Huang Yuchen nodded. He had known this matter for a long time. His father had not kept it from him. He told him when he was sensible. This matter was not a secret to him.

"Your life experience contains many hidden secrets of the empire. Among the four city lords, only Brother Yu knows your life experience. From now on, you will be one of my deputy generals, no longer my younger brother. You will remember this clearly." Huang Yuanwu saw that Huang Yuchen was a little dissatisfied, frowned slightly, and said again.

When Huang Yuchen saw his elder brother's face serious, he immediately knew the importance of this matter. He nodded and said, "Yes, young master." As he said that, he bowed his hands and fists to his elder brother.

"Don't call the young master." Seeing Huang Yuchen's appearance, Huang Yuanwu sneered and waved his hand and said, "Just call the general. I'll hear you call the young master, so it's awkward."

"Oh, general." Huang Yuchen immediately changed his words and bowed with his fists.

"Okay, I've already told you all, get on the horse, and I'll arrive in Rongbao City not far away." When Huang Yuanwu said this Rongbao City, he couldn't help but sigh, and Huang Yuchen was a little confused when he saw it. Huang Yuanwu didn't say anything, so he stepped forward and pulled the horse over, turned over and rode up.

Seeing this, Huang Yuchen also turned over and thought to himself that Rongbao City. If he was not wrong, this should be a gathering place for money under the rule of the Dongwang. There are many merchants, and many large chambers of commerce will come here to trade. Rongbao City is accustomed to all directions, and with the support of the empire, it has become a well-known merchant city. Many industries under the Dongwang are also headquartered in Rongbao City.

This place is responsible for the military pay of the entire Dongwang army. In addition to convenient conditions, the empire only needs to pay a small amount of military pay. This is also a strategy set by the predecessor, giving the kings of all directions the greatest autonomy. However, now, only under the rule of the Dongwang has such convenient conditions.

He rode his horse and walked to the evening when a towering city appeared in front of him.

The flags are waving and the city walls are towering. From a distance, the city covers a very wide area, which is no less than the Qitian Emperor. From a distance, the city is crowded and bustling, and it is very lively.

The two brothers rode their horses straight to the gate of Rongbao City without stopping.

Before he got closer, Huang Yuchen could see clearly that there was a bustling street outside Rongbao City, surrounded by shops, but it was not set up in the city. At this moment, there were crowds of people, with small restaurants and stalls selling goods on both sides of the street, all kinds of places.

There were many pedestrians in the street in front of the city gate, and the two brothers had to slow down. They walked step by step along the path, and when they arrived at the center of the street, they had to get off their horses and walk.

Standing in the center of the street, Huang Yuchen looked around and saw that in addition to the crowds of people, the stalls on the street also made him feel strange. He had never gone far away. Looking at the miscellaneous things placed on the stalls on the street, he felt curious.

"Come and have a look. You can move the doll just made by yourself!" A shout came from behind Huang Yuchen. He looked back and saw a piece of cloth on the ground in a stall on the street. At this moment, there was a small wooden doll jumping around automatically. After looking carefully, he did not find any blessings of this doll.

Huang Yuchen looked at it, and couldn't help but stop and take a closer look. Just as he was about to see it, a few people squeezed over by his side, gathered around the doll, amazed, but blocked Huang Yuchen's view.

He couldn't see it when he stood there. His curiosity drove Huang Yuchen to the point where he was about to step forward and push away the onlookers. He squeezed in, but felt that his arm was being grabbed. He quickly turned around and saw that his elder brother was looking at him with an angry face.

"Big..." Seeing that the eldest brother was a little angry, Huang Yuchen felt panicked and almost let it go. He quickly changed his words and said, "General!"

"What's so good about this? Come into the city with me!" Huang Yuanwu scolded, turned around, and walked towards the city gate without looking back.

Huang Yuchen turned his head reluctantly again, trying to take a look at the doll, but was blocked by the crowd and couldn't see clearly. He had no choice but to lead the horse and follow Huang Yuanwu.

Looking up, the towering city gate of Rongbao City is right in front of you. It should be dozens of feet high. There is a huge plaque hanging at the highest point, with the words "Rongbao City" written on it.

The two of them were crowded with people, and they finally arrived at the city gate. The two doors were open and there were rows of soldiers at the door. This place was very quiet, forming a sharp contrast with the place just now.

The two led the horses and went straight forward. Huang Yuchen looked up and saw that the round arched city gate was extremely wide, forming a corridor. The ground was paved with a whole line of bluestone. The horses stepped on it and made a crisp "gada" sound.

"You two stop, but you have an ultimatum to enter the city." After walking a few steps forward, a sergeant stepped forward, reached out to stop the two of them, and asked loudly.

Huang Yuchen looked up and saw a soldier wearing armor in front of him. However, the color of the armor was not the silver-white unique to the soldiers under the Dongwang Ban, but was slightly red, which was somewhat similar to the armor on his body.

Huang Yuchen stopped pulling the horse, smiling, took out a token from his arms, grabbed it in his hand, and showed it to the sergeant.

Huang Yuchen stood behind the elder brother, unable to see what the elder brother was holding, but he could guess that it should be a token dedicated to the young master of the royal palace.

When the soldiers in front of him saw the token, their faces immediately changed, and then they knelt down and whispered: "See the little prince." The soldiers behind him immediately knelt down when they saw him kneeling.

"Sure enough." Huang Yuchen smiled and looked at his elder brother again. At this moment, he had put the token back in his arms and said softly: "Don't give me a gift, I'll be calm."

After Huang Yuanwu finished speaking, this kind of soldier stood up. The soldiers in front of him no longer dared to look up at Huang Yuanwu's face, and stood in front of him, waiting for Huang Yuanwu to speak.

"Can your city lord be in the city?" Huang Yuanwu stepped forward and asked softly.

"This...this...this...is in the city, but..." The soldier was a little hesitant. When Huang Yuanwu saw it, he sighed, patted the soldier on the shoulder, and said, "I understand." After that, he turned around and looked at Huang Yuchen, pulled the horse forward. Huang Yuchen quickly followed, followed his elder brother's footsteps, and entered Rongbao City.

After passing through the narrow corridor, the two entered Rongbao City. After entering the city, Huang Yuchen realized why Rongbao City was responsible for the war expenses of the entire Dongwang Mansion.

In front of me is a wide road, with the pavement made of green stones and neatly crafted. There are shops on both sides of the road, and they are no longer street stalls like outside the city. The shops on both sides are all three-story buildings, with carved beams and painted buildings, which are extraordinary.

The street in front of me was crowded with people, not as deserted as outside, or even more lively.

Huang Yuanwu kept walking, pulling the horses and walking straight along the big path. Huang Yuchen followed silently, slowly walking on the street, looking at the shops on both sides, each shop was crowded with people and business was booming. He couldn't help but wonder, and took a few steps quickly, followed Huang Yuanwu, and asked softly: "General, why are there so many people in Rongbao City? All the shops are so popular?"

"That's natural." Huang Yuanwu glanced at Huang Yuchen and said, "This Rongbao City is a common place for all directions, and the taxes are very low. Many large merchants are willing to set up a branch in this city. Rongbao City is a city with a large population within a few hundred miles nearby. With the imperial policy, all shops that open doors in Rongbao City do not need to pay taxes to the empire, but only to the city lord of Rongbao City. Moreover, paying taxes in Rongbao City can also be exempted from corvee service, so many merchants gathered here." Huang Yuanwu continued to move forward: "This also leads to the prices of items sold by the merchants here being much lower than other places. Over time, Rongbao City has the current prosperity."

Huang Yuchen nodded when he heard this, and then looked at the bustling streets and understood a lot in his heart.

Rongbao City was originally a large population, and the empire had orders. Paying commercial taxes could exempt corvee labor, which would attract more outsiders to come here to do business. Over time, the place would naturally be full of flowers.

Although there are many people on the street, they are orderly and the streets are very clean. It seems that Rongbao City is well managed, but why is the eldest brother really troubled by the city lord? I really can't figure it out.

Huang Yuchen followed Huang Yuanwu and walked along the street. After walking straight for a stick of incense for more than a while, he saw a towering mansion standing at the end of the street. At this point, there were only a little fewer people around him. There were only pedestrians walking in the street, and there were no shops on the street.

After walking a few more steps forward, Huang Yuchen saw the plaque of the mansion. This was the lord's mansion in Rongbao City.

The mansion was built in a grand manner, with a gate of several meters wide, and two hideous stone beasts at the door, separated on both sides, with a crimson door, and two huge door knockers on the door, shining by the sun, the golden light was dazzling.

At this moment, the gate of the city lord's mansion was closed, but there was no one standing guard outside.

Huang Yuanwu stood in front of the city lord's mansion with his horse. Looking at the closed door, he couldn't help but sigh. Huang Yuchen stood behind him, trying to wait and see.

Not far behind me was the bustling main street, but when I arrived at the gate of the city lord's mansion, there was no one. I was watching from the distance and saw the crowded shops, which made Huang Yuchen a little puzzled.

The city lord's mansion actually became a vacuum area, and I don't know why.

The reins in the hand of the Emperor Yuan general handed Huang Yuchen, took a few steps forward, and gently pulled the door knocker. Two "pa" sounds, and a voice immediately came from inside, asking, "Who? What door is knocking on so late?"

When Huang Yuchen heard this, he looked up at the sun. It was obviously only afternoon, why was it too late? It would be strange if the eldest brother was not angry when he spoke like this.

Sure enough, Huang Yuanwu said in a low tone, "I am Huang Yuanwu, open the door."

Huang Yuanwu came out with a "bang" sound inside, as if something had fallen to the ground, and then a "Ouch."

After a while, the door opened. A man over fifty years old poked his head out and glanced at Huang Yuanwu. His face immediately changed, and he looked a little pale.

The man quickly opened the door, stepped out, knelt in front of Huang Yuanwu on one knee, and whispered: "I've seen the little prince."

"The sky is bright, and the gate of your city lord's mansion is closed. Why? Have you not received the notice I want to come?" Huang Yuanwu glared at the fifty-year-old soldier and asked sternly.

"This...this..." The soldier knelt on the ground, speaking hesitantly, and said, "I received it because I received it, but..."

"Just what?"

"The City Lord said..." The sergeant paused, obviously not wanting to say anything further.

"What did he say?" Huang Yuanwu stepped forward, pulled the soldier up, stood in front of him, let go of his hand, and said, "Tell me, don't worry, I won't blame you."

The soldier did not dare to look directly at Huang Yuanwu's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said in a very low voice: "The city lord said that the little boy is coming, let him be turned away first..."

When Huang Yuchen heard this, he immediately became angry. Who is his eldest brother? The eldest son of the Eastern King, the next Dong King, who is the city lord? How dare he speak like this? Thinking that Huang Yuchen was about to go forward and get angry, but Huang Yuanwu waved his hands behind him, and Huang Yuchen stopped in place.

"Hey... Uncle Xiao, is he in good health?"
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