Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City.

The Emperor of Han sat high on the dragon throne, gazing at the empty hall, with the might of a dragon evident in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Du Ruofu has failed."

"Although he lost a lot of troops from the Barbarian Kingdom and the Great Zhou as well, they didn't suffer too many casualties. Moreover, a new queen has appeared on the grassland."

"The Queen and Eunuch Lu have a very good relationship, and they have even decided to open up trade with each other. They have also signed a contract that they will not engage in war or invasion for twenty years."

Upon hearing this, the Han emperor was shocked. He never expected that Du Ruofu would fail, and he never expected that a queen would appear on the grassland.

The patriarchal society is not particularly serious on the grassland, and it is normal for women to practice martial arts, but the queen's case is indeed unique.

Unexpectedly, the people on the grassland did not oppose it, but instead supported the queen.

Sign the contract! Then there will be a lot of peace between them from now on.

“Damn it!”

"I thought the people at the Imperial Observatory were wrong, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

"Has the fate of the Great Zhou really returned?"

The Han Emperor frowned and said coldly, "This eunuch surnamed Lu is indeed the most crucial person. He single-handedly saved the decadent Great Zhou."

"Your Majesty, this eunuch named Lu is indeed not a simple person. I have sent someone to assassinate him."

“And I heard that there are quite a few people within the Great Zhou who don’t want Lu Yun to live!

After all, he is incredibly powerful, and now that he has made great military achievements, I'm afraid his power will be even greater, which will affect the interests of many people."

"So they will definitely not let this guy go back alive easily."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

“…”

Great Zhou, the capital city.

In the palace hall, in the court.

Liang Jing was wearing a dragon robe and sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the group of ministers below.

"Your Majesty, long live the Emperor."

Liang Jing waved his hand and said, "Everyone, now the Xiongnu on the grassland have withdrawn their troops and signed a contract with us."

"I am very happy. From now on, there will be no danger on the border for the next twenty years."

"Everything happened thanks to Lu Gungun's help. If he hadn't saved the day and if he hadn't rushed back in time, I'm afraid this matter would have become very dangerous!"

"Who knows, the Xiongnu might even attack the capital!"

All the ministers present nodded. They knew very well that without Lu Yun, this matter would not be resolved so easily, although they had opposed the signing of the contract at the beginning.

"Now, Eunuch Lu has successfully returned to the capital from Yulong Pass."

"I believe that the ministers present here should have also received the news and learned about this matter."

"Announce, Eunuch Lu is here to see you!"

All I saw was Lu Yun, dressed in a python robe, coming to the hall and saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"No need to be polite."

Lu Yun glanced at the ministers present and smiled softly, "Everyone, it's been a long time since we last met. I miss you very much."

"Alas, I returned to the palace at noon yesterday. Everyone should know that I became a beggar. Logically speaking, in the territory of my Great Zhou, I don't need to be so cautious."

"But there's nothing I can do. I ran into danger on the way back. Someone wanted to kill me. He was a Grandmaster, and he was a drugged Grandmaster."

"I don't know when another Grandmaster appeared in my Great Zhou. Are Grandmasters as common as cabbages?"

"Why does this great master want to kill me and even know the route I took back?"

"Could it be that one of you wants to kill me? Do you think I'll be a threat to you when I come back?"

Hearing Lu Yun's words, everyone present was surprised, and many of them widened their eyes.

After all, most people had only guessed before, and they didn’t know whether Eunuch Lu was really in danger!

But what he said confirmed that he was assassinated on his way back.

"This eunuch is also a very generous person."

"As long as you haven't done anything like this, you won't be suspected, and everything will be fair and just.

However, if anyone is doing something behind my back and I find out, I will definitely not let you off easily."

When the people present heard this, no one thought he was joking.

Eunuch Lu is powerful and ruthless, and he is well-known for that.

Basically no one dared to stop him from doing anything he wanted to do, not to mention that he was assassinated and he was a grandmaster, so he almost couldn't come back.

"But if you want to investigate the case, this eunuch still needs to rely on my own hands."

After these words were spoken, all the ministers present reacted and instantly understood that all these words Lu Yun had said were for the position of the Western Factory.

Logically speaking, he did found the Western Factory, but this force was too powerful and was a nightmare to these officials, so they would not easily agree to it.

"Isn't it that you all already know this? We are all smart people, there is no need to hide it here. The position of the commander of the Western Factory should still belong to me!"

"Do the rest of you have this ability?!"

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

At this moment, Yang Zhong stood up directly, raised his beard and said disdainfully.

“I don’t know if the rest of us have this ability, but Eunuch Lu, you just came back, there’s no need to be so anxious.

Besides, the current commander of the Western Factory is doing a good job and is well-liked by all of us."

"You've just achieved great military success. You should rest well. After all, you're quite tired and you were frightened. Besides, you haven't been home for a long time. You don't know what's going on in the court, and there are some things you can't handle."

"Let's give this opportunity to someone else, Eunuch Lu. No one questions your power and status. You are already very powerful now, and no one dares to say a word against you."

"Why bother?"

Lu Yun rolled his eyes and said coldly, "Really? Prime Minister Yang, I think your position as the Left Prime Minister is not bad either. Why don't you just give it to me? You don't care anyway."

"Anyway, no one questions your status or your rights."

"What do you think?"

Yang Zhong was stunned for a moment, quite surprised, and he quickly shook his head.

"Eunuch Lu, what are you talking about? Why would you give up this position so easily?"

"You can't even be magnanimous, so why should I be magnanimous?"

"Prime Minister Yang is such a joke. What makes you think I have so much power?"

"this……"

"You may not know this, but on my way back, I encountered something incredible."