Crazy Concubine is very sturdy

Chapter 194 A Man (3)
Along the way, Zhan Beilie was generally very satisfied, except for a stupid idiot and Ye Yihuang who was chattering.

Great Qin, Xue Cheng.

Xuecheng is the last city on the border between Great Qin and Yan Kingdom in the north. After passing here, there is the Chijiang Military Camp.

As soon as Fang entered Xuecheng, Leng Xia felt the difference here. There were not only ordinary people in the city, but also herdsmen in bold clothes.

Soldiers in guard uniforms patrol the town from time to time, and even the city gate is guarded much more tightly than other towns.

Seeing her doubts, Zhan Beilie explained: "Although Xuecheng is also the land of Great Qin, it is a little different from ordinary towns."

Leng Xia raised his eyebrows, and he continued: "This was not a town originally, but a gathering place for some scattered tribes of Beiyan who did not obey the rules. Later, many people in the tribe married Daqin and gradually lived together. Formed a three-way zone. When my grandfather came to the throne, he took this place as the boundary of Daqin and established Xuecheng."

Only then did Leng Xia know that Xue Cheng still had such a history.

She remembered what she read in a book a while ago, and asked, "Those tribes have basically been assimilated over the past few decades, but they still retain some of the tough habits of Beiyan herdsmen?"

"That's right, so this place is extremely difficult to control. On the one hand, the people's folk customs are tough..." Zhan Beilie nodded, and analyzed in a deep voice: "On the other hand, because it is a border town of the Great Qin Dynasty, in the beginning, herdsmen from outside the country often came Harassment, so the imperial court allowed this place to implement self-government. Basically, it is in charge of itself. Even the city lord has a little military power to resist foreign intrusion at any time. He only needs to pay tribute to the imperial court every year. Until Beiyan was defeated five years ago , it’s much more peaceful here.”

Leng Xia's eyebrows frowned, "In other words, the city lord's power is the greatest here, and it can be said that he can cover the sky with one hand."

Zhan Beilie opened the curtain and observed the people outside. He hadn't been here since he defeated Beiyan five years ago, and he was quite different from Xue Cheng in his impression, and became much dilapidated.

The people here are like the refugees I saw before, their eyes are numb and sad.

He closed the car curtain, frowned, and said: "It can be said that, but the city lord here is often changed, but this time the city lord Xue Renyi is quite capable, since he came to power, he has suppressed the herdsmen here to death of."

He closed his eyes slightly, rubbed his temples, and said: "There is also the bandit from Dongfang Run who harassed the border area frequently, only Xuecheng was not seriously injured."

At this moment, a male voice sounded loudly from outside the car: "Xue Renyi, my subordinate, is visiting the lord. I didn't know that the lord was coming, so I came here in a hurry, hoping to forgive my sin."

Zhan Beilie and Leng Xia got out of the carriage, and several men in official uniforms stood in front of the carriage. The leading man was close to 40 years old and was extremely thin.

Before Zhan Beilie could speak, he had already straightened up and greeted him: "My lord is coming from afar, the officials have already ordered people to prepare drinks, and I would like to ask my lord to do me a favor."

Zhan Beilie swept over him. This person had a dark complexion, a hooked nose, and a glint of prey that flickered from time to time in his eyes. He looked extremely difficult to get along with.

He said he came in a hurry, but the official robes were neatly dressed without a single wrinkle.

Zhan Beilie and Leng Xia looked at each other with a bit of icy chill in their eyes.

He smiled slightly, but before he could speak, Xue Renyi looked at Shitian behind him, frowned, and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I don't know that the lord has brought soldiers here, and I haven't made any arrangements for a while, why don't we let them set up camp outside the city first?" ?”

Zhan Beilie didn't object either, and smiled back: "Of course."

Xue Renyi secretly laughed, he had heard how brave this God of War Lie Wang was, but he was only a 20-year-old boy, so he looked up to him.

The two walked forward, Xue Renyi was half a step behind Zhan Beilie, and looked back at Shitian while walking forward.

He always felt that there was a vague murderous aura gathering on his body, and when he felt it again, it disappeared again. He shook his head, maybe it was an illusion.

Leng Xia ordered Shi Tian to temporarily station outside the city, gave Lin Qing a warning look, and asked him to follow.

Lin Qing lowered his head, knowing what the girl meant to let him control his emotions, he closed his eyes and adjusted for a moment, opened his scarred palms, and followed Leng Xia.

The decoration of the City Lord's Mansion is extremely luxurious, compared to the dilapidation of the entire Xue City, it is a world of difference.

Zhan Beilie sat in the magnificent banquet hall, exchanging greetings with Xue Renyi, accompanied by other county magistrates, city guards and other officials.

Zhan Beilie drank Xue Renyi's glass of wine, and just put down the glass, he asked impatiently, "Master Xue, is my king's bodyguard here?"

Xue Renyi snorted coldly in his heart, he really was a brat, so he couldn't hold his breath anymore.

With a respectful tone, he replied: "Guard Zhong went to appease the refugees outside the city and has not returned, so the prince wants to send someone to look for it?"

Zhan Beilie breathed out, as if relieved, and said with a smile: "Since it's to appease the refugees, there's no need to search for it. I'm not in a hurry."

After finishing speaking, Meifeng frowned again, his face darkened, and he asked, "Why are the refugees still outside the city?"

Xue Renyi was contemptuous in his heart, and his expression was full of joy and anger. This mighty king might be even more inappropriate than he thought. He might have the title of God of War, but he was just a reckless man who knew how to lead troops to fight.

He put down the cup in his hand, stared at Zhan Beilie for a long time, and there was a look of suspicion on his face when he stared straight at him, and then he replied in a proud tone: "They are just some troublesome people, and they are not the people of Daqin. Letting it in will only disturb Xuecheng's law and order, and if spies come in, it will not be worth the loss."

The other officials echoed in unison.

Zhan Beilie lowered his eyes, as if he was thinking, and asked after a while: "So many refugees gathered at the door, if there is any change between Beiyan and Dongchu, how will the city lord plan to deal with it?"

Leng Xia, who had been sitting next to her and hadn't spoken a word, immediately said, "The city lord won't let him into the city, it's freezing cold, these people..."

Xue Renyi frowned, "Your Majesty doesn't know something, the officials' spies will send back news every hour, if there is any change between the two countries, the officials from hundreds of miles away will know about it!"

(End of this chapter)