Please, marry a white snake wife. It’s super cool.

On the other side, Gu Gaoxu looked around and cautiously came to Lu Yuan's mansion.

Inside the house, Gu Gaoxu whispered:

"Brother Lu, I have heard about what happened during the day. It is exciting to hear that there are still people who dare to rebel."

"Brother Lu, what do you think these people are thinking? Rebellion is also a crime punishable by genocide. But sending them to a bitter and cold place is a bargain for them."

Lu Yuan sat at the other end of the table, resting his chin on his hand and watching Gu Gaoxu talking.

Lu Yuan thought to himself: "Boy, when you rebel, you will jump higher than anyone else and do more harm than anyone else!"

Gu Gaoxu saw Lu Yuan was in a daze and called out softly: "Brother Lu? Brother Lu?"

Lu Yuan exclaimed, "Ah!", came back to his senses, and said, "What's wrong?"

Gu Gaoxu had no choice but to repeat, "We heard that the whole city is under martial law now. People are only allowed to enter the imperial city but not leave. Brother Lu, could it be Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu in here?"

Lu Yuan smiled and didn't respond.

Gu Gaoxu stood up, paced around the room, and said, "If it's true, I will command the four guards of the Palace Army to block the four gates of the imperial city, and then send the Palace Army guards to rush into the imperial capital..."

Gu Gaoxu became more and more excited as he spoke, and he even started gesticulating with his hands.

Lu Yuan jumped up and slapped Gu Gaoxu on the head, cursing, "You are someone's grandson, don't you want to live? Aren't you afraid that the Jinyiwei will eavesdrop?"

"Oh oh~" Gu Gaoxu's voice immediately became much softer.

Lu Yuan used the art of voice transmission to say to Gu Gaoxu: "The assassination today was done by your grandfather."

Gu Gaoxu widened his eyes, pointed in the direction of the imperial capital, and opened his mouth with a look of surprise.

Lu Yuan nodded...

The next day, Lan Yu's sixth adopted son hurried to the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion.

"Xiao Liu'er, don't panic. How is the thing you were told to do going?" Lan Yu asked.

The Sixth Adoptive Son replied: "Adoptive Father, Third Brother committed suicide in prison!"

"Really?" Lan Yu asked.

"It's absolutely true, there are our people in there, there is no doubt about it!" Liu Yizi replied.

At this moment, the emperor's personal eunuch came to the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion and conveyed the emperor's summons to the palace.

Lan Yu came to the imperial study anxiously.

The emperor got straight to the point and said, "Lan Yu, the Japanese dared to invade our borders and wreak havoc on the coast. The people are suffering greatly. What should we do about this?"

The last time the Japanese landed on Elephanta Island and killed the imperial garrison was not an isolated case, but it has been particularly rampant recently.

Seeing that the emperor was not angry, Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, the Japanese are ignorant of life and death. I advocate war!"

"Good!" The emperor said three good words in a row, "You are worthy of being the most powerful general in our empire. You are still as courageous as ever and you are willing to volunteer to suppress the rebellion!"

Lan Yu thought back to what he had just said, and wondered, "When did I say I was going to fight?"

Lan Yu was confused. He was good at land battles but not naval battles. Why would he be asked to fight?
People like Admiral Yu Tingyu and Admiral Liao Yongan were more suitable for going out to sea to suppress pirates than him.

The emperor did not give Lan Yu a chance to explain and continued:

"I will draft an edict and issue it at the court tomorrow morning, ordering you to personally lead the Palace Army Guards, Palace Army Vanguard Guards, and Palace Army Rear Guards under your command to march north along the coastline and destroy the enemy if you encounter them!"

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu was stunned for a moment and repeated, "Three guards?" Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu commanded the five guards of the palace army. It was against common sense to order them to fight at sea, but he only allowed them to lead three guards. The reason was really hard to understand.

The emperor was holding a brush and scribbling on a large piece of rice paper. It was unclear what he was writing. He said without even looking up:
"Yes! The empire is just beginning to be established, and the number of ocean-going ships is limited. We still need generals who are familiar with naval warfare to reserve some ships for training the navy. For the time being, we can only give you the ships carrying the three guards' horses and food and supplies!"

At this time, the navigator "Sanbao Eunuch" who made seven voyages to the West was not yet there. In the future, the mature navy would help "Sanbao Eunuch" to sail to the West and enhance the country's prestige.

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu looked embarrassed and said, "This..."

"Are you in trouble? You are Lan Yu, the empire's most powerful general!" the emperor praised again.

Lan Yu, the Marquis of Yongchang, was soft-hearted and did not take hardship. When the emperor praised him like that, he got excited and said with both hands, "I will definitely serve the country!"

"Very good. In the first battle of the self-defense counterattack against Japan, General Lan must make a good start!" said the emperor with a smile.

"I will not fail in my mission!" Lan Yu shouted loudly.

The emperor looked out the window and said, "It's almost noon. Would you like to have something to eat together?"

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu bowed and said, "The war is imminent. I will go back and prepare as soon as possible!"

"Okay! If you have something to do, go ahead and do it first!" The emperor waved his hand.

"Wei Chen resigns!"

After Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu left, Emperor Gu Yuanzhang slowly raised his head, looking from bottom to top, with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes...

Inside the Yongchang Marquis's mansion, Lan Yu's adopted sons all advised, "Foster father, none of the five guards of the mansion army are good at naval warfare, and it is too risky to let you lead only three guards of the mansion army to suppress bandits at sea."

The adopted sons really didn't understand why their adoptive father would take on such a task.

Military mobilization is no small matter, and it is the first time for the army to board a ship.

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu said, "Stop talking. We have our own plans. Lan Ying, you stay. The rest of you can go."

After the adopted sons left, Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu said to his eldest adopted son Lan Ying: "Lan Ying, you are the one I value most among all the adopted sons. If I lead the army to war, you will be in charge of the Left Guard and the Right Guard."

Lan Ying hesitated for a moment and declined, "Foster father, I am afraid I cannot control the troops of the two guards. I would like to follow you to fight and suppress the rebellion, and leave this matter to my second brother or others."

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu showed a gratified smile. His eldest adopted son Lan Ying always listened to him, and now he trusted him even more.

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu said, "We'll leave the fourth and fifth sons to you to help you."

"That's the best. Please rest assured, godfather, we will definitely control the left and right guards of the palace army!" Lan Ying agreed.

A few days later, Lan Yu led three guards of the palace army to the coastal area and boarded a ship to the north.

Lan Yu stood on the bow of the towering flagship, the sea breeze blowing his cloak, his eyes sharp and full of fighting spirit, and a sword slung around his waist.

Behind him are rows of majestic warships with flags flying.

Although the three guards of the palace army on the warship did not know how to fight on water, their morale was still high.

The fleet sails through the deep and bottomless sea
The voyage lasted more than half a month.

There were only a dozen or so small broken ships floating on the sea, which looked small and simple compared with the warships of the Shenling Empire.

The lookout on the warship discovered the sudden appearance of the enemy, blew the alarm, and shouted loudly:

"Japanese warships have been spotted ahead!" (End of this chapter)