The person who spoke was none other than the queen's father, the famous Shenhou Shen Ziyan. This person is about sixty years old, tall and well-proportioned, and he doesn't show any old age at all. His shiny black hair was neatly combed, and only his temples were slightly gray. Shenhou's appearance is very handsome, although there are inevitably some traces of vicissitudes after the wind and frost, but it is not difficult to see that when he was young, he must have been a beautiful man who fascinated thousands of girls.

Looking at this outstanding figure who single-handedly destroyed the 275-year-old Western Zhou Dynasty, and then supported his grandson, King Zhou Ping, to create the Eastern Zhou Dynasty for more than 500 years, Zhao Liang couldn't help but feel an indescribable sense of shock in his heart. Even in the face of King Zhou You and the peerless beauty Bao Xi before, he didn't have too many waves in his heart, and in a trance, he just regarded this as an ordinary task. But now, everything is very different. First, Zhao Liang has slowly adapted to the environment of different time and space, and can begin to consciously think about the meaning of being in this time and space, and more importantly, he feels that the old man in front of him is the key person who really changes history and creates history.

Although there are only a few words about the introduction of Shenhou in the historical materials, and his popularity is far less resounding than that of the "Princes of the Beacon Opera", whether it is the special identity of the first queen's father and the grandfather of King Zhou Ping, or the major event such as the capture of Haojing by the United Kingdom of Zhangguo and Xiyi Inurong and the killing of King Ji Gongyan of Zhouyou, this old man named Shen Ziyan is very important.

Zhao Liang collected his mind and was about to get off the horse to greet Shenhou, but the rich man next to him seemed to be mentally prepared, and hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and said in a low voice: "You are patrolling on behalf of the Son of Heaven, you must not get off the horse!" Zhao Liang immediately reacted: Damn! I'm about to break the rules again. He hurriedly put back half of his ass that had been off the saddle without embarrassment, and replied in a serious manner according to the standard rhetoric that he had half-coaxed and half-deceived from Baofu before: "Shenhou is polite." This official inspected Shen Guo on behalf of Zhou Tianzi, and hoped that Shen Hou and his subordinates would help a lot. ”

"The envoy is gracious." Shen Hou bowed again: "The Son of Heaven is looking down, and Shen Guo is lucky." We should do our best to correspond, and live up to the earnest kindness of the king and the imperial envoy. ”

The officials and soldiers behind him also hurriedly followed with a deep salute and said in unison: "The Son of Heaven is looking down, and Shen Guo is lucky." ”

Shenhou showed a sincere smile, raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and said: "Imperial envoy, my lords, it is getting late at this time, please move to the post house for the time being to rest, and set off to Cangyan City again tomorrow morning." ”

Under the leadership of Shenhou, Zhao Liang, Bao Fu and Sui Li led the men and horses of the Imperial Forest Army and the Bandit Regiment to march forward. Shen Guo's greeting procession followed behind, and the musicians played and sang all the way, as if they were marrying a bride.

After walking less than two or three miles, I came to a small post annex. Judging by the size of the house, I am afraid that only a dozen or so people can live here, and the rest can only live in makeshift tents outside the post house. Fortunately, Shenhou had already made thorough preparations and set up a lot of tents far beyond the scale of the mission in advance, so whether it was the Imperial Forest Army or the bandits who joined halfway, they didn't need to work hard, just stay and rest.

And Zhao Liang and the three of them followed Shenhou to the hall of the post house and sat down as guests.

Because although this place already belongs to the jurisdiction of Shen State, it is not Cangyan City where the Hou Mansion is located after all, so Shen Hou did not sit on the central main seat according to the etiquette system, but sat opposite Zhao Liang accompanied by two subordinates.

He first introduced Zhao Liang to a general on the left, this person's name was Chang Ji, who was the commander of the Shen State. Bao Fu had obviously heard of this person's name, and his expression was quite awe-inspiring.

The man to the right of Shenhou was dressed as a scribe, about twenty years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes. I heard Shen Hou say that he is Shen Zuolan, the middle doctor, who is not only the head of the civil officials of Shen State, but also a clan relative. Zhao Liang couldn't help but pay close attention to it when he heard this, and found that Shen Zuolan's forehead was full and his eyes were shining, and he was obviously a resourceful person.

After Shenhou introduced, it was Zhao Liang's turn to introduce his attaché. But I never thought that it didn't matter, as soon as I said that the temperature in the entire room dropped by more than ten degrees.

As soon as Zhao Liang mentioned the deputy envoy Baofu, Shen Zuolan's eyebrows almost stood up, and a pair of Lang eyes stared at Baofu, making people feel that he might pounce and bite at any time. It is no wonder that the main reason why the queen status of Shenhou's daughter was deposed was Bao Xi, so Bao Xi's cousin naturally became the object of hatred of the Shen family. Baofu smiled at the three people opposite without embarrassment, and quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything.

Zhao Liang said in his heart: This King of Zhou You doesn't know whether he is really stupid or pretending to be stupid, and at this juncture, he sent Bao Fu as a deputy envoy to inspect Shen Guo, and it is clear that it is not a big deal. If it weren't for the fact that Shen Guo hadn't made it clear that he wanted to tear his face with the Zhou royal family, I'm afraid that there would be no return for this trip. Suddenly, a strange thought rose in Zhao Liang's heart: he had always thought that the reason why Bao Fu was arranged to go with him was because he could not only monitor Zheng Ni's actions, but also actively search for evidence of Shen Guo's intention to defect, and even did not rule out the possibility of taking the initiative to frame him. But now that I think about it, I am afraid that there is another profound meaning. Along the way, this fat general has actually had no other bad deeds except for the obvious shortcomings of his timid nest. On the contrary, in many ways, this guy is still a bit honest and honest. So, will the wealth be a bait that others take the initiative to give to Shen Guo?

He stabilized his mind, temporarily suppressed this uncomfortable thought, and quickly shifted the attention of Shenhou and the others to the other side - the new doorman he had recruited was gone.

As soon as he heard the word "separation", Chang Yuteng jumped up from the seat, pointed to the opposite side and said excitedly: "Separation? The Heavenly Demon King is gone?! ”

As Zhao Liang Baofu and Su Li nodded silently, even Shenhou, who had always been calm and calm, became a little uncalm, and he said suspiciously: "Your Excellency, you ...... You're not kidding, are you? ”

Without waiting for Zhao Liang to speak, Mi Li replied first: "Shen Hou, it is Mi Li on the Demon King Ridge below. However, there is no Hunt Demon King anymore, and there is no Demon King Army. The day before yesterday, he abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, changed his evil and returned to the right, and officially joined the command of the general. From now on, I will only be a loyal and dead soldier of General Zhengda......"

"Fart!" Chang Yu suddenly interrupted his words, trembling all over his body and said, "Do you think that this will be able to write off all the previous crimes?" Wish for the moon! ”

Yu Li smiled faintly: "The crime that General Chang said was to order his younger brother and sister-in-law to die at the hands of his subordinates, right?" ”

Hearing him say this, Zhao Liang's heart immediately rose to his throat:, why didn't you say this earlier? At this time, the rich on the other side was also frightened, and stammered and asked, "Is this ...... This...... Is there some misunderstanding here? ”

"There is no misunderstanding." Shen Zuolan said lightly: "A year ago, General Chang's younger brother was attacked by the Demon King and bandits in Rong County, and Chang Shen was killed by his own hands in front of everyone. ”

Chang Yu pulled out the copper sword at his waist, pointed at Xuan Li and shouted: "The sky really has eyes, let you, a thief, fall into my hands today." Stand up and prepare to die! ”

He smiled and said, "You can't beat me, and if you stand up, you'll die." However, whether you want to make a move or not, you have to listen to my master. As he spoke, he cast an affectionate glance at Zhao Liang.

Zhao Liang stood up with goosebumps all over his body when he saw it, and involuntarily shook slightly, and hurriedly said to Chang Ji: "General Chang, please calm down first, so ...... It's not good......"

At this time, Shenhou had already reacted from the shock just now, and scolded in a deep voice: "Chang Ji, don't be rude!" ”

Don't look at Shen Hou who looks like a gentle and polite old man, but he didn't expect that in a simple reprimand, there was a faint wind and thunder momentum that was not angry and self-threatening. As soon as these words came out, Chang Ji was immediately stunned, and then hurriedly confessed his guilt and put away his blade.

Seeing Chang Yu reluctantly sit down, still glaring at the opposite side viciously, Shen Hou couldn't help but sigh secretly, and apologized to Zhao Liang and the others: "The old man was not strict with his subordinates, and he collided with the lord Tianwei, and I also ask the imperial envoy, Mr. Zhu Li, and General Bao to forgive me." But ......"

Zhao Liang knew what he was going to say, and said, "Shenhou is serious. We're ...... Oh no, before leaving, he did occupy the mountains and plunder everywhere for the king, causing a lot of trouble to the princes everywhere. But after some sincere enlightenment from this official, he is now indeed determined to change his past wrongs and no longer be the evil party, which is a good thing for everyone. As for the matter of General Chang's younger brother, I don't think it's better to wait for me to wait for King Bingming and let him make a decision? ”

Shen Zuolan sneered: "King Bingming? Wouldn't that be the end of it? In the end, Chang Shen can only die in vain, while the murderer is at large, promoted and rich! ”

Shenhou glared at his middle doctor with dissatisfaction, and said, "Zuo Lan, can you succeed if you say a word?" ”

Hearing this, he remained silent, and said calmly as usual: "I had an agreement with the general five years ago that I would not go to the Demon King Ridge and not disturb the vassal states within five years. Do you know why I went to Rong County a year ago and killed Chang Shen? ”

"What else do you need to say?" Chang Ji said angrily: "You are simply a villain who does not believe in his words!" The general's agreement is a piece of shit in your eyes, and you only think about looting property, killing people and setting fires! ”

Su Li shook his head and said lightly: "Your family is a vassal family of Shenhou, and your ancestors were awarded 900 acres of public land in Fengrong County for merit, and they drove slaves to farm. Originally, it was considered a wealthy country and a good life. However, your younger brother Chang Shen is not greedy enough, covets the familiar land in the hands of the people in the suburbs of Rong County, and uses despicable means to snatch nearly 1,000 acres of fertile land, among which even the private land of the people of Rong County will not let go. For these filthy things, there are no less than ten lives of people who are forced to die in the hands of Chang Shen! Many of my brothers in the mountains have no choice but to defect to the Demon King Ridge because they can't survive there. A year ago, someone sent me a letter saying that in order to forcibly seize a piece of land, Chang Shen ignored the Zhou royal family's Jingtian decree and imprisoned and persecuted dozens of commoners. Although it is a thief, there is a way to steal! I can't watch innocent people being bullied to death, so I can only break my oath. However, Dr. Shen made a mistake in one thing, he did not lead the troops at that time, but went to Rong County alone, and took the life of Chang Shen's dog under the service of the officials and soldiers! ”

As he spoke, he stood up and bowed down to Zhao Liang: "General, I have indeed broken the contract, please punish you, even if it is self-judgment on the spot, I will never complain." But every word of the matter is true, please ask the general and Shenhou to investigate! ”

With these words, Shenhou couldn't sit still. He looked at Chang Ji with a gloomy face: "Do you know what your brother did?" ”

Chang Yu was taken aback, and hurriedly distinguished: "Hou Ye Mingjian, the last general has lived in Cangyan City for a long time because of military affairs. All the affairs of the family have always been in charge of the younger brothers. He never told me about it! ”

Shen Hou turned to Shen Zuolan and instructed, "You will arrange for the Fuzhong scribe to go to Rong County later to learn more about the situation of the local well fields. If what Chang Shen did is true, then Mr. Zhu Li not only has no fault, but is kind to me to apply for the country. ”