Chapter 3 Beware

Zuo Jiqian's appearance here surprised Zheng Fan, but he was not surprised at all.

After the assassination at the funeral of former commander-in-chief Xiao Dahai that day,

Jingnan Hou sat on the threshold in front of the mourning hall,

himself and Zuo Ji Kneel down.

Because of Zuo Jiqian’s family background, Marquis Jingnan also chatted with Zuo Jiqian about his family life.

You said that Zheng Fan was not envious at all at that time. That is naturally impossible. After all, whether in ancient times or in later generations, with a good family background, no matter what you do, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

However, looking back now, Jingnan Hou and Zuo Jiqian also talked about the old man of the Zuo family that day. Although there was a clear sense of superiority and inferiority in their conversation, there was still a sense of family status. harmony and respect between them.

Nima,

What kind of emotion did Marquis Jingnan feel at that time?

Zheng Fan thought,

Maybe he was looking at a little quail that was about to finish playing?

Zuo Quail is now imprisoned inside. In fact, it is not considered imprisoned. The physical treatment of the prisoners here is actually okay, and no one is going to abuse or harsh them.

But what really replaces punishment and punishes them is probably the huge sense of gap between the masters of the past and the prisoners of today.

This kind of gap is enough to drive people crazy.

Zheng Fan looked at the captain beside him and asked:

"What kind of treatment is the Zuo family receiving?"

"The whole family is demoted to slavery."< /p>

Zheng Fan nodded. If he had been sentenced to genocide, Zuo Jiqian would not be here now.

The prisoners who can be escorted here are all those whose family members were detained as slaves.

His Majesty the Emperor was kind and gave them the opportunity to fight again to win freedom for their families.

But for those who have exterminated their clans and whose children are serving as officials outside, you have no chance of surviving.

After all, there is only one Marquis of Jingnan in the entire Yan State, and at the same time, His Majesty the Emperor only trusts this Marquis of Jingnan.

This was a major purge. The Zuo Jiqian in the fence made Zheng Fan think of the history before the Soviet-German War. The Soviet Union was also busy purging its own generals at that time. This was also seen by later generations. It is believed to be one of the reasons why the former collapsed in the early days of the war.

However, Dayan does not need to worry about this in particular, although Zuo Jiqian, the garrison of Ji Tui Fort, is now "prostituted" here.

The Zhenbei Hou Mansion suppressed the barbarians for hundreds of years. Zheng Fan, as a former civil servant in Beifeng County, knows what the relationship between the Zhenbei Army and the Hou Mansion is. Can't penetrate.

As for the Jingnan Army, it was handed over to Tian Wujing shortly after Emperor Yan ascended the throne more than ten years ago. Over the years, the generals promoted by the Jingnan Army were all decided by the Marquis of Jingnan.

Dayan's two most elite field legions will not be affected by this move to clean up the family. Even if there is, it will be almost negligible.

So, it seems that these three brothers have been wearing a pair of pants since at least more than ten years ago, or even earlier.

"Master Zheng, Master Zheng!"

Zuo Jiqian immediately became anxious when he saw Zheng Fan starting to be in a daze.

Zheng Fan recovered his mind, looked at Zuo Jiqian, and sighed helplessly.

The members of the Huo family were kept secretly by Xu Pangpang who opened a back door for himself. Although it is not easy for a group of clan members to break up and fall apart, given the pros and cons, it is estimated that there are still many military leaders who will. interested in them.

The war is imminent. Whoever has high-quality soldiers under his command and has immediate combat capability will be able to earn military merits early. The seven hundred people of the Huo family are like a well-trained army. The army needs to kill the enemy to regain freedom for their families, and they also need to rely on them to gain military merit. Not every military leader has such a strong desire to possess and control.

But for Zuo Jiqian,

Look at the hundreds of people sitting on the ground behind Zuo Jiqian,

Zheng Fan believes that,

This is not another backdoor that Xu Pangpang left for himself, purely because of... poor sales.

First of all, although Zuo Jiqian is from the Zuo family, and the foundation of the Zuo family is not in Yinlang County, Zuo Jiqian was the former guard of Ji Tui Fort, and the people who accompanied him were the ones who were exiled. The tribe who came out of the Zuo family to serve in Ji Tuibao.

If the Huo family is a group of idiots with dark eyes,

then Zuo Jiqian and others are idiots with open eyes and thoughtful thoughts,

Even if he has been removed from all positions, who among these military leaders would dare to take him in?

After taking me in, who will make the decision, you or him?

So, it is not difficult to explain that Zuo Jiqian was so excited after seeing Zheng Fan. As a slow-selling product, he was very anxious!

He really hopes he can sell it!

If he couldn't sell it, then he and the more than 200 Zuo family members around him would really have to become civilian husbands.

How do civilians earn merit? How can the women, children, old and young in the family regain their freedom?

Does it depend on ten or twenty years of hard work?

Zuo Jiqian also knew why he was unsalable. Over the past few days, he had gone from being a little reserved at the beginning to swearing to the sky in the end, almost kowtowing and acknowledging his master, but those official positions in the past There were military leaders who were older and younger than him, but no one dared to accept them.

Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan can do it!

Zuo Jiqian knew Zheng Fan’s background well.

Although the background he knew was wrong,

but,

it didn’t matter. ,

If the words "North" and "South" are reversed, there seems to be no difference.

It’s no wonder that Zuo Jiqian is so low-spirited. If Zheng Fan doesn’t accept them, they will really have to become civilian husbands.

Zheng Fan pointed at Zuo Jiqian,

The school captain who was Xu Wenzu’s confidant naturallyKnowing the close relationship between his master and this Zheng Shoubei,

so he reminded him:

"Sir, do you want them?"

The tone of his voice , with hints.

The general meaning is: My family, I will not cheat you, you can think about it again.

A Ming and Siniang, who disguised themselves as men, stood behind Zheng Fan. They would not express their opinions.

Anyway, even if the Lord brings Lu Bu back to the fort, it will not be a headache for them two. They are not responsible for training troops. They are even quite happy to see it as a headache for Blind Bei and Liang Cheng.

The relationship between the seven demon kings, leaving aside the lazy guy Mowan who fights for his father, the other six have more or less the feeling of competing for favor in the harem.

Actually, Zheng Fan thought the same way. He was not training troops by himself anyway, and he had great confidence in Blind Bei and Liang Cheng.

This is the advantage of being a leader, you only need to know what to do next, not how to do it.

"I want it."

"Thank you, Brother Zheng, thank you Master Zheng!"

At this time, the group of Zuo family disciples behind Zuo Jiqian It seemed that he couldn't believe that he and others were actually bought by someone. He immediately came over excitedly and saluted Zheng Fan through the fence.

To be honest, Zheng Fan was really embarrassed to accept their courtesy. A month ago, they were still his colleagues, stationed together in the fortress of Yan State, but now they are like this. situation.

Of course, it is difficult to feel pity, because any human emotion is limited, and it was already consumed on the way back to Nanwang City from Yanjing.

It can only be said that

Under the tide of every great era, there will always be many poor people buried.

"Okay, since you want it, I will ask someone to approve it."

"Thank you for your hard work," Zheng Fan said.

At this time, Siniang, who was standing behind Zheng Fan and had changed her appearance, took the initiative to accompany the captain to call the secretary to complete the formalities. At the same time, Siniang gave the captain a money bag. , there is gold in it.

The captain was a little surprised, but he still accepted it flattered.

This is a detail and life experience. In the palace, Zheng Fan would still hesitate whether he should give Eunuch Wei some money, but here, Siniang, who should give money and how much money should be given, was in her heart It was clear that she was the proprietress of countless clubs.

At this moment, Zheng Fan walked to the fence where the Huo family was.

Sometimes, you have to admire a blind man's long-term vision, although it would seem weird to describe a blind man with a long-term vision.

But it was precisely because when the Sixth Prince's people came to help build Cuiliu Fort, the blind man participated in the whole process and modified the construction plan, so the architectural style of Cuiliu Fort was very weird.

The one in Baozhai is okay, but a piece of flat land was specially cleared outside Baozhai and barracks were built.

So, CuiLiubao can accommodate more people. If there is no room for people to live in the fort, they can live outside. After all, Zheng Fan and others never thought that one day when the enemy troops came to the border, they would defend the fort and change the name of Cuiliu Fort to "Zheng." "Retreat from the fort".

Although the barracks have been built and the population limit has been raised, Blind Bei is not in a hurry to attack the peasant soldiers. He has long guessed that elite soldiers with their own levels will come to his door for free. .

So, Zheng Fan can also eat the two or three hundred people from Zuo Jiqian and the seven hundred people from the Huo family.

He doesn’t care about digestive problems.

Oh, by the way, there seemed to be a bad guy from the Huo family who was provoking me in a very awesome way?

When Zheng Fan came back, he found that the sand sculpture had been pressed to the ground by an old man with half a hundred hair. His face was swollen and there were blood stains on the corners of his mouth. He should have been slapped twice.

After seeing Zheng Fan coming back, the old man continued to press the young man under him with one hand, and put the other hand on his chest, saying sincerely:

"Please accept us, sir."

This old man should have a high prestige. The more than 700 Huo family members behind him immediately imitated the old man's movements and saluted Zheng Fan.

The young man under the old man was still twisting his neck and staring at Zheng Fan with an unconvinced expression.

Zheng Fan believes that if he were not standing here at this moment, if it were Liang Cheng,

Liang Cheng would have walked over with a knife indifferently, in front of the Huo family. In front of everyone, chop this useless young man from the Huo family to death.

If the person standing here is a blind man,

the blind man will smile and say:

"Kill him yourself, otherwise you will be randomly selected. Twenty of them will be killed.”

Then add;

“Oh, if he committed suicide, I will kill thirty of you randomly.”

But Zheng Fan doesn't have such bad taste. Anyway, whether they are members of the Zuo family or the Huo family, they will eventually be handed over to the blind man and Liang Cheng for reform.

Why should I get my hands dirty?

"What's your name?"

"Sir, I'm a sinner, Huo Guang."

"..." Zheng Fan.

"Huo Guang?"

"It's Huo Guang, sir, but if you like it, the guilty people can thank you for changing your name, and from now on you will be called Huo Guang."

"No, no, I won't change the name given by my parents. Okay, you guys are going to get ready and follow me later."

"Thank you, sir, for taking me in."

Huo Guang Changshu In one breath, I didn't have to worry about selling my family. Many military leaders came here and wanted to capture them, but they were told by the secretary that they were not allowed.

While listening to their exchange, Huo Guang learned that this was actually what the Commander-in-Chief meant.

Obviously, the Commander-in-Chief of Nanwang City was leaving himself and others for his cronies.

This is a good thing for the Huo family. Working as a crony of Lord Commander-in-Chief will at least make a lot of money.It will be easier to obtain military merit, and the probability of being pushed as cannon fodder will be smaller.

He lowered his head,

glanced at the young members of the family,

This boy is a direct descendant, but his brain can’t tell clearly, the Huo family is gone. Why are you so angry?

It's just that "I sell my art but not my body".

Zheng Fan declined the kindness of the Nanwang City defenders to send a hundred cavalry to escort him back to Cuiliu Fort. At the same time, Cuiliu Fort did not send any barbarian cavalry because they did not notify them in advance. .

In this way,

Zheng Shoubei took two people, one A Ming and the other Si Niang, to escort nearly a thousand prisoners towards Cuiliu Fort.

Moreover, these prisoners have no shackles on them.

Zheng Fan was riding leisurely on his horse, seemingly not worried at all about the "Great Chu Xing King Chen Sheng".

A Ming and Siniang rode behind.

The team marched in an orderly manner,

The Zuo family was in front, and the Huo family was behind. They even lined up on their own initiative. Although they didn't go straight, at least they looked orderly. .

Their family members are all controlled by the imperial court. They can only rely on military merit to gain freedom for their families, so the probability of escaping is low.

Because they are still connected, because they still have hope.

Even if they want to escape, where will they escape?

Escape to the interior of Yan country? Isn't that asking for death? First let's talk about whether they can pass the Jingnan Army in Yinlang County, and then there is an old man from Beifeng County in the interior digging their roots with a hoe.

Escape to the south?

If it were normal times, it would not be impossible, but these prisoners are not stupid. They come from their own families, so they are not stupid ordinary people. Of course, they know what His Majesty the Emperor is doing by sending them here. .

Leave aside the fact that even if you abandon your family and seek freedom for yourself and escape to the Qian Kingdom, and then not long after, the army of the Yan Kingdom attacks again, how can you escape?

Actually, it is because they also know in their hearts that they also have a sense of pride as Yan people, or...confidence, which is not to say that after the family is broken, they still have no idea how much they belong to the emperor and this country. Sense, that is really nonsense, but there is one thing they believe in, that is, the Zhenbei Army has been transferred from Beifeng County, and they are destined to go south to fight against the Qian Kingdom. These Qian Kingdom people... can they eat and live?

Of course, nothing is absolute.

Especially Zuo Jiqian’s appearance. Maybe it’s because Zheng Fan was greatly influenced by the old version of "Three Kingdoms", so he always felt that Zuo Jiqian might look like that.

But Zheng Fan is not worried. Anyway, he can detect some of it, and the blind Bei can naturally detect it too.

However, Zheng Fan didn't like this atmosphere very much.

As soon as I wake up, on the land of Dayan, starting here, after getting used to the customs and customs here, there will always be a little emotion. In addition, although the Yan Kingdom is scornfully called the Yan Barbarian by the other three countries, the Yan Kingdom is indeed familiar with itself. The Liao, Jin, Yuan and Qing dynasties in history are different. You can say that it was not that cultured, but it was really not that barbaric. At least Zheng Fan could fit in.

But now, with the beginning of the horse stepping into the family, the barbaric and primitive atmosphere permeating this country has begun to become more and more intense.

"Guess, what is the Lord thinking about now?" A Ming said to Siniang.

"Being pretentious is like a poet walking on the frontier, there will always be countless melancholy."

"Do I have to write poetry next?"

"That's the same."

"Actually, My lord is so pitiful. When I was at home, I was ravaged by you, and when I went to the capital, I was taught by the Marquis of Jingnan.”

“As for you, you habitually picked yourself out again. ."

"At least, I can bring some physical and mental comfort to the Lord, can you?"

"..." A Ming.

"Actually, I have been thinking, would it be better if we woke up in Qian Country?"

A Ming smiled when he heard Siniang's words.

Tao:

"Copying poems, painting... Your Majesty should be good at it. Pretending to be a scholar is really not good enough. Go take the imperial examination and take your time. At least you will be able to do it." Fireworks in the left hand and official hats in March on the right hand."

"Yes, it's a lot of fun on such a day, and I can concentrate on raising thin horses in Xiahang."

"Then after the Lord becomes famous, he earns money while moving up the court, and then trains a new army."

"Well, this is the rhythm."

"Then, with the hope of Quan Daqian, the Lord led his army to the Northern Expedition. Here, on this border, he met the Marquis of Zhenbei and Jingnan, and met the current Dayan?"

"Hiss..."

Si Niang suddenly felt that the scene was so beautiful that it was breathtaking, and then nothing happened.

"Although the most touching thing in the world is tragedy, probably no one wants the end of their life to be a tragedy."

"That's right."

Siniang suddenly thought of something and said:

"There is something that I have some doubts about."

"Tell me."

"In the meantime During these days in the capital, the Lord slept alone every night."

"After experiencing that family education, although the Lord seemed to be fine, the Lord still had mood swings. If you are older, you will inevitably lose the interest and mood, right?"

A Ming is analyzing this from a man's perspective.

“Huh, I understand this.”

"Yes, you should understand."

"But, didn't you find out?"

"What did you find?"

"In the capital These days, although I have been busy collecting corpses and setting up graves for the Tian family, I still have a lot of free time."

"Well, what next?"

"Master. Did I cum on you?”

“…………” A Ming.

A Ming’s eyes suddenly condensed.

"Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand."

A Ming was about to ride his horse to catch up with Zheng Fan, but was stopped by him. The fourth lady next to her grabbed the reins and said,

"What are you going to do?"

"Care about the master's body and mood, and chat more with the master. Do your duty as a subordinate."

"Don't be anxious."

"Aren't you anxious?"

"I am anxious too, but still. Wait."

"Why?"

"Because I think the Lord is deliberately...preventing us this time."