Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Tang Sai'er's eyes lit up and said, "Father, I want to go too."

"Let's go together, let's go together." Cao Xiaoman said with a smile, as if just setting a date to see Zhen Wu made Cao Xiaoman very happy.

……

Zhao Guogong's mansion is also very festive these days, many acquaintances have come to congratulate, and the people in the capital have been talking about this matter for a long time.

In the painting boats, in the teahouses, and in the restaurants, whether it is scholars, wealthy gentry or ordinary people, they all talk about it proudly.

In some places, it even often appears that someone drunk and loudly said words like 'Da Ming is mighty, Zhao Gong is mighty'.

And the other customers who are often disturbed, or the shopkeeper, all smiled kindly at this, not only did not want to stop it, but would raise their glasses to invite the people present to drink together.

On this day, in a private room of a restaurant.

Hearing the noise outside, Zhu Zhanji smiled at Sanyue and said, "See, there's talk about uncle's deeds outside again."

Sanyue nodded, with a bit of pride on her small face.

Zhu Zhanji punched his fist enviously and said: "March, let's be serious. From now on, we will lead the army like my uncle, and make a splash in the world."

"En." San Yue said with certainty: "Hasn't Your Majesty already told us that when my father comes back, we will be allowed to live in the barracks for a while every month, and then we will be able to ride horses."

Zhu Zhanji nodded excitedly, couldn't bear it for a while, held a glass of wine, opened the door of the private room, stood in the corridor on the second floor, and shouted loudly to the downstairs: "Masters, Drink together for my Ming Dynasty."

Many people below echoed.

Everyone toasted and drank together, and drank the wine in the glass in one breath. Zhu Zhanji raised his head excitedly, patted his chest and said boldly to the bottom: "Today, you can drink freely, and the wine will be paid for by Mr. Zhu."

The people below became more lively for a while.

March frowned, and when Zhu Zhanji returned to the private room, he asked suspiciously: "I said, do you have so much money to buy everyone a drink? It's a lot of money."

Zhu Zhanji was taken aback: "Isn't it you?"

"I pay for your treat?" Sanyue was dumbfounded.

Zhu Zhanji said as it should: "My prince's mansion is not rich, it's like you, although your aunts and uncles are strict with you, but which one of your grandmother and several aunts dotes on you, good guy, I'm willing to give you anything good You, and don't think I don't know, your little coffers must have hundreds of taels of silver."

"That's mine too." March gritted her teeth and said.

Zhu Zhanji curled his lips and said, "Is there a difference? Be careful, I'll tell my aunt when I turn around, you not only hid the small treasury privately, but also took me to eat flower wine."

"You... who took you to eat flower wine." Sanyue was furious.

Zhu Zhanji said that he was unmoved, and said: "Although your aunt hurts you, fortunately my aunt is not bad. Believe it or not, your mother listened to me, and you can beat you for a meal. Get angry?"

March was dumbfounded.

Should say or not.

This is really his wife's style.

……

Some people are happy and some are not.

Even if the people all raised their glasses to celebrate together, it would still be the same for the expansion of territory that shocked foreigners. Otherwise, when the military report came back, it would not have taken Zhu Di a month to confirm his acceptance of Annan's attachment.

Infighting has never been a characteristic of a nation.

There are always some shady villains plotting ulterior secrets.

Today, some guests came to the house of Cai Qing, the servant of the Ministry of Rites. Cai Qing came from the Cai family, a wealthy family in Chaozhou. Step by step, he reached the position of Minister of Rites.

And when he passed the examination, the faces of those who bullied him in the clan all changed. Not only did the clan treat his mother well, but they also helped his worthless younger brother build a lucrative family business.

At the beginning, he was very proud of this, and accepted those benefits with peace of mind, and felt that he used his own ability to make his beloved mother and younger brother live a good life.

But as time passed, he began to gradually regret his youth and ignorance.

Because with the benefits given to him by the family bit by bit, he has unknowingly become the voice of the family, and those ideals when he was young, and the resentment when he was poor, seemed to be far away and disappeared. .

On the road running in opposite directions, he gradually went far, far away.

"There is no way to turn back." Cai Qing looked at the guests present and sighed inwardly.

These guests are all officials from the southeast coast.

At this moment, one person said indignantly: "I didn't expect that barbarian Zhen Wu to be so good that he completely took down Annan in just a few months. It was really beyond our expectations. Now it's good. His Majesty took advantage of this wind , and even more so to draw counties in Annan and Bingzhou, if the imperial court holds Annan for a long time, the business routes between your family and my family in Annan will be cut off."

"This matter is a foregone conclusion. It is useless to talk about it. The most terrible thing now is that His Majesty is going to attack Nanyang. Don't forget, everyone, that the treasure ship of Longjiang Shipyard has now been built."

The person who spoke first said with a stern face: "Since Annan's attachment cannot be changed, then we must stop His Majesty from sailing into the sea no matter what we say."

"Prevent?"

Cai Qing asked: "What can you do to stop it?"

The man said gloomyly: "Annan's surrender to us can be delayed for a month. If His Majesty wants to launch a boat into the sea, how can it be implemented simply? No matter what, His Majesty must come up with a good reason. He can't say that he will go to Nanyang for trade. Well, now that the sea is banned in the Ming Dynasty, but the imperial court is going to Nanyang to trade, how can the people of the world be convinced? If he just talks about spreading his prestige outside the region and promoting merit, then the hat of wasting people and money is waiting for him."

Speaking of this, the person babbled twice and said: "Speaking of which, our Majesty is really amazing. He just stabilized the country, but he suddenly set his sights outside the territory, and the well-planned plan makes people feel terrible. It’s a good plan, but it’s a pity that he insists on going to Nanyang, if the imperial court monopolizes the benefits of maritime trade, why should we go to drink the northwest wind?!”

Cai Qing sighed and said: "You also know that our Majesty is amazing. If he wants to do something, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to stop him. You must know that he is not afraid of killing people."

"It's okay."

Someone said: "This time, let's hold it back. If it can be delayed for a while, it will be delayed for a while. After a few months, the monsoon has passed, and there is no need to go to Nanyang."

"But even if it can be delayed for a year, is it possible to delay it every year? There are always times when we can't delay."

"If it is really impossible to stop it in the future, then I can only draw my salary from the bottom of the pot."

"How do you draw your salary from the bottom of the pot?" Cai Qing asked with interest.

There seemed to be a gust of wind blowing through the room at this moment.

"It's enough to find a way to make Annan mess up again. This will always dispel His Majesty's thoughts on Nanyang, and besides, there is Mongolia in the north..."

The words are faint like the voice of ghosts coming from under the Nine Netherworld.

There was silence in the room.

a long time.

Cai Qing asked: "If Annan can't get into chaos, after all, His Majesty is quite shrewd now, Daming also has a strong army, and there are a group of Qiu Ba like Zhen Wu, it's really not easy to mess with."

"Then wait, we have plenty of time, anyway, I'm not planning to rebel, and Annan is really easy to repeat, I'm going to propose not to accept Annan's attachment, who can make a mistake, take your time, wait until Daming no longer Such a strong army, or wait for His Majesty..." As he spoke, the man made a gesture of death: "Then everything will be easy."

Seeing this, everyone in the room nodded in understanding.

indeed.

A family can wait decades.

After a long time.

Cai Qing came up with an idea and said: "Let's not talk about the future, let's talk about the present first, and this time we will try to stop His Majesty from going to sea, and it is estimated that His Majesty will use the reason of 'promoting merits outside the territory', Everyone is also preparing in advance so as not to be caught off guard by His Majesty."

Everyone else should be.

Afterwards, they briefly discussed the details, and then quietly dispersed.

After the group of people left, Cai Qing stood alone in front of the window for a long time. He no longer knew whether his actions were correct, and this had become unimportant to him.

All he knew was that he was from the Cai family.

……

Chapter 394 - Pirates and Returning to Beijing

Chaozhou.

In the night on the pier, a few fish lights were slightly lit, and under the thin light, a group of strong men were busy back and forth cautiously.

In an attic not far away, two people were quietly watching this scene.

Until a gust of sea breeze blew into the attic, both of them involuntarily tightened their clothes.

The old man sighed and said: "Ah Fu, now that the new year is just over, the clan will make you rush out to sea, the third uncle really can't bear it, but you also know that there is nothing we can do, you I wrote in a letter a few years ago that the imperial court may have some big moves against Nanyang this year. Now that he is an official worship minister, he will definitely not lose everything, and our family has prepared this batch of goods for two full years. , is very important to our entire Cai family, and there must be no mistakes, so I have to let you go to sea in this kind of weather, in case there is any change in the court."

Ah Fu's full name is Cai Fu, the younger brother of Cai Qing, the current Minister of Rites. Although Cai Fu and Cai Qing have somewhat similar faces, their bodies are very different.

Compared with his elder brother who has been an official, Cai Fu is many times stronger, with a bronze complexion and strong muscles. It is obvious at a glance that he is a good player in fashion.

He smiled and said: "Third Uncle, look at what you said, as if I am not from the Cai family."

"The main reason is that going out to sea in this kind of weather is really too bitter." The third uncle said that everyone at the seaside knows that going out to sea after the cold weather is undoubtedly a difficult thing, because the crew has to operate on the deck, and there is no way to hide often. In the cabin, the cold weather and the wind and waves at sea, especially if the sea water hits the body, the various feelings are definitely not something anyone can bear.

But Cai Fu smiled casually and said, "It's okay, not to mention that it's getting warmer now, I'm not afraid of even the cold winter weather."

The third uncle looked at Cai Fu's confident and heroic appearance, and patted Cai Fu's shoulder emotionally.

Cai Fu smiled again and said, "Third Uncle, it's windy at night, why don't you go back to the house, I'll just keep an eye on it here, and I can definitely set sail when the sky is bright, and it won't cause trouble for Liu Zhizhou and the others."

The third uncle shook his head, originally wanted to accompany Cai Fu, but then another gust of cold wind hit, making the roots of the third uncle's teeth tremble uncontrollably, he opened his mouth, and finally nodded in agreement with Cai Fu's proposal.

When you are old, your body will not be able to withstand the wind and waves after all.

Gradually.

There was a dim light in the sky, and after a busy night, the Cai family's fleet had also packed up, and after Cai Fu's order, the ships slowly sailed towards the sea.

……

At the same time, the first rays of the sun shone on Tsinghua City.

Zhen Wu got up early and punched a set in the courtyard, and then he ate his food under the service of his servants, and after he was tidied up, Zhang Fu and other generals had come to wait outside his courtyard.

The court's will has been conveyed to Qinghua.

Zhen Wu, Tan Zhong and others will return to the court, while Zhang Fu, Zhu Rong, Lu Yi, Huang Zhong and others will stay to guard Annan, while waiting for the officials arranged by the court to set up the third division and other matters.

These days, Zhen Wu has already explained what he should tell Zhang Fu, and there is no need to say anything more today. After seeing Zhang Fu and others, he led them directly to the barracks. …

Then order the class teacher.

This time, Zhen Wu left [-] soldiers for Zhang Fu, including Yunnan soldiers and Guangxi soldiers. These people will follow Zhang Fujiu to Annan in the future, and then settle in Annan.

The rest went back the same way.

Mu Cheng took his army back to Yunnan, and Zhen Wu took their army back to Taiping Mansion in Guangxi first, and then after the soldiers from Guangxi and other places returned to the guard post, he would take some meritorious deeds with him. General, and Zhili soldiers and horses returned to the capital.

And it was on the way of Zhen Wu's class teacher.

In the capital, Zhu Di finally received a request from King Champa for Daming to help clear up the pirates.

Zhu Di laughed out loud on the spot.

Finally came.

He was thinking about how to negotiate with the courtiers to allow Zheng He to go to Nanyang.

Isn't there something to say?

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu were talking with Zhu Di, seeing Zhu Di suddenly laughed, they looked at Zhu Di suspiciously for a moment.

Zhu Di glanced at the two brothers, then ignored them, and then looked down.

When he saw the tribute list of Champa this time, Zhu Di's expression became strange again for a while.

This…

Military pay?

How fucking polite.

Zhu Di knew that Zhen Wu was going to Champa as an envoy. He had discussed with Zhen Wu a long time ago, but according to the content of the previous discussion, Zhen Wu only went to Champa to discuss with the king of Champa to jointly eliminate pirates.

Why did that old guy, King Champa, give him more things.

Zhu Di murmured in his heart, what the hell did Zhen Wu do, wouldn't he make King Champa lame?

At this time, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't bear it anymore.

"Father, why are you so happy?"

Zhu Di calmed down, and his face returned to the mountain-like look of the past: "You can see for yourself." After speaking, he threw the memorial to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly caught it with his short hands, causing the fat on his stomach to tremble, but no one cares about it at the moment.

After Zhu Gaochi finished reading it, he was puzzled all over his face.

He knew that Zhu Di planned Zheng He's voyage to Nanyang, and it was a coincidence to combine this memorial now, as if Zhancheng was a roundworm of Ming Dynasty, so why would he give him what he lacked.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu had already received the memorial from Zhu Gaochi and began to read it. He just took a few glances before exclaiming excitedly: "Father, this is too...Lang's coincidence."