Thief Emperor

Chapter 203 The Future of the Xue Family

It was not until the evening that Li Yun and Miss Xue walked out of their yard. At this time, Miss Xue's face was already flushed.

The two of them had been together in this courtyard for more than an hour. Naturally, Mr. Li would not be too honest. In addition, the two of them were already engaged, so they basically had a formal relationship. Miss Xue did not resist as much as before.

After more than an hour, except for the final breakthrough, they had basically gotten everything they needed to be intimate with. Miss Xue walked in front, and Li Yun walked behind her, smacking his lips.

"Rouge smells so good."

Miss Xue turned around, glared at him, and said, "Shameless, you just lie!"

She lowered her head and tidied up her messy clothes. After walking for a while, she asked softly, "When...when are you leaving?"

Li Yun thought for a moment and replied, "I can't stay for too long. I have to go back to Yuezhou in a few days."

Miss Xue knew that Yuezhou had a lot of things going on, so she didn't try to stop him. She just said "hmm" and said softly, "When you are free, remember to come back and see me..."

"rest assured."

Li Yun stepped forward, took her hand, and said with a smile: "In May, I will come to take Yun'er to Yuezhou, and we won't have to separate."

Seeing Li Yun mention the wedding date, Miss Xue said "hmm", then looked up at Li Yun and whispered: "In May, if you are free, I want... I want..."

She was shy and embarrassed to say it out loud.

Li Yun smiled and said, "Just say whatever you want to say. Why are you hesitating?"

Miss Xue looked around, took a deep breath, and said, "I want to stay in Cangshan Village for a few more days..."

She lowered her head, her voice getting smaller and smaller: "Is it possible... is it possible?"

Li Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled dumbly: "Of course."

He grabbed Miss Xue's hand, moved slightly closer, and chuckled, "At that time, the thief will be the one to take the bride up the mountain."

Miss Xue's face turned red, she spat, and ran away.

Li Yun followed him calmly with a smile on his face, and went back to Qingyang County Government Office for dinner.

In this way, a few days passed and it was the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Over the past year, the only people who were close to Li Yun were his brothers in Cangshan Village and the Xue family. Therefore, Li Yun had a relatively smooth time in Qingyang during this New Year.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Li Yun packed his luggage and went to see Master Xue, saying goodbye: "Father-in-law, I wanted to stay in Qingyang for a while, but since Shangguan arrived in Yuezhou early, I have to go back to take a look."

Yuezhou Group is still a start-up team. As the founder, Li Yun cannot stay out of it for too long.

Firstly, it was because he had to do many things personally, and secondly, the startup team was developing too fast, sometimes changing every day. If they were separated for too long, some things might get out of Li Yun's control and evolve in an uncontrollable direction.

But Master Xue naturally wouldn't think so much. He cared more about the rules of the officialdom. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "The day before yesterday, I wanted to tell you this. A real man should not indulge in love affairs. Since Governor Du has arrived, you should go back to see him as soon as possible. If this matter causes a rift between you two."

"He's in office for three years, and I'm afraid you won't have an easy time for three years."

"This son-in-law is not worried."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I believe Governor Du will be reasonable."

Li Yun was not worried about Du Qian. For him now, Yuezhou was already in Du Qian's hands. If his superior was sensible, the two of them could still cooperate happily for a while. If Governor Du was not sensible, Li Yun had other great principles in his fist.

He was in a hurry to go back to Yuezhou, mainly because after the new year, the Yuezhou camp would expand its enrollment, and there were some urgent issues waiting for him to deal with.

For example, swords, guns and armor.

Now, he only has weapons and equipment for about a thousand people. These equipments were inherited from General Su’s army. Now, Li Yun is preparing to expand the army, and he can only rely on himself to find a way to equip the extra 500 people.

Although weapons and equipment can be mixed during training, or replaced with wooden ones, if you really want 500 people to form a combat force of 500, their weapons and equipment must keep up.

At the same time, this is not just a matter of 500 sets of weapons and equipment.

This is also a problem that the Yuezhou team must solve, and that is the source of weapons and equipment.

In the foreseeable future, the Yuezhou Camp will continue to expand, so Li Yun not only needs to get 500 sets of equipment, but it would be best to find a stable, reliable and legal source of weapons.

A more fashionable term should be called supply chain.

Of course, if the three requirements of stability, reliability and legality cannot be met at the same time, Li Yun can abandon the third requirement.

Mr. Xue didn't say much, but asked, "Have you told Yun'er?"

"I told you that early on."

Xue Song nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Then you should go quickly."

As the old man spoke, he turned around and took out a long square box from his drawer. He handed it to Li Yun with one hand and said, "This is a pen that I have treasured for many years. I have never been willing to use it. Now that you are an official, you have a lot of places to write. This pen is for you." Li Yun did not rush to open the wooden box. After taking it with both hands, he bowed his head and thanked Master Xue, "Thank you, father-in-law."

Xue Song stepped forward, patted Li Yun on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Do a good job in the work of Yuezhou. If there is unrest in my hometown in the future, the Xue family may really come to you for help."

Magistrate Xue himself is not very afraid of troubled times, after all, he is already of this age. However, the Xue family is not just Magistrate Xue, and Magistrate Xue has more than just one daughter, Xue Yun'er.

He also has two sons, both of whom got married early and had children. According to what Li Yun heard from Xue Yun'er these days, the two brothers-in-law, whom he had only met once, already have three sons and four daughters at home.

Whenever they see Li Yun in the future, they will have to call him uncle.

These children are also Xue Song’s grandchildren. Even if he doesn’t consider himself, he has to consider future generations.

Once the Xue family encounters troubled times and finds it difficult to protect themselves, they may have to seek shelter under Li Yun in order to be safe in the troubled times.

Li Yun was very straightforward, patting his chest and saying, "Don't worry, father-in-law. If things get really chaotic, the Xue family can come to me. I can't guarantee that I will be rich and powerful, but I will definitely protect the Xue family."

"Ah."

Mr. Xue let out a breath and patted Li Yun on the shoulder.

"You...go ahead."

Li Yun clasped his fists and saluted. After he walked out of the study, he said hello to everyone in the Xue family. When he walked out of the county government office and was about to mount his horse to leave, he was surrounded by seven or eight yamen runners. These were all acquaintances. Many of them pulled Li Yun's sleeves and said, "Boss, we will go to Yuezhou with you too!"

"I heard that Chen Da has become a brigade commander in Yuezhou. If he can do it, so can we!"

"That's right, Boss, lead us!"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Brothers, it's not that I don't want to take you with me. First, Qingyang also needs manpower. Second, Yuezhou is not peaceful either. We may have to fight those rebels at any time."

"Wait a moment, brothers."

Li Yun shouted, "When I come back to Qingyang, if anyone wants to follow me, as long as they are brothers from our county government, I will take them all away!"

The yamen runners then happily sent Li Yun out.

Outside the county government office, Meng Qing was already waiting at the door with his horse. When he saw Li Yun coming out, he hurried forward and called out "General".

Li Yun said "hmm", patted the boy on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go, let's get on the horse!"

Meng Qing responded quickly. Although he was not very old, he was very agile in mounting a horse. He jumped onto the horse with ease, and then followed Li Yun out of Qingyang County.

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A few days later, the two returned to the gate of Yuezhou City.

Because it was still the first month of the lunar year, the two men who had been traveling all the way were freezing cold. Li Yun untied the wine bag from the saddle, tilted his head back and took a sip, then untied another wine bag and threw it to Meng Qing.

"Warm yourself up, we're going into the city!"

Meng Qing took it in a hurry and drank it. He was young, and his face soon turned red after that sip.

Seeing this, Li Yun laughed: "You are still a little kid. I won't let you drink anymore."

After saying this, he shook the reins and rode his horse into Yuezhou City.

The news of Li Yun's entry into the city quickly alarmed Li Zheng, Zhou Liang, Liu Bo and others who stayed behind. Before he reached his residence, he was surrounded by these people. Li Zheng even took the initiative to come forward to lead Li Yun's horse.

Li Yun jumped off the horse, looked around, and asked with a smile: "Didn't they say the real boss is here? Where is he?"

"Take me to see our immediate superior."

Liu Bo took a step forward, coughed, and whispered, "Second brother, he is no longer in Yuezhou City."

Li Yun was stunned and asked, "Where did you go?"

"Yesterday morning, he rode a horse and took his servant with him out of the city, saying that..."

"We need to go to each county and take a look..."

Li Yun was speechless after hearing this and asked, "Did you send anyone to follow?"

"Of course I sent someone."

Li Zheng, who was holding the horse nearby, couldn't help but complain.

"Yuezhou is not peaceful. If I don't send someone to follow him, he might not be able to come back. Then, I will blame you, my second brother..."

(End of this chapter)