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Three short days passed quickly, and finally came the day when Xiao Yi entered the capital as a prisoner.

Early in the morning, the capital was very lively, with people coming and going in the streets and alleys, and the people were all delighted. Xiao Yi, the prince of Zhennan, defeated Nanman and captured the eldest prince of Nanman alive. The news that he was going to enter the capital as a prisoner today had already spread throughout the capital.

Before it was completely dawn, a group of people who went out of the city to welcome Xiao Yi back to the capital had already waited outside the Sanli Pavilion outside the capital. Thinking of the meaning of this captive offering, everyone's waist is straight.

Nangong Xin took the initiative to invite Ying to accompany the fifth prince to meet Xiao Yi today. He had already seen through the autumn water, knowing that Xiao Yi was still nearly half an hour away from here, but he couldn't help but craned his neck and kept looking at the south.

I don't know how long it has passed, but instead of waiting for Xiao Yi, he waited for Yuan Lingbai.

"Fortunately, I wasn't late." Yuan Lingbai wiped his sweat and jumped off his horse neatly.

Nangong Xin blinked in surprise, "Xiao Bai, I thought you wouldn't be able to come today."

Yuan Lingbai rode his horse all the way, lest he would be late, but now he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Big Brother and Xiao Hezi have returned triumphantly. , again with a hint of envy. Little Hezi is doing well this time. I went to the southern border with my big brother to see the world well, so he doesn't look like him...

Yuan Ling Baizheng felt a little depressed, and one of the imperial guards who went to investigate came back on horseback and shouted: "It's almost here! It's almost here! The prince's troops are less than five miles away from here!"

Hearing this, all the people waiting around Sanliting were all refreshed, and they all looked to the south with Nangong Xin.

Time passed little by little, and in the eyes of the pair looking forward, a thousand-person team appeared on the southern horizon, bathed in the sunshine of the first day, as if plated with a layer of gold. In the army, several wooden prison carts are particularly eye-catching, each of which is detained several southern barbarians with dark skin and ragged clothes.

"It's eldest brother! ... and Xiao Hezi!" Yuan Lingbai exclaimed in surprise, jumped onto the horse, and then slammed his horse towards Xiao Yi and the others.

Soon, Xiao Yi and his party finally came to Sanliting. Xiao Yi, Fu Yunhe, Qian Moyang and others hurriedly dismounted, strode forward, and bowed to the fifth prince: "I have seen His Royal Highness the fifth prince!" After a few days After the rest, they have recharged their energy, and everyone seems to be in good spirits and radiant.

"Brother Yi, Cousin He, you are finally back." The fifth prince stepped forward with a smile, and clasped his fists with joy, "Bengong came to greet you on your triumphant return."

I don't know how happy they would be if Sister Yue and my aunt saw Xiao Yi and Fu Yunhe came back safely. If it wasn't for the Meridian Gate to offer prisoners today, the Fifth Prince would have brought them along with them.

However, as long as people come back, they are not in a hurry.

The fifth prince settled down, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

To be honest, Xiao Yi and Fu Yunhe were a little surprised that the person who greeted them was the fifth prince. The two exchanged glances. It seemed that during their absence, the emperor was obviously paying more and more attention to the fifth prince. .

Still, that's not a bad thing.

Although there are a lot of things to say in the hearts of several people, today is an important day to present prisoners to the Emperor Meridian Gate. The auspicious time is approaching, and there is no room for delay. A group of people immediately set foot on the road back to the capital. Return journey...

At the same time, the people in the capital are also eagerly looking forward to it.

As Fu Yunyan said before, the main street from the southern gate of the capital to the palace was cleaned up early in the morning by the garrison in black armor. The anger seems to be talking, and the idler dodges.

Today, if you want to watch the prince of Zhennan escort the Nanman prisoners into the city, you can only squeeze obediently behind the cordon set by the Imperial Forest Army. Even so, both sides of the road are still crowded with people who come to watch. At a glance, this one The street was so crowded that even a needle could hardly be inserted.

This person with a little more money simply took a shortcut and entered the teahouses and restaurants on both sides of the street to sit and wait. As a result, the genius just dawned, and the shops on both sides of South Street were already overcrowded.

Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan had foresight and came to the Laiyun Teahouse they had booked three days ago early in the morning, along with Baihui and Lily.

Fu Yunyan showed Xiao Er the wooden sign that reserved the seat, but she didn't want that Xiao Er to be cheeky: "I'm sorry, a few guests, there are many guests in the restaurant today, and I have to aggrieve you for sharing that seat with other guests. ?" His words were very polite, but there was a hint of arrogance in his demeanor, as if he was saying: There are many guests today, so you can't come!

Fu Yunyan frowned. Although it was not incomprehensible what the restaurant did, it was just that they had made reservations three days in advance. This business has to be honest, how can they be sold at such a price!

Nangong Yue was also unhappy in her heart, but she really didn't want to lose her interest for this trivial matter when Xiao Yi came back today. Fortunately, today, she and Fu Yunyan both changed men's clothes to go out and shared a private seat with others, but it was nothing.

Nangong Yue pulled Fu Yunyan's hand and gestured with her eyes: "Forget it.

Fu Yunyan didn't want to delay their plans for today, so she could only hold back her breath and pursed her lips into a straight line.

Lily got Nangong Yue's wink, so she stepped forward and said, "Then ask the second brother to take our son to the private seat."

Hearing this, Xiao Er burst into a warm smile, and stretched out his hand to make a petition: "No problem, please invite some masters to come with Xiao!" He walked at the front and walked up the stairs briskly, while Nangong Yue and the others hurriedly followed. up.

This teahouse was originally a place of elegance. On weekdays, the seats on the second and third floors were particularly secluded and quiet, but today was different. When I walked up the stairs, I heard a loud noise.

Xiao Er introduced Nangong Yue and the others to the private seat on the second floor where they had been before. When they came last time, there was only a table and a few chairs in this private seat, but today they are not crowded. One table, two by the window, and the other two by the wall, this shabby approach does not seem like an elegant teahouse, but rather like a stall on the street that hears books.

At this moment, all three tables have guests, only the one by the window remains.

When Nangong Yue and the others entered the room, the seat was quiet for a moment, all eyes turned to them, and then they chatted to themselves.

Xiao Er led Nangong Yue and the others to the table by the window, and said flatly, "Several guests, please take a seat. You have reserved seats in advance, so Xiao Er specially reserved a window seat for you."

Lily was a little speechless for a while, but this little girl can speak, and gave the seats they reserved to others, and now she has the nerve to ask for credit.

Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan sat down facing each other across the table, and then heard the young scholar at the other table say, "It's already half an hour, count the time... Prince Zhennan is coming soon."

The middle-aged scholar opposite him said excitedly: "Since the official and the general went, I haven't fought such a smooth and dripping victory in Taiyu for a long time! This Xiao Shizi is really a generalist! It's a pity that I waited in vain. Not being able to watch the Meridian Gate Dedication of Prisoners is a real regret in life!"

An old man at the other table couldn't help but interjected: "The old man heard that today, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince went to Sanliting to meet Xiao Shizi personally at the order of the emperor. The old man has not seen the noble prince even at this age. Taking a look at this from a distance, this life is worth it!"

"His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince came from the Empress, the Emperor's direct son! Maybe he will be the future Prince!"

"It seems that the emperor really attaches great importance to the sacrifice of the Meridian Gate this time!"

"..."

The people around the other tables also sighed in agreement. Suddenly, a middle-aged businessman said, "Have you heard about the Saintess of the Southern Barbarians?"

"What is the Saintess of Nanman?" The others looked at each other in dismay. Most of the people here were from the capital. The impression of Nanman was just word of mouth, or an accidental stroke in historical books and geographical records. As for what kind of place the Nanman is, the composition and folk customs of the Nanman are completely ignorant.

The middle-aged businessman was a little proud and said, "I've been to the southern border several times before, and I still know a little bit about the southern barbarian..." He vividly told the rumors about the southern barbarian saint, and emphasized her What an extraordinary woman she is. Finally, the key point was revealed mysteriously, "I heard that this time, the Saintess of the Southern Barbarians will also go to the capital with the Prince of Zhennan!"

The last sentence caused a commotion in the small seat, and everyone's eyes shone with splendor. The young scholar couldn't help but ask: "Then what kind of saintess did the king of Nanban send here...what does it mean?"

"I still don't understand!" The middle-aged scholar glanced at his companion with contempt, with a meaningful expression, as if to say: It's a man, he knows it all!

The young scholar sighed with emotion: "This prince of Zhennan is really blessed!"

"That's natural. Same people have different fates!" The middle-aged businessman said with a bit of sourness, "The Southern Barbarian Saintess is a little stunning in the world..."

"Have you said enough?" Fu Yunyan finally couldn't take it anymore and slammed the cup in his hand on the table, making a "pop" sound, "The prince of Zhennan went to the battlefield to fight back Nanman, but you people are like Like a long-tongued woman, speculating wildly behind her back, Daoist is right and wrong, she is really ashamed and not ashamed!"

As she said that, Fu Yunyan glanced at Nangong Yue on the opposite side with some worry, lest she would be upset by these people, but she didn't expect the slightest bit of bitterness on Nangong Yue's face, only with a relaxed and happy smile, and said, "I'm so happy today. , no need to get mad about these irrelevant things."

These rumors in the market are often only one point true, nine points exaggerated, she will not be stupid enough to be suspicious because of such rumors. What's more, she believed in Xiao Yi.

Fu Yunyan also calmed down, thinking: Yes, with his third brother Fu Yunhe watching, Xiao Yi shouldn't be so brave!

The middle-aged businessman saw that Fu Yunyan and Nangongyue were just two thirteen- or fourteen-year-old hairless teenagers, but they talked to their elder like this, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and angry, and shouted in a thick voice: "Let's talk about us, What's your business? You can plug your ears if you can't listen!"

The young scholar on the side was also displeased, and said angrily: "This little brother, we said ours, and we didn't mess with you. It's too much for you to scold a long-tongued woman right at the head..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a commotion outside the window, and soon, excited shouts came in one after another: "Come! It's His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince and Prince Zhennan!"

"Look, people are already outside the city gate."

"Is that His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince?"

"..."

The crowd outside the teahouse was so loud that everyone in the private seat suddenly forgot the quarrel just now. They all swarmed to the window and stretched their necks to look in the direction of the city gate.

At this moment, the two sides of the South Street facing the city gate have already boiled like hot water. The people who had been waiting there for a long time were all excited and eagerly waiting. If there were no imperial guards below to maintain order, those people would be afraid It has been blocked to the city gate.

Walking in the forefront was a young man and a teenager, each riding a tall horse, and passed through the city gate side by side, followed by more knights and officials' carriages, and after that, one by one wearing clothes. The soldiers in black armor, arrogant and majestic, lined up in a neat formation. Seeing their tidy steps and their aloof looks, it was obvious that they had all been on the battlefield and had seen blood on their hands. These soldiers just walked like this, which made people feel shocked, and even the people in the teahouse were in awe.

Their eyes finally fell on the young man and young man at the forefront. When they saw the young man wearing the prince's python robe, they knew that he must be His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, and the young man beside him was wearing a silver-white armor. Tall and slender, with a bronze-colored long sword hanging from his waist, behind him is a silver-white cloak that flutters in the breeze. Under the warm sunshine of early spring, his whole body seems to be shining with silver light, like a god of war coming to the world, handsome and beautiful. , sacred and noble, people almost dare not look at him.

"This... this is the prince of Zhennan!" In the elegant seat, I don't know who sighed with emotion.

Everyone was looking at Xiao Yi, but Fu Yunyan was looking at Fu Yunhe behind Xiao Yi. The corners of his mouth could not help but murmured, "It seems that the third brother has no arms or legs, very good, very good!"

She just whispered softly, but the young scholar next to her had sharp ears, and after being stunned, she asked, "This little brother, your brother also went to the southern border battlefield with Shizi Xiao?"

The scholar's words attracted everyone's attention to Fu Yunyan, and there was a hint of respect in his eyes, and he suddenly realized.

No wonder this little brother seemed so indignant just now that they were talking about Xiao Shizi behind their backs, presumably his brother went to the battlefield with Xiao Shizi, so he felt a little bit of empathy.

Although the middle-aged businessman always prided himself on being thick-skinned, he was also a little embarrassed at the moment. He clenched his fists to Fu Yunyan and said, "I'm sorry, little brother, I was just talking nonsense, please don't take it to heart."

Fu Yunyan was worried about Nangong Yue at first, otherwise she would be too lazy to care about these strangers who knew what to say. Now that the other party apologized, she waved her hand to not care about the other party.

The middle-aged businessman heaved a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but look at Xiao Yi outside the window again, and said, "I've heard before that the prince of Zhennan is naughty by nature, he is a useless 'second prince', and he knows how to cause trouble every day. It doesn't look like it today!" The middle-aged businessman has seen a little bit of the world, and he has seen all kinds of people when he travels around the world. This person's bearing cannot deceive anyone.

"I remember Xiao Shizi is already married. With Xiao Shizi's appearance, I don't know who is worthy..." The young scholar stared at Xiao Yi below and sighed complicatedly. This is really more than human beings, and it is maddening. Some people are born with good backgrounds, good looks, and then have talents that make people wonder whether they should be envied or envied.

While the scholar was talking, Fu Yunyan glanced at Nangong Yue with a smile. It's also thanks to A Yue's good looks, otherwise the emperor's marriage would be a disaster rather than a blessing! It's still her A Xin, who looks just right!

Nangong Yue didn't care about Fu Yunyan's teasing eyes, nor what other people said. At this moment, the hustle and bustle outside had left her, and she could only see Xiao Yi below.

She looked at him all of a sudden, although she had met Xiao Yi a few days ago and knew that he was all right, but at the moment watching him enter the city amid the cheers of the people, watching his heroic appearance... Her The corners of his mouth twitched, and his heart was full of satisfaction: Ah Yi is really back!

Suddenly, Xiao Yi, who was walking slowly below, seemed to sense something. He turned his head to look at the second floor of the tea house. When his eyes met, the coldness on Xiao Yi's face faded, and a smile quickly bloomed on his face, full of vitality. Vigorous, makes people feel like spring breeze.

He raised his right hand and waved hard at Nangong Yue, his lips moved slightly, and he said silently, "Stinky girl, I'm back!"

Nangong Yue couldn't help but smile even more cheerfully, and was about to wave her hand when she heard a silly voice beside her saying, "Look, Lord Shizi is waving to me!"

"No, it's me!"

"it's me!"

"..."

Not only the few people in the elegant seat, but also the people in the restaurant next to them and the people on the street outside were all agitated by Xiao Yi's waving gesture. The atmosphere at the city gate reached a climax in an instant, and everyone waved enthusiastically. Hands up, smiling.

Until Xiao Yi and his team left, the atmosphere here has not cooled down.

Several people in the elegant seat returned to their seats, and the middle-aged scholar said with emotion: "This rumor is really unbelievable! I think this Xiao Shizi is really a hero from a young man!"

"That's right!" The old man nodded his head in agreement, "I think the Lord Shizi is like a martial arts star in the sky!"

The young scholar suddenly looked at Fu Yunyan and said, "This brother, since your elder brother went with Xiao Shizi to fight, you must have some understanding of Xiao Shizi, can you tell us about it..."

Fu Yunyan's eyes rolled, and she was aroused. He talked to them about the Zhennan Palace, and Lily also added a few words from time to time... Hearing everyone's heartfelt emotion, "there is a future" The rough principle of "the mother has the stepfather" is still the same even in the dignified mansion of the vassal. Some people sighed, I heard that Princess Zhennan had seized the estate of the stepson. I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true. Yes!

When Nangong Yue came back to her senses, she saw a group of people talking about Xiao Yi with both sympathy and admiration, almost turning him into an inspirational example - his father did not love his mother, but he did not go astray and worked hard. up!

Nangong Yue had a trace of loss in her heart because she could no longer see Xiao Yiyuan's back, but now it has completely disappeared. She smiled and watched Fu Yunyan and Lily say that they were having a good time, and only a few people left Laiyun Tea House.

After leaving the teahouse, Fu Yunyan parted ways with Nangongyue, and returned to the mansion of the eldest princess Yongyang by herself. The Fu family was also waiting for news from Fu Yunhe, so she had to go back to the mansion to talk to them.

And Nangong Yue also hurriedly returned to the Zhennan Palace. Before Xiao Yi returned to the palace, she still had a lot of preparations to do... Calculate the time, Xiao Yi will go to the Meridian Gate to offer prisoners, and the emperor will definitely recruit him after that. When she entered the palace to ask questions, she estimated that when Xiao Yi came out of the palace, at least Shen Shi would have passed, and there was still plenty of time.

Not only Nangong Yue left, but the other people who were watching the lively near the city gate gradually dispersed, and there was still a bit of unfinishedness in their hearts.

This drama at the South City Gate has ended, but for Xiao Yi, today's prisoner offering ceremony has just begun.

Go straight down from the South City Gate along the South Street. At the end of the road is the main gate of the palace. After passing the palace gate, the imperial forest troops on both sides of the imperial road become more and more dense. Before noon.

On the huge Meridian Gate Square, the princes and ministers, civil and military officials in court clothes have long been arranged in shifts just like in the early morning. The Meridian Gate Tower has already set up a royal seat, with a yellow cover under the eaves, and the halogen book is set under the Meridian Gate Tower, lined up all the way to the Duanmen.

The sun was getting higher and higher, and suddenly the golden bell on the Meridian Gate was ringing, followed by the sound of golden drums and singing.

After a while, the emperor dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, surrounded by many servants and guards, appeared on the tall Meridian Gate tower like a star and a moon, and rose to the throne.

The emperor sat on the high throne and looked down at the hundred officials who were kneeling and bowing their heads.

The emperor raised his hand, the music stopped, and those princes, ministers, civil and military officials stood up.

Followed the Minister of Rites out of the line, shouting: "Offering prisoners!"

Although his voice was high-pitched and loud, but the Meridian Gate Square was so loud, his voice was like a pebble falling into the sea, and it couldn't stir up any waves at all. Zhi shouted: "Offer prisoners!"

One pass two, two pass four, four pass eight... It was passed all the way from Meridian Gate to Duanmen and then to Gongmen, and at the end, hundreds of Royal Forest troops shouted in unison: "Offering prisoners!"

The voices overlapped together, like thunder, and the momentum was grand, almost resounding through the sky.

Immediately after, drum music was played again, and the salute roared.

A young man in silver-white armor strode forward under hundreds of scorching gazes. It was clearly Xiao Yi, the prince of Zhennan. Behind him, a young man wearing a white prison uniform and tied with a white rope walked into the Meridian Gate Square under the escort of sixteen tall soldiers.

When he reached the bottom of the Meridian Gate, Xiao Yi knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, this minister has ordered to pacify the southern border and capture the first prince of the southern barbarians, Kui Lang, as a prisoner.

At the same time as he knelt down, Kui Lang, who was wearing a prison uniform, was also forced to kneel by the soldiers of Dayu behind him, and he humbly fell to the ground. Since ancient times, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

The emperor smiled and looked at Xiao Yi below. Long Xin was very happy. It is conceivable that today's scene will definitely go down in history.

The emperor ordered: "Transfer the prisoners of war to the Ministry of Punishment and the Court of Justice for a joint discussion!"

After the emperor's decree, Kui Lang was forced to bow down to the emperor again.

Immediately afterwards, the Minister of Punishment ordered several officials of the Ministry of Punishment to take over Kui Lang from among the soldiers under Xiao Yi and escort him down.

In addition to Kui Lang, there were also a group of southern barbarian generals who were also handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for disposal.

In the end, the civil and military officials once again bowed three times and nine times to the emperor to congratulate the emperor. Until this time, the ceremony of offering prisoners was truly over.

Everyone else can leave, only Xiao Yi was called by the emperor to the imperial study.

The emperor graciously gave him a seat, and then ordered someone to serve tea, as if gossip was commonplace, and asked about the southern border.

Xiao Yi was not polite, ate snacks and tea, and said in his mouth: "...Uncle Emperor, you don't know, those southern barbarians have caused anger and resentment in the southern border, and the people are all angry. As soon as you know that you sent me When we go back to fight the Nanman, we are all grateful. The people are swarming and attacking, how can we not win this battle.”

The emperor was in a good mood when he heard it, and Fushou laughed even more.

Xiao Yi continued: "When my nephew left, the people in the southern border sent them off on the side of the road, and asked my nephew to bring you a Wanmin umbrella. I want to give it to you."

"Wanmin Umbrella?" The emperor's eyes lit up and he said with interest, "Where is this Wanmin Umbrella, let me see."

"All the way, my nephew was held by the little servant and didn't dare to let go. ... Eunuch Liu, please go and fetch it."

Knowing that the emperor was in a good mood, Eunuch Liu responded with a hurried smile: "The servant has never seen the Wanmin Umbrella. Thanks to the emperor, this time, the servant will be able to open his eyes."

The emperor laughed and waved for Eunuch Liu to hurry up.

Speaking of which, the emperor has only heard of the Wanmin Umbrella in the drama. It is said that only when a clean and clean official leaves office, will the people spontaneously send a Wanmin umbrella, which can be encountered but not available. Unexpectedly, I will be able to receive it one day, this is the heart of the people.

The emperor waited happily. After a while, Eunuch Liu walked in with a mulberry umbrella. The emperor asked him to open it. They all have a name written on them, and "May the emperor live long live and long live", and countless silk strips cover all the mulberry umbrellas, and almost all of them overlap each other. Some of the characters on it are correct, some are skewed, and each one has a different handwriting, so it is not forged at first glance.

The emperor was very satisfied, and the smile on his face became more and more prosperous. He looked down at the silk strips with interest, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Ayi, this is?" He was holding a silk strip in his hand. , In addition to the name, there is also a red fingerprint on this silk strip. If you look closely, there are many silk strips like this in this Wanmin umbrella.

Xiao Yi explained with a smile: "There are many people who are illiterate, but they also want to express their gratitude to you, Uncle Emperor, so they went to a teacher, wrote silk strips, and pressed their own buttons. fingerprints."

"I see……"

The emperor was very moved when he saw the simple names such as "Li Ergou", "Chen Dazhuang", "Zhang Ada" and so on. What moved him even more was Xiao Yi, even in the southern border, Xiao Yi did not forget himself... The emperor knew very well that if Xiao Yi hadn't deliberately preached it, how would the people in the southern border know about his wise decision-making .

Zhennan Wangfu is a vassal king. If it was someone else, he would have taken the credit for himself and won the hearts of the people. Only Xiao Yi can be so sincere.

"Ayi, you have worked hard this time..." The emperor looked at him lovingly and said, "Have a good rest in the house for a few days, and I will send you an errand."

Xiao Yi grinned, and said with an inch: "Uncle Emperor, give your nephew a long vacation! My nephew hasn't seen his daughter-in-law for a long time!"

The emperor readily responded, "Then I'll give you a month's leave, that's enough!"

Xiao Yi thanked him happily, and then he turned to the topic and said, "Uncle Emperor, this time my nephew came back and brought back the envoys of Nanman. They said that they came to negotiate peace."

The emperor frowned, "Envoy?" He didn't seem to see any envoy, "Where is the envoy?"

"I'm with Kui Lang. It seems that there is another woman who is locked in another prison car. She was just handed over to the Department of Punishment together. ... Now it should be in the prison of the Department of Punishment."

The emperor was dumbfounded and thought to himself: Xiao Yi seems to have grown a lot during this trip to the southern border, but he is still unreliable! How can the envoy be locked in the prison car...

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!