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"Why don't I just take a few people with me?"

Lu Zhishen said nonchalantly that he had also been to India himself and naturally knew how to stay in a foreign land.

"How many people should you take? You think too simply. The situation when you go out now is completely different from before. The enemy will show no mercy."

Sun Lei shook his head and said that this time was different from the last time. Once those people in the dark discovered Lu Zhishen, they would use any means at their disposal. With Lu Zhishen's stubborn brain, he would probably be chopped into pieces before he could go far.

"I will not show mercy."

Lu Zhishen said.

"You won't show mercy? You don't even know who the enemy is."

Sun Lei was speechless, it would be worse to rely on the clay statues in the temple than to rely on Lu Zhishen.

"If you really want to leave, then take your troops with you. With 20,000 troops, you won't have to be afraid of anything."

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said that it would definitely not be possible to let Lu Zhishen go out alone.

"Okay then, I will lead 20,000 troops out!"

Lu Zhishen agreed with a hearty laugh, then left happily.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to let Master Lu lead the troops out?"

Lin Chong looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"What can I do if he wants to go out? I guess he has too much free time! But it's good to go out. He can take 15,000 new soldiers with him, and it can also be considered as training."

Sun Lei said with a smile that he would not let Lu Zhishen be idle, and he had to work even if he wanted to go out to play.

Everyone in Liangshan now has a family and will rarely go out unless there is a mission.

But Lu Zhishen is an exception. He is single and would get bored staying like this all the time, so he wants to go out for a walk.

When Lin Chong heard that he was going to lead new soldiers, he immediately bowed to Sun Lei. He knew that Lu Zhishen would not be idle this time.

Lu Zhishen didn't care about all this and started packing up as soon as he returned to his small temple.

"Master, are you going out?"

Wu Song looked at Lu Zhishen and asked.

"You didn't go to court today, so my brother agreed to let me take the troops out for a walk. I want to go all the way west to the end of the world!"

Lu Zhishen laughed and said.

"Oh! His Majesty agrees!"

Wu Song looked at Lu Zhishen in surprise and smiled, saying that today was a small court meeting, and he went to inspect the military camp outside the city and did not attend the court.

"Master, how about I go with you!"

Wu Song looked at Lu Zhishen and smiled.

"Forget it! You should spend more time with Sister Jinlian and the kids! I'll go alone!"

Lu Zhishen waved his hand. Wu Song was not idle at all. He had military affairs to take care of and a wife and children. How could he accompany him to wander around the world?

"I really envy the master!"

Wu Song did not insist. He knew he could not leave. His wife and children were like shackles, and he, a tiger, could only guard his one and a half acres of land.

"Haha, everyone practices differently! Erlang's life is not bad either! You practice in the mortal world! I practice outside the mortal world!"

Lu Zhishen laughed and said.

"But I still envy you, Master. I have longed for this scenery outside the border for a long time! I saw a lot of it outside the Great Wall last year!"

Wu Song sighed.

"By the way, how many soldiers will the master bring this time?"

Wu Song looked at Lu Zhishen and asked.

"Brother said, let me lead 20,000 soldiers!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Wu Song and said.

"Twenty thousand soldiers?"

Wu Song was stunned, with a strange look on his face.

"Ji Lang, what's the matter?"

Seeing Wu Song's puzzled expression, Lu Zhishen asked.

"Well... Master, in the barracks, besides the standing guard army, there are only 5,000 veterans and 17,000 new soldiers! Adding up, there are exactly 20,000!"

Wu Song looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"Huh? Only 5,000 veterans and 15,000 new recruits? Are you sure? Where are the veterans?"

Lu Zhishen looked at Wu Song and asked.

"Well... Didn't Yu Yunwen take people to Shu? Your Majesty, when the southern barbarians in Shu were causing trouble, you sent a lot of people there..."

Wu Song looked at Lu Zhishen and said, how could he remember this wrongly? He had just come out of the military camp and he knew the situation there best.

"I've been cheated!" Lu Zhishen slapped his forehead and said.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

As soon as the official's voice was heard, the messenger entered the small temple holding the imperial edict.

"Don't worry! I want to enter the palace!"

Lu Zhishen's IQ was online at this time. He knew that Sun Lei wanted him to go out for training. With 15,000 new soldiers, wouldn't he be a babysitter if he took them out? How could he travel around the world?

"Duke Lu, this is an imperial decree!"

The official looked at Lu Zhishen helplessly.

"I don't care! I want to go to the palace and see my brothers!"

Lu Zhishen said with his eyes wide open.

"Duke Lu, His Majesty has just gone out on an inspection tour with his officials, and they won't be back for a few days."

The official looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

But Lu Zhishen didn't listen to any of this and just ran out of the door.

"Wu Hou? This..."

The official looked at Wu Song helplessly.

"Please leave the imperial edict here!"

Wu Song smiled and said that Lu Zhishen would definitely not be able to accept it for the time being, but since the imperial edict had come down they had no choice but to accept it.

The official then felt relieved. He put the imperial edict down on the table with a smile, bowed to Wu Song and left.

When Lu Zhishen arrived at Jinshatan, Sun Lei had already left by boat.

"Master Lu?"

Wen Huanzhang looked at Lu Zhishen who was coming hurriedly and asked in confusion.

"Why are you walking so fast?"

Lu Zhishen looked at the sailing ships with an angry look on his face.

"Your Majesty is going to inspect for a few days and will be back before the next grand court meeting!"

Wen Huanzhang looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"That will take another seven or eight days!"

Lu Zhishen immediately became anxious. In seven or eight days, it would be too late for everything.

"Quick, catch up with the dragon boat!"

Lu Zhishen jumped onto a boat and started urging them on.

"Master Lu, this is against the rules!"

The general on the ship quickly shook his head.

"I'm going to see my brothers, what are the rules?"

Lu Zhishen said immediately.

The general looked at Wen Huanzhang. Lu Zhishen was the number one man in the army, so he dared not disobey the order. However, chasing the dragon boat was really against the rules.

He couldn't make a decision and could only look to the cabinet elders. When the emperor was away, the cabinet made decisions on all important matters in the court.

Wen Huanzhang nodded slightly, indicating to the general that it was okay.

The general then ordered the sailors to set sail.

Lu Zhishen's ship had few people on it, was light and fast, and it approached the dragon boat just after leaving Liangshan territory.

The ship was stopped when it was still a few hundred meters away.

"Quick, take me aboard!"

Lu Zhishen stood at the bow of the boat and shouted to the guards who were coming over.

When the guards saw that it was Lu Zhishen, they relaxed their guard and quickly took Lu Zhishen on board and then sent him to the dragon boat.

On the dragon boat, Sun Lei was lying on a lounge chair, eating fruit and enjoying the coolness of the maid fanning him.

"Your Majesty, Master Lu is here!"

An official came to report.

"what?"

Sun Lei, who was eating grapes, was stunned. He had just sent out the imperial edict, how come it arrived so soon?

"brother!"

Before Sun Lei could react, Lu Zhishen's voice rang out, and then there was the sound of footsteps on the boat planks. From the sound of footsteps, it could be heard that Lu Zhishen was in a hurry. (End of this chapter)