It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Xingchen gave Master Yuan Tianshi an appreciative look.

"You were very prescient."

"Thank you for the praise, General." Master Yuan Tianshi said with a smile.

"By the way, I have something I want to ask you for help with."

So Lu Xingchen told Master Yuan Tianshi his idea.

"General, this is not a good idea. How can we let the sky have the intention?" Master Yuan Tian frowned slightly.

"I'll find a way to solve this." Lu Xingchen said.

Master Yuan nodded.

So, as soon as it gets dark in the evening, the people are about to go to bed after returning from the toilet.

Suddenly, a huge red fireball streaked across the sky in the southwest of Hexian County, then fell to the ground with a violent explosion.

Many ordinary people saw strange visions in the sky.

On the second day, people in the entire He County were discussing this matter.

Soon, these discussions spread from He County and reached the capital at an extremely fast speed.

The emperor sitting in the golden throne could hear his ministers discussing this celestial sign.

So the emperor called the Taoist Li Chaoyang to the Qinzheng Hall to ask him whether this was a good or bad omen.

He had just ascended the throne last year, the people were not yet loyal, and the country was in turmoil. He did not want the heavens to send out some bad warnings.

Fortunately, Taoist Li had already received the message conveyed to him by Master Yuan Tianshi.

"Your Majesty, I have also heard this rumor. It is said that a huge red fireball passed through the sky. It was so dazzling that it almost illuminated the entire He County as bright as day."

Taoist Li shook off the dust lightly and pretended to be mysterious.

He pinched his fingers, muttered silently in his mind, and calculated.

"Your Majesty, this must be a sign from heaven."

Regardless of whether it was a sign of good fortune from heaven or not, the emperor felt immediately delighted when he heard Taoist Li's words.

Lady Shufei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have said that this is definitely a good omen."

The emperor patted Concubine Shu's gentle hand happily and said, "My beloved concubine, this mouth of yours can also bring me good luck."

At this time, Lu Xingchen, Lu Yun and Ling Xiao had already arrived outside the capital.

It was the first time for Ling Xiao and Lu Yun to see the magnificent city walls of the capital, and they couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Master Yuan Tianshi smiled, shook off the dust in his hand and walked in front.

Lu Xingchen and the others followed behind and entered the capital smoothly.

There is no rule against riding horses in the capital. They only dismounted when entering the city and continued riding after entering the city.

"The capital city is indeed prosperous." Lu Yun couldn't help but sigh.

"Last time, my uncle went back and praised me for a long time, but I didn't take it seriously. I thought Jizhou was already prosperous enough, but I didn't expect that what my uncle said was not an exaggeration at all."

"Look at how ignorant you are." Ling Xiao sneered.

Lu Yun glared at him. "It's as if you've been to the capital before. Why are you pretending to be a prophet?"

"However, I think it is still much worse than what I imagined the capital to be."

"I think the store signs here can be bigger and more prominent. The towers can be built higher."

"If there comes a day in the future..."

"The capital must be more prosperous."

Feixue raised her foot and kicked Lingxiao on the leg. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ling Xiao chuckled twice.

Lu Xingchen and his friends first found an inn to stay in, and then arrived at the gate of the palace with gifts for the emperor.

The outside of the palace was painted red, which was a bit dazzling under the reflection of the sunlight.

Lu Xingchen saw that the city wall had been newly painted.

She frowned slightly. Emperor Liang had only ascended the throne last year, and the country was still in chaos.

Most of the cities that so-called surrendered to Daliang only expressed their submission on the surface. In fact, they neither paid taxes nor truly submitted.

The actual scope that Emperor Liang can control is actually very small.

Just like the several counties they captured this time, they were nominally under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, but Yongzhou prefecture had almost no control over them.

The emperor had already begun repairing the palace at this time.

Is this a little too rushed?

It seems that Emperor Liang will not be able to sit on the throne for long.

Lu Xingchen and his companions submitted the memorial and waited for a long time. Then, a eunuch came from inside and took Lu Xingchen and his companions into the palace and to the Emperor's Qinzheng Hall.

"Your humble servant, the governor of Jizhou, kowtows and pays respects to the emperor on behalf of the prefect of Jizhou, Lu Xingchen. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" Lu Xingchen entered the Qinzheng Hall, knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor".

The emperor looked at her in surprise. He never expected that Lu Xingchen was actually a woman.

When she heard that Lu Xingchen came to ask for a meeting, Concubine Shu also came.

After all, Concubine Shu received a lot of gifts from Lu Xingchen in the past two days, and she also wanted to see what Lu Xingchen looked like?

She was also shocked that Lu Xingchen was a woman.

"Your Majesty, I never thought that she was also a woman." Concubine Shu said excitedly.

Also as a woman, Lu Xingchen served as the governor-general of Jizhou and led troops to conquer so many places.

The emperor nodded slightly and his eyes fell on Lu Xingchen's cheek.

What shocked him was that Lu Xingchen was so beautiful.

Even though Lu Xingchen was wearing a tight outfit, the heroic aura she exuded shocked the emperor deeply.

"I didn't expect she was such a stunning beauty." said Concubine Shu.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Compared with your stunning beauty, I am just a wild flower by the roadside." Lu Xingchen said to Concubine Shu with a faint smile.

Concubine Shu was so happy to be praised that she couldn't stop smiling.

"Your Majesty, she is beautiful, good at fighting, and sweet-talking. What should I do, Your Majesty? I like her so much."

The emperor turned his eyes away from Lu Xingchen's face, gently patted Concubine Shu's hand, and said with a smile, "If my beloved concubine likes it, I like it too."

"Your Majesty, I have brought with me the taxes that Beiyongzhou should have paid last year..."

Lu Xingchen said this as he handed the tax bill to the eunuch with both hands.

The eunuch took it and placed it in front of the emperor.

"Northern Yongzhou has been occupied by refugees. The bandit leader is called Tang Yi. I have killed him. Now Northern Yongzhou is under my control."

"In addition, on the night when I captured Northern Yongzhou, there was a strange phenomenon in the sky. A red flame streaked across the sky, illuminating the entire Yongzhou as bright as day."

"The next day, I found a huge stone where the fireball fell."

The emperor was just curious about what the auspicious sign that Li Dao was talking about was, but he didn't expect Lu Xingchen to bring it to him.

"Quick, show me what it is?"

Lu Xingchen asked people to lift up the huge stone.

Lu Xingchen brought eight strong young men to slowly carry the huge stone into the Qinzheng Hall.

The boulder was covered with a large piece of red cloth.

The emperor personally lifted the red cloth.

There were four big characters written on it: Tian Bao Cheng Tian.

It is now the second year of Tianbao in Daliang Province.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed an auspicious sign!" the eunuch shouted and knelt on the ground.

Empress Shufei, Lu Xingchen and others also knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.

The emperor was in a good mood. "Good, very good. This is the auspicious sign I like."

No matter whether the gift is good or bad, as long as the emperor is happy.