From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 442

This was the first sentence Luo Zhiyuan said after he came out.

He stared at Zhou Yuan with his eyes fixed, and his sudden shout startled everyone.

Zhou Yuan did not answer, but just looked at the King of Xunnan calmly.

Luo Yunhe coughed twice, breaking the silence, frowned and scolded: "What are you yelling about! Don't you know any etiquette? Sit still!"

"You are still wet behind the ears, but you are trying to take care of business!"

Then he looked at everyone and smiled awkwardly: "Children are ignorant, sorry."

Luo Zhiyuan didn't care about that, and ran directly to Zhou Yuan, grabbing him with both hands.

Zhuang Xuansu frowned and easily grabbed his wrist.

"Zhou Yuan! Zhou Yuan, speak!"

Luo Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and shouted: "Save my sister! She is in Haojing! Go save her! Aren't you her friend!"

Zhou Yuan winked at Zhuang Xuansu.

Zhuang Xuansu then let him go.

Zhou Yuan said, "Did your sister tell you about me?"

Luo Zhiyuan said, "Yes!"

Zhou Yuan said, "Then why do you think I can save her?"

"She said you are a great hero! You recovered the Central Plains!"

Luo Zhiyuan's eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Save her, help me, save my sister."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Go sit down."

Until now, Luo Yunhe sighed deeply.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh."

"My daughter Ruan Zhi is indeed under house arrest in Haojing for three months and has not returned yet."

Luo Yunhe looked embarrassed and shook his head, saying, "She took the goods to Haojing for negotiation. Who knew that the Fujian and Guangdong naval forces suddenly assembled and the war was about to break out, so the Portuguese did not let her come back."

"Now the foreign pirates are ravaging Xiangzhou, I am powerless. I can't beat them, and they are threatening my life, so I can only hide in the mansion."

Here, he looked at everyone and said, "You came to visit today, probably for the Xiangzhou matter."

Guan Caixi didn't speak, and Princess Qinshui didn't speak either.

They just cast their eyes on Zhou Yuan.

This made Luo Yunhe secretly shocked. Even if Zhou Yuan was a young marquis, his status was far inferior to that of Caixi and Qinshui, but why did he let him make the decision?

Zhou Yuan chuckled and said, "Your Highness is right. We are here for Xiangzhou."

"To be precise, I want Your Highness to organize the palace soldiers to fight back against the Portuguese."

Luo Yunhe's face changed, and he shook his head immediately, saying, "No! My dear nephew, I know you can fight, but the Portuguese have muskets, and we can't be their opponents."

"Wouldn't it be suicide to fight in this situation?"

"Besides, my daughter Ruan Zhi is still in their hands, how dare I move."

Zhou Yuan had expected his words, so he slowly said, "The musket is terrible, but it may not be invincible."

"We can't beat them, but we may not lose."

Luo Yunhe shook his head again and again, obviously unable to listen to these words.

Zhou Yuan said: "There are about 4,000 Portuguese in Haojing, but there are only 2,000 combat troops. The Palace of the Southern King has 3,000 palace soldiers. Why can't we fight?"

Luo Yunhe said: "Even if all 3,000 palace soldiers are killed, how many people can we kill on the opposite side? At most a few hundred people."

"What should Xiangzhou do then? What should I do?"

Zhou Yuan said calmly: "The foreign pirates invaded, burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil. The hatred in the hearts of the people has reached the extreme. As long as the Palace of the Southern King stands up and calls for action, more people will definitely join."

Luo Yunhe smiled bitterly and said: "That can't resist the gun!"

Zhou Yuan said: "The Portuguese have a total of 2,000 soldiers. They dare not have too many casualties because they have no place to replenish their troops."

"As long as we become tough, they will naturally become weak, but if we keep giving in, they will become more arrogant."

"Only when we beat them back in one go will they be honest."

Luo Yunhe shook his head and said: How can it be so easy? Facing a gun, people's hearts are scattered and they dare not charge at all. "

"Besides, Ruan Zhi is still in the hands of the other party, how dare I move."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Ruan Zhi is their most important trump card to threaten you. Not only do they dare not touch her, but they will also treat her well and use her as a bargaining chip for negotiation."

"On the contrary, if we are suppressed all the time and dare not fight back, they will be unscrupulous towards Ruan Zhi."

"The essence of foreign pirates is to bully the weak and fear the strong."

Luo Yunhe waved his hand and said: "No, no, I can't take risks with Ruan Zhi's safety."

Zhou Yuan said: "You are more worried that these three thousand palace soldiers are gone, and you can't even suppress the order in Xiangzhou, right?"

Luo Yunhe sighed and said: "I have Xiangzhou, so I have the capital for negotiation. I can't even control Xiangzhou, how can I talk to the other party!"

Zhou Yuan said: "If we don't fight back, the people in Xiangzhou will run away. Lord Luo, there is no time now"I'll give you time to hesitate. Xiangzhou can't stand the looting."

Luo Yunhe said in a deep voice: "No, I will never take my soldiers to take risks. If we can't hold on here, the court will take care of it!"

Zhou Yuan laughed.

He said softly: "You are just a coward."

As soon as these words came out, Luo Yunhe's face changed drastically and he shouted: "Zhou Yuan! You are so presumptuous!"

"Don't say that you are a wanted criminal now. Even if you are a military marquis, you are not qualified to talk to me like this!"

"This king is saving face for you, don't be ungrateful."

Zhou Yuan knocked on the table lightly and smiled slowly: "Granted? Saving face? You said it very well."

"Actually, I think so too. I am saving face for you."

"But the general trend is there. I, Zhou Yuan, will never tolerate cowardly behavior. "

He stood up, his face turned cold, and he said in a cold voice: "You must send troops, otherwise I will kill you and take over your troops in the name of the imperial envoy."

After the voice fell, Guan Caixi took out his gold medal.

Luo Yunhe glared and said: "You dare! Do you believe that I can do it now..."

Before he finished speaking, a long sword was placed on his neck, emitting cold light.

Zhuang Xuansu had a blank expression on his face and said indifferently: "Lord Luo, you'd better not move, otherwise I can only chop off your head."

Princess Qinshui said: "Uncle Luo, this is a serious matter. We can only do this. I hope you cherish your life and don't make it too difficult for us."

Guan Caixi also said: "Yes, we don't want to bleed. You are obedient and cooperate with Zhou Yuan, and we will pretend that nothing happened."

Zhou Yuan said: "Master Zhuang, take medicine for him. "

Zhuang Xuansu nodded, took out a pill with his left hand, and slapped his throat with the long sword. Luo Yunhe suddenly opened his mouth.

A pill was thrown directly into his throat.

He immediately started to cough dryly, his face flushed, and he angrily said: "What did you give me to eat!"

Zhou Yuan said: "One-day Heartbreak Powder, the poison used by the Inner Court for assassination. You need to take the special antidote made by the Inner Court every day, otherwise your intestines will be pierced and your stomach will rot and you will die."

"I think my meaning is very clear. If you don't obey, you will die."

Luo Yunhe stared at them, his mouth shrunk, and he actually cried.

"Wuwu, you...you are too much."

"You young people, how can you treat me, an elder, like this."

"Qinshui...wuwu...I am still your uncle, how can you bear it?"

"Caixi, you forgot that when we first met, I gave you a night pearl to make you happy. "

Princess Qinshui sighed and said, "Uncle Wang, there's no need to cry. Now that things have come to this, why don't you just be obedient?"

"You've never had much courage in your life. Isn't it good for Zhou Yuan to make the decision for you?"

Luo Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Yes, it's good."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Only Luo Yunhe shouted, "You rebellious son! I raised you in vain!"