At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 175 A Different Xiliang in Everyone's Eyes
"Princess, they are all here to greet you."

Cui'er was overjoyed.

The girl only felt her heart trembling and her body burning, and she forced herself to calm down.

The more than 60,000 elite Xiliang cavalry did not panic at all. They stopped on both sides of the convoy and formed a battle formation.

"Princess Ningxi is welcome to Xiliang."

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky. Dark clouds rolled in, and even the misty drizzle was blown away by the rolling momentum.

The accompanying slaves, officials, and imperial guards, as well as my brother's faces turned pale, they were shocked by this scene.

"hiss."

The Marquis of Qingzhou couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and felt his scalp tingling as he looked at the Xiliang cavalry coming from all directions.

I sighed secretly in my heart.

Not to be offended.

Not to be offended.

None of the people bordering Qingzhou are easy to mess with.

The Marquis of Zhenbei, who commands three hundred thousand cavalry.

Xiliang Prefecture can mobilize 200,000 elite cavalry at any time and anywhere.

Xie Xuanli, Marquis of Zhenbei.

Xiliang Hou Xiao Han.

Each one is more difficult to deal with than the other.

Whether it is the cavalry from Xiliang Prefecture or Jizhou, they can ride into Qingzhou at any time.

A group of powerful generals from Xiliang Prefecture, led by Lu Ju, rushed straight towards Princess Ningxi's carriage and stopped their horses when they were about 20 to 30 feet away.

He completely ignored the others, dismounted, knelt on one knee in front of the carriage, and said, "I am Lu Ju, following the order of the Marquis, to welcome the princess to Xiliang."

"I heard you."

The girl said softly, "He is a capable general under the Marquis's command."

"Get up."

Princess Ningxi waved her hand.

"Thank you princess."

Lu Ju stood up and scratched his head.

"General Liao Huan."

"General Zhao."

"General Qin."

The girl glanced at a few people, and they all straightened their backs with serious expressions.

Not to mention the girl's identity, even after she gets married, she will be the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, and they must treat her with respect.

"It is said that Jizhou has many strong men."

Princess Ningxi said: "But according to my opinion today, our Xiliang warriors are not inferior to those in Jizhou."

"The princess is wrong."

Liao Huan shook his head: "My Xiliang warriors are far better than Jizhou."

"Yes."

The girl smiled and gave a thumbs up. Her beautiful eyes swept over the dark mass of Xiliang cavalry and she said softly, "The Xiliang cavalry is the best in the world."

"No.1 in the world."

Those Xiliang cavalrymen shouted loudly.

Thousands of troops came to meet them.

This wedding reception scene alone is enough to go down in history.

"Hehe, Princess, if today's incident gets back to the capital, I'm afraid those who made sarcastic remarks will have a bitter experience."

Cui'er put her hands on her hips.

"Cui'er, don't talk nonsense."

The girl interrupted the servant beside her and called Gao Qian over, saying, "Eunuch Gao, if we don't continue on our journey, we can get to Xiliang City earlier so that we can rest."

"promise."

"Keep on going."

Princess Ningxi got into the carriage with her servants and, under the escort of Lu Ju's four generals, headed quickly towards Qingyou Pass.

They entered the pass at noon. The soldiers guarding the city had already prepared a camp and food to entertain the thousands of people coming from the capital.

There is plenty of cattle, sheep, wine and water, as well as various kinds of food.

After having a good meal and a good drink, the convoy continued on its journey the next morning, heading north and heading straight for Xiliang City.

Inside the carriage.

The girl stuck her head out and looked at Wang Mian. All she could see were flat fields. Not far away were villages and towns with curling smoke from cooking fires and a strong smell of everyday life.

The rain curtain stretched on, the fog was lingering, the official road was wide and smooth, and the carriage was running on it without feeling the slightest shaking.

A quiet and peaceful pass, the north and the south seem like two different worlds.

Qingzhou in the south is desolate, especially near the border of Xiliang, where there is no one living anywhere. But after passing Qingyou Pass, the further north you go, the more prosperous it becomes.

There was a constant stream of traffic on the official road.

The most intuitive feeling is that the clothing and expressions of the people in Xiliang Prefecture are far better than those in the Central Plains.

Tens of thousands of cavalry formed a long dragon, so mighty that the end of it could not be seen.

The sound of drums and music attracted countless people to watch. However, wherever the performance took place, the local government offices were notified early, and officials and detectives came out to maintain order.

"Is this really the bitterly cold Xiliang?"

Inside the carriage.

Cui Er rubbed her eyes, with an incredible expression, "Maybe we came to the wrong place."

"That's right."

The girl suppressed the excitement in her heart, and her beautiful eyes seemed to want to take in everything.

"I once found a memorial in my father's study."

Princess Ningxi said softly: "What is recorded above are some of the laws and decrees implemented after Xiliang Hou took charge of Xiliang Prefecture.

"The first thing is to reduce taxes and levies, collect taxes as needed, and encourage farming. The families that cultivate the most land and harvest the most grain each year will be commended and rewarded by the government."

"Some cumbersome official posts were abolished, eight departments and nine bureaus were established, and the administration of officials was strengthened. In the spring and autumn every year, the Marquis of Xiliang would even lead people to inspect the entire state."

"We moved the miscellaneous Hu tribes eastward, changed their customs, set up garrisons, and easily subdued the Xueyan tribe and the three Shatuo tribes."

"The current situation of Xiliang Prefecture is inseparable from Xiliang Hou."

The girl raised her lips and said, "It's a pity that people in this world are so ignorant that they think Xiliang Hou is just a warrior."

"If it were someone else, who could have pacified the situation in Xiliang in just a few years? With only one county and a small amount of manpower, he defeated the 200,000-strong Northern Wei army and conquered the two counties of Xiapi and Shangdang from the barbarians."

"If Xiliang could not do without Xiliang Hou, I'm afraid my father would want to keep him in the capital and make him a general or a prime minister."

"Princess."

Cui'er wanted to say something but stopped herself.

"explain."

The girl was angry.

The servant leaned over and whispered, "Princess, do you think the Marquis is ambitious?"

"Naturally there is."

Princess Ningxi nodded: "Otherwise, no one would call him the second Zhenbei Marquis."

Cui Er was a little worried: "If this happens, will the Marquis ignore you?"

"will not."

There is a strong sense of confidence in the girl's words.

The convoy headed north along the official road, and its speed was much faster than in Qingzhou. In just three days, it crossed half of Xiliang County.

What they saw and heard completely overturned everyone's perception of Xiliang.

September fourteenth.

There is still one day left until the wedding day.

at dusk.

Princess Ningxi's motorcade entered Xiliang City in a mighty procession. As for the thousands of imperial guards accompanying them, they were still arranged in the large camp inside the city.

Xiao Han, the Marquis of Xiliang, came out to greet him personally.

However, according to the rules, he could not set foot in Princess Ningxi's courtyard before the wedding.

However, it was unexpected that the expenses for the slaves and maids brought by Princess Ningxi were too large to be accommodated in one courtyard. Fortunately, the two courtyards next to it were empty, so they were allocated to the slaves and maids in the palace to live in.

In the courtyard.

The place was decorated with lights and it was very lively. The servants in the palace were busy moving things. Except for the Ningxi Palace that the princess belonged to, almost everything else was brought in.

It really opened the eyes of the maids and servants in Xilianghou's household.

"Your servant Miaoyu greets the princess."

Miaoyu ordered some servants to help, and she went to the main hall to pay her respects to Princess Ningxi.

(End of this chapter)