Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

"What happened in the North?!"

"Is there any good news?"

Lan Yu asked quickly.

For Lan Yu now, the situation in the north will be his hope for a turnaround.

The subordinate also spoke up quickly, "Replying to the Duke, our spies have sent news from the north, saying that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has not given up its ambitions for the Ming Dynasty just because you defeated the main force of their army last time. The pro-war faction within the Northern Yuan Dynasty has already gained the right to speak, and now the voices within the Northern Yuan Dynasty wanting to march south again are getting louder and louder!"

"The spies inferred that the Northern Yuan Dynasty is very likely to make a comeback and launch an offensive against the Ming Dynasty, and this time the scale will be even larger than the last time!"

"it is good!"

"Great!"

Upon hearing the news, Lan Yu immediately applauded and his face became visibly excited.

At this time, an adopted son nearby said, "Adoptive father, it's been almost a year since you beat Bei Yuan to a pulp last time. Have they recovered so quickly?!"

"Could this be a trap?!"

Hearing his adopted son's words, Lan Yu's face turned serious, and his eyes fell on the subordinate who reported the matter, "Is this information accurate?"

"To reply to the Duke, I have confirmed with our spies in the north several times, and the news is most likely accurate. Moreover, only we know this news, and even the Jinyiwei don't know it yet!"

The subordinate said quickly.

"That's great!" Lan Yu's eyes lit up. He had been waiting for this opportunity for too long!
Although the last expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was successful, because of the matter of his adopted sons, he, who was originally the greatest contributor, not only gained nothing, but also lost a group of core adopted sons. This made Lan Yu very upset!

"This time, I will make Li Shanchang, Ouyang Lun and others shut up completely. I, Lan Yu, am the most powerful general in the Ming Dynasty!"

Lan Yu's tone was gloomy, and even revealed murderous intent.

Now that only Lan Yu knows this news, he can make preparations in advance. When the time comes for the Ming Dynasty to deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it will definitely be Lan Yu who will be in charge!
Thinking of this, Lan Yu became excited, as if he would go out with the army in the next second and sweep across the Northern Yuan Dynasty again.

At this time, another adopted son stood up and said, "Adoptive father, the situation in the north of the Ming Dynasty is different from the last time we went on the expedition. Last time, those Sai Kings took advantage of our victory over the main force of the Northern Yuan army to occupy a lot of territory on the grassland. Now that the territory of the Sai Kings has expanded, they will become the front line in the battle with the Northern Yuan. If they directly block the Northern Yuan army, we will have no chance at all!"

After this adopted son finished speaking, another adopted son also stood up and said, "Adoptive father, in recent years, the Grand Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor have been promoting princes in an interesting way. Some time ago, they asked the princes to attend the training class organized by Ouyang Lun. I heard that these princes have learned a lot from Ouyang Lun, and now their strength is not weak at all!"

"That's right. These vassal kings are getting stronger, especially those Sai Wangs. If Bei Yuan dares to take action, they will probably be happier than us!"

Hearing what his adopted sons said, Lan Yu's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Humph! Those vassal kings are still too young for this general. I am now the general of the military cabinet. I still have a lot of say in military matters."

"Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to meet His Majesty. Only I, Lan Yu, can be sure of victory against the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

Although Lan Yu was angry, he was also very clear in his heart and was not as reckless as he had been in the past!

Now he has many advantages. One is that he is the only one who knows this news. Another is that he was the one who once defeated the Northern Yuan army. These two points alone make it difficult for anyone to compete with him. If he follows his previous thinking, he will definitely go to Li Shanchang to discuss it as soon as possible. However, this time Lan Yu decided not to go to Li Shanchang, but to go directly to Emperor Zhu Biao.

No matter what, he is Zhu Biao's brother-in-law!
As a royal relative, Zhu Biao still has to rely on him in military affairs. As long as Zhu Biao agrees, the matter will be settled.

"Behind me, Lan Yu, are not only the Huaixi Party, but also His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Following this great general, you will surely enjoy endless wealth and glory!"

Lan Yu was very happy and immediately picked up the wine glass on the table, "Come on, let's have a drink!"

"Yes, foster father!"

"Godfather is wise!"

"We will follow our foster father till death!"

All the adopted sons raised their wine glasses to Lan Yu and then drank the wine in the glasses!

the next day.

Lan Yu was dressed neatly and arrived at Fengtian Hall early.

At this moment, Zhu Biao was handling government affairs in the palace, and when Little Li saw Lan Yu coming, he did not dare to delay and hurried to report to Zhu Biao, "Your Majesty, the Duke of Liang has arrived outside the palace and is begging for an audience."

Hearing this, Zhu Biao was slightly stunned. "Eh? Hasn't my brother-in-law been staying at home recently and not going out or participating in government affairs? Why did he suddenly come today?"

Zhu Biao had a good impression of his brother-in-law. On the one hand, they were relatives. On the other hand, Zhu Biao was a military talent left to him by Zhu Yuanzhang. In a sense, Lan Yu's status was the same as Ouyang Lun's.

One is his wife's brother-in-law and the other is his brother-in-law. They are both his right-hand men and the key to his managing the Ming Dynasty!
"I see that Duke Liang is in a hurry, I'm afraid he has something urgent to do." Little Li said.

"In that case, let's quickly let Duke Liang in!" Zhu Biao put down the red edict in his hand and slowly leaned back on the dragon throne, revealing his imperial appearance.

Soon, Little Leo came in with Lan Yu.

"Your Majesty, I, Lan Yu, kowtow to you!"

After saying this, Lan Yu was about to kneel down and salute Zhu Biao.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao hurriedly helped Lan Yu up and said, "Uncle, why do you have to perform such a grand ceremony? There are no outsiders here!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu was delighted, thinking that His Majesty really cared about him, and stood up, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Uncle came to see me today, I guess it must be something important?!"

Zhu Biao asked directly.

"I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. I do have an important matter today!" Lan Yu nodded.

"Uncle, just talk! I'm listening." Zhu Biao nodded.

Lan Yu originally wanted to speak, but then looked at Little Leo beside him.

Zhu Biao immediately understood what Lan Yu meant, "Little Li, go to the imperial kitchen and see if the eight-treasure porridge I ordered is ready."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go right away." Little Li also knew that Lan Yu had something important to say to Emperor Zhu Biao, so he retreated immediately.

After Little Li left, Zhu Biao spoke again: "Now there are only two of us left, uncle can say whatever he wants to say." "Your Majesty, I am grateful for your trust in serving as the general of the military cabinet. In order to live up to your expectations, I dare not slack off in the slightest!" Lan Yu said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Zhu Biao frowned. He knew very well whether Lan Yu was slacking off or not. "Uncle, I know that you are devoted to the Ming Dynasty. There is no need to say more about this. Just tell me the important things you want to tell me!"

"Oh, yes!" Lan Yu wanted to brag about himself in front of Zhu Biao, but after hearing Zhu Biao's urging, he had to speak again, "Your Majesty, this is the case. I have received news that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has made some moves recently, and they may attack the Ming Dynasty again!"

Um! ?

Hearing Lan Yu's words, Zhu Biao was stunned at first, then shook his head, "Uncle, although I know that the Northern Yuan Dynasty is still determined, it was only defeated by the Ming Dynasty not long ago. How can it have the ability to attack the Ming Dynasty? Besides, the Jinyiwei has not received this news!"

"Is this news wrong?"

"Your Majesty, when I first received the news, I also expressed doubts. However, this news has been confirmed repeatedly by me. This is mainly because the Northern Yuan Dynasty hid it very deeply this time, even concealing it from the Jinyiwei and the Ming Dynasty border!" Lan Yu explained.

"Is this news reliable?" Zhu Biao was still quite skeptical. After all, the time was too close, and there was no news from the Jinyiwei. Zhu Biao had a lot of reason to suspect that this was a smokescreen released by the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

"Of course it's reliable. If I wasn't sure, I would never dare to trouble Your Majesty." Lan Yu said confidently: "In fact, after I defeated the Northern Yuan army last time, I captured many Northern Yuan soldiers, including the nobles of the Northern Yuan. I persuaded them to rebel and then let them go. This news was passed back to me by them!"

"They are all Northern Yuan nobles, the news cannot be wrong!"

After hearing what Lan Yu said, Zhu Biao's face turned serious. "Besides this sign from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, is there any other news?"

Lan Yu knew very well that Zhu Biao would not believe him if he did not explain it more clearly, so he said immediately: "Your Majesty, according to the news, the Northern Yuan Dynasty is divided into two factions, those who advocate war and those who advocate peace. Originally, after I defeated the main force last time, the Northern Yuan Dynasty's pro-peace faction had the upper hand, but this year the leader of the pro-peace faction passed away, and the pro-war faction took the opportunity to seize power and successfully seized the power of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

"This news has been concealed by the Northern Yuan Dynasty and has not been disclosed to the outside world. The war faction has also learned its lesson and did not send troops immediately, but instead secretly accumulated strength. Unfortunately, this news was learned by my spies and passed back!"

"I dare not delay. After receiving the news, I will report to Your Majesty immediately!"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao nodded, "According to what you said, it is true that the Northern Yuan Dynasty will move south again!"

Seeing Zhu Biao thinking again, Lan Yu spoke again, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Northern Yuan are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. Just give me an army and I can defeat them again. This time, I will not only defeat the Northern Yuan army, but also completely annihilate the main force of the Northern Yuan army and destroy it completely!"

"Eliminate the threat to the northern border of the Ming Dynasty forever!"

Zhu Biao was very pleased to hear Lan Yu's words. He nodded after a little thought, "Uncle, this matter really belongs to you. You are the general of the military cabinet. I intend to let you handle this matter. You should go back and prepare. If Bei Yuan really wants to take action, we will not be polite at all!"

Zhu Biao also had murderous intent in his eyes.

Deep down, Zhu Biao didn't want to resort to war. Wasn't it possible to just develop peacefully?

However, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was still determined to attack the Ming Dynasty. If this scourge was not eliminated, the Ming Dynasty would always be restrained by the Northern Yuan Dynasty and would not be able to properly develop its economy.

Zhu Biao had sufficient reasons to choose Lan Yu.

First of all, Lan Yu is his brother-in-law. This relationship alone is enough to ensure that Lan Yu will always stand on his side. Even if Lan Yu is a member of the Huaixi Party, if something really happens, Lan Yu will definitely choose him as the emperor, not the Huaixi Party!

More importantly, when it comes to leading troops in battle, Lan Yu is definitely among the top three in the Ming Dynasty, and he has defeated the Northern Yuan Dynasty several times.

What's more, the news about the unusual movements in the Northern Yuan Dynasty was brought by Lan Yu. It was reasonable to send Lan Yu to fight. This was also the reason why Zhu Biao could make the decision directly without reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu was naturally overjoyed, knowing in his heart that he had made the right move!
"Uncle, this matter needs to be kept secret, you should prepare first!"

"After discussing with my father, I will make the final decision!"

Although there are unusual movements in the Northern Yuan Dynasty now, whether or not to send troops to conquer it immediately still needs to be discussed with my father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. At the same time, we can also wait for the news from the Embroidered Uniform Guard to be confirmed during this time.

Hearing this, although Lan Yu was a little anxious, there was nothing he could do. Unless the Northern Yuan Dynasty launched an attack on the Ming Dynasty immediately, he could only wait.

"Yes!"

Lan Yu bowed and nodded, then retreated.

After Lan Yu left, Little Lizi walked back into the hall with a bowl of eight-treasure porridge in his hand.

"Little Li, get ready, I want to go to Taile Palace to see my father!"

Zhu Biao immediately stood up and gave the order.

"Your Majesty, you have been dealing with government affairs and have not even had breakfast. How about eating this bowl of eight-treasure porridge before going to Taile Palace?"

Little Leo said with a worried look on his face.

"Take it with you to eat on the way!" Zhu Biao said and walked straight out of the Fengtian Hall.

"Your Majesty, please wait for your servant!"

Little Leo had no choice but to chase after him.

When Zhu Biao arrived at Taile Palace, he happened to see Ji Gang reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Seeing Zhu Biao coming, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately waved to him, "Biao'er, you came at the right time. Ji Gang has received some new news. Come and listen to it!"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao glanced at Ji Gang, and then took the initiative to speak: "Father! Did Ji Gang tell you about the Northern Yuan Dynasty again?"

oh! ?

When Zhu Biao said this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Ji Gang were both stunned.

"Your Majesty, how did you know this news? I haven't had time to report it to you yet!" Ji Gang asked hurriedly.

"It was Lan Yu. He came to the palace to see me early this morning and told me about the upcoming changes in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. I knew this matter was important, so I didn't dare to delay and hurried to report to my father!"

Zhu Biao waved his hand.

"Lan Yu? He actually knew the news about the Northern Yuan Dynasty before the Jinyiwei?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ji Gang.

puff-

Ji Gang knelt down immediately, "It's my fault! But I definitely didn't leak this information! And there is absolutely no one in the Imperial Guards who is in collusion with Lan Yu!"

"Please Your Majesty, please understand!" (End of this chapter)