From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 873

In the quiet courtyard, the hurried footsteps seemed so abrupt.

Li Yu'an stood up suddenly, turned back suddenly, and stared at the door of the courtyard.

It was not that she was startled, but... in this manor, no one walked so impatiently.

So impatient, there must be an outsider coming, and there is something urgent to say.

The only one who can walk in the backyard is Guan Lu.

Sure enough, Guan Lu had walked into the courtyard quickly. After seeing Li Yu'an, he came over and saluted.

Li Yu'an hurriedly said: "Is there any news about Zhou Yuan?"

When she asked this question, her voice couldn't help but tremble.

Guan Lu shook his head and said: "It's another news, bad news."

Li Yu'an sat down, and her face instantly became gloomy.

She waved her hand and said, "I'm not interested. I'm not interested in anything. You decide for yourself."

Guan Lu said directly, "Reliable news, six days ago, on August 20, the island pirate fleet of more than 60 ships of all sizes arrived in Goryeo and broke out a large-scale naval battle with the Jin Dynasty."

"The Jin Dynasty is retreating step by step, and the island pirates have landed."

Li Yu'an's face turned pale in an instant. She turned back in horror and murmured, "What did you say..."

Guan Lu continued, "Miss Li, the island pirates defeated the Jin Dynasty in a naval battle, landed in Goryeo, and slaughtered a large number of people along the coast, looted supplies, and fought to support the war. It seems that they are planning a long-term invasion."

"The Jin Dynasty has not recovered its vitality after experiencing the looting of the Eastern Tartars. Now it has almost no power to resist the vicious island pirates."

"Goryeo is facing a life-and-death crisis."

Li Yu'an's body couldn't help but tremble, and the unspeakable sadness surged in her heart, almost making her cry.

Since the fall of the Lee Dynasty, the people of Goryeo have been living in dire straits. She tried her best to restore her country, but she failed.

The Eastern Tartars came and destroyed the roots of the Lee Dynasty, making Goryeo their slaves. After they finally left, the more hateful island bandits came again.

It is said that yin and yang rotate, and good times come after bad times. It has been decades. How much suffering do the people of Goryeo have to endure!

She suddenly remembered what Zhou Yuan said when he made the plan.

"Within three months, the island bandits will attack Goryeo."

"So my plan must be carried out faster, otherwise it will be too late."

"I promised to help you restore your country, didn't I?"

Li Yu'an couldn't help but cover her face.

He was so desperate and took such risks, probably because of Goryeo... because of me...

He was so smart, if he didn't consider Goryeo, there must be a better way, and there was definitely no need to take such risks.

Thinking of this, Li Yu'an felt heartbroken. The fermentation of various negative emotions and bad news made her emotions almost collapse.

With tears in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and said, "I want to go to the island! No matter what, I want to find him!"

"I want him to help me restore my country, and I also want to protect him."

She looked at Guan Lu and said, "You must have a way, right!"

Guan Lu scratched his head and smiled bitterly, "The adults said that if one day I can't persuade Miss Li, I will arrange for you to go to the island."

It's true!

He clearly understands me and knows what kind of person I am.

Li Yu'an pouted, her heart was sour, but sweet, and indescribable.

Guan Lu said, "Miss Li, please follow me, let's go to see someone first."

He took Li Yu'an and quickly left the manor and came to another manor just across the street.

I knocked on the door gently, but no one responded for a long time.

But Li Yu'an could hear that the knocking sound had a regular rhythm, perhaps a secret code.

After waiting for a while, the door finally opened.

Li Yu'an was stunned when she saw the man, and then said, "It's you... you're the one..."

"Zhang Fei."

Zhang Fei bowed slightly and said, "I greet Miss Li."

Li Yu'an was a little confused and couldn't help looking into the yard. She didn't find anything unusual, but she was keenly aware that at least a dozen eyes were fixed on her.

There are an unusual number of masters here.

After the door was completely closed, Guan Lucai said, "Zhang Fei, tell Miss Li about the situation and plan."

"Yes."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Miss Li, it's like this. For a long time, I have been helping the lord train martial arts masters."

"These masters come from all over the world, with different accents and different martial arts styles. They don't understand each other and don't have a tacit understanding of cooperation. When they really do big things, it's greatly reduced."

"After such a long time of running-in, they have already had a considerable tacit understanding, which is enough to be competent for some special tasks."

Li Yu'an is very smart, and immediately said: "They want to go to the island with me?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Including me."

"The lord wrote me a letter in advance, saying that Dongfan Island is different from the mainland, especially the indigenous people there, who have not been baptized by civilization and do not have a large national spirit. It is difficult to incite them, and we cannot pin our hopes on them."

"So, the lord has already thought about it from the beginning, and he wants to lurk in the mountains and forests on the island as a guerrilla."

"And our group of masters, as many as eighty people, have been honing their skills in the mountains, and are fully capable of such a task."

"Once we land on the island, the help we bring to the adults is quite terrible. After all, the Dutch do not allow the indigenous people to have flintlock rifles."

Li Yu'an nodded, not quite understanding, and then said: "How can we land on the island? The other side guards the coastline tightly."

Guan Lu smiled and said: "The Fujian and Guangdong Navy will cooperate with us."

Li Yu'an said again: "Those Jianghu masters are all unruly, and they can Are they obedient? Can they follow orders?"

Zhang Fei said affirmatively: "Please rest assured, Miss Li. They have been following us since two years ago. We support their sects, families, relatives and friends."

"To be honest, they are not only loyal, but also afraid of being eliminated, because... we have given them too much."

Guan Lu said in a deep voice: "Please be prepared, Miss Li. Tomorrow evening, the five battleships and four cruisers of the Fujian-Guangdong Navy will all be dispatched to attack Dongfan Island."

"The Dutch will certainly fight with all their strength by then. Taking advantage of darkness, the Fujian-Guangdong Navy will send a large wooden ship from the eastern sea to the southeast side of Dongfan Island, and you will land there."

"All the martial arts masters, led by Zhang Fei, will travel through the mountains and forests and meet up with the lord at the Seediq tribe."

"This is the plan that the lord has already made in advance."

"After the reunion, the lord will naturally arrange everything."

Li Yu'an felt much better, at least she could go to the island to meet Zhou Yuan.

But she was a little dissatisfied, because before that, Zhou Yuan did not mention this part of the plan to her.

So, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and said, "Why didn't you tell me in advance!"

Guan Lu smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Li, the prince said that if he told you in advance, you would definitely not be able to hold it in and would have gone to the island long ago."

"But in that case, the timing is not right, but it is easy to alert the enemy and ruin the plan."

Li Yu'an pouted and said, "Okay, he has included me."

"So, now you can tell me, is there any other plan he has that I don't know about!"

Guan Lu waved his hands and said, "I don't know either. The prince has his own considerations for the war situation. Miss Li, Zhang Fei and I are just two assistants, please understand..."

"As for the layout of Dongfan Island, the prince's layout is very comprehensive, please rest assured, Miss Li."

Look at his ugly face! He must be holding something back!

If you don't want to say it, then don't say it! I'll go ask my nephew in person!

Li Yu'an took a deep breath and said, "Remember to notify me tomorrow."