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

The Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and Grand Guardian all suspected that they were getting old and their eyes were blurry or their brains were confused.

I actually heard such explosive news from the emperor.

This kind of thing has never happened before!

In fact, this is nothing. Wasn’t the God of War Emperor of the Ming Dynasty also captured alive?

The thugs who occupied the mountains and became kings in Qiancheng thought that Prince Gu Biao was a wealthy local squire from some place.

Prince Gu Biao was very low-key when he went out this time and did not wear any official uniform.

He was followed by a team of bodyguards, and it was obvious that he was from a wealthy family.

After all, kidnapping wealthy local gentry can make money much faster than robbing ordinary people on the road.

When the emperor said this, he slammed the table in anger.

The crown prince of the empire was actually captured by this group of thugs.

It really brings shame to the imperial court.

The brush on the desk was lifted up and rolled to the ground.

The old eunuch picked up the brush that had fallen to the ground without saying a word and put it back on the desk.

The three officials bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the dragon's body is the most important, please do not get angry!"

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang's chest surged and he cursed:
"How can I not be angry?"

"Is Qiancheng still a city of the Shenling Empire?"

"This bunch of stubborn bandits, colluding with officials, are actually plotting against the crown prince!"

"I have decided to send troops to suppress Qiancheng and wipe out the rebels!"

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang became more and more excited as he spoke, no longer looking weak as before.

The three old ministers were still kneeling on the ground.

The Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and Grand Protector are collectively known as the "Three Dukes" and are the highest-ranking officials in the imperial court.

The emperor was so angry that he didn't let the three old ministers sit down.

Even standing up would be fine!

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang cursed loudly in front of the three ministers.

The anger that had been pent up in his chest was released, and the emperor's face turned from pale to rosy.

Traditional Chinese medicine is right. Don't hold your anger in, as it will damage your body.

"You three, stop kneeling here and stand up and answer me."

The emperor waved his hand, signaling several young eunuchs to help the three officials up.

The Grand Tutor said, "In my opinion, the bandit problem in Qiancheng must be eliminated. Duke Xin can be sent to suppress it."

Duke Xin Guo Tang He was already in his sixties and returned to his hometown to spend his remaining years in retirement.

However, a war broke out between the Shenling Empire and Japan.

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang, with just an imperial decree, put armor on the sixty-year-old man.

At this time, there were only a few founding heroes left.

Even Lan Yu, the Marquis of Yongchang, who was of the younger generation, was executed by the emperor.

The Grand Tutor stroked his beard, turned his body sideways and said, "No, no, Duke Xin is in Qilu Province right now."

Duke Xin, who is already very old, cannot take a boat to the east to go to the battlefield in person.

Instead, he was stationed in Qi and Lu provinces, commanding an army of over 100,000 in the rear to deal with Japan.

Now is also a critical moment for the imperial court to use military force to destroy Japan.

Two-thirds of Japan's territory has been occupied by the soldiers of the Shenling Empire.

The Grand Tutor continued, "It is unheard of to exhaust the army to attack a distant place. The army is exhausted and the distant lord is prepared. Isn't that a bad idea? The enemy will know what the army does."

Taifu means a man of learning, who can speak eloquently.

The general meaning is: It is unheard of for a laboring army to raid a distant place by surprise; it is probably impossible for the enemy to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out; and the rebels will surely know about a long-distance march.

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang was extremely anxious because the tutor was quibbling over words.

The emperor said, "Speak more simply!"

The Taifu was scolded by the Emperor.

He became a quiet man, no longer stroking his beard or talking nonsense, and just stood there blankly.

The Grand Tutor took over the conversation and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the King of Chu's fiefdom is only a few hundred miles away from Qiancheng. If the King of Chu can lead his army to launch a surprise attack, it will definitely be effective!"

King Gu Zhen of Chu was the emperor's sixth son. He was intelligent, brave, resourceful, and had great military talent.

In his early years, King Zhu Zhen of Chu led his subordinates to pacify the barbarians and performed well.

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang thought about it briefly and felt that what the Taibao said made sense.

The emperor, without giving it much thought, said directly to the old eunuch: "Draft an edict to order the King of Chu to lead his troops to Qiancheng and rescue his elder brother within ten days."

Hearing this, the Grand Tutor became anxious and shouted, "Your Majesty, this cannot happen!"

"I have made up my mind. Anyone who tries to stop me will be severely punished!" Emperor Gu Yuanzhang said angrily.

The Imperial Tutor fell to his knees and advised, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is still in the hands of the rebels. You must not rashly send troops!"

The Grand Tutor only then remembered the Crown Prince and what he had done earlier.

Just now, the emperor was furious.

San Gong, I wanted to persuade the emperor.

However, the emperor was arbitrary and decided to send troops to suppress the rebellion.

Therefore, the three ministers had to discuss with the emperor who to send to suppress the rebellion.

Even if we have to suppress it by force, we have to rescue the prince first.

Therefore, what the Grand Tutor is thinking now is whether they should discuss how to rescue the prince.

Instead of directly letting the King of Chu lead the army to suppress the rebellion.

It seems that the order of the two things is somewhat reversed.

What if these rebels get desperate and murder the prince?

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang looked at the master kneeling on the ground and said disdainfully:
"I don't believe that this group of rebels dares to murder the prince.

Aren't they afraid that I will kill all of their clans?"

If these rebels were left with a chance to survive, they might not fight to the death.

How should I put it? This matter is just very awkward.

It's like human traffickers who kidnap children from ordinary families.

They were sold to mountainous areas or to wealthy families, and the farmers received a reward.

If human traffickers are caught and sentenced to death, then these human traffickers will most likely fight to the death.

It is even more difficult to find missing children.

But then again!

If human traffickers are not sentenced to death, more people will take risks.

The Grand Tutor and the Grand Guardian followed the Grand Master and knelt on the ground, advising in unison: "Your Majesty, please don't be impatient. I think we should rescue the Crown Prince first, and then have the King of Chu send troops to eliminate the rebels."

After being persuaded by the three veteran ministers, the emperor rescinded his order.

Since we want to rescue the prince, we don't need a large number of people, but they must be elite.

In the past, when encountering such things, the first person the emperor thought of was the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Nowadays, the war situation on the front is tense, and many Jinyiwei have been recruited to Japan.

The emperor was faced with a situation where he had no soldiers to use.

Suddenly, the emperor thought of the Jinwu Guards, Yulin Guards, and Fujun Guards stationed in the imperial city.

These troops were originally ordered by the emperor to garrison the imperial city to prevent spies from enemy countries.

The first person that came to the emperor's mind was Lu Yuan, the commander of the left and right guards of the palace army. But then he thought again, his daughter Gu Ziyue was pregnant at the moment.

If Lu Yuan was transferred to Qiancheng, his daughter might complain.

Of course, Lu Yuan is not the only candidate.

Although Lu Yuan is personally strong, the emperor has no idea about his ability to command troops and fight.

The emperor shouted, "Where is Zhao Feng, the commander of the Jinwu Guard?"

Zhao Feng, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, is a leader among the middle-aged generals, and his own strength is close to the perfect realm of the Great Heavenly Master.

Coupled with his outstanding military command ability, it would be a good idea for him to lead the elite troops of the Jinwu Guard to secretly go to Qiancheng to rescue the prince.

A Jinyiwei came in from outside the imperial study upon hearing the noise, half-knelt on the ground, and replied: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao is currently stationed at the north gate of the imperial city."

The three ministers were shocked, which shows that all civil and military officials were under the surveillance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The emperor could learn about the movements of civil and military officials from the Embroidered Uniform Guard at any time.

"Go! Bring him to me!" said the emperor, waving his hand.

The Jinyiwei who was kneeling on the ground stood up, bowed and walked out.

The emperor looked at the three ministers and said, "I have decided to have Zhao Feng, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, lead the elite Jinwu Guard to rescue the prince!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Lu Yuan hurriedly took him.

At the same time, Lu Yuan hurried back to the mansion with his children.

Under a big tree in the courtyard of the mansion, several of Lu Yuan's women were sitting on stools, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans and chatting.

Zhao Qiaoer happily spoke first:
"Oh, my dear, it's so rare to have time to take your children out to play."

Two years later, Zhao Qiaoer's figure has become much more symmetrical and has returned to the state she was in before giving birth.

Those who should be plump are plump, and those who should be thin are thin.

Lu Yuan held his daughter and son, one on each side, and stuffed them into the hands of his two aunts. He smacked his lips and said:

"Of course not. How can we not pay attention to our own children?"

Lu Yuan did not tell everyone what he heard today, and continued the topic:

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen my eldest daughter for two years.

Wife, let's go to Mount Taihe soon."

Su Liyan was stunned and wondered, "Brother, what happened? You went out and came back feeling a little bit nervous."

After all, in the past two years, my brother has not taken the initiative to suggest visiting his daughter.

Su Liyan said "Oh" to show her agreement.

Lu Yuan didn't say anything else. He took Gu Ziyue's hand and walked into the house.

"Yuan~be gentle, you're squeezing me so hard that it hurts."

Gu Ziyue, who was pregnant, patted Lu Yuan's hand.

Lu Yuan's series of abnormal actions after returning home made Su Liyan somewhat confused.

Zhao Qiaoer, who was carefree, looked at Lu Yuan and Gu Ziyue's back as they walked away, and said:

"My darling baby has a personality. He didn't let me go when I was pregnant!"

Zhao Qiaoer sat on a stool, holding her daughter between her sturdy legs, and talked with a giggle.

It was only because there were no outsiders around that Zhao Qiaoer dared to be so casual.

In Zhao Qiaoer's opinion, her nephew is a person with special hobbies.

Su Liyan also agreed with what Zhao Qiaoer said.

When Su Liyan was pregnant, she was often contradicted by Lu Yuan.

So much so that when his daughter was just born, she treated her father coldly.

Song Meiqin smiled and said, "Look at your shameless look. Why didn't our nephew touch me when I was pregnant? Isn't it because your belt is too loose?"

Zhao Qiaoer pinched her waist with both hands and said unconvincedly: "Who is like you? It's so stressful to be pregnant, I'm afraid of losing it."

"If you keep talking nonsense in front of the children, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Song Meiqun pretended to be angry, turned her head and looked away, no longer paying attention to Zhao Qiaoer.

Lu Yuan has refined a lot of elixirs in the past two years. After these two years of conditioning, Lu Yuan's women have become younger and more beautiful.

Even for people of Zhao Qiaoer and Song Meiqin's age, having seven or eight more children is not a problem.

Especially those life-extending pills, which helped them to restore their body functions very well.

Zhao Qiaoer and Song Meiqin still like to wear young women's clothes, mature and charming.

Lu Yuan's two aunts were laughing and playing, completely unaware of what was about to happen.

Lu Yuan brought Gu Ziyue into the room and said directly:

"We heard that your elder brother was arrested!"

Gu Ziyue had a look of disbelief on her face. She smiled and said, "Yuan~ Are you kidding me? Who dares to arrest my brother?"

This is a major crime to punish the nine tribes!
Lu Yuan told Gu Ziyue what happened today and what he deduced from the hexagrams.

After hearing this, Gu Ziyue felt a little nervous.

In the past two years, Lu Yuan has never made a mistake in his divinations.

Gu Ziyue held Lu Yuan's arms with both hands, shook Lu Yuan's body and asked, "Yuan~ Where is my elder brother now?"

Lu Yuan sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's going to be bad."

"Yuan~ I know you must have a way to save him. Please save him."

Gu Ziyue screamed hysterically.

Prince Gu Biao is Gu Ziyue’s biological brother with the same father and mother!

Prince Gu Biao also treated Lu Yuan very well and often spoke up for Lu Yuan.

Zhao Qiaoer and Song Meiqin vaguely heard Gu Ziyue's shouting, and they thought Gu Ziyue was calling Chun!

Su Liyan heard it all clearly and her heart skipped a beat, but she didn't show it.

I’m afraid that the Shenling Empire is going to be turned upside down!
Facing Gu Ziyue who was pregnant with his child.

Lu Yuan also felt helpless, as the hexagram showed something much more dangerous than what Lu Yuan had said.

Moreover, Lu Yuan also calculated one more fortune.

The hexagram shows that the Shenling Empire is about to defeat Japan and occupy the four islands of Japan. The Shenling Empire will reach unprecedented prosperity!
However, everything will turn around when it reaches its extreme, and good times will come after bad times; when the water is full, it will overflow; when the moon is full, it will wane.

At the same time, three years of turmoil followed.

The people of the Shenling Empire were in a panic and unable to sleep or eat.

Even Lu Yuan has to stay out of the spotlight for the time being, otherwise he will be implicated.

The reasons for the three years of turmoil in the Shenling Empire were not only man-made disasters, but also natural disasters.

"Yuer, please forgive my incompetence. We can't help you in this matter!" Lu Yuan said truthfully.

"I do not believe!"

Gu Ziyue's eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes. She rushed out of the door with her belly bulging and ran towards her room.

Zhao Qiaoer and Song Meiqi, who were enjoying the cool under a big tree, were laughing and joking just now.

Seeing Yue'er running out crying, he quickly shouted, "Yu'er, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Yuan followed Gu Ziyue's steps and followed her.

Zhao Qiaoer yelled, "My dear nephew, you have to be nice to women."

Lu Yuan walked into Gu Ziyue's room and saw Gu Ziyue packing her backpack.

Lu Yuan walked over, put his right hand on the backpack, and asked, "Yuer, where are you going?"

Gu Ziyue cut Lu Yuan's hand away and said angrily:

"Yuan~, if you don't save my brother, I will!" (End of this chapter)