0p0 Chapter 247 Enemy Attack
Chapter 247 Enemy Attack
Lu Chaofeng smiled.
"What's a noble family?!"
"This world doesn't belong to any of your families, nor to the emperor alone! This world belongs to countless ordinary people! If you lose the love of the people, you will be the real loser."
He raised his chin and said this calmly but with high spirits. These two attitudes blended harmoniously in him.
"Lu Chaofeng, don't get too complacent!" The Qin family's patriarch was being held captive, turning back to glare at him. "Do you think you can win the hearts of the people like this? What a joke!"
"I have confiscated your homes and used the Qin family's wealth to rebuild the homes of the people of Jiangnan. I will return the wealth you took from the people to them! All the people want is to live and work in peace. The Qin family is deeply sinful, and you have killed countless people. You really should go to hell to repent!"
"I go to hell to repent? Hahahahaha... Lu Chaofeng, I'll be waiting for you to accompany me in hell! Even if I turn into a ghost, I will watch you die! You won't die well!" His voice was full of resentment.
Lu Chaofeng waved his hand, and Wu Ming took him away.
Ah Shun approached, "My Lord, what should we do next?"
Lu Chaofeng smiled faintly. "Next, we must show the people our resolve! First, we must return the land that the Qin family has forcibly seized through various means over the years. Also, we must quickly inventory the warehouses and gather the grain and fodder! Keep some for disaster relief, and transport the rest to the border as quickly as possible."
"Yes, I understand."
Ah Shun took the order and left.
Lu Chaofeng turned and entered the house. He looked at the Jiangshan map in the Qin family's study, his heart filled with anger! The influence of the aristocratic families on the court and their exploitation of the people had reached an unacceptable level. If he wanted to change this situation, he had to use iron-blooded tactics now, not entangle with the other party, but directly cut off the lifeline of the aristocratic families with a drastic blow.
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Su Chengnan personally worked hard on the planting for a whole day, leading her team. As she watched the processed potatoes being buried in the soil, she felt hopeful.
Return to Su's house.
Su Linhua came in with two cups of soup. She put the tray on the table, turned around and closed the door.
"Eldest sister, take a break."
"Ah."
Su Chengnan pinched his eyebrows tiredly, then picked up the porcelain spoon and took a sip of the soup.
"So fresh." she exclaimed.
"Not bad, I used some wild ginseng to make it, it's the best for replenishing qi and nourishing the spirit."
"Thank you." Su Chengnan said with emotion.
"We're sisters, what's the use of saying thank you?" Su Linhua leaned over and hugged her gently, saying with some heartache, "If the countdown in the space hadn't been accelerating, you wouldn't have to work so hard."
Su Chengnan took her hand and patted it twice. "The potatoes have been planted today, and we just need them to take root and sprout. There's enough food in the city right now, but I'm afraid the meat won't last that long. Infrastructure work is all physical labor, and I'm worried their bodies won't be able to keep up."
Su Linhua thought for a moment and tried to comfort him, "Sister, you're overthinking it. We're doing very well now! Before we came, most people here couldn't afford to eat meat every day. Now that they can have enough to eat and not be beaten or killed, this is a significant change. As for the rest, everything will be fine once the crisis is over and business resumes."
Su Chengnan nodded, "Well, you make sense."
But even so, the worry in her heart did not dissipate.
As the countdown approaches, the state of the space becomes more and more unstable. The previously expanded area will be swallowed up from time to time, forcing them to move out. It seems that they still need to be self-sufficient in the outside world, so that the Su family can truly settle down.
As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.
"Miss, I have something urgent to discuss with you." It was Bingsan's voice.
Su Chengnan and Su Linhua looked at each other and said, "Come in."
The door opened, and Bingsan came in with a feather arrow in his hand, looking nervous.
As soon as Su Chengnan saw this thing, his heart subconsciously rose to his throat, and a bad premonition spread in his heart.
"Miss, this was just shot at the city gate. It was the work of the White Bear Nation."
"Any letters?" she asked anxiously.
"Yes, here." Bingsan took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
Su Chengnan took it, quickly scanned the content on it, and his expression instantly turned as dark as ink.
It said, "Return the Second Prince within one day!"
"Miss, what should I do?"
"How is the second prince doing now?" Su Chengnan asked.
"Imprisoned in a dungeon, well-fed and well-supplied! No visible skin injuries!"
Su Chengnan understood Bing San's words immediately. He was afraid that he had used some tricks. However, it seemed that he hadn't obtained anything useful in the past few days.
"What should we do? Should we give this person to them?" Bingsan was anxious.
"We can't give it to him! Once he's handed over, we won't have any amulets left. Immediately notify the entire city to impose martial law and have General Zhong take action immediately."
"Yes!"
Su Chengnan stood up and led his men to the city wall.
Along the way, the people in the city were busy working in an orderly manner. The people in the carpentry workshop were in charge and had already made many large-scale machines in the past few days! The reinforcement work of the city wall was also underway. It would be better if there was more time.
The threat from the White Bear Country is like a sword hanging over one's head, making one feel very uneasy!
"Miss Su! I have already led the troops to impose martial law." Zhong Yinghan walked over fully armed.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, General."
"It's all as it should be." Zhong Yinghan turned around with a serious expression and pointed in the direction of the city gate. "I've already sent scouts to the front line to investigate. We'll soon know the exact size of their army."
"Okay," Su Chengnan nodded, climbed up the city wall and looked into the distance. He felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart and was very worried.
The heavy snow had just stopped and the weather had not yet warmed up. It was the melting period and it was freezing cold. She looked at the ice surface in the distance and pondered, wondering if there was any solution she could come up with.
"Ms. Su, Mr. Sun is here." Bingsan came quickly from the edge of the city wall.
"Where?"
"downstairs."
"Come on, let's go there quickly."
"Yes."
Just as Su Chengnan was about to go downstairs, a sharp sound of breaking wind came from behind him.
call out--
Su Chengnan subconsciously turned around and saw a sharp arrow shooting towards her.
"careful!"
"Miss!"
Zhong Yinghan and Bingsan cried out in surprise almost simultaneously, reacting swiftly and dashing forward. Bingsan tackled Su Chengnan to the ground, while Zhong Yinghan drew his sword to block the arrow, forcing it to change direction and become lodged in the ground.
"Somebody come!"
"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"
"Level 1 alert for the entire city! Prepare your weapons, quickly!"
Su Chengnan's palm was scraped by the cold ground, and she gasped in pain. She stood up with a frown, patting the dust off her body and looking at Zhong Yinghan and Bing San, her eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you very much."