For hundreds of years, ten countries, large and small, coexisted on the Chinese mainland. Conquests by various countries continued, and the people were in dire straits.

Until fifty years ago, King Zhao swept across Jiuhe from south to north, established the Zhao Dynasty, unified the mainland of China, and formulated a severe torture law. Since then, China has been integrated.

However, the Zhao Dynasty lasted only three generations and was finally destroyed by the remaining families of the Ten Kingdoms.

Later, the Chu family invited leaders from all parties to gather at the Longxing Land of the Zhao Dynasty on the pretext of cutting off the dragon's veins, and set up a shocking killing plan to wipe out hundreds of families at once and suppress the dead souls with tens of thousands of troops.

At this point, the Chu Kingdom was established and the world was unified, suppressing the good and evil factions of the Immortal Sect and the Demon Sect, unable to raise their heads.

The place where Longxing was originally located in the Zhao Dynasty is today's Dazhou City.

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"Your Majesty, Dazhou City has arrived."

The voice of the guard came from outside the carriage. Lin Xiuyuan stood up and stretched his muscles, but found something touching his feet. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was Nie Yunzhu who was huddled in the corner and fell asleep.

This girl suffered a lot from fear and fear along the way.

Lin Xiuyuan casually covered Nie Yunzhu with the blanket and got out of the carriage.

The setting sun is like a fire in the sky and the river is setting, and the smoke and dust are drifting in the breeze.

In front of you is the thousand-year-old ancient city "Dazhou". The high city walls are engraved with traces of time and war erosion.

The layout of this place is quite good, with mountains and rivers, vast wilderness, the intersection of Jiujiang and extended connections in all directions. It was originally the hub of commerce between the north and the south. Unfortunately, after the fall of the Zhao Dynasty, the dragon veins of this place were completely destroyed, which led to the backlash of luck, constant natural and man-made disasters, and the pre-foundation of the People's Republic of China.

That shocking massacre turned the once Longxing Land into the "unknown place" it is today.

Even so, there are still many traders coming and going in Dazhou City every year, and its value is still very considerable.

However, it was obvious that the Da Chu royal family had bad intentions in allowing the Crown Prince of Northern Yan to come here to take up his post.

At this time, Lin Xiuyuan's eyes suddenly turned and he saw thousands of ragged people gathered not far from the city. Each of them had an expression of numbness or despair on their face. They were all refugees fleeing from the border area.

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Tongyang Pass has been plagued by wars every year, and refugees within the country have fled in all directions, making it impossible to manage them. Once a large number of refugees pour into the city, it will disrupt the order of the city, so these refugees without household registration are all placed outside the city.

Although it is cruel, this is the reality.

Lin Xiuyuan frowned slightly and remained silent.

As an old guy who has lived for thousands of years, Lin Xiuyuan has already seen life, old age, illness and death, joy, anger, sorrow and joy. He is silent only because of the world.

In troubled times, people's lives are like grass, and bones are everywhere outside the city.

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"May I ask if the Crown Prince of Northern Yan is coming ahead?"

A high-pitched voice interrupted Lin Xiuyuan's thoughts, making him uncomfortable.

Outside the city gate, I saw a few officials looking careless, and from time to time there were people on the city tower looking in and watching.

"Who are you? When the prince comes to Dazhou, why don't the local officials come to greet him? Do you want to rebel?!"

One of the guards asked coldly, and the cold aura enveloped him.

It was a courtesy to greet the superior. Fengweiying had already sent people to deliver the message, but unexpectedly, a few petty officials were here to greet them. Isn't this a slap in the face of Beiyan?

"Reporting to your lords, I am here in Nai Dazhou to take charge of the book. Your lords are busy with business and cannot come from far away. I hope that the prince will forgive me. However, your lords know that the prince has come from afar and has set up a banquet in Zuixian Tower.

Your Highness, the Crown Prince, takes the wind and washes away the dust."

An official with a mustache stepped forward to explain. Instead of showing any fear, a cunning look flashed in his eyes.

"Haha, what a busy, careless prince, and careless minister? I didn't expect the officials in Dazhou City to be so upright and diligent, which really impressed me." Lin Xiuyuan smiled, but his eyes showed indifference.

"It's just my duty. Your Highness the Crown Prince has given me the reward." Fan Xingfang was neither humble nor overbearing, and behaved in a humble and polite manner.

"Pa!" Lin Xiuyuan stepped forward and slapped Fan starboard to the ground.

"You...why did the prince hit someone!?" Fan Xingbian covered his cheek, full of grievances.

"Pa!" Lin Xiuyuan slapped him again: "Is this prince praising you?"

"I am an official of the imperial court!"

"Crack!"

Three slaps knocked Fan starboard into confusion.

The surrounding officials looked at the prince's indifferent eyes, and quickly dropped their heads in shock and fear.

At this moment, a long piece of white cloth suddenly fell from the city wall. On it were written in red ink the four characters "Monkeys and crowns", which was obviously a mockery of someone.

"What!?"

The surroundings were in an uproar, and the Fengwei camp was even more murderous.

The Lord humiliated his ministers to death, and someone actually dared to humiliate the Crown Prince in front of him? He was simply looking for death!

Feng Weiying was about to take action, but Lin Xiuyuan nodded appreciatively: "Good words, good character."

"Chen Wenyan, are you crazy? How dare you speak rudely in front of the Crown Prince? You, you are not a son of a man!" Fan Xingbian yelled angrily. He was afraid that the Crown Prince would misunderstand him.

This incident was really not arranged by them.

It's okay to give the prince a blow, but there is no need to offend him to death. Everyone knows that King Beiyan is a murderer. What if he goes crazy?

On the top of the city, the young scholar held his head high and remained unmoved.

"Oh, that's really arrogant." Lin Xiuyuan said calmly: "Come here, take that scholar into custody. We will interrogate him when I am free to see if he is a remnant of the Zhao family."

"Here!"

A guard jumped up and forcibly captured Chen Wenyan, which caused a lot of discussion among the people around him.

Chen Wenyan showed no fear or resistance, it was more like a silent accusation.

"Master Fan, right? Go back and tell your lords that I have been ordered to take up my post here. From now on, I will have the final say here, so you don't want to overwhelm the guests and occupy the magpie's nest."

After saying that, Lin Xiuyuan waved his hand, and the convoy entered the city and headed towards the city lord's palace.

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Upstairs in Zui Xian, Fan Xingbian knelt down in the middle of the hall, tremblingly reporting what happened outside the city gate.

At the top, three old men sat together in a solemn atmosphere.

"What a noble prince of Beiyan, how dare you hit someone at the city gate? You don't know how to appreciate it!"

Huang Ji stood up, snapping the case, with a fierce look in his eyes. He was the captain of a city, in charge of military affairs. On the surface, he had a violent personality, rough and impulsive, but in fact, he was cunning and vicious.

"Is the new official the most important thing in taking office? It's interesting... It seems that the Prince of Beiyan is not as dandy as the rumors say."

As a county magistrate, He Tongfu was also a man of great power in the city. He was not angry, but smiled with interest.

Huang Ji curled his lips and turned to Lu Mao, the Dianshi on the side: "What did Mr. Lu say?"

Lu Mao calmly took a sip of tea: "Everyone knows that the King of Beiyan and the King of Zhennan are not at odds with each other, but His Majesty sent the Crown Prince of Beiyan to our south. Isn't this deliberately creating conflicts? If Beiyan

If an accident happens to Prince Wang in the south, do you think that Prince of Hell will let it go?"

At present, the life of the Great Chu Emperor is approaching, and the imperial power is changing. In order to stabilize the forces of all parties, the royal family has to adopt some checks and balances. Therefore, in the eyes of many people, Lin Xiuyuan is the lord of Dazhou City in name, but in fact

It is just a proton used to balance interests.

The three people here are all old men. How could they not understand the serious relationship between them? Therefore, they only dare to talk and dare not take action. They even have to ensure the safety of the prince when necessary. Otherwise, they cannot bear the blame from above.

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"Don't worry, even if we don't come forward, someone will come to find trouble for him. This is not the land of Beiyan."

The three of them looked at each other, nodded, and then dispersed.

In less than a moment, the news spread that the Crown Prince of Northern Yan had entered the city, and the entire Dazhou City suddenly became lively.

There were a lot of discussions in the streets and alleys, and the people in the city were worried, fearing that this dandy prince would bring a worse life to them.
Chapter completed!