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

Chapter 259

Zhou Yuan had heard of the art of disguise but had never seen it before. Now that he saw Li Yu'an using it, he felt that it was truly miraculous.

However, he had no intention of admiring the other party's technique, but was deeply immersed in the abyss of beauty.

Li Yu'an narrowed her eyes and said softly, "It's too easy to control you. You can't achieve anything great if you are lustful."

Zhou Yuan murmured, "Even if you achieve great things without lust, it won't be fun."

Li Yu'an snorted, and then said, "Is this the reason why you have been intoxicated with flowers these days? It's been seven days since I returned to Shenjing, and you haven't done anything at all. There was a lot of wailing over the Fifth Army Camp, but you didn't even take a look."

"Have you forgotten your promise to me? The so-called loyal and martial earl."

Zhou Yuan said, "The way to make progress is to relax and work hard."

Li Yu'an said, "I am also a princess. I know what politics is like. Once you relax, the enemy will tear you apart."

Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded, "You are right, but what I want to say is that politics without human feelings will not go far."

At this point, he spread his hands and said, "Please, Virgin Sister, are you here to blame me for being lazy this time? ? It only took me four months to go from a centurion in Lin'an Prefecture to a second-class earl now. "

"Think about this speed. Can I help you achieve your goal within five years?"

Li Yu'an was a little embarrassed. She lifted her hair with her fair hands and said slowly: "It's not a blame, but a reminder."

"Zhou Yuan, there are too many geniuses in this world, but almost no one can maintain reason and fighting spirit under the erosion of money, power, reputation and beauty at the same time."

"You were born in poverty, and now you are just 19 years old, you have been granted a title. It is the age of indulgence and the identity of indulgence."

"Many times, people are defeated by themselves because of pride, complacency, and laziness."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said to the front: "Mingrui, go outside the city, Miss Li and I will go out for a walk."

"Okay, son-in-law."

Mingrui responded, and the carriage drove forward quickly.

Li Yu'an frowned and asked, "What are you going to do outside the city?"

Zhou Yuan did not answer, but sighed softly: "According to statistics, the Yunzhou Waxiang riot killed more than 6,000 people in total. In the Liangjiang Rebellion, not to mention the poor people, more than 30,000 soldiers died."

"Not to mention the Central Plains, bones are spread across the mountains and fields, and thousands of miles of red land are like purgatory on earth."

"Back in Lin'an Prefecture, I made a decision late one night to do something for this world, so I started my journey."

"Now there are some results."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan looked at Li Yu'an and whispered, "You asked me if I can withstand the temptation of success, and whether I will I can't answer this question in general. "

"I just want to say that there is a man named Wang Ang, who is 38 years old this year. When he was in Lin'an Prefecture, he told me the way to be a minister."

"There is a man named Xiong Kuohai, a fourth-rank official of the Southern Pacification Envoy. He squatted in an iron box for two days and came to Lin'an in a mess."

"Qu Ling is a lady from an aristocratic family. She has a bright future and life, but she spent the New Year on the boat this year."

"My wife Zhao Jianjia has become a different person in half a year. Now she can stand on her own."

Zhou Yuan lifted the curtain of the carriage and said slowly: "My father-in-law is the top scholar in the Jinke, With his wisdom, he could at least be a second-rank minister, but he did not go to Jinling to be the prefect, but went to Yangzhou to inspect the salt.

"Sister Virgin, politics is not a martial arts arena. If one person falls, the other person standing is the winner."

"This is a big whirlpool. Once it falls, a large area will fall."

"I, Zhou Yuan, have offended the Zhejiang Party by overthrowing Cao Ye. I have offended the big men behind the nine major gangs by rectifying the capital. I have offended those who are loyal to King Jing by destroying King Jing's conspiracy."

"I can be sure that if I fall, Wang Ang, Xiong Kuohai, Jianjia, my father-in-law, the commanders of the other four cities' military divisions, and the nine Big gangs, including anyone who is friendly with me, will not have a good end. "

"Do I dare to slack off?"

"At this point, it is no longer just my job to save the world, but a large number of people."

"Yes, I already have followers, this is inevitable."

Zhou Yuan did not stop, but looked at the scenery outside the window and said softly: "Look, what is over there, hundreds of thousands of refugees have been dispersed, walking along the periphery of Shenjing City, how many people can survive?"

Li Yu'an then saw that on New Year's Eve, a group of the hundreds of thousands of young and middle-aged people who made trouble were still staying outside the city, and they were obviously unable to hold on.

They wailed, looking at the carriages coming and going, wanting to rush over, but they were likeUnable to keep up with the speed of the carriage, they fell to the ground in a pile.

Some stood up, but some could never stand up again.

Zhou Yuan said: "I have been conferred a title, but I have not changed anything I want to change. Success? How can there be any success? It's too early."

Looking at this young man who was only 19 years old, at this moment, Li Yu'an suddenly felt that he seemed to think too little, and was far less profound than him in dealing with some problems.

It seemed that he really didn't need to worry about him in terms of business.

"Zhou Yuan, Zhang Bailong came to me."

Li Yu'an decided to tell him what he had encountered recently.

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly remembered that Zhang Bailong was the leader of the Central Plains bandits.

The traitor who proclaimed himself emperor in Guangzhou has been gaining momentum recently and is planning Luoyang and Kaifeng to try to occupy the Central Plains.

"He came to you? What does it mean?"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help asking.

Li Yu'an said: "He contacted Chu Feifan through the Wusheng sect, and then wrote to me, hoping to cooperate with me and conspire for great things."

"I met him once. To be honest, this man is also young and extremely capable. I almost agreed to him."

Zhou Yuan said: "So, he is not an ordinary bandit, but a real hero?"

Li Yu'an nodded and said: "Absolutely a hero, with elegant conversation, extraordinary temperament, broad mind, and unique personality charm, enough to attract people to follow him."

"My heart is very strong, but to be honest, if it weren't for you, I would definitely agree to cooperate with him."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before saying: "Heroes emerge in troubled times. It seems that the chaos in the Central Plains is not so easy to eliminate. No wonder the court's previous attempts to suppress bandits were all in vain."

Li Yu'an said: "Don't give him time! Zhou Yuan, once this man has time, he has the ability to achieve hegemony!"

"I understand."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and said: "Do you have detailed information about him? Including the Kaidai court he founded."

"Yes, I need to sort it out."

Li Yu'an sighed: "Tomorrow I will let Wanyan Daichan send it to you. By the way, about Wanyan... Don't be fooled by her. She is a Donglu, and naturally she has her own interests."

Zhou Yuan smiled and got out of the car.

Looking at the snow that has not yet melted, blowing the bleak cold wind.

He saw thousands of refugees on the verge of death.

He said slowly: "Sister Saint, do you believe that we will succeed in the end?"

Li Yu'an followed him out of the car, looked at Zhou Yuan's back, and couldn't help but ask: "Why are you so confident? Everything is still a long way to go."

Zhou Yuan said: "Because the road is right."

Li Yu'an didn't understand, she just felt that Zhou Yuan seemed to have grown taller.

His back was very tall.