqian opened his mouth and trembled slightly, saying :
"Brother Zheng is from the Hou Mansion?"
Zheng Fan nodded slightly, implicitly and politely.
"Disrespect, disrespect!"
After saying that,
Zuo Jiqian stood up again, saluted Zheng Fan, and
said:
"The Hou family has been suppressing the barbarians for hundreds of years, and all our soldiers in Great Yan look up to us!"
"Brother Zuo, you are too polite, you are too polite."
Zuo Jiqian sat down again and immediately spoke again: "Brother Zheng, as far as I know, many other forts have recently sent new guards. I feel that the imperial court intends to regain control of the castle." Reorganizing Yinlang County's defense line, we plan to go south..."
Zheng Fan reached out, patted Zuo Jiqian's shoulder, and said meaningfully:
"Brother Zuo , you and I are both soldiers, notIt's those scholars. "
"Brother Zheng is right, he is right, it's me, Meng Lang. "
At this time, Zheng Fan saw a group of guests coming out of the mourning hall after paying their condolences.
"Brother Zuo, let's go lay incense sticks for the Commander-in-Chief first. Later, Let's find another wine shop to talk in detail. ”
“Okay, just what I want.” ”
Zheng Fan and Zuo Jiqian walked towards the mourning hall. When they entered, they saw a tall and thin man comforting his widow and his filial son. Behind the tall and thin man stood ten people. Several old people.
Zuo Jiqian lowered his voice and said to Zheng Fan:
"That is Mr. Lin, the prefect of Nanwang City, and he is surrounded by the chiefs of the nearby big clans. ”
Zheng Fan nodded, and he and Zuo Jiqian stepped forward to take the incense.
The mourning hall was very large,
a fine sandalwood coffin Place it in the center.
Perhaps it is because there are too many guests coming to pay their respects, and the Yan people are not very fond of etiquette, so in order to pursue efficiency, incense tables are placed on all sides of the coffin.
It is equivalent to increasing the number of security checkpoints from one to four to facilitate the flow of people.
But even so, people standing nearby waiting to offer incense still surrounded the mourning hall several times. .
Especially the prefect, who was still doing a show to be friendly to the people, and accompanied by so many clan leaders from nearby clans, which further hindered the evacuation of people.
But no one dared to rush them, and they even had to match their expressions.
When the prefect is serious, everyone must be serious, and when the prefect smiles, everyone must also smile to the same extent. .
Zheng Fan was almost dizzy from the smoke, and he felt a little regretful. He had come in and walked around for two times before leaving. He had to offer some incense, and he was not here to win a lottery.
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At this time, A Ming, who had been standing behind Zheng Fan, suddenly put his mouth to Zheng Fan's ear and whispered: "My lord, there is a sound in the coffin. "
Zheng Fan's eyes immediately froze, he tilted his head back slightly and said:
"Are you sure? ”
“OK. ”
Excluding the unrealistic possibility that General Soldier’s family members deliberately threw the pet dog or pet cat that General Soldier had during his lifetime into the coffin to keep him company,
Then It can only explain one thing...
Zheng Fan suddenly felt what was going on in the world. He was in the north. It was understandable that the barbarians liked to play with corpses. Why did he encounter corpse scammers again in the south?
“If I had known earlier, I would have asked Liang Cheng to come with me. ”
Zheng Fan joked.
When a zombie meets a zombie, it’s like a fellow countryman meets a fellow countryman, and they can always chat with each other.
However, right here At this time,
A sudden change occurred!
"Bang!" ”
A loud noise came,
The coffin lid suddenly shot into the air,
The mourning hallEveryone inside immediately shouted,
Soon,
a hand was raised from the coffin,
holding something like a ball on the palm of the coffin. , there are many densely packed pores on it.
Before everyone could react,
there was a "click" sound inside the ball,
"Swish, swish, swish, swish!! ! ! ”
Countless needles shot out from inside the ball!
At the critical moment, A Ming grabbed Zheng Fan's shoulders and pulled Zheng Fan back while actively blocking in front of Zheng Fan.
"Ahh!!!"
"Ahh!!"
"Ahh!!"
In the mourning hall, There were countless screams.
Zheng Fan also felt that A Ming's body in front of him trembled several times. Apparently, he also received several injections.
"Hiss..."
When the mourning hall was in chaos,
A Ming took a breath first,
and then He deliberately turned his head and glanced at Zheng Fan, who was protected behind him, and asked: "My lord, I didn't hear what you just said clearly. Can you say it again?" ”
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Thank you Si Yan for becoming the 54th alliance leader of “Demon Advent”!
Well, in addition, occasionally driving can cultivate your sentiments. Don’t drive too much in the barrage. Originally, the names of Yinlang County and Cuiliu Castle were not explained by the number of words...< /p>
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