After a week of desperate travel, the three of them finally arrived at the Daimyo's mansion where King Mengyan was located.

The capital city is in sight.

Except for Xu Yunshen, who has been energetic for a long time, he is not tired. Duan Qiushui was much haggard, and Huahua was also a notch darker.

The winter sun, which is also the sun, can also make people dark.

Just six days ago, they passed by the beautiful lake that Nai Kai had mentioned, and then a few of them took a bath.

Until now, they have occasionally replenished supplies when passing through the tribe, and the rest of the time is on the road.

When Duan Qiushui was tired, Xu Yunshen raised his left and right hands, and the two of them sat on one side and began to run.

It's a bit faster......

However, Duan Qiushui couldn't save his face, and as soon as he regained some strength, he shouted to come down and go by himself.

Because in her imagination, Huahua was carried behind by Xu Yunshen, and she was hugged in front......

As for this way of hunting for strange people, it was naturally thought of by Xu Yunshen.

Especially when he runs, he likes to stretch his upper body straight and straight, and with the action when he runs, his upper and lower body seem to be detached.

Many people who passed by were dumbfounded.

As you enter the capital city, you can hear the sound of a "buzzing" horn.

Strong and far-reaching.

Then there are many soldiers on the grassland, and the wind of iron and blood overflows the picture.

There are many tents outside the capital city that are used as barracks. Through some of the aging ropes and loose wooden stakes, it can be seen that these tents, which were usually used as temporary barracks, were used as houses in perpetuity.

They guarded the stone city in the middle, and it looked extremely strong.

When Xu Yunshen approached, a group of soldiers came up to negotiate.

"Who's coming!" the leader of the soldiers asked, looking at each other.

It seems that Dingwang's army is also strict and measured, except for a small group of soldiers who came up to inquire, the other soldiers were not affected in any way, and they did not even tilt their eyes. Meng Yan's revelation is not quite in line with the lazy and casual appearance he preaches outside.

But also, the prince who can suppress the border, if it was really that temperament, he would have lost it a long time ago. Xu Yunshen smiled and replied to the soldiers: "I am the prince Xu Yunshen, in the name of the imperial court, as a messenger to tour the extreme north of the province, and now I have come to find the king to report on my work." ”

The team leader stood up straight and clenched his fists: "I have seen Lord Xu, the prince has already instructed us, if you come, we can bring you in directly." ”

"Stand up, turn around, go!"

Then they turned around directly and lined up, Xu Yunshen and the others hesitated before they followed.

They haven't gotten used to the go-it-do style.

This stone city was taken from the barbarians, it was a small city, but it was more than enough to be used as a hub for defense. However, the number of troops that can be accommodated is not enough, which is why there are such tents outside.

The architectural style of the barbarians, Xu Yunshen has also seen, rough with meticulousness.

Overall, it is unrestrained and straightforward, with a strict hierarchy.

They followed the soldiers and began to walk through the guarded barracks.

Along the way, many people looked at them, and after seeing the person leading the way, their faces changed, and they lowered their heads, not daring to look directly.

"Your Excellency's military rank is very high?" Xu Yunshen asked curiously.

The other party ignored it and led the way by himself.

Xu Yunshen touched his head and didn't speak, and continued to follow.

As they walked all the way, the gates were open and they could enter directly.

The soldier guarding the gate only nodded slightly to the soldier leading the way, even if he had already gone through the procedure.

If it is replaced by someone else, you still have to pretend to check this and that before you can be released.

There is no way, who called the other party a cronie of the prince.

The leader of the soldiers who led the way, named Huo Shi, was a rare powerful faction in the army. He walked up step by step from Bai Ding's body and relied on his fighting exploits.

He doesn't have a tongue that can bloom lotus, nor does he have a strong background, and his temperament is still a little wooden.

At first, on the surface, the king ignored him, but in fact, according to his control over the army, he had already seen this silent boy. Later, he did not disappoint Meng Yan, and his military achievements were remarkable. Meng Yan naturally promoted him to the position of a guard. There are also many people who say bad things about him out of jealousy, but Meng Yan regards it as a drizzle and doesn't care.

Meng Yan is a stone tower in the middle of the city.

Huo Shi brought Xu Yunshen and others to the bottom of the stone tower, and then stepped forward alone, and the rest waited underneath.

After a while, he walked down and said to Xu Yunshen, "Come up." ”

Xu Yunshen nodded and walked into the stone tower.

Duan Qiushui and Huahua were stopped outside, and Xu Yunshen frowned and looked at Huo Shi.

Huo Shi said expressionlessly: "There is a post house in the city, they go there to live first, the prince doesn't like to see outsiders." ”

is also reasonable, Xu Yunshen did not refute.

Duan Qiushui gave him a reassuring look, took Huahua and left.

The stone tower has three floors, and Meng Yan is on the second floor, which is the belly of the stone tower.

The top layer is called the first layer, and the bottom layer is called the tail layer.

If it weren't for Huo Shi shouting to stop, Xu Yunshen would have continued to go up to the first floor.

He turned a corner, walked out of the stairs, and met Meng Yan.

There is no extra decoration in the abdomen, only a battle map in the middle, and a table and two chairs next to it.

Meng Yan sat on the chair, nodded lightly to Xu Yunshen, and raised his hand to signal Xu Yunshen to sit opposite him.

His unsmiling appearance is very different from that on the boat in Tianxin Lake.

"Master Xu, do you think that this king has changed his face too quickly, so you are at a loss?" Meng Yan laughed, a little bit of the shadow of a middle-aged Confucian who was cynical at the beginning.

If he wasn't wearing a military uniform.

Xu Yunshen was curious: "Is the prince hiding outside?"

"Isn't Lord Xu too? Prince Shaobao, tsk, the emperor has specially opened an official position for you. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this has been extremely rare. ”

Xu Yunshen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The prince doesn't have to lift, he knows a few catties and taels in his heart." But the prince is no longer covering it up, is he going to make a move?"

"Why did Lord Xu say this!" Meng Yan seemed to be a little displeased, "This king has always been like this in the army, and he can work with all the soldiers to work together to be of one heart and one mind." And this Datang is the Tang Dynasty of the Chen family after all. ”

What he said was true, and what he said was false. Xu Yunshen couldn't guess what he meant.

"Besides, Lord Xu didn't pay attention, this king didn't even call someone to come up with a cup of tea?" Meng Yan's fingers drew circles on the table, as if thinking about something.

Xu Yunshen looked around and nodded: "I just found out." I'm sorry, but I've been running around for a long time and I'm tired of my brain. Could it be that the prince is not welcome here?"

"Why did Lord Xu say this!" Meng Yan repeated again, his tone was even heavier, and he was serious, "This king said before, with the soldiers of one heart and one mind, how can you covet these things of enjoyment. ”

"It's a misunderstanding. ”

Meng Yan's face paleated slightly, stood up, and walked to the big table in the middle with a battle map.

He walked around the table twice before he spoke: "What does Lord Xu think of this cold snap?"

"That's the main task here. Xu Yunshen saw him standing, and he was embarrassed to sit. So he stood up, "In my opinion, the prince must work hard to save the people from hardship. He also used the word "I" to try to bring him closer.

What Xu Yunshen saw along the way, whether it was the ordinary people in Shuzhou Mansion or the poor tribes encountered in Zhenxiang Mansion, they were all forced to run out of oil by this cold winter. Although he didn't expect King Ding to really do what he said, it was still necessary to listen to Meng Yan's attitude.

"Lord Xu is right," Meng Yan sighed, "But my extreme northern province is a perennial war, and only the Shuzhou Mansion can pay taxes, so it's really a family with four walls." I'm afraid that I have the heart to provide disaster relief and can't afford to pay. ”

Xu Yunshen thought about it, the capital of Shuzhou Mansion is not a small port, and presumably the ships only need to pay taxes that are not low, otherwise the ships sent to them will not risk docking and avoiding the port.

In this case, the port's income is not small.

As for the city, even though it is not as good as Chang'an, it relies on the topography and commerce is quite developed.

The people living in the rest of the tribes, as far as Xu Yunshen saw, those big tribes were very rich.

Twenty taels will be collected overnight, and a large tribe has hundreds of felt bags, and the benefits can be imagined.

Because Xu Yunshen recognized that there were many tourists in the tribe through his clothes.

It seems that Meng Yan is just crying poor, and he is actually unwilling to pay for disaster relief.

Xu Yunshen also put down the shelf and asked, "Then according to the prince's opinion, what is it?"

Meng Yan smiled, but did not answer at first.

He knocked on a corner of the map, and the place was Chang'an, and he said, "Lord Xu, what did this king do to you before?"

"It's a lot of work. Xu Yunshen replied.

"Then this friendship, is it good to exchange you for a trip?"

Xu Yunshen was silent for a while, and the atmosphere in the air was obviously stagnant.

After a while, he struggled and said, "The prince really refuses to help the disaster?"

Meng Yan shook his head: "Military spending is tight, and we can't move extra expenses anymore." ”

Listening to the prince's statement, King Ding still has a cooperative relationship with him, so it seems that he and I can also be regarded as allies. Xu Yun sighed deeply: "Then it will be according to what the prince said." ”

"Brother Xu is wise, Meng admires!" Meng Yan laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

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