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

One of the thieves couldn't bear the torture anymore and begged for mercy.

The other thieves spat and cursed, "Coward!"

The sounds of fighting on the dragon boats in Wangjing River attracted many people from both sides of the river to watch, including spies from various families.

When the emperor saw a thief surrender, he just raised his hand.

The imperial guards pulled out the dagger that was stuck in their ankles.

The thief paused for several seconds and said, "We are the trusted subordinates of the Imperial Guard Lieutenant General Lan Tai. The emperor is unfair and has detained us generals and brothers until now. It is chilling!"

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang paced back and forth and asked, "Lan Tai is just your superior, and I am your emperor. For a mere lieutenant general, you actually disobeyed me and caused chaos! Who is the master of this empire?"

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" Emperor Gu Yuanzhang was so angry that he kept repeating these words.

Prince Gu Biao stepped forward and advised: "Father, calm down!"

An important official stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"You say!" The emperor was in a very unhappy mood at the moment and said unhappily.

"Your Majesty, I heard that this Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guard, Lan Tai, is the third adopted son of Lan Yu, the Marquis of Yongchang. Although his rank as a lieutenant general in the Imperial Guard is not high, he has great prestige and good relationships with people. It seems that what the thieves said is true!"

The emperor looked at the important official coldly and said, "As the prince's tutor, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"

There was a hint of threat in the emperor's words. If this important official dared to speak nonsense again and disrupt the government, he would probably end up being skinned alive.

Everyone in the court knew this.

Marquis Yongchang Lan Yu was not only valued by the emperor, but also had a kinship relationship with Crown Prince Gu Biao.

Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, held military power and was in charge of the five guards of the palace army, namely the Palace Army Guard, the Palace Army Vanguard, the Palace Army Rear Guard, the Palace Army Left Guard, and the Palace Army Right Guard.

The adopted sons of Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, served as generals of various ranks in the Five Guards of the Imperial Army. In other words, the stability of the Five Guards of the Imperial Army determined the stability of the empire.

To reveal the identity of Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, in front of the Crown Prince, the princes and other ministers was not only a slap in the face of the Emperor, but also put the empire on the fire.

Even if we take a step back and say that even if Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu did something wrong, it is not the time to talk about it.

If Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, rebels, the emperor, the crown prince, the princes and the ministers may not even be able to get ashore.

This important official is also an old fellow with a strong character, but he is pedantic and rigid. He cannot read people's expressions. To put it more bluntly, he has no emotional intelligence!
The Prince's tutor continued, "Your Majesty, I have something to say..."

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang was so angry that he slapped the railing of the dragon boat and shouted three times: "Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

"Old minister..." The important official knelt on the ground.

"Come here, drag the Prince's tutor to the stern of the ship. I don't want to see him!" The emperor turned his back.

Several imperial guards pulled up the prince's tutor and carried him to the stern of the ship. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked at the thieves kneeling on the ground and said, "These soldiers of the Imperial Guard left the barracks without permission and tried to assassinate me. Throw them all into the Wangjing River, and all three of their clans will be exiled to the bitter cold land of the northeast!"

The imperial guards picked up the kneeling rebels of the Palace Army and threw them all into the river with a "plop".

Everything that happened on the dragon boat could be seen not only by the princes and several important ministers, but also by the civil and military officials on the other four boats, and they could all see and hear it clearly.

Civil and military officials were very secretive about what had happened and no one dared to discuss it.

A few people on the shore squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards the Yongchang Marquis Mansion.

In the Yongchang Marquis's mansion, Lan Yu's adopted son ran in and shouted in front of Lan Yu, "Adoptive father, something terrible has happened!"

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu turned around and asked, "What happened? Why are you so flustered?"

The adopted son said, "Foster father, someone from the palace guards rebelled and tried to assassinate the emperor!" "What? Who dares to be so bold? Investigate it immediately. If it doesn't work, find a few generals to take charge of this matter for me!" Lan Yu roared.

"Yes, foster father!" The adopted son held the sword at his waist, his armor crackling, and ran out of the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion.

Lan Yu was puzzled: "The Palace Guards are under my control, how could someone rebel and assassinate me? This is really causing me trouble!"

Another adopted son ran in and shouted, "Adoptive father, the assassin confessed and said he was venting his anger on behalf of their boss, that is, on behalf of our third brother Lan Tai!"

"Lan Tai? Isn't he still in the prison of the Ministry of Justice?"

"Foster father, my third brother has been detained in the prison of the Ministry of Justice."

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu said, and then ordered: "Xiao Liu'er, send someone to kill Lan Tai!"

The adopted son knelt on one knee on the ground, straightened his chest and looked up at Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu, and begged: "Adoptive father, my third brother will never instigate his men to assassinate the emperor!"

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu remained unmoved and stood there, emitting murderous intent.

This adopted son has always had a good relationship with Lan Tai, so it is somewhat disheartening that his adoptive father could do such a thing.

"Father!"

He was trying to wake up Yongchang Hou Lan Yu by calling him "godfather".

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu took a few steps forward, grabbed his adopted son who was kneeling on the ground by the collar with one hand, lifted him up, and cursed, "Xiao Liu'er, you have a pig's brain!

He assassinated the second son of the King of Yan. Just for this reason, he will not survive, and will also drag down others!"

At this moment, Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu was in a state of confusion and could not figure out who had ordered the palace guards to assassinate the emperor.

The most urgent task at the moment is to deal with Lan Tai and his imperial cavalry to avoid trouble.

Lan Yu's sixth adopted son grabbed the hand of Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu and said with difficulty: "Adoptive father, let's do it right away!"

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu threw his sixth adopted son to the ground.

Liu Yizi quickly slipped out!
Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, had no intention of rebellion, but he felt that an invisible hand was pushing him forward.

Of course, it is unrealistic to say that Lan Yu was loyal and selfless.

The assassination attempt on Lu Yuan outside the imperial city was because he was angry that Lu Yuan won the martial arts competition to win the eldest son's hand in marriage, which not only brought shame to himself, but also made him lose the opportunity to become closer to the royal family.

The incident of Elephant Island was an attempt to take advantage of the opportunity to win over the Japanese and the Sixth Son of Prince Lu, especially since the Sixth Son of Prince Lu already had a grudge against Lu Yuan.

With the help of the Japanese and Gu Zhaolian, the sixth son of Prince Lu, there will be a chance to join forces to attack Lu Yuan in the future.

The strange thing is that Yongchang Hou Lan Yu feels that whatever he does is always overtaken by the other party, making him passive everywhere.

The more passive you are, the more you want to defeat the other party!
Today's assassination attempt on the emperor was completely out of the control of Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu. Fortunately, the emperor did not investigate further and only held the thief and his three clans accountable.

That night, in the palace of Empress Ma in the imperial capital, Empress Ma was questioning Gu Yuanzhang, saying, "Why did you do this for no reason?"

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang sat beside the bed and said seriously, "This Lan Yu is really arrogant and domineering. He actually allowed his men to rob and kill the royal family. Does he still have the law in his eyes?"

Gu Zhaolian, the sixth son of Prince Lu, colluded with the Japanese. Even if he was guilty, he was taken to the imperial city to await sentencing and was handed over to the Dali Temple for punishment.

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang suspected that the person who colluded with the Japanese was a respected person in the court, and it was most likely Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang.

Queen Ma continued, "It's not worth sacrificing so many lives!"

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang explained: "We didn't kill them, we just threw them into the river."

...(End of chapter)