One day after Nangong Wudi's expedition, in the royal city of Xia Kingdom, a huge team slowly drove out from the city gate, and finally stopped in the wilderness outside the royal city.
Ten thousand Royal City Imperial Guards opened the way, followed by two thousand Royal Guardsmen responsible for guarding. This was Dongfang Yingzheng and his party who set out to inspect the border.
Ye Yun was now wearing black armor, riding on a fine war horse and walking in front of Dongfang Ying Zheng's dragon chariot.
This time, it was not only Ye Yun who went to Shuangfengguan Fortress with Dongfang Yingzheng, but also Nangong Jian and Shangguan Yongqi.
In the secret, Ye Yun also sensed that there were several powerful forces hidden, presumably these people were secretly protecting Dongfang Yingzheng's safety.
Shangguan Yongqi was originally a general at Shuangfeng Pass. When he returned to the royal city this time, he was originally planning to compete for the general of the country. Unexpectedly, he was directly crushed by Ye Yun, so he looked at Ye Yun's face and ignored Ye Yun at all. .
In addition, among the team heading to Shuangfengguan Fortress, there was also someone Ye Yun never expected, Princess Zixuan.
At this time, she was lifting the curtain on the dragon chariot and secretly observing Ye Yun.
Ye Yun didn't squint at this, just pretending he didn't see it.
However, the moment Princess Zixuan appeared in the inspection team, Ye Yun knew that there was definitely something to be said about this border inspection.
According to Ye Yun, Dongfang Yingzheng probably wanted to train Princess Zixuan and let her see the world in order to prepare for the future.
Xia State was founded by force, and there was no discrimination between men and women. As long as they had strength and ability, they could rise to the top.
Although Xia King Dongfang Yingzheng had many children, most of them were nothing but mud. Only Princess Zixuan was talented and intelligent. She could take over the throne of Xia Kingdom after a hundred years of Dongfang Yingzheng and prevent Xia Kingdom from declining. .
Walking ahead to clear the way, Ye Yun couldn't help but have random thoughts in his mind, but he didn't know that these thoughts coincided with Dongfang Yingzheng's.
At this time, in the dragon chariot, looking at Princess Zixuan who lifted the curtain and looked around, Dongfang Yingzheng couldn't help but show a kind look on his face.
It is said that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and mice's sons can dig holes, but this truth has little effect on Dongfang Yingzheng.
Except for Princess Zixuan, the abilities of his other descendants are not satisfactory in all aspects, and they are not enough to sit on the throne of Xia Kingdom.
Therefore, although he was reluctant to give up and did not want Princess Zixuan to take on the important task of managing the Xia Kingdom as a woman, Dongfang Yingzheng still cruelly cultivated Princess Zixuan as his successor.
Dongfang Yingzheng had three purposes in going to inspect the border officers this time.
The first is to boost the morale of the army and let the soldiers stationed at the border know that the entire Xia Kingdom has not forgotten them and improve the morale of the army.
The second is to let Ye Yun review the army and secure his position as general of the country. After all, Dongfang Yingzheng is very optimistic about Ye Yun. He plans to train Ye Yun to become a powerful supporter of Princess Zixuan.
And the third purpose is for Princess Zixuan.
Over the years, he has been letting Princess Zixuan observe the government affairs of the court and cultivate her ability to handle national affairs, but obviously this is not enough. She can only handle government affairs and cannot secure the throne of Xia Kingdom.
Princess Zixuan must control Xia's army, so when going to the border this time, Dongfang Yingzheng planned to completely push Princess Zixuan into the background.
A mighty patrol team set out from the Royal City to Shuangfengguan Fortress. Along the way, the team stretched for several miles.
In the Xia Kingdom, under the protection of such a strong lineup, Dongfang Yingzheng and his party were very safe on the road, without any hiccups at all.
After all, with such a lineup, it would be even harder to assassinate Dongfang Yingzheng than to reach the sky. Even a strong Martial King like Nangong Wudi would not be able to complete this arduous task.
Not to mention, in a power like the Xia Kingdom, the strong men in the King Wu realm are the foundation of the same power, and no one will let them do such an assassination at all.
A few days later, after a long journey, the group finally saw their destination.
At this time, at the end of the horizon, two towering peaks, like giant swords soaring into the sky, appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
That is the end point of this trip, where the border of Xia Kingdom is located.
However, as the saying goes, if you look up the mountain and run to death, by the time the huge patrol team arrives at the foot of the mountain, the sun has already set in the west.
What appeared in front of everyone at this time was a huge building that was shocking.
The Shuangfengguan Fortress was built against the mountains. The towering and solid city wall stretched for more than ten miles, connecting the two mountains and completely blocking the space between the two mountains.
This fortress was built by the first Xia king and it took him twenty years to recruit hundreds of thousands of people.
After the fortress was built, if Zhao wanted to invade Xia here, apart from the hard steel fortress, there was only one way to go through the huge mountains.
Although the first king of Xia was scolded as a coward because of this huge project.
But as time went by, the people of Xia Kingdom discovered how correct the decision of the first Xia King was.
It can be said that this fortress has made a great contribution to the Xia Kingdom's current stability over the years!
After the Royal City Forbidden Army, which was opening the way ahead, arrived at the Shuangfengguan Fortress, thunderous war drums soon sounded throughout the fortress.
As dozens of strong sergeants turned the mechanical casters, the huge hanging door of Shuangfengguan Fortress began to slowly rise.
This hanging door is made entirely of steel and weighs tens of millions of kilograms. It requires a special mechanism to open.
After the hanging door was completely raised, an old and majestic voice suddenly sounded from the Shuangfengguan Fortress.
"All officers and men obey the order and follow me to welcome the Holy Emperor!"
After the sound rang out, the heavy sound of horse hooves sounded in Shuangfengguan Fortress.
A cavalry of several hundred people suddenly rushed out of the hanging door and headed straight for Dongfang Ying Zheng's location.
Ye Yun, who was riding a horse in front of Dongfang Yingzheng's dragon chariot, looked at the charging cavalry and couldn't help but spur his horse forward a few steps.
The cavalry who rushed out dispersed before and after arriving at Dongfang Yingzheng's dragon chariot, dismounted and knelt on both sides of the road.
But five of the riders, who were wearing battle armor and with golden cloaks flying behind their backs, did not stop their horses until they came to Ye Yun.
Judging from the golden cloaks behind them, these five people were five of the ten generals of the Xia Kingdom. At this time, they all came out to greet Dongfang Yingzheng.
Among the five people, they were led by an old general with white beard and hair. Although he was old, he was tall and burly. After he turned over and dismounted, he looked like a giant bear walking upright.
"The last general, Dongfang City, together with the generals from Shuangfengguan Fortress, greets His Majesty!"
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