This time, Lu Xuan did not fly directly to Su Ye, but got off the Biluo boat outside the city and walked slowly towards the city.
Because the beast tide was repelled, the number of refugees has decreased a lot. Most of them fled their hometowns early because of the unrest and fear of being affected by the beast tide. Now that they heard that the beast tide had receded, and with the Kowloon Dynasty's financial support to return home, some homesick civilians started to return home again.
However, there are still many refugees staying in Anping City. Some of them want to wait until the beast tide has completely receded before going home. Others think that it would be quite good to settle down in Anping City.
Walking on the street, Lu Xuan nodded slightly. Compared with the last time he came, the condition of Anping City was much better. Everything seemed orderly and there was no longer too much chaos.
Occasionally, there will be quarrels between some refugees and local residents, and the patrol team will soon step forward to mediate so as not to escalate the conflict. The conflict between locals and immigrants is inherently difficult to reconcile. Once the conflict escalates, the entire city will be affected. Management will get worse.
In addition to the reason why the beast tide receded, part of it is probably due to Long Ming's great efforts. Lu Xuan left him in Anping City just to test him. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, he would wait for Long Boming When he grows old, Long Ming will become the chief steward of the Jiuhua Alliance.
Walking around and looking around, Lu Xuan unknowingly arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, which was also the purpose of his trip. It was now after noon, so Su Ye would not be working in the palace, but in the City Lord's Mansion. , Lu Xuan also wanted to take a look at Su Ye's appearance at work. This woman with whom he had the name of husband and wife, but no real relationship, may be a very unique one among his many women.
In front of the City Lord's Mansion, Lu Xuan was stopped. A guard wearing the official uniform of the Kowloon Dynasty said with a solemn expression: "The City Lord's Mansion is an important place, no idlers."
Lu Xuan smiled, looked up at the three characters "City Lord's Mansion" on the plaque, and said in his heart, "It's so impressive."
Then he said to the guard: "In that case, please inform the princess that Lu Xuan wants to see you."
The guard frowned, feeling that the name Lu Xuan seemed familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember who it was. However, looking at the appearance of the man in front of him, he guessed that he was a playboy from the Gongqing family. He had heard that many dandies in Kowloon City coveted his princess, but he was afraid of the mysterious King Anping who never saw her end, so he did not dare to have any thoughts. Unexpectedly, this man was quite courageous.
"The princess is busy with her affairs and has no time to meet guests. Your Excellency, please come back."
Lu Xuan was a little embarrassed for a moment. This city lord's mansion belonged to his own family, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even enter his own house, and even the guards didn't recognize him. This prince really failed.
"Ahem, to be honest, I am the King of Anping, Lu Xuan, so..."
Before Lu Xuan finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sharp shout from the guard: "How dare you! How dare you pretend to be the prince? If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will have to taste what it's like to be in a prison in the city!"
When Lu Xuan said it, the guard remembered why the name Lu Xuan was so familiar. Lu Xuan, isn't that the owner of the city's palace, King Anping
This kid is so courageous that he dares to pretend to be a prince in front of the city lord's palace. Isn't this obviously taking advantage of his own princess? Based on his words alone, it would not be too much to arrest him.
What's more, humming, don't say that this person is not the prince, but he is the prince. I have to give him a hard time. How can I be such a prince? Such a huge city is supported by the princess alone, with a female stream among them. If you ask anyone in Anping City to reach such a level, they will definitely give him a thumbs up and be completely impressed.
"What's the fuss, what's the decorum in front of the majestic city lord's palace! Kong Wu, don't you want to do it? The princess just took a rest. If you disturb the princess, you will have a hundred boards!"
A man wearing the official uniform of a fourth-grade military general of the Kowloon Dynasty walked out from behind the palace door. Without saying a word, he yelled and cursed at the guard named Kong Wu.
Kong Wu felt aggrieved, and it was not because he wanted to make a noise here. Besides, Commander Wang, your voice is much louder than mine. If you really want to disturb the princess, it will definitely be you.
However, he naturally did not dare to say this, so he immediately put the blame on Lu Xuan, pointing at Lu Xuan and saying: "Commander, it's not the subordinates who are making a noise, it's this person who is entangled here, and dares to pretend to be the prince, subordinates I just want to capture him and punish him for lying."
"Pretending to be the prince? Haha, you are so courageous..." The commander's voice suddenly dropped, and he called tentatively: "Your Majesty?"
"Hey." Lu Xuan agreed, smiled, and breathed a sigh of relief. It was not easy. He finally met someone who knew him, and he was an acquaintance.
"Dynasty, I've met you, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to get in." The guard Kong Wu watched helplessly as Lu Xuan walked up the steps, walked up to Commander Wang and patted Commander Wang on the hand. Shoulders, the commander still had a continuous flattering look. This guard commander is not the sixth-grade sword-wielding guard Dynasty who was poached from the palace by Lu Xuan.
"Oh, my lord, you are finally back. My subordinates miss you so much!" Wang Chao slapped his thigh and said exaggeratedly.
After saying that, Wang Chao glared at Kong Wu and cursed: "You are a blind boy, you are pretending to be a prince, this is the real prince! You don't even know the prince, I think you don't want to be a bodyguard anymore!"
As he said that, Wang Chao tried to go down and kick him, but was stopped by Lu Xuan: "Hey, why are you in such a hurry with him? People do things according to the rules, and there are no merits nor faults. What's more, it's normal if you don't know me. Didn't you say Is the princess sleeping? Let’s keep our voices down and talk as we walk.”
Kong Wu saw Lu Xuan walking into the city lord's palace inviting Wang Chao's shoulders, and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub his eyes. My dear boy is actually a prince. This is really an eye-opener. However, no matter how he looked, he didn't look like a prince. What a look! After all, we were lucky enough to meet King Zhennan, and he was so impressive!
But then he became a little proud again, and stopped the prince in front of the city lord's palace, hehe, but this matter is enough for us to brag about for a lifetime!
"Dynasty, you can do it. In a short period of time, you have reached the fourth rank. Didn't you bribe some high-ranking officials in the court?"
"Oh, my prince, please don't talk nonsense. Isn't this thanks to the princess? It's a pity that you haven't been here in the past few years. Otherwise, if I had flattered you more, I might have reached the third rank by now!"
"That's a good flattery. No wonder the level rises so quickly. However, you'd better hang out with the princess. You can't hang out with me. The dignified fourth-grade figure is still the head of the guard. If you hang with me, you have to fight against the beast. Tide.”
"My lord, you are looking down on me. It's not because my subordinates don't want to, but it's because the princess won't let me. Otherwise, if my subordinates gain some military merit from this beast wave, they might be directly promoted to the third rank."
"Just brag. With your strength, it's good to be able to save your life."
"Isn't this prince protected by you..."
Lu Xuan joked with Chao Chao along the way and walked through many bridges and corridors before arriving at the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion. After being reminded by the previous Dynasty, Lu Xuan knew that Su Ye had gone to take a lunch break. At this moment, only Long Ming was still working in the main hall.
As soon as he saw Lu Xuan arriving, Long Ming immediately put down the document in his hand, nodded and said, "I've met the young leader."
Lu Xuan waved his hand: "No need to be polite, how is the city affairs lately?"
Long Ming thought that Lu Xuan was going to test him, and said seriously: "It's much better than a few days ago when the beast tide didn't recede. The princess had already set the outline before, and my subordinates have just been helping to deal with some trivial matters these days. In addition, there have been several major events recently. One of them is the issue of resettling the refugees. The princess plans to open up an area in the west of the city for the refugees to settle. She will use the form of discounting work, and allocate funds from the city tax to purchase materials to allow the refugees to move out. Secondly, some refugees in the east of the city organized a gang, including people from three religions and nine streams... "
Long Ming kept talking, obviously having a very comprehensive grasp of the situation in Anping City. Lu Xuan was not impatient, but listened carefully. From Long Ming's narrative, Lu Xuan already knew how difficult it was to manage a city even before he managed it.
Most of what Long Ming talked about was some of the outlines of policies set by Su Ye, as well as his recent handling of some things, both large and small. It can be imagined that Su Ye usually needs to handle all matters, no matter how big or small. This is What a huge workload.
After hearing what Long Ming said, Lu Xuan felt secretly ashamed. No wonder Su Ye had lost a lot of weight when he saw her this time. I'm afraid she hasn't had a good night's sleep many times in the past few years, right
"Okay, I understand. You can continue to deal with things and help the princess share more. When we return to Jiuhua League, I will advise you to take over some of your grandfather's affairs."
Long Ming handed over his hand again, then sat back in his seat and looked through the files. Although it was not easy to understand so many things in Anping City in a short period of time, his efforts were valuable if he could get Lu Xuan's words.
The Dynasty on the side listened in a daze: "Your Majesty, who are you, the young leader? Jiuhua Alliance, isn't that the fifth-grade sect in the north of us? Can you speak there?"
Lu Xuan patted him on the back of the head: "Why are you asking? You will know later. Come on, take me to find the princess."
Wang Chao had been holding back a lot of questions, but he couldn't get an answer at all, so he had to take Lu Xuan to the back house first.
Lu Xuan learned from Wang Chao that Su Ye didn't spend much time in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion. Although she was usually busy with official duties, she still liked to go back to Anping Prince's Mansion. Perhaps in her opinion, it was a real home.
After taking Lu Xuan to the gate of the backyard, the dynasty has come to an end. The back house of the city lord's palace is not allowed to enter unless summoned by the princess. This is something that everyone on duty in the city lord's palace knows.