The small river outside Cui Liu Fort has frozen, and the winter depression has covered everything. Only the sun can bring the only remaining comfort to the creatures on this land.

A Ming leaned against the tree by the river, biting a dead stem in his mouth.

On the opposite side of the small river, Liang Cheng passed by on horseback, and when he saw A Ming, he held the reins.

Ah Ming closed his eyes and pretended not to see.

Before long, a shadow blocked the sunlight from shining on him. He opened his eyes helplessly and looked at Liang Cheng standing in front of him.

"Listen to them, you have been practicing arrows with the master this month?"

"Do you have any advice?"

Liang Cheng shook his head, "No."

Subsequently,

Liang Cheng took out a bag with raisins from his pocket and handed it to Ming.

The warm winter sun shines here, and under the frozen creek lies the restlessness of anticipation of spring.

In the cold wind, there is a little bit of almond flavor, and it seems that it can taste such a little bit of sweetness in addition to the bitterness.

raisin,

Two men,

One sitting, one standing,

This scene seems to be frozen into an oil painting, which can always make people think more.

Ming looked at Liang Cheng,

Open the mouth:

"are you crazy?"

"Fragrant grass asked me to bring it to you."

Ah Ming didn't reach out to take it, but said:

"Did you know that after the raisins are dried, they are swept back with a shovel and broom? You will wash them after they are dried?"

"Don't eat?"

"Don't eat."

Liang Cheng indifferently stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful, sat down next to A Ming, and began to chew.

"You are not too dirty either." A Ming smiled.

"In this world, there may not be much dirtier than the two of us."

One is a vampire and the other is a zombie.

All are the existence of yin, evil and obscure, and it is a kind of "dirty" that is beyond ordinary dirty.

"If you can't tell, you still feel inferior?"

"I admit that I am inferior. I am really afraid of the dark."

"You are really sick today, don't you want to laugh at me?"

"Fangcao said you are in a bad mood these days, let me comfort you."

"Are you fancy people?"

"No."

"Yes, the daughter of the Jidu Envoy took the initiative to seduce you, and you still sit still, hey, are you not interested in women?"

"Usually when they talk about this topic, you are bound to me."

"..." A Ming.

"Si Niang told me that she is very optimistic about Fangcao's potential, so if you have time, you can talk to someone else's girl to get things started."

"Me and her, nothing happened."

"You killed his father."

"It's as if you didn't kill other girls' mothers."

"It's Magic Maru's hand."

"Oh, sorry, no, what does Siniang mean?"

"It's not for you to fall in love with Fangcao. Although this is ancient times, it is not a big deal for a little girl to be unrequited love. If you leave it to later generations, confession and loss of love are all things that are accustomed to."

"Is this what Siniang said?"

"Yes, Si Niang thinks that you have to help cut the little girl's mind. If you say it, it will be fine. She wants to cultivate Fangcao."

"All right, I'll talk to Fangcao in a few days."

"Ok,"

"Then, I won't eat raisins. If you want to eat, take them and eat them slowly. What are you doing while sitting here?"

"I'm just a little curious to ask, how does it feel to practice arrows with the master every day?"

"Oh, I understand." A Ming suddenly realized, "You came to see me making a joke?"

"Correct."

"Then I'll talk to the Lord, I'll change you to practice arrows with him tomorrow, don't you understand?"

"different."

"What's the difference, it's hard to be shot anyway."

"For an arrow trainer, if one's own arrow is shot out, after hitting the target, whether it is bounced off or is shot into the arrow and the arrow falls to the flesh, the pleasure that this brings is different."

"Hahaha."

Liang Cheng handed his water bag to A Ming,

"The sky is dry, drink more water."

"Shameless."

"I want to watch."

"mean."

"I've already laughed anyway, make me smile happier?"

"ruthless."

"Hurry up, I have something to do, and I have to go to Nanwang City to get the equipment, money and food."

Ah Ming reached out and took the water bag.

Remove the plug,

"Gufufufu" took a few sips,

When drinking water, Ah Ming did not let the water leak from his mouth, but before long, his clothes began to wet.

Liang Cheng shook his head after seeing this scene.

Road:

"It's miserable."

"Satisfied?" A Ming put down the water bag.

Liang Cheng shook his head again and said:

"Next time you change the tank to give you water, I want to see the fountain."

"..." A Ming.

"Even if you accompany the master to practice arrows, it is not appropriate to wear hard armor, shouldn't it be a problem to wear a soft armor? At least, it will not be shot into briquettes."

"I wore leather armor."

"Then it was shot like this?"

"The Lord Admiral's blood is instilled in the arrow."

"Oh?"

"This tone is a bit strange, I seem to hear your excitement."

"It seems that Fangcao is indeed not suitable for you. You are depressed. The more you are shot by the Lord, the happier you are."

"I know that we are both dirty, but you shouldn't say such ambiguous words, it will make me feel a little bit unbearable dirty."

"If I remember correctly, Ding Hao once said that the release of qi and blood is a sign of entering the eighth rank martial artist."

"Correct."

"That said, the Lord is indeed a martial arts cultivator in this world."

"It's still early, but I have already touched the doorway. I feel that in a few months, I will be able to release the blood smoothly, and by then, I will almost enter the eighth rank. Compared with people in this world In terms of the general cultivation speed, the Lord is indeed a genius."

"You've worked hard."

It's really hard work, and I have to be shot for a few months. This is the rhythm of shooting from winter to spring.

"No way, everyone is waiting for the upgrade."

"By the way, there is one more thing."

"Say."

"Who I heard said, the reason why you were chosen by the Lord as a target for practicing arrows is because you eavesdropped on the Lord's inner monologue?"

"There is the kind that walks to your bedroom bed next to your bed and talks to you...eavesdropping?"

"Although I don't know the specific situation, I can probably guess it. At first, you pretended to sleep and didn't remind the Lord that he had gone to the wrong room."

"Is this my fault?"

"The Lord cannot be wrong."

"Yes, it's my fault."

"I'm a bit curious, did the Lord's monologue that day talk about us?"

"Do you know, you are the first to ask me this question."

"Oh?"

"Fan Li couldn't think of this. Xue San knew that he had a big mouth to ask me and I wouldn't say it, so he didn't come to ask me. Si Niang has a close relationship with the Lord, so I don't need to ask this."

"Where is the blind man?"

"The blind man had been a psychologist before, but he didn't come to ask, because he knew that anything, when it might be in the stomach, is really true, but once it comes out of his mouth, no matter how true it is, it will be mixed with it. Got fake.

Sometimes, I deliberately adulterated, and sometimes, I might even be deceived by myself without knowing it. "

"You mean, Lord, he..."

"I didn't say anything. You are a zombie. Tell me, is Sha Tuo Queshi conscious now?"

"some."

"That's not the case. Fan Li can say anything but his brain, because he is this person, but we are different. From now on, I will be more polite to the Lord.

In the past, blind men forced the master to practice martial arts, a bit too anxious, you still use your nails to insert the master. "

"So, you just whitewashed yourself?"

"I have always been loyal to the Lord, not loyal. Will I willingly accompany the Lord to practice arrows for a month?"

"Is this stupid by the arrow? Well, why did you cheat yourself?"

Ming raised his head,

Sighed,

Looking at the sun above,

With emotion:

"For life."

…………

"Brother Zuo, why are you doing this?"

Zheng Fan said in shock.

"Brother Zheng, can you take away the smile on your face and then ask me with concern?"

"Sorry."

"Ugh."

Zuo Jiqian leaned on a cane and motioned to the two men behind him to send in the gifts he had brought.

"Brother Zuo, come in and sit down."

Zheng Fan welcomed Zuo Jiqian into the fort.

Fangcao brought two cups of hot tea and some snacks and then withdrew.

Zuo Jiqian scanned the layout inside curiously, and said with emotion:

"Brother Zheng is really an elegant person, even the inside of the castle is so uniquely decorated."

The furnishings and decorations in the castle hall are luxurious, and there are even celebrity calligraphy and paintings.

This is not a "Zheng's House", this is Cui Liu Bao!

Moreover, when he came in, Zuo Jiqian also noticed that the project funds and materials had just been approved, but if the construction really started, it would have to wait for the beginning of the spring to thaw, but the Cui Liu Fort here was already built, and at the same time this The area is really big.

Not to mention that it can accommodate hundreds of people, and thousands of people can live in, there is no problem.

However, Zuo Jiqian is a son of a family, and he still knows how to behave. He thinks that the construction of Cuiliu Fort is very likely to be inseparable from the relationship between Zhenbeihoufu, so he did not ask the question of the construction of the Fortress, but took it. Start with the decoration of the hall for hospitality.

"I have always felt that life needs a sense of ritual, especially for us who tie their heads to their waists. People may be gone someday, so we have to live every day seriously."

"Isn't it, Brother Zheng, brother, this time, I almost never see you again."

"I'm about to ask, what's wrong with Brother Zuo?"

"I'm ashamed to say, because Brother Zheng, you took the lead. So a while ago, we had many fortresses. In fact, more or less, we all took the initiative to send troops to the south to wander around.

The others were all right, and they wandered around and came back. Of course, it was naturally not as impressive as Brother Zheng, who captured the city with a hundred horses.

As for me, my heart is itchy. I also brought hundreds of cavalry to fight in the grassland. Brother Zheng, you should be able to understand that, as a warrior, you can see others go to lead the army to kill yourself but shrink. In the back, I really couldn't hold back. "

"Understanding, understanding." Zheng Fan nodded seriously.

From this point of view, Zuo Jiqian should have been planted.

"But now, brother, I'm reciting the words. Not long after I passed through the Suibao group, I happened to run into a cavalry from Chen Zhen, who had more than a thousand riders.

However, I was not afraid at the time, thinking that I could finally do it with a real gun. On the cavalry battle, I Dayan hadn't beaten anyone, but who knew that after the confrontation, there was another cavalry force. Hit me off guard.

Don't be afraid of your jokes, Brother Zheng, my life was almost confessed in Qianguo.

Finally, I took a life and came back. The hundreds of riders who had taken out this brought back less than a hundred, and the loss was huge. "

Zheng Fan followed with a sigh,

I was thinking,

This loss should not be the most important thing. With Zuo Jiqian's background, I added that it should not be a big problem. The biggest problem is that Jingnan Hou should have privately sent troops to the following Baozhai to molest the people of the country. One eye is opened and the other is closed.

It just wants to create border friction, put pressure on the dry country, and at the same time allow the dry country to send more troops to the border.

But it’s okay for you to go out and have a wave, but you have a wave and a wave,

I was beaten up and returned,

Are you going to put pressure on the people of the country or find confidence for the people of the country?

In fact, this is also Zheng Fan’s previous deeds that gave them an over-confidence. It is true that the militants of the countrymen will be depleted, and the people of the country will not be defeated, but there are still three nails in the broken ship.

Furthermore, compared with the Jingnan army, the frontier army that can be pulled out by Qianguo is indeed a bit useless, but the problem is that the soldiers of each fortress plus the county soldiers of Yinlang County do not actually belong to the system of the Jingnan army. , Similar to the difference between the Central Army and the local security regiments in the Republic of China.

In this regard, the situation in Beifeng County is the same. The gap between the Zhenbei Army and the local garrison is really too big.

At the same time, Zheng Fan's brutal soldiers, equipment and kung fu, even if they were lost in the Jingnan Army, under the same number, it is estimated that the Jingnan Army is no better than Zheng Fan's Cui Liubao police station.

Seeing Zuo Jiqian who was sighing there, Zheng Fan expressed concern on his face, but he was quite gloating in his heart.

Why don't you really treat Qianguo people as human beings?

At this time, Zuo Jiqian finally said his intention.

"Brother Zheng, it is said that in three days, the new commander in Nanwang City will be on duty. At that time, all of our guards will go to Nanwang City to report on duty. This time, brother, I made this mistake, and my face was broken. , Brother, I really feel guilty, but brother, I have been thinking about finding a place in the battlefield again.

If a new general or new officer takes office and wants to use someone to make a fortune, please also ask Brother Zheng to help me with a few words. "

Zheng Fan was a little surprised:

"Brother Zuo, what you said is too far-fetched. Brother Zuo and I have taken a knife and experienced life-and-death relationship together. But whenever there is a need, brother, I will definitely not say anything.

But, brother, I’m a humble word. If this trust general soldier doesn’t even sell the face of your Zuo family, brother, what use will I say next to you? "

The Zuo family should have status, and the status is not small.

Because Zheng Fan had met Jingnan Hou and had a few conversations with Zuo Jiqian after he learned that Zuo Jiqian was from the Zuo family.

No matter how the Emperor Yan plans to use his sword against the clan, no matter what Jingnan Hou’s attitude towards the clan, in any case, in this context, Zheng Fan does not think that a general soldier who may not give the Zuo family face, will Give him face.

Although Director Zheng has been pulling tigers' skins all the time, and there are people on him.

But that's fooling others, and you can't fool yourself and lame yourself as if you are now a human being.

"Brother Zheng, you really have to help me, brother, otherwise..."

At this time, Zuo Jiqian took the initiative to leave and walk to Zheng Fan, making a gesture to kneel down.

Zheng Fan was shocked,

Then he was so shocked that he seemed to forget to reach out to support and prevent Zuo Jiqian from kneeling.

Zuo Jiqian’s knee was bent in half,

"..." Zuo Jiqian.

Damn it, why don't you help me!

Zheng Fan continued to look shocked, and still in shock.

Zuo Jiqian was embarrassed.

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat stagnant.

"Puff!"

Zuo Jiqian closed his eyes and knelt down.

Zheng Fan stood up immediately and said in surprise:

"Brother Zuo, what are you doing? You and I are brothers who have experienced life and death together. If you can't say anything, it must be like this?"

She was shocked verbally, but still didn't help her with her hand.

Zuo Jiqian took a deep breath.

Road:

"This time, only Brother Zheng can save me."

As a child of the family, you have been elected as an official by the family and eat up the resources of the family. If you lose your official position, it is tantamount to wasting the family’s investment in you, not to mention the elders of the family, those who are jealous of you My peers will not let you go!

"Brother Zuo, make it clear, who on earth is the rookie chief soldier, dare not to give you the face of the Zuo family?"

Xiao Dahai, the former soldier of Nanwang City, died inexplicably. Zheng Fan couldn't tell whether he died naturally or...

Then, the prefect of Nanwang City was assassinated at Xiao Dahai's funeral.

According to the system, the Chief Soldier of Nanwang City is the immediate superior of these fortresses including Zheng Fan.

It's just that the current situation is that the Jingnan Hou drove the Jingnan army into Nanwang City, taking the overall situation, a bit of military power intervening in the place.

However, the new Nanwang City Chief Soldier selected by the imperial court is still coming, and his duty is to command the local security regiment.

"This new general soldier moved from Beifeng County to You."

"This, Brother Zuo, I'm really not a brother. I shirk. Actually, brother, I am in Beifeng County and I don't know many people."

"Brother Zheng, this time you are really the only one who can save my brother and me. This time the brothers had something to do, and Jingnan Hou didn’t have a word of accountability. This is to make it clear that waiting for the new commander to take up the post to sell the new commander’s face. .

This new soldier was famously selfless in the localities a few years ago, and he was the most daring to deal with the children of the powerful. My identity as a left family member, this time not only could not help me, it might even harm me. "

"Brother Zuo, this, I really..."

"Brother Zheng, I heard that you used to serve as a school lieutenant in Hutou City, Beifeng County?"

"correct."

"Isn't this right? The new general who was moved to us from the right had also served in Tiger Head City at the beginning. You should know Brother Zheng."

"Wait..." Zheng Fan called Zuo Jiqian to a halt, took two breaths, and asked, "The new chief soldier, is the surname Xu?"

"Exactly, Xu Wenzu, whose words are righteous, is known as Ming Zhenggong because he likes to discipline and punish the children of powerful and powerful people."

"hiss…………"

Comrade Deep Sea, have you been transferred here to be my immediate boss?

Zuo Jiqian looked surprised and said, "It seems that Brother Zheng and this Xu Mingzheng know each other?"

Zheng Fan nodded ~lightnovelpub.net~ and said:

"understanding."

"Then brother, I have a turnaround?"

Zheng Fan sighed and said:

"Brother Zuo, you can actually send someone to Hutou City to inquire."

"what?"

"Everyone in Hutou City knows that this Ming Zheng Gong, and his brother, are in the same situation."

"what!"

Zuo Jiqian immediately fell to the ground. He thought he had caught a savior lobbyist, but he did not expect to catch a catastrophe.

"Then, then, Brother Zheng, isn't it difficult for me, brother?"

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and rubbed his face.

With a sad look:

"Brother Zuo, I'm in trouble too."