Chapter 821 Private Decision for Life
If asked what kind of person he is, Zheng Fan will not hesitate to add words such as "selfish" and "hypocritical and dirty" to his forehead;< br>
Without him, good people in this world tend to suffer easily, and being a Holy Mother does not conform to one's own taste.
But looking at the young plants that have been protected and grown by my own existence, I really feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment in harvesting vegetables.
In the carriage on the way back, the prince was still immersed in the feeling of good about himself. It was rare to have this kind of feeling of being very clean. He had to hold on to it for a while and savor it for a while, just like covering up. The cotton wool that has been aged for a long time must be taken out to dry in the sun more often when the sun is good.
Liu Ruqing sat aside meekly and did not disturb her at this time;
Of course, she was also a little excited. This woman who was once the widow of the Fan family never thought that she would have this day.
Finally,
the prince broke away from his emotions,
because the prince's hand clung to his body again, still so familiar.
"Husband, I want to go out to live in the future, and Zhong'er is getting married."
"Oh?"
Zheng Fan was stunned for a moment. If I remember correctly, Liu Ruqing's younger brother Liu Zhong It should be a two-way plug.
“Tell Xiao Yibo to make arrangements.”
“Thank you, husband.”
His hand was still full of curiosity, but the prince said next:
"I won't go."
It stands to reason that the brother-in-law is getting married, and this brother-in-law He should have been there to support himself, but Zheng Fan was really too lazy to bother.
It’s not that I don’t have the effort, I just don’t think it’s necessary.
“I don’t dare, and I don’t mean that either.”
How dare Liu Ruqing invite Zheng Fan to her brother's wedding banquet? She had always kept her peace and had no other thoughts.
The most important thing is that his man will hit the princess’ brother-in-law whenever he wants, so there is no sympathy at all;
Liu Ruqing only hopes that her brother can It is enough to continue doing that small job in Fengxin City, stay safe, marry a wife and have children.
Furthermore, if Xiao Yibo arranges it, there is no problem with the etiquette. His own face and his brother's dignity are enough.
As a family member, she understands that her husband seems to like being a guest and doesn't show off, but he is visiting the Juggernaut's house next door, not other people's houses.
At this time, the carriage stopped.
"Be bold!"
"Be bold!"
The guards in the outer circle were immediately dispatched, their shields were pressed forward, the crossbows were set up, and the guards in the inner circle were immediately dispatched. Guards surrounded the carriage.
Zheng Fan opened the curtains and looked outside.
Opposite the carriage, there was a group of people holding swords, but they were not dressed in black and did not look like assassins. After seeing the posture of the Jinyi guards, they all abandoned their swords and knelt on the ground.
Looking at his hair style, he must be a savage.
Compared with the Zhu Xia clan, the hairstyle of the barbarians is a bit too different. Although the people at the bottom do not pay attention to the body, hair and skin. Especially in the army, if you have lice in your hair when you are marching and fighting, you will have to do it. How uncomfortable it is;
However, because the savages like to make unique patterns on their heads based on the totems and habits of their own tribe, after being absorbed into the royal palace system, they gradually shaved their hair and changed their clothes in order to integrate. However, after all, they are still young and their scalp is still Some original traces can be seen.
These are not assassins, and they are not here to assassinate;
If this is an assassin, then the person who assassinated him looks down on himself too much.
At this moment, a group of knights came on horseback. The leader was none other than Qu Peiluo, who was responsible for the security of Fengxin City.
Qu Peiluo ordered his men to tie up all the savages who had collided with the prince's carriage. Then, he personally walked to the carriage and knelt down to apologize.
"The general's negligence has frightened the prince, please punish him!"
"What's going on?"
Zheng Fan asked.
Qu Peiluo had obviously figured out the matter and immediately replied:
"Returning to the prince, these savages were stationed outside the city and were from Mr. Gou's town. Today one of them The barbarian Paoze was tied up in his home by a captain. They were not angry, so they asked him to save him. "
"Haha"
Zheng Fan laughed. ,
Said:
"Interesting, interesting. Gu himself didn't expect that the Fengxin City where Gu is located is actually a bandit den. The people under his command are still playing tricks of kidnapping meat tickets every day."
Moreover, it is a standard account tied to a standard account.
“What’s the reason?” Zheng Fan asked.
“I replied to the prince because of the marriage.”
...
“Bang!”
The Jinyi guards kicked open the door;
There was also a group of people inside. Seeing someone breaking in, they subconsciously wanted to steal the door. Guys, they are all standard households, how can they not have weapons at home?
But when they saw the brocade clothes worn by the intruders, they immediately woke up and all knelt down.
In the courtyard,
there was a savage young man tied and hanging there, with marks on his body that had just been whipped.
The Jinyi guards were well-trained after all. After controlling the five or six men in the courtyard, they immediately opened the door of the back room to search, and captured two children, a woman, and a locked man from inside. A girl crying in the inner room with tears on her face.
Finally,
accompanied by Qu Peiluo, Prince Pingxi, who was still wearing a python robe because he went to the school today, walked into the courtyard.
When several big men in the courtyard saw this, they immediately shouted:
“Kowtow to the prince.”
“Kowtow to the prince.”
Some things can be learned without being taught. For example, the young master of the Qu family, who had been served by others for the first half of his life, now took the initiative to move the chair in the courtyard that was imitated by the Imperial Master's chair behind the prince.
The prince sat down, leaning forward slightly, looking at the people and things here.
Although one cannot take a one-sided view of the matter, but based on what the group of savages who were captured earlier were going to find a place to say, coupled with the scene in the courtyard at this time, the whole context of the matter can be understood.
It can only be said that there is nothing new under the sun, it is just another Romeo and Juliet.
The prince pointed at the savage man hanging there, and soon, two guards came forward and untied him.
The man crept over tremblingly, put his forehead on the ground, and saluted Zheng Fan:
"Kowtow to...the prince."
"Whose courtyard is it? Where's the head of the household?"
There should be one head of the household and several other men calling for help.
At this time, a man with a long beard shouted;
"Return to the prince, my humble surname is Zhang, my name is Zhang Da, I tied this guy up!
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Zhang Da belongs to the town of Ding Hao and is a commander. His station is just outside Fengxin City. Moreover, not long after the last war ended, the sergeants are on leave in batches.
The standing army maintained by the standard household system was not large in normal times. In peacetime, the men of the standard household could engage in other productive labor.
It can be seen that although Zhang Da is not young, his brain is really not working well.
The prince is here. This matter can be said to have alarmed the real superiors. At this time, he completely revealed what he had done without any regrets. He even felt that He occupies Dali'er.
Of course, you are really smart. Even if you want to break up your daughter's marriage and the so-called private life, you will not be stupid enough to do such a thing.
"What about you?"
The prince asked the savage below.
"In reply to... Your Majesty, my name is Maoshan."
"I want to ask you something."
"I'm here...to propose marriage."< br>
There were indeed some pastries scattered in the yard, as well as two pieces of cloth.
The pastries were purchased from the most expensive family in Fengxin City. They are made with the taste that King Pingxi himself is said to like. They are not so sweet and not so greasy. They are still expensive and most people don’t like them. I will buy it because the people are not tired of sweets yet. If pastries are not sweet, how can they be called pastries?
The cloth came from the south of the Yangtze River of the Qian Kingdom. It was brought by the Qian Kingdom caravan, and the price was equally high.
You must know that in this era, this kind of cloth could actually be used as payment to soldiers, and occasionally it was also a unit of measurement of wealth.
These things are naturally nothing to the palace;
But for an ordinary Biaohu family, for the savage Biaohu who was kneeling on the ground with scars in front of him, it was definitely a drain on his family's wealth.
Look at the tearful little lady over there;
Obviously, the story is similar to the fact that the two of them got to know each other somehow, and even fell in love with each other, and they made a lifelong commitment. I don't know if things are done or not, but they are definitely "in love" with each other.
This savage young man came to propose marriage;
The result was that the young lady’s father, who spoke with a Jin accent, called for help, stripped off her clothes, hung her up and whipped her severely.
Just looking at the nature of the matter, it is clear who is right and who is wrong;
After all, it is not the savage young man named Maoshan who wants to "buy and sell by force" with some arrogance.
The barbarians, under the entire system of the palace, are located under Yan, Man, and Jin. As long as they are not bullied, how can they have the courage to bully others.
At this time,
Chen Daole hurried in and saluted Zheng Fan.
His job is to coordinate and handle conflicts and relationships between clients.
Fengxin City has two judicial systems. Those who commit crimes committed by ordinary people and those committed by standard households are managed by different yamen. This has two main purposes. One is to better manage both production and war. The second is to improve the political treatment of "standard households".
Chen Daole is one of the principals in this yamen.
"Master Chen.
"My lord, my subordinates are here. ”
"What's the crime for a sergeant who fights in private?"
Chen Daole immediately replied:
"You should be beheaded!"
Zhang Da was stunned for a moment.
His helpers, who were also members of the military, also looked horrified;
Zhang Da's mother-in-law was so frightened that she fainted, and the young lady was also a little dazed.
This is not because of the strict laws of the royal palace. In fact, this law already exists in the Yan army. What an army fears most is not how powerful the enemy is, but the inner disunity and private fighting among the soldiers. , it is a serious sin, and a slight carelessness may cause a roar in the camp.
At this time,
the savage man named Maoshan said;
"Your Majesty, this is not a fight, but my father-in-law... My father-in-law said that this is the custom of their Zhang family. , the first time my uncle came to the house, he had to be beaten by his father-in-law. After eating and beating, he remembered the beating, so that he would not bully the daughters of the family in the future.
I...we agreed. ”
Zheng Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
This savage young man is not simple.
First of all, Xia Yu, who speaks fluently, is already very capable.
The savage army under the palace was originally the savage tribe north of Xuehaiguan, not the familiar savage tribes in the Tianduan Mountains that depended on Jin.
In fact, the familiar savage tribe can no longer be regarded as savages, because they may have spoken the Xia language for a long time, but they cannot speak the savage language at all.
In the early years, before the rise of Gou Moli, savages who could speak Xia language could often find a good position in the caravans traveling between Jin and Xueyuan. Gou Moli was the earliest Do this.
Moreover, he was tied up, and a group of savages, Pao Ze, came to rescue him with knives, which proved that although Mao Shan was young, he had a high prestige among Pao Ze.
Finally, this is the on-the-spot reaction.
Hit, I have been beaten, I hate it, I should hate it. How can any old man be able to swallow such a humiliating beating?
But he...
"Maoshan."
"My subordinate is here."
"You remind me of someone."
Mao Shan didn't dare to speak, he just lowered his head.
"Rang Gu has thought of it, the art of metal is good."
"How can I compare with General Jin, my subordinate..."
Zheng Fan's eyes fell on the kneeling person over there. Zhang Da said:
"Is that what happened?"
Zhang Da is a little stupid, but he is not a fool.
When weighing the two options of losing his head and recognizing his relatives, he could still tell which one to choose, especially what the prince just said about "good metal skills". What kind of evaluation is this?
If the prince is the myth of the rise of the head of Guizhou, then in eastern Shanxi, another myth under the prince can be created by gold.
Jin Shuke, who was born in the criminal tribe, has step by step reached the position of Zhengyin's chief soldier, and he still has the title of Dayan. Before, it was really unimaginable.
"If I reply to the prince... it is... it is like this... it is..."
Everyone knows this is a lie,
But the question is,
You have to see whether the person you deceived is willing.
“Are you here when we mobilize troops to Fan City this time?” Zheng Fan asked.
"If you want to return to the prince, my subordinates are here."
"Can I still go now?"
"I can go!" Maoshan said firmly.
"Where is the injury?"
"I can recover on the road, and when we get to Fan City, we will fight without delay!"
Zheng Fan nodded and said:
"It's better to stay and recuperate."
"Your Majesty, my subordinates are not willing to stay. When they attacked the city, they were there. When they attacked the vine-armored soldiers, they were also there. They are willing to fight. They are willing to fight for the prince!"
"Why? ”
Maoshan He raised his head, looked at the prince, and suddenly smiled, feeling a little silly;
But there was a number one fool in the family,
Prince Pingxi’s threshold for "silliness", It's already very, very high.
"Fight with the prince and you will have meat to eat."
"Oh."
Zheng Fan raised his hand and said, "Master Chen."
"My subordinate is here! ”
“This matter is left to you.”
"I understand, please rest assured, Your Majesty!"
The Prince stood up and
walked out.
Military laws are like mountains, but apart from the laws, there is nothing more than human feelings.
If you insist on strict military discipline, it will be easy to ignore the fundamentals;
The existence of laws, for a ruling institution like the Royal Palace, is to consolidate its own ruling foundation and make the lower levels more harmonious.
Killing Zhang Da and others to enforce military discipline is simple and satisfying, but it will only intensify this contradiction.
Although this kind of "Hello everyone" ending is cliche, it will also make people feel uncomfortable. It may not even play a role in bridging this torn group, but at least it can be reconciled. A layer of paper that pretends to be harmonious;
Everyone knows that there are dense cracks under the thin paper that are still cracking, but even if you are deceiving yourself, you still need it.
Zheng Fan feels that he has shown a good attitude,
The attitude of the prince is above the dignity of the law. This is the law within the law.
…
The prince returned to the palace,
and soon,
Dai Li was called over.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates are here!"
"Have you heard what happened just now?"
As the first spy in the palace under Xue San, although on the surface he only cares about He was talking about the business of the caravan at the inn, but his hands couldn't be so orderly or orderly.
"If you tell me back to the prince, my subordinates will know."
"Check for me to see if the whole thing is just a coincidence."
Dai Li's eyes lit up and he immediately said:
"I understand."
After all, it is not a secret that the prince is going to the school at dusk. The young men must be extremely excited. He will tell his parents and people around him about this.
Maoshan’s proposal of marriage, and...
Zheng Fan added:
"If it is really just a coincidence, let me know. If it is not a coincidence, just pretend that nothing happened."
"The prince has a heart as big as the sea, and I admire him!"
"Boss Dai "
"Here, my subordinate is..."
The rumored big shot who gave Dai Li his nickname finally came to light.
"In the past, Gu also relied on these little clevernesses to climb up. Gu Ye was never afraid of the cleverness of his subordinates."
"Yes, my subordinates understand."
"But, sometimes, Don’t be too smart.”
Dai Li knew that the prince was beating himself up to prove that he was worthy of being beaten. Dai Li immediately patted his chest and continued to show his loyalty.
At this time,
The blind man came in.
The prince waved his hand,
Dai Li stood up, saluted Mr. Bei again, and then retired.
"My lord, my subordinates just found out about the matter."
Prince Pingxi, who was sitting on the chair, nodded,
Said:
“I didn’t expect that the contradictions below have become so acute.”
“The contradictions have always been there. In fact, what we have been doing has been pieced together. These assets are placed in another In the history of time and space, it is similar to that of the Sima family. "
After the Sima family took over the world, the Eight Kings Rebellion broke out. This Sima killed that Sima, and that Sima killed this Sima, and even led the barbarians in. Eventually leading to the Five Husbands.
But now, the barbarians and savages who were originally impossible to enter the land of Zhuxia and could not be beaten no matter how hard they fought have become bidders under the palace. When Zheng Fan is here, it doesn't matter. The banner of King Pingxi is Sheng, the internal conflicts can be completely suppressed, and there will be no big trouble;
And once something happens to Prince Pingxi, this stall will probably become the key to great changes in the future.
And this contradiction will continue to intensify as the population continues to absorb.
"Is there no way to heal it?" Zheng Fan asked.
If the emperor in the court wants to have fun, he can invite several parties to fight in the arena and be the referee himself.
But he is an army. If he continues to let it go, when the estrangement becomes more serious, it is likely to evolve into one side watching the other side and doing nothing to save them.
The blind man said:
“Have you ever seen blacksmithing, my lord?”
“Of course I have.”
“Only through repeated hard work can the impurities be removed and true refinement be achieved. There is a sharp way to bridge the gaps and unite various ethnic groups, and it is very simple.”
Zheng Fan smiled,
He looked at the blind man with some amusement.
The blind man pretended that he was "blind" and did not see.
Asked and answered himself:
"Constantly... foreign wars!" (End of this chapter)
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