"Shut up and stay put." Di Jingcheng glanced at her coldly and lifted the curtain.
Cheng Er rode over on horseback: "Your Majesty, a group of assassins ambushed in the valley. Our men have dealt with them almost completely. It was only because these bandits suddenly appeared that we managed to prevent them from succeeding."
Azi felt a headache coming on. Why had they encountered so many assassins along the way? Who was trying to kill them?
"They've cleaned it up; they're probably from Beixiang or Dongyang. Speed things up, and don't let anything else go wrong."
"yes."
Magistrate Liu eagerly awaited the arrival of the grand procession as darkness fell. Overwhelmed with excitement, he didn't know what to do with himself, so he straightened his clothes and quickly knelt to greet them.
"Your humble servant, Liu Weisheng, Prefect of Nanzhou, greets Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Greetings to the Empress and Princess Changning! Long live the Empress! Long live the Princess! Long live the Princess!" Prefect Liu was very nervous and excited. His attendants were prostrate on the ground, not daring to move.
Di Jingcheng pulled Azi down from the carriage and came before Prefect Liu: "Prefect Liu, do you know your crime!"
Liu Weisheng's heart skipped a beat. What was wrong with him?
"Your Majesty, I am ignorant and would be grateful for your guidance."
"Nanzhou is a densely populated area of the Xijing tribe and an important place for our dynasty to implement ethnic policies. It seems that the new decrees implemented by the court have not been effective."
"Your Majesty knows your mistake, but this governance is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and Your Majesty needs some more time."
Emperor Jingcheng was well aware of the reasoning behind this, but he was only trying to intimidate Prefect Liu; otherwise, these bandits would have been impossible to control.
"In that case, I look forward to Prefect Liu following suit."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Stand up and talk first." Di Jingcheng raised his hand slightly.
Prefect Liu slowly stood up, only to make eye contact with the bandit leader who was being forced to kneel on the ground. He was startled; these audacious bandits!
He has sent people to suppress them many times, but it is difficult to eradicate them completely. Now they have even dared to rob the current emperor!
(For ease of reading, I will use Chinese characters directly.)
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