The eunuch who announced the decree left, and the people on both sides of the road began to gradually disperse.
Even though Northern Xinjiang is now many times more prosperous than before, and many people have some spare money in their hands, they are not able to waste a whole day extravagantly.
The most important thing is to be reluctant to give up.
A day's work is worth a day's wages, and taking half a day to welcome the victorious expeditionary force is already the limit of what they can do.
Of course, not everyone is like this.
There are always wealthy people who don't mind wasting one day or many days, and even some people's daily life is like this.
However, after most of the people left, they basically lost interest in continuing to join in the fun, so they all left one by one.
Soon, most of the people on both sides of the road had left, and the remaining few were already in the process of leaving.
At the northern city gate of Yanque Pass, there were only 30,000 expeditionary troops standing in solemn silence, hundreds of officials standing in silence, and Di Xin and Xizi standing in the middle.
Di Xin had something to say to An Junshan, and after seeing the hundreds of officials standing quietly out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Shen Qianhua who was standing aside.
"Although the soldiers have fought bloody battles for a year, it is enough for you to spare half a day to come out to greet them. I also ask Lord Shen to lead all the officials back temporarily. Don't delay your official business for this."
He said: "When I get some free time, I will personally host a banquet. I would like to thank all of you for your dedicated efforts in serving Northern Xinjiang during my absence."
"This is the duty of those in humble positions. Your Highness has spoken harshly."
Shen Qianhua could not see that Emperor Xin had something to say to An Junshan, so he immediately said: "Your Highness is tired from traveling and traveling, so I will not bother you much today. I will visit Your Highness another day."
After he finished speaking, without any hesitation, he turned around and greeted the officials.
Not only officials from the Provincial Envoy Department, but also officials from the Provincial Envoy Department and the Capital Command Envoy Department were also taken away by him.
Only Anjunshan was left.
Although An Junshan was not as good as the old fox-like Shen Qianhua, he was still a thoughtful person and he immediately saw what Di Xin meant.
"Your Highness, what do you have to say to me?"
Di Xin chuckled: "The response was pretty good."
Now that there are no outsiders, he doesn't need to be secretive anymore.
Di Xin motioned An Junshan to look to the left of the expeditionary force, and asked with a smile: "Commander Andu, do you see anything strange?"
What's different?
An Junshan was confused and looked in the direction indicated by Di Xin. When he was about to speak, he suddenly let out a soft "Eh".
"Eh~"
His attention was not on the expeditionary force before, but now he was reminded by His Royal Highness King Yu. After looking at it a few more times, he asked with some uncertainty: "Your Highness, it seems that the 10,000 soldiers on the left are not me. Northern Xinjiang son?"
"Good eyesight."
Emperor Xin nodded and acknowledged the correctness of An Junshan's conjecture.
An army from other places is mixed in the Northern Xinjiang Army. Outsiders may not notice it, but Anjunshan, who also belongs to the Northern Xinjiang Army, can see the difference between the two armies at a glance.
Each army has its own spirit and temperament, and the spirit and temperament of the Northern Xinjiang Army have extremely distinctive characteristics throughout the Ancient Moon World.
Even though the 10,000 private troops built by Liu Jiande were all equipped with standard equipment and weapons belonging to the Northern Xinjiang Army, the completely different mental state could not be hidden from An Junshan's eyes.
And most importantly, compared to the pride and excitement of the Northern Xinjiang Army, there was a hint of uneasiness in that army.
And envy.
If this was not the army brought back by His Royal Highness Prince Yu himself, Anjunshan would have suspected that there were enemy troops infiltrating the expeditionary force and trying to attack Yanque Pass.
All the officials of all sizes in Yanque Pass were here just now. If they were all caught up in one fell swoop, it would definitely be a huge blow to Northern Xinjiang.
An Junshan asked in confusion: "Your Highness, where did this army come from?"
At the same time, he had another question in his mind.
The expeditionary force did suffer battle losses during the battle, but subsequent soldiers were replenished with supplies, and by the time of the expeditionary force's last battle half a year ago, the number had returned to 30,000.
There was not a single war in the next six months, and there was no news of an attack on the expeditionary force when they returned.
Based on this calculation, since there are 10,000 more troops here that are not part of the expeditionary force, then where did the missing 10,000 expeditionary force go?
However, as long as the origin of this army is understood, the answer to the second question should be readily apparent.
An Junshan also knew that what His Highness Prince Yu was going to say at this moment should also be related to these.
And these things must not be known to too many people.
Sure enough, I heard Di Xin say: "That is the private army of Liu Jiande, the commander of Jiande City."
"Private army?"
An Junshan was shocked.
What is the concept of raising a private army? Once discovered, the crime is almost equivalent to treason.
Of course, that's what they say, but as long as they have the ability, how many of them won't support a private army?
It's just a difference in quantity.
Even Anjunshan himself maintained a private army before Emperor Xin came to Yanque Pass, but it was only a few hundred people for the convenience of traveling in certain places.
However, the commander-in-chief of Jiande City actually raised ten thousand private troops.
Does he really want to rebel?
Also, how did he manage to raise ten thousand private soldiers without being discovered?
Another point is, how could the commander-in-chief of Jiande City hand over his private army to His Highness Prince Yu?
Didn’t the Commander-in-Chief of Jiande City have a disagreement with His Highness King Yu, and had refused His Highness King Yu’s offer some time ago?
Could it be...
A certain guess vaguely emerged in my mind.
An Junshan suddenly raised his head and looked at Di Xin, with a hint of shock in his eyes.
"Liu Jiande, are you from His Highness?"
Di Xin nodded slightly, and in the face of An Junshan's increasingly shocked eyes, he said calmly: "This matter is top secret, don't let it leak out."
"Humble job...understood."
An Junshan couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
At the same time, many doubts were suddenly solved in my mind.
No wonder that last year, Liu Jiande dared to risk offending a prince, ignored the court's orders, took advantage of the decisive battle between the expeditionary force and the Uighur army, surrounded the Uighur royal court, and robbed the greatest credit.
The expansion of confidence after breaking through to the innate realm was just a pretense. This was what he had secretly discussed with His Highness King Yu.
The discrepancy is also intentional.
In this way, no one knew that the entire eastern border and the highest military officer in a province had taken refuge under the command of His Highness King Yu.
With the military strength of two provinces, will His Highness King Yu really be willing to give up the throne?