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

Chapter 216 Moving to the New Marquisate

There are many small courtyards in the main courtyard. Although they are not very big, they are extremely exquisite. In addition, there is a seven-story tower with the words "Modaotang" written on the plaque. The seven-story tower is located on the opposite side of the lake.

Standing on the tower, you can overlook the entire Xiliang City.

In addition to the Knife Sharpening Hall, there is also a seven-story tower, which is affiliated with the Military and Political Department. From then on, people like Guo Tu and Xiahou Qing handled official business in the Military and Political Department.

Surrounding the main courtyard are Murong Courtyard, Dayue Courtyard, Xiaoyue Courtyard, Yuwen Courtyard, etc. Each of the women has a courtyard of her own.

There are also the Guards' Court, the Treasury Court, the Arsenal, as well as the Training Court and the Secret Service Court. Among them, the Guards' Court, the Training Court, the Knife Sharpening Court, the Arsenal and the Secret Service Court are under the management of Miaoyu.

Ningxiyuan is located between the central courtyard and the back courtyard. It is the mother courtyard, responsible for managing all affairs of the treasury courtyard and several servant courtyards in the back courtyard.

It took them two full hours to walk through the entire new marquis's mansion. Everyone's backs and legs ached from walking, but they enjoyed it.

Especially Qingyao, after seeing her own yard, she was extremely excited.

Look here and stroll there.

“This piece of land was reclaimed to grow cabbages.”

"That field is planted with cucumbers."

"Add some more fish and ducks to the pond."

He kept muttering to himself.

at dusk.

Everyone left reluctantly.

"My Lord, are you satisfied?"

On the way back, Pan Yuanshao and Xiao Han rode side by side, and the chief clerk of the provincial government asked.

"satisfy."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Yuan Shao's work is very pleasing to me."

"After we get back, choose an auspicious day and start moving."

"promise."

Eight days later, the Marquis's Mansion began to move. It was an extremely cumbersome task, especially the official documents archived by the Military Affairs Department, which were piled up like a mountain. Dozens of horse-drawn carriages took three days and three nights to move them all, and they still needed to be sorted and classified later.

Miaoyu and Cao Ruixue watched the whole process, fearing that the archived documents would be lost or missed.

The next step was to transfer the martial arts masters from the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Central Plains who were imprisoned in the dungeon to the training garden.

Then came the relocation of various courtyards. It took more than a month to move the entire old marquisate.

There were a total of two to three thousand servants, slaves and guards, and the old concubine's house was fully staffed.

But after moving to the new marquis's mansion, only half of the courtyards were occupied, and the other half was empty.

mid-July.

The scorching sun shines on the world. On the Shuiyun Mountain, the spacious marquisate is bathed in the sun. In the barracks at the foot of the mountain, thousands of infantry and cavalry are training, and the shouts of killing are deafening.

In Guanyu Lake, the waves are rippling and fish are swimming happily. Around the lake, willows are swaying and green bamboos are shady.

There are several small islands in the center of the lake, with pavilions on them and connected by wooden and stone bridges. The scenery is extremely quiet and elegant.

Two groups of white cranes landed and landed on the old willow tree, pecking at their feathers with their long and narrow pecks.

The main hall faces Guanyu Lake. The sunlight shines through the shade of the trees, leaving mottled spots of light on the ground.

Every two sticks of incense, patrolling guards would shuttle through the courtyards, and many servants in the courtyards would be busy cleaning and tidying up the courtyards.

It was already past noon when Xiao Han slowly got up. After having breakfast, he went to the training ground.

Adjacent to the Modao Garden, many masters from the two martial arts worlds are imprisoned. In addition to a large number of guards, there are also the Six Sword Slaves of Luowang.

The cell is still underground, but compared with the dungeon in the old marquis's mansion, the dungeon in Shuiyun Mountain is more spacious and more solid.

The ground veins of Shuiyun Mountain are all solid and hard rocks. The dungeon was originally a stone quarry. The mined stones were used to build the mansion, and the stone quarry was transformed into a dungeon.

There are three floors in total, leading to all directions. Every three steps, there are guards wearing armor and carrying swords standing.

"Greetings to the Marquis."

When the guards saw Xiao Han, they all knelt on one knee.

"Get up."

He stood with his hands behind his back. The first floor held the Vajra Realm, the second floor held the Profound Realm, and the third floor held the Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm. There were more people on the first two floors, but only a few on the third floor.

I had nothing to do today, so in the time it took to drink a few cups of tea, I killed nine Northern Wei martial arts masters and went to earn millions of killing points.

Unfortunately, there was no chance to win the lottery.

After washing his hands, he went to the third floor, the contemporary walker of Shadow Mountain, where Liu Xuanxuan was imprisoned.

Originally, she was not qualified based on her martial arts skills, but her identity as a Shadow Mountain Walker greatly increased her value.

"Open."

He spoke.

"promise."

Two soldiers opened the iron chain of the prison door and stepped inside. There was a slightly damp smell in the air.

Doesn't smell good.

Liu Xuanxuan's pretty face was pale and her body was covered with bruises. She was a proud child of Buddhism, but ended up in prison.

It's really miserable.

Her hands and feet were bound with iron chains. The sharp iron chains passed through her scapula, pulling her body up and hanging her in the air, so that she could not use any strength with her hands and feet.

Perhaps she sensed Xiao Han's arrival, Liu Xuanxuan opened her eyes, and there was a hint of weakness and despair in her eyes.

The dry lips moved twice.

"I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately, so I don't have time to come and see you."

He looked a little apologetic.

"If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please."

Liu Xuanxuan laughed bitterly: "You want me to surrender? It's impossible."

"You guys should step back first."

He said without turning his head.

The two guards retreated to a distance.

"I heard you're very tenacious."

Xiao Han looked at the woman from Shadow Mountain unscrupulously, stretched out his white fingers and pinched her chin. Liu Xuanxuan wanted to struggle, but how could she get rid of Xiao Han's hand? She closed her eyes and waited for death.

"Why did Buddhism enter Jizhou?"

Xiao Han was not angry, and said to himself: "It is nothing more than to form an alliance with Jizhou to fight against the Demon Sect, and even rely on Jizhou to gain greater benefits."

Liu Xuanxuan didn't answer.

"Now I can give you a chance to live, and also give Shadow Mountain a chance to live."

"Kneel at my feet, and I will be at your disposal in the future."

"Don't even think about it."

Liu Xuanxuan suddenly opened her eyes and said fiercely: "You devil, if you have the guts, kill me."

"I don't want to kill you just yet."

With a playful expression, his right hand dropped from her chin and across her throat. Then he applied a little force and heard the sound of cloth tearing in the cell.

Throwing the rag in his hand to the ground, he chuckled: "I will pretend that I didn't hear what you just said. You can say it again."

"you."

A faint chill lingered around her body. Liu Xuanxuan's pretty face turned pale, her body trembled, her eyes were filled with fear, and she shivered and couldn't speak.

Xiao Han leaned over, sniffed the faint fragrance, and whispered a few words in her ear.

The fear in her eyes was unprecedented. She had never thought that there would be such a vicious person in the world.

"Have you thought about it?"

Xiao Han asked.

Two lines of tears flowed from her eyes, wetting the ground. She sobbed, "My Lord, I beg you, please kill me!"

(End of this chapter)