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

Lu Xingchen's appearance really amazed him.

No wonder my son, who has not been interested in women for so many years, was moved by her.

It's just that this woman is too powerful and can never submit to a man.

Murong Nan felt sorry for his son for three seconds.

I probably can’t marry this daughter-in-law.

"I didn't expect that Senior Murong would come to Yuzhou in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person." Lu Xingchen saluted with his fists.

Lu Xingchen did not call Murong Nan the commander-in-chief, but called him senior and called himself the junior, which brought the two closer.

They are not strong enough yet.

Lu Xingchen didn't want to challenge a strong enemy, so he would avoid it for a while.

"Miss Lu, you are too polite." Murong Nan was also a knowledgeable and interesting person. Seeing that Lu Xingchen addressed him in a familiar way, he went along with it.

"I am sorry to bother you by visiting you without permission."

Lu Xingchen and Murong Nan exchanged a few polite words and let him enter the city.

Murong Nan was not polite at all. He rode his horse side by side with Lu Xingchen and headed towards Yuzhou City.

As Murong Nan walked towards the city, he praised Lu Xingchen for his good looks, youthfulness, and skills and wisdom.

Lu Xingchen naturally also politely praised Murong Nan for his good command of troops.

The two sides chatted and came to the government office, where they sat down as host and guest.

Feixue asked the maid to serve tea.

After chatting for a while, it’s time to get down to business.

Murong Nan was not polite and said to Lu Xingchen.

"I came here today to discuss three things with Miss Lu."

"Two official matters and one private matter."

Lu Xingchen looked calm, without any sign of panic.

"Senior Murong, please speak."

"The first thing is to thank the commander-in-chief for giving us so much food and fodder." Murong Nan said.

"This is the agreement reached between Young Master Murong and me. You're welcome, Senior Murong." Lu Xingchen smiled faintly and responded with ease.

"The second thing is that I have something to ask of you." Murong Nan said

"What does Senior Murong want to say?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"Cooperation..." Murong Nan said bluntly.

When Wei Hu and the others heard the word "cooperation", they looked surprised.

"I wonder how Senior Murong wants to cooperate?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"I want Qingzhou." Murong Nan's eyes gleamed.

It is not easy for a man in his forties to still reveal naked ambition in his eyes.

A man like Murong Nan was once glorious, but later experienced hardships and setbacks. Now he has a firm foothold and is slowly gaining a foothold. He also wants to carry forward the Murong family and restore its former glory.

He has already seen through everything in the world.

Even so, he still shows his ambition, which is rare.

Qingzhou, Yongzhou and Yanzhou form a triangle.

If Murong Nan takes Qingzhou, he can advance to the southeast.

It was obvious that Murong Nan already understood that Lu Xingchen wanted to advance to the southwest, and then after gaining a foothold, develop westward along the upper reaches of the Huai River.

Whether it is the Jingchu area or Hanzhong, both are fertile lands with countless good fields, making them good places to raise soldiers and people.

Murong Nan could also see that he could not compete with Lu Xingchen.

So he wanted Qingzhou and then developed to the southeast.

"Qingzhou is not easy to conquer." Lu Xingchen asked.

Murong Nan nodded. "Qingzhou has 5,000 garrison troops. The one stationed in Qingzhou is the descendant of the Great Qi, the great-nephew of the Emperor of Qi, Lu Meng..."

"He has established a firm foothold in Qizhou and Qingzhou, and has worked hard to govern the country. He also wants to fight back to the capital and take back his ancestral foundation."

No wonder Murong Nan didn't dare to move and stayed in Yanzhou.

It turned out that he was worried that Lu Meng would launch a surprise attack on him from behind.

Before, Yongzhou was not a big threat to him, so he just let it exist.

Yongzhou was suddenly taken away by Lu Xingchen, breaking the relative balance. Murong Nan felt the crisis and had no choice but to send his son Murong Feihe to attack Yuzhou.

Unexpectedly, I bumped into Lu Xingchen.

The situation has always been strong.

Yongzhou was becoming more and more powerful. With Qingzhou behind him, he was caught in the middle and attacked from both sides, which was really uncomfortable.

"It's such a big matter, I have to go down and discuss it with the generals." Lu Xingchen said.

She hasn't thought this matter through yet, so she won't agree to Murong Nan without permission.

"Of course." Murong Nan did not force it and his expression was indifferent.

"So what is Senior Murong's third thing?"

"The third thing is a private matter." Murong Nan said.

Lu Xingchen looked puzzled.

How could there be something private going on between her and Murong Nan?

"I'm ashamed to say that my son fell in love with you after seeing your heroic figure last time, and he has been pestering me to come and propose marriage." Murong Nan's face was full of smiles, like an old father who was worried about his son's marriage.

Lu Xingchen spat out a mouthful of tea.

Ling Xiao, who was standing beside her, had an angry look on his face, his eyes were blazing, and his hand was already on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

Wei Hu and others looked at Murong Feihe, who was also sitting in the lobby.

Lu Feng, Wei Hu and others all had fierce looks in their eyes.

I didn't expect this pretty boy to be so vicious. He came only once and he wanted to kidnap their commander-in-chief.

His heart can be killed.

Lu Xingchen wiped the corners of his mouth and looked at Murong Nan. "I was really too surprised. I was not mentally prepared at all. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Senior Murong."

"I was rude and made such an unreasonable request, which scared the girl." Murong Nan looked as if he understood me very well.

"My son is in his early twenties and has never been interested in women. Who would have known that he would think about this girl day and night after seeing her once and insisted on marrying her."

"As a father, I really have no choice but to ask for marriage with my old face."

Lu Xingchen showed a faint smile on his face, "It is an honor for me that Mr. Murong likes me."

"Mr. Murong is a heroic and suave man, a rare and good man."

Ling Xiao gritted his teeth so hard that they made a clattering sound.

Murong Feihe obviously had evil intentions and coveted the girl's beauty, yet he was actually praised like this.

But the girl just treated him as a child who had not grown up, which was really infuriating.

He has grown up and he is also a good boy.

Besides, how can he be compared to Murong Feihe?

"Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. This is what should be done."

"I am good-looking, smart, and skilled in martial arts. I now own three states. I am indeed worthy of the best man in the world to marry me." Lu Xingchen said in a light tone.

Murong Nan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

He had seen people who were rude, but he had never seen anyone who boasted so unashamedly.

"Mr. Murong is also very good-looking, and he is also the eldest son of the senior. He will inherit the family business in the future. To be honest, he is also a person I can choose to entrust my life to."

When Murong Feihe heard Lu Xingchen say this, his eyes were full of surprise.

"However, I don't think Senior Murong would agree."

Murong Nan showed a puzzled expression. "I am also very satisfied with the girl. If she can become the daughter-in-law of my Lu family, it would be a great success..."

Murong Nan wished he could finalize the marriage today and marry his daughter-in-law tomorrow.

How could he not agree?

Although he thought Lu Xingchen was bragging just now, what he said was indeed the truth.