prosperous age

Emperor Jiajing ordered Jinyiwei to escort Hu Zongxian, governor of Zhejiang Province, to Beijing. When the decree was conveyed to Jinyiwei, the experience of Beizhen Fusi began to be busy. While preparing secret orders, they sent them to Hangzhou Jinyiwei's hundred households through Jinyiwei's independent messaging system. The other side was busy applying for driving stickers. After receiving the stamped and filed driving stickers from the Li Supervisor and the Sixth Division, they quickly handed them over to a team of Ti riders who had already assembled.

After getting the driving ticket, the team leader of Tiqi didn't dare to neglect, and led his men and horses out of the city and rushed to Hangzhou.

Naturally, such a big movement could not be concealed from the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, especially after the driver's sticker was passed to the Sixth Division, the news of Hu Zongxian's downfall was basically confirmed.

Before Xu Jie, Yuan Wei and others walked out of Xiyuan, the entire officialdom in the capital began to discuss this matter, speculating about who would take over the post of Governor of Zhezhi.

With the news from the Ministry of War, the scope of Japanese pirates' invasion has gradually moved south in recent years. Japanese pirates have frequently occurred in Fujian and Guangdong, and Zhejiang and Nanzhili have calmed down. In the eyes of all officials, the position of the governor of Zhejiang Zhili It's even more tempting.

"Since that's the case, let's take a look, who is suitable to be the governor of Zhejiang?"

At this time, in Xiyuan Yongshou Palace, Emperor Jiajing asked again.

After the words fell, what greeted him was a moment of silence in the hall, and no one came out to recommend candidates for the governor of Zhejiang.

After all, things happened a little suddenly, and they were not ready yet.

Now that Emperor Jiajing asked about it, it was naturally difficult to give a few decent candidates.

In fact, there are not many officials in the capital who are suitable for the post of governor. Generally speaking, officials from the third rank and above are eligible to take up this post.

At the foot of the hill is a small bay, in which countless large and small boats are moored, and many people are active on board and on the shore, but everyone is looking decadent at this time, without any energy.

The Minister of the Sixth Ministry, the Zhengqing of the Five Temples, and the Deputy Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Coming out of Yongshou Palace, everyone looked solemn, and they were all thinking about who in the capital would be suitable for the post of governor.

It was still the strong man who spoke first.

After judging the situation, Zhang Lian had already made his own choice, but he was unwilling to give up.

On the sea, it is a place where strength speaks.

If you can't even break into Zhejiang, how can you talk about sneaking into the capital.

This is a natural seaport in the south of Dongfan Island. The opposite side of the sea is the Fujian Province of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, at the current situation, he can't believe those leaders who have taken refuge here, worried that they will have a different heart, and tie him up and give him to the Ming court in exchange for his own wealth.

After all, it is hard to leave his homeland. He will come to this hill these few days to look at his homeland in the distance. There is Daming, the place where he was born and raised.

"Then you guys discuss who to choose as soon as possible."

But for the first time on this vast sea, Zhang Lian regretted it.

Considering that although Zhejiang has not been invaded by Japanese pirates on a large scale, it is still facing threats, and the governor must have military experience. If you think so, the left and right servants of the Ministry of War are naturally the most suitable candidates.

The army's morale was broken, so he had to bring more than a thousand remnants to flee eastward, and it was impossible to stay in Daming.

At the end of the road, seeing them, he could think of the idea of ​​seizing the boat and going to sea.

In this era, although the navigation technology developed rapidly, the ships of the Ming Dynasty could go directly from Fujian to Japan or go to Nanyang, but most of them still needed to stop at the nearest port along the way to replenish fresh water and food. Pack people and goods, and bring more supplies. It depends on the blessing of God, and there will be no big storms.

In the 28th year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang listed the fifteen "unconquered countries". The Kingdom of Champa, Sumatra, Western Kingdom, Java Kingdom, Banheng Kingdom, Baihua Kingdom, Sanfuqi Kingdom, and Boni Kingdom are listed among them, warning future generations not to conquest arbitrarily.

In his opinion, the Ming court's news of his capture should be to break up the morale of the rebel army.

Turning around, he looked towards the east again, and said leisurely, "How did you think about the matter discussed last time?"

The sea boats that the boat people found for them were blessing boats. Although the Ming court banned the sea, in fact, many gentry families along the coast were engaged in maritime business, and they more or less hid some sea boats.

Thanks to the boat people leading the way, they were able to fill up the boats in a short time.

Zhang Lian is not a hero who pretends to be a hero, and the one who can build a country in this era will not be a man without a city.

Tian Erzhuang replied loudly, "So, I think Nanyang is the best place to go."

Another person also said.

Zhang Lian didn't express his attitude, but asked anyway.

At this time, King Yu, Yin Shizhen and the others were closing their eyes and resting their minds. They had sent someone to the Ministry of Rites to meet Gao Gong, told him the meaning of the palace, and also passed back Gao Gong's meaning. He also had no intention of competing for Zhezhi. Governor on this errand.

After entering the sea, although Zhang Lian felt for a while that the sky and the earth were free for me to roam, he was still uneasy if the boat did not dock.

Although the situation facing Zhejiang is not as it used to be, it still faces the threat of Japanese pirates after all.

In Prince Yu's Mansion, the main room in a small courtyard was completely quiet at this moment.

If they were selected from foreign officials, they would have to go to the capital first and then go south to Zhejiang.

Now that the general situation is gone, the right way is to avoid its edge first and live in peace.

From his point of view, once his whereabouts are exposed, the distance between the two places may mean that when he wakes up, he may find that the Ming court's army has arrived here.

How could he have imagined that the real reason was that the officers and soldiers recognized the wrong person and falsely reported their military exploits. Although they found out later, they were worried about being punished, so they could only try to cover up their mistakes.

"Is it really difficult to fight against Wa country?"

But for those who are not familiar with it, it is extremely difficult to find them.

"My lord, I don't think it's appropriate to go to the Wa country in the east. It's better to go south according to Tian Erzhuang's intention. There are some small countries there, and it is easy to lay down a place for the brothers to recuperate."

At this time, the sun had already slanted to the west, and on a small hill by the sea, a figure stood on it, looking at the vast sea to the west with complicated eyes.

"If that's the case, then forget it."

Seeing that the general situation was over, Zhang Lian had no choice but to flee to the seaside with his men, and used the boat people under his men to find some sea boats and escape.

"Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and I couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while."

In addition, the main duty of the governor is to supervise the local officials. Although he is in charge of civil affairs, it is more carried out through the chief envoy. Naturally, the deputy capital envoy in the Metropolitan Procuratorate can also take up this position.

Zhang Lian looked at the two captains and asked.

There was a noise from behind the hill, and the man turned his head to see that a group of soldiers was carrying a lot of looted food and escorting some prisoners to the bay.

"Er Zhuang, what do you mean?"

"We caught some captives and asked them. There are no larger tribes nearby. If we want to find them, we have to go to the mountains farther away. But the distance is far away, and the mountains are steep, which is very difficult to attack."

He is the leader of the thief who once offered a high reward in the Ming Dynasty, and Feilong Guoguo advocated Lian.

Although it is not far from the Fujian Province of the Ming Dynasty, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no troops were sent to occupy it.

It's just that he can only think about it, but he can't do it.

After hearing Xu Jie's words, Emperor Jiajing just said indifferently: "Select from among the officials in the court, and forget about those from outside Beijing."

"See my lord."

In Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, it was enough for him to recover the land of the Yuan Dynasty, and Taiwan Island, which is very close to Fujian, did not set up a government here to govern it during the Yuan Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty did not regard it as territory. In the system of the Yuan Dynasty, an inspection department was set up in the Penghu Islands to control the Taiwan Strait.

He also understands the principle of shooting people first, shooting horses, and capturing thieves before capturing the king. In his dreams, he wants to raid the capital and capture Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houcong alive. Perhaps the whole world does not need to fight every city and every place, and a large number of prefectures and counties will surrender. , into the hands of his Lord Flying Dragon.

In the official records of the Ming Dynasty, this big island was called Jilong Mountain, or Dongfan.

"My lord, in the past half a month or so, we have wiped out a dozen or so Tu people in the surrounding area. They should barely have enough food for two months."

Dongfan Island is actually the Taiwan Island of the later generations. At this time, the island was barren, and only the natives and a small number of Han people on the other side either escaped from crimes, or escaped from taxation or war and came here to live and make a living.

Even he didn't know what was going on, he was still staying in his team well, but the news that he was captured by the Ming Dynasty government was widely spread among the Feilong army everywhere, which made the rebels all over the place lose their hearts, and it was very difficult They were quickly defeated by the Ming army swarming around.

For some Ming people who don't understand the ocean, many people think this is the Ryukyu Kingdom.

At this time, Xu Jie, who was the chief assistant of the cabinet, looked sideways at the people in the hall and said.

"My lord, I have been to several countries in Southeast Asia with the boss of the ship. Those so-called countries are all weak with few people. It's not easy to say. We can destroy them directly and grab a piece of land when we go there."

Emperor Jiajing wanted them to decide on a candidate for the governor as soon as possible, so naturally there was no time to waste, so they could only go directly to the cabinet to discuss the candidate, so that they could report to the governor as soon as possible.

Xu Jie and other officials bowed and answered at this time.

After the Ming Dynasty and the Ryukyu Kingdom confirmed the clan relationship, Dongfan Island was confirmed not to belong to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Therefore, in the official records of the Ming Dynasty, there was a difference between the Great Ryukyu Kingdom and the Little Ryukyu Kingdom. The Great Ryukyu Kingdom is naturally the Ryukyu Kingdom Islands, and the Little Liuqiu country is Dongfan Island, which is Taiwan.

Choose from among the officials in the capital, and naturally there will be fewer steps to return to the capital. It is almost possible to go south immediately after being selected.

"According to the order."

As a result, many people secretly looked at Yang Bo, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Pan En, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to see if they would get close to Xu Jie and Yuan Wei, and make peace.

Although Da Ming is big, there is no place for him to settle down, and there is only one dead end left.

A group of people quickly left Xiyuan, and then went to the cabinet together.

Emperor Jiajing had his own considerations when he chose Beijing as the governor of Zhejiang.

The sea boat that was robbed this time, because it needs to be used from time to time, so there is a lot of food on board, but the people he brought out this time are too many, around two thousand people, so it is not enough for them to use, and Before going to sea, he didn't have a clear destination.

Now, the leaders who used to follow Zhang Lian, Xiao Wan, Luo Pao, Lin Chaoxi, etc. were either captured by the Ming court or died in battle. Zhang Lian can only rely on the captains who have been by his side all the time.

He has also heard of the horror of the sea before, even in the face of a calm scene, according to what the boat people said, there will be strong winds at any time, and the waves several feet high will rush over, directly overturning these lucky boats .

"How's your harvest today?"

When he separated from Lin Chaoxi, he had only a thousand men under his command, and he gathered some men along the way during his escape, and he only had about two thousand men.

One of the strong men replied.

Those were the troops he sent out to snatch supplies from the nearby natives.

At this moment, two strong men had come to him and saluted him.

After the figure stood there for a long time, he finally sighed and withdrew his unwilling, regretful, and reluctant gaze.

It's better to live than to die, and Zhang Lian still wants to make a comeback.

Everyone was silent, and as the chief minister of the court, he naturally couldn't keep silent, even if he couldn't recommend him, at least he had to say a few words to break the atmosphere in the hall.

This is all life-saving capital. Of course, he doesn't want to give it up at will, so he can only take it all.

Zhang Lian also knew that the morale of his subordinates had not recovered after fleeing here. If he rashly attacked a large tribe in the distance, he would win the battle, but if the casualties were too heavy, trouble might arise.

After asking the boat people around me, I chose to come to Dongfan Island first to replenish some nautical supplies, and then choose the next step.

However, for those who lived on the sea, they naturally knew what the so-called Little Liuqiu Kingdom was. This place was just a tribe of indigenous people. Where did the king come from? There was no country formed here at all.

Although Wei Guangde guessed that Emperor Jiajing would not let Gao Gong go, he couldn't stand it in case something happened.

The reason why he thought of taking refuge at sea was that when he was selecting his own soldiers, he selected a few strong men from among the boat people.

Now that both parties have reached an agreement, all that remains is to inform Xu Jie not to push Gao Gong out and be included in the nomination list.

So although Dongfan Island is good, it is not a place where he can stay for a long time, it can only be used as a temporary residence.

Although Zhang Lian found many boat people who had gone out to sea and learned the real situation here, he didn't dare to stay here for a long time.

This was done on purpose. Unexpectedly, he coaxed his subordinates into circles just by bewitching rumors. It can only be said that he still underestimated the generals of the Ming army.

Zhang Lian was still a little unwilling, so he couldn't help asking.

"My lord, the Wa Kingdom is also divided into many kings, but there are only one or two cities, but they can easily pull out an army of tens of thousands of people, and the Japanese warriors are indeed very powerful."

Tian Erzhuang replied.

"I see."

Zhang Lian cast a final look of reluctance to the east, then turned and said to the two of them.