Just when the stone was about to hit Zheng Fan's head,
A low shout came:
"Magic Pill, do you want to kill us!"< /p>
"Buzz!"
The stone began to slow down, and finally stopped in front of Zheng Fan's forehead. Perhaps it was because it decelerated too quickly that there was still a faint feeling of anxiety in the air. The smell even caused Zheng Fan's bangs to be permed and curled.
Zuo Jiqian heard the voice behind him. Lying on the ground, he subconsciously wanted to turn his head and look back.
"Bang!"
A Ming kicked him on the head.
Zuo Jiqian, who was already injured, was kicked directly. Passed out.
"He is your father!"
A Ming clenched his left hand and shouted.
His left hand has turned purple, and it is obvious that the venom that spread after being hit by the previous needle has been gathered there to suppress it.
At this time, a baby's slightly childish voice came from among the stones:
"I am following orders."
"I am following orders. ? "Whose orders are you taking?" A Ming asked.
"My...father's life."
The word father was spoken with great reluctance.
A Ming looked at Zheng Fan with some doubts, and Zheng Fan also looked at A Ming with some doubts, saying that he was not too worried about giving such an order.
"He said...son, smash it!"
"..." Zheng Fan.
......
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Hurry, hurry!"
A group of cavalry rushed over, Gathered under the north gate of Nanwang City.
The guards at the north tower city gate immediately closed the city gate. Teams of archers were already in place on the city gate. The captain guarding the north gate even pulled out his saber, pointing clearly at the bottom. The Yan army's troops shouted:
"Who is coming, and why are they attacking the tower!"
At this time,
there was a man in the army wearing a A middle-aged man in a black cloak and gilt armor slowly drove the beast under his crotch out of the battle.
Yan tradition is to look at people first and horses first.
Generally, the higher the status of a person, the better the quality of the beast. The beast under the crotch of this middle-aged man has thick legs and an amazing physique. There are also three long black horns on his forehead. , exuding a vicious aura.
The quality of the unicorn under Xu Wenzu’s crotch is simply outclassed.
The middle-aged man did not identify himself,
but this suit of armor and this mount,
actually made him recognized by many soldiers at the city gate. His identity,
The city guard's captain even opened his mouth,
"Hou... Mr. Hou..."
The man raised his hand The purple-gold token,
raised his voice and said:
"There are rebels in Nanwang City who are planning to cause chaos. I am leading my troops into the city to bring peace."There is chaos, but anyone who blocks it will be regarded as a member of the rioters and will be killed without mercy! "
"Kill! "
"Kill! "
"Kill! ”
Thousands of cavalrymen behind him raised their swords and shouted in unison.
The four major kingdoms have different titles systems. On the Yan side, the Marquis is the top, and non-royals are not allowed to be crowned kings. .
The No. 1 Marquis of Dayan is naturally the Zhenbeihou. The 300,000 Zhenbei Army under his command have suppressed the barbarians for hundreds of years;
However, there is another group in the south of Dayan. He was the Marquis of Jingnan and commanded 50,000 Jingnan troops.
In fact, the real line of defense for Yan in the south was never the fortress system with Nanwang City as its core. The Yan people were good at attacking but not good at attacking. Even in the most difficult years, when facing the most powerful barbarian royal court, the Yan people took the initiative to fight against the barbarian cavalry.
The five people who were truly considered the greatest threat by the border town of Qian State were these five. Thousands of Jingnan troops.
With 50,000 Jingnan troops here, even if the Yan Kingdom's border defense line is completely abolished, the Qian army will not dare to go north easily.
The Qian Kingdom's Northern Expedition. If there are less, the 50,000 Jingnan Army may be directly eaten by the 50,000 Jingnan Army. Once there are more people in the Northern Expedition, the Jingnan Army can rely on the mobility of its cavalry to fight, retreat, detour, or intercept, which is enough to win over Dayan. Troops were mobilized from other places to fight.
However, unlike the Zhenbei Hou family, the Ji family did not want to create another Zhenbei Hou mansion, so every generation of Jingnan Hou. It is conferred by the emperor himself.
When the new emperor comes to the throne and needs to install his own followers, the position of Jingnan Marquis will be changed, as will the position of the Chief of Ceremony.
The original Marquis of Jingnan will retain his title, but will no longer be called Marquis of Jingnan. A new Marquis of Jingnan will appear and take that position.
So, the regular configuration is five. Wan's Jingnan Army is actually more like a forbidden army that is not in the capital. Jingnan Marquis is more like an official position than a title.
This generation of Jingnan Marquis is the empress's biological brother. , that is, the uncle of the current generation of Emperor Yan was granted the title of Marquis of Jingnan and was in charge of the Jingnan Army.
"Sir, we...can't we open the city gate? ”
A centurion asked the city guard standing beside him.
The city guard looked back at the city gate with some worry. The unusual movement over there was also felt here, and the city defense troops were mobilized.
But at this time, Marquis Jingnan led his army to enter Nanwang City...
The government of Yan State is divided and the families do not interfere with each other in name. This is basically in vain in Beifeng County. The Zhenbei Hou Mansion is actually the local emperor of Beifeng County, but in other places, it is implemented well.
The Marquis of Jingnan can only lead his troops to be stationed in the Jingnan Army camp on weekdays. Because he is not hereditary, he does not have a marquis mansion.
Faced with the pressure from the Jingnan Army below the city tower,< /p>
The city guard gritted his teeth and said:
"Send the order, open the city gate and let the Jingnan army in, I don’t believe it, uncle Guo will rebel! ”
The city gate was slowly opened.
Jingnan Hou took the lead and rushed into the city gate. Behind him, there were rolling Jingnan Army cavalry following them.
As soon as they entered the city,
Jingnan Hou gave an order to his generals:
“Immediately seize the four gates of Nanwang City and seal the Mansion. Library, street ban is implemented! "
"Follow your orders! "
"Follow your orders! ”
The Jingnan Army, led by their respective generals, began to completely disarm the defenders of Nanwang City, and all key points and treasuries were controlled by the Jingnan Army.
In While these things were proceeding in an orderly manner,
Jingnan Hou himself did not waste any time and led his personal guards to rush directly to the General Military Mansion.
The city defense army was surrounded and controlled outside. After seeing the gilded armor and the beast under the visitor's crotch, the leader of the city defense army immediately knelt down and saluted the visitor.
"Meet the Marquis! "
"See Mr. Hou! "
"You will lead your troops back to the camp immediately. You are not allowed to leave the camp without my military order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed! ”
Although the city defense army guards did not know why the Jingnan army suddenly entered the city, nor why Jingnan Hou wanted to surrender everyone’s weapons as soon as he came up, but because the original Nanwang City commander Xiao Dahai had just passed away, and the magistrate of Nanwang City was also killed by an assassin in the previous chaos. Therefore, looking at the entire Nanwang City at this time, there is no one who is qualified to talk to Jingnan Marquis on an official basis.
Therefore, the city defense army did not resist. Under the restraint of their generals, they surrendered their weapons to the Jingnan army and began to return to camp.
The Marquis of Jingnan himself turned over and got off the beast. Surrounded by personal guards, they went straight into the General Military Mansion.
The General Military Mansion has been completely controlled by the Jingnan Army. Rows of Jingnan Army soldiers have completely controlled the surroundings. The doctors in the city have been called to deal with it. Treat the injured in the house.
“How many injured? "The Marquis of Jingnan asked his subordinate, the lieutenant, who came in first."
"The assassin hid in the coffin first, and then fired a hidden weapon while everyone was mourning. The needle was poisonous." "
"Can it be saved? "
"If I go back to the Marquis, some people can be saved, and some people who are not physically strong or have other diseases may just..."
"Heh... ..."
Jingnan Hou turned to ask:
"Have all the assassins been caught? "
" Twenty-six assassins were killed, and no one survived. "
"No one survived? "
"Yes, no one survived. Several assassins disguised as Taoist priests committed suicide by taking poison after being seriously injured. "
"Oh, twenty-six assassins, twenty-six dead guards, when did the Yannanwang City General Military Mansion actually become a den of thieves, and they hid so many in one place.
Captain Chu. ”
“The end is here! "
"Send my order to search the whole city. I don't believe that I can cause such a big thing, and that I can arrange an ambush in the General Military Mansion. There will be no accomplices of the assassin in this city!
No matter who it is, no matter which family,
If anyone is found to be involved, he will be thrown into jail immediately. If anyone dares to stop him, his home will be confiscated and his family will be exterminated! "
"I will obey your orders! ”
After giving instructions,
Jingnan Hou walked to the mourning hall.
In the mourning hall, the great head of the prefect was placed on the altar, surrounded by , full of blood.
Fortunately, the dead and injured have been moved to other places in the mansion for resettlement and rescue, so the mourning hall seems a lot quieter, and it really has the atmosphere of a mourning hall.
Jingnan Hou reached out and took out three sticks of incense, lit them, bowed, and inserted them into the incense burner.
At this time, a school captain came over and said: < /p>
"Master Marquis, the sergeants found the body of Mr. Xiao, the commander-in-chief of Nanwang City, in the toilet of the mansion. ”
“Yeah. "
Jingnanhou closed his eyes, responded, and said slowly:
"Master Xiao must have been killed by an assassin. There is no need to leave it to Wu Zuo anymore. We, the commander-in-chief of the Yan Kingdom, should save some face and get ready for burial first.
By the way..."
Jingnanhou reached out and picked up the head of the prefect,
threw it to the captain,
Continued:
"The head of the prefect should be returned to his family first, and then we can find some good tailors in the city to sew it on. "
"Follow your orders. "
The captain went down, and not long after, another captain came forward and reported:
"Master Hou, the assassin's body has been verified. "
"Verification? Who verified it? "
"Reporting to the Marquis, when the assassin attacked, there were two garrison adults present in the mourning hall. They then took action and threw the guards of the General Military Mansion to kill the assassin. ”
“Oh? ”
Jingnan Hou seemed a little surprised,
turned around,
walked a few steps forward,
and was full of people at the main entrance of the mourning hall. Da Ma Jin Dao sat down on the bloody steps.
"Bring them two up to see me. "
"Follow your orders! ”
Soon,
Zheng Fan, led by a group of Jingnan Army soldiers, saw the Marquis of Jingnan sitting on the steps of the main entrance of the mourning hall.
< p>Zheng Fan's white civilized gown has been stained red with blood, but this blood-stained style is a good match.Zuo Jiqian looked a little embarrassed, and his left arm was bandaged. , his head has also been bandaged. Although a real handsome guy is still handsome even if he has a shaved head, it would be damned if a handsome guy could still look handsome after losing too much blood and wearing a bandage.
Two people standing together. together,
The distinction is very obvious.
After all, no one would inform Jingnan Hou and the two of them in advance about the details of the assassin killings. Those who have been behind the scenes must have a good record.
"The last general is guarding Cuiliu Fort, Zheng Fan, see the Marquis!"
"The last general Ji is retreating from the fort to defend, Zuo Jiqian, see the Marquis!"
The two of them knelt down on one knee and saluted Marquis Jingnan.
Jingnan Marquis asked while playing with the jade ring in his hand:
"Zuo Jiqian? Are you a member of the Zuo family?"
Zuo Jiqian After hearing this, he immediately kowtowed again and said:
"It's the Huwei Zuo family."
This is the characteristic of clan politics. Let's talk about family background first. If the family background is equal, the family background will be outstanding. It is the biggest stepping stone and the qualification to serve on the table.
"Is Mr. Zuo still in good health?" Marquis Jingnan asked.
Mr. Zuo must be the contemporary patriarch of the Zuo family. < /p>
Oh no,
it was Comrade Zheng Fan, a Guizhou leader who didn't even have a door, kneeling silently aside.
On his face, there was no envy of family status or jealousy of Zuo Jiqian receiving more attention.
Finally, after chatting with Zuo Jiqian, Marquis Jingnan finally focused a little of his attention on Zheng Fan and said:
"Your surname is Zheng?"
"The last name of the last general is Zheng."
"What is the relationship between the Sanshi Zheng family and you?"
"Hui Houye "It doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter?" Marquis Jingnan looked at Zheng Fan twice in surprise.
According to the rules of the political game in Dayan, the probability of a descendant of a wealthy family to come to the fore is much greater because of the vast resources they control, but it is not completely impossible for the head of Guizhou to come to the fore.
In fact, the most inspiring head of Guizhou in Dayan was the first generation of Zhenbei Hou. The first generation of Zhenbei Hou did not even have a family background in the early days, and could not be called a poor family, but he rose to power by virtue of his military exploits. The Li family has also become the largest family in Dayan.
But under the current rules, once a person with no family background becomes prominent, firstly, he himself will feel inferior and will take the initiative to find someone to draw up a family tree; secondly, other families will not give up the opportunity to absorb elites. .
Therefore, some people will be modified and join the clan.
Jingnan Hou did not believe that the Sanshi Zheng family would let go of such a general with the same surname who had already served as a garrison. After all, the influence of the Sanshi Zheng family was completely incomparable with that of the Zuo family.
It’s nothing more than holding a ceremony and making up a story. For example, how many generations ago, where did your family go and where you were separated from the clan? Now you recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, which means changing a few words on the genealogy. things.
This kind of custom is the most common in Dayan.
Even in later generations, the Qing Dynasty will die, but princesses are still a hot commodity when they get married.
"Where are you from?"
"If you return to the Marquis, you will come from Beifeng County."
"Beifeng County?" Jingnan Hou pondered these three words and continued to ask: "What does it have to do with the Li family?"
This is an out-and-out Mr. Hou,
Although it is not hereditary, although There are only 50,000 Jingnan troops under his command, but they are the frontline nobles of the Yan Dynasty.
Zheng Fan didn’t dare to fool Xu Wenzu like Zuo Jiqian. He just opened his mouth and made nonsense about Jingnanhou:
Ah, my Lord Marquis often mentioned Jingnanhou to us when he was at home. You.
The person in front of me can be on an equal footing with the Marquis of Zhenbei, and he can also meet the Marquis of Zhenbei himself. You talk so much about cheating, what if you cheat?
So,
Zheng Fan seemed very humble this time,
said:
"Fortunately, the Hou family does not treat the boy as mean. The boy can be regarded as the lackey of the Hou Mansion."
Sometimes, the more low-key you are, the more people dare not look down on you.
For example, Zuo Jiqian, who was kneeling next to Zheng Fan, did not have the slightest disdain for Zheng Fan's low background.
The population of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei is not prosperous, but the influence of the Hou Mansion is not bad at all. Six of the seven general soldiers under the Hou Mansion are given the surname Li!
Jingnan Hou touched his thumb again for a while,
and said:
"You have all done the autopsy, assassin, are there any omissions?"
Hearing this, Zuo Jiqian immediately raised his head and said sternly:
"Report to the Marquis that an assassin is not here. Among the corpses was a female assassin who had been hiding in the coffin from the beginning. She was also the one who released the poisonous needle in the mourning hall.
The general checked twice and found that there was no assassin in the corpse. Female corpse!"
"Oh?"
Jingnan Hou said "Oh",
looked at Zheng Fan again,
Said:
"Say."
Zheng Fan immediately raised his head and said seriously:
"The general has never seen any woman. According to what the general said, Test, all the assassins were killed, and no one escaped the net!"
"..." Zuo Jiqian.