Chapter 419 Return to Xiliang

With the support of powerful families in various places, progress was rapid. Of course, there were many who secretly supported the Northern Wei royal family.

Unfortunately, under the control of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Secret Service and Luowang, these aristocratic families could not make much waves.

Everything was unfolding in an orderly manner. At the border between Xiliang and Northern Wei, a group of over a hundred Xiliang cavalrymen were escorting a carriage slowly heading towards Xiliang.

It was already July, the weather was clear and cloudless, and most of the wars in the north had ended.

Finally, only the children of the Northern Wei imperial city were left struggling to hold on. They were surrounded by 150,000 Xiliang cavalry. Not even a fly could fly out, let alone people.

The setting sun became brighter and brighter, and the sky and earth seemed to be covered with a layer of golden gauze, emitting a dazzling light.

At the end of the sky, the flames ignited between the clouds became more and more violent, dyeing the entire sky orange.

There were gusts of warm wind. Team Chen was not going very fast, and the pipeline was extremely flat, so it was not bumpy at all when walking on it.

Inside Macheng, Yuwen Yulou’s Zheng Kai, who was resting with her eyes closed, blushed and glared at the man next to her with extremely disgust, but it was just a look, and she still let the other party do what he wanted.

After half an hour, Xiao Han withdrew his hand, a look of satisfaction on his face.

“It’s delicious.”

The corners of his mouth raised.

“Humph.”

In the corner of the carriage, Yuwen Yulou rolled his eyes and said unhappily, “He is really not a good person.”

“Stop slandering this king.”

Xiao Han joked.

“Now you have the entire Northern Wei territory plus the four states of Xiliang. You already control more than ten states. The entire northern border, plus the Western Regions trade route, the Central Plains court is no match for you.”

Yuwen Yulou talked about business: “When do you plan to go south?”

“Now is not a good time to go south.”

He shook his head. “Although the Northern Wei was destroyed, the foundation of the north is unstable. Those aristocratic families seem to have surrendered, but many of them have second thoughts. Moreover, the reforms to be implemented will inevitably affect the interests of these aristocratic families. There is no guarantee that they will not stir up trouble behind the scenes.”

“The Central Plains is nothing more than a piece of fat meat in front of your mouth. You can eat it at any time, but you can’t rush it.”

“Otherwise, the consequence would be to use the four states of Xiliang to forcibly suppress the Central Plains and Northern Wei. By then, there would be internal and external troubles, and it would not last long.”

“I want this world, not to satisfy my desire to be an emperor, but to bring peace to all people in the world.”

“So we must first pacify the Northern Wei before marching into the Central Plains.”

Yuwen Yulou pondered for a moment, nodded involuntarily, and then said: “This steady and cautious approach will indeed bring more benefits than disadvantages.”

“That’s natural.”

Xiao Han rested his head on his hands, leaning against the soft wall of the carriage, and said calmly: “Several states in Jiangnan have fallen into Qingyao’s hands. It will take some time, and a batch of war horses, weapons and food will be transported to Bashu. With her and Xue Changqing, the Central Plains court will be exhausted in a short period of time.”

“I am powerless to interfere in the affairs of the North.”

“insidious.”

Yuwen Yulou said: “But aren’t you afraid that Xue Changqing will become too powerful and then have other thoughts that he shouldn’t have.”

“Not afraid.”

He shook his head: “I believe in Qingyao. Besides, even if Xue Changqing and the Central Plains court are tied together, they are no match for me.”

“The latter part is the truth.”

Yuwen Yulou blinked his eyes, and then a lazy look appeared on his face. That look was really rare in the world. He yawned, moved to the side, leaned on Xiao Han, and stretched again. The carriage stepped into the territory of Xiliang, which became more and more prosperous. On both sides of the wide and flat official road, there was an endless land, full of villages and towns, and many farmers and people were busy on the trails.

Smoke from cooking was curling in the air, and there were faint sounds of noise coming from all directions. Through the gaps in the carriage, one could see many children playing in the fields.

There were many vendors shouting on both sides of the official road. Unlike in the Northern Wei territory, the people in the Xiliang territory, regardless of gender, age or status, did not show much fear for this fully armed elite cavalry. Instead, they were very friendly to them.

There were even many children who brought some sesame cakes and hot soup and offered them to the leader. The guard had no choice but to accept them and then took out some silver and money and handed them over.

Unexpectedly, the little guys ran away laughing.

They didn’t know that the person sitting in the horse city was Xiao Han, the King of Xiliang. Any Xiliang soldiers who passed by and the surrounding people would be warmly entertained.

When they were far away, the commander of the guards first fed the sesame cakes and hot soup to a war horse. After confirming that everything was correct, he distributed it to other guards.

“Bring me some.”

Xiao Han lifted the curtain and waved.

“Your Majesty, we still have the dry food we brought with us.”

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The commander of the guards said, “Why don’t you just eat something first, and I will buy some food for you after we enter the city.”

“What are you afraid of?”

Xiao Han said unhappily: “In this world, what kind of poison can poison your prince?”

Seeing that he couldn’t persuade Xiao Han any more, the commander of the personal guards had to hand over two bites of sesame cake and hot soup. Xiao Han took them and started eating them in big mouthfuls.

“Would you like some?”

He looked at Yu Wen Yulou next to him, who also stretched out her fair jade hand, took a sesame cake, and chewed it slowly.

“We won’t go into the city tonight. We’ll just rest outside.”

Along the way, he did not reveal his whereabouts. Not only did outsiders not know about it, even people inside Xiliang did not know the whereabouts of this King of Xiliang.

In addition to security, what is more important is to see how the governance of each state capital and county is.

His travels during these days were not in vain. Every day he would send some personal guards to dress up and sneak into various cities to investigate the real situation.

Let’s not talk about anything else, but the mountains of memorials in the carriage were all handwritten by Xiao Han, describing what he saw and heard along the way.

Among the Jinyiwei, the Secret Service and Luowang, there are inevitably some people with bad intentions who try to fool him.

After eating and drinking, he took out a blank piece of paper and began to write with great concentration.

“Every time you make a move, many people will be rewarded or punished.”

Yuwen Yulou sighed: “This is probably why countless people in the world want to ascend to the throne of the Son of Heaven. Because when you sit on this position, your every word, every action, every move can change the fate of thousands of people, and even determine the life and death of countless people.”

“The life of all people in the world depends on one’s thoughts.”

The country, the people, and all the common people are controlled in the hands of one person.

After saying this, Yuwen Yulou suddenly fell silent, and then showed a bitter smile: “Is this just a good thing or a bad thing.”

After thinking for a long time, he didn’t come up with an answer, but glared at Xiao Han angrily and said angrily: “It’s all your fault.”

“Why blame me?”

He was completely confused and had no idea what the woman next to him meant.

(End of this chapter)