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

Lu Xingchen looked at Wei Hu, "What do the soldiers below think?"

"We have to keep fighting." Wei Hu answered directly.

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"General, the soldiers want to fight, and the generals want to fight. We can't hold back on this war, we have to fight it out," said Zhang Fan.

Lu Xingchen looked at Wei Hu, "What's your idea?"

"My idea is okay," Wei Hu said gritting his teeth.

But Lu Xingchen could still see that he was a little hesitant.

Lu Xingchen turned his gaze to Pei Jun, Guan Yue and others.

"It's possible with our current morale, but..." Pei Jun was more cautious and thought they could stop for a while.

"If you don't want to fight, you can stay behind." Zhang Fan said to Pei Jun bluntly.

As a result, a confrontation broke out between the two groups advocating fighting and temporarily stopping in the meeting hall.

Lu Xingchen didn't say anything for the time being, just watching the two sides arguing.

Each party has its own reasons.

At this moment, Feixue walked in from outside and whispered two words in Lu Xingchen's ear.

Lu Xingchen showed a look of surprise on his face.

"Okay, let's stop here today." Lu Xingchen patted the table and said.

The quarreling stopped instantly.

"Everyone, go back and think about whether to fight or stop. But before that, I have a happy announcement for everyone."

Everyone looked at Lu Xingchen with expectant eyes.

"Zhang Fan's wife is pregnant." Lu Xingchen said.

As soon as she finished speaking, there was dead silence in the place, as if everyone thought that Lu Xingchen must have been bewildered and said the wrong thing.

"Applause to Zhang Fan. He has proved with his own actions that he is fertile." Lu Xingchen stood up and applauded.

Then the entire meeting hall suddenly exploded.

"Zhang Fan, you are so shameless. You got her pregnant before you even married her."

"How can you be worthy of that girl?"

"You want to lead troops into battle, but you can't even control your own belt."

Zhang Fan squatted in the corner and shivered.

Is this good news for him? It is terrible news.

No. Is he really going to be a father?

"Sir, how do you know? I don't know myself."

"That's not right. This guy has been away from home for three months, and his wife is pregnant now. Is the child his?" Guan Yue suddenly stood up and said.

"Guan Yue, your uncle." Zhang Fan jumped up and was about to hit him.

The meeting hall suddenly burst into laughter again.

Lu Xingchen knocked on the table lightly.

"It seems that God doesn't want us to attack Yongzhou City. Let's stop for now. Let's arrange the marriage for Zhang Fan first. Otherwise, the young lady will be pregnant before getting married. She will suffer a lot of criticism in the future."

"It won't be too late to fight after you marry her formally."

"Sir, how can this be possible? It's just marrying a wife, what's the big deal?"

Zhang Fan tried to stop him eagerly.

"You can't stop attacking Yongzhou, such a large-scale military operation, just because of my marriage."

"No, no, absolutely not."

"I heard from the Governor-General... the Commander-in-Chief that we should consider attacking Yongzhou after we arrange your wedding, so let's get married first." Wei Hu understood Lu Xingchen's intention. Lu Xingchen wanted to pause for a while and make plans for the next step after all the conquered lands were in his hands.

This is a steady and solid approach.

He was also reflecting on himself and was still a little impatient. In his heart, he wanted to take over Yongzhou in one fell swoop.

After taking Yongzhou, they faced the vast fertile land of Hanzhong.

Zhang Fan was so angry that he punched the table.

Wei Hu put his arm around Zhang Fan's shoulders and said, "General, you already have a plan in mind, but you just want to hear everyone's opinions and see how they feel."

Zhang Fan looked at Wei Hu as if he understood something.

"You mean the commander-in-chief doesn't want to attack Yongzhou at all."

"Yes, for one thing, we have been moving too fast recently and need to digest the conquered land."

"Secondly, Yongzhou City is not so easy to attack, and we are facing the emperor's brother. We are not ready to face the imperial court's troops directly."

"Go back and pack your things. Follow the messenger back to He County first. Don't let the young lady wait anxiously."

"You've been out for three months. If you rush back now, your belly will be noticeable in a while."

"The young lady married you while she was pregnant. It would be bad if it got out."

Zhang Fan snorted coldly. "If anyone dares to talk about my wife behind my back, I will chop off their heads."

Wei Hu smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and walked out of the meeting room.

After a few days of adjustments, Lu Xingchen left Pei Jun, Guan Yue and others to garrison in Xinzhou.

She returned to Yuzhou with a team of soldiers and Wei Hu, Lu Feng and others.

They brought back nearly 10,000 newly recruited soldiers, who were to be adjusted and trained in Yuzhou.

Lu Kui, Lu Nie and Lu Yunfeng also rushed to Yuzhou.

Lu Xingchen plans to hold Zhang Fan’s wedding in Yuzhou.

Zhang Fan’s bride’s surname was Chen, and she was a country squire in He County.

The bride is seventeen years old this year. She is well-educated, quiet and gentle, a typical woman of the inner house.

Zhang Fan is a big and strong man with a loud voice. I don’t know why the young lady from the Chen family likes him.

Lu Kui and Lu Nie went to Yuzhou together.

Yuzhou has gradually prospered under the governance of Master Guo.

During this period, Jiang Fangtu played a very crucial role.

Jiang Fangtu was indeed good at doing business. Not only did he run his own business, but he also attracted many businessmen to settle in Yuzhou and run shops to do business.

Merchants rushed to Yuzhou one after another, which naturally attracted other people to settle down in Yuzhou as well.

Yuzhou was originally an important transportation route with well-developed water and land transportation.

Once the political situation stabilizes, prosperity is only a matter of time.

"Brother, look at this Yuzhou, it's better than Jizhou." Lu Nie felt that he had two eyes, which were too few and he couldn't see enough.

Yuzhou's geographical location is in the heart of the Central Plains, with well-developed water transportation, which is indeed better than Jizhou.

Jizhou is geographically located to the north and east, and further east is the sea, so the space for development is indeed limited.

"Dad, Second Uncle..." Lu Xingchen greeted the two elders warmly when he saw them.

"Our Xingchen is becoming more and more majestic." Lu Nie looked at Lu Xingchen with a proud look on his face.

Lu Kui was also very happy to see her.

In a blink of an eye, this is the first time we meet since the Chinese New Year, and it has been more than half a year.

This is the daughter she raised with great difficulty.

Now my daughter is obviously different. She has become a military officer and the governor of many provinces.

But in Lu Kui's eyes, she is still his daughter.

Lu Kui's eyes instantly turned red.

"Okay, Dad, we're on the street, you still want to cry?" Lu Xingchen showed a helpless expression.

She held Lu Kui's hand and walked all the way back to the house behind the government office.

When Lu Xingchen and Lu Kui, father and daughter, met, Lu Nie didn't want to just stand by and seem redundant, so he found an excuse to leave.

He hadn't seen his two adopted sons for half a year, so he asked about their situation.

"Dad, how is your health? Pretty good, right?" Lu Xingchen looked at Lu Kui and saw that he looked energetic, so he thought that he should be fine.