"Prince Yan? Yan Qianli! " Shen Ming's expression changed. He knew that Yan Qianli would come, but he didn't expect him to arrive so soon.
Just as he was about to ask where the Prince of Yan was, there was a loud and clear neigh of a horse outside the yamen. Following the sound of the horse neigh, there was a rumbling sound.
"Surround them!" A wild voice came from outside the yamen.
Following that, the officials of the Ministry of War appeared one after another in Shen Ming's line of sight. Their faces were filled with panic.
"Minister, it's bad. The Yan Cloud Calvary, it's the Yan Cloud Calvary … they've taken the Ministry of War …" One of the officials stopped talking.
He had already seen the expression on Shen Ming's face.
The Minister of War, Shen Ming, paled. He knew how overbearing Yan Qianli was, but this was the Flame Capital City.
This was the capital!
The capital of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Who were the Yan Cloud Cavalry? That was the army of Western Liang. In other words, the Yan Cloud Cavalry did not belong to the capital. How could they appear in the capital?
It was a huge crime for an army from another state to trespass into the capital. If this had happened in any other state, they would have been charged with treason.
Where were the city guards?
Why didn't they stop the Yan Cloud Cavalry from entering the capital?
The city guards had always been responsible for the security of the capital. Yet, the Yan Cloud Cavalry had entered the capital and surrounded the Ministry of War in broad daylight.
"Is he crazy? Is Yan Qianli crazy? How dare he bring his army into the capital! " The Minister of War, Shen Ming, nearly fell to the ground. No one would believe him even if he told others about what was happening.
However, he had to believe it. This was Yan Qianli, a 'lunatic' that even the late Emperor had to treat with respect.
The law.
It was the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, it did not apply to one person. That person was Yan Qianli. He was someone who had sacrificed all his brothers for the Great Xia Dynasty.
He had single-handedly supported the entire Western Liang.
He had also built a strong base for the Great Xia Dynasty. No other country dared to step foot within a hundred miles of Western Liang.
But now …
This man had appeared in the capital with the Yan Cloud Cavalry and surrounded the entire Ministry of War. How could the Minister of War, Shen Ming, remain calm?
"Your Highness, this …"
"Only the King of Yan brought the Yan Cloud Cavalry back to the capital?" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong did not answer Shen Ming's question immediately. Instead, he asked the messenger.
"Yes, yes, yes. Where is His Majesty? Didn't His Majesty return to the capital with the Prince of Yan? "Shen Ming felt a glimmer of hope when he heard Lin Tianrong's words.
"No, His Majesty is still at the Ten Mile Lake and hasn't returned to the capital. I heard that he will only return to the capital after lunch," the figure quickly replied.
"After lunch?! This … "The Minister of War, Shen Ming, was taken aback. His body trembled and he almost fell to the ground.
Of course, he knew what it meant for the Emperor to return to the capital after lunch.
If Yan Qianli could hear about what happened in the capital, the Emperor would definitely hear about it as well. But now, Yan Qianli was already at the Ministry of War, yet the Emperor was still at the Ten Mile Lake.
The meaning behind this was too obvious.
What should he do?
Without the Emperor to keep him in check, who could stop the lunatic Yan Qianli?
The Minister of War, Shen Ming, turned to look at Crown Prince Lin Tianrong. At this point, Lin Tianrong was his only hope.
However …
Why didn't the only hope in front of him stop this from happening? Why was he standing there thinking about something? What was he thinking about?
The Minister of War, Shen Ming, did not dare to ask.
In fact, when Crown Prince Lin Tianrong heard that the Emperor had not returned to the capital, he was indeed thinking about why the Emperor did not return to the capital.
However, it was clear that the Yan Cloud Cavalry did not give him much time to think about it.
"Neigh!" The sound of horses neighing could be heard.
Soon after, the doors of the Ministry of War's government office were also smashed open. Then, almost a hundred soldiers wearing black cloaks rushed in.
Every soldier was riding on a warhorse. They were like a huge black cloud, pressing down on the entire Ministry of War's yamen, making it hard for them to breathe.
"Kaboom!"
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and the spring thunder rumbled. The oppressive weather was finally broken by a long-awaited rainstorm. The heavy raindrops fell on the bodies of the soldiers wearing black cloaks, washing the faintly discernible armors underneath.
The Minister of War, Shen Ming's lips trembled. Just as he was about to say something, the leader of the Yan Cloud Cavalry stepped forward. Then, he scanned the surrounding officials.
Finally …
His gaze landed on the Minister of War, Shen Ming.
"Take him down!" The leader said coldly.
The Yan Cloud Cavalry's commander gave the order and the Yan Cloud Cavalry moved.
"Woosh, woosh woosh!" Bows were unsheathed from the backs of the Yan Cloud Cavalry and hundreds of arrows were aimed at the Minister of War, Shen Ming.
The torrential rain washed over the arrows, causing the cold arrowheads to shine even brighter.
When the Minister of War Shen Ming saw this, his legs trembled and his body started to sway. He had never imagined that an arrow would be pointed at him in his own office.
Furthermore, the Crown Prince was standing next to him. How dare they do this to him?
"How dare you! This is the Ministry of War, how dare the Yan Cloud Cavalry!" The Minister of War, Shen Ming, gritted his teeth and shouted.
The Ministry of War was in charge of all the troops in the world.
How could there not be guards in the Ministry of War?
However, as the Ministry of War's Minister Shen Ming's voice rang out, close to 500 soldiers rushed out from behind the main hall, each of them holding a shining spear in their hands.
These soldiers were all elites.
However, the Yan Cloud Cavalry were standing in front of them. They were the elites of the Great Xia Dynasty. How could they fight against them?
"The Minister of War, Shen Ming, is resisting arrest. Shoot him to death!" The general of the Yan Cloud Cavalry looked at the surrounding soldiers, but his tone did not change at all.
"What?!" The Minister of War, Shen Ming, was shocked.
The fact that the Yan Cloud Cavalry had entered the capital and surrounded the Ministry of War was already shocking enough. However, when he heard the words' shoot him to death ', he was even more shocked.
He was the Minister of the Six Council Officials!
Even if he was sentenced to death, he would have to be interrogated by the Ministry of Law and the three departments before he could be sentenced to death. Yet, someone had barged into the Ministry of War and shot him to death.
How was this possible?
Most importantly, the Crown Prince was standing right next to him.
The Minister of War could not believe that something like this was happening. In fact, as soon as the Yan Cloud Cavalry commander finished speaking, an arrow left his hand.
"Whoosh!"
With a piercing sound, an arrow pierced through the torrential rain and shot towards Minister of War Shen Ming's forehead like a bolt of lightning.
This was a lethal arrow.
As this arrow left his hand, nearly a hundred arrows followed suit. Like ghosts in a storm, they pounced toward the Minister of War.
The Minister of War's eyes widened in shock.
He did not expect the Yan Cloud Cavalry to attack him. Furthermore, they did not even try to reason with him. Instead, they attacked without any hesitation.
"Lunatic, he really is a lunatic!" Minister of War Shen Ming was shocked, but he didn't dare to hold back his strength.
As the Minister of War, it was impossible for him to not have any cultivation.
However, dodging an arrow at such a close distance still made him look a little awkward. At the same time, a ray of light shone in front of him, and his body rolled to the side.
"Boom boom boom!"
Nearly a hundred arrows fell to the ground, bringing with them a violent wave of air that directly pierced through the floor of the lobby. Every arrow penetrated deep into the ground.
Cracks started to appear on the ground like a turtle shell. Then, the ground started to flip.
With just one shot, the entire floor of the Ministry of War's main hall was flipped up. This was the power of the Yan Cloud Cavalry, the elite of the elites.
In the face of this …
The five hundred soldiers surrounding them were completely dumbfounded.
Logically speaking, they should have moved by now. After all, it was their duty to protect the Ministry of War. However, not a single soldier moved.
They all knew that an army that dared to kill the Minister of War would not care about the lives of soldiers like them.
Soldiers had to obey orders.
However, that did not mean that they would send themselves to their deaths. Furthermore, under such circumstances, they would not send themselves to their deaths for no reason at all.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong looked at the Minister of War, who had rolled to the side. Then, he looked at the arrows that pierced through the floor. It was impossible for him not to be shocked.
Even though the arrows had bypassed his body, the strong winds still caused his silver brocade robe to flutter.
"Yan Cloud Cavalry! Is this the Yan Cloud Cavalry? " Crown Prince Lin Tianrong had seen the Yan Cloud Cavalry before. However, that was only during the drill in Western Liang, and not at such a close distance.
At this moment, he finally understood why his father had chosen to stay at the Ten Mile Lake. He also understood why the Thirteen Constabularies of Western Liang did not follow the Great Xia to conquer the world.
This was because he was facing a truly invincible army.
An army that had been trained by humans and was comparable to the Demons.
To put it simply …
Western Liang was not conquered by the Great Xia Dynasty with the help of the 13 Constabularies. Instead, it was negotiated by their ancestors. Most importantly, this army had indeed fulfilled their duties.
It was because of this invincible army that the Great Xia Dynasty was able to become what it was today. During the battle at the Ten Mile Lake, the Yan Cloud Cavalry had traveled thousands of miles in one night. They took seven days to reach the Ten Mile Lake from Western Liang. Then, they had fought for three days and three nights.
30,000 Yan Cloud Cavalry had fought against 150,000 Demons.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong gulped. Given his status, he could have stopped all of this. However, he had to weigh the pros and cons.
Was he going to offend Yan Qianli just for the Minister of War?
If he had not seen the Yan Cloud Cavalry, he would have considered it. He had already lost the Ministry of Law and Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping. But now …
He really didn't want to lose another Minister of War.
However, when the Yan Cloud Cavalry appeared in front of him, he knew that this was an army that he could not afford to offend.
Even if he was the Crown Prince.
Even if he ascended to the throne one day and controlled the world, he would definitely not offend this army, as long as Yan Qianli was still alive.
"The third son of the Emperor, Lin Tianrong, greets Prince Yan!" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong ignored Shen Ming, who had rolled to the side. Instead, he took a step forward and bowed to the Yan Cloud Cavalry.
As the current Crown Prince, since Yan Qianli had yet to show his face and meet him, he naturally could not take the initiative to greet Yan Qianli.
That would be equivalent to accusing Yan Qianli of betraying his duties.
As such, he did not address Yan Qianli as the Crown Prince. Instead, he greeted Yan Qianli as the third son of the Emperor. For a prince to greet Prince Yan was a matter of etiquette.
The officials in the Ministry of War's yamen were all pale with fright when they saw this scene. Naturally, they were a little surprised.
However, no one questioned him. This was because he was Yan Qianli. As long as he was Yan Qianli, he was worthy of the Crown Prince bowing to him first.
The rain continued to pour.
The Yan Cloud Cavalry stood rooted to the ground as they stared at Lin Tianrong, who was bowing to him.
No one said a word, and no one moved.
At that moment, a flag rose from the ranks of the Yan Cloud Cavalry. It was a golden flag with six crimson clouds embroidered on it.
Most importantly, there was a crimson "Yan" character in the middle of the flag. The four dots were like claws, just like a bright red skull.
It was completely different from the flags that the three thousand Yan Cloud Cavalry took out when they fought against the Red Pinion Squad in the Northern Mountain Village.
This was the true flag of the Yan Cloud Cavalry.
As the golden flag appeared, the horses of the Yan Cloud Cavalry began to move. Half of them moved to the left, while the other half moved to the right. A path appeared in the middle.
The path was not wide and could only fit one person at a time. In fact, there was only one person in the path.
This person was riding on the same horse as the rest of the Yan Cloud Cavalry. He was wearing the same black cloak as the rest of the Yan Cloud Cavalry. Even the armor underneath the cloak was the same.
He did not sit in a carriage, nor did he look like anything special. He was riding on a horse like the rest of the Yan Cloud Cavalry. He had a sword at his waist and a bow on his back.
The black cloak covered his face completely.
At first glance, no one could tell that this figure was different from the rest of the Yan Cloud Cavalry. However, when this figure appeared in front of everyone, a name popped up in everyone's mind.
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