On the 19th day of the 11th month of the Guangming calendar, early in the morning. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The Imperial Minister of State, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Wen, Ye Chong, set out from Wolf City, led 150,000 Northern Xinjiang Army, and 20,000 people of the special battalion of the headquarters who shined in the defense of Wolf City, together with the 50,000 Central Army of Yanyun Province, marched towards the imperial capital.

Two days before that, an order stamped with the wolf seal of the governor's palace had already been transmitted to the provinces of northern Xinjiang.

All provinces in northern Xinjiang are required to transfer all reserves to active duty within 30 days from the date of issuance of the order, and veterans under the age of 45 should immediately return to their respective armies. According to preliminary estimates, once this order is achieved, the entire Northern Xinjiang Army will have more than 500,000 troops. It was a terrifying force that would strike fear into the hearts of the entire empire.

Whoever wins the northern frontier wins the world! This sentence is by no means false. The Northern Xinjiang Military Region is the military region with the best implementation of the imperial reserve and professional military system, and the people of Northern Xinjiang are extremely resistant to hard fighting and are known for being good at fighting tough battles. These newly assembled armies only need to go through a short period of training and running-in before they will form considerable combat strength.

The summons was supposedly intended to be a defense against an attack from the north, but it was clear to everyone that it was a cold winter, and the ice fields were already blowing white-haired winds, and the snow could drown the thighs of the horses. The alien race in the north is not stupid, do they stand in the snow and wait for the people of the north to shoot arrows?

But with such a large army, the daily consumption of grain and grass is also astronomical. If it is only used to defend against an almost non-existent alien attack, it is to take the people of the world for fools.

What is going on in the north of Xinjiang? Fortunately, this doubt did not last long.

Because at noon on the 18th, Wolf City released two messages at the same time, using the Flying Eagle Channel, which the empire had spent a lot of money to build, which connected the provincial capitals of the empire and the military region fortress. So, in the early morning of the nineteenth, most of the empire had already received these two messages. So, everyone immediately understood that something was wrong!

The first news is very simple, the daughter of Prince Wen Ye Chong, the lord of Chiba County, will be officially engaged to Guo Wu, the heir of the Duke of Wolf City.

The second news was even more shocking, the imperial crown prince Ye Yuan officially gave up the position of prince and made Ye Chong, the prince of Xian Yuwen. The news was released in an official document, with the seal and signature of Prince Ye Yuan.

Almost instantly, all the local officials, from the South China Sea to the northern part of Xinjiang, were moving at high speed, and they printed countless copies of this fatwa and posted it in prominent locations in towns and cities.

"The prince's decree: Today's empire is in chaos, Yuan Shao is careless, and he has the trust of the emperor and the trust of all the people. Therefore, on November 18, 798 of the Guangming calendar, he officially gave up the position of the prince and gave way to Yu Xianneng.

Ye Chong, the prince of imperial literature, is a descendant of the royal family, an important minister of the country, and a talented and virtuous man. Strive to reverse the decline of northern Xinjiang and save the people from fire and water. As the best candidate for the prince of the empire, Yuan Cheng is willing to assist the people of the world!"

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Southwest of the Empire, Yabu City. At night, the eagle from the north finally arrived.

Huo Qing looked at the news in his hand and sighed. What he feared most finally came true, that person was indeed a liking to death!

Huo Qing said to the general in front of him happily: "The exercise is suspended!"

The general was stunned, and as a close confidant, he naturally knew the real purpose of the exercise. For this operation, they have been preparing for half a year. In just four days, they would be able to make their way to the empty Imperial Capital—and yet, with the words of the Governor, all their efforts were in vain. He's very unwilling!

Huo Qing glanced at the other party coldly, and snorted dissatisfiedly in his hawk nose: "What? Do you really plan to let everyone see a joke?"

The general said in fear: "The last general will not dare!"

Huo Qing's voice softened slightly: "Ye Chongxuan appeared at this time, obviously to warn me Huo someone." He is carrying the power of the northern frontier to the south, and his vigor is flourishing, and anyone who dares to stand in the way will die!

At this time, a slightly chubby old man who was close to Huo Qing's hand immediately sycophant: "Your Excellency the Governor is wise. Ye Chong's eating appearance this time was too ugly. He was impatient to marry again and abolish the crown prince. I believe that there must be many people in the empire who are dissatisfied with him. As long as the Governor sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, when they are both defeated, it is not too late for you to take action to settle the chaos!"

Huo Qing nodded approvingly, these words are intimate! But intimacy is not the same as the truth, and he also knows that this is just putting gold on his face. What does it mean to be dissatisfied? When the previous generation of Emperor Guangming was alive, there were even more dissatisfied people, but what could it be. General Bolu controls the Central Army, and Guo Zizhong in Northern Xinjiang is even more eyeing, whoever dares to rebel is a dead word!

Huo Qing guessed that maybe at this moment, Ye Chong wished that someone would jump out and sing the opposite tune, so he just cut off a bunch of heads to sacrifice the flag first. Save these people from worrying about it after ascending to the throne.

Huo Qing looked at Mo Shan again and asked, "Mo Changshi, is there still no news from Huo Yu and the emperor's eldest grandson?"

Mo Shan lowered his head in shame: "Back to the Governor, there is no news yet!"

Huo Qing sighed: "My hard-working child!"

At this moment, the soldiers suddenly came to report: "My lord, the military police escort the young lady...... It's back!" his gaze was a little evasive, and his words were a little unpleasant!

Huo Qing thought about the affairs of the northern frontier, but he didn't notice the abnormality of his soldiers' expressions! He immediately showed joy on his face: "Are they back? Where are they? Let them come in! Oh, no, no, the imperial concubine and the emperor's eldest grandson are noble, so I'd better go out to greet them in person!"

Mo Shan also congratulated on the side: "My lord, no wonder the lower official heard the magpie calling on the branch today, it turned out that the adult was coming to the door!"

Huo Qing nodded happily, straightened his clothes, and immediately walked out. At a glance, he saw the military police parked in the garden in front of the house.

Dressed in a black military police uniform, Dai Luo, who was full of dust, took a few steps forward: "The last general Dai Luo will see the Governor!"

Huo Qing laughed and said, "General Dai doesn't have to be polite, by the way, where are the imperial concubine and the emperor's eldest grandson?"

Dai Luo was stunned for a moment, the emperor's eldest grandson? Who said that the emperor's eldest grandson is here? But he still turned sideways and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, the imperial concubine is in the carriage!"

Huo Qing looked at the slightly wide black carriage behind Dai Luo and frowned. It is said that Huo Yu should have heard his voice, why is he still in the carriage. He thought about it, and then suddenly realized that although Huo Yu didn't say anything about entering the palace, he was extremely dissatisfied. Hey, this daughter, her temper is getting worse when she becomes the imperial concubine!

He laughed and said, "Then I should personally greet the imperial concubine and the eldest grandson!" he said and walked towards the carriage.

Dai Luo also realized that something was wrong! The Governor of the Southwest actually didn't know that Huo Yu was dead and the emperor's eldest grandson was missing!

At this time, Huo Qing had already come to the carriage respectfully, and he bent down and saluted: "Huo Qing, the governor of the southwest of the minister, greets the imperial concubine and the emperor's eldest grandson!"

There was no movement, and the entire escorting gendarmerie was silent.

Huo Qing was stunned for a moment, he raised his eyes to look at the gendarmes beside the carriage, but saw that these people all had strange faces, and their eyes were full of surprise. Huo Qing felt that kind of look as if he was watching a madman perform!

Huo Qing's heart became extremely uneasy, he suddenly opened the curtain of the carriage, only to see a black coffin parked inside. Huo Qing's face turned pale in an instant, and his whole body froze, he only felt that his heart was tightly contracted together, and it was difficult to breathe.

"Your Excellency, please mourn!" Dai Luo said softly as he came to his side.

Huo Qing didn't hear it, and stroked the coffin with trembling palms, and suddenly his hands were like claws, deeply embedded in the wood, and pulled the coffin out at once.

With a bang, the heavy coffin lid was lifted aside. I saw a figure wrapped in a thin layer of ice, and her face was already gray. Huo Qing just glanced at it and recognized that it was his daughter Huo Yu.

Huo Qing's lips kept trembling, and the small coffin was looked at back and forth by him over and over again. There was only one daughter, only one daughter, and he kept telling himself that he was the only one! The next moment, he finally began to cry!

Southwest Chang Shi Moshan was paralyzed to the ground, and he couldn't wait to pump his mouth! Is this what he called a "happy event"? He wanted to cry without tears, so he could only lie on the ground and howl heartbreakingly!

Soon, in the entire Southwest Governor's Palace, there was a cry.

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Southwest Governor's Mansion Study.

Dai Luo looked at Huo Qing, the governor of the southwest, who was still sad with a sad face, and presented the scroll and letter in his hand: "Your Excellency, this is the letter and ...... that the Duke will bring to you at the end of the decree Holy Decree!"

Huo Qing's voice was hoarse, and he said a little strangely: "Lord Duke, which Lord Duke?"

Dai Luo replied meticulously: "Li Wuheng, the Duke of the Ice Field, is also the sixth generation of the Empire. Today, Lord Icefield is the guardian of the Imperial Capital. ”

Huo Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, he was a little unfamiliar with the name Li Wuheng. However, the words Duke of Icefield, the sixth generation of Camerondo, still reminded him of everything related to the other party. The undead, the extermination, the orphans, the remnants of the previous dynasty, the refuge in the northern frontier -- such a young man is now the guardian of the imperial capital!

However, Li Wuheng's control of the imperial capital city should be a matter of the last few days. Huo Qing looked at Dai Luo with a strange expression, which showed that it only took more than three days for the other party to rush from the imperial capital city to the southwest. What a dedication!

What Huo Qing didn't know was that the reason why Dai Luo was so fast was that he was in a desperate hurry, and he died dozens of good war horses to arrive in time. In this way, it almost exceeded the time requested by the little devil. Just when the word demon flashed in Dai Luo's heart, a sharp pain immediately came from his head. Alas, I really can't say anything bad about that duke! I can't even think about it! I don't know what kind of evil magic the other party has cast on me?

Huo Qing didn't rush to read the letter, but opened the holy decree very casually. He was very curious about what kind of holy decree the other party would give him, after all, everyone knew that the emperor was dead!

The bright yellow holy decree unfolded, but Huo Qing was stunned. Because on the Holy Decree, there was nothing but a dark cyan jade seal! It turned out to be a blank Holy Decree? Huo Qing carefully identified the seal, there was no falsehood, and there was a certain peculiar luster in the dark cyan color, which was unique to the jade seal of the country!

Huo Qing looked at the letter on the side, and finally became interested-he was very curious now, what would the young Duke say to him? )