"So, our deep sea comrades will soon come here to fight with us again."

Xue San joked while adding carbon to the bottom of the pot.

"Ok."

Zheng Fan nodded, picked up the kettle next to him, and added a little more water to the white water pot.

This is a small carbon stove hot pot, the soup base inside is very simple,

A little salt, two green onions, three slices of ginger.

The side dishes are even simpler, just soft tofu and nothing else.

After the water boiled, Zheng Fan poured a few pieces of soft tofu into the pot. After cooking for a while, Zheng Fan, Blind Zi and Xue San all picked up one piece each.

The material dish is even simpler, that is, soy sauce.

The soft tofu is dipped in soy sauce, and after eating it, the taste is smooth and tender, delicious and hot.

"call……"

The three of them screamed while eating.

Blind Beibei took a sip of Yinlang County's rice wine again, and his expression was quite enjoyable.

"This way of eating, in winter, can be said to be quite comfortable." Xue San said with emotion.

Blind Bei nodded and added: "Before the time, it was still poor people's way of eating, because tofu is cheap."

But at least the demon kings in Cui Liu Fort have good eating and drinking conditions, and occasionally some light and simple flavors are just a change of mood.

Immediately afterwards,

Blind Zibei put a few pieces of tofu inside and said to Zheng Fan:

"My lord, what does the lord plan to do about Zuo Jiqian?"

Zuo Jiqian had already asked for a visit yesterday. Although Zheng Fan went over it perfunctorily, he finally left angrily, but when Xu Wenzu took office, the matter would definitely come to an end.

"Do nothing." Zheng Fan answered honestly.

Blind Bei nodded, agreed, and said, "The Lord is wise."

"Counting the days, Xu Wenzu should enter Yinlang County today. Let's go to the inn after eating, let's welcome him in advance."

"Of course, the Lord is thoughtful and thoughtful." Blind North agreed.

No matter what, Comrade Deep Sea is here, and before he enters Nanwang City and takes office, he will meet in private in advance. This is a matter of profit and no harm.

Meeting the old friend in another country is a great thing in life, and the cooperation between Mount Emei and Deep Sea on another front is also a good story.

Zheng Fan couldn't empathize with Zuo Jiqian how nervous and apprehensive he was, but what can be predicted is that after the fat Mr. Xu Wenzu came here to be his boss, Zheng Fan's life will be more comfortable.

Zheng Fan took a sip of wine and said, "Okay, let's leave when we finish eating."

In the small room, the three people ate soft tofu in a small hot pot. It was quite satisfying. However, halfway through the meal, there was a knock on the door and the sound of fragrant grass outside:

"Master, Mr. Liang sent someone to ask. A lot of refugees gathered in Nanwang City and asked us whether Cui Liubao would accept it?"

"Refugee?" Zheng Fan put down his chopsticks and asked, "Is there any refugees who come from?"

"It's from the south."

"From the south?"

The location where Cuiliu Fort is located is the northernmost line of Yan Nation. If it comes from the south, it is obviously from the Qian Nation side.

Zheng Fan put down his chopsticks and said to the blind North Dao:

"Go, let's go and see, and then go to the inn in advance to wait for Xu Wenzu."

…………

The refugee team is not very large, but it is definitely not small. On both sides of the road, there are refugees. According to preliminary estimates, there are several thousand people.

Zheng Fan was sitting on horseback, beside him, blind Zi Bei and Xue San.

Maybe it’s because the last time Zheng Fan was playing hey and went to the country to go to the country. The devil under his hand was scared. Therefore, every time Zheng Fan goes out, he will always follow at least two people by his side. If he has been taken by Zheng Fan all the time. If the magic pill on his body is also counted, it is a lineup of three demon king bodyguards.

There are some Yan State cavalry who don't know which fort is maintaining the order of the team, and at the same time, they are also leading the direction of the team.

These refugees are basically as small as a family unit, or as large as a village as a unit, moving around, dragging their families with their mouths. Because there are many old, weak, women and children, the proportion of young and strong is not very high.

Xue San deliberately rode a horse to inquire about the situation, and returned to report:

"My lord, they did come from Qianguo. They originally went to Nanwang City, but they were re-directed and distributed in the middle. Those cavalrymen were from Ji Tui Fort. It is said that Zuo Jiqian gave the order, and he Ji Tui Fort took it. All the refugees from the dry country."

"It's really a member of the country." Zheng Fan said with emotion.

Because Qianguo has always given people the impression that they are counseling the rich.

Although the military strength is not good, it has considerable advantages in terms of economy and culture.

Therefore, the people of Qian Guo would smuggle across the border and run to the country of Yan, which really made Zheng Fan somewhat unexpected.

Blind Beibei noticed Zheng Fan's surprise, and said:

"Lord, this is normal. Qianguo is a wealthy man, but Qianguo did not earnestly run the three northern counties because of the incident in the original town of Beihou a hundred years ago. In addition, the three northern counties have many soldiers and heavy labor burden After being severely oppressed, for these ordinary people, it is not as easy to live as the country of Yan in the north."

There are many family members in Yan State, but these family family members are actually not so uncomfortable with the Tianhu under their control. At least, the main family will also find ways to make their own Tianhu survive as much as possible. At the same time, Under the premise of their own conditions, they will also release some economic and even political benefits to share with them.

Because these farms are actually the family's own "subjects", their users and political influence, including their own "private soldiers", are actually the most fundamental source of the farms on their own land.

This is a bit similar to the later generations of "the things of the public should not be spoiled nor spoiled", but the things of one's own have to be cherished extraordinarily.

For the court bureaucrats, the people under the court’s rule are actually similar to the public property, but once they become their own farms, they become their own private property, and their attitude is definitely different.

In addition, in recent years, the Kingdom of Yan has relied on the cheapness of the Silk Road and developed commerce and trade. Unlike the Kingdom of Qian, the Kingdom of Yan was unable to collect commercial taxes. Therefore, the Yan Kingdom’s imperial court did not have a lot of control over the place. High, and secondly, it has already obtained a real financial supplement from commercial taxation, which has caused the survival pressure of ordinary people under the rule of Yan, which is indeed much smaller than that of the other three countries.

This was also Zheng Fan's first impression of the spirit of the nearby residents when he came to Cuiliubao on the first day.

"I just don't know how the officials and literati of the country will feel when they learn about this."

"Lord, this is actually understandable. Things like culture are a bit too far away for the people at the bottom. They don't know the truth, but they know how to vote with their feet.

The Song Dynasty also has similar records. The people in the Song Dynasty took the initiative to abandon their identity as Song people and fled to the Liao State to become the citizens of the Liao State. "

"Yan State is not Liao State." Zheng Fan reminded.

"Yes, what the Lord said is."

"Zuo Jiqian led these refugees to his Ji Tuibao for resettlement. He probably wanted to perform as much as possible before Xu Wenzu took office."

The emergence of these refugees is a kind of merit in itself, which proves that the destiny and human heart are not doing it. Xu Wenzu has not yet taken office, which is equivalent to a wave of political achievements.

But this is also thousands of mouths, every day is to eat, so Zuo Jiqian, with the financial support of the Zuo family behind, dare to lead these refugees to his Ji Tui Fort, and he will raise them.

It is equivalent to the Zuo family spending money to support the new general soldier Xu Wenzu with a political achievement. Zuo Jiqian probably hopes that Xu Wenzu can look at this matter and take care of Zuo Jiqian's previous military failures in Qianguo.

"Don't let these people?" Zheng Fan looked at Blind North.

The blind man Bei shook his head and said, "If it is all young and strong, we are not unacceptable, but there are so many old and weak women and children, let's not grab the opportunity to perform with him Zuo Jiqian."

"Yes, after all, there are enough chicken drumsticks in the chicken drumstick where he left the relocation.

In fact, if you really want to count the financial resources, Cui Liubao, supported by the six princes, is really not afraid to retreat.

First of all, Cui Liu Fort has been completed. Although there are still some small details that need to be repaired and perfected, it is enough to hit and sew a small patch after the spring has defrosted. It has the ability to absorb the population. At the same time, Zheng Fan knew that not only was there some extra armor and equipment in the warehouse of his own Fort Village, but there was also a wealth of food reserves.

The six princes are indeed magnificent, or if they don't make a move, they will definitely **** you up.

Even Blind Zibei said that someone from the trading house over there came and asked him why he didn't expand his troops here, which was obviously a sign from the Sixth Prince.

For a garrison-responsible fort, the imperial court is generally only responsible for the expenditure of five hundred soldiers, but if you have the ability, you can raise up to 800 or 1,000. Generally speaking, the imperial court will turn a blind eye to this. Just look, the current Yan Guo style is like this.

At the same time, the main attention and main contradiction of the imperial court is still on the big gate lords. It is very common for those gate lords to radically eliminate the tens of thousands of fields. If you want, it is normal to pull out tens of thousands of private soldiers. .

It's just that what Zheng Fan has always wanted to take is the elite soldier route. It really doesn't make much sense for you to gather a lot of miscellaneous soldiers.

It’s better to wait for the Emperor Yan to attack the clan before expanding. The people in the clan are of high quality, and secondly, after being exiled and distributed, they are even more dedicated. Maybe you will be able to receive bright cubs in the future. How useful is the number of soldiers?

"Actually, my subordinates felt that something was abnormal. In the past years, people from Qianguo had fled to Yanguo to ask for a living. This year, because the Lord went there before the winter, they stimulated Qianguo. It stands to reason, Qianguo. No matter how bad the national frontier army is, it’s okay to lie in the nest. The border is lined with flintlocks. The smuggling of small stocks is okay. All of a sudden these thousands of people smuggled over. There may be some in it. The secret trick of the people of Qianguo is here."

Secret move refers to spies, and the number may be quite large.

"We won't talk about the quality of the frontier army of Qianguo, but the silver armor guards over there, at least give me the impression that they are not bad, and they also assign wives."

"Hehe." Blind Zibei also smiled, "Actually, his subordinates think Zuo Jiqian should know that there must be a time bomb in it, but he has eaten all at once before saying it, and doesn't care whether he will have diarrhea in the future. Up."

"Okay, don't watch, let's go to the inn and wait for Xu Fatty."

When meeting with Comrade Deep Sea ahead of time, Zheng Fan decided not to be too fanciful, so he took the blind man Bei and Xue San without any soldiers and horses.

The three of them rode their horses and marched from noon to dusk before they arrived at the post on the outskirts of Yincheng.

Nanwang City is the largest city in Yinlang County, but Yincheng is the capital of Yinlang County. Just like some provinces and cities in later generations, it has no sense of existence.

Yan Guo’s post station receives officials on business trips and is also responsible for courier preparation and entertainment, but it is not that it does not do business with foreigners. Zheng Fan has also lived in many post stations along the way from Beifeng County to Cuiliubao, and I feel that most of them The post stations were similar to the comprehensive hotels of later generations, and officials did not have to pay.

Because it was not the tolerance, and also deliberately wanted to conceal the relationship between himself and Xu Wenzu, Zheng Fan chose "own expense". Considering that after meeting with Xu Wenzu, he estimated that there would be a lot of time to talk, so Zheng Fan simply asked for two. Rooms.

When ordering wine and food, Xue San was in charge of going up and asking where the guest from Beifeng County lived in.

Because Xu Wenzu's stature characteristics are too obvious, it is easy to talk about it. The news is that Xu Wenzu and his party have taken the first-class hospital.

Well, as the newly appointed Chief Soldier of Nanwang City, he still has this card.

However, when Zheng Fan went to the First Class Hospital to explain his intentions to the soldiers at the entrance there, the soldiers replied that Xu Wenzu went out to visit friends in the afternoon, and he probably did not return until night.

As for who the friend he visited is and where he lives, the guards staying here are also unclear.

No way, the three of Zheng Fan could only havetily ate the dinner prepared by the station, and then rested in their respective rooms and waited.

Xue San gave some money to the small staff in the station, and asked him to announce when he saw Xu Wenzu come back.

There is no need to worry about being suspected, because people who want to "encounter" high-ranking officials and nobles every day in the post, but there is something that this small official is obviously also commonplace.

Blind Bei and Xue San live in the same room, and Zheng Fan lives next door to them alone.

Fortunately, Director Zheng is a little "Emperor of the Earth" in Cuiliubao, and no one will record the director's attendance, so there is no problem staying outside for a day and not going back.

Lying on the bed, Zheng Fan made a bow posture with both hands, experiencing it over and over again.

This month, with A Ming accompany him to practice arrows, Zheng Fan felt that he had made a lot of progress, but he still couldn't grasp the square inch well with regard to the release of qi and blood.

Ninth rank martial artist, in the eyes of ordinary people, can be regarded as a master, in the army, it can also be the position of the leader of a small soldier, but Zheng Fan knows that relying on this cultivation base to save his life, sometimes it is really difficult.

This time I went to the country and killed more than one Martial Artist in the battlefield.

Zheng Fan felt that at least a level of cultivation of Sha Tuo Queshi was enough to ensure his safety. In fact, if Sha Tuo Queshi hadn't wanted to die, it was really difficult to hang it.

Lying on the bed over and over again, "An arrow in my heart is better than no arrow in my hand", time, unconsciously, is late at night.

Zheng Fan is a little worried that Xu Wenzu won't stay with friends tonight and won't return to the inn, right?

Or maybe, that friend is actually a widow with a good old friend?

"Boom boom boom..."

At the door, there was a soft knock on the door.

At first, Zheng Fan thought it was Xue San or the blind man, got out of bed and opened the door.

After opening it, I found that standing at the door was a short and fat woman who thought she was in her forties. The woman's face was smeared with thick powder, which was greasy and greasy.

"Sir, do you need someone to accompany you at night?"

Therefore, the service of guest rooms in later generations actually existed in ancient times.

Zheng Fan pointed his finger at this woman.

Road:

"Are you here to accompany?"

"Oh, look at the lord, what you said is certainly not the concubine body, but there are many young ladies under the concubine body, such as the pretty horses of Jin, the thin horses of Xiahang, the precious horses of Chu, and our stout horses in Yandi. , The concubine can have everything under her hand, sir, you can tell the concubine whichever you want to pick, later, the girl will come up to ensure your satisfaction."

The girls of the Jin country are pretty and well-built, and the thin horses in Xiahang are very famous. Even the Qianhuang took the three sisters of the Xiahang Yang family in one breath. There are many aristocrats in the Chu country who have passed on for hundreds of years. Because of the internal pressure, There are often noble ladies out there. As for whether they are really noble ladies, no one knows, but at least they will pretend to be like noble ladies to wait on you, Yandi’s Lie Ma, just as the name suggests.

To be honest, there is the world’s best mother, Si Niang, at home, Zheng Fan really has no interest in eating wild food outside, even if he really wants to fight, how could it be possible for the little red-breasted girls under Si Niang’s hands? Worse than the outside?

Furthermore,

But there are two of his own men living next door, and there is also a blind man who can play "live broadcast" for you even across a wall, how could Zheng Fan find service here?

"The officer is tired, don't need it."

"The concubine will bother you."

The fat mom gave Zheng Fan a blessing very interestingly and turned and left. Soon, there was a knock on the door next door.

Immediately afterwards,

Xue San’s voice came,

Only Xue San shouted excitedly:

"I want it, I want it all, let's have a copy!"

"Master, wait, the girls will be here soon."

After speaking, the fat mommy went downstairs, she should have called the girl to go.

Zheng Fan walked out of the door and stood in the aisle on the second floor. Xue San also walked out now, seeing Zheng Fan, and showing shame on his face.

"Fun, let the blind man come to my room."

Zheng Fan has a Si Niang himself. Although he has not been able to make it to the base, but the sentiment of playing needlework is unspeakable. Therefore, he can't eat himself but keep his subordinates hungry all the time.

Xue San shook his head, and walked from the door to Zheng Fan. Because the floor slab on the second floor had been a long time ago, there was a "creak" sound on the corridor floor when he walked.

"Master, do you hear it?" Xue San asked in a low voice.

Zheng Fan suddenly, he understood.

"The subordinate is such a short and small person, the floor has to make a noise when he walks here, but when the fat mom just walked past, there was no movement at all."

"It seems that someone sneaked in and wanted to disadvantage Xu Wenzu."

Then I can be regarded as Xu Wenzu's savior, and I have caught up with him.

But thinking about it, it feels quite ridiculous. At the beginning, Zheng Fan was outside the Zhenbeihou Mansion and wanted to kill Xu Fatty. For this reason, he also dispatched the barbarian king Zuoguli.

As a result, Xu Pangpang accidentally got out of the carriage at that moment to pull the arrow.

It's just a good luck for shit.

But now, Xu Pangpang wants to be his immediate boss, and he who originally wanted to kill him now wants to protect him.

At this moment, a small official with a lantern on the downstairs walked out, shook the lantern at Zheng Fan who was standing above him in the corridor, and then left.

This is to tell Zheng Fan that Xu Wenzu has returned, because he lives in the courtyard, so he does not go through the gate of the post.

At this moment, the blind man Bei also walked out of the room and stared at Zheng Fan.

"Lord, go and remind Xu Wenzu, let him be prepared."

Zheng Fan nodded and went downstairs alone. As for Xue San and Blind Beize did not go with Zheng Fan, they should be responsible for the external support.

The guard at the entrance of the first-class hospital has changed. It should be the guard who accompanied Xu Wenzu to visit friends during the day.

The one who can go out with Xu Wenzu to visit friends during the day for safety must be the personal soldiers of the soldiers, and these two soldiers actually recognize Zheng Fan. Seeing Zheng Fan unexpectedly appear here, the two of them are first taken aback, and then they show their guards on their horses. Zhi Shi put his hand on the handle of the knife,

"School Lieutenant Zheng, is that you?"

A soldier asked.

"It's Zheng, please tell me Ming Zheng Gong, Zheng is visiting."

If you change to someone else, you want to vote for your rankings, you want to confuse your relationship, the soldiers might think that Xu Wenzu was tired when he came back and stopped, but if it was Zheng Fan, this is an angry opponent of the adult. On the contrary, they did not dare to neglect, one of the soldiers went in immediately.

"Let him in, hurry up, let him in."

Xu Wenzu's voice came from inside, and he walked quickly towards the door.

The soldiers at the door stopped blocking him, Zheng Fan walked in and saw a huge Roshan oppressing him.

Xu Wenzu lost a lot of weight on the way back to Zhenbeihoufu, but now it seems that he has completely made up for it, and it is better than before.

This is Yinlang County, not Beifeng County, and the neighborhood is guarded by soldiers he can trust, so Xu Wenzu was very relaxed and walked over with a smile to greet Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan had no time to talk to Xu Wenzu about the joy of meeting comrades again.

Directly lowered the voice and said quickly:

"My lord, be careful, this post has mixed in with assassins who want to assassinate the adults. The humble duty is to inform the adults as soon as they get the news."

"what!"

"what!"

Just then ~lightnovelpub.net~ two screams came from the outer wall of the yard. It was obvious that Xu Wenzu's soldiers were shot and killed.

What surprised Zheng Fan was that he originally thought that the assassin would infiltrate the poison, or rely on door-to-door service to approach Xu Wenzu.

But I really didn't expect it,

The assassin killed the door carelessly.

Simultaneously,

There was another shout of anger from outside:

"Yangou Zheng Fan, pay the blood debts and pay for his life!!!"

"..." Xu Wenzu.

"..." Zheng Fan.