"Lv Chenglong, shut up. This commander knows that you and Ji Ning are old friends. Now that you're speaking up for a traitor, do you want to rebel with him?"
Sikong Zun shouted sternly.
"Sikong Zun, it's true that you're the Northern Expedition General, but some words can't be said carelessly. General Lv is the Deputy Commander of the Imperial City Barracks. Even the Emperor trusts him. Do you want to cause internal strife?"
Feng Qingyan also spoke up.
"Feng Qingyan, just do your job as the Deputy Commander. It's not up to you to interfere with who I, Sikong Zun, want to teach."
"Lightning Demon King, you're really arrogant. Are you trying to cause internal strife in our Divine Phoenix Empire and let your True Demons Empire take advantage of the situation?"
Suddenly, Ling Xiao, who had been silent all this while, spoke up.
Ling Xiao knew very well that it was useless to reason with Sikong Zun. He could only poke at his shortcomings so that he wouldn't dare to act recklessly.
No matter if it was Lv Chenglong or Feng Qingyan, they were both too upright and didn't hit the nail on the head.
However, after Ling Xiao said this, the soldiers couldn't help but discuss among themselves.
"Shut up! You're just a small centurion. What right do you have to speak in front of this commander? How impudent! "
Sikong Zun roared.
"You're the impudent one! As a centurion, I obviously don't have the right to speak to you. But I have a secret edict here from the Hidden Mountain's Crown Prince. "
Ling Xiao said indifferently, "Under the Hidden Mountain's Crown Prince's orders, I'm taking on the role of Military Governor to coordinate the relationship between the Northern Desert Army and the Northern Expedition Army. The Emperor also agreed and stamped his Imperial Seal on it. May I ask General Sikong, do I have this right?"
He didn't take out this secret edict because he wanted to wait for the best opportunity.
Now was obviously the best opportunity.
What!
Sikong Zun, Lv Chenglong, and Feng Qingyan all took the secret edict and looked at it carefully. Indeed, there was the Emperor's Imperial Seal and Feng Qingyan's Crown Prince's Seal.
This couldn't be faked.
The position of Military Governor could be big or small.
When he was young, he had no power at all.
When they were big, they could directly suppress the commander.
This was because he was directly responsible to the Emperor.
Sikong Zun was shocked. He knew that the Emperor did not completely trust him. It seemed that the Emperor still intended for him and Ji Ning to restrict each other so that no one could dominate.
What a cunning old thing. He thought that it was just a puppet, but he didn't expect it to be so cunning.
The rest of the soldiers were filled with respect for Ling Xiao. They didn't expect this lowly human to be a military governor sent by the emperor and the crown prince. This was truly amazing.
"Since you are the Overseer, doesn't Ji Ning have anything to do with his refusal to open the city gates?"
Sikong Zun suppressed his anger and asked.
"Commander Sikong, you are wrong. If a random army came and said that they were sent by the imperial court and asked them to open the gates, what would happen if something happened?"
Ling Xiao smiled faintly and said, "In July of 182 of the Divine Phoenix Calendar, in the South, an army from a small country snuck into the Empire. They disguised themselves as soldiers of the Empire and snuck into a city in the South. They killed the City Lord and stole everything that could be stolen. This is a bloody lesson. Commander Sikong, are you going to ignore it?"
"Then what do you think we should do? The soldiers have worked hard all the way here. Are we going to stay under the scorching sun like this? "
Sikong Zun asked.
Feng Qingyan and Lv Chenglong also looked at Ling Xiao.
Because Sikong Zun was speaking the truth.
"Leave it to me."
Ling Xiao smiled. These people still didn't know about his relationship with Ji Ning. If not for this relationship, the Emperor would not have agreed to Feng Yinshan's suggestion of letting Ling Xiao be the Military Governor.
"Leave it to you? Hahahaha, Ji Ning doesn't even give face to this commander. Who do you think you are? Even if you are the Military Governor, that Ji Ning doesn't give face to the Emperor at all. He won't give face to you either! "
Sikong Zun said disdainfully.
"That might not be the case!"
Ling Xiao smiled and then led Cold Plum and the others into Northern Desert City.
"Brothers on the city gate tower, listen up. I am Ling Xiao. I am here to visit Great General Ji Ning. Please open the city gates. Thank you!"
Actually, the people on the city gate tower had already recognized Ling Xiao. However, Ling Xiao didn't request to enter the city, so they didn't say anything.
"It's Young Master Ling, the one who saved the Great General that day!"
"The Great General said that Young Master Ling has come to Northern Desert City and must open the gates immediately."
After a discussion, the people on the city gate tower said, "Young Master Ling, you can come in, but those people can't. This concerns the safety of the people in Northern Desert City. I hope you can understand."
"Of course, only 11 of us will go in. The rest will stay outside."
Ling Xiao smiled.
He had to go in and discuss this matter with Ji Ning. After all, he couldn't really let the expeditionary army stay outside for a long time. If this continued for a long time, it would inevitably be considered a rebellion. At that time, he was afraid that someone would openly target Ji Ning.
"Wait a minute!"
Sikong Zun suddenly shouted just as Ling Xiao and the others were about to enter the city.
"What's wrong, Commander Sikong? Is there anything else?"
Ling Xiao asked with a frown.
"You can go in, but the others must stay here!"
Sikong Zun said coldly.
"What? You want to keep the hostages? Sikong Zun, you don't have the ability to make Ji Ning open the gates. Now I'm going to discuss it with Ji Ning. Not only are you not grateful, but you're also going to treat me like this? "
Ling Xiao said coldly, "What if I don't agree?"
"Come on, archers!"
Sikong Zun shouted and ordered his archers to aim at Ling Xiao and the others. He said coldly, "Ling Xiao, don't make things difficult for me!"
Whoosh!
At that moment, many crossbows suddenly appeared on the city gate tower and aimed at Sikong Zun and his archers.
"Brothers, someone wants to kill the Military Governor personally appointed by the Emperor. What should we do?"
Someone on the city gate tower shouted.
"Protect the Military Governor and shoot the rebels!"
The voice was so loud that everyone below could hear it.
"Sikong Zun, are you really a spy sent by the True Demons Empire to harm our Divine Phoenix Empire?" Feng Qingyan suddenly asked coldly.
"Even you are suspicious of me?"
Sikong Zun was stunned and asked angrily.
"How can I not be suspicious? You shot the Military Governor today and provoked the conflict between the Northern Desert Army and the Punitive Expedition Army, making both sides kill each other. Isn't this your goal? "
Feng Qingyan said coldly.
After Ling Xiao's reminder, he had learned to be smart and spoke very loudly.
Sikong Zun didn't have much prestige to speak of in the first place. Hearing such words, the archers hesitated.
"Hahaha, Deputy Commander, you're thinking too much. Why would I do that? I'm just afraid that the Military Governor and the others will all go in and be harmed by the traitor. It would be safer for him to go in alone."
Sikong Zun saw that he couldn't control the situation and that he had offended both Lv Chenglong and Feng Qingyan, so he could only give up on attacking Ling Xiao for the time being.
This guy really changed his attitude very quickly.
"Hmph, there's no need for Commander Sikong to worry! Soldiers, listen up. I'll go in and discuss with General Ji Ning. If he knows the truth, he'll definitely let us in. Don't worry. "
Ling Xiao snorted and walked back to the Northern Desert City.
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