The female emperor fights, captures Yang Yuhuan at the beginning

Long Nu is the big housekeeper of the back house, she is a fine person, no matter who she is, she is obedient to her, but Long Nu has not shown up much recently, and Cai Xuan said that she is practicing and retreating.

Chen Xiyuan's embarrassment now was her identity. Not only did Qin Lang not talk about this matter, he also didn't make any demands or actions on her.

On the contrary, she bought a large house for Mu Guiying and others in the city, and she would go there basically every day. These subordinates also attached great importance to Chen Xiyuan's identity.

But so far, there was no news at all. Qin Lang didn't mean to force her, nor did he mean to fight for her. Instead, he acted like a normal person, doing what he should do.

He neither alienated Chen Xiyuan nor walked too close, and gave her the greatest convenience, without restricting her at all, and eight servant girls followed her, eating, drinking, dressing and serving her.

Sometimes Chen Xiyuan's heart was pounding. Could it be that Qin Lang didn't have any ideas or plans for him?

Cai Xuan was also very puzzled by this. After guessing for several days, he still couldn't figure out what kind of trick Qin Lang was playing. Most likely, he was playing hard to get, deliberately ignoring Chen Xiyuan and letting her take the bait?

But can a young lady like Chen Xiyuan let go of her figure?

Looking at Qin Lang's disappearing figure, the two women had different doubts in their hearts.

As for Qin Lang, he didn't want to drink too much, but there were too many things going on right now, and he hadn't shown it yet.

In the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Xun Yu was checking and entering the warehouse according to the gift list. When he saw Qin Lang coming, he quickly got up and congratulated him: "Congratulations to the City Lord, it is really a great joy from heaven. The City Lord of Zezhou City led all the officials to vote, and the affairs of Zezhou do not need weapons." Just solve it easily, Kong Ming has been happy for a long time."

"Where are they placed now? What's next?"

Sitting on the brazier, Qin Lang stretched out his hands to keep warm, his eyes looked at the fiery charcoal fire, and his face was beaming with joy.

It was indeed an unexpected thing for Qin Lang that Zhou Yao cast all the city.

There was no warning before, and it came very suddenly. It wasn't until that day that Qin Lang saw a string of names on the back of the gift list that Qin Lang knew that Zhou Yao had sent himself as a gift.

Xun Yu put down his pen, walked to Qin Lang's side, rubbed his stiff fingers on the charcoal fire, and said in detail: "Wei Ran, Gan Mao, Mi Rong, Yong Rui, Chi Liji, Fan Ju, Cai Ze, Sima Cuo, Meng Ao, Wang Yan and others have already entered the staff office, and they will only wait for the lord to take office after the beginning of spring."

Looking at these names, Qin Lang felt very emotional. Zhou Yao had so many talented people in his hands. If a real fight started, it would probably be a protracted siege.

Being able to resolve the matter in Zezhou City peacefully now is no less than Xu Song who gave Qin Lang the whole state.

"At present, the Empress Dowager Xuan lives in the other courtyard of Qinzhou, and all the ministers live in the Qinzhou Guild Hall. We are also waiting for the Lord's approval to see if we will distribute the residences for the adults before or after the year."

Qin Lang hummed and didn't reply. He had to see Zhou Yao to make plans for this matter.

"What about other matters in Zezhou?"

Xun Yu described the situation in Zezhou in detail, and when the data came out, Qin Lang was really surprised.

The population of Zezhou has actually reached 700 million, of which there are 70 soldiers and 200 million auxiliary soldiers, almost all the people are soldiers.

The economic situation is not bad, there is no deficit or surplus, and all the money is used to buy grain and grass. According to Xun Yu, the grain and grass reserves in Zezhou are enough for one and a half years.

It seems that Zhou Yao was prepared for a protracted war at the beginning. If she hadn't taken Lanzhou suddenly, Zhou Yao would not have surrendered so decisively.

After chatting with Xun Yu for a while, Shi Feng paid a lot of tribute, including tens of millions of taels of silver alone, and thousands of carts of other things. It is estimated that half of the proceeds were sent over.

Regarding the matter of Yazhou, both Zhuge Liang and Xun Yu had reminded Qin Lang not to raise a tiger.

Qin Lang has a different view on this. He has enough confidence to suppress Shi Feng. Moreover, at this stage, it is much better to have Shi Feng involve the enemies around him than to have all enemies.

Shi Feng also knew that the alliance with Qin Lang was only temporary, and he was desperately developing it, but Qin Lang was too perverted, developing so fast, he couldn't catch up at all.

It's not that Shi Feng is unambitious, but that Qin Lang puts too much pressure on him. If he doesn't get along well with Qin Lang, when Sun Shenghua stabs him in the back, Qin Lang has the strength to kill him.

He himself knew the reason why Qin Lang kept him. A good man must have a mad dog under his command. For some things, the mad dog can just do it. How can a big boss come off in person again and again?

Qin Lang didn't think so. There was only one reason why he was willing to cooperate with Shi Feng, to help him block the threat from the east.

This time, Shi Feng found the right opportunity to kill Sun Shenghua, and it was also thanks to Qin Lang's blessing, otherwise it would never have gone so smoothly.

After chatting with Xun Yu, Qin Lang saw that it was still early, so he took Dian Wei to Qinzhou's other courtyard.

People voted from all over the city, and they sent so many talented people, so I have to thank them personally.

It didn't take long for the carriage to arrive at the gate of the other courtyard. When he got off the carriage and took a look, Qin Lang wondered, "Who built this Qinzhou other courtyard? It's not bad for luxury. Why haven't I heard of it before?"

The steward next to him quickly replied: "Reporting to the city lord, this other courtyard was funded and built by the Zezhou Chamber of Commerce, and it is now owned by the Queen Mother."

Chapter 83

After seeing the token of the city lord presented by Dian Wei, all the guards at the gate of the other courtyard knelt down to greet them, and the butler of the other courtyard quickly took a group of maids out to greet them after hearing the news.

Seeing that Zhou Yao didn't come out, Qin Lang thought that he was showing off for himself, but he didn't care much about such details, so he followed the butler into the other courtyard.

People all over the city came to vote, and if the news spread, there would be no face to speak of. This was Zhou Yao's last stubbornness.

Along the way, Qin Lang walked very slowly, and the architectural style of the other courtyard in Qinzhou was impressive.

Pavilions, towers and pavilions, strange rocks and grass, rockery and flowing water, exquisite carvings can be seen everywhere, and the scenery of Jiangnan water town, even in the snowy winter, you can feel the vitality.

The other courtyard occupies a large area, and there are five entrances inside and outside. This size alone is a mansion that only kings and grandchildren can own.

As for the buildings in Qinzhou, Qin Lang doesn't have strict grade requirements, as long as you have money, you can build a mansion of any size.

Letting go of this restriction will be conducive to the development and progress of all aspects.

Only skilled craftsmen will be able to use their skills, and Qinzhou people will have the motivation to forge ahead, so that industries such as handicrafts, decorations, and materials can flourish.

Although it is not enough to look at compared to the other courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, it should be a first-class mansion in the folk.

Not long after, Qin Lang, led by the butler, arrived at the third man's main house.

Turning around the Baihua Zhaobi, the eyes suddenly open up, the small courtyard alone is ten feet square.

The main house is even more magnificent, with glazed roof, carved columns with hundreds of flowers, bright red silk and lanterns hanging in the eaves, which is festive and peaceful.

Seeing Qin Lang appearing, the maid guarding the door gently opened the door, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Zhou Yao in a scarlet and dark dress who was ready to welcome her.

"The city lord is here, and if you are far away, please punish the city lord."

Seeing Zhou Yao acting like this, Qin Lang smiled heartily and stepped in. Behind him, a maid closed the door. The light in the room instantly became dim, and a hint of ambiguity began to fill the air.

Qin Lang didn't come close to support him, but walked to the low table in the main hall and sat cross-legged lazily.

Feeling the warmth from the tatami mats to his hands, Qin Lang joked: "Teacher Zhou really enjoys it. I'm afraid the earth dragon charcoal fire will last all day long. The room is as warm as spring. No wonder you wear so little."

Qin Lang took off the fur cape on his body and pulled the neckline a few times to feel more comfortable. With the temperature in the room, at most one liner would suffice.

Zhou Yao saw that Qin Lang didn't come close to eat his own tofu lewdly, but sat far away.

I feel inexplicably annoyed, I'm not old enough yet, what's the matter, I don't like it?

He had complaints in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak out at this time. After all, he didn't know whether Qin Lang's sudden visit was for business or private.

If you don't even have this measure, the meal of more than [-] years will be in vain.

So she withdrew the charm she had shown on purpose just now, put on a gold silk shawl, clasped her chest with one hand, and covered the beautiful and majestic scenery.

"Anyway, I'm also the lord of the city. What's the matter with saving some private money? Could it be that you want to occupy even this little money?"

Qin Lang picked up the teapot and water cup on the table and poured himself a drink, and said heartily, "Am I such a stingy person in Teacher Zhou's heart?"

Zhou Yao snorted softly, knelt down on the main couch on the right side of Qin Lang, and said curiously: "I just came here, but you sneaked over here because you missed your aunt? Shouldn't you summon me to the City Lord's Mansion to meet you? "

Qin Lang waved his hand: "There's no need to go to the City Lord's Mansion. Since Mr. Zhou decided to vote and saved me a lot of trouble, I won't do that kind of face-saving thing, and you can live in Qinzhou safely. Just fine."

"The main reason for coming today is to thank Mr. Zhou for such a wise approach, and to see if you have any requirements. As long as it is not too much, I can satisfy it."

Zhou Yao heard the words and leaned forward and said seriously: "Is it really possible to make a request?"

"can."

Qin Lang answered decisively, which meant that Qin Lang had already made preparations before he came.

Zhou Yao's decision to join the whole city was also the result of careful consideration.

In terms of the celebrities under her command, Zhou Yao actually has the strength to fight, but unfortunately she missed the opportunity and did a very stupid thing with Lu Kun and Cai Xuan.

If it hadn't been for Fan Ju's scheme, she wouldn't have offended Qin Lang, let alone lured wolves into her house, causing her Zezhou to be occupied by Qin Lang when he found a chance.

If Qin Lang hadn't taken Lanzhou so quickly, she wouldn't have sent herself to her door so soon.

As long as Lanzhou is still in Xu Song's hands, she can always survive in the cracks.

But who would have thought that Xu Song would die by himself, coveting Chen Xiyuan's wealth and beauty, and more importantly, leaving the city in person.

Being caught by Qin Lang, he played poorly with a good hand of cards.

Lanzhou was captured by Qin Lang, and another 30 troops entered Zezhou.

Zhou Yao, who was still lucky in her heart, completely broke her illusions.

In the end, he listened to the persuasion of Wei Ran and Gan Mao, and he could save his life and face by surrendering early.

If you have to fight to the end, you will definitely have the tragic result of being separated from Xu Song.

In fact, Zhou Yao felt apprehensive and fearful when she heard Qin Lang coming.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have seduced Qin Lang so nakedly when she opened the door.

Now she only wants to save her life and survive, she really never thought that she could make a request.

Qin Lang came to tell him about this in person, which not only saved her face, but also gave her enough face.

May I ask who has seen the victor allow the captive to make demands?

It was already a great blessing for Qin Lang to treat her like this.

After contemplating for a while, Zhou Yao still plucked up the courage to say: "Winners and losers, I don't have much extravagant expectations if you treat me like this, I just hope you don't force me to do things I don't want to do, don't restrict my freedom, I am content."

Qin Lang didn't expect Zhou Yao to be so knowledgeable about current affairs, so he joked, "This opportunity is only once in a while. I really don't want to make any demands? Even if it's a little too much, I can consider it."

Seeing what Qin Lang said, Zhou Yao might not have a good life if she opened her mouth like a lion who really didn't know what to do.

"Hey, if I say that I want to change our direct relationship, I'm afraid you will dislike me as an old cow eating young grass. Just think about it. If I really want to say it, I will feel ashamed and flustered. You and I have different identities. I'm just trying to be safe."

Qin Lang laughed loudly and walked behind Zhou Yao, pressed his hands on his shoulders and lightly kneaded them a few times, bent down to admire the beautiful scenery condescendingly, leaned into Zhou Yao's ear and said meaningfully: "I think of a joke , Said that what Mi Yue said when she met the Korean envoy was very interesting, and I think it is very suitable for the teacher."

"The concubine was the king beforehand, and the previous king added his concubine's body with his body, and the concubine would not be tired; he put his body above the concubine, and the concubine was too heavy, why? It is beneficial to have less."

"My Chinese score is not very good, but I understand the meaning of this passage. I think Teacher Zhou also understands what I mean. From now on, there will be no Empress Dowager Miyue, only Mrs. Zhou. People like Wang exist, and you know what the end will be."

"I'll give you an identity, and the territory of Qinzhou is unimpeded. As long as you don't change your mind, you can live any life you want. I never force others. It doesn't matter if you don't want to. I won't target you. Live a good life." Your little life is fine, but you don’t have to expect anything else.”

Qin Lang took out what Mi Yue said to Zhou Yao. It seemed to be an inappropriate example, but it was actually very meaningful.

Zhou Yao is a Chinese teacher, so she understands the implication of that passage very well.

Qin Lang was taking revenge on her, and he was targeting what she just said not to force her to do things she didn't want to do.

People had to bow their heads under the eaves, Zhou Yao lamented in her heart, she still couldn't escape this incident after all.

Even though she was ashamed, Zhou Yao still got up slightly, and faced Qin Lang who had his arms folded and his face full of teasing, she willingly took off her red and dark clothes.

"What an enemy, if you don't want to take the initiative to throw yourself into your arms, if you insist on forcing me, will this solve your hatred?"

Qin Lang hugged Zhou Yao's waist and pressed it to his chest. Looking at the shy woman with Xiafei's face, Qin Lang said fiercely: "If you have a grudge, you are not a gentleman. Sneak attack on my city and kill her!" I am a general and soldier, with such bloody enmity, do you think you can escape easily? If you don't be honest with me, can you escape the guilt?"

Zhou Yao complained in her heart, after all, she couldn't hold back, she had to find a high-sounding reason, and she said it so righteously.

That's all, who made me do something wrong in the first place, and I really deserved it when I ended up like this.

Chapter 084

It was already the morning of the second day after leaving the Qinzhou Bieyuan. When Qin Lang returned to the City Lord's Mansion refreshed, the conference hall was already full of people.

Today is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. Because of the incident in Lanzhou, the year-end internal affairs have been delayed until the day before New Year's Eve.

Seeing Qin Lang's arrival, everyone cupped their fists to congratulate each other. Everyone's faces were filled with the joy of the new year.

Qin Lang took the main seat, and everyone sat down one after another, waiting for Xun Yu to start.

As Qin Lang's chief steward, Xun Yu has worked hard for a whole year, and he still has great prestige in the hearts of everyone.

As soon as Xun Yu opened his mouth, the scene became quiet, and the atmosphere became serious. The principals in various fields began to check for omissions in their minds, rehearse and wait for the year-end summary later.

"At the beginning of the year, I was fortunate enough to meet my lord and appreciate him. I followed my lord from the beginning, from the cottage in the barren mountains and ridges, until now occupying the land of three states. My lord is wise and mighty, with frequent holy decrees, and the blessings of the heavens. The prosperity of the state today..."

"At the end of the year, the annual internal affairs will be held, mainly divided into the following major issues, one, work report... two, problems needed... three, New Year's plan..."

"A summary of internal affairs is as follows, military...economic...agricultural...industrial...medical...education..."

When Xun Yu was making a summary report, Qin Lang could not help but feel a little emotional while listening to these talented people sitting there.

Think about it at the beginning of the year, there were only Bai Qi, Sima Yi and Xun Yu around, but now you can't see it at a glance, the big bosses in the hall, it is really amazing to pick any one out.

After winning Lanzhou, Zhou Yao came to vote, and the team added more than a dozen people. With this lineup, it is invincible at any time.

Qin Lang never thought that such a day would happen to him before, but this impossibility actually appeared before his eyes.