It was never really under the jurisdiction of Daqian.
When Li Qingjun was regent, this place was just a vassal state with complete autonomy in its internal affairs. Because it didn't last long, it didn't even pay tribute, but received a lot of rewards...
Nanli unexpectedly destroyed the country, Li Qingjun followed the immortal, and Li Wuxian was brought by the national master Qin Yi to donate soil to Qian and became the princess of Daqian. At this time, Nanli was theoretically completely annexed to Daqian.
But in fact, transportation is extremely inconvenient in the vast mountains between Nanli and Daqian. Miasma and poisonous insects are common in the mountains, and many bandits are rampant. As a result, there are very few exchanges with China. Even if caravans travel, they often require troops. Escorts, envoys and officials are even less likely to come.
This was the fundamental reason why Nanli was able to stay in peace in the past and was not annexed. It is the same now. The situation is still that Nanli is alone.
Even if it is annexed in name, sending any county magistrate here is tantamount to exile. I heard that one was sent before and was hacked to death on the way. I don’t know if there is any conspiracy theory... It didn’t take long for the chaos to break out. From then on, the emperor didn't care about this, and in the end he was promoted on the spot. It turned out that any official in Nanli was still the same official in the end, which meant that the royal status was revoked.
Even Nanli's Nanmingli Fire Army is still organized, and its leader is still the veteran Xie Yuan. Nowadays, the war is in chaos. Instead, Nanli is under the management of the veteran generals and old city lords, and is protected by a force that has fought hundreds of battles. It is difficult for bandits to enter. A piece of pure land.
There seems to be a bit of a tiger perched on the south and looking north... Of course, the Nanli people do not have this intention. Due to the limitations of the terrain, the Nanli people themselves have no ambition to explore. Although the folk customs are tough, they have no ambitions. I always just want to protect my home.
To some extent, Nan Li and Qin Yi's temperaments are a bit similar...
In contrast, the Western Wilderness Kingdom has long been in chaos, with tribes large and small fighting endlessly. The Nanli people are too lazy to take care of it, and they don't have the energy to spare.
In fact, the destruction of the country was so unexpected that Nanli did not die because of unpopularity. On the contrary, it died inexplicably when people were working hard and full of hope. This led to the fact that the people of Nanli have always been loyal to the royal family, and even the army has The Li family's king's flag is still hanging - in fact, if Li Qingjun had to go back to restore the country, there would be no problem at all.
This has led to the fact that the people of Nanli still respect Li Wuxian as their king. Envoys often go to Longyuan City to meet him, and there are also many maids and eunuchs in Nanli Palace to take care of Li Wuxian. It is not that Li Wuxian is alone in Daqian Palace, there are quite a few around him. Manual.
This keeps her close to her homeland.
Veteran general Xie Yuan is actually not too old...he is actually less than sixty years old. It's just that military generals on the battlefield who are over fifty are very typical veterans. When Qin Yi met him, he was in his early fifties and his hair was already dry. Bai, now under sixty, still looks energetic, no different from a few years ago.
Unlike some professions called Internet writers, the pressure is not so high. I am said to be thirty years old, but I look sixty.
"National Master, why are you here again?" Xie Yuan looked at the waves of people from the Qian Kingdom who got off the airship, and he really didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You have been transported back and forth several times. I just said goodbye and will see you again. In the blink of an eye, I saw you back. , are you making us happy?"
At first, everyone was crying when they saw Qin Yi. When they said goodbye, they shed tears and said: "Don't worry, Imperial Master, we will make good arrangements for the people you sent."
As a result, after going back and forth a few times, everyone wanted to kill him. The former Prime Minister and now the Lord of Lihuo City are no longer out of the house... It is better for Xie Yuan to be more familiar with him and come to deal with him several times.
Qin Yi smiled apologetically: "Nanli has experienced many wars and the population has not recovered. It can be considered as adding some household registrations..."
"Rely on you to transport people from village to village to get registered residence?...Forget it." Xie Yuan crossed his hands and said: "The Imperial Master might as well have a meal here, and leave under the starry night in the evening, there won't be much happening on the way.
...Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll have to go back and forth here for months."
"Forget about eating, we have already prepared..."
Before he finished speaking, Cheng Cheng next to him pulled his sleeve: "Qin Yi, I want to eat."
Qin Yi stroked his forehead and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you, old general. Those who prepare the table will have more fruits."
Xie Yuan looked at Cheng Cheng meaningfully, and after a long time he said: "Master, you are so undisguised, it will be very difficult for us... Do you want to praise you for your magnanimity, or do you want to kill you for others?"
Qin Yi was sweating profusely.
Cheng Cheng blinked his eyes, pretending not to understand, and secretly made a victory gesture in his heart.
A mere human princess, wants to be a big woman in front of this king?
"Don't be like this..." Qin Yi held Xie Yuan's shoulder and walked all the way to the city: "I will explain this to Qingjun when the time comes..."
Xie Yuan looked around and lowered his voice: "Did the eldest princess really become an immortal?"
"Speaking of this, I'm curious, why do you know about this? What the Daqian border army said at the time? Do you believe it?"
"Well..." Xie Yuan smiled: "We may not believe the rumors about this kind of thing by ordinary people, but when they said you were there at that time, we believed it. There are immortals in the world, others don't know it, but we know it, and the National Master will
It’s an immortal.”
"Ashamed, I am still far from being an immortal."
The two chatted all the way, and Cheng Cheng followed him obediently without saying a word, but with a smile on his lips.
She never believed that there was any kind of loyalty in the world that could make a person like Xie Yuan, with a mountain high and an emperor far away, and a large army in his hands, still respect the queen and decentralize power as the city lord instead of being an actual ruler himself. There was only one possibility, and that was Xie Yuan.
Who should Yuan worry about, such as him, Qin Yi, or Li Qingjun, who may return at any time.
Or to put it simply, if the people of the whole country believe it, then if he wants to be ambitious, no one will accompany him, and the army may not be able to obey his orders on this matter.
It seems that the Li family is indeed still the uncrowned king, and a large factor is actually due to Qin Yi.
Qin Yi is not one of those ethereal immortals whose only legends remain. He often appears in the world. Before, he suddenly appeared to save Li Qingjun's aunt and nephew, and interfered with Daqian's affairs, giving people the feeling that he might appear at any time...
This guy is not in Nanli, but his influence is still so great.
"Wait a minute." Qin Yi suddenly stopped: "No one lives here... yet?"
Cheng Cheng turned around and looked around, but he saw a rather large mansion with a plaque saying "Guo Shi Mansion" hanging on it.
His former residence?
Xie Yuan then laughed: "Who dares to occupy the residence of the Imperial Preceptor? What's more, this is the former king's old residence. Except for the residence he granted to the Imperial Preceptor, who else dares to occupy it without fear of being bitten to death?"
Qin Yi looked up for a while and whispered: "You don't need to keep the room empty, you can share it with those who need it."
Xie Yuan smiled and said: "There are few people in Nanli. How can we go to the Quejian Mansion? Let's talk about it later."
Qin Yi nodded and didn't go in again.
Cheng Cheng looked at his expression and knew that Qin Yi had no feelings when he was in Nanli. But after things changed and he came back again, a lot of old feelings came to his heart. It was not so much his feelings for Nanli, but for people.
, I can always think of many things when I see old things.
I'm not jealous at all. This is someone who is nostalgic and makes people feel at ease.
The dinner was held at a nearby restaurant, and Xie Yuan did not dare to bring the two of them home... It was not for any other reason, but because Cheng Cheng was too beautiful.
If a few brats at home have any thoughts, they really can't explain it, so it's better not to bring them back to avoid trouble.
"Come on, this is Nanli's finest Lihuo wine. Please give it a try, Master... er, Madam."
Cheng Cheng took a sip and his eyes immediately became bright.
Delicious.
Sure enough, as the book said, human delicacies are prepared with great care and are much more interesting than those in Demon City. The wine in Demon City is so choked, is it for humans to drink?
"Qin Yi, I want that, what kind of fruit is that?"
Seeing her rare little girl look, Qin Yi rubbed her head lovingly and handed her a fruit: "This is a persimmon, but I've never seen it in your place. Give it a try."
It was only then that Qin Yi realized that Cheng Cheng seemed to have never seen many things. What kind of king was she thinking, the king of the mountain?