The army temporarily set up camp in a hotel in Bin City. The most important thing was to get used to Qian Zhou's climate.
The citizens already did not have much dislike for the Dashun army. After hearing what Feng Yu Heng had said, the citizens of Bin City were now very supportive of the Dashun army. From time to time, they would bring some wild game over to Feng Yu Heng. There were even medical practitioners that took the initiative to request to join Feng Yu Heng's medical team to learn more advanced medical techniques.
Xuan Tianming sent out a small group of soldiers. Qian Li led them towards the second city in the north. Their main goal was to test the weather and not participate in any battles.
Like this, the army set up camp in Bin City for ten days.
On this day, Feng Yu Heng woke up early. She had made an appointment with Xuan Tianming to meet the city lord of Bin City that they had ignored for ten days.
Because Xuan Tianming wanted to reclaim Qian Zhou and not take it away, other than setting up a clinic in the city lord's manor on their first day in the city, they spent the rest of their days in a posthouse in the city. Apparently, the posthouse was for the officials of Qian Zhou. There were specialized people to take care of them, and it was a bit like an inn. As for the city lord's manor, it was left to Bin City's city lord, Wu Jun Xian, and his family.
When Xuan Tianming's group arrived, city lord Wu was already waiting outside the manor to welcome them. In the yard, there was a group of women kneeling with their heads lowered.
"This lowly official Bin City's city lord, Wu Jun Xian, greets His Ninth Highness." The city lord kowtowed to the ground. Just like the first day the army had entered the city, he was very respectful.
Xuan Tianming nodded and gestured for Bai Ze to help him up. Only then did he say: "There is no need for you to address yourself as lowly official. Qian Zhou is still not part of Dashun's territory. You are still an official of Qian Zhou."
City lord Wu trembled and shook his head: "The city has already been breached. Bin City is now Dashun's."
Hearing him say this, Xuan Tianming did not continue to be courteous, as he stepped into the city lord's manor.
Feng Yu Heng and Bai Ze followed behind. When they passed through the yard, they deliberately looked at the woman kneeling at the front. That person's figure was a bit bloated.... She wore a peony colored winter coat with a fox fur collar. Her phoenix eyes occasionally glanced at them. It was not hard to see her thoughts......................
That City Lord Wu's figure was also slightly plump, his big belly was obvious, and his facial features looked much more decent. At this moment, he was kneeling on the floor of the hall. Facing Xuan Tian Ming, he lowered his head and did not speak.
Logically speaking, a city lord who had lost a city should be killed.
Feng Yu Heng came in a bit later. As soon as she stepped over the threshold, she said: "I asked all the women in the yard to return to the backyard. It's not good to keep kneeling on such a cold day."
City lord Wu's body trembled. He quickly turned around and kowtowed to Feng Yu Heng. He said gratefully: "Thank you, Princess, for your understanding."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: "No need to thank me. This is His Ninth Highness' idea. This is a strategic siege, not a massacre. There's no need to vent your anger on the common people and women."
As she spoke, she walked to Xuan Tianming's side and sat down. She smiled faintly and did not say anything else.
City lord Wu glanced at Feng Yu Heng and sighed in his heart. They were both women, but there was one who wore heavy makeup and only knew how to be domineering all day long. There was also one who was light and beautiful, but could save people with acupuncture and kill enemies with martial arts. In the end, only someone like Dashun, the Ninth Prince, was worthy of such a woman.
Xuan Tianming did not know that City lord Wu was sighing in his heart. He only said to him calmly: "Stand up and speak. This is not the torture chamber, and you are not a criminal waiting to be interrogated. I haven't seen you recently because I've been busy with military affairs. Secondly, I want you to see whether Dashun taking over Bin City is a good or bad thing for the common people. "
City lord Wu was startled. He did not dare to stand up. Instead, he asked: "Your Highness, there have been many rumors among the common people recently that after Dashun takes over Bin City, he will bring them to a warm place to live?" He looked at Xuan Tianming with undisguised expectation in his eyes.
Xuan Tianming nodded. "There have been such rumors, but it's not something that can be done in one or two years."
City lord Wu let out a long breath and said: "It's good that it's true. It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later. In short, it's good that Dashun has this idea."
Xuan Tianming understood something. He gestured to Bai Ze: "Help City Lord Wu up and find a seat."
Bai Ze quickly went forward to help him up. He then helped the trembling City lord Wu to a chair and sat down. City lord Wu only picked up a chair and continued to look at Xuan Tian Ming with an expectant expression, waiting for him to continue speaking.
Xuan Tianming asked him: "Does City Lord Wu place great importance on this matter? Do you know what it means for the people of Bin City to go to Dashun? "
City lord Wu immediately nodded: "This lowly official understands. It's impossible for Dashun to leave an entire city for us. He will definitely disperse the people of Bin City and settle them in other cities. This means that there is no use for me as the city lord." He smiled honestly, "It's fine. Whether or not I am the city lord is not important. What's important is that the citizens can live in a warm and safe place. They don't need to worry about making ends meet. Moreover … "He paused for a moment, and his expression sank a little," Moreover, even if Dashun does not attack, I fear that Bin City will not have many days of peace. "
"Oh?" Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng looked at each other. They could see the curiosity in each other's eyes. He asked the city lord: "Why do you say that?"
The city lord sighed heavily and looked out the door. Seeing that there was no one suspicious, he said with a serious expression: "Your Highness may not know, but over the past ten years, Qian Zhou has become colder and colder. Not to mention going further North, just the first city, Bin City, which is behind the Northern Pass, has had livestock freeze to death since a few years ago. Normally speaking, livestock raised in the North are very accustomed to this sort of weather. Aside from catching diseases, they would not freeze to death so easily. But over the past few years, more and more livestock have frozen to death. When this lowly official went to the capital last year to report, I heard that aside from the wolf horses raised by the imperial family, the cities further North could no longer raise any livestock. Even people would freeze to death overnight. Also … "His expression sank even more," Also, this year's report was canceled by the court. This lowly official went to the North for three cities before being told to return. "
"The report was canceled?" Xuan Tianming furrowed his brow tightly. Qian Zhou, he always felt that something important had happened in Qian Zhou's imperial family or in Qian Zhou's capital, but what exactly was it? He and Feng Yu Heng had guessed at it many times; however, they could not figure it out. Now, it seemed that they might be able to get an answer from this city lord.
Wu Junxian had also thrown caution to the wind. He wanted to escape from Qian Zhou and had Xuan Tianming save the citizens of Bin City. When it came to Qian Zhou's matters, he did not hide anything. Before the other side asked, he took the initiative to say: "The court's intention is that Dashun will launch an attack this year. But as this lowly official sees it, this is not the only reason. In fact, the matter of the battle is not even 30% of the reason. As for the reason that officials from other provinces are not allowed to enter the capital, it's all because something big has happened in the capital! "
He took a deep breath: "Not to hide it from you, but this lowly official has already hidden this guess in my heart for a long time; however, I never dared to say it. I also did not know who to tell. Regardless of whether these words were accurate or not, it would cause panic among the citizens and cause chaos in the country. But today is different. Your Highness and imperial daughter have entered the city. Bin City is under Dashun's jurisdiction, and the citizens can live in Dashun. This lowly official can finally put down the burden in my heart. "He looked at Xuan Tianming and finally said:" This lowly official suspects that the sky will collapse in the capital. "
"Sky collapse?" Feng Yu Heng was stunned, "What do you mean by sky collapse?"
City lord Wu told her: "Qian Zhou uses ice and snow as the sky. The so-called sky collapse is actually an avalanche. But it does not mean that an avalanche has occurred in the capital. It's just that more and more people from the North are running toward the outskirts. They say that it's too cold inside. It's so cold that as long as they leave their homes, they will be frozen into ice. Among them, there is no lack of people from Qian Zhou's imperial family that are running away. They are all running away. That means that the North is about to be lost. Everyone knows that Qian Zhou uses ice and snow as the sky. Although ice and snow have been as solid as rock for hundreds of years, it is not truly rock. Once the sky collapses, Qian Zhou will cease to exist. "
City lord Wu's words finally cleared up some of the doubts in Xuan Tianming's and Feng Yu Heng's minds. They finally understood why Qian Zhou's imperial family was in such a rush to dig up the dragon vein. They were in such a rush to declare war on Dashun and no longer worried about the consequences. This could already be considered cutting off all means of retreat!
City lord Wu continued to speak, he said: "This lowly official does not ask for anything else. I only ask that your Highness give the citizens of Bin City a way out. Allow them to live in a warm place and avoid this heavenly calamity from Qian Zhou. Qian Zhou's luck is about to run out. All of the cities' treasuries have already been emptied by the court. Dashun's attack is actually a good thing for us. "
Xuan Tianming stood up, and his expression was gloomy. If Qian Zhou really encountered a natural disaster, their plans would need to be changed. At the very least, they would no longer be able to charge North into the capital. They would also no longer need to consider changing the dynasty and having Feng Yu Heng take over this land.
There was danger here. He could not allow this girl to be in even the slightest bit of danger.
City lord Wu personally sent the two out of the hall. Walking toward the front yard, he repeatedly pleaded with Xuan Tianming to take care of the citizens of Bin City. Feng Yu Heng glanced sideways and saw a woman wearing a fox collar standing at the side of the path that led to the inner courtyard. She was stomping her foot with a look of disappointment on her face.
She felt that this was interesting. Just as she was about to stop and ask a few questions, she saw a group of carriages stop at the front gate. It was a grand procession that was quite imposing.
City lord Wu saw the carriages, and his expression immediately became ugly. He did not continue to send them out and simply said to Xuan Tianming: "Your Highness, how about coming to the guest hall to sit for a while. This lowly official will order people to prepare some food and wine. Either way, your Highness and imperial daughter should be welcomed."
Xuan Tianming smiled and exposed the situation: "But the people coming from the outside do not want to be seen by I? What kind of deity is it? "
City lord Wu had an awkward expression, "It's not a deity. It's just …"
Just as he was feeling conflicted about how he should introduce them, he saw the curtain of the carriage being gently lifted by a servant. A girl wearing a bright red wedding dress walked out from inside. She wore a phoenix coronet and had a face covered in makeup. Her chin was slightly raised, giving her a very proud look.
As for the servant that had helped her out of the carriage, she gritted her teeth and shouted: "Princess Lian has returned to the manor!"
Feng Yu Heng nearly choked to death on her own saliva …
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