The news that King You had brought his troops and annihilated all the barbarian warriors who had attacked Beiguan City at night had already spread throughout the city before dawn.
Even the elderly and children who never left their homes knew the news and praised King You's merits at home. Not to mention the Wei family who lived in Jingping Lane, not far from the South City Gate, and who were always paying attention to the development of the war.
Not to mention, Wei Maolin has already returned home by now.
Although he was not present when Gong Xishan led people to pay a visit to King You, he later learned from his colleagues that his daughter was by King You's side when the officials from Beiguan paid a visit to King You.
Now, the man who came back with his daughter was dressed in black, handsome, and noble. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person. Who else could it be but King You?
Wei Maolin immediately took the lead in bowing and said, "This subordinate pays homage to His Majesty Prince You."
The Wei family members beside him also followed Wei Maolin's action and bowed deeply together, "The humble people pay their respects to King You."
"What are you doing, Lord Wei?" Qi Xu took two quick steps and helped Wei Maolin up before he finished his bow.
"No need to be polite, just keep it the same as before."
"Your Highness?" Wei Maolin showed some doubt in his eyes.
Everyone in the Wei family also showed some confusion in their eyes.
Only Gao was stunned for a moment, then a flash of realization flashed through her eyes, and she ordered Liu Quan and Dong Da who were guarding the gate, "Bring the carriage in and close the gate."
Then, he made a gesture to Qi Xu to invite him in, "Your Highness, it's cold outside, please come in and talk. I happen to have breakfast at home, why don't you eat while we chat?"
Qi Xu smiled warmly and nodded in response, "Then I'd better obey your command. Sorry to bother you all."
The Wei family walked into the front hall.
Several cold dishes had already been placed on the large round table in the hall.
Crystal braised pork, vegetarian roast goose, osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root, and hawthorn cake.
Just two salty and two sweet.
Everyone sat down at the table, and Guixiang and Ningshuang brought a tray and put the buns that had been steaming in the pot on it.
When they arrived at Beiguan, the Wei family followed the local customs and were not as particular as they were in Beijing. The container for serving the buns was a steamer taken directly from the pot.
When they were placed on the table, the trays were still steaming.
Gao pointed to the tray of willow-leaf-shaped buns in front of her and said, "Put this plate of mushroom and chicken buns over there, Your Highness. I remember that Your Highness loves to eat this kind of wild mushrooms."
"Hmm?" Wei Mingxuan, who was sitting next to Gao, raised his head with a puzzled look, looked at Gao, and then looked at His Royal Highness Prince You who was sitting at the head seat at the round table.
Why does it sound like my mother knows King You?
"Thank you, Madam Wei, for remembering my taste." Qi Xu was not surprised to be recognized by Gao.
He took the initiative to follow Miss Wei on the visit and decided to reveal his identity.
But the others didn't think about it.
Only Gao was still as alert as she was in Exile, and she guessed it right at once based on the flaws he revealed.
After hearing the conversation between Gao and Qi Xu, Wei Maolin was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.
There was a look of sudden enlightenment in his eyes.
No wonder Prince You has been with Yun Lan since he entered the city.
It turns out that His Royal Highness Prince You was Mr. Xiao, who had walked with them for most of the journey to exile!
After knowing this, I looked carefully and found that His Royal Highness You Wang actually looked very similar to Mr. Xiao. No matter which part of his facial features were taken out separately, they were almost the same. But I don’t know how His Royal Highness You Wang managed to disguise such outstanding facial features as so ordinary!
"Mingxuan, His Highness is Mr. Xiao who taught you martial arts before. Your swordsmanship was taught by Mr. Xiao personally." Wei Maolin looked at Wei Mingxuan who was still confused and reminded him.
"ah?"
"Mr. Xiao?"
Wei Mingxuan opened his mouth in surprise, and then rubbed his eyes hard with both hands.
After knowing the answer and looking carefully, you can vaguely see that His Royal Highness Prince You does have the shadow of Mr. Xiao in the past.
"Mr. Xiao is actually His Royal Highness Prince You..."
"No, Your Highness, you are actually Mr. Xiao?"
Wei Mingxuan's surprised look made the atmosphere in the room more relaxed.
For a moment, it seemed as if we were back to the time when we were in exile and everyone was getting along well with each other.
While having breakfast, they chatted about what happened in the past year.
"I haven't thanked His Highness in person yet."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving Mingyi. Otherwise, Jiayan and Jiarong would not know if they would ever have the chance to see their father again in this life."
After Gao finished speaking, little Jiayan, who was sitting on the chair, stood up and walked towards Qi Xu.
He walked closer and knelt down, kowtowed firmly and thanked him: "Thank you, sir, for saving my life!"
Qi Xu pulled the man up.
"No need to perform such a grand ceremony."
"To be honest, Master Wei has helped me a lot during this period. Master Wei has a lot of insights into water conservancy. If the governor of Tanzhou had listened to Master Wei's advice, there wouldn't have been so many deaths in the Tanzhou flood."
Qi Xu's words made everyone in the hall sigh.
It's not just Tanzhou. Now, all over Dayong, there are many officials who only take salaries, squeeze the people's money, but do nothing for the people.
However, some petty officials who have real abilities are suppressed by these corrupt officials and cannot display their abilities even if they have them.
"Thanks to His Highness's appreciation, Mingyi finally has the opportunity to realize his ambitions." Wei Maolin said with emotion.
Although the three states of Tan, Qian and Yi suffered from floods, they welcomed King You.
It was a blessing in disguise.
The atmosphere in the officialdom was cleared up because of King You's arrival.
Many policies that are beneficial to construction and the people can be implemented in real time.
Even if I haven't seen it with my own eyes, just from hearing about it, I know that the people in those three states are now living a much more stable life than in the past.
It would be great if all places in Dayong could be like the current three states of Tan, Qian and Yi!
Wei Maolin hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, come to the North this time..."
"I won't leave for a while. At least, I have to wait until the war with the Northern Barbarians is over." Qi Xu answered directly.
Wei Maolin and Gao's eyes lit up when they heard this.
Although His Royal Highness King You did not say it explicitly, it is not difficult to hear that he has the ambition to conquer the north!
In the south, there are already three states, Tan, Qian, and Yi, as the rear base. In the north, as long as King You can solve the hidden danger of the northern barbarians, the border states that are deeply troubled by the barbarians will definitely turn to King You.
By then, if we can convince General Shi of the Northern Army to serve us, we will have at least 150,000 troops under our command...
No matter how much the emperor in the capital favors the second prince born to Concubine Ling.
It can't stop King You from inheriting the throne!
After all, King You is the one that the people truly want.
Only when King You ascends the throne can Dayong regain the prosperity it had when the previous emperor was alive!
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