Swallowing the Emperor

Chapter 377 He Xingchen's Arrogance
"Puff, puff..."

Above the gate of Chang'an City, the gate guards stood on a high place, seeing the endless figures of cavalry in front of them, their hearts beat violently.

Legion, this turned out to be a legion, a well-trained legion!
It was the first time these guards saw such a powerful army with such a large lineup, their hearts were in their throats.

Not only them, but as the legions in the distance got closer, the hearts of the ordinary people in Chang'an City also trembled.

It turned out to be an iron cavalry.

And it is endless, and the number is so large that they have never seen it before, and they are rushing like a tide.

The rumbling sound shook the world, and everyone's eyes were fixed there. How could there be a legion in Chang'an City?
"Quick, close the city gate!" A guard at the city gate panickedly shouted.

"Shut up, open the city gate, anyone who dares to close me will kill him."

A captain of the guard yelled angrily, could this bastard just want to seek death and close the city gate?If this boundless iron cavalry really wanted to attack the city, would this small city gate be able to stop it?If these people are angered, none of them will live, how dare he close the city gate.

In short, at this moment, there is not a guard on the gate of Chang'an City who is not frightened. Their faces are pale and their legs are trembling with fright. No one has ever seen such a vast and powerful lineup.

This kind of lineup should appear on the battlefield, but it appeared in Chang'an City. This is just a third-rate small city. Even if someone wants to attack Chang'an, they don't need such a large force.

"Quick, hurry up and report to the city lord, quick!"

The guards of the city gate roared, seeming a little at a loss. The only thing he can think of now is to find the city lord Xia Houchao.

?"yes."

After hearing this, several messenger guards slipped away immediately, one by one faster than the other. At this moment, who would like to stay in the city? If this army came with bad intentions, staying here would undoubtedly be courting death.

Then, when the vast and powerful iron cavalry army approached Chang'an City, its speed slowly slowed down. Finally, it stopped outside the gate of Chang'an City without entering the city.

However, although the legion of more than ten thousand is just standing there quietly, there is still a surging evil spirit, covering the guards on the walls of Chang'an City and the crowd in the city, making them short of breath and feel like they are about to suffocate .

It was so shocking, with gold and iron horses stretching as far as the eye can see, most of the people in Chang'an city have never seen so many troops in their life.

At this time, in this army, a figure urged the horses, came out slowly, looked up at the guards above the city gate, and shouted loudly: "Listen, now, the city of Chang'an is protected by Lord Mo, the protector of the country. From now on, everything in Chang'an City belongs to Duke Hu, and now let the city lord come out of the city to welcome him."

Lord Protector?I only heard that there is a protector general named Mu Hongwu in Yunlan Kingdom. When did another protector come out?

However, just by hearing the title, one can tell that he is a big man with power in the government and the public. Looking at the thousands of troops, he is indeed qualified to be greeted by the city lord in person.

The hearts of the people in the city were a little more relaxed. Since Chang'an City is the fiefdom of Duke Hu Guo, the other party will definitely not attack the city. As long as there is no fight, it will be easy to say.

"Go, hurry up and invite the city lord to greet you personally."

The captain of the city gate guard said to the guard who was still in a daze beside him, the man nodded dully, and then rushed towards the city lord's mansion, he didn't even hear the words of Lord Protector, just Instinctively knew that if he reported slowly, he might be in big trouble.

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In the city lord's mansion, there is a spacious and bright banquet hall, where tables and tables of banquets are placed. The New Year is approaching, and the city lord Xia Houchao will once again have a big banquet for the rich and powerful in Chang'an City. Open the support of the major families.

At this time, the guests toasted one after another, vying to curry favor with He Xingchen, and they all regarded him as Xia Houchao's prospective son-in-law, which made Xia Houchao very proud and continued to drink heavily.

"My lord, my lord..."

At this time, a panicked voice came, interrupting the interest of the crowd, and Xia Houchao frowned, turned his gaze, and saw a guard rushing in hastily.

"My lord, city lord, a large army of unknown origin has appeared outside Chang'an City."

Sweat dripped from the guard's face, and he reported loudly, causing the guests present to stare slightly. Outside Chang'an, is there a large army coming?

At this moment, another messenger rushed towards this side. Because he was running too fast, his foot slipped and he fell directly to the ground.

Xia Houchao's complexion darkened. In front of so many guests, his subordinates panicked like this. Didn't they sincerely slap him in the face of the city lord?
But before Xia Houchao had an attack, the messenger who fell on the ground had already shouted out of breath: "City Lord, a legion has appeared outside the city, and they named the City Lord to come out of the city to meet them!"

The messenger who arrived later knelt down on the ground, panted heavily after shouting this sentence, relieved.

Xia Houchao frowned, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He is not a city lord for nothing. If there were no major changes, it would be impossible for two messengers to report the news.

"Hmph, that's really arrogant. Go back and tell the general of that army to come to the city lord's mansion to pay his respects and apologize."

Suddenly, an indifferent voice sounded, and there was a flash of anger in the eyes of He Xingchen who was above the host and guest seat, and when he was half drunk, someone disturbed Yaxing.

Moreover, Xia Houchao had to go to greet him, which made He Xingchen feel very shameless. Since he was here, no matter who came, he had to come over respectfully to say hello and apologize.

The guests at the wine table let out a sigh, and then remembered that there was a hereditary marquis here today, and they were relieved, and soon their eyes showed admiration and envy.

As expected of a prince, he is domineering. Just when they were in a panic, they asked the other party to come and apologize. This arrogance and bearing are far beyond what they can match.

The messenger who came to report the letter focused his eyes and said worriedly: "But, they..."

"There's nothing wrong with it, tell them to roll over and apologize, and just say what I, He Xingchen, said, if you don't make it within the time of a stick of incense, you will be responsible for the consequences."

He Xingchen stood up, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he shouted coldly at the messenger.

The guard looked distressed, he could tell that the young man was a big shot, but he didn't know who it was, and his eyes fell on Xia Houchao.

"Do as Mr. He wants, what are you still doing?"

Xia Houchao said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The two messengers went back to the city gate to report the news together.

"Okay, let's continue, don't spoil Yaxing." Xia Houchao toasted everyone and said with a smile.

Everyone toasted and laughed, while He Xingchen sat back in his seat with a calm gaze. What kind of powerful person could be in this small city of Chang'an? Wouldn't he obediently bow his head in front of him?

(End of this chapter)