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

Zhao Long raised the gun in his hand and pointed it at Zhou Shu, "Zhou Shu, do you think I'm a fool?"

"You're trying to deceive me with this excuse."

"My dear son-in-law, I really didn't lie to you. I'm telling the truth. We all fell into Lu Xingchen's trap of alienating each other." Zhou Shu held on to it tightly. Although this was a very absurd lie, as long as he firmly believed it, others would believe it too.

"And let me tell you one more thing. The current magistrate of Song County is no longer Jia Wanhe but Lu Yunfeng."

"Do you know Lu Yunfeng? Lu Yunfeng is Lu Kui's younger brother."

"Song County now belongs to Lu Xingchen."

"Lu Xingchen is a thief with evil ambitions. He wants to turn four counties into one."

Although Zhao Long didn't believe Zhou Shu's reasons, he was still shocked to hear that Song County had become Lu Xingchen's.

"Are you sure?" Zhao Long looked up at Zhou Shu, "Song County's surname is not Jia now, but Lu."

"This is not true. If you don't believe me, send someone to check it out yourself." Zhou Shu said hurriedly when he saw that Zhao Long was showing some signs of loosening.

"Good son-in-law, Lu Xingchen is a very cunning man, you must not fall for his scheme to sow discord."

"If you wish, let's continue this marriage."

"We can get engaged today."

"Write the marriage certificate."

Zhao Long knew that there was no point in continuing to argue like this.

If he and Zhou Shu continue to fight, the only one who will benefit is Lu Xingchen.

Everyone knows Lu Xingchen's ambition.

"Okay, then we will sign the marriage certificate today and get married at the end of this month." Zhao Long raised the silver gun in his hand and pointed at Zhou Shu.

Zhou Shu let out a long sigh and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Okay, I'll write the marriage certificate right away, right here."

So Zhou Shu had someone bring up a table, prepared writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, sat on the city wall, and quickly wrote a marriage certificate.

Then he shot the marriage certificate at Zhao Long with a bow and arrow.

Zhao Long took the marriage certificate off the bow and arrow and read it, feeling quite satisfied.

"Father-in-law, please prepare your dowry. On a propitious day, I will wear my wedding dress and red flowers and come to marry the second young lady."

"Okay, okay..." Zhou Shu nodded and agreed.

Zhao Long turned around and left Song County with his men.

When Zhou Shu saw Zhao Long leaving, he sat down on the ground and gasped heavily.

Finally sent the person away.

When Miss Zhou Er heard that Zhou Shu had written a marriage certificate for her and Zhao Long, she fainted.

"Keep an eye on the Second Young Miss. If you let her commit suicide or get hurt, you will all be beaten to death." Zhou Shu said sternly to the old woman and maid who were taking care of Zhou Yuru.

The maids and old women knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, and agreed.

*

Lu Xingchen heard about the agreement reached between Zhao Long and Zhou Shu.

Lu Feng said angrily, "Zhou Shu is not trustworthy. He is a man of few words and bullies the weak and fears the strong."

"It's better if this marriage doesn't work out."

"With a father like this, Miss Tuesday is not much better."

Lu Xingchen looked at Lu Feng's angry expression and said with a smile, "It's not nice for Brother Lu to talk about the young lady behind her back like this."

Lu Feng smiled awkwardly, "I am not angry. I feel wronged for you."

"Why should I feel wronged? I have no interest in Miss Zhou Er." Lu Xingchen said.

"I have an errand for Brother Lu tomorrow morning."

"Xingchen, go ahead." Because they were discussing private matters, there were only Lu Xingchen and Lu Feng in the room at this time.

"Take some people with you to rob a few villages." Lu Xingchen said.

Lu Feng showed a puzzled look.

"We only rob property, not kill or injure anyone." Lu Xingchen continued.

"Which village are we robbing?" Lu Feng asked doubtfully.

"Of course it's the village in Wanxian." Lu Xingchen explained, "He played with my feelings and teased me... Shouldn't I punish him a little?"

Lu Feng doesn’t know what Lu Xingchen is up to?

After all, Lu Xingchen is not the kind of person who would take out his anger on ordinary people if Zhou Shu provoked him.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go there early tomorrow morning."

The next morning, Lu Feng took his men to the border of Xing County and Wan County and robbed more than a dozen villages.

However, they only robbed cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and other livestock, and did not hurt anyone, nor did they steal the gold and silver in their hands.

He also explained to the people why they came to steal their livestock.

The common people only felt that their lives were miserable, and at the same time they also cursed their own county magistrate for doing such immoral things.

When Zhou Shu heard that the officers and soldiers from Xing County had robbed more than a dozen of their villages, he scolded Lu Xingchen harshly again.

After Lu Feng came back to report, Lu Xingchen only saw some livestock such as chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, etc., and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Brother Lu, are you going to rob?"

Lu Feng was also a little embarrassed.

"I just can't do it."

"Those defenseless people... these chickens, ducks and sheep are also very important to them."

"Master, I'll go rob again." Ling Xiao said gritting his teeth.

"Okay, don't go. I have a more important task for you to do." Lu Xingchen looked at Ling Xiao.

The boy's face was immediately filled with excitement.

"Master, what do you want me to do?"

"Take some people with good voices with you and go to the city of Wanxian to start scolding Zhou Shu. Say that Zhou Shu is two-faced and sells his daughter for fame... He is unworthy of being a father and is treacherous..."

"Anyway, no matter how unpleasant the words are, just say them out loud."

"Okay..." Ling Xiao was extremely excited, "I was just about to scold this old bastard, but I was worried that I couldn't find an opportunity."

"I will scold him until his mother regrets giving birth to him."

Lu Xingchen nodded with satisfaction, "Be careful to protect your throat. Your voice has just changed. Don't damage it by shouting."

"If your voice is not pleasant, it will be difficult for you to find a wife in the future."

Ling Xiao stamped his feet, revealing the shy look of a young boy, "Young Master is teasing me again, I have already said that I will not marry a wife. I will swear to follow you till death."

Lu Xingchen smiled and waved at him.

Ling Xiao turned around and jumped away.

Lu Feng was also ready to leave, but Lu Xingchen had another task for him.

"Brother Lu, please go to Teng County tomorrow and bring some gifts..."

Lu Feng showed a puzzled look again.

"Why are you going to Teng County at this time? And you have to bring gifts with you."

"We have not done anything to let down Tengxian County."

Lu Xingchen smiled and said, "I'll let Wei Hu go with you."

"After you go there, carefully observe the infantry defense situation in Teng County."

"We will start to check the other party's reaction after you enter Teng County."

"Be sure to remember everything you see on the road, no matter how big or small, and then come back to tell me."

Lu Feng's expression suddenly became a little stern.

It turned out that Lu Xingchen asked him to deliver the gift just as an excuse, and the real purpose was to observe the military situation in Teng County.

"After you give us the gift, you should say that we didn't know Zhou Shu originally wanted to marry Miss Zhou Er to him. It was just a misunderstanding."

"If he asks about Song County, you can tell him that Jia Wanhe was frightened by the bandits from Niutou Village and has some mental problems. Jia Rong is too young, so we are only temporarily managing Song County for Jia Rong. When he grows up, we will naturally return Song County to Jia Rong."

"Will Zhao Long believe this?" Lu Feng felt that he didn't believe anything Lu Xingchen said.