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

Gu Ziyue heard Lu Yuan's response from inside the house, but did not detect any panic in his tone.

Gu Ziyue, who was straightforward and informal by nature, continued, "Yuan~ Then I have to come in. Today is your first day in the military camp, you can't be late..."

Without waiting for Lu Yuan's response, Gu Ziyue tried to push the door.

The child's room door was not locked last night. It can only be said that Lu Yuan and Su Liyan were too busy and forgot to lock the door.

After all, Gu Ziyue is Lu Yuan’s fourth wife, so there is no need to be too formal.

Gu Ziyue pushed the door open and saw Lu Yuan standing in the open space of the room walking his bird...

Gu Ziyue quickly shifted her gaze and saw the clothes thrown all over the room.

Gu Ziyue's mind was blank and she stood there for a few seconds.

In particular, Gu Ziyue caught a glimpse of her sister Su Liyan who was still sleeping, and the thick and powerful white snake tail was wrapped around the quilt.

Gu Ziyue lowered her head slightly and looked at the wet ground.

If you look closely, you can see that Gu Ziyue's long eyelashes are trembling, as if she is trying to hide her inner panic and uneasiness.

Her pink lips were slightly pursed, and a bright blush quickly appeared on Gu Ziyue's fair cheeks.

Just like a few drops of red ink dropping on a blooming peach blossom, spreading out, it is delicate and moving.

Gu Ziyue's slender fingers unconsciously fiddled with the military uniform on her right arm.

The naked Lu Yuan looked at Gu Ziyue's series of subtle movements, all of which revealed her shyness.

Lu Yuan was thick-skinned and not fussy about details. He strode towards Gu Ziyue who was standing at the door.

Lu Yuan, who hadn't picked up Gu Ziyue yet, happened to see two maids walking through the yard.

Lu Yuan quickly closed the door of the room.

The two maids were carrying something, and one of them asked in a low voice: "Hey, what did you see just now?"

Another maid walked quickly with her head down and asked, "What? I didn't see anything!"

"It's clear from your tone that you saw everything~" said the maid who asked the question at the beginning with a smile.

"No, I didn't see it, I just saw a bright flash!" Another maid paused.

The two maids left, chattering quietly and laughing.

Lu Yuan picked up Gu Ziyue and said lovingly, "Why? Are you still shy now that you see me?"

Gu Ziyue put her forehead against Lu Yuan's chest and said shyly: "I have seen him before, but I haven't seen him during the day~"

"Oh, by the way, this is the military uniform that was just delivered this morning. You have to wear it and go to the barracks today."

Gu Ziyue then remembered the purpose of coming to the east room and showed him the military uniform in her hand.

Lu Yuan carried Gu Ziyue to the bed and said, "Then at least let us put on the 'inner treasury' first, right?"

"Where did he go?" Lu Yuan started looking again.

Gu Ziyue placed her hands on the bed to support her body.

Gu Ziyue felt as if there was something pressed in her hand. She looked down and saw that it was the "inner treasury" that Lu Yuan was looking for.

Gu Ziyue whispered, afraid of waking up her sister who had just fallen asleep after being tossed around for a long time last night, "Yuan~ is here!"

Lu Yuan came over, looked at the exposed corner, and said, "Yes, it's ours."

Lu Yuan pulled but failed to move it. He lifted the quilt and saw that it was wrapped around Su Liyan's snake tail.

Gu Ziyue stared at the eldest brother with eyes wide open, saying in disbelief: "Yuan~ Last night, you and your sister had a lot of fun!
How did you put your own 'Inner Treasury' on your sister's snake tail?"

The scene was a little awkward.

Lu Yuan didn’t remember doing such a thing last night!

Lu Yuan stood up, spread his hands, and said, "Forget it, just get a new one."

"As a third-rank military commander, can I only have this one? Are you kidding me!" Lu Yuan teased himself and went to rummage through the closet.

Su Liyan was awakened by the conversation between the two, and in a daze she transformed her snake tail back into human legs.

Su Liyan tugged at her quilt and said, "Yuer, when did you come?"

Gu Ziyue turned around and looked at Su Liyan with a smile and said, "Sister, when we just got here, we saw Yuan~ walking his bird. Haha, it's so interesting!"

Su Liyan sobered up a lot after hearing this. She looked at Lu Yuan's peach butt and scolded him, "Brother, it's so early in the morning, can you put it on?"

Lu Yuan was rummaging through the closet, and said without turning his head: "I want it too, but it's on your tail, I can't get it off!"

Su Liyan quietly lifted the quilt and shouted, "Oh my god! Brother, why did you put yours on my legs?"

"ah????"

"Um????"

Lu Yuan and Gu Ziyue were both confused. Weren’t they on Su Liyan’s snake tail just now?
Su Liyan quickly took it off her legs, threw it to Lu Yuan, and said, "Put it on quickly!"

Lu Yuan held it to his nose and sniffed it, praising: "It smells good!"

Su Liyan and Gu Ziyue's faces were filled with black lines, they were really speechless!

After Lu Yuan put it on, Gu Ziyue unfolded the general's uniform in her hand and put it on Lu Yuan.

Gu Ziyue patted Lu Yuan's clothes and said, "Sister, Yuan~ looks pretty handsome in these clothes!"

Lu Yuan pinched Gu Ziyue's not-so-perky butt and said, "When did your man stop being handsome?"

Gu Ziyue screamed, covered her butt, and ran to Su Liyan, saying coquettishly: "Sister, he pinched me~ Please help me vent my anger~"

Su Liyan smiled, rubbed Gu Ziyue and said, "Yuer, if you want to act like a spoiled child, you shouldn't do it to me!"

Gu Ziyue made a face at Lu Yuan and said angrily, "Humph! I don't want that!"

Lu Yuan stepped forward to coax Gu Ziyue, then took her on both sides to have breakfast.

After leaving the room, Lu Yuan saw a maid and called out, "Xiao Chen, clean up the room!"

"Okay, Prince Consort!" The maid replied, holding her hands and squatting slightly.

After dinner, Lu Yuan went alone to inspect the barracks of the left and right guards of the palace army.

On his first day as the commander of the two guards' armies, Lu Yuan still had to show his face, at least to make himself familiar to the crowd.

This is to prevent some rigid-minded civil officials in the court from gossiping to the emperor for no reason.

Lu Yuan arrived at the gate of the military camp. The soldiers guarding the gate saw that Lu Yuan was wearing a general's uniform but was alone, and they couldn't help but become suspicious.

The soldier tilted his spear and stopped him, saying, "General! This is an important area of ​​the left guard camp of the government army. Do you have a permit to enter or leave?"

"Warrant? We don't have it." Lu Yuan felt his whole body and shook his head.

"General, who do you want to see? I can tell you!" Although the soldier did not know Lu Yuan, he recognized the clothes Lu Yuan was wearing.

Before Lu Yuan opened his mouth, a general who had drunk with Lu Yuan in the mansion yesterday recognized him in the military camp.

The general trotted all the way to the entrance of the military camp and shouted, "How dare you! This is our superior, the commander of the left and right guards of the government army. Don't be rude!" The soldiers at the entrance of the military camp held their spears in their right hands, half-knelt on the ground, and shouted in unison, "Greetings, commander!"

Inside the military camp, the rest of the soldiers heard the shouting at the door. They stood up and ran to the front of the camp, lining up to welcome the new commander.

Lu Yuan glanced around the military camp of the Left Guard of the Palace Army. The soldiers lined up with their heads hung, looking listless and their morale was low.

"Could it be that he doesn't welcome our new commander? Or does he not submit to me?" Lu Yuan was puzzled.

Lu Yuan picked out a general and asked, "Why didn't you have any drills this morning?"

The general turned his head and glanced at the soldiers behind him, then asked with difficulty:

"Commander-in-chief, the soldiers heard the news last night that the Marquis of Yongchang was taken to the Dali Temple. Is this true?"

These soldiers were originally subordinates of Lan Yu, the Marquis of Yongchang. When their old leader was arrested, the people under him were also worried.

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang was famous for his love of the "collective responsibility system". In the past, if someone committed a crime, his family and friends would often be implicated.

Lu Yuan was not aware of this, but he patted his chest and said, "My fellow soldiers, don't worry too much. I am your commander, the highest commander of the Left Guard of the Palace Army.

As long as you don't do anything to offend the empire, I, Lu, am willing to guarantee your safety with my own head!"

As the saying goes, there is no joking in the army. As the commander, what Lu Yuan said in front of the soldiers was no joke.

If you go back on your word, how can you control the troops under your command in the future?

Lu Yuan, who is young and looks like a scholar, forms a huge contrast with his current identity as a military general.

When the generals heard this, they were really encouraged. They raised their weapons and shouted loudly: "The general is mighty, the general is mighty."

"All troops, listen up! Drill as normal every day, without any mistakes!"

"As ordered!"

Lu Yuan inspected the military camp of the Left Guard of the Palace Army and then went to the military camp of the Right Guard of the Palace Army.

Nearing noon, Lu Yuan and the soldiers sat on the ground and ate from the big pot in the barracks.

Lu Yuan's official position was given by the emperor. He did not ask these soldiers to follow him wholeheartedly, but just asked them not to cause trouble for him.

Several Jinyiwei rode on horses to the gate of the Right Guard camp of the Palace Army and were stopped by the guards at the gate.

"The Emperor has ordered that Lord Lu, the commander of the left and right guards of the Imperial Army, go to the Imperial Capital to see Him immediately!"

Lu Yuan put down the bowl in his hand, picked up a war horse in the military camp, climbed on the horse, and whipped the horse's buttocks with the whip.

"drive!"

Lu Yuan rushed to the imperial capital along with several Jinyiwei who were stationed in front of the military camp.

A soldier behind him stopped him and said, "Commander-in-chief, war horses cannot be transferred out of the barracks at will!"

Lu Yuan shouted without even turning his head: "Register it under our name!"

As soon as Lu Yuan arrived at the gate of the imperial capital, an old eunuch led the young eunuchs to block Lu Yuan's way and said, "Master Lu, please come this way!"

Lu Yuan wandered around and came to a secluded place.

Looking at the familiar figure in front of him, after that person turned around, Lu Yuan couldn't help but shout, "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang asked with a smile: "I inspected the military camp today. How did you feel?"

Lu Yuan had no intention of hiding anything and repeated what he had said and done.

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang nodded and said with satisfaction: "Just go for it, I support you!"

Lu Yuan thought to himself: "They called me here from afar, could it be just to talk about this?"

The emperor saw the doubt in Lu Yuan's heart and said, "I have decided to take Lan Yu to the market and execute him in ten days!"

The sudden news made Lu Yuan stunned.

This is highly similar to the history of the Ming Dynasty, but also essentially different.

Lu Yuan remained silent.

"What do you think?" asked the emperor.

Lu Yuan then spoke up and said, "Your Majesty, I cannot overstep my authority and make random comments on this matter. The iron laws of the empire are the basis for this."

The emperor did not ask any more questions and said, "A few days ago, the case of hunting down the second son of King Yan, Gu Gaoxu, has been thoroughly investigated.

It was Lan Yu's subordinates who did it, and they killed people to silence them. As for Doctor Li, I asked the Ministry of Justice to pardon him from the death penalty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Yuan said with a bow.

Lu Yuan was not familiar with Doctor Li from Taining City and thought that Doctor Li was also acting under duress, so he guaranteed for him, saying that as long as he could identify the murderer behind the scenes, his life would be safe.

Lu Yuan took this opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask of you."

Lu Yuan has been staying in the imperial city these days.

First, it is convenient for Gu Ziyue to visit her biological mother, Queen Ma, in the imperial capital.

Second, at the emperor's request, a branch factory was opened in the imperial city to produce objects commonly used by the people and mechanical equipment needed by the empire.

Lu Yuan was very cooperative with the establishment of a branch factory. He only needed to provide technology and innovative ideas, and all the funds would be allocated from the national treasury.

During this period, a branch factory was set up to process objects, and the demand for spirit stones increased sharply.

Taking this as an opportunity, all the spiritual stone mines in the country were completely owned by the empire and became resources controlled by the empire. No one was allowed to mine them without government approval.

Of course, Lu Yuan would not receive a single penny from setting up the factory, and all profits would go into the national treasury.

Lu Yuan only regarded this matter as a project that would benefit the people.

I hope that one day, ordinary people will have cars to go out, telephones to communicate, glass for doors and windows, lighters to cook, and machines for farming and harvesting.
The fundamental task is to liberate and develop productivity; promote industrial upgrading, enhance the innovation awareness of the whole people, and achieve sustainable growth of the empire's economy; narrow the gap between the people and officials, and safeguard the equal rights and opportunities of the people.

Lu Yuan used the art of divination to predict the destiny of the Shenling Empire, but the matter was of such a serious nature that Lu Yuan was unable to determine it with his current abilities.

Lu Yuan could not know the future trend of the Shenling Empire, he only hoped that by relying on the existing advanced machinery and productivity, he would not follow the old path of the late Ming Dynasty.

Since Lu Yuan helped Emperor Gu Yuanzhang do a lot of practical things during the time he stayed in the imperial city, the emperor was very satisfied with this.

The emperor said kindly, "What do you want from me? Just tell me!"

Lu Yuan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have been away for several months and I really miss my family. I recommend Lan Ying, the commander of the Right Guard of the Palace Army, to assist me in commanding the troops of the two guards."

"Oh? Do you know that he is Lan Yu's adopted son? I just said that Lan Yu deceived the emperor and will be beheaded in the vegetable market." said the emperor.

Lu Yuan lowered his head and replied, "I know!"

The emperor asked, "Aren't you afraid that he will rebel for his adoptive father?"

Lu Yuan bowed his hands and said, "I am willing to guarantee that the left and right guards of the government army will never do anything to betray the empire!"

The emperor laughed heartily, patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Go!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" (End of this chapter)