C26

The Her Majesty was a female emperor. Other than informing them of something important, the various ministers and generals would usually stay far away, afraid that people would say they didn't know their limits. As a result, it was rare for Huo Yanrann to have a small world of her own, but the biggest victim there was the Lady Xiu’er.

From the moment she was pulled out by Huo Yanrann, Xiu'er's mind had been in a mess. Although this matter had happened out of the blue, she could feel a tremendous power that was definitely not weaker than her own from Huo Yanrann's hands. The eight female riders cooperated with Wu-shuang and tied her up in the blink of an eye. Their methods and ropes were quite unique and unexpectedly made it so that she had no chance of resisting. Xiu'er immediately understood that the other party knew him very well. Every single thread of this intertwined together was aimed at him.

On the way, Huo Yanrann didn't make things difficult for her. Not long after they left the city, she moved her from the secret compartment to the carriage. There were a few times when Xiu'er could no longer hold it in and wanted to ask a question. However, the moment she opened her mouth, she was stopped by Huo Yanrann using the words "we'll talk about this after we return to the imperial city".

It was an urgent military situation at the time of his arrival. The journey back was swift and leisurely. It took him more than ten days of walking before he managed to return to the imperial capital. The speed of the road wasn't fast, which also allowed Huo Yanrann to show the demeanor of a wise king. She had first ordered that no palaces should be built, that they should not disturb the people, and that they should temporarily take up residence in a private house where only the highest officials of the local rank were expropriated. Never stay more than one day unless necessary.

Every day, she would review the imperial carriage and look at the documents. Every day, there were at least a dozen light cavalry soldiers bringing the imperial city and all over the country over. During the time Xiu'er had lived in her carriage, she had never seen her desk file being less than a foot thick. Inside the imperial carriage, it became a temporary office center for the Her Majesty, methodically handling the military affairs and people's lives that came from all over the country.

They arrived at the imperial capital and the imperial carriage drove through the inner palace. The curtain that had always been hung down was finally lifted and Xiu'er could finally see the appearance of the legendary emperor's inner palace. It was different from the grandeur and majesty she had imagined. It was depressing and depressing, but there was also an indescribable familiarity, as if a voice was calling out to her in her heart.

Seeing the Xiu'er's distracted look, Huo Yanrann coldly said, "Do you feel that it's a little intimate?"

Xiu'er was stunned and asked subconsciously, "How did you... His Majesty know?"

Huo Yanrann snorted softly and did not speak again. The Xiu'er did not continue asking, but she no longer peeked outside, shrinking back into her corner, not saying another word.

The imperial carriage finally stopped after walking for another hour. This was the first time Xiu'er was allowed to get off the horse carriage. Strictly speaking, she had been dragged down by two ropes, which had been tightly binding her hands and feet. It was hard to tell what the ropes were made of, but they were bronze and iron and iron and iron, so no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break through them.

In front of him was a very old building. The red paint on the door had been peeled off, and the nails on the door had rusted beyond recognition. Even the stone pillars outside the door were filled with cracks. However, it did not seem old, and what replaced it was an ancient and heavy feeling. With just a glance, one could tell that there were countless secrets and stories hidden within.

There were no guards around, and even the female eight riders were left outside the door. Huo Yanrann personally held onto Xiu'er's arm and walked inside, and as the door was pushed open by her, a desolate ancient aura pervaded the air, and Xiu'er finally felt the warmth and summons from before.

"What is this place?" The Xiu'er was so shocked that she forgot to address His Majesty.

Huo Yanrann replied indifferently: "The Royal Ancestral Temple."

"What did His Majesty bring me here for?" Xiu'er was confused.

Huo Yanrann also did not look at her, and continued to walk while replying, "This place respects all the ancestors of the Fire Phoenix Empire, and also hides the greatest secret of the Fire Phoenix Empire. I naturally have a reason for bringing you here. You don't have to hide what's in your heart from me, and you can't hide it from me either. Do you know? "

Xiu'er nodded subconsciously. "Understood, Your Majesty."

The two of them passed through the empty courtyard and walked into the gloomy great hall. Under the dim candlelight, they could see the densely packed memorial tablets that were several people tall, and the names of the previous emperors of the Fire Phoenix Empire were written on them. And at the very top of the tablet, there was a Divine Bird Phoenix statue. When Huo Yanrann turned on the light, Xiu'er realised that the Divine Bird Phoenix was actually made of pure gold.

Huo Yanrann walked back to the side of Xiu'er and looked straight at her. She slowly raised her left arm, raised three of her middle fingers, and said without any emotion on her face, "I, Huo Yanrann, swear on my Fire Phoenix bloodline in front of all the ancestors that as long as you speak the truth, I will definitely not harm you in the slightest."

The Xiu'er asked in a daze, "Your Majesty, what do you want to ask me?"

Huo Yanrann lowered her hand, staring straight at Xiu'er: "Since things have come to this, you're still not willing to say?"

Xiu'er shook her head in panic, "Your Majesty, I don't even know what to say. Where do you want me to start? "

Huo Yanrann smiled faintly. "It seems that if we don't convince you wholeheartedly, we won't be able to continue chatting normally." After she finished speaking, she grabbed Xiu'er's hands, used her nails to cut her fingers, and extended her hands to catch the blood that was flowing out of the wound. The moment the fresh blood fell into the Golden Phoenix's eye sockets, the entire Golden Phoenix Statue started to emit a rainbow-coloured glow. The light seemed to envelop the Golden Statue with a layer of rainbow colored halo, slowly flowing under the light of the candlelight, appearing exceptionally gorgeous.

Huo Yanrann looked at the shocked Xiu'er, and asked word by word, "Now, can you tell me?"

Xiu'er looked down at the wound on her white finger, then raised her head to look at the golden phoenix that was emitting a rainbow light. For a moment, she didn't know what to say, but she kept denying it, "I don't know why this happened, I really don't know, Your Majesty, you have to trust me ~ ~ ~"

Huo Yanrann took a deep breath, "Just now, I swore on my bloodline in front of the ancestors that as long as you say everything, I will not make things difficult for you. However, since you do not wish to cooperate, then don't blame me for being impolite. "

On the night that the Her Majesty left, the Castellan Mansion held another banquet. This could be considered as an imperial official's custom. Dealing with the emperor was a matter of face. Now that the emperor had returned to the capital, the rest were all 'his own people'. Since the northern war zone had just been established, of course they had to celebrate with each other. They also had to show their loyalty and attitude to Mister Shi when the opportunity presented itself. However, what everyone paid more attention to was Vice Commander Kong Sheng, who was sitting in front of the Commander Elder Shi.

Maybe this kind of bounty was nothing in the capital, but in a place like Phoenix City Pass, Kong Sheng was definitely an influential figure. Especially the few who heard the words "Brother Kong" at that time, they looked at Kong Sheng in a new light. And the specific expression of "seeing each other in a different light" on the wine table was to urge them to drink, to change into a flower to urge them to drink.

To the officials of the inland provinces, persuasion and flattery were both a form of knowledge. It was not something that could be settled by a random individual. No matter what one said, no matter how much one drank, it could be said to be an art that gathered one's experience, experience, wisdom, on-the-spot reaction, even one's life experience and other comprehensive qualities. Not only that, one also needed extremely precise on-the-spot control.

Unfortunately, the Lord Kong didn't seem to be paying attention tonight. At first, no one came to persuade him to drink, but later on, no one did. As long as there was someone who appeared in front of him, he would take the initiative to fill his cup, and then drink it all in one gulp.

Everyone essentially wanted the Lord Kong to drink it well. Even if he had to drink it down, he would at least be able to achieve results and be happy. He poured himself one cup after another. It was really a bit scary. What's more, Shi Keren's face did not look good, which made everyone even more shocked.

Fortunately, there was still Zhao Handong. Although he was not familiar with the matters of the officials, he was familiar with the rules of the winery. Since the age of six, the northern man had climbed onto the table with chopsticks and drank from it. Was such a small matter not handled well? He thanked this lord for rescuing him in time of war, and requested for the lord to take care of him in the future. In short, this northern man had used his strong alcohol tolerance to pull back the slightly changed atmosphere in the winery.

When Kong Sheng woke up, it was already noon of the second day. He was woken up by the guards, they said that the commander was looking for him. Kong Sheng changed his clothes, rubbed his still aching head and walked towards Shi Keren's office.

Seeing him enter, Shi Keren instructed the guards not to let anyone in, and then personally brewed a pot of tea for Kong Sheng, and then said indifferently: "Lord Kong ~ ~"

Kong Sheng almost choked on his tea, he immediately put down the teacup and respectfully replied, "I don't dare, Master, you can just directly call me by my name."

Shi Keren glared at him and said, "You still remember that you're my student! "What did you look like last night?!"

Kong Sheng knew that Shi Keren had blamed him, so he did not dare make a sound.

Shi Keren stood up and took a few steps, then turned his head to look at Kong Sheng, and said with a stern tone, "Zhao Handong has already told me about the Lady Xiu’er, and I know that she saved your life. But that was a personal affair, and what you're doing now is doing business. I don't care who you like, who you love, who you marry. But I'm your teacher, the commander of the northern war zone. I can't just let the northern war zone not care! If you continue on like this, what will happen to the tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers whose Blue Moon Pass are missing? If Mo Qiu calls again, with your broken Phoenix City Pass, what will happen to the civilians and soldiers in this stage? In the future, the Phoenix City Pass will need the help of the inland provinces. After he finished speaking, Shi Keren glared at Kong Sheng and said, "To think that you're still a soldier! To think that you are my student! If you only think of the Lady Xiu’er, then scram! Don't be an eyesore here! "

When Kong Sheng heard this, cold sweat ran down his back. He slowly stood up, and his head almost drooped down to his chest. "Teacher is right, this student was wrong. I will immediately arrange for some people to repair the city wall and patrol the two trials of the blue moon and the scorching sun. " With that said, Kong Sheng wanted to walk out …

"Sit down!" Shi Keren roared, and this caused Kong Sheng to forcefully defend his legs that had stepped out.

Shi Keren pointed to the teacup on the table and relaxed his tone. "Sit down and drink some tea."

When Kong Sheng returned to his seat, he continued, "I have already arranged for Ling Zilu to bring Red Camp s to the Blue Moon Pass s and seats, so you don't need to worry about this matter. Then, you gave another twenty thousand people's militia to Zhao Handong to be in charge of repairing the city walls. I need you to do something, something that you have to do. "

Kong Sheng put down the teacup and straightened his body: "Please give your orders, teacher."

Shi Keren rolled his eyes at him, and said: "This time, Your Majesty has brought over two hundred thousand reinforcements. Previously, the people's militia support for the five northern provinces was also thirty to fifty thousand, with a total troop of nearly three hundred thousand. The officers had all left, but the soldiers were still here. My task for you is to start arranging for them to return to their own province. "Remember to prepare some gifts and thank the provinces for their straps."

Hearing this, Kong Sheng could not help but smile bitterly, he had a headache when doing this kind of thing, he could not help but laugh and drink, especially recently when he was in a bad mood, he would rather carry the stone and build the city wall than sit at the table and drink with others. However, Shi Keren had clearly seen this point, and then forced him to do this.

Shi Keren sat beside Kong Sheng, patted his shoulders and said sincerely and sincerely, "Kong Sheng, I know you don't like this. But now, your identity is different from before. Previously, you only needed to lead a group of brothers to kill the enemy. To put it in an exaggeration, you have to adapt to these rules since you have entered another world. For the general, killing the enemy was enough, but for the commander, the whole situation had to be coordinated. It was easy to say, but extremely difficult to do it. "I'm getting old and I won't be able to sit in this position for long. You will be in charge of the northern war zone sooner or later. I don't want you to be so blind."

Kong Sheng was moved when he heard about it. He knew that the old commander was thinking about him, and what he had done last night was indeed a little too intimate. He did not know how to express his gratitude, so he simply stood up and bowed to old commander.

After receiving his bow, Shi Keren waited for him to straighten his back before opening his mouth and saying, "When you finish taking care of this matter, I will also tell you some things regarding the imperial city. Sooner or later, you will enter that circle and know that it is not a bad thing. " After pausing for a moment, Shi Keren slowly said, "At that time, I'll start from Chen Chu."