Father can be an enemy to the country

Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, was the younger brother of Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin.

There is a saying that "brothers fight tigers, and father and son go into battle". Boss Zhu himself does not have any brothers to help fight against the enemy, but he has many brothers among his subordinates, such as Gongchang Hou Guo Xing and Guo Ying. Brothers Zheng Yulin and Zheng Yuchun.

Like the two Wu brothers, they were both ranked among the "Twenty-Four Generals of Huaixi". They were Boss Zhu's iron team members who started his career, and they were old brothers who accompanied him when he was young. The sixth brothers have to call them uncle when they meet...

Moreover, the brothers Wu Liang and Wu Zhen are currently the only pair of brothers and double marquises in the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhang Shicheng was pacified that year, Boss Zhu named Wu Liang General Zhaoyong and Commander of the Suzhou Guard, and ordered him to guard Suzhou. Later, in order to build the central capital, he changed the town to Fengyang and served as Li Shanchang's deputy together with Tang He.

After building the central capital, Wu Liang took over the defense of the Yangtze River and assumed the important task of protecting the capital. He is obviously an important minister that the old thief trusts.

And his younger brother Wu Zhen was the ‘Naval Commander’ of the Ming Dynasty. In order to prevent the Chaohu Navy from becoming a dominant force, Boss Zhu forced Fang Guozhen to surrender and recalled the Chaohu Navy on the pretext of conquering Ming Yuzhen from the west.

Wu Zhen was then ordered to recruit Fang Guozhen's navy. After hasty training, he was ordered to continue the southern expedition. Fortunately, Wu Zhen did not disappoint Boss Zhu. He went to Fuzhou, defeated Yanping, captured Chen Youding, and pacified the coastal areas of Fujian.

In the second year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Temple of Meritorious Officials in Jilong Mountain to worship the twenty-one founding heroes. "The dead have their statues sculpted, and the living occupy their thrones." Wu Zhen and Wu Liang were both among them, and the following year they were both granted the title of Marquis. .

Starting from the third year of Hongwu, Wu Zhen was appointed as General Jinghai, commanding tens of thousands of naval forces and supervising shipping.

After the Japanese war broke out in the seventh year of Hongwu, he was reassigned as the chief military officer in preparing for Japanese war, and was responsible for the coastal defense of Jiangsu and Zhejiang... Boss Zhu's trust in him was also endless.

Oh, by the way, the abolition of the Shipping Department was also proposed by him.

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It can be said that these two brothers have the final say on everything on the Daming River.

If the king of Chu wants to reopen the shipping department, he can't get around these two brothers. It just so happens that he can't put on airs with others... If we really get into trouble with the old thief, we still don't know which side the old thief will take.

"Marquis Jinghai, is he also a protective umbrella?" Zhu Zhen asked with a somewhat stiff throat.

"I really don't know. I've only dealt with Commander Lin a few times, but I haven't come into contact with someone as high as Marquis Jinghai." Xie Yunzhang said feeling ashamed.

‘You are not afraid of me, a prince, but you are afraid of him, the Marquis of Jinghai? ’ Zhu Zhen felt a little bit disgusted. However, he also knew that in the eyes of Lu Zhonghe and others, he, an empty prince, was definitely not as powerful as the powerful Marquis Jinghai.

"Yeah." Of course, Lao Liu wouldn't say what was in his heart, and just continued to ask:

"You just said that those smuggling ships haven't come even once this year?"

"Yes." Xie Yunzhang nodded hurriedly.

"Did Lu Zhonghe propose it, or did that adult mean it?" Lao Liu asked.

"Lu Zhonghe said that it was what the adult meant." Xie Yunzhang swallowed and looked at Lao Liu with some fear: "He said that the adult said that as long as there is no ship for a few months, people in Suzhou City will starve to death. , when something goes wrong, His Highness will be in trouble."

"Fuck..." Zhu Zhen cursed, sooner or later he would retaliate in kind. He looked at Xie Yunzhang coldly and said:

"I finally understand why there was such a big fuss after Lu Zhonghe died. It turns out that you were thinking about his words and hoped that there would be trouble and sent me away!"

"This villain deserves death!" Xie Yunzhang slapped himself hard. At this point, he didn't dare to tell a lie to the King of Chu.

"Okay." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and asked coldly: "How many smuggling ships are there, how strong are the pirates?"

"Many, not only many, but also big!" Xie Yunzhang replied hurriedly: "Their largest ship is twice as big as His Highness's commercial ship."

"That's nonsense?" Zhu Zhen couldn't believe it. In his eyes, the palace-like ship of the Chaohu Navy was already a giant.

"I don't dare, because the navy of Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, and Chen Youding are far more powerful than the navy of the imperial court at that time." Xie Yunzhang hurriedly argued: "Their fleets have to sail to the Southeast Asia and even the Western Ocean for trade. So the ship must be built big, the bigger the better.

"Later, when the three families were defeated, the big ships were basically driven away by the men who were unwilling to surrender."

"That's it..." Zhu Zhen felt uneasy in his heart.

He originally thought that the Chaohu Navy must be invincible, so he never worried about the safety of the commercial fleet. But now it seems that the danger is still not small.

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That's how things are in the world, whatever you're afraid of will come...

A few days later, Zhu Zhengang planned to return to Beijing with his third brother to attend the fifth brother's wedding.

June 15th is the big day for His Highness King Wu to marry the legitimate daughter of Duke Feng Sheng of Song Dynasty and become Princess Wu!

Youdao relies on the mountains to feed the mountains and the water to feed the water. The two brothers are kings and hegemons in Suzhou, and they can be called rich men. Of course, I have to prepare a generous wedding ceremony for Lao Wu.

Moreover, Lao Wu is the King of Wu, and Suzhou is his future fiefdom. Of course, the big families must sincerely prepare congratulatory gifts. As a result, a whole boat was loaded.

Unexpectedly, before setting off, Zhu Zhen received an urgent report from the Municipal Shipping Department - the Municipal Shipping Fleet returned with failure and suffered heavy losses...

Zhu Zhen was so angry that he broke his guard on the spot and cursed his mother in various languages!

Although the third brother could not understand foreign languages, he also knew that the sixth brother was mad. He also knew that the Shibo Division was crucial to Lao Liu's plan.

"Let's do this. I'll go back with the gifts first, and then I'll go to Liujiagang. After finishing the things there, I can rush back in time."

"That's fine." Lao Liu didn't refuse to the third brother and nodded: "I'll go take a look and come back. There won't be any delay."

"Okay." The third child nodded and asked someone to bring his beloved white horse, 'Blue-Eyed Jade Dragon', to the sixth child and said, "Ride it fast."

"Well, thank you, third brother." Lao Liu was not polite, got on his horse, waved his whip at King Jin, and rode off.

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The Shibosi Yamen is located in Liujiagang, Taicang, one hundred and thirty miles away from Suzhou City.

The boat ride is along the river, which takes most of the day. But the King of Chu was too slow, so he directly rode to Liujiagang under the protection of a hundred personal guards.

Hearing that His Highness was coming in person, the Chief of Shipping promoted Han Yike, and Nan'an Marquis Yu Tongyuan hurriedly went out to welcome him.

"Your Highness..." Yu Tongyuan knelt on one knee, preparing to apologize. Because he leads the municipal fleet...

"Stop talking nonsense." His Royal Highness the King of Chu on horseback waved his hand impatiently. "I don't want to hear any nonsense right now!"

"Your Highness, it's better to go back to the Yamen first." Han Yike said, "Drink some water and then listen to the report."

"Go to the dock." Zhu Zhen shook his head decisively. Han Yike shrank his neck and had no choice but to lead him to the Shibosi dock.

In the dock dedicated to the Municipal Shipping Department, King Chu saw six ships flying the flags of the Municipal Shipping Fleet.

"Where are the other four boats?"

"Probably captured..." Yu Tongyuan burst into tears. It is simply an unprecedented shame and humiliation for the Chaohu Navy!