Devil’s Advent

Bong Xincheng,

Welcome Inn;

The shops and workshops inside and outside Fengxin City are basically owned by the Pingxihou Mansion. They are as large as the large caravans smuggling in the snowfields to the Chu State, as small as the dim sum shops on the street, and even as intimate as the coffin shops in the city. Pingxihou Mansion It can be said that the tentacles deeply touch all aspects of the entire Jindong.

The Yingbin Inn is naturally one of them. The residents are basically foreigners, most of the caravans stay, and only a few travel to visit relatives.

Seriously seeking refuge or wanting to belong to this place must be registered. If you want to hide and become a black household, if you are discovered, not only you will be punished, but also those who helped hide will be punished with serious crimes.

When faced with some policies, the scholar-bureaucrats in the officialdom of the Qian State often like to shout: Never compete with the people for profit.

And the Pingxi Hou Mansion in the east of Shanxi can be said to fully embody "struggling with the people for profit".

only,

Firstly, the east of Jin was destroyed by the war and turned into a white land, and the people were mainly refugees who were displaced. After seeing the scene of human life in wartime, they are more grateful and satisfied with the peaceful days nowadays;

Secondly, the people under the Pingxihou Mansion, in terms of welfare, food and clothing, are indeed superior to other lands. Even in Jiangnan, the most affluent place in Zhuxia, the life of the people at the bottom may not be here. The people are more stable and stable.

just one,

At a time when all countries, including Yan, still regard the "people's power" as their own property and can levy "corvettes" at will, the workshops here in Pingxihou's Mansion have adopted the method of labor-based remuneration early on, which is a big step ahead. Even a large dimension.

In the early years, Juggernaut's wife supported her mother-in-law and Liu Dahu by working in the perfume workshop.

As for the civilian husbands recruited by the Hou Mansion when they want to send troops to the expedition, it is true that they will not give money in advance, but after the victory, the civilian husbands will also receive rewards that have been distributed. It ends in victory. When the victory of war becomes a kind of inertia, the people tend to regard war as a shortcut to get rich, ignoring some of the dark side attributes of war.

In addition, many troupes under the Marquis of Pingxi's Mansion often interpret the tragic situation of the local Jin people when they faced the savages and Chu people's looting before the Marquis of Pingxi came to Jindong. This did not make the people afraid of the war, but they were firm If you don't fight with them, you have to go out to fight. It is better to fight on other people's territory than to fight in your own home.

The blind man once joked that what he designed and built was not a manor of a large landlord, but more like an "enterprise". The entire Houfu was actually a "company" disguised.

at this time,

In the private room by the window on the third floor of the Yingbin Inn, there were two people sitting.

Both of them were dressed as businessmen, one had a fairer complexion, and the other had a rougher complexion.

On the table, a few small dishes are not uncommon, but the Huadiao wine that is paired with it has a very strong origin, the taste is thick and heavy, and it can hold the throat. People who like it can be said to love it to the bone.

The fair and clean one has a surname of Miao, and his name is Miao Lin; the rough man's surname is Lu, and his name is Lu Xiong.

Miao Lin is the small treasurer of a caravan from the Qian State, and Lu Xiong is the small treasurer of a caravan from the State of Lu;

The former had the name reported by the Yinjiawei of the Qian State, while the latter had an official status in the State of Lu.

The State of Lu is a small country at the junction of the four great powers, but in Fengxin City in the east of Jin, everyone can put aside the so-called stereotypes about the size of the country and sit together drinking wine as equals.

These days, peddlers, especially peddlers traveling abroad, either have status as the shopkeeper or a guy in the caravan has status. This is a tacit understanding agreed by everyone.

It's just that most of these merchants just put on a name and go back with some rumored news. They can be regarded as non-staff members of the non-staff.

In Fengxin City, this phenomenon has been "whitened";

Those who have this kind of "name" can report to the shopkeeper of the inn, can enjoy discounts on board and lodging, and can jump in the queue with a latte brand when they ship and purchase goods;

And if it is discovered that the concealment is not reported, skinning and cramping can be regarded as a benevolent punishment method.

It's not that there are no merchants who are loyal to their home country, but the vast majority of people really don't have this awareness. Miao Lin and Lu Xiong belong to the group who are aware of current affairs.

"Shopkeeper Xiao's business route was blocked due to the war a while ago. I heard that he was going to take a detour to Fancheng. It's not surprising that he didn't arrive because of the delay. But shopkeeper Fei, why didn't he come?"

Shopkeeper Xiao is from Chu, and he bears the name of Fengchao Internal Guard; shopkeeper Fei is from Yan.

Lu Xiong smiled, stretched out his hand to pick up a piece of duck meat and put it into his mouth, he chewed and said: "The spies of the secret spy department of Yan State may not dare to enter Fengxin City again."

"Oh, this is really a new thing. The spies of the Yan people dare not enter their own territory?" Miao Lin laughed.

"Didn't you see that this Marquis of Pingxi's Mansion, bah, this Prince Pingxi, this Fengxin City's atmosphere is even more feudal than feudal towns, it's no exaggeration to say that it is a state within a state."

"The new king of the Yan Kingdom can bear it, so leave it to my Gan Country, haha."

"What's the matter, let's put it in your country, and want to go back to the old story of stabbing the face?"

"Hey, don't pick up any pot that isn't open."

"You guys, don't you just like doing things like poking your own buttocks and yelling at yourself?"

"Don't speak so harshly."

"Aren't you afraid to say it? Hehe, this is the same as our business. We are all shopkeepers. If your business grows bigger and you have more people under your command, the boss will be interested in you.

Whether it puts you on hold, sends you off, or finds an excuse to overwhelm you is nothing unusual.

You talk about being on guard, what does it mean? If you want to do a good job in the business, the people under your hands must pick up the trustworthy ones you use, but in the eyes of the boss, that means you have to stand on your own.

My country of Lu is a small country, and I can be regarded as having a surname of the country of Lu. Although I can't even relate to the lord of the country, as a person of Lu country, I hope that there can also be one in my country. A character like Prince Pingxi. "

"What's the matter, you're so brave." Miao Lin rolled Lu Xiong's eyes, raised his wine glass, "Let me tell you, I've already made an alliance with Chu State, and you can just watch the days of the Yan people, no It will be so much better."

"puff……"

Lu Xiong directly sprayed out the wine he just drank from his nostrils.

"Hahaha, originally, although the state of Chu has been repeatedly defeated in battles and lost troops, at least it can hold on. The Yan people's stomachs are not that big, so it seems that they can annex the state of Chu like they annexed Jin. go down.

Now that you are in charge of the country, two against one, I feel that Chu State is in danger instead. "

"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable!"

Shopkeeper Miao was so angry that his face was trembling.

"Yo, two, eat and drink."

At this time, a man pushed the door outside and entered.

Shopkeeper Miao and Shopkeeper Lu immediately stood up to greet them;

The person who came was none other than Xue San's capable general Dai Li.

After making meritorious service on the snowy field, he got a new job, and now he is in charge of spies from other parties both inside and outside Fengxin City.

This errand is not old or young. Dai Li is greedy as he should. After reporting to his superiors, 50% will be handed over, and the rest will be divided among the brothers.

In what era, for each yamen, it is drought, drought, flood, flood.

Dai Li took a sip of his wine,

The two shopkeepers drank it all in one gulp;

"Yes, you two continue to drink, there are still a few shopkeepers over there, I have to say hello."

"Boss Dai, go slowly."

"You go slowly."

Dai Li has a nickname among these merchants, because this person accepts money unambiguously, and accepts a hundred silver with a smile. Merchants are in business, and he is in business, so he got the nickname, Dai Da Treasurer;

Later, I don't know which big man in Hou's mansion heard this title, laughed and praised him, or called Boss Dai Shun Er.

No one knows which big man said this, but since then, Dai Li has used this title on his lips. Whoever calls him the shopkeeper, he will correct them to call him the boss, and he has a very friendly face. Rong Yan.

After seeing off Boss Dai, shopkeeper Miao and shopkeeper Lu sat down again.

It just so happened that the team leaving the city from Hou's Mansion was passing by the street below, and the two shopkeepers couldn't help but look down.

Miao Lin said with emotion: "Oh, among other things, Prince Pingxi's life is really worth it."

Shopkeeper Lu immediately retracted his neck, glared at Shopkeeper Miao, and cursed:

"Zhi Niang, we both reported to Boss Dai. We just registered our names in our respective countries. Did you come here so suddenly that you wanted to kill me along with me?"

"What's wrong with me?" Shopkeeper Miao was a little confused.

"What do you mean Prince Pingxi is worth it in this life? Why, you plan to give the prince a card here in this life. What's your intention?"

"..." Miao Lin.

Shopkeeper Miao, who knew he had made a slip of the tongue, didn't insist on anything, and took another sip of wine silently.

"From now on, the Lord Hou of Fengxin City will become a prince, the prince and the prince, and the prince again, it's amazing, really amazing." Lu Xiong said with emotion.

"Don't drink it, don't drink it anymore." Miao Lin couldn't drink it anymore, "The more you drink the wine today, the more boring it becomes."

"What's wrong, hehe, I see, you all have a problem, from officials to scholars to merchants, just like the concubine I took in last year. You always cry out for pain, which makes me old. It's not fun."

"The system of a big country, people of a small country like you don't understand, think back when the four princes opened the border..."

"Pooh!"

Lu Xiong spat and cursed:

"Three Marquis Kaibian has become Sihou Kaibian in the mouths of you dry people, but it's really shameless, that's all, this wine is broken, no matter how you drink it, it tastes sour, go away, go to the city Go outside to watch the grand ceremony, and ignore you."

"you……"

Shopkeeper Miao really wanted to explain that he was the one who said he wanted to leave first, but in the end he became the one step ahead of the surnamed Lu. Merchants love to calculate, no matter how it is calculated, it seems that he has suffered a bitter loss.

Outside Fengxin City, a high platform was erected, and the crowd was surging.

Prince Pingxi rode a Pixiu out of the city gate, and for a while, there was a tsunami.

Mao Mingcai sat on the back of the beast, stroking the long beard. When he was the prefect of Yingdu, he once had a misunderstanding with Prince Pingxi. After the misunderstanding was resolved, he admired Prince Pingxi very much;

And after sitting in the position of Prime Minister, he found that he would appreciate Prince Pingxi even more.

It is different from other people in the court who are afraid of King Pingxi and the feudal town, but because he has seen the real popularity of King Pingxi in Jindong with his own eyes.

winged,

I can only caress along.

The courtiers were indeed out of publicity, but they were a bit too public. Everyone knew that it was impossible to be black and white in this world, but it was an extremely simple and labor-saving thing to say that it was black and white.

The fifth prince, Ji Chengwen, looked at Mao Mingcai with a smile, and said:

"Lord Mao, Prince Pingxi is in the east of Jin, and he is very popular. My Dayan has Prince Pingxi guarding the east of Jin. Xueyuan, Chu, and Jin can be protected without worry."

Mo Mingcai nodded with a smile.

He didn't think that the former Fifth Highness was taking eye medicine, eye medicine, it was medicine that could not kill the feudal town.

As the emperor's brother, counting from the next generation, he has directly become a collateral branch of the Ji family from the Tian family line, doing mundane chores and repairing the river. The reputation of a "virtuous king" is, on the contrary, too long-lived.

With the soldiers and civilians bowing down together, Prince Pingxi's driving distance is getting closer and closer, and with it, there is also a clearly observable majestic pressure.

Mao Mingcai raised his hand and signaled all the imperial envoys beside him to get off their horses and prepare to salute.

His Majesty has a decree, and Prince Pingxi can see the decree not to kneel, which means that as angels, they are not qualified to enjoy the kneeling from Prince Pingxi.

"My lord is a thousand years old!"

"My lord is a thousand years old!"

The surrounding soldiers and civilians began to cheer.

Everyone in the imperial mission looked at each other in blank dismay. This has not yet been announced.

But the situation is stronger than people, and no one accused this of overstepping the rules, so everyone shouted in confusion.

Mao Mingcai, who was kneeling on the ground, squinted his eyes, he was waiting for Zheng Fan to help him up;

But after waiting for a long time,

But never waited for those hands.

Looked up,

But he found that King Pingxi had already led a group of people straight to the high platform, and he didn't notice himself at all.

Master Mao felt a little sour in his heart,

After Zhao Jiulang's death, Dayan's prime minister seemed to be downgraded all of a sudden.

Among them, the first is that the replacement of Zaifu led to a decline in reputation, but the main reason is that the new emperor divided the responsibilities of Zaifu into multiple parts, dismantled the position of Zaifu, and after the division, today's Zaifu is basically the same as the old one. Zaifu's quality is too bad.

In fact, Lord Mao misunderstood Prince Pingxi.

King today,

Prince Pingxi is really... swollen.

He regarded this as a cutscene, and he really took it as a cutscene.

What details, what etiquette, what care for all aspects, etc., are all under the expansion of the heart, and they are all ignored.

He even asked Tiantian if the prince's dragon robe looks good in front of the prince, which shows how arrogant Zheng Fan is now!

When reading history, I often feel inconceivable about the arrogance and domineering of some people who have suddenly gained high positions, and I always feel that their brains are sick;

But people are like this, standing tall, most of them will float up.

Zheng Fan is this kind of person, he can't calm down now, and he doesn't bother to calm down, he just wants to enjoy this moment.

Especially when the whole city's soldiers and civilians kneel down and scream, they are on the top, really on the top.

Mao Mingcai and His Highness Fifth Highness had no choice but to stand up by themselves, one holding the imperial decree and the other a court robe, leading a group of people and following them up to the high platform.

After waiting up, Master Mao first saw the woman standing beside King Pingxi, and subconsciously thought it was the Princess of Chu State, but suddenly found that there was another woman standing behind that woman, the one who was really wearing the gorgeous clothes of Chu State. Pretend to be Fengxia.

this……

The imperial court canonized the prince, and must have prepared a set of formal clothes for the princess, these are all to be bestowed.

Moreover, Princess Dachu was once promised by the former emperor, and she was almost regarded as a righteous daughter, and then she was bestowed with marriage. In terms of emotion and reason, she should be the main wife of iron. Now, why is it occupied by the magpie nest?

This King Pingxi dared to put aside the will of the former emperor and completely disregarded it?

The first thing His Royal Highness saw was the boy Zheng Fan was holding.

His first reaction was his nephew, the crown prince, the "good grandson" Ji Chuanye his father once recognized;

But looking at it, I suddenly felt that my nephew grew up so fast, suddenly became thicker, taller, fatter, and taller.

And why is my nephew's clothes still a little plain? What is embroidered on it is... It's actually a python!

His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince has been out supervising the river workers, and rarely returns to Beijing. When he does, he only sees the crown prince once at most. Children change quickly, so it is normal not to recognize them immediately.

But in the second time, His Royal Highness finally found out that the child in the prince's dragon robe was standing beside King Pingxi!

Embracing the prince is an act of treason and defiance;

But it is even more excessive if you leave the prince alone but hug another child!

pity,

Outside Fengxin City, in the east of Jin Dynasty, Lord Mao and His Highness the Fifth Prince did not have the courage to directly point out the disrespectful act of King Pingxi in person.

It cannot be completely said that it is not dared, and more, it is still not possible.

...

"How do you feel?" The blind man asked Xue San who was standing beside him.

"My lord, I should be very happy today." Xue San replied.

"En." The blind man nodded, "In my opinion, the more domineering the Lord, the better."

Xue San smiled, of course he knew what the blind man wanted all the time.

"It's a pity that there is a tacit understanding and an agreement between the Lord and the emperor in the capital."

Hearing this, the blind man didn't take it seriously, and took out his pocket, but didn't take out the orange.

The third master let out a long sigh of relief.

"Jade Pan City was handed over to us in exchange for our indifference to the imperial court's integration of the former Jingnan Army. You should know about this."

"Yes, I know, what's wrong?"

"A while ago, I sent a letter to those former generals of the Jingnan Army, telling them that today our lord will be canonized as king."

"What's the matter, do you still want them to come to watch the ceremony?"

"yes."

"Leaving one's post without authorization is a serious crime." Xue San said, "Especially when the imperial court is rectifying the military affairs of the Jingnan Army, the imperial court will throw pigtails and catch it."

"The law does not blame the public."

"Oh, when the imperial court rectified them and deprived them of their local governance, many of the former commander-in-chief wrote to us, but we didn't hear or see, and didn't take the lead.

Now, do you still expect them to join us? "

"I told them in the letter that Tian Tiantian will make a public appearance as Prince Jingnan's son at the grand ceremony of my patriarch's conferring king, and announce the existence of His Royal Highness Prince Jingnan to the world."

Xue San was stunned for a moment,

road;

"Have you discussed with the lord? No, no, since the lord has agreed to the emperor of the capital, he will not make such a moth at this time. You didn't discuss with the lord. You are the one who is sure about the lord." Will do that?"

The blind man was noncommittal.

"You are finished, dare to calculate the Lord's behavior."

"This is called a tacit prediction."

"Then don't even think about this upgrade."

"The Lord will be happy, look at the smile on the Lord's face today."

"Blind man, you are playing with fire."

"Is it hot?"

"..." Xue San.

"Don't worry, as long as you feel good, you can scold and blame, blame it, it's okay."

"Bah, traitor!"

...

on the high platform,

Master Mao took out the imperial decree bravely, and coughed a few times at the same time, hoping that Prince Pingxi would put down the child in his arms first, and let's go through the process first.

Who knows,

at this time,

To the west of the high platform, more than a dozen teams came on horseback. Their armor was quite different from the soldiers under the command of the Hou Mansion who had already completed the change of clothes;

And the soldiers here did not stop them, nor sentry cavalry to follow, obviously, they had received orders in advance, otherwise, the foreign soldiers would not have been able to march here like no one else.

Up and down the high platform, most people's eyes are looking towards that side.

As the dozen or so teams got closer and closer,

Then came a loud roar,

In the past, these general soldiers who followed King Jingnan in the Southern and Northern Wars now have some titles as generals and some as earls, but today, all of them have changed back to their original official titles:

"Luo Ling, the commander-in-chief of King Jingnan, is here to meet His Royal Highness!"

"Chen Yang, the commander-in-chief of King Jingnan, pay homage to the young master!"

"Jingnan King's commander-in-chief, Ren Juan, please greet the young master!"

"Zhao Ande, the commander-in-chief of King Jingnan, pay homage to the young master!"

"Li Guangzong, the commander-in-chief of King Jingnan, please young master Fukang!"

"Under King Jingnan..."

"..."

Mao Mingcai swallowed subconsciously, what is this for!

His Highness the Fifth Highness shivered subconsciously. Is this a crowning of the king or a rebellion!

All the generals stationed in the Jin area did not listen to the order at all, did not say hello, left their posts without permission, and all gathered here!

The soldiers and civilians who watched the grand ceremony thought that so many generals came to congratulate them, and they felt very respectable when they heard the name. Most of them had also heard that the son of Prince Jingnan, who was famous all over the world, was raised by his own "prince" all the time. In the mansion, at this time, they cheered even more eagerly.

However, the officials of the imperial missions who are qualified to stand on the high platform and stand under the high platform have an extremely frightening sense of strangeness. They feel that they have been involved in a terrible vortex, as if the next moment, the people who greet them , that is torn to pieces.

Prince Ji Chuanye looked at Brother Tiantian who had been taking care of him these days and would ask himself if he wanted to pee at night.

As the blind man expected,

Facing this, Prince Pingxi was a little surprised at first, but soon, a smile appeared on his face.

at this very moment,

It seems to have returned to the time when everyone led various soldiers and horses, beating drums and gathering generals in front of King Shuai's tent in Jingnan.

"Father, who are they?" Tian Tian asked.

Zheng Fan replied: "They are all your father's people."

"All of them?"

"Yes, all of them, including Dad himself, too."