The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Coming back from Yan Mansion,

Zhu Houzhao held his head, not letting his father and the princes know that the Tang and Song Dynasties belonged to me and Lao Gao.

But my father and the masters were not allowed to raise the price of spices.

In this case, I can only kill first and then play.

"Gu Daban, where are the eight ships of spices shipped back from Tianjin?"

Gu Da was almost scared to death by urinating. Could it be that the new emperor really listened to Yan Chengjin's idea of ​​those spices?

"Master..., I think that even Master Yan can't listen to everything he says."

This dog slave doesn't understand Lao Gao's intentions and is still here to slander Lao Gao.

But Lao Gao hid too deeply. No wonder when Lao Gao reasoned with the masters, the masters always wanted to beat him to death.

Zhu Houzhao now somewhat understood the mood of the princes, "I ask you where the spices went?"

"I haven't arrived in the capital yet, but the Emperor has ordered that it be handed over to Yaxing. Naturally, it will be sent to Yaxing all over the capital." Gu Dayong secretly scolded Yan Chengjin.

Okay, it’s not our fault if something goes wrong anyway.

"You take people with their faces covered, go to Yahang to snatch the spices back, and deposit them in the treasury of Liangxiang Yamen. Don't let the news out."

Father's will has been sent to the navy.

Master Yan also knows that I have a hobby of correcting imperial edicts. Even if I issue another edict in the name of my father, Master Yan will not believe it.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a long time and could only grab it openly.

"Master, I don't dare to..."

Crazy, it turns out that I was discussing this kind of deal with Yan Chengjin in the study room in the middle of the lake.

"Why don't you dare? These spices belong to me."

Zhu Houzhao kicked this bitch. It seems that I can only take action this time.

It takes at least one day from Tianjin Wei to Tongzhou. The river behind Tongzhou is heavily guarded, and things must be robbed before Master Yan takes the boat into Tongzhou.

Then I will set off tonight. Who makes me a wise king for the country and the people?

Zhu Houzhao laughed happily.

"Master, do you want to report to Master Yan?"

When Gu Dayong heard that Zhu Houzhao was going to take people to grab spices, his brain twitched with fear.

Yan Chengjin definitely doesn't know about this. This is not something that anyone with a brain can do.

"Needless to say, in order to avoid being punished, Lao Gao, that bitch, will definitely pretend not to know, and then secretly report to the emperor."

Zhu Houzhao had already changed into night clothes. It was his first time to rob, and he was inevitably a little excited.

After Gu Dayong recruited some men, he mounted his horse and headed towards Zhengyang Gate under the cover of night.

There were more than a hundred people in the group, driving a carriage. Although the city gates were closed under curfew, he had already prepared the imperial edict.

The next day, Zhangjiawan.

This is a section of the Grand Canal, more than ten miles away from Tongzhou.

Zhu Houzhao was holding a monocular telescope. Several large ships were heading here. He could hear the sound of waves crashing on the shore. It was because the large ships were drafting too deep and causing the river to surge.

The organization on the big ship is divided into front camp, rear camp, middle camp, left camp and right camp.

There are no less than a hundred soldiers on each ship, and they are also equipped with muskets and bows and arrows. Once more than 30 of my men get close, they will be shot to death.

Zhu Houzhao thought very seriously.

A moment later, Gu Dayong stood on the shore shivering, holding an imperial edict.

The Yin and Yang officer on the bow saw someone blocking the boat. The man was wearing a flying fish costume. He thought it was a decree coming from the palace and hurriedly asked Yan Kesong to come out and make a decision.

Not long after, Gu Dayong was invited to the deck and whispered in a low voice: "Master Yan, the new emperor will come to rob us soon."

"???" Yan Kesong.

"Oh, Lord Yan, please don't blame me. Isn't this the new emperor?"

Yes, it's not surprising that Zhu Houzhao did something worse than a pig or a dog, but why did he want to rob the spices?

If I were intercepted by a few thieves, the navy would be completely embarrassed.

He will also be questioned by the court.

After Yan Kesong thought for a moment, he came to a decision, "What nonsense, how can I explain to the Supreme Emperor? I forgive you for not stopping the ship!"

"The new emperor has said that robbing oneself does not count as robbery. Lord Yan can sue him casually after he returns to the palace, saying that it was the new emperor who robbed him..."

"Is this...is he crazy?"

Gu Dayong curled his lips, wasn't he crazy? He said angrily: "After meeting your Mr. Xiao Yan, he became like this."

It wasn't your son who did it.

When Yan Kesong heard this, he couldn't even stop the boat. It had something to do with my son, who knew what trouble might happen.

However, my son will not dare to let the new emperor come to intercept the ship.

Zhu Houzhao saw that the big boat had no intention of stopping, "Quick, get into the water and stop it."

The sailors didn't dare, but when they heard that each man was given thirty taels of silver, they jumped into the water one after another.

Yan Kesong couldn't tell which one was Zhu Houzhao, so he quickly asked people to put down the muskets and bows and arrows, and immediately stopped the boat.

"Robbery!"

Zhu Houzhao happily covered his face, held a machete, and boarded the ship swaggeringly.

When Yan Kesong heard this voice, he cursed in his heart, but he also knew that he could not expose Zhu Houzhao at this time, so he quickly ordered the soldiers to squat down with their heads in their hands.

The navy had fought with river pirates dozens of times, and this was the first time they saw such arrogant river pirates.

Not only did they rob, but they also had a meal.

It took eight large ships of spices an hour to empty.

…

In the capital city, the morning light shines on the palace.

Yan Chengjin discovered that Zhu Houzhao did not come to court. He was originally going to discuss the spice tribute, so he had to go to the East Palace to find him later.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the top of the hundred officials out of the corner of his eye.

This traitor has no habit of sleeping in. Unless he is studying, he must have run out of the palace.

How can I trust him with my country?

"Master Yan came to Beijing today, right?"

"According to the speed of the ship, it should be at Tongzhou Pier. I have sent people to pick it up and transport the spices into the Tongzhou warehouse." Wang Qiong bowed.

A dozen tooth dealers were sent over, and after counting the spices, they took them away.

The Supreme Emperor nodded. Yan Kesong had done a great job in defeating Franji. If I didn't give him a reward, I wouldn't say anything else given his temperament.

But in the future, there will be a lot less enthusiasm for admonishment.

There is no shortage of seats in the six ministers. He wants to be promoted to the official position of Yan Kesong, but he has no qualifications.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi knew the importance of clear rewards and punishments. "The Yan Qing family has made great achievements in Tuen Mun. According to my decree, I asked the supervisor to make a flying fish suit."

Yan Chengjin's heart moved slightly, and he knew that it was given to his father without asking.

All the princes looked at Yan Chengjin, and they were relieved that he didn't have any ammunition.

A few hours passed in the blink of an eye. The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was reading a memorial in the Wenhua Palace. The young eunuch walked in quickly and reported: "The Supreme Emperor, Mr. Wang said that he has something important to report."

Soon, Wang Qiong walked into the hall with a pale face.

I don’t know who the devil robbed the spices. The navy of the Ming Dynasty was such a loser that they couldn’t even stop hundreds of river thieves.

"Your Majesty, the spices were robbed by Jiang thieves in Zhangjiawan."

"Who is so bold!"

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, then threw away the memorial, his eyes widened as if he could spit out fire. Eight ships of spices could be sold for at least several million taels of silver.

If pepper and agarwood account for a large proportion, it may be sold for tens of millions of taels of silver.

I have never heard that there are such rampant river pirates in the capital who dare to rob the navy.

The princes looked solemn, and only the officials in the upper court knew about the return of the spices to the capital.

The new emperor has been missing for half a day.

Could it be...

"Your Majesty, Lord Yan came to see you and said it was urgent!"