Wen, Min, Min, Wen, plus the Fan family.

Zheng Boye picked up the teacup he had just put down and took another sip.

No wonder.

Really, no wonder.

The Fan family's excessive diligence, excessive Chu treachery, and excessive boldness in placing heavy bets,

at this moment,

finally had a reason.

Fan Zhengwen's wife is the younger sister of Consort Min, who is also Little Sixth's aunt, and Fan Zhengwen is Little Sixth's uncle-in-law.

The Fan family has business dealings with Little Sixth, so from the beginning, they knew that Little Sixth was not the kind of idle prince who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. At the same time, as long as Little Sixth still wanted to borrow the power of his uncle's family, it was impossible for him not to reveal his hidden strength.

Not to mention the scene when Little Sixth got married, plus the changes in the situation in Yanjing, Little Sixth officially announced his participation in the struggle for the throne through his wedding.

Whether from the perspective of interests or kinship, Zheng Fan believed that the Fan family hoped that Little Sixth could win in the end and become the next Yan Emperor.

Because in this way, the Fan family could transform from slaves of the Qu family into relatives of the emperor!

And these imperial relatives would be very authentic and staunch, because Little Sixth's maternal family, the maternal family with real blood ties, only has this one aunt left.

Zheng Boye thought,

putting himself in Fan Zhengwen's shoes,

he would also be willing to take a gamble, because the prospect was so beautiful that it was worth risking the safety of the entire family to bet on the possibility of success.

Suddenly,

Zheng Fan thought of something else,

that was, this trip to Chu was ordered by Marquis Jingnan. At first, he was unwilling to go, but the Marquis directly issued a military order, so he had to go.

And it was Marquis Jingnan who was ordered to lead the army to slaughter the Min family back then!

So, did Marquis Jingnan know that there was a remnant of the Min family, and that they were in the Fan family?

That's why he ordered himself to enter the Chu Kingdom through this route?

Zheng Boye frowned slightly.

So everyone is playing chess with their eyes open,

and only he is pushing pawns blindly?

When Fan Zhengwen saw Zheng Fan frowning, he quickly said:

"Lord, I would never lie about this."

Zheng Fan waved his hand and immediately changed to a smiling face, saying, "Brother Fan, of course, I believe you."

After saying that,

Zheng Boye, who was lying on the chair with his legs crossed, got up from the chair,

and bowed respectfully

to Madam Min:

"This humble general pays respects to Madam."

Pays respects to Madam.

This sounded awkward.

But there was no other way. At least, he had to show some courtesy. After all, this was Little Sixth's aunt.

Although even if the Min family had not been destroyed, Madam Min would probably be granted an imperial title because of Consort Min, but in terms of status, she would definitely not be higher than the Earl of Pingye, who rose through military merits. But now was not the time to delve into etiquette. What was important was the attitude.

Sometimes, attitude is useless, but sometimes, attitude is actually of great value.

Madam Min's identity alone was enough for Zheng Fan and the Fan family to unite completely, directly reducing too much suspicion and gaps.

Madam Min hurriedly stepped aside and said:

"Lord, you mustn't, you mustn't."

She was a remnant of a destroyed family, and she knew very well that even if she had a kinship with Little Sixth, she was still not qualified to act superior in front of the Earl of Pingye. Her husband had told her about the Earl of Pingye, saying that the Earl of Pingye had indeed risen through Little Sixth's favor, but now even Cheng Jue wouldn't dare to treat him as a lackey, and would definitely have to be polite to him.

And Fan Zhengwen was indeed a clever person. He opened his mouth and said:

"It's a pity that my son is at the Qu family's private school and not at home, and the two younger ones are too young, so I didn't bring them here. It's a pity for them that they couldn't see the Lord of Pingye's demeanor today. My son admires the Lord of Pingye very much."

Madam Min also echoed at this time: "Shao Liang said at home that people like the Lord of Pingye, who don't rely on family background and rely on their own talents, are true heroes."

According to Fan Shaoliang's age, it was not surprising at all to say such a thing, because the Fan family seemed infinitely glorious, but the identity of slaves could not be removed at all.

Therefore, as the young master of the Fan family, it was normal to have such aspirations and longings.

Of course,

Zheng Fan also knew that

Fan Zhengwen and Madam Min suddenly mentioned their son not to praise him through their son's mouth and flatter him.

But to tell Zheng Fan that

his marriage with Fan Zhengwen and Madam Min was not only to take in the remnants of the Min family, nor was it just a speculative political marriage. The "respect and love" they had created between them, whether true or false, meant that they had three children.

Children

are the greatest reassurance!

Moreover, since Fan Zhengwen said that his eldest son, Fan Shaoliang, was studying at the Qu family's private school, he must be the嫡 son, because only the嫡 sons of slave families are qualified to enter the Qu family's private school and study with the Qu family's young masters.

He didn't know what method Fan Zhengwen used to turn Madam Min into his legal wife.

But in short,

a legal wife,

a嫡 son,

this is the best inheritance of blood and political influence!

Because if Little Sixth's aunt is not your legal wife, Fan Zhengwen, but a concubine, or even a mistress, then what kind of relationship do you, Fan Zhengwen, have with Little Sixth?

If Little Sixth's cousin is not your Fan Zhengwen's嫡 son, but an illegitimate son, or if there is another scene of being bullied and neglected in the family since childhood;

then you, Fan Zhengwen, don't have a kinship with Little Sixth, but have a feud!

Fan Zhengwen told Zheng Fan this to clearly explain to Zheng Fan that his Fan family, his Fan Zhengwen, has a very strong and effective relationship with Little Sixth, with this prince who may inherit the throne of Yan in the future.

Cousin, is a real cousin, a dear cousin!

If Great Yan can really break through Zhennan Pass in the future and the army enters Chu, annexing the Chu Kingdom like annexing the Three Jins, then his Lao Fan family will be able to achieve take-off completely.

Now,

Zheng Boye had to give this Fan family head a thumbs up in his heart, secretly calling him awesome.

This is really awesome.

It must not be easy to make Madam Min, whose identity cannot be stated, into a legal wife, after all, although the Fan family is a slave of the Qu family, the family is big and the business is big, and it is not a small family.

Excluding "love" this possibility, which seems to be very tenable but is actually a burden for these people who are obsessed with power,

that is to say,

Fan Zhengwen has been waiting for this opportunity and making this foreshadowing for a long, long time.

The Lao Fan family,

has been waiting to be this Chu traitor,

for a long, long time!

Zheng Fan smiled, pointed to the table, and said, "Since we are all family, then don't be so restrained, let's sit around the table."

Originally, Zheng Boye was lying down, and the couple was sitting upright, but now everyone can sit on an equal footing.

Fan Zhengwen didn't act coy, led his wife to sit down, and Si Niang stepped forward to refill everyone's glasses with iced tea.

"To be honest, Brother Fan, before I entered Chu this time, I actually envisioned many things, but after entering Chu, I didn't expect it to be this scene."

Fan Zhengwen smiled and said, "Don't mention you, Lord, even I didn't expect it to be you, Lord, who entered Chu this time. To be frank, if it were someone else who entered Chu this time, I, the Fan family, would definitely not treat you so frankly."

This was the truth,

because everyone knew the relationship between Zheng Fan and the Sixth Prince. After all, Zheng Fan was first promoted because of the Sixth Prince's appreciation.

"However, Lord, since we are family, then let's talk about family matters. I, the Fan family, can control the Mengshan area. I, the Fan family, can understand this line of business thoroughly. The reason why I invited you to live in this other residence in Xiayong is also to explain to you, Lord;

If you go deeper into Xiayong, or pass Xiayong, it will be difficult for my Fan family to continue to help you conceal your whereabouts."

Continuing inward would be beyond their sphere of influence.

Zheng Fan nodded when he heard this and said, "Please teach me, Brother Fan."

This person is deep and scheming and is someone who matters, Zheng Fan didn't mind saying some kind words at this time and putting on a low profile. After all, he himself could benefit.

"Lord, you are too serious, I dare to guess that you have three purposes for entering Chu this time. Please listen, Lord, and see if I guess correctly."

Zheng Fan raised his hand and said, "Oh, please speak."

"The first purpose is to find out the truth. Although there must be many spies who come and go between the Yan and Chu countries, and they can transmit a lot of news back, some roads must be walked by oneself to know the depth, especially for military people like you, Lord.

I once heard that Marquis Jingnan personally walked that road several times in disguise in order to fight the battle of borrowing the road to attack Jin well, so that he could have a surprise attack on Jin."

Zheng Fan nodded when he heard this.

What one gains from books and paper is always shallow; only through practice can one know the depth of the matter.

For example, when he first entered Qian, he really did not expect that behind the seemingly dense fortresses in Qian, the border army was actually like that.

Facts have proved that if everyone knew that the Qian's three-border army was so useless, it would not be his turn to be the first to go into the sea and eat crabs.

This time entering Chu, Zheng Fan clearly perceived the social landscape of the Chu Kingdom from the Fan family.

The Chu Kingdom not only means the tens of thousands of Qingluan troops under Yupan City, whose city defense combat power was amazing and had to be starved out by siege, nor the hundreds of thousands of Chu imperial guards behind Zhennan Pass.

A country can contain too many things.

He saw a Fan family, but in the Chu Kingdom, there is definitely not only one Fan family.

As long as the seemingly vast Chu Kingdom can be defeated once and can be invaded into its territory, too many methods can be used to disintegrate its ability to resist.

"In my opinion, Lord's second purpose should be to plan for the future."

"Plan?" Zheng Fan asked curiously.

"Yes, plan, because you are now the general soldier of Xuehai Pass, I believe that the snowfields should not pose too great a threat to you.

Now the general trend of the world is that Great Yan is resisting the three powers alone.

One power is the barbarians, but now the barbarians and Great Yan will obviously not go to war in the near future.

The second and third are Qian and Chu.

As for the remnants of the Jin and the savages, they are no longer qualified to be on the table.

At present, Pingye is running Xuehai Pass. Once military force is used, unless it is absolutely necessary, the Great Yan court will not let you lead the army to Yinlang County to attack Qian, nor will it go further to attack the barbarians. The battlefield you will face in the future must be Great Chu!"

Because the distance is close, it is inevitable to attack the Chu Kingdom to expand outwards with Xuehai Pass as the base.

The most extreme situation is that there are huge problems in other war zones of Great Yan, so Zheng Fan has to lead the army thousands of miles to support it. This is the most extreme situation.

"This time, you can regard this Great Chu as the great Ze Xiang tongue. As for whether to carefully cook and drink it slowly, or cook it in a pot and cook it with a big fire and put it as iced tea, it all depends on your mood."

Zheng Fan nodded and asked, "What about the third purpose?"

"The third purpose is to make a name for yourself!"

"Make a name for myself?"

"At present, there is a saying among the people who like to gossip that there are four young generals in the world, one is the barbarian little prince, the second is Zhong Tianlang of the Qian Kingdom, the third is Nian Yao of the Great Chu, and the fourth is you, Lord of Great Yan.

In my opinion, the other three are not enough to stand side by side with you.

The three of them are actually supported by their family background. The little prince has the royal court, Zhong Tianlang has the Zhong family, the first general family in the Qian Kingdom, and Nian Yao was born as a slave in the regent's residence when he was in hiding. Only you, Lord, seem to have been helped by noble people, but one is the princess of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion who was laughed at as blind, and the other is the down-and-out Sixth Prince. Therefore, you have built this career with real skills!

To put it bluntly, you are deeply valued by Marquis Jingnan and are regarded as a得意門生 by Marquis Jingnan. This honor can be called unparalleled.

But you are too young, so you must continue to make great contributions, not to consolidate your current position, but to automatically filter you out when there are good people in the Jianghu who compare the four or eight great generals.

Let the world think that you should not be compared with them, but should be compared with Marquis Jingnan and Marquis Zhenbei, and with Zhong Wendao and others.

Scholars need works to create literary fame, and soldiers need military exploits to shape prestige.

You now need military exploits, you need prestige, you need fame, you need it very much."

Fan Zhengwen became more and more excited.

This man has ambition, but he has to accept this fate since he was born. He was clearly talking about Zheng Fan, but he seemed to be infected as he spoke:

"Lord, what you have to do is to make great military achievements. In the future, you can take over the class of Marquis Jingnan. In the future, when there is a war in the Yan Kingdom, the Yan Emperor will think of you first!"

Zheng Fan nodded and said, "Brother Fan, you are right about the three purposes."

Fan Zhengwen seemed to realize that he had lost his composure and smiled embarrassedly:

"Lord, I was abrupt."

Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "Since we are family, what is abrupt and not abrupt?"

Speaking,

Zheng Fan said again:

"Please teach me, Brother Fan, how to take the next step."

Since these three purposes are said to be so well-reasoned, Zheng Fan believes that Fan Zhengwen must have also planned his next plan.

Fan Zhengwen picked up the teacup, drank the iced tea in the cup, and then slammed the cup heavily on the table,

saying:

"Isn't that a coincidence, Lord? On the fifteenth of next month, the Lantern Festival, the half-sister of the regent, the Fourth Princess of Great Chu, will marry the contemporary嫡 eldest son of the Qu family."

Hearing this news, Zheng Fan immediately understood and opened his mouth slightly.

And Si Niang, who was standing behind Zheng Fan, brightened her eyes directly!

Fan Zhengwen continued to smile:

"On the day of the wedding, if Lord of Pingye can lead the army to rob the princess,

how about this merit?

How about this name?

How about this prestige?"

Fan Zhengwen took a deep breath, like a wild beast that had been suppressed for a long time, finally able to find a chance to show its hidden fangs, stood up, scooped a cup of iced tea from the basin again with a teacup, facing Zheng Fan,

saying:

"Can it be said that this trip is worthwhile?"

Zheng Boye also stood up, picked up the teacup, and heavily bumped a cup with Fan Zhengwen,

saying:

"Yes."

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