Devil’s Advent

The Empress of Qian Kingdom has been coerced by the Yan army these days. Unlike the princes and nobles who were captured together, her treatment is obviously better. In the evening, there is also a separate tent of his own. Unlike other people, the once high-ranking dignitaries are directly sent by the Yan people to the stables to huddle together at night.

The blind man once joked, saying that the cultural soft power of the Qian Kingdom ranks first among all the Xias, and this is indeed true.

One of the most accomplished things of the literati in Qianguo is that they forcibly made up a "Four Marquis Kaibian" from the three princes in history, and they can quote from top to bottom, which is obviously nonsense, but It also makes sense to ordinary people.

The iron-clad facts of history, when the Three Kingdoms were still alive, people could change it in this way, let alone other things.

for example,

Gan people have always been afraid of Yan people on the battlefield, but on white paper, they can scold Fang Qiu;

In recent years, with the rise of King Pingxi, the main energy of Qianren literati has been put on King Pingxi.

Prince Pingxi has been feeling deeply, why is his reputation being persecuted all the time?

There must be an objective reason for this, plus some people in the family, their own rhetoric, but it cannot be denied that the literati in the Jianghu of Qianguo played a role in fueling the flames.

Many so-called "literati of the rivers and lakes" can be officials, gentlemen, or great scholars during the day, but when they write their own "notes" at night, they can quickly switch to another appearance;

Therefore, in the rivers and lakes of the Qian Kingdom, in teahouses and wine shops, and even in all kinds of high-end fireworks and willow alleys, there is no shortage of books by Prince Pingxi.

In their pen,

Prince Pingxi is described as an existence that is extremely longing for a wife. He not only asks his subordinates to contribute their wives to him for pleasure, but also humiliates those noble daughters who have subjugated the country!

It can be said that man and god are all angry!

In the most famous flower alley in the south of the Yangtze River, the drama of "Prince Pingxi" is staged every day for the enjoyment of distinguished guests;

Generally, the female concubine plays a role, while the guest plays the role of Prince Pingxi.

The most famous books include "The Story of King Pingxi and the Empress Dowager of Jin", "The Secret of King Pingxi and the Empress Dowager Cheng", "The Lingering Love between King Pingxi and the Savage Queen Dowager"...

Brother Jiangnan, while criticizing the various acts of anger and resentment of Lord Pingxi of Yan State, at the same time, he never tires of playing this role;

Essentially,

in my heart,

is envious.

As a man, he can't escape the restriction of those two walnuts in his bones. Everyone criticizes Prince Pingxi, and everyone wants to be Prince Pingxi in his heart.

Here, it can also reflect the richness and prosperity of Jiangnan in Qianguo from the side. Without a sufficient foundation at the bottom, it is impossible for the upper class to play so fancy, oh no, it is called elegance.

This kind of atmosphere and rumors, even within the palace, would not shy away from it.

Because of this,

Queen Cui Ying of the Qian Kingdom, after being captured by the Yan people, and after learning that King Pingxi had joined this army, she panicked.

And for days on end,

Knowing that Prince Pingxi himself is in the army,

I also heard that Prince Pingxi seems to have checked on those arrested dry princes and nobles,

But Prince Pingxi never came to see him,

So,

The Queen's heart became even more panicked.

"Your Majesty, wash up."

Two imperial wives came in with utensils and began to serve the queen to wash and change clothes.

The Queen asked nervously:

"But the king of Yanlu wants me to go there?"

The word "serve" cannot be said by the queen;

She once tried to kill herself when the Yan army broke through the palace, but unfortunately she failed;

And people's belief in suicide often collapses with the failure of one suicide. It is very difficult to commit suicide for the second time in a short period of time;

"Your Majesty, the government sent an imperial envoy here."

"Yes, ma'am, I saw the imperial envoy."

The two orders almost burst into tears.

They were noble ladies in a high mansion, well-clothed and well-fed, with many servants, but when they were reduced to such a situation, how could they not be afraid or panic in their hearts.

But they are extremely lucky to be selected to serve the queen.

The Yan people have no reason to treat their captives kindly, the queen is an exception, and the rest of the princes and nobles, regardless of gender, basically treat them as "animals" and raise them.

"Have the officials sent someone here?" The queen wept with joy.

"Yes, ma'am, the government must have sent someone to pick you up, ma'am."

"Your Majesty, you have to take us with you."

"Yes, empress, please forgive me, empress."

"Don't worry, I am grateful to you two for taking care of me all this way, and I will definitely take the two of you with me."

"Thank you ma'am."

"The empress is benevolent."

...

"Heh, the sincerity of your officials is really enough."

Zheng Fan put down the gift list, and his calm eyes fell on the envoy of the Qian Kingdom standing below.

The envoy was dressed in a python robe, and he was not very old, but standing in his military tent, he had such a heroic spirit.

Prince Rui's son, Zhao Mugou.

"My lord, if the two countries are at war, they will not be beheaded."

"The king didn't say he wanted to kill you."

"No, what the foreign minister means is that even if the two countries are at war, as the two major kingdoms of Zhu Xia, they should also set an example for Zhu Xia and save some dignity."

"A country that has been defeated, what more is there to talk about?"

"My lord, I have fought hard, but I have not been defeated!"

Zheng Fan smiled,

road:

"Come on."

"exist!"

"Send it to the account."

King Pingxi stretched out his hand and flicked the gift list down,

road:

"Then keep fighting!"

Zhao Mugou was stopped in front of Chen Xianba and Zheng Man, making gestures to see off the guests.

But he cried out:

"My lord, can the country of Yan continue to fight? Can the country of Yan still be able to fight? If you continue to fight, isn't the country of Yan afraid of collapse in its own country?"

"Gu is King Pingxi of Dayan, not the emperor of Dayan, and the country of Dayan is not alone, and it has nothing to do with breaking altars and pots.

For the rest of my life, the king

I don't like being threatened the most.

come on,

Just come. "

Zhao Mugou's expression froze, and when Chen Xianba and Zheng Man mentioned that he was about to leave the command post, Zhao Mugou seemed to be drained of most of his strength, and shouted:

"Then what does the prince want!"

"good."

Chen Xianba and Zheng Man let go of their hands.

"Xianba."

"Here!"

Chen Xianba took out a map and spread it in front of Zhao Mugou.

On the map, there are two cities that are circled.

"Let your officials issue an order to order the defenders of these two cities to open the gates."

After Zhao Mugou saw these two cities, he shouted immediately:

"Impossible! Don't even think about it!"

These two cities are not big cities, nor are they important military towns. Of course, for the current Yan army, it is really unnecessary to carry out any siege at this time. The casualties caused by it were already huge.

On the outskirts, several groups of dry troops have been escorting them.

As far as the Yan army goes, the Gan army will follow as far as possible. If they don't take the initiative to attack, after the Yan army stops, the Gan army will set up camp.

Because Qianjun knew that he did not have the strength to take the initiative to attack, so it looked more like Qianjun was sending Yan Jun out of the country.

The eldest prince and Li Liangshen mobilized the soldiers and horses of Nanwangcheng to engage in repeated frictions with the three sides of Qianguo, making it impossible for Zu Zhuming of the three sides of Qianguo to move his troops south;

Liang Diqian's elite had already detoured south, intending to return to the country from the south, and Luoling's part was still hanging on them. It can be said that that elite army could not quench their thirst far away.

The main force of the forbidden army was brought back to Shangjing by the officials to appease the situation.

With such a commission, the dry army can certainly continue to organize a lot of soldiers and horses, which seems to be "many people and powerful", but in fact, Xiangbing County soldiers are in the majority, and the combat effectiveness is not to worry about, but everyone knows each other You know how much you can stretch your hips.

After several rounds of exchanges, when the soldiers and horses around Zheng Fan gathered to a certain size, unless they took the initiative to sneak into the encirclement of the Qianren again, they were basically safe.

Why did these two cities make Zhao Mugou so excited? It was because it was the transfer place for the Qian Kingdom in the north to transport military supplies to the three sides, and it was also the lifeline of the rear logistics of the three sides.

Obviously, Prince Pingxi intends to make a small fortune before leaving, and it can be regarded as going back to make up for some shortfalls in the country of Yan.

At least,

Can you give Xiaoliuzi some relief from such a little pressure.

On the gift list of Qian Kingdom, it is actually "ransom", but this ransom has been divided into installments, and many of them will exist implicitly in the future trade with Jindong Pingxi Palace.

But Zheng Fan is not a novice who is easily coaxed, what he can hold in his hands is what he needs.

Gold, silver and treasure are actually not very important now. When Chen Yang came back, although there were no carts or carts to drive the loot, there were more or less in the pockets of every soldier or the saddle bag of the horse. The ground was bulging a lot.

What Zheng Fan values ​​is food.

During the Taiping period, food was actually very cheap, and it was a world of difference from rare treasures, but this thing had to be sown in the right season and had to wait for a period of time before it could be harvested, so there was no way to produce it empty-handed.

Food is what Dayan desperately wants right now, and it can solve the urgent need.

Zheng Fan waved his hand,

Chen Xianba put Zhao Mugou out of the handsome account.

Zheng Man asked stupidly;

"My lord, will someone agree?"

King Pingxi glanced at Zheng Man,

road;

"Let's talk about business, don't be in a hurry."

...

Zhao Mugou didn't come alone. He brought a mission with quite a few people. Every day, people would be sent back to deliver news and receive responses from officials.

This kind of frank confession and undisguised disclosure of his own army's traces is actually an insult to the country.

But Gan Ren knew that the Yan people were going to withdraw their troops after all, and there was really no need, let alone the ability, to fight hard at the moment, so they could only hold their noses and recognize it.

As for Zhao Mugou himself, he kept asking to see Prince Pingxi during the day, and sometimes the prince didn't want to see him, so he would stand outside the tent and scold Pingxi Wang Wude!

In the evening, he would go to the stable where the captives were held, appease the princes and nobles who were captured, and promise them that they would definitely take them home and would not continue to be humiliated by the captives.

In the whole army, the busiest one is the son of King Rui.

Every day, Chen Xianba would tell Zheng Fan what Zhao Mu had done.

After Zheng Fan heard this, he just smiled and didn't care.

Both of them are smart people. Although they didn't miss each other's bottom line, it didn't hinder the early cooperation.

The difference is that,

He Zhao Mugou is jumping like this now, don't look at Prince Pingxi tolerated him, just let him withdraw the proceeds in advance, in the end, he has to reciprocate, otherwise, he would not be able to leave this military camp with the mission alive.

Zheng Fan is not afraid that His Royal Highness has no needs, what he is afraid of is that he will really send someone with a strong backbone.

after all,

Even if these princes and nobles were brought back to Yan Kingdom by themselves, they would be sent to Shangjing to let the people of Shangjing watch a monkey show, and then let the little six sons boast about their achievements to their ancestors when they went to the Taimiao, pretending to be aggressive.

If you can't exchange for food, you can't exchange for drink. Along the way, they still have to eat and drink, which is of no practical significance.

Zheng Fan believes that if Little Six is ​​here, he should have the same idea as himself, after all, that guy values ​​reality more than himself.

that's all,

Next, with the march of the Yan army and the daily camping,

Zhao Mugou, who seemed to have gradually figured out this "tacit understanding", began to read poems and inscriptions in front of the handsome tent every day, and while scolding Prince Pingxi, he also expressed his worries and unwillingness to face the difficult state affairs.

Then go to the Yan people to make a fuss, demanding to distribute enough food to the captives, and to give them more space. Those royal nobles are now more excited to see Zhao Mugou than their own parents.

Because in this environment of prisoners, after stripping away their original glory, they have already become no different from ordinary people. Even, the suffering that ordinary Guizhou chiefs can bear can be called torture on them.

News from Zixia Palace in the south kept coming.

finally,

On an appropriate day, when the Yan army retreated northward and reached a node;

Zhao Mugou came over with his sincerity.

Into handsome account,

See Prince Pingxi,

King Pingxi smiled,

Zhao Mugou even smiled a little embarrassedly.

Subsequently,

Zhao Mu took out the imperial decree and a corresponding document, not only the two cities, but also some counties near the two cities.

"Yo, why are there still extra heads?"

A Ming who was standing beside Zheng Fan asked curiously.

Zhao Mugou knelt down and said sincerely: "My lord, this is the sincerity of my family."

Zheng Fan nodded,

road:

"The king knows."

"The servant will leave."

Zhao Mu hooked it down.

"This deal is a bargain." A Ming said.

"I can only say that it's just a little bit of blood. In the final analysis, the dry man has thick blood and his roots are in the south of the Yangtze River. It's been twice, twice. It's really heartbreaking for the dry man to be so rich and powerful.

Oh shit,

When I, Zheng Fan, can fight this kind of wealth battle, I also want to bully people by relying on national power. "

"My lord can bully that bully now."

What A Ming was talking about, of course, was the empress. A Ming was really curious. In the past, no matter whether it was the Queen Mother or the Empress Dowager, the Lord had to go see her if she really bullied her.

This time, I really didn't see him once.

Zheng Fan shook his head,

road;

"I am a kind-hearted person."

...

Three days later, under the order of the imperial decree, the gates of the cities were opened, and the Yan army was able to enter after giving up resistance.

Of course, there were also two county guards and guards who refused to obey the edict and insisted not to open the city gates.

One of them was shot down by the Yan army, and the other one was shot down once, but it was not shot down, so it was stopped.

Yan Jun captured many local people in these counties and forced them to become civilian husbands, responsible for delivering food and military supplies.

at the same time,

Fu Wang's family, escorted by Qianjun, has already entered the coverage area of ​​Yanjun sentries;

And those princes and ministers who were captured from Shangjing were unshackled one by one, weeping with joy.

but,

that night,

A sad news came;

Daqian empress,

In order to avoid being humiliated by Yan captives and to protect the country's dignity,

in the account,

hang himself.