The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 137 A Hero Cuts Off His Wrist, Lan Yu Severs Ties

Zhu Xiong Ying's words, along with the carrot and stick approach, have actually frightened him to this extent.

Such words could probably only be uttered by Zhu Xiong Ying, given the distinction between ruler and subject; as for them, as juniors, it was even more impossible for them to say such things.

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and helped Lan Yu up.

"Uncle, what are you doing? We are all family, how could Xiong Ying not believe you!"

"Speaking of which, U.A. still needs to rely on you, Uncle, in many ways. But if you do something difficult and someone gets hold of it, U.A. will be in a very difficult position!"

"I've heard that Zhu Yunwen has been getting very close to those gentry families in Jiangnan lately. If they find something wrong with him and my uncle gets into trouble, it will probably have a significant impact on my side!"

Lan Yu swallowed hard; with his intelligence, he couldn't possibly have thought of such things.

Now that Zhu Xiong Ying has laid these things out in front of him, he has realized the fear.

It's not a big deal if something happens to me, but if I drag Zhu Xiong Ying down with me, even if I end up in the underworld, his sister and brother-in-law will never let me off the hook.

"Don't worry, Xiong Ying, your uncle will make arrangements as soon as he gets back. If anyone dares to harm you, I'll be the first to object!"

After saying that, Lan Yu left in a hurry.

After seeing Lan Yu leave, Chang Mao couldn't help but swallow hard.

"U.A., is everything you said true?"

Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head, then nodded.

"Who knows what the future holds? But Lan Yu has been acting rather arrogantly lately. It won't hurt to tell him to be more careful, lest he be taken advantage of someday!"

Zhu Xiong Ying knew very well that the main reason Zhu Yuanzhang took action against Lan Yu was the death of Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiong Ying.

Originally, both the Chang brothers and Lan Yu belonged to the Crown Prince faction, or even the Crown Prince's grandson.

However, after Zhu Xiong Ying passed away, the position of heir fell to Zhu Yun Wen.

If Zhu Yunwen is to inherit that position smoothly, all obstacles must be eliminated, leaving only those who are obedient.

Therefore, both the Hu Weiyong case and the later Lan Yu case were basically carried out with this goal in mind.

If it weren't for this, with Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiong Ying's abilities, suppressing these nobles would have been an easy task.

After returning to his residence, Lan Yu immediately summoned all his adopted sons.

In no time, all those who heard the news gathered at the two countries' martial arts schools, numbering one or two hundred people.

Looking at the two or three hundred commanders and centurions dressed in armor.

Lan Yu, standing to the side, was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.

"When did I get so many adopted sons?"

Marquis Dingyuan, Wang Bi, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes at him.

"My lord, this is only a portion of those in Yingtian Prefecture, and they're not in any trouble there. If we include those leading troops in other places, the number would probably be much greater!"

Lan Yu took a deep breath. Each of these people led a considerable number of troops. If all of them were gathered together, they could probably form an army of hundreds of thousands in an instant. No wonder Zhu Xiong Ying said those things; it was indeed true.

The crowd was buzzing with discussion in the courtyard.

One of them said in a low voice.

"Brothers, is there something important that our godfather has summoned us here for?" The man shook his head.

"How could I know? I've been at the Five Armies Commandery the whole time. I came as soon as I heard the news. Since it was our godfather who summoned us, it must be something important. Let's just wait!"

At this moment, everyone saw a dashing man dressed in a tight-fitting outfit appear before them, and they immediately moved towards him.

"Brother Lan Yong, did our godfather say he wanted to see us? What's the matter?"

Although Lan Yu had many adopted sons, their relationships varied in closeness and distance.

Among them, Lan Yong is one of the people that Lan Yu values ​​most.

Lan Yong shook his head.

“I don’t know why our godfather has called us here, but since we’re following him, we have to do whatever he asks of us without any hesitation!”

The man was instantly displeased upon hearing this.

"Lan Yong, what do you mean by this? We are all Godfather's sons, and we are not necessarily worse than you. As long as Godfather gives the order, we will go through fire and water without batting an eye!"

The crowd was buzzing with discussion when Lan Yu came out from inside.

When everyone saw Lan Yu come out, they all bowed to him.

"Greetings, Godfather!"

The sound was extremely loud, causing the birds in the surrounding trees to scatter in panic.

For some reason, Lan Yu suddenly had the feeling of being in court, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Ahem, everyone, I have gathered you all here today because I have something important to tell you!"

"Guo Lanyu is a subject of the Great Ming Dynasty, loyal to His Majesty, and will also be loyal to the Crown Prince and the Grandson in the future. You are all generals of the Great Ming Dynasty with excellent futures. You should follow His Majesty and the Grandson, not me, Lanyu!"

“From this moment on, you are no longer my adopted sons, Lan Yu. From now on, we are colleagues. If I, Lan Yu, ever find out that you are still doing things in my name, don’t blame me for being impolite!”

The crowd was in an uproar upon hearing this; no one had expected that Lan Yu would tell them such things.

Some of them panicked instantly.

While some of them are indeed capable, there are also quite a few sycophants.

They rely on their status as Lan Yu's adopted son to act arrogantly and domineeringly. Once they lose that title, they'll be in trouble.

"Father, please don't! We are all your adopted sons. If we do something wrong, you can hit us, scold us, or punish us, but please don't send us away!"

"That's right, Godfather. My father died on the battlefield at a young age. If it weren't for you, Godfather, I would have died long ago. I, Lan Yi, am definitely not the kind of person who doesn't value loyalty. Please, Godfather, reconsider your decision!"

"Godfather, before my father died, you promised him that I would treat you as my own father. I don't know what mistake I have made, but you want to send us away. Please, Godfather, don't abandon Lanping!"

"Godfather, did someone say something? Tell me, I, Lan Zhong, will be the first to not let him get away with it!"

...Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Lan Yu also felt a little reluctant.

Although he didn't know why he ended up adopting so many sons, he was very satisfied with the first few. Now, he really couldn't bear to leave the pigeon loft.

However, hesitation only leads to more trouble. If we only lose a few people, who knows what will happen afterward? Ultimately, it's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

(End of this chapter)