Chapter 798 Carrying the Coffin
Some Yan soldiers really came over with rewards and distributed them to the captured Chu soldiers. The Chu soldiers were all stunned. What on earth is going on?
Huang Dingyuan was the leader after all. At this moment, he mustered up his courage and asked with a smile on his face:
"Hou...your consort, what happy event is going on?"
Zheng Houye on Pixiu said:
"My wife is pregnant, and I would like to celebrate with you."
"Congratulations, Prince-in-law, Congratulations, Prince-in-law!"
Huang Dingyuan immediately kowtowed three times, and then called out to his men. Come and kowtow together.
"Congratulations, Prince Consort, Congratulations, Prince Consort!"
Everyone was saying auspicious words.
This scene is a bit funny;
But I am a slave and I am a fish. As a prisoner, what else is there to pay attention to?
Furthermore,
In the early years, "Uncle Zheng" robbed the princess from the Chu Kingdom. The whole Chu Kingdom was filled with righteous indignation and wished they could eat the flesh of the Yan Barbarian and drink the blood of the Yan Barbarian!
Huanghuang Da Chu was so defiled by a Yan barbarian!
But as the Yan people relied on their unparalleled iron cavalry and King Jingnan to use troops against Chu one after another, and as Zheng Fan stepped up to the position of Yan's military hero, he suppressed the Chu people and beat them;
The Chu people lost Several Zhuguo were lost, the capital of Ying was lost, the generals were lost, and many nobles had their ancestral graves dug up. Under such a blow, the Chu people's attitude towards the "Pingxi Marquis" began to change unconsciously.
From the earliest "Yan Dog", to "Yan Thief", to "Yan Guoping Xihou", to "Marquis", and finally to "Prince Consort".
Qu Peiluo is definitely not an exception,
When you can knead him arbitrarily, when he tries to resist but fails again and again,
If you don't want to die,
then you can only actively cooperate and change the image you want to knead.
However, Huang Dingyuan and other Chu people had a wrong understanding and thought that their princess was pregnant.
This matter is not a secret among the top brass of the Chu State, but it is still extremely fresh news for these soldiers of the Chu State who are stationed on the border and are not even regular troops.
Zheng Houye was generous with his money. Then he turned his horse around and led the knights around him back to board the ship.
However,
On the second day, another Chu army followed from behind.
The boat stopped again, and several Yan soldiers came over carrying baskets of copper coins and began to scatter them. The Chu soldiers happily shouted auspicious words while taking the coins.
It's not that they are greedy for these rewards, ordinary soldiers would like it, but their leader still doesn't look down on this. They just want to imitate Huang Dingyuan at the beginning and enjoy the celebration.
Some of the habits formed by the aristocracy in Dachu for hundreds of years are still there. The two aristocrats were fighting each other to the death, and the latter might have started talking about kinship;
Finally, the copper coins were not enough, so the generous Lord Zheng also took out more expensive things such as brocade and jade to distribute rewards. Of course, it is impossible to send one thing to a group of people with nothing else. Just like a group of people shouting auspicious words on the shore, Lord Zheng was very happy.
There was even a local parent official from Chu State who took his men to set up an incense table on the shore in advance to pray for the children of Lord Zheng and the "Princess".
Zheng Houye went down and drank a glass of water and wine after Siniang inspected her. Everyone was happy.
......
"Mr. Bei, do you think that I, the Chu people, are very flattering?"
Qu Peiluo stood on the deck and asked while looking at the scenery on the river.
“People in the world are actually the same. Eighty-percent of the people live in a state of confusion. Of the remaining 20%, 90% only see the confusion of others but forget about themselves.”
< br>"What do you mean by this?"
"You are smart."
Qu Peiluo smiled, "Yes."
These "attentive" people will be liquidated next, because they thought they were congratulating the princess, but in fact, they were not.
"General Qu..."
"Mr. Bei, let's call me Pei Luo."
"Okay, Pei Luo; I'll figure it out tomorrow." Yes, Chu is still big.”
“Yes, Pei Luo always felt that Yan was exhausted from the war, while Qian Chu was holding the treasure mountain empty but was beaten.”
"Like the silly son of a wealthy landlord, haha."
The blind man took out an orange. He was in a good mood these days, so he peeled a lot of oranges. However, Gou Moli stayed in Fan City. , I can only peel oranges for anyone who has an empty mouth.
Qu Peiluo took the orange and began to eat it.
"Pei Luo heard that Mr. Bei is responsible for many affairs in Fengxin City. Even the Marquis asked me to come to you to make specific handovers in the future."
"Mr. Feng is responsible for finances, and I can take care of other matters;
In fact, under my Marquis Mansion, there are barbarian soldiers and horses, as well as savage soldiers and horses, let alone the Yan and Jin soldiers and horses. Logically speaking, it is most appropriate for you to prepare and command a Chu army.
But the conditions are not mature yet. The soldiers and horses that you saw entering Chu this time are already all the elite soldiers and generals under the Hou Mansion.
Thanks to the fact that the Chu State did not have time to react, it did not make up its mind in the end. It was so ruthless that it used human lives to fill the landfill, just like the determination of the Yan people a hundred years ago when they faced the Qian State's 500,000-strong army and marched north to clear the country. If our soldiers and horses are swallowed up, it can be said that most of Ping Xihou's sky will collapse immediately.
Furthermore, the Hou family's foundation is still weak now. After a battle, they have to stop and take a breath.
You will first lead the troops in Fengxin City and take charge of the defense. Later, we will slowly blend in with the Chu State and strive to incite rebellion. One or two Chu army generals will come over with their troops and horses. You can also recruit them. Some Chu people will create a Chu Army town tailor-made for you. ”
"Mr. Bei, you don't need to tell me in such detail. Whatever you say, I will do whatever the Marquis says."
The blind man shook his head and said: "That won't work. We have to give full play to everyone's abilities." Value makes everyone actively think about and eager to do things. Only then can this scene be really beautiful."
Qu Peiluo nodded.
"Let me tell you about the next layout of the Hou Mansion."
The blind man peeled another orange.
Qu Peiluo wanted to say, just talk and don't peel oranges;
But when the blind man brought the orange meat over again, he still stretched out his hand to take it and put it into his mouth.
"The east of Jin is a treasure land and must continue to develop. Originally, we were attracting refugees to Jin, but now our neighbor Xu Wenzu, the capital of Yingdu, has done a good job, and the court has begun to focus on people's livelihood and settlement. After the policy of recuperation and recuperation is implemented, what kind of large-scale refugees will be accepted again? I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"Savages?" Qu Peiluo answered, "The barbarians are still too far away."
"Yes, but no, the savages are on the one hand. , but the savages cannot absorb too many, and the population ratio must be well controlled, otherwise problems will easily occur.”
"Actually, there is already a problem now." Qu Peiluo said, "Given the current situation in the Marquis Mansion and Eastern Jin Dynasty, as far as I know, if there is no Pingxi Marquis Mansion, Eastern Jin Dynasty will directly fall into chaos, even if The imperial court of Yan State used official position and situation to force them to Stable, but only temporary.”
The blind man nodded. Qu Peiluo was right. It seemed simple, direct and quick to attract foreigners to enter the country and borrow their manpower and force. Hu Luan Hua actually came from this way.
"Then, just let the Hou Mansion exist forever." The blind man stretched, "After summer and autumn, I am going to start attracting the refugees from the Chu area. In fact, the area west of Zhennan Pass There are many dead people from Chu State in the mountains."
"Will they come?"< br>
"You are from a noble family. Although you have been in decline for two years, your feelings are still not deep. You nobles pay attention to birth, blood, and some higher-level things. But for the head of Guizhou, what they want is With enough food and clothing, they will vote with their feet
Well,
This is also one of the things you will be responsible for in the future. You should take advantage of this time to think about it carefully. With the help of the princess's identity, you should be able to recruit the rebel army and the refugees from Chu. Quite a few.
As much as we can eat, the state of Chu will be weakened. ”
“I understand. "
"Okay. ”
The blind man turned his head and faced the cabin. He saw A Ming holding a small stool and was about to walk in. He shouted;
"A Ming, if you don't stay at the bottom of the boat, why did you come up?"
A Ming replied: "Baking in the sun."
The blind man shrugged.
When A Ming walked into the cabin, he found Fan Li already squatting in the corner.
Siniang was sitting at the table with her legs crossed, continuing to make plans and reports for the new quarter.
Seeing A Ming come in with a bench, she couldn't help but laugh and said:
"You too Come?”
A Ming nodded, very seriously, and said:
“Come and see”
Then, A Ming put down the bench and sat down next to Fan Li.
Fan Li scratched his head,
said with emotion:
“Baby.”
A Ming took out the wine bottle and took a sip of wine. Road:
"It's really unreal."
At this time, the red stone placed on the table stood up and spun around half a circle.
Sixiang rolled her eyes at them and continued to work on the matter at hand.
A Ming said: "Siniang, will your child inherit your bloodline?"
Fan Li said:
"The Lord is holding you back."
Then,
Fan Li raised his head,
facing the beams of the cabin and sighed.
A Ming analyzed; "It shouldn't be too serious, right?"
Fan Li said nothing, but his disappointment was visible to the naked eye.
How wonderful it would be if there was no element of God in the child.
But the crux of the problem is that without the Lord, Si Niang will not be able to give birth to a child, and she can only choose the lesser of two evils.
The demon kings do not have the same concept of bloodline identity as the nobles of Chu State, because they have bloodline but no identity.
Ordinary people rely on their status and may think that they are superior to others because they have great wealth or power, but if they cut open their flesh and blood, they are just the same stinky skin.
But the demon kings are different, their bloodline is clearly visible.
When he learned that Siniang was pregnant, Fan Li gave up. Even A Ming, who never liked to join in the fun, couldn't help but come to see and think about it from time to time.
They were alone;
and now,
they could have a way to break their loneliness.
It's very interesting,
It's very interesting.
The blind man is right. Siniang’s children are completely different from other children, because this is a kind of inheritance that belongs to all demon kings.
"Thankfully San'er didn't come this time, otherwise he would have been the most excited." A Ming said.
"Okay, okay, you guys have seen it, don't affect my work. Since your tickets have been confiscated, you should be quiet."
A Ming stopped talking and continued to drink;
Fan Li took out a piece of naan and gnawed it slowly.
"Report!"
A messenger came to report:
"There is a Chu army blocking the east bank!"
Siniang raised her head and said to the two people sitting over there:
“Why don’t you go and take a look.”
“What’s wrong?”
Zheng Houye had previously While taking a nap, I was woken up by the "news" reflexively.
Siniang replied: "Your Majesty, it is said that the Chu army is blocking it on the east bank."
"Oh, have you given any money for the wedding?" Mr. Zheng asked.
“When I got back to the Marquis, the leader over there said that he didn’t like money and was carrying a coffin.”
“Coffin?”
Zheng Marquis is in deep immersion right now. In the atmosphere of auspicious words, I couldn't help but frown when I heard this,
"How many people?"
"Just a hundred or so."
"A hundred or so?"
"Let's go and take a look."
......
Because Zheng Hou My father's side was traveling both by land and water. In fact, I could have ignored it, but the boat still stopped.
There were really not many people blocking the road, and they were not holding swords, guns, or crossbows. They were basically holding farm tools such as hoes.
If any country is large enough, it will inevitably be divided into regular field armies and local garrison troops. The gap between the former and the latter can sometimes be like a chasm.
On the way, we met many local garrisons of the Chu State. Their equipment and quality were indeed much inferior to those of the regular army. However, the people blocking the road in front of us were not "soldiers", not even country warriors. Above, they can only be regarded as a group of common people.
Behind the husband, there was a coffin placed.
Master Zheng is riding Pi Xiu in front of the formation. Beside him are A Ming, Fan Li, Qu Peiluo and Fan Zhengwen.
At this time,
an old man wearing a white robe and leaning on a crutch came out of the crowd on the opposite side.
When the old man approached, the royal guards beside Mr. Zheng naturally raised their bows and drew arrows;
Mr. Zheng raised his head and signaled to hold off.
The old man walked to the front of the crowd,
Stopped and
said:
“My surname is Yuan and my name is Shanliu. I have met Lord Ping Xihou of Yan State.”
“Is something wrong?”
Mr. Zheng has a rare good temper these days.
"The Marquis offended my Da Chu and returned victorious. I, Da Chu, suffered another defeat."
"Yes." Lord Zheng nodded.
"When the Marquis was on his way back, many troops from various places came to ask for money from you. I heard that the princess was pregnant, and the Marquis was very generous."
"Yes."
"Does the Marquis think that we Chu people are all profit-seeking and unjust people?"
"No."
"Mr. Hou made me laugh."
Yuan Shanliu bowed slightly,
"Mr. Hou should feel this way in his heart. "
"So what do you think it is like this, so what if I don't think so? And why are you here?"
"Does the Marquis think that I am also here to ask for reward money?"
Zheng Houye was a little impatient, waved his hand,
said:
"Just tell me if you have anything to do, Don't waste time."
"I came here with the villagers just to prove one thing to you, Lord Marquis."
"What's the matter?"
"Prove that our great Chu is not just a bunch of people. We, our great Chu, are upright. Lord Marquis and the original King of Jingnan defeated my great Chu soldiers and horses time and time again." , plunder our great Chu land;
But there are still people in Chu who are not afraid of death.
I know that the first emperor of Yan State has the ambition to swallow up all the Xia Dynasties;
I also know that the new king of Yan State has a son. The ambition to inherit the father’s legacy;
If the Yan people want to destroy Chu like they did Jin,
it will not be that easy.
The Marquis can defeat the army of our great Chu on the battlefield, but my lord, you can never imagine crushing the hearts of the people of my great Chu with just swords, guns and horses! "
Yuan Shanliu said impassionedly,
then,
Barely opening his clothes,
opening his arms,
shouted;
“I have brought the coffin, Yuanshan Liu and the villagers, I came here to pray for death. With my death and the death of the villagers, with our blood, I can awaken the will of the fire phoenix in all the people of Chu!"
Old man, I came here to pray for death, and I also brought a coffin! On fire.
Behind him, the group of civilians standing in the distance were also waving their hoes, and their morale was very high.
"Okay, okay."
Zheng Houye nodded,
raised his hand,
"I, I can satisfy you, that's not bad. , after all, it allowed me to see some different scenery.”
"Thank you so much, Mr. Marquis, and please understand, Mr. Hou, that there are actually many, many more people like Lao Chu in Da Chu. Mr. Marquis's saber needs to be sharpened. I'm afraid he will have to make mistakes in the future."
"Okay, I know it, I will help you."
Zheng Houye's hand,
is about to fall,
waiting for it When falling,
The knights behind him will all come out to crush the old man in front of him, and by the way, crush the group of villagers behind him.
Yuan Shanliu has closed his eyes, waiting for his ending.
However,
Zheng Houye suddenly noticed that
Yuan Shanliu had beads on his hands, accessories hanging on his waist, and his hair was messy It's true, but he still wears the kind of hairpin that Chu people like.
Chu people like to keep their temples long for an elegant look. When they don’t need to be elegant, they use hairpins to fix their hair styles;
The rituals of the Xia Dynasty developed more complicatedly in the Chu State;
As for the Yan State, due to hundreds of years of fighting and fighting with the barbarians, they actually had a lot of influence on each other. The bureaucrats and other upper-class people naturally followed Xia Li, but among the people, it had already evolved into Why is it so comfortable?
Zheng Houye’s hand fell down,
and suddenly stopped.
Behind them, a group of knights were about to ride their horses forward, but they had to hold back.
Zheng Houye suddenly felt that it was a bit interesting.
Then,
He turned his head and looked to his side, looking at Fan Zhengwen who had come to watch the excitement. Fan Zhengwen rolled his eyes and wanted to speak when he saw Mr. Zheng’s gaze. Stop again.
“Say.”
Fan Zhengwen immediately saluted and reported;
"Master Hou, if I remember correctly, this official is an official from a poor family who was personally promoted by the regent of Chu. He has been highly used in recent years, and his surname is also Yuan." , called Yuan Heli.
There is an anecdote about him. It is said that his name and his father's name are related to each other. on.
In front, Yuan Shanliu stood waiting for death and opened his eyes in confusion.
Master Zheng waved his hand forward,
he was domineering to Chen Xian;
"Go and ask those villagers what they are here for."
“Here!”
Chen Xianba rode his horse around Yuanshanliu and went to the villagers in the rear.
Yuan Shanliu’s expression suddenly changed.
Not long after, Chen Xianba returned on horseback and reported:
"Master Hou, the villagers said they heard that Mr. Hou gave you a wedding gift here, and then the veteran gentleman They organized themselves and came to ask for the wedding money.
The villagers were suggested by this old gentleman to use it to carry the copper coins and goods rewarded by the Marquis. ”
Yuan Shanliu pursed his lips and the corners of his eyes began to tremble.
Zheng Houye smiled and said:
"You have to warn the people of Chu. You can just die by yourself. Why do you want to trick a group of villagers into following you to death?
Oh,
I know;
If you die alone, the formation is not big enough. If you bring a group of villagers together, it can also reflect your Yuan family's contribution to educating the people in the local area.
Oh,
I said,
You are not risking your own life to prove something to me. Your original intention is to risk your own life and the lives of these villagers. , come to build reputation for your son in the court and pave the way for his official career, right?
That’s right, I feel sorry for the parents in the world.
I am very moved.
Come here. "
"Here! "
"Invite Mr. Senator on board the ship, and then go and tell the group of villagers that Mr. Senator told me that he would take all the goods that I have given them and do not want to share them with them;
Then, drive these villagers away.
Old gentleman, don’t you want to make a name for yourself? OK, I’ll make it famous for you. "
"Hou...you! "
Yuanshan Liu was so angry that he was trembling, but he had already been picked up by several soldiers and taken away.
After seeing this, Qu Peiluo looked at Mr. Zheng , said:
"The Marquis has a sharp eye, and I will eventually admire him. ”
"This is really nothing like having a sharp eye."
Zheng Houye twisted his neck,
continued:
"Carrying the coffin into battle, ha, I am playing with the rest." (End of this chapter)