Once Jiang Fuding left, the peregrine falcons in the sky and the scouts on the ground also moved. Huang Xiaokuai led the Pearl Cavalry in pursuit to the east. Among them was Han Laoshan who oversaw. The military orders were quickly passed to the Northern Commandant Ren Chunyun and the Fengqiu Commandant Zhu Boyu. Hsu Fengnian gave Yue Zhang's skin and bones to a few retainers to be sent to the easternmost part of Beiliang's road, Fengxi City. When he slowly reached the top of the mountain, the frozen field commandant Ma Jinchai brushed past the Pearl Cavalry. He brought a few personal guards and retainers with him to the top of the mountain. By the time he reached the top of the mountain, he was already panting. Seeing His Royal Highness, who had a blade at his waist and a blade in his hand, about to enter the carriage, he quickly dismounted and knelt to beg for forgiveness. Based on Ma Jinchai's past personality, if His Royal Highness had not killed one person and driven the other away, and if the master and servant had not tried to kill him, he would have been too lazy to go up and be scolded. He would have just left the mess to his family's elders to deal with. His Ma family, from his grandfather's generation to his father's generation, all had military achievements. They were all old generals who had contributed greatly to the Xu family. He, Ma Jinchai, did not believe that His Highness would remove him from his commandant position to the end. Even if His Highness was so unreasonable, with Ma Jinchai's in-laws with Beiliang's military chief, Yan Wenluan, was there a need to be afraid that he would not be able to make a comeback? However, Ma Jinchai knew that in this encirclement, his Frozen Field Cavalry was at a disadvantage. In the beginning, he wanted to go for wool and come home shorn. Instead, he showed his bare buttocks to His Highness and the two Lingzhou deputy generals. He wanted to come to the top of the mountain to be scolded by His Highness and vent his anger on the spot. His position as a commandant would be kept. Ma Jinchai, who was a descendant of a general, was careless in his management of the army, but he still knew a bit about the rules of the officialdom.
Hsu Fengnian had just raised his foot to sit in the carriage when he heard the Frozen Field Commandant sobbing behind him. He turned around and walked toward Ma Jinchai. Ma Jinchai heard the footsteps and quickly raised his head to take a look. He saw that His Highness's expression was calm. He had heard many rumors about His Highness, so he was not sure about His Highness's temperament. Fortunately, he did not directly reveal his anger. This made Ma Jinchai feel a bit more at ease. He thought that their Ma family indeed had some reputation. Even His Highness had to be careful and not vent his anger on Ma Jinchai. Just as Ma Jinchai thought that he had escaped a disaster, Hsu Fengnian stepped on Ma Jinchai's fat head. Half of his head smashed into the ground, and he fainted on the spot. The three retainers followed the commandant and knelt on the ground. They were dumbstruck from fright. They immediately lowered their gazes and stared at the ground. Their hearts rose and fell. Then, they quickly heard the ruthless His Royal Highness say coldly, "Carry this piece of trash away. When he wakes up, tell him that the Frozen Field Cavalry has been disbanded. Including the three of you, 600 people will be recorded and will never be employed in the Beiliang Army again! If you want to join the army again, you have to use your father's military achievements to offset it. If you don't want to, then be a good-for-nothing son of Lingzhou for the rest of your life. If you commit a crime in the future, you will all be heavily punished. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Right now, Ma Jinchai is just like you. "
Wei Shaqing and Xin Yinma, who had stayed at the top of the mountain, quietly looked at each other. They both realized that the other party could not laugh. Previously, all of the generals in Lingzhou, big and small, were laughing at the civil officials of Lingzhou, including Li Gongde. Now, the tables had turned. It seemed like the civil officials had a chance to gloat over the generals' misfortune. Fortunately, the two commandants of Tongmen Pass had always been aloof from the Lingzhou officialdom. They had always been considered by Beiliang as his trusted aides. Otherwise, the two of them would probably have a good time eating a pot of hard liquor. The generals of the same province did not have good days. Wei Shaqing and Xin Yinma, who held elite troops, could not help but feel a bit of sympathy. Hsu Fengnian stepped on Ma Jinchai and knocked her out. He then turned to Wei Shaqing and Xin Yinma and cupped his fists with a smile. "I'll have to trouble the two of you to guard Tongmen Pass. In the future, when Beiliang restructures, you might have to call Commandant Wei and Commandant Xin in terms of official titles. However, the ranks will not change. Furthermore, Tongmen Pass is an important location, so the salaries of the generals will also be increased. If you need superior warhorses and military equipment, you can directly ask me."
The two commandants immediately knelt down to thank him. Not lowering their ranks meant that they would not touch Tongmen Pass. Furthermore, His Highness' verbal promise was real. In the past, if the Lingzhou military officials wanted to fight over warhorses and weapons with Youliangzhou on the border, they could not even think about it. Those were all things that were left over from other people's mouths. For example, Wei Shaqing and Xin Yinma would occasionally meet up and drink with their colleagues who had returned home after taking leave. Even if they faced those commandants of lower ranks, they still felt inferior. Looking at the situation, His Royal Highness had recently promoted the new Lingzhou Provincial Governor and His Highness. It was clear that he was telling Beiliang that he did not like Lingzhou's officialdom. However, it seemed that he would only place more importance on Lingzhou's military town. This made Wei Shaqing and Xin Yinma, who hoped to continue climbing the ranks, extremely happy.
Hsu Fengnian purposely left things blank, allowing the two commandants to chew on the aftertaste. Sitting in the carriage, it was still Xu Yanbing who acted as the coachman to chase after that Jiang Fuding. It was enough to have Han Laoshan, who was at the Finger Profound Realm, as a stabilizing force. It was not like he was a human cat. An expert at the level of Han Shengxuan was roaming around Beiliang. There was no need for him to use Xu Yanbing, who had a chance of winning against Hong Jingyan, as a butcher's knife to kill a chicken.
He needed to rush north to the border and then meet up with Xu Xiao.
Pei Nanwei saw that Hsu Fengnian had an additional white scabbard long saber in his hand and was a little curious. Back then, when she was outside, she did not see the scene on the road in detail. Through the rough conversation between the two Lingzhou deputy generals and the two commandants, she knew that after he went down the mountain, he killed that seemingly unstoppable first-rank Vajra Realm expert. Regarding this, Pei Nanwei was not that surprised. Back then, this young man brought two hundred cavalry and confronted the old King of Jing An, Zhao Heng's thousand cavalry. He even dared to raise his spear and kill people in front of the formation. Pei Nanwei shifted her position and sat in a corner. She placed the saber on her knees, and blood seeped out of her seven orifices. It seemed like it was not easy for him to kill people just now. He waited until there was no one around before revealing his weakness. Pei Nanwei smiled. Was she actually laughing at herself for not being human? However, Hsu Fengnian mistook it as mocking him. He glanced at her coldly. Pei Nanwei did not mind and asked, "Why don't you go and beat the dog that is down?"
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