Devil’s Advent

Chapter 471 Sharpening the Knife

The team returning to Beijing is not bloated;

first,

It was the original imperial envoy team that had to go all the way back, and this group of people had already demonstrated their ability to hurry when they rushed to Xueguan to announce the decree.

Then, it was Uncle Zheng's side.

three carriages,

In one carriage sat the princess and Uncle Zheng, and in the other two carriages were goods.

Although there were a few days of delay in the military parade, overall, the time to return to Beijing was still extremely ample. You could stop where you should stop, and rest where you should rest;

As long as Uncle Zheng doesn't follow the example of Emperor Qianlong's subdued tour to molest Xia Yuhe,

There will definitely not be a problem of losing time.

Accompanying them were Blind Man, Fan Li, Sword Maid, Gou Moli, Sword Master, Chen Daxia, and three hundred bodyguard cavalry led by Gao Yi himself.

this afternoon,

The team camped early by the Ming Pool.

It is more than two days away from Wangjiang. After passing Wangjiang, to Yingdu and then from Yingdu to the border of Yan State, there is already a newly renovated official road, and the speed of the team is about It can carry a lot more, and at the same time, the complete station system can also save everyone a lot of supply and rest time.

The most difficult section is actually the road from Xuehaiguan to Wangjiang, because most of the entire east of Chengguo was the most severely poisoned area in the Savage Rebellion.

Leaving aside the looting in the early stage, it was a one-shot sale, and it was straightforward;

But in the later period, when the Great Yandong Expeditionary Army came to the west side of the Wangjiang River, and the two sides began to stalemate, it was no longer a simple looting, but digging three feet to search for supplies, it was simply digging the roots!

Afterwards, the Marquis of Jingnan defeated the main force of the savages, and the Qingluan army in Yupan City surrendered and was slaughtered. Although the battle was settled, the entire Jin land from west to east had been baptized by the flames of war within two or three years, and it took time to recuperate;

Secondly, the war between Zhennanguan and Chu State may break out at any time. According to Jingnan Hou's intention, if the two countries officially go to war, if they can't defeat the main force of the Chu people's field battle in one fell swoop and burn the war to Chu, then they will have to fight. The next best thing is to retreat, the Yan army took the initiative to retreat and let the Chu army enter the Jin Dynasty to expand the battlefield pattern and width, thus giving the cavalry a greater range of activities and initiative.

Therefore, neither Dayan nor Yingdu will choose to develop and immigrate to this area that has been designated as a battlefield in advance.

Mingchi is a very beautiful place, especially now, with rippling lake waves and lush green grass, it gives people a refreshing feeling.

It is a rare comfort during the long distance to rest here without having to travel for two hours.

A long blanket with some food and drink placed on it, the princess sat there, stuffing some food into Uncle Zheng's mouth from time to time.

Uncle Zheng lay on the grass with his head resting on his hands, admiring the sunset.

Not far away, the Sword Master in white was sitting by the lake, and beside him was the Savage King.

The Savage King has been imprisoned for such a long time, and at the same time, he has also endured the erosion of Shatuo Queshi zombie's evil spirit, and the first self-destructed face in order to avoid pursuit, making him completely different from the original.

You don't need disguise or iron face, and you don't have to worry about being recognized at all.

Furthermore,

Among the big swallows, there are very few people who have actually seen the wild man king.

The Juggernaut and the Savage King, logically speaking, should have a life-and-death relationship.

But in Xueguan, the Juggernaut would ask the blind man to help him lift the Wildman King out of the prison from time to time, to talk and chat.

The Juggernaut will talk about Liu Dahu's time in the dormitory, and also talk about his wife's thrifty housekeeping.

Then, the Savage King, who was stuffed with dog food, had to deliberately attack several times each time to increase the refreshment of the Juggernaut;

After all, he is eager to come out to let the wind go, look at the sky, look at the clouds, and breathe fresh air;

At this time, the Savage King was peeling chestnuts, fried chestnuts in sugar, very tasty and delicious.

The Savage King not only ate it himself, but also specially peeled some and put them in front of the Juggernaut.

Juggernaut is also welcome,

Admiring the scenery and blowing the lake breeze, I picked up a peeled chestnut and chewed it slowly in my mouth from time to time.

When I left the city on the first day, I saw you in the team. To be honest, I was really shocked.

Afraid that I will kill you with a sword?

yes.

If I want to kill you, I would have killed you in Xueguan.

At Xueguan, the Juggernaut didn't even need to do it himself, he just needed to show Uncle Zheng that Uncle Zheng would definitely take the head of the Savage King and put it in front of the Juggernaut.

It was said that Fan Zhengwen knew how to do business, but Uncle Zheng had never lost money in this kind of business.

It's different. The Savage King shook his head, and continued to peel the chestnuts. It's different in Xuehaiguan and outside.

It's different. The Juggernaut nodded.

I'm right.

Well, inside the city, you are a prisoner, and outside the city, you are a prison worker. More than 20,000 savages were captured more than a year ago. Now, how many are left alive?

The infrastructure and recovery of Snow Customs, including the reason why it was able to maintain stability after absorbing so many people last winter, and the tens of thousands of savage captives, can be said to have made a great contribution.

They did the most tiring work, they ate the worst food, they lived in the coldest shelter, and batch after batch of wild slave labor died on the construction site like this.

Now, only a few thousand people can continue to do hard labor, and the rest either died or were disabled and lost their labor force and were disposed of.

On this point, Hirano Bofu can be described as extremely cruel.

Of course, this is what they deserved, and they always have to pay it back when they come out to mess around. Back then they broke into Xueguan to burn, kill and loot so happily, and after they were happy, they had to atone for their sins.

Uncle Zheng has never recruited troops from those wild slave laborers, because there is no need for it.

First of all, Xueguan has always followed the route of elite soldiers. This is a tradition that must be maintained.

Secondly, although Xueguan has absorbed many barbarians, the people at the bottom are still overwhelmingly Jin people. Most of these people have been poisoned by savages. The punishment of these savage slave labor can win their hearts. .

Setting up a savage as a target of common hatred, and with this external contradiction, the possible contradictions caused by the people of Yan and Jin and Uncle Hirano's identity as a Yan can be blurred as much as possible.

The Savage King thought for a while and said:

That's really what I mean, but I still want to live a good life, you know, I'm not afraid of Uncle Hirano now, because Uncle Hirano is the same person as me, and he can sell everything for profit;

But you're different, and I'm not sure if you'd like to see me live a good life.

Juggernaut had no intention of answering this question.

He didn't dislike Zheng Fan for pulling the Savage King out to enter the capital together, because he could see that Zheng Fan seemed a little worried about the matter of entering Beijing to receive the reward.

The Savage King didn't ask any more questions, but clapped his hands,

road:

This is the Ming Pond, right? It was once the place where the Situ family erected a monument after their great victory in expelling our holy clan.

Many place names and historical sites in Jin are actually related to the expulsion of wild people by the Jin people.

In the past, a certain patriarch of the Situ family led an army to defeat the wildlings here, pushing the battle line across the Wangjiang River, further reducing the strategic maneuvering space for the wildlings in Jindi, and at the same time setting the tone for the final complete expulsion of the wildlings from Jindi.

The Patriarch of the Situ family ordered the carver to erect a monument here to commemorate the great war.

As time goes by, too many things have been blown away by rain and wind. The beauty of Mingchi has drowned the fact that this was an ancient battlefield, and it has become a place for Jin people to play, a holy place for flowers and plants.

In the early years, there were flower shops all over the lake, not only the red curtains who made a living from the flesh and blood business, but also many good families and girls who came here spontaneously and actively to make their beds.

Putting it in another world, it is a tourist attraction with the theme of beauty, beauty, and encounter.

But right now,

The flower shop is gone,

There are not even many people in the vicinity.

Flowers were romantic in the past, but flowers are no longer romantic.

Where's the inscription? The Sword Master asked.

At the beginning, I asked someone to dig it out, and it was smashed. Savage King said.

The Juggernaut nodded.

The Savage King also sighed, and there was a hint of remembrance in his eyes.

a long time,

The Juggernaut said, Trash things.

Hehe. The Savage King smiled.

In fact, he really wanted to say that eight hundred years ago, the land of the Three Jins was full of temples, inscriptions, and murals of the savage saints, but now, can they still be seen?

But he was too lazy to argue, because he knew that the Zhuxia people had always had a self-centered plot. Their own things were things, their own music was the sound of nature, and their ancestral hall was sacred, while other ethnic groups, whether savages or The barbarians or Shanyue are not worth mentioning, even if you take a second look, you will feel dirty eyes.

At this time,

Zhang Yuanshan walked to Uncle Zheng, knelt down slowly, and said:

Uncle, here are really beautiful mountains, rivers and scenery.

Uncle Zheng didn't make a sound.

Zhang Yuanshan did not realize that he had become a fly, but continued: Uncle, tell me, if you want to completely pacify the Jin land, how many troops will you need?

Uncle Zheng opened his eyes, glanced at Zhang Yuanshan, and smiled.

Zhang Yuanshan also smiled.

Then,

Uncle Zheng closed his eyes again.

... Zhang Yuanshan.

Uncle, do you think it's boring to talk about this with your servants?

Uncle Zheng nodded.

Zhang Yuanshang pursed his lips, and said: But I still have a question, I hope Uncle Wang can clear up my doubts, this is also something that His Royal Highness is thinking about.

That is, Uncle Zheng thinks, my next step, Dayan, should I take Chu first or take Qian first?

actually,

Zheng Fan's attitude towards Zhang Yuanshan became so cold because after the team set off, he finally received a letter from Little Six.

The messenger of the little six sons first went to Xueguan with Uncle Zheng, and then Xueguan sent three knights to catch up with the team and handed the letter to Uncle Zheng.

In the letter, Xiaoliuzi first gave birth to a son with pride.

Then I talked about some of his recent affairs, including the recent trivial mood, um, and wrote two poems.

In fact, Uncle Zheng and Little Six are more like a pair of pen pals.

Gossip is at the top, and the serious words are at the bottom.

At the end of the letter, Little Six focused on three things.

One is the plan for importing money and food to Xueguan in the first half of the third year of Yongping.

One is some of his views on his father Huang Xuanzheng's coming to Beijing, which are very reserved.

And this implicitness means a kind of hint, because this should be a very beautiful thing, why do you want to be subtle?

The third one is that Feng Guan is a young eunuch who has recently been favored in the palace, and he is very utilitarian. Then the description of Zhang Yuanshan is:

I don't know if he belongs to me or not?

When a wise man speaks, it will be very simple;

It is also very simple for a wise man to write a letter.

The sentence I don't even know if he belongs to me actually contains a lot of content.

Little Six couldn't see through him, so Uncle Zheng didn't bother to see him.

only,

Faced with this question from Zhang Yuanshan,

Uncle Zheng answered directly:

Take Chu first.

When the two talked about this topic, they didn't have any scruples about Princess Dachu who was sitting beside her.

Why? Zhang Yuanshan pretended to listen attentively.

Uncle Zheng glanced at Zhang Yuanshan,

As a matter of course:

Because it's nothing for me to attack the dry country.

... Zhang Yuanshan.

At this moment the blind man came over,

To Zhang Yuanshan said:

Brother Zhang, is there any poetic flavor in this beautiful lake?

Obviously, it was the blind man who came to help Uncle Zheng take over this hot potato.

Zhang Yuanshan wanted to blurt out something,

What does this view have to do with you blind man?

But I still held back, and could only accompany the blind man in reciting poems and composing Fu.

After staying here to calm down again,

The princess whispered:

I don't like that man.

I dont like it either.

Yeah. The princess nodded, as if she was very happy that she and her husband had people they hated in common.

immediately,

The princess asked tentatively:

Master, can I give it to him on the way...

Uncle Zheng looked at the princess and said with a smile, Why is he so courageous? He is an imperial envoy anyway.

The princess looked at Uncle Zheng, who had several sets of royal robes at home,

He bit his lip.

When Uncle Zheng saw this, he thought it was cute, and reached out to touch the princess's chin.

road:

For those who don't like it, there's no need to get rid of them all, and you can't get rid of them all, just treat them as non-existent and just treat them like a fly.

...

The rest in Mingchi was regarded as a small comfort for the team. For the next two days, the team moved quickly without any delay.

Under Zheng Fan's instructions, the team headed slightly north, avoiding Yupan City, and passing Wangjiang upstream.

After all, she is my own woman, and it is forced by life that I need her to come out to help me support myself, but there is no need to deliberately let her hurt the scene.

The place Jade Pan City should be the sad place for most Chu people now.

After passing Wangjiang, the team did not take a rest, and entered Yingdu in the middle of the night.

Yingdu is a big city, and it is the largest central city in the entire Yuancheng country.

Because the Marquis of Jingnan led his army into Fengxin City, it was not considered a military center, but none of the other centers were left behind.

But no matter if it was Feng Guan's status as an imperial envoy or Mr. Zheng's status, it would not be a big problem if he shouted to open the city gate in the middle of the night.

that's all,

The team entered Yingdu City and stayed at the post station in the city.

Since the team was moving very fast, no messenger was sent to notify them of entering the city in advance, and they entered the city late at night, so even though many dignitaries in Yingdu were alarmed, no one would choose to visit the city at this time.

so,

in the station,

It seemed very quiet.

And in the station yard,

Gao Yi, who had just set up internal and external security, saw the blind man walking towards him.

Mr. Bei, what's the matter?

The blind man folded his arms and went before him,

road:

Pass on the uncle's order!

Gao Yi and the two lieutenants beside him immediately knelt down,

The end is here!

The blind man breathed a sigh of relief,