Chapter 529: Meeting three miles outside the city? So high-profile?

Chapter 529: Meeting three miles outside the city? So high-profile?

Feng Quji sighed inwardly as he looked at Gongzi Gao, who made him angry and pity. Although he was angry and disappointed with some of Gongzi Gao's actions, he could not just sit back and watch.

After all, in a sense, Gongzi Gao could be considered his disciple; moreover, Gongzi Gao was always respectful and reverent to him.

After careful consideration, Feng Quji decided to give some advice to Gongzi Gao. He knew that Gongzi Gao did not have the talent to be an emperor, but he was a man of good character and not hopeless. Gongzi Gao was just a little proud and arrogant because of his temporary success.

So, Feng Quji made a suggestion to Prince Gao: First, he should immediately send a special person to the Academy of All Talents to issue an order, requiring everyone in the academy to personally go out of the city to welcome the upcoming Lord Gao Yao, in order to show respect for Gao Yao.

At the same time, Gongzi Gao himself must also go out of the city to greet Gao Yao in person, and must not be negligent in the slightest. Not only that, when welcoming Gao Yao, Gongzi Gao must not wait for the other party to ask, but should take the initiative to greet him in his most luxurious carriage, and while the carriage is moving, he should explain all matters related to the All-Sages Academy to Gao Yao without reservation.

Feng Quji also specifically instructed that Gongzi Gao must make it clear to Gao Yao that everything he did was out of consideration for the development of the southern border, and that he had no selfish thoughts. Only in this way could he eliminate the possible doubts and suspicions in Gao Yao's heart to the greatest extent possible.

Otherwise, once Gao Yao returns to the mansion safely, if someone takes the opportunity to report all the details to him, Gao Yao, with his extraordinary wisdom and strategy, will certainly be able to see through the clues. In this case, the situation may be difficult to handle. Therefore, taking this proactive and frank approach is undoubtedly the best way to solve the problem.

Waiting for Gao Yao to find out, this is a sign that Gongzi Gao is beginning to have ambitions. Since Gao Yao has been using Gongzi Gao's name, the last thing he wants to see is Gongzi Gao being ambitious, because this means that Gao Yao may get rid of Gongzi Gao at any time.

Three days later, the sun shone on the earth, illuminating a golden color. Gao Yao led a large group of people and finally arrived outside the county town after a long journey. From a distance, when there were still more than three miles away, one could see that both sides of the road were already filled with a large number of soldiers ready for battle.

The leader was the majestic Xue Ye. He was wearing heavy armor, holding a spear, and riding a warhorse with a heroic posture. When he saw Gao Yao in the distance, he dismounted without hesitation and waved to the thousands of cavalrymen behind him to dismount as well. Their movements were neat and uniform, showing the well-trained military appearance.

"Welcome to the Prime Minister!"

"Welcome Prime Minister!"... One after another, like surging waves, resounding through the sky. These shouts gathered together, forming a powerful momentum that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth.

At this time, Gao Yao, who was still riding on his warhorse, heard the deafening cheers, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible smile.

When Gao Yao came closer, Xue Ye hurried forward a few steps, bowed and said: "Welcome back, Prime Minister. Thank you for your hard work on the journey!"

Gao Yao waved his hand gently and said, "Okay, Xue Ye, this place is three miles away from the city. There is no need to make such a big fuss in the future. Such extravagance is unnecessary. Do you understand?"

Xue Ye quickly responded: "Yes, Prime Minister, your teaching is very correct. I will keep it in mind."

Although Gao Yao seemed to be blaming him, Xue Ye could still keenly detect a hint of joy in his tone. After all, as a superior, sometimes even if one is happy in one's heart, one cannot easily show it.

"Let's go back to the city!" Gao Yao shouted, his powerful voice echoing across the empty wilderness.

"Yes!" All the soldiers responded in unison. The sound was like thunder, resounding through the sky and deafening. The sound was uniform and there was no delay or confusion, as if it was a tacit understanding reached after countless drills. Such strictness and orderliness were the result of long-term and high-intensity training.

Although the management is not completely modernized, the modern training method undoubtedly has many advantages, the most notable of which is the cultivation of discipline. The effect of such discipline in the army is self-evident. Especially when marching and fighting, a troop that can obey orders and follow commands can often exert a powerful combat effectiveness beyond imagination.

This is one of the reasons why the Southern Border Army has such outstanding combat capabilities. They are like a precision-operated war machine, and every soldier knows his or her duties and strictly follows the orders of his or her superiors.

The team was slowly moving towards the city. On the way, Gao Yao turned his eyes and seemed to have thought of something, and looked directly at Xue Ye beside him. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and asked: "Xue Ye, this should not be your own idea, right? Come on, tell me, who gave you this idea?"

Although the three-li-out-of-city welcoming event seemed grand and the scene was acceptable, Xue Ye, who had always been honest and dutiful, could never have imagined such an arrangement. After all, for Xue Ye, honest military service and fighting were what he was good at, and he always disdained flattery and boot-licking.

Because of this, Gao Yao had entrusted him with the important task of defending the county city. You know, this is Gao Yao's base camp. If there is any mistake, the consequences will be disastrous.

As for Xiao He, Han Xin, Cao Shen and others, it was absolutely impossible for them to act in this way. They knew Gao Yao's temperament very well and knew that what Gao Yao hated most was the kind of extravagance and formalism he denounced. So, naturally, they would never make such an arrangement.

"This... Your Excellency the Prime Minister is indeed wise and intelligent! This is not my idea, but... the idea of ​​His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin!"

When the conversation reached this point, Xue Ye's face showed a trace of embarrassment. However, Gao Yao frowned slightly at this moment, thinking to himself: Is this what Master Gao was thinking?

"Since when has the King of Qin been able to control you?"

As Gao Yao spoke these words, the troops he led had already rushed to the gate of the county city. The soldiers guarding the county city could clearly see Gao Yao's silhouette, but what was unexpected was that at this critical moment, Gao Yao suddenly reined in the galloping horse under his crotch, and then he stared at Xue Ye with an extremely cautious look.

Instantly, Xue Ye felt a sudden shock in his heart, and instantly realized that Gao Yao was really angry. So, he did not dare to hesitate, and quickly turned over and got off the horse, and knelt on one knee in front of Gao Yao's horse.