First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 839
In the summer of the tenth year of Hongwu, the imperial ocean-going fleet went to sea again, and two small and medium-sized fleets were ordered to complete the important task of circumnavigating the world. Under the condition of having a complete world chart, it is obviously possible to complete it.

Over the past two years, envoys from overseas countries have witnessed the vast territory, dense population, and strong armor of the Ming Dynasty in the name of paying tribute. After returning to the country by boat, they soon returned with more treasures.

Even some lands where the fleet had no access sent envoys after hearing about it. Zhu Biao specially selected some scholars and Taoist priests who were talented in language translation, and asked them to take the Four Books and Five Classics and Taoist classics to the fleet to spread overseas.

As for business matters, since Zhu Biao didn't need to make special arrangements, he had already seen what Hubu Shangshu called Juli had already prepared, and the kilns in Jingdezhen had hardly stopped firing.

There is no need to mention private merchants, most of them have already sent out to sea spontaneously, but there are still some valuable goods that have been waiting for the imperial court's commercial fleet. Although they have to pay a convoy fee, there is no need to worry about safety.

With the development of maritime trade, more and more merchant ships are coming and going, and pirates naturally follow the trend. There are remnants of Japanese pirates, Koreans and even Nanyang people. .

Now the most rampant person is Chen Zuyi, a native of Chaozhou, Guangdong. Xiaoju gathered and plundered the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It is said that there are hundreds of ships under his command and thousands of followers. Even Zhu Biao has heard of Zhu Biao living in the palace.

I heard that Jinghai Hou ordered his subordinates to encircle and suppress, but was escaped by him again and again. If there is no problem in this, it is insulting, but I don't know how many martial arts are mixed in.

In the Hall of Martial Ying, Zhu Biao looked at Wu Zhong who had rushed back, his face was a bit ugly, Wu Zhong was a little trembling, but he still replied firmly: "The minister Wu's family has received the trust of His Highness, and has been able to achieve great achievements in the court. Uncle entered the noble sea country Lord, my father is in charge of the Daming Navy, this can be said to be more generous than the sky, and the wealth is wider than the earth, and the whole family will not want to go through fire and water for the king every single day!"

"When the subject came, the father told him that there was nothing to confuse His Highness the Crown Prince. The matter of Chen Zuyi was indeed an inside story. Your Highness knew that it involved a lot. My father did not dare to preside over it, but my family never There is no collection of any silver, money or treasures, please learn from your highness."

Zhu Biao sneered and said, "You are so loyal, and you are so utterly devastated. Shouldn't my palace reward Jinghaihou?"

After finishing speaking, he slapped the table and yelled loudly: "If you really consider yourself a loyal minister of the palace, then you should have come to report to the minister long ago, instead of waiting until the news has reached the ears of the palace, and then rushing to defend yourself!"

"If you don't collect the money, then you have accepted all the favors. You are so smart that you think you can use this as an excuse to get away with it. I entrust father with a heavy responsibility, but I didn't expect to raise his heart!"

"Why, you feel that you have made great achievements in eradicating Japanese pirates, and you start to dislike the low title of Marquis Jinghai, and you want a pair of dukes?"

Wu Zhong didn't dare to say any more sophistry at this time, he just kowtowed heavily, blood overflowed from his forehead in a few moments, and his heart was extremely terrified.

Don't look at the Wu family's power and prosperity, Jinghaihou has strong soldiers and horses, but the tree is big, and there are people inside and outside the court who are watching, otherwise, they would not take the risk to let Chen Zuyi go, in order to gain the support of all parties.

I thought I couldn't hide it anymore, and if I shot Chen Zuyi to death, it would benefit all parties, and I would give an explanation to the court, but I didn't expect the prince to be so angry.

"Okay, if that's the case, why isn't this palace beautiful for adults, and it is suitable for the monarch and his ministers. You don't have to go back to the sea, and set off immediately to be under the command of the Marquis of Xiping. As for your father, the court will recall him to Beijing in the near future, and become the Duke of Jinghai. I don't know what the general will of the Shaoguo will be like to be promoted to the Shangzhu Kingdom, and the food will be rewarded with three thousand stones?"

"I beg Your Highness to appease your anger...Your Highness..."

Zhu Biao ignored him, waved someone to drag him out, and turned a powerful Marquis into a powerless Duke. I really don't know whether it is a reward or a punishment.

There are very few people in the Ming Dynasty who can control the navy, and the Wu family brothers are the most useful ones. In just a few years, Wu Zhen quelled the Japanese plague. Although he has other help, his own overall planning ability is also very commendable of.

He has made great contributions to the imperial court, and he should have been promoted to the Duke of the Kingdom long ago. The main reason why Zhu Biao deliberately suppressed him until now is that the title is good. Under the pressure of the Beijing Camp and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, apart from Li Wenzhong in northern Xinjiang, the highest person who can still command the army in the local area is the Marquis.

This is the trend of the times, and because of this, the way for Wu Xun to get money is almost cut off, so he turned his idea to the no-cost business at sea.

Pirates can never be wiped out, Zhu Biao is very aware of this, but business has just begun, and many small countries are still in the wait-and-see stage, so the warriors must not be allowed to kill chickens and eggs.

Zhu Biao circled a few generals who had been promoted during the Japanese suppression campaign, and named Deqing Marquis Liao Yongzhong as the new naval commander, and then sent them to the imperial court to discuss the matter.

Liao Yongzhong has made great contributions in pulling out stones, Taiping, capturing Chen Yexian, breaking barbarian Haiya and Chen Zhaoxian, Dingjiqing, conquering Zhenjiang, Changzhou, and Chizhou, and beating Jiangyin pirates.

He and his brother Liao Yong'an, the Duke of Yun, gathered troops to occupy the Chaohu Water Village. Later, when his brother took advantage of the victory in the battle to regain Yixing, he charged too hard and ran into the enemy's reinforcements. He was captured because the ship ran aground.

Faced with Zhang Shicheng's surrender, he would rather die than submit. He died of illness after being imprisoned for eight years.

After Liao Yongan was captured, Liao Yongzhong took over his brother's military power. In the Battle of Longwan, he chased and killed Chen Youliang to Caishi. After the resumption of the war, Liao Yongzhong led his troops into the battle...Bleeding profusely, he circled three times, and he alone killed too much , The thief was defeated.

During the Battle of Poyang Lake, Liao Yongzhong even made a statement, which Zhu Yuanzhang bestowed on him with his own handwriting, "Superior meritorious generals, wise and powerful army", and allowed his lacquer plaque to be hung on the lintel.

In fact, Liao Yongzhong was the first thing that Zhu Biao thought of when he chose to rectify the navy and eliminate pirates along the coast. However, after the founding of the country and the conferment of knighthood, this hero with both wisdom and courage suddenly became arrogant and extravagant. The regulation of the mansion, and later accepting concubines, and even making friends with civil servants, lying down and immersing in the glory and wealth.

Zhu Biao wanted to use it but couldn't, so he had to promote Wu Zhen. However, since Wu Liang was selected to be in charge of Yuanyang, he deliberately beat and polished his Liao Yongzhong. This two-year matter.

It's just that it was a decent ending at first, but now it's being surrendered secretly by Mingsheng and directly brought back to Beijing. Wu Zhen will know the difference in the next few years.

In the autumn of the tenth year of Hongwu, Luchuan Wang Silunfa accepted the official title of Pingmian Propaganda Envoy conferred by the Ming Dynasty, but a few days after receiving the order, he suddenly sent [-] troops to attack Jingdong, Jinchiwei and other places.

Mu Ying, who had expected it for a long time, immediately ordered the local defenders to feign defeat, thereby luring the enemy to go deep. Silun was suspicious and intended to restrain his subordinates, but he was unwilling to miss the opportunity to expand the results of the battle and establish prestige.

Coupled with his uncle Zhao Xiaofa's bewitching from the sidelines, he finally stepped into the trap carefully prepared by Muying. In a narrow mountain pass, a new type of artillery landmine, like thunder from heaven and earth, exploded on the southwest land. Significant.

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(End of this chapter)