Chapter 793 Curing the Problem with Castration

How long has the history of imperial power been? Just as long has been the history of eunuchs.

However, Zheng Houye is the only one, from ancient times to the present, who has performed castration on such a grand scale.

Similarly,

General Nian at this time also created an unprecedented example, and probably one that will be hard to come by in the future. He performed the "ceremony of castration" in front of tens of thousands of troops. This spectacle can be described as unparalleled.

Perhaps,

Grand Eunuch Wei in Yanjing City would have cried with envy when recalling the scene of his own cutting in a small, dark room.

However, General Nian was not an ordinary person after all. He didn't wail in pain, nor was he absent-minded. Except for being slightly unsure of what expression to face this physical "defect" with at the beginning, he quickly returned to normal;

It was as simple as taking an arrow out of his body after stepping off the battlefield.

Of course, as for what he was really feeling inside, whether it was as calm as he appeared on the surface, only Heaven knew.

Zheng Houye didn't care about that;

Anyway,

He felt good.

And the Eighth Prince, who had been standing next to him and witnessed the whole scene, was already trembling.

Before he was besieged in Yupan City, he had been taken back to Chu by the swordsmith. It seemed like he had experienced danger, but in fact, he knew he was safe.

When you have confidence and support,

People can always easily pretend to be elegant, calm, and at ease. They might even believe it themselves.

Only when those "ladders" are really kicked away can you realize how insignificant you really are.

The cheers of tens of thousands of soldiers below buzzed in the Eighth Prince's head. His eyes were fixed on the pool of red beneath Nian Yao's lower body.

"Pa!"

A hand

Landed on the Eighth Prince's shoulder.

"Ah!"

The Eighth Prince cried out and knelt down directly on the high platform.

Looking up, he discovered that Zheng Fan, who he didn't know when, had come to his side.

"Pingxi… Marquis…"

"Are we being so distant?"

"Bro… Bro… Brother-in-law…"

Suddenly, it became so difficult to call the man in front of him "brother-in-law" like before.

"Go back with me first. Your sister misses home."

"Okay… Okay."

Zheng Houye nodded

And stepped forward again.

Raising his hand,

The messengers, who had been paying attention to the Marquis's movements and words on the high platform, immediately began to tell the square formations they were in to quiet down.

Gradually, the cheers below subsided.

"Send a team of soldiers to tell the Chu army on the opposite side that their general has completely lost his *luanzi* (balls). Ask them if they have any!

If they dare to fight,

Come out of the military camp,

We'll set up our military formation, charge and kill.

If they don't have any *luanzi*,

Then forget it!"

"Hahahaha!!!"

"The Chu slaves have no *luanzi*!"

"Chu slaves with no *luanzi*!"

The crowd became excited again.

These soldiers originally came from different countries, even different ethnic groups. On the basis of solving the most basic food and military pay, Xiazi supplemented it with daily ideological and political education, and experienced victory after victory;

In addition, today, because the Chu general Zeng Zhi killed his own comrades, their Marquis led them to kill into Chu, capture Nian Yao alive, and castrate him in front of everyone.

In fact, dying in battle is not terrible. For these soldiers, who would be willing to keep doing this job if they didn't have that ruthlessness?

It's all about whether they are willing in their hearts and whether their mood is smooth or not. If they are happy, what's the harm in risking their lives?

Xiazi below the high platform was very satisfied with this.

These soldiers are the elite of the Pingxi Marquis’s Mansion. When the land of Jin Dong develops better in the future and the army expands, these people will likely gradually become the foundation of lower-level military officers.

The Jingnan King can command the Dayan army, from top to bottom, and no one dares to disobey;

The Jingnan King can also rebel. As long as he wants to, he can stir up monstrous waves;

But now, as soon as the Jingnan King leaves, the former Jingnan Army is divided and disintegrated by the imperial court.

That's because when the Jingnan King was there, the Jingnan Army was more willing to listen to their King, but it wasn't because they hated the imperial court. After all, they were basically Yan people themselves. Compared to listening to the imperial court, they were more inclined to follow their own King.

But the Pingxi Marquis’s Mansion in the future will not be like this.

The imperial court's will will not be able to penetrate into Jin Dong. From top to bottom, they have no sense of belonging to the imperial court.

In the past, when the Zhenbei Marquis’s Mansion and the Jingnan King’s Mansion were at their peak, some subordinates had the idea of putting a "yellow robe" on their Marquis and secretly colluded for this purpose;

Generally, in this situation, the generals take the lead, and the soldiers are incited, and things can easily succeed, but similarly, they can also easily be taken care of by superiors who don't want to rebel.

But what if even the ordinary soldiers are thinking about that?

This is… persona.

From the beginning, Xiazi and the other Demon Kings had been helping Zheng Fan create his own persona. Similarly, because this persona was so cool, Zheng Houye was also fully cooperating.

In the long run,

Just a little spark,

Can instantly ignite everything.

Thinking of this, Xiazi felt a little smug, reached out, took out an orange from his pocket, and slowly peeled it.

You can't eat too many oranges, they cause internal heat;

So after Xiazi peeled it, he didn't eat it, he stuffed it all into the Wild Man King's mouth.

Accompanied by the intentional clamor and notification of the Yan people, the Chu army's military camp on the opposite side also clearly understood what happened.

First of all, there was indignation, which was inevitable.

But the gate of the military camp was not opened wide, and the Chu army inside did not leave the camp to prepare for battle.

Although this Chu army was equal in number to the soldiers brought by Zheng Houye, or even exceeded it, except for an imperial guard of the Great Chu royal family, most of them were transferred from the local county soldiers. The composition was complex and the command was chaotic.

Being able to block here and make a show is already the greatest meaning.

As long as the Chu army generals still have a brain, they will never make the mindless decision to take the initiative to start a war.

And the Pingxi Marquis was too lazy to pull out the camp and start a war at this time. The purpose of the war had been successfully completed. Next, it was time to pack up and go back.

Returning from Meng Mountain is slow, but it is precisely this slowness that is needed to restructure the Fancheng system. At the same time, a troop must be left to garrison here. Fancheng's strategic location is too important.

If Zhennan Pass is a spear, holding the throat of the Chu people, then Fancheng is a shield, which can serve as a truly effective buffer zone.

And in terms of overall strategy, after the once invincible Chu State, which had been annexing other countries, was defeated by the ferocious Yan, Chu's influence on the small countries outside the Nanmen Pass in Jin Dynasty had faded too much.

Fence-sitters naturally follow the trend. After all, small countries don't have many choices.

Now, the Nanmen Pass garrison commander is Ran Min. In Xiao Liuzi's plan, he needs Ran Min to promote Dayan's influence and strive to win over a few more vassal states like Liang in that area.

In the future, Fancheng will be backed by Meng Mountain and connected to Qishan in the southwest direction. The two most solid natural mountain barriers that originally served as the Great Chu's defense against the northern threat will also be infiltrated and controlled by the Yan people.

At that time, when the Yan State recuperates and returns to its original state, the attack on Chu will not be limited to Zhennan Pass. The huge Chu State will become a sieve in front of the iron hooves of the Yan people.

Of course, Zheng Houye didn't take risks for this "big picture," but that doesn't prevent him from using these big-picture principles to put gold on his face for his troop deployment after the event is successful.

In short, a grand castration ceremony ended here.

In the following days, the Chu people continued to increase their troops here, while the Yan people were packing their bags, preparing to return to Jin from Meng Mountain.

The Chu people seemed to know that the Yan people were going back and did not take the initiative to launch an offensive;

The Yan people also knew that they were going back and were too lazy to provoke them;

The two sides formed a tacit harmony with each other.

Of course,

Although Yanjing City doesn't know the results of the battle here yet, after learning that the battle had begun, the imperial edicts from Yanjing, from the imperial court, and from the new Yan Emperor had arrived here, and should have also arrived in Chu.

The Yan Emperor's edict was very tough;

The current crown prince was sent to the Pingxi Marquis’s Mansion, and the attitude was extremely clear.

If the Chu people want a small fight, then let the Pingxi Marquis’s Mansion handle it;

If the Chu people want a big fight, then there's nothing to say, the Yan people are not afraid to tighten their belts and fight another national war with the Chu people.

This is not a threat,

But the old Yan people, the Yan State, the impression of being poor and tough has been deeply rooted in the hearts of all countries. The efforts of the previous generation allowed the next generation to have the opportunity to recuperate and develop in peace.

It's not that the Chu people are cowardly, or that the Yan people are lucky;

It's purely that the previous generation really made a name for themselves, created the "brutality" of the Yan people, and the national prestige that shocked all of China. The efforts of the previous generation allowed the next generation to have the opportunity to recuperate and develop in peace.

……

Fan Mansion.

They will be separated tomorrow.

Gou Moli is here, entertaining Fan Zhengwen and Qu Peiluo.

However, it is not Gou Moli who is going back to Jin, the Wild Man King was selected to stay and guard Fancheng, Qu Peiluo is returning to Fengxin, and Fan Zhengwen is returning to Yanjing.

The two original owners here are leaving, but there is no reluctance to part.

Qu Peiluo can finally get rid of his extremely embarrassing traitor status. After walking around Fengxin City, he can become a real Chu traitor.

Fan Zhengwen, on the other hand, has recognized himself and seen through some things after this crisis, and believes that the imperial court is his ultimate destination for development.

Gou Moli is visibly excited!

He,

The former king of the Snow Plains,

After experiencing defeat, imprisonment, being a dog, being a groom, and a series of good performance processes, he finally got the opportunity to be on his own again!

It's easy to talk about making a comeback, but it's hard to do, because you've stood on the top of the mountain and seen the scenery. When you return to the foot of the mountain, it's hard to have the original intention of climbing the mountain steadily;

Gou Moli has made it through.

Most importantly,

He can finally leave Xiazi and no longer be fed oranges. His mouth is full of blisters!

The entertainment is barbecue.

When Zheng Houye has nothing to do on weekdays, he also likes to call some people over for skewers. Gou Moli used this to entertain the two soon-to-be-leaving hosts.

After the meat rack went up, Fan Zhengwen reached out to help flip it over. He got started quickly, so Gou Moli was happy to relax, holding garlic in his hand, and began to peel it.

You have to eat meat with garlic, it's greasy and addictive.

Gou Moli pinched the garlic,

And said;

"You two, do you know how many ways there are to cut that thing off?"

Fan Zhengwen smiled and said, "Although I know some medical skills, I've never really dabbled in that area."

Qu Peiluo also shook his head. As a former aristocrat, how could he possibly understand those things.

Gou Moli smiled and said:

"It's just like peeling garlic. Look, you can put the garlic in your hand and rub it back and forth. The skin will come off. The *luanzi* is the same. Rub it and pinch it, use a little force, and rub it for seven or eight days in a row. That thing will rot, just like a wound on your body that hasn't been treated properly during a war and turns into rotten meat.

There is also a way to break the root under this garlic first, and then pull it out directly, look, like this...

The most direct way is to cut it off with one knife, but the garlic will become smaller, and it won't taste so good when you eat it.

Our General Nian was cut off with one knife.

He lay underground for many days. He was lucky, the wound didn't fester. Hehe, it seems he really can't die."

"The meat is grilled." Fan Zhengwen said.

"Okay, here, the garlic is also peeled, here." Gou Moli handed out the garlic.

"..." Fan Zhengwen.

"..." Qu Peiluo.

"Don't be surprised why I know this. I thought about it back then, there are only two places to learn things, one is in Beifeng County of the Yan people, and the other is in the imperial palace.

As long as I can learn something, I am willing to be cut, but I am a savage after all, and my appearance is different from yours. In addition, I went to see it, and it turned out that you have to queue up to cut yourself and enter the palace. This is actually a popular business.

Alas, there was no way, so I could only go to Beifeng County."

"Fortunately, fortunately." Fan Zhengwen said with emotion.

Gou Moli also nodded in agreement, looked at Fan Zhengwen, and said:

"You can't do it."

But Fan Zhengwen shook his head and retorted: "No, I think I can still do it."

"I heard you can't even wear your armor?"

"Enough inner strength, enough inner strength."

"Hahaha." Gou Moli laughed, "But what's the use? Your wife is the little aunt of the current Holy Emperor. The current Holy Emperor himself only has one empress and one concubine. When you go to Yanjing, how can you have the nerve to take concubines?"

Fan Zhengwen looked bitter.

"Okay, okay, I also know that you old boy, like me, don't have your ambitions here."

"Hehe." Fan Zhengwen nodded, "I am really terrified and flattered."

After all, being called "the same as me" by the Savage King of the year is indeed a great compliment.

Gou Moli put his garlic-flavored hand,

Patted Qu Peiluo's shoulder,

And performed the "shoulder patting ceremony" that was popular in Fengxin City to Qu Peiluo,

And said:

"You are different."

"How is it different?" Qu Peiluo asked.

"The superiors will bestow a marriage on you, and should promise you a Ji clan royal woman."

"I don't want it."

"Don't be stubborn, the master once said that a good drama must not only have a female character that you can't get, but also a female supporting character who guards the boudoir alone for you. Only then will it be good-looking."

"What does drama mean?" Fan Zhengwen asked.

"Oh, it's a popular drama in our Fengxin City. It's not singing opera, but a script that is performed, mainly about our master's southern and northern expeditions. The people love to watch it."

"I see."

Gou Moli bent down, looked at Qu Peiluo, and said seriously:

"The Qu clan can still rise, infamy and dirty names are nothing, whoever stands in the orthodox position, his body will shine like the stars in the night."

Fan Zhengwen asked: "Then, what is orthodoxy?"

"Orthodoxy is..."

Gou Moli bit off a large half of the skewer,

Said:

"The winner takes all!"

………

Fan Mansion,

Dungeon.

Nian Yao is now lying on the bed that the Eighth Prince originally slept on.

The Eighth Prince just changed Nian Yao's medicine, and now, he is wiping Nian Yao's face with a handkerchief.

"Oh, you slave, you're comfortable, right? I didn't expect that there would be a day when the master would personally serve the slave."

Nian Yao chuckled twice and said, "This slave is terrified."

"Hahaha."

The two can be considered to be making the best of a bad situation.

"You suffered a lot from this knife." The Eighth Prince said with emotion.

"Having two less lumps makes my body lighter, and it was a bit of a hindrance originally."

"Oh, you don't need it?"

"Who is my woman, don't you know?"

"I remember that she was originally a servant in the Fourth Brother's mansion, and the Fourth Brother personally betrothed her to you, right?"

"Yes."

"But you can't say it's useless, at most you won't dare to fool around outside."

"After so many years of marriage, and the two children are so old, sometimes it's really better not to have that thing, it saves effort, it's not so tiring, and it's not so boring."

"These words sound a bit profound."

"Your Highness is still young after all."

"That's true."

After wiping his face,

The Eighth Prince leaned against the bedside,

And said:

"This knife of yours is worth it, this knife, split the face of my Chu people, and from now on, we will be at odds with these Yan people."

"Originally, this slave also thought so." Nian Yao said.

The Eighth Prince was a little surprised and said: "Isn't it?"

"Your Highness, do you really think that Pingxi Marquis is just venting his anger? This person's actions seem reckless and casual, but in fact, he hides subtlety within."

"Oh? How do you explain it?"

"Who was castrated?"

"General, it's you?"

"Wrong, it's the dog slave Nian Yao."

"Uh..."

"Who is complete?"

The Eighth Prince lowered his head and looked at his own below,

Said:

"It's me..."

"Wrong, it's the Chu Prince, the Chu Xiong clan disciple, it's the Chu... aristocrat. Not only you, I guess Qu Peiluo will also go to the Yan Kingdom this time, and be promoted.

Back then, when the Yan people invaded Jin, it was when the Chu Princes were in chaos. The reason why the great nobles could quickly unite and allow His Majesty to rule externally was because the Yan Emperor took action in the Yan Kingdom to suppress the aristocratic families. The Chu nobles, in order to protect themselves, had to put aside their prejudices and support the Regent.

Now,

Times have changed,

The one who is most ruthless to the nobles is His Majesty, and these nobles are very clear about it.

The one who gives the nobles sweet dates is the Yan people, the Pingxi Marquis’s Mansion.

The Yan people want to implement a divisive strategy.

What a good trick."

"They, they are not that stupid, right?"

"Hehe."

"Then... is there a solution?"

Nian Yao glanced at the Eighth Prince,

Said:

"Yes."

"Tell me."

"You cut yourself off too, then everyone will be treated equally."

"..." The Eighth Prince.

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There will be more at night.