Devil’s Advent

"Hey, who do I think this is, isn't this a hero?"

A middle-aged scholar walked into a noodle restaurant with a paper fan in his hand, and saw Chen Daxia sitting inside, eating noodles with his head depressed.

Chen Daxia raised his head and looked at the scholar in front of him.

He knew this scholar. After all, he had a very good relationship with Master Yao, so he naturally recognized the closed disciple that Master Yao had accepted a few years ago——Su Mingzhe, known as Mr. Su.

At that time, Zheng Fan used his identity as "Su Mingzhe" to ride in the same carriage with the Regent of Da Chu to participate in the princess and Qu's wedding. Qu Peiluo also promised Zheng Fan a lot of money in the hope that this "Su Mingzhe" "Mr. Xiao Su" can compose a poem for his big wedding in order to be immortal.

result,

Poems, of course, were not made;

But it should be no problem to be immortal through the ages;

same,

The reason why Su Mingzhe failed to replace his master to participate in the big wedding between the Qu family and the royal family was that he fell ill in Dazhou on the border of Chu State due to acclimatization.

As a result, Chen Daxia, who accompanied him, delivered the master's letter alone.

Then Chen Daxia met Zheng Fan and cooperated in acting.

at last,

Over there, Zheng Fan snatched the princess and ran away,

On the other hand, Su Mingzhe, who was recovering from illness in Dazhou on the border of Chu State, had just recovered from his illness and relied on his master and his own reputation to take two noble women as concubines in the local area. When he was unhappy, the Chu army who came to chase "Mr. , directly caught him in the prison, and became Zheng Fan's puppet.

Even when he was running at the end, he was able to help attract a chasing army, which can be said to be full of assists from beginning to end.

Su Mingzhe is actually not that kind of handsome young man, on the contrary, he is actually richer.

However, there are many titles such as "Young Master" and "Mr.", which can easily give people a fixed sense of sight. When the world praises him, they often praise his talent and his mentorship with Master Yao.

It would be good if the reputation of "fat" really spread far and wide, at least the original King Pingxi would not be able to impersonate him.

Chen Daxia said: "Do you want to eat?"

"Come on, I'll take you to eat delicious food."

With that said, Su Mingzhe held Daxia Chen's hand.

"I haven't paid the bill yet." Daxia Chen broke free, picked up the bowl again, quickly ate the remaining noodles and noodle soup in it, then put down the copper coins and called out to the shopkeeper, and then served with Su Mingzhe Restaurant across the street.

Although he had acted with Zheng Fan in Chu State, Chen Daxia was not "disposed" after returning to Qian State, because at that time the Yan people had not yet fought the Chu people for the founding war, and the state of Chu had not been burned by King Jingnan However, the situation of Yan's power is far less exaggerated and obvious than it is now.

Therefore, Qian Ren looked at the matter of "snatching marriage" as a big joke at that time;

It's the kind that tells you to insult me ​​on weekdays, but this time I have to laugh at you to vent your emotions.

The personal relationship between Chen Daxia and the West King is not a big deal in the current atmosphere. After all, Chen Daxia is a man in the world, and Master Yao endorsed him. The most important thing is that his talent in swordsmanship is extremely strong. It is almost not a problem to become a third-rank swordsman.

Even the Silver Armored Guards of the Qian Kingdom are not so dizzy that they want to drive away the next "Baili Sword" in the future of their country.

As for Su Mingzhe, because Zheng Fan wrote the song "Man Jianghong", the lyric was so majestic and imposing that people admired it, and with the continuous soaring of Zheng Fan's status and achievements, the lyric became more and more popular in the literary world. status has also been elevated.

But you must know that when this poem first came out, the sentence read "Aspirations hungry for meat from swallows and captives", and the signature was still "Mr. Xiao Su";

Su Mingzhe later said many times that it was his honor that Prince Pingxi could write this poem in his own name.

In this regard, Su Mingzhe can be said to have received the true biography of his master.

The blind man once said that the literati of Qianguo are good at flattering each other, that is, hype, and the master of this way in the world is Yao Zizhan.

The grade of the restaurant was not too high, and the two went to a box on the second floor, where a man and a woman were already sitting.

The man was very young, with a handsome face and an air of elegance, and beside him was a sword dipped in blue.

The woman is charming, and there is a beautiful mole on the corner of her mouth, especially eye-catching, there are some too dense rings on her wrist and under her earlobe.

"Come on, let me introduce this one, the young head of the Haidong Wu family, Wu Xiang.

This is the daughter of chieftain Xicai, whose summer name is Su Rongrong.

Two, this is my family teacher's best friend, and also my best friend, Chen Daxia. "

The Wu family in Haidong is a big merchant in the East China Sea, but they are not clean all the year round. It is rumored that there were big merchants like the Wu family working behind the scenes of the pirate rebellion that corrupted the Jiangnan coast of Qianguo;

The later ancestor Zhuming formed a new army and quelled the pirate rebellion. The Wu family also knew how to do it. They didn't resist, but went ashore obediently. Half of the family property was handed over, and finally received an award from the official family, and was also given an official status, and was even appointed as the imperial merchant of the Qian Kingdom.

If the ancestral family is a master in the southeast of the Qian Kingdom, then the Wu family is an out-and-out local snake.

Chieftain Xicai was a relatively powerful chieftain among the natives in the southwest of Qianguo. When Mr. Xun Dao quelled the chieftain rebellion in the southwest, Chieftain Xicai directly defected and surrendered to the army.

It is no exaggeration to say that these two are genuine second generations of aristocratic families.

Wu Xiang and Su Rongrong greeted Chen Daxia together, Chen Daxia returned the salute, and everyone sat down.

After Chen Daxia was seated, he picked up his chopsticks and started to eat. Obviously, he couldn't be full from the previous bowl of noodles. He planned to ask the boss to order another bowl after finishing the previous bowl. Get mushy.

It is impossible for him to chat, and he is not good at hot spots;

Wu Xiang asked, "Why is Brother Chen here in Lanyang City?"

Chen Daxia swallowed the food in his mouth, and replied: "I wanted to go back to Jindong Pingxi Palace, but when I got here, I learned that the war started ahead, so I stopped."

When he was in Shengle City at the earliest, people often came to Chen Daxia. After staying for a while, people left again, and after a while, people came back again.

The last time I stayed in Fengxin City was a little longer, because I worshiped the Juggernaut as my teacher.

After saying goodbye, he left Jindi and returned to Qianguo, originally planning to go back this time.

Pingxi Palace has long been used to Chen Daxia's "free and easy", anyway, Pingxi Wang himself is very happy every time he sees Chen Daxia who comes to visit again;

After all, there was really nothing to say about Chen Daxia's character.

Wu Xiang nodded slightly, he noticed that Chen Daxia used the word "Hui";

This means that, in Chen Daxia's cognition, the notorious Pingxi Palace in East Jin is like home.

Wu Xiang smiled and said: "I have heard that Brother Chen and that Prince Pingxi of Yan Kingdom are inseparable and love each other like brothers and sisters. It seems that it is true."

Daxia Chen nodded,

road:

"Yes, one of my legs was abolished by him."

"..." Wu Xiang.

Chen Daxia has a prosthetic leg, which was custom-built by the third master for him.

Su Rongrong was a little curious and said: "That Prince Pingxi led the army out of the South Gate, why didn't Brother Chen go to him?"

Chen Daxia looked at Su Rongrong with some doubts,

road:

"He's at war with Qian Guo."

"so what?"

"When I go to him, do I kill him or help him fight?"

"Oh I got it."

Chen Daxia felt that this woman had something wrong with her mind, and she had to ask twice for a very simple truth.

If Zheng Fan fights in Chu State, Chen Daxia will help if he is here, he will not care about the impact of fighting Chu State on Qian State, but if Zheng Fan fights with Qian State, he will not go, his world is just So simple and pure.

But this "simple" truth is somewhat complicated for Wu Xiang and Su Rongrong.

Wu's family was from a maritime merchant, and Su Rongrong's family was from a chieftain. To put it bluntly, their families were originally outside the imperial court system of the Qian Kingdom. He is a family with the imperial court, and talking about his people and territory to the outside world is also part of the grand cadre;

In fact, in my heart, I don't agree that I am a dry person at all.

Even, they will deliberately maintain their independence, because once they are fully integrated, there is no reason to ask for additional preferential treatment.

Master Yao was transferred from the position of governor of the three sides and returned to Beijing. He directly entered the court and became the minister of the court, ranking third.

A position where you don't need to make major decisions, but you can control the court's movements by coordinating with the officials.

With such a teacher, Su Mingzhe's official career is naturally not a problem, and now he is serving as a prime minister in Honglu Temple, his rank is not high, but his status is noble.

And Honglu is in charge of foreign guests, court meetings, and ceremonies. This time he brought Wu Xiang and Su Rongrong to Lanyang City, he should be doing business in a private manner.

Chen Daxia heard that after the great victory in Liangdi, there were imperial envoys waiting for the triumphant return of Wang Shi in Lanyang City, but because King Pingxi sent troops to the south, the situation there suddenly became complicated. The corresponding preparations will be more low-key.

As for meeting him on the street by chance, Daxia Chen is honest but not stupid, he doesn't believe it, there must be someone from Su Mingzhe in this city who discovered him.

In fact, Su Mingzhe did work in the office in the form of "micro-service" this time.

Dagan finally fought a victory in Liangdi, but the victorious Yan State was still victorious, and the Gan-Chu coalition army in Liangdi was only beating the side drums, and the main force was still Dagan's army.

This side, inside and out, earns what is called honesty, and it is not empty at all.

Although Qianren has always boasted that Wenhua is the first, and disdains to be serious with you in the matter of Qiu Ba, but in fact, he is really looking forward to the great victory as he hopes for the rain.

Su Mingzhe brought the two "second generations" here this time, which actually meant "praising merit".

Faced with the pressure from the Yan people in the past few years, in order to ensure that there are no internal problems, Qianguo has given too many benefits to these places;

Right now, the large-scale army is able to fight, and you have to come and see for yourself, and the rewards given in the future will naturally be less.

After all, these two are protons in essence, and at the same time, they are also the spokespersons of their own forces in Shangjing.

Wu Xiang asked, "Brother Chen, how do you think this war will develop?"

Chen Daxia shook his head, took a bite of a lion's head, and said, "I don't know how to fight."

Wu Xiang smiled awkwardly, stretched out her hand to touch "Qingxuan" beside her, and said: "It's a pity, the sword I have is just for decoration, and the swordsmanship is really sparse, so I don't have the qualifications to discuss swordsmanship with Brother Chen." .”

"Well, the sword qi on your body is scattered but not condensed. It should be because you have eaten too many medicine stones for replenishing qi, but your own talent is limited and mediocre, so you just have a high level but can't really control the way of the sword."

"..." Wu Xiang.

"Hehehe." Su Rongrong covered her mouth and laughed, the buckles on her body "jingling".

Subsequently,

Su Rongrong opened the mouth and said: "There are rumors in the world that brother Chen has worshiped the sword master of Jin as his teacher?"

"Um."

"That's really congratulations to Brother Chen, I have to worship such a powerful teacher."

Just like the old farmer thought that the emperor could eat ten steamed buns in the morning, people in this class of the aristocratic family often look at things with their own habitual eyes;

Chen Daxia shook his head and said, "I have a teacher, but I don't have a teacher."

In fact, Master Yao is also his teacher, and he often teaches him the principles of how to behave. The Juggernaut is also his teacher. Teacher and master are different concepts.

Moreover, the Juggernaut has never asked him to perform formal apprenticeship ceremonies, but Chen Daxia's respect for the Juggernaut is not false at all.

"Then what did brother Chen do every day when he was in Fengxin City?"

Su Rongrong asked curiously.

"Carrying water, chopping firewood, helping the teacher wash the urinals; feeding a flock of chickens and a duck."

"..." Su Rongrong.

Su Mingzhe sipped his wine beside him, smiling without saying a word.

In fact, just as Prince Hepingxi can trust Daxia Chen wholeheartedly, how could Master Yao, who has always had "sight like a torch", not see Daxia Chen's essence clearly?

Daxia Chen is a good person and an honest person.

Don't hurt him, don't plot against him, just have a good time with him, and be reliable at critical moments.

Su Mingzhe is not worried that these two family members will look down on his friend,

Some people come out to hang out, relying on their family status;

Some people rely on their own abilities.

Because of the praise of his master and apprentice, Chen Daxia has already prepared the position of the "Baili Sword" of the next generation of Qianguo. This kind of confidence based on his own strength, even in the face of the family, will still not be defeated.

Besides, those two are not fools.

Su Mingzhe got up, poured wine for everyone, and then chatted about some local conditions and customs in Jindi, and took the topic back.

While chatting and eating, a team of auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands passed by on the street of the restaurant, and the line was quite long.

It was inevitable that this topic would be brought back again.

Su Rongrong said; "It is said that King Pingxi's army has captured the capital of Zhao State."

Wu Xiang laughed and said, "It's actually a good thing. It can make Meng Shuai over there and our court better able to make up their minds, right, Mr. Su?"

Su Mingzhe nodded with a smile, and said, "This battle should be over, and the army's victory should be coming soon."

In the imperial court of Qianguo, there has always been a war faction and a peace faction.

And all along, the peace faction has the upper hand.

However, it was not the literati and bureaucrats who advocated the peace, but most of them advocated the war, and wrote a basketful of poems wishing to avenge the Northern Expedition;

On the contrary, it is a veteran in the army who advocates peace there.

Before the old Mr. Zhong died, he firmly suppressed the Northern Expedition;

Now, after a great victory in Liangdi, both the main combat faction and the main peace faction agreed to quickly transfer the troops back.

It's fine if you win, it's fine if you win, but you must not make mistakes again. This is the consensus of the two factions.

The Yan army took down the capital city of Zhao State, which was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. In this case, there is no need to continue fighting this battle.

Su Mingzhe continued to the two aristocratic sons: "After this battle, I have Marshal Zu sitting on three sides, and Meng Shuai can choose a border area to continue training.

Consort Zhong, Han Tongzhi, Yue Tongzhi, etc., as well as a group of young generals who were selected by the officials themselves, will have the opportunity to continue to grow.

Not to mention, in Shangjing City, there is also Xiangdao Xiangzheng who is just rectifying the Beijing camp.

Give it another three or two years, and my martial arts style will flourish! "

Wu Xiang and Su Rongrong toasted together to congratulate this sentence!

But in fact, the two of them also knew in their hearts that once Daqian was really armed, then they could only bow their heads and be grandsons.

At this time,

Wu Xiang said to Chen Daxia: "Brother Chen, what kind of person is that Prince Pingxi?"

When at the wine table, when you meet a great person in the world, it is inevitable to discuss him.

Daxia Chen still answered quickly:

"A lazy man."

Su Rongrong laughed "puchi" and said, "Rotten person?"

Chen Daxia hesitated for a moment, then nodded again, this word is also correct.

"I heard that Prince Pingxi is capable of writing and martial arts, has extraordinary courage, and is good at taking the head of a general from among thousands of troops?"

Daxia Chen frowned;

To a certain extent, he has actually assumed the same responsibilities as the Juggernaut, so no matter how he thinks about it, he can't connect "Zheng Fan" with "Take the head of the general in the Wanjun Congzhong".

that person,

Actually very cowardly.

and,

That person's habit is that when he doesn't fight, he stays in the mansion, surrounded by his wife and children, and basically never goes out. When he goes out, he probably just drinks the mutton soup from Front Street or something.

Su Rongrong opened the mouth and said: "It is said that King Pingxi and the princess had a private life-long love affair. After learning that the princess was going to be married as Qu's wife, he entered Chu alone to snatch her back. It is really fascinating."

Chen Daxia said, "No, they didn't know each other before, and they hooked up within two days."

"..." Su Rongrong.

On this point, Daxia Chen has the right to speak;

yes,

He was there at the time, and he was the hero Chen next to King Pingxi.

Su Rongrong took a look at Chen Daxia, thinking that he was confused.

Wu Xiang said with emotion: "If it weren't for the relationship between the enemy and us, if it weren't for the righteousness of the country, I really want to make friends and get to know that Prince Pingxi.

Poems and songs are all intelligible;

Leading troops in battle, never defeated;

The rivers and lakes are transparent, and the spirit of the temple;

Tsk tsk..."

It stands to reason that such words are inconvenient to say, after all, King Pingxi is the king of the Yan Kingdom, but this kind of "true literati" ethos is prevalent in the Qiang Kingdom;

You and I are in different situations and identities, but you and I are bosom friends, and we can still treat each other with sincerity and appreciate each other.

Furthermore, Su Mingzhe, who represented the government at the scene, did not miss King Pingxi's enthusiasm.

Moreover, the officials have publicly expressed their appreciation for that Prince Pingxi several times.

This is the case with dry people. I beat you to other people, but you won my respect;

As for dry people, I can't beat you, but it doesn't affect my respect for you.

After Wu Xiang finished feeling, Su Mingzhe also followed up.

In the end, Su Rongrong even smiled and said: "Yes, if there is a chance in the future, I really want to meet this strange man in the world."

Chen Daxia put down the half-eaten duck leg in his hand,

Looking at the three people present,

road:

"You don't want to take Lager here."

Wu Xiang asked curiously: "Brother Chen, what is Fulage and how to set it up?"

"It's what Wang Pingxi likes to say on weekdays, and it probably means that sometimes, the more you say that, the more likely things will come true.

King Pingxi himself is more taboo about this, and often asks people around him not to stand indiscriminately and serve Raga. "

"Hahahahaha."

Wu Xiang laughed out loud,

road:

"Right now, the prince is fighting in the land of Liang Zhao far to the east. Could it be that he can bring soldiers and horses to the boundary of Lanyang City at this time?"