Chapter 627: I want a child with you!
A new round of verbal battle begins again.
The officials from Tianjin were so angry that their faces turned red. "Don't they understand what people say? Shen Lanxi is so rebellious that she turned the world upside down and sat on the throne as a woman. It's like a hen crowing at dawn. Are they really willing to let a woman bully them?"
"They are just a bunch of lunatics, irrational lunatics."
"They were all bewitched by Shen Lanxi."
"What kind of evil magic did Shen Lanxi use to make them unable to distinguish right from wrong?"
"Your Majesty, Imperial Master, let's continue the attack. We should make it to the capital and let those people see who is the true dragon emperor destined by heaven."
"Your Majesty is of the orthodox royal bloodline of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As long as you raise your arms and shout, everyone will respond."
"Your Majesty, fight!"
"Under Shen Lanxi's governance, the imperial court is so corrupt that it can't stand a single blow. My army easily captured Funing before, and the imperial court's people were beaten and fled in a panic. The morale of our army is high, and it's time to strike back."
"Your Majesty, I reconsider. If we don't fight now, when will we fight?"
"We must take advantage of the high morale of our army to capture the three cities again."
Zhou Ruyuan looked at Yuan Lang: "Master, what do you think?"
It was Yuan Lang's idea not to pursue the victory. If he hadn't stopped them, they would have probably marched a hundred miles away and captured the second city.
"Your Majesty, I don't think it's that simple. We need to think carefully and not fall into someone else's trap."
Zhou Yanxing was not happy to hear this. He had already burned his boats and there was no room for maneuver. At this moment, he could only charge forward and could not retreat.
"National Master, are you afraid of the descendant of Guigu?"
Anger flashed across Yuan Lang's face. If he hadn't been unsure of old man Zhou Yanxing's intention, he wouldn't have hesitated.
"Your Highness is wrong. Dongchuan is where Shen Lanxi started her army. We don't know how much she has hidden here."
"You have been stationed in Dongchuan for many years, so you should know more than me. If it was so easy to attack, how could those people who fought against Shen Lanxi before be defeated step by step?"
"Is Shen Lanxi really that easy to fool?"
"If Shen Lanxi wasn't really difficult to deal with, how could the prince leave his good fiefdom and come to seek refuge with the prince?"
These words made Zhou Yanxing blush.
It was because the Dongchuan Army led by Shen Lanxi repeatedly divided up his territory, replaced his people, and made advances against him that he had no choice but to come to Tianjin.
He originally wanted to use Prince Zhou Ruyuan's identity to achieve his goal, but he didn't expect that he was a god of war on the surface, but in fact he was just a puddle of mud.
It was also because he didn't know Zhou Ruyuan before and mistakenly believed the rumors outside, which led to his exposure.
It was too late to say anything now. His fiefdom had probably been uprooted by Shen Lanxi a long time ago. Now he could only make a desperate attempt.
Zhou Yanxing said to Yuan Lang with a dark face: "I came here to support the royal family because of your royal bloodline. I didn't expect that someone would have such dirty thoughts."
Now it was Yuan Lang's turn to be upset.
"Your Majesty, it is doubtful that Funing could be captured so easily. I am only acting with caution."
Zhou Yanxing snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Shen Lanxi, a woman, dares to come to Tianjin to provoke. If Your Majesty still hesitates, won't the world think that Your Majesty has no courage?"
Zhou Ruyuan's face became increasingly darker.
Yuan Lang argued: "The best way now is to disintegrate from within. Let the people who left before come back on their own initiative. Only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world."
Zhou Yanxing snorted coldly: "Ridiculous, since ancient times, whoever sits on the throne, the people of the world will bow down to him. Now they are under pressure from Shen Lanxi, so naturally they dare not act, how can they come to seek refuge."
"The Imperial Master thinks things are too simple. If we capture the city, do we still have to worry about the people not being loyal to us?"
"We are the orthodox of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Shen Lanxi is just a false emperor. It is natural for the people to be loyal to us."
"We are different from foreign races. We uphold the orthodoxy and eradicate evil!"
Zhou Ruyuan: "That's enough. I think what the Imperial Master and the Emperor's uncle said makes sense."
"Hurry up and order people to make banners to support the orthodoxy of the Great Zhou and eradicate the evil and false emperor. The soldiers will hold these banners to attack cities and conquer territories. They will surely be invincible and no one will dare to stop them."
"The Imperial Master said that whoever wins the hearts of the people will win the world. I agree with that as well. Imperial Master, you should be responsible for recruiting the people!"
Zhou Yanxing looked at Yuan Lang provocatively, with a smug smile on his face.
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Yuan Lang returned to the princess's mansion with a gloomy face and told Zhou Qiwu what had happened in the court.
"Zhou Ruyuan is beginning to lose control."
Seeing Yuan Lang’s angry look, Zhou Qiwu held his face with heartache.
"Don't be angry. I will be distressed if you get too angry."
Yuan Lang's face was filled with anger, and he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
"I'm afraid Zhou Ruyuan has already started to doubt me."
Zhou Qiwu: "No way, you are wholeheartedly planning for him, why would he doubt it?"
Yuan Lang shook his head, thinking of a common problem of emperors.
"He either doesn't like being told what to do or feels that I'm interfering too much in his decision-making."
"Also, after the emperor seizes the throne, the first people he kills are his meritorious officials."
"If one day the princess is of no use to him, he probably won't keep her."
Zhou Qiwu's face darkened after hearing what Yuan Lang said: "How dare he! If I hadn't taken him in, he would be wandering around begging for food like a stray dog now."
Yuan Lang: "I'm afraid that after the wild dogs are fattened up, they will turn into wolves and start to be greedy for their masters."
Zhou Qiwu suddenly thought of his son's recent abnormal behavior, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Go and find the young master. If he doesn't come back, you must tie him up and bring him back to me."
"yes!"
Zhou Qiwu felt a strong sense of crisis. Thinking of his daughter staying alone in the empty room every day, a plan suddenly came to his mind.
"Yuan Lang, I want to have a child with you."
Yuan Lang opened his eyes wide in surprise.
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Transfer Shen Lanxi and his party to Wencheng.
"Your Majesty, we came all the way from Xining. The road on the official road is very flat and wide."
The official roads of the imperial court were built according to certain specifications, and their width must not be less than three meters. The official road here was more than six meters wide, and could accommodate three carriages running side by side.
"The imperial court allocates a sum of money for road construction every year, and the specifications are the same as before, without any changes. If they want to widen the road, the locals have to pay for it themselves. This shows that both places are very wealthy."
Shen Lanxi: "To get rich, you must first build roads. If the roads are not good, how can the trade routes be smooth and how can the people become rich?"
Liu Yan replied: "We have passed two post stations just now, both of which were well built, which shows that there is no shortage of caravans on this road."
As they were talking, a caravan really came from a distance.
"The prices in Wencheng are higher than those in Xining. With so many of us, it's not cost-effective to stop in Wencheng. Let's go to Xining to stop."
"I heard that Commander Wencheng is His Majesty's adopted son. Is that true?"
"The same goes for the Xining garrison commander. Your Majesty has many adopted sons. I read in the Express that Your Majesty can form an entire Yulin Army with just his adopted sons. Is that true?"
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