Realm of Power

The cold wind and rain beat on the dilapidated streets of Lanzhi City, and the horse's hooves stepped on the puddles of water, making a dull sound.

There were still bloodstains on the surrounding street walls, and in the puddles soaked by the rain, there was also a layer of light red floating in the puddles. The fat man was riding on a black horse, looking at Princess Mingyue who was looking sad at the side. See Princess Mingyue's beautiful black hair blowing in the wind, the crescent moon Her eyebrows are as bright as stars, her eyes are as bright as stars, her nose is delicate, her face is still flushed without makeup, and her skin is crystal clear. Against the backdrop of a white palace dress, she is as peaceful as a cluster of orchids, but that The eyes are heartbreaking, and the delicate white fingers holding the horse's reins look even paler,

The fat man looked a little apologetic and said, "The damage ahead is too serious. Even if you want to rebuild Lanzhi City, it will take at least more than half a year. But you can rest assured that after half a year, the reconstruction of Lanzhi City should be completed, and by then the reconstruction of Lanzhi City will be completed." The control range will be extended to Guangmu City in the southwest region. The range is more than 300 miles, which should allow you to perform more effectively."

"Guangmu City?" Princess Mingyue was secretly feeling sad. Suddenly she heard Fatty mention that the new control area of ​​Lanzhi City would extend to Guangmu City in the southwest. She blinked in surprise and wondered if she had heard wrongly. She asked in a solemn voice. "Which Guangmu City is your Majesty talking about?"

"Is there a second Guangmu City in the southwest?" The fat man shrugged his shoulders and said very relaxedly.

“It’s really Guangmu, the hub of the southwest river!”

Princess Mingyue's delicate body suddenly trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but take a breath of air. She was the eldest princess of the Zhongbia royal family. How could she not know how important Southwest Guangmu City is to Southwest? She couldn't help but say "I have long heard that Guangmu City is located on the southwest river. The largest city in the city is also one of the cores used by the Southwest Long family to control the entire north of the southwest region. It is known as the four-way convergence. In addition to its geographical advantages, it is also a famous grain-producing area in the north of the southwest basin. How did your majesty come about? Taken from the Southwest Long family? " "Haha, as long as you know this, don't ask if there are too many questions!" The fat man said with a smile.

"I understand!" Princess Mingyue's eyebrows were as crooked as the moon, and her eyes shone for a moment, revealing a touch of touching beauty. She did not continue to ask. The Empire and Southwest had a secret truce. Only a few people knew about the content of the agreement. After all, this is a secret agreement, especially since the Southwest Long family emphatically expressed the hope that the empire would not announce the contents of this secret agreement. This is an issue related to the face of the Southwest Long family.

The Long family is famous for being tough on the outside world in Central Bia. The tug-of-war with the grassland people and the struggle with the empire for the northwest has become a battle flag in Central Bia. If other forces know that the Long family, which has always been tough on the outside world, this time In order to cease the war with the empire, even such an important core city was ceded. I am afraid that there will be glasses all over the ground.

At this moment, Princess Mingyue was once again shocked by the strength of the empire. Long Po returned to the army. The 300,000 southwestern Long family troops were like barbs, blocking the retreat of the Southern Song people. Such a miraculous blow had already made the entire Zhongbi It's so shocking that even Princess Mingyue can see it. I was stunned to realize that the Long family was so powerful. However, facing such an extremely powerful Long family in the southwest, the empire could easily poach Guangmu City from the hands of the Long family. This shows how powerful the empire is. Even with 300,000 Long Po returns from the Long Family Army. I have to admit that I pinched my nose and admitted defeat in front of the empire!

"Get ready. I have decided to give you the responsibility for the area from Lanzhi City to Guangmu City!"

The fat man glanced at the lower section of Lanzhi City, which was almost flattened in front. The attack and defense of Lanzhi City was really brutal. More than 20,000 soldiers of the Long family died in Lanzhi City, and many of them were crushed by huge rolling stones. It was crushed into minced meat, and red soil was exposed even if you dug several meters deep, while on the broken walls, there were dark Light blood red is even more common, even though nearly a month has passed since the war, especially on the twenty-four high platforms built by the monks of the Nirvana Temple, with white sails fluttering in the wind and rain, it is an even more miserable white scene. The middle and lower sections of Lanzhi City were basically reduced to rubble, and only a few remaining walls remained, like ghosts.

"Leave it to me from Lanzhi City to Guangmu City?"

Princess Mingyue's pretty face was obviously stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief. The journey from Lanzhi City to Guangmu only takes three or four days. It is a huge area of ​​three to four hundred miles, and it also includes four or five buildings. A city in the southwest is by no means comparable to Lanzhi City, which is only twenty miles in size. I spent so much effort to build Lanzhi City in the first place, but now I have an area of ​​several hundred miles just for myself. ? Princess Mingyue was also knocked unconscious by the big pie falling from the world.

The fat man smiled slightly and explained nonchalantly, "This time the Empire and Southwest fought two Kaishan battles. Southwest was defeated miserably, with more than 100,000 casualties and casualties in total. The entire Southwest is full of hatred for the Empire. Guangmu has already It is a veritable hinterland of the southwest. If the empire directly sent people to control it, it would not be possible. It’s easy to handle, and although the Southwest Long family cedes Guangmu, they will never allow the empire to send heavy troops to garrison in its hinterland, so it’s most appropriate for you to go. Both the empire and the Southwest Long family can accept this result, and With your status as the princess of the Zhongbia royal family, it will be easier for the Southwest people to accept it."

"I see!"

Princess Mingyue showed a hint of gratitude on her face and nodded. She knew that Fatty gave this area to her not only to eliminate the concerns of the Long family, but also because of his absolute trust in herself. She was able to take over such a large area, even though it was far away from the Renaissance. The Biya royal family is still far away, but from Lanzhi City to Guangmu City, this is an absolutely beautiful place. Yes, it is a qualitative leap. No matter how good Lanzhi City is, it is just a small town in the mountains. But it is different now. Not only is Guangmu a real big city in the southwest, with a population base of more than 300,000, this area of ​​hundreds of miles is It has not been exposed to war, and its population is probably in the millions. It is already a real force.

Her eyes inadvertently glanced at the soul-calling flags on more than a dozen altars. For some reason, Princess Mingyue couldn't help but think of the blood that filled the city when the Hundred Miles Long Courtyard of Imperial Capital in China destroyed the city, and the massacre of the grassland people. Bai's corpse blocked the Changting River, which was dozens of meters wide. There was still a soul-calling flag in Lanzhi City, but the Imperial City probably didn't even have a soul-calling flag.

Hundreds of thousands of lonely souls in the imperial capital are wandering somewhere now. If the imperial army invades the southwest, it will probably be like this. In the past half year of the empire, she has seen the empire, battles Sometimes they kill the grassland people and the Central Asians, but they are not at all more merciful than the grassland people. This is the reality of the law of the jungle, just like the empire can kill One hundred thousand northwest grassland people surrendered in panic, and various means could be used to make these hundreds of thousands of northwest grassland people turn from fear to respect, to be grateful to the empire, and to be willing to serve as the empire's pawns. Such a scene made Princess Mingyue finally understand the power of the country. The meaning of "benevolence" or "cruelty" is something that only the victor is qualified to decide. This is the true asset of a powerful nation.

After a short two-day rest in Lanzhi City, five hundred imperial cavalry escorted Princess Mingyue to Guangmu, a large waterway city.

After watching the figure of Princess Mingyue disappear into the distance, the fat man turned around and ordered to the guards behind him, "You can inform the Southwest Long family about our candidate to take over Guangmu!" The fat man's voice paused, as if he thought of something. , couldn't help laughing and said, "I hope the other party won't be too surprised."

"Yes!" The Guards Cavalry nodded and responded, driving the horses away.

Guangmucheng

I don’t know since what year, the big river from the north and south direction washed here, accumulating a large pool of water, more than ten miles in radius, the river is like a silver belt passing around the city, sparkling, the river is shining, there has always been It is known as the gathering of waterways. There are scholars who carry wine and ride on donkeys, supported by dozens of servants. , come here for a poetry and wine gathering, it is the economic and cultural center of the southwest and north, but because the lake has restricted the development of the city, the general population has not been too prosperous, with more than 200,000 people. At this moment, on the main road outside Guangmu City, there is a A woman in armor, surrounded by several Long family officers, stood on war horses on both sides of the main road.

The woman's eyes were slender and bright, her figure was alluring, and she had a hint of enchantment in her mouth. She was taking a letter from the hands of a Long family cavalry, her beautiful eyes swept over it, and her face showed a hint of astonishment.

"Miss Long Yue, has the empire chosen the person to take over?" A young Long family officer glanced at the document with the empire's red signature in the woman's hand with bright eyes, and there was a touch of unnoticeable excitement on his face. I'm just afraid that the empire won't send anyone here. Once they come, you'll be left with nothing to eat! ,

This is Guangmu City, Southwest Guangmu City, not Northwest Sirius City! The young man's name is Long Pinglu. He is the deputy general of the Long family's original Guangmu City. He is also the young master of the branch of the Long family in Guangmu City. He is deeply rooted and powerful. The woman's status is obviously higher than him. She is the person in charge of the Long family's Guangmu City. The person, Long Yue, also has another identity, the daughter of the former head of the family, Long Yang, and the best among the direct descendants of the Long family with upright roots.

"It's definitely decided!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Long Yue suddenly nodded with an ugly expression when she thought of the names of the candidates above, sighed, and handed the letter in her hand to Long Pinglu.

"See for yourself. Originally, we were planning to incite the whole of Guangmu to oppose the imperial rule. Now it seems that we can't do this! This time the Long family is desperate to fight back, and the Song family has no chance of overturning. Once Our Long family defeated the Song clan. The next step should be to march into the Chaotang area and firmly hold the power of the Zhongbia Chaotang in our hands. If the empire still exerts strong pressure on On the southwest side, this is equivalent to forcing the Southwest Long family to start another war with the empire before marching into the Chaotang area. Therefore, this seems to be ceding Guangmu City to the empire. In fact, it is also using Guangmu City to hold back the empire and let The empire is unable to interfere with the Long family's next plan. As long as the Long family obtains the power of the court, it will have more confidence to snatch Guangmu back.

But I didn’t expect it would be her..."

Long Yue's voice stopped, with a hint of bitterness in the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly, "Why is she here? Because of her identity, the Long family must be cautious even if they want to make moves. It's really a beautiful killing blow." ! My father once said that the emperor would kill him if he didn’t take action, but I still thought it was an exaggeration. I didn’t expect it.”

"Miss Long Yue is worrying too much. I can guarantee that no matter who the empire sends or how many military guards there are, I will prevent him from entering Guangmu City."

It was the first time Long Pinglu saw Long Yue with such an expression, and he smiled disdainfully. Long Yue herself was the core of the family, and she was the daughter of the former head of the family. She was destined to be the proud daughter of the family. Although Long Yang died in the battle, The current head of the family, Long Po, also had great trust in his niece. Before the army marched north, he personally appointed Long Yue as Guangmu. The person in charge of the city is solely responsible for the logistics operation of the army marching north. This position is not unimportant. During the six months he was stationed in Guangmu City, Long Pinglu tried every means to please Long Yue. This time the family leader ceded Guangmu City, and Long Yue was ordered to transfer back. Long Pinglu patted his chest and said that no matter who the empire sent, they would never truly control Guangmu City.

He couldn't help but take the letter, opened it in his hand, and scanned it with his eyes. The name on it was "Princess Mingyue, Princess of the Royal Family of China"

"This..." The smile on Long Pinglu's face suddenly solidified. No matter how strong he is, a local snake in Guangmu City, he is not strong enough to compete with Princess Mingyue of China and Bia. As for causing trouble with Princess Mingyue, that is even more joking. , the identity of the royal princess is there, the empire wants to kill her, or it needs a reason to suppress people's hearts, Princess Mingyue wants to kill herself, who dares to stand up?

"Just take care of yourself!" Long Yue glanced at Long Pinglu with pity. "The empire sent Princess Mingyue to take over Guangmu, which really surprised everyone. Now we can only send it back to the base camp immediately, and the head of the family can make a decision. It’s better not to make any changes before!”

Here, Princess Mingyue was deceived into Guangmu City. Fatty immediately returned to Lanzhi City and announced that he was going to Kaishan for hunting. The Kaishan area was now considered an empire-controlled area. Ten thousand imperial cavalry entered in order, driving the animals all over the mountain to run around. Jump, two teams of thousands of imperial archers follow the two lines, like a big net to drive the driven animals into the middle. Every Dongting person is a veteran of hunting, let these Dongting cavalry be responsible for driving away the prey, be a little fatter No worries that the prey will escape,

"Spread out, don't do anything without my order."

Under the protection of more than a hundred imperial guards, the fat man looked coldly and said to the imperial guards behind him. The imperial guards all had understanding expressions on their faces. The emperor's archery skills are famous for being bad. Get ahead of the emperor. Isn’t it embarrassing for His Majesty? The arrow clusters were nailed to the trunk of the tree, nailed to the bushes, and passed by a chubby rabbit.

The fat man kept doing this for several consecutive arrows, and finally he found a big one. He drew his bow and aimed, and a white line flew out. It shot through the neck of the fat doe that the fat man had been aiming at for more than ten seconds, and nailed it to the On the ground, looking at the doe's twitching limbs in pain, the fat man looked speechlessly at the smiling Ruitang Tina behind him, who was leaning forward and leaning back.

The wheel archery, Fatty and Ruitang Tingna are completely different from heaven and earth. This is the only way Ruitang Tingna feels that she can suppress the other party. She straightens her increasingly outstanding chest, Ruitang Tingna smiles charmingly and says, "Your Majesty is hunting like this. I’m afraid I won’t be able to shoot a single prey until dark.”

"Who told you that I can't hunt? I feel like I'll have prey soon!" The fat man's eyes fell on Princess Dongting's increasingly protruding figure, and he rolled his eyes angrily. , glanced at the undulating mountains of Kaishan with a pretense of deepness, "Lost lamb, come to my bowl quickly!"