On the official road, you can see the teams escorting the prisoners everywhere, Zheng Fan is riding a horse, and there are Siniang and A Ming beside him.

Jingnanhou really regarded Zheng Fan as his own, and even the aftermath of his family was handed over to Zheng Fan, and it took Zheng Fan a lot of time to finish these up.

Siniang and Ah Ming accompanied Zheng Fan into Beijing this time, but because Zheng Fan was in Jingnanhou's carriage when they set off, the two of them followed from a distance.

After Zheng Fan experienced the twelve hours of the exciting Yanjing,

Ah Ming and Siniang were recruited by Zheng Fan to go to the field house to help collect the corpses.

Although he did not personally participate in the purging of the gate valve, but looking at the work of only ten days and half a month, from the official road one team after another of the prisoners, you can probably see how big the scale of this purge is.

The escorts are basically young and middle-aged men, even if they are a little older, it is no problem to be sent to the front line to be a civilian husband.

Emperor Yan wanted to clean up the Great Yan Gate Valve, but he did not slaughter them all, of course, the top gate valves must be resolutely erased from the flesh, but there are so many Great Yan Gate Valve families, these criminals who have been forcibly labeled as "criminals" will advance to Yinlang County in the south under the will of Emperor Yan.

there

It will be the first line of Yan's attack,

And war does consume a lot of materials, money, and food.

But the most direct consumable of war is human life!

Zheng Fan didn't know if it was the same scene when Qin Shi Huang requisitioned prisoners and people, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still shocked by the scenes on the official road.

The army, with the will of the monarch, began to wield its blades,

The entire Yan Kingdom also began to carry out the most brutal and direct war mobilization under the orders of the Yan Emperor.

The huge land owned by the gate valve was naturally confiscated, and the huge hidden household group that originally belonged to the gate valve and did not belong to the state was recounted and made by the imperial court, and most of them will continue to cultivate the original land, but the main family has changed from the original gate valve to the state.

In ancient times, the process of centralization of power by the central government was a tug-of-war between the central and local governments for "land" and "population".

In the historical process that Zheng Fan is familiar with, it seems that every ancient dynasty that has created glory has centralized power before creating glory, so that it can concentrate on doing great things.

It's just that when passing by the side of these prisoners, Zheng Fan can clearly feel the anger on these prisoners.

was originally a high-ranking disciple of the gatekeeper, but at this time he was reduced to a prisoner.

In Dayan's hundreds of years of political system, the Ji family and the family have always ruled the world together, and these children of the family, strictly speaking, are also the masters of the country of Dayan.

In fact, the balance between the imperial power and the family gate valve has not been broken.

The imperial power was further atrophied because the former emperor succeeded to the throne with the support of the Zhenbei Marquis, coupled with the extravagance and enjoyment of the former emperor during his reign. In fact, the family gate lords have never relaxed their vigilance against the expansion of imperial power.

But no matter how much vigilance, no matter how much cunning, it can't beat two words: naivety.

Emperor Yan naively believed that Fa Xiao, who grabbed chicken legs when he was a child, would not rebel when he was sitting on a heavy army, and accepted everything from Zhenbei Hou;

The Marquis of Zhenbei naively believed that Emperor Yan was not a temptation for him, and handed over the 300,000 Zhenbei army to his majesty, and he was even a plow himself, and he willingly ploughed the gate lords who had existed in the land of Dayan for hundreds of years.

Jingnan Hou naively joined the Zhenbei Hou and Yanhuang between the two people, and did not hesitate to slaughter his own family first to show his break with the past.

The emperor's suspicion, the boundary between the monarch and the minister, it seems that the three of them have not been reflected at all, and the three naïve guys have worked together to turn this Dayan upside down.

There are three heroes in a generation, and these heroes are still standing together.

When the cavalry of the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army rolled behind Emperor Yan that day,

The officials and the gate valves all "chuckled" in their hearts at the same time,

They understand that

The day of the Great Swallow,

It's changed!

It's like overnight, the wealth, their status, and their dignity that originally belonged to them were completely deprived, and they were sent to the front line of southern Xinjiang by Emperor Yan, to pick up soldiers, to atone for the "sins" they suddenly added, and to fight for the "freedom" they originally had but lost overnight.

They, in Zheng Fan's eyes, are very much like the barbarians under his hands, the barbarians under Zheng Fan's hands are from the criminal tribe, their relatives are controlled by the big tribe, and they are reduced to cannon fodder consumables when the big tribe fights.

These prisoners, too, are confined to their hometowns or capitals, waiting for them to exchange their military exploits for freedom.

From a chick to a sparrow, then from a sparrow to an eagle, and suddenly, back to a chick, and to continue to work hard to become a sparrow.

"It's huge." Ah Ming said with emotion.

Zheng Fan looked at Ah Ming and nodded.

Although Ah Ming is a vampire, his age is not very old, at least not so exaggerated, and he cannot be compared with Liang Cheng.

Zheng Fan knew better that the current Dayan was boiled by the three dreamers.

It is equivalent to studing everything, if the next attack cannot achieve great results, and the external development fails to achieve great success, this boiling boiling water is likely to burn to their own people.

It's a gamble,

The three,

I'm gambling on the national fortune.

finally

Zheng Fan and the three stopped,

Nanwang City has arrived.

……

Since the Jingnan Army withdrew from Nanwang City, Xu Wenzu finally realized what it was like to be a general soldier.

But before he could breathe long in the free and fresh air, the news from the capital directly scared him down.

Good guy, more than 300 catties of fat were piled directly on the ground, and it took a lot of effort for the entourage around him to help him up.

Immediately afterwards, the order of the Marquis of Jingnan, who returned with the evil spirit of slaughtering his own family, was issued, and the family gate lords of Yinlang County were trampled by the iron hooves of the Jingnan army.

However, first, it is because a batch of them have been cleaned up earlier due to the assassination of the General Military Mansion, and Yinlang County itself was the battlefield of the Northern Expedition of the Qianguo Kingdom a hundred years ago, so the climate here is not as rich as other places in Dayan, and this second round of liquidation did not take much time.

subsequently

The materials of the imperial court began to be transported to Yinlang County, to the Jingnan Army, to Nanwangcheng, and after the terrifying wealth accumulated by the family gate valve for hundreds of years was confiscated by the imperial court, it was immediately transported to the "war zone" by Emperor Yan.

This is a battle of national fortune belonging to Dayan!

After entering Nanwang City, Zheng Fan went straight to the General Soldier's Mansion.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Xu Wenzu immediately came to the meeting room to see Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan is drinking tea,

Looking at Xu Wenzu,

"Poof......

Tea spills directly from the corners of the mouth.

"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng?"

Zheng Fan raised his hand to indicate that he was fine, and there was no napkin here in ancient times, so he could only wipe his mouth with his sleeve.

It is really Xu Wenzu's current appearance, which makes people too caught off guard.

It can be seen that Xu Wenzu is very tired, but he is not tired and thin, but tired and fat, especially after the bags under his eyes are pulled down, it looks like there is a thick cartoon effect.

As for Xu Wenzu calling himself "Brother Zheng", Zheng Fan was not too frightened, the six princes did not call themselves "lonely" in front of him, and it was normal for Xu Wenzu to no longer call himself "this official".

Zheng Shoubei also found it funny, he had been pulling the tiger skin of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but in the end, it was the coat of the Marquis of Jingnan who really wore it.

But no matter what, tossing and turning, I finally tossed a little human appearance, and I didn't have to grovel as often as before.

"Brother Zheng, come."

Xu Wenzu personally led Zheng Fan to his study, and Zheng Fan had also been here last time.

In Xu Wenzu's courtyard, there are people coming and going, and everyone is very busy, and it is not as deserted as last time.

After entering the study, Xu Wenzu closed the door of the study, and then walked to the Taishi chair by himself and collapsed directly.

Zheng Fan had only heard of "women are made of water" before,

Right now

He witnessed that as long as you are fat enough, you can also be made of water.

After Xu Wenzu sat down, his stomach reached the chin level, and he rolled a few waves for a long time.

"Brother Zheng, this official, you're tired and thin......"

"yes."

Zheng Fan really knows that work that is too energy-consuming like staying up late is indeed easy to make people fat.

"Alas, this is the first time I've been an official for half my life."

"It's not easy for adults to work for the country."

"Don't talk nonsense, brother, I can take a breath by talking to you, don't you know, how many decrees I've to issue a day in this general military office, straight mother thief!"

A large amount of supplies, a large number of prisoners, were escorted to Yinlang County in waves, and everything needed to be handled by Xu Wenzu, the chief soldier of Nanwangcheng.

I don't know if it's because I'm worried that someone will hinder me or what, the vacancy in the prefect of Nanwang City has not been filled.

But from what Zheng Fan saw all the way into Nanwang City, although the city looked a little bloated, it could still be called orderly.

This is enough to reflect Xu Wenzu's ability, perhaps, the reason why the imperial court transferred him here should be the level of his handling of complicated work.

Xu Fatpang did not live up to the expectations of the imperial court.

Perhaps, life is like this;

Zheng Fan still remembers that when he was in Hutou City, Xu Wenzu was still discussing with himself how to sacrifice the city after the Zhenbei Army rebelled.

At that time, most of Xu Wenzu's energy was actually focused on political struggle and standing in line, in short, he was not like an official and more like a bureaucrat, but now, although he is tired, he can feel that his spirit is still good.

You don't have to think about intrigue, you can do things in a down-to-earth manner, which is also a kind of enjoyment.

"The official already knows about the affairs of the capital, hehe, hahahaha............"

Xu Wenzu laughed.

The two people who had been pondering the plans of the Hou Mansion below, but they didn't expect that in the end, their Hou Ye and Yan Huang were wearing the same pants, which was the most fantastic result, but at the same time, it was also the best result.

Dayan, instead of facing the terrible internal friction and civil war, can mobilize all forces to carry out the largest and highest investment in a hundred years of foreign development.

"My lord, Xiaguan has just returned from the capital, and he hasn't returned to the fortress yet, so I'll come here to see you first."

Xu Wenzu stretched out his hand and pointed at Zheng Fan, he naturally guessed Zheng Fan's intention.

"Don't worry, I'll keep it for you, we are the real ones ourselves."

Zheng Fan nodded, although he didn't understand how he had become his own person with Xu Wenzu when he had become a lackey under the Hou of Jingnan, but Shangfeng took the initiative to have a relationship with you, and you would not be stupid to destroy the atmosphere.

"The Huo family in Huwei County, although it is a family that has been inherited for a hundred years, this family has a strong martial arts practice, and the children of the Huo family are all practicing families.

Brother, I didn't break them up, I didn't assign them out, I just stayed here, just for you. ”

When the prisoners were escorted over, they were naturally not all used as civilian husbands, but they were actually more equivalent to reserve forces, or enriched into local forces.

The Jingnan Army has its own reserve of 50,000 rear battalions, and similar to the elite of the Jingnan Army, blind expansion can only lead to a decline in its combat effectiveness, so the Jingnan Army did not absorb many prisoners, but was absorbed by the various fortresses and armies in Yinlang County.

Anyway, most of the time, the local security forces are used as cannon fodder, and whether they can refine gold or not, then it will be up to them to see.

Let's guess with a little dark thoughts, isn't it just that the imperial court escorted the gate lord prisoners to the front line to fight?

They don't die, they stay in the country, but they are hidden dangers.

"Huo family, how many people?"

"More than seven hundred."

According to tradition, there is a high probability that these family prisoners will be dispersed and distributed, that is, the displaced people in a local area will also pay attention to scattering them when they are settled, let alone a family's.

But if you can't suppress them, these people will gather to resist you, and even if you don't want to break up the family members who stay in the rear, it is possible to defect directly to the enemy country.

But if you can suppress them and tame them, the children of the family with seven hundred surnames will be very difficult to collapse and escape after they are really thrown on the battlefield, and the resilience will be greater.

"Okay, I want it, armor, ordnance, food and grass, these ......"

"Don't worry!"

Xu Wenzu stretched out his hand and motioned for Zheng Fan to pull him up, and said at the same time:

"The people below say that I'm eccentric, I'm eccentric, anyway, brother, I'm fat and thick-skinned, hehe."

In fact, there is no shortage of grain, grass, ordnance, armor, and war horses in Zheng Fan's Cuiliu Fort, but this thing, anyway, the more the merrier.

"Thank you, sir."

"Hey, don't see outside, but don't see outside, I'm betting on you, you have to fight for me, seeing that the war is about to start, seriously, brother, I have to go into battle when I can't say it!"

"............" Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan's mind came up with the picture of Xu Fatpang charging on a war horse,

Then a group of people hid behind Xu Wenzu to avoid the arrows as they charged......

Or, during the defense of the city, Xu Wenzu was directly used as a sandbag to resist the enemy army rushing behind the city gate......

Of course, these situations will basically not happen, if the Dayan army, if it really reaches the point where even Xu Fatpang has to charge, it is really not far from the death of the country.

Xu Wenzu will definitely be on the battlefield, he is the chief soldier, it is impossible not to lead the army, but what he is doing now is to build his own lineage according to the relationship between him and Zheng Fan.

If Xu Wenzu had smashed his carriage at the beginning, Shatuo Que Shi, would be lying in Cuiliu Fort now, it is estimated that he would ......

"Xiaguan, I will live up to the high expectations of my lord!"

People give you such a big face and such a big benefit, Zheng Fan really doesn't mind making a loud and sincere salute.

………

Out of the General Military Mansion, under the leadership of a trusted lieutenant sent by Xu Wenzu, Zheng Fan came to a school field in the city.

In the school grounds, there were many prisoners, some of whom were shackled but most of them were not restricted, but they were just confined in various areas.

On the periphery of the school grounds, there are armor soldiers armed with bows and crossbows who are responsible for guarding.

Inside, there are quite a few military leaders and clerks shuttling back and forth inside.

Ah Ming, who was following behind Zheng Fan, whispered to Zheng Fan:

"It looks like a livestock market."

"yes." Zheng Fan nodded in agreement.

"Lord, if this battle doesn't go well, then there will be a big problem in this Yan Kingdom."

"Hmm."

Zheng Fan also felt it, if he had expressed his admiration for Emperor Yan and the two marquis before, now, he really felt the signs of volcanic eruption hidden under this grandeur.

Perhaps, there was only one Zheng Fan in the Yan Kingdom before, but now, Emperor Yan has personally created countless Zheng Fan.

If there is a problem in the war against Qian, and at the same time, there is something unexpected in one of the three Yan Emperors, then this group of people with revenge and anger in their hearts ......

You must know that in this world, the vast majority of elites carry the label of gate valve.

If you don't get it right, it's a new round of five dynasties and ten kingdoms.

"Lord Zheng, the Huo family is here."

The captain assigned by Xu Wenzu led Zheng Fan to a fence.

Behind the fence, there is a group of people sitting, and you can clearly see the order that comes with them.

At this time, a person in the crowd stood up and took the initiative to come over, his eyes fell on the captain, and finally, on Zheng Fan.

In a very unruly tone, he shouted:

"Yo, who is going to buy us back!"

"Presumptuous!"

The lieutenant immediately scolded.

Zheng Fan didn't care about being angry because of the other party's unruly attitude, first, he believed that no matter how untamed the group was, after going back to Liang Cheng and the blind man to go north to transform, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Second, Zheng Fan's attention was attracted by the fence next door at this time, just as he noticed him at the funeral of the former general soldier Xiao Dahai at the first time.

The other party leaned there, as if in a daze.

Zheng Fan didn't pay attention to the Huo family's thorn first, but walked to the side of the fence, stretched out his hand and knocked,

"Brother Zuo?"

When that person heard this, his body trembled at first, and then he turned his head to look at Zheng Fan.

His hands immediately grabbed the fence excitedly,

shouted at Zheng Fan:

"Brother Zheng, no, no, no, Lord Zheng, Lord Zheng, you can do well, you can do well, take me, accept me!"