Thief Emperor

Chapter 258 The Li family’s business!
Wu Yuanyou naturally couldn't stand this kind of situation where local forces were monopolizing power.

After all, the butt determines the head.

Although he was the second prince who was driven out of the capital by his elder brother, he was still born into a royal family. He was on the side of imperial power since he was born.

Now, local forces have become stronger, and even he, an imperial envoy, has to compromise with the local forces to a great extent. Of course, he is unhappy about this.

In his heart, he wished he could stab Li Yun and other traitors to death with one blow, and then restore peace and prosperity to the Zhou Dynasty.

But unfortunately, he can no longer do it.

Not only he couldn't do it, but his father, his brother, and the entire Wu family found it difficult to reverse the current trend.

Unless a member of the Wu clan wakes up one day and awakens some system, or something on his body turns into an old man...

cough…

Although Wu Yuanyou was unwilling to see such local forces becoming stronger, he had to face reality. Even though he hated Li Yun in his heart, he had to try his best to cooperate with Li Yun at this time.

otherwise…

His mission of inspecting the salt is not just a question of whether he can accomplish it. It would be very difficult to even do it.

In a word, the family fell into poverty!

Li Yun naturally didn't take the matter of the imperial envoy too seriously. With Du Qian dealing with these people from the court, he would have less worries. He was now thinking about the imperial edict from the court.

There would naturally be no problem in transferring him to a neighboring state to serve as acting governor. When he went to Wuzhou, even if he only brought half of the Yuezhou soldiers with him, he would be able to take over Wuzhou smoothly. However, the subsequent development of the Yuezhou camp might have to be replanned.

Ideally, his armed forces should not be too far away from him, just like now, stationed outside Yuezhou City. Li Yun can contact this armed forces at any time and can also go for inspection at any time.

All the Yuezhou soldiers lived together, which was conducive to mutual unity.

And if Li Yun went to Wuzhou, the Yuezhou Army would most likely be split into two.

In that case, it may be difficult to say which side is the center.

Now is the initial stage of the army. All actions now, even an inadvertent decision that will not have much impact at this stage, may have a huge impact on the development of the entire group in the future!
After all, there are only two or three thousand people now, and Li Yun can still manipulate the army's structure, form, and rules. But once the army's scale increases several times or even dozens of times, it will become a behemoth, and it will be extremely difficult to make some changes at that time.

At this time, all actions must be cautious!
Thinking of this, Li Yun made up his mind.

Even if the Yuezhou soldiers have to leave part of their forces in Yuezhou, at least most of them must go with him to Wuzhou, and one of the two military camps must be the "headquarters".

At this moment, Li Yun was still in his house in Yuezhou City. Just as he was thinking about something, Xue Yuner came in with a bowl of hot soup, gently placed it on the table beside him, and said with a smile: "Husband, drink some soup to nourish your body."

Li Yun came back to his senses, looked at her, and then said with a smile: "Madam, did you make it?"

"I cooked it with Dong'er."

Xue Yun'er handed Li Yun a spoon, and then said, "During this period of time, I have read many books and changed the name of the brigade commander of the Yuezhou Army. My husband, please take a look."

After that, she handed a piece of paper to Li Yun, who took it and took a look.

Qian Gou'er was changed to Qian Zhong by Xue Yun'er.

Zhang Heizi was changed to Zhang Xuan.

Among the twenty-four brigade commanders of the Yuezhou Army, seventeen or eighteen of them had ugly or vulgar names. Xue Yuner changed their names one by one. It was not a random change, as each name was carefully considered. Some were based on the original meaning of the names, and some were taken from the names of their hometowns.

After taking a quick look, Li Yun was very satisfied and said with a smile, "Tomorrow, I will take Madam out of the city to meet these guys again. Madam, tell them their new names."

"Then…"

Li Yun touched his chin and said with a smile: "I asked Li Zheng and others to spend half a day teaching them how to write their own names."

At this stage, those who can become brigade commanders under Li Yun may not all be as talented as Jiang generals, but they must have some abilities.

As the team grows, some of these people will inevitably be eliminated because they cannot keep up with the team, or they will die on the battlefield.

However, a group of heroes will definitely emerge.

Apart from anything else, with this friendship of changing names, if Mr. Li really becomes the lord in the future, Xue Yuner's identity as the mistress will be unshakable.

Xue Yun'er said "Ah", a little embarrassed: "Husband, you can just go and tell them, it's embarrassing for me to go and meet them."

"Madam, you'd better go there."

Li Yun looked at Xue Yun'er, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Madam, please sit down. I will talk to you."

Xue Yuner sat down and blinked her big eyes curiously: "Husband, what's so serious?"

Li Yun took her hand and said with a smile: "Madam, do you know how the world is different now than it was before?"

Xue Yun'er thought about it and sighed: "It seems a little messy."

"Ah."

Li Yun nodded and said with a smile: "Do you know how long it took me to go from a bandit to the head of Qingyang and now the Sima of Yuezhou?"

Xue Yun'er thought for a moment: "Less than two years?" "Yes."

Li Yun chuckled and said, "What does this mean?"

Xue Yun'er seemed to be thinking about something and did not answer.

Li Yun continued, "This is not to say how great I am, but to say that the world is in chaos. If it were a time of peace, a bandit like me would be lucky to be able to evade the government and live like a commoner for a few years."

"And now, I have become the Sima of Yuezhou openly and honestly."

“So, the world is different now than it was before.”

Li Yun paused and continued, "Madam, don't treat the current officials as the same as the previous officials."

"This is our study room. Between husband and wife, I will not hide it from you, Madam. Madam, whose soldiers do you think those officers and soldiers in the Yuezhou Army serve?"

Xue Yun'er was startled, then her eyes widened slightly.

Li Yun nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Madam should have guessed it. Yes, they are not soldiers of the court, but my soldiers."

"In the future, when our family has more branches and leaves, they will serve as soldiers for our Li family."

This was a bit outrageous. Xue Yuner was born into a family of officials and had heard about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism since she was a child. Suddenly, she couldn't accept it. She looked up at Li Yun and murmured, "Husband, you...you..."

She lowered her voice, very scared: "Are you going to...rebel?"

"I'm not planning a rebellion now."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Am I not doing my job as an official in the imperial court?"

He patted Xue Yun'er's back and comforted her: "Madam, don't worry or be afraid. We are not the ones who are rebelling. Now in this world..."

"There are so many people who rebelled. The Great Zhou Dynasty will collapse in 10 to 20 years at most, or in the next five to six years or seven to eight years at the shortest."

"I told you all this because I wanted you to put yourself and our family in the right place. Those people from the Yuezhou Army will probably have to follow our family for the rest of their lives."

"So Madam, you don't have to avoid them. It won't hurt to meet them. You have to let them recognize you as Madam."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I have probably beaten those people before. I have great prestige in their hearts. Madam should also have the prestige of a madam in their eyes. In the future, our family business will be bigger."

"I still need Madam to cooperate with me."

Xue Yun'er stood there in a daze, not saying anything for a long time.

This is also normal.

Given her background and status, it would probably take her a long time to truly establish herself as the "Mistress of Yuezhou".

But there is no rush, Li Yun has a long time to wait for her.

When Mr. Li was about to continue speaking, Xue Yun'er had already come back to her senses, looked at Li Yun, and gritted her teeth and said, "Husband, I will go to Yuezhou Camp with you tomorrow!"

Li Yun nodded, showed her the imperial order, and said, "We may have to move in the near future."

Xue Yun'er took it and looked at it, a little surprised: "My husband got promoted again?"

“No promotion.”

Li Yun smiled and said, "Didn't you see it written above? It says that I will be in charge of the affairs of the governor of Wuzhou. This can only be regarded as a promotion, not a promotion."

Li Yun's official rank did not rise and he remained a sixth-rank official.

Xue Yun'er smiled and said, "You still want to coax me. If the court doesn't send a new governor, wouldn't it be a promotion for your husband to be the acting governor?"

Li Yun put his arms around her waist and was about to get closer when there was a knock on the door.

It’s Dong’er’s voice.

"Sir, someone has come from the governor's office. They seem to be the entourage of Lord Du."

"They said they wanted to invite you to go to the governor's office."

Li Yun reluctantly let go of Xue Yun'er, then stood up and said with a smile: "Madam, please stay at home. I'm going out for a while."

Xue Yun'er nodded and sent Li Yun out of the study. Then she returned to the study and sat down in Li Yun's seat. She looked at the list in her hand which was filled with the new name of the brigade commander, and seemed a little absent-minded.

After a long moment, she murmured.

"The Li family's business..."

Mrs. Li couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

"The Li family's business..."

(End of this chapter)