Chapter 136 Little Prince
That morning, a cavalry team suddenly arrived, which made all the city gate guards in the county and city very nervous. They all drew their sharp swords and prepared for it.
"Blinding your dog eyes! How dare you be rude to His Highness!" The leader of the group, a strong-backed general, rode on a horse and yelled with angrily eyes.
His voice was as rough and wild as a muffled thunder exploding here, frightening the city gate guards.
Protected by hundreds of soldiers is a luxurious carriage, pulled by three handsome white horses. The carriage is inlaid with gold and jade, and there are dragon and tiger carvings on it.
A cold male voice came from among them.
"Xiong Danshan, why are you wasting your time at the city gate? Why don't you hurry in?"
As soon as these words came out, the general immediately turned around.
"Enter the city!"
Three hundred cavalry then guarded the carriage and headed towards the city gate.
"Wait, you guys!" The city gate guard has not yet understood the situation.
"Get away!" The general swiped his spear, and several guards were violently knocked away, falling to the side in pieces.
When the common people entering and leaving the city gate along the way saw this, they dared not say anything and hurriedly evaded and hid far away.
Until then, a guard finally recognized the luxurious carriage with the exclusive symbol of the royal family.
This is the royal procession!
This discovery shocked them all.
"If you didn't tell me earlier, my brothers would have been beaten in vain!"
"It's not that the general is too arrogant, we did something wrong!"
"Okay, just say a few words less, lest disaster comes from your mouth."
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In the governor's house, the governor Li Yan was discussing important matters with Zhuang Ren, when suddenly a personal guard rushed over.
"Sir, the royal family is here!"
"What?" Li Yan was a little surprised. He had not received any notice before.
"Who is it from the royal family?"
The guard shook his head, "I don't know, they didn't report it, and they are now heading towards the county governor's mansion."
Li Yan and Zhuang Ren next to him looked at each other.
"Go, hurry up and summon the county chiefs and captains to come and come with me to greet them." Li Yan said, adjusting his official uniform and putting on his official hat.
Zhuang Ren hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Sir, at this juncture, the royal family is coming, and they are probably here for the imperial army."
"Well, that's probably the case." Li Yan nodded.
"I'm just afraid." Zhuang Ren wanted to say something else, but at this time, the royal family had arrived outside the county governor's house.
The two of them could only rush out to greet him.
"Who is it?" The general, who was riding a tall horse, did not dismount and looked at the two people walking out.
"The humble minister Li Yan, the governor of Donglai County, is here to greet you." Li Yan bowed his hands and saluted.
"Chief Li, you're fine." A voice came from inside the carriage.
Li Yan and Zhuang Ren felt familiar, and their expressions changed slightly.
"It turns out His Royal Highness Chu Huai is here. I apologize for missing the welcome." Li Yan said immediately.
The curtain of the carriage window opened a corner, revealing the face of a fair young man, his narrow eyes scanning the two people who were saluting.
"Yes, you recognize me. I didn't inform you this time. What's the crime? Please forgive me."
The two of them straightened up and saw two enchanting maids getting out of the carriage. They were holding parasols and waiting respectfully for their master to get off the carriage.
The man was dressed in luxurious clothing and had an aura of nobility about him that made people look in awe.
"Go in and talk." Chu Huai said calmly.
"Yes, please come in, Your Highness." Li Yan immediately greeted the man respectfully, followed closely by the general and several personal guards.
In the main hall of the meeting hall, all senior officials in the county governor's mansion gathered together.
On the main seat, Chu Huai sat lazily, resting his head on one hand and calmly looking at everyone present.
Behind him, two female maids fanned him, while the general stood quietly like an iron tower, full of power.
"This is my father's edict. From now on, I will be in charge of Donglai County. You all need to listen to my orders and jointly resist the incoming enemy forces. Do you understand?" Chu Huai stated his purpose directly.
"This" all the county officials were shocked when they heard this, and then they all looked at their Lord Sheriff. This is tantamount to directly depriving the county governor of all powers.
Not only must the military power be handed over, but also the governance power of the county must be handed over.
Zhuang Ren on the side sighed secretly and said that it was indeed the case.
The imperial power came and completely controlled their life and death, and could take away all the power of high-ranking officials in the county with just one sentence.
If you don't obey, you will become an enemy of the entire power group represented by the fifth prince.
They had no choice but to agree.
Seeing that Sheriff Li Yan was silent, Chu Huai looked sideways and asked in a nonchalant manner: "What do Sheriff Li think?"
"I will obey His Highness's arrangements." Li Yan cupped his hands and lowered his eyebrows.
"Very good. Today, the King of Japan is the first to speak out. From now on, under my rule, if anyone is found to be holding back, they will be severely punished. I hope you will not disappoint me." Chu Huai said this.
"yes!"
All the officials felt extremely stressed and their soles were sweating.
Part of the source of pressure came from what His Highness said, and the other part came from the general behind him.
The general stared blankly, and everyone in the crowd was frightened, but no one dared to look at him.
Everything is settled.
After an official meeting, the top leader of Donglai County changed from now on.
The meeting ended and the officials dispersed.
In the evening, Li Mansion.
In the courtyard, Li Yan and Zhuang Ren were drinking, and the atmosphere was a bit dull.
Neither of them were in a good mood.
Li Yan waved his hand and dispersed the servants in the courtyard.
"Back then, we welcomed the fifth prince into Donglai County, sent troops and food for him, captured the six southern counties, and made great contributions. Now this edict of his is nothing, it is really chilling!"
Zhuang Ren put the drained wine glass back on the table with a snap, and said dissatisfiedly.
Li Yan also shook his head and sighed deeply.
Suddenly a royal heir parachuted over and took away all the power in his hands without even saying a word. It was impossible to say that he didn't care.
Even in the heart of the county governor, a faint feeling of resentment was fermenting silently.
He just wanted to ask, why!
However, this is something he can't ask, because if he asks, his head will fall to the ground.
"No matter how dissatisfied we are with this matter, we can only accept it. He is the king and we are ministers. The achievements we have made can only be recognized by the king. If not, they are nothing. "
Li Yan squeezed the wine glass slightly with his fingers and said dullly.
"No matter what, we still have to focus on the overall situation at the moment. The imperial army is coming soon. We must defend Donglai County, otherwise everything will be in vain."
Three days later, the imperial army arrived in Donglai County and captured Qinghe County as a bridgehead at lightning speed.
Then, the army of the five princes from Donglai County immediately arrived in the area near Qinghe County, and began to surround the county and the Qinghe River, testing each other and judging each other's strength and trump cards.
Although the war has not reached the county seat, almost everyone is paying attention to the fighting near the border of Donglai County.
A lot of worried people are worried about what will happen tomorrow.
If possible, none of them wanted their original peaceful life to be completely disrupted, and no one wanted to experience the experience of war.
Liu Zhai, a new chess game begins.
"Changming, how do you think the outcome of this battle will be?" Liu Dingsheng asked.
Song Changming shook his head. He naturally knew that Liu Dingsheng was asking about the battle situation at the border of Donglai County.
But he didn't understand war, and he didn't have the intelligence of the two armies as a reference. Even if he gave the answer, it was just a guess.
"What do you think, senior?"
Liu Dingsheng said while playing chess: "The imperial court has come with great momentum for this battle. The young prince is new to Donglai County and seizes power as soon as he comes up. He will most likely cause trouble and eventually be unable to withstand the elite cavalry of the imperial court.
In this battle, the fall of Donglai County is highly likely to happen! "
This is Liu Dingsheng's true thoughts, and therefore he is ready to escape the war and leave Donglai County.
He pessimistically concluded that the army group under the fifth prince would not be able to withstand the overwhelming push from the imperial army.
In fact, this was how it developed at first, but within a few days, the troops and horses accumulated in Donglai County began to retreat, and the battle line was retreating steadily.
However, at this time, there was a sudden fire, which changed the situation.
(End of this chapter)