Great Tang Southern Emperor

And he didn't let Li Zhen down, through his own hard work, he reached the point where he is today - from this it can be seen that Li Zhen still has a good eye for people, at least the people he promotes are very loyal to him, There were very few nonsense things such as betrayal or betrayal, even if he was relegated by him, he basically didn't hold grudges against him, and even Zhonglicheng's rebellion was just for self-protection, and he didn't think about taking refuge in other people's forces.

"Here, before coming, Princess Aya suddenly received a message, and then left in a hurry, we couldn't stop it." Benyin knew about the relationship between Li Zhen and Aya, but Li Zhen was the master. Well, it's hard for him to say anything about this kind of thing, so he can only report it truthfully.

"Forget it, let's talk about your experience over the years." Although Li Zhen was a little disappointed, it was not easy to express her opinion at this time, so she could only change the topic to a lighter one.

"Yes, the servant has been with Creevey since he accepted His Highness's order..."

Ben Yin began to talk about his experiences over the years, during which they encountered all kinds of difficulties, including illness, disability, bullying by locals, betrayal and sacrifice, etc., of course, there are also some light-hearted stories interspersed in it. Things—Actually, Li Zhen already knew these things clearly through Tingfeng. After all, Tingfeng is the intelligence organization of Tingfeng mercenaries, and the head of this organization is directly responsible to Li Zhen. In fact, it is crystal clear.

But the intelligence is just intelligence after all, it is cold words and numbers, far from the detailed and emotional explanation from the person who listened to it. If you want to really understand everything about Tingfeng, you still need to tell it yourself.

After the explanation of the cause, the sky was already dark, and he only reported the important things selected. After all, it was more than ten years of experience. If he wanted to tell all the details, it would take three days. Three nights can't be finished.

"You have worked hard these years." After hearing this, Li Zhen was greatly moved: "You are getting older, so stop being mercenaries and just follow me - as for your contributions, now I I can't promise you anything, but I promise, at most one year, I will give you a satisfactory answer."

Ben Yin and Creevey didn't understand the meaning of Li Zhen's words, and Luo Lin, who was next to him, felt a tingle in his heart: If according to the credits of Ben Yin and Creevey, if they are doing things for the country, these credits alone are enough to make people They were knighted.

It's a pity that they work for Li Zhen. Although Li Zhen is the prince, he also controls the territory of the Tang Dynasty south of the Lingnan. He can appoint and dismiss officials at will, but the title is different from the official position. Many, most of them were meritorious ministers who followed Gaozu and the current emperor to conquer the world. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been very few people who have been able to make exceptions and be knighted, only a few dozen people.

That is to say, although Li Zhen is eligible to appoint and remove officials, it is the emperor's right to be conferred a title, even if he is a prince, he does not have this qualification, unless he rebels or becomes emperor.

Li Zhen's current situation is very good, and rebellion is impossible, so the only way is to ascend the throne...

Just why is it a year?

Is it...

Rollin didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Hearing Li Zhen's promise, Ben Yin shook his head with a smile and said: "Serving Your Highness, this servant has never expected anything in return. To be honest, with His Highness's support, this servant can establish such a big brand as Tingfeng Mercenary. The servant is already satisfied, and there is no other extravagant request, as long as His Highness can make good use of Tingfeng, the servant will have no regrets."

"What about you? Creevey? Do you have any requests?" Regarding Ben Yin's statement, Li Zhen didn't say anything, but turned her attention to Creevey.

"Subordinates are the same as Ben, but material rewards are no longer needed. Your Highness should keep the money for training soldiers... But if you want to ask, there is indeed a servant." It was beyond everyone's expectations. , They originally thought that Creevey would give up the reward like Ben Yin, but who would have thought that he would actually make a request.

"Creevey, you are too presumptuous." Ben was furious, and the crown prince asked you to make a request, so you really dare to climb the pole?Are you taking yourself too seriously?

"It's okay." Li Zhen quickly stopped Ben Yin: "Since I asked you to make a request, it is naturally sincere. Since Creevey has a need, let's talk about it."

"Yes, servants don't dare to ask for rewards from His Royal Highness, but servants do have a small request." When Creevey said this, a trace of pain and hatred flashed across his face: "The origin of servants should be told to His Highness. passed."

"Naturally." Li Zhen nodded. He had investigated the details of the three slaves he bought back in the past. Even if Li Zhen didn't investigate, as a father, Li Shimin would give the people around his son The investigation is clear, especially for people with unknown origins like Benyin Ayakrivi, it is necessary to investigate thoroughly to make people feel at ease, and the final result also makes Li Zhen and Li Shimin very satisfied. Although these three people are not innocent , but the origin is still very clear, it was not an internal response sent by the enemy to Li Zhen.

Chapter 1102 Creevy's Request

Chapter 49 Creevey's Request

Among the three, Ben Yin's origin is the most difficult to find out, because he was originally from a certain tribe in Central Africa, but as for which tribe he was from, he really couldn't find it—Africa is so far away from Datang, The African continent is so big, how can it be so simple to find a small tribe on it?What's more, according to Ben Yin, his tribe is still a nomadic tribe, living by water and grass, which is even more difficult to investigate.But fortunately, he also gained a little fame later. In Egypt, he was also named the number one warrior in Egypt. He ruled Egypt with his unparalleled strength and lightning-like reaction speed. The general of the guards of the Egyptian governor was later captured alive because his horse stumbled on the battlefield, and was exiled to Datang, where he was bought by Li Zhen.

And Aya is the princess of a small country in Central Asia. Because the country is close to the Silk Road, the country is prosperous and prosperous. Although it is a small country, its prosperity is stronger than those big countries.But sometimes being too rich is not a good thing, especially if the country is weak but very rich, it is like a child walking in a busy city with a gold ingot, which naturally attracts wolves to snatch it.The same is true of Aya's country. There is a powerful enemy Hualazimo next to her country. The prosperity of Aya's country has aroused the peeping of the enemy. In the end, the country was destroyed in the first battle. All father and brother were killed in battle. Only Aya escaped. But it fell into the hands of slave traders, was transported to Datang for sale, and was finally bought by Li Zhen—this has been verified. Hualazimo is a big country in Central Asia, and even the big food has been eaten in their hands Fortunately, the goal is too obvious, and there is indeed such a country on the Silk Road, which was wiped out by Hualazimo about 20 years ago.

And Creevey is a European country, a general of the Principality of Bavaria. Because he was betrayed by his boss in a battle with the northern barbarians, he lost the battle, and his boss pushed the responsibility on him, which led to him being dismissed by the country. Wanted, reduced to having a home and unable to return, and finally had to join a mercenary regiment as a mercenary in order to make a living, and then when helping the enemies of the Roman Empire in a war, the mercenary regiment and their employer were captured by the Roman Empire Defeated by a powerful enemy, he was the only one who escaped. He was also caught by slave traders and sent to Datang, where he was discovered and bought by Li Zhen. The mercenary group that Levi stayed in was not wiped out at the time, but escaped by luck, but lost contact with Creevey, thinking that he had died in battle, and the origin was clear.

Speaking of which, the origins of the three are similar, the only difference is that Aya bears the hatred of the country and the family, and Li Zhen has promised her to help her avenge. Although Creevey also has hatred, he has always hidden the hatred in his heart and did not express it. , Li Zhen didn't know his opinion, but Ben was captured by mistake on the battlefield, and being sold as a slave was also the rule there, and there was nothing to resent.

"Do you want...revenge?" Recalling Creevey's life, Li Zhen understood his thoughts a little bit. Could it be that he intends to let herself avenge him?

"That's right, of course the servant wants revenge." The hatred in Creevey's eyes grew stronger, and he said some secrets that Li Zhen didn't know: "The person who sold the slave was the military marshal of the Principality of Bavaria, Kara Zeno Marquis Finn, and he was also the second son of Grand Duke Garibald I of the Principality of Bavaria. The reason why he sold his servant was because we fell in love with a girl at the same time, and the servant proposed to her before he had time to receive it. The girl's reply informed the news of the northern barbarian invasion (actually, the Slavs, the Principality of Bavaria and the Slavs fought for a full century and a half before finally driving the Slavs away), and the slaves were transferred to the battlefield. Notice... the slaves are the vanguard generals in the army, and they were the first to fight the enemy. But when the slaves and the barbarians were completely mixed together, none of the reinforcements that were originally agreed to come... That was the end of the battle After losing, the servants still relied on their confidantes to use their lives to escape from the battlefield...

It was only later that the servant realized that all this was a conspiracy by the bastard Kelana, just to snatch the girl with the servant... and not only did he cause the servant to lose the battle, he himself tasted the defeat in the battle with the barbarians, in order to avoid responsibility , and even pushed everything on the head of the servant, and planned to arrest the servant as a scapegoat... Fortunately, the servant has many friends in the army, and got the news in advance, and escaped from the barracks... Only then did the following things happen ..."

When Creevey said this, he knelt down again: "Your Highness, this servant has been with His Highness for 20 years, and I have never asked His Highness for anything. Now I only ask His Highness for one thing, that is, if His Highness goes to Bavaria in the future, you can send me some money." All members of the Carat family are handed over to the servants..."

"So that's it, I just promised you, you'd better get up quickly." Li Zhen agreed very straightforwardly, it's rare for Creevey to ask himself one thing, and it's not a big matter of setting a password, it's just the son of a grand duke, that's all. Li Zhen is not in the eyes of him yet—not to mention the son of a grand duke, even if he is the grand duke himself, Li Zhen is nothing special.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Creevey kowtowed to Li Zhen again, and got up from the ground.

"But you don't have to worry about you going back, but Carla Zenophon is gone, what should you do?" Seeing that the hatred in Creevey's eyes gradually diminished, Li Zhen couldn't help asking, after all, Creevey came out It has been more than 20 years, and it has been 20 years just to follow gradually. Before he followed himself, he also worked as a mercenary in Europe and West Asia for several years-more than 20 years, Creevey never A handsome young man has turned into an old man in his 50s, so no one can tell what the Marquis of Carat who once competed with him will look like.

After all, it has been 20 years. No one knows whether the Marquis of Carat will die of illness or be killed in a court struggle. It is hard to say for sure. The enemy dies, and I don't know if he will be stimulated?

"That's why the servant wants the entire Carat family, not Carat alone." Creevy said angrily: "The servants killed by Carat can't go home, they can only live outside, and they don't even know the situation of their family members." , It’s best if he didn’t die, if he really died, then he shouldn’t blame the servants for venting his anger on his descendants—after all, His Highness is right in saying that it’s better for a family to be neat and orderly.”

"Eh..." Li Zhen was speechless. It was a famous saying that he uttered when he was a child. Even he himself forgot it. Who knew that it was remembered so clearly by Creevey, who was not very proficient in Chinese at the time.

Chapter 1103 The request of the cause

Chapter 50 The request of the cause

"Creevey has already made a request, so what about you? If you have any request, just say it directly. Others in the province will say that I am unfair." After the exchange with Creevey, Li Zhen asked Ben Yin again, The tone was almost like that of the weird sorghum who lied to children for candy: "Or Creevey wants me to avenge him, so you don't have any bigger enemies? For example, the Egyptian governor who didn't save you back then? You Don't you have any resentment towards him? Also, hasn't he abused you? Or his subordinates have never abused you?"

"Your Highness, really not." Benyin said with a wry smile: "Count Lucius is very good, and he also values ​​the servants very much. The reason why the servants were not rescued was because he was also injured at the time and had already been carried down. The wound was gone, and the maidservant took the initiative to cut off the rear just because he was covering the retreat of the Earl, but he didn't want to stumble and be caught by the enemy. He was already unconscious at that time, so I really can't blame him.

As for the bullying of colleagues, there is no such thing. Egypt is the edge of the Roman Empire. There is no stink of the Byzantine nobles there. It has always been respected by strength 2. The strength of slaves is the strongest. Not only does no one humiliate slaves , and there are many people who are friends of the slaves, and have discussed and communicated with the slaves. "

"It turned out to be like this..." Li Zhen was a little disappointed. I really can't blame him for this. After all, he was injured and unconscious. Do you still expect a comatose person to come back to save you?

Unexpectedly, at this time, Benyin's voice suddenly changed: "However, if you really want to say something, thanks to Krivi's reminder, this servant really remembered something, and I hope His Highness can agree."

"Let's talk about it." Li Zhen cheered up. These people have paid too much for themselves. If they don't ask for something from themselves, they will be very disturbed in their hearts—even if the request is very far away, and may even be lifelong. I can't finish it, but as long as I promise, I will try my best to help them realize it. It's better than they don't ask for anything, and it will make me feel more guilty.

"Hey." Benyin sighed suddenly, and said with some sadness: "Crivey didn't say it just now, and the servant hasn't remembered it yet. Now that I think about it carefully, it has been more than 30 years since the servant walked out of the tribe when he was a teenager. Well, the slaves have not been back once in these years, and they don't know what happened to their family members, are they still alive...

So, if, the slave girl is saying that if, if His Highness can one day go to Africa, please His Highness take the slave girl with you, and the slave girl wants to go back... If the slave girl is gone at that time, take the slave girl's child, Let them bring the ashes of the servants, and follow His Highness to take the place of the servants to go to Africa to have a look, and scatter the ashes of the servants on the land of Africa... If you can find the tribe of the servants, please treat the tribe of the servants kindly, and don't ask for them. We only want to let them have a better living environment... but if they can't find it, or our tribe has disappeared, then... forget it. "

"Hahaha, I can't help you with this." Li Zhen laughed loudly and said, "You should do your own business—now that Datang's navigation technology is so advanced that there are even marine merchants who will do business with you." The Dashi Peninsula has been achieved, which is not far from the west coast of Africa. As long as we defeat the Dashi Empire, we will establish a base there. I will arrange you under the command of the Dashi Governor. When the time comes, you can go back however you want. ... If you really can't wait, then I can also arrange a fleet now to send you to the African continent, and wait for you to find your tribe before talking about other things."

"The slaves should go with His Highness's army." Benyin chose almost without thinking: "Let's not talk about the vastness of the African continent, which is not smaller than the current Tang Dynasty. It’s like throwing a drop of water into the sea, and there’s no big waves at all. It’s too difficult to find our tribe, even though the slaves know the approximate location of our tribe—after all, the slaves haven’t been back for more than 30 years. What happened in the tribe, no one knows, maybe our tribe has been wiped out by the enemy, or buried in the drought on the prairie.

Besides, the servants are now the slaves of His Highness first, and the warriors of the Black Mamba tribe second. Before His Highness has completed his great cause, so what if the servants go back? "

"What's more..." At this point, Benyin showed a little embarrassment on his face (although it's okay for others to see it because of his dark face), but he still boldly said: "Besides, although slaves are not very good , but at any rate, he is also your servant, His Royal Highness, and has formed such a large mercenary regiment. The servants can be regarded as outstanding——Chu Overlord Xiang Yu once said that riches and honors do not return to their hometowns, just like night walks in brocade clothes... Slaves consciously You are doing pretty well now, if you can't go back with the army and show off your prestige, wouldn't it be a night walk in Jinyi? It can also be regarded as a good way to show your face in front of those former friends. If His Highness can lend some soldiers and horses to the slaves ,It would be great."

"That's plausible." Li Zhen smiled and said, "Bengong will personally accompany you there to see how brave your Black Mamba tribe is. If possible, I would like to personally select some of them. The Warriors form a new army, and it may be miraculous."

The Black Mamba tribe is the tribe of this cause - through this name, you can probably know how effective this tribe is. You must know that the Black Mamba is the name of a poisonous snake, but it is a kind of poisonous snake that is not easy to mess with. The tribe even regarded it as a totem. Benyin's tribe dared to name it, which shows how brave they are.

But being brave is brave, this does not allow the Black Mamba tribe to grow on the grassland. In fact, the Black Mamba can only be counted as a small tribe on the grasslands of central Africa, with a population of less than 1000 people, even a medium-sized tribe. No - the reason for this is that the living conditions on the grasslands are too harsh. After all, the living conditions in the African grasslands are worse than those in the Turkic grasslands. If you want to survive there, only strong force is not enough. Need resources, if there are not enough resources, no matter how brave the tribe is, they will have to wait for death.

Although the warriors of the Black Mamba tribe are very brave, after all, this is a tribe that specializes in catching venomous snakes such as the Black Mamba for a living. It is also very fast, with a speed of up to [-] kilometers per hour. It is the fastest snake in the world. If you dare to fight with such a snake, if you have no skills, you will only end up buried in Shekou—this is also the case for most black snakes. The fate of the warriors of the Mamba tribe, it is too dangerous to catch the black mamba, not only the combination of eyesight and reaction force, but also a little bit of luck, with the attack speed of the black mamba, as long as there is a little carelessness, there is no choice but to die this way.

Benyin was famous in the neighborhood because he was able to catch the black mamba every time, and he realized the snake catching technique by fighting snakes. His subordinates escaped, and it was precisely with this skill that he was able to get ahead from the Egyptian province, and even won the title of the number one warrior in Egypt, and was favored by the Egyptian governor and became his personal guard general.

Later, he also relied on this skill to gain a foothold among the warriors under Li Zhen's command. Later, he worked hard on the battlefield in the Western Regions and broke into such a large foundation as the Tingfeng Mercenary Corps.At the very beginning of establishing the Tingfeng mercenary army, he also relied on this snake-catching technique to convince one hero after another, and took them under his command, thus creating a prerequisite for Tingfeng's rapid rise—and The old Harvey was one of the representatives. It was because he was beaten five times in a row by Ben Yin in the competition. The still young Harvey completely obeyed this black man, and he has been loyal and never betrayed since then.

It can be said that the one-handed snake catching technique that Ben Yin practiced is more important than his strange power, and it is also more deterrent than strange power. After all, although the ability of natural supernatural power is not common, it is not without it. Ben Yin's supernatural power is not very outstanding, at least compared to Fang Yiai's strength that can pull back a bull, Ben Yin is much worse.

But the reaction speed and hand speed that can catch a black mamba are not possessed by others. It can be said that if it is just a comparison of strength, the three reasons may not be able to beat a Fang Yiai, but if you fight to the death , the one who died must be Fang Yiai - in the face of Benyin's god-like reflexes, it is impossible for Fang Yiai's so-called brute force to hurt Benyin at all, but on the contrary, as long as Fang Yiai dares to show a little flaw, With Ben Yin's reaction speed and the hand speed he had practiced alone for many years, Fang Yiai couldn't dodge his fatal attack at all.