Lu Tu nodded: "Prince Duan and Qingyao are currently living in Wuchuan and are very safe. Thank you for your concern, Commandant Xie Mo."
As the Commandant of Longcheng, Mo Tienan naturally noticed Qingyao's detail.
He raised an eyebrow and asked, "General Lü, if I may ask, what is your relationship with the princess... at present?"
Lu Tu spoke frankly and openly: "Qingyao has already married me and become my wife."
Mo Tienan exclaimed with delight, "So that's how it is! General Lü, you are such a handsome man, and you and the Second Princess are a perfect match. Congratulations!"
Xing Hua chimed in, "A wife should be virtuous. General Lü has made great achievements in battle, yet he is still an 18-year-old boy upon his return. Congratulations to General Lü and the princess on their marriage. May I ask when General Lü and the princess will hold their wedding?"
Lu Tu waved his hand: "A simple meal is fine. Qingyao has the same idea as me."
The two were stunned after hearing this. Zhao Qingyao was the second princess, the current emperor's own sister. She was married off to Lü Tu without any mention of her or her status, and without even a proper ceremony.
This was something the whole country should celebrate; a princess marrying a general—it was the kind of thing that was all the rage, even in popular folk tales.
"General Lü, you're not joking with us, are you? You've become a prince consort, and you haven't even held a grand banquet to show proper respect?"
Nie Yun sneered from behind: "My elder brother is not a prince consort!"
Mo Tienan looked at Lü Tu and saw Lü Tu nod and say, "That's right. I told Qingyao that she is marrying me, Lü Tu, as her wife, not that I am going to be a live-in son-in-law or a prince consort."
A collective gasp rippled through the room as everyone stared at Lü Tu in disbelief.
Is this something a human being would say?
To be a prince consort! This is something every man in the world dreams of, but for Lü Tu, it seems as if it's something shameful.
Furthermore, Zhao Qingyao is not like the other princesses; she is the late emperor's favorite daughter and the emperor's own sister. How could she be allowed to marry Lü Tu and become a member of the Lü family so casually?
The dignity of royalty is above all else!
Mo Tienan stared blankly at Lü Tu: "General Lü is indeed a young hero, full of arrogance. I admire you!"
Lu Tu waved his hand dismissively: "Let's talk about something serious. How much grain is left in the city?"
Xing Hua was taken aback. He hadn't expected Lü Tu to be so direct, bringing up the issue of food right off the bat. This was a military secret, after all, Longcheng and Wuchuan were two different military groups, making it a sensitive topic. Xing Hua's impression of Lü Tu dropped considerably.
After all, in Xing Hua's view, a person who doesn't understand social etiquette would have a hard time getting by in the officialdom and military camp of Da Yu. Fortunately, he has a princess as a wife. It seems that he will become the kind of person that Lu Tu himself despises the most in the future.
Seeing Lü Tu's serious expression, Mo Tienan stretched out his hand: "Someone, how much grain is left in the city right now?"
A capable-looking middle-aged man entered through the door. He brought out an account book, opened it, and bowed, saying, "Commander, we currently have 1.2 million catties of rice and 2.75 million catties of millet in Longcheng..."
Throughout the entire process, Lü Tu remained calm and showed no emotion. After the middle-aged man finished his report, Mo Tienan said loudly, "General Lü, have you come here to borrow grain?"
Lu Tu didn't speak, but just looked at Mo Tienan indifferently. It seemed that the other party already looked down on Lu Tu, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a thing.
After all, in the other party's eyes, Lü Tu was nothing more than a gigolo who rose to power by relying on the princess, and this time he was just here to beg for food.
But just because he could endure it doesn't mean that Nie Yun and Sun Kuang could.
Nie Yun immediately frowned and said, "Commander Mo, after we heard that Longcheng was besieged, the general immediately led all our brothers to come to our aid. What do you mean by saying this? Do you think we are beggars?"
The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room instantly became awkward.
They could barely tolerate Lü Tu's arrogant tone, but the captain behind Lü Tu actually dared to be so disrespectful.
Seeing that Lü Tu was still drinking by himself and had no intention of stopping his men, Xing Hua, as Mo Tienan's deputy general, naturally couldn't afford to lose face for the entire Longcheng.
He retorted sharply, "May I ask how I should address you, young man?"
"Nie Yun, the Wuchuan Border Army's Commandant Who Destroys the Enemy".
"I am Xing Hua, the deputy general of Longcheng. You look young, but you speak with such arrogance."
Nie Yun did not back down at all, and snorted coldly: "If we hadn't tied down Zhang Chengyan's army, causing them to suffer a setback in their attack on Luanshigang, and if you hadn't been surrounded so tightly, how dare you speak to my elder brother like that?"
Before he could finish speaking, Xing Hua slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly: "What did you say? How dare you insult Commander Mo? I think you have a death wish!"
With his roar, a large number of soldiers rushed into the room, all armed with knives and guns, exuding a chilling aura and making the atmosphere on the scene even more tense.
Mo Tienan sat upright on the spot, staring intently at Lü Tu: "Lü Tu, I, Mo Tienan, am very grateful that you brought troops to aid my Longcheng, but you have allowed your subordinates to insult me like this. Don't you owe me an explanation?"
Nie Yun, Xiang Ze, and the others also drew their swords and stood in front of all the guards.
As the focus of everyone's attention, Lü Tu silently swirled his wine cup: "Commander Mo lives a truly carefree life, even his drinking cup is made of Jun ware. Meanwhile, my brothers and I live in the northern desert, enduring wind and rain every day. These 100,000 men represent the entire military force of Wuchuan, rushing to aid our brothers in Longcheng, and all we get in return is your swords drawn? Ah!"
As he uttered the last "ah," Lü Tu smashed the Ru kiln wine cup to pieces, while Nie Yun reached into his mouth and blew a sharp whistle!
For a moment, all the guards in the room were startled by Lü Tu and stared at him warily.
Lu Tu didn't even get up at this moment. Facing Mo Tienan's arrogant gaze, he stared straight at him without backing down in the slightest.
Want to compete with Lü Tu in terms of imposing presence? Even though Mo Tienan has been a captain in Longcheng for so many years, he is no match for him!
Because momentum, in the final analysis, comes from one's own strength. Just now, when Nie Yun whistled, the 2,000 elite cavalry waiting outside the Commandant's Mansion roared with deafening fury: "Kill!"
The shockwave caused the guards in front of the Commandant's Mansion to stumble; if it weren't for the wall behind them, they would have fallen over.
Even without these advantages, Lu Tu's own strength alone would be enough to kill Mo Tienan in one blow at such close range.
"Are you really going to let your subordinates cause such a rift?"
Lu Tu stared at him arrogantly: "What my brother said is what I said!"
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