Chapter 1 On merit

"Hey, people in Taoism and Xuanmen like to use Jiazi to commemorate, but ordinary people like us prefer fifty, one hundred, and rounded numbers;

As the saying goes Ah, a hundred years, a reincarnation, now that I think about it, it is true.

Listen,

Think of it, a hundred years ago, right here, right here with us. Here in Yinlang County, the 30,000 cavalry of the first Marquis of Zhenbei defeated his army of 500,000 men;

What an achievement. Zuo, the great Yan State, was able to protect it. The first Marquis of Zhenbei was the

Who would have thought, hey, this is really strange, this fate happened

A hundred years later, this generation will be in Zhenbei. Lord Marquis, lead 200,000 cavalry into the Qian Kingdom to take advantage of the road. I, the Yan cavalry, will go straight to Nanmen Pass and attack behind the Jin people.

The Jin people over there are still fighting with us at Matishan. At that moment, the clattering good guy rushed out with the Black Dragon Flag.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, that battle was so intense that the sky was dark and the ground was like a mountain.

Hey, isn’t he from Jin always unconvinced, saying that my reputation as the best cavalry in the world is in vain. The real number one cavalry in the world belongs to him from Jin.

This is easy to handle. It's an opportunity. Let's take it out for a walk, whether it's a mule or a horse. You can see the real results if you work hard.

Does he see this paper tiger as useless? Under the leadership of the two marquises, our Dayan cavalry traveled thousands of miles in ten days, and the Jin army was chased to pieces by our Dayan cavalry.

The marquis of Zhenbei personally killed the head of the Helian family, Na Helian. It is said that the head of the family has a strange beast next to him. He is a hundred feet tall, taller than the city wall of our Nanwang City. He can swallow the sun and the moon with his mouth. However, our Lord of Zhenbei beheaded him with one sword, and then beheaded the head of the Helian family with the second sword. The third knife was inserted into the ground.

The others asked Mr. Hou, "Why don't you continue killing?"

Mr. Hou said: I'm afraid I'll kill them all if I'm not careful. , I have to let my subordinates take care of themselves.”

“Bang!”

The storyteller opened the folding fan and deliberately stuck it at one point in the winter. , there is a girl who walks among the guests with a bamboo sieve, asking for rewards.

Six Niang took out a handful of copper coins and threw them in, then turned to look at Zheng Fan and said:

"My lord, is the Marquis of Zhenbei really so powerful?"

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Zheng Fan shook his head and said:

"I heard Li Fusheng say that Zhenbeihou was seriously injured when he was young, and his energy and blood had long since declined. It was Qingshuang who killed the head of the Helian family. "

"Oh, no wonder." Siniang asked again: "My lord, something sounds wrong. I heard that the leader of the army to attack Jin this time is Jingnanhou."

It stands to reason that the Marquis of Jingnan is in charge of the Jingnan Army, and most of the soldiers in the army are natives of Yinlang County. They can be said to be the soldiers of Yinlang County.

As a result, the storytellers in the Nanwangcheng teahouse only talked about the Marquis of Zhenbei and completely forgot about the Marquis of Jingnan, even for the many listeners below.

Although it is said that the Li family of the Marquis of Zhenbei were also from Yinlang County a hundred years ago, it was a hundred years ago after all. How could one of his own soldiers be more appropriate?

Zheng Fan shook his head and said:

"The Marquis of Jingnan destroyed his whole family by himself, and among the people, he was hailed as a vicious demon."

Tian Wujing destroyed his whole family by himself. , shouting about the overthrow of the Yan family, starting from my Tian family.

In fact, it was him who pushed and triggered the destruction of the Yan clan, and also created the conditions for Dayan to start a war against Jin.

In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of this campaign into Jin, and his 50,000 Jingnan troops are also involved. He should take the first credit both emotionally and rationally.

But the eyes of the masses are blind most of the time. The common people only know that this person is so ruthless that he can even wipe out his entire family. He has simply lost his humanity and is even worse than a beast.

Storytellers also adjust their stories according to the market, so naturally they will not tell Tian Wujing alone.

Si Niang silently cracked the melon seeds and said:

"That's really frustrating."

Obviously, she paid the most and sacrificed the most, but in the end, Not even a good reputation can be exchanged for it.

"Yes, it's frustrating, so I don't want to be like Tian Wujing."

This is Zheng Fan's innermost thoughts. When a person is alive, he can't let himself If you are wronged, it is best not to let yourself be wronged. Anyway, this life is earned for nothing, so naturally you want to live in a more free and comfortable direction.

At this time, Zheng Fan turned to look at A Ming and asked:

"Is the blind man still busy over there?"

"Everyone in the Wen family There are hundreds of people here, but some of them are busy," A Ming replied.

When the Yan army withdrew, Qian Guo thought that the main force of the Yan people was still waiting for an opportunity to move. Therefore, the Qian troops on the three sides did not intercept them and continued to practice their turtle shrinking skills.

When they met Chuzhou City on the way, at Li Fusheng's signal, he asked those in Chuzhou City who were willing to go to Yan State with the Yan people to take them with him.

Wen Sutong is a hard-core rapist, so he naturally wants to follow. There are also some civil and military officials who are "doing bad things" these days, so they can only follow the Yan people northward.

It is hard to leave their homeland, but they know in their hearts that if they continue to stay, after the Yan people leave, they will inevitably be liquidated, and no one will be spared.

So, the whole Wen family went north together, and the blind man, as the "grandson-in-law" of the Wen family, naturally had to be very busy.

After entering the Yan Kingdom, we have to arrange food and drink for such a large group of people.

Fortunately, as a representative of the "surrender faction" of the Qian Kingdom, Wen Sutong will definitely be highly regarded by Emperor Yan, so it should not be long before an imperial edict will come down to summon Wen Sutong to Yanjing, and he will be treated as a noble man Official position.

"However, I heard that Mr. Wen will only take his family to Yanjing. All the adult men in the clan, ranging from sixteen to forty years old, about thirty people, will stay with us."

"Stay us here?" Zheng Fan was a little confusedAccident.

After these family men enter Yanjing City, with the generosity of Emperor Yan, they will definitely be favored by their descendants. The adult men of the Wen family will also be assigned some official positions to ensure that the Wen family can take root in Yan. .

But it is very interesting that the old man deliberately left so many men behind.

"It's said that we want them to join the army and follow us."

Zheng Fan smiled,

"I don't even know where to go next." He actually entrusted this group of people to me."

Yes,

Zheng Fan came to Nanwang City this time to pay tribute.

This big battle is actually over, at least, this stage is over.

The State of Yan swallowed up half of the territory of the State of Jin and was the biggest winner;

It can be said that since the founding of the Yan people, the national strategic situation has been very poor. There are countless barbarians fighting each other in the west. A hundred years ago, the Qian Kingdom still dared to carry out the Northern Expedition from time to time, and the Jin Kingdom in the east was always eyeing it.

This time, it is said that it was a secret edict from Emperor Yan that made the barbarian king dare not cross the border.

The northern part of the Qian Kingdom was destroyed. Even if the Qian Kingdom was rich in the south of the Yangtze River, it would take a lot of time to recover and train troops. The Jin Kingdom was cut in half, and the Jin Emperor was already going to Yanjing to pay homage to the Yan Emperor. on the way.

The Situ family sits in the eastern part of the Jin Kingdom, but seeing that the other two who had been scheming with them for nearly a hundred years were taken away, it can be said that they were panicked and hurriedly wanted to form an alliance with their old enemy, the Chu Kingdom. Everyone knows the truth, but Emperor Chu died at this time.

So this guy is not independent now, but the nominal monarch of his family has knelt down. Now, the Situ family can only tremble at home.

That is to say, after the Yan people have fought successively, the results are gratifying, but the losses are also huge. Not to mention the losses of Li Fusheng and Li Bao's two men, the Jin people have always been unconvinced by the Yan people's unparalleled cavalry. It's just bragging. Under the premise of attacking from behind and defeating the two elites, the Yan army's losses were still not small.

So, the Three Kingdoms are all tired of fighting, and everyone needs to slow down.

The old emperor in Chu State has just passed away, and the princes are busy fighting against the landlords.

The situation among the four countries has calmed down. If nothing else happens, the theme will be peace and development for a long time to come.

But despite this, the defenses in various places cannot be reduced, and no matter how useless they are, the elites on the three sides cannot be completely ignored. The Situ family must also beware of those who are eager to jump over the wall and play ruthless tricks, that is, the newly occupied areas. The Jin region also needs troops to suppress and maintain stability, and Beifeng County also needs to mobilize troops to defend against the barbarians.

So, after the war, the scene of the army entering Beijing for meritorious service to be inspected and awarded a title by Emperor Yan did not appear at this time, but the speed of reward based on merit did not slow down.

"Okay, it's almost time. Xu Wenzu's banquet should be over. Let's go."

Zheng Fan left the teahouse with A Ming and Siniang., went to the General Military Mansion, oh no, it should be called the Governor's Mansion now.

Xu Pangpang has been promoted. He is no longer the commander-in-chief and the prefect. Instead, he has made great achievements by relying on the material rationing before the war and his courage to take the initiative to resist the temptation of Ganren during the war.

It can be said that the military defense of Qianguo on the front line of Nanwang City and the soldiers and horses below are all under his fatness.

Today, there was a banquet held at the governor's house. Zheng Fan deliberately delayed his arrival and did not bring any gifts.

This is Siniang’s suggestion.

Sure enough, when the housekeeper brought Zheng Fan into the house,

Xu Wenzu seemed to have just drank wine at the banquet and was lying down to rest. When he heard that Zheng Fan was coming, he didn’t even have time to put on his shoes. Just ran out barefoot.

Siniang, who was standing behind Zheng Fan, couldn't help but said: "They all graduated from Beijing Film Academy."

"Brother Zheng, brother Zheng, hahahaha, as the ancients said, you have a low position." Not forgetting his righteousness, being respectful but not asking for favors, Brother Zheng is really a benevolent person!"

It means that Zheng Fan deliberately came after the banquet without bringing any gifts. This is what he did. He treats Xu Wenzu as a true friend, and their relationship has not changed, and they still have a bad taste!

"Congratulations, sir, on your promotion!"

Zheng Fan congratulated him respectfully.

Xu Pangpang is now a real feudal official.

"Same joy, same joy, don't you have it too? Come on, follow me."

Xu Wenzu led Zheng Fan into the house and backed away.

"Brother Zheng, originally, your reward from the imperial court should have been issued a long time ago. He should be a guerrilla general under Nanwang City. We can still work together."

"Can we work with you?" It is a blessing for my subordinates that you continue to work together!”

It’s true that Xu Pangpang, the leader, will shamelessly give you benefits when he treats you as one of his own.

"Hey, but the "Zheng Zi's Art of War" you presented was read by His Majesty, and His Majesty praised you for your great talent.

However, Zhao Jiulang is giving you little shoes now. Yes, he still remembers your horse riding in the academy.

He said that your "Zheng Zi's Art of War" seemed to be conclusive, but it felt like you were following the rules and falling into a rut. After all, writing a book and writing a biography at such a young age is too old, and I'm afraid you won't want to make progress.

It's better to let you serve as a city guard in the new land of Jin.

Oh, Isn’t this a trap? Jin Land is newly attached. Although we have taken it now, the Situ family’s skinny camels are bigger than horses, and there are also savage settlements in the Tianduan Mountains. People in Jin Land are not at ease. Stable, if you go there to serve as a city guard, how can you continue to work as a team in Nanwang City?

Brother, I will guarantee that you will be promoted to the general soldier!

Oh, People like Zhao Jiulang have too much intellectual talent and are too narrow-minded. In a few days, you and I will submit a letter to Your Majesty. Don’t worry, Your Majesty will not chill the heart of the hero.”

But I let out a cry in my heart,

Zhao Jiulang, you are so damn considerate!

………

“A sneeze!”

“The war is over, but I am even busier. Aiqing is sick due to busy work."

Zhao Jiulang stood up and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty, but I am not sick because of my official duties, but I suddenly went crazy last night. , I had sex with my concubine a few times, and then I caught wind and cold.

Oh, this disease can only be cured by wind and cold.”

“You are such a shameless person. I haven't changed at all," Emperor Yan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I am really anxious."

"Why are you anxious?"

"Both nobles in the palace have been diagnosed by the imperial physician recently. I am not pregnant, I am pregnant with a dragon heir, I am not convinced, I think I am a year or two younger than your Majesty, and I want to do something else.

Oh, who would have expected this body. It’s really useless, it can only increase envy.”

“Hahahahahaha…”

Emperor Yan laughed,

As a man, no one can refuse to praise himself in this aspect without being proud, and Emperor Yan is no exception.

Both goddaughters became pregnant and were promoted to nobles. This was a sign that Ji Runhao announced to the world that his Majesty, the Emperor of Yan, was still in his prime!

However, while smiling, Emperor Yan suddenly coughed.

The little eunuch waiting on the side quickly brought a silk handkerchief and delivered it to him. Emperor Yan took the silk handkerchief and covered his mouth to cough. After coughing, he found a pool of blood on the silk handkerchief.

"Clang!"

The little eunuch knocked over the tea cup in panic.

Emperor Yan silently held the handkerchief in his hand, looked at Zhao Jiulang, and said:

"We are a monarch and a minister, and I have also caught the cold."

"Drink some ginger soup and sweat and it will be over." Zhao Jiulang said with a smile.

Emperor Yan nodded,

said:

“That’s all, you and I, my king and my ministers, have rarely had a break in the past few months, so we all gave ourselves a day to spare. To replenish my energy and blood, I am also tired. You should go back home and sweat. It will be a real pleasure if you and I, the monarch and my ministers, pass this wind and cold energy to other officials the next day."

"My lord, thank you for your kindness, my lord, please retire!"

Zhao Jiulang retreated with a smile on his face.

In the palace, only Emperor Yan, Wei Zhonghe, who was helping to approve the red seal, and the young eunuch were left.

Emperor Yan leaned back slightly,

placed the handkerchief on the imperial desk,

said slowly:

"Is there anyone else at home?"

The little eunuch immediately knelt down,

said in panic:

"If you tell me back to Your Majesty, there is another one in this servant's home." Mother and a sister. ”

"Are you married?"

"Never."

"I will summon your sister to the palace to be accredited. You can go down and die by yourself."

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The little eunuch kowtowed tremblingly,

sobbing:

"Thank you for your grace!"