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

Seeing the hasty look on Lu Feng's face, Lu Xingchen asked, "What happened?"

"Murong Nan is going to lead his troops to the Northern Expedition." Lu Feng said.

Lu Xingchen looked shocked.

"He sent me news earlier saying he was going to cross the river and head south, why is he suddenly going to march north again?"

Lu Feng replied, "I just received news that some time ago they built ships to cross the river, but all the ships on the river were sunk, causing heavy losses."

"The key point is that Murong Nan was injured."

"Is it serious?" Lu Xingchen asked hurriedly.

"It shouldn't be serious, right? Otherwise why would we suddenly launch a Northern Expedition?" Lu Feng looked hesitant.

"I haven't received accurate information about Murong Nan's injury yet."

"Where does he want to attack in the Northern Expedition? Attack Beijing? But..."

Lu Xingchen frowned slightly, "He wants to borrow a passage from Jizhou..."

Because from Jizhou to the north, taking Cangzhou and then from Cangzhou to Yanjing, the distance is much shorter.

But that also requires the capture of Cangzhou.

Lu Xingchen felt that this was not a wise move.

"It is still unknown whether we can gain a foothold after such a long raid to capture Cangzhou."

"My thought is that Murong Nan's injury might be quite serious. He wants to try to fight back to Yanjing before he dies and fulfill his dream..."

Lu Xingchen's face was full of shock. Why would a person have such an obsession?

Although the Murong family was once the ruler of Yanjing and established the State of Yan, that country was very small and did not last long. How could it allow such a thought to be planted in a person's heart?

"I'm going to Yongzhou." Lu Xingchen said.

Lu Feng looked at Lu Xingchen, "Your Highness is going to see Murong Nan."

Lu Xingchen nodded. "If he insists on going, then I will give up the road to Jizhou and let him go, but I think if he really wants to go this time, I'm afraid he will never come back."

Lu Feng sighed softly, "It seems to be the case now."

"Then let's go and meet him. Maybe this will be the last time we see each other in this life." Lu Xingchen said and walked out.

Lu Feng hummed softly and followed Lu Xingchen.

Two days later, Lu Xingchen packed up and left Yuzhou with Ling Xiao Feixue, heading east to Yongzhou.

He had already sent someone to inform Murong Nan that she was going back to Yongzhou.

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Murong Nan really wanted to go south because Lu Xingchen had already taken Yongzhou and became the King of Qin, leaving only the isolated city of the capital in the entire Daliang Kingdom.

Now Lu Xingchen did not attack the capital city, but just wanted to proceed step by step, waiting for the capital city to collapse on its own... or perhaps he was waiting for a better opportunity.

If Lu Xingchen conquers the capital, he will definitely sit on the throne.

So what should they do then? Should they submit directly to Lu Xingchen, or should they continue to develop their own power?

There are two paths before Murong Nan.

Murong Nan still wants to develop his own power and does not want to submit to Lu Xingchen.

So he ordered people to build ships and tried to go south.

As a result, when crossing the river, his troops were defeated by the navy of Southern Tang.

His soldiers were all from the north and were very poor swimmers. They narrowly escaped death after falling into the water and suffered heavy losses.

Murong Nan felt that the possibility of him going south was very small, and he was injured, so he wanted to use his last remaining will to fight to Yanjing and restore the glory of his ancestors.

It can be said that this plan is very unwise.

Whether it was Murong Feihe or Huang Shan and others, they were all firmly opposed.

But Murong Nan still insisted on doing so.

No matter how short the establishment of Yan State was, he still wanted a day when he could sit on the throne of Yan State and restore the glory of his ancestors.

This is Murong Nan's obsession. As his biological son, Murong Feihe, and his adopted son, Wang Mao and Huang Shan can only support them in the end.

But they had to go north, pass through Yongzhou, Jizhou, then attack Cangzhou, and finally reach Yanjing.

During this process he had to pass through Yongzhou and Jizhou, which required Lu Xingchen's approval.

Murong Nan received the message from Lu Xingchen and arrived in Yongzhou at the agreed time.

The current prefect of Yongzhou is Zhou Yuru.

Lu Xingchen had kept her in He County before, and she did a good job there, so Lu Xingchen transferred her to Yongzhou.

No matter what time it is, Yongzhou and Jizhou are her foundations, and she wants to use the people she trusts most.

"It seems like you've grown taller again." Lu Xingchen looked at Zhou Yuru.

Zhou Yuru's cheeks flushed, "You are a prince now, and you still make such jokes."

Back then, Zhou Yuru fell in love with Lu Xingchen at first sight, and it was an indelible beautiful memory between the two.

"I'm not kidding, you've really grown taller. You're one year younger than me, and you're only seventeen this year." Lu Xingchen said seriously.

"It's the time to grow taller."

Zhou Yuru really wanted to roll her eyes at Lu Xingchen, but unfortunately she didn't dare.

"Is there someone you like?" Xingchen asked.

Zhou Yuru shook her head, "No..."

There are naturally men in Yongzhou who like her, but Zhou Yuru is in the same awkward situation as her.

They are all too strong. If they marry a female man, they will face many problems in the future.

This is the key reason why it is more difficult for strong women in first-tier cities to get married in later generations.

It was already very difficult to find a man she liked. She also wanted this man to submit to her. This was a very contradictory idea.

She also wanted to marry a man who was stronger than herself, and demanded that this stronger man submit to her.

When will society develop to the point where gender discrimination is completely eliminated?

Social status is not determined by gender, but by your abilities.

This is a very long process. Even though Lu Xingchen came from the modern world, she still finds it difficult to do it because she cannot do it even if she lives in this world.

Although women's rights are constantly developing, many women feel that they are independent spiritually but not materially.

While they claim that women's will has awakened, they also demand that men earn more than themselves, support the family, and give a marriage gift.

This is a very distorted form in itself.

This is clearly a false awakening.

True awakening is to completely erase gender symbols and treat everyone as an equal.

"Why did the prince suddenly come to Yongzhou?" Zhou Yuru asked Lu Xingchen.

"You can check my accounts at will. You can also investigate the living conditions of the common people at will."

Lu Xingchen smiled and shook his head. "I trust you. I came here to meet someone."

"Who is it?" Zhou Yuru showed a curious look.

"Murong Nan..." Lu Xingchen replied.

Zhou Yuru naturally knew who Murong Nan was. After all, Yanzhou and Yongzhou were not far away.

At this moment, the attendant walked in quickly, "Your Majesty, General Murong is here."

Lu Xingchen hurriedly got up and went out of the city to greet them.

Murong Nan was still very happy to see Lu Xingchen, and saluted to Lu Xingchen with a fist.

"Murong Nan pays respect to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."

"You are too polite, senior." Lu Xingchen quickly reached out and supported Murong Nan's arm.

Murong Feihe and Wang Mao came with Murong Nan.