When Jiang Biao heard Han Feng ask about "duty duty", Jiang Biao was stunned, and then he chuckled.
"If you don't tell me, I would have really forgotten that our border guards have nothing to do except daily patrols inside and outside the city.
If you don't want to patrol, you can rest here for a month. When you get bored, just wander around the city occasionally. After a month, you can still complete the mission. "
Hearing this, Han Feng couldn't help being stunned, and then frowned.
"Thank you Jiang Qianhu for your kindness, but we have received a mission from the academy, so naturally we can't get away with it. Please trouble Mr. Qianhu to arrange patrol errands for us."
Seeing what Han Feng said, a look of surprise flashed in Jiang Biao's eyes.
Immediately, he showed a lazy look and underestimated.
"Oh...it's really troublesome."
As he spoke, he took out a thin book full of oil stains from his arms and a brush with few hairs left.
"Write your names on it."
Everyone took the book and looked at it. It turned out to be the list of Jiang Biao's men.
Han Feng flipped through the roster to the end, only to find that there were only more than a hundred names on the entire roster, which was far from the establishment of a thousand households.
Jin Buhuan couldn't help but ask: "Jiang Qianhu, why do you have so few people under your command?"
Jiang Qianhu said without changing his expression.
"The northwest border area is already lacking in resources, and the soldiers have gone to the southern coast to fight the war. If I can have hundreds of people for my thousand households, that's pretty good.
Okay, hurry up and write your name. Stop talking nonsense. "
Although Jin Buhuan and the others were of noble birth, they did not know much about military and political affairs, so they didn't think much about it.
However, Han Feng's lips curved into a playful sneer.
In my previous life, due to the special nature of my profession, I could not help but study the history of past dynasties. Among them, it was not uncommon for border guards to "kill good people and take credit for their merits" and eat "empty pay".
Now it seems that this kind of thing also exists in Qianlan Empire.
Jiang Biao's men commanded ten hundred households, and each team actually only had about ten people.
The four Han Feng were singled out as a team by Jiang Biao, making Han Feng the captain and serving as the eleventh team.
Then Jiang Biao gave four more waist cards and warned them.
"Since you are going to participate in the city guard patrol mission, starting from tomorrow, you will gather under the city gate at the beginning of every day.
The city guard must patrol two locations "inside the city" and "outside the city", rotating every three days, with one day off every seven days.
You must also remember that at the beginning of each day and after the curfew, you can only stay in the yard and are not allowed to go out even half a step! "
For the last order, Jiang Biao raised his voice and seemed to be particularly concerned about this matter.
After Han Feng and others nodded to clarify, Jiang Biao turned around and left unsteadily.
Looking at Jiang Biao's leaving figure, Lu Yun'er couldn't help but curse angrily.
"A bunch of drunkards and ricebags. If someone really invades the border, how can these guys be able to defend Beiyang Pass? The empire should really send people to deal with them!"
Nangong Qi on the side was calmer and spoke.
"This is not surprising. Although Beiyang Pass is one of the northern gateways of the empire and is very close to the Great Yan Empire, after all, there is a northern forest as a barrier in the middle.
The chance of the two sides violating the border is very small. Only some monsters appear occasionally. It is normal for these people to be idle. The real elite of the empire are still on the southeast coast to resist the invasion of sea monsters. "
Lu Yuner was not convinced and wanted to argue, but Han Feng spoke up.
"Since it is an idle city with no external threats, why is the city still so depressed?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but think of the scene overlooking the entire Beiyang City in the void just now.
The city is indeed sparsely populated and a lonely scene.
Jin Buhuan couldn't help but guess.
"Could it be that people here have different habits and are staying at home at this time?"
Everyone was confused, so Han Feng said.
"Anyway, there's nothing much to do today, so why not go for a walk in the city and see everything for yourself."
Everyone felt that what he said was reasonable, so they went back to their rooms and changed into casual clothes, left the dormitory together, and started wandering around the city.
Beiyang City is not big, only half the size of Bailong County City.
The four of them walked from the north to the south of the city and found that almost all the shops and homes on both sides had their doors closed, and the streets were deserted and sparsely populated.
Occasionally they saw a few pedestrians, and Han Feng and others wanted to come up and talk to them, but these people left in a hurry, not giving them a chance to talk at all.
After wandering around the city for most of the time and feeling the cold wind blowing all the way, the four of them noticed that the atmosphere in the city was a bit strange, but they didn't know why.
Finally, everyone was a little hungry, so they found one of the few open restaurants in the city.
Walking into the first floor of the restaurant, there were seven or eight wooden tables, with two or three tables of guests sitting here and there. The business was very deserted.
Seeing the four unfamiliar faces of Han Feng, the customers in the store looked at them curiously, then lowered their heads and went about eating and drinking. The subtle comments disappeared.
At this time, a store waiter came forward and said.
"A few guests, please come in. Would you like to drink or stay in the hotel?"
Han Feng said casually.
"We'd like something to eat, find us a seat."
The waiter immediately agreed and led the way, but even though there were many empty tables on the first floor, he led the four of them to the second floor.
Arriving at the deserted second floor, a few people casually ordered some food and drinks and exchanged glances with each other, feeling increasingly weird.
Not long after, the waiter served the food and drinks and was about to leave in a hurry, but was stopped by Han Feng.
"Little brother, stay."
"Hey... Sir, do you have any other orders?"
Han Feng's eyes flashed slightly and he immediately spoke.
"Brother, we are from Bailong County. We came to Beiyang City this time to visit the border scenery, but why are there so few people in this city and all the houses are closed?"
"Well……"
When the waiter heard this, he showed hesitation on his face, as if he was a little taboo and embarrassed.
Seeing this, Han Feng calmly took out a handful of gold coins from his sleeve, gently placed them on the corner of the wooden table, and said with a smile.
"We are new here and don't know anything, so please ask the second brother to help us clarify our doubts."
When the waiter in the shop saw these gold coins, his eyes suddenly lit up. He hesitated for a moment and saw no one was around. He hurried forward and reached out to cover the gold coins, quickly putting them into his sleeves.
Then a smile appeared on his face and he lowered his voice and spoke to the four of them.
"Hey... I am dissatisfied with the four guests. We are in Beiyang City, and strange things have happened frequently recently!"
"oh……?"
Han Feng raised his eyebrows.
"Something strange happened."
The younger brother accepted the gold coins and immediately said everything he knew.
"The first strange thing is the monsters in the forest outside the city.
In previous years, in Beiyang City, there were only a few of those monster beasts seen throughout the year, and they rarely approached the city gates.
But since the beginning of this year, monsters have been attacking the city gate every now and then, and from time to time monsters have been scurrying into the city and hurting people. "
Han Feng nodded when he heard this.
"Is this why everyone in the city is closing their doors?"
The waiter shook his head and said.
"It's not bad. We people who live in Beiyang City all year round are not surprised by monsters hurting people, although we are not afraid to go out.
The main reason is that there have been "bandits" recently in our city. "
Hearing this, Jin Buhuan couldn't help but laugh.
"Little brother, you are not even afraid of monsters, why are you afraid of bandits?"
The waiter shook his head with a cryptic expression, and then lowered his voice.
"Guests, you don't know. The bandits in our city are different from other bandits.
Every night we can always hear the sound of people fighting and screaming, but when we look at it during the day, there is not even a shadow of a ghost, but there are a lot of blood stains on the ground.
Some brave people followed the sounds at night to see what the bandits looked like, but without exception, all of them disappeared.
Later, I heard from the old people in the city that the bandits were probably not living people, but a group of "evil soldiers" who were causing trouble! "
As soon as these words came out, Jin Buhuan's expression changed slightly, and Nangong Qi and Lu Yun'er couldn't help showing a hint of horror on their pretty faces.
Like Han Feng's previous life in ancient times, Lingwu Continent also has superstitious theories about demons and ghosts.
Seeing everyone's expressions change, the younger brother continued as if he was recognized.
"Because of this incident, some people say that our Beiyang City is hit by evil spirits and may soon turn into a ghost town. Many families have moved to "Ying City" not far away for refuge.
Even if someone hasn't moved out, they don't dare to open the door during the day and night. When they see strangers, they don't dare to have any contact with them, for fear of being exposed to evil spirits. "
When Han Feng heard this, he immediately understood why passers-by would stay away from people like him.
But he was still confused.
"Then why don't you move out and still open your business?"
The waiter heard this and said helplessly.
"Sigh... We also want to leave, but the military men in the city have to go to the shop to drink a few glasses of wine every day.
They forced the shopkeeper to open the door to welcome customers, so we boys could only stay here. "
After that, the waiter in the shop kindly persuaded me.
"Guests, it's still early now. If you have nothing to do, you'd better leave here as soon as possible.
Let's go to Yingcheng, thirty miles southeast, where the "Royal Dragon Qi" will protect us and we will be safe! "
After saying that, the waiter hurried downstairs.
Seeing the waiter leaving, the four of them looked at each other, Jin Buhuan shrank his neck and said.
"Damn, feelings... This place is haunted. I mean there are not a few people around."
Lu Yun'er also swallowed and said.
"Are we...in the wrong place?"
Han Feng just laughed at this.
Having received a scientific education in the 21st century, he does not believe that there are ghosts in this world, unless someone is "pretending to be a ghost"!
But what Han Feng was more curious about at the moment was not this matter. He asked the three of them.
"Why did the waiter in the shop just now say that the "Ying City" in the southeast is protected by the royal dragon energy?"
Soon, Nangong Qi answered Han Feng's doubts.
"In our Qianlan Empire, there are only six people in the country who have been canonized as "kings", and five of them are "kings with different surnames" with outstanding achievements. There is only one prince, who is the elder brother of the current emperor, and he is named "King Ying" .
His fiefdom was located in a city in Xichuan Province, very close to Beiyang Pass, and the city was renamed "Ying City". "
Hearing this, Han Feng couldn't help but be surprised.
It turns out that in that Ying City, there actually lives His Majesty the Emperor’s brother, a Prince!
As an orthodox bloodline of the royal family, he naturally possesses the royal dragon spirit. No wonder the waiter in the shop said this.
But Han Feng then became a little confused and said.
"Since Prince Ying is the "Prince of Honor", how could he be entrusted to Xichuan Province, or to such a remote place?"
Seeing Han Feng's suspicious face, the three of them looked at each other, a little surprised, and Jin Buhuan lowered his voice.
"Brother Han, you don't even know about this?"
"What's going on?" Han Feng looked confused.
Just listen to Jin Buhuang's words.
"Brother Han, do you know who the current emperor is as the son of the late emperor?"
Han Feng remembered that Dugu Nianxue once said that the current emperor is the fifth son of the late emperor, and his name is "Zhu Yuanzhen"!
After responding like this, Jin Buhuan said again.
"Since he is the fifth son, don't you wonder why he can inherit the throne?
You know, the late emperor had four sons and one daughter, and the fifth prince was the youngest son of the late emperor. "
Han Feng couldn't help but be startled when he heard this. Could it be that the late emperor was unlucky and all his other sons died in infancy?
But Jin Buhuan said with awe on his face.
"Our Emperor, His Majesty, is no ordinary person. As the youngest son of the late Emperor, he was also the least favored prince back then.
On the day of the late emperor's death, he personally beheaded the crown prince and the second prince, demoted the fourth prince to the northwest of the empire, and left the third princess alone in the imperial capital.
From then on, the universe was arbitrary and one person was in charge of the empire! "
Hearing this, Han Feng was also shocked. He did not expect that His Majesty could have such heroic deeds.
Of the three brothers, two were killed and one was demoted.
This is comparable to Han Feng's previous life, Emperor Taizong, who initiated the Xuanwu Gate Incident and "killed his brothers". He was even tougher and more ruthless. He was definitely a ruthless person!
It turns out that Prince Ying was demoted. No wonder that a dignified prince could only claim the title of king in a small town in the bitter cold land of the northwest.
"Okay, stop talking, be careful not to be overheard."
Seeing that Jin Buhuan was discussing royal matters, although this was not a secret in the Qianlan Empire, Nangong Qi still warned him.
Everyone stopped discussing the matter.
After traveling for a day and a night, everyone didn't eat much. At this moment, they happened to be hungry, so they had a full meal with the simple meals on the table.
After eating, everyone was about to get up and go downstairs when they heard a noise coming from downstairs.
Someone shouted loudly.
"Second servant, hurry up and serve wine and food to the soldiers. Move more smoothly. If the soldiers are starving, be careful to break your legs!"
