Chapter 136 Little Prince

That morning, a cavalry team suddenly arrived, which made all the city gate guards in the county and city very nervous. They all drew their sharp swords and prepared for it.

"Blinding your dog eyes! How dare you be rude to His Highness!" The leader of the group, a strong-backed general, rode on a horse and yelled with angrily eyes.

His voice was as rough and wild as a muffled thunder exploding here, frightening the city gate guards.

Protected by hundreds of soldiers is a luxurious carriage, pulled by three handsome white horses. The carriage is inlaid with gold and jade, and there are dragon and tiger carvings on it.

A cold male voice came from among them.

"Xiong Danshan, why are you wasting your time at the city gate? Why don't you hurry in?"

As soon as these words came out, the general immediately turned around.

"Enter the city!"

Three hundred cavalry then guarded the carriage and headed towards the city gate.

"Wait, you guys!" The city gate guard has not yet understood the situation.

"Get away!" The general swiped his spear, and several guards were violently knocked away, falling to the side in pieces.

When the common people entering and exiting the city gate along the way saw this, they dared not say anything and hurriedly evaded and hid far away.

Until then, a guard finally recognized the luxurious carriage with the exclusive symbol of the royal family.

This is the royal procession!

This discovery shocked them all.

"If you didn't tell me earlier, my brothers would have been beaten in vain!"

"It's not that the general is too arrogant, we did something wrong!"

"Okay, just say a few words less, lest disaster comes from your mouth."

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In the governor's house, the governor Li Yan was discussing important matters with Zhuang Ren, when suddenly a personal guard rushed over.

"Sir, the royal family is here!"

"What?" Li Yan was a little surprised. He had not received any notice before.

"Who is it from the royal family?"

The guard shook his head, "I don't know, they didn't report it, and they are now heading towards the county governor's mansion."

Li Yan and Zhuang Ren next to him looked at each other.

"Go, hurry up and summon the county chiefs and captains to come and come with me to greet them." Li Yan said, adjusting his official uniform and putting on his official hat.

Zhuang Ren hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Sir, at this juncture, the royal family is coming, and they are probably here for the imperial army."

"Well, that's probably the case." Li Yan nodded.

"I'm just afraid." Zhuang Ren wanted to say something else, but at this time, the royal family had arrived outside the county governor's house.

The two of them could only rush out to greet him.

"Who is it?" The general, who was riding a tall horse, did not dismount and looked at the two people walking out.

"The humble minister Li Yan, the governor of Donglai County, is here to greet you." Li Yan bowed his hands and saluted.

"Chief Li, you're fine." A voice came from inside the carriage.

Li Yan and Zhuang Ren felt familiar, and their expressions changed slightly.

"It turns out that His Highness Chu Huai is here. I apologize for missing the welcome." Li Yan said immediately.

The curtain of the carriage window opened a corner, revealing the face of a fair young man, his narrow eyes scanning the two people who were saluting.

"Yes, you recognize me. I didn't inform you this time. What's the crime? Please forgive me."

The two of them straightened up and saw two enchanting maids getting out of the carriage. They were holding parasols and waiting respectfully for their master to get off the carriage.

The man was dressed in luxurious clothing and had an aura of nobility about him that made people look in awe.

"Go in and talk." Chu Huai said calmly.

"Yes, please come in, Your Highness." Li Yan immediately greeted the man respectfully, followed closely by the general and several personal guards.

In the main hall of the meeting hall, all senior officials in the county governor's mansion gathered together.

On the main seat, Chu Huai sat lazily, resting his head on one hand and calmly looking at everyone present.

Behind him, two female maids fanned him, while the general stood quietly like an iron tower, full of power.

"This is my father's edict. From now on, I will be in charge of Donglai County. You all need to listen to my orders and jointly resist the incoming enemy forces. Do you understand?" Chu Huai stated his purpose directly.

"This" all the county officials were shocked when they heard this, and then they all looked at their governor.

This is tantamount to directly depriving the county governor of all powers.

Not only must the military power be handed over, but also the governance power of the county must be handed over.

Zhuang Ren on the side sighed secretly and said that it was indeed the case.

The imperial power came and completely controlled their life and death, and could take away all the power of high-ranking officials in the county with just one word.

If you don't obey, you will become an enemy of the entire power group represented by the fifth prince.

They had no choice but to agree.

Seeing that Sheriff Li Yan was silent, Chu Huai looked sideways and asked in a nonchalant manner: "What do Sheriff Li think?"

"I will obey His Highness's arrangements." Li Yan cupped his hands and lowered his eyebrows.

"Very good. Today, the King of Japan is the first to speak out. From now on, under my rule, if anyone is found to be holding back, they will be severely punished. I hope you will not disappoint me." Chu Huai said this.

"yes!"

All the officials felt extremely stressed and their soles were sweating.

Part of the source of pressure came from what His Highness said, and the other part came from the general behind him.

The general stared blankly, and everyone in the crowd was frightened, but no one dared to look at him.

Everything is settled.

After an official meeting, the top leader of Donglai County changed from now on.

The meeting ended and the officials dispersed.

Evening, Li Mansion.

In the courtyard, Li Yan and Zhuang Ren were drinking, and the atmosphere was a bit dull.

Neither of them were in a good mood.

Li Yan waved his hand and dispersed the servants in the courtyard.

"Back then, we welcomed the fifth prince into Donglai County, sent troops and food to him, and conquered the six southern counties, making great contributions. Now, his edict is nothing, it's really chilling!"

Zhuang Ren put the empty wine glass back on the table with a snap, dissatisfied.

Li Yan also shook his head and sighed deeply.

Suddenly, a royal heir came over and took away all the power in his hands without even a word. It is impossible to say that he doesn't care.

Even in the heart of the county governor, a faint resentment was fermenting silently.

He just wanted to ask one question, why!

But this is what he can't ask, if he asks, he will lose his head.

"No matter how dissatisfied we are about this matter, we can only keep it. He is the king and we are the ministers. The achievements we have made are only recognized by this king. That is an achievement. Otherwise, it is nothing."

Li Yan's fingers slightly clenched the wine glass and said sullenly.

"No matter what, we still have to focus on the overall situation. The imperial army is coming soon. We must defend Donglai County, otherwise everything will be in vain."

Three days later, the imperial army arrived in Donglai County and captured Qinghe County as a bridgehead at lightning speed.

Then, the five princes' army of Donglai County arrived in the vicinity of Qinghe County and began to test each other around the county and the Qinghe River to judge the strength and trump cards of the other side.

Although the war did not burn to the county, almost everyone was paying attention to the war situation near the border of Donglai County.

A lot of worried people were worried about what would happen tomorrow.

If possible, none of them wanted their original peaceful life to be completely disrupted, and no one wanted to experience the experience of war.

At Liu's house, a new game of chess began.

"Changming, how do you think this battle will end?" Liu Dingsheng asked.

Song Changming shook his head. He naturally knew that Liu Dingsheng was asking about the battle situation at the border of Donglai County.

But he didn't understand war, and he didn't have the intelligence of the two armies as a reference. Even if he said the answer, it was just a guess.

"What do you think, senior?"

Liu Dingsheng said while playing chess: "The court came with a big trend in this battle, and the young prince was new to Donglai County. He would probably make mistakes if he tried to seize power right away, and he would not be able to withstand the elite cavalry of the court in the end.

In this battle, the fall of Donglai County is likely to happen!"

This is Liu Dingsheng's true thought, and therefore he has prepared to avoid the war and leave Donglai County.

He pessimistically determined that the group army under the command of the fifth prince could not withstand the momentum of the court army.

In fact, it developed like this at the beginning. In just a few days, the soldiers and horses stockpiled in Donglai County began to retreat, and the battle line was retreating step by step.

However, at this time, a sudden fire changed the situation.