Thief Emperor

Chapter 527 Female Zhuge

Throughout the dynasties, there were few founding rulers who had a Virgin Mary, and it could almost be said that there was no Virgin Mary at all.

When it is time to take strong action, you must take strong action.

This is not the time to be nagging.

Moreover, if Li Yun suffered a defeat in Huainan Road, then the imperial court's decree, coupled with some rumors among the people, might play some role.

Now that Li Yun had won a great victory in Huainan Road, and before the imperial edict arrived, Du Qian had given a preventive shot to all the prefectures and counties in Jiangnan Road.

Now, because of the incident with the daughter of the Zhu family in the capital, the common people in Jiangnan Road would sometimes even secretly call His Majesty the Emperor the Turtle Emperor when they were chatting.

The majesty of the imperial court has completely disappeared.

Moreover, everyone has seen what Li Yun has done in Jiangdong in the past two years. Apart from anything else, at least the taxes collected are much lower than those collected by the imperial court before, and the people have seen it.

In other words, Li Yun's ruling foundation in Jiangnan is quite solid.

In this situation, there is no reason to condone those who have the intention to cause trouble. If you kill dozens or hundreds of them in one go, they will naturally behave themselves.

After delivering Li Zheng's documents, Liu Su handed the important documents to Li Yun one by one for him to check. It was not until midnight that Li Yun finished processing these documents.

After finishing the job, the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms in the big tent.

The next morning, Li Yun got up from bed early, washed and ate, and then practiced spear skills in an open space outside the big tent.

He had mastered the dragon spear all the way, and wielded it vigorously. When he made the last move of the flying dragon, the spear was nailed to a wooden man in the distance. Miss Liu, who was standing by, was so excited that her face turned red. She couldn't help but applaud repeatedly: "My husband is really amazing, really amazing."

She developed feelings for Li Yun when they were outside Qiantang City. Li Yun saved her life among the bandits like a god from heaven. After that, she never saw Li Yun practice kung fu for a long time.

Li Yun's spear skills are now even more impressive than before, which makes Miss Liu, who comes from a scholarly family, very excited.

Li Yun wiped the sweat off his face, pulled out the spear nailed to the wooden man, then turned back to look at Liu Su and said with a smile: "When we have a son in the future, I will teach him martial arts to strengthen his body."

Liu Su heard this, his eyes moved, and he nodded gently, "Okay."

While the two were talking, Zhou Bi, who had been standing at a distance, came running over. When he got close, he bowed his head and saluted to Li Yun: "Second brother."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Liu Su again, scratched his head, and said cautiously, "Sister-in-law."

According to the etiquette rules of scholars, such a name is certainly inappropriate. After all, Liu Su has a very low status in traditional etiquette.

However, Li Yun and Zhou Bi were both from the village and didn't care about these things, so they just shouted it out.

Before Liu Su could speak, Li Yun asked with a smile, "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"happy event."

Zhou Bi smiled and said, "Just now, Brother Meng sent someone to deliver a letter from General Su. In the letter, General Su said that he had already conquered Qizhou City."

At this point, Zhou Bi looked at Li Yun and continued with a smile: "That guy surnamed Lu surrendered directly without even running away."

"Surrender?"

Li Yun was a little surprised.

Qizhou City was only attacked, not besieged, because Su Sheng’s troops were not enough to surround Qizhou.

In other words, if General Lu Jie wanted to abandon the city and escape, it would be easy to do so. He could escape from Qizhou on horseback at any time.

But...only a few days had passed, and the man surnamed Lu actually surrendered!

Zhou Bi said, "Brother, we are now in the northwest of Qizhou. To his east is General Su, to his northwest is us, and to his south is the Yangtze River. There is no escape."

"It's not surprising to surrender."

Li Yun glanced at him and said unhappily, "You are just talking nonsense. We are at least dozens or even hundreds of miles away from Qizhou. With such a long distance, if he leads hundreds or even dozens of people on horseback to break through, can you catch him?"

Zhou Bi didn't quite understand in the first place, so he scratched his head in embarrassment and didn't dare to say anything.

However, he quickly remembered the important matter and said, "General Su said that he is already on his way here with the man surnamed Lu to meet my second brother."

Li Yun nodded gently and said, "Go and pass on my order. Rest here for three more days, and then go and tell Chen Da that he can follow me now, or leave now and take Shuzhou."

Zhou Bi quickly lowered his head, responded, then turned and left.

After Zhou Bi left, Li Yun stroked his chin, still a little confused: "That Lu Yunzhang, his actions are really irrational."

Liu Su, who was standing by, walked up to Li Yun and said softly, "Husband, his last name is Lu."

"I know, he comes from a great family."

Li Yun looked at Liu Su and said with a smile: "But those who come from a great family and can become a military commander usually have some ability. They shouldn't be so timid and stupid."

Liu Su shook her head slightly and said softly, "What I mean is that people from great aristocratic families may not necessarily consider the court or themselves."

She looked at Li Yun and said, "Maybe, after knowing that my husband had won the reinforcements, she showed goodwill to my husband on behalf of the Lu family."

At this point, she didn't know what she remembered, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Husband, if the daughter of the Lu family wants to marry you, you...you must get your sister's consent."

Her words were so illogical and confusing that Li Yun was a little confused for a moment. After a long while, Li Yun finally reacted and glanced at her. "Sister Su, you are really thinking too far ahead."

Li Yun had never even met Lu Yunzhang, but Liu Su was already wondering whether the Lu family would give their daughter to Li Yun.

This kind of thinking is indeed quite a departure.

Liu Su smiled softly and said, "My sister and I thought of this when we were in Jinling."

Mr. Li just thought it was a little funny and shook his head and smiled.

"If you two guess correctly, you will be the female Zhuge Liang."

Liu Su blinked his eyes: "What is a female Zhuge?"

Li Yun was too lazy to explain, he just smiled and said: "I'm going to patrol the camp, I'll tell you in the evening."

…………

The next morning, Su Sheng and his party rode horses to the gate of Li Yun's residence.

This time, he did not bring too many people, only his own guards, all of whom were on horseback.

However, he also brought a special guest.

Lu Yunzhang, the military governor of Wuchang.

After the group entered the general's tent, they first saluted Li Yun with their fists clasped, then Su Sheng brought Lu Yunzhang out and said with a smile, "Sir, this is Lu Yunzhang, the military governor of Wuchang Army."

Li Yun looked at Marshal Lu.

He was about forty years old, and one could tell that he had a fairly good-looking face, and the few strands of beard he had were well-groomed.

It's a pity that after being caught by the soldiers and riding all the way here, he naturally didn't look as dashing as usual. Not only were his clothes disheveled, but his hair and beard were also a little messy.

This Lu Jieshuai was also looking at Li Yun. When he saw Li Yun looking at him, he lowered his head, straightened his clothes, and bowed to Li Yun: "Lu Yunzhang greets Lord Li."

Li Yun returned the greeting with a fist, and said with a smile: "You are too polite, Marshal. I am now a person without an official position, so there is no need to address me by my official title."

When Lu Yunzhang heard this, his eyes turned.

In the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was also a person who had no official position but held the highest status...

This thought only flashed through his mind, and soon he came to his senses and complained to Li Yun: "Mr. Li, I surrendered voluntarily in Qizhou City, but your subordinates were too rude, making me so embarrassed now."

Li Yun looked at him with a forced smile, then looked at Su Sheng.

Su Sheng smiled and said, "Sir, this General Lu Jie has been asking to see you, and since the battle in Qizhou has come to an end, we brought him here."

"it is good."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Brother Su, you guys go out first and take a rest. I'll talk to Lu Jieshuai."

"it is good."

Su Sheng turned around and called out, then led a group of soldiers and rushed out of the tent. Soon, only Lu and Li were left in the tent.

After everyone left, Lu Yunzhang looked at Li Yun seriously and couldn't help but sighed: "I've heard that Lord Li is extremely powerful. Seeing him today, he is indeed extraordinary."

Li Yun lowered his head to drink tea, and said with a smile: "Marshal Jie, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush."

Lu Yunzhang nodded, and he looked at Li Yun and said, "Mr. Li, you should know that although our Wuchang army was defeated, it is not difficult for me to escape from Qizhou. Mr. Li, do you know why I stayed in Qizhou and surrendered to your army?"

Li Yun pretended not to know and asked calmly, "Because General Jie is so upright, he wants to live and die with Qizhou?"

Lu Yunzhang smiled pretentiously, then looked at Li Yun and said, "Because I heard in Qizhou that the Lord won a victory in Huangzhou and defeated the Pinglu Army."

"After hearing this news, I knew that you, Lord Li, are extraordinary."

"Looking at the atmosphere of the Jiangdong Army, I can be even more certain."

He looked at Li Yun and said with emotion: "The fate of the mansion master is invaluable."

Li Yun smiled but said nothing.

Lu Yunzhang continued.

"Mr. Fu, can you cooperate?"

Li Yun looked calm: "How do we cooperate?"

Lu Yunzhang said in a deep voice: "I can entrust all the remaining Wuchang troops to you, Lord Fu. Besides that, our two families can also become in-laws."

When Li Yun heard this, he was stunned.

My little secretary.

She is really a female Zhuge!
(End of this chapter)