Devil’s Advent

For ordinary people, the injury cannot be healed within two days, and it is true for Zheng Fan.

But at any rate, after two days of rest and recuperation, he can barely put on his armor, but it's just a show, and it's almost impossible to draw a knife and do it.

"It shouldn't be a big problem. After all, the Marquis of Jingnan should be well-prepared all the way back to Beijing, and there is no chance of any surprise..."

"Silence!"

Blind Bei directly blocked Liang Cheng's next words.

"Why have you become so superstitious?" Liang Cheng said.

"I don't take what other people are talking nonsense about, but you don't have a clue about who you are?

The gypsy witch holding the crystal ball has to call you Patriarch in terms of seniority. "

"I want to go with you." Liang Cheng said.

"Don't even think about it, you're gone, who cares about the barbarians in this fortress?" Blind Bei once again vetoed Liang Cheng's words.

"What about me?" Fan Li pointed to his face.

"At home, someone has to chop firewood, otherwise there won't be enough water for the bath." Blind Bei also rejected Fan Li.

"Oh, good." Fan Li nodded, feeling that what the blind man said made sense.

In fact, it’s still because Fan Li, a tough guy, is under the supervision of others. Once no one is under supervision, it’s easy to cause troubles. He can frighten the other demon kings at home. If he goes to the capital, If any misfortune is caused, it will be really difficult to clean up.

Ah Ming, who was standing beside him, had a reserved and elegant smile on his face.

He and Siniang will go to the capital with the master this time. To be honest, there is really not much that needs to be done by himself and Siniang. Since the master has been selected by Jingnanhou as his personal guard, there is a high probability that he will eat and live They are not with the two of them, the reason why they go together is to leave someone who can be called in case something happens.

Of course, the biggest advantage of this is that in case of any accident, he and Siniang can still do something in the capital. At the very least, they can be mentally prepared.

It's not like the four who stayed in Green Willow Fort, they always have to think in their hearts whether they died suddenly while eating, sleeping or going to the bathroom.

After experiencing several dangers, the demon kings have already had a psychological shadow on the sudden sudden death.

"So, about the fact that our recovery of strength is linked to the Lord's strength, haven't you told the Lord yet?"

Blind Bei shook his head and said, "Just wait a little longer, when the Lord returns from the capital, this matter should be very important, so don't let the Lord be distracted."

A Ming smiled "hehe\

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"Your name is A Cheng, don't set the flag, but you have already set the flag for the second time. It's in the movie, just like I will confess my love to her when he comes back. I can't wait to come back."

"Negatives are positive." Blind Bei said brazenly.

You are blind, whatever you say makes sense.

"Okay, Si Niang and the Lord have come out, you should follow along."

Hearing this, A Ming gave a Western-style salute to the blind man and others very gentlemanly,

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"Then, goodbye, everyone."

………

The last time I took a carriage to Nanwang City, this time I rode a horse. Although the sun was shining brightly in the winter morning, the temperature was still very low. However, when we got down to Nanwang City, Zheng Fan was already sweating profusely. His body was still weak. very.

At the gate of the city, Zheng Fan separated from Siniang and A Ming, entered the city alone, and entered the house where the Marquis of Jingnan lived.

Not long after the announcement, Zheng Fan saw Du Juan coming, with two maids behind him, who were holding a set of Jingnan Army-style armor.

Yan State is still dark, but the ordnance of each local army has its own characteristics. Leaving aside the details, the armor of Zhenbei Army looks duller, as if it has been frosted by desert sand.

The armor of the Jingnan Army is brighter, more energetic and attractive, but because of this, it lacks a real evil spirit.

"Master Zheng, let's take a shower and change clothes."

"Well……"

Zheng Fan was stunned for a moment, it's okay to change his uniform, this is a reasonable thing, but he still needs to take a bath?

Do the Jingnan Army love cleanliness so much?

But do as the Romans do, besides, Zheng Fan also likes to take a bath.

It's just that when I take a bath at home, there are four mothers who will take care of me. Occasionally, I will take a bubble bath to clear my muscles and bones.

In the Hou Mansion, the servants only brought hot water for you, so you had to wash it yourself.

After taking a bath and taking out the armor, Zheng Fan found that the soldiers in the Hou's mansion were leaving the mansion in a neat line, apparently about to leave.

Zheng Fan wanted to pull people to ask where Lord Hou's personal guards were, so he had to report it himself, but who knew that just as he was about to pull people, he heard footsteps coming from behind him, and when he turned his head, it was Du Juan.

"Master Zheng, get on Lord Hou's carriage."

"..." Zheng Fan.

After taking a shower, changing clothes, and then getting into Lord Hou's carriage, Zheng Fan thought he was normal, and Lord Hou was also normal, but he still had a strange feeling.

But in the end, Zheng Fan still got into the carriage. If you have a carriage, you should take the carriage. His current body and bones can't bear the bumps on the horse for a few days.

The carriage was still the carriage from last time, but this time there was no brazier inside the carriage, and instead a desk with a lot of booklets on it.

After Zheng Fan got into the carriage, Jingnanhou didn't look up, but just focused on the matter at hand.

After a while, Du Juan also got into the carriage, sat sideways beside Jingnanhou, and accompanied Jingnanhou to deal with the papers.

It was good that no one greeted Zheng Fan, and Zheng Fan did not keep kneeling all the time, but faced the outside of the carriage, leaned against the wall of the carriage, squinted his eyes, and began to doze off.

However, as the journey progressed, taking a nap gradually became a very extravagant thing.

At the side of the carriage, knights approached from time to time, and Du Juan would hand out the finished booklets, or receive new ones.

This carriage is completely a mobile office.

Du Juan didn't ask him to help, so Zheng Fan didn't take the initiative to do anything, and continued to stick to the car wall as his "keeper".

After nightfall, the team began to camp, and did not choose to rely on a city to stay overnight.

What surprised Zheng Fan was that he not only got the treatment of car-riding, but also the treatment of eating together.

The food is not bad, it seems that Jingnanhou is not a fan of sweet potatoes, two stir-fried dishes and one stewed dish.

Three sets of bowls and chopsticks, Jingnan Hou, Du Juan and Zheng Fan.

Eating with important people is a kind of "reward". The ancient emperors liked to use "reserve meals" to show their favor. gift.

After the meal, the team continued to move forward and did not choose to rest.

Candles were lit in the carriage, Jingnanhou didn't go to work, but was reading a book.

Zheng Fan doesn't know exactly what book it is. In this world, there are also various schools of thought, as well as Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and other cultures, but it seems that in a certain period of time in the past, this world has undergone some changes, leading to Zheng Fan. Unfamiliar historical trends.

Dujuan served tea and brought some dried fruits.

Jingnanhou put down the book and said to Zheng Fan:

"eat."

"If you go back to Lord Hou, humble officials don't like to eat this."

This is not being modest and polite. In Zheng Fan's previous life, there were really not many young people who still liked to eat this kind of fruit plate.

Jingnanhou didn't say anything else, he continued to read with the book in his left hand, and picked up two dried fruits with his right hand from time to time, put them into his mouth and chewed them slowly.

Zheng Fan felt that when he became famous in the future, he would also ask Xue San to build this carriage for him, and he would sit in it and read a book, while Si Niang would add fragrance to his red sleeves beside him, and then two or three kittens would be responsible for trembling underneath.

"If you're sleepy, sleep here. You're injured and can't stay up late."

Um?

Sleeping in the carriage?

After putting on the special armor of the personal guards, Zheng Fan has not reported to the personal guards, and has been taken in the car all the time, making him look like an accompanying eunuch.

As long as it comes, let it be safe.

"Thank you Lord Marquis for your compassion."

Zheng Fan stopped being polite, and lay on his side in the carriage, trying to make the space he used as small as possible.

I closed my eyes and started counting sheep.

…………

This kind of day lasted for several days. Except for a short period of rest in the morning, noon and evening, the team marched day and night.

The knights are one person and two horses, and they sleep on the horseback in turn.

To be honest, Zheng Fan had only seen this scene with his own barbarians, so no matter how you mention it, this Jingnan Army has not really been tempered by the flames of war, but it must be an elite force.

In the early morning of the next day, the team marched to Tiantai County, which is a county outside the capital. If you go out from Tiantai County and continue north, you can say that the capital is in sight.

The team stayed here for a while, and everyone began to wash themselves. This is basically a customary rule. No matter which team, they stop to clean themselves before entering Beijing.

Zheng Fan also took a bath. At this moment, he is really thankful that he took a bath in the Hou Mansion before leaving Nanwangcheng, otherwise it would be even more uncomfortable for him to not be able to take a bath for several days .

Refreshed after taking a bath, Zheng Fan stood beside the carriage and waited for the team to start again.

But he saw the Marquis of Jingnan coming slowly, riding a ferocious beast and wearing a gilded armor.

Jingnan Hou raised the whip in his hand and pointed at Zheng Fan,

asked:

"Can you ride a horse?"

"Go back to Lord Hou, no problem."

Although the past few days in the carriage were boring, his body recovered a lot of energy.

Zheng Fan got on his horse and followed behind Jingnanhou. The team set off again, and the knights of the Jingnan Army also showed their best mental outlook.

From the distance of the city wall of the capital to the final arrival at the city gate, on the way, seven waves of people came here to pick him up and make a report.

The flags are flying, the forbidden army is everywhere, and there are crowds of people watching the excitement on the periphery.

For hundreds of years, Zhenbei and Jingnan have always been the two major pillars of Great Yan, north and south, and have an irreplaceable influence on the hearts of the people of Dayan.

Although the lineage of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion has firmly suppressed Jingnan Hou in terms of influence, real power, and even inheritance, but this generation of Jingnan Hou is the Queen's younger brother, and the brother-in-law of the current Holy Majesty, his status is invaluable Word.

And Zheng Fan, who was following Jingnanhou, witnessed with his own eyes what is domineering and what is... the real honor.

According to the procedure of etiquette, the Minister of Rites went forward to lead the horse, but was too frightened by the breath of the wild beast to go forward.

Jingnan Hou let out a loud laugh, and did not give the Ministry of Rites a letter at all. At the same time, he waved his hand to signal the Jingnan Army beside him to follow him into the city.

Obviously there are still many ceremonies that have not been completed, but Jingnan Hou chose not to cooperate.

The road to Tianfu from the south gate has been cleared by the imperial army, and the leaders have closed the road. This has been a tradition since ancient times.

But Jingnanhou deliberately stopped the beast under his crotch, and waved behind him.

Zheng Fan immediately stepped forward to Jingnan Hou's side.

"Are you hungry?"

Previously in Tiantai County, everyone only cared about washing themselves, but did not eat.

"If you go back to Lord Hou, you're hungry."

"Is this your first time in the capital?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Tell me, what do you want to eat?"

"Master Hou, I heard that the roast duck in Quande Building in Beijing is the most famous."

Jingnanhou looked sideways at Zheng Fan,

Zheng Fan stuck out his tongue and licked his lips solemnly.

The Marquis of Jingnan pondered for a while,

ordered:

"Go to Quande Building."

…………

Quande Building is on fire again.

The last time Quande Building became famous was when Lord Zhenbei ate several ducks at one go when he came to Beijing.

this time,

The Marquis of Jingnan entered the capital, but he did not enter the Tianfu or the palace, but first went to the Quande Building to eat duck.

The two top dignitaries of Yan, South and North were all given jobs by this Quande Building. I believe that from then on, Quande Building will become a must-eat restaurant for foreigners after entering Beijing.

Hou Ye didn't visit in private, but just came from the south gate, and all the soldiers under his command brought him with him, so it was only natural to clear the building.

A soldier entered the Quande building and carried out strict security guards.

Zheng Fan followed Jingnanhou straight up to the second floor and sat in the box.

In fact, there is no need for a box at all, because the entire Quande Building now has only one guest, Hou Jingnan.

Jingnanhou was sitting and Zheng Fan was standing.

The guys from Quande Building first served tea and some appetizers.

Zheng Fan acted as a translator:

"Go down and remind me, serve the food quickly, don't keep Lord Hou waiting for a long time!"

"The villain knows, the villain knows."

The guy was so frightened by Zheng Fan that his legs trembled,

"The roast duck is here!!!"

A young man wearing a plain robe and an apron around his waist came over with a roast duck.

Zheng Fan didn't pay attention at first, but after a few more glances, his eyes glared immediately, who is this guy, the sixth prince?

Obviously, Jingnanhou also recognized the sixth prince.

But he is of the same generation as Emperor Yan, unless the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace has the honor of the crown prince to rely on, the rest of the princes should actually serve him tea and water.

And even if the second prince enters the East Palace in the future, he probably wouldn't dare to take power in front of his powerful uncle.

"Uncle, I'm sorry, the ducks have already been ready, but this piece of duck took a lot of effort from my nephew.

The duck, the choice of the duck, the control of the fireplace, the marinating, the heat, etc., are all pre-lessons. In fact, there is the most important part, which is the performance of the duck after it comes out of the oven.

Others, nephew don't worry, this is made by your nephew himself, you have to taste it. "

Jingnanhou nodded, and put a piece of duck meat into his mouth with his chopsticks.

In ancient times, the aunt was respected, and the children of the concubine had to call the father's wife the mother. With a little more rules, the children of the concubine or the concubine could not call themselves mother-in-law, but had to be called aunt.

Jingnanhou is the younger brother of the empress, and the empress is naturally the aunt of the princes. Therefore, in name, Jingnanhou is the uncle of all the princes.

It's just that the other princes except the second prince would at most respectfully call "Jingnanhou" when they saw Jingnanhou, instead of calling uncle, because they want face.

"Uncle, is the taste alright? Hehe, thank you uncle for giving my nephew a signboard for this store. This is Wuchuan Peach Blossom Brew in Qianguo. As the saying goes, the good wine from Wuchuan is the ink from Hengzhou. You can use this to relieve greasyness.

Of course, uncle, if you are interested, the ink nephew in Hengzhou is also ready, and the nephew is looking forward to you leaving a painting of calligraphy for the nephew's shop. "

"Li Liangting ate duck at your place back then, did you leave a note?"

Jingnan Hou asked.

"Oh, uncle, don't mention it. The old man Zhenbei Hou came to me and ate five ducks in one go. The shopkeeper went up to ask for a word with a shy face, but the old Zhenbei Hou took me directly. The good Shangjing paper was used to wipe my hands, and they scolded me that the paper in the shop was too hard to wipe clean."

"hehe."

"Uncle, you eat it first, and later there is a duck soup. It's cold today, and my nephew asked them to serve it later. These are corn cakes, baked in the stove, and the taste is very crispy. You can try it too."

"I have a heart."

"Isn't it right for this nephew to be filial to my uncle? It's my nephew's duty to make your uncle eat well and drink warm."

With that said, the sixth prince finally straightened up, and said to the circle of soldiers around him:

"Come here, two people, and I will go to the back kitchen to bring out ducks. The brothers have come all the way from the south, and they must taste the taste of our Quande building."

Jingnanhou picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and nodded.

Zheng Fan and the other two guards went downstairs to the back kitchen with the sixth prince. The two soldiers each carried five or six roast ducks wrapped in lotus leaves and went out to share, while Zheng Fan stayed behind.

The sixth prince turned around, looked at Zheng Fan, looked up and down carefully,

"What's wrong?" Zheng Fan asked.

"It's brewing emotions to buy people's hearts."

"Oh, you go on."

Shaoqing,

The Sixth Prince's eyes suddenly sparkled,

Opened the mouth and said:

"Brother, why are you so thin and haggard, this hurts Gu's heart..."

"My dear brother!"

"..." The sixth prince.

"Zheng Fan, let me tell you, you've been walking around in the south, why do you feel that nothing has changed?"

Zheng Fan reached out and brushed off the ashes from the Sixth Prince's hair,

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"Have you really roasted the duck yourself?"

"Isn't that right, the ground is being prepared early in the morning."

"Then you and the Marquis of Jingnan are really close."

"That's not true, I have been close to the Marquis of Jingnan since I was a child."

"Really, what kind of intimacy method?"

"He led his troops to slaughter my grandfather's family, does that count?"