Before leaving, Xiao Zhong had already arranged for bricklayers to add a few more brick houses to the Lu Tu family's courtyard.
Lu Tu hadn't expected to suddenly have two more wives, and given his vigorous and energetic nature, it shouldn't be long before Wang Miaoling and Jiang Wanyu become pregnant one after another.
If there are four wives and four children and they don't sleep in separate rooms, then no one will need to sleep, which will greatly affect everyone's mental state.
Xiao Zhong also built a medium-sized warehouse for the Lü Tu family to store gold, silver and other items. After all, the village population was growing and more people were entering and leaving the warehouse every day. In any case, one should never provoke human nature.
Lu Tu and his men arrived at the south gate of Wuchuan in no time. The guards had been replaced by a different group of men, and the leader of them was arrogant and wore the uniform of the Shenwei Army.
No matter who he was talking to, he always looked down on people. But when Lü Tu arrived, he recognized him and quickly cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Commandant Lü."
Lu Tu recognized the other party as Peng Wansong, one of the Shence Army soldiers who had mocked him that day.
Although Lu Tu wasn't a magnanimous person, he was too lazy to waste his time on this guy.
"I need to go into the city to report on the military situation!"
"General Ye instructed that all border troops must remove their armor and hand over their weapons when entering the city."
Nie Yun, who was standing to the side, was about to reprimand him, but then remembered the lesson Lu Tu had taught him, and coldly snorted to show his attitude.
Lu Tu nodded: "Alright, then you should guard the city gate well and prevent the people behind from entering the city with weapons."
With that, Lü Tu spurred his horse and swaggered inside.
Peng Wansong, the Shence Army's garrison commander, was alarmed. It seemed that Lü Tu didn't consider him an outsider. Wasn't his meaning clear enough?
But then he remembered that on the day in front of the Commandant's Mansion, even the top three fighters in their Shence Army were no match for Lü Tu. If Ye Qingyu hadn't intervened in time, they would probably have been killed.
Thinking about this, he decided to turn a blind eye. After all, he only made a small amount of money each month, so why risk his life?
After Lü Tu's 100 cavalrymen entered the city, Peng Wansong's men complained, "Squad leader, has our Shence Army been completely ignored by Lü Tu? If they go in like this, what will happen if the border troops want to enter the city later?"
Peng Wansong sneered: "What to do? Of course, we'll do as General Ye orders and order his arrest!"
"And what about Lü Tu?"
Peng Wansong looked at his subordinate with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot: "I didn't realize you were so brave. Go and stop Lü Tu, he hasn't gone far anyway."
"I'm not going. I'll listen to you, Commander."
"idiot!"
Along the way, the people of Wuchuan City greeted Lü Tu with gratitude, saying, "Thank you, sir, for your miraculous medicine, which saved the lives of my entire family. Please accept my bow!"
There is definitely more than one such person; it should be the case for all the people of Wuchuan.
While feeling somewhat gratified, Lü Tu also developed a deeper liking for Zhang Miao and Lin Zhichun.
While these two men were working hard to treat smallpox among the people, they also took the time to promote themselves and make the people grateful to them.
Clearly, Dr. Zhang Miao's breadth of vision and foresight far exceeded that of a simple doctor from the mountains. For Lü Tu's fledgling team, such a talent was exactly what they needed.
Lu Tu also cupped his hands to the crowd of people and said, "As long as everyone can recover and be free from the suffering of the plague, what is Lu Tu's little sacrifice? This is all thanks to the Second Princess's kindness!"
"Thank you, Second Princess, and thank you, Lord Lü!"
The Imperial Guards hidden among the crowd sensed something was wrong when they first saw Lü Tu being so beloved by the people. However, after hearing Lü Tu's humble demeanor and his remarkably sensible words, they suppressed their murderous intent.
After all, the duty of the Embroidered Uniform Guards was to protect the rule of the emperor. If a person's reputation soared in the local area and he also commanded a large number of troops, such a person would naturally be considered an extremely dangerous individual by them.
Given the current state of the world and the constant conflicts, anyone could potentially rebel!
With Lü Tu's keen sense of smell, how could he possibly give others a reason to criticize him in such a place? Even if there were no Embroidered Uniform Guards in the shadows, he would never do something so blatant. How could he not understand the principle that the nail that sticks out gets hammered down?
They soon arrived at the Commandant's Mansion, where the Shence Army was still on guard.
Upon seeing Lü Tu and his group clad in armor and wielding spears and short blades, he couldn't help but frown.
"Lord Lü, please wait a moment while I go and inform him."
Lu Tu nodded: "Thank you for your trouble."
He's here to claim credit this time, so there's no need for him to act as arrogantly as he did last time.
Soon, Yun Tian came out to greet Lü Tu personally. Lü Tu gave a wink to Nie Yun, Liu Hong, and the others behind him, handed them the Fangtian Halberd, and then followed Yun Tian inside alone.
Still on the upper floor of the Commandant's Mansion, a large number of maids and servants had set out a table of fruits and snacks, which were rare treats in Wuchuan, where resources were scarce.
Zhao Qingyao, Prince Duan, and Ye Qingyu had already taken their seats. Lü Tu approached and bowed to Zhao Qingyao, saying, "This humble general, Lü Tu, has come to report!"
Zhao Qingyao nodded: "Oh? Lord Lü, have you brought the smallpox epidemic under control?"
Prince Duan pointed to the seat in front of him: "Commander Lü, please sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Highness Princess! Thank you, Prince Duan!"
Lu Tu behaved extremely seriously this time, even starting to talk about etiquette, which really surprised the others.
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