I really became a king.

Chapter 431: Prince Guo Goes to Western Xinjiang
A few days later, on the only way to the Demon Realm Pass in the Western Frontier, the group traveled westwards through the barren and dry land with no grass growing.

A carriage was driving in the center of the team, with cavalrymen guarding it. People passing by would avoid the team from a distance because there was a royal emblem on the carriage.

This also means that the person sitting in the carriage is from the Dali royal family and has a noble status, because ordinary royal families do not have royal emblems.

There was a knocking sound from the carriage, and then the team slowly stopped. Mo Ruhai rode a warhorse to the side of the carriage and asked, "Does the prince have any instructions?"

The curtain was raised, and Guo Jun Wang Jiang Huan bent down and got out of the carriage, saying with a smile: "We are old now, and we can't sit still in the carriage all the time. Let's go for a ride together."

As soon as he finished speaking, the free follower led a horse over.

After riding on his horse, Guojun Wang Jiang Huan looked at the surrounding scenery while walking, and sighed to Mo Ruhai who was half a body behind him: "It is indeed a land of ten thousand miles of barren drought. I don't know how the people living here survived in the past..."

Mo Ruhai just smiled beside him, feeling inexplicably sad in his heart.

Before Prince Yi Jiang Yi came to rule Western Xinjiang, the Chi family was the one who ruled this arid land. The people living here had no dignity at all and lived in dire straits.

After the demise of the Chi clan, although this place is still dry and waterless, it is showing unprecedented vitality and people living here have real smiles on their faces.

"There are fewer people still living in this arid land now. Most of them have moved to the Demon Realm Pass."

Hearing Mo Ruhai's words, Jiang Huan nodded, looked at the surrounding wasteland, and said: "Yes, there are fewer and fewer people staying here, but there are more and more people in the Demon Realm Pass..."

This was a double entendre and Mo Ruhai didn't know how to respond.

Around their team, many people were heading westward just like them. If they were not mistaken, their destination was the same as theirs, which was the Western Frontier Demon Pass.

Moreover, these people all carried large and small bags and brought their families with them. The place was filled with the sounds of children playing and women and children scolding and yelling, but it could still be felt that they were all happy from the bottom of their hearts.

"When will the ban be lifted?" Prince Guo Jiang Huan asked in confusion, looking at the large crowds of people around him.

Since the fall of the Chi family, the Dali Dynasty has intentionally or unintentionally controlled the population of Western Xinjiang, hoping to use this method to limit the expansion of the power of Prince Yi's Mansion.

But now it seems that this measure to restrict the flow of population to the Western Frontier Demon Realm Pass seems to have no effect.

Mo Ruhai shook his head and replied: "No, they all came here by taking a detour."

After saying this, I secretly sighed in my heart that this might be what people think.

Before Prince Yi came to rule the Western Frontier, neither the Chi family, who controlled the Demon Realm Pass, nor the officials of the Dali Dynasty had ever treated these stranded military households in the border areas equally, and had even deliberately suppressed them.

This also caused these military households in border areas to live in poverty, without any living security, and even to live in precarious conditions.

It was not until Prince Yi took control of the Demon Realm Pass with the Dali King's flag that he abolished the harsh policies of the Chi family's era and gradually won the hearts of the people of these border military households.

Especially after the sudden change a few days ago, Prince Yi's Palace controlled three passes and its power skyrocketed. It openly set up a flag to recruit soldiers at the foot of Kongtong Mountain, which immediately attracted more and more wandering border military households to return.

After all, the Western Frontier Demon Realm Pass is their ancestral land, and wandering outside is just like being a rootless duckweed.

This also led to the "military limit order" of the Dali Dynasty being in name only, and countless military households from border areas traveled thousands or even tens of thousands of miles to bypass the Humen Pass and return to their homeland.
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"Alas, since ancient times, human hearts are the most difficult to resist..."

Guojun Wang Jiang Huan sighed. He understood what this meant. From now on, the rise of Prince Yi's Mansion would be even more difficult to stop. But it was also good. Most of the troubles from the nine borders were gone.

Of course, the premise is that Prince Yi can stop the crazy counterattack of the foreign army outside the Great Wall. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but whispered: "Do you think he can gain a foothold..."

Mo Ruhai did not evade the question this time and replied in a low voice: "It depends on how well he controls the Korhan cavalry."

Guojun Wang Jiang Huan did not say anything else. He waited for a while before speaking: "We should be close to the Demon Realm Pass."

"It's almost there. If we walk a little further, we'll be able to see the Demon Realm Pass from afar..."

At this moment, the scout who was in charge of exploring the front came back at full speed, ran to Jiang Huan and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, an army of several thousand people is coming from the direction of Demon Realm Pass."

Upon hearing this, Guojun Wang Jiang Huan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It's okay, just keep going."

After the scouts left, Mo Ruhai smiled and said, "I think Prince Yi got the news of the prince's arrival and sent people to greet him."

Upon hearing this, Guojun Wang Jiang Huan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't try to show off your power..."

Mo Ruhai said nothing, thinking that if Prince Yi really tried to show his power, the emperor might not be so afraid. After all, this kind of trick was not worthy of being shown on the public.

At the same time, he was curious and wondered who the visitor was. At this time, Prince Yi must be in charge of the three passes and would not show up here.

After walking forward for a while, the towering Demon Realm Mountains became clearly visible. At the foot of the mountains, the majestic East Demon Realm Pass was also in sight. Prince Guo Jiang Huan and Mo Ruhai had already walked to the front of the team.

A team of 3,000 soldiers from the imperial army camp also stopped not far ahead. A man wearing a blue felt rode out of the crowd and bowed slowly to Prince Guo:
Ning'er greets the Imperial Uncle!" It was the eldest aunt Jiang Ning from Prince Yi's Mansion.

Jiang Huan obviously didn't expect that it would be Jiang Ning who would greet him. With a look of joy on his face, he jumped off his horse, walked forward, helped Jiang Ning up and said, "Ning'er...you have suffered a lot these years..."

Jiang Ning was also a little excited when she saw Jiang Huan. This imperial uncle loved her the most since childhood. When she married into the Lanshan Sect, he was furious about it and didn't treat his father well for several years afterwards.

"Ning'er is not bitter..." As he said this, his eyes couldn't help but become moist.

"Okay, okay... I'm glad you're back!" Jiang Huan just said okay repeatedly.

Jiang Ning smiled and turned back, waved, and called softly, "Ku'er, come over and kowtow to your old uncle."

A three or four-year-old girl came out from behind, knelt on the ground and said in a baby voice: "Ku'er kowtows to the old uncle."

Prince Guo looked at the little girl in front of him who looked almost exactly like Jiang Ning when she was a child. His eyes were full of kindness. He bent down and held her in his arms, saying happily:
"Well... you two finally got what you deserved after all the hardship you've endured... that kid finally didn't lose his conscience!"

Jiang Ning wiped the corners of his eyes and said with a smile, "Granduncle, my brother is busy with the battle at the Three Passes, so he specially asked me to come and greet you."

Logically speaking, Jiang Ning shouldn't show up for this matter, but when the three Jiang Zhongchi brothers heard that they were going to welcome the great uncle of Prince Guo, they shook their heads like rattles, just like mice seeing a cat, and refused to come no matter what. The eldest brother Jiang Zhongshan had military duties to attend to, so Jiang Yi couldn't get away either, so Jiang Ning had to come.

"Where is Xiao Liuzi now?"

Walking on the road, looking at the 3,000 personal soldiers of Prince Yi's Mansion accompanying him, Prince Guo secretly sighed in his heart that a glimpse of the whole picture can reveal the whole picture, and the military force under Prince Yi's Mansion is indeed very strong.

"My brother was inspecting Niangzi Pass a few days ago, and now he must be waiting for the emperor's uncle at Heishui Pass."

Jiang Ning did not show any displeasure towards the "Xiao Liuzi" mentioned by Jiang Huan. Instead, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when listening to him.

Hearing that he and his party would meet with Prince Yi at Heishui Pass, Prince Guo thought to himself: This might be a show of strength...

But it was understandable. He just wanted to go to Heishui Pass to take a look, especially those Khorhan cavalry. If he didn't see them with his own eyes, he would always feel a little bit unconvinced.

In this way, the group, guarded by thousands of cavalrymen, went straight into the East Demon Realm Pass without any stops.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have believed that the Demon Realm Pass in the bitter cold land has actually turned into a place with lush grass and water..." Looking at the lush green Demon Realm Pass in front of him, Mo Ruhai couldn't help but sigh out loud.

"Yeah, it's like a dream..." Although Jiang Ning had long been accustomed to the drastic changes in the Demon Realm, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Prince Guo Jiang Huan did not speak. His eyes passed through the bustling town and looked at the towering mountain in the center.

He knew that the mountain was Kongtong!
It was originally in Luofu Oasis, but now the Demon Realm Pass has appeared. And on the top of Kongtong Mountain is Prince Yi's Palace.

In a sense, Kongtong Mountain has become synonymous with Prince Yi's Palace and has even begun to represent the entire Western Xinjiang.

From afar, Kongtong Mountain rises from the ground and reaches the sky, with a faint sense of dragon soaring and tiger leaping, overlooking the entire western Xinjiang.

Until now, no one knows what magical powers Prince Yi used to make a towering mountain move thousands of miles across the void.

When passing by Kongtong Mountain, Jiang Huan looked in a certain direction. That place was supposed to be the mountain gate of the secluded sect, but now it has been converted into a military camp.

Although there was still some distance between them, one could vaguely see the war flags waving inside the mountain gate, and the shouts of killing reaching the sky.

Not far from the mountain gate is the Wen Zong Mansion. By encircling and suppressing the Zongmen Mansion, the world was shocked in one battle, and its fierce power was revealed, which established the status of Wen Zong Avenue in one fell swoop.

Across the Kongtong Mountain, facing the Wenzong Mansion from afar is the Shen Ce Mansion, which was a military mansion set up by Prince Yi himself, with two major government offices: the Marching Army Office and the Military Office Office.

Originally, the Shen Ce Mansion had been unknown since its establishment, especially the Marching Yamen, which was a bit like a nursing home after the military power was released over a cup of wine, and had no sense of existence at all.

However, after the battle to besiege and kill Ye Xiangtian, the name of the Marching Yamen was officially well-deserved, and it became another large military group besides the eight divisions of Water, Fire, Wind, Thunder, Yunshan, Yingze and others in Prince Yi's Palace.

And the former generals of Demon Realm Pass, led by Mao Wenhuan, were also officially integrated into the core circle of Prince Yi's Palace.

As for the other government office of the Shen Ce Mansion - the Xingwu Government Office, the Dali Imperial Capital has never figured out what kind of organization it is, but it seems to be composed of disciples of secular martial arts.

Just as Prince Guo Jiang Huan was looking around, tens of thousands of cavalrymen galloped out of the new camp and rumbled towards the West Demon Pass.

First up was a five-colored battle flag, and the army was huge and powerful, galloping past the foot of Kongtong Mountain.

"That's the new Five Elements Flag Army that my brother has just formed. These tens of thousands of people should have been formed not long ago." Jiang Ning did not hide anything in front of Jiang Huan, because he knew that his brother had no intention of hiding this new Five Elements Flag Army.

Five Elements Flag? Another new army designation? Jiang Huan raised his eyebrows. Although the army had just been formed not long ago, the momentum it exuded was overwhelming.

"They are all formed by military households from border areas, so it is much easier to train them."

After hearing Jiang Ning's words, Jiang Huan and Mo Ruhai understood, but also felt a little heavy.

Over the years, the Western Frontier Demon Realm Pass has basically been outside the direct control of the Dali Dynasty, but the Dali Imperial Capital has never taken it lightly, and has suppressed the border military households in various ways, both openly and covertly, out of concern for their fierce military style.

The separatist vassal states in the western border, such as the Chi clan, also understood this and secretly cooperated with the Dali Imperial Capital to suppress the border military households. This was because they knew very well that if they showed any signs of taming and winning over the border military households for their own use, the Dali Imperial Capital would definitely give them a thundering blow.

However, even if the separatist vassal states such as the Chi family wanted to recruit military households in the border areas, it was just wishful thinking, because the military households in the border areas had ancestral teachings passed down from generation to generation, and only a powerful leader who held the Dali King's flag would make them submit willingly.

Now, the hero who holds the Dali King's flag has appeared, and the border military households are inheriting their ancestral style and regaining their former glory. Including those border military households scattered all over the wild continent, even if they have to travel thousands of miles to return to their ancestral land.

"Where are they going?" Looking at the tens of thousands of cavalrymen rising up in the smoke, Prince Guo Jiang Huan asked curiously.

Jiang Ning first shook her head in confusion. Usually, she seldom cared about things outside Prince Yi's Mansion. However, this was the newly formed Five Elements Flag Army, and she didn't know where it was going.

Then he looked at a general of the imperial army behind him. The general saw Jiang Ning's inquiring eyes and stepped forward and whispered, "Aunt, their destination should be Hanshan City."

Hanshan City? Jiang Huan and Mo Ruhai's hearts skipped a beat.

Hanshan City is located at the northernmost end of the Western Frontier Corridor outside the Western Demon Realm Pass. It belongs to the Quanshi Dynasty and is only a dozen miles away from Hanshan Pass in Quanshi. It is an important military town of the Quanshi Dynasty.

Because of the terrain, Hanshan Pass is not as vast as Moyu Pass, Heishui Pass and Niangzi Pass. It is just a simple narrow pass with a distance of only about 100 meters from east to west and from north to south.

Therefore, it can only be used as a simple military pass. Even war supplies cannot be stored much, and it is not suitable as a trading center for border trade. Therefore, the Inushi Dynasty built a city in the south of Hanshan Pass to undertake these functions, which is Hanshan City.

This is also a kind of absolute self-confidence, because the Inushi Dynasty is confident that it can stop all foreign forces from going north. However, that was before the awakening of the Korhan Cavalry. Now that the Korhan Cavalry has awakened, Hanshan City has become an isolated city.

"The prince has been moving his troops north recently, planning to capture Hanshan City!"

Jiang Ning didn't think much of what the general said, but Jiang Huan and Mo Ruhai were shocked.

If Hanshan City were really captured, Prince Yi's Mansion would be as solid as a rock in Western Xinjiang, owning three passes and one city, and taking control of the entire Western Xinjiang Corridor. Its military power would directly radiate to the three major border dynasties of Xifan, Baiyue, and Quanshi.

At the same time as being shocked, he was also filled with doubts. Has the strength of Prince Yi's subordinates expanded to this extent?
(End of this chapter)