"Your Majesty, this humble general will persevere!"

Du Yuhe opened his mouth wide and staggered backward. Lü Lu quickly helped Du Yuhe up and said softly, "My lord, please don't lose your composure."

Du Yuhe closed his eyes, feeling like crying.

"Good!" Yuan Xiu laughed and said, "I admire young people who dare to take risks and fight, instead of staying in their comfort zones and waiting for the fruits of their labor!"

"In that case, you don't need to go to the Zhennan Border Army anymore. Don't you want to fight? I'll give you a good place to fight."

"When Prince Xin returned this time, he told me the true situation of the pirate scourge. The court had neglected it before, but will increase its efforts in the future. You should go and eliminate the pirates."

Du Yucheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately kowtowed, saying, "This humble general obeys!"

Yuan Xiu had already received news of what happened in Yanchuan City. He understood that Du Yucheng was concerned about his reputation. Young people like him would want to escape after such an embarrassing incident and go to a place where no one knew them to start over.

Meanwhile, Yuan Xiu was drafting a list of candidates to eliminate the bandits.

Xiao Luofeng was originally the best general to eliminate the bandits, but Xiao Tian passed away and Xiao Luofeng had to observe mourning. This made it possible for Du Yucheng to fill Xiao Luofeng's position.

In this way, the four young generals will each have their own path: one will be involved in construction in the three northern counties, one will be stationed in the southern border garrison, one will be fighting bandits in Jinghai, and one will be recuperating at home. Each of them will have their own strengths and will be able to enrich the military system of the Great Jing Dynasty.

This is a good thing for Yuan Xiu.

After repeatedly considering his plan, Yuan Xiu became increasingly satisfied and his mood improved considerably. Suddenly, he said, "Someone, summon Fu Zheng to me!"

Chengdu was puzzled and waited on the side.

A while later, Fu Zheng arrived.

Yuan Xiu asked, "Fu Zheng, how has the archery skill of the Imperial Guards improved?"

When Zhou Nuo was still the instructor of the Imperial Guards, Fu Zheng was Zhou Nuo's closest student and also the most capable. After Zhou Nuo left, Yuan Xiu assigned Fu Zheng to train the Imperial Guards' archery skills.

Fu Zhengdao said, "This humble officer dares not exaggerate, but the archery skills of the Imperial Guards are now vastly different from what they were six months ago!"

"Good!" Yuan Xiu laughed. "I order you to select fifty elite soldiers from the Imperial Guard to accompany General An Yuan in eliminating the bandits. If you return victorious, I will promote you to commander of the Imperial Guard, and the elite soldiers who accompany you will each receive a reward!"

Happiness came too suddenly. Fu Zheng controlled his excitement and clasped his hands, saying, "This humble servant obeys!"

Yuan Xiu looked at Du Yucheng and said, "Du Yucheng, I'm giving you the elite of the Imperial Guards and Xiao Luofeng's five thousand bandit-slaying soldiers. You should then select five thousand men from the Changsui garrison to form the Zhenhai Camp. Since we're going to eliminate the bandits, let's stop with the small-scale attacks. We don't need to wipe them out completely, but we must make them tremble with fear so that they'll only dare to harass the Southern Zhou and never dare to approach the Dajing Sea again!"

Can you do it?

Like Fu Zheng, Du Yucheng also felt that happiness had come too suddenly, as if a great responsibility had been bestowed upon him. He said with fervor, "If I do not succeed, I will die for my country!"

"That's the kind of determination I need!"

Yuan Xiu waved his hand and shouted, "Issue my decree!"

"Effective immediately, the Great Jing Zhenhai Camp is hereby established, with Du Yucheng as its commander and Fu Zheng as its captain. The governors of Jingdong, Jiangyang, and Yunjing prefectures must cooperate with the Zhenhai Camp's actions, and in times of emergency, Du Yucheng has the authority to mobilize the troops stationed in the three prefectures!"

Upon hearing this, Du Yu and his son were both taken aback.

In an emergency, troops from three counties can be mobilized!

this……

Du Yuhe was speechless for a moment, and his originally dejected mood was suddenly filled with great light.

Your Majesty's arrangement not only demonstrates Your Majesty's determination to eliminate the bandits, but also Your Majesty's trust in Du Yu Chengdu!

Everyone hopes that if Chengdu succeeds in eliminating the bandits, its future will be limitless!

Du Yucheng's eyes welled with tears as he kowtowed and said, "This humble general will certainly follow General Wang's example and ensure that the Great Jing Seas will be free from turmoil again!!!"

"This humble general receives the imperial decree and kowtows in gratitude for Your Majesty's grace!!!"

"This humble servant receives the decree and kowtows in gratitude for Your Majesty's grace!!!"

Both Chengdu and Fu Zheng expressed their gratitude.

Yuan Xiu nodded and smiled, "Commander Du Yu, Commandant Fu, you must work together!"

"yes!"

Du Yucheng turned to Fu Zheng and said, "Commander Fu, I would like to ask you to be my advisor and come with me to the Changsui garrison to select soldiers."

Fu Zheng replied solemnly, "This humble servant obeys."

Yuan Xiu smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that although Du Yucheng had been completely fooled by Zhao Cheng, he was not a stupid person.

The reason for choosing Fu Zheng to stay by Du Yu's side in Chengdu was twofold: firstly, to help him, and secondly, to keep an eye on him.

As a member of the Imperial Guard, Fu Zheng was naturally one of the emperor's men.

Otherwise, how could Zhenhai Camp be given the authority to mobilize troops stationed in the three counties in times of emergency?

It seems that Du Yucheng understood this point, which is why he let Fu Zheng go with him to select people, and dared not be too presumptuous.

"Alright, all of you, step back!" Yuan Xiu turned around, put his hands behind his back, and walked forward.

After everyone left, Yuan Xiu and Lü Lu strolled around the Imperial Garden for a while longer, until it gradually got dark before they were about to leave.

Lu Lu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, this old servant has something to say to you from the bottom of my heart."

Yuan Xiu raised an eyebrow and said, "Since when have you become so cautious when speaking to me?"

Lu Lu thought to himself, "You're being too sensitive about what I'm about to say. Can't you be a little more careful?"

Lu Lu said, "Lord Wei will be back soon. Why don't you go and stay with the Empress before he returns?"

Yuan Xiu asked, "Do you share the same thoughts as Mu Shanyue and the others?"

Lu Lu helped Yuan Xiu step across a gravel path and said sincerely, "What Elder Mu and the others think is none of my business. I am only thinking of His Majesty's best interests. Now that His Majesty has established an Empress, no matter how much resistance there is, things that need to be done should be done as soon as possible. Dragging it out will only make His Majesty more annoyed."

“Your Majesty, once you have a son, Elder Mu and the others will naturally shut up. Otherwise, the number of people gathering around Elder Mu will only increase, and he will be taken advantage of by some people with ulterior motives.”

“But I…” Yuan Xiu frowned, his face full of helplessness. At this moment, he was like a child in front of Lü Lu.

What if I don't react when I see her?

Lu Lu said softly, "This old servant has medicine."

"No!" Yuan Xiu said firmly, "Then I have no room for negotiation!"

As he spoke, Yuan Xiu put his hands on his hips, took a few steps forward, circled around a few times, and said, "This is truly the most troublesome thing in the world!"

Lu Lu stopped speaking, giving Yuan Xiu time to think.

"Fine, I'll go!" Yuan Xiu said, looking like he had mustered up his courage. "I'll do it for He Yin's sake!"

Lu Lu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately shouted, "Guards, move the carriage to the adjacent palace!"

Zhilin Palace is the bedroom of Empress He Wu.