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

"Pass on my order. All chariots line up and enter the city immediately!"

Since the empress wanted to boost people's morale, Xia Yun naturally would not refuse.

Lei Zhenning and others had not yet come to their senses.

Xiang Wentian had already sat back in the chariot.

As the orderly orders were passed down, in less than a quarter of an hour, hundreds of tanks were quickly restarted, and the roar of the engines once again resounded throughout the world.

"Boom!"

Under the shocked gazes of countless onlookers, the steel torrent split into a long line and slowly drove into Deshengmen.

On the Deshengmen Tower, Xu Miao and others looked at the chariots entering the capital, and the shadows in their eyes were extremely intense.

It was not until this moment that they fully understood what kind of terrifying power Xia Yun held in his hands!

If Xia Yun had any intention of rebelling, no one in the entire Daliang Dynasty would be able to deal with him!

After the initial shock, the ordinary people who lined the streets to welcome them all showed expressions of joy and excitement on their faces.

Although they didn't understand how those steel beasts were made.

But one thing is beyond doubt.

The biggest function of these steel beasts that appeared in the capital city is to protect their lives!

For a moment, as the chariots drove through the streets and alleys of the capital, thunderous cheers of joy filled the air.

At this time, Xia Yun, Xiao Yan and others had appeared in Hongyan Tower at some point.

So far, two Hongyan towers have been built in the capital.

"I have met Your Majesty."

When Xia Yun and others saw the empress on the top floor of Hongyan Building, they immediately spoke in unison.

"My dear ministers, there is no need to be so polite."

The empress smiled and nodded.

"Your Majesty, the chariots of the baggage train are expected to arrive at Hongyan Tower in half an hour."

Xu Wan'er followed up with the report.

She had no intention of leaving the city to welcome the baggage train today.

When Xia Yun led his men to Deshengmen.

She is currently working in the Ministry of Communications, coordinating various infrastructure construction tasks in the capital.

In the past few days, although it was extremely rushed, Xu Wan'er still mobilized nearly thousands of men to fill in all the streets in the capital.

Although the effect is certainly not as good as that of reinforced concrete, it can finally allow tanks to pass through in a short period of time.

Compared with the time when she was the governor of two provinces, she is now extremely busy.

In the end, it was because the empress wanted to see the baggage train with her own eyes that she sent someone to inform her in advance.

Everyone quickly reached the top floor of Hongyan Building.

Things turned out just as Xu Wan'er had said.

Just a few minutes passed.

The low roar of engines echoed throughout the street where Hongyan Building was located.

At the same time, a long line of new tanks slowly appeared on the street below.

The moment the empress saw the chariot, a gleam of light suddenly appeared in her eyes.

That’s right, the chariots that appeared on the streets at this time were the same ones he had seen in Dai County a few months ago!

The empress's thoughts involuntarily returned to the past.

At that time, Xia Yun didn't know her identity, so he took her on the chariot and chased the barbarians all over the grassland.

She knew very well the power of these chariots!

"Xia Yun, how many of these chariots do you have now?"

The empress asked suddenly.

"About 120 or so."

Xia Yun responded truthfully.

Hearing this, the empress's eyes once again revealed a hint of surprise.

She remembered that Xia Yun did not have so many chariots under his command.

Obviously, during the few months that Xia Yun was away from Dai County, the military factory in Dai County never stopped production.

But soon she thought of someone else.

Kong Youde!

The guy who was sent by him to Dai County to replace Xia Yun as the county magistrate.

If you think about it carefully, there has been no news from Kong Youde in the past few months.

Could it be that...

The empress thought so in her heart, and there was a hint of strangeness in her eyes when she looked at Xia Yun.

Seeing this, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows slightly.

He didn't understand why the empress looked at him like that.

"Your Majesty, is there a problem?"

Xia Yun asked doubtfully.

"Where is the new Dai County Magistrate Kong Youde now?"

The empress asked with a smile.

Kong Youde?

The moment Xia Yun heard the name, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He had forgotten about this guy.

Nearly half a month ago, when they set out from Hangzhou and arrived in the capital, he asked Xiang Wentian and others to expel Kong Youde from Dai County.

But up to now, Kong Youde seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth, with no news at all.

Xia Yun then shifted his gaze to Xiang Wentian who was standing beside him.

"Where is Kong Youde?"

Xia Yun asked.

Xiang Wentian immediately showed a look of hesitation on his face.

At the beginning, he followed Xia Yun's orders to expel Kong Youde from Dai County.

Could it be that the guy didn’t return to the capital?

Things suddenly fell into an awkward situation.

"In reply to your Majesty, Lord Zhuge was unable to adapt to the local climate half a month ago, so he left Dai County, and I do not know his whereabouts."

In a hurry, Xiang Wentian simply made up a reason.

After all, he couldn't say that he was the one who drove Kong Youde out of Dai County.

To Xia Yun and Xiang Wentian's surprise.

When the empress heard this obviously unreasonable answer, instead of showing the slightest sign of anger on her face, she laughed out loud.

"Pfft."

The empress covered her face with her sleeves.

How could she not see that Xia Yun and Xiang Wentian were lying.

"It doesn't matter, as long as Kong Youde is still alive."

The empress then spoke again.

For her, as long as Xia Yun did not kill Kong Youde without permission, the matter was of no importance.

Xia Yun's eyes turned when he heard that, and he felt a little relieved.

He naturally understood what the woman meant.

"Your Majesty, rest assured that Lord Zhuge will definitely return to the capital."

Xia Yun nodded.

In a sense, this can also be regarded as a commitment on his part.

Promise itself does not mean taking human life lightly.

During this period of time, Xia Yun never wielded the knife lightly, and no official died at his hands.

The most fundamental reason.

This is Xia Yun’s understanding of the empress’s situation.

When he was the prefect and governor of Jiangnan, no less than a hundred Jiangnan Party officials died at his hands.

The empress has been under tremendous pressure for this.

And Xia Yun is not a heartless person.

This time when he came to Beijing, he had been using the utmost patience to tolerate the corrupt officials in the capital.

If not.

When he was in Fenglai Pavilion that day, he would never let Xiao Yuanhai, the prince of Prince Cheng's Mansion, go so easily!

"Xia Yun, I want this!"

Just as Xia Yun was deep in thought, suddenly, the empress's surprised voice rang in his ears again.