Chapter 339 But You Have to Pay a Price

The North Country has basically entered a state of total war. Now there are fewer and fewer caravans in the North Country, and those merchants have also noticed that Da Wu is about to launch an attack on the North Country.

Merchants are always the most sensitive group of people to war. Although some merchants want to make money in the war in the North Country, considering the military strength of the Da Wu Dynasty, most merchants believe that the North Country is not Da Wu's opponent, so they hurried to leave the North Country to avoid the war between the two countries and their harm.

Yancheng is not as prosperous as it used to be. Although there are still many carriages on the streets, the number of caravans has decreased by at least two-thirds compared with the past.

Most of the caravans that are still willing to come to the North Country are merchants in Da Xia, and there are also merchants in the North Country.

The deployment that should be made in the North Country has basically been completed. In addition to the 50,000 heavy cavalry in Yong'an County, Lu Chen transferred the 200,000 North Country troops led by Mu Changtian to Yong'an County.

Of course, Lu Chen did not think that the army of Dawu had to fight to the death with the army of the Northern Kingdom in Yong'an County. For this reason, Lu Chen asked the 200,000 troops from the Far North to guard the border area between Dayue and the Northern Kingdom.

The 200,000 troops from the Far North were not familiar with the use of firearms, so they were just right for them to defend the Northern Kingdom.

As for the 200,000 troops led by Mu Changtian, they would probably take the initiative to counterattack Dawu at that time.

After the firearms were equipped in the army of the Northern Kingdom, they were training almost every day, and it was time for them to play a role.

In the afternoon, Lu Chen was checking the latest intelligence of Dawu sent by Jinyiwei in the study, and suddenly a Jinyiwei soldier said at the door: "My lord, a caravan from the Black Dragon Kingdom said they wanted to see you."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. Did they come so soon?

He then said, "Bring their leaders directly to the study."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Dayue will most likely not get involved in the war between Dawu and Beiguo, but it is not certain that after Beiguo defeats Dawu's army, Dayue will intervene in Beiguo's counterattack against Dawu, so Lu Chen needs Heilongguo to contain Dayue.

At that time, Heilongguo will not need to do too much. It only needs to transfer Heilongguo's army to the border area bordering Dayue for a walk. With Heilongguo's containment, Dayue will not be able to directly send troops to stop Beiguo from counterattacking Dawu.

Not long after, the Jinyiwei soldiers brought the people sent by Heilongguo to report to the study.

The man was wearing a long green robe, tall and thin, and looked very weak.

Lu Chen simply glanced at the information of the person in front of him.

[Name: Liu Yun]

[Identity: Son of Liu Zhengchu, the monarch of Heilongguo, and a subject of the King of Bei. 】

[Strength: Ninth Rank]

[Loyalty: 100]

When Liu Yun saw Lu Chen, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you! May you live forever!"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Get up. Besides, I am only a vassal of Daxia. Don't say the word "ten thousand" in front of outsiders in the future."

After hearing what Lu Chen said, Liu Yun reacted instantly and said, "I know I am wrong. Please punish me, my majesty."

Lu Chen said lightly, "This is your first time in the North Country. This is a small matter. You should tell me about the current situation of the Black Dragon Country."

Liu Yun immediately said, "Thank you, my majesty."

Then Liu Yun stood up and put the map that he had prepared long ago on Lu Chen's desk, "My majesty, this is the land currently controlled by the Black Dragon Country."

After Lu Chen took the map, he looked at it carefully. Then Liu Yun reported to Lu Chen about the current situation of the Black Dragon Country.

After understanding the situation of the Black Dragon Country, Lu Chen immediately wrote a letter to Liu Yun and asked Liu Yun to bring it to Liu Zhengchu.

After Liu Yun left the Northern Palace, he asked someone to take out the pigeons they brought and immediately sent a letter to his father to prepare to mobilize troops to the east.

Later, the Black Dragon Kingdom also established a mansion in the Northern Kingdom, of course, this mansion would not be open to the public.

Moreover, the Black Dragon Kingdom belongs to Lu Chen. Sooner or later, the Black Dragon Kingdom will be incorporated into the territory of the Northern Kingdom, and the Black Dragon Kingdom does not need to establish a mansion. The establishment of the mansion now is just to cover up and avoid being seen.

After Liu Yun left, Lu Chen basically finished his official duties.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for Dawu to send troops.

At this time, Lu Chen got up from the chair, stretched his waist, and then twisted his neck.

Even if he is already a grandmaster, he will feel mentally tired after sitting for a long time. The Northern Kingdom has so many government affairs now. Lu Chen dare not believe how many things will happen in the future.

Just as Lu Chen was about to return to the inner courtyard, a maid's voice came from the door, "Your Majesty, General Xuanyuan wants to see you."

Lu Chen said, "Come in."

After the voice fell, Xuanyuan Chen entered the study, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen nodded, "Well, what's the matter?"

Xuanyuan Chen rarely came to see him recently. He is now leading 50,000 heavy cavalry to stay in Yancheng, and there is nothing important.

After hearing Lu Chen's question, Xuanyuan Chen hesitated for a moment, and it seemed that there was something difficult to say.

Lu Chen said puzzledly, "What's wrong?"

Xuanyuan Chen is a big man, and he has never been so shy before.

Xuanyuan Chen immediately said, "Your Majesty, am I not going to the front line?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen seemed to understand something. Now the generals of the Northern Kingdom have more or less one or another task, and only Xuanyuan Chen is left to lead the heavy cavalry to stay in Yancheng, which makes him a little restless.

Lu Chen asked with a smile: "General Xuanyuan, is it possible that you want to go to the front line?"

Xuanyuan Chen said quickly: "I just wanted to ask."

Lu Chen said: "General Xuanyuan, are you doing nothing because I asked you to stay in Yancheng with 50,000 heavy cavalry?"

"Your task is very heavy. If Dawu sends troops to attack the Northern Kingdom, there is a high probability that they will not put their main force in Yong'an County. Their main force will probably use Dayue Road to enter the Northern Kingdom."

"If Dawu's army accidentally bypasses our defense line and directly attacks Yancheng, you will be an important force in protecting me."

"Or are you saying you don't want to protect me?"

Xuanyuan Chen said quickly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have no intention of doing so. It is my honor to be able to protect Your Majesty."

"The main reason why I want to go to the front line is because of my younger sister. She said that there was no chance of fighting in Yancheng. She wanted to go to the front line, so I wanted to inquire and see if I would go. Opportunities on the front lines.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

After he abducted Xuanyuan Yunqi to Yancheng, he arranged Xuanyuan Yunqi into the black cavalry led by Xuanyuan Chen, and then let Xuanyuan Yunqi learn firearms and various tactics.

Lu Chen's original intention was to capture Xuanyuan Yunqi. Lu Chen still liked Xuanyuan Yunqi, a brave and beautiful woman in his heart.

However, there were already many women in the palace, and Lu Chen had no intention of deliberately increasing his harem, so he simply let Xuanyuan Yunqi study in Xuanyuan Chen's army and never let Xuanyuan Yunqi come to his side.

Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Yunqi could no longer hold back so quickly.

Lu Chen fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Lu Chen asked: "General Xuanyuan, how do you think General Yunqi is studying in the army?"

Xuanyuan Chen replied: "I have already learned everything I need to learn, but I lack the opportunity to practice."

Lu Chen said: "Go back and tell her that if she really wants to go to the front line, come to the palace tomorrow to see me. I want to see how determined she is."

Xuanyuan Chen was stunned, and then asked: "My lord, do you really plan to send her to the front line?"

Why couldn't Xuanyuan Chen see the thoughts of their king? This king obviously coveted his sister's body, and he had already coveted his sister, otherwise their king would not have abducted his sister to Yancheng.

Since he coveted her body, how could he send her to such a dangerous place.

Lu Chen said with a smile: "It depends on her determination. If she really plans to go to the front line, I will immediately arrange for her to go to Yong'an County."

Xuanyuan Chen said: "I understand, I will go back and tell her now."

"My subordinates resign."

Lu Chen nodded and said nothing more.

Xuanyuan Chen then turned around and left the palace, heading straight to where Xuanyuan Yunqi lived.

Lu Chen thought that nothing would happen now, so he walked out from behind the desk and prepared to go back to the inner courtyard for dinner. However, as soon as he reached the door, the maid's voice came from the door again.

"Your Majesty, Miss Murong wants to see you."

Lu Chen didn't respond. He walked directly to the door and saw Murong Xueer wearing a black and white plain clothes standing in the yard.

Seeing Lu Chen come out, Murong Xueer was stunned for a moment, and she quickly said: "Did the foreign minister disturb the prince?"

Lu Chen asked with a smile: "Miss Murong, do you have anything important to do when you come to the palace so late?"

Murong Xueer was stunned for a moment. Although she was just inquiring about information, it was indeed inappropriate to come to the palace so late. It was already dinner time and she would go to bed after dinner.

If she came to Beiwang Mansion at this time, didn't she come here to die?

It wasn't that she intentionally came so late, she just passed by the Northern King's Mansion, and suddenly thought that the general was going to send troops to the Northern Kingdom, so she came to the Northern King to get some information about the deployment of the Northern Kingdom's army, so she didn't even think about it. , and ran directly to find King Bei.

Murong Xueer felt that her mind was confused. How could she avoid looking for King Bei at this time? She hadn't even thought of an excuse to see King Bei. If she looked for King Bei at this time, King Bei would immediately know that she was here. what for.

At this moment, Murong Xueer suddenly had an idea, and then she instantly thought of an excuse. She smiled and said lightly: "Can't I come to see the prince if I have nothing to do?"

The corner of Lu Chen's mouth also raised slightly, and then he walked directly in front of Murong Xueer, and then directly hugged Murong Xueer's waist, as if the maids and servants in the yard did not exist, Lu Chen was in Murong Xueer's ear He said softly: "Of course you can come to me at any time."

"You came just in time. I am going to have dinner. Come with me."

Hearing this, Murong Xueer was startled.

have dinner?

Did she understand dinner?

What Lu Chen calls dinner, is she still eating her?

I don't know why, but since she was broken by this guy, some filthy thoughts always come into her mind. She is also a talented woman, how can she think of these things.

At this moment, Lu Chen grabbed Murong Xueer's waist and walked directly towards Fengyun Courtyard.

Murong Xueer asked at this time: "The prince is not afraid of being seen by his wives and concubines?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "My wives and concubines are very tolerant to me, and they have known for a long time that you are my woman. They won't mind even if they see you."

Murong Xueer continued to ask: "Isn't the prince curious about what I am doing here?"

Lu Chen said: "Didn't I just say that you can come to the palace at any time, and you can even treat the palace as your home in the future, and there is no problem living in the palace all the time."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Murong Xueer always felt a little flustered. The more Lu Chen acted indifferent, the more uneasy she felt. She said directly: "I came to the palace this time mainly because His Majesty gave me an order to find out what weapons the North Kingdom has."

This is the excuse Murong Xueer just thought of. Since she didn't have a good excuse, she just made up something that seemed reasonable. Anyway, she and Lu Chen had already broken the bottom line. Her body had been played by this guy so many times. She pretended to rebel and pretended to have feelings for him. He shouldn't be able to see it.

Hearing Murong Xueer's lie, Lu Chen just smiled.

When he saw Murong Xueer just now, he had already glanced at the updated information about Murong Xueer in the system. It clearly mentioned that Murong Xueer came this time to find out the defense map of the Northern Kingdom, and then handed it over to Da Wu to cooperate with Da Wu to attack the Northern Kingdom.

But Lu Chen didn't care much about Murong Xueer's lies. He wanted this woman to tell him the purpose of her coming to the Northern Palace in bed later. Now he believed what Murong Xueer said.

At this time, Lu Chen said with a smile on his face: "So that's the case. Miss Murong didn't want to become my woman, so why are you taking the initiative to tell me now?"

Hearing Lu Chen's teasing, Murong Xueer's face was a little hot.

Murong Xueer then said: "Your Majesty, don't be so sentimental. I am just cooperating with you, and I have not really agreed to become your woman."

"I can't go back to Dayue now. I can only get more intelligence in the North Country and make some achievements. Only in this way can I have the hope of returning to Dayue and being reused by His Majesty again."

Lu Chen said: "So that's how it is."

"So, Miss Murong has no feelings for me at all?"

Murong Xueer said expressionlessly: "Does Your Majesty think that I will have feelings for you after sleeping with you a few times?"

"Does Your Majesty underestimate me a little bit?"

Lu Chen said: "Okay, it seems that I am too sentimental. In this case, we will only talk about transactions in the future, not about feelings."

"I can provide you with some information to help you make meritorious deeds and help you return to Dayue and return to the side of the empress."

"But you must also pay a price."

Murong Xueer frowned slightly, "What price?"

Lu Chen stopped, stretched out his hand, lifted Murong Xueer's delicate chin, looked at her beautiful face and said: "The price is your body. If I want you to sleep with me in the future, you must come to the palace immediately."

Hearing this, Murong Xueer was not angry, but very happy in her heart.

Of course, Murong Xueer was not happy because she was going to be played with by Lu Chen. The reason why she was happy was that she had a reasonable reason to frequently contact the King of the North and often come to the King of the North's Palace, and this was proposed by the King of the North.

Murong Xueer said indifferently: "Aren't there enough women in the palace for the prince to play with?"

Lu Chen said: "This prince has been fascinated by writing recently, so I want you to come to the palace to practice calligraphy with me."

Murong Xueer said: "I understand. If the prince wants to practice calligraphy in the future, he can ask someone to come to the mansion to find me at any time."

Lu Chen said: "Okay, let's not talk about this. The food should be ready."

Speaking of this, Lu Chen put his arm around Murong Xueer's waist and continued to walk towards Fengyun Courtyard.

Soon they came to the door of Fengyun Palace. When Lu Chen appeared at the door of Fengyun Palace with his arm around Murong Xueer's willow waist, all of Lu Chen's wives and concubines in Fengyun Palace were stunned for a moment, and Murong Xueer herself was also stunned for a moment.

She thought that eating dinner meant eating in bed, but she didn't expect that Lu Chen's dinner was really eating dinner, and he was eating dinner with his wives and concubines.

This made her a little confused. Could it be that when the palace eats dinner, the whole family eats dinner together?

Generally, in a palace like this, people eat separately at mealtime, and they don't eat together like this.

After Mu Zixuan and the others were stunned for a moment, Mu Zixuan quickly came back to her senses. She hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Prince, this is our new sister. If I am not mistaken, this should be Miss Murong, right?"

At this time, Lu Chen said: "My beloved concubine, don't talk nonsense. I was just talking to Miss Murong in the study room just now. It happened to be mealtime, so I invited her to have a meal together."

Hearing this, all the women smiled.

Only a ghost believed what Lu Chen said.

They knew who Lu Chen was. How could Lu Chen let go of a cold and talented woman like Murong Xueer, and the two of them had already done those things in the study room.

But they didn't make it clear, just to save face for Murong Xueer and avoid her being embarrassed later.

No matter what, Murong Xueer is an envoy sent by Dayue. An envoy sent by Dayue, becoming the woman of the Northern King, this is likely to affect Murong Xueer's reputation if it is made public.

Mu Zixuan immediately said: "So that's how it is. It's my fault. I shouldn't have said anything nonsense."

At this point, Mu Zixuan said to Murong Xueer: "Miss Murong, I'm really sorry, I misunderstood you, I apologize to you."

Murong Xueer then said: "Princess, there is no need to do this, it is normal for my appearance in the inner courtyard to cause misunderstandings."

Mu Zixuan came to Murong Xueer at this time, took Murong Xueer's hand and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this, dinner is ready, Miss Murong, please take a seat."