Yancheng.

Sheriff's Mansion.

After seeing Li Rui's return, officials from Beijun swarmed over.

One of the officials asked: "Prefect Li, has the prince said what he will do next?"

Now the officials in Beijun are very concerned about what kind of big moves the King of Bei will make after coming to Beiland, and whether it will affect their jobs and interests.

Li Rui showed a smile, raised his hand to stroke his beard, and then replied calmly: "The prince told me not to go to him if there is nothing important. Everything in Beijun will continue as usual!"

Upon hearing this, the officials in Bei County instantly became extremely excited.

If so, neither the power in their hands nor their interests will be compromised.

Although they didn't say anything at this time, their thoughts were basically "Fortunately, the imperial court sent a useless prince to Beijun."

However, at this moment, a soldier from the Sheriff's Mansion ran in in a panic. He came to Li Rui and whispered something.

After listening to the soldier's words, Li Rui frowned and his face instantly darkened.

Seeing Li Rui's face looking so ugly, an official asked quickly: "Sir, what happened?"

As soon as the official finished speaking, Li Feng walked into the county governor's house.

Seeing Li Rui and all the officials there, Li Feng smiled and said, "Master Li, your mansion is really busy today!"

Li Rui came back to his senses, walked up quickly and said, "Where is it?"

"I wonder what General Li has to convey when he comes to my residence?"

Li Feng directly took out the token of King Bei, and then said: "Your Majesty has an order. From today on, I will take over all military affairs of Bei County."

Upon hearing this, the officials in the courtyard panicked instantly.

The main reason why they dared to be unscrupulous and did not take the King of North to heart at all was because the army of Beijun was in the hands of the prefect.

As soon as the Northern King arrived in Beijun, he was about to take over the military affairs of Beijun. What was he going to do?

The army is relatively sensitive, and the feudal king will inevitably do something when he controls the army.

Is it possible that King Bei is planning to attack them?

Li Rui said at this time: "General Li, the prince has just arrived in Beijun. He is not familiar with Beijun yet. I wonder why he asked you to take over the military affairs?"

Li Rui didn't think that King Bei was going to take action against the forces in Beijun, at least not in the short term. After all, he had just arrived in Beijun and had not yet established a foothold in Beijun.

Besides, if the Northern King wants to maintain his rule in Beijun, he still needs officials like them and the major forces in the Northern County. No matter how ignorant the Northern King is, he should not do such a self-destructive thing.

Li Feng saw the worries in the hearts of Li Rui and others, so he said directly: "Master Li, I believe you have heard the news that the prince was assassinated by Xueyue Tower on the road to the feudal lord, right?"

Li Rui said: "This is natural."

Li Feng continued: "In this case, you should understand why the prince wants to control the military. The prince does not want his personal safety to be in the hands of others."

Hearing what Li Feng said, Li Rui and others reacted instantly.

Yes, King Bei was assassinated on the way here. He was relatively young and must have been frightened. 【】

Perhaps it was because he was afraid of death and feared that Beijun's army would harm him, so he took control of the military.

Li Feng continued: "Master Li, don't you want to hand over military power?"

"The prince has entrusted all affairs of Beijun to you. If the military power still belongs to you, then who are you or the prince?"

Hearing Li Feng's words, Li Rui suddenly broke into a cold sweat on his forehead.

Indeed, if all the power in Beijun is in his hands and no one can restrict him, it won't be long before the court will send people to trouble him.

Li Rui thought for a moment and figured out that there weren't many soldiers in Beijun anyway, so he might as well just hand it over to avoid causing trouble for himself.

Thinking of this, Li Rui immediately took out the tiger talisman from his arms and said, "General Li, this is the tiger talisman that governs all the soldiers and horses in Beijun."

Then Li Rui said to an armored soldier next to him: "Captain Wang, take General Li to the barracks to have a look."

"Yes, sir."

Li Feng then followed the soldier to the barracks in Yancheng.

After Li Feng left, the officials behind Li Rui gathered around him.

"Sir, why did you give him the Tiger Talisman!"

"Yes, sir, what will happen if the prince has military power and causes chaos?"

"Sir, what should we do now?"

…

Hearing the officials' discussion, Li Rui said: "Don't worry, the military power should be in the hands of the prince. It is normal for the prince to take back the military power."

"And you also heard what Li Feng said just now. The prince has entrusted all the affairs of Beijun to me. If I still control the military power, I am afraid that the prince will be able to tolerate me, and the court will not be able to tolerate me."

Hearing what Li Rui said, some officials with quick thinking instantly understood what Li Rui meant.

After all, there was a case in the Daxia Dynasty where a certain royal palace chief monopolized power and imprisoned the vassal king.

But they are still a little worried.

Once the Northern King has military power, it is equivalent to having weapons in his hands. It will be easy to deal with them, and they will not dare to mess around like before.

Li Rui continued: "Okay, you each return to your respective jurisdictions."

"If King Bei has any orders, I will inform you as soon as possible."

After hearing Li Rui's words, the officials had no choice but to leave the county governor's mansion one after another.

…

A few days later.

North Palace.

Lu Chen was in the yard, looking at the soap made by his servants according to the soap making diagram. He picked up a piece and applied it on a piece of dirty clothes to try it.

Soon, the stains on the dirty clothes will become clean after being washed.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the courtyard made an incredible cry.

Chu Yuqin asked curiously: "Chen'er, where did you find the making method? Is this soap so easy to use?"

Lu Chen washed his hands and replied with a smile: "Aunt Chu, if I say I thought of it myself, would you believe it?"

Chu Yuqin raised her beautiful eyes and said in a somewhat sinister tone: "Chen'er has really grown up. There are more and more secrets. She hides everything from her aunt."

Mu Zixuan saw that the atmosphere seemed a little bad, so she quickly smoothed things over and said, "Aunt Chu, this is indeed the method that the prince came up with."

In fact, Chu Yuqin's tone was just a little yin and yang. She was not angry at all. Chu Yuqin had no intention of exploring the secrets in Lu Chen's heart.

But having said that, Chu Yuqin felt a little sour inside when she thought about how Lu Chen told her everything before, but hid everything from her after they got married.

At this time, Zhou Xiaoxiao changed the subject and said, "My lord, how do you plan to sell this soap?"

Lu Chen made it clear before making the soap that he wanted to sell it, so Zhou Xiaoxiao was curious about how the soap prince planned to price such a soap with such a strong cleaning effect.

Lu Chen thought for a moment, and then said: "It costs three to ten cents a piece."

Zhou Youyou beside Zhou Xiaoxiao said in surprise: "So cheap?"

Lu Chen said: "Small profits but quick turnover. It is originally used to replace bath beans. It cannot be too expensive. If it is too expensive, no one will buy it."

Having said this, Lu Chen's eyes fell on Mu Zixuan.

"My beloved, the soap industry will be left to you."

Mu Zixuan said with excitement on her face: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will take good care of the soap industry and fill the palace's internal treasury as soon as possible."

As soon as Mu Zixuan finished speaking, her expression suddenly turned pale and she started retching.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Youyou and Zhou Xiaoxiao hurriedly came to her side to support her, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Quick... call the doctor!"