As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 166 A Little Goodbye Is Better than a New Marriage

After being careful all the way, we finally arrived at a safe place.

The tense situation relaxed, and Xiao Xinyue and her group of defectors could finally rest in peace.

Of course, maybe for someone, the battle has just begun.

night,
It is true that a short separation makes the heart grow fonder.

The night wind blows, and the fallen leaves fall and dance in the wind.

The little bird stood by the window, covering its eyes with its wings, and occasionally looked inside through the gap in the window.

After looking for a while, he suddenly shook his head away.

This time it didn't fly away. Instead, after a while, it couldn't help but look over again.

The peach blossom branches are trembling gently.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Mingchen told his sister Dai all the thoughts he had in his heart.

……

The next day, the diligent and self-disciplined General Ling finally stayed in bed.

"Brother Chen, come here!"

Sister Dai's face was rosy, her eyes were filled with a charming light, and she looked at Mingchen intently.

Ling Yu was destined not to be as dependent as an ordinary woman.

She also couldn't snuggle in a man's arms like an ordinary woman and say sweet words to him.

But she sincerely opened her heart and expressed her love in her own way.

"It's been ninety-seven days since we last met. I miss you so much."

The face of a beauty whom I had not seen for a long time was reflected in the wine bowl.

She carefully counted every day and month of their separation.

After seeing the sun rise and set more than ninety times, she finally saw him.

Mingchen came over boldly, put his arm around her waist, and said with a smile: "Sister, I miss you so much too~"

A lecher and a playboy.

Ling Yu's ears turned red, but she said nothing.

"really?"

This person is good at sweet talk and can deceive people!

"Really! Absolutely true!"

"Without my sister's energy, I'm almost dead~"

"What's the point of talking about death? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Then I'll believe you."

After such a long time apart, he seems to have not changed at all...

Now the country is in turmoil and rebellions are everywhere.

Ling Yu's repeated disobedience to the imperial decree was tantamount to rebellion.

She embarked on a path she had never imagined, and she had always been nervous.

Only after meeting this person did I finally feel at ease, as if I had found my backbone.

She reached out and took Mingchen's hand. He looked like he hadn't suffered much since childhood, and his fingers were long and slender.

Ling Yu asked softly, "Is the journey going well?"

Mingchen said with a smile: "Except for missing my sister too much, everything is fine~"

Ling Yu glared at him: "Now tell me, what are you thinking about? What have you encountered along the way?"

"I saw a golden fish swimming in the sky the other day. Was it your work?"

She knew Mingchen's characteristics very well and could always make some noise.

"Hey~"

Mingchen waved his hand: "I really didn't catch that fish."

At most, he plays a supporting role.

"As for the rest, let's start from the beginning..."

Xiao Zhengyang dies, Dong Zhenghong leads his troops into Kyoto, and a meteorite falls from the sky...

Mingchen has never been a deep and cold person, so he didn't hide anything. He told Ling Yu everything that happened along the way from Kyoto to Linguang.

"This……"

This guy always encounters some strange things.

Ling Yu never expected that Mingchen would encounter so many things during the three months she was in the south.

When Mingchen talked about the ghost-controlling strange man in Kyoto, Ling Yu was a little frightened.

The general, who looked stern on the outside, had unknowingly developed a weakness in his heart since he came down the mountain. He tightened his grip on Mingchen's hand and kept saying to him, "Brother Chen, promise me, no matter what you do, don't take any risks and you must protect yourself."

Mingchen hugged Lingyu and rested his chin on her shoulder: "Of course, I cherish my life so much!"

"I still want to stay alive and see my silly sister!"

A slight hot breeze blew across the slightly red ears, and Ling Yu trembled. She couldn't help but gently pinch this playboy.

"Mingchen~"

"It's still daytime!"

There is a subtle sense of contrast in Sister Dai.

For example, now.

They were clearly very close, yet they looked very serious.

It was obvious that she could easily break free from the restraints of Mingchen, the weak scholar, but she did nothing.

"How is your sister these days?"

"Nothing happened in Linguang City, right? Tell me about it."

Mingchen asked her while enjoying the intimacy.

"There's nothing here..."

While Ling Yu was enduring Ming Chen, she thought for a while and told him what she had experienced in the past period of time.

Compared to Mingchen, it is much simpler.

"The Blood-Cloaked Army?"

"Did they invite you?"

Wang Huai is a connoisseur of good things.

If Ling Yu encountered the Blood-Clothed Army as soon as he went down the mountain, he might really be fooled.

Mingchen sighed inwardly as he listened to what Ling Yu said.

"kindness."

Ling Yu said tiredly, "Mingchen, I don't want to be in charge of government affairs anymore. Let me lead the troops and fight in the future."

Only in front of Mingchen would the usually stern general show this look.

She has been managing Baizhou for some time. Although she has been recognized by the people, she is also exhausted both physically and mentally.

She only consumes resources, not creates them.

She can only barely maintain it. If Mingchen and the others come later, she might be in trouble.

"Okay~" "Thank you for your hard work, sister."

Mingchen stroked Lingyu's hair gently, speaking in a gentle voice.

Sister Dai's investment has completely gone bankrupt. It seems that she is not fit to be a monarch.

But that’s okay.

Mingchen would not force her to do anything she didn't want to do.

"Well……"

Ling Yu felt a little awkward, always feeling that showing weakness towards Mingchen was not in line with her character, but she was also somewhat greedy for the current feeling.

She bit her lower lip and asked, as if to change the subject, "What should we do next?"

Mingchen thought for a moment and said, "Collect the surrounding prefectures and counties, then go to Qingzhou, make Qingzhou Jiqu the capital, choose an auspicious day, and have His Highness ascend the throne and establish a new dynasty."

"Going to Qingzhou?!"

Ling Yu was stunned and couldn't help but turn to look at Mingchen.

She naturally remembered that Mingchen's hometown was in Qingzhou.

If I go to Qingzhou, wouldn't I have to...

"Yes~ Sister, come home with me!"

Mingchen is so smart, of course he guessed what Daijie was thinking, and just said with a smile: "Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law~"

"Besides, my wife is as beautiful as a fairy!"

"Let my mother take a good look at the daughter-in-law I found for them!"

"I've met my parents, and I'll ask my dad to propose marriage. How about you marry me?"

Being romantic does not mean not taking responsibility.

Mingchen's love for Lingyu is not just empty talk, he will naturally give this relationship a name.

At his age and Ling Yu's age, it's time for them to get married.

"This this……"

Did Ling Yu never imagine this day?

Of course not. I really didn’t think about it before going down the mountain.

But after she realized that she liked Mingchen, she imagined it many times: they fell in love with each other, met each other's parents, got married and pledged their lives...

After all, she is also a woman.

Once you enter this world, you will be bound by it.

But when the imagined thing really happened before her eyes, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

The general who was decisive and calm on the battlefield now blushed, his brain was overloaded, and he stammered... but didn't know what to say.

My sister has never been a cold person. Her cold appearance is just a cover for her true self.

So, the contrast is really cute.

Mingchen really wanted to take a picture of his sister Dai like this.

Mingchen teased her, asking knowingly, "What's wrong? What's wrong, sister?"

"Sister, are you unwilling to marry me?"

"No... not!"

Ling Yu suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open as he denied, "How could it be?!"

However, when she saw Mingchen's mischievous smile, she came back to her senses.

"Okay!"

“Mingchen!!!”

"You're teasing me again, aren't you?!"

"Begging for a beating!"

"Hahaha, spare me, spare me~"

It is really hard to imagine that this general was famous throughout the world for his ability to defeat an army of thousands.

That strange and mysterious genius who was suspected and unfathomable by many superiors.

The man who stirred up the world's affairs was now playing in this small courtyard like a child.

"Mingchen, um...what are your family like?"

The two had a quarrel for a while.

Ling Yu hesitated for a moment and asked him.

Mingchen smiled and was about to say something.

at this time,

"Report!"

"General, His Highness invites you."

The voice of the guards came from outside the door.

……

In the conference room, when Mingchen and Lingyu walked into the lobby, everyone had already arrived.

After a night of rest and complete relaxation, these people looked pretty good.

Next it’s time to plan something big.

Feng Xiaozhong looked at Ling Yu and Ming Chen walking towards him, and unconsciously smiled amiably and nodded slightly.

Xiao Xinyue frowned slightly, but she said nothing.

Although she cared a lot about Mingchen and Lingyu, Xiao Xinyue suppressed these thoughts for now.

She carries the expectations of many people and she also has her own ambitions.

She knew exactly where to focus her energy now.

Feng Xiaozhong said, "Lord Ming, General Ling, we are waiting for you."

"Now it's time to discuss our next deployment."

Arriving at Linguang is just the first step, and the next deployment needs to be carried out immediately.

Everyone is here.

"Your Highness, I have an old acquaintance with Qiao He, the governor of Qizhou. I would like to persuade him to join us."

"Your Highness, Dengzhou blocks Qingzhou and Baizhou, and we must capture this place. The governor, Meng Wei, is also ambiguous and trying to delay. If peace talks fail, I will be the vanguard and send troops to suppress them."

"Your Highness..."

……

Establishing a new dynasty requires territory.

Now they have reached the sphere of influence that Mingchen has designated for Xiao Xinyue. Some governors are willing to surrender, some have ambiguous attitudes, and some are from the capital.

Whether lobbying for surrender or sending troops to attack, there needs to be a set of rules.

Xiao Xinyue needs to seize the states and counties designated for her by Mingchen as quickly as possible, choose an auspicious day, and ascend the throne to announce it to the world.

Together with the Blood-Cloaked Army and Kyoto, they form a three-way balance of power.

Everyone was talking about it and each petitioned for what he wanted to do.

Although there were not many people, Mingchen felt that the communication efficiency of these people was much more efficient than that of the court in the capital.

(End of this chapter)