Chapter 427 The visitor is evil

“Sir, do you look good?”

It was snowing heavily outside, but the house was warm. Xiao Han had nothing to do, so he was wiping his sword. Xiao Yue came over, wearing a long gauze dress, which was very pleasing to the eye.

“nice.”

He nodded.

“Hehe, I’ll send the good-looking ones to Master when the time comes.”

Xiaoyue whispered.

Xiao Han had very good hearing, and when he heard this, a few black lines appeared between his brows involuntarily.

“Be careful your master will spank you.”

He was in a bad mood.

“Hehe, don’t be afraid.”

Xiao Yueer put her hands on her hips, “Sir, don’t you like watching it the most?”

“Go! Go! Go.”

Xiao Han picked up the tea and took a sip. The mountain tea from Qilian Mountain still tasted the same as before. Although it was a little astringent, it was extremely fragrant. A breath of hot air melted in his stomach, making him feel very comfortable.

“Don’t just sit there, pick a good day and go to Jiangnan for a visit.”

“Go tomorrow.”

Xiao Yueer said, “I just happened to miss Sister Qingyao.”

“The snow is a bit heavy this year.”

He looked outside the door. The snow was getting heavier and heavier. He couldn’t see far away. Guanyu Lake had already frozen over.

To the north of Xiliang, there was heavy snow, and the entire eleven states were covered in snow. The heavier the snow, the more money, food, and clothing were needed.

It is conceivable that the five northern states will not be at peace this winter. The war between Xiliang and Northern Wei has only ended half a year ago, and the government decrees have been half implemented and have just begun to take effect. If too many people starve to death or freeze to death at this time, there will be great resistance to the subsequent situation.

Have to save.

Fortunately, the harvests in Xiliang, Jizhou, Yongzhou, Youzhou, Hexizhou and Juzizhou have been very good in recent years. The foundation is solid, and cartloads of grain are transported to the north.

The Jinyiwei Secret Service, Luowang and the garrisons in various places are all deployed. If the disaster relief this winter is done well, a lot of resistance can be reduced.

“It would be nice if it didn’t snow this year.”

Xiao Yueer leaned on the windowsill, holding her chin with both hands: “But such a fantasy is impossible.”

The rotation of the four seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, is the law of heaven and earth. How can it be reversed by human wishful thinking?

She also knew that if it didn’t snow this year, it would be of great help to Xiliang’s current situation.

“Go ahead, go ahead.”

Xiao Han was relieved, “A person’s true character is revealed in times of adversity. I will use this heavy snow to show the people of Northern Wei that my Xiliang Iron Cavalry kills people not to kill them, but to save them.”

The snow was still falling, and Xiaoyue left the Xiliang Palace quietly, heading south all the way to Bashu.

Bashu has been taken over by Qingyao and Xue Changqing. Relying on the wealth of Bashu, they have regained a lot of vitality.

Moreover, there are many former people from the Dongyue Kingdom in Bashu, so Qingyao can get a lot of support.

Just as Xiaoyue’er was heading south, Dayuer’s caravan also set foot in Qingzhou.

It was snowing heavily, and except for the Qingyou Pass area, it was difficult to travel on the Qingzhou official road. We had to slow down and only walked a few dozen miles a day, and rested when we arrived at the post station.

The convoy was huge, with a lineup of more than a thousand elite Xiliang cavalrymen, which could not be concealed even if one wanted to.

Moreover, when they set out, the envoys of the Xiliang Palace had already sent the letter with the Xiliang King’s seal to Qingzhou at full speed, and it had been delivered a few days ago. The Qingzhou Marquis also knew the existence of this caravan, but he didn’t know that the person sent by Xiliang this time was the former Qingzhou Marquis’s Consort, now Dayu’er.

Although Qingzhou is considered an extremely wealthy province in the Central Plains court, it has developed rapidly in recent years under the management of the Marquis of Qingzhou, with the support of Xiliang. The Marquis of Qingzhou also copied some of Xiliang’s decrees and carried out reforms in Qingzhou.

Although the reform was not as thorough as that in Xiliang, it still had some effect. Otherwise, it would not have been able to support an elite army of more than 100,000.

Inside Qingzhou City.

Hou House.

The sky was covered with a layer of white curtain, and the sun was not visible. The courtyard of the marquis’s mansion was vast and extremely magnificent. The furnishings there were even not inferior to those in the imperial capital. There were pavilions and towers lined up one after another, and there were thousands of slaves and maids, and the security was strict.

In the early years, the Marquis of Qingzhou was tolerant in everything, but now that he has a strong army and horses, he has become arrogant and domineering, showing little restraint.

In the main hall.

There was singing and dancing, more than 20 young girls wrapped in gauze were dancing gracefully, the zither and the harp were playing in harmony, and the Marquis of Qingzhou, who was sitting high up in a brown python robe, looked radiant and clapped his hands from time to time.

There were countless rare and exotic fruits, and the fine liquors emitted an intoxicating fragrance. The capable generals under the command of the Marquis of Qingzhou stood on both sides, and they all watched with great interest.

When the song was over, a soldier rode into the palace at full speed and reported outside the palace, “My Lord, the envoy sent by the King of Xiliang is still three hundred miles away from Qingzhou City and is expected to arrive in another five days.”

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“so slow?”

The Marquis of Qingzhou waved his hand, and the soldier who brought the news retreated.

“Everyone, the envoy from the Xiliang Palace will arrive in a few days. Tell us how to deal with it.”

He was not afraid of secret leaks. Under his means, the entire Qingzhou was integrated into an ironclad entity.

Everyone here is the confidant of Marquis Qingzhou.

“My Lord, in the past, most of the Xiliang envoys were three or five people, with at most a hundred riders, and they would leave quickly and return quickly. But this year, there are more than a thousand people, and they are all the personal guards of Xiliang King Xiao Han. I’m afraid they are not here with good intentions.”

“Moreover, they marched very slowly all the way. It should have taken several days, but it took them half a month. This was clearly a show of force, done deliberately for the world to see.”

An aide spoke up.

“Have the people sent to Qingzhou this time investigated it clearly?”

Marquis Qingzhou frowned slightly.

Just as the aide said just now, the Marquis of Qingzhou also realized that the King of Xiliang seemed to have some bad intentions this time.

As for the reason, the Marquis of Qingzhou knew it very clearly in his heart. He secretly shared the news with Zhou Dongdong in the capital. He might be able to hide it from others, but he could never hide it from the King of Xiliang.

The other party must have received the news.

“No.”

The confidant who sat down shook his head: “Every time we arrive at a post station, there are soldiers from the Western Liang Army to receive us. Outsiders are strictly prohibited from setting foot there, so it is impossible to investigate.”

“My Lord, if the Xiliang envoy really has bad intentions, how should we respond?”

The current situation in Qingzhou seems to be very good, but in fact it is extremely dangerous. Xiliang is getting bigger and stronger.

King Xiao Han of Xiliang originally had six states under his command, and with 500,000 elite cavalrymen, he destroyed the Northern Wei in one fell swoop and successfully annexed the remaining five states, which added up to a total of eleven states.

Moreover, they are all large states with vast territories. If they are allowed to develop for a few years, I am afraid that the number of cavalry under their command will double.

Who in the world will be able to compete with it by then?

The Marquis of Qingzhou is indeed good at forbearance, but this does not mean that he has no ambition. On the contrary, his ambition is extremely great.

Who in the world doesn’t want to sit on the throne of the emperor?

If he continues to form an alliance with Xiliang at this time, when Xiao Han completely absorbs the five northern states, the throne of the emperor will have nothing to do with him at all.

(End of this chapter)