At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

Xia Yun had only sent a letter to inform Sun Maocai that the Japanese pirates had been completely destroyed and that he was about to lead a large army to enter Xiamen.

He did not ask Sun Maocai to arrange such a grand welcoming ceremony.

"Lord Xia Yun has worked tirelessly to drive out the Japanese pirates and recover the lost territory of Fujian. This is a rare achievement in this world."

"I, the officials of Fujian, have nothing to offer in return, so I can only prepare some wine and go out of the city to welcome you as a token of my gratitude."

Sun Maocai continued to speak, his words were flawless, and he finished the scene perfectly.

Xia Yun waved his hand upon hearing this.

In front of so many people, he was afraid that Sun Maocai would say something disgusting again.

But it was at this time.

Chen Bao, who was escorting the empress and her entourage, appeared in the sight of Xia Yun and a group of Fujian officials with thousands of troops.

A look of suspicion immediately appeared on Sun Maocai's face.

"Master Xia, is that the distinguished guest you mentioned?"

Sun Maocai was curious. Ever since he returned to Xiamen, he had been quite curious about the distinguished guest that Xia Yun mentioned.

He originally wanted to make more preparations for this.

But after Sun Maocai asked around in the hall, he was unable to find out any of the origins of the "distinguished guest" that Xia Yun mentioned.

"I am here to see you, sir. Following your orders, I have taken you back!"

When Chen Bao led his troops to the city gate, he immediately dismounted and knelt on one knee in front of Xia Yun to give orders.

"Well done. Your contribution this time is no less than destroying a city or a stronghold."

Xia Yun had already received the news from Chen Bao, and a look of relief appeared in his eyes when he looked at Chen Bao.

The facts prove it again.

His decision to recruit Chen Bao into his team in Zhangjia Village that day was absolutely correct.

At this time, Sun Maocai and other Fujian officials.

After hearing Chen Bao's words, they all came forward, curious to see who the person was who was called a distinguished guest by Xia Yun.

However, what no one expected at this moment was.

When the next distinguished guest appeared, her identity made everyone's pupils tremble collectively!

But among the thousands of soldiers under Chen Ergou's command, there was a crowd of people.

Then, a haggard woman slowly walked out from the crowd.

When Xia Yun saw the woman for the first time, he was stunned at first.

This was because this woman was not someone else but his business partner, Xiao Ling'er from the Xiao Mansion in the capital!

How come she is here?

Xia Yun was confused, but when he remembered that the distinguished guest Chen Bao was welcoming this time was the empress of the Daliang Dynasty.

Xia Yun's pupils suddenly shrank!

An absurd yet bold guess then appeared in his mind.

Although he is now the governor of two provinces, he holds a high position of power.

But in fact, he had never seen the current empress.

Therefore, this time, he originally had a lot of expectations in his heart.

He was also curious.

What kind of person was the legendary empress of the Liang Dynasty?

But this time.

Instead of having any expectations in his heart, Xia Yun felt a rare tingling sensation on his scalp!

At the same time, Sun Maocai and others standing behind Xia Yun couldn't help but move forward to watch.

But when they looked clearly at the woman walking out of the army.

A group of officials headed by Sun Maocai all showed an expression of extreme shock on their faces!

"Xia Yun's distinguished guest... is... His Majesty?!"

Sun Maocai exclaimed inwardly, his eyes full of disbelief.

Even though he had many guesses about the identity of the distinguished guest Xia Yun mentioned before, he never thought that the identity of this distinguished guest was actually the current empress!

Most of the officials in Fujian Province were sent out from Beijing.

In addition, all those present at this time were high-ranking officials in Fujian Province, so they were extremely familiar with the empress's appearance!

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty!"

"..."

For a moment, the extremely shocked Fujian officials present knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, shouting "Long live the emperor!"

Listen to the sounds around you.

Xia Yun sighed inwardly.

He knew that his guess was true.

The Xiao Ling'er in front of him, who he was quite familiar with, was actually the current emperor of Daliang and the first empress of the Daliang Dynasty!

"Master Xia, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"

The haggard empress walked in front of Xia Yun at this moment, and a sly smile suddenly appeared on her face.

Looking at Xia Yun's dark face, the empress suddenly felt a little relieved.

It was like it was a competition.

This time, she defeated Xia Yun!

"Your humble servant...pays respect to Your Majesty."

Xia Yun said with a wry smile.

Xiao Ling'er was the current empress. Although this fact was hard for him to accept in his heart, it was actually happening before his eyes.

And in this way, the relationship between him and the empress will become more complicated.

because.

The empress had been to Dai County!

At that time, her name was Xiao Ling'er.

The empress saw everything that happened in Dai County and knew that he had been deceiving the court all these years.

But even so, over the past few months, the empress has always pretended to be ignorant of what happened in Dai County.

Not only that, the empress even started doing business with him.

All the events that happened in the past made it difficult for Xia Yun to assess the relationship between himself and the empress.

That was when Xia Yun was stunned.

The shock on the faces of many officials around not only did not diminish in the slightest, but became even more intense.

All this happened because Xia Yun did not kneel down when he saw the empress!

It's not even just Xia Yun.

Including all the generals and soldiers under Xia Yun, they were still standing in an orderly manner at this moment, with no intention of kneeling down.

You must know that not bowing to the emperor when you see him is a crime of great disrespect!

However, Sun Maocai and others did not speak.

Although they didn't understand why Xia Yun didn't kneel.

But at this moment, anyone with eyes can see that the relationship between Xia Yun and His Majesty is not ordinary.

Xu Wan'er, Qin Tianye and other generals.

At this moment, they were also extremely shocked and glanced at Xia Yun.

Do they kneel...or not.

Now it all depends on Xia Yun's choice.

As long as Xia Yun doesn't kneel, they will naturally not kneel.

This was especially true for the soldiers present.

Until Xia Yun gave the order, they would not make any move, no matter if it was windy or rainy.

"Okay, if you don't want to kneel, then don't kneel."

Looking at the rather embarrassing situation, Xiao Ling'er stuck out her tongue, smiled and shook her head.

This trip was before meeting Xia Yun.

She already had some guesses in her mind.

Even if Xia Yun knew her identity, she would most likely not kneel down to her.

It's not because of any other reason.

But it was based on her understanding of Xia Yun.

For some reason, she always felt that Xia Yun was very different from other people!