Chapter 21 The Sudden Demon
“My lord, actually I think it would be good to be a servant. Maybe I can become a top servant.”
Xue Sanru said jokingly.
Zheng Fan was too lazy to pay attention to Xue San's talk.
Perhaps, for ordinary people, working as a servant in the Li family is an irresistible thing. The servants here are different from the servants in ordinary wealthy families. They are not responsible for doing chores and housework, but are private soldiers. , eat the best and use the best, the father dies and the son succeeds. They are also the most loyal group to the master's family, a bit like the emperor's guard.
It can be said that after entering that circle, after three to five years, you will be a direct descendant of the Li family.
As for the Li family, after Xue San later inquired about the news, it was the largest family in Beifeng County. The number of people was not very large, and the heirs were not prosperous, but it was a real family of meritorious military generals. The title of Marquis of Zhenbei has been inherited from generation to generation, which is a bit like the Prince Mu's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.
But how could Zheng Fan abandon his seven "men" and become a servant by himself?
For those who are not familiar with this world and place, only these seven "underlings" can make themselves feel safe.
And even from a personal development perspective, being your own small boss is much better than working for someone else.
"When we were camping last night, I went to the officers' tent to eavesdrop on their chat."
"That woman's tent?" Liang Cheng looked at Xue San.
Xue San immediately shook his head, "The old man with the sword never left her. Now I am not absolutely sure that I can hide it from that old man, so I chose a military account of a middle-level officer, but I heard a lot. News.
Right now, this is the Li family. The life of the Zhenbeihou family is not easy.
Because the barbarians in the desert have been completely divided into a scattered mess, there has been no large-scale battle-level conflict between the two sides for almost a hundred years. That is, a small fight
Because of this, the status of Zhenbei Hou's lineage began to get lower and lower. In fact, it was their own fault for not knowing how to play the trick of raising the bandits' self-respect.
After this generation of Yan kings came to the throne, they have been working to reduce the vassal state. They first weakened the power of the vassal towns below and centralized power. It seemed that they planned to use troops to dominate the Central Plains.
The contemporary Zhenbei Hou was forced to go to Beijing by three imperial edicts not long ago. It was nominally to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, but in fact he was under house arrest in the capital.
Right now, some people in the Zhenbei Army are feeling panic. "
"So, is it the Li family who is demonstrating this time? "Liang Cheng asked.
"Absolutely. The excuse is that two scouts of the Zhenbei Army disappeared within the sphere of influence of that barbarian tribe. The Zhenbei Army requested to station in for a search, but they refused.
Then the Zhenbei Houfu will Ordered several thousand Zhenbei Army cavalry and killed him directly.
The leader of the barbarian tribe. The leader had some brains and wanted to kill the grain road, but who knew that bitch was more ruthless and used thousands of civilians as bait, wiping out all the troops sent by the barbarian tribe this time. "
After hearing this, Liang Cheng nodded and said: "The purpose of deliberately provoking troops is to reveal to the Yan court the Li family's opposition to the North." Fengjun still had a strong control over the Zhenbei Army, so that the court was afraid to attack the Zhenbei Marquis in the capital; Achieve huge results and quickly end this local war that is destined to be unsustainable. After all, this war is Zhenbei Hou It is not the intention of the imperial court to make the decision without permission, and the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion cannot afford to delay it. The war must start quickly and end quickly, otherwise, both the imperial court's accountability and the desert barbarians will slowly unite because of this. Together, it is not something Zhenbei Houfu alone can afford.
Secondly, it was also self-defeating and tarnishing the lintel of the Li family, making the emperor and ministers of the Yan court feel that the Li family was just a common man and lowered their vigilance.
Any family that is rebellious and wants to aspire to that position will at least show love for the people as a son to win people's hearts before the incident. I believe that the Zhenbei Marquis will use thousands of people as bait this time. Later, word will spread, and the people in Hutou City, including the entire Beifeng County, will feel bad about Zhenbei Houfu's move, but the imperial court will be very happy. "
"I didn't expect you to understand so well. "Zheng Fan looked at Liang Cheng with some surprise.
In Zheng Fan's impression, Liang Cheng has always been a man of few words, but this kind of person has such twists and turns in his heart. I have a clear grasp of everything.
“I have experienced similar things before, and the cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked. This is an age-old truth.
Moreover, sometimes, as long as you stand in that position, no matter how loyal you are to your superiors, there is no guarantee that your subordinates will be equally loyal. "
"Is it like Zhao Kuangyin? "Zheng Fan said.
"Almost. "
The three of them were sitting on the mound, chatting and watching the army marching ahead.
Zheng Fan stood up first, patted his pants and said:
"Okay, it's time for us to go back."
"Haha, we have to think carefully about how to make good use of the three hundred people when we get back." Xue San couldn't wait to jump on the horse.
"Only establishment, no money, food or arms." Zheng Fan reminded Xue San.
The imperial court did issue an edict in order to protect the trade routes, but it did not really require each border town to be self-sufficient in maintaining and preparing caravan escorts in the city. Instead, it required the group of northern sealers headed by the Li family The county military leaders dispatched troops to take charge in various towns.
This is actually a way to weaken the opponent's military strength. There are many cities similar to Hutou City on the border. Three hundred here and three hundred there. When calculated, it is really a lot.
Cutting flesh with a soft knife sometimes hurts more.
But it is obvious that the Li family has no intention of actually obeying the order. As a vassal town, the head of the family is now under house arrest in the capital. If he continues to cut off his hands and feet, he will really change himself completely. fish meat on chopping board.
That’s why the woman said to Zheng Fan that there was only a staff establishment, but there was no replenishment of troops, food and equipment.
Liang Cheng also got on his horse. Hearing Zheng Fan's words, a look of confidence appeared on his face and said:
"My lord, there is no need to worry about money or people. If The blind man and Si Niang can’t even do this well, and they themselves have no shame in continuing to follow the Lord.”
Xue San interjected at this time: "No, Si Niang can keep it for use, but the blind man can throw it away." a horse.
Oh, there is also a military order that is useless in the opinion of the female general,
Hutou City Protector School Captain, a staff of three hundred people.
The scorching sun is right,
The three riders galloped together,
raising up a string of dust.
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“Sisters, what is on this table are all the expenses I have prepared for you. This is your contract. Look, I will give it to you now. Burn it.”
Feng Siniang held a handful of deeds in her hand and threw them into the brazier.
However, none of the "aunts" standing in front of them said they wanted to leave, and none came up to take money.
The house of the owner of the deed was burned directly without you having to pay any ransom money, and they even gave you money. Looking at the brothels in the world, such a good mother is really the only one.
Of course, if it were a city in the mainland, with such a good thing, the girls would probably be eager to swarm up, take the money and leave, but this is Hutou City, and they are not some pretty girls. .
Someone knelt down, and under the leadership, everyone knelt down together.
“Mom, you can’t let us go.”
"Yes, Mom, without your protection, where can we go?"
"Mom, I don't want to leave."
In the past six months, Da Inn has opened, Siniang took in many "aunts", all of whom were miserable people who could not survive.
Today is different from the past. In the world and country that Zheng Fan was in before, if you had hands and feet, it would be really difficult for you to starve to death.
But now, it is a world where it is really easy for people to starve to death.
"What's wrong?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Siniang's mouth, "What's the matter with this desperate person who relies on me for nothing?"
"Pa!"
Six Niang He slapped his hand on the table.
Mom’s momentum is so terrifying!
Siniang treats the girls under her well, and the girls under her also know that compared to the old bustards in the brothels outside who don’t take human life seriously, Siniang is simply a Bodhisattva. .
However, Siniang's servants were also extremely strict and kept them submissive. Once Siniang got angry, they really didn't dare to continue shouting and had to lower their heads one by one.
"Everyone of you should have saved a lot of private money. Our price is not expensive, but we are fast!
At the end of the day, you have all saved up. A lot older, right?
Auntie, I don't live alone in this regard. I just turn a blind eye to tips.
It's better now, auntie, I'll burn your deeds and prepare the money for you.
Next, whether you continue to stay in Hutou City or go to other towns, whether you start a small business or find an honest man to marry, or whether you go out of my door and immediately go to other brothels to continue this business, it all depends on you. It’s up to you, you all can go!
We don’t owe anyone anything, and don’t cry in front of me. I taught you all your work. You can deceive your customers, but you still want to deceive me? "
Having said that, the "aunts" looked at each other, and slowly stood up, and began to step forward one by one to get the tickets. After taking the tickets, they said to each other again. Siniang kowtowed again
An aunt took the money and kowtowed, but did not stand up in a hurry, but asked:
“Mom, this shop is running well. , why is it closed? ”
"Close? Who said I'm going to close the store?"
"Then why do we have to..."
Feng Siniang smiled and held out her hand
,
Pointed to his face,
Said:
"I will upgrade my industry in the future. In the past six months, I have really had enough!"
The hidden meaning of this sentence can be translated into another sentence, a big sentence What some head teachers will say:
You are the worst class I have ever taught.
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"Red wine is still delicious."
Blind Bei put down his wine glass with a look of enjoyment on his face.
"Be careful, I didn't brew much."
A Ming, who had recovered, sat next to Blind Bei.
In the yard, it is raining, beating on the loquat tree.
"In the future, we can brew more." Blind Bei said.
A Ming turned his face sideways and looked at Blind Bei, "Are we going to start?"
Blind Bei stretched out and said, "It depends on how well you are recovering. ”
“I have no problem”
The recovery speed of vampires is different from that of men, but they both represent a kind of pride.
"No problem, we can start."
"Oh, there is no problem with my body, but there are still two problems in other aspects."
"Say."
< br>"The first question is, before the Lord comes back, are you going to make the decision without authorization?"
"The Lord will come back sooner or later. What we do is nothing more than trivial things. This is conscious and subjective. We still have agency.”
"Okay, second question, I told you the day before yesterday that my body is almost recovered. Why didn't you say start the day before yesterday and chose today instead?"
"Because it rained today."< br>
“Huh?”
“I think rainy days are suitable for killing people.”
A Ming stood up,
Looking at the blind Bei who was still sitting in the armchair with his eyes squinting,
After a while,
said:
“You’re so ticklish.” (End of this chapter )