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

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiang Wentian finished speaking, Xia Yun shook his head on the spot.

"You should read more books instead of shouting about fighting and killing all day long."

"Since they have taken the initiative to invite me, if I don't attend, wouldn't it make me look like a coward?"

Xia Yun laughed.

In fact, he had already expected that the other party did not know his identity and only regarded him as a Central Plains merchant who could be slaughtered at will.

Otherwise, the other party would not have just robbed fifty carts of supplies, but would have captured him personally and sent him to St. Anthony, which would have been a great achievement.

"Marshal, you are going to the City Lord's Mansion?!"

Tuoba Jinghui and the others all showed a look of surprise on their faces.

"That's right. We can't let down their kindness."

Xia Yun continued to laugh.

But soon, without any warning, a hint of coldness appeared in Xia Yun's smile.

"But since I'm here to visit you, I should bring some gifts with me."

"Xiang Wentian!"

Xia Yun spoke one after another, and the moment he read out Xiang Wentian's name, a murderous intent suddenly appeared in his words.

"The general is here!"

Xiang Wentian quickly responded and stepped out of the line, kneeling on one knee.

"I want you to lead all the people who have come to Lantuo City. When it gets dark, sneak into the East Gate and kill all the guards inside and outside the gate!"

Xia Yun immediately gave the order, and his words now lacked the friendly expression he had just had.

"I will obey your orders!"

Xiang Wentian was overjoyed. If he didn't make a move, it would be a killing move. This was the impression he had of a great commander!

"Tuoba Jinghui."

"My subordinate is here."

Immediately afterwards, Xia Yun called out Tuoba Jinghui's name again.

"Do you have the courage to accompany me to the City Lord's Mansion tonight?"

Xia Yun focused his attention on Tuoba Jinghui and asked.

"I am willing to follow you till death!"

After Xia Yun issued the order to kill all the Shaqiu defenders at the East Gate, the hesitation on Tuoba Jinghui's face disappeared.

He knew that this time, the foolish mayor of Lantuo City would probably be in big trouble!

Time flies and two hours passed quickly.

When the sun is about to set in the west and the moon is about to cover the earth.

Hundreds of figures appeared in the grassland inn.

Among them, more than fifty people were the personal guards who followed Xia Yun from Keto City all the way to Lantuo. Under Xia Yun's prior instructions, these fifty people were fully armed.

In addition, the remaining forty or so people were the people stationed in the grassland inn by the Tuoba tribe, and at this moment they all obeyed Xia Yun's orders.

However, just as night had completely arrived, suddenly, dozens of burly figures appeared outside the grassland inn.

"Marshal, Huyan Juelu has brought people here."

After Tuoba Jingcheng figured out the situation, he quickly came to Xia Yun and reported.

"Let them in."

Xia Yun nodded in response, feeling a little surprised.

As early as in the afternoon, he had hinted to Tuoba Jinghui to tell Huyan Juelu his identity.

But what he didn't expect was that Huyan Juelu would come so early.

He originally thought that Huyan Jueluo would struggle with his thoughts for at least a day before bringing people to the Grassland Inn.

After just a few dozen breaths, Tuoba Jingcheng quickly brought Huyan Jueluo and entered the lobby where Xia Yun and others were.

Dozens of tribesmen brought by Huyan Jueluo were still parked outside the inn.

As soon as he entered the lobby, Huyan Jueluo saw hundreds of fully armed figures standing in military posture on both sides of the lobby.

At the same time, Xia Yun sat in the middle of the lobby, with a look of authority without anger on his face.

On both sides of him, Tuoba Jinghui and Xiang Wentian stood on the left and right, like Vajra guards.

"I am a member of the Northern Barbarian Tribe...Huyan Jueluo, I pay my respects to...the Marshal."

Huyan Jueluo walked to the center of the hall, knelt on one knee, and spoke.

But his voice was trembling, and he was obviously shocked by the scene before him.

"General Huyan, please stand up quickly."

Xia Yun smiled happily, and the way he addressed Huyan Jueluo changed directly to General Huyan.

Since the other party has already led his men here, it is obvious that he has planned to serve under him.

After hearing this, Huyan Jueluo stood up and kept looking around, his whole body showing a rather restrained attitude.

As a member of the Northern Barbarians, he was used to acting in a careless manner, but the person he was facing now was the highest commander of the Daliang Dynasty’s military after all!

Seeing Huyan Jueluo so restrained, Xia Yun immediately turned his head and glanced at Tuoba Jinghui beside him.

Tuoba Jinghui understood what he meant and immediately left Xia Yun and walked quickly to Huyan Jueluo.

"Brother Huyan, I knew you would make a wise choice!"

Tuoba Jinghui laughed and hugged Huyan Juelu.

As expected, after Tuoba Jinghui's proactive greeting, Huyan Juelu's reserved attitude dissipated a lot.

"Brother Tuoba, Grand Marshal, our Northern Barbarians are willing to serve under you, please accept us!"

Realizing that the opportunity was rare and would not come again, Huyan Jueluo immediately clasped his hands and said to Xia Yun.

"Very good. I have already said that since you are General Tuoba's brother, you are naturally my brother as well. From now on, you will serve as a fourth-rank lieutenant general under my command. At the same time, the Northern Barbarians will be protected by my Daliang army from now on!"

Xia Yun laughed and nodded.

Tuoba Jinghui played a significant role in bringing the entire Northern Barbarians under his command in such a short period of time.

"Thank you, Marshal!"

Huyan Jueluo was extremely excited and immediately knelt on one knee towards Xia Yun.

At this time, Xia Yun once again gave Tuoba Jinghui a look.

Tuoba Jinghui immediately helped Huyan Jueluo up from the ground, took out a silver note from his arms and handed it to Huyan Jueluo.

"This is a special gift from the Lord to the Northern Barbarians."

Tuoba Jinghui smiled.

The number on the banknote was actually five hundred thousand taels!

The moment Huyan Jueluo saw the huge sum of 500,000 taels of silver again, he felt as if a bolt of thunder had suddenly sounded in his mind, and even his breathing became heavier.

As the second-in-command of the Northern Barbarians, he and his brother jointly managed the Northern Barbarians, which was extremely difficult in the chaotic times.

Over the years, he had never seen even 100,000 taels of silver, let alone 500,000 taels!

And now, as soon as Xia Yun made a move, he received such a generous reward.

There is no doubt that he made the right bet!

"I will never forget your kindness, Marshal. I will serve you till my death!"

At this moment, Huyan Jueluo, a rough man, spoke out almost all the words he knew.

A burst of laughter came out of Xia Yun's mouth again.