After the soul exchange, the powerful minister gave birth to twins for me

Chapter 71 Farewell Banquet

In the palace, the emperor was sitting in the imperial study, and a father-in-law delivered a secret letter.

When the emperor saw this letter, he knew it was sent by Liu Wenyin who accompanied Mo Zhiyuan and Liu Ruyun.

The emperor opened the envelope, glanced at it quickly, his expression changed drastically, and he slapped the letter paper on the table, "Waste, they are all a bunch of waste! People have already arrived in the border town, and they couldn't solve it. Instead, they folded themselves." Go in, what use do I need these trash!"

When the servants in the palace heard the roar of the emperor, they immediately knelt down, fearing that if they accidentally offended the angry emperor, their heads would fall to the ground.

After the emperor finished venting, he pressed his brows distressedly, "Mo Zhiyuan not only caught the evidence against the mayor of the border city in the border town, overthrew the mayor, but also established his prestige in front of the people."

"He has already made outstanding military exploits, which makes people fearful. If this continues, if there is a disobedient heart in the future, wouldn't my throne be in jeopardy?"

The Grand Duke's cloudy eyeballs rolled around, "Your Majesty, this servant has an idea, but I don't know if this idea is feasible."

"Do you have a solution? Tell me about it." The emperor looked at the grandpa at the side.

The Grand Duke then said: "Your Majesty, from what I have seen, the Great General Zhen Guo has made great achievements in battle anyway. Why don't we take this opportunity to lure away all the rebels who can threaten the border town, and let the General Zhen Guo destroy them along the way."

"If General Zhen Guo fails, gets injured or dies, that's fine."

"If he wins, the emperor can also get rid of his confidant's serious troubles and take [-] steps back. Even if he is still alive, the suppression fails or the loss is too heavy, the emperor can also take this opportunity to suppress the general who suppresses the country."

The emperor pondered.

This is a good way to get the best of all three. The combined strength of that group of rebels should not be underestimated. No matter how strong the troops led by Mo Zhiyuan are, they are hard to beat with two fists and four hands. It is very difficult to win.

When the time comes, he can take the opportunity to punish Mo Zhiyuan, or make Mo Zhiyuan sacrifice himself while besieging the rebels.

He didn't know how much the Mo family had contributed to the royal family, but there was no way, the more military exploits Mo Zhiyuan made, the more he had to be afraid.

"Okay, then do as you say."

The previous city lord was deposed and dealt with by Mo Zhiyuan, the question before him was who would be the new city lord.

Because of this, Mo Zhiyuan stayed here and was troubled for a long time.

Liu Ruyun came to the study and tapped the desk with her index finger.

"I have a candidate to recommend, the former city lord - Li Ming."

Immediately, Liu Ruyun sat aside and poured himself a cup of tea, and then said.

"He was originally a good city lord who was loved by the people, but later he became sick from overwork and his body became weaker and needed to be taken care of, so he resigned from the post of city lord, and that's why He Wuwei was appointed."

"I have asked people to inquire. The old city lord has been in good health for the past few years. Maybe he can be temporarily appointed as the city lord. Wait for the Holy Lord to issue a decree to see who will succeed the city lord."

Mo Zhiyuan's frown was loosened, and he looked at Liu Ruyun with undisguised appreciation.

Liu Ruyun accepted without hesitation.

Mo Zhiyuan smiled muffledly, "Since Madam has investigated in such detail, why don't you take me to the residence of the old castellan and visit with me?"

"Let's go." Liu Ruyun stood up.

The house where the old castellan lived was in a remote location, with two lanterns hanging at the door, shaking constantly when the wind blew, it looked a little shabby, enough to show that the old castellan should be a good official with a clean sleeve, otherwise he wouldn't live like this after resigning house.

There was only one servant guarding the door, and when he saw several unfamiliar faces, he asked, "Who are...?"

"Let's visit the old city lord of the border town. I wonder if he is in the mansion?" Mo Zhiyuan said politely.

"Yes, my master just came back from the temple. It's a coincidence that you two are here. Please wait, I will inform my master."

Mo Zhiyuan nodded and stood at the door waiting.

Soon, the servant came out, "Please."

Mo Zhiyuan and Liu Ruyun walked in.

There is a small garden inside. The plants in the garden are ordinary flowers and even weeds. It looks cheap, but the scenery is very quiet. It can be seen that the people who live here must have good taste.

Going further inside, I saw a bearded man in his 50s or [-]s sitting on a rocking chair.

The man was wearing coarse clothes, and there was a cup of tea on the small table beside him, everything looked extremely simple and comfortable.

The man looked at Mo Zhiyuan, and immediately stood up, "My lord, why are you looking for me?"

He didn't know Mo Zhiyuan's identity, so he called Mo Zhiyuan an adult.

"You are the previous city lord Li Ming?"

"Exactly, the two of you are...?"

Mo Zhiyuan directly explained the purpose of coming.

"Now that the city lord has been disposed of, the position of the city lord is vacant, but a border town cannot be without an owner, and I am about to leave this city, so I would like to ask you to temporarily act as the city lord until the emperor appoints a new city lord to take up the post. I don't know what you want How about it?"

Mo Zhiyuan's polite attitude surprised Li Ming, the old city lord, "Could it be that your lord is the general who has been heard of recently?"

Mo Zhiyuan nodded slightly, as an admission.

Li Ming fell to his knees with a thud, "The general is visiting, and the grassroots are not far away. It's a sin, a sin."

Mo Zhiyuan quickly helped Li Ming up, "You don't have to be so polite, I came to you this time to ask for something."

The old city lord immediately agreed, "Don't worry, general, as long as the emperor hasn't appointed a new city lord, I will definitely do my job well and take care of everything in the city, so as to live up to the general's entrustment."

It was not easy for Liu Ruyun to see that Li Ming had such a sincere heart. In today's world, there are very few people who cannot be blinded by power.

Li Ming had also vaguely heard about He Wuwei's actions over the years. He was very chilled, and even visited He Wuwei, but he was turned away.

But what can he do? He is just an old city lord who retired early due to illness, and he is useless long ago.

Unexpectedly, when he was still needed, Li Ming was very excited.

Coupled with the fact that his body has been well maintained these years, it is still possible to take care of the big and small things in the city for the time being.

Seeing that the other party readily agreed, Mo Zhiyuan heaved a sigh of relief.

"In this way, General Ben can continue on his way and leave."

Li Ming has been the city lord for so many years, and I believe he knows exactly how to manage the affairs of the city without them having to mention it too much.

After Mo Zhiyuan went back, he prepared to set off with Liu Ruyun.

Li Ming insisted on holding a farewell banquet for Mo Zhiyuan and Liu Ruyun. He said sincerely, "Everything the general has done for the border town will be remembered by the people of the border town. My meaning is also the meaning of the people of the border town. Please come and attend the general." This time a farewell banquet."

"Don't worry, everything at the banquet is kept simple and will not encourage extravagance."

Seeing his sincerity, Mo Zhiyuan nodded in agreement.

At the farewell banquet, there were all kinds of food and wine. Although they were not delicacies from mountains and seas, they could still arouse people's appetite.

The old city lord would exchange cups with Mo Zhiyuan from time to time, expressing his gratitude to Mo Zhiyuan inside and out, "Thank you General for eliminating harm for the people, I hope the general will have a smooth journey and everything will come true."

"I'd like to borrow your good words." Mo Zhiyuan also raised his glass and drank it down.

Seeing the dishes on the table, Liu Ruyun thought to herself that this time there would be no grand banquet or tricks like calculations, so she could eat a good meal to fill her stomach.

(End of this chapter)