Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains
Chapter 816 - 816: 359. Return to Hexi, Hou Wuji

The father and son of Hong Ju's surrender was anticipated by Hou Yuxiao, yet the process being so smooth still caught him off guard.

Before coming to Nanjiang, his reputation from his encounters with Fahai had already spread across The World, not to mention after arriving in Nanjiang, where he faced Ziquan, Qing Xuan, and even Duanmu Hong. Coupled with conquering Qingmiao City, these glorious achievements are evident, as long as Hong Ju isn't foolish, he won't cause trouble.

The surrender of Hong Ju and his son means the control of Hexi over Nanjiang will face no further obstacles, and the promulgation of new policies can commence logically. Plans to dissolve the identification with the Nanjiang Miao descendants are also being implemented step by step.

The first step is renaming. The geographical outline of Nanjiang is vast, with a population of over twenty million, supposedly exceeding the current Hexi and Xingnan prefectures, but after all, they came later. Hou Yuxiao still set it as a prefecture, renaming Nanjiang to Nanping, with the prefectural city established in Hei Miao City, and the other four cities set as counties according to their governance areas, namely Xiaqiu, Zhaoling, Ziyang, and Yukang.

The second step is military arrangements, led by Hong Kui to incorporate over 900,000 surrendered soldiers, along with the original more than 200,000 Hong Miao Army, forming a total army of 1.2 million. The army is named Annan, with Hong Kui as the nominal commander, but in reality, decisions are still made by the Second Elder.

The third step is the new policies of Hexi, among which the most important is undoubtedly the Martial Registry Command. The new policies have been promulgated in the Hexi and Xingnan prefectures for more than five years with evident results, and in Nanping, it's just following the script. Hou Yuduan transferred a batch of proficient new policies implementers from Hexi Prefectural City, and soon the decrees began to be implemented orderly in Nanping Prefecture.

Governing a region cannot be accomplished overnight, let alone Nanping Prefecture, which Hexi forcibly took through military might. Hou Yuxiao naturally knew not to rush, so he did not hastily leave but stayed with Hou Yuduan to assist in governance.

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New Yu Era, the first day of March, 1332

Time flowed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, six months passed.

Nanping Prefectural City, formerly Hei Miao City, has now long become the center of the entire Nanping Prefecture. Merchants from the northern Xingnan and Hexi Prefectures, students from the southern four counties, and Martial Artists migrating from other places converged from all directions. The city was bustling with chatter, making it hard to believe that a dangerous battle took place here six months ago.

"Hyah..."

A carriage drawn by six fiery red-maned horses raced swiftly from north to south along the carriageway in the center of the street. The carriage was intricately carved with dragons and phoenixes, evidently precious. In front and behind the carriage were fifty soldiers on horseback, also riding fiery red-maned horses and wearing red armor. These soldiers had steady breaths and sharp gazes, clearly showing they were well-trained Martial Artists with considerable cultivation.

The team was indeed very eye-catching, and it was hard for the pedestrians on both sides of the street not to be attracted. After all, this was the central city of Nanping, and there were quite a few Martial Artists with notable cultivation. They didn't fear offending anyone and began to discuss out loud.

"Who is it, with such a grand stance?"

"Didn't you see the bi-colored Divine Lotus on their chests? Red armor, fiery manes, Divine Lotus, this should be the Red Flame Army of the Hou Clan."

"From Hexi?"

"Hmph, ever since Hong Ju and his son brought Nanjiang to join the Hexi Alliance, Hexi's influence here has grown immensely. Why is the Hou Clan's carriage so arrogant in our Nanping Prefectural City?"

"Watch your words, watch your words; what joining the Hexi Alliance? I've heard quite a few rumors lately that the so-called Hexi Alliance is just a facade, and Hong Ju and his son have long been under the Master of Hou Family. Our Nanping has long become the Hou Family's!"

"What?"

"Hmph, perhaps you didn't know. Last year, when Hexi advanced south, they first broke Hei Miao City. Later, Qing Xuan allied with the White and Purple tribes to form a coalition army. Originally, they could have defeated Hexi, but who would have thought Hong Ju and his son would betray and help Hexi achieve a significant victory over the coalition at Qingmiao City. Now on the surface, Nanping Prefecture belongs to Hong Ju and his son, but in reality, it's long been Hexi's."

"I knew it! No wonder the name was changed to Nanping, and all of the original Wu Miao cities were renamed. With new policies and constant movement with Hexi, and recently a lot of Hexi Martial Artists coming over... It turns out Hong Ju and his son were long in cahoots with Hexi. I thought joining the Hexi Alliance was truly for resisting external enemies jointly. Hong Ju and his son had an equal standing with Hou Yuxiao; does this mean they've already become Hou Yuxiao's lackeys?"

"Are you crazy, calling them lackeys; I didn't hear anything."

......

Inside the carriage sat a dignified woman in a luxurious embroidered robe, next to her a child around four years old, evidently a mother and her child. The child was looking outside with big curious eyes, and across from them sat three maids, obviously attending to the mother and child.

"Madam, it seems the people here aren't very welcoming of us?"

The maid in the middle had a slight smile on her lips. The discussions outside were not only heard by her; the other two maids also nodded in agreement with what she said.

Hearing the maid's inquiry, the madam slightly shook her head and said softly, "Nanping has only integrated into Hexi for half a year, after all. Previously, elder brother and my husband led the army south, causing many deaths, so some rumors are normal. But it's apparent these are still a minority. The majority of the people in Nanping should still want to live peacefully and don't wish to cause trouble. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had such a smooth journey here!"

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