Luo Ning was welcomed by the crowd, and his willpower increased greatly, which confirmed his suspicion.
"I've met the Lord of the City..."
Many people spontaneously saluted Luo Ning, and some even knelt down.
In the several months since Luo Ning became the city lord, he issued a series of "City Lord's Orders" to abolish exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, strengthen urban and rural order, and vigorously provide relief to the people.
They also deposed the farm owners, herdsmen, and tribal leaders who were the common people, and re-elected and appointed them from among the serfs.
The four Xia tribes began to regain their vitality, and the people's lives began to improve.
Now, he is planning to retreat from the enemy, which can be regarded as saving the entire Longcuo Territory.
Therefore, Luoning's weight in the hearts of the people is becoming more and more important.
Seeing the return of the city lord at this time, the people in the city were very relieved, as if they had found their backbone.
"Excuse me, everyone..." Luo Ning also saluted back to the crowd of people, opening his arms and looking pleased.
"Long Cuo and his father are fine, and I, Luo Zhiyuan, have no worries!"
Luo Ning finally felt relieved when he saw that Longcuo City was intact and that Su Chuo and others had all been killed.
"Master!" When Xi Gu'er and Fu Gu'er saw Luo Ning, they couldn't help but pounce on him, holding their arms one on the left and the other on the right.
Xiao Hei also turned into a black arrow and shot at Luo Ning's feet, shaking his head and tail, as if Luo Ning had not returned for a long time.
"The city lord's clever plan." Qian Sibaan said with admiration, "Not only did he defeat the enemy, but he also obtained three hundred sets of armor and horse weapons."
What? Three hundred sets of armor, horse weapons?
Luo Ning was overjoyed and glanced at Lu Pianpian, who looked indifferent, without criticizing, "This retreat from the enemy is all thanks to everyone's concerted efforts and concerted efforts!"
He nodded to the demons in Qianqiu Mountain and said, "Fellow Taoists came to help defend the city. Luo Dailong mistakenly took the lead. I would like to thank you!"
He also thanked the other monks who came to help.
Even He Niang and other monks from Mo Mei Gambling House, Luo Ning also said thank you,
Gu Yunxiao, Xia Chanming and others were surprised to find that Luo Ning had actually broken through to the sixth level!
The nineteen-year-old sixth-grade monk... is already a rare genius.
Luo Ning had obviously not participated in the defense of the city before, but now he was like a hero making a triumphant return. Surrounded by everyone, he returned to the city lord's palace and directly convened a meeting with his own people.
In addition to people from the Luo family class, those attending the meeting were Gu Yunxiao, Xia Chanming and others.
He lit his dry pipe, took a puff, and said straight to the point: "Two words, deal with the aftermath!"
"After all, I, Longcuo, are the princess's dowry territory. From now on, their method of pretending to be a bandit invasion will definitely not work."
"Even if it is true that thieves came to invade, public opinion will think that the government and soldiers are fake."
"But we have offended them to death, and our strength and status are far inferior to them. What should we do?"
Luo Ning first asked questions and then brainstormed ideas.
Even an idiot knows that Sangbuyundan and other Shunzhou rulers will never give up.
Gu Yunxiao first said: "Young Master, since they dare not seize the Longcuo Territory blatantly, then there is only one most effective way."
"Send someone to assassinate the young master, and then appoint one of their own as the city lord."
"They must have thought about the assassination plan before, but the young master Dorgon gave many self-defense weapons, so it is not easy for assassins to assassinate."
"After all, the young master is a retainer of the princess, Dorgon Anda, and Jin Guo Niu Lu's real identity. Official methods are of no use to the young master, so we can only assassinate him."
"Of course, it's not just assassinations, such as attacking people around the young master, kidnapping, poisoning..."
"With the status of Sangbuyundan and others, if they really want to assassinate the young master at any cost, they will definitely be able to hire very powerful assassins, and they will have a continuous supply of energy, making it difficult to guard against..."
Xia Chanming smiled and said: "I have been in Tubo for many years and know Sangbuyundan better than you. This person values stability and has always been cautious and suspicious. He also likes to play with power and balance the forces of Shunzhou."
"He doesn't dare to offend the princess and Dorgon. He won't do anything forcefully, but he can use his power to play many conspiracies."
"Sangbuyundan is very good at killing people with borrowed swords. This time he probably underestimated the young master, so he didn't use this trick."
"Based on what I know about him, he will definitely plan to borrow a knife to kill the young master. As for whose sword he will borrow, how and when he will borrow it, there is no way to deduce it for the time being..."
Ji Feng's view has a different emphasis, "They have another trick, deliberately creating doubts and creating pressure to kill every step of the way, forcing the young master to give up Long Cuo."
"Their goal is mainly to regain control of the Longcuo Territory, not to kill the young master. After all, the young master has a different identity. If the young master dies, public opinion will also doubt him."
"Being accused by political opponents of assassinating the princess's retainers, his military governor is also uneasy..."
Yun Ying sighed, "Speaking of which, Longcuo City is too weak after all. There are only a few hundred soldiers, and the ones with the highest cultivation level are only fifth grade."
"If there is a great monk sitting in charge, it will be enough to intimidate Xiaoxiao, so that they dare not act rashly..."
Everyone expressed their opinions, and they all had similar opinions. They all concluded that there would be many conspiracy methods against Luo Ning in the future.
The only luck was that the other party was worried about the princess and Dorgon and did not dare to use official methods.
After Luo Ning listened to what everyone said, he sorted out everyone's words, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said slowly:
"We are not afraid of thieves stealing, but we are afraid of thieves remembering us. There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Let alone a group of big thieves who hold great power and rule the Western Fan."
"How many lives do I have for them to care about? Their eyes are fixed on me and Longcuo City every day. Sooner or later something will happen."
"So..." Luo Ning Danfeng's eyes were firm, "I decided that as the princess's retainer and the lord of Longcuo City, I would personally go to the Jiedushi Mansion in Songyuan City to pay homage to the Jiedushi Master!"
What?!
When everyone heard this, their eyes jumped.
Even the scheming old spies couldn't help but be startled when they heard this.
The young master's courage is really great... there are no limits!
His previous plan dared to spread rumors that the Jiedushi rebelled against the separatist regime, and even dared to capture the family members of the generals in Gela City as hostages.
Now, in order to deal with the aftermath, he even dares to take the initiative to go deep into the tiger's den and go to the Jiedushi Mansion to see Sang Buyundan!
At that time, his life will all be in Sambuyundan's hands.
This move is really too dangerous.
Sambuyundan could not kill him at all, as long as he used a master's method to secretly control him.
For Sambuyundan, it was easy.
In this way, Sangbuyundan can completely control the entire Longcuo Territory by controlling Luoning.
The city lord could not have thought of this. If he dared to see Sangbu Yundan, he must have someone to rely on.
Only Lu Pianpian smiled slightly, not surprised.
She was sure that Luo Ning wanted to plan... a plan to bloom on the tree!
Su Chuo secretly said: "Brother from the Luo family dares to go see Sangbuyundan, so he must have someone to rely on. He will never abandon us and take risks in Songyuan City."
"Brother of the Luo family has just returned from Qianxueling. His reliance won't be...you, right?"
Lu Pianpian smiled and said secretly: "You are very smart. He must have got back the power-borrowing divine Gu. Isn't it my sister that he relies on?"
"Luo Ning is indeed a smart man who is very good at borrowing help. I still underestimated him before."
Su Chuo said: "Then...you will help him, right? You have figured it out, right?"
Lu Pianpian sighed secretly, "I can only help him with all my strength. I hope he will repay his kindness in the future."
"Let me tell you, the woman who pretended to be me has overthrown my master and restored her position as leader in the name of Lu Pianpian!"
"Oh, I really didn't expect that she would seize the position of leader so quickly. That mysterious woman is more terrifying than I imagined."
"My master is a first-class real person, and he also has a very powerful secret, but he was defeated in her hands!"
"She has usurped the position of leader. Even if I join the True Sacrifice Cult in your name, it will be too late and meaningless."
Su Chuo said in surprise: "How do you know that your master has been deprived of the position of leader by her?"
"It's very simple." Lu Pianpian explained, "Do you still remember what You Wu said yesterday?"
"You Wu's words..." Su Chuo thought for a moment, "She seemed to say that the Zhensi Sect celebrated the leader's birthday three days ago and sent out invitations in the world."
"Yes! That's it." Lu Pianpian said with a bitter tone, "Three days ago it was the tenth day of February, which happened to be my birthday, Lu Pianpian."
"And my master's birthday is on the ninth day of August, half a year behind!"
"But on the tenth day of the second lunar month, the Zhensi Cult is planning the leader's birthday in a big way!"
"This is enough to show that she has seized the position of leader. And my master..."
"Your master has died?" Su Chuo asked.
"Definitely not." Lu Pianpian said firmly, "How can a first-class real person fall so easily? Not to mention that my master still has that secret... He should have escaped from the main altar."
"But he must not feel well, at least he will be injured."
"That mysterious woman must be hunting him down. She even issued a reward for him."
"Hee! It's really ironic when you think about it. My master and apprentice turned against each other in order to compete for the position of leader, but in the end they took advantage of an outsider of unknown origin."
Su Chuo said: "That's why you need to help Brother Luo even more. He is the only one who can possibly help you."
"By the way, you used the power-borrowing divine Gu to disguise yourself as a real person. Can you really avoid revealing your secret within a year?"