On March 1, 751 in the Imperial Calendar, Yan Tiankaide, the commander of the First Legion of the Empire, proposed to His Majesty Emperor George IX that his second son, Liuyun, was seriously ill and needed to recuperate for a long time, and could no longer serve Her Royal Highness the Princess, and requested that the marriage contract be dissolved. George IX didn't agree, but after repeated requests from Yan Tian, he finally nodded in agreement. In the early morning of the next day, Liuyun Kaide took twenty guards to bid farewell to the imperial capital Yun'an, and returned to the former residence of the Wind Plain to recuperate. The "cancer of the CapitaLand family" has since faded out of people's field of vision.

On the official road, Liuyun was dressed in white, with long hair and a shawl, looking back and quietly staring at the imperial capital Yun'an City.

Showered in the early morning sun, Yun'an City is extraordinarily vicissitudes and majestic. This ancient city, since the founding of the Huoyun Empire five hundred years ago, has experienced endless wind and rain and baptism of war, and has become a spiritual pillar in the hearts of the people of the empire.

George IV, the famous emperor in the history of the Huoyun Empire, once made a royal ancestral motto: "When Cloud City falls, that is when the blood of the royal family is drained!"

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is a city that will never fall. No matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as Cloud City is not broken, the struggle against the land of the empire will not stop. The scars on the city wall, which have been preserved in successive repairs, are like a thick history book, telling the suffering and perseverance of a country.

Cloud City is also the birthplace of Liuyun on this continent. In his eyes, it is like the ancient capital of Chang'an, which makes him feel inexplicably close and home. Now when he leaves, there are his relatives here. All this seems to be very ethereal, like a dream after falling asleep on the operating table.

Liuyun sighed and withdrew his gaze from Yun'an City.

"Second brother, I put the things used on the road, I put them in the carriage. Write to me about something. ”

"Hmm. Liuyun answered, and looked around again.

The only person who came from the family to see him off was Ah Lei.

There is a group of young aristocrats standing in the distance, which is a great moment to witness the "cancer" being swept away by the imperial capital aristocracy.

"Cut, I really thought that kid wasn't afraid of fighting. Isn't this still being beaten away. ”

"When I found out that he was the princess's fiancé, I wanted to throw up, and he wanted to eat swan meat like that. ”

"It's really a tumor of the Cade family, this time the Cade family's face is disgraced. ”

The sound of discussion in the distance made Ah Lei's pretty face blue and white, and there were signs of an imminent seizure. Liuyun grabbed his sister's hand and shook his head with a smile.

"Don't be impulsive, little sister. It won't be long before they'll all forget about me. ”

After speaking, Liuyun turned around and strode towards the aristocratic young man who was onlooking.

"Take care, there will be a time later. With a fist swing, Liuyun turned around and jumped on the horse.

"Little sister, please go back. ”

Smiling and instructing Ah Lei, Liuyun shouted "go" to the guards and rode away. The group gradually disappeared into the distance, leaving only a girl with tears in her eyes.

Imperial Palace.

"Yan Tian, why do you insist on getting out of the marriage, you have to give me an explanation!" In the palace, George IX was furious, looked at Yan Tian and asked loudly.

"Your Majesty is angry, there is indeed something inside to this matter. My second son, who is not strict in discipline on weekdays, has a good reputation, and if he does not withdraw from the marriage, I am afraid that he will damage the reputation of the princess in the future. I have no choice but to do so, and I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness. ”

Yan Tian knew that the emperor's anger was not because the marriage had failed, but because this matter was related to the face of the royal family and the Kaide family, so he replied cautiously.

"Yantian, you have followed me since childhood, and you are like brothers. Over the years, the men of the Cayde family have shed blood and sweat for the Fire Cloud Empire, and have suffered countless casualties. In the first battle of Yanyun, you led 3,000 cavalry to rescue me from an army of 30,000, and 2,800 soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country. I married my daughter to Liuyun, and I also wanted to comfort the soldiers who died. How can I deal with the people of the empire today?"

George IX's face was ugly, as if he remembered the harrowing battle.

"Your Majesty, the Kaide family has been loyal and patriotic for generations, but it's a pity that my unfilial son can't do martial arts, and he doesn't have half of his military exploits, how dare he touch the glory of Yanyun's victory? The princess is of noble birth, how can she marry such a wicked young man in the market? This marriage is not withdrawn, it is a shame for the Kaide family, and it is also a shame for the royal family!"

Speaking of this, Yan Tian thought of the second son who left the imperial capital alone and returned to the Fengyu Plain, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour.

Listening to Yan Tian's words, George was silent for a long time, and his face finally improved.

"Yantian, this matter is embarrassing for you, if you retreat, retreat. Naya's child is also noisy in her ears all day long, and now it can be quiet. The children's business will be left to them in the future. ”

In fact, when I got married, I thought that the Cade family was a hero, and I must not have wronged my daughter, who knew that there would be an outlier like Liuyun.

"You're also old, so don't lead the troops yourself. The Minister of War has left his post in old age, so you are ready to take over. George sighed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Yan Tian listened to the emperor's words and immediately understood the emperor's intentions.

This is a kind of compensation from the emperor to the Kaide family, and it is also to let the people in the court understand that the Kaide family is still the emperor's most trusted family.

"By the way, Yan Tian, the enrollment of Cloud City Demon Martial Academy has ended. Those from other countries are all elites, but the students enrolled in the Huoyun Empire are all children of nobles, and many of them are children of nobles who do not learn and have no skills, and the situation is not optimistic. The Emperor's words revealed deep concern.

"Perhaps a few years of peace have made the nobles forget the horror of war. These damn nobles are really a great disaster for the empire. ”

These complaints, the emperor can only make them in front of the hot sky. The Fire Cloud Empire was founded on the basis of nobles, and over the centuries, these nobles have made great contributions to the empire and become the foundation of the empire. But the superior life has also slowly degraded many nobles, in addition to noble appearance, elegant demeanor and erosive life, the quality of the aristocracy is gone.

But such a group of people, intertwined, involved in the whole body, so that as the emperor George IX has nothing to do.

"Your Majesty, I think there is a solution to this problem. When recruiting students for the Cloud City Demon Martial Academy next year, it is better to expand the scope and allow talented young people from all over the empire to take the exam and select the best. For these students, I will vigorously train those who are willing to serve in the military after graduation. At the same time, an Imperial Demon Martial Arts Contest can also be held to select a group of talents to serve in the army or the DPRK. ”

"Well, you know what I'm thinking, old fox......" the Emperor smiled at last.

Yan Tian knew that the emperor wanted to use a group of young people from the bottom of society to send some fresh blood to the empire. The aristocracy, he has slowly degenerated, and his second son is not the bitter fruit of aristocratic life.

"I'll leave this matter to you. Don't let those nobles smell anything, or I won't be quiet. Their eyes will only stare at the large amount of gold coins in front of them, and where will they see the clouds of war. I want the countries of the Blue Moon Continent to know that I am not a belligerent person, and I am definitely not a war-fearing person!"

Harem.

Princess Xiangyu was lazily lying on a rocking chair in the garden, listening to the maid talk about the evil and the young man.

Princess Xiangyu is the youngest daughter of George IX, named Naya. It is said that when he was born, he had the fragrance of blue musk, and when he grew up, his snow skin was as smooth as jade, so he was named the princess of Xiangyu. Since the age of seven, he has studied under the Rand Sword Master, and at the age of seventeen, he became a junior sword master, showing his extreme talent in martial arts. Moreover, she has been familiar with military books since she was a child, and she is also very talented in marching and commanding battles.

"These ridiculous people. After listening to Linglong's account of the behavior of a group of young nobles when Liuyun left, Naya shook her head.

At this time, she felt a little sympathetic to the fiancé who had never been masked.

She was against this marriage, because among the aristocratic youths in the imperial capital, there was no one who could make her fancy it.

In a sense, Naya was lonely, and it was a feeling of being in a high place. She, Princess Xiangyu, is not a vase, and she practices martial arts under the Sword Saint, which gives her the strength to not let her eyebrows, and her military talent gives her the ability to look down on men in the world, and her royal background gives her the superiority of looking down on all beings.

"The heroic Cade family has such a cancer on its body. She sighed softly, as if feeling sorry for the Cade family.

"Those frivolous boys, just like that, put a charge on my head, alas. Although I was against this marriage, I didn't force him to leave the imperial capital. ”

She didn't know that when she asked to withdraw from the marriage, although she was rejected by the emperor, she had a huge influence on the young people in the imperial capital who loved her.

When Ah Lei returned to the house, she locked herself in her room. Thinking of her second brother, her tears couldn't stop falling. At the moment when Liuyun left, she seemed to know that her second brother would not be a bad person from now on, but he had become a person without a heart.