Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 136 Little Prince

That morning, a cavalry team suddenly arrived, causing the county city gate guards to become extremely nervous, and they all drew their swords and prepared for battle.

"You are blind! How dare you be rude to His Highness!" The leading burly general, riding on his horse, shouted with his eyes wide open.

The sound was as rough as a muffled thunder exploding here, scaring the guards at the city gate.

Protected by hundreds of armored soldiers was a luxurious carriage, pulled by three handsome white horses. The body of the carriage was inlaid with gold and jade, and had carvings of dragons and tigers.

A cold male voice was heard from among them.

"Xiong Dangshan, why are you wasting time at the city gate? Why don't you go in quickly?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the general turned around and responded.

"Enter the city!"

Three hundred cavalrymen then escorted the carriage towards the city gate.

"Wait, you guys!" The guards at the city gate had not yet figured out the situation.

"Get out of the way!" The general swept his spear, and several guards were knocked away roughly, falling to the side in pieces.

When the common people who were entering and leaving the city gate saw this, they dared not say anything and hurriedly made way and stayed away.

It was not until then that a guard finally recognized the luxurious carriage with the exclusive royal emblem.

This is the Royal Team!

This discovery shocked them all.

"If you hadn't told me earlier, I would have gotten beaten for nothing!"

"It's because the general was too arrogant. We did something wrong!"

"Okay, stop talking, lest you say something that could lead to disaster."

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In the county magistrate's mansion, County Magistrate Li Yan was discussing important matters with Zhuang Ren when suddenly a personal guard came running over.

"Sir, the royal family is here!"

"What?" Li Yan was a little surprised. He had not received any notice of welcoming the emperor before.

"Who is it in the royal family?"

The guard shook his head, "I don't know. They didn't report it and are now heading towards the county governor's mansion."

Li Yan and Zhuang Ren beside him looked at each other.

"Go, quickly gather the county magistrate and the captain, and follow me to welcome them." Li Yan said as he straightened his official uniform and put on his official hat.

Zhuang Ren hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Sir, at this critical moment, the royal family is coming, most likely to be here for the imperial army."

"Well, that's probably the case." Li Yan nodded.

"I'm just afraid." Zhuang Ren wanted to say something, but at this time, the royal family had arrived outside the county magistrate's mansion.

The two could only hurry out to greet them.

"Who is it?" The general, riding on a tall horse, did not dismount and looked at the two people who walked out.

"I am Li Yan, the governor of Donglai County, and I have come to greet you." Li Yan bowed and saluted.

"Marquis Li, how are you?" a voice came from inside the carriage.

Li Yan and Zhuang Ren felt that the word sounded familiar and their expressions changed slightly.

"It turns out that it is His Highness Chu Huai who has come to visit. Please forgive me for not welcoming you in person." Li Yan said immediately.

A corner of the curtain of the carriage window was lifted, revealing a fair-skinned young man's face. His narrow eyes swept over the two people who were saluting.

"Yes, you recognized me. I didn't inform you this time. What crime have you committed? Please excuse me."

The two men then stood up and saw two charming maids getting out of the carriage, holding parasols and respectfully waiting for their master to get off the carriage.

The man was dressed in luxurious clothes and had a noble aura that made people respect him.

"Let's go in and talk." Chu Huai said lightly.

"Yes, Your Highness, please come in." Li Yan immediately and respectfully welcomed the man in, and the general followed closely with several personal guards.

In the main hall for meetings, all the high-ranking officials of the county governor's office gathered together.

Chu Huai sat lazily on the main seat, with one hand resting his head, and looked calmly at everyone present.

Behind him, two maids were fanning him, and the general stood quietly like an iron tower, full of majesty.

"This is an order from my father. From now on, I will be in charge of Donglai County. You all must obey my orders and work together to resist the impending enemy. Do you understand?" Chu Huai stated his purpose directly.

"This..." After hearing this, all the county officials were shocked and looked at their county governor. This was tantamount to directly depriving the county governor of all his powers.

Not only must they surrender their military power, but they must also surrender their administrative power within the county.

Zhuang Ren, who was standing by, sighed inwardly, thinking that it was indeed the case.

With the advent of imperial power, he had complete control over their life and death, and with just one word he could take away all the power of these high-ranking officials in the county.

If he disobeys, he will be making an enemy of the entire power group represented by the Fifth Prince.

They had no choice but to agree.

Seeing that County Magistrate Li Yan was silent, Chu Huai turned his head and asked indifferently, "What does County Magistrate Li think?"

"Of course I will follow your Highness's arrangements." Li Yan bowed and lowered his eyebrows.

"Very good. Today I will make it clear. In the future, if anyone is found to be dragging his feet under my rule, he will be severely punished. I hope you will not let me down." Chu Huai said.

"Yes!"

All the officials felt the pressure was overwhelming and sweat was dripping from their feet.

The pressure came partly from what His Highness said, and partly from the general behind him.

The general just glared with his fierce eyes, and everyone in the field was terrified and no one dared to look him in the eye.

Everything is settled.

After a meeting of officials, the top leader of Donglai County was replaced.

The parliament ended and the officials dispersed.

In the evening, at Li's house.

In the courtyard, Li Yan and Zhuang Ren were drinking, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.

Neither of them were in a good mood.

Li Yan waved his hand and dispersed the servants in the courtyard.

"Back then, we welcomed the Fifth Prince into Donglai County, provided him with troops and food, and conquered the six southern counties, making great contributions. Now, this imperial edict of his is nothing, it's really chilling!"

Zhuang Ren put the empty wine glass back on the table with a bang and said dissatisfiedly.

Li Yan also shook his head and then sighed deeply.

Suddenly, a royal heir appeared and took away all the power in his hands without even saying a word. It was impossible for him to say that he didn't care.

Even in the heart of the county magistrate, a faint feeling of resentment was fermenting silently.

He just wanted to ask one question: why?
However, this was something he could not ask, as asking would result in the loss of his head.

"No matter how dissatisfied we are about this matter, we have to keep it to ourselves. He is the king and we are his subjects. Our achievements are only considered merits if they are recognized by the king. Otherwise, they are nothing."

Li Yan clenched the wine glass slightly with his fingers and said sullenly.

"No matter what, we still have to focus on the overall situation. The imperial army will be here soon. We must defend Donglai County. Otherwise, everything will be in vain."

Three days later, the imperial army arrived in Donglai County and captured Qinghe County as a bridgehead at lightning speed.

Afterwards, the army of the Fifth Prince of Donglai County arrived near Qinghe County and began to surround the county and the Qinghe River, testing each other and judging the other's strength and trump cards.

Although the war has not yet reached the county town, almost everyone is paying attention to the war situation near the border of Donglai County.

Many people are worried about what will happen tomorrow.

If possible, none of them wanted their original peaceful life to be completely disrupted, and no one wanted to experience the experience of war.

At Liu's house, a new game of chess begins.

"Changming, how do you think this battle will end?" Liu Dingsheng asked.

Song Changming shook his head. He naturally knew that Liu Dingsheng was asking about the battle situation on the border of Donglai County.

But he didn't understand war and had no intelligence from the two armies to refer to, so even if he gave an answer it would only be a blind guess.

"What do you think, senior?"

Liu Dingsheng said while playing chess: "The imperial court has come with great momentum in this battle, and the young prince has just arrived in Donglai County. If he tries to seize power right away, he will probably make trouble and will eventually be unable to withstand the elite cavalry of the imperial court.

In this battle, the fall of Donglai County is likely to happen! "

This was Liu Dingsheng's true thought, and therefore he was ready to avoid the war and leave Donglai County.

He pessimistically concluded that the army under the Fifth Prince's command would not be able to withstand the overwhelming force of the imperial army.

In fact, this was how things developed at the beginning. However, within a few days, the troops stockpiled in Donglai County began to retreat, and the battle line was losing ground.

However, at this time, a sudden fire changed the situation.
(End of this chapter)