Inside the carriage, Hsu Fengnian and Princess Pei's chess game was a bit messy. Princess Pei's chess skills were originally on par with His Royal Highness's, but today, she had easily won two games in a row. She couldn't help but raise her head to look at his expressionless face. She wondered if it was because he was afraid of returning home? Was it because of the big sister, Xu Zhihu, who had stirred up a storm of criticism and even shook the Capital University?
Princess Jing 'an could be considered to be born into a wealthy family. She was used to the internal strife and strife between brothers. There were very few families that were truly harmonious and harmonious. Princess Pei had only heard rumors about the most famous widow in Gangnam-do. Not long ago, she had been slapped in the face by a woman from the neighboring Jiangxin County. This talented woman had created a saying that Xu Zhihu was a broken incense burner. The incense burner was porous and was a metaphor for a slut. This saying had never appeared in any books. When the scholars of the two counties came back to their senses, they all slapped the table in praise. For a time, the saying of Xu Zhihu's incense burner in Gangnam-do became more and more popular. This was especially true for the noble ladies and young ladies of Gangnam-do who had always hated Xu Zhihu. They would talk about the incense burner every three sentences, which made them feel indescribably comfortable and satisfied.
After Hsu Fengnian conceded, he didn't propose a rematch this time. Instead, he left the carriage and jumped onto a snow-white famous horse from the Western Regions. This fine horse was once the king of the wild horses on the border of Beiliang. It was undoubtedly the most outstanding heavy horse in the world.
His Royal Highness said to the lieutenant Yuan Meng, who was slowly riding behind him, "Tell General Ning that we will enter the city together."
Yuan Meng's expression changed, and he secretly grinned. Under normal circumstances, the Beiliang Battalion would maintain a distance of one li. Today, since His Royal Highness wanted to take a stance, he was naturally happy. As the leader of the 100 White Horse Loyal Followers, although he didn't insult the Beiliang Army by fighting to the death in the battle of the reed marshes in Qingzhou, His Royal Highness had shown such bravery. The Phoenix Battalion had only suffered heavy casualties and couldn't help much. It was always suspicious that they were of little help to the overall situation. During this period of time, Yuan Meng had been unhappy and wanted to vent his anger. Wasn't the opportunity now? Yuan Meng turned his horse around and quickly galloped away. He saw Ning Emei, whose arm had healed and was once again holding his halberd, and said in a deep voice, "General Ning, His Royal Highness has ordered that we enter the city together!"
Ning Emei, who was wearing heavy black armor, nodded. He pulled down his helmet and looked extraordinarily stern. He pointed his halberd at Yangchun City and suddenly squeezed the horse's belly. He led the Phoenix Battalion light cavalry to speed up and gallop forward.
Dust flew everywhere.
All the carriages and pedestrians on the official road heard the sound of the heavy cavalry and moved to the side with pale faces. They let the group of light cavalry pass by.
Hsu Fengnian didn't stop at all in Xiongbao County. He galloped his horse and arrived two days earlier than expected at Yangchun City, which was known as the heart of the world. This city's earth veins were most suitable for the growth of peonies. Therefore, Wei Zi Yao and Huang Chu Chun were among the top three of the dynasty's top ten peonies. Hsu Fengnian looked at the city walls that were getting taller and taller as they approached. He didn't say a word.
The guards at the city gate and the merchants and commoners who were using the road to enter the city all looked at this white-robed young master. Good heavens, this horse was extraordinary. Was it a heavenly horse? Even the officials of Yangchun City didn't have such a mount, right? The experienced and knowledgeable guards had better eyesight than ordinary people. Just this horse alone was more imposing than those generals. If there was no mistake, this young master should be one of the top aristocratic families in Yangzhou. When they asked for the road pass according to the rules, they had to smile. If this young master was a generous person, it would be even better if he gave them some money as a reward.
However, when the guards heard the thundering sound of cavalry and saw a group of unfamiliar riders with unknown banners charging toward them, their expressions immediately became serious. One of them hurriedly went to inform the city gate captain, while the others berated the common people to temporarily stop entering and leaving the city gate. The six or seven city gate guards and other miscellaneous people all dodged to the foot of the city wall on both sides. Only then did they feel compelled by their duties to block the road with their spears, trembling with fear. Among them, a burly man from the Jiangnan Dao had the right to carry a saber. He took two steps forward. Under the scorching sun, he swallowed his saliva, moistening his dry throat that had been tossed around by the heavens. Just as he was about to shout, a halberd general among the cavalry, who was dressed very differently from the Yangzhou soldiers, rushed to the city gate. He placed his eighty-jin halberd on the captain's shoulder. Without exerting much force, the captain, whose figure could not be considered weak, staggered.
This foreign general, who was wearing black armor and riding a black horse, was like a killing god. He coldly said, "Get out of the way!"
The two trembling captains said in a trembling voice, "General, foreign troops entering the city need to show the Tiger Seal and the official document from the Ministry of War."
Originally, there were only less than ten generals in the Liyang Dynasty who had made meritorious contributions. Other than the six fixed military officer titles of Long Xiang, Piao Qi, and Fu Guo, they were all second-class. The rest of the generals who could be called general were even rarer. For example, Xu Xiao, who had just been stripped of his title as the Pillar of the State, and Gu Jiantang, a famous general in the Spring and Autumn Period who had been given the title of Pillar of the State. However, outside of Beiliang, as long as one was a military officer above the seventh-class, they would be happy to be called general by their subordinates in private. However, in public, it was easy to cause trouble if one openly called a general who did not have an official title. It could be seen that this small soldier from Huting County was really afraid of this majestic general of unknown origin. Damn, how could he not be afraid? This guy was holding a halberd. The dynasty claimed that there were millions of soldiers who dared to use a halberd. How many people dared to use a halberd?!
Hsu Fengnian raised his head and glanced at the three words "Yangchun City" written in seal script on the city wall. He pursed his lips and rushed in.
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