Chapter 630: Pick him up
The carriage looks very exquisite;
But its real feature lies on the inside. There is a mechanism inside. When you pull the button, it will instantly turn into a defensive force. Extremely strong iron cage.
In addition, there is a mezzanine at the bottom of the carriage, which can accommodate one person lying in it.
So, this carriage is obviously very heavy,
Pixiu and six horses pulled the carriage forward.
It’s not that Mr. Zheng wants to abuse his mount, but that he wants to experience the feeling of being the boss, so he just lets it go.
So, sometimes Mr. Zheng finds it a bit funny;
Everyone is obviously very busy and has a lot of things to do, but at this extremely busy moment, first I made myself a guard of honor, and also made myself a carriage that would definitely take a long time to make;
In the end,
I can only say it’s this damn aesthetic.
No matter how urgent things are outside, no matter how complicated the work at hand is,
I will still be a little bourgeois when it’s time to be a little bourgeois.
Not bad,
Xue San should have added some shock-absorbing designs to the carriage. It was quite comfortable to lie in it with the small stove warming the tea.
It's a pity that there is no Osawa Xiangtongue.
There is no special difference between other teas when Mr. Zheng drinks it. It’s not that the taste and aroma cannot be distinguished, but the feeling is the same and you can drink whatever you brew;
Only this one Osawa Xiangtan is the most suitable for this time.
It is such a wonderful thing to sleep sweetly all the way through the journey.
But it turns out that Mr. Zheng thought too much.
Although he doesn't have to review all kinds of papers wherever he goes, like his uncle, because Lord Zheng's power has been completely decentralized. Blind people don't mention it. The power that Si Niang controls in the Hou Mansion can simply make Lu Later, Wu Zhaoyi, Cixi and others were willing to take advantage of the man while he was still alive.
However,
First, the news from Yingdu kept coming.
Part of it is the news from Xiaoliuzi's men and horses.
Although Zheng Fan has lost the same interest in Xiao Liuzi since he was granted the title of Marquis;
But after the seller's market turned into a buyer's market, Xiao Liuzi became more attentive to Pingxihou Mansion.
The intelligence network has always been built there, and messages will be transmitted here.
The other part is the subsequent news from Sun Youdao there.
The last part is the news coming from the Hou Mansion’s own place in Yingdu. However, because the Hou Mansion’s foundation in Yingdu is too shallow, this part of the news can be ignored directly.
Things,
It is far from as simple as the assassination of a fifth prince;
The fifth prince was assassinated while attending a banquet. This banquet was convened by the shopkeepers of the major chambers of commerce in Yingdu and the nearby big families inside and outside. The words are about people;
It is not for eating, drinking and having fun,
but for raising money to raise food to settle the victims, which is equivalent to a charity dinner in later generations.
Then,
During the banquet,
someone poisoned the wine.
For a time, many guests fell down, and even Mao Mingcai, the prefect of Yingdu, was poisoned.
The fifth prince was not poisoned by the wine, because as a prince, he had set up an altar to pray for the people of the three Jin Dynasties years ago, and prayed for good weather in the coming year.
So, according to etiquette, he had to fast and be an ascetic during this period. He was not allowed to touch wine and meat, at least, not in an open and honest manner.
Therefore, he probably had tea instead of wine at the banquet.
But something went wrong at the banquet. When the fifth prince was protected by his guards and was about to leave, he was attacked by a group of assassins. The assassins were very skilled. Even under the protection, the fifth prince was stabbed. .
It’s okay if you don’t drink, but the poison is quenched on the knife.
So,
The fifth prince was seriously injured and fell into a coma, and he has not yet turned the corner.
Now, the people in the Yingdu Secret Service Yamen have completely taken over the prince's defense, and no one is allowed to visit.
So,
This was a premeditated and extremely cleverly designed event;
Let’s not talk about the fifth prince,
at the banquet that night , thirty-seven noble people eventually died of alcohol poisoning.
You must know that the status of a person who can participate in a banquet of that level must not be low. Thirty-seven people were poisoned to death at once. No wonder the Prince's Palace sent an official letter to him in a hurry.
Because this is no longer a simple assassination, the damage it caused is no less than that Yingdu has experienced another coup.
Just imagine, those powerful people were originally aloof and conscious of not eating the fireworks of the world;
Suddenly, so many of the same kind died at once, how could they not panic?
God knows what the person behind this incident will do next?
More than 30 big shopkeepers or talkative people from big families died in one go. There were also many people like Mao Mingcai who were not dead but lying in bed. It was when Zheng Houye took the opportunity to visit Yingdu because of the imperial examination fraud case. Launch an attack and lure the Jingnan army in The city arrests and seizes people, and it seems that many families have been broken up, and it seems that many people have been beheaded, but in fact, most of them are minions from the middle and lower classes. The real high-level people do not bother to cheat on their own children in the imperial examination. , people have other channels.
So, perhaps in the eyes of the people of Yingdu, this matter is much less serious than what the uncle and now the marquis caused last time.
But the powerful people in Yingdu really felt that they were scared out of their wits this time.
They desperately need a sea-fixing needle now,
Even if he comes and does nothing,
But as long as he is here,
everyone can be relieved!
I have a summary of the news about Yingdu. I know that the dignitaries there are eagerly looking forward to me, but Lord Zheng is still in no hurry, and his brave head is still happily leading a group of people. Ma Zai pulled the cart;
Because next,
Zheng Fan accepted Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi’s request for an audience.
Two of its divisions have also dispatched soldiers and horses. One is to echo the march of Lord Zheng, and the other is to move closer to Yupan City. At the same time, in accordance with the instructions given by the Hou Mansion in advance, to wipe a line of troops towards Wangjiang River. Rub;
Although it is not nominally one's defense zone, under the banner of clearing the way for Lord Pingxi, one can still cross the line a little.
Boundaries, if you don’t rub them, they will always be clear. If you rub them frequently, they will become blurred.
After the reception, the two general soldiers went to see their son who was placed next to Lord Zheng, and then returned to their respective headquarters.
Zheng Houye's team continued to maintain the previous speed and headed westward in a leisurely manner.
When the team arrived at Yupan City,
over in Yingdu, Prince Cheng's Mansion, Prefect's Mansion and many other yamen actually sent people to wait here. They were like quails waiting for food, eagerly waiting for food. I hope Lord Pingxi can come to Yingdu early.
Zheng Houye met with people from Prince Cheng’s Mansion and the Prefect’s Mansion, but no one from the other parties was seen.
It was the first two people,
Zheng Houye only listened to them briefly and did not let them take the message back. He waved his hand to indicate that they could leave.
Afterwards,
Pingxi Marquis’s team stayed overnight in Yupan City;
Zheng Fan himself also took a bath.
This prosperous and famous city in Jindi, which was once called a "two-legged sheep", has gradually begun to regain some of its former prosperity after several years of cultivation.
The gambling houses and brothels in the city have once again become pillar industries.
People gain popularity quickly, and money comes in quickly.
In many cases, this is a situation that will inevitably occur when there is no other way.
Correspondingly, there are skinny refugees huddled in the corners outside Yupan City.
There should have been more refugees. After all, this was a legacy that the Pingxihou Mansion in eastern Shanxi worked hard to absorb.
However, maybe the blind man himself underestimated the horrific impact of floods and years of war on this area. He was originally happy and thought about raising more refugees to absorb them, but in the end, he began to order Gongwang Gongsun. The Zhibu set up a blockade to block the flow of refugees to the east of Shanxi. At the same time, the original propaganda campaign also stopped mobilizing and no longer encouraged the refugees there to move east.
Because, the Hou Mansion is full.
In order to cope with this food crisis, the blind man carried out a grain storage plan early. Now, at least the people in eastern Shanxi can have two meals of mashed potatoes every day, but if the number of refugees continues, the Hou Mansion will It is no longer possible to place it.
Population is an extremely valuable asset, but nothing is too much. If you absorb too many people but are unable to accommodate them, various problems will immediately arise.
So, we still have to wait, wait until the Hou Mansion’s development of the land in eastern Shanxi reaches the next level, wait until the most difficult thing has gone smoothly, and then it will not be too late to slowly absorb it.
According to the blind man,
After the most difficult winter and spring are over,
all the old, weak, sick and disabled will be screened out, and the remaining ones will be easier to pick and choose.
Cold-blooded?
Cold-blooded.
But in the land of Jindong, many refugees who came early, after hearing the news that the mashed potatoes were planted in advance by a blind staff member under the Marquis,
Many people began to set up plaques and worship the blind man.
In the refugee camp,
there was even a rumor that "Mr. Bei" was blind because he couldn't see the suffering in the world.
For this reason,
the blind man specifically reported this matter to the Lord Zheng Fan.
He didn't do this. He never thought of creating a light on himself.
Zheng Fan just laughed it off and even asked the blind man, after a few hundred years, will their temple be spread here?
I was sitting in the first seat, with a solemn appearance. Under the lotus platform, there were a group of boys. The one in front of me was a blind boy, who showed compassion for heaven and humanity.
The blind man reported it specifically because he thought it was a rule and a process that must be followed;
But in fact,
Neither Zheng Fan nor the blind man would be suspicious of this kind of thing, just treat it as an after-dinner chat.
......
In the courtyard of the mansion where he stayed overnight,
Chen Daxia asked curiously:
"The people on the other side of the river are clearly waiting. Looking at him, why is he still so leisurely? ”
Chen Daxia rarely uses honorific titles for Zheng Houye;
Because in Chen Daxia’s simple world view, Zheng Fan is not the world-famous military hero of the Yan Kingdom, but still the man he once misunderstood. The little guard in Yinlang County was almost killed by him, but in the end he repaid him with kindness... well, a close friend.
The sword master wearing a bamboo hat was sitting in the yard, Long Yuan was hidden under the cloth package;
Then,
looking at his son Liu Dahu, leading a group of Helping the young man Lang Zheng was very excited and serious about cutting firewood, heating hot water and taking a bath for Lord Pingxi.
The Sword Master at this time and the Sword Master at home were completely different in temperament. In addition, he did not show his true face to others. Therefore, Liu Dahu did not know that the knight in white sitting in the pavilion far away turned out to be his body. A father who has always been bad.
Seeing his son so solemnly and solemnly busy around just to serve that person,
I still felt a sense of sacred mission on his face,
The sword master was so depressed No,
couldn’t help but said:
"It's so stupid."
"..." Chen Daxia.
Chen Daxia lowered his head in shame. It was absolutely impossible for him to talk back when his master said this to him.
Sitting on the edge together, Gou Moli, who habitually likes to flirt with the Sword Master, smiled at this time;
“This is called cards, this is called identity. , hurried away in a hurry, but lost the pomp and circumstance. This pomp and circumstance often seems useless at all, but at critical times, its presence can actually solve a lot of troubles
Moreover, this is the first time our Lord has officially gone out since becoming a Marquis. You have to set your own style first, and it will become a rule in the future. There is absolutely no reason to lower your own style.
After this is the first time, it will be really difficult to bring it up again.
Furthermore,
It has been so long since the assassination. If the assassin and the mastermind behind the scenes could be caught, they would have been caught long ago. The gang in Yingdu, It's definitely not a loser, and it's still a relationship, no, it's a threat to their own wealth and life, but they are very smart.
So, our Marquis’ trip to Yingdu was not to catch the assassin. The Marquis is the Marquis of Pingxi, and he is not in charge of the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple.
You see,
Going in a hurry is of no benefit at all, so why not take it more leisurely? "
Hearing the words, Chen Daxia nodded and said:
"You are right, I understand. "
"Thank you. ”
At this moment, He Chunlai came over.
Before he could speak, Gou Moli stood up, left the pavilion, and walked into the room with him.
In the room,
Zheng Houye, who had finished taking a bath, was wearing the leopard print pajamas that Siniang had made for him when he was in Hutou City. He was lying there, playing with it in his hands. A snuff bottle given to me by Xiao Liuzi.
He couldn't smoke the snuff bottle, but it was good to hold it in his hand and play with it.
He Chunlai stood aside, while Gou Moli consciously sat down on the chair below.
The Marquis did not speak,
The atmosphere was a bit silent,
The boss can have the power to be quiet, but the people below cannot sit back and watch the scene be deserted.
So,
In order to liven up the atmosphere,
Gou Moli looked at He Chunlai and asked;
"Xiao He, did you say that this assassination was done by your people?"
“…” He Chunlai.
“Huh?” Gou Moli asked again.
He Chunlai said, "I have severed ties with that side."
Earlier, when the Yan State annexed the three Jin lands, the righteous people of Jin started a resistance movement, which was similar in nature to the Tiandi Hui. , He Chunlai is from there.
However, when he was dressing up as a candied haws hawker to hand over information to Yingdu, he was kidnapped by Fan Li to make candied haws for the sword maid.
"Hey, why did you break it? What a waste." Gou Moli said sadly, "Think about it, our master is the Marquis of Dayan, and he is holding a Jin rebel in his hand. It’s so satisfying to be both an official and a gangster.”
“I...”
He Chunlai wanted to say that he didn't bother to do such a thing, but he couldn't.
Some things, you can think like this in your heart. Mr. Bei and Mr. Hou, who was lying there silently, actually knew what he was thinking, and they didn't mind;
But if I If he said it stupidly, it was because he was ignorant.
He Chunlai could only say:
"I think it was not them who did it. The last time the Marquis was in Yingdu, the vitality of their lurking forces in Yingdu was severely damaged. , this time, it was a big deal, and the poison was another matter, but the group of masters who assassinated the fifth prince should not be able to prepare it now. "
"Not necessarily. I've always heard that there are many heroes in the Three Jin lands." Gou Moli said.
He has been dealing with Jin people for half his life.
“But among us, there are so many factions that it is impossible to integrate them. Some are the legacy of the Situ family and want to restore the Situ family, some are the legacy of the Helian family, some are the legacy of the Wen family, and some are the legacy of the Wen family. Kuang supported the Yu family, and the remains of each sect were divided into small sects. , they can't get together at all, and sometimes when they meet, they will fight each other because of who they want to help."
"Huh..."
Lying there. Lord Zheng laughed out loud. There really was nothing new under the sun.
Let's look at this time's attack on Chu. With all the strength of the country, Yan only managed to capture Zhennanguan and Shanggu County. After taking the offensive and defensive initiative in his hands, he plundered and then had to withdraw;
The attack back then Didn't Qian Guo retreat after fighting all the way to Shangjing City?
Only the Jin Kingdom was defeated. In the final analysis, it was because the three families were divided into Jin Dynasties, which resulted in the inability to integrate and unify internally.
Now,
Jin people still maintain their good tradition of internal fighting.
After Lord Zheng spoke out, Gou Moli stopped teasing He Chunlai.
"Become a prince?"
Zheng Houye said.
Gou Moli said: "It's not appropriate, you have to save some respect, and it's too abrupt, so it's best to do it step by step."
Zheng Houye nodded, "Prefect's Mansion?"< br>
"Master Hou, Mao Mingcai is still lying down now."
Master Zheng shook his head.
He Chunlai, standing on the side, tried hard to listen and think;
Then,
suddenly he felt that cooking seemed more suitable for him.
At this time, guards outside came up to report that Ma Changshan, the prefect of Yupan City, was here.
Zheng Houye pointed at He Chunlai.
He Chunlai understood and went out to see the situation.
Not long after,
He Chunlai came back.
"Master Marquis, Ma Changshan asked to see you."
"No."
"Master Marquis, Ma Changshan brought gifts, seven virgins, saying that they were selling themselves in the right way, and he was the one who brought them in the city Carefully selected from foreign refugees.”
It is normal for refugees to sell their sons and daughters together.
Zheng Fan waved his hand,
"Crack them with ten whips and throw them out."
"In addition to the seven virgins, their mothers, all washed and dressed in new clothes, kneeling outside, are also to be given away."
Zheng Fan smiled and looked at Gou Moli,
Gou Moli also smiled, "Just right, Lord Marquis."
Zheng Fan nodded,
He Chunlai said:
“Thank you, Magistrate Ma, for me.”
“Yes, Lord Marquis.”
“Then take off his clothes and hang them on the city wall. ."(End of this chapter)