Chapter 464 Returning Home
“Is the Snow Customs just ahead?”
Xiong Liqing opened the curtain and looked ahead, where there was a majestic pass rising up from the mountains.
It is no exaggeration to say that Xueguan Pass is much taller and towering than Zhennanguan Pass. After all, this pass was built by the Jin people to defend against the barbarians, and the barbarians were the leaders of the Jin Marquis. Xia Ziling's main goal is to enter the land of Sanjin.
The majestic pass represents not only a defensive role, but also a totem symbol for the Jin people to expel the barbarians and open up the land of the three Jins.
Of course, no matter how grand and long the history is, it is inevitable that it will be blown away by the rain and wind. This majestic pass was first broken by savages, and now, the Great Yan Black Dragon flags are all over the city wall.
“Yes, Snow Customs.” Siniang, who was leaning on the wall of the car, replied.
After meeting the Marquis of Jingnan, Uncle Zheng followed the Marquis of Jingnan back to Fengxin City and stayed for a while, because at that time a sentry sent a message saying that a troop of troops entering Chu had arrived from Wang. The downstream branch basins of the Yangtze River are back.
The ones waiting are indeed Siniang and A Ming.
Both Si Niang and A Ming are injured. Si Niang is better, but it is just a hidden injury that needs time to heal. A Ming has fallen into a deep sleep in the coffin. Uncle Zheng has gone to see it, except for his lips, which are still a little rosy. , the rest of the body has turned white with twenty layers of pearl powder.
Because on the way to escape, a worshiper of the Qu family who was good at tracking came up. A Ming chose to escape alone, and was finally besieged by several worshipers who followed him. After delaying enough time for the large army, Aming chose to jump. Cliff breakout.
A way of breaking out that...except A Ming, no one else can imitate.
This also makes A Ming look like this now. In Siniang's words, there is only a thin layer of blood skin left.
This requires a long period of rest to recover. At the same time, every three days, A Ming has to be poured with blood like a succulent plant.
As for the others, at least the one where Siniang and A Ming were in, the casualties were not very large. To be precise, except for dozens of knights who sacrificed their lives in order to intercept the pursuers, the rest were scattered. The casualties are those of accidentally falling off a cliff while walking on a mountain road.
And people like Chen Daxia, Zhao Eunuch, He Chunlai, Chen Daole, etc. are also on this journey.
There are two reasons for the great preservation of this route of soldiers and horses;
First, Mr. Su Mingzhe, whom Uncle Zheng had previously impersonated, overcame the acclimatization in the border towns of Chu State. Because of the illness caused by the disease, he knew that he would not be able to catch up with the princess' wedding, so he did not rush. Anyway, Yao Zizhan's letter had been delivered by Chen Daxia on his behalf.
So, the genuine Su Mingzhe, Mr. Su, began to show his talents in that town, because Master Yao’s name was really too loud, not only in Qian Kingdom, but also in the Three Eastern Kingdoms , in fact, there are many admirers of Yao Shi's poetry. As for those nobles or gentry who are not familiar with writing, they are even more enthusiastic about it.
Mr. Su carried forward Yao Zizhan’s suave energy when he was young. It is said that when Yao Zizhan was young, he indulged in three months of indulgence in Rouge Lane in Jiangnan without spending a penny, and finally walked out. At that time, he was still holding a box of gold, silver and jade, which was passed down as a good story by the world;
In that city called Dazhou, Mr. Su first became famous for his poetry and prose, and then took two concubines from noble families.
Although those two nobles are not comparable to the Qu family, Mr. Su is very proud of being able to allow the two nobles to have a daughter or a concubine at the same time.
So, in fact, when Uncle Zheng used Su Mingzhe's identity to cause a scene at the princess's wedding, Mr. Su Mingzhe was not to be outdone in Dazhou.
Later, a group of soldiers and horses chased over, and they were directly attracted by the real Mr. Su Mingzhe. This was the first group of soldiers and horses to pursue. Naturally, they could not contact the latter in time, so after learning about Dazhou After there were signs that "Mr. Su" was active, they went directly to Dazhou, and the first pursuing troops were attracted away, which relieved the greatest pressure on Siniang's group by returning to Mengshan.
There is another reason, and that is Saner.
San'er led hundreds of cavalry to Qishan as planned. The Qishan mountain range is very long. The northern part of Qishan is close to the border between Liang and Zhao, and the southern part borders Qian.
Xue San wanted to go back to Jin through Qishan, so naturally he took the northern section.
Unfortunately, a palace coup took place in the Liang Kingdom more than a month ago. In the name of the country's leader being immoral and insulting the former leader's concubine, the Prime Minister of Liang organized the leader's younger brother to participate and led a group of soldiers. The soldiers entered the palace and kidnapped the king, forcing him to abdicate. The younger brother of the original king succeeded him as the new king of Liang.
The reason for launching the coup was this, but whether it was really because of this, and whether the former ruler really did such an unethical thing, no one knows for the time being, because the former ruler was He hanged himself on the third day after abdicating the throne.
But the biological mother of the original lord was a princess of the Chu Kingdom. Although she was not the official princess of the Chu Kingdom, she was still a royal child. In other words, the original lord had the blood of the royal family of the Chu Kingdom.
In fact, there are many small countries at the junction of Qian, Chu, and Jin. The three major countries regard this place as a strategic buffer area. At most, they support, infiltrate, and secretly control it. They do not actually send large armies to conquer, because this is very likely. Triggered direct conflict between the three major powers.
These small countries will fight and annex each other internally, and externally, they will be like grass on the wall, swinging in the wind between big countries.
At that time, the Jingnan Army's cavalry borrowed the road from Qian State to attack Jin. After leaving Qian State, they actually borrowed roads from the borders of two small countries. Of course, this was arranged in advance. , so there was a later development of the Jin emperor opening Tianmen Pass to lead the Yan army into Jin.
As for the Liang State, it is close to the Chu State. From the royal blood of the Chu State in the original owner, we can see the national tendencies of the two countries. But there is no way, the coup has happened, and the original state has The king also died. The new king was the younger brother of the original king, but he was not born to the same mother, so he panicked after Shuang took the position of king.
Immediately, together with the Prime Minister, I sent an envoy to Chu to explain:
First, we staged a coup because the original ruler was so absurd and unscrupulous that he even dared to insult the concubine left behind by his father. He was simply worse than a beast!
Second, our Liang State is still a vassal of the Chu State, and only the Chu State follows suit;
Third, can the Chu State marry another clan daughter? I also want to be the son-in-law of the Chu State.
Of course, the new king and the prime minister did not wait stupidly. What if the Chu State became angry because of this and did not forgive themselves and others and wanted to send troops to attack?
So, after they sent out the messengers, they began to assemble the entire army of Liang State. The original army of Liang State, that is, the regular army, was only fifteen thousand. Not to mention compared with Chu State, even A member of the Qu family under the Chu State could easily send out the Qingluan Army to crush it to death.
Then
I continued to wait excruciatingly.
Coincidentally, at this time, Xue San led the Chu army with hundreds of cavalry. Xue San went directly into the mountains. Naturally, the Chu army could not let them go and followed them.
The new leader and prime minister of the Liang Kingdom were already in a state of frightened birds and snakes. As soon as they received news from the front that the Chu army had appeared in the Qishan Mountains, they immediately preconceived that it was the Chu Kingdom coming to attack the Liang Kingdom.
Don't mention it, although Liang Guo is a small country, these two are indeed actionists, and they are also radicals. They did not passively defend, but chose to take the initiative.
The new leader personally led the expedition, and the prime minister was responsible for managing the rear. The original more than 10,000 regular troops plus the Liang auxiliary militia recruited from the temporary conscription barely made up a total of 30,000, which was the foundation of the entire Liang family.
Thousands of Chu troops who were chasing Xue San did not expect that there would be an ambush here. They went directly into the pocket arranged by Liang Guo. Caught off guard, the Chu army was defeated and the new king took the first place. Victory in the Patriotic War!
Not to mention the Chu people, even Xue San was confused. Xue San's first reaction was: Damn it, are the Fan family so awesome that they can control other people's state power?
So, Xue San, who thought he was one of his own, sent people to contact the soldiers and horses of the Liang Kingdom on the opposite side, and then quickly met with the new leader of the Liang Kingdom.
Then,
The new king, who had just been immersed in the great victory, froze when he learned the truth.
He,
What did he do!
Originally, he could choose to help the Chu army block Xue San and his party. Even if it was a great achievement, the Chu State would recognize his "superior position" at some point.
But now...
There is no point in arresting Xue San and the others now, because they have already taken the initiative to start a war.
However,
actionists are actionists after all.
The new king immediately expressed to Xue San that he was willing to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light" and follow Dayan.
At the same time,
After the Prime Minister in the rear learned about this incident, he was also unambiguous and immediately sent an envoy to Nanmen Pass in Jin Dynasty to contact the Yan army there.
So, things unfolded in this extremely strange and unexpected way. The Chu army began to gather troops on the side of the Qishan Mountains. In their view, the Liang Kingdom was rebelling, and even the princess might Already entered the Liang Kingdom.
Moreover, no matter how small the Liang State is, it is still a country with tens of thousands of armors. Therefore, the Chu army that came to pursue them had to change their plans and began to gather here. The soldiers and horses from all walks of life on the border of the Chu State were also The Qu family, whose fiefdom was close to this border, also dispatched a regular Qingluan army to join the battle to pacify the Liang Kingdom.
This undoubtedly relieved Siniang and the others from a huge pressure. Therefore, Siniang and the others were able to preserve their lives to such a great extent and came back with Ruan San's support.
As for Xue San,
The military intelligence report from Nanmen Pass said that Xue San was worshiped as a general by the new king and was helping Liang to resist Chu.
After all, Yan State has no such saying that "even if it wins, it must be killed", and there is no reason to be afraid of war. It is one thing if you don't want to fight, but you have never been afraid of war.
In addition, Uncle Zheng's entry into Chu was originally forced by Marquis Jingnan. No matter what happened, Tian Wujing would not blame it and would always take care of it.
So, following the orders of Marquis Jingnan, the Yan State garrison in Quhe City and Litian City quickly detached part of their troops to assemble at Nanmen Pass, while the original Nanmen Pass garrison sent thousands of riders to ride in. Liang Guo assisted in the battle.
Uncle Zheng didn’t know when San’er would come back. Anyway, he set off back to Xue Customs immediately after picking up Siniang and her party.
On this day,
in the princess’s admiration,
Snow Customs,
arrived!
When Uncle Zheng took the princess to Jingnanhou Junzhai, he had already ordered someone to report the news back. Therefore, by this time, the soldiers and civilians at Xue Customs already knew that their uncle had personally gone to Chu State to kidnap him. A real princess is back.
You must know that the people of Yandi were crazy with joy after hearing the news, as if they were celebrating a festival, not to mention the soldiers and civilians of Xuehaiguan.
Under the city gate, people rushed to greet their uncle. It was a huge crowd.
Uncle Zheng did not ride in the carriage, but rode a horse at the front.
After seeing the Marquis,
the people on both sides of the official road, men, women, old and young, all knelt down and shouted in unison:
"My uncle is a thousand years old, my uncle is mighty!"
"My uncle is a thousand years old, my uncle is mighty!"
In the carriage, Xiong Liqing was a little shocked, and said with emotion: "He seems to be very affected. I love him."
Si Niang, who was sitting next to him, said:
"Because he is a life-saving gift to the people here."
The eyes of the masses are sharp. They know clearly who they rely on to survive, who they rely on to avoid being bullied, and who they rely on to survive this difficult winter.
Winter has passed, but during this winter, inside and outside Snow Customs, some people died of illness, some drank too much and fell into ice holes and died, but no one died of starvation or freezing.
This is something that is difficult to do even in peaceful times, but here, in this Snow Customs, which was completely destitute and turned into nothing due to the war a year ago, it has been achieved.
Uncle Zheng drew out his knife and raised it high.
The people in Xueguan Customs know how to cooperate with their uncle, and his uncle also likes to cooperate with them.
Therefore, after this action, the people's shouts became even more enthusiastic!
Uncle Zheng raised his knife,
heaved a long sigh of relief,
Since joining Chu,
he has always felt insecure,
Someone else's territory, someone else's soldiers,
but now,
he's home,
here,
he's safe!
There is no need to worry about attacks from outside, because he has Xuehai cavalry under his command, as well as a group of people who are willing to fight for him;
There is no need to worry about some strange masters coming to assassinate him, because there is sand lying under his house. Tuo Queshi, although he has not yet awakened, and the sword master living next door to his house has not yet recovered, but it is enough to reassure Uncle Zheng.
This,
is the home he carefully managed,
No,
It belongs to him,
the nest!
......
After entering the city, those who should go to the military camp went to the military camp, and those who should go home went home.
The remaining people took the carriage directly into the Earl's Mansion.
The carriage stopped in the yard of the Earl's Mansion.
Eunuch Zhao, who had not forgotten his job, immediately got off the horse next to him and came to the carriage, ready to help Her Royal Highness the carriage.
No matter what Uncle Zheng said about whether the job below him could grow again, Eunuch Zhao knew that he was still the princess's person.
Also,
I don’t know if it’s because I got used to it after so long after castration,
After witnessing Qu Peiluo's tragic experience at close range,
Eunuch Zhao suddenly felt that
being a man seemed to be meaningless.
Besides, it’s clean down there, and my life seems to be quite comfortable, with a lot less worries and sorrows.
Xiong Liqing opened the car curtain,
But he didn't take Eunuch Zhao's hand. Instead, he turned around and took the initiative to help Siniang get out of the carriage.
"Sister, be careful, this step is a bit high, you damn slave, don't kneel down!"
Zhao Cheng understood, and immediately prostrated on the ground, letting the princess support Siniang to step on his Got off the carriage.
"Sister, you must be tired. Please help your sister to rest first."
After meeting Siniang, the princess immediately lowered her attitude. She is very smart, and smart Everyone has one characteristic, and that is self-awareness.
Siniang stretched out her hand and patted the back of Xiong Liqing's hand, shook her head slightly and said, "It's not urgent."
It's really not urgent,
because Liang Cheng, the blind man and Fan Li were standing in front of him.
The three of them walked towards Zheng Fan and paid homage together:
“Congratulations to the Lord on your triumphal return!”
"Congratulations on your triumph, Lord!"
Zheng Fan nodded, stretched, and said: "I'm finally back. It's better to be at home. Next time, no matter who calls me, I won't go out. ”
Every time I come back from a long trip, I feel that my home smells so sweet, and I feel like I never want to go out again in my life.
The princess leaned slightly against Siniang and whispered softly to Siniang:
"Sister, I want to see Pixiu."
Pixiu,
Dayan’s totem!
Moreover, it is a living totem!
The beast master of the Chu royal family was also good at raising monsters, and the essence and blood of the fire phoenix was extremely attractive to the monsters, but after all, the fire phoenix had long been extinct.
However, the Yan State has successfully continued the bloodline of Pixiu from generation to generation.
Although, ninety-nine percent of them are brave beasts, and there are very few brave animals.
There are only four known Pixiu heads in the world, one is with the Marquis of Zhenbei, one is with the Marquis of Jingnan, one is with the eldest prince, and one is with Zheng Fan.
It is said that the Marquis of Jingnan asked the court for Zheng Fan’s head. At that time, in order to get the Marquis of Jingnan to agree to lead the Eastern Expedition, even the eunuchs who announced the decree had been killed. After Marquis Jingnan made this request, the court immediately approved it.
Six Niang heard the words, smiled slightly and said: "My lord, my sister wants to see Pixiu."
Six Niang is quite beautiful now, this princess is very smart and knowledgeable, she is a piece of diamond. Jade deserves good training;
If he is really a fool, even if he is a princess, Si Niang probably has no interest in tossing it around. There will be no sense of accomplishment and no feedback, right?
It’s just that Siniang is injured now. It’s not too late to train her after the injury heals.
When Zheng Fan heard this, he asked: "Where is that guy?"
As if hearing Zheng Fan's call, the Pixiu immediately ran out of the backyard. When Fan held it, it was still underage. After a few months, it grew stronger again.
It also misses Zheng Fan, but it has grown up now and is not as ignorant as it was at the beginning. At first, it regarded Zheng Fan as a "poor person" who fell under the claws of the devil like itself. man and beast”.
Now, it has been able to position itself somewhat.
“Wow.”
The princess couldn’t help but greet Pi Xiu immediately after seeing her.
Pixiu is not a pet. It has a temper, but it is not stupid after all. He saw the relationship between this woman and Zheng Fan, so although he did not cater to her, he did not refuse her to come over and stroke his mane. .
Huh?
After being touched a few times,
Pixiu suddenly lowered his head in confusion. He smelled an aura on the girl that made him feel disgusted, but he wanted to get close to her.
The disgust comes from the rejection of the fire phoenix deep in Pixiu's bloodline;
The closeness comes from the fact that they are actually the same kind.
At this time,
Jiang Hu and Gongsun Ling also entered the house with the green python. When they entered the city, they took the green python behind.
Fortunately, the people in Xueguan were also surprised, because the Tianduan Mountains in Jin were rich in monsters, and the people were considered immune to these monsters.
In addition, my uncle often rode Pixiu in and out in the past, so the green python's entry into the city did not cause panic.
Since the princess wants to live in the Earl's Mansion, this green python will definitely live in it too. Uncle Zheng doesn't mind having another guard in his home.
But,
There are some accounts that need to be settled.
Uncle Zheng has never been a generous person. On the contrary, he is actually very small-minded.
He remembered that this green python had shown disdain to him every time since they first met.
When Jiang Hu saw Pi Xiu, his face immediately showed a look of longing. As a beast master, he naturally has an instinctive enthusiasm for this top species in the world, just like a swordsman seeing a peerless sword. The spectrum is average.
When the green python saw Pi Xiu, it immediately crawled down on its own head. This was a direct choice to surrender to Pi Xiu and did not dare to fight with him.
Of course, if the princess forcibly orders it, it will still go to war with Pixiu, but isn't that time not yet come?
Uncle Zheng glanced at Liang Cheng,
told me very rudely and directly:
“This guy has been looking down on me on the road.”< br>
Liang Cheng understood,
walked towards the green python,
Although it felt a bit embarrassing for him, a big zombie, to appear for such a thing,
but since it was the Lord’s If you ask for it, then satisfy it.
Coming together was Fan Li.
Soon,
Liang Cheng and Fan Li stood in front of the green python.
The green python looked at the two people with some suspicion, because they blocked Pixiu's sight, so The coldness and contempt appeared in the green python's snake eyes again.
Then,
Liang Cheng’s eyes began to glow green, his fangs exposed, and the bloodline aura of the ancient zombie was revealed!
Fan Li also punched his chest with both fists and let out a low roar, his barbaric aura revealed!
Besides,
Pixiu, who was being stroked by the princess, saw this scene,
with a look of gloating in his eyes.
This is a terrifying scene that he has experienced before. Now, it’s your turn!
"..." Green python.
This green python was so frightened that its body straightened up, and its skin even peeled off. It was so frightened that it was about to shed its skin!
The princess turned her head and saw that her green python was frightened like this. She hesitated for a moment and said nothing. If her man wanted to be angry, she would naturally have to do it to her man and not to a beast.
At this time,
Liang Cheng and Fan Li also returned to their original state, turned around, and walked back as if nothing had happened.
Uncle Zheng walked up to the green python.
At this moment, the green python's snake eyes were full of fear and fear. This fear was several times greater than when he saw Pixiu before!
No,
there is no comparison at all!
“Are you crazy?”
"Bang!"
Uncle Zheng went up and kicked the green python.
"Are you yelling?"
"Bang!" Another kick.
“Are you amazing?”
"Bang!"
I didn't kick very hard, just to vent my anger.
"Tsk, now that the skin is shed, it's really disgusting. By the way, I heard that snake skin seems to be also used in traditional Chinese medicine, right? Let the people from the pharmacy come and pick it up later."
"Yes, Lord." The blind man wrote down.
Six Niang said to the princess: "Sister, I will take you around the mansion. There are people in some places in this mansion that you need to meet."
"Okay, sister, thank you for your help, sister."
Every time he looks at Xiong Liqing and Siniang "respecting each other like guests",
Uncle Zheng always feels that he is the redundant one. .
However, men don’t seem to be so repelled by their partners being lesbians. After all, they can dream of killing two birds with one stone.
Uncle Zheng,
Well,
it’s also open to interpretation.
"Okay, let's all get busy. I'm going to take a shower first, blind man, and we'll have a meeting after dinner."
"Okay, Lord."
Uncle Zheng left everyone and went to the backyard. Here, he still felt extremely safe.
Because I knew that my uncle would be back today, the soup pool in the backyard bedroom had been filled with water early, and the water temperature was just right.
Uncle Zheng took off his clothes,
walked into the pool,
I wanted to throw the magic pills in together and let the father and son have a parent-child bath,
Unexpectedly, the magic pill flew out with a "whoosh" as soon as it was thrown out, obviously going to find Tiantian.
Only then did Uncle Zheng remember that he hadn't seen his godson yet when he came back. He would look at it later and squint for a while.
While soaking,
Uncle Zheng heard footsteps coming,
it was a woman.
It’s not Siniang, Siniang’s footsteps are not like this, and Siniang has a unique fragrance;
She's not a princess either. The princess should be by Siniang's side at the moment. She can't come over alone to tease her now, and she doesn't dare.
Is that Hakka?
The woman came behind Uncle Zheng, picked up a bath towel next to him, and began to rub Uncle Zheng's back.
Rubbing and rubbing,
Uncle Zheng realized something was wrong,
Keshi had wiped his back, but the woman who was rubbing her back was obviously very unfamiliar, her hands were still shaking, and she seemed extremely shy.
Uncle Zheng opened his eyes with some confusion,
looked back,
their eyes met,
only to find that it was Liu Ruqing from Fan Mansion. !
In fact, after the princess was first captured into Fan Mansion, Uncle Zheng never saw Liu Ruqing again, because Fan Zhengwen directly ordered people to send Liu Ruqing to Jin through Mengshan. After entering Jin, he contacted The Sixth Prince's people safely sent her to Snow Customs.
Because Liu Ruqing left early, the subsequent pursuit caused by robbing the princess had no impact on her. After robbing the princess, Uncle Zheng hid his identity in Chu State and slowly left Zhennan Pass. There was Chu there, and he was delayed for a while waiting for Siniang in Fengxin City. Therefore, Liu Ruqing had actually been living in the Earl's Mansion for quite some time.
It can only be said that Fan Zhengwen is really particular about what he does.
When the demon kings who stayed behind heard that it was the Fan family, that is, the person sent by the Sixth Prince,
The blind man checked it first and confirmed that the woman did not know martial arts and was not a silversmith. Jiawei and his ilk have passed the first level.
Then after learning that her husband died early,
the demon kings understood instantly,
entered the threshold,
and directly let Liu Ruqing live in the mansion.
Liu Ruqing didn't know Zheng Fan's true identity until she entered the Earl's Mansion, and she was frightened and confused for many days.
As for why she was sent to the Earl's Mansion and what she would do after being sent to the Earl's Mansion,
she was not an inexperienced silly girl, so she knew it.
So,
after learning that Uncle Zheng was back,
because she was shy, she did not dare to come out to greet him, but when Uncle Zheng entered the backyard and started taking a bath , she also knew that there were some things that she had to face.
So,
here she comes.
But Rao had made many mental preparations day and night,
but by the soup pool,
when he looked at the naked Uncle Zheng,
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Liu Ruqing's face turned red immediately, as if stained by the sunset, more like a ripe peach.
After all, Liu Ruqing could no longer resist Uncle Zheng’s continuous gaze,
couldn’t help shouting with a hint of coquettishness:
“Uncle~~~~”
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