The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

People always have weaknesses and desires. If you can see through this, you will be halfway to success.

Yun Zhi has never met a person who has no desires or demands.

Therefore, Yun Zhi has always liked to touch the hearts of these useful people, successfully bring them under his command, and then strengthen their loyalty step by step through his subsequent words and deeds.

Let them be loyal to her alone.

Looking at the submissive person in front of him, Yun Zhi straightened his back, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and a barely perceptible look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"There will be a day of peace and prosperity. Get up."

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Shiling stood up from the ground.

At this moment, his eyes and brows showed some of his youthful vigor.

He was wearing dark blue clothes, looked elegant and easy-going, with a faint smile on his lips.

One can imagine how impressive he looked when he rode a horse through the streets.

However, fate plays tricks on people.

"Now, my lord and I share the same aspirations. As a soldier under his command, I will offer you the slaves that he has chosen today. I hope they can help him a little. This is my token of my appreciation. I hope you will not despise me."

Yun Zhi looked at him. No wonder his dental practice had been able to survive. He was indeed a wonderful person.

"I understand your intentions, but this account must be settled accordingly."

"Now that you are my subordinate, I naturally cannot treat you unfairly. All matters should be two-way. Blindly giving is not a good strategy and is not conducive to long-term success."

Xu Shiling cupped his hands, looking educated. "Yes, I just acted on my own initiative. I hope my lord won't blame me."

Yun Zhi glanced back.

Zhou Yifeng, receiving the gaze, walked over with the wooden box in his arms and opened it, "Manager Xu, please settle the bill."

"Hey, good."

After taking out the silver, Zhou Yifeng closed the wooden box and stood behind Yun Zhi.

"Xu Shiling, you may have to be the steward of our Yun family for a while."

"It is my great blessing to be able to work beside you, my lord. It is not a place of inferiority.

"Then after you have dealt with the affairs here, bring the servants you have selected to my Yun Mansion tomorrow. As for the rest of you, you can continue to live here for the time being."

"Yes, my lord."

Everything that needed to be said had been said, and everything that needed to be explained had been explained. Now it was time for Yunzhi to return home.

"Let's go back."

Liu Anruo, who had been watching the whole process from the side, walked over to her and the three of them walked out.

"Farewell, my lord."

Xu Shiling straightened his back. From now on, he would be the lord's face.

Except in front of his lord, he no longer needs to bend down like this in front of other people.

The waist that has been bent for more than ten years can finally be straightened.

He had a smile on his face, stood up straight, and put his hands behind his back, ready to deal with the follow-up matters of this dental clinic.

On the carriage.

"Learned it?"

Liu Anruo nodded and said, "Observe people from the smallest details, read their words and expressions. However, I am not as knowledgeable as you, my lord, and I am not able to see his strangeness. I still need to study hard and make up for my shortcomings."

Even if she noticed that Xu Shiling's steps were a little strange compared to others, she would not be able to tell anything because of her lack of experience.

In short, I have seen and learned too little.

"As you learn more and meet more people, you will gradually master the tricks of the trade. Reading thousands of books is like traveling thousands of miles."

"Yes, thank you for your advice, my lord."

……

In the study.

Liu Anruo took out some plain paper and placed it on Yunzhi's desk.

"This is the merit of each soldier that I calculated with General Chen, Lieutenant General Li yesterday."

Now it has been almost ten days since that battle.

Yun Zhi took the papers and started reading.

The above content is very simple, just about who killed how many people and how many people were captured alive.

After roughly scanning the content above, Yun Zhi put it aside.

"We've been here for a while now, and we've settled in. It's time to distribute the rewards, which will also boost morale."

The main reason why Liu Anruo came to Yun Zhi today was for this. As for what the reward should be, that was not her business to ask.

"I wonder what the lord will do next?"

"Build a school."

Liu Anruo nodded. Indeed, this was very important and needed to be completed as soon as possible.

She sighed softly, "After taking this county, I realized there's so much to do."

Liu Anruo always knew that it would be troublesome to capture the county town and come here, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome.

Only when you are in it, you realize that there are so many things to do.

"tired?"

Liu Anruo shook her head. "I just feel a little emotional. It turns out that making the people here live a good life is not as simple as it seems on paper."

“This step is a little difficult, but once the foundation is laid, the rest will be easy.”

After the system is established, you can just follow the instructions.

Don’t rush the first step. Once you do it well, the rest will be easy.

What Yun Zhi needs to do now is to start delegating power.

Seeing that Yun Zhi was about to get busy with other things, Liu Anruo hurriedly said goodbye.

Anyway, I have said what I wanted to say today.

"If my lord has nothing else to do, I will take my leave."

"Go ahead. If you like those servants today, tell Steward Xu and take them away. Consider it a reward for you."

"Yes, thank you, my lord."

the other side.

Wen was mending Xu Shiling's worn-out clothes in the courtyard.

Hearing light footsteps, she looked up and saw her husband returning.

She put the clothes in the basket, stood up and came over.

"Why did my husband come back so early today?"

The couple have been together for more than ten years. Although Xu Shiling has no expression on his face, Wen can feel that he is happy now.

"Did something good happen to you? You look so happy."

Xu Shiling nodded, "A nobleman bought all the slaves in our pawnshop."

Hearing this, a smile crept onto Wen's face. "Really? That's over a thousand taels of silver."

And now there are people who can be so generous.

She looked at Xu Shiling, "Yes... Lord?"

"Yes, my lord."

Speaking of the lord, Wen's face was full of admiration and gratitude. "Since the lord came, this place has become much better. The streets are not as chaotic as before."

"And those people from the Yun Family Army are all good people. When we civilians encounter difficulties, they actually help us and are very easy to talk to."

Xu Shiling took Wen's hand and held it in his palm. "Madam, what do you think of the Lord?"

"My Lord... is a very good person. What the Yun Family Army did must also be in line with my Lord's intentions. Moreover, as a woman, she has achieved what she has achieved so far. I admire her very much. I can't do it anyway."

Xu Shiling held his wife's hand tightly, feeling the thin calluses on her hand.

His wife was originally the legitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official in the capital. After he was demoted to a commoner, she did not choose to leave him, but followed him all the way.

"My dear, thank you for following me and never leaving me. You have suffered so much over the years. In the future, our lives will get better and better."

"My husband, what are you talking about? Husband and wife are one. Besides, you have always treated me well, and my mother also regards me as her own daughter. I am very happy to be with you two."

only……

Mrs. Wen raised her head and looked at Xu Shiling, "Is there anything else that you haven't said today, my husband?"

On weekdays, Xu Shiling doesn't talk much.

"Hahaha, the one who understands me is Shuyao."

Usually Xu Shiling always called her "wife", but now suddenly calling her by her maiden name made Wen Shuyao's face turn red.

"Call everyone in the house, I have an announcement to make."

"it is good."

After a while, all five members of the Xu family gathered in the main hall.

Because of the great changes that happened that year, Xu's mother's hair has turned gray even though she is only in her fifties.

She looked at her son with a loving smile on her face, "Does our Ling'er have anything to announce?"

Xu Shiling looked at his mother, wife, son and daughter, and told them everything that happened today in detail.

"My son has decided to be loyal to the lord from now on."

As he spoke, Xu's mother's eyes began to moisten.

She had always known that after her husband committed suicide, her son had been feeling unhappy.

I don't want to talk about the past, and I bury my youthful ambitions in my heart, willing to be an ordinary person.

Now we have finally moved on.

Mother Xu wiped her tears and said, "This is a good thing. We should celebrate today. It's a good thing, it's a good thing."

"It's just that... following the lord will bring many changes, and I'm afraid of being a burden to you."

"Ling'er, what are you talking about? You're talking about a burden to the whole family, and why do you always think the worst? Maybe, just like what the lord said, my son will go down in history."

Wen Shuyao walked up to Xu Shiling and said, "My husband, just like mother said, we are a family, so why would we be a burden?"

The little daughter standing by excitedly pulled her father's sleeve, her face flushed with excitement.

"Then Daddy can become an official in the future. Being an official is so impressive. Hmm~ What kind of official position will the lord's steward be in the future?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest son immediately took over the conversation, "Sister, you are so stupid. The lord's steward will of course be the head of the palace in the future."

When these words came out, the three of them didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Wen Shuyao poked his son's head and said, "You're talking nonsense."

The son covered his head where he had been poked, "Isn't that the case?"

For a moment, there was laughter and noise everywhere.