Among the eight counties of the dynasty, Beihuang County is a relatively special existence.

Previously, when the Great Qian Dynasty was surrounded by the seven surrounding countries, compared to the other six counties bordering other countries, the pressure on Beihuang County was the least.

Even if the Northern Tang Empire, which borders the Northern Wilderness County, is quite strong, the Northern Wilderness County will rarely be disturbed by the frontier.

This is naturally a problem left over from history, the territory bordering the Northern Tang Empire and the Northern Wilderness County is controlled by the Yuan family, and the two sides will not have any large-scale conflicts except for regular military drills to ensure that the normal combat strength of the armies under the command of both sides does not gradually fade because of peace.

Therefore, over the years, the Northern Wilderness County has suffered the least loss among the seven counties bordering the dynasty and other countries.

The number of soldiers who die each year as a result of war is negligible.

In the past two years, as the dynasty used troops to conquer all the surrounding seven countries, the Northern Tang Empire was also included in the control of the Daqian Dynasty with the full cooperation of the Yuan family, and the Yuan family became the actual power above the Northern Tang Dynasty.

For the Daqian Dynasty, the seven county capitals that originally bordered the surrounding seven countries suddenly lost their role as barriers.

The other six county governments also need to retain a certain number of troops, so as not to repeat the territory requisitioned, but Beihuang County has no such concerns at all, so the border troops stationed in Beihuang County have moved forward in great strides, and according to the arrangement of the military department, in a short period of time, they have quickly replenished the front lines in all directions.

As for the Northern Wilderness County itself, only the city guards that will be fixed in each city are left......

In this way, the Cheng family, which was originally the first family of Beihuang County, became even more amazing.

In the past, in Beihuang County, at least there was a powerful military that could suppress the Cheng family, but with the withdrawal of military strength, the Cheng family suddenly became dominant in Beihuang County, although the military power was not withdrawn for a long time, but the Cheng family has begun to extend its tentacles to the corners of the entire Beihuang County.

Even the county kings of Beihuang County can only reluctantly compete with the Cheng family, but they can't occupy an absolute advantage over the family power in their own county mansions like the county kings of other counties.

The strength of the transition will cause the arrogance of the transition, and the same is true for the Cheng family.

In Beihuang County, it has almost reached the point of covering the sky with one hand, which makes the people of the Cheng family more and more arrogant...... It's almost like treating the entire Northern Wilderness County as his own private property.

After Xia Fan and Ye still accompanied the old housekeeper to the land of Beihuang County, they faced such a situation.

Because the old housekeeper's enemy when he was young was a member of the Cheng family in Beihuang County!

Although it is not a descendant of the Cheng family, it is just a branch family from the Cheng family, but in the territory of this Northern Wilderness County, the Cheng family is the supreme emperor of the earth, even if it is only a branch family, it has an extraordinary status in the Northern Wilderness County.

"Young Master...... Do we really want to run directly to seek revenge in such an open manner? If you want me to say...... I still just killed my enemy by sneak attack. The Cheng family has always protected their shortcomings, helping relatives and not helping them, if they run to seek revenge with such fanfare, although they are only members of a branch family, but for the Cheng family, it is equivalent to openly slapping them in the face, they will definitely not give up, and when the time comes...... Things are bound to get bigger. ”

Sitting in the carriage, the old butler said with a worried face.

Among the sixty blood attendants, the blood hand and the blood river routinely acted as the coachman, while the other blood servants cruised around the carriage, constantly fighting each other fiercely along the way, so that they could always be in a state of hard training.

"Uncle Zhou, your mentality still needs to be adjusted. You have to understand, we are not a small family like the Xia family in Qingyang City now, but the first family of the entire Daqian Dynasty, even the other three families that are also the four great families can no longer be compared with us, not to mention that it is just a local powerhouse? ”

Xia Fan looked at the old housekeeper's rather worried look, and continued with a smile: "Even if things are big, are we afraid of the Cheng family?" Besides, are we or them really worried about making a big fuss? With the current status and strength of the family, there is no need for us to be as cautious as in the past, as the first family of the dynasty, if you don't show a strong enough attitude, you will be looked down upon. ”

Listening to Xia Fan's words, the old housekeeper was stunned, and asked with some uncertainty: "So young master, do you want to...... Deliberately provoking the Cheng family? ”

"Don't count, the Cheng family is not worth my effort to use means. It's just that for my current status, it is normal for me to come to the door so openly and openly and come out alone with the Cheng family. If the Cheng family really doesn't open their eyes, then I don't mind teaching the Cheng family a profound lesson, the Pingxi Royal Mansion is a newly rising force after all, just uprooting a Pingxi Royal Mansion can't form a sufficient deterrent in the hearts of others. ”

Xia Fan leaned one arm in front of the window of the carriage, supported his cheek with his hand, looked at the farmland outside the window, and said in a lazy tone.

"Whew...... I see...... Then I have nothing to worry about! Young master, you are right, now our family is the first family of the dynasty! Even if it is worried, it should be that the Cheng family is worried about provoking the anger of our family! ”

The old butler nodded vigorously.

"Speaking of which, Uncle Zhou, you have never told me what made you grudge with your enemy in the first place? Now is it convenient to talk about it? ”

The idyllic scenery outside the car window made Xia Fan's mood very soothing, and he wanted to chat for a while.

"Actually, to put it bluntly, it's just a battle of will when I was young, and now that I think about it, some of the reasons are really ridiculous, but at that time when I was young and vigorous, it felt like a big thing."

The old butler shook his head with a wry smile, and then said: "At the beginning, it was almost all small things, the two of us have been competing with each other, he has the support of the family behind him, and I am alone, so he has more advantages than me, but my talent for learning martial arts is better than him, so although I am far inferior to him in terms of resources, I have always been overpowered in the improvement of the realm." I don't look down on him, and he also looks down on me, and the contradictions between the two of us are slowly accumulating more and more. ”

The old butler also turned his head to look out of the car window, and continued with a look of reminiscence: "Originally, although these contradictions were accumulating more and more, they were not to the extent of a life-and-death struggle, but I never thought about it...... The two of us suddenly fell in love with the same woman. Young master, you also know that love is a thing that always makes people become extremely impulsive. ”

Listening to the old housekeeper's tone, Xia Fan asked curiously, "Is it because that woman likes you?" So much so that your opponent is resentful? ”

"No ......"

The old butler shook his head with a smile and explained: "At first, I was also the young master, but later I found out that the woman was actually wandering between the two of us, and she didn't love anyone, just through the two of us...... to get the most out of it. Pity...... By the time I fully understood, it was too late. ”

"I see."

Xia Fan was suddenly, and for a while, he only felt that the old housekeeper was ...... in this life It's a bit too tragic.

was sighing in his heart, but the carriage suddenly stopped, and at the same time, a crying sound was also heard in the carriage.