Chihuahua train station.

A group of Chihuahua dignitaries and ladies, all dressed in their best clothes, stood on the platform, waiting for the arrival of the Prince of California.

"Where is the Prince's train?"

Once again, Luis Terrazas turned and asked his entourage.

"It will probably take another 20 minutes."

The attendant's answer made Luis Terrazas nod slightly. As the governor of Chihuahua, it was normal for him to come to greet His Royal Highness the Prince. However, when he thought of the purpose of the prince's visit, Luis Terrazas felt depressed.

He was not only a local tyrant, but also a Mexican noble. In fact, the local forces in various provinces of Mexico were almost all nobles, and they came to power by supporting the royal family and attacking the Republicans.

Of course, once upon a time, these local powerful groups in the north were often supporters of the Republicans, but after the Ming Empire supported the Mexican royalists to gain an advantage on the battlefield, local families like Terrazas abandoned the Republicans and turned into royalists.

They fully demonstrate the true face of local powerful groups - profit is the most important thing.

Luis Terrazas is not only the governor, but also controls the state's militia and can control the local security situation. But this is not his real influence. What is his real influence?

It's the land!

His family owns 28,000 square kilometers of land, while the area of ​​Chihuahua is only 240,000 square kilometers, and most of the land is desert. It can be said that more than 70% of the arable land in Chihuahua belongs to the Terrazas family.

However, this is all in the past - five years ago, they owned 28,000 square kilometers of land, but now they only have 14,000 square kilometers left. They lost half of their land in the empire's land reform!

But even so, the empire didn't seem to let them go. The arrival of Prince California made everyone aware of the danger.

There is a Chinese saying that there is no good banquet. The reason why Prince California came here must be for land surveying.

How much more flesh is he going to dig out of me?

Thinking of this, Luis Terrazas felt even more depressed.

"My Lord, the reason why His Royal Highness came here this time should be to promote land surveying. I am worried..."

The confidant's words made Luis Terrazas' brows furrowed and his face looked very ugly.

"What else does the prince want? He has already taken away half of our land. Does he intend to kill us all?"

Even though Luis Terrazas seemed very angry when he spoke, he was also helpless - if it were in the past, if someone dared to touch his land, he would definitely send that guy to see God.

But now he doesn't have the courage at all, because he doesn't have the strength to fight against the empire.

This empire refers not only to the Mexican Empire. Although the emperor now has an army loyal to him, what really fears him is the Ming Empire. Even now, the Ming Empire still has troops stationed in Chihuahua - the empire has more than 100,000 troops stationed in Mexico, most of which are stationed in the northern border area. His several thousand militia are not enough in front of the imperial army.

In fact, let alone the army of the Ming Empire, even the Royal Mexican Army was not something he could contend with. Times have changed. It is true that they were local emperors in the past, but now the emperor has his own power.

"Wait, wait a little longer. When Congress convenes in June, we will force the emperor to declare war. Once war is declared, Mexico City will be powerless to take care of us..."

Like many people, Luis Terrazas placed his hope of stopping land surveying on declaring war on the United States. This was the common wish of the local nobles, as only in this way could they preserve their wealth. This was also the fundamental reason why they spent a lot of money advocating the recovery of lost territory and revenge against the United States.

While Luis Terrazas was talking to his confidants, an officer on duty on the platform occasionally cast his eyes towards the governor, the honorable count, with a hint of hatred in his eyes, and finally, he turned his gaze towards the end of the railway.

His Royal Highness is coming soon!

beep!

A few minutes later, accompanied by a long train whistle, the train spewed thick smoke into the train station. After the train slowly stopped at the platform, the military band immediately played military music. Luis Terrazas, the local boss of Chihuahua, also smiled, completely free of his previous dissatisfaction.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Amid the cheers of the people, Crown Princess Sofia's husband, Prince of California Zhu Youyang, walked out of the carriage. When he stepped onto the platform, he waved to the welcoming crowd with a smile on his face, and then turned his gaze to Luis Terrazas, the local tyrant of Chihuahua and the largest landowner in Mexico.

"Welcome, Your Highness!"

Luis Terrazas, with a smile on his face, dragged his bloated body towards the prince.

Even if you are extremely dissatisfied with him, you cannot show it.

Just as Luis Terrazas was walking towards the prince, the first person to move was the second lieutenant standing nearby. He was standing next to the train and was performing guard duties. When the prince got off the train and walked towards Master Terrazas, he seemed to have made a sudden decision, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"What is he going to do?"

When Terrazas saw the lieutenant next to the carriage move, his mind was full of question marks.

Shouldn't he be standing there?

At this time, the lieutenant quickly reached his hand to his waist, and when he raised it, everyone saw that he held a Smith & Wesson revolver with a sapphire blue metallic luster.

It took the lieutenant less than a second from walking towards the prince to pulling out his pistol. Luis Terrazas only had time to be stunned, while the guy already had the gun in his hand.

"stop……!"

It happened so suddenly that even the officer with the fastest reaction only had time to let out a cry of surprise.

Immediately afterwards, crisp gunshots suddenly rang out.

As a gunshot rang out, everyone present, including the ladies around, screamed in fear and ran away in all directions, and the scene suddenly fell into chaos.

"It's over!"

This was the only thought in Luis Terrazas' mind after he heard the gunshots.

"I'm done!"

The reason why Luis Terrazas came up with this idea was simple - this is Chihuahua!

It's his territory!

Even the second lieutenant was an officer of the Chihuahua militia. What did his shooting mean?

It was at his instruction!

"The Terrazas family is finished!"

This was also the common thought of the other people present. They couldn't believe that this would be true. They couldn't believe that Luis Terrazas would actually take action against the Prince of California.

God bless, how dare this guy?

The moment the crisp gunshots rang out, several dark shadows pounced towards the assassin and the prince.

The assassin and the prince were knocked to the ground almost at the same time, and it was only when they were knocked down that the others reacted.

"There is an assassin..."

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