Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 462 Return of the Hero after Ten Years

  Poor... yet faithful...

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath.

  He turned his head and looked around at the civil servants and military guards. This individual was dressed in brocade clothes, with a fat head and big ears.

   What a... stark contrast!

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Impoverished people, who have not received the grace of the country, but have served my Ming Dynasty, have encountered such a giant whale, bravely moved forward, such a terrifying thing, I know very well that if one day retreats, it will be full of people. Lose, I admire them very much."

  The ministers saw the emotion of Emperor Hongzhi.

   Any emperor would probably like such a warrior.

  Be honest and do your duty, even if you have been poor for eighteen lifetimes, but the emperor has an edict, and you are loyal, even in the face of the most terrifying monsters, you will never shrink back.

  In the final analysis, except for a young man like Zhu Houzhao, the ferocious Tartars and giant whales on the sea can arouse his interest, and he must kill them with his hands. The vast majority of people are normal people, mediocre people, they will be afraid and timid.

  Especially when people have read books, their thoughts will inevitably become mixed. People with big families and great careers will inevitably be unable to give up their wealth, and it is even more difficult to have courage.

  Emperor Hongzhi raised his head, looked at the skeleton, heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Fang Jifan, you are a good disciple."

  Fang Jifan beamed with joy: "This person Tang Yin, I have always valued..."

  Emperor Hongzhi interrupted: "I'm talking about Ouyang Qing's family."

   "Ah..." Fang Jifan froze for a moment, looking at the wooden-faced Ouyang Zhi! Ouyang Zhi looked at himself with a calm or dull gaze, and Fang Jifan said, "Ouyang Zhi is also very good, Ouyang Zhi is a disciple, and I have always valued him very much."

  Emperor Hongzhi was already used to this guy talking nonsense, so...he would automatically ignore Fang Jifan's various nonsense words, he said: "Naturally, this Tang Yin, a scholar, is also full of courage."

  After a round of compliments, without hesitation of any compliments, Emperor Hongzhi said: "Let's order a reward."

   "Long live." All the ministers cheered in unison.

  Emperor Hongzhi said again: "It seems that the suppression of the Japanese needs to be placed on the head of the Zhenguo Mansion. Only such loyal people can take on such a big task."

  He muttered to himself: "Quickly transfer the three ships of the Penglai Navy to Ningbo Shuizhai, and hand them over to the Zhenguo Mansion to prepare the Japanese guards. As for other rewards..."

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Zhu Houzhao: "The prince decides."

  Zhu Houzhao's body shook and he was excited.

  He is the Duke of Zhen Guo, and Beiwowei belongs to the government of Zhen Guo, so the reward of course has to be decided by him, the Duke of Zhen Guo.

  This is tantamount to being the father, who is willing to hand over all the anti-Japanese matters to him.

  Zhu Houzhao said emotionally: "I obey the order."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan with a smile again: "I heard that your father gave birth to a daughter?"

  Uh, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

  Fang Jifan was ashamed.

  I usually help my grandmother to cross the road, why no one knows? Things like this... spread quickly.

  Fang Jifan forced a smile and said, "Yes."

   "What's your name?" Emperor Hongzhi looked amiable, even a little leisurely.

  Fang Jifan held back for a long time before saying, "Fang Xiaofan."

  The tense and terrifying atmosphere just now became active in an instant.

  Liu Jian and others slowly recovered from the shock of the giant whale, and immediately, they were happy.

"Fang Xiaofan..." Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back. He felt that this joke would make him happy for the rest of his life, and he said with a slightly cheerful face: "This name is good, square means square and round, and small means smallness of things. A fan is a fan. It’s the rules, small is modest speech, even if it’s a faint light, even a little girl, she still has to be a screen for me, your father is really well-intentioned.”

   "..." Fang Jifan thought in his heart, sir, so isn't my name the successor of Yu Lie, the Ming Dynasty fan screen?

Ok?

Thinking about it this way, Fang Jifan suddenly felt that his father, or, this name should have been chosen by his elder father. Whether it is the elder father or father, taking this name is a bit of a thief. As soon as the emperor knows what his name is, he knows that this family must It is great loyalty.

   If this is put in more than four hundred years later, the name will probably have the same effect as Fang Aiguo.

  But...Fang Xiaofan...

  Hey...Fang Jifan fell silent.

  Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back, and continued to say with a smile: "I will make an order to order Mr. Milu to bring the child to Beijing. Soon, you will be able to see your stepmother and sister. Be happy, do you understand?"

  Fang Jifan's face is rare and dull: "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi felt very happy when he said these words, and finally...Fang Jifan also had moments of silence.

  Zhu Houzhao winked and said: "Hey, can I see Fang Xiaofan? That's great."

  Fang Jifan thought in his heart, His Majesty summoned Milu to Beijing, perhaps in the name of abandoning the past, but behind the scenes, it was also an investigation.

  In the end, whether the Mi Lu family can enter the Fang family still needs to pass a test.

  Thinking of this, Fang Jifan felt a little headache.

  On the one hand, he hoped that Milu could successfully gain the trust of the court, so... his father is at least old, and if he regards Milu as his true love, at least he will have close relatives to take care of him in his later years.

on the other hand…

  Fang Jifan was thinking, what if he didn't get the approval of the court?

   Consequences...could be a little bad. My father may be a cowherd, ah, no, not a cowherd in the meaning of later generations, but a cowherd of a cowherd and a weaver girl...

   But at this time, Fang Jifan could only honestly nod to Emperor Hongzhi and nodded: "I understand."

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled in a good mood and said: "Do your job well, the Fang family is loyal, and I will be gracious."

   "Oh, I thank you." Fang Jifan suddenly didn't want to talk to others, feeling a throbbing pain in his heart.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked up again, looked at the huge skeleton, and said with emotion: "It's really unimaginable... But one thing is conceivable, how loyal and brave the soldiers of Beiwawei are!"

  ...

   "Ready!" A loud roar!

   A fountain was discovered in the blue waves.

  So the screaming sailors turned the rudder skillfully and pulled down the sails. Countless people held steel forks in their hands, readying crossbow arrows, and all of them had red eyes, sharp as swords.

  Hu Kaishan yelled until smoke came out of his throat: "Don't get excited, don't get excited... we'll talk when we get close, we'll talk when we get close, **** it, calm down and stop yelling!"

  Hu Kaishan walked back and forth holding a giant spear.

  Everything is thrilling, but it is all step-by-step.

  The whole ship, when it encounters the enemy, instantly turns into a giant fighting beast.

  The behemoth is composed of poor and crazy sailors.

   This is the fourth giant whale they have hunted.

   One head costs more than a dozen taels of silver, which is equivalent to the price of half an mu of land. Even if the sailors don't know how to count, they know that the land in the south of the Yangtze River is valuable! After this month, two acres of land can be easily obtained, twenty or thirty acres a year. Where can I find such a good thing.

Back then, their fathers and grandparents used blades to slash people and those who were slashed for the sake of an irrigated paddy field or a barren mine. Bibi, the fight is over, let's break up and wait for the next conflict to erupt.

  Now that they have evolved, they have broken away from the consciousness of small farmers, and their horizons have broadened. Their target is no longer Yiwu people or Yongkang people, but whales!

  The crossbow bolt finally shot out.

  At the same time, countless steel spears shot out like a rain of arrows.

   Immediately afterwards, all the members clung to anything they could grab to face the storm.

Every time at this time, Qi Jingtong wanted to sing loudly that the Japanese guards in the Zhenguo Mansion were in actual combat every day. The high morale, the spirit of never shrinking, and the close cooperation of the three hundred people on the ship were gradually increasing. Cultivate calmness in times of crisis. And he usually eats meat like a Chinese New Year, but he sweats profusely in practice, all of which give him hope.

   This is a strong soldier with a hundred battles, thousands or hundreds of times stronger than the flower shelves in Penglai Water Village. Compared with these screaming people, the military households in Penglai Water Village look like a group of disheveled beggars.

  Everyone here has tight muscles and bronze skin; as for the military households, when they take off their shirts, they are ribs.

  If you need strength but no strength, you need military discipline but no military discipline, you need drills but no drills, you panic before a battle, and when you encounter an enemy, the military officer yells the most, that is, go, kill, and offer a reward of so much money.

   But here, what Hu Kaishan does most is to yell, don't get excited, don't be reckless, calm down, calm down!

  The gap between the two makes Qi Jingtong want to cry.

I saw the giant whale fluttering in the sea with a huge momentum. At this time, the helmsman has experience, and he will try his best to adjust the current wind direction and force, as well as the strength of the wave, by turning the rudder slightly. The rudder tried its best to avoid the damage of the majestic Zhen Guogong by the giant whale before it died.

  The coxswain held a chicken leg that didn't have much meat in his mouth.

   This is his prerogative.

   On the boat, only he has chicken legs to eat.

  So, although the meat is almost eaten, the skeleton should be kept at all times, and taken out to lick it from time to time. The skeleton is a symbol of glory, showing the difference between the helmsman and the ordinary poor.

He easily turned the steering wheel, swearing, and using the Yongkang dialect, which is also a symbol of his status. In the water village, most people must ask to speak the official language, but the helmsman is more important, so he dares to speak the dialect, and speaks it very well. Be happy, you can ignore the rules, not for others, because this ship is in his hands.

  After a huge wave churned, the giant whale finally stopped beating, and the sea gradually returned to calm.

  The yelling and scolding finally gradually stopped.

   Having received more than a dozen taels of silver, the sailor from Youlian's family took out a small book from his trouser pocket, held a charcoal pen, and solemnly added another stroke to the two "positive" characters in the book.

   Half an acre of land... in hand!

  (end of this chapter)