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

In fact, not only Zhao Gongming, but also those local officials who had conflicts with Xu Miao were all extremely excited.

This is the first time that Xu Jinsong and his son have been publicly punished since they became the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

"This is not the place to talk, let's go back to the city first."

At this time, Xiao Yan said from the side.

"That's right."

Xia Yun nodded.

Soon, all four gates of Changchun City were opened.

In the next two hours, the 370,000 troops brought by Xia Yun all entered the city one after another.

Xia Yun, along with Zhao Gongming and others, entered the Governor's Office in Changchun City.

"Why is there a Zhili Governor's Office in Changchun City?"

Xia Yun, who came to Changchun for the first time, had a look of surprise on his face.

Logically speaking, the Northeast is not under the jurisdiction of Zhili.

The appearance of an upright governor's office in such a place did indeed make him quite curious.

"Master Xia, you don't know this. Although Master Zhao Gongming is the Governor-General of Zhili, the areas under his jurisdiction include the three northeastern provinces."

"From the actual situation of our Liang Dynasty, the Governor-General of Zhili can also be regarded as the Governor-General of Zhili and the three eastern provinces."

Xiao Yan explained with a smile.

Hearing this, Xia Yun's surprised gaze gradually shifted to Zhao Gongming.

At this time, Zhao Gongming was making tea for everyone.

This was the first time that Xia Yun truly realized that the power and status that Zhao Gongming possessed in the Daliang Dynasty was by no means just that of an ordinary governor!

It is no wonder that the Xu family father and son were so exclusive to Zhao Gongming and even did not allow him to enter the capital.

But Zhao Gongming still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers at his disposal!

This explains it.

The empress has been supporting Zhao Gongming secretly, intentionally or unintentionally. Otherwise, with Xu Miao's tyranny, how could she allow Zhao Gongming to have an army!

"Your Majesty is so complimentary."

Zhao Gongming brought the teacups to the table and spoke with a smile, while pouring tea for Xia Yun and the others one by one.

After everyone sat down, they first took a sip of the fragrant tea in the cup, and an expression of enjoyment appeared on their faces.

"This tea is quite interesting. Judging from its color, aroma and flavor, it doesn't look like the tea from my Daliang Dynasty."

Xiao Yan's eyes showed surprise.

As a prince of the Daliang Dynasty, he naturally had some knowledge of all kinds of fine teas across the country.

As the tea went down his throat, he keenly discovered that the tea they were drinking at this moment was completely different from the famous teas of the Daliang Dynasty in his memory!

"It's just tea, what's the difference?"

Chong Heihu touched his head stupidly. To a rough man like him who practiced martial arts, all tea tasted bitter.

"This tea... is indeed unusual."

Xia Yun narrowed his eyes slightly. After everyone's comments, he also realized the taste of the tea. It was obviously not the tea from the Daliang Dynasty!

"Yes, this tea came from the Dune Kingdom."

At this time, Zhao Gongming finally spoke and directly revealed the origin of tea.

"Dune Kingdom?"

"How can tea be produced in that place?"

In an instant, Chong Heihu and other generals all showed a look of surprise on their faces.

Although they didn't know how to check, they knew that the Dune Dynasty was far away in the bitter cold north, and that kind of place could not produce tea at all.

As for Xia Yun and Xiao Yan, their expressions became serious on the spot.

At this special moment, Zhao Gongming invited everyone to drink tea from the Dune Kingdom.

Obviously, this was definitely not something Zhao Gongming did casually, there must be a deeper meaning behind it!

"Yes, the Dune Kingdom cannot produce tea, but that doesn't mean other countries can't."

"Although the Dune Kingdom is far to the north, its reach has reached many countries over the years."

"Two days ago, a cavalry unit under my command was patrolling in the northern desert when they encountered a barbarian army that included many people from the Dune Kingdom."

"After a fierce battle, the barbarian army was completely wiped out, and the tea fell into my hands."

Zhao Gongming spoke one after another, calmly explaining the origin of the tea.

As soon as these words were spoken, Xia Yun and Xiao Yan, who already had solemn expressions, suddenly had murderous intent in their eyes.

"It seems that those guys have finally lost their patience."

Xia Yun sneered.

He learned much earlier than Zhao Gongming and Xiao Yan that the Dune Kingdom was behind the invasion of the northern border barbarians.

On the way from Gansu to Changchun, he had already told Zhao Gongming about the Dune Kingdom through letters.

"The 400,000 barbarian troops in the Hexi Corridor have been completely annihilated. It is understandable that they are losing their patience."

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.

Although Chong Heihu, Qin Tianye and others could not understand what Xia Yun and the other two were saying, they could see it from their gloomy expressions.

This war that has lasted for more than two months is about to usher in an unknown variable.

In an instant, the originally cheerful atmosphere in the yamen lobby quickly became quiet.

It was so quiet that you could even hear the breathing of everyone present.

"You must be Tuoba Weiwei, the daughter of the Tuoba tribe leader."

At this time, Zhao Gongming's gaze turned to a lieutenant general wearing red armor in the hall.

This lieutenant general was none other than Tuoba Weiwei, who had been recruited by Xia Yun before.

"My daughter greets His Excellency the Governor."

Tuoba Weiwei did not hide her feelings at all. She stood up openly and bowed to Zhao Gongming.

"Ah."

Zhao Gongming nodded.

The matter of Tuoba Weiwei had already been mentioned in the letter Xia Yun had sent earlier.

This was also the first time he met Tuoba Weiwei.

Xiao Yan, who was standing aside, had a look of slight disbelief in his eyes.

As early as when he was in the capital, he already knew that Xia Yun had captured a member of the Tuoba tribe.

What he didn't expect was that Xia Yun had actually taken this man under his command.

"This is a message from the Tuoba tribe. Please take a look at it."

At this moment, Xia Yun took out a letter from his arms. It was the letter that Tuoba Weiwei had given him that day, containing intelligence about the Mobei grassland.

Zhao Gongming and the other man were stunned when they heard this, and then they quickly took the letter from Xia Yun and looked at it together.

It doesn't matter if you don't see it.

At first glance, Zhao Gongming and Xiao Yan's faces showed expressions of shock.

"No wonder the barbarians mobilized nearly 800,000 troops this time! It turns out that the Dune Kingdom was behind this!"

"Although I had guessed these things a long time ago, I never thought it would be true!"

"..."

Zhao Gongming and the other two were so shocked that they couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

The content of the letter covers the entire situation of dozens of barbarian tribes on the Mobei grassland.

The most fundamental piece of information is that under the secret manipulation of the Dune Kingdom, except for a few tribes such as the Tuoba tribe, the rest of the barbarian troops have mobilized almost all their forces.

This led to the great war in the northern border, where the barbarian army dispatched a total of 780,000 troops!