For the Han people, discrimination and hostility towards the Hu people are innate.
Moreover, the officials in the border city did not dare to offend Jiedushi's brother-in-law, but they did not take a foreign man seriously. When they saw that Jia Lian dared to come and interfere, they immediately scolded Jia Lian and left.
Jia Lian ignored these petty officials. He took off the Hu robe covering his head, revealing his pure and handsome Han appearance.
He concentrated his expression, and the extraordinary majesty of being in a position of power for a long time, looking down on all living beings from the clouds, suddenly radiated away, making everyone around him stare blankly. Vaguely, it seemed that everyone could feel that the man in front of him was not like other people.
Dressed so ordinary.
Even the Xue brothers and sisters also looked surprised.
When Jia Lian appeared, they recognized him as the young Hu man who had previously sold jade pendants in a wine shop. However, they did not expect that after Jia Lian took off his Hu robe, he would look like such a handsome and resolute Han man!
He walked up to them as if there was no one around and stretched out his arms. Seeing this scene, the Xue brothers and sisters subconsciously stepped aside and handed their father over to the stranger they had only met twice before.
Jia Lian supported the body of the second master of the Xue family. While frowning at his seriously ill and weak body, he said gently: "Uncle Shi, please go down and rest. Leave this place to me."
If a person who is seriously ill becomes angry and angry, the possibility of death is very high.
"you……"
The second master of the Xue family's eyes widened, but he still didn't recognize who Jia Lian was.
The other people around them opened their eyes wide when they heard that Jia Lian actually called the second master of the Xue family "Uncle Shi" and also made it clear that he would help the Xue family deal with the troubles at hand.
Could it be that this person is a member of the Xue family? But judging from the reaction of the Xue family members, it clearly doesn’t look like him.
Looking at the sword on his waist, could it be that he is a wandering knight who takes action when he sees injustice on the road with the intention of upholding justice?
If this is the case, then it is very unwise! The other party is an official official, and there are also people from Jiedu Mansion.
In this huge Anxi Mansion, Jiedushi is like heaven. Anyone who dares to go against Jiedu Mansion will die without a burial place!
"Where did this barbarian come from? Why are you still standing there, why don't you capture this thief!"
The skinny young man who claimed to be Jiedushi's brother-in-law was already furious, but when he saw Jia Lian brazenly making trouble, he immediately jumped up and called on the people around him to take action, and of course he labeled Jia Lian a thief.
The second master of the Xue family thought for a long time and couldn't remember who Jia Lian was. Looking at Jia Lian's appearance, he knew he had good intentions towards him. He was afraid that Jia Lian would suffer, so he wanted to persuade him to leave.
But before he could speak, Jia Lian immediately pulled out the sword from his waist and placed it directly on the skinny young man's neck after letting go of him!
Because Jia Lian's movements were so smooth and smooth that they were completed almost instantly, everyone present, including the skinny young man himself, did not react at all.
"If you want to survive, just shut up."
Jia Lian's voice was cold and cold, which made people feel chilled.
"You, you, you..." The skinny young man's face was as pale as frost. The cold breath coming from his neck frightened him, and his body involuntarily wanted to retreat and escape.
But then, it didn't hurt too much. There was indeed a feeling of warm liquid flowing between his neck, which made him clearly know that it was a sharp sword that cut his neck.
He has no doubt that as long as he dares to make any change, the next moment, he will be dead and in a different place!
The desire to survive made him desperately control his body and fight against the body's instinct. In the next moment, his legs softened and his body collapsed out of control. A stream of heat from his internal organs also poured out of his body and wet his clothes. pants, dripping towards the ground...
"Bold, don't let go of my uncle yet..."
At this moment, no one observed the skinny young man's unbearable condition. Everyone around him was shocked. The officials retreated one by one, while the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate immediately surrounded him.
Jia Lian's sword was still pointed between the skinny young man's neck, and he paid no attention to his bloody appearance. He didn't even lower his head to look down, but just glanced at the city gate officer who looked relatively calm at the moment. He said: "Call your guards here. I, the general, have some instructions."
Hearing that Jia Lian called himself general, the official looked even more shocked.
The adjutant was originally thinking about how to rescue the skinny young man from Jia Lian's sword, but he was shocked when he heard this.
Jia Lian's demeanor and indifferent tone made him subconsciously feel like obeying orders.
He found it incredible.
At this moment, he had two completely different thoughts.
One is to scold Jia Lian, rescue his uncle, and then use this to close the relationship with Jiedu Mansion and gain a position. The other is to follow the voice in his heart and carefully ask Jia Lian's identity...
While he was calculating gains and losses, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the sword in Jia Lian's hand!
It was a sword covered in tempered golden light. Not only was the blade glowing with cold light, but the blade was also wrapped with inscriptions. If you look closely, it looks like a dragon pattern engraved on it.
The adjutant was shocked.
Although the country does not prohibit martial arts, nor does it prohibit civilians from carrying swords and other normal weapons, who dares to engrave dragon patterns on their swords?
This sword is not only engraved with dragon patterns, but also tempered with golden light. Even if he has not seen with his own eyes what the emperor's royal sword Shang Fang looks like, he knows that this type of sword is definitely not for the use of ordinary people!
If the other party is really a barbarian, it can be said that he is contemptuous of the royal power of the Central Plains, but this person clearly has a pure accent from the capital city.
"May I ask...who is Your Excellency?"
Jia Lian followed the adjutant's gaze and glanced down at the sword in his hand. He did not answer him. He only said: "If you don't call your guards here, this man will bleed to death. Don't blame me for not doing this." remind you."
The adjutant quickly took a look at his uncle who looked like a dead dog under Jia Lian's sword. The cold sword was placed on his neck so casually, as if killing his uncle casually was nothing more than a trivial matter. Just a pile.
The adjutant immediately knew that this situation was not something he could handle, so he had better stabilize Jia Lian first and invite the garrison master to come over.
So he handed over to Jia Lian and sent people to ask for guards.
The skinny young man sitting on the ground and his entourage were originally waiting for the adjutant and others to rescue him. Who knew that the adjutant with dozens of officers and soldiers actually seemed to be afraid of Jia Lian. Instead, after hearing Jia Lian's order, they suddenly became anxious. stand up.
The skinny man did not dare to speak, fearing that Jia Lian would kill him with a flick of his hand, but his cronies had nothing to do with him.
"What a reckless boy, do you know who my young master is?
He is the brother-in-law of our Lord Jiedushi!
How dare you go against our young master... You, you, you, if you want to survive, you'd better let my young master go now, and then kowtow to my young master and beg for mercy, maybe you still have a way to survive."
Unless he was a very vicious person or a general who was used to fighting in battle, no one would want to kill someone with a sword.
Therefore, Jia Lian's actions just now shocked everyone.
At this time, they came to their senses and regained their sense. They yelled and cursed and tried to persuade Jia Lian, but no one dared to come near. They were afraid of Jia Lian's sharp sword, and even more afraid that Jia Lian would accidentally kill the skinny young man.
Those officials who did not discover the noble place of Jia Lian's sword like the adjutant also stood at a distance and used words to suppress Jia Lian.
Jia Lian glanced at these low-ranking officials. Although he knew that they were afraid of the power of the feudal officials, they allowed a dandy to do evil in their territory without daring to dissuade or stop him at all.
It can be seen that such a trend in this place where the emperor is far away is definitely not an exception.
Moreover, this situation will continue to exist for a long time and cannot be reversed in a short time by one person.
But Jia Lian was a man with great ambitions. Along the way, he also deliberately took into account the similar border officials' management of people's livelihood.
If one day in the future he has the ability to change this situation, he will naturally do something about it.
Although he is still far from being able to do it now, at least he can put what he saw out of chaos and shock the world within a limited scope.
The second master of the Xue family also recovered from the shock at this time. He supported his two children and took a step forward, advising: "This...general please think twice. After all, this person is from Jiedu Mansion. If you kill him, you will be killed." I'm afraid it will bring trouble to the general..."
Although the Xue family has some vision, he is not in the officialdom after all. He only sees that Jia Lian's identity may be extraordinary. Judging from the fact that Jia Lian called him uncle before, he should be a descendant of a certain family friend.
He guessed that Jia Lian should be a young general who happened to see him being bullied here, so he helped him out of kindness.
However, even if Jia Lian's family background is extraordinary, this is Anxi Mansion after all. If Jiedu Mansion is offended, Jia Lian's life may be in danger.
Therefore, he advised Jia Lian not to be impulsive. In the worst case, he would sacrifice his wealth to protect his family and just pay more goods.
If you turn around and use the power of your family, you may be able to get some justice. There is no need to fight the other party desperately.
The Xue brothers and sisters, who were also a little frightened by Jia Lian's actions, were also looking at Jia Lian with worry in their eyes.
Jia Lian showed an innocent look to them, then flicked his sleeves and turned around to look at the people around him who only dared to use their words.
"Don't say that he is just the brother-in-law of Anxi Jiedushi, but he is the Jiedushi of Anxi himself. If he dares to bully the people of the country and marry a daughter of the people, I will definitely kill him!"
He was crazy, and everyone around him felt that Jia Lian must be a lunatic.
But Jia Lian dared to say such a thing, so it was definitely impossible to let his uncle go. Therefore, even if they were outnumbered and resorted to rat-proof weapons, they did not dare to act rashly. They could only hope that the guards would come in person and subdue villains like Jia Lian.
"The brother-in-law of the Jiedushi of Anxi? As far as I know, Cui, the wife of Bai Qi, Marquis of Yangwu, is the only daughter of the Cui family in Hedong. I don't know how she got a younger brother?"
Princess Zhaoyang is waiting here with Jia Lian.
Originally she planned to watch the show and wanted to see if Jia Lian was the girl in the truth, so she made a special trip to help the family out of the siege?
Later, she also became angry when she saw that these officials allowed these dandy men to trample on the laws of the country.
Seeing Princess Zhaoyang coming forward, the skinny man would have dazzled if he had been there before. But at this time, under the threat of death, he did not dare to have any other thoughts. He was also afraid of offending Jia Lian and others, so he hurriedly said
: "My sister is the third wife of Lord Jiedushi..."
"Oh, it turns out he is just the brother of a cheap concubine. I feel relieved now..."
Princess Zhaoyang smiled knowingly.
Many other people also realized that the skinny man was not Jiedushi's real brother-in-law at all, but just a concubine.
But even so, Jia Lian and others were very courageous if they dared to treat him like this.
"Bold, where does this cunning woman come from? She dares to call Lord Jiedushi by his first name!"
A servant seemed to have noticed the relationship between Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian. He pretended to scold her, but he held a dagger on his back, hoping to seize Princess Zhaoyang and rescue his own son.
But before he could exert his strength, another woman stepped out from the crowd. A cold light flashed in her hand, and the servant fell to the ground.
People around were shocked!
Unexpectedly, Jia Lian and others would really dare to kill people in public!
The surrounding officers and soldiers couldn't stand still, and they all looked at the adjutant. But although the adjutant frowned, he still stopped him with his eyes.
This woman seems...
If he hadn't listened just now, the other party would have called himself "I"?
Although there is no such title in the border area, as a court official, how could he not know that this is a special title for nobles in the palace!
But how is this possible? How can a noble person from the palace appear here!?
Just as suspicious as the adjutant was the middle-aged man who had previously advised the skinny man not to cause trouble to the Jiedu Mansion.
He looked carefully at Princess Zhaoyang, who was wearing a barbarian cloth, and his expression suddenly changed.
After hesitating for a moment, he took two steps forward, and then under the gaze of everyone, he knelt on the ground with a plop:
"Slave Bai Sheng, I'm here to greet you, Miss Cousin. I'm here to see you, princess!"
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The people watching could not help but be shocked once again.
"Isn't that person the master accompanying my uncle? Why did he kneel down and call that barbarian woman...princess?"
"Yes, he is from Jiedu Mansion. He is usually very arrogant. He even ignores the guards when he meets them. What is going on?"
Princess Zhaoyang frowned and glanced at the middle-aged man kneeling in front of her, and then asked casually: "You are from the Yangwu Marquis Mansion, do you recognize me?"
"Back to the princess, this servant is from the Yangwu Marquis Mansion. He is one of the slaves brought from the capital after the Marquis became the governor of Anxi.
When I was in the capital, I was lucky enough to see the princess's golden face, so I recognized her..."
The middle-aged man's voice was very humble and nervous. When he spoke, he kept knocking his head on the ground and did not dare to raise it at all.
Princess Zhaoyang was silent for a moment, then she laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "It's hard for you, you can still recognize me when I'm dressed up like this."
"Princess Jinzhi Jade Leaves, she often came to the house when she was a child. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the princess from a distance, and I will never forget it until my death..."
A few words between Princess Zhaoyang and the servants of the Marquis Yangwu Mansion caused an uproar in the surrounding area.
The adjutant reacted the fastest and immediately knelt down and said: "Weijun Wutuo City Dianjun Colonel Quwu, please see Your Highness the Princess!"
A young man in his twenties, holding a Shangfang sword, with a princess beside him...
Such a combination made Qu Wu think of two people at once.
Jia Lian, the emissary who sent the bride off, and Princess Zhaoyang, who was originally going to marry Wala!
In this desert thousands of miles away from the capital, Shang Fang's sword and the princess could appear at the same time, and it could only be these two people.
Although it stands to reason that these two people should be at Ganning Pass now, or on their way back to Beijing, and should not appear here. Because according to reliable information, although Princess Zhaoyang was robbed for a time, she was rescued by the imperial envoy Jia Lian.
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This is also an important reason why Jia Lian's heroic deeds can be spread in the desert today.
But he didn't dare to gamble.
Because even if they guess wrong, they can be convicted according to law afterwards.
But if the guess is correct, then it is obvious that neither the imperial envoy nor the princess can be offended by low-ranking officials like them.
As soon as Qu Wu knelt down, the other officers and soldiers, as well as the common people, looked at each other and did not dare to hesitate any longer. They knelt down one after another and congratulated loudly.
At this time, Aqi had already taken over the skinny young man from Jia Lian. Princess Zhaoyang walked to Jia Lian's side. Seeing Jia Lian looking down at her, she explained: "My biological mother came from the Yangwu Marquis Mansion, and I am the current Yangwu Marquis."
My uncle served as the governor of Anxi a few years ago."
"I see."
Jia Lian understood. It turned out that he was the nephew of the Empress Dowager's mother's family. With such a relationship, as long as he was not too useless, it would not be surprising for him to be appointed as Jiedushi.
However, although Anxi Prefecture is remote and barren, its territory is larger than that of several provinces in the Central Plains combined. Naturally, it is more important and more powerful than those Jiedu envoys in Guan who only control one state and one prefecture.
Seeing Jia Lian's eyes thinking, Princess Zhaoyang couldn't help but laugh in a low voice: "Erlang, do you blame me for coming out and stealing your limelight, so that you don't show off more in front of this little beauty?"
Jia Lian smiled.
Originally, he really didn't want Princess Zhaoyang's identity to be exposed.
Although this is Han territory, it is on the border and there may still be potential dangers, so I want to find out the situation here first and make sure it is safe before proceeding.
Now that we know that Princess Zhaoyang is the niece of Anxi Jiedushi, and this is the territory of Anxi Jiedushi, we can naturally feel more at ease.