Chapter 1116 The Dragon Among Men
He glared at Nan Yan. Although his look was a bit fierce, it clearly revealed a hint of helplessness.
“You!”
Nan Yan smiled immediately.
Zhu Feng shook his head, then turned around and looked at Xu Miaoyin standing behind him. He said in a deep voice, "I will leave all the people and affairs of the villa to the Queen."
Xu Miaoyin nodded solemnly.
"yes."
Although it doesn't seem very dangerous here, in fact, in some cases, it is more dangerous.
Nan Yan followed the emperor. No matter what happened, even if the people rioted or the rebels entered the city, the emperor could sit back and make the decision and preside over the overall situation. Moreover, most of the troops were concentrated at the city gate to guard Hecheng.
But at Jinlou Villa, there were only ordinary guards.
If the city is really broken or the people riot, the only one who can stay here is the queen.
And she is a woman after all.
Zhu Feng handed this place over to her, which was a risk but also a silent trust.
Xu Miaoyin only said: "Your Majesty must be careful."
"Don't worry."
After saying that, Zhu Feng turned around and took Nan Yan onto the carriage. Soon, the group headed towards the city gate.
Xu Miaoyin stood at the gate, watching their backs disappear at the end of the long street. Then she turned around and led everyone back to the villa. But as she was leaving, she saw a figure standing at the gate, motionless.
It’s Qin Ruolan.
Even with rouge on her face, it couldn't hide the dejected look on her face.
Xu Miaoyin said solemnly: "Go in."
"……yes."
Qin Ruolan just responded, took another reluctant look, and then turned and walked in.
The door slowly closed.
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The group of people who left Jinlou Villa hurried forward and finally arrived at the city gate when the sun still left a small faint halo on the horizon.
And here, there is already a lot of noise.
Seeing that the time was almost up, most of the people in the city rushed to this place, and for a time, the entire city gate was crowded. Even the soldiers guarding the city gate held hands to form a blockade line, and were almost collapsed by the impact of them.
The young men rushed to the front, shouting, "Why haven't you opened the city gate yet?!"
"You promised to open the city gates at sunset!"
"Open it!"
Shouts followed by angry punches and kicks hit the soldiers' faces and bodies. Soon, their heads were broken and covered in blood.
Gradually, the soldiers could no longer hold on.
They retreated again and again.
When the people behind saw the fight, they also became excited.
"Quick, get out!"
Suddenly, waves of people rushed forward. Some people in the front, along with the soldiers they injured, were pushed to the ground. Countless people trampled on them, and blood splattered everywhere, and screams were heard.
Wen Ye's face changed when he saw it.
"Quick, send someone down to control the situation!"
"yes!"
The deputy general beside him hurriedly rushed down with a large group of people, and waved to the soldiers guarding the city on both sides. Suddenly, everyone gathered here from all directions.
The soldiers quickly drew their shining steel knives from their waists.
The common people who were rushing in front were stunned by the flash of the knife and hesitated for a moment, then they immediately pushed these people back.
"Whoever dares to move again will be killed!"
Some people were dissatisfied and pointed at them, shouting, "Why are you killing people? We clearly promised to open the city gates at sunset. Is your concubine just talking nonsense?!"
"you--"
Upon hearing this, Wen Ye immediately clenched his teeth.
At this moment, a low voice came from the side——
"Who said that?!"
Although there was a lot of noise around and countless people were crowded, and this sound was only the voice of one person, for some reason, it felt deafening and was clearly heard by everyone.
Everyone was trembling with fear at the invisible pressure in the words.
Suddenly, everyone fell silent.
The person who was speaking shuddered subconsciously for some reason. When he looked up, he saw a tall figure walking towards him and slowly walked up to the steps of the city wall.
He was tall and majestic like a pine tree. He just stood there, looking down at everyone without saying anything, but he exuded a domineering aura that looked down on the world, making people dare not look at him directly.
A drop of cold sweat dripped down the forehead of the person who spoke.
As soon as he saw him, Wen Ye hurried forward: "Your Majesty!"
Everyone was also shocked.
emperor!
He is the current emperor, His Majesty? !
Although Hecheng had taken over the throne before, and everyone had heard many rumors about the current emperor, and knew how brave and adept at fighting he was in the past, and how wise and powerful he was, but only after actually seeing him did they understand what it meant to be the supreme ruler and what it meant to have the aura of an emperor.
Some people in the crowd knelt down involuntarily.
As soon as this started, everyone around them all knelt down on the ground at the same time.
After a while, they saw a dense crowd of people kneeling in front of them, and the people on the long street knelt down one after another.
Nan Yan slowly walked to Zhu Feng's side and watched this scene.
This feeling of being high above, with all living things on earth at my feet, is really great, as if the moment they kneel down, I lift them up to the clouds.
but--
It is a privilege, but also a responsibility.
When the common people kneel down, they are placing their lives, their safety, their life and death, honor and disgrace, and all the important things on their shoulders.
They must also shoulder the responsibility.
This feeling also slowly emerged in Zhu Feng's heart. He lowered his head and looked at these people. His sharp eyes suddenly fell on the person who had just spoken nonsense, and he glared at him coldly.
Didn't say anything else.
But Ye Zheng, who was following behind him, called two guards, covered his mouth with his hands, and whispered a few words to them. The two were stunned for a moment, but still obeyed the order and left.
Only then did Zhu Feng speak.
The voice was as deep and loud as ever.
"What are you going to do?!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, people had the illusion that they were guilty and that he was here to judge.
No one dared to speak for a moment.
Especially the few people kneeling in the front, they murmured and wanted to retreat, but there were people behind them and they couldn't move away.
The atmosphere was a little tense for a while.
As they remained in this stalemate, time passed by little by little. The sun was about to set, with only the last bit of light appearing on the horizon.
Finally, someone in the crowd said in a muffled voice, "The imperial concubine promised to open the city gates at sunset and let us out."
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