After leaving Baishi City and walking one hundred and thirty miles north, you will find the capital of Huangzhou.
Although Huangzhou is the most backward state among the nine states of Daqian, and borders the Southern Barbarians, and the mountains and forests are full of miasma, and many evil beasts are entrenched in the mountains and forests, Emperor Wu of Qianwu and Gao Dali were able to arrive at Baishi City from Huangfu safely. Naturally, not only are they talented and brave, but they also have magical treasures that can drive away evil beasts.
Otherwise, no matter what Emperor Qianwu did, he would never disregard his own safety.
Along the way, relying on the magic treasure to exorcise evil spirits, no evil beast dared to approach. Emperor Qianwu and Gao Dali rode a carriage and spent two hours returning to the outside of Huang Mansion without any danger.
Huangfu is the main city of Huangzhou.
When we got here, we were basically in a plain area, and we saw many villages and towns along the way.
Because this area is the main city of a state, there are large military forces stationed there, and there are also martial arts people from all walks of life, so evil beasts will not easily set foot there.
Gao Dali was driving and said softly: "Your Majesty, we are about to arrive at Huangfu."
"I know, I didn't fall asleep and I couldn't sleep."
In the carriage, Emperor Qianwu opened the curtain with some irritation. Since leaving Baishi City, the road along the way was either very muddy and difficult to navigate due to the rain, or it was very bumpy, causing the carriage to bump violently at every turn.
In this case, even placing soft cushions in the carriage would not help. Emperor Qianwu could not rest at all, and it was better to be comfortable riding a horse.
Seeing the city wall of Huangfu from a distance, although it can be six or seven feet high, it is considered relatively tall. However, after seeing the majestic city wall of Baishi City, which is ten feet high, Emperor Qianwu felt that the city wall of Huangfu was so short. Why are the walls so shabby, and why are the gaps between the stones of the walls so big?
When he first came to Huangfu, Emperor Qianwu thought it was quite similar. After all, Huangzhou was relatively backward, and Daqian's treasury was relatively empty and could not provide many resources. It was pretty good to be able to maintain this situation.
But after returning from Baishi City, I felt that it was quite different.
Is it the same thing that Baishi City, a mountainous and remote Shankara place, is so good, but your main city in a barren state is so shabby?
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
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In the Prefectural Pastoral Palace.
All the officials, led by the state pastor Chen Jiande, were panicking at this moment.
The whole city was in chaos.
Because the emperor is missing.
Just yesterday, Emperor Qianwu, who came to Huangzhou for a patrol, dropped a letter and disappeared. Even the imperial guards did not take him with him.
The only person missing together was Eunuch Gao, the general manager of the palace.
This made Huangzhou officials panic. Although they knew that Emperor Qianwu ran out on his own, he was the current emperor, the most noble person in the world, and he only took Gao Dali with him. If something happened, they Huang The state officials will never escape, they will kill all the Nine Tribes.
I was praying to God in my heart.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, just run out and run out. Why are there only two of you, not even the imperial guards? If something happens, we will all have to meet our eighteenth generation ancestors.
Naturally, when it was discovered that Emperor Qianwu was missing, although he did not send people to search blatantly, he secretly ordered the whole city to search quietly. Now I hope that His Majesty is only in the city and can provide immediate support even if something happens.
What I'm most worried about now is that His Majesty is not in the city.
You must know that Huangzhou is a relatively chaotic and weak state among the nine states in Daqian. Because it is far away from the capital and borders the southern barbarians, there are many miasmatic mountains and forests, so there are particularly many evil beasts here.
What if Your Majesty goes out outside the city and accidentally encounters an evil beast?
Even though His Majesty and Gao Dali are both highly skilled in martial arts, they can't fight against so many evil beasts.
However, more than twelve hours have passed since yesterday, and there is still no trace of His Majesty or Gao Dali.
State Shepherd Chen Jiande was so anxious that he was sweating all over. He was already thinking that he could not wait any longer. He immediately asked the garrison of Huangzhou and the Royal Forest Army to search together. They would search the area for hundreds of miles and dig three feet into the ground to find His Majesty. Find out.
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly ran into the hall, panting and shouting loudly as he ran: "Master Zhou Mu, there is news about your majesty. Your majesty has been found."
"What did you say? Did you find His Majesty?"
Chen Jiande and other officials were surprised and delighted. They quickly pulled him up and said, "Tell me quickly, where did you find it?"
The soldier ignored his breath and said quickly: "I found a carriage at the south gate of the city. The driver was Eunuch Gao. I saw someone in the carriage, and it was the emperor!"
Upon hearing the news, Chen Jiande and others were so frightened that they almost fell to the ground.
Your Majesty actually ran out of the deserted mansion. My dear, that is a mountain forest, and there are many evil beasts living in it.
Although Emperor Qianwu was also a master of martial arts, what would he do if he was killed accidentally?
"Hurry and pick up Your Majesty!"
There was no time to think anymore, Chen Jiande and others rushed out immediately.
At the same time, carriages began to enter the city.
However, the bumps did not weaken at all, which made Emperor Qianwu very irritated, because the roads in the Huangfu were also in tatters, and the stone slabs paved had long been tattered over the years, with many exposed yellow mud roads. In addition, it was rainy in the southern barbarian land. Yes, it rained a while ago, and the road quickly became muddy after pedestrians and carriages passed by.
When the carriage is driving, it is easy to get stuck in the mud and become unable to move.
This made Emperor Qianwu even more angry, and the expression on his face quickly darkened, visible to the naked eye, and was about to drip.
Gao Dali watched quietly and thought to himself that those officials in Huangzhou were probably going to be in trouble.
Not long after entering the city gate, before Emperor Qianwu and Emperor Qianwu returned to their residence, they saw Zhou Mu leading a group of officials rushing out one after another, regardless of the muddy land, and immediately knelt down and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, see you. Your Majesty, may my Emperor live long, long live!"
However, Emperor Qianwu was still angry and looked at these officials coldly, without saying anything to ask them to get over immediately.
State Shepherd Chen Jiande's face was almost stuck in the yellow mud. He was waiting for Emperor Qianwu to call them to get back on their feet, but for some reason, there was no response after a long time.
This made a group of Huangzhou officials led by Chen Jiande very puzzled, has His Majesty already left?
But when he raised his head slightly, he saw that the pair of feet belonging to Gao Dali were still standing there. He immediately knew that His Majesty was still here, but he was very confused, why didn't he call them flat?
Gao Dali, who knew the reason, glanced sympathetically at these Huangzhou officials, but it was no wonder that His Majesty was so angry. Baishi City could be so good, but the capital of a state was so shabby.
After a full quarter of an hour, Emperor Qianwu calmed down a little and said coldly: "I wish you all to live in peace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chen Jiande and others breathed a sigh of relief and got up quickly. Nothing happened. After all, they are now engaged in martial arts. Even the officials are practicing martial arts. They are full of energy. After kneeling for a long time, they are only slightly stagnant.
"Go back."
Emperor Qianwu said lightly, and Gao Dali followed suit and drove the carriage to the house.
Chen Jiande and other officials quickly followed.
Soon, we returned to the Changqing Palace, the palace where Emperor Qianwu lived in Huangfu.
This was a vacation palace built in Huangzhou by the previous dynasty. After the overthrow of the previous dynasty, the country suffered a huge loss and naturally had no money to build it. Therefore, the palace of the previous dynasty was also used as a vacation palace.
After Emperor Qianwu got off the carriage, he ordered Gao Dali to order people to move the little imperial tea in, and then went straight in without even looking at Chen Jiande and others.
After Emperor Qianwu disappeared, Chen Jiande came to Gao Dali and said cautiously: "May I ask Eunuch Gao, where did your Majesty go to play in the past two days?"
Gao Dali glanced at him and said with a half-smile, "Did Mr. Chen still want to ask about His Majesty's whereabouts?"
"Don't dare. I naturally don't dare to ask about His Majesty's whereabouts. But since yesterday, His Majesty suddenly left without even taking the imperial guards with him. There are mountains and forests everywhere in this deserted state, and there are miasma, and there are countless Evil beasts are out and about, and I am just worried about His Majesty's safety." Chen Jiande quickly said, if you dare to ask about the Emperor's whereabouts, that would be a serious crime of beheading.
"It's good to know." Gao Dali sneered, "But Mr. Chen, the Huangzhou under your rule has a great place that will surprise Your Majesty."
Until Gao Dali's figure disappeared into the Changqing Palace, Chen Jiande also looked at a loss, unable to understand at all what he said was a good place that surprised His Majesty, and what Gao Dali meant by this place.
Entering the Changqing Palace, Emperor Qianwu suddenly remembered something, so he asked: "Where are Jianye and Changning?"
An eunuch immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, since yesterday morning, the eleventh prince has taken the seventeenth princess to Changlinpo for hunting."
Hearing this, Emperor Qianwu suddenly turned gloomy: "This scoundrel, instead of doing business, went hunting and went to Changlin Slope. Did he really not know that there were evil beasts there? What if he accidentally touched it? What should I do if I get caught by an evil beast, and it’s so dangerous that I have to take Chang Ning with me. Someone, please bring them back to me quickly.”