Devil’s Advent

Tonight, Lord Zheng Hou didn't stay in Little Six's palace, but came out.

Um,

After all, he is also a person who owns real estate in the capital now.

The one sitting in Xiaoliuzi's carriage was driven by Zheng Fan's people.

The Juggernaut sat in the carriage with his eyes closed.

Zheng Houye stuck his hands on the hand warmer that Little Six usually used when riding in a carriage, and said:

How does it feel?

Choose Guoben in the roast duck restaurant, have you ever seen such absurd things?

The Juggernaut still had his eyes closed and didn't speak, just patted Long Yuan's scabbard lightly with his palm.

He has experienced even more absurd things.

The son sent someone to ask him to borrow a sword, and it was his own father who killed him.

for a moment,

Zheng Fan understood and smiled.

The Juggernaut immediately laughed too.

Lord Zheng Hou found another snuff bottle under the carriage, hesitated for a while, but it was useless, but he put it in his pocket.

Continue to rummage, found some incense, in line with the principle of not being wasted or expired, throw it in the small charcoal basin in front of you and burn it.

So, in your opinion, these princes of my Dayan are not bad.

At least, no regicide and rebellion.

The Juggernaut shook his head, and said: The main reason is that the emperor of the Yan Kingdom is much, much more powerful than the old Patriarch of the Situ family, and even, there is no comparison at all.

The reason why the old head of the Situ family was killed by Situ Lei,

The reason was that Situ Lei had almost controlled most of the political situation at that time, and at the same time sent his two older brothers to Xuehaiguan.

At that time,

Everyone in the Situ family acquiesced that Situ Lei would be the successor of the next generation, and even the old patriarch himself acquiesced.

Anyway, it's his own son, isn't it?

This is probably the embarrassment of the delicate relationship between the monarch and his subjects and father and son.

When the power is handed over by default, it is an inevitable result that the son replaces the father, and everyone has long been prepared to accept this result. Therefore, not many people will care about the process.

That's right, if Ji Lao Liu and the crown prince were to switch positions, if he had been the supervisor of the country for so long, I would even think that it would be difficult for His Majesty to return to his imperial study from the back garden.

I have indeed heard that the Sixth Prince of Dayan is known as the God of Wealth, and I also know that he seemed to have sponsored you in the earliest days, but I didn't see the specialness you mentioned.

It's just like you. When you don't come out, you feed the chickens and ducks at home, and Long Yuan uses them as table legs.

Okay, then I'll wait and see.

At this time,

Another carriage came across from the carriage.

This is the inner city of Yanjing, where the dignitaries lived.

Xiaoliuzi's Prince's Mansion, King Jingnan's Mansion and Zheng Fan's Marquis' Mansion are all in this area.

Here, there are tall carriages, which is normal, but road blockages rarely occur.

Once, far away, who owns the carriage in front, the driver or the accompanying servants have long known, the level of official position, seniority, title, and prosperity, should have been given up long ago.

Just want to push the cow,

to be honest,

The high-ranking officials and dignitaries have their own place to be the top cow, put it outside, like a monkey playing a monkey in front of Guishou, and lose his style.

Therefore, in reality, that kind of situation where carriages face each other and refuse to give way to each other almost never happens. If they meet, they probably know each other well, so they come over to say hello.

Whose carriage? Zheng Fan asked the guard driving the carriage.

If you go back to Lord Hou, it seems to be the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Prime Minister's Mansion?

Zheng Fan said, Let's get out of the way or take a turn.

The Juggernaut looked at Zheng Fan curiously, This doesn't look like your style.

I'm too lazy to bother.

The prime minister doesn't look like he's here to trouble you. The sword master said again.

Too lazy to say hello.

Dare to ask, is the Marquis of Pingxi in front?

Because Zheng Fan was riding in the carriage of Little Six, the other party only asked this question.

Zheng Fan, who was sitting in the carriage, said;

It's inconvenient to say it's a family member of the royal family.

The guard driving the car shouted:

This is a relative of my lord, so it's inconvenient to see guests.

So, the villain was rude, and I am here to apologize to the palace.

The messenger went back.

The Juggernaut became more and more interested, and said:

It's come to this point?

Zheng Fan turned his head, opened the curtain slightly, and looked at the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion that was staggered and drifting away.

Brother.

explain.

Can you sense how many masters protect the prime minister's carriage?

I can strike that carriage with a sword now, and then, your answer will be there.

Don't mind, don't mind, I'm just asking.

Hehe, what do you mean by asking this?

I've always been timid and afraid of death, so I just want to see if other people are like me. Zheng Fan explained.

No. The Juggernaut denied, You are lying to me.

Brother, you are not as easy to deceive as before.

Is this a compliment or... sarcasm?

Hahaha. Master Zheng Hou laughed.

You want to kill Zhao Jiulang.

No no.

You just want to kill him. When you are not acting, especially when you are with someone you trust, your emotions are very clear.

Am I crazy, as Lord Hou of Dayan, but want to kill the Prime Minister of Dayan?

Hearing this, the Juggernaut helped to add, It's still in Yanjing City.

Zheng Fan shook his head, picked up the hand warmer again, and said: Dayan has always had two sub-yamen, one is bright and the other is dark, the bright one is the secret spy department, you should know that.

But because the Secret Service is so clear, to the point where even the king is not at ease with this yamen, there is still a dark place.

This dark yamen,

Controlled by the master of the Lu family, he is now the young minister of Honglu Temple, His Majesty's baby brother.

This is what Ji Laoliu told me a long time ago. Therefore, when his wife Miss He got married, her mother's family was chosen to be in the Lu family. It is raised there, and it is called a good name, because it is afraid that the old lady will be lonely.

Why are you talking about him again?

It stands to reason that apart from the cabinet, Zaifu has no direct yamen.

It seems to be the case.

But our Prime Minister and His Majesty are just like Sun Youdao and Situ Lei, and even more extraordinary.

From the prince's mansion, to the prince's mansion, and then to the prime minister.

Over the years, although he has been adhering to His Majesty's will to do things, how many people have been promoted and installed in his position from twenty years ago to the present?

Why does the prime minister of Qianguo go and change every now and then?

Because Zaifu stayed in the position for a long time, it was too easy for him to become deeply rooted.

He doesn't run the Secret Service,

But in the Secret Service, there must be someone from him, and even in Lu Shaoqing's secret office, there must be someone from him.

In the court, his people are actually more;

There are more people than Liuye Party and Princeling Party, because many of his people bear the name of Liuye Party and Princeling Party.

To a certain extent, Zaifu, like Wei Zhonghe, is the first distribution point of the emperor's authority.

The Juggernaut stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brows,

road:

Listen, I have a headache.

The sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes are not suitable to listen to this.

But Zaifu is different from Wei Zhonghe. Wei Zhonghe is the son of the emperor and a courtier. The eunuch in the palace is the emperor's own person, while Zaifu is the emperor's will, that is, the inheritor of the national policy. This kind of inheritance, To a certain extent, it is more reliable than the prince.

I understand what you said, the difference between the blood of the direct relatives and the inheritance of the mantle.

yes.

So, why did you say so much, or to me? Actually, you shouldn't have said these words to me, or, you were actually saying them to yourself.

or,

I'd better get out of the carriage now, and take a stab at Zaifu's carriage while Zaifu's carriage is not far away?

He is the foundation stone of the Great Yan, and I am also the Kingdom of the Great Yanzhu, how could it be possible to kill each other.

The Juggernaut closed his eyes, too lazy to listen anymore.

carriage,

keep going.

After a long silence,

Zheng Fan spoke again:

Actually, it's not difficult to kill him, like the previous situation, not at his house, but on the street.

There is a Juggernaut,

It is possible to assassinate anyone.

Of course, not everyone in this world can afford to use Juggernaut as an assassin.

The Juggernaut sighed,

road:

Confirm that he is in the carriage, and I will make a move. I am 80% sure that I can do it.

Already very high.

After all, no one knows what kind of experts are around Zaifu, but there must be some.

Zheng Fan shook his head and said, Not enough.

Lord Zheng Hou began to pinch his fingers,

road;

Xu Chuang, I brought it, and A Ming also brought his own blood bag.

but,

Still not enough.

Assassination, even if it is 99% successful, if it is missing a little bit, it will be a failure.

the most important is,

in Beijing,

Zaifu was shrouded in imperial power.

To a certain extent, the princess of the year dared to let people kill Ji Laoliu, but not necessarily Zhao Jiulang.

One is the emperor's son. Before entering the East Palace, the prince, no matter how good the prince is, is a consumable. On this point, Emperor Yan has already made a practical explanation.

Actually, I don't think the problem should lie in this. The Sword Master looked at Zheng Fan, As you said, Zaifu's position is aloof. Perhaps it was because the Emperor Yan he was facing was really talented and general, so he put his The light was covered.

But he is in the capital, it is equivalent to King Kong is not bad.

And, most importantly...

you say.

The most important thing is not how many masters he has to protect him, but how many masters are available to you. Although I walk in the rivers and lakes, if you want to kill Zaisu...

I didn't intend to kill Zaisuke, I just gave an example.

Okay, if you want to kill someone with the same status as Zaifu, this is breaking the rules in Jianghu.

People in Jianghu pay attention to kindness, kindness and hatred, and swords are like dreams. In the temple, they pay attention to a rule and a decency.

You must see this more clearly than I do.

The easiest way is that you don’t need to pile up masters, you can directly transfer troops in like in Yingdu, even if you don’t have King Jingnan’s token on you, let alone King Jingnan’s token is now It's on you.

Outside the capital, there were 10,000 Jingnan troops stationed.

Oh, you definitely wouldn't do that, because it broke the rules even more than the Jianghu way. It was tantamount to completely overturning the chessboard and scattering the chess pieces all over the ground.

Yes, but you haven't said the most important one yet.

The most important thing is that Tian Wujing is in the capital. With this in mind, it is impossible for you to kill Zaisuke.

It's not Zaisuke.

Okay, someone with the same status as Zaifu. The sword master smiled, Whether it is successful or not is another matter, if Zaifu is really as important to this Dayan as you said.

Afterwards, the first person who will unscrew your head is Tian Wujing.

Don't take Tian Wujing's care for you as endless,

The main reason why he regards you as his younger brother is that you have never crossed that line;

To know,

He has contributed to his whole family, his wife, and the opportunity to meet his son.

He is definitely not willing to kill you,

But if you cross that line...

The Juggernaut shook his head,

road:

Do you want to find me a chance to compete with Tian Wujing right away to get back my place?

Zheng Fan shook his head, but nodded again.

Here he comes again, every time he deliberately shows this meaningful expression, really, every time I see this expression, I feel that Long Yuan is trembling.

Lord Zheng Hou breathed a sigh of relief,

road:

Everything is just beginning, what's the rush.

At this time,

Xue San's voice came from outside the carriage;

My lord.

San'er, what's the matter?

Xue San got into the carriage.

The Juggernaut was surprised to find that Xue San was wearing a beggar's clothes today.

Very vivid, a just like a dwarf beggar;

There was still a broken bowl in his hand, with a lot of copper plates in it, which was much thicker than the red envelope that Zheng Houye had given to Ji Laoliu and his children earlier.

But what Juggernaut cares about is,

What are you doing with this outfit?

I just talked to myself about the assassination,

so,

Right now, Mr. San of the Marquis Mansion,

Are you stepping on the spot?

My lord, Si Niang asked me to inform you that someone from Prince Jin's Mansion has come to invite you to a banquet at the manor.

Prince Jin's Mansion?

right.

Zheng Fan subconsciously looked at the Juggernaut.

The Juggernaut said nothing.

The last time he was in Beijing, Zheng Fan had been to Prince Jin's Mansion;

But I didn't see the King of Jin Yu Ciming, only the Empress Dowager of Jin. It is said that Yu Ciming held some ceremony in the ancestral temple at that time, what was the specific purpose, and whether it was true or not. Zheng Fan really forgot, only remembered that the Queen Mother was getting more and more It tastes better.

Renwang Mansion sent people to Pingxihou Mansion in the present capital to invite people.

Si Niang didn't come by herself, but asked Xue San, who was stepping on the spot, to notify her. It was obviously a considerate move, saving her from being around, and making it inconvenient for the Lord to go up and flirt.

No way, Si Niang was still thinking in her heart, the princess princess is no longer challenging, and a queen mother will be more chewy.

Will you go? Zheng Aman asked the Juggernaut for his opinion.

Let's go and have a look. The Juggernaut said.

What should be let go, he put it down a long time ago, go and have a look, it doesn't matter.

Zheng Fan said to Xue San: Go back and tell Si Niang that I will accompany the Sword Master to the Jin Palace for a banquet.

Yes, my lord.

Xue San sniffed, then asked, What's the smell?

talking,

Xue San squatted down, took out a brocade box, opened it, and there were many bottles and pills inside.

Oh shit.

What's the matter? These are some Qi-invigorating medicinal materials sent by the sixth prince.

My lord, you need to tell me this, don't you trust San'er's skill?

Isn't this a tonic?

It's a tonic, a great tonic. This, this, and this are for women, and this, this, are for men.

Tiger wolf medicine?

Xue San shook his head: No, it's not. In short, the ingredients of these medicines are not for aphrodisiac, but can help to conceive.

Ah.

Lord Zhenghou once again felt the joy from Ji Laoliu.

The medicinal materials are quite good and precious. Even if the subordinates want to mix them, it is quite difficult to gather the materials. The Sixth Prince has capable people under his command, and ordinary people are not so high-level.

Okay, okay, take it back for me.

Yes, my lord.

Xue San went back with the brocade box in his arms.

Zheng Fan signaled for the carriage to drive to Prince Jin's Mansion.

………

at the same time,

Prince's Mansion;

Your Highness, it's time to act. Now the situation is very clear. The two princes don't plan to take care of it, and they don't want to take care of it. What they want may be just a lively scene.

A middle-aged scribe knelt down in front of the prince, admonishing him.

And the prince,

He was still sitting on the chair, rubbing the two shoes in his hand.

During the years of madness, the queen mother would sometimes be able to wake up.

She can make shoe samples,

He said that he would make a pair of shoes for his own son and his younger brother.

The queen mother is ingenious.

Unfortunately,

This shoe has never really been made.

When I was awake, I was doing it, and when I was in a daze, I went crazy and used scissors to cut off the shoes that were about to be made.

Your Highness!

Mr. Zhu. The prince looked at the middle-aged scribe with tired eyes.

This Mr. Zhu, named Zi Cong, is proficient in civil and military matters, and is now the number one staff member in the Prince's Mansion.

Back then, Ji Laoliu was even alarmed to investigate whether there was any more capable person around the prince, and it was actually this Mr. Zhu.

Your Highness, it's time to make a decision. This time, it is useless for us to stand still. This time, Your Majesty will not end again!

The minister even smelled the murderous intent coming from the mansion of His Highness the Sixth Prince,

This is His Royal Highness Six's last chance, and he will never give up.

The prince nodded slightly.

Your Highness, His Highness will come back tomorrow, will His Highness go to meet you?

The crown prince shook his head, Brother, he belongs to the sixth brother.

Your Highness may support His Highness Six, but His Highness can only be the same as that Marquis of Pingxi. They can't do anything. Your Highness, you should go tomorrow.

Gu, don't go. The prince shook his head.

Mr. Zhu is silent,

can only say:

There will be a banquet in the palace tomorrow, and His Majesty will definitely hold a grand court meeting the day after tomorrow. I think that His Highness the Sixth Highness will definitely launch an attack before the grand court meeting.

Um.

The prince responded.

Your Highness, no matter what, you must hold on to the Dachaohui.

I don't know.

Your Highness, please also think about the people of Dayan, think about the recuperation of the people of Dayan, and don't be decadent.

Gu, you're not decadent. In fact, Mr. Zhu, you're wrong.

Your Highness?

In the past two years, whether you do it alone or not, fight or not fight, there is actually no difference. If you can fight, you can't fight. In the end, your father is behind you.

In fact, Gu is better off doing nothing, and is more suitable to be the father's puppet, and is used to confront the sixth brother.

so,

Both the father and the sixth brother can have a good time.

Your Highness, now that the last moment has come, you must not...

The prince laughed, sniffed,

road:

Tomorrow, Gu will not go to welcome the boss. As you said, the boss is the same as Zheng Fan. His status is precious, but this is the capital, and he, Zheng Fan, can't say that he will send troops into the city like he did in Yingdu. The city sent troops into the city.

lonely tomorrow,

Go to Jingnan Prince's Mansion and have a glass of housewarming wine from my uncle's new residence.

Hearing this, Zhu Zicong smiled wryly,

road:

Your Highness, why are you still...

well.

The prince sighed,

road:

Sir, I didn't let you down on purpose. It's because of the Shinlun party's arguing skills. Neither of us will be the opponent of the sixth brother. On this point, when I was still young, I saw my father holding the sixth brother on my lap. Said that the sixth brother is the most like him,

Solitary, it is clear.

how do we fight,

It is impossible to fight against the father emperor when he was young.

Since we can't fight, let's not fight on these details, let the sixth brother attack. I have dealt with it like this for the past two years.

Let's just take the big picture, if the big picture is up to me, then it's me, if the big picture isn't up to me, everything is useless, if I'm sitting in this position, if I really want to fight, I'll just lose the real face.

But, Your Highness, Ping Xihou belongs to His Sixth Highness...

you are wrong.

The prince shook his head slightly,

Perhaps it was before, but now, no, in fact, before, it was no longer.

As for King Jingnan, because of Pingxihou's relationship, he will also belong to the sixth younger brother, haha.

Will not,

Will not,

King Jingnan will never belong to the sixth brother,

even,

Guess,

King Jingnan is not from his father either.

well,

I really miss my uncle...

talking,

The prince turned his attention to the two shoe samples in his hand,

By the way, send the shoe samples made by the queen mother to my uncle.