Zhou Yuming's warm body was still lying on the lotus-shaped platform. The guards that Zhou Yuming had brought with him would be dealt with by the people below.
The Shen family retainers who were still sitting at the banquet heard the sound of the Zhou family guards being killed behind them and trembled with fear as they held their wine cups without making a sound, even if the blood had splashed into their wine cups and flowed onto their shoes.
In the end, they were not the ones who died.
As for Zhou Yuming, he was just a loser.
Be it civil officials or generals, they would quickly adjust their emotions and wait for their lord Shen Lingluo's next arrangements. However, they did not know that Lingluo had already arranged everything.
At this moment, Lingluo was talking to Ji Ze." I didn't know you knew how to play the drum.”
"My sect knows everything about astronomy, geography, zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the Eight Trigrams.”Ji Ze started to show off again.
Lingluo said to herself," If I had known earlier, I would have arranged for you to beat the military drum during the battle.”
The beating of the drums made her blood boil.
"That's too dangerous." Ji Ze shouted. When the two armies were fighting, there was a danger of being shot by the enemy at any time.
After the joke, Lingluo suddenly said seriously," What if I lose?”
Ji Ze smiled." The archers have already been arranged. They are ready to be dispatched at any time.”
Lingluo looked at him deeply." Well done.”
Lingluo fought with Zhou Yuming because she was confident that she wouldn't lose in martial arts. Ji Ze's preparation was also more stable. When he was fighting, he was also nervous, but fortunately, his student didn't disappoint him.
No matter which step they took, they never thought of letting Zhou Yuming leave alive.
Otherwise, why would they let him into the city? Lingluo sneered.
While Lingluo and Ji Ze were talking, the city was already in a state of blood and fire. The horn sounded, and the sounds of fighting disturbed people's sleep, but not a single door was open. All of them were tightly shut.
"Surrender and live, rebel and die." This was Zero's order.
When the morning came, there were only traces of blood left on the walls of the city, and the well-trained Shen family's army took turns to watch and patrol the city.
"My lord." One of the guards cupped his hands and bowed to Lingluo.
Lingluo said lightly," How are the Zhou family's troops?”
"Drop 70% and kill 30%." The general reported respectfully.
"Yes, I am. Lock them up first and keep them for later use.”If she wanted to take in these prisoners of war, she would have to wait until she swallowed the Zhou family's territory. Before that, she could not feed them for free. She could send them to do some fortifications. There were still many projects under her command that were not completed, such as river, city walls, and dams. For example, the cement roads had not been fully paved.
When these projects were completed, her forces would also be able to develop even more.
As Lingluo was deep in thought, the door of the shop next to her suddenly opened. A boy in brown coarse cloth ran out with a wooden basin to clean the floor. Because he ran so fast, a few drops of water splashed on Lingluo's cloak.
The face of the guard next to Lingluo darkened, and the boy was so scared that he stood still and did not dare to move. He knew that he had disturbed the noble.
"Nothing." Lingluo stopped the guard beside her and walked in front of the boy. She reached out and touched his small bun that was tied with brown cloth. The corners of her mouth curled up." It must have been very noisy last night. Are you afraid?"”
Seeing the noble's kind appearance, the boy also plucked up his courage and said in a loud voice," Don't be afraid. Mother said that with Lord Shen around, we are not afraid."”
She heard that there was a war outside, but their lives here were getting better and better. Mother said that it was because of Lord Shen's protection. Last night, someone had informed them in time to remember to close the door and not open it before dawn.
Lingluo smiled and didn't say anything. From the corner of her eye, she saw a woman in green walking out of the shop. She looked at the boy and didn't dare to go forward." That's your mother, right? Let's go."
The boy nodded and ran towards the woman, calling her 'Mother'.
The woman bowed slightly to Lingluo. She knew that it was their City Lord, Shen Lingluo.
"Sir, you really love the people like your own children. The people are also very grateful to you.”A civil official who was following them laughed.
A faint smile appeared in Lingluo's eyes. She treated the people gently and kindly because they were her people. As for the others, like Cui family and Zhou Yuming...
Those who blocked her would die.
The flames of war in the city did not stop there. It spread out in a trend that no one expected. It even spread throughout the entire south.
Shen Lingluo's fangs were also starting to show. The invincible firearms made the so-called elite soldiers unable to withstand a single blow. Perhaps this was not a fair war in the first place.
Countless casualties appeared in the south, especially in the areas where the aristocratic families were entrenched.
Everyone knew that this was the anger that Shen Lingluo had been suppressing. Now, only the flames of war and blood could calm her down.
A person with power could kill millions of people and cause blood to flow thousands of miles.
Two months of continuous wars had truly laid the foundation for Shen Lingluo's position as the ruler of the south. Along with the war, the art of paper making and printing had also been widely spread in the south.
It had to be said that war was the fastest way to break down barriers and make people accept new things. Every time they conquered a city, the Shen family's most advanced technology would be brought here, and with Shen Lingluo's military orders, they would not be stingy with manpower and financial resources to implement it.
If these two technologies had only risen in one place, in an era where information technology spread extremely slowly, other than some people with insight, they would not have attracted much attention.
However, who taught Shen Lingluo to implement these two technologies? She was powerful and did not lack money.
When paper making and printing techniques appeared, many people knew that no one could use a woman's body to attack Shen Lingluo, unless they were fools.
She did not directly use these two inventions that could make her famous for thousands of years to forcefully fight back against the pressure of the aristocratic families. Instead, she chose to use powerful firearms to slaughter the aristocratic families in the south before taking them out openly.
She was telling the aristocratic families that she had many ways to deal with them. It all depended on what she wanted to use. Whether she wanted to tear off their faces or raise her butcher knife.
In the white tent.
A young man with disheveled hair and a dirty face was tied up and brought up. Although he was in a sorry state, the dirty clothes on his body were really expensive. This person was none other than Xi Feng, the seventh son of the Xi family who had repeatedly come up with ideas to deal with the desolation.
The main purpose of this battle was to eradicate the aristocratic families 'influence in the south, and the Xi family was the first to bear the brunt.
"I was defeated by you.”Xi Feng said firmly.
Lingluo looked at him and chuckled." Your methods are not bad, and the most important thing is persistence.”He had been defeated repeatedly, and his methods were getting more and more ruthless.
Xi Feng's voice was hoarse and filled with hatred." The hatred of killing my wife is irreconcilable.”
"So it's because of this. You said that I caused her death. Then may I ask, did I divorce her? Or am I forcing her to die? He didn't even dare to take this little responsibility and dared to call himself a person.”Lingluo laughed mockingly.
"And do you know…"
The mocking smile on Ling Luo's face deepened." Yun Ling drank the medicine that her mother brewed.”
"Impossible, impossible. You must be lying to me.”Xi Feng was furious.
"You can ask your good brother-in-law.”The smile on Lingluo's face instantly turned cold. He raised his hand and asked someone to take him away with his mouth gagged.
"Lock him up with Yun Chen." I wonder how many days they can last? Lingluo smiled coldly.
In the end, before a day had passed, his subordinates came to report that Xi Feng had gone crazy and bitten Yunchen's throat before slamming himself into the wall to commit suicide. As for the corpse, it was naturally cremated. According to this era, it should be ground into ashes.
It was impossible for Lingluo to put too much thought into these useless people. She still had many important things to do, much more important than these people.
After being busy for many days and finally settling down in the south, Lingluo learned that Le Yao and Zhao Bingqi were about to get married.
That day, after Le Yao was stopped by her brother, she was locked in her room. With her intelligence, it was not difficult for her to get out, but in the face of her mother's tearful eyes, Le Yao could not make up her mind.
After being trapped in the boudoir for two months, Le Yao still heard about Shen Lingluo's work in the south.
She killed the people who proposed marriage at the banquet, slaughtered the aristocratic families, destroyed the aristocratic families in the South in one fell swoop, and became the ruler of the South. She also had the art of paper making, printing, and the Women's Commandments produced by the aristocratic families. They were like a flash in the pan. They could not stop thousands of soldiers and horses, nor could they suppress her eternal reputation.
She asked about all these things in detail, afraid that she would miss something.
After listening, Leyao burst into tears." I'm not as good as her, I'm not as good as her. It turns out that she can really do it…"
When Mrs. Le heard about her daughter's great joy and sorrow, she rushed over. She ignored Le Yao's advice and punished the servant girl who told her these things. Then, she patted her daughter's hand solemnly." Yao 'er, don't think about these things."”
" No, Mother, I'm not wrong." Le Yao said stubbornly.
Mrs. Le did not care about her daughter's words at all. She only said," Your father has already arranged a marriage for you.”
"What?" Le Yao was shocked.
Mrs. Le persuaded him gently," It's General Zhao. Don't you like him too? Your father said that none of your brothers can compare to Zhao Bingqi, so he plans to let Zhao Bingqi be his successor and inherit the military power.”
"But, but I haven't thought about it yet." Le Yao sighed.
"Marriage has always been decided by parents. What do you want? You've been reading so many books that your brain has turned silly. I shouldn't have let you study with your brother in the first place.”Mrs. Le said angrily.
"Mother, let me think about it.”Le Yao said indifferently.
Mrs. Le's heart ached for her daughter, so her tone softened." The wedding date has been set. You should prepare to be your bride."”
Not long after her mother left, the betrothal gifts and the unembroidered wedding dress were sent to Le Yao's Embroidery Tower. Le Wei was still worried about his bold daughter, so he arranged for elite soldiers to guard the Embroidery Tower until the wedding day.
Listening to the maid beside her talking about her son-in-law General Zhao's outstanding appearance and talent, Le Yao just smiled and didn't say anything.
Three days before the wedding, Le Yao suddenly asked to see Zhao Bingqi. The maidservants and nannies were a little embarrassed. Unmarried couples were not allowed to meet before marriage, but Le Yao insisted. The nannies had no choice but to pass the message to their future son-in-law, and Zhao Bingqi gladly agreed.
The two of them met in a small pavilion in the middle of the lake. The soldiers and nannies were guarding not far away. They thought that the young lady of the Le family missed her fiancé and could not help but want to see him.
"Yao Le, no, Ah Yao." Zhao Bingqi realized that he had misspoken.
"It's okay. Yao Le is me, and so is Ah Yao.”Le Yao said seriously," I haven't changed.”
"I heard that the general has been keeping an eye on you for the past few days. I've advised him. If you're really unwilling, I'll take the initiative to talk to the general.”Zhao Bingqi had a gentle smile on his face that made people trust him.
"I'm not unwilling." Le Yao looked at him and said slowly.
Zhao Bingqi was delighted." So you like me."”
"Yes, I like you." Le Yao smiled gently. It was hard for a serious and ambitious handsome man like Zhao Bingqi not to have a good impression of him after spending a long time with him.
"Ah Yao, I will be devoted to you.”Zhao Bingqi promised solemnly.
Le Yao wasn't very happy because of his words. Instead, she said seriously," Bingqi, I just want to ask you a question.”
Zhao Bingqi smiled and said," Ask away. I'll tell you everything I know.”
Le Yao looked into his eyes." If I wasn't Le Wei's daughter, would you still marry me?”
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