After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

Li Yanqi's eyes darkened and he held the hilt of the knife at his waist.

Master Cui broke out in a cold sweat. He pulled back his daughter who was about to rush forward and said hastily, "Master Li! Since you came to the prefecture, you have set up barracks, taken in refugees, opened up trade routes, killed and repelled the rebels several times, and protected the people of Chongzhou."

"We have seen all of this. Now that it is a matter of life and death, the Chamber of Commerce would like to do its bit for the state government."

Only then did Li Yanqi's gaze turn to Master Cui's face. He placed his hand loosely on the long sword and raised his chin to signal him to continue.

"The Chamber of Commerce is willing to give an additional fifty taels of silver as compensation to the soldiers who died in the battle. For the generals' heads, the Chamber of Commerce is willing to double the reward offered by the Liu family!"

"Huh—!"

The whole audience was in an uproar. Those who were afraid of death and hesitated at first knelt down without hesitation and said, "Sir Li, please allow us to join the Chongzhou Army!"

Li Yanqi looked down at the crowd silently, his dark eyeballs slowly moving across the pairs of expectant eyes.

He curled his lips, feeling extremely happy in his heart. These people did not disappoint him.

"Husband..." The girl next to him touched his arm, urging him clearly.

"Okay!" Li Yanqi shouted, "Look!"

"Yes, Lord Li." Zhang Wang walked out of the tent behind him and bowed.

"Immediately tell all the clerks in the camp to come to the city gate and register the people who are about to join."

"Yes, my lord."

……

The city gate was filled with long tables and benches. There were not enough clerks, so the scholars from the academy volunteered to join in, and the people who came to sign up formed a long queue that seemed endless.

The news spread throughout the city and more and more people came.

All the people in the city were mobilized. The elderly, the weak, women and children who were unable to go to the battlefield were sent to the military medical department to take care of the wounded. Those who were physically fit were recruited on the spot by the generals and assigned tasks.

Although there was congestion at the city gate, everyone was doing their job and the scene was extremely lively.

Li Yanqi stood in front of the city gate, looking at the brand new gate in front of him, with satisfaction written on his handsome face.

He reached out and pressed the newly installed door nails on the city gate, and said with a smile: "Before you became a bandit leader, you were a carpenter or blacksmith, right?"

"Lord Li, you are joking." Wang Zhenlong closed the repaired city gate.

"My family was poor before, so I worked as an apprentice in the blacksmith shop in town. My work is nothing. If the third brother were here, I guarantee that he would repair a more solid blacksmith than I did."

Huang Ya and Liu Xiangru stayed in Wulong Village to protect their families.

Li Yanqi picked up the chain and copper lock as thick as his wrist on the ground, passed them through the door knocker, and locked the city gate tightly.

He took a step back, nodded his chin, and said, "Pour the molten iron."

Wang Zhenlong scooped a spoonful of red molten iron and slowly poured it into the keyhole. He asked casually, "Since you have this method, why didn't you use it last night? If you pour the molten iron, wouldn't it be able to delay it for a while? And..."

He paused here, but both of them understood what he had not said.

Li Yanqi glanced back and saw Chen Ermu squatting there, holding his stomach and looking at him eagerly.

"It's a losing battle. Delaying it for a moment won't change anything. I was gambling last night, but I won, didn't I? As for the rest..."

"I am not Liu Ping or Han Guang. No matter who comes, I am still a loyal minister and general of the Jing Dynasty."

The man patted Wang Zhenlong on the shoulder and turned to walk towards the row of long tables outside the tent.

Wang Zhenlong frowned in confusion, looked at the man's tall back, and pondered the meaning of his words.

...A loyal and capable general of the Jing Dynasty?

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and his heart was shocked.

Yes, considering the general trend of the world, no matter who wins the world among Zhao, Huo and Xiahou Yuan, it will still be under the jurisdiction of the Jing Dynasty.

King Cheng is of the royal bloodline of the Jing Dynasty. Now various forces support Xiahou Yuan, and the banner he carries is still the Jing Dynasty. Liu Ping and Han Guang of Maozhou killed the prefect, so now he is a rebel that everyone wants to kill.

This is also the reason why all parties are eager to make a move, but are taking a wait-and-see attitude, for fear of being the first to take action.

As long as Qingzhou decides the outcome, the first to die will definitely be Maozhou.

Everything Li Yanqi did was for the sake of legitimacy.

If the rebels did not enter the city, Cai and Qian would not be able to die legitimately.

If Cai and Qian were not dead, he would not be able to legitimately obtain the supreme command of Chongzhou.

If he cannot obtain the supreme command, everything he does today is treason! How can he lead the whole prefecture to fight against the enemy?

He used to think that Li Yanqi had money, power, and extensive connections, and that it was enough for him to be a powerful person who could call the shots.

I just discovered today that Li Yanqi's intentions might be much more than this...

After recording the last person in the team in the book, before the new team came over, Lin Yanyu put down the brush in her hand and slowly exhaled.

Cui Zhenzhu, who was standing by, was flying around her like a butterfly. At this moment, she took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat off her forehead.

Yin Qin asked, "Yanyu, are you hungry? My father invited a chef to cook for the military camp. Many people have come back after eating. Let's go and have dinner too."

Yue'e and Wang Po received the news in the morning and discovered that Lin Yanyu was missing, so they rushed over out of concern for her.

Before the girl could respond, Yue'e took a step forward, dragged her arm, and helped her up forcefully, saying, "Go eat first, and I'll take care of the rest. You're in bad shape now, and you can't go hungry."

Mrs. Wang also agreed, saying unhappily, "Madam, hurry up and have your meal. The abortion-preserving medicine should be taken after meals so as not to hurt the spleen and stomach. If you wait any longer, the medicine will get cold."

She lifted the earthen jar in her hand.

Lin Yanyu's cheeks flushed. She was always afraid of causing trouble to others. Knowing that the three of them were concerned about her, she hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I forgot about it because I was busy. I'll go now."

She walked around the long table and took a few steps. She didn't see Cui Zhenzhu following her, so she looked back in confusion.

Cui Zhenzhu’s eyes widened as if she couldn’t believe it. She clutched the handkerchief in her hand and stared at Lin Yanyu’s belly.

"Yanyu, are you pregnant?"

After that, she hesitated for a moment, swallowed her saliva, stretched out her index finger and asked: "Can I touch it? Just gently!"

Lin Yanyu looked at her fingers standing straight up and nodded with amusement.

"Yanyu, you are so nice. I like you the most."

Cui Zhenzhu's eyes lit up, and she excitedly wanted to get closer to the girl and just raised her hand.

"Crack!"

With a flash of cold light, a long knife slashed over. If Cui Zhenzhu had not retracted her hand quickly enough, there would have been a few more fingers on the ground.

She turned pale with fear and took a few steps back, holding her hands.

"Li Yanqi, what are you doing?"

Lin Yanyu immediately became angry and wanted to check on Cui Zhenzhu first, but was held by the waist and fixed in place.

She struggled several times but couldn't get free. She was so angry, but she saw the man was threatening her with a knife.

"I don't care what kind of pig you are, if you touch my wife again, I will make you into braised pig's head and give it to your parents to eat."

Cui Zhenzhu was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes, but she tried hard not to let them fall.

After seeing the imprisoned girl's worried look, he instantly mustered up his courage and stammered, "You, you evil bully... You are not worthy of Yan Yu at all."

Li Yanqi looked at people with his chin, his eyes full of contempt and his mouth full of poison.

"I'm not worthy of it, but your pig head is?"