Devil’s Advent

Chapter 816 Respect You!

Xiao Yibo outside the temple finally received the prince who came out riding a Pixiu;

It can be seen that

The prince has something on his mind.

can also see,

The Pixiu under the prince's crotch also seems to have something on his mind.

Xiao Yibo didn't dare to ask, so he rode a horse silently and led the way with a lantern by his side.

go go go go

I found that the prince's Pixiu was gone,

The black horse under Xiao Yibo's crotch is more afraid of Pixiu, and the horse used for transportation is not a war horse that has been on the battlefield. With a "grunt", he took Xiao Yibo around the spot several times, and let Xiao Yibo No matter how much Bo urged him, he would not move forward.

The direct classification of animals is more direct and less false than the relationship between people;

The horse obviously sensed the inexplicable hostility of "Big Brother" towards him, so he didn't dare to get close and followed.

He couldn't train the horse right now, so Xiao Yibo had to catch up with the lantern.

There is no curfew in Fengxin City at night, and because of the prosperous commerce, the caravans gathered here and the rich people in the city, especially the soldiers who have just received rewards and have money in their pockets, everyone has consumption needs.

Therefore,

In the city tonight,

Very noisy.

The team crossed the street and entered the Hou's Mansion. Zheng Fan turned over and went back to the house to change the armor on his body into a python robe. Enter the arena from the outside seats.

There are twelve cold dishes on each table, but because King Pingxi has not returned home, the hot dishes have not been served yet, and no one dared to move their chopsticks among the guests who had already been seated in line. Talking with each other, no one dared to take something to fill their hunger even if they were very hungry.

Zhao Cheng, who had been waiting for a long time, saw that the prince finally came,

step forward immediately,

He shouted with his father-in-law's characteristic sharp duck voice;

"My lord is here!"

Each era has its own taste, and the voice of the father-in-law may sound a bit awkward in the eyes of later generations, but in this era, being able to use eunuchs to sing for you is the most tangible symbol of status.

It is impossible for ordinary eunuchs to use eunuchs in the family of eunuchs. This is tyranny and disrespect. Except for the palace, only the "Prince's Mansion" can have eunuchs with a certain establishment in the legal system, and they have to be sent out from the palace.

Therefore, strictly speaking, it was a serious crime for Zhao Cheng to enter and exit the Marquis Mansion as an eunuch a few years ago.

However, the censor of Yanjing City only dared to challenge Lord Pingxi to make a fuss about provoking frontier provocations, leading to impeachment. As for the use of eunuchs in Pingxihou's mansion, even if there is conclusive evidence, no one Will make a fuss about this barren thing.

For Zhao Cheng,

That thing, before cutting it off, felt extremely precious, but after cutting it off, it felt relaxed.

To put it bluntly, what you really think is precious is what you have now and will have soon. For what you have lost, the future you will be far more open than the current you.

After shouting this voice,

Zhao Cheng felt a heartfelt numbness.

even,

The candlelight in front of him, the light, created a hazy sense of illusion, as if a ray of light would break through the curtain in the next moment, and he would face this light, facing the front of him, under him, piece by piece, boundless :

His Majesty is here!

Do one line, love one line, Mr. Zhao has realized the true meaning.

"My lord, my lord Fukang!"

Xiao Yibo originally thought that his prince had something on his mind and was a little depressed, so he wanted to help the prince clear the way, let the prince go inside first, and don't have to waste time outside;

After all, the guests sitting outside are already satisfied to see the prince passing in front of them like this.

But King Pingxi didn't try to save trouble, but put a smile on his face;

Sitting in the Gourd Temple, it seems that everything has been unraveled, but it seems that nothing has been unraveled. It seems that you have done useless work, but since a person is born, he will die sooner or later. Life is a useless effort. Field, pictured, is nothing more than a short-lived pleasure in the middle.

so,

Today, Zheng Fan suddenly wanted to blend in, blend into the atmosphere.

Prince Pingxi pulled up an old man, and the old man took his eight-year-old grandson with him.

He is one of the representatives of the reclamation households outside Fengxin City. He was also a refugee. After being settled, he helped the blind man improve potatoes at Xuehaiguan.

Blind people seem to be "knowledgeable", but Zhu'er who likes to play the piano can't really know how to farm. A pile of theoretical knowledge has no one to practice it, and it's useless if he can't catch the earth;

Over the years, this old man has contributed a lot, and has obtained an official status, a small official, but decent, and there are dozens of people under his command, who are responsible for the promotion of agronomy.

"How many people are there in your hometown?"

"Returning to the prince, little old man... Well, there are two sons in Xiaguan's family. The eldest son was not in Chu when he accompanied you to fight Chu Nu the year before last. The younger son stayed in Fancheng this time."

There was no sadness on the old man's face when he said this.

He also has a grandson by his side, and the daughter-in-law of the youngest son was also pregnant before the expedition.

These days, it is extremely common to eat this bowl of rice and die in battle. When suffering is generalized, there is a reverse effect of "not suffering from few but suffering from inequality";

Furthermore, the old man already had an official position, and the eldest son died in battle, but the pension is paid every month, and the second son is still in the army. Although the family has not yet been separated, this household is equivalent to supporting three households. Standard account allocation.

An ordinary standard family can only point to a male, and people outside can live a life that is enviable. The life of the old man's family can be called nourishing.

This eight-year-old child is also wearing excellent clothes.

Of course, if you come to the palace for a banquet, you must pay attention to dressing up, but you must wear silk when you go to the banquet, and it will definitely not be bad on weekdays.

Immediately afterwards,

Zheng Fan reached out and touched the child's head, and asked if the child was studying in the academy and what he had learned recently.

Then,

The child began to recite an article written by himself... "Our Lord".

This was not prepared in advance, because no one would have expected that the prince would really pay attention to a child, and Xiao Yibo did not arrange it so meticulously, but in the syllabus of the school where the blind man participated, every semester, there would be this assignment.

The children can't recite well, because when they were in Xuehaiguan, the children of the Houfu Academy did not aim to take the imperial examination, so they paid more attention to reality. They were either preparing to enter the army like the children of Liu Dahu and Zheng Man, or It is to go to various workshops and start from a small foreman.

The literary style of the Qian State is at its peak, and it is Hao Erlang who has the name of the Donghuamen, but the imperial examination in the Yan State has not been held for many years, and the atmosphere has not yet formed. Moreover, for the common people, the road to the imperial examination is too far away First, as soon as a child "graduates", he can "assign allotment" and get standard household treatment. This is a bright future that is visible to the naked eye.

The child is very smart, but when reciting, "Hou Ye" and "Wang Ye" are still mixed up from time to time. Hou Ye is used to shouting, and it is really difficult for a while.

Lord Zheng Hou smiled and listened,

The surrounding guests gathered together, and everyone looked at the child with kind smiles on their faces, nodding from time to time, showing a look of approval, and the beards were long, so they had to be stroked.

What is certain is that many people here have never been so kind and patient to their own sons and grandchildren.

After the child has finished reciting,

The guests all around spoke together, praising the child for being smart, as if they had witnessed such an exquisite performance, as if they had just witnessed the peak fight between Juggernaut and Bailijian, it was enjoyable, very enjoyable, and even a little unfinished.

The prince nodded,

He took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to the child.

The child kowtows to thank you,

all happy

Immediately afterwards, the prince talked to a few more people, who were the shopkeepers of the royal family's caravan, and the disabled old soldiers who had joined the army since Shengle City.

Asking about the health and well-being, the parents chatted casually.

In fact, it's hard to say whether those who can sit here tonight are rich or not, but life must be not bad.

It took a lot of time, but the prince was very patient.

After a long time, the prince got up and walked inside. The people inside had been looking forward to it for a long time.

It's the same drama again, let's do it again.

This time, another child was selected and asked to sing "The Song of Hou Ye Breaking the Battle".

so,

If you don't observe and explore carefully,

I really don't know that the blind man can do so much work in his busy schedule.

finally,

The prince entered the heart of the banquet.

The people inside did not wait stupidly. After learning that the prince had returned to the mansion, everyone had a feast, eating and drinking slowly, waiting for the prince.

First, a round of toasts by the lieutenant generals;

Brother Ke Yandong and Jin Shuke have all returned to Xueguan and Zhennanguan to guard, but there are still many generals at the next level. King Pingxi will not refuse anyone who comes, and they all did it.

Although he also knew that it would be fine even if he just touched his lips, but he didn't do that tonight.

Luo Ling and other Jingnan army commanders who came to congratulate during the day did not stay for the banquet, but went back before dark, it can be said that they came and went in a hurry.

Abandonment of duty is a serious crime;

Staying in Fengxin City after leaving his post without authorization, well, this is really ready to rebel with open flames.

But there is still one person left, that is Li Guangzong.

Li Guangzong was a bit older, a few years older than Li Fusheng. Age was not a problem, but he had injuries on his body. In fact, he had already half-retired before that.

According to the fact that civil and military positions in Yan State can be switched, he now has the title of magistrate, but he has also delegated power early. There are two people under him, one from Yan and one from Jin. They are deputies in name, but they have long been Cleared it up.

"My lord."

Li Guangzong raised his wine glass;

Zheng Fan retaliated;

The two met their eyes, but didn't say anything specific.

When the imperial court was about to attack the Jingnan Army, Li Guangzong was the freest one because he had already left the army, but he was also the one who danced the most vigorously. He was basically the one who took the lead, hoping that Zheng Fan would come forward , to maintain the airs of the Jingnan Army.

But today's scene of the emperor almost blocked the possibility of the leaders of the Jingnan Army wanting to "gather together" in terms of law and reason;

Unless Zheng Fan is ready to rebel in his head now, under the general trend, the skeleton of the Jingnan Army will inevitably be dismembered after King Jingnan left.

Instead of dismantling and disintegrating a cohesive army, as Qian Guo liked to do in the past, but in terms of structure, the old Jingnan Army system will no longer be able to echo.

After Li Guangzong finished his toast, he sat back a little lonely.

Perhaps, few people are determined to rebel, but everyone instinctively wants to continue the chic life when King Jingnan was there;

Domestic cats and dogs who are used to being wild will not obey, let alone this group of Qiu Batou who have enjoyed unscrupulous lives?

Zheng Fan entertained some more people, and finally entered the innermost small courtyard.

"It's too late to be lonely, and I will punish myself with three cups."

Sitting inside were Mao Mingcai, His Highness the Fifth Highness and others. After Zheng Fan punished himself with three cups, the two immediately got up to accompany the drink.

Because Zheng Fan came late, the two had enough time to digest the scenes during the day, and then prepare for the next matters on the wine table.

I don't know if I really drank too much or did it on purpose.

Mao Mingcai took King Pingxi's hand, and told about the scene when the two of them cooperated sincerely in Yingdu, recalling the past years and years;

His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness insisted that King Ping Xi talk about what he had encountered in repairing the embankment these days, where there were problems, where he dared to embezzle, and where the magistrates were pig-headed.

Wang Pingxi interacted with them enthusiastically, bowl after bowl of wine.

There was sadness in my heart,

take a closer look,

But there's nothing to worry about,

This feeling of emptiness,

not empty,

But down-to-earth.

This wine, as I drank it, it seemed that all the fishy and spicy feeling disappeared. This wine is not wine, it is clearly honey syrup.

The more you drink, the sweeter it becomes,

drink more and more;

diurnal swell,

The silence of the Calabash Temple,

At night, the noise of the candlelight went all the way down,

The whole person seemed to let go.

The moonlight is so beautiful, the delicacies are so delicious, and the people in front of me are so lovely.

Prince Pingxi grabbed Mao Mingcai's beard and said with a smile:

"Master Mao."

"My lord, it hurts..."

"Look at Xu Pangpang, the prefect of Yingdu has done a good job. How about you, you made up too much with Si Ni back then."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Hearing this, Mao Ming was not angry, he was tolerant and self-cultivated, and he could tell that King Pingxi was really a little drunk, and he didn't deliberately use his drunkenness to ridicule himself, because he didn't need it at all.

He is already domineering and arrogant enough in the daytime today, so there is no need to beat around the bush when scolding someone!

"But I don't blame you. There were frequent wars at that time, and you could only maintain stability in the rear with mud."

"Yes, yes, yes." Mao Mingcai nodded, "My lord, you understand me."

If there hadn't been a daytime scene today, Mao Mingcai would have always regarded Zheng Fan as his "confidant", but with the help of alcohol, he also let go.

After hearing this, Mao Ming raised the jug and started to drink it with a "gurgling" sound.

"My lord, you understand me!"

They are all gentlemen, important officials of the court, and they must be meticulous in their etiquette and appearance;

But it also depends on who you are with, as long as your status is equal, or when the status of the other party is higher than yours, you can willingly accompany the other party to play "Liberation".

"Straight mother thief." Master Mao scolded, "I'm said to be worse than Xu Wenzu, but can I be the same? When Xu Wenzu left, the battle had already been fought. After the fight, he was so relaxed, so relaxed, Do I want to be that paper-maker, do I!"

"Yeah, it's difficult for you."

"My lord, it's hard for you too."

"No, I'm not difficult, I'm easy, you don't know, I have a lot of capable people under my command, I basically don't care about things."

"My lord, why can't you be as humble as you are now during the day, oh, I see, you are doing it on purpose, right, you want to be domineering on purpose during the day, and come from dirt?"

"Fart, I'm a piece of shit."

"Okay, okay, I understand, I understand, don't worry, my lord, I understand, I still believe that my lord is still the same lord, the one who is dedicated to the country in Yingdu City, hiccup... ..."

"I'm telling you the truth, I really don't do anything, I..."

"Okay, lord, His Majesty also often said that he can support this great Yanjiang Mountain only with the help of us, the courtiers. I understand, I understand..."

"You know what a fart!"

The drunk King Pingxi was furious and threw the wine glass in front of him to the ground.

His Highness the Fifth immediately came over to help the two who were staggering and hugging each other,

One is Lord Dayan and the other is Dayan's prime minister. At this time, they are really no different from the drunkards in the village.

"My lord, it's a pity, you already have two wives, and it's impossible for my granddaughter to come in as a concubine, otherwise, I really want to betroth my granddaughter to you."

"Your granddaughter, my king, don't want it."

Master Mao said drunkenly: "My wife, I can't give it to you, you, don't think about it!"

Seeing the two talking more and more outrageously,

His Highness Fifth could only stretch out his hand to separate the two,

Unexpectedly, King Pingxi grabbed His Highness the fifth prince's neck and pulled him over.

He scolded directly at him:

"You trash!"

"..." Fifth Highness.

"Yes, yes, I am trash, I am trash."

As the emperor's son, the higher the virtuous name, the better; as the emperor's brother, the more famous the trash, the better;

King Pingxi pointed to His Royal Highness Fifth,

scolded:

"Trash, it's been so long, and I haven't made a Gundam yet!

...

"My lord, it seems that I drank a little too much."

The blind man said to Si Niang who was sitting in front of him.

"Really?" Si Niang was drinking lotus seed soup, stroking her stomach with her hands.

"Besides, after I came out of the temple, I was a little surprised. In the past, the master liked to flip through this kind of entertainment. Today, it seems to be extraordinarily diligent."

"Isn't this exactly what you want to see?" Si Niang asked curiously.

"I'm afraid that if something goes wrong, there must be a demon."

Si Niang laughed "hehe" twice, and said, "Is it because you are afraid that the master will get drunk and go crazy and settle accounts with you for the day's affairs?"

"That's not the case."

"No way? You're drunk, but you can do anything. What if the Lord wants to spank your ass?"

"Is it possible?"

"We're very happy to see it. Who told you to keep giving out oranges, which made them all angry."

"Eat some fruit, it's good for your health."

"Okay, okay, I don't think it's a big deal, maybe it's just that the Lord is in a good mood today, so he drank a little too much and talked a little too much."

"maybe."

"It's rare to see you deflated. The emperor's three imperial decrees are very unexpected."

"Indeed, but it doesn't matter. It's just arranged casually. If it is broken, it will be broken. Isn't it interesting to meet your opponent?

If an idiot emperor is sitting on the dragon chair, then the feeling of rebellion will be much lower. "

"Don't give up yet."

"When I do things, I never like to give up halfway."

"Okay, as long as you're happy."

The blind man stood up suddenly and said, "The Lord is back."

The banquet has not yet ended, and this banquet will last for a long time, because there will be various condolences from the imperial court mission to Fengxin City and the palace, and it is impossible to end before midnight.

But Prince Pingxi, who had already overfulfilled the task, had already walked back with a slightly frivolous footsteps, holding a jug of wine in his hand.

Xiao Yibo and Zhao Cheng stood alone, stretching out their hands, watching carefully.

"Yo, my lord, cheers."

Ah Ming just came up from the wine cellar, also holding a jug of wine in his hand.

"Cheers, vampire!"

Zheng Fan raised the jug, respected A Ming, and then "gulped" two mouthfuls.

Immediately afterwards,

With staggering steps,

Zheng Fan sat on the ground.

Zhao Cheng and Xiao Yibo wanted to help, but Zheng Fan pushed them away.

Si Niang said: "You guys go down."

"Yes, ma'am."

In the small courtyard,

Prince Pingxi sat on the ground holding the jug in his arms, shook it, and it was empty.

"Where's the wine!"

Siniang leaned against the door frame, seeing the Lord's appearance, she thought it was very funny and laughed.

A Ming stepped forward and handed his wine jug to the Lord.

The lord took the jug,

road:

"It's so kind of you!"

talking,

He put his arms around Ah Ming's neck, as if he was about to lean forward.

A Ming's body twitched, and he left early, and the drunk Pingxi Wang was lonely.

But he didn't take it seriously, picked up the flagon and took another sip.

Xue San also appeared at this time, and said to A Ming with a smile:

"I guess it's because the master has not advanced. If you have advanced, you will not hide."

A Ming sarcastically said: "You haven't entered yet, you go."

"yes!"

The third master came to his senses, rushed outside immediately, found a passing waiter, brought a jug of wine and rushed back.

"My lord, let's drink, come, come!"

"Come on, drink!"

Zheng Fan and Xue San cheered.

Xue San is waiting,

But the Lord said nothing, and started looking up at the moon instead.

"..." Third Master.

Shaoqing,

Zheng Fan picked up the jug again,

Facing the bright moon,

shouted;

"Respect to that inn in Tiger Head City!"

All the people present were silent.

At this moment, Fan Li, who was holding a roast leg of lamb, also appeared here secretly. No one knew how he managed to be so quiet with such a big body.

The lord raised the jug again, facing the sky,

shouted:

"I respect the chicken feces all over the willow castle!"

Another sip of wine,

Zheng Fan shouted again:

"Respect the soup pool in Shengle City!"

Take another sip of wine.

"Respect the Hou Mansion of Xue Customs!"

"Worship the palace of Xincheng!"

All the demon kings present put away their hippie smiles at this moment, even Fan Li was no longer in a hurry to eat the leg of lamb.

Because the place names called out by the Lord are actually the big guy's... home over the years.

"Plop!"