"It's the son of the world!"
"The prince is here!"
"Great, the son is here, everything will be fine!"
The deafening cheers became louder and louder, and the city gate was as lively as boiling hot water.
Xiao Yi finally arrived at Kailian City after trekking for several days.
When they were more than a dozen feet away from the city gate, Xiao Yi, Fu Yunhe and the others who were riding on horseback slowed down unconsciously, looking at the scene in front of them in amazement.
Outside the north gate of Kailian City, when one looked around, there were dense crowds of human heads. Countless people gathered at the gate of the city, each of them waving their arms to welcome Xiao Yi's arrival.
And standing in front of these common people is Cheng Yu, the guard of Kailian City.
I haven't seen him for more than a year, Cheng Yu seems to have lost a little bit, but his whole person exudes a kind of vigor, self-confidence and energy, as if a wanderer who has been wandering for many years has finally found his home.
Cheng Yu took a step forward, and respectfully bowed to Xiao Yi: "I've seen you, my son."
At this time, the people around all became quiet by coincidence, and imitated Cheng Yu's way of bending over and bowing. Although their postures were a little awkward, their expressions and eyes were all so respectful and sincere.
Xiao Yi jumped off the horse neatly, and gave Cheng Yu a hand: "Don't be too polite." Then he said the same to the people in the rear, "Everyone, don't be too polite!"
With the posture of supporting each other, Xiao Yi secretly raised his eyebrows at Cheng Yu, as if asking: What kind of scene is this
Cheng Yu smiled helplessly. Originally, he was only planning to lead a few cronies from the Garrison Mansion to welcome Xiao Yi at the city gate, but what he didn't expect was that the news would leak out somehow. When I figured out the time and came to the city gate to welcome them, I found that the place was already crowded with people.
The common people came to the city gate to welcome the Elder Son with a sincere heart. As the garrison of Kailian City, he can't pour a bucket of cold water on them and drive them back, can he
In fact, Cheng Yu was the happiest person when seeing these common people gathered here spontaneously. This not only means that the son of the world is recognized by the people of Kailian City, but also means that his efforts for more than a year have not been in vain. He guarded the two cities of Fuzhong and Kailian for the son of the son, only those who have been with the son of the son know how hard this step is!
At this time, a tall and burly man in the back suddenly knelt down on the ground with a plop, and shouted loudly: "My lord, please forgive me for being rude, and I beg my lord on behalf of all the people in Kailian City! Master Shizi, you can't open Liancheng to Nanmanzi!" After finishing speaking, the big man slammed his head on the ground covered with fine sand and gravel, and he fell on the ground humbly and refused to get up.
He acted as if a drop of water had dropped into hot oil and crackled the pan.
Immediately afterwards, the people in the rear also knelt on the ground one by one, saying in one go:
"That's right, Shizi, you must not open Kailian City!"
"The southern barbarians killed my compatriots and destroyed our homeland. The wolves are ambitious. We must not trust them!"
"My lord, please make the decision to open Liancheng for us!"
"..."
The emotions of the people are getting more and more excited. It has been a year since the last Battle of Baiyue, and finally the bloody scars have gradually started to heal, but they don’t want Zhennan King to order them to forcefully remove their scabbed scars. It was torn apart fiercely again, revealing a bloody wound...
Looking back on the relatives, friends, and compatriots who died at the hands of the Nanmanzi, these people seem to have been stabbed again, and their hearts are painful.
At the beginning, it was the king of Zhennan who ordered the opening of Kailian, the two cities of Fuzhong and Baiyue for business, which led the wolves to enter the house. Now Nanjiang, which has been hit hard, is still recuperating, but the king of Zhennan wants to open the door to Baiyue again!
What if the southern barbarians used the excuse of doing business again this time, but secretly sent troops to infiltrate the southern border, and then wielded their butcher knives
Thinking of the Baiyue envoys in the city now, the people became more and more frightened, feeling like thorns on their backs, and fell to the ground one by one.
A young man shouted heart-piercingly: "Master, if you don't agree, we won't get up!"
Looking at these angry people, Fu Yunhe beside Xiao Yi couldn't help being infected with this emotion, and his blood boiled. He really wanted to bring the King of Zhennan here to see and listen to the voices of these people. Hey, I don't know if the eldest brother's father has lost his mind? How could he believe in such a barbarian who has no integrity like Baiyue!
Xiao Yi and Cheng Yu looked at each other helplessly, then Cheng Yu turned to face the common people, and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet, please listen to me!"
The surroundings gradually quieted down, and the common people who were prostrate on the ground raised their eyes slightly, revealing their bruised and purple foreheads stained with dust.
After Cheng Yu cleared his throat, he continued: "Everyone, please rest assured! Since the son is back to preside over the overall situation, we will never open Kailian City to the Nanman again, and we will never repeat the same mistakes!"
The people cheered up and looked at Xiao Yi with piercing eyes.
Xiao Yi looked at everyone with a smile, that shallow but firm smile seemed to have a soothing power.
He slowly highlighted four words--
"Better fight than surrender!"
These four words hammered the hearts of those common people, they stared blankly at Xiao Yi, and then bright smiles bloomed on their faces, I don't know who was the first to shout out : "It is better to fight than to surrender."
"Better fight than surrender!"
Everyone shouted this slogan in unison, and the shouting was so loud that even Fu Yunhe waved his fist and shouted together with them.
Xiao Yi said loudly again: "Everyone get up."
The people stood up from the ground one after another, still whispering excitedly:
"Great, with the son here, he will definitely drive Nanman out."
"I have to go home and tell my mother-in-law to go!"
"Yes, yes! I was wondering whether it would be safer to move to Luoyue City."
"Fortunately, Kailian City is under the care of the Shizi, so we can rest assured!"
"My son really has the demeanor of an old prince..."
"..."
For thousands of years, the common people have a hero worship complex, worship Nuwa who opened the world, worship Shennong who tasted hundreds of herbs, worship Dayu to control the water...worship the hero who rose up to protect them during the war.
In southern Xinjiang, their hero more than ten years ago was the old Zhennan King, but now, it has become Xiao Yi, the son of the Zhennan King.
Xiao Yi led the southern border army to repel the southern barbarian army, recapture the fallen southern border cities, save the people of southern border from the fire and water, and promote the prestige of the country of Dayu to the barbarians everywhere!
The entire Dayu, and the people in other places may have heard of the numerous achievements of the Prince of Zhennan in repelling Baiyue, and they may praise a few words, but they cannot have such a deep understanding like the people in Southern Xinjiang. In my eyes, the old emperor who is far away in the sky is not as reliable as the elder son who is close by!
As long as the Shizi is around, they can sleep peacefully!
The people who are relieved are all radiant, with respect, admiration, trust, and admiration in their eyes...
Looking at the trusting eyes of these common people, Fu Yunhe also felt honored. He puffed up his chest and raised his chin with a radiant face. In his heart, he only felt that it was wisest to follow his elder brother! Hehehe, when he returns to Luoyue City, Hurry up and write a letter to Abo and Tian Lianhe to show off...
Thinking about it, their envious and jealous expressions seemed to appear in his mind, and his heart became more and more satisfied.
While the common people greeted each other, Xiao Yi and his party finally entered Kailian City, some of the common people dispersed, and some still followed behind Xiao Yi, Cheng Yu and the others, and were sent to the Garrison Mansion. Shedi left...
After entering the garrison mansion, Xiao Yi told Fu Yunhe and the others to settle down first, while he and Cheng Yu went to the study to have a secret talk, leaving only Zhuzi to guard the study.
After Cheng Yugong asked Xiao Yi to sit down on the main seat, he also sat down across the desk.
Then, Cheng Yu talked about the current situation of Kailian City. Two months ago, Baiyue asked Zhennan King to open Kailian City. Zhennan Wang agreed, but Cheng Yu refused to obey and kept the city gate closed. Although King Zhennan was displeased, he had nothing to do with Cheng Yu for a while. Until half a month ago, Nuhar, the new king of Baiyue, sent envoys to Kailian City...
Xiao Yi moved his index finger a few times on the desk, and asked leisurely: "How many envoys did Baiyue send over? Where are they now?"
"My lord, Baiyue only sent an envoy named Zhu Dan here this time, accompanied by twelve guards. Right now, Zhu Dan is temporarily staying in the guest room of the garrison mansion. He is doing well. After he came to Kailian City, I didn't dare to go out." Cheng Yu replied, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
If this Baiyue man dared to walk around Kailian City blatantly, it is not an exaggeration to say that he must be a rat crossing the street, and everyone would shout and beat him!
Xiao Yi also hooked his lips, "Cheng Yu, let's go meet that envoy."
"Yes, my son."
Cheng Yu led the way, and the two headed for the East Chamber. Cheng Yu specially picked a remote and quiet small courtyard in the East Chamber to accommodate the Baiyue envoys.
As soon as Xiao Yi entered the garrison mansion, the envoy named Zhu Dan learned the news from his subordinates, and he was eagerly waiting to make preparations. Therefore, as soon as Xiao Yi came over, he saw a white-faced and beardless envoy personally greet him at the gate of the courtyard.
"Meet Xiao Shizi."
Zhu Dan respectfully bowed to Xiao Yi, respectfully.
"The envoys are exempt from courtesy." Xiao Yi said lightly, and the three of them entered the courtyard.
What they were going to talk about next was of great importance and must not be divulged, so Cheng Yu immediately ordered a few cronies to stand guard at the entrance of the courtyard.
As soon as the door of the main room was closed, Zhu Dan's face became more flattering, he politely invited Xiao Yi to sit down, and then flattered Xiao Yi in fluent Dayu: "Before I came to Dayu this time, my king specially ordered me to Greetings from the son! After the son left Ruijiang City, my king has been thinking about it very much. Now it seems that the son's demeanor is still the same, no, it is better than before."
The envoy Nuhar will send to Dayu is naturally his confidant. From his words, it is obvious that he knows the master-slave relationship between Xiao Yi and Nuhar very well!
Xiao Yi looked at Zhu Dan with a half-smile. As the old saying goes, he is far enough away to be a guest, but to him and even the whole of southern Xinjiang, the Southern Manzi is not a "guest", so he did not pretend to ask Zhu Dan to sit down. , said directly: "Zhu Dan, I want you to bring a word of Nuhar." He called his name bluntly.
Zhu Dan could only make an apologetic smile, nodded and bowed his head and said, "My lord, please give me whatever you want. My king said that if my lord has any orders, even if I'm asked to go up the mountain of swords and down to the frying pan, I can't give up..."
Xiao Yi waved his hand impatiently, not wanting to hear such beautiful empty words, and said casually: "My son wants Nuhar to do one thing..."
Zhu Dan didn't dare to make a sound, and listened respectfully with his head bowed.
An hour later, the news of a group of Baiyue envoys leaving Kailian City in despair spread throughout Kailian City as if they had grown wings.
On the streets at dusk, in restaurants, in houses, in tea sheds...every corner of Kailian City was discussing this matter enthusiastically.
"The prestige of the son of the world really terrifies the people of Baiyue!" A big man patted the table and stood up hurriedly.
"That's right, Nan Manzi is really a rat!" A scholar wearing a square scarf waved a folding fan and said, "As soon as the son arrived, the envoy was so scared that he ran away!"
"This is really a pleasure!" Another young man in civilian clothes echoed loudly, "My son is really wise and powerful, and he will do what he says."
"That's right." A middle-aged woman found an opportunity to interject, "I heard that at the South Gate this morning, hundreds of people begged for their lives! The old man made a guarantee on the spot..." She deliberately paused, He said word by word, "Ning, Zhan, No, Surrender!"
"Better fight than surrender!"
The others also murmured, the scholar looked reverently, looked in the direction of the Garrison, and said again: "Never surrender!"
"Having such a grandson is truly a blessing in southern Xinjiang!"
I don't know who said it with a sigh, this sentence seems to express the aspirations of everyone...
The sun gradually went down, the sun set and the moon rose, and the night passed in the blink of an eye. When the first morning star rose, most of the people were still asleep, but the military camp had already woken up.
Thousands of soldiers dressed in black armor have already stood neatly on the training ground, the dawn sun softly sprinkled on them, coating them with a golden halo.
All the soldiers were full of energy, standing motionless, even if they had not received any instructions, even if they were the only ones here, and there was no general at all...
I don't know how long it took, several tall figures dressed as generals strode towards this side, the most eye-catching one was a beautiful young man in silver and white armor, his black hair was tied with a small silver carved crown Tall, black hair contrasted sharply with the silver-white armor. His appearance was so handsome that even a woman would feel ashamed, but there was no trace of femininity. His steps were breezy, and his whole body exuded a fierce aura. It's like a precious sword, although it has not been drawn out of its sheath, it has already shown its sharpness, which makes people dare not underestimate it.
These thousands of gazes were all focused on this young man in an instant, and the surprise could not be concealed in his expression.
Grandpa!
Unexpectedly, it was the Shizi who came to see their military training in person!
In an instant, an incredible force seemed to pour into the hearts of the soldiers, and they became full of energy in an instant.
When Xiao Yi stood on the high platform directly in front of them, at almost the same moment, thousands of Xuanjia soldiers knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists in salute, and shouted loudly: "I have seen you!"
Thousands of people kneeled down at the same time, the scene was extremely spectacular, and the shouts were even more orderly, as if they were issued by the same person, hammering heavily on everyone's heart.
Yao Lianghang, who was following Xiao Yi, looked at the high-spirited expressions of the soldiers, and couldn't help being infected, his heart was agitated.
The past year seems so short, it goes by in a blink of an eye, and it seems so long, too many things happened...
At last, if it is extremely peaceful, the son of the world can finally return to southern Xinjiang in a legitimate way!
Yao Lianghang let out a long breath, until now, he felt a real feeling, his heart was hearty, and he looked at Xiao Yi with burning eyes.
The eldest son is back, and the days when their Xuanjia army will rise to the top are just around the corner!
Xiao Yi looked around at the group of Xuanjia soldiers, raised his hand with a smile, and said loudly: "Everyone, get up!"
"Xie Shizi!" The voices of thousands of people overlapped again, and then they stood up again.
Then, Yao Lianghang, who was holding a command flag, took a step forward and raised his voice: "All officers and soldiers!"
"Yes!" The soldiers clasped their fists in response.
"Today, the prince came to inspect our Xuanjia Army. Shouldn't everyone let the prince take a good look at our hard work this year? Look at the blood and sweat we have put in this year?"
"Yes!" The soldiers roared one by one, as if they wanted to convey their thoughts through the shouts.
The next moment, as Yao Lianghang waved the command flag, the soldiers shouted like thunder, in unison:
Throw your fists and let your wind blow!
Kick your legs and make a tiger!
Draw the knife, murderous!
The momentum was mighty, and the shouts resounded through the sky, endlessly like thunder in the sky.
Yao Lianghang's blood boiled with enthusiasm, and the movement of waving the command flag was more agile and sassy. Every time he waved it, it made a whistling sound, as if even the air was vibrated by it...
In the hearts of everyone present, from the soldiers to the generals to the eldest son Xiao Yi, there was a surge of turmoil and ripples in the hearts of everyone present.
The first sun rose slowly amidst the shouts, so bright, so dazzling, so breathtaking, it seemed to herald that southern Xinjiang was like the rising sun, full of new hope...
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