I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 157 One year later

Time flies, and a year passes in the blink of an eye.

A lot of things happened this year. For Yu Chuzhao, the most important thing was that he hit the target with one shot, and Yueyao gave birth to twins.

Not long after they returned to Yuelu City from Kaiyang City, Yueyao found out that she was pregnant and hurriedly held a wedding.

A year later, Yueyao had become the master of Yuelu City, and even Chu Zhao had to step back.

It can be said that except for major decisions, such as launching a war, which need to be handled by Chu Zhao personally, all other matters are taken care of by Yue Yao, and Chu Zhao has almost become a full-time dad.

That evening, in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

Chu Zhao glanced at the cold food on the table, then snatched the document from Yue Yao's hand. Before he could say anything, he heard Yue Yao say in dissatisfaction, "Why? I still have a lot of things to do."

"There's always a lot to do. I'll take you out for a walk."

Frankly speaking, Chu Zhao now regrets letting Yueyao manage Yuelu City in order to train her, which stimulated her career ambition and turned her into a career-oriented woman.

"It's all your fault. You don't care about anything and I don't even have time to spend with my son."

Yueyao complained, put down the charcoal pencil in her hand, and asked, "Where is my son?"

The eldest son Chuan and the youngest son Yuekang were named by Yueyao, implying that the two children will be healthy throughout their lives.

"You're asleep. Let's go and check on the people under your rule." Chu Zhao took Yue Yao's hand and walked out of the City Lord's Mansion.

Although it was already evening, Yuelu City was still very lively at this hour.

Walking on the street, you can hear bursts of loud laughter, making you feel the breath of life everywhere.

Busy pedestrians, vendors setting up stalls, and a wide variety of shops, everyone is enjoying the prosperity and bustle of Yuelu City.

The streets are crowded with people and cars, presenting a prosperous scene.

Yueyao had never been to the capitals of Nanjue and Beili, so she didn't know whether Yuelu City could compare with the capitals of the two countries, but it was definitely more prosperous and peaceful than the former capital of Beique and all the cities she had seen.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, the elderly are well cared for and the young have someone to rely on. This is the happy home she hopes to create.

Looking at the vendors hawking their wares, the children laughing and playing, and the passers-by with smiles on their faces... Yueyao smiled happily.

Chu Zhao handed over a piece of fried cake and said with a smile: "Do you feel accomplished and happy?"

Yue Yao hummed, then suddenly sighed and said, "It's good as it is now. Do you really want to restore the country? If you do, the prosperity and peace in the city will be destroyed in an instant."

Yuelu City is very strong. Only when you get in-depth exposure to the affairs of Yuelu City will you know how strong Yuelu City is. It can be said that no other forces in the martial arts world can compare with it.

But the strength of Yuelu City is limited to the power of the underworld.

Compared with the two major countries of Beili and Nanjue, Yuelu City is still very weak.

"Yueyao, do you know why Yuelu City has been able to develop to this day between Beili and Nanjue?"

Chu Zhao asked back, and without waiting for Yue Yao to answer, he said to himself: "Because Yuelu City has a master of Xiaoyao Tianjing, because Yuelu City has 30,000 troops, and because Yuelu City's current value is not worth the two countries going to war, but Yuelu will eventually develop. When it develops to a certain extent, neither Nanjue nor Beili will give up this piece of fat meat at their fingertips."

Chu Zhao took a bite of the pastry and continued, "Let's take a step back and say, if we maintain the status quo, can we be safe forever? We can't be safe. Once a war breaks out between the two countries, whether it's Beili or Nanjue, the first to attack will be us, because once we seize Yuelu City, we will have seized a favorable position where we can attack or defend."

Yueyao was silent.

Chu Zhao did not remain silent and asked, "Do you know why I took the initiative to start a war against the Hu people in the west?"

At the beginning of winter last year, Yuelu City launched a war against the Hu people in the west.

Another fight took place at the turn of spring and summer this year.

Yue Yao knew about these two wars and tried to persuade Chu Zhao to stop, but she failed because Chu Zhao was stubborn and insisted on his own way.

Fortunately, the results were good. Both wars were won and a lot of land was seized.

She was pregnant at the time and did not pay much attention to the situation in Yuelu City. After giving birth, she began to deal with the affairs of Yuelu City. She learned that in the past year or so, many old people from Western Chu had secretly moved to Yuelu City. Fortunately, they had robbed a lot of land from the Hu people, otherwise Yuelu City would not have been able to accommodate them.

Thinking that there are more people from Western Chu waiting to migrate, Yue Yao couldn't help but sigh: "Yuelu City is not big enough, and the number of people from Western Chu and Northern Que that can be accommodated is limited. We need land."

Chu Zhao nodded, then shook his head: "On the one hand, we need land to accommodate the people of Western Chu and some of the remnants of your Beique. On the other hand, we also use the Hu people to train soldiers, expand the source of troops, and secretly accumulate strength. Without strength, you have no right to speak. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is an eternal truth. If you want to keep the prosperity and peace of Yuelu City, you must first have the strength to compete with either Beili or Nanjue."

Chu Zhao swallowed the last of the cake and said slowly: "Yueyao, you are kind-hearted, and the world you see is naturally black and white, but you have to know that many people and things in this world cannot be summarized as good or bad, and many things do not develop according to your ideas.

Especially between countries, there has always been only interests. Nanjue and Beili have never taken action against us, but the interests are not big enough. It is not that I can maintain the current peace without restoring the country. I don't ask you to support me, but I don't want you to oppose me either."

Yueyao nodded and defended herself, "I just don't want the current prosperity and peace to be destroyed by war. I don't oppose you to restore the country." "I understand your concerns. Before I am absolutely sure, I will not restore the country. And I can also promise you that in the future, Xi Chu will definitely treat all ordinary people in the world equally, no matter if they were from Beili or Nanjue."

"keep your word?"

"Hook?"

"I'm not as naive as you."

"Who are you calling naive?"

"You are childish, you are just a childish ghost, little brother." Yueyao ran out with a smile.

The two of them chased each other and laughed, stunning the people around them.

It is hard to imagine that the usually steady young master and the dignified and virtuous lady actually have such a childish side.

After being stunned, the people couldn't help laughing.

Isn’t it such a “cute” young master and lady who are more worthy of their love?
Noticing the gazes and smiles of the people around her, Yue Yao stopped and took Chu Zhao's hand. She immediately returned to her usual dignified and virtuous appearance, smiled and nodded to the people, and complained in a low voice: "It's all your fault. You've affected my image."

"Blame me, blame me. Let's go and find a restaurant to eat. You haven't eaten out in a while."

After dinner, it was completely dark.

The two of them walked under the lights and returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

As soon as I entered the door, a young girl came over.

This girl was Zhao Xinyue, the eldest of the four sisters whom Chu Zhao and his friends brought back from Kaiyang City more than a year ago.

The name was changed by Zhao Huai'en because he took a fancy to her and took her as his apprentice.

"Master, Madam, the Yan family of Kaiyang City has sent an invitation to the wedding banquet of the Yan family and the Gu family."

Chu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then said leisurely: "It's about to begin."

This incoherent sentence made Yueyao, who was flipping through the invitation, turn her head slightly and asked in surprise, "What's about to start?"

The plot is about to begin.

Chu Zhao said this in his heart, and said: "Nothing, are you going to Yan Liuli's wedding banquet?"

Yue Yao did not answer, but asked: "Yan Bietian joined forces with the Gu family to kill Gu Luoli, the head of the Gu family. Was it your idea?"

"No."

Yueyao nodded and continued to ask: "According to the news from Kaiyang City, there is a force behind Yan Bietian supporting him. Did you know that?"

"I know. It's you Tianwaitian."

Yueyao was shocked: "How is it possible?"

"Nothing is impossible. If you don't believe me, you can come with me to see for yourself."

"You're going to a wedding?"

Chu Zhao nodded: "Well, I'm going to go. Do you want to go? I heard that Baili Dongjun opened a tavern on Longshou Street in Chaisang City. He is going to become famous for his winemaking skills. He is still thinking about the agreement with you. Do you want to go and meet him?"

If Baili Dongjun saw the fairy sister he had been thinking about holding a child, his expression would definitely be very interesting.

Yue Yao also knew Chu Zhao's bad taste, and said unhappily: "Since it is an agreement, we must abide by it. We can talk about it when Baili Dongjun is truly famous in the world."

"Okay, then I'll go with the second son of the Yan family."

Yan Bietian was the third child in the Yan family. When he was nineteen years old, the eldest son who was going to inherit the Yan family suddenly drowned.

When he was twenty-one, the second son of the Yan family was killed by his enemies.

Five years later, the head of the Yan family died, and Yan Bietian became the youngest head of the Yan family in nearly three generations.

These things seem to be coincidences, but in the eyes of most people, they are too coincidental.

However, Yan Bietian acted decisively and was very talented, so he completely suppressed the Yan family's doubts.

However, many people don’t know that the second son of the Yan family met Chu Zhao and Zhao An at that time, was rescued, and faked his death and escaped.

(End of this chapter)