Lu Li's eyeliner planted in Xiong Li's army quickly spread the news, and after confirming that Ling Cheng would not be threatened, Lu Li and An Xiabai decided to leave Ling Cheng and go to Luoyang.

On the day of departure, they happened to pass by the tea stall, and when they were resting, they heard the stall owner and the guests talking about gossip, and the names of the two of them were vaguely mentioned, so they stayed for a while with their doubts, the purpose was to eavesdrop on the people's opinions on them.

Hearing that, the stall owner said to the guests: "You outsiders don't know, our life in Lingcheng is getting better and better now!" ”

"What do you say?"

"Hey, haven't you heard those rumors out there? Since General Lu Li came to our Lingcheng with the army, the situation of Lingcheng is getting better and better day by day, in order to pay the taxes of the imperial court, Lingcheng can be said to be a poor livelihood, but now it is different, after General Lu came, and Lord Ling reformulated the tax, not only from time to time, sometimes they even take out silver money or rice grain to distribute, now the people of Lingcheng are living a prosperous life, everyone is willing to follow General Lu! ”

When the merchants heard his words, they couldn't help but yearn for it.

"When you say that, I can't help but start to envy it, if it weren't for the fact that Lingcheng is too strictly controlled, I would also like to live in Lingcheng."

What they didn't know was that when they were chatting, the person concerned, Lu Li, was sitting not far away.

Hearing these words of praise, Rao is Lu Li couldn't help but feel a little proud.

An Xiabai couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips.

"My husband is amazing."

From Lingcheng to Luoyang all the way, almost every time you stop, you can hear the voice of the people talking about Lingcheng, it is estimated that it is because the people of Lingcheng themselves have spread the news of a good life, everyone who discusses Lingcheng shows envy on their faces, they have even met extreme people on the road, and they even dragged their families to the direction of Lingcheng.

Looking at the various states of all beings, An Xiabai couldn't help but sigh.

"No matter what the situation in the world is, the people will always have only one thought in their hearts, that is, to live their own stable life, but this wish is too difficult to see."

"How so?" Lu Li lowered her head, and her lips fell lightly on her cheek, "As long as I am together, I will not give up the matter of striving for a peaceful and peaceful life for the people, and when the time comes, we will definitely be able to live our little life with our children in peace." ”

An Xia Bai smiled and nodded affectionately.

"I believe in my husband."

When the two were talking, they had already arrived at the gate of Luoyang City.

It is estimated that Zheng Zhinan, the county guard of Luoyang, had already told his subordinates that An Xiabai and Lu Li were coming to Luoyang, and almost every official recognized them after seeing them in a blink of an eye.

Immediately, the eyes of the officials turned around, as if they were alert to something, and at the same time, a man dressed as a guard hurriedly stepped forward.

"You two are from Lingcheng, right?"

Lu Li nodded: "Exactly." ”

The man breathed a sigh of relief: "Please forgive me the two distinguished guests, my lord originally wanted to come to greet him in person, but now that the situation is turbulent, I am afraid that showing up will arouse suspicion, so I didn't come." But your lordship is now waiting at the house, and you two distinguished guests, please come with me. ”

The other party attaches so much importance to etiquette, which makes Lu Li and An Xiabai a little embarrassed, after all, both of them feel that it is already very good that the county guard of Lingcheng is willing to meet them, and even willing to negotiate the alliance, as for not showing up for fear of arousing suspicion, they can still understand, after all, this decision is related to the lives of tens of thousands of people in Luoyang City.

The two followed the people who came to greet them to Zheng's house, and before they reached the door, they saw a person in official uniform standing at the door waiting from a distance, presumably it was Zheng Zhinan, the county guard of Luoyang.

"Meet your lordship."

Zheng Zhinan waved his hand, and said with a complicated expression: "No need to be polite, according to my official position, I am in the same position as General Lu, not to mention Mrs. Lu, the two of them will go first." ”

Zheng Zhinan brought people to the living room, at this time, someone had already prepared tea and pastries and put them on the table, and there was no one waiting in the living room, probably because he was afraid that the alliance between the two families would spread.

When everyone was seated, the host said with a straight face: "What is the situation now, I think the two of you know better than me, so I won't say more nonsense, let me ask General Lu, how sure are you in defeating King Li and Feng Bailin?" ”

"Well, I can't say." Lu Li frowned and said, "At this time, in addition to King Li and Feng Bailin, there are also the forces of those royal clansmen in the capital, if there is a real war, the world does not know how many forces will emerge, and I can't say how sure I can win, but I will do my best-"

Before Lu Li's words could be finished, An Xiabai beside him gently pressed his hand.

"Ten percent." An Xiabai said with a determined face, "Although King Li's army is the largest and the most well-equipped, he has not won the hearts of the people. Not to mention whether the royal family is willing to be loyal to him, just those soldiers, Xiong Lishui has already taken refuge in Feng Bailin, why does King Li still control the army? ”

"What about Feng Bailin, with Xiong Qianshui as a helper, you can also defeat him?"

An Xiabai nodded calmly: "Xiong Lishui and Feng Bailin are not in harmony, these two people, on the surface, seem to support each other, but in fact they are suspicious of each other, even if there are Su family sisters as a link, relying on Feng Bailin's bad attitude towards Su Ruyue, they will not be able to last long." ”

The implication is that the person who can finally win the final victory is Lu Li.

An Xiabai's trust in her husband made Zheng Zhinan particularly admired.

"Mrs. Lu really trusts the general."

An Xia Bai smiled softly.

In fact, this is not a matter of belief or distrust, but fate, the story of the previous life is written like this, and it will not change in this life, and in the end, Lu Li will definitely become the lord of the world.

It's a pity that An Xiabai can't tell Zheng Zhinan frankly about this kind of thing.

"When Miss Yang and my wife talked about Mrs. Lu before, they often praised Mrs. Lu, saying that Mrs. Lu is a rare wise and brave person in the world, and I really believe it when I see it today." Zheng Zhinan said with emotion, "General Lu was able to get this wife, which is like a tiger with wings." ”

"Your Excellency praised it." Lu Li smiled modestly, his eyes subconsciously turned to An Xiabai's side, and it happened that An Xiabai was also looking at him, and when they looked at each other, the corners of their lips hooked up with a smile.

Speaking of Yang Xiao, An Xiabai suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard.

"I heard that Ah Xiao and Mrs. Zheng are handkerchiefs, and the two grew up together since childhood, and they are close friends?"

"Isn't it?" As soon as Zheng Zhinan talked about his wife, his expression became much gentler, "My wife's favorite thing to talk about on weekdays is this close friend, and the person that Miss Yang is willing to trust must be someone with a good personality, plus the good days of Lingcheng that have become more and more popular these days, it is difficult for me not to form an alliance with General Lu." ”

The implication is that their alliance is already a sure thing.

Hearing this, Lu Li and An Xiabai both breathed a sigh of relief, and the big stone in their hearts could be regarded as letting go.

The next time you see Yang Xiao, you must thank her well, if it weren't for the fact that she often praised Mrs. Zheng, maybe Zheng Zhinan wouldn't have trusted them so easily!

"The alliance is decided, but there are still many details to discuss, in short, you have to take your time, during this time, General Lu and his wife will live in the mansion first, those trivial things, we will talk about it tomorrow, this journey is tiring, presumably the two distinguished guests are also tired, right?"

"There are indeed some." An Xia smiled shyly and said, "Although it is not a long way to come to Luoyang from Lingcheng, the road is not easy to walk, and it is indeed a little tired to rush over this way." ”

Zheng Zhinan smiled heartily and called the housekeeper who was waiting outside the door in: "Take the two distinguished guests down to rest first." ”

The housekeeper took the order and took Lu Li and An Xiabai to the small courtyard where they were going to live.

Although the people were sleepy at that time, the time was daytime, and neither of them had the habit of sleeping during the day, so they thought about walking around the house, but what they never expected was that this time they walked into the garden, and they also saw the scene of Zheng Zhinan and his wife talking.

I don't know what they said, but while they were chatting, Mrs. Zheng twisted Zheng Zhinan's ear with her hand.

The appearance of these two people made An Xiabai and Lu Li feel a little funny.

But they didn't dare to laugh, after all, this is someone's family matter, and it's not good to peep into other people's family affairs, let alone take the initiative to go out.

As quietly as they had come, they slowly left the garden until they reached the deserted cloister where no one had passed, and only then did the two begin to talk about what they had just seen.

An Xiabai remembered the scene at that time, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I didn't expect Lord Zheng to spoil Mrs. so much. ”

"Spoiled?" Lu Li rolled his eyes, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How about Madame, do you also like this mode of getting along, if Madame likes it, I can too." ”

As he spoke, he took the initiative to pull An Xiabai's hand and put it on his ear.

"You're welcome, ma'am."

An Xiabai couldn't hold back her laughter, and touched Lu Li's ear with her hand, but she never twisted it: "I am reluctant to let my husband hurt." ”

Lu Li's heart warmed slightly: "Madame's words are not right, Madame beats me and loves me, but it's just twisting my ears, what's the big deal?" ”

"It's that I don't have this habit," An Xiabai squinted at him and said, "If I also had the habit of screwing people, I would have cured my husband to be obedient and didn't dare to act indiscriminately, but unfortunately I didn't." ”

The two laughed and returned to the courtyard together, only to find that there were people waiting in front of the courtyard.

Looking at her appearance, it was Liu Zhen, the lady who was talking to Zheng Zhinan in the garden just now.

An Xiabai and Lu Li knew how to be polite, and when they saw people, they immediately put away their playful attitude just now, and walked in front of Liu Zhen with a straight face.

"I've seen Mrs. Liu."

Liu Zhen was surprised: "I haven't reported it to myself yet, how can Mrs. Lu know who I am?" ”