At the last city in the north, Xueyu Pass, the Northern Qi envoys and the team escorting tribute stopped ten miles away from the pass.
When the Ministry of Rites official saw the envoys ahead stopped, he hurried over to see the Seventh Prince and asked, "Your Highness, why are you stopping here? Why don't you go into the city to rest?"
"Of course we're waiting for someone." The Seventh Prince said impatiently, "If I tell you to stop, then stop. Why are you so concerned? When people arrive, they will naturally enter the city."
The Seventh Prince waved his hand and said, "Go down."
The officials from the Ministry of Rites had no choice but to retreat and wait for orders to continue.
The Seventh Prince was waiting for a thousand cavalrymen to meet here and then enter the Snow City.
Snow City was guarded by the old marquis and others from the Anchang Marquisate. Even though they brought a few bombs, the Seventh Prince and the Northern Qi envoys were afraid that the old marquis and others would make things difficult for them, so they waited here for the cavalry to arrive to give them courage.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. The seventh prince and the envoys stood on the shafts of the carriages and looked back. A team of a thousand armored men came rolling in with a cloud of snow and fog.
A messenger excitedly said, "Here they come, here they come."
The team rushed over, and the team behind them saw that it was the cavalry of Northern Qi and quickly pulled the vehicles and horses aside to make way.
The cavalry roared past and arrived in front of the Seventh Prince and the envoys. The leading officer dismounted, knelt on one knee, placed one hand on his chest, and said in standard Northern Qi dialect, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince, your subordinates are here."
The Seventh Prince straightened his back immediately. "Good that you're here. Follow me into the city."
"yes."
The horn sounded and the team continued to advance. With the addition of a thousand cavalry, the team became even stronger and its speed of advancement increased.
Tonight, they will stay in Snow City for one night, and continue to the next city tomorrow. The next one is the city they attacked from Jing Dynasty with thunder bombs.
After passing Snow City, they were safe, and the next six cities were under the control of Northern Qi.
With a thousand cavalrymen, the Northern Qi delegation arrived at Xuecheng arrogantly. The deputy general of Xuecheng led other officials to greet them at the city gate.
The Seventh Prince didn't see the old marquis and sneered, "Why, am I not qualified to ask the old marquis to come out to greet me?"
The deputy general quickly said, "How could that be? The old marquis has been waiting for His Highness and the envoys in the city these past few days. Unfortunately, it snowed heavily the past two days, and some problems have arisen in the camp, so we have no choice but to ask the old marquis to personally resolve them."
"The old marquis sent a message to you, Your Highness, and the envoys, to stay for two more days. He will return as soon as he has resolved the problem."
The Seventh Prince knew that the old marquis hated Northern Qi, and that his two sons had been killed on the battlefield. He had previously passed through Snow City on his way out of Northern Qi, but he hadn't seen the old marquis either.
"Are you planning something bad?" The Seventh Prince stared at the deputy general and warned, "You're just like an egg against a rock if you go against Northern Qi. You'd better stay calm. Otherwise, our thunder bombs won't be easy to deal with."
The deputy general remained calm, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince, you are joking. The guards have allowed your Highness and the envoys to stay in Snow City. They will only serve you attentively. How could they have any other thoughts?"
The deputy general glanced at the cavalrymen following behind and saluted the Seventh Prince. "Your Highness, envoys, the guild hall is ready. Please move."
The Seventh Prince believed that they would not dare to have other thoughts. After knocking on the door, he got into the carriage and said, "Let's go."
The team arrived at the entrance of the guild hall in a mighty procession. The deputy general and others invited the seventh prince and others in, and then someone came forward to serve them.
As for the one thousand cavalrymen, half of them were left behind to guard, while the other half went directly to the general's mansion nearby with the officials and soldiers who delivered tribute to monitor them.
The Seventh Prince and the envoys were quite satisfied with the arrangements made by the Deputy General and others. It was really hard for them to sleep in the open air during the journey. After taking a comfortable hot bath and eating hot meals, they felt relaxed all over.
When people are well fed and well clothed, they will think about sex. These people took a fancy to the servants and carried them into the room. Along the way, there were the screams of women and the wild laughter of the Northern Qi people.
When the deputy general and others heard the obscene music inside, they couldn't help but clench their fists and cursed in their hearts, "Beast!"
Fortunately, this time the maids serving in the guild hall were replaced by military prostitutes, who were well trained and placed in the guild hall.
Even so, the deputy general and others felt that these Northern Qi people were worse than beasts.
Just wait, there will be a day for you to cry.
The Seventh Prince and the envoys spent the night in the guild hall, slept until the sun was high in the sky the next day. After breakfast, the leader of the cavalry came in and reported, "Your Highness, everything has been inspected and we can depart."
The Seventh Prince kicked the servant who was waiting in front of him and said, "Let's go."
The deputy general and his men escorted the Seventh Prince and his men out of the city. Seeing the troops leaving, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Get ready."
"yes!"
If the old marquis and the marquis had not had a plan, they would have wanted to twist the heads of these domineering Northern Qi thieves last night and let them be arrogant.
On the top of the snow-capped mountain, the old marquis and Su Nanting stood there, looking down at the team moving slowly below.
"Father, we've found the arsenal in Silver City. It's under our control. Now we just have to wait for the envoys to enter Silver City, and then we can take action."
Su Nanting received a secret letter from his second son, "With internal and external cooperation, we will definitely be able to capture Yincheng."
Silver City was heavily guarded. Su Jinchen and Su Jinnian led their men to climb over the snow-capped mountains, then disguised themselves as shepherds to enter the outside of Silver City, and finally found an opportunity to sneak into Silver City.
Taking Silver City required a quiet attack; otherwise, the following cities would be difficult to capture. This time, they had used the Seventh Prince and the envoys to successfully enter Silver City. The thousand cavalrymen were all experts, and the beauties presented to Northern Qi were all highly skilled in martial arts.
The emperor has been training these women for seven years, waiting for this day. They are good at assassination and can fight ten people at a time.
Seeing the troops below walking away, the old marquis pulled out the big knife stuck in the snow and said, "Let's go."
The Seventh Prince and his companions were unaware that a large group of people were following not far behind them. At noon, they were still complaining that the food they ate in the wild was too rough, and they were determined to enjoy it once they entered Silver City.
Since Northern Qi occupied Yincheng and carried out a campaign of burning, killing and looting, most of the people of Jing Dynasty died, and the rest were treated as slaves, living a life worse than death.
Families with daughters suffered especially terribly. Once the people of Northern Qi found out, any daughter over the age of ten would be taken away and never come back.
Even good-looking men were not spared. The people of Silver City have been living in hell for the past seven years.
The closer they got to Silver City, the more ragged beggars they saw. The people of Northern Qi were overbearing. Even if these people froze to death or starved to death, they would not let them escape to Snow City. If they were found trying to escape, they would be killed without mercy.
When the team arrived at the city gate, the Seventh Prince opened the car window and looked at the beggars begging at the foot of the city wall. He frowned and said, "What an eyesore."
As soon as he finished speaking, his personal guards drew their swords and rushed forward. After a burst of terrified screams, there was no sound, only the strong smell of blood.
The Seventh Prince waved his hand in front of his nose and said, "Let's go into the city."
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