Huang Xiaokuai's six hundred riders were about to enter the Eastern Wind County, but they still did not see His Highness the Crown Prince's figure. Even though Lingzhou's Deputy General Han Laoshan was still calm and composed, this Pearl Commandant also secretly sent a trusted scout back to Lingzhou's capital to report the military situation. Huang Xiaokuai did not know if Dong Yueqi and the other Commandants were the same. In any case, he had an old turtle in the city that kept in secret contact with him all year round. Every year, they would 'coincidentally' bump into each other a few times. Han Laoshan, who was watching from the shadows, retracted his gaze. Seeing the elite scout leave, he admired Huang Xiaokuai a little more. Han Laoshan's martial cultivation was far from his junior brother Xu Yanbing, who was not very famous. However, Han Laoshan knew that he had no hope of reaching the top of Jianghu, so he placed most of his ambition on the battlefields at the border. Over these years, he had been influenced by the Great General and had a unique understanding of the situation in Beiliang. The geographical advantage of Beiliang had always been widely criticized. However, in Han Laoshan's eyes, Beiliang's land was narrow and barren, and the people's livelihood was not great. However, this disadvantage was not necessarily a bad thing. There was a saying in the countryside that "exhausted one's strength." Beiliang made enemies on all sides, and this unknowingly created the bravery and fierceness of the people. Compared to the rich Jiangnan, the people who grew up in the barren mountains and turbulent rivers were all valiant and did not fear death. If this was not the case, how could there be such a rich source of soldiers at the border of Beiliang? No matter how valiant and good at fighting soldiers were, if they were thrown into a safe place where they did not have to worry about food and clothing, and their morale would be worn down for ten to twenty years. They would not be considered valiant soldiers. This was an important reason why the Guangling Prince Zhao Yi was not as good as the Yanchi Prince Zhao Bing. Guangling Circuit was located under the armpit of the Imperial Court, while Yanchi Circuit was like the right foot of the Imperial Court. They had to travel every day and interact with the barbarians of Nanjiang. Han Laoshan knew that he only needed to wait until His Highness left Lingzhou before he would become a general with real power in one of Beiliang's three prefectures, Youliang and Lingling. He would be a third-rank official in the Liyang Dynasty and share military and political power with the provincial governor, Xu Beizhi. Moreover, as a general, he was only a person who managed the Beiliang's backyard. However, when that traitorous martial nephew, Chen Zhibao, left the capital and went to the Western Shu Dao, it would be a fight that would not be inferior to the bloody massacre at the border. As for Chen Zhibao, who had betrayed his sect, as his martial uncle, Han Laoshan did not hold a grudge against him. There were rules in Jianghu, and Senior Martial Brother Wang Xiu's death was not as aggrieved and wronged as the outside world thought. Thinking of this, Han Laoshan could not help but laugh. If his Junior Martial Brother, Wu Jinling, who had unfortunately died in the Vajra Realm, their sect would successively produce Spear Immortal Wang Xiu, Xu Yanbing, who was even better than Eldest Martial Brother, Han Laoshan, who had reached the Mysterious Finger Realm, Wu Jinling, and the new Confucian Sage Chen Zhibao. In the future, there might even be Blue Bird, who had taken over the Handbrake Spear, who would also ascend to the First Rank. In just two generations and two generations, they had produced six First Rank experts. This was even grander than the formation of two top scorers and one family's three second places. In Liyang and Beimang, only the Wu Family's Sword Tomb and the Chess and Sword Music School could stand shoulder to shoulder in Jianghu. Han Laoshan wondered if he should ask His Highness to raise the banner of the Wang family. Perhaps this would attract many Jianghu experts to join Beiliang and join the Wang family. In the future, the Beiliang army might have a "Wang Faction" of the Wang family's spear.
The six hundred cavalrymen stopped briefly in Dongfeng County. They did not enter the city, but stayed where they were to rest and reorganize. Huang Xiaokuai only ordered a dozen or so elite cavalrymen to escort the carriage. He found a first-class restaurant so that the woman would be more comfortable. Huang Xiaokuai did not work in the bureaucracy. It was not that he did not understand, but he did not want to be in the same company as his colleagues who were not worthy of their Beiliang armor. Since this woman had a deep relationship with His Highness, and they were not in a hurry, he was happy to go with the flow. It was just that the road to happiness was strewn with setbacks. When Huang Xiaokuai saw the silhouette of a horse carriage at the city gates, other than the Pearl Cavalry under his command, who were dressed in casual clothes, there was also a large group of local knights who had somehow hooked up with them. Unable to escape the vulgar path of a profligate young master, there was also a large group of Jianghu disciples swarming over. Huang Xiaokuai fiercely spat on the back of his horse. These bastards actually dared to rob His Highness? Those Pearl Cavalrymen also had good eyesight. When they saw the carriage heading towards Huang Xiaokuai's side, they immediately reined in their horses and hurriedly ordered their accomplices not to act rashly. However, a few of the cavalrymen were too busy trying to steal wives for the young masters in the city to stop their horses in time. When the simple carriage was less than twenty paces away from Huang Xiaokuai and his men, they finally realized that the situation was not good. They were about to turn their horses around. Huang Xiaokuai, who was sitting high up on his horse, had a ruthless look in his eyes. He shook his head. Next to him, an archer with outstanding strength in the Pearl Cavalrymen expressionlessly took out an arrow from his quiver and shot it. With a 'peng', the arrow pierced through the air, piercing through the skull and nailing into the snow. The pile of pale white snow on the side of the road was instantly dyed red by the fresh blood. The other two Jianghu cavalrymen wished that their mounts did not have an extra pair of hooves, but they were still shot to death one by one. Without exception, an arrow pierced through their heads, killing them on the spot.
In the Northern Liang region, who would dare to compete with a general seed who had military merits and was arrogant and domineering?
Huang Xiaokuai expressionlessly squeezed his horse's belly. The date red horse under him trotted forward. He took out the Beiliang saber from his waist and used the scabbard to point at a young master wearing a fur coat at the front. That fellow's face was gloomy and uncertain. Finally, he gathered his courage and slowly urged his horse forward. He was about to introduce himself and his father's surnamed general to prevent this foreign military officer wearing a military officer's armor from overthrowing the Dragon King Temple.
Huang Xiaokuai already said in a neither cold nor warm tone, "Lingzhou's general has already ordered the six counties of Lingzhou to not allow more than five cavalrymen to ride on the streets. Violators will be sent to the torture chamber for the first time and be whipped fifty times. Repeat offenders will be punished regardless of their family background.
That young master did not think much of it, but in front of him, three people had died on the spot. He also saw that behind this military officer were strong and there were cavalrymen in succession. It did not seem like a normal army. He could only obediently smile and say, "General, this is my first offense today. I will go to the yamen to surrender myself. I hope the general will not be angry."
Huang Xiaokuai paused and asked, "You're called Gu Runde? Who is Dongfeng County's Xiwu General Gu Yunshi to you? "
The young master was delighted and quickly said, "He is my father. I wonder who the general is?"
Huang Xiaokuai smiled eerily and put away the Beiliang saber from his waist. He raised his arm and waved it. While the young master was stunned, another arrow swept through the wind and snow. Just as he thought that he had died in front of his house for no reason, his vision blurred. His body trembled and he swallowed with difficulty. He saw an unfamiliar young man standing next to the ruthless military officer. In his hand was the arrow that should have taken his life. The Pearl military officer, Huang Xiaokuai, quickly dismounted from his horse. Not only him, but all the other Pearl cavalrymen also dismounted and stood at the same time. They stood like javelins stuck in the snow, respectful and reverent, their eyes blazing. Huang Xiaokuai did not call out His Royal Highness identity. He only saw that the dumb goose had the guts to sit on his horse and not move. He was about to draw his saber and kill him personally. The young master, whose tattered clothes were not as luxurious as Gu Runde's, shook his head and threw the arrow back high. It just so happened that it was thrown to the archer. He smiled warmly at the young master of the Gu family, who had finally regained his senses and had rolled off his horse to kneel on the ground. "I've heard that you, Gu Runde, once had a dispute with a group of rich young masters from Yanzhou. You taught them a lesson. After that, you said that no matter who they were, if they dared to behave atrociously in our Beiliang, you would teach them a lesson. It's a pity that your father had to privately compensate a Yanzhou general for this matter. Young Master Gu, I wonder if you still have this kind of backbone these past two years? "
Gu Runde raised his head. His mind spun rapidly as he tried to guess the identity of this person. At the same time, he tried to find a way out of the situation. "Yes, yes. This is all learning from His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness said that only hedonistic sons who dare to point their spears at men from other places can be said to have reached the grandmaster level in the competitive business of hedonism. This time, it was Gu Runde who was reckless and wanted to puff himself up at his own cost. He wanted to protect that Lady Yong Rong on her journey, and he definitely didn't want to do the despicable business of snatching people away. He only wanted to let the lady in the carriage leave safely. "
Gu Runde had been observing the situation the whole time. When he saw that person nod with a smile, he finally felt relieved. He heard that person's mellow voice say with a smile, "Let's forget about today. Go back to the city and tell your friends that riding horses in the city is only allowed to run as fast as a normal person. If more than five horses disturb the people on the streets, don't even talk about bumping into people. As long as they are caught, they will be punished according to the new rules. If there is a yamen that dares to cover for them, they will be stripped of their official position and sent to the border guard station. That's right, Gu Runde, remember to tell your father, Gu Yunshi, that I used to steal his wine pouch when I was young. If this General Wu still holds a grudge, he can go to Liangzhou and ask for it from me. As for you, Gu Runde, if you have the heart to stop harming the little rich young masters in the village, you can join the army. I will help you plead with this Pearl Commandant beside me to open the back door for you. "
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