The royal capital of the Lanling Dynasty, the Lanling Palace.
The people sent out to kill the emperor have been gone for many days.
Judging from the time, I guess we should take action, right?
Prince Lanling sat in his study, closed his eyes and rested, quietly waiting for the good news.
At this time, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, very fast, and even seemed a little panicked.
He couldn't help but frown slightly.
What happened to the people in the clan.
He has said it many times that as a member of the Xiao clan, one needs to have the most basic psychological qualities to deal with things calmly.
"Master!"
The footsteps stopped at the door of the study, and the sound was panting, as if he was tired.
"come in."
King Lanling still maintained his posture of closing his eyes and concentrating, and said calmly.
Within the family, everyone calls him the head of the family, and outside the family, he is called the prince.
"Master, something bad has happened!"
The person who came in was a middle-aged man whose status in the Xiao family was not low. Although he was not at the level of an elder, he was still in the guardian class and had the realm of a true god.
"Why are you so alarmed?"
King Lanling said calmly: "Don't be alarmed when things happen, the most basic mental quality, you as a protector can't even do this?
Could it be said that the sky can fall down today? "
"What the head of the family taught is..."
The middle-aged protector hurriedly lowered his head and said.
"Well, you came here in a hurry. Let me tell you what happened."
King Lanling was unhurried, very calm and calm.
"Master, all the soul cards left by the strong men we sent to kill the emperor are broken!"
"What?"
Prince Lanling, who looked calm and indifferent just now, was still teaching the family protector to remain calm in the face of trouble.
The moment he heard these words, his eyes opened instantly and he stood up suddenly.
"You...you say it again?"
King Lanling pointed at the protector, his lips trembled, his beard trembled, and the muscles on his face couldn't stop twitching.
"Master, all the people we sent out are dead!"
The protector looked sad, his sleeves shook, and dozens of broken soul tablets fell to the ground with a clang.
Each soul tablet has a name engraved on it. It is full of cracks and is broken into several pieces.
Obviously, this degree of fragmentation means that the owner of the soul card has completely died and his soul is scattered.
King Lanling opened his eyes wide and looked at the Broken Soul Cards all over the floor. His body swayed a few times, and he seemed to have lost all strength for a moment, and fell down on the chair.
"How could it be so...how could it be!"
He gritted his teeth and made a sound that was almost like a growl. His eyes flashed with cold light, and his palms placed on the armrests of the seat slowly tightened, crushing the armrests.
"Master, it seems that we have been fooled and plotted by the Emperor and Yue.
Most of the information King Qi provided you is false. He is setting a trap for us, causing us to misjudge and allow two elders and dozens of elder-level experts to die in vain!
This time, our Xiao family has suffered too much loss! "
The protector's eyes were red.
"Now, you immediately send someone to Yushan City on the border to inquire about the news, and report to me any situation at any time!
"yes!"
The middle-aged protector withdrew and closed the door.
Prince Lanling sat back on his chair, his chest rising and falling violently.
It took him a long time to regain his composure.
But his body was still shaking a little.
They are all angry.
Two half-step gods and forty powerful men with absolute heaven status.
There are twenty half-step gods in the family, and a total of more than one hundred powerful people in the absolute heaven position.
The loss was so huge that it was almost equivalent to losing one-third of an elder-level figure!
Such a huge investment, but the return is zero!
"You guys are really good at it!
It must have been Yue's idea again. Nalan Jingyi alone didn't have the courage at all!
You surnamed Yue, I will definitely peel off your muscles and skin, refine your soul and crush your bones! "
Over the years, the emperor has never dared to confront him head-on.
Ever since the man named Yue appeared beside the emperor, everything has changed.
"It seems that I still underestimate you!
What method did you use to kill so many powerful men in my palace?
Could it be that there is a strong person hiding behind Yue, but I have never noticed it and ignored this? "
He didn't feel that King Qi had lied to him.
King Qi had long lost his power and had withdrawn from the court, leaving him with no status as a prince.
In the Nalan royal family, Prince Qi was not taken seriously, and his situation was very delicate. How dare you offend him, the powerful Prince of Lanling, not to mention that the Xiao family is the number one family in Lanling Prefecture!
Even if King Qi had the courage to do so, he would not dare to do so unless he did not want to live anymore and give up the lives of himself and his family.
Based on his understanding of King Qi, it is impossible for such a selfish and refined egotist to do such a thing.
"That person named Yue is really damned. Such a person appeared out of thin air. There is no trace of his origin. I know very little about his various information.
It is precisely because of this that he took advantage of the information gap to make the king's moves one move after another.
Although the losses were huge this time, the emperor left the imperial capital after all.
The border is my king's territory, and all generals and officials are my king's people.
Let's see how he can survive on the frontier.
Well, back to the imperial capital?
That is impossible.
Now that you have left the imperial capital, don’t even think about coming back! "
Prince Lanling tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.
In this game, although the first battle failed, the initiative was still in his own hands.
Even though Yue was extremely capable and had unknown trump cards, he could not change the outcome.
The emperor is on the border, so there are too many methods at his disposal.
“Hmph, no one can stop what I want to do.
All obstacles that dare to stand in front of me will be crushed by me! "
…
Two days later, Jun Wuxie and his group's divine boat arrived at Yushan City.
The emperor's personal visit alerted all the civil and military officials on the border, and they all gathered at the city lord's palace.
"I did not know that the emperor was coming in person and did not welcome him from afar. Please forgive me!"
In the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, a group of people were kneeling and worshiping neatly.
"Everyone, get up. My coming to the border was a temporary decision. I didn't inform you in advance. You don't know. Since you don't know, what's the crime?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
They all stood up.
“Your Majesty, the situation on the border is serious now, and we may face war.
You came to Yushan City regardless of your safety, and you don't know why? "
A civil servant asked this question. This person is the county guard of Yushan City. He is the second-ranking figure in Yushan City and is responsible for various government affairs management in Yushan City.
The county governor is originally the head of a county.
However, Yushan County is special. It is an important border town, and the mighty General Qi Zhenshan is here.
Although there are differences in military and political affairs, Qi Zhenshan, who commands 20 million frontier soldiers, is the real controller of Yushan County. He also serves as the city lord of Yushan City. It is a specially created position that makes the county guard relegated to the second-in-command position.
"The emperor is here to lead the border soldiers to fight against the powerful enemy of Langya, and the emperor will personally conquer it."
Jun Wuxie said.
"The emperor wants to lead the expedition in person?"
The governor of Yushan County was startled when he heard this, but he sneered secretly in his heart.
Who would have thought that not only did the emperor come to the frontier, but he also wanted to lead the expedition himself.
In this way, wouldn't it be a great help to the prince?
I heard that there was a famous person next to the emperor. He was first a royal guard and later served as minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War.
I wonder if the young man who just spoke is the Yue Shangshu who failed the prince one after another.
Thinking of this, the governor of Yushan County looked at Jun Wuxie with a very arrogant look and said, "Who are you? When I am talking to the emperor, you have no right to interrupt!"
He relied on his status as a county governor, so what if the other party was a third-rank minister?
He pretended not to know, stopped shouting a few times, and vented his anger for the prince.
Speaking of official ranks, as a prefect, he is also a third-rank official.
In addition to the imperial capital, the highest level of the imperial dynasty's city territories was the county town. The governor of a county not only managed the county town, but also managed dozens of county towns under the county's jurisdiction, and was almost equivalent to a feudal official.
When Nalan Jingyi heard these words from the Yushan County Sheriff, the anger in her heart suddenly surged up.
How dare you talk to her husband like this!
Before she could get angry, Jun Wuxie gave her a look that forced her to suppress her anger.
"I am the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War.
You know clearly that I am following the Emperor, yet you dare to speak rudely in front of the Emperor.
It seems that you are very arrogant. "
"It turns out that Lord Yue is the imperial guard who also serves as two ministers. How disrespectful and disrespectful."
The Yushan County Sheriff had a scornful expression on his face and said: "Yue Shangshu, I just don't know your identity, it's all a misunderstanding.
As soon as you, Minister Yue, opened your mouth, you wanted to label me as arrogant, for fear of losing your dignity. "
"Yushan County Sheriff, how dare you be so arrogant in front of me!"
Nalan Jingyi said coldly: "You have become accustomed to being a local emperor in Yushan County these years, so you don't take me seriously anymore, right?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down, I have no intention of doing so.
The emperor came to Yushan County without any prior notice, and I was unprepared.
Now, I'm afraid it won't be possible to arrange the emperor's residence for a while.
How about I arrange for the emperor to stay in the best inn in the city for a while, and then go to pick up the emperor when the palace arrangements are ready? "
"You bastard, you actually let His Majesty stay in an inn!"
Feng Ling's phoenix eyes flashed with cold light.
It is unreasonable for a small county governor to dare to do this and mock the emperor in public.
“Your Majesty, please understand my difficulties.
At present, it is indeed impossible to arrange a palace stay in a short time, so we can only aggrieve the emperor. "
"You bastard who deceives the emperor, don't you have the final say where the emperor lives?
Do you really think you are a local emperor? "
The sword in Feng Ling's arms was trembling slightly, and she had the urge to draw the sword and kill this person.
“This must be Commander Feng Ling.
I didn’t say that I was a local emperor, that’s what you, Commander Feng Ling, said.
Why, Commander Feng Ling labeled me as a bully? Could it be that he wanted to kill me? "
"Do you think I can't kill you?"
Feng Ling stared at Yushan County Sheriff coldly.
"Commander Feng Ling calm down, but if you want to kill me, Commander Feng Ling can try.
Commander Feng Ling had just come from the imperial capital, so his thoughts may not have changed yet.
This is Yushan County, not the imperial capital, and it is not a place where you, Commander Feng Ling, can do whatever you want.
You have to ask the officials and strong men of Yushan County if you want to kill me.
General Huwei is here. You have to ask the general if he agrees? "
Yushan County Sheriff sneered, his face full of pride.
He is becoming more and more arrogant now, and has even torn off even the most basic disguise.
This is their territory.
What about the emperor?
Now that we have come to Yushan County, we have to coil up even if we are a dragon!
Do you really think that you are a powerful emperor?
I'm afraid he won't be able to go back to the imperial capital.
"Qi Zhenshan, do you agree?"
Jun Wuxie looked at General Huwei calmly.
Qi Zhenshan's tiger body trembled, turned around suddenly, and slapped the Yushan County Sheriff's face hard.
The sound was so loud and powerful that it whipped the Yushan County Sheriff away on the spot. Half of his face was shattered and his back molars flew out.
"General Huwei, you..."
The governor of Yushan County was confused. Why did General Huwei hit him?
Aren't he and himself both the prince's people?
We should stand on the same front.
"General Huwei, are you crazy because of your success?
You actually helped this down-and-out emperor take action against me. Have you forgotten who you belong to?
The emperor left the imperial capital and they could not go back.
This is our territory, we have the final say, even the emperor has to look at our expressions here.
If the general didn't deal with Feng Ling and Yue, why did he hit me? "
He glared at Qi Zhenshan, then looked at Feng Ling and Jun Wuxie, and said, "Who do you think you are, and you still want to be superior?
Remember, when you get here, you all have to lie down, including the emperor! "
"Your territory?"
Jun Wuxie smiled and said to Qi Zhenshan, "Tell him whose territory this is."
"Yes, Master."
Qi Zhenshan nodded, turned around and kicked the Yushan County Sheriff, whose face was full of astonishment, causing him to scream in agony.
"You...Qi Zhenshan...what is your last name Yue?"
Yushan County Sheriff endured the severe pain and couldn't believe his ears.
"I'll wait to meet the master!"
In the main hall, all the generals knelt down together, and there was a clear sound of armor scraping together.
"No! Impossible! Crazy... you are all crazy!"
The Yushan County Sheriff looked at this scene in shock and anger, and the officials who followed him were also shocked.
"You don't know how to live or die! You, a mere county guard, dare to scream in front of the master and the emperor, you are like an ant!"
Qi Zhenshan picked up Yushan County Sheriff with one hand and threw him heavily at Jun Wuxie's feet.
"Governor Yushan, show me if you continue to be arrogant, okay?"
Jun Wuxie raised his foot and stepped on his face, which happened to be the face that Qi Zhenshan had beaten to pieces. The pain made the Yushan County Sheriff scream and beg for mercy loudly, his whole body trembled and he cried bitterly.
He was scared, his whole person was overwhelmed by fear, and he no longer looked arrogant.
