Chapter 876: The Magnificent Power of Han (1)

Ye Zhen rode his horse slowly on the road that leads directly to the palace in Jicheng. On both sides of the street, the soldiers of Zhengdong stood solemnly. Behind Ye Zhen, riding side by side on the horse following Ye Zhen forward were Naha and Kong Fang, looking at the glorious palace at the end of the road, were filled with emotions.

Ten years ago, Naha was still a small soldier with no more than a hundred subordinates. He lived a life of hunger and precariousness, but since Gao Yuan was born and became their leader. , these days are getting better day by day, so good that sometimes Naha almost feels like he is in a dream

Naha didn't read much. When he was a soldier, he couldn't read a word as big as a shoulder pole except for being able to write his own name. His biggest ideal was just to save some money and find a wife. , but now, he is already the commander of the first army of the Eastern Conquest Army, with more than 20,000 troops under his command. Although this number has never been reached, Naha firmly believes that in the near future, he can indeed command two troops. Tens of thousands of armies are galloping across this continent

Looking at the majestic palace without losing his temper, Naha took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his mood. At that time, he never thought that one day, he would be able to ride a horse in such a majestic way on this road. For chopsticks on the main road, even going to Liaoxi City was a luxury!

All his glory was given by the governor. Naha's attitude towards Gao Yuan went from suspicion and admiration at the beginning to total worship now. When the Fufeng Army had just gained a foothold, Gao Yuan forced them to read and write. Cao Tiancheng was the first teacher of several of them, and sometimes Gao Yuan would teach them. Those were the days when Naha felt that life was worse than death, and the training was enough to make people want to die. For him, reading and literacy is simply worse than death.

But now, Naha is extremely grateful for those painful days. Without the learning at that time, where would Naha be today? If you don't know how to read and write. How could he be the commander of an army? How could he command an army of tens of thousands?

After glancing around, Naha straightened his body a little straighter on the horse. Here, he was the only one who came from the Fufeng Army. This is what Naha is most proud of. He was the governor's original team, and he participated with the governor. All the battles of the Fufeng Army in the past and the current Conquest of the Eastern Army, and the rise of Zhengdong Mansion, also involved their own blood and sweat.

Today I represent the Fufeng Army. Coming on behalf of the governor

Naha was proud, but Kong Fang, who was walking beside him, had much more complicated thoughts at this time. This street and the palaces in the distance were no strangers to him, but at this moment and at that moment, When I walked here in the past, I didn’t have any special feelings, but today, I feel really emotional.

At this moment, he had to admire his father's far-reaching wisdom. But at the same time, he was also worried about his father who was in Quwo at this time. It was no secret that his father arranged for him to join the Eastern Conquest Army with five thousand soldiers. When Ji Ling and others are desperate, will they vent their anger on their father? Seeing Ye Zhen riding straight towards the palace, Kong Fang already understood the truest thoughts of the Zhengdong Army.

That would be replaced by Gao Yuan, which would leave the Zhengdong Army and Jiu Yan with no room for turning around, and they would become life-and-death enemies.

Ye Zhen's face was iron-faced, and he reined in his horse. The horse stopped with a slight neigh. Ye Zhen turned over and dismounted, looking up at the steps in front of him. On top of the high steps is the main hall where the king of Yan State came to consult the government. And under this step is where Ye Tiannan and his wife died.

At that time, the blood had dyed the ground red, but now of course there was no trace. Ye Zhen slowly knelt down, kowtowed three times to the ground, stood up again, held the saber in his hand, and strode towards the ground. Walk up the steps

In front of the main hall, there were two rows of soldiers from the Eastern Conquest Army. Seeing Ye Zhen striding towards them, they wanted to open the door of the main hall.

"Wait a minute!" Ye Zhen raised his palms to stop the soldiers' actions. Looking at the closed heavy door, Ye Zhen said: "Let him keep this door tightly closed like this, and you will be fine." Stay here, because the only one who is qualified to push open this door with his own hands is the Governor himself."

"Yes!" the soldiers responded loudly

"Where are those people?" Ye Zhen asked

An officer took two steps forward and bowed: "Reporting to the commander, Princess Yan and her maids are being held in the East Wing Hall, while all the dignitaries in Jicheng who can be found are now being held in the West Hall."

"Let's go, let's meet the Princess of Chu first!" Ye Zhen turned around and walked to the East Wing Hall. Kong Fang frowned slightly. He noticed that Ye Zhen called Princess Chu, not Princess Yan. As for Naha, he doesn't have such delicate thoughts. In his opinion, no matter whether she is the princess of Chu or the princess of Yan, she is the prey of the Eastern Army.

The door of the East Wing Palace was slowly pushed open. In the empty palace room, several palace ladies like Liao Liao looked at Ye Zhen who walked into the palace in panic. In a dark place in the corner of the palace, a woman rolled herself into a ball. , leaning against the corner, head lowered, body shaking violently, from Ye Zhen's angle, only the woman's delicate side face could be seen

"Princess Shuyu?" Ye Zhen walked towards the woman in the corner

When Ye Zhen shouted, the woman in front of him suddenly screamed, and she shrank inward even tighter, holding her knees tightly with her hands, "Don't come over, don't touch me!"

Ye Zhen took a step back and turned to the trembling palace maids lying on the ground. "Is this Princess Shuyu?"

Several palace maids nodded repeatedly

After receiving a positive answer, Ye Zhen faced Princess Shuyu and performed a standard aristocratic etiquette: "Your Royal Highness, the last general is Ye Zhen, the commander of the Central Group of the Eastern Expeditionary Army." After saying this, he suddenly thought of the person in front of him. The woman probably didn't know what her official position meant, so she continued: "Well, just like your country's General Qu Wan, the last general was ordered by the Governor to attack Jicheng. Now the Qi army has been defeated by us. , you are safe!"

"The Eastern Marching Army?" Princess Shuyu raised her head, her eyes still filled with fear and confusion, "The Eastern Marching Army, Dayan's Eastern Marching Army!"

Ye Zhen frowned. He didn't like Princess Shuyu's words, but it was obvious that he couldn't argue with a frightened woman. I can only calm down this woman's heart first and can only nod, "Yes"

Princess Shuyu's reaction was completely beyond Ye Zhen's expectations. This golden-branched jade leaf actually swooped over from the ground and hugged one of Ye Zhen's legs with both hands. cried loudly

At this time, Ye Zhen couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his hands and didn't know what to do. "You guys, why don't you guys come over and help the princess up?" He shouted to the maids.

Several palace maids crawled over, trying to pull Princess Shuyu away, and finally managed to drag Princess Shuyu away. Seeing that Princess Shuyu was dragged away by the palace maids, Princess Shuyu was still crying loudly and stretching out her hands to herself. Ye Zhen couldn't help but secretly shake his head. A princess with golden branches and beautiful leaves had to endure so many hardships and frights to become like this!

"Kong Fang!" he shouted loudly

"Arrived!" Kong Fang hurriedly ran in from the door of the palace.

"You are familiar with Jicheng. By the way, aren't there many dignitaries and their families imprisoned in the Xipu Palace? Find a few stable and knowledgeable people to serve the princess and let the princess understand what happened."

"yes!"

Ye Zhen bowed to Princess Shuyu who was being held down by several palace maids. "Princess, please rest first. I will come to visit the princess tomorrow."

Striding out of the East Wing Hall, Ye Zhen walked toward the West Hall. Different from the empty space in the East Side Hall, this place is crowded with people. These are all famous and important people in Jicheng, but now, they are locked up here like pigs and sheep. Hundreds of men and women, old and young, are here. together

Kong Fang led the soldiers and directly selected four or five women, most of whom were in their forties or fifties.

"Kong Fang!" Someone recognized this young general and immediately felt like they had grasped a life-saving straw. These people flocked to Kong Fang one after another

"Kong Fang, your father and I are close friends!"

"Kong Fang. I hugged you when you were little!"

"Kong Fang, please save your uncle!"

Look at the crowd coming over. Kong Fang waved his hand coldly, and the soldiers behind him drew their swords out of their sheaths with a choked sound. The sharp steel sword obviously scared these people, and the crowd of people supporting the rescue turned back like they encountered a rock. "What kind of friendship are you trying to make? I The Kong family doesn’t have friends like you!”

Jicheng was destroyed. Except for Ji Ling's escape, all the nobles of the Yan Kingdom who dared to resist in Jicheng were almost wiped out. These people can only be some villains who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Ye Zhen looked at the faces of these people with disgust. If these people were not needed in the future, he really wanted to order the soldiers to kill them all.

Different from entering the east side hall, when entering the west hall, Ye Zhen was accompanied by two rows of fully armed soldiers. The sonorous and orderly footsteps attracted the attention of these people, and they all turned their heads.

"Ye Zhen, it's Ye Zhen" someone inside shouted, "Ye Zhen, General Ye, I am friends with Ye Xiang!"

Ye Zhen laughed, "Friend? As far as I know, only Mr. Xun Xiuxun and Miss Ning Xinning appeared at Ye Xiang's funeral. May I ask this friend, where were you at that time?"

As soon as these words came out, the person who spoke was immediately speechless. Ye Zhen glanced at everyone with disdain, "Recommend a few people who can talk about things to come to see me! After the recommendation, the other people can go back first, but the ugly words are here. In front of me, after I go back, I will stay at home honestly and wait for the call at any time. If I dare to play any tricks, it will be like the birthday man hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long."

After hearing Ye Zhen's words, the palace was silent at first, and then it started to be noisy like a vegetable market. No one expected that he could escape so easily. He was usually highly virtuous and respected, but now he became a burden. Naha leaned against the door of the palace with his arms folded. , looked at this group of people with a smile, talking about each other's high moral status, and almost burst into tears.

"Xiao Kong, what do you think we keep these clowns for? It's better to chop them off with a knife!" Naha asked as he looked at Kong Fang walking by.

"Of course they are useful!" Kong Fang whispered: "These people are all nobles of the Yan Kingdom, and they are some feeble nobles. If the governor wants to enter Jicheng openly, he still has to count on these boneless guys. ! "(To be continued)