Chapter 408 Luo Yang's Showdown
Bai Li didn't care about anything else and just wanted it. She knew Zhou Yu's tricks very well.
Wasn't he afraid that she would be too ambitious and want to rule the six kingdoms, so he gave her three kingdoms so that she could quit while she was ahead?
As for why he deliberately put the Great Zhou in the middle, it was because he was afraid that she would unite the three countries to build a solid fortress with iron walls and copper walls, and then expand the territory outward.
Now that the Great Zhou is caught in the middle, she cannot build it even if she wants to.
Moreover, with Da Zhou sandwiched in the middle, he would be able to know in time what Bai Li wanted to do and respond accordingly.
Bai Li just laughed off Zhou Yu's little thoughts.
As an emperor, he cannot be without any schemes. He openly guarded against her and made her look up to him.
Zhou Yu was not a good emperor, but he was a wise ruler.
He has self-awareness, knows how to assess the situation, and knows when to advance and retreat. He has some little thoughts, but not many.
Most importantly, he is compassionate to the people and will not do anything that wastes people's time and money.
That’s enough. As for whether he will be the next emperor, that’s a matter for the future. Who cares?
There is still half a month before the Chinese New Year, but we have to prepare for spring plowing in advance.
Bai Li found the Minister of Agriculture and asked him to arrange for people across the country to collect human and animal feces and dead leaves, and store them in ponds to make compost for use in spring plowing.
In order to ensure that the people have enough food to eat, we must first develop agriculture well.
On the surface, Bai Li rode her eagle around every day and did not do her job, but in fact, she had seen all the territory of Li Kingdom.
The Li Kingdom has many lakes and little farmland, which is suitable for raising fish, growing lotus roots and various aquatic products. Bai Li already has an idea of what to raise.
Although there are fewer fields, it is no problem to feed the tens of thousands of people in Li Kingdom by farming according to Bai Li's method and using the high-quality grains produced in her space.
Simon is located in the northwest where the climate is cold and not suitable for farming, but there are large tracts of grassland where cattle, horses and sheep can be raised.
Wei State has its back to the ocean and is a major salt-producing country. The three countries can complement each other's strengths and weaknesses and share what they have. Bai Li is fully confident that she can ensure that her people can live a life of plenty.
After finishing the important matters in Li State and leaving the mess to Wu Lanzhi and Luo Yang, Bai Li prepared to return to Simon alone.
The night before she returned, Luo Yang found her.
"Marshal Bai, can you come out for a moment?"
"What's up?"
Luo Yang turned around and walked out without saying a word.
Bai Li was suspicious. What happened to Luo Yang?
After thinking about it, I followed him.
Luo Yang walked out of the city gate and stopped at a lake in the suburbs.
The moon is bright, the stars are sparse, the breeze is gentle, and the willows sway gently in the wind. It is a place suitable for young couples to talk about love.
Bai Li was shocked by the sudden thought that came to her mind. She and Luo Yang were only in a superior-subordinate relationship, so why did she think of those things?
Bah, she must be missing Nangong Min. She has to go back quickly.
Thinking of his recent changes like a little sticky bag, she couldn't help but smile, her heart full of tenderness.
“You look so pretty when you smile!”
Luo Yang looked at her infatuatedly, with pain and struggle in his eyes.
Bai Li came back to her senses and was startled when she met his gaze.
"Luo Yang, what's wrong with you?"
"Ali, can I call you that? Just this once."
Luo Yang looked at her stubbornly, listening to his questions. Bai Li knew that even if she didn't agree, it wouldn't change his mind.
"Okay... okay, tell me what you want to say. It's really cold here."
Bai Li hugged her arms tightly. When she came out, she thought she would say a few words at the door. She just put on a cotton coat without wearing a self-heating coat. Who knew she would run to the lake.
After Bai Li finished speaking, a cloak with body temperature gently fell on her shoulders. She raised her eyes and met eyes full of tenderness.
At this moment, she still couldn't notice Luo Yang's thoughts, which meant she was too slow.
However, she didn't want to break this window paper.
"Luo Yang, what are you doing? My physique is better than yours, so I can't use it.
You'd better put it on yourself, or you might catch a cold!"
Bai Li quickly took off the cloak and stuffed it back to him.
The next moment, her hands were held down, and a pair of big hands with long fingers completely wrapped around her small hands.
Luo Yang then realized that these hands that could hold a hundred-jin machete, conquer the six kingdoms, and dominate the world were so small and soft.
Bai Li was stunned for a moment, then reacted and broke free with a clever move.
"Ali, can't you just let me hold your hand for a while?"
Luo Yang's sad voice was choked with sobs.
Bai Li took a deep breath, his mind racing as to how to say it so as not to hurt him.
She didn't want to drag this good assistant, whom she had promoted, into trouble.
"Luo Yang, you are my most loyal and capable assistant.
I hope it has been and will be in the future.”
Luo Yang said nothing, looking into her eyes with complicated expressions.
Only then did Bai Li realize that the young boy from the past had been transformed into a calm, introverted, mature, steady and aggressive man.
Bai Li felt uncomfortable with the fiery gaze. She had made her meaning very clear and didn't want to drag it out any further.
"Luo Yang, work hard, you will achieve great things in the future, and you will meet a good girl."
The stars in Luo Yang's eyes gradually faded, and then he laughed at himself.
"Oh, I knew it would be like this. If... I mean if, I met you first, would you give me a chance?"
"There are no ifs in the world. Let's not talk about those vague things."
"Okay, can you listen to my story?"
"Can."
The two found a large rock sheltered from the wind and sat down. Bai Li still couldn't beat Luo Yang, so he sat down with his cloak on.
Never mind, it's just a cloak, it doesn't mean anything.
If she can make him feel better by wearing it, then let her wear it.
"I was born in a merchant family in the Kingdom of Li. I'm the youngest child in the family, unloved by my father and mother..."
Bai Li listened quietly. Luo Yang's story was just like the clichéd family power struggle, an internal family struggle.
Like any other large family, his family placed their hopes on the eldest son and grandson. All the good resources and connections were given to the eldest son. The youngest child like him was destined to be ignored by the family.
When he grew up, he couldn't stand such treatment, so he ran away and went to Qianxi, Da Zhou. Somehow he got a Da Zhou household registration and entered the Da Zhou Qianxi barracks.
It was there that he met Bai Li, who was exiled to Qianxi with his family.
“…The first time I met you, you were teaching crossbow practice.
You taught us how to move, how to be accurate, and how to use our waists to generate power.
I tried it a few times but couldn't grasp the key points, and you patiently taught me step by step, without getting tired of it. At that time, I felt that you were the best person in the world to me! "
Luo Yang was immersed in beautiful memories, and there was light in his eyes again.
Bai Li touched her nose. It happened so long ago that she couldn't even remember it happening.
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