My subjects are too rebellious!

Beiliang, inside the palace.

Dong Zhuo sat in the conference room, with Li Ru standing below him, followed by Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Wei, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and Xu Rong.

On the opposite side stood Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Song Xian, Wei Xu, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, and Hou Cheng.

Jia Xu and Chen Qingzhi stood beside Lu Bu.

Judging from his position alone, Lu Bu is really unwelcome in the Northern Liang army.

"Wenyou, how is my army expanding now?"

"Your Majesty, my Beiliang army has now expanded to 70. If it weren't for the shortage of food and grass, we could expand it by another 10."

"Hahaha, great, great! A million-strong army is just around the corner!"

Dong Zhuo laughed very wantonly, and the generals below also laughed heartily.

Dong Zhuo then continued to ask: "Six months later, when the harvest is over, my Northern Liang army will be famous all over the world!"

"My fellow men, do you have confidence?"

Niu Fu was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. Dong Zhuo's son died early, so theoretically, Dong Min, Niu Fu and Dong Huang were all candidates for Dong Zhuo's successors.

Therefore, the status of these people is higher than that of ordinary generals.

Niu Fu said proudly: "Your Majesty, our Beiliang Iron Cavalry is unrivaled in the world! If anyone dares to stop us, I will make sure they are reduced to ashes."

"All the generals in the world are just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

"Your Majesty is a man of heaven. If this world doesn't belong to you, who else can it belong to? Do you agree or not?"

As soon as Dong Min finished speaking, the generals behind him echoed him.

Li Ru looked at Jia Xu in silence and then spoke.

"Why, does Wenhe have any profound ideas?"

Jia Xu originally wanted to be a quiet marginal figure, but Li Ru refused to let him go.

But Dong Zhuo was still staring at him, and Jia Xu didn't dare to move, so he spoke quickly.

"I naturally support the prince, but this blind expansion may greatly reduce the combat power of our army."

Dong Zhuo, however, did not care: "Our Beiliang people have always been brave and valiant, and our soldiers are even more fearless. We still have a lot of time, so we should train hard."

"Niu Fu, I leave this matter to you. Don't let me down!"

When Niu Fu heard this, he immediately knelt on one knee and said loudly: "I will definitely not let you down!"

"Okay, okay!"

"With your help, there is no need to worry about not accomplishing the great cause!"

Unlike other generals, Lu Bu was a little uneasy. Whenever he saw Dong Zhuo, he would think of Diao Chan's pretty face with tears in her eyes.

Naturally, Li Ru also saw the change in Lu Bu's expression.

I pondered it secretly in my mind, but didn't dare to say it directly.

There is no other reason. If Lu Bu is angered, who in this meeting room can control him?

He, Li Ru, is not a brainless person like Niu Fu.

However, the instigator of all this, Chen Qingzhi, was just sitting there enjoying himself.

...

"Your Majesty, the Queen invites you to have lunch with her today."

Qin Chuan, who had just finished reviewing the memorials, agreed without thinking, and then he quickly spoke up when he thought of something.

"Go, tell the imperial kitchen to prepare an extra dish of braised pork elbow and braised beef in soy sauce today."

Zhang Rang immediately took the order and went down to give the instructions, while Qin Chuan stood up and performed a set of Nine Yang Divine Art.

Now, this 190 years of internal strength, combined with the Nine Yang Divine Art, does have the meaning of a martial arts master.

But the threshold of this pure realm is still out of reach.

At this moment, a beautiful voice sounded in Qin Chuan's mind.

"Congratulations to the host for investigating and confiscating 561 corrupt officials and million taels of silver, which have now been added to the national treasury."

"The national treasury has 14,620,000 taels of silver."

"Congratulations to the host for his efforts to govern the country, rectify discipline, and enforce strict laws and punishments."

"Special reward: the design of the flintlock rifle."

"30,000 Qin elite soldiers are awarded and are now stationed in Jingzhou Prefecture."

"The reward is 30 years of internal strength. Currently, the internal strength is 220 years."

"Reward: National Luck 5. Current National Luck is 67."

"Reward national belongingness 10, currently national belongingness is 80."

Listening to this series of prompt sounds, Qin Chuan's mouth was split with laughter.

"Zhengxiang, go give this blueprint to Long Er and have him make it in large quantities."

"Also, go to the Ministry of Revenue and personally find Heshen and ask him to give half of the 12 million taels of silver that were confiscated this time to Long Er."

"Have him allocate another two million taels to the East Factory, and tell Wei Zhongxian to put more rice in the porridge he distributes every day so that the people can have enough to eat."

Wu Zhengxiang listened carefully at the side, not daring to miss a single word, and then hurried out to do his job for His Majesty.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he bumped into Zhang Rang who was also walking faster and quickening his pace.

Wu Zhengxiang stumbled and fell. Zhang Rang quickly helped him up and asked, "Hey, where are you going, Eunuch Wu? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Rubbing his sore buttocks, Wu Zhengxiang said unhappily, "I'm going to do some work for His Majesty, do you have to ask so much about it?"

"Could it be that you accepted bribes from someone and are planning to pass on information to others?"

When Zhang Rang heard this, he said with a bitter face: "Oh, Eunuch Wu, please don't make fun of me. How dare I do that?"

After saying this, he stopped arguing with Wu Zhengxiang and went in quickly to report.

Seeing Zhang Rang coming in, Qin Chuan asked, "What time is it now?"

"Your Majesty, it is just 3 p.m."

"Let's go to Weiyang Palace over there."

After saying that, Qin Chuan strode out, and the dragon sedan chair was already waiting outside.

From the Qianqing Palace to the Weiyang Palace, Qin Chuan dozed off while sitting on the dragon sedan chair, without feeling any bumps along the way.

After a moment, we arrived.

Wu Zetian had been waiting at the door early with a group of palace maids and eunuchs. She looked at Qin Chuan from afar and started laughing.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."

"Your servant greets His Majesty. Long live His Majesty."

Qin Chuan looked at the carefully dressed Wu Zetian, and all his worries of the morning were instantly forgotten.

"I have already said it before, you and I as a couple don't have to do this."

"Get up quickly, all of you too."

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

Qin Chuan stepped forward and took Wu Zetian's hand, and said quickly: "Come in quickly. I have been dealing with memorials for the whole morning, and I am already hungry."

Wu Zetian covered her mouth and laughed, then quickly led the way.

As soon as he entered the hall, Qin Chuan looked at the big pork elbow and the red-faced braised beef on the table with envy.

Of course, there are also fried salmon fillet, steamed pork with pork belly, osmanthus soup, pork tripe, pickled cabbage with vinegar, and boiled white fungus.

The staple foods are rice and steamed buns.

Qin Chuan looked at the dishes on the table and hurriedly pulled Wu Zetian to the table.

Seeing Qin Chuan's appearance, Wu Zetian hurriedly picked up some food for him.

The big elbow was so soft and sticky that it fell off the bones with a slight touch. The moment Qin Chuan took a piece and put it in his mouth, the wonderful taste burst out in his mouth.

This delicious taste is proof that I am living in the present!

"Eat it, Queen. I'm telling you, even though this big pork elbow may look greasy, it's actually a great tonic for your skin."

After saying this, he picked up a piece of food with chopsticks for her without waiting for Wu Zetian to refuse.

"Taste it."

Looking at Qin Chuan's expectant eyes, Wu Zetian could only pick up the greasy elbow and put it into her mouth.

Although it looks greasy, it tastes soft, sweet and fragrant.

The two of them ate lunch while chatting and laughing. This scene was truly beautiful.

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Wu Zetian's smile and was actually very envious.

Zhang Rang, who had been by her side all the time, naturally noticed it, but what could he do?

I had to look at my nose with my eyes and my heart with my nose, and pretend that I knew nothing.