Fairy, please let me explain

Chapter 699: Dry Bone Road

The Xuanying Pavilion, which came to welcome the heir to the Prime Minister's Mansion back to the capital, arrived at Zhenxi Prefecture City on the seventh day after the war. Accompanying it was a large number of flying monster beasts carrying all kinds of disaster relief supplies.

The speed of disaster relief in the Great Yan Dynasty has always been a Schrodinger thing.

When disasters occurred in some places, the dynasty's soldiers and relief supplies would arrive at the scene the next day.

But in some places, even if you wait for the disaster to pass, you may not get any supplies.

As for the local victims who died?
No one will care.

They are just a bunch of victims in the struggle between the imperial court and the sect.
In theory,

Even though the area around Zhenxi Prefecture City is a strategic pass, it still belongs to the latter.

Because of the ambition of Li Chaoxian, Marquis of Zhenxi.

When he first established Zhenxi Prefecture, he tried his best to get rid of the economic control of the court step by step. And it was from that moment on that, in the eyes of the court, Zhenxi Prefecture had actually transformed from a frontier army that expelled the Tartars into the private army of the Marquis of Zhenxi.

The independence of a military region is something that no unified dynasty can tolerate, but the Great Yan court can tolerate it.

One reason was that Dayan was big enough to accommodate a warlord guarding the border, and the other was that compared to the sects in that era, Zhenxi Prefecture was just a small fry.

Although the Marquis of Zhenxi controlled the military power, he did not extend his hand to taxation and official administration. Or rather, he tried, but his hand was chopped off by the two men in the court.

Come to think of it now,

Without the support of government and taxation, the finances of Zhenxi Prefecture of such a size would most likely collapse directly, but this did not happen, so the infiltration by the sect probably started from that time.

Xu Yuan couldn't judge whether his good-brother's father was right or wrong.

It is the birthright of the capable to aspire to higher power and achieve greater ambitions.

and,

What his father did was probably even more outrageous than what the Marquis of Zhenxi did.

It’s just that in this game of chess, one person successfully jumps out of the chessboard and becomes a chess player, while the other fails and becomes a chess piece in someone else’s fingers.

The Marquis of Zhenxi broke into the forbidden zone of power, but he did not have the ability to reach the other side in that era when monsters were rampant.

The roars of countless giant beasts circling in the sky caused all the soldiers and civilians in the city to look up. The people who had experienced the war were like frightened birds, but the Zhenxi Army, which received the order, quickly calmed the panic.

The flying beasts carrying relief supplies landed, and with them came all kinds of talents dispatched by the Prime Minister's Mansion. They got off the beasts in an orderly manner and began to take over everything in the city.

On the seventh day after Li Junwu's death, the Xiangfu had already begun to gradually swallow up Zhenxi Prefecture.
Turning around silently, Xu Yuan walked silently towards the black eagle that was parked not far behind him.

This is cruel.

But from the perspective of power, it is natural.

The sect has penetrated into the bones of Zhenxi Prefecture, and they must wipe it out with thundering means.

Di An wanted him to continue staying in Zhenxi Prefecture and continue to be in charge of the overall situation.

This is his father paving the way for him.

And behind this order, the old man took Xu Yuan's feelings into consideration as usual. He could do nothing, listen to nothing, and just stay in Ximo until the Prime Minister's Mansion swallowed up everything in the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion. All the credit for this would be counted on him.

But Xu Yuan still refused his father's order.

In the blueprint he envisioned, the relationship between Zhenxi Prefecture and Xiangguo Prefecture should be a cooperation between him and her, rather than an annexation with her death as a bargaining chip.

Everything before his eyes was not the future Xu Yuan wanted to see, but he was powerless to stop it, and had no reason to stop it.

Only in this way will Li Junwu's passing not be in vain.

Only in this way can Zhenxi Prefecture become a sharp blade piercing the sect, rather than a shield protecting the sect.

in silence,

On this empty training ground, Xu Yuan walked towards the flying beast that was welcoming him.

It was a black eagle, but it was more than twice as big as Xu Changge's. Its long feathers looked like scales and were covered with dark lines. Just standing there with its eyes closed, it caused countless birds around it to cry anxiously.

The attic behind it is majestic with carved beams and painted buildings, and a lifelike black dragon is hovering on the surface of the attic.

This is the sky palace of the Prime Minister of Dayan.

A palace that only the Prime Minister can use.

Xu Yuan walked slowly closer, and the majestic hundred-foot-long beast slowly lowered its head and crawled at his feet.

Xu Yuan stood still for a moment.

The significance of this black eagle's coming here is self-evident.

When he returns to the imperial capital in this sky palace, that will be the day when Xu Changtian becomes the young master of the huge Prime Minister's Mansion!
"Da da da"

As the array-patterned stairs extended down from the attic behind him, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind Xu Yuan.

Looking back,

However, he saw a middle-aged man in expensive brocade robe running towards him. Judging from his attire, he should be the leader of this group of reinforcements from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After coming close to Xu Yuan, the middle-aged man knelt down and kowtowed without any hesitation:
"Third Master, I have something to report."

Xu Yuan looked at the other person quietly.

Did not stop the other party from kneeling,

Nor did he stop the other party from calling himself a subject.
Just said calmly:

"I remember you, Bai Zhao, or Bai Jingtian. After the Wanxiang Sect incident, you have achieved such a high status in just two years. You are quite good."

Bai Jingtian pressed his forehead against the ground:

"I am terrified."

Xu Yuan looked at the seed that he had sown casually during the battle with Wanxiang Sect and said calmly:
"I just gave you an opportunity. It's your ability to grasp it."

Bai Jingtian pressed his head closer to the bed and replied solemnly, "Everything I have is given by you, sir. If it weren't for you, I would have wasted my life in that corner of the world."

Xu Yuan was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"Get up and get down to business."

Hearing this, Bai Jingtian slowly stood up, but still lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Xu Yuan's face:
"At the beginning of the year, I was ordered by General Lou to go to the Far North." "Wait a moment."

Xu Yuan interrupted the other party halfway through, glanced back at the Black Eagle Pavilion behind him, and called out in a low voice:

"noob."

As soon as he finished speaking, a head popped out from the attic, and Bai Muxi's bright eyes were filled with confusion.

Xu Yuan pointed at the middle-aged man in front of him:
"Come down and listen together. It's about your people."

Bai Muxi's eyes widened instantly when he heard this, and he jumped down from the window, landing behind Xu Yuan, and whispered:

"Son."

Xu Yuan smiled at her and looked back:
"You can continue."

Bai Jingtian carefully considered his words and said quickly:
"The relocation of the underground palace survivors has been completed. With the assistance of General Hua, all 370,000 underground palace survivors, except for the thousand or so who died of diseases due to acclimatization, have been relocated to Huizhou New City in batches."

Hearing this, Bai Muxi's beautiful eyes gradually widened, her chest, bound by her skirt, rose and fell, and her clenched fingertips dug into her palms.

Xu Yuan's reaction to this was very calm, he just whispered:
"After migrating thousands of miles, only a thousand people died, which is pretty good."

"The survivors of the underground palace are all strong and healthy, without any old or young people to hold them back, and they have formed an army themselves. It is not my ability to achieve this result." Bai Jingtian had no intention of stopping them, and said truthfully: "On the way, it was General Qin in the underground palace who was in charge of the majority of the survivors."

General Qin
Xu Yuan recalled briefly, and the face of a cold and ruthless handsome man appeared before his eyes.

Qin Yuan.

The man who killed Xiaobai's licker in order to keep the underground palace going.

Thinking in his heart, Xu Yuan glanced back at Xiao Bai's excited expression and said softly:

"Xiaobai, it seems that Qin Yuan has fulfilled the promise he made."

Bai Muxi pursed her lips and smiled, then bowed to Xu Yuan and said, "My lord, I have great kindness, and I have no way to repay you."

Xu Yuan smiled, then looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was hesitant to speak, and said:

"Just tell me everything else, don't worry."

Bai Jingtian's face showed a trace of embarrassment when he heard this. He carefully chose his words and whispered:

"President Hua of the Tianan Chamber of Commerce asked me to tell you, young master, that he will advance the cost of the new city of Huizhou and the materials consumed by the relocation of the underground palace survivors, but the interest will be 90% of the cost and 13% of the cost."

The appearance of the old white beard, Xu Yuan laughed helplessly:
"This interest is really high. After returning to Beijing, I will visit the door in person, is there any more?"

Bai Jingtian stared at his toes with his eyes flickering for a moment, and said hesitantly:

"Also, there is a prince who seems to know about the survivors of the underground palace. He went to Huizhou New City and lived there for a long time some time ago."

Your Highness, the Prince?

The existence of the survivors in the underground palace is top secret, how come someone in the royal family knows about it?

Xu Yuan frowned and thought for a moment:
"Li Yunqing?"

"Yes." Bai Jingtian.

Xu Yuan felt a little relieved.

This information might be threatening to others, but not to Li Yunqing.

Whether it was keeping his identity secret when they first met him, or keeping his fake death secret later, it all showed that the prince just wanted to be a humble person and become an emperor in Japan.

After a moment of hesitation, Xu Yuan asked:

"Why hasn't he gone to Japan yet? I remember that when I left Beijing at the beginning of the year, the decision to send troops to Japan had already been approved by His Majesty."

Bai Jingtian replied respectfully:
"The army has already set out, but the Third Prince has temporarily stayed in Da Yan in the name of raising military pay and supplies."

"Ah"

Xu Yuan reached out and patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder:

"Got it. Take care of the affairs of Zhenxi Prefecture. I'll wait for you in Di'an."

Bai Jingtian's pupils trembled, and he knelt down again with a thump, his voice trembling:

".Yes, sir."

Xu Yuan glanced at him, patted Xiaobai on the back, then turned around and stepped onto the array-patterned stairs behind him.

And it was at this moment,

Bai Jingtian's hesitant voice came again:

"Sir, His Royal Highness the Second Prince has led his army to the vicinity of Jiu'an Mountain where the Imperial Mausoleum is located. He should be returning to the capital at the same time as you in half a month."

He paused, and Xu Yuan's narrow eyes gradually narrowed. A cyclone condensed from his body, and then he became quiet for a moment. His voice was indifferent and calm:

"That's quite a coincidence."

The words fell,

He walked up the stairs slowly and entered the attic that belonged to the prime minister. Black Eagle stood up and raised yellow sand to cover the stairs he walked on.
Jiuan Mountain.

Thousands of birds and all-rounders.

The falling white snow still covered the entire land, hiding the path to the top of the mountain.

Li Zhaoyuan was walking alone in this pathless snowy forest, exploring the way to the top of the mountain.

With every step he took, the road behind him and the footprints he left would immediately be hidden by the wind and snow.

He walked slowly and with difficulty, but also without any hesitation.

In the snow and wind, it seems that there is no concept of time.

I don’t know how long it’s been,

Li Yanyuan looked up, and the top of the mountain was close at hand. He wanted to look back at the mountain road, but found that the path down the mountain had been blocked by Feixue.

There was a moment of silence,
Li Zhaoyuan continued to walk upwards with a smile, stepping on the endless dead bones hidden under the snow, and continued to walk upwards.

(End of this chapter)