Chapter 65 Ask for an explanation!
The afternoon sun still carries its own stubbornness, even in winter, it still bakes all the creatures in the desert.
When the horse finally reached the top of the mound, the scene he saw from a high position made Zheng Fan feel shocked.
Ahead, there is an oasis.
Beside the oasis, you can see the Ganges River, which is regarded by the barbarians as a gift from the barbarian god, rushing past, and to the west of the oasis is the Yinshan Mountains.
A hundred years ago, when the barbarians and the Yan Kingdom were at war, every time the barbarians went on an expedition, the Royal Court's Golden Tent would be set up here, and this was also the base for every time the barbarians launched a war against Yan.
However, in the past hundred years, this place has been controlled by the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
When the first generation Zhenbei Marquis was granted the title by Emperor Yan, he directly chose this place to build his own Marquis Mansion!
The centuries-old peace between the barbarians and the Yan Kingdom was due to the fact that the barbarians were destroyed by the Great Khan of that generation during the Western Expedition, which resulted in the weakening of the royal court to this day;
on the other hand , also because the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has always been aggressive to the outside world.
The most direct manifestation of this strength is...this Marquis Mansion has no city walls!
This is the family rule set by the first generation Zhenbei Hou. He not only set up his own home and the homes of his descendants in such a dangerous place, but also left behind a legacy,
Never build walls!
The purpose is to allow future generations to live under the shadow of the barbarian resurgence, to prevent future generations from coveting comfort, and to make the strategic goal of the Hou Mansion and the Zhenbei Army under its jurisdiction always... Attack, attack, attack again!
Zheng Fan really feels like he visited historical sites in his previous life. Through these architectural patterns, you seem to be able to touch the thoughts and pulse of the ancestors of that era.
But now, standing here,
he was indeed shocked by the first generation Zhenbei Hou.
But he did a little too well, or in other words, his descendants have been inheriting his legacy and doing too well.
Not only has the Zhenbei Army been suppressing the barbarian tribes, but at the same time, the Beifeng Liu family, which was extremely feared by Emperor Yan, was suppressed and divided by the successive princes of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and they did not gain any military power. It seems that The family is big and the business is big, but he is really just an enlarged version of the rich man.
No matter how much gold and silver you have, no matter how powerful your clan is,
In front of the powerful warriors,
are not worth mentioning.
Zheng Fan even thought a little playfully that there should be many people like Xu Wenzu in the carriage behind him, right?
It’s just that, now that we are here, I haven’t killed Xu Wenzu yet.
Is it possible that we really want to go to the Hou Mansion to find a family member named Zheng?
A group of cavalry from the Zhenbei Army has already arrived. In fact, the closer you get to the Marquis Mansion, the more frequently you encounter sentry cavalry. However, this group is the cavalry responsible for leading them.
Zheng Fan stepped forward and took out his paperwork. After the other party checked and confirmed that it was correct, a team of fifty cavalrymen began to lead the way.
The Zhenbei Hou Mansion has a special status among the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom and even in the military circles of the four major countries. Even the Qiu Ba under Zheng Fan began to hold their heads high and chest high at this time. It is possible to stimulate the heroic spirit in oneself, for fear of being underestimated.
Team, keep moving forward.
When they reached the river beach, Zheng Fan signaled his men to stop, as they were about to queue up.
Because there are too many convoys ahead, when Mrs. Zhenbei’s birthday passes, all the families in Beifeng County will not be left behind, including the royal family of Yan State, the famous families of Yan State, and even Jin, Qian, and Chu. The envoys wishing birthdays came here.
“Is that a dragon?”
Zheng Fan asked, pointing to a carriage in a convoy ahead.
Not only was the carriage beautifully decorated, it was even twice as big as the carriage where Snow Wolf was imprisoned in his own fleet, and there was a black dragon totem on the outer wall of the carriage.
“Yes, Your Majesty, Xu is the prince of the Yan Kingdom who is also here.”
The dragon is a totem exclusively used by the royal family. The Yan Kingdom is still black, so the totem of the royal family of the Yan Kingdom is the black dragon.
“Alas, even the prince has to queue up and go through the security check when he comes to pay his birthday, haha.”
Obviously this generation of Zhenbeihou himself has been recalled to the capital by multiple imperial edicts, and it is clear that Zhenbeihou Mansion and Yan The relationship between the imperial family and the imperial family has reached the point of becoming tense, but today, the Yan imperial family still sends the prince to pay his birthday to Madam Hou.
This is enough to show that the Emperor of Yan is really a little guilty.
“Everyone, rest and set up camp!”
Before the birthday party was handed over, people could not leave. Even if they had arrived at the gate of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, they still could not relax. However, there were too many motorcades queuing up in front, and Zheng Fan did not let everyone continue to stand in a military posture here. Take a rest and eat and drink when it’s time.
After all, those who are qualified to enter the Marquis Mansion to participate in Madam Marquis's birthday banquet are only a minority among the few. It is naturally impossible for a team like Zheng Fan to enter.
After his tent was set up, Zheng Fan just entered and saw the sloppy man already sitting next to the pot waiting for Siniang's dumplings to be put into the pot.
The dumplings have thin skin and thick fillings, made of pork and celery. They can be said to be quite luxurious.
Zheng Fan also sat down next to the pot,
After looking at the sloppy man,
reached out and took out a small iron box from his armor.
For a smoker,
For a smoker who has traveled to another world,
This iron box and the contents in it can be said to be quite It's expensive.
Because you can't go to the canteen at the entrance of Zhenbei Hou Mansion and ask the owner inside how much does Liqun cost per pack?
He handed a cigarette to the sloppy man, and the sloppy man took it.
Zheng Fan stood up on his own initiative and used a fire stick to help the sloppy man light his cigarette. The sloppy man suffered.
The woman is cooking, and the two old men are sitting next to her, puffing away her breath.
A few moments,
The dumplings are out of the pan.
“Siniang, do you have any more wine?”
Sixiang nodded, “Yes.”
“Bring it here, dumpling wine, dumpling wine, the more you drink, the better it will be. Yes."
"Okay."
Siniang brought out the liquor, which A Ming made when he was making perfume. The alcohol content was very high.
Zheng Fan poured the wine himself, first to the sloppy man and then to himself.
The sloppy man raised his glass and was about to drink when he saw Zheng Fan also raising his glass and moving over;
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth,
and Zheng Fan Clinked the cup.
When clinking glasses, Zheng Fan placed the rim of his own cup under the rim of his opponent's cup.
This scene was discovered by Siniang, but she said nothing and silently poured vinegar into the man's dish.
Take a sip of wine,
The sloppy man’s cloudy eyes seemed to be a little brighter,
He put the glass down,
Zheng Fan was about to continue pouring wine for him,
but he blocked it with his hand,
said:
“It’s a pity, I’ve never had such a good wine before.”
Zheng Fan smiled and said, "Then have a few more drinks."
The sloppy man shook his head, "You can't drink anymore. If you drink any more, you won't be able to bear to die."
Hearing this, Zheng Fan placed the wine jar at the other person's feet and said:
"Then just die. While drinking.”
The sloppy man pointed at Zheng Fan and said:
"That makes sense."
At this time, the tent curtain was opened, and Yang Wenzhi, dressed in armor, walked in, saluted Zheng Fan and said:
"Colonel, my subordinate has just been ordered to hand over. It’s expected that it will be after nightfall that it will be our turn to review our birthday plans.”
This is a real queue to give gifts, and the queue will last until night.
"Well, I understand, you go down and have a rest."
Yang Wenzhi responded, turned around, but stopped again, turned around, bent down and said:
"Colonel, the recruiter is still waiting for your arrangements."
Zheng Fan smiled,
It’s you.
Six Niang also smiled,
It's you.
Then,
Yang Wenzhi also laughed,
However,
Yang Wenzhi didn’t want to laugh, and now he laughs purely because of his crooked mouth Then, his face and neck were also distorted.
"Crack..."
Yang Wenzhi, who was still alive just now, turned into a puddle of minced meat, spread on the carpet in the tent.
Zheng Fan picked up the chopsticks, picked out a dumpling, dipped it in vinegar, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes, and ate it deliciously.
The sloppy man did not use chopsticks, but directly took the dumplings with his hands. The dumplings were very hot, but he ate them happily.
The three people in the tent collectively ignored the pile of minced meat and continued to eat and drink their own.
Zheng Fan ate very slowly, and the slovenly man continued to eat one plate after another as if he had just been released from prison;
Siniang was putting dumplings into the pot three times, and he insisted on making the dumplings by himself. Son.
In the end, Siniang said apologetically:
“It’s gone.”
The skin is gone, the ingredients are gone, and it’s too late to pack it now.
The sloppy man put down the plate, patted his belly with satisfaction, and stood up staggeringly.
He looked condescendingly at Zheng Fan, who was still sitting on the ground,
and said:
"Tell me again, what is your name?"
"A man will never change his surname unless he changes his name or surname - Fan Li."
"Then why do I hear that your men call you Colonel Zheng?"
"My surname is Zheng, and my name is Zheng Fanli."
"Hahahaha..."
The sloppy man laughed,
Zheng Fan also laughed.
The slovenly man took steps toward the tent entrance.
Zheng Fan stood up, lifted the wine jar, and chased after him, saying:
“Your wine.”
The sloppy man turned around, stretched out his hand, and lifted the wine jar. .
The tent curtain was opened,
The sloppy man raised the wine jar, took a sip of wine, and started walking again. He walked slowly, but also very fast, and phantoms appeared in the camp.
He walked to the carriage where Snow Wolf was imprisoned. He continued to hold the wine jar with one hand, and raised the carriage with the other hand.
The four horses tied to the carriage began to struggle and neigh uneasily because their hooves were hanging in the air.
The sick and listless snow wolf in the carriage began to howl in terror,< br>
The sloppy man took another sip of wine,
Immediately,
he started running.
A man,
holding a huge carriage, started running in the camp.
“Dong dong dong dong dong dong!!!!”
The earth began to tremble, as if it was specially accompaniment to his steps.
He ran out of momentum,
like an eagle soaring with wings!
On the river beach, hundreds of birthday greetings and birthday escorts were alerted, and the nearby Zhenbei Army was also alerted.
“Woo………………!”
The desolate horn sounds,
This horn represents a simple and clear meaning... enemy attack!
Running,
continuing,
trembling,
Still going on!
If you look down from the sky,
you can clearly see a stream of air moving rapidly from the river beach to the gate of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
And from all directions,
There are black torrents composed of Zhenbei Army cavalry swarming in!
Zhenbei Houfu has no city walls,
but it has a gate,
the gate is a majestic archway,
erected a hundred years ago.
There are two words "Zhenbei" on it, which were written by Emperor Yan of that generation.
On the left side of the archway, there are four words: Never build a city!
On the right side of the archway, there are four words: Wings for the country!
And at this moment, at this moment,
a carriage was smashed over, and the four horses and the people and animals in the carriage were hit hard. Archway.
“Boom!!!”
The archway was smashed and dust was raised.
After the dust subsided,
a big pit appeared on the ground
And next to the big pit,
There stood the figure of a sloppy man holding a wine jar,
a loud shout,
came from the mouth of the sloppy man,
on this river beach,
< br>It's like thunder!
"The former Barbarian Royal Court's Zuogu Li King Sha Tuo came to pray for the longevity of Madam Zhenbei Hou!"
The Zhenbei army's cavalry, rushing from all directions, stopped their horses under the hands of their respective generals.
The visitor is a guest,
Whether it is a good guest or a bad guest, he is still a guest.
As a host, when guests come, you naturally have due rules.
However, even though no charge was launched,
there was already a torrent of three thousand armored men surrounding the sloppy man!
As long as we wait for the military order from the mansion, this beast will be killed!
After a while,
an old voice came from the Zhenbei Hou Mansion:
"The old lady said, thank you King Zuo Guli for your kindness. If it's convenient, you can come into the house and have a glass of water and wine."
The sloppy man raised the wine jar, took a sip,
said with a smile :
"I brought the wine myself, and I have already resigned from the position of King Zuoguli. Everything today has nothing to do with King Zuoguli or the royal court!"
After that,< br>
The sloppy man took another swig of wine,
and shouted:
“The princess is invited to come out to meet with a certain person!”
After a while,
The old voice in the government office came again:
"The old lady said that the princess is young and naughty, and King Zuo Guli is a heroic elder of the barbarian tribe. Don't be the same as the younger generation."
Hearing this,
the sloppy man's eyes suddenly turned red. ,
A terrifying aura spewed out from his body!
He held the wine jar with one hand and pointed the other hand in the direction of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion,
He cried every word and said:
"The princess is young? The princess is naughty?
Then how innocent are the five thousand women, children, old and young in my Shatuo tribe?
Today, I, Shatuo, Tuoque Stone came here as a survivor of the Shatuo tribe,
for the five thousand women, children, old and young of our Shatuo tribe,
Ask the princess for an explanation! "(End of this chapter)