"It's okay if you don't get in. We'll see when the time comes. If I can't get out, you will carry out my plan." Zhu Xiuyuan was quite calm.

"But benefactor..." Yan Dashan suddenly became anxious.

"Obey, this is an order! Even if I am trapped in the palace, I may not die. I have ways to protect myself. All you need to do is keep the Marquis Mansion safe!"

"Yes..." Although Yan Dashan answered yes, no one knew what he was thinking.

"Haha, Dashan, relax, don't be so nervous, I'm just guessing that something might happen, and the chance is less than 30%!"

"My benefactor, please rest assured. I will always remember the oath I swore in Fuliang County, Jiangzhou. I will swear to the death to protect my benefactor!"

Zhu Xiuyuan twitched his lips, ignored him, and walked straight out of the gate of the Hou Mansion.

Eunuch Liu was still smiling.

After boarding the chariot, Zhu Xiuyuan tested Eunuch Liu, but he failed to find out the reason.

He will not enter the palace for a while.

Still in Qin'an Hall.

Emperor Chen had already woken up and was sitting on the dragon chair. On the phoenix chair next to him, Concubine You had already put on the royal attire of a concubine, and her face looked normal.

Zhu Xiuyuan is slightly uneasy, and the monarch and his ministers are polite.

Emperor Chen was very happy. He first praised Zhu Xiuyuan, and then asked Zhu Xiuyuan to tell about his journey to Sichuan.

While Zhu Xiuyuan was telling the story, he secretly glanced at Concubine You next to Emperor Chen.

Concubine You would also look at him with her eyes from time to time. Zhu Xiuyuan always felt that her eyes had become very strange, strange, and different from before.

But Concubine You always had a faint smile on her face.

This made Zhu Xiuyuan feel a lot more at ease.

After talking about the experience of his trip to Shu, Emperor Chen was very happy and rewarded him with a bunch of things, which were mostly gold, silver, jewelry, cloth, food, slaves, land deeds, etc.

Zhu Xiuyuan is already a marquis, and the next step up will be a king.

This merit alone is not enough to be promoted to the king, so I can only reward some property...

After Zhu Xiuyuan thanked her, Concubine You finally spoke for the first time: "If you love your Majesty, you are loyal to your Majesty and you love your country, you only need to live a good life to solve your problems and serve your Majesty. You will not have to worry about being crowned king or prime minister, and you will naturally enjoy endless glory and wealth!"

After Zhu Xiuyuan heard this, he felt completely at ease.

If Concubine You didn't pursue it, then she must have something to ask for.

Let's see how she handles this matter next.

Zhu Xiuyuan, who was determined in his heart, walked out of the palace gate leisurely.

"Benefactor?!"

Yan Dashan immediately came up to him, his expression was very strange, his eyes widened, and he looked Zhu Xiuyuan up and down.

"Da Shan? Are you... disappointed?"

"I don't dare. If my benefactor can leave the palace safely, I will naturally be happy..."

"Haha, I just said it's okay. Look at how nervous you are..."

The mountain of words was about to be spoken but stopped.

In fact, he really wanted to say: "My dear friend, you are so nervous, why are you talking about me instead?"

However, Yan Dashan did not speak in the end, he only had a look of constipation on his face.

"Let's go, follow me out of the city and go to the Shen Lei Army camp to check out the situation and see if they are lazy!"

Zhu Xiuyuan was in a good mood and couldn't help but think of the paper ball he received in the town near Fuyi Well.

The five southeastern states are about to start a rebellion, and they might start a rebellion at some point... In short, it is always good to supervise the Divine Thunder Army more now.

Under the leadership of Lin Bochang, the Divine Thunder Army is no longer what it used to be.

Fifty thousand soldiers have also been recruited.

The reputation is very strong!

With the implementation of the refined salt strategy, Chen Huang's daily income from the inner treasury was a terrifying figure. After all, the sale of refined salt had spread throughout the country.

There are so many states and counties in the country and so many people. Even if each household only purchases a small amount of refined salt, the total amount is a huge profit.

Therefore, the food, wages, equipment, etc. of the Divine Thunder Army and the Changning Imperial Army were already top-notch, comparable to those of the Liang Kingdom.

Moreover, as the refined salt policy continued to be implemented, financial resources were flowing in. In addition to protecting the Shenlei Army and the Changning Imperial Army, the extra food, wages, equipment, etc. also flowed to local garrisons across the country——

This is a big plan to improve the combat effectiveness of Chen's army as a whole!

In addition to providing sufficient food and salary equipment, there are also a series of drills, supervision, and inspection regulations to ensure that those food and salary equipment are not wasted.

Of course, Han Qingshan is responsible for this part.

In these aspects, he is better than Zhu Xiuyuan.

Han Qingshan advocated "strengthening military discipline", while Zhu Xiuyuan advocated "guaranteing supply". Chen Huang combined their two ideas to form this huge plan...

When Zhu Xiuyuan stepped into the camp gate of the Divine Thunder Army, his feelings were completely different.

The Divine Thunder Army has finally grown into an iron-blooded and fierce elite soldier!

…

It was already dusk when we returned to the city from the Shen Lei Army camp.

When we arrived at Shenleihou Mansion, it happened to be dinner time.

"Come, come, son-in-law, this is your medicine." At the dinner table, Dong Cheng personally filled a bowl of "rich" concoction and handed it to Zhu Xiuyuan.

"My father-in-law has betrayed my son-in-law, I will do it myself!" Zhu Xiuyuan stood up and took it with both hands.

"It doesn't matter, I personally fill the medicine and watch you drink it, so I can feel at ease!" Dong Cheng said with a smile.

Zhu Xiuyuan felt slightly strange, but didn't say anything. He took the medicine bowl and placed it next to him.

"Zhen'er, this is yours, be careful not to burn it..."

"Thank you dad!"

Dong Shuzhen took it carefully. She smelled the fragrant "medicinal fragrance" and felt like vomiting in her stomach. But she also understood Dong Cheng's intention and endured the discomfort and took the medicine bowl.

At the dinner table, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen sat together.

At this time, on the table in front of them, there was a night of dark concoction, steaming and "fragrant".

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen looked at each other.

He always felt that there was something strange at home today.

So Zhu Xiuyuan looked at Dong Shuyu opposite with an inquiring look.

Dong Shuyu felt something and raised her eyes to stare at him. Before Zhu Xiuyuan could see anything, she looked away...

"Xian son-in-law, Zhen'er, don't be stunned, drink quickly, while it's hot, I'm here to watch you drink!" Dong Cheng urged with a smile.

"oh!"

The two couples looked at each other and picked up the medicine bowls together.

Gudonggudong!

They both drank heavily, trying to drink it all in one go.

Put down the medicine bowl.

Zhu Xiuyuan smacked his lips, while Dong Shuzhen looked at him with a bitter look on her face, her expression almost made her cry.

"Drink some sugar water!"

Zhu Xiuyuan handed her a bowl of sugar water and picked up a bowl himself.

Gudonggudong!

The two of them moved in sync, and they drank hard again.

Dong Cheng stood up slightly and glanced at the two medicine bowls. After seeing the bottom of the bowl, Dong Cheng was satisfied and sat back on the chair.
Chapter completed!