Devil’s Advent

My lord, actually I think it's good to be a servant, maybe you can become a top servant.

Xue Sanru joked.

Zheng Fan was too lazy to pay attention to Xue San's flirting.

Perhaps, for ordinary people, it is hard to refuse to be a servant of the Li family. The servants here are different from the servants of ordinary rich families. They are not responsible for doing chores and housework, but private soldiers. The best succession from father to son is also the most loyal group to the main family, a bit like the imperial forest army of the emperor.

It can be said that after entering that circle, after three or five years, you will become the direct line of the Li family.

As for the Li family, according to Xue San's inquiries, it is the largest family in Beifeng County. Its population is not very rich, and its children have not been prosperous, but it is a real family of meritorious generals. , a bit like the Mu Palace in the Ming Dynasty.

But how could Zheng Fan abandon his seven subordinates and run to be a servant by himself?

For those who are unfamiliar with this world, only these seven subordinates can make themselves feel safe.

And even from the perspective of personal development, being your own small boss is much better than working for someone else.

When camping last night, I deliberately went to the officer's tent to eavesdrop on their chat.

That woman's military tent? Liang Cheng looked at Xue San.

Xue San immediately shook his head, The old man with the sword never leaves her, and now I'm not absolutely sure to hide it from that old man, so I chose a middle-level officer's tent and heard a lot of news.

Right now, the life of the Li family, that is, the Zhenbeihou family is not easy.

Because the barbarians in the desert have been completely split into a mess, it has been almost a hundred years since the two sides had a large-scale battle-level conflict, at most it was a small fight.

Because of this, the status of Zhenbeihou's lineage began to decline. In fact, they are also to blame for not knowing how to play the trick of raising the bandits' self-respect.

Then this generation of Yan Guojun has been working on cutting down the vassals since he came to the throne, first weakening the power of the vassals and towns below, and centralizing power, as if planning to use troops against the Central Plains to dominate the Central Plains.

The contemporary Marquis of Zhenbei had been forced to enter Beijing by three imperial decrees a while ago, nominally to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, but in fact he was already under house arrest in the capital.

Right now, there are some people in the Zhenbei Army who are panicking.

So, this time, is the Li family demonstrating? Liang Cheng asked.

Basically, the excuse is that two scouts of the Northern Suppressing Army disappeared within the sphere of influence of that barbarian tribe. The Northern Suppressing Army requested to enter and conduct a search, but was rejected by the other party.

Then the Zhenbei Hou Mansion ordered thousands of Zhenbei army cavalry, and killed them directly.

The leader of that barbarian tribe had a bit of a brain, and wanted to intercept the grain road, but who knew that woman was even more ruthless, using thousands of civilian men as bait, and wiped out all the horses that the barbarian tribe dispatched this time.

After Liang Cheng heard this, he nodded and said: The purpose of deliberately provoking troops is to show to the court of Yan State that the Li family still has a strong control over Beifeng County and the Zhenbei Army, so that the court will be wary and dare not fight against you. Zhenbei Hou in the capital started;

Deliberately using civilian husbands as bait, first of all, is to achieve huge results in a short period of time, so that this local war that is destined to be unsustainable can be quickly ended. After all, this war was decided by the Zhenbei Houfu without authorization, not the court. The Marquis of Zhenbei can't afford it either. The war must start quickly and end quickly. Otherwise, no matter whether it is the accountability of the imperial court or the barbarians in the desert slowly unite and unite because of this, it is not the only one in Zhenbei. What the government can afford.

Secondly, it is also self-pollution, dirtying the lintel of the Li family, making the emperor and ministers of the Yan Kingdom think that the Li family is just a family, and lowering their vigilance.

But any family who has rebellion and wants to win that position will at least show the feeling of loving the people like a son to buy people's hearts before the incident. I believe that the story of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion using thousands of people as bait this time will spread in the near future. The people in Hutou City, including the entire Beifeng County, will have a bad feeling for Zhenbei Hou Mansion's move, but the imperial court will be very happy.

I didn't expect you to understand so well. Zheng Fan looked at Liang Cheng in surprise.

In Zheng Fan's impression, Liang Cheng has always been a man of few words, but this kind of person has a clear understanding of such twists and turns in his heart.

Similar things, I have also experienced, the cunning rabbit dies and the dog cooks, this is the same principle since ancient times.

Moreover, sometimes, as long as you stand in that position, no matter how loyal you are to your superiors, there is no guarantee that your subordinates will be equally loyal.

Like Zhao Kuangyin? Zheng Fan said.

almost.

The three of them were sitting on the mound, chatting and watching the army marching ahead.

Zheng Fan got up first, patted his pants, and said:

Okay, we should go back too.

Haha, we have to think about how to make good use of the three hundred people when we go back. Xue San couldn't wait to jump on the horse.

Only the establishment, no money, food or arms. Zheng Fan reminded Xue San.

The imperial court did issue an edict to protect the trade routes, but it did not really require the border towns to maintain their own self-sufficiency and prepare for the establishment of the caravan guards in the city. People and horses went to various towns to take charge.

This is actually a means of weakening the opponent's military strength. There are many cities on the border similar to Hutou City. Three hundred here and three hundred there. After conversion, it is really a lot.

Cutting flesh with a soft knife sometimes hurts more.

But obviously, the Li family didn't intend to really obey the order. As a feudal town, the head of the family is now under house arrest in the capital. If they continue to cut off their hands and feet, they will really turn themselves into fish on the chopping board.

That's why that woman said to Zheng Fan that there was only the establishment, and there was no supplementary food and equipment.

Liang Cheng also got on his horse, and when he heard Zheng Fan's words, his face revealed a look of confidence, and said:

My lord, don't worry about money and people. If the blind man and Si Niang can't even do this well, they will have no face to follow the lord.

Xue San interjected at this moment: No, Si Niang is useful to keep, and the blind man can lose it.

After all, they did meritorious deeds, so when they left the team and returned to Hutou City, each of them gave a horse as a gift.

Oh, there is also a military order that is useless in the eyes of the female general,

Hushang School Lieutenant of Hutou City, with an establishment of 300 people.

The sun is right,

Three riders gallop together,

A cloud of dust was raised.

………………

Sisters, the things on this table are all the money I prepared for you. This is your deed. Look, I will burn it now.

Feng Siniang held a handful of deeds in her hand, and threw them all into the brazier.

However, none of the aunts standing in front of them expressed their intention to leave, and none of them came up to get money.

The house of the owner of the deed was directly burned without you needing to pay a penny for the ransom, and I will even send you money. Looking at the brothels in the world, such a good mother is really the only one.

Of course, if it were a city in the inland area, the girls would probably be eager to flock up to take the money and leave if there is such a good thing, but this is Hutou City, and they are not so delicate and beautiful.

Someone knelt down, and under the leadership, everyone knelt down together.

Mom, you can't let us go.

Yes, Mom, without your protection, where else can we big guys go?

Mom, I don't want to go.

In the past six months, when the inn opened, Si Niang took in many aunts, all of whom were hard-working people who couldn't make it through.

Today is different from the past. In the world and country that Zheng Fan lived in before, if you have hands and feet, it is really difficult for you to starve to death.

But at the moment, it is a world where it is really easy to starve to death.

What's wrong? A sneer appeared on the corner of Si Niang's mouth, What's the matter, you're so dead, you still rely on me?

Snapped!

Si Niang slapped the table with a slap.

Mom's aura is so terrifying!

Si Niang treats the girls under her command well, and the girls under her command also know that compared to the old bustards in the kiln outside who don't take human life seriously, Si Niang is simply a Bodhisattva.

But Si Niang was also extremely strict with her servants, and she treated them submissively. Once Si Niang got angry, they really didn't dare to continue shouting, so they had to lower their heads one by one.

One by one, the private house money should not be less, our price is not expensive, but let's hurry up!

After this day, you have saved a lot, right?

My aunt and I are not alone in this regard, and no one eats alone, tips or something, and turn a blind eye.

It's good now, Auntie, I've burned your contract and prepared some money for you.

In the future, whether you will stay in Hutou City or go to other towns, start a small business, or find an honest man to marry, or go out of my door and immediately go to other brothels to continue this business, it all depends. You can go as you like!

Let's owe nothing to anyone, and don't cry in front of my old lady. I still teach you some of your work. It's okay to lie to customers, but you want to lie to me?

After talking about this, the aunts looked at each other, and slowly stood up, and began to go forward one by one to get the coils. After taking the coils, they kowtowed to Si Niang again.

An aunt took the coil and kowtowed, she didn't stand up in a hurry, but asked:

Mom, this store is open well, why is it closing?

Closed? Who said my mother is going to close the shop?

Then why not close the shop...

Feng Siniang smiled,

reach out,

pointing to his face,

road:

I will upgrade my industry in the future. In the past six months, I have really had enough!

The underlying meaning of these words can be translated into another sentence, a sentence that most class teachers would say:

You guys are the worst class I have ever led.

………………

It's still good to drink red wine.

Blind Bei put down his wine glass, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Save it, it's not brewing much.

A Ming, who had recovered, sat beside the blind man Bei.

In the yard, it was raining, beating the loquat tree.

In the future, we can brew more. Blind Bei said.

A Ming turned his face to the side and looked at the blind man Bei, Shall we start?

Blind Bei stretched his waist and said, It depends on how you recover.

I'm fine.

The recovery speed of vampires is different from that of men, but both represent a kind of pride.

Okay, let's get started.

Oh, the body is fine, but in other respects, there are two problems.

explain.

The first question, did you decide to start before the Lord came back?

The lord will come back sooner or later. What we have done is nothing more than insignificant things. We still have this bit of self-consciousness and subjective initiative.

Okay, the second question, I told you the day before yesterday that my body has almost recovered, why didn't you say start the day before yesterday but choose today?

Because it's raining today.

ha?

I think rainy days are suitable for killing people.

A Ming stood up,

Looking at the blind Bei who was still squinting in the armchair,

after a while,

Opened the mouth and said:

You are so scratchy.