Chapter 628 From now on, the king will not come to court early
"Lao Wu?"
"My lord, he is the one who built the Gundam."
"Well, I know which one it is, I I mean, why was he stabbed?"
A carpenter prince,
In the past year, I have picked up the skills of building river embankments.
A proper technical prince,
This is the same as a technical bureaucrat. To put it another way, that is... Harmless to humans and animals.
Although Zheng Fan heard some hidden meanings from the fifth prince's mouth last time at Wangjiang River, and Zheng Fan also reciprocated by giving him some New Year's goods symbolically, but this was nothing more than the prince. It's nothing more than Zheng Fan's instinctive operation as a warlord.
On power,
In the great hall of the Great Yan Dynasty,
the princelings and the Liuye Party were at loggerheads. If it weren’t for the fact that Emperor Yan was still there, suppressing them with his absolute prestige, the top group of bosses and officials would not be able to fight. Dare to end, maybe the Yan Kingdom court has now shown a pattern of "brutal fighting";
But what does this have to do with Lao Wu?
Lao Wu’s mother-in-law’s family has little sense of existence, and it has little influence in the court.
Even if it ends up in an extreme situation,
For example, Huang Taiji died during the Later Jin Dynasty, Dorgon and Haoge competed for the position, and finally each took a step back to let Fulin take that position;
In other words, the prince and Lao Liu either passively or actively gave way. Yes, it should be Xiaoqi who takes that seat.
Young age and being in charge of the country make it easier for powerful ministers and other forces to develop and become active.
The fifth prince,
has no power and no age advantage,
No matter how you calculate it, it is very marginalized and transparent.
To put it bluntly, even if he was going to be assassinated, he had to get the number and queue up first.
"Could it be that... His Majesty is using an excuse to start a war again?"
Zheng Houye guessed while rubbing his chin.
After all, Your Majesty has a set of precedents;
The three princes have all changed from admiring the snow at the Pavilion in the middle of the lake to admiring the moon at Naihe Bridge.
Six Niang said: "If we really want to start a war and kill a prince just to find an excuse, then it will be too much trouble for the son."
Zheng Fan stretched out his fingers to calculate,< br>
Tao;
“It’s okay, my son is still enough.”
After saying that,
Zheng Fan and Siniang both laughed.
Actually, they all know that this is unlikely to be the work of Emperor Yan. The same method was used once last time, but it will not work if it is used again this time.
The death of the third prince last time aroused public anger, and finally successfully promoted the war against Chu;
Now, people's livelihood is in decline, and the next spring and summer will be even more difficult. I want to do it again It is unrealistic to copy the same moves.
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask the most important thing. Is he dead?"
"No, he was seriously injured and comatose. He may die at any time because the weapon is quenched with poison."< br>
“Not dead.”
Zheng Fan leaned back slightly, tapping his knuckles lightly on the back of his hand,
"If he's not dead... let's send someone to express condolences. If he dies on the way, he can come just in time. Go to the funeral.”
At this moment,
Xiao Yibo walked in, holding an official letter in his hand.
"Master Marquis, this is an official letter from the Prince's Palace."
Siniang took it, opened it and read it, then turned to Zheng Fan and said:
"Sun Youdao should We were the ones who sent someone to inform us as soon as we got the news. It should be the official letter they sent to us after discussion at Prince Ding’s Mansion;
Moreover,
the meaning of this official letter is
very interesting. "
"What an interesting method? "
"I am actually asking the Lord to come to Yingdu and take charge of the overall situation. ”
When Zheng Fan heard this, he seemed to think that he heard it wrong, and said; "What?"
"It's not like being polite, it just means that I want you to go there and take charge of the situation. Maybe what happened in Yingdu The matter is not just as simple as the assassination of a fifth prince."< br>
Because Zheng Fan is a military meritorious prince,
not a noble of the clan.
If it is a noble of the clan, such as the marquis who passed the decree to him last time. , it’s just a mascot anyway, you can put it wherever you need it.
But for someone like Zheng Fan, every move he makes has profound political implications.
Just like when Li Liangting entered Yanjing a few years ago, what kind of shock was that?
Furthermore, has King Jingnan returned to the capital since he killed his entire family?
Although Zheng Fan is definitely not as influential as the first two, he has reached the point where he should pay attention. Even if there has never been an explicit decree telling you not to leave your fiefdom easily, you should have it in your heart. This political understanding exists.
To put it another way,
He, Zheng Fan, may not value rules or abide by them so much,
but how could the bunch of bureaucrats in Yingdu who were originally from the Chengguo Clan and the current Yanguo Clan not know this?
But that’s it,
He also asked Prince Ding to send him an official letter requesting him to come forward to Yingdu to preside over the situation,
This means,
The matter was far more serious than the assassination of a fifth prince.
Zheng Fan waved, and a maid next to him brought a hot towel. Zheng Fan wiped his mouth and said:
"Actually, I can refuse, because there is no decree. After I become a marquis, I will not It’s convenient to go out at will. If you act so unscrupulously, it will definitely attract the attention of the people above. Suspicion.
Although Lao Tian is at the forefront, if the court boss or Emperor Yan wants to cut off my power and suppress me, there is no way to resist for the time being. "
The current policy of the Pingxihou Mansion is very simple: work hard in farming and focus on development.
To put it more bluntly,
Before the death of Emperor Yan, it is best not to jump too much. After the death of Emperor Yan, the departure of a generation of heroes is destined to form central and local power. Floating, by then, the local forces will obviously be more flexible.
This is also the reason why the monarch who established a vassal felt that establishing a vassal was not a big deal. As a result, his descendants suffered a lot when they reduced the vassal. In your hands, these vassal kings or vassal towns would not dare to They are all extremely well-behaved, but your children and grandchildren don’t have the prestige to continue holding the rope.
Old Tian did not teach these principles, but Zheng Fan understood them, and so did the blind Siniang.
After all, now that you have become a marquis, the political influence is different. It is not a big problem for you to do war horse business with the Chu people behind your back. If you are not interested in it, the superiors will put some shackles on you and reduce it. Your power may be mixed with sand, and you can only passively accept it.
"Then the Lord means to reject it? Wait for the imperial edict?"
Zheng Fan shook his head and said:
"Our current territory is the land of eastern Shanxi, but in fact, our power range, if not Counting Xueyuan and Shanggu County, it is actually far from the entire eastern Shanxi. At the very least, the area around Yupan City is not under our control. The Wangjiang line is still far away from our actual control range.
Both But now, inviting me to Yingdu is actually a good opportunity to strengthen the influence of our Pingxi Marquis Mansion on eastern Shanxi, and even on the entire three Jin areas.
Last time I introduced troops. Entering Yingdu City, it was through the help of the old man Tian's Tiger Skin, this time I went there under the banner of our own Pingxi Houfu. This can send a message to the outside world, that is, not only in Shandong, but also in Yingdu, we can also speak .
We have been talking for a long time, and over time, our forces will be able to get involved. In addition to the Sun family, we can continue to support a group of forces that are close to us here.
Our place is the site of the Fourth War. In fact, if we leave the snowy plains in the north and go to the Chu Kingdom in the south, as long as we have enough soldiers, horses and food, there will be no big problems. However, the biggest problem is that our westward route is actually The most clogged.
Rebellion or not is another matter. We mainly want to be clear.
To put it another way,
If I refuse and do not go this time, or wait for the order with peace of mind, it will be equivalent to expressing the attitude of our Houfu to the outside world, that is, I only care about these three things. This city only takes care of our three-thirds of an acre of land.
This is actually limiting yourself, no, to be precise, it is emasculating your future development and expansion of influence. "
"So, the Lord still plans to go? "
"Generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, so go for it. "
After a pause,
Zheng Fan said again;
"Isn't Lao Tian still here? The sky cannot fall."
......
"Madam, the princess went to bed last night."
The maids sat opposite each other dressing up. Liu Ruqing in front of the stage reported in a low voice.
“Huh?”
Liu Ruqing was a little surprised, then reached out and pinched the maid's face gently,
"You little hooves, why did you come to me so early in the morning to talk about this, but your heart is moved. Which of the guards in the mansion are you? "
When Liu Ruqing was sent to Xueguan by the Fan family, she was accompanied by a group of maids and slaves, but none of them were able to enter the mansion.
The original Earl's Mansion, now the Pingxihou Mansion, although there were not many women in the back house and it was relatively deserted, it also meant that it was absolutely clean.
The demon kings don’t want the place where they live to be mixed with sand, so they will naturally be extremely strict in political review.
Therefore, the maid Liu Ruqing is using now has actually been with her from Hutou City in her early years, so she is basically trustworthy.
However, since she has become Liu Ruqing's maid, she will naturally consider Liu Ruqing. She also knows that since her wife entered the palace, the Marquis has never been lucky enough, and she is also anxious.
She was born in the Yan Kingdom and Beifeng County.
She did not feel that being a widow was a shortcoming. That emphasis on etiquette;
Besides, my wife is so beautiful!
She also knows that when a woman lives in the back house, it is best to have an heir by her side. This is the foundation of her life. But the Marquis won't come to sleep, so how can she be pregnant with a child?
So, she kept staring at the yard on the princess's side, and played well with the maids around the princess, deliberately trying to spy on some news;
Coincidentally, the princess's side The maid also had the same idea as her, so the two sides were spying on each other.
“Madam, the princess is lucky enough to be here, shouldn’t you be the next one?”
"Shut up, little hooves. It's so early in the morning, and I'm not afraid of the wind blowing your tongue."
"I'm just here to remind you to be prepared. No matter what, the Marquis will be here tonight. ”
After saying that, the maid made a face and ran out immediately.
Liu Ruqing continued to sit in front of the dressing table, a little dazed.
Before entering the mansion, she was actually very curious about the life here and had a lot of guesses. In fact, her life was extremely easy, not only in life, but also in spirit.
She didn't know what it felt like to like someone. To be precise, although "like" was only two words, it already encompassed everything.
She actually wanted to serve him, make him happy, and make him happy. She was even willing to give birth to a child for him and give him his last name.
A man like him
should have many children.
Previously, although he only raised and lowered his hands, his teasing intention was very obvious, but he never entered the alley;
At first, she was still wondering whether he thought she was dirty, but later she was relieved when she learned that the princess was actually not undressed either.
She couldn't see through his relationship with Mr. Feng, but intuitively, it must be excellent.
While Liu Ruqing was thinking,
the maid who ran out earlier ran back again,
lowered her voice and exclaimed;
"Madam, Madam, the Marquis is here, the Marquis is here!"
"Ah!"
......
Zheng Houye had breakfast and chatted As things turned out later, the blind man came over again and had a brief meeting, and finally came up with a charter.
Go, you have to go;
But it is impossible to ride Pixiu and bring a sword master like before. First of all, there must be an honor guard.
Fortunately, the "Feiyu Suit" and "Embroidered Spring Knife" are all ready. This is the main guard of honor, and there are 800 cavalry on the periphery for front and rear support, which is enough.
At the same time,
the two westernmost military towns, namely Gongsun Zhibu and Gongwangbu, must first receive military orders from Pingxihou Mansion in Fengxin City, so that their troops and horses can be appropriately Mobilize, firstly, to coordinate the direction of Yingdu, and secondly, even if there is no purposeful transfer, you still have to mobilize for show, giving the outside world the appearance that Lord Zheng has a strong control over the troops and horses of the entire eastern Shanxi. .
When Li Liangting entered Yanjing, half of the 300,000-strong Northern Army was transferred directly from the west to the east. Although it turned out that he was acting to cooperate with Emperor Yan, in fact, this was the title. It has the proper meaning.
To put it bluntly, Lord Zheng is a sixth-grade martial artist. Just pulling it out is actually nothing. The only ones who can really hold the cards are the troops who are loyal to you.
Furthermore, this is not about going to war. Although you will have to receive some information about the specific things in Yingdu later, you have to be calm and calm. This is to maintain your own status and influence, and at the same time , and try to offset the suspicion from above as much as possible.
Although my family knows that I can overturn the table at any time, and at worst, I will go back and open an inn;
But you have to make the people above and below think that you, Ping Xihou, are willing to stay here Playing with everyone under the rules.
It will take at least a day to prepare everything one by one.
Therefore,
Zheng Houye is equivalent to having a day off.
The princess has not yet gotten up,
Siniang went to attend to the honor guard,
Zheng Houye naturally walked into the courtyard where Liu Ruqing was.
Liu Ruqing did not dress up deliberately, but appeared in front of Mr. Zheng with a hibiscus-like appearance.
In fact, beautiful women are rarely that silly and sweet.
She knows when she is beautiful, and she also knows how to show her charm to the greatest extent.
When she was in the Fan Mansion, she and Fan Zhengwen were friends, so it was appropriate for Liu Ruqing to call her uncle;
But after entering the manor, she did not change her words, calling her Marquis in front of outsiders. Isn't it because she still calls her uncle when she is alone because she knows in her heart that she likes it.
However, this is not considered a deep scheming, after all, people are eager to please themselves.
The silly and sweet kind,
It’s not that there is none,
The Hu Bamei kind,
San’er likes it,
But Mr. Zheng really doesn't appreciate that kind of tone.
Liu Ruqing gave Zheng Fan a gentle blessing,
“Master Hou.”
“Have you had breakfast?”
“Have you? ”
"That's good, wear more clothes, it's cold outside."
Zheng Fan stepped forward and hugged Liu Ruqing naturally.
At the same time,
the maids in the yard immediately bowed and retreated knowingly. How could they survive in the Hou Mansion without such a little bit of vision?
Entering the house with Liu Ruqing in his arms,
Lord Zheng sat down on the armchair,
reached out his hand and pulled gently,
Liu Ruqing, who had already known how to cooperate, naturally fell into Lord Zheng's arms.
On the other hand,
Zheng Houye finally accepted the princess,
He has never liked harems or harem themes, but he really likes to know the taste by eating the marrow, and, following the order, there is no restraint;
On the other side,
The fact that the maid informed the princess early that she was sleeping with him also stimulated Liu Ruqing. She said she didn't care, but she actually had an idea in her heart.
It is indecent to say that they are "similar";
It is too false to say that they are "loving each other";
As long as it is, both parties feel that it can be a matter of course.
Liu Ruqing's plump body moved gently on Mr. Zheng,
raised his head,
and blew lightly on Mr. Zheng's earlobe,
< br>Hot,
With a little moisture,
The feeling is faint and lingering,
"Uncle~~~~"
What is the sound of nature like,
< br>Master Zheng has never heard of it,
But this sound had already brought his soul to the top of the clouds.
Maybe the time has really come,
Maybe the sky thunder can really stir up the earth fire at will without any scruples,
Maybe the wind and clouds, A certain tacit understanding was reached at this moment;
Liu Ruqing put her red lips to the earlobe of Lord Zheng,
In the boldest way since entering the mansion,
Actually,
Zheng Houye just came for a walk in the morning,
Actually,
Mr. Zheng originally planned to take the sleepy Tiantian to go horse-riding after he woke up,
Actually,
Zheng Houye would have taken some time to look at the specifications of the honor guard,
Actually,
there should have been a lot of things to do,
< br>Actually,
There are things that should not be done at this time,
but,
at this moment,
no matter how many "facts" there are, they all go to hell.
Master Zheng stood up,
Picked him up,
walked to the bed,
For a while,
In the bedroom,
Winter has not gone, spring has arrived,
...
Waiting until noon,
Zheng Houye came out of the yard.
At this time, it was usually the time for him to practice his sword every day.
I saw Lord Zheng walking to the weapons rack,
Drawing the knife,
swung it,
and then held the knife edge downward to support the ground,
kneeling on the ground.
From thighs, to crotch, to waist,
This is the part that needs to be coordinated and exerted when dancing the sword, but in an instant, the collective went sour;
Zheng Houye, who was kneeling on the ground,
even if he had been riding a horse on the battlefield, Even if I have traveled thousands of miles, even if I have gone deep alone, even if my shirt has been stained with blood,
At this time,
I have finally deeply realized the profound meaning of the ring finger,
In the past, at the head of Xueguan Pass, facing the siege of the vast savages, I never felt as "powerless" as I do now;
Hold the knife in hand,
When I want to get up,< br>
I couldn’t help but take a breath:
“Hiss...” (End of this chapter)