Volume 10, Chapter 838

Chapter 838

From Bianyang County of Sichuan to Zhaoyang, the capital of Sichuan, Tang Yin encountered dozens of family armies along the way, excluding the local army of Sichuan.

Some family armies were kind to him, while others were hostile. However, he never encountered Xiang Hong's army, which was so blatant that it threatened to kill him.

To make a long story short, Tang Yin finally arrived at Zhaoyang, the capital of Sichuan, under the escort of Xiao Wei.

The overall structure of Zhaoyang City is similar to that of Shangjing. It is divided into two urban areas, the inner and outer urban areas. The inner urban area is slightly smaller than Yancheng and has a solid double city wall, while the outer urban area is several times larger than the inner urban area. There are no city walls on all four sides and it can be extended outward at any time.

Adding the inner and outer urban areas of Zhaoyang together, the area occupied is not as large as Shangjing, but it is not much different. It can be seen from the vast outer urban area that the capital of Sichuan is developing very fast, and it is stable, prosperous, thriving and full of vitality.

The architectural style of Zhaoyang City is consistent with other places in Sichuan. It is mostly made of wood and supplemented by stone. Therefore, it is not easy to see high-rise buildings in Sichuan. Most of the attics are two-story, and three-story attics are rare. You can't see any higher ones. It's just that the area of ​​each building is very large, even for ordinary people.

For this visit of Tang Yin, the whole country of Sichuan attaches great importance to it. It is rare for Sichuan King Xiao Xuan to go out of the outer city to personally welcome Tang Yin.

Although the two sides are not old acquaintances, they are definitely not strangers to each other. After meeting, Xiao Xuan took the initiative to greet him, smiling, and bowed his hands warmly and familiarly, saying: "My brother has worked hard all the way, and it is also a good thing for my brother to wait!"

Tang Yin bowed his hands in return and smiled, "I also hope to have wings on my back and come to Zhaoyang to meet Brother Xiao as soon as possible!"

Xiao Xuan looked Tang Yin up and down, and felt that Tang Yin had hardly changed since he left Zhendi. Instead, he looked much younger and radiant, but he himself looked much older, and even his hair was gradually graying.

"Okay! There's no need for us to say more polite words. Please come into the city!"

"Brother Xiao, please!"

Xiao Xuan took Tang Yin's hand very intimately, pulled him to sit in his carriage, sat side by side with him, and then gave the order to return to the palace.

Sitting in the carriage, Tang Yin also looked around. Among the civil and military officials of Sichuan who followed Xiao Xuan out of the city to greet him, he also saw several "acquaintances", one of whom was Ren Fang, the Marquis of Ziyang of Sichuan.

When Sichuan organized the alliance to attack Feng, Ren Fang was the commander of the coalition. Since Tang Yin became the King of Feng, Ren Fang was the first and only person to lead foreign troops to attack Feng's homeland. Tang Yin couldn't help but be impressed by him.

On the way back to the palace, Xiao Xuan said with a smile: "My brother, since we parted in Zhendi, we haven't met for two or three years, right?"

Tang Yin counted and nodded: "It's been more than two years."

"Time flies so fast. When I was in Zhendi, the magnificent scene of the monarchs of the five countries commanding the armies of the five countries seemed like yesterday, and it is still vivid in my mind!" Xiao Xuan sighed.

Tang Yin smiled calmly and said, "Brother Xiao Wang still remembers it."

Xiao Xuan asked back, "Could it be that my brother has forgotten it?"

Tang Yin shook his head and said, "It's not that I forgot it, but I never thought about it."

Xiao Xuan was puzzled and asked, "Why is that?"

Tang Yin smiled and said, "I have heard a saying that when a person starts to get used to recalling the past, it means that he has begun to get old."

Xiao Xuan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and shook his head and said, "It seems that I have really grown old." After a pause, his eyes fell on Tang Yin's face and said, "My brother looks much younger than when he was in Zhendi."

Tang Yin shrugged and said casually, "I guess this is also one of the benefits of practicing spiritual martial arts!"

"I envy my brother very much..."

"Envy me for practicing spiritual martial arts?" Tang Yin asked with a smile.

"I envy my brother for having so many capable ministers and generals under his command, and for governing the country in an orderly manner, and my brother can still take time to practice spiritual martial arts." Xiao Xuan sighed.

Looking at myself, I am so busy dealing with state affairs every day, how can I have extra time to think about things that interest me.

Because you don't know how to delegate power, and you want to take care of all national affairs by yourself, because you don't understand the corruption of the aristocratic system, and a large number of talented civilians can't find opportunities to stand out. Tang Yin muttered in his heart.

He looked at Xiao Xuan, but smiled and said nothing. He couldn't say these words to Xiao Xuan. Even if he did, Xiao Xuan might not listen. He might still regard himself as an alien.

Xiao Xuan changed the subject and said with a smile: "The world is unpredictable. Who would have thought that yesterday you and my country were still at war, and today, my brother is already in my capital!"

"Yes, enemies and friends are only separated by a thin line. The enemies of the past may become partners today and face the common enemy together."

Xiao Xuan's heart moved, and he said: "The enemy that my brother is talking about is..."

"Shenchi!"

"Shenchi!"

The two of them said the word Shenchi almost at the same time. First, they were stunned for a moment, and then they laughed at the same time.

Xiao Xuan leaned back and said, "Back when our two countries were fighting in Huandi, I wrote a letter to my brother, in which I mentioned that our two countries' enemy was not each other, but Shenchi."

Tang Yinda nodded and praised sincerely: "I also deeply admire Brother Xiao Wang's foresight. It is precisely because of Brother Xiao Wang's intelligence that I dare to take the risk to visit Sichuan this time!"

When he comes to Sichuan in person this time, he will inevitably encounter opposition from the ministers of Feng Kingdom. Xiao Xuan can also understand how much resistance and pressure there is.

He nodded heavily and said sternly: "Brother Wang, please rest assured. Gu will ensure the safety of Brother Wang in our Sichuan Kingdom. If anyone dares to make trouble with Brother Wang overtly or covertly, it is equivalent to being an enemy of Gu!"

Tang Yin smiled and said: "Brother Xiao Wang can say that, I feel relieved, and I also want to thank Brother Xiao Wang."

"Huh?!" Xiao Xuan waved his hand and said, "The person who should thank you is Gu."

"Brother Xiao Wang, what do you say?"

"Brother Wang once rescued Princess Hongxiu. Shouldn't Gu say thank you to Brother Wang?" Xiao Xuan said with a smile.

Tang Yin said lightly: "It's just a little effort." He didn't want to say anything more about this matter, and his secret infiltration into Sichuan was not a glorious thing.

Soon, the team entered the city and it started to get lively outside.

Xiao Xuan asked someone to pull up the curtain on the front of the carriage. Tang Yin raised his eyes and looked outside. Well, both sides of the street were filled with people from Sichuan. Looking around, there were so many people and it was so dark that it was hard to distinguish them. number.

Fengchuan is originally an enemy country, and the people of Sichuan are also very curious about Feng Country, and they all want to see with their own eyes what the Feng King looks like.

Looking at Tang Yin and then outside, Xiao Xuan smiled and said, "It seems that Brother Wang is also very popular in our country!"

Tang Yin smiled leisurely, but secretly thought in his heart: Welcome is not necessarily welcome, the Sichuan people look at him more like they are watching a scourge!

There was nothing to say on the way. We walked through the outer city of Zhaoyang for about an hour, and walked through the inner city for less than half an hour. Just entering the royal palace in the center of the city from outside the city took more than an hour. This shows how vast Zhaoyang is.

The royal palace of Sichuan Kingdom is very grand. The most spectacular thing is the rooftop inside the palace. It is almost twenty meters high when viewed from a distance. Located inside the palace, it looks like it stands out among the chickens. It can be clearly seen even from outside the palace.

Xiao Xuan let Tang Yin enter the palace, and then held a banquet to welcome him.

The banquet was held in the garden of the harem, but the civil and military ministers of Sichuan were not invited to the banquet. The attendees, except for Tang Yin and Xiao Xuan, were the princes and princesses of Sichuan. This is more like a private banquet within the royal family.

During the banquet, Tang Yin also carefully looked at Xiao Xuan's many young masters and princesses.

The eldest son, Xiao Ting, looks very similar to Xiao Xuan. He is handsome and thin, but his face is too pale and sick, his eyes are dull, and he looks listless and indifferent.

The second young master, Xiao Yuan, is very calm. He has the air of a general in the way he raises his hands and feet. His eyes are as bright as a torch. A quick glance shows that he is an alert and mature man. The third young master, Xiao Yu, has a male-female appearance and is prettier than the young and beautiful palace maids around him. He is also very quiet when he is sitting there, not talking to the people around him. The fourth young master, Xiao Peng, is taller and more majestic than the surrounding ones. He was obviously a head taller than the man, not very old, but had a full beard, and his two large ring eyes shot out light from time to time as they turned.

Looking further down, we see the fifth princess Xiao Xiang. When Tang Yin looked at her, she winked at him mischievously. Tang Yin nodded and smiled, then his eyes passed over her, and looking back, he saw that the remaining young masters and princesses also had their own characteristics.

As the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes. Just by visual inspection, Tang Yin could already feel that these children of Xiao Xuan were not simple. Among them, the one who caught his attention the most was the least noticeable eldest son, Xiao Ting.

There was no reason, it was just out of his pure intuition. Xiao Ting gave him a too gloomy feeling, so gloomy that there was a sense of oppression that seemed to be there but not at all. This is a person who knows how to hide himself! This is Tang Yin's first impression of Xiao Ting.

Xiao Xuan first introduced his children to Tang Yin, then picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother Wang is willing to visit our country in person this time, which shows his sincerity. I would like to propose a glass to Brother Wang!"

Tang Yin picked up the cup and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao Wang, please!"

"please!"

The two of them greeted each other and drank the wine in one gulp. At this time, Princess Sichuan, who was sitting next to Xiao Xuan, raised her wine glass again and said with a smile: "Famous people are not as good as meeting each other. I also want to drink a glass of wine to His Highness, Prince Feng."

Princess Sichuan may not be very beautiful, but she is graceful, dignified, and speaks and behaves well. It is obvious at a glance that she is a lady. Tang Yin had a good impression of her. After Yin Lan helped him fill up the wine behind him, he picked up the wine glass and said, "Princess, please!"

Xiao Xuan was smart enough to entertain Tang Yin first with a private banquet. Without the presence of other ministers, there was less hostility and estrangement during the banquet, and a sense of closeness was created between them. Of course, this is what Tang Yin admires about Xiao Xuan, his quick thinking and superb skills in doing things.