Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

So no one took it too seriously at first.

Zhu Yunhuan was just looking for something to amuse himself as he was the first thing he did after taking office.

The result is now...

But Fu Youde was specially transferred back to do this matter... For a Duke, this is not a trivial matter.

What the hell is this about training a navy? Now that the Ming Dynasty is unified, Fang Guozhen, Chen Youliang, Chen Youding... have been buried in the dirt for decades. Who can we pick to have a water fight?

What kind of people are those pirates along the coast? Is it really worth the effort?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi, who had spoken tentatively, took a deep breath meaningfully, looked around, and his eyes inadvertently wandered over everyone.

Then he sneered in disbelief and said, "Old Fu, you still say you're not lying to us old brothers? Tell me for yourself, is this outrageous? I'll tell you, believe it or not!"

Not only Zhang Yi, but everyone else present obviously did not believe this.

I felt even more strongly in my heart: "This old Fu can't even come up with a more believable story?"

"It's obvious he's trying to paralyze and delay us so he can go back and act quietly and gain the upper hand! He can't even lie, isn't he starting to give himself away?"

Fu Youde laughed secretly in his heart.

There's no need to even exaggerate the effect. After Chang Sheng's actions, this group of people have already started to imagine it themselves.

"Okay! Let them doubt as much as they want. The more suspicious they are, the more effective our delaying tactics will be when they find out later that we are really leaving." Fu Youde was secretly calculating in his mind, not feeling anxious at all.

Just shook his head helplessly:

"Whether we believe it or not is not up to us. It all depends on what His Majesty says. As a subject, we can only obey His Majesty's orders, right?"

Everyone found it even more amusing and continued to try to trick him: "Old Fu! Who are we talking to? It's no fun if you talk like that!"

Fu Youde sighed deeply, drank a glass of wine, and said calmly: "Who cares whether you believe it or not? Who knows, the imperial edict may come to us right now! Then you should believe it!"

His acting skills are nothing short of flawless.

Or in other words, he couldn't really be considered acting. After all, every word he said was true! His ultimate purpose in coming here was just to stir up the emotions of this group of people.

"Oh!" Everyone laughed contemptuously.

However… just as everyone was about to say something else, the housekeeper hurried over and reported, "Master, all the marquises, earls, and generals…someone has arrived from the palace!"

"It's Eunuch Sanbao." The housekeeper emphasized.

As soon as these words were heard, everyone immediately swallowed back what they were about to say and stared at him in disbelief.

Ma Sanbao was someone close to Zhu Yunhuan.

What else could one do when leaving the palace to visit someone's house besides delivering an imperial decree?

Only Fu Youde laughed and said, "Look! What do you call this? Speak of the devil and he'll appear. I didn't fool you at all, did I?" As he said that, he frankly pointed at the butler who had reported the news in front.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Fu Youde reminded him, "Lan Yu, the eunuchs accompanying His Majesty are here. Shouldn't you let them in quickly?"

Only then did everyone come back to their senses.

Lan Yu frowned slightly, looking puzzled, and immediately said, "Please come in right away."

But he felt something was wrong in his heart - could it be that this ridiculous task of training the navy was really left to Fu Youde?

Not long after.

Ma Sanbao hurried in, led by the housekeeper. His eyes immediately fell on Fu Youde and he said, "Duke Ying, we finally found you. We thought you were at Lord Fu's house, but we were disappointed."

Fu Youde chuckled, stood up and explained, "Isn't it because I was thinking about what His Majesty had told me to do? I knew I wouldn't be staying in the capital for long, so I hurried to find my old brother to reminisce about the past."

"But I don't want to tire my father-in-law."

Ma Sanbao looked calm and modest, saying, "It's just a matter of walking a few more steps for us. It's not a big deal. His Majesty has an order, and Duke Ying will accept it now."

Fu Youde immediately withdrew from the table and knelt down to receive the order.

Although there was already a hint of tension at the moment, the matter had not yet been openly resolved, so everyone naturally did not dare to neglect it. They all withdrew from the table and knelt down behind Fu Youde.

Ma Sanbao slowly opened the imperial edict in his hand: "In compliance with the order of Emperor Tian Chengyun, the Japanese pirates are causing trouble along the coast. Not only are there Japanese vagrants coveting our Ming Dynasty's supplies, but there are also former rebels who are still entrenched on the sea. I am always worried, so I specially order Ying Guogong Fu Youde to go to the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian today to station troops and train them..."

Ma Sanbao read the imperial edict calmly.

Fu Youde immediately raised his hands above his head and said in a loud voice: "I, your humble servant Fu Youde, accept your order! I will do my best to live up to your majesty's high expectations!"

After Ma Sanbao read the imperial edict, he found an excuse to leave.

Leaving everyone kneeling on the ground in bewilderment and disbelief – was there really an imperial decree? This wasn't a lie!?

Is this okay?

While everyone was stunned, Fu Youde stood up with the imperial edict in his hand and said in a serious tone, "Forget it, forget it. I'm afraid we won't be able to enjoy the wine today. Old brothers, we've met and we have to pack up and go to Zhejiang and Fujian later. I'm going back first!"