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Chapter 145 Was it all just wishful thinking on my part?

There are currently about 500,000 Dayu remnants in Dayu City in the north. These are the people the system gave to Lu Chen. However, these people all have their own thoughts. Although they are 100% loyal to him, the Northern King, they may not be willing to leave the place where they have lived for generations.

After defeating the Sirius King, Lu Chen immediately told the two Black Knight Generals, Xuan Yuan Chen and Wen Ren Lie, his thoughts and asked them to convey them to the people of Dayu City.

If those 500,000 people were willing to relocate to Beijun, then developing the wasteland in Beijun would be much easier.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Xuan Yuan Chen stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I have already conveyed your message to the people of Dayu City, but as far as I know, most of them are unwilling to leave Dayu City."

"Furthermore, I believe that Your Highness does not need to relocate the people of Dayu City to Beijun. In the future, Your Highness's territory will extend to more distant parts of the North, and Dayu City will protect every inch of the North for Your Highness."

After hearing what Xuan Yuanchen said, Lu Chen pondered for a moment.

Xuan Yuan Chen's words made perfect sense. He had already planned to incorporate the entire northern region into his fiefdom, and Dayu City would become a border city of his fiefdom.

Since it is his territory, it naturally needs to be guarded. Fortunately, the terrain of Yan'an Mountain, where Dayu City is located, is easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it a good location for stationing troops.

Consider this: a Great Xia with a population of over ten million could only train twenty thousand heavy cavalry, while the Great Yu City with a population of only five hundred thousand had fifty thousand heavy cavalry.

Although the Great Xia still has to support hundreds of thousands of ordinary troops, the Great Yu City cannot compare with the Great Xia in this respect.

However, the fact that Dayu City can train 50,000 heavy cavalry is enough to demonstrate Dayu City's war potential.

After thinking it over, Lu Chen finally decided not to relocate the 500,000 people to Beijun. Instead, he decided to let them stay in Dayu City and then send troops to garrison there to guard the entire northern region.

Just as Lu Chen was deep in thought, Wenren Lie stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I have heard that Your Highness plans to build a straight road connecting Yancheng with all the counties and cities in Beijun. I believe that since Dayu City is now Your Highness's territory and the people of Dayu City are Your Highness's subjects, a straight road should also be built to connect Dayu City."

"With this straight road connecting to Dayu City, the soldiers of Beijun can quickly reach Dayu City, and from now on the entire northern region will be under the control of the Prince."

Lu Chen thought for a moment, then said, "General Wenren's suggestion is good, I will adopt it."

Since Dayu City is to be used as a military fortress, it is necessary to build a road that leads directly to Dayu City. With this road, Lu Chen will be able to quickly transfer soldiers to the northern lands.

The key point is that this will promote communication between the people of Dayu City and the people of Beijun, and Dayu City will no longer remain closed off in the future.

Lu Chen then said, "Alright, let's leave this topic here. Does anyone else have anything else to say?"

Qin Yushan stepped forward again. "Your Highness, the major dynasties are frequently mobilizing troops, and Dayue has also stationed 200,000 troops in the border area of ​​Beijun. However, the intelligence of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is lagging behind and cannot know the specific movements of the major dynasties in a timely manner. I believe it is time to expand the Embroidered Uniform Guard. We should recruit more Embroidered Uniform Guards to infiltrate other dynasties and collect intelligence."

Five thousand Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) could easily gather intelligence within the Great Xia Dynasty, but gathering intelligence from other dynasties or countries would be quite challenging.

Most importantly, the languages ​​and scripts of different countries are not necessarily mutually intelligible. If the Imperial Guards within the Great Xia territory were to travel directly to other dynasties, they might not be able to understand what others were saying, let alone gather intelligence.

Lu Chen said, "Commander Qin, you can stay behind and discuss this matter with me privately later. We won't discuss it now."

The Embroidered Uniform Guard was, after all, a weapon in Lu Chen's hand, and Lu Chen didn't intend to discuss the Embroidered Uniform Guard in front of everyone, lest this weapon frighten others later, especially Li Rui and the others who weren't summoned by Lu Chen through the system.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Qin Yushan immediately replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

After speaking, Qin Yushan returned to his position.

Lu Chen asked again, "Is there anything else? If not, let's call it a day and everyone can leave."

Immediately, everyone shouted in unison, "We take our leave! Long live the Prince!!!"

Afterwards, everyone left the study, leaving only Qin Yushan inside.

Over the next half hour, Lu Chen and Qin Yushan discussed expanding the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

at the same time.

Inside a courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion.

Two stunningly beautiful women sat in the pavilion, watching the people outside who were about to leave the Northern Prince's Mansion.

This area is not part of the inner courtyard, so it offers a good view of the officials from the Northern Prefecture passing by after leaving Lu Chen's study.

Xuan Yue Palace has little presence in Beijun. Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun have been in Beijun for so long, yet Chen Wanrong has still not been able to use the love potion on Lu Chen.

At this moment, Lin Wanyun said, "Palace Master, it seems that the Northern King has already forgotten about the two of us."

They had been living in the Northern Prince's Mansion for so long, but apart from the initial conversation with them, the Northern Prince had never interacted with them again.

After their time infiltrating the Northern Prince's residence, the two of them had basically figured out what Lu Chen did every day.

After getting up early in the morning, Lu Chen would go to his study to busy himself with such matters, and occasionally he would leave the Northern Prince's Mansion to go outside and check on the construction of the army.

After the day ended, Lu Chen would randomly choose one of his wives' or concubines' rooms and slip inside, thus ending his day.

Lu Chen does this almost every day.

In this way, it would be even more impossible for Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun to have any interaction with Lu Chen. Although the two of them were still in the Northern Prince's Mansion, Lu Chen was either in his study or in the rooms of his wives and concubines in the inner courtyard. The two guests could not just go directly to Lu Chen's study.

The key issue is that they can't find an excuse to be with Lu Chen.

Of course, the most important point is that the Northern King never came to see the two of them in person.

Logically speaking, the Northern King was very fond of beautiful women. This can be seen from the fact that he cultivated his feelings for his women every night. Chen Wanrong was a woman with a beauty that could topple kingdoms, but the Northern King was not tempted at all.

Chen Wanrong even doubted whether she was still considered pretty.

If she doesn't interact with Lu Chen, how can she cast the love potion? With the Great Xia Dynasty on the verge of internal strife, this is the best time to deal with the Xia Emperor. If she doesn't quickly refine the Dragon Subduing Curse, she will miss the opportunity to kill the Xia Emperor.

Chen Wanrong said softly, "We can't wait any longer."

Lin Wanyun instantly understood Chen Wanrong's meaning. Chen Wanrong was planning to take the initiative to find Lu Chen, but this was not a good idea. Lin Wanyun then said, "Palace Master, if you go to the Northern King in person, he may be wary of you."

"Why don't I use my relationship with Chu Yuqin to find out what the Northern King has been up to lately? If the Northern King has any problems he can't solve, our Xuan Yue Palace can help him. That way we might be able to get closer to the Northern King."

Now both of them are well aware that although the Northern King is lecherous, he is by no means a brainless person; his lechery is based on reason.

If he were to touch any beautiful woman, he would definitely not have gone this long without taking the initiative to contact the two of them. It is obvious that the Northern King is wary of the two of them. Therefore, what they need to do next is very simple: make the Northern King lower his guard against them and against Xuan Yue Palace.

Only in this way can Chen Wanrong truly get close to the Northern King and cast a love spell on him. Otherwise, even if they stay in the Northern King's mansion now, they cannot play any role.

After hearing Lin Wanyun's suggestion, Chen Wanrong thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, let's do as Aunt Lin says."

They definitely couldn't wait any longer; they had to take the initiative and find an opportunity to get close to Lu Chen.

……

It was evening.

After finishing his workday, Lu Chen got up from his chair, stretched, and then prepared to go to the main courtyard for dinner.

Just as Lu Chen left the study, he noticed two beautiful women holding hands and chatting happily under the red glow of the sunset.

Seeing Chu Yuqin and Lin Wanyun chatting, Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. It seemed that the two fairies of Xuan Yue Palace had finally gotten impatient.

Lu Chen then glanced at Lin Wanyun's favorability rating, which had exceeded ninety, meaning he could basically proceed to the next step.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen walked directly towards Lin Wanyun and Chu Yuqin.

As Lu Chen approached the two women, he smiled slightly and asked, "Aunt Lin, Aunt Chu, what are you talking about?"

Upon seeing Lu Chen, Lin Wanyun was overjoyed, finally having a chance to speak with the Northern King.

Lin Wanyun quickly said, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Lu Chen immediately said, "Hey, Aunt Lin, I've already called you 'Auntie,' so you don't need to bow to me in the Prince's Mansion. The Northern Prince's Mansion doesn't have so many formalities."

Lin Wanyun said, "How can this be? Etiquette cannot be disregarded. You are a prince, and I must perform the proper etiquette."

Lu Chen said, "Aunt Lin, what you said is a bit hurtful. You are my mother's sworn sister, and I treat you as my aunt, but you think we have no relationship. Am I just being presumptuous?"

This……

Lin Wanyun was slightly taken aback.

She never expected the Northern King to say such a thing.

At this moment, Chu Yuqin glanced at Lu Chen with a detached look. She didn't believe that Lu Chen really treated Lin Wanyun as his aunt.

Just think about what Lu Chen does with his Aunt Chu, and you'll know. This little rascal is always touching her inappropriately, and he's never treated her like an aunt.

Even she, a woman who has lived by Lu Chen's side for so many years, is like this, so how could Lu Chen really treat Lin Wanyun as an aunt?

However, Chu Yuqin did not interrupt or say anything at this time.

After regaining her senses, Lin Wanyun said, "It was my ignorance that caused you to disappoint Your Highness. From now on, I will no longer bow to Your Highness in the Prince's residence."

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "That's more like it. And from now on, stop calling yourself 'commoner' and just call yourself 'auntie'."

This……

Lin Wanyun felt somewhat at a loss. Unlike Chu Yuqin, although she was also a good friend of Lu Chen's mother, she and Lu Chen had not lived together for decades. She was embarrassed to suddenly call herself "aunt" in front of Lu Chen.

However, since Lu Chen had already said so, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Alright then, Auntie understands."

Lu Chen continued, "By the way, Aunt Lin, are you and Miss Chen settling in well at the Prince's residence? Is there anything you're missing? If so, you can tell the servants."

Lin Wanyun replied, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The Palace Mistress and I are quite used to living in the Northern Prince's Mansion. The servants and maids in the Northern Prince's Mansion are also very kind to us, and we don't lack anything."

Lu Chen said, "That's good."

At this moment, Chu Yuqin spoke up, "Chen'er, I just discussed with your Aunt Lin about making her a guard in the inner courtyard as well."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Lin Wanyun and said with a smile, "Aunt Lin, you're from the Xuan Yue Palace. Will being my inner courtyard guard affect you?"

Lu Chen could also see that this was the second time Xuan Yue Palace was testing him. If he allowed Lin Wanyun, an elder of Xuan Yue Palace, to become his inner courtyard guard, it would mean that he had accepted Xuan Yue Palace. After all, this was the inner courtyard of the royal palace, the place where his closest people and his life were located.

Once they accept the offer to let the people of Xuan Yue Palace into the inner courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion, their cooperation with Xuan Yue Palace can then fully commence.

Lin Wanyun quickly replied, "It won't affect anything, it won't affect anything."

"The Palace Master has noticed that many uninvited guests have recently arrived in Yancheng, and most of them are here for the Northern Prince's Mansion and for Your Highness. Since we are staying at the Northern Prince's Mansion, we should also contribute to its security."

Lu Chen revealed a harmless smile, "I'm glad Miss Chen has such thoughts. Alright, from now on, the safety of the Northern Prince's Mansion will be entrusted to Aunt Lin and Aunt Chu."

Seeing that Lu Chen agreed, Lin Wanyun was excited; they had finally taken another step forward.

This will make it easier for them to contact the Northern King in the future.

Moreover, the fact that the Northern King appointed her as an inner court guard indicates that he has accepted the help of the Xuan Yue Palace. It seems that their palace master will soon have the opportunity to connect with Lu Chen.

Lu Chen then said, "Alright, I won't disturb your conversation any longer. I'm going to eat."

Lin Wanyun quickly replied, "Alright, Your Highness, please take care."

Lu Chen then went directly to the main courtyard.

At this moment, Mu Zixuan, Da Zhou, and Xiao Zhou were already holding their child, waiting for Lu Chen to arrive.

Seeing his three beautiful wives and the children in their arms, Lu Chen smiled again.

After a long day, it feels really nice to have someone waiting for you at home, especially three beautiful wives.

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