dognovel Chapter 427: Relying on deception again?
Chapter 427: Relying on deception again?
Mu Hao's eyes froze visibly, and he stared at Shen Yu in a daze, as if he had never expected her to say this. He looked at Mu Ruilin again, his eyes clearly filled with hesitation and uncertainty, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He had never had good luck. He used to be a member of the Li family, which was considered a well-known official family in Luocheng. Until his great-uncle risked his life to give advice and offended the emperor, his entire family was convicted and executed. It was his good friend who got wind of the news in advance and insisted on taking him away.
How could he be the kind of person who is afraid of death? He vowed to live and die with his family.
This forced his friend to tell him that he was not actually a member of the Li family? But an orphan of the former Mu royal family? But he was a side branch, so what kind of orphan was he?
But no matter what, whether it is the Mu family or the Li family, he is the only descendant left. For the sake of his family and bloodline, he has to live... From then on, he changed his name to Mu Hao, and stubbornly asked to sell himself to his good friend to become his agent outside.
But now Shen Yu told him that he would have relatives again?
Although this relative had no connection with him, except that they shared the same ancestor hundreds of years ago, they were strangers. This was too ridiculous.
Although this so-called relative had no connection with him except for their common ancestor who was so far away that it seemed like another world, this sudden "family affection" was so absurd that it made him want to cry...
Prince De sighed, stepped forward and patted his friend's arm, "This is a great thing."
Mu Hao lowered his head and glared at him, then suddenly picked up Mu Ruilin and announced to everyone with full aura, "From now on, I, Mu Hao, will protect this child. Don't any of you dare bully my family."
His awkward domineering declaration was a response to Shen Yu's answer.
Mu Ruilin's face flushed red when he was suddenly picked up. The sudden hug made him panic. He looked at his sister for help, his face full of shyness, but he didn't feel unhappy.
Shen Yu stretched out his hand and tried to grab the person, but Gao Yong, who had just walked in, was one step faster than him and grabbed the person in his arms, "Why are you hugging my brother? Let go."
Mu Hao realized that those who could enter and leave here freely were his own people, so he did not resist.
So, Mu Ruilin, who was suddenly fought over, fell into the hands of the new brother, but he showed a rare bright smile on his face. Yang'er and Meng'er were not happy about it. Gao Yong was their exclusive mount recently! !
For a moment, several children rushed to pull Gao Yong's clothes, making him beg for mercy with a smile.
Shen Yu was finally relieved to see them like this, and then he talked about business, "So how do you plan to deal with these things now?"
Lu Yingxing helped his wife to sit down next to Shi Zhuo, poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in her palm. Seeing that she was smiling with curved eyebrows and in a good mood, "Wu Zhong is already closing in on the secret agents of the aristocratic families. Those people cannot be spared." The reason why they were not touched before was simply that many secret agents had not been investigated clearly, but there have been many things happening recently, and they have been in frequent contact, so some inconspicuous people have been exposed.
Old Zhuo Wang glanced at him, frowned and said, "The family has a deep foundation. Aren't you afraid that you will destroy Zhuo City if you act so hastily?"
Lu Yingxing said lazily, "You are cautious, but what's the result?"
The old Prince Zhuo, who was outmaneuvered, shut up. What a rebellious son! Humph, do whatever you want to say. He was too lazy to pay attention. Anyway, Zhuo City is not mine now.
Shen Yu looked at his father-in-law's angry look and kindly explained, "Don't worry, father. He will only take action when he is sure. In the past two months, we have basically figured out Zhuocheng's network of relationships. Over the past few hundred years, Zhuocheng is like an old wound. If the rotten flesh is not cleaned up, no matter how many good medicines are used, it will not be cured."
"But if we dig too deep, aren't you afraid of damaging the roots?" This time it was Shen Hua who spoke. Zhuocheng is now undoubtedly the same as the previous dynasty, except that nothing is on the surface.
Seeing that her husband had no intention of explaining, Shen Yu sighed and accepted his kindness.
Lu Yingxing wanted to give himself the opportunity to take over Zhuocheng. He was not afraid at all that the princess had too much power and would sideline him as the prince. She would take over all the dirty work and would not let her deal with the things she had to worry about. He would be lying if he said he was not touched. He knew that he had no sense of belonging, so he simply retreated to the second line and shared all the rights of Zhuocheng with her.
She carefully considered her words and said, "Master, Zhuocheng can only be the Lu family's Zhuocheng." Although those noble families were just gathering information and placing people in different places, and seeing that there was something profitable they would take a piece of the pie, which was harmless, it was extremely disgusting. Who would like to have a group of dishonest people in their family?
"Since the last dynasty, these noble families have not cared about the rise and fall of the dynasty or the suffering of the people. They only care about maintaining their own interests and habitually control all resources in the hands of their families. It can be said that the failure of Zhuocheng to develop in recent years is related to these parasites. Even if it hurts our bones, it is better than letting them suck our blood."
Shen Hua shook his head and said nothing. He knew this logic.
Instead, the old King Zhuo couldn't help but say, "But these aristocratic families have formed this habit for hundreds of years. Even any inconspicuous member of the clan may have this bad habit. They can be eliminated for a while, but they will revive as soon as they have the chance. Otherwise, do you think that the successive Kings Zhuo have never touched them? No, as soon as you kill one, another one will pop up immediately. It's endless and annoying. You can't kill them all, right?"
Lu Yingxing glanced at him and asked seriously, "Why not?"
Seeing him look so miserable again, old Zhuo Wang was furious. How cute that little kid was when he was little! !
"Kill? Ha! Do you know how many of them there are?"
"Didn't Madam bring a group of people back from Los Angeles? They're just the right place to fill the vacancy." Lu Yingxing answered indifferently.
His words made his head go numb for a moment, and old King Zhuo opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. He just glanced at his daughter-in-law in confusion, and his eyes clearly showed: So you tricked her into coming to Zhuocheng for this purpose?
"Father, don't listen to his nonsense!" Shen Yu glared at someone, don't ruin my reputation! !
"These people are like a cancer. They can't be taught. We can only suppress them violently, but there's no need to kill them. I've asked someone to investigate. Zhuocheng actually has a very good geographical environment. There's an iron mine and a salt mine a few dozen miles outside the pass. If I tell them this news, do you think the people from the aristocratic families will want to get there first?"
Is there? Old King Zhuo was puzzled. He had led troops for half his life and had traveled all over the nearby mountains. How could he not know about the iron and salt mines?
But looking at his daughter-in-law's determined eyes, he became uncertain again. Perhaps it was because he had been imprisoned for more than ten years and the terrain had changed?
Shen Hua gave her a meaningful look and praised, "Yes, if Princess Zhuo said there is, then there must be."
Old Zhuo Wang, "…………" I understand, it turned out to be another lie, "Iron mines are fine, but salt mines are too attractive, it's not appropriate, the other cities' royal dukes will probably come to grab them after receiving the information."
Shen Yu chuckled, "Isn't there still the Yun family?"