I really became a prince

That night, Jiang Yi hosted a grand banquet for Pang Xuan at the Wangfu Courtyard of Dongmoyu Pass, and Mi Qingqing just sat for a while before retreating to the back hall.

Pang Xuan's posture was extremely low, and he didn't mean to belittle Mi Qingqing, an outsider, he yelled at each other, and raised his glass to Jiang Yi again and again.

Jiang Yi had a good impression of Pang Xuan, the head of the Forbidden Palace, and he would not refuse to offer a toast.

When Pang Xuan left the next day, Jiang Yi personally sent him outside the Moyu Pass.

With Pang Xuan's departure, a piece of news quickly spread in Moyu Pass: From now on, Prince Yi, Jiang Yi, will formally follow the ancestral precepts, stationed in Xijiang, and will stay in Xijiang forever for generations.

There is a happy atmosphere everywhere in Moyu Pass. Although Jiang Yi has been staying on Kongtong Mountain for the past two months, the policy he set has been thoroughly implemented.

Although it also experienced a bloody cleansing secretly, it was still very lenient to most of the military border residents in Moyu Pass.

In addition, Moyuguan has now become a livable Jiangnan outside the Great Wall, and everyone no longer has to bow their knees for domestic water, and all this is due to the arrival of Jiang Yi.

So only two months later, Jiang Yi established absolute prestige in Xijiang, and won the approval of the entire Xijiang army and frontier residents.

In the past two months, many military border residents who had moved out of the Western Border returned to the Western Border Demon Pass.Even many military border residents who had moved away from this place since their ancestors also moved back.

Because of their military status in Xijiang, although they moved away from Xijiang a long time ago, their military status has been inherited from generation to generation.

Although the Dali Dynasty turned a blind eye to these military households who fled from the western border, and even acquiesced in their departure, they would not give them any protection.

These military households from western Xinjiang will always be inferior to others no matter how rich their wealth is, and even if those in power are willing, they can easily deprive them of their wealth.

Over the past 2000 years, there have been too many such examples. Many military households who moved out of Western Xinjiang became rich and powerful, but just because they offended a certain powerful person or were targeted by those in power, they ended up in poverty. The end of the family is ruined.

Just as acquiescing to them leaving Western Xinjiang, the Dali Dynasty also remained silent on this.

Therefore, those military households who left Western Xinjiang, even though they have been passed down for several generations, still live in fear, and spend more than half of their wealth on managing those in power, so as to find a protective umbrella for their families.

Humble as an ant, this is the life of military households in Xijiang.

Later, these military households from western Xinjiang began to group together and gradually formed their own gathering places in various places of the Dali Dynasty. Although they obtained the most basic guarantee of survival, they also limited themselves to a certain circle.

And for those in power, this is like a paper fence, as long as they are willing, they can be destroyed.

Long before Jiang Yi came to Xijiang, many military households who moved out moved back to Xijiang one after another.After all, they are as lowly as slaves outside, and they are even worse than living in the western border. This is their ancestral land after all.

In the two months since Jiang Yi officially entered Xijiang, it turned into a frenzy of relocation.

After sending Pang Xuan away, Jiang Yi stood on the gate tower of the East Demon Territory, looking at the wasteland in the pass that had been gradually reduced by the wind and sand. In this endless wasteland, returning military households with their families and bags can be seen everywhere.

"How many military households have returned in the past two months?" Jiang Yi asked.

Ding Ren, who was standing beside him, lowered his body and replied, "Go back to your lord, there should be 30 people."

Jiang Yi nodded, but did not speak.

"This is just the beginning. When the news spreads, more and more military households in Western Xinjiang will move back." Lin Yizhi interjected.

"When the Dali royal family was in charge, although the population of Xijiang was withered, there were still several million people. Later, most of them left Xijiang. After so many years of reproduction, the population must have tens of millions. "

Hearing Jiang Yi's words, Lin Yizhi said, "It's definitely more than that, but I'm afraid we won't be able to come back so much."

Jiang Yi understood the meaning of these words, not to mention whether the tiny Xijiang could accommodate such a large population, but the Dali Dynasty would not allow so many military households to return to the ancestral land of Xijiang.

In the eyes of many people, although the Moyu Pass in the western border has become a livable place with a suitable climate, it is limited to the geographical area and cannot support too many people at all, and the two to three million people have reached the limit.

At the banquet last night, Pang Xuan revealed a hint of his tone very cryptically.

The Dali Dynasty recognized Jiang Yi's status in Xijiang, but the distance was too far to support too many people, and it could only provide food rations for 300 million people every year.

Pang Xuan stopped talking and didn't say anything more.

Jiang Yi was not stupid enough to say that he had to find a way to raise the rations for the extra population, because this was the Dali Dynasty, to be precise, it was the red line set by his imperial grandfather:

The total population of Xijiang is never allowed to exceed 300 million!

In this matter, some forces led by Ye Xinmei must also be contributing to the flames. With a population of 300 million, how many troops can be drawn without the old, young, women and children and the necessary young labor?

Quite limited, hundreds of millions is already the limit.

And hundreds of thousands of troops seem to be a lot, but they are only enough to defend the Demon Pass, Bingfeng can't get out of the Demon Pass at all.

"They're trying to draw the bottom line..." Jiang Yi said, but Lin Yizhi and Ding Ren who were beside him didn't answer.

They all understood that the imperial capital of Dali wanted to trap their prince forever in the small place of Xijiang Demon Pass.

With a population of 300 million, in a short period of time, it is difficult to do anything big in this place of the Four Wars in Western Xinjiang.

Unless Xijiang can restore the style of bravery at the beginning of the founding of the dynasty, all military households will mount their horses to serve as soldiers in war, and dismount to serve as civilians in leisure time, but this style of bravery will not be restored just by restoring it.

Moreover, the Imperial Capital of Dali will try every means to obstruct it, after all, the [Galewind Cavalry] in Xijiang was too prestige back then.

Following Dali's founding ancestors in the southern and northern wars, the military exploits were brilliant and they were extremely powerful. After the establishment of the Dali Dynasty, due to various reasons, this Gale Wind cavalry was placed in the western border, and even painstakingly set up a military registration system.

It is to imprison this rebellious Gale Wind Cavalry in the Western Frontier Demon Pass forever.

For this reason, various policies were even introduced to restrict the Gale Wind Cavalry, but that was it. At the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty, the [Gale Wind Cavalry] once expanded the territory of the Dali Dynasty to the west by tens of thousands of kilometers.

It was also at that time that the Dali Wang Banner, which symbolized the glory of military households in Western Xinjiang, officially established its supreme status in Western Xinjiang.

Later, as the royal family stationed in the western border changed from generation to generation, the Gale Wind Cavalry gradually weakened, and finally was directly driven back to the Moyu Pass by the foreign races on the border.

After the royal family that guarded the western frontier completely disappeared, the Dali royal family broke their promise of "royal family guarding the country" and broke their trust in the world.

The Gale Wind Cavalry also completely declined until it finally disappeared and became a distant legend.

But in the bones of the military households and frontier residents in Western Xinjiang, this former glory has always been retained, so many people choose to stay here, even if they have moved away, they will never forget their military household status for generations.

Because they are also eager to reappear the glory of their ancestors one day, and restore the clank and iron bones of the golden and iron horse of [Gale Wind Iron Cavalry].

That's why when Jiang Yi appeared in Xijiang with the Dali King Banner, it caused such a big commotion and brought tears to the eyes of countless military households and border residents.

Jiang Yi's ability to enter the Demon Realm Pass so smoothly is due to the battle flag of Dali Wangqi.

But at the same time, many people are silently looking at Jiang Yi. In Xijiang, the Dali King Banner bears the endless glory of the ancestors of the military households and frontier people, and has extraordinary symbolic significance.

The owner of Dali Wangqi naturally cannot be a mediocre person.He needs to be able to take on the glory of the gold and iron horses in Xijiang, and lead them to rediscover the style of their ancestors.

Naturally, Jiang Yi would not refuse, and he also had the confidence that Xijiang would be his foundation, and the vast grassland outside the Western Demon Region would surely become his horse ranch.

"My lord, do you want to send someone to prepare some food in advance?" Ding Ren asked cautiously.

"No need, the imperial capital of Dali must have started to control the transportation of various commercial companies to the western border, and there is not much preparation in advance. It will only make the emperor dissatisfied, and the gain outweighs the gain." Jiang Yi shook his head.

"Why don't you come out of the pass?" Jiang Yuan beside him interjected unwillingly.

Jiang Yi couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Seeing that you are worthless, don't worry, I won't make you hungry."

Jiang Yuan grinned, he was really frightened by the days of starvation.

"Today's plan, let's stay the same and respond to all changes. The most urgent thing is to gain a firm foothold in Xijiang." Jiang Yi whispered, then turned around, looked in the direction of Ximoyu Pass, and whispered softly:

"My king's goal is not inside the pass, but outside the pass!"

Then he remembered something and asked, "Are you sure about that person's identity?"

Ding Ren took a step forward and said in a low voice: "I found it, and it is now in the town under the East Demon Region Pass."

"You didn't startle the snake, did you?"

"No, since his identity was confirmed, his subordinates have not sent anyone to monitor him, but sent someone to guard him on the only way in and out of the town." Ding Ren replied.

Jiang Yi nodded, and said: "Let's go, let's meet this man of thousands of faces together. If I don't take down the Xijiang Corridor for a day, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."

At the same time, Pang Xuan, who had already left Moyuguan, seemed to be exhausted, like a caravan bought a carriage, and then got into it.

Although the Manghuang Continent is martial arts, many warriors like to travel in a carriage, so Pang Xuan's behavior did not arouse anyone's suspicion.

When Pang Xuan got into the carriage, he saw that there was already an old man with a withered face in the carriage, with dense wrinkles on his face, some of which reached half a finger deep.

Especially the upper eyelids, drooping obliquely from the corners of the eyes, like two flesh sacks.

"I have seen my ancestor."

As soon as he entered the carriage, Pang Xuan knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.

"Get up."

The old man withered Hao said something softly, and then fell silent, leaving only Pang Xuan there cautiously.

The old man seemed to be asleep, sitting cross-legged without a single movement, and even snored softly.Pang Xuan waited there motionless, not daring to show any dissatisfaction.

After an unknown amount of time, the drooping eyelids at the corners of the old man's eyes moved, as if he had woken up.

"Oh, I'm getting old, and I feel sleepy at every turn. I'm afraid I won't live for a few years..."

Pang Xuan wanted to say something, but the old man withered did not give him a chance, and said: "Go back and tell the emperor, our family is not sure about killing any of the four patriarchs of the Wenzong Mansion."

Pang Xuan was taken aback when he heard the words. The old man with withered wormwood in front of him was the oldest eunuch in the Forbidden Palace of Dali. He was known as the "Patriarch of Huaihua". limit.

Even Mo Ruhai has to respectfully call him Patriarch in front of the other party.

"The dead man is so strong just after awakening Wenzong Dao? Even the ancestor..."

The old man withered wormwood raised his eyes to look at Pang Xuan, his eyes were only slit, and looked very cloudy, but Pang Xuan didn't dare to look directly, and lowered his eyes.

"You don't understand...the fourth patriarch of Wenzong's mansion came into being, and it's not so easy to kill."

"You might as well go back and tell the emperor that Wenzong's rise is already unstoppable. Unless you want Xijiang to become a holy place for Wenzong, you should treat scholars well."

Pang Xuan bowed his head and listened obediently. Finally, he felt that something was wrong. He raised his head carefully and asked, "Ancestor isn't going back to the imperial capital?"

The old man withered wormwood lowered his eyes again, and said in a low voice: "Our family has not lived for a few years, and we have stayed in the Forbidden Palace all our lives, and we want to have a good time in the remaining few years."

Pang Xuan showed embarrassment, and said: "I'm afraid the Emperor will..."

"Don't worry, the first emperor our family served once gave us a comment that our family will serve three generations of emperors in our life. Now that we have completed our mission, the emperor will not mind."

Pang Xuan hesitated for a while before making up his mind, and asked, "I don't know how Patriarch Jue sees Prince Yi?"

Patriarch Huaihua knew that this question was asked on behalf of Emperor Dali, and after a long silence, he shook his head slightly and said: "Our family can't see through..."

Pang Xuan was a little disappointed, he couldn't go back to deal with the emperor, after all, the ancestor of the Forbidden Palace in front of him was good at looking at people, which was one of the purposes of the emperor sending him here.

"But it's much better than other princes and grandchildren."

Pang Xuan's eyelids twitched when he heard the words that Patriarch Sophora japonica followed closely. If this word spread, it might cause a big disturbance.

What else did Pang Xuan want to ask, but the Patriarch Huaihua was already snoring.

Looking at the patriarch Sophora japonica, who was obviously mentally ill, Pang Xuan felt very sad. The other party has always treated him like a nephew, and he has been very kind to him, and he has always regarded the other party as his close relatives and elders.

Originally, I thought that I would die in retirement after a hundred years, but don't be afraid that there is no chance for this one.

Once again, Pang Xuan leaned over and kowtowed respectfully, wiped the corners of his eyes, and then retreated out of the carriage.

After Pang Xuan withdrew, the carriage turned around and walked towards Moyuguan. The patriarch Huaihua slowly opened his eyes and sighed:

"Oh, idiot... Do you know that the last emperor's comment to our family did not end up serving the three emperors, but the three emperors and one emperor..."

"It's just that our family hasn't lived for a few years... What does this so-called 'one emperor' mean?"