It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

Prefect Tang was a famous cultural figure in Jiangnan. He was not only good at painting ladies, but was also particularly good at painting "Spring Palace".

Lu Yuan's appreciation and questioning made him feel like he had found a soulmate, and he immediately told him everything he knew.

"Your Excellency the Governor, this girl's surname is Shen, and her given name is Jia Ren, which is the same as the 'Jia Ren' in 'There is a beautiful woman on the other side of the water'. She is the youngest daughter of Shen Elbow, a wealthy merchant in Jiangnan. She has never been married, and is still waiting to be married."

Oh!
Lu Yuan nodded. He had heard the story of Shen Elbow, the “richest businessman in Shenling”.

This guy's talent is business. He can make money no matter what business he does.

By chance, he got a treasure bowl, so he became rich and wealthy enough to rival a country.

When a man has money, he spends his time currying favor with the powerful and wealthy and eating, drinking and having fun.

Therefore, based on the principles of genetics, her mother is definitely also a top-notch beauty.

Seeing Lu Yuan staring at Miss Shen's portrait and unable to let it go, Governor Tang smiled and acted as a matchmaker.

"I have a close relationship with the Tang family. If the Governor is interested, I will send someone to Jiangnan to propose marriage. How do you think?"

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "How old is this girl?"

"It's the perfect age for you!"

Lu Yuan didn't think it was likely, but since she had reached the legal age, he nodded and went along with it.

"Then I'll trouble you, Master Tang!"

"What are you saying, Governor? This is what I am supposed to do!"

Prefect Tang was overjoyed. Before this, he had followed the Imperial Guards to Taining to take office, thinking that he would definitely win a great victory. Then the situation on the battlefield suddenly turned around, and Lu Yuan became the final winner.

Logically, he should have evacuated with Tong Guang, but he was reluctant.

After all, he had spent all his money to buy this prefect. If he just went back like this, he would probably starve to death.

So, his good friend Zhu Zhishan gave him an idea: Lu Yuan's market outlook is rising, so it would be better to change jobs.

It doesn't matter who you serve as an official for.
So, Magistrate Tang gritted his teeth and brought his most beloved work.

Unexpectedly, he could really cater to the emperor's needs, so Governor Tang immediately became enthusiastic and promised to make this good thing happen.

Lu Yuan is not a fool, he must understand the intentions of Governor Tang.

However, in his opinion, it doesn't matter who becomes an official.

Especially since he was a cultured man who had passed the imperial examination, he would acquiesce as long as the other party did not go too far.

After all, the Yanxiang Society is a local force. If they want to overthrow the emperor and establish a new dynasty, it is inevitable that they will absorb all kinds of talents.

As the saying goes, the sea embraces all rivers and is great because of its tolerance.

He had deeper considerations for agreeing to go to the Shen family to propose marriage.

Jiangnan has always been a prosperous place. Governor Tang and Shen Elbow, representing the literati and merchants of Jiangnan, took this opportunity to express their attitude of "spending a fortune on horse bones".

As long as it can leverage the Jiangnan cultural circle and business community, the development of Yanxiang Club will surely advance by leaps and bounds.

The next visitor is the messenger of the Royal Guards.

Tong Guang's personal guard Tong Jiujin presented 3 taels of silver and reminded Governor Lu not to forget to return the "head" of King Linglun of Chu.

This money is the hard-earned money of the people, so Lu Yuan naturally accepted it with a smile.

"The head is fine. However, go back and tell Lao Tong that Emperor Linggui will never let him go. It is better for him to join us. When the world is at peace in the future, I dare not say anything else, but the minimum you can be the King of the Same Word is."

After Ling Lun was killed, Tong Jiujin naturally knew Tong Guang's fate, including himself, who would not survive.

He said with a tangled look on his face: "Thank you, Governor! But, my general has no choice in this matter and has to go back... Alas!"

Lu Yuan was very smart. He immediately saw that the other party didn't want to die. He rolled his eyes and asked, "How many people are there in the Tong family?"

"115 people in total."

Lu Yuan smiled and asked, "It's rare that General Tong and I hit it off right away. I'd like to send you some specialties during the holidays. Please leave your address."

Tong Jiujin was stunned for a moment, then he understood. However, he asked hesitantly, "The imperial capital is heavily guarded. I'm afraid it won't be easy to do, right?"

Lu Yuan pointed at Su Liyan and said, "That's Su Liyan, the demon king of Taiyin Mountain. You should have heard of him. He was imprisoned by the Demon Suppression Division, but we rescued him!"

Tong Jiujin of course immediately agreed with a smile: "Since the Governor-General has great powers, that would be great."

After saying that, he wrote down the specific address of the First-Rank General's Mansion on the spot.

Lu Yuan looked at it and asked, "What's your home address?"

Tong Jiujin was very touched and immediately clasped his fists and replied, "Thank you very much! I am the general's retainer, and my wife and children are also in the mansion."

Lu Yuan made an "OK" gesture and said with a smile: "You're welcome! Helping friends is a joy in life for me."

Tong Jiujin left with many thanks.

Finally, it was their own people, Lingxiong, Gao Mingna, Yalib, and Kilton. After exchanging greetings, they got down to business.

Lingxiong looked at Gao Mingna and sighed, "My daughter is quick-witted and quick-witted. She has been a famous 'quick-witted woman' since she was a child! But, now tens of thousands of soldiers have nothing to eat or drink. If we don't solve this problem, there will be big problems!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

Gao Mingna led a small team and set fire to all the warehouses in Taining, so that now the entire Taining area is suffering from famine.

Gao Mingna said unconvincedly: "How could I have thought that Ling Lun, that bastard, would die so quickly? Besides, the Imperial Guards are too fragile..."

Lu Yuan took the responsibility: "It's okay. I have fast-growing crop seeds. With some magic, I can harvest them in a day or two. Let's kill a batch of pigs, horses, cattle and sheep to sustain ourselves in the next few days."

As he spoke, he took out improved seeds of corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, radish, etc. from the space and gave them to Su Daqiang, asking him to lead the believers to plant and maintain them.

At this time, Governor Tang also joined in the fun and proposed mobilizing the masses to donate grain to help the Northern Navy and Liaodong Border Army overcome the difficulties.

Look, cultured people know how to handle things.

Lingxiong, of course, agreed and made a lot of demands, even asking the government to help post conscription notices.

Seeing that the two were talking happily, Lu Yuan did not interrupt them. He ran over to the wives and kissed and hugged them one by one.

"Why have you lost weight, my lady? Eat more meat at night!"

"Aunt Qiao'er's face has become more rosy. Let me smell it and see if it smells good."

"Hey, Meijing, how are your chest muscles doing? My husband will check them carefully when we get home!"

Lady Hongfen couldn't help but scolded: "There are so many people watching, why don't you behave yourself!"

"Hehe! Returning to our little piece of land in Taining City, it will be our family's private land. Let them see it and be envious and jealous as they please...haha!"

Lady Hongfen suddenly spread out her hands: "Look at what this is?"

Three colorful irregular crystals the size of pigeon eggs are shining brightly.

"Huh? This is..."

Lady Hongfen said: "After the three Vajras of the White Lotus Sect died, something seemed to condense outside their dantian. No one knew what it was..."

Lu Yuan had never seen it before, but he had the cultivation manual "Tianshi", which could help him find the answer to any question.

Follow the clues, turn to the entry of Tianzun, and then look for the category of abnormal death.

Soon, Lu Yuan got the correct answer.

"This is the relic of the Heavenly Venerable! It is a treasure that increases benefits. Wearing it will help you gain insights into opportunities. Well, to put it simply, it will increase the chances of becoming a Great Heavenly Master."

Oh, no wonder.

After all, in this world, the lifespan of a Heavenly Master is thousands of years, and abnormal deaths are extremely rare. On the other hand, even if someone knows about it, it will not be widely publicized.

Lady Hongfen has reached the saintly state and is almost useless.

She handed it to Lu Yuan directly: "You can handle it as you see fit."

Lu Yuan was very straightforward. He took one for himself, one for Zhao Qiaoer, and one for Jin Meijing.

Because all three of them have reached the peak of the Grand Master, if they are lucky, they might be able to be promoted after waking up.

If three more Heavenly Masters are added, the overall strength of the Yanxiang Society will be no worse than that of the "number one sect in the world" Longhu Mountain.

Everyone was very happy, but Gao Mingna pouted quietly. Lu Yuan was so stingy. He was obviously at the peak of the Grand Heavenly Master level, but he had nothing!
What can Lu Yuan do?
I must be promoted. Aunt Qiaoer and Meijing are my wives, so I can't treat them unfairly, right?
When the atmosphere was a little awkward, Su Liyan pointed at the north gate and said, "Yuan'er, there's a King Kong over there. He's been hanging there for a whole day. He's probably going to die soon."

Lu Yuan stepped forward. Saraha still had some breath left, but if he waited any longer, he would probably be dead.

"Nantian King Kong?"

With the arrow stuck in her throat, Saraha could only make indistinct sounds: "Ho-ho, s-s-s-s..."

Lu Yuan looked at his pretty mother-in-law, and Su Liyan understood. She waved her hand to cancel the spell, and the three spiritual arrows returned to Su Liyan's hands.

"Clap!"

Saraha finally broke free from her restraints and fell to the ground, her face pale and her expression extremely depressed.

Perhaps it was a last burst of energy before death, Saraha slowly opened her eyes, with a hint of clarity as if she had seen through the world.

He tried his best to control his voice and said, "Lu Yuan, I have figured out a lot of things!"

When a person is about to die, his words are also good.

Lu Yuan asked: "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes? If it is possible, I can help you fulfill them."

"You have to be careful with Xin Guidi, he is too scary... He is a demon... a demon..."

At this moment, something seemed to be stuck in his throat, making his eyeballs almost pop out, but he couldn't utter a word.

"Oh no! He's going to self-destruct! Disperse!"

Lady Hongfen sensed that there was an evil spirit stirring in Saraha's body and immediately issued a warning.

"Disperse, disperse quickly!"

Lu Yuan yelled to all around and quickly evacuated with his family.

Just after retreating a dozen steps, there was a loud "boom" and Saraha's body exploded violently, generating a powerful shock wave out of thin air, destroying all people and objects within a radius of ten meters.

The wind was raging, the earth was shaking, dust and smoke were everywhere, walls were collapsing and houses were falling down... The power of the explosion was comparable to that of a 500-pound heavy bomb.

The civilians and soldiers outside were all shocked and retreated.

In full view of everyone, the North Gate Tower collapsed with a series of creaking sounds.

More than a dozen soldiers on guard on the city gate tower were buried in the rubble on the spot, suffering heavy casualties.

When the dust settled, Lu Yuan stepped forward and saw that a glowing "Tianzun Relic" was indeed left at the original location of Saraha.

For some unknown reason, this relic is as smooth as new and seems to be completely unaffected by the surrounding environment.

Lu Yuan didn't seem to be very interested in this thing, but he was very interested in Saraha's unfinished last words.

Especially the last look in the other party's eyes, which contained great fear and pain, as if it was a kind of confinement engraved in the spiritual consciousness.

Moreover, it is very unreasonable that Sahara's spiritual power was scattered and low, but he could explode so violently.

Lady Hongfen whispered, "I sensed an evil force that is fundamentally different from spiritual power... Perhaps it is the 'Gu' planted by Emperor Linggui?"

Li Qingluan immediately talked about the self-immolation of the fire poisonous insect "Tiger King of Bengal", which was very similar to Saraha's situation.

It seems that there is indeed a mysterious restriction in the bodies of the White Lotus Sect's top leaders, and the source seems to be related to Emperor Linggui.

Moreover, with Saraha's power as a Heavenly Venerable, how could she be so afraid of Emperor Linggui?

There has always been a legend that he is at the level of Heavenly Venerate and has contracted a strange disease, so he hides in the underground palace and refuses to come out.

Even if the Dog Emperor ascended to the saintly realm, he would be on par with Queen Hongfen. However, Saraha was not so afraid of Queen Hongfen.

It is recorded in "Tianshi" that the sage realm is the highest realm for mortals, and above that is the true immortal.

He possesses magical powers such as the ability to possess all five spirits, travel thousands of miles a day, call the wind and rain, overturn rivers and seas, bring the dead back to life, and predict the future.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan had the idea of ​​going to the imperial capital to find out the truth.

However, as the Governor of the North Sea, many things need to be decided by him personally.

First of all, Taining is basically stable, while Beihai, more than a thousand miles away, is isolated.

Now there is a big election going on, and the situation is complicated with all kinds of people. We must return to defend and provide assistance as soon as possible.

Lu Yuan asked Yalibu, Zhang Yuting, Luo Zichang and Kilton to lead the team north to assist Talulu in stabilizing the north.

"All the existing bolt-action rifles and artillery will be given to you. The special forces will give you four teams, and the guns and ammunition in the factory will also be supplied to you first."

The four of them were overjoyed. This was like upgrading their rifles to cannons, and the lethality was significantly increased.

Lu Yuan then made a request: "Your mission is to defend the North Sea and prevent the Tsar from continuing to invade the east and south... By the way, you can expand the army, but you must strengthen training and detect the movements of the enemy."

"Yes!"

Zhang Yuting suddenly asked: "Principal, you often say 'the best defense is offense', so can we 'preemptively' annihilate the enemy?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Military books are dead, but people are alive. I won't interfere with how you fight me, but the mission must be completed."

"Yes!"

Their troops had rested for two days and were worried about having nothing to do. Now they had a good opportunity: they could expand the territory for the governor and make achievements for themselves at the same time.

The four people left happily with the approval slip and returned to Beihai early tomorrow morning as planned.

At night, Lu Yuan was thinking about his next step in the study when Jin Meijing quietly slipped in.

When she found that there was no one else in the room, the girl excitedly threw herself into Lu Yuan's arms and asked for compensation nakedly.

"I worked so hard and finally won the battle. How does the Governor plan to reward me?"

Lu Yuan asked knowingly: "Ah? We are a family, what reward do you want?"

"No! I can't sleep because I miss you so much. Feel my belly and see if I have lost a lot of weight."

Lu Yuan glared and asked, "Ah! You are so bold, you dare to prostitute yourself in broad daylight?"

"Master, I was wrong, please punish me, don't show mercy!"

Damn it, if I don’t punish him one day, he will tear off the tiles from the roof!

Suddenly, someone outside the door asked tentatively, "Is the Governor here?"

Lu Yuan and Jin Meijing immediately realized that it was the student army's newly selected governor's secretary, the beautiful and capable Hua Xiangrong.

There must be something urgent and important, otherwise she wouldn't come to disturb me.

Jin Meijing immediately hid under the table.

After coughing, Lu Yuan pretended to be calm and said, "Secretary Hua, I'm here! Please come in!"

Hua Xiangrong, who was just 18 years old and tall, pushed the door open and walked in with a secret letter in her hand.

When she found that Lu Yuan was the only one there, she was very surprised. After all, there was obviously a woman's voice just now.

But the study is not big and everything can be seen at a glance, which is very strange.

However, she walked to the table conscientiously and handed the confidential document over with both hands.

Lu Yuan reached out to take it, and suddenly found that two red clouds suddenly appeared on Hua Xiangrong's fair face, and she didn't dare to look at him.

After signing the receipt, Hua Xiangrong stood at attention and saluted: "Governor, I will take my leave!"

"Well, you've worked hard. Go ahead!"

Hua Xiangrong took three steps back and left the study room quickly like a frightened deer, forgetting to close the door in her panic.

Lu Yuan was confused. What's wrong with this girl?
But now is a critical moment, and he is fully focused on dealing with Jin Meijing's provocations and demonstrations.

After a long while, Jin Meijing, with a rosy cheek and a look of satisfaction, finally came out from under the table.

"What's up with that girl?"

Lu Yuan slapped his forehead and quickly checked the documents.

"what!"

Lu Yuan suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with surprise, regret, and more emotion. (End of this chapter)