We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The team continued to move forward, and under the curious gaze of many people, they arrived only a few hundred meters away from the city gate.

The city gate was tightly closed, but the light coming through the gap made people feel warm.

After a moment, the car door slowly opened.

A low sound of horse hooves came from the city, weak at first, then gradually strengthened, like thunder coming from the earth.

A team of cavalrymen wearing dark armor rushed out of the city gate like ghosts.

The sound of horse hooves was as rapid as drumbeats. The cavalrymen held the reins tightly and leaned forward, forming a perfect whole with their horses.

"stop!"

A general gave an order and all the cavalrymen reined in their horses.

In an instant, the entire cavalry team stopped in place without any panic, and their movements were uniform.

The commander of the imperial guards accompanying the team suddenly brightened up.

Cavalry, and elite cavalry at that!

The leading young general jumped off his horse and came to the front of the convoy.

"Ninggu Army Cavalry Battalion Commander Yue Yun has been ordered to welcome the imperial envoys!"

Huang Jin showed a gentle smile on his face: "My family is the imperial envoy, and Commander Yue has worked hard."

Yue Yun frowned slightly and said with a bow, "Please show me your ID!"

Huang Jin was stunned when he heard this.

"Even if you are an envoy of the imperial court, don't you have any identification?" Yue Yun gently grasped the sword at his waist with his palm.

Seeing a mere subordinate of a vassal king speak like this, an official felt that it was a disgrace to the court and immediately said angrily:

"How dare you! We have the great banner and scepter bestowed by the Emperor. Isn't that enough to prove our identity?"

Yue Yun turned his head and looked at the person who spoke, saying calmly, "I only recognize identification!"

"you......"

"Alright, don't be reckless." Huang Jin said, "Commander, the credentials are in the car. I'll have someone bring them to you right away."

As the personal eunuch of Emperor Qing, Huang Jin knew countless people in the court and could tell at a glance that Yue Yun in front of him was the kind of general who was stubborn and unyielding.

This kind of person will not act in a way that is convenient for him, nor is he suitable to be an official in the court, but he is a talent in commanding the military.

Letting this kind of person manage the army, the Sixth Prince, he has the ability to judge people...

A soldier brought an ID card, and after Yue Yun checked it carefully, his expression looked better.

"Please invite the envoy to enter Chaoyang City." Yue Yun saluted with his fists clasped.

"Chaoyang City?" Huang Jin looked curiously at the top of the city gate. Sure enough, the three characters "Chaoyang City" were engraved there. "Isn't it Ninggu County City?"

"Your Highness changed his name a few days ago." Yue Yun replied.

"Why is it called Chaoyang City?"

Yue Yun's eyes flashed with admiration: "The prince said that the sunrise is called Chaoyang. This is the place where Ninggu Commandery rose, so it was renamed Chaoyang City!"

Huang Jin nodded when he heard this and said nothing more.

It's just a name change. Although he didn't ask the court for permission, a powerful vassal king still has this power.

"Messenger, please enter the city. Your Highness has been waiting for a long time."

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Huang Jin asked doubtfully, "Your Highness knew we were coming?"

Yue Yun didn't hide it and nodded: "When you left Shanhaiguan, our secret guards discovered it."

Huang Jin was slightly stunned and moved.

Fortunately, I thought the Sixth Prince was unaware of it just now, but as soon as I stepped outside the pass, he already knew it.

"Let's go. Commander Yue, please take us into the city." Huang Jin said.

Yue Yun turned and looked at the cavalry: "Cavalry Battalion, make way!"

brush--

The cavalrymen dismounted in unison, jumping off their horses and pulling their horses back a few steps, revealing a passage into the city.

The movements were so quick and neat that all the imperial guards were dazed.

Everyone followed Yue Yun into the city. After the city gate opened, a wide main road came into view.

Huang Jin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the road was a dirt road.

This Ninggu County City... The roads in Chaoyang City are still not as good as those in the Imperial Capital, where the roads are paved with stone.

Wait, why should I compare myself with the imperial capital?

Looking at the quiet and spacious streets, with only a few people hurriedly passing by, Huang Jin couldn't help but ask:

"Commander Yue, I wonder how many civilians are still in the city?"

There were almost no pedestrians on the road. It seemed that this winter had severely damaged Ninggu County, and many people were probably frozen to death.

Yue Yun shook his head: "I am only the commander of a battalion, I don't care about civil affairs."

"It's very cold this winter. I'm afraid many people in the city have frozen to death. Otherwise, why don't they come out for a walk?" Wang Yongnian suddenly interrupted.

Yue Yun glanced at him and saw that he was dressed in a dishevel, but she didn't look down on him.

He just said coldly: "Since my king took over Chaoyang City, no one in the city has frozen to death or starved to death!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Wang Yongnian widened his eyes.

Not to mention Ninggu County outside the Great Wall, even in the imperial capital many people froze to death every winter.

Before Wang Yongnian could continue asking questions, a broom suddenly flew over from the side and hit Wang Yongnian so hard that he saw stars.

Seeing this, Wang Xizheng quickly protected his father behind him. Looking back, he saw an angry old woman.

The old woman held onto the broom, her cloudy eyes glaring, spit flying everywhere: "You young man, you're spewing shit all over your mouth. Are you cursing us to death? Do we, the people outside the Great Wall, have to die?"

"All the people in our city have gone to work and farm. Apart from useless people like me, who has the leisure to wander the streets?"

Wang Xizheng watched the old woman pick up the broom and was about to hit him, so he quickly pulled his father to the left and right to avoid her.

There's no way. This old woman looks to be in her seventies. At this age, she's a centenarian no matter where she lives. Even if Emperor Qing himself comes, he will be polite to her.

Wang Yongnian felt dizzy, his face flushed with shame, and he had trouble breathing.

Look to the people around you for help.

Huang Jin looked at the sky with a half-smile, while Yue Yun and the Ninggu cavalry beside him acted as if they didn't see anything.

Only when the old woman had lost all her strength and was gasping for breath while leaning on a broom did Wang Yongnian and his son escape from the clutches of the devil.

Only his good son, while supporting himself, begged the old woman for mercy: "Mother-in-law, please have mercy. My father was really unaware of the situation and it was just a slip of the tongue."

Wang Yongnian was filled with shame and anger. He did not expect that when he first arrived in Ninggu County, he was not executed by his nemesis Li Che, but was almost beaten to death by an old lady.

The old woman took a deep breath and cursed again, "Remember, since His Majesty came, our lives have been much better than before."

"Not to mention that we won't freeze to death, even the lives of the people inside the pass are probably worse than ours!"

"If it weren't for your son being sensible, I would have beaten you to death today. At worst, I would have given you my own life in exchange for that."

Wang Yongnian hesitated and dared not say anything. It was not because he had nothing to say, but he was really afraid that the old woman would not be able to catch her breath and fall to the ground again.

Seeing Wang Yongnian being humiliated, the other officers and soldiers in the team found it funny but also became alert.

Although the Prince of Ninggu has not been in the vassal state for long, his prestige is very high and he is loved by the people.

But the people of Ninggu County...

The people there are a bit tough.