Empress, your husband is invincible

Just when Ye Cheng was holding the box and was about to escape, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside.

Ye Sheng has received professional training in modern times, and he is also an elite among them, so his ear power is naturally unmatched by ordinary people.

Ye Cheng's ears moved a few times, and then he easily confirmed that there was more than one person who came, there should be as many as three.

And judging from the sound of footsteps, it can be confirmed that among the visitors, there are some who can kung fu, and their direction is exactly the room where they are.

Ye Cheng secretly rejoiced that when he was inspecting the study just now, he just took this small box away and did not damage any decorations, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seeing the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer to him, it was impossible for Ye Cheng to go out.

So, Ye Cheng flew up decisively, and with his superior lightness kung fu, he flew and hid on the tall and wide beams.

Ye Cheng secretly rejoiced that the ancient people were willing to install that kind of tall and wide beams when building houses, otherwise he really would have no place to hide.

With a soft "creak", the door of the room was pushed open. Ye Cheng didn't dare to act rashly, so he had to slow down his breathing quickly to reduce his sense of existence.

Through the gap between the beams of the house, Ye Cheng saw the person coming.

Just as Ye Cheng judged, there were three people who came, one of them was wearing a dark red official uniform. Judging from the style of the official uniform, Ye Cheng could confirm that this person was the magistrate of Liangzhou City——Xu Zhian .

And the person who walked in following Xu Zhian was wearing gorgeous clothes, not only was there a precious white jade pendant around his waist, even the boots under his feet were inlaid with a layer of gold, and he was holding a folding fan tightly in his hand.

Although the fan looked like an ordinary folding fan, the sharp-eyed Ye Cheng discovered that the folding fan actually had a different world, maybe it could cool off when it was hot, and it would become a deadly weapon when it was in danger.

The man's high nose bridge, deep eyes, and rough facial lines made it clear that he was not a big bully.

The last one to come in was a young man dressed in strong clothes and belt accessories. The man had his hair tied up high, and a golden mask covered the upper half of his face. , It looks like a martial arts master.

Ye Cheng secretly looked at a few people, at this moment, Xu Zhian opened his mouth first and said:
"My lord, why did you come in person? If you have something to say, you can tell the servants to pass it on. Why go out in person? You must know that Liangzhou City is the territory of Daling. If you enter the country privately without the consent of Her Majesty the Empress, even I cannot save you."

It was the well-dressed man Xu Zhian called the prince.I saw that person throwing away the folding fan casually, shaking it casually, and said:
"Master Xu is a bit self-effacing when he speaks like this? This Liangzhou City is not so much the city of Da Ling, but rather the city of your Master Xu. Isn't it just you, Master Xu, who say all the big and small things in this city? Forget it, if you want to keep someone in Liangzhou City, I believe that even that empress can't do anything about it."

After hearing the words of that foreign prince, Xu Zhi'an's face overflowed with a hint of complacency.Instead of refuting, he said:
"My lord's words are true. In this Liangzhou city, the common people only recognize me as the magistrate, but they don't know any Empress."

The foreign prince looked at Xu Zhian with a smile, and continued:

"This is also the reason why we have taken a fancy to Mr. Xu and selected Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu, you are resourceful. In just three short years, you have firmly held the management of Liangzhou City in your own hands, and you have also searched for the people's hearts and minds. , from a poor man with a clean sleeve to a rich man who is now invincibly rich, from this point of view, this king admires you."

"My lord has won the award. Of course, all of this is what Xu said, but it is also thanks to the lord who threw an olive branch to me at the critical moment and gave me support. Otherwise, it would be really difficult for Xu alone. It's hard to control Liangzhou City in such a short period of time."

Xu Zhian and the foreign prince flattered each other with every word you said and me.After the simple exchange of greetings, the foreign prince went straight to the topic and said:
"Master Xu, in fact, this time the king personally appeared here, mainly to check, what happened to the batch of weapons we entrusted you to forge?"

Xu Zhian listened to the foreign prince's question and replied:

"My lord, please don't worry, I've been watching over the matter of weapon casting, and it's progressing very smoothly."

The foreign prince nodded and said:
"It's good if it goes well. I wonder if Mr. Xu can work harder and speed up the speed of casting some weapons?"

When Xu Zhian heard this, he immediately frowned. He shook his head and said:
"I'm afraid this won't work. The young and middle-aged people who can be used in Liangzhou City have been requisitioned by me to build castles in the lake. Now in this city, except for the elderly, they are children, and there are no more young and middle-aged people who can be used anymore. "

Seeing that Xu Zhian's answer was not what he expected, the foreign prince's face immediately turned ugly, and he said sullenly:
"Master Xu, the matter of weapons is really urgent right now. If there are no young adults available in Liangzhou City, then you can go and catch children over ten years old. Anyway, the people in Liangzhou City can't afford to eat now. As long as you promise If you have enough food to eat, there must be some children who are willing to come.”

The foreign prince said it easily, but Xu Zhi'an didn't think so. No one knew the situation in Liangzhou City better than him.He squeezed everything that could be squeezed, and exploited everything that could be exploited.

Because of the strict control of food, Xu Zhian even gave the workers who forge weapons a daily ration of meals. If they don't do hard work on weekdays, those people can still eat, but forging weapons requires a lot of strength Many workers died of exhaustion and starvation due to long-term lack of food and malnutrition.

Because I don't know why the time for casting weapons has been clearly agreed, but it has to be advanced suddenly, so Xu Zhian asked the foreign prince:

"My lord, I don't know why you want to advance the matter of casting weapons? Right now, it's still half a year before we get better."

The foreign prince replied:
"To be honest, Mr. Xu, my elder brother sent a message saying that His Majesty the Empress of Da Ling has been behaving very abnormally lately, and that she has a resourceful Ye Cheng beside her. In order to prevent our plan from failing, we have to Attack early."