Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 194 Zhu Han's private interview with Weifu 【Please order】

Therefore, the eldest sister-in-law Wang was granted permission to often enter the palace to meet the queen Ma, and to accompany her to talk and talk about rumors and gossip outside the palace.

The eldest sister-in-law Wang asked the empress to tell her eldest nephew about a marriage of a superior family.

After picking and choosing several houses, finally let the sister-in-law Wang meet a suitable girl.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Wenzheng didn't seem to appreciate it, his face immediately collapsed when he heard about the marriage talk, and he said impatiently.

"Mom! How many times have I told you that I want to imitate Huo Qubing, the great general of hussars back then. The Xiongnu are still alive, so why should I do my home!"

Sister-in-law Wang didn't feel anything about her son's impassioned rhetoric, so she immediately spat.

"Hey, the bigger you are, the more disobedient you are. Your aunt the queen told me that Huo Qubing, who you talk about every day, didn't live to be in his twenties. If you follow him, you will let me be in vain." Send someone to give away the black-haired person, oh, my mother!" said the sister-in-law Wang, and she wanted to look like a shrew at the top of her voice.

Regardless of Zhu Wenzheng's arrogance and domineering outside, any kind of rascal or honorable son will shy away from him, but there is nothing he can do about his own mother.

"Mother, this is not the same thing at all." Zhu Wenzheng said helplessly.

"Bah, why is it not the same thing? Could it be that if I tell you about the marriage and have a son, it will delay your becoming an official and a general?" Sister-in-law Wang said with a look of disdain.

The stunned boy Zhu Wenzheng looked helpless, and suddenly became dumb.

Sister-in-law Wang immediately struck while the iron was hot, and continued.

"The marriage I told you about is the queen of a great celebrity, the queen of the loyal king Lu Xiufu!" said the sister-in-law Wang proudly.

Sure enough, after hearing this sentence, Zhu Wenzheng, who was originally absent-minded, was also shocked.

"Loyal King Lu Xiufu?"

Lu Xiufu, that is, the great loyal minister who threw himself into the sea with the young master Zhao Bing on his back when the Southern Song Dynasty fell.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty started against the Yuan Dynasty and resisted Mongolia, Zhu Han suggested that all the national heroes of the former Southern and Northern Song Dynasties should be posthumously awarded honorary titles, so as to rectify the origin and promote righteousness.

Moreover, Zhu Han also suggested that his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang send people to search for these martyrs all over the world, and reward them with plaques and titles.

After several years of searching and verification, a total of more than 100 loyal ministers and good generals have been established.

Among them is Lu Xiufu, a generation of loyal warriors. After the Yashan sea battle, Lu Xiufu's youngest son snatched a way out under the guard of his own soldiers, and led a small number of Southern Song survivors to the South China Sea, where he lived a difficult life on a small island in Nanyang.

Not long ago, these survivors of the Southern Song Dynasty who struggled to survive in Nanyang came to Yingtian Mansion with a caravan. Among them, the descendants of Lu Xiufu used the official seal of the Southern Song Dynasty in their hands to prove that they were descendants of Lu Xiufu and won the canonization and awards of the Ming court. He was awarded the plaque of the House of Loyalty, as well as the Marquis of Nanping, with a thousand households in Shiyi.

Zhu Wen was learning many heroic deeds of Chinese martyrs in the Daming Royal Military Academy, among which was the famous Yashan naval battle.

The Yashan naval battle not only has grand and tragic significance, but also the grandfather of the old Zhu family, Mr. Chen, was a Song soldier in the Yashan naval battle, so it can be said that the old Zhu family's ancestral roots are red anti-Yuan family.

Zhu Wenzheng knew all about the loyal ministers in the Yashan sea battle, and now that he heard that he was going to marry a descendant of the loyal Lu Xiufu, all the original grudges turned into anticipation.

"This Marquis of Nanping, Lu Zhen, has a fief in Nanyang. I heard that there are all gold and spices produced there. If you can get married with him, you will have a rich dowry in the future."

The elder sister-in-law, Wang Shi, talked endlessly about her vision for the future.

In sister-in-law Wang's mind, she only hoped that Zhu Wenzheng would grow up safely, and then marry and have children. Being an official or a general is not as good as living a down-to-earth life.

Zhu Wenzheng didn't hear the old lady's follow-up words at all.

He just thought that if he could marry Lu Xiufu's descendants, that would be a great blessing.

Early the next morning, the palace sent someone to summon Zhu Wenzheng to the palace.

Zhu Wenzheng and his wife Wang originally thought it was about his marriage to Lu Xiufu's descendants.

But when he came to the palace, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han saw him.

"My nephew pays respects to His Majesty and Uncle Emperor!"

Zhu Wenzheng quickly saluted respectfully.

Although he has a reputation for being rebellious outside, he is as obedient as a little quail in front of his two uncles.

Although Zhu Wenzheng was only one or two years younger than Zhu Han, he never dared to be slighted.

"Wenzheng is not young anymore. The queen told us yesterday that she found a marriage for you, and she is a descendant of the loyal king Lu Xiufu." The older brother Zhu Yuanzhang spoke first.

"You see, isn't this a coincidence!" Zhu Han followed suit with a smile.

This matter is really a coincidence.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Hanzheng planned to enshrine Zhu Wenzheng in Nanyang as King of Jingnan, but then they heard that Empress Ma Xiuying had married him, who was the descendant of Lu Xiufu in Nanyang.

After the Yashan naval battle that year, Lu Xiufu's youngest son led a small number of remnants and defeated generals, and he had a small base in Nanyang.

Now that they came to Yingtian and surrendered to Daming, although they had received titles and rewards, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han had originally planned to let them return to Nanyang to open up territories for Daming.

Because the territory occupied by the current Nanping Hou Luzhen and the others is on the island of Java in the South China Sea.

The territory that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han planned to allocate to Zhu Wenzheng was also centered on Java Island in the South China Sea.

"It's true, but it hasn't been settled yet." Zhu Wenzheng said shyly.

"You don't need to be so troublesome. It's best to deal directly with our old Zhu's family. Now that you are a big boss, it's time to contribute to the country." Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Zhu Wenzheng immediately raised his head in surprise.

"Uncle, where do you want me to join the army?"

Zhu Wenzheng had repeatedly asked Zhu Yuanzhang to let him go to the front line of the battlefield.

But these requests were rejected by Zhu Yuanzhang because he was still young and needed to learn and practice.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to contribute to the country, Zhu Wenzheng was naturally very excited.

A good man should aim for thousands of miles, kill the enemy to serve the country, and expand the territory.

"Although your actions are reckless, you are definitely not a simple reckless man. I feel that I have wronged you if I ask you to join the army and be a soldier leader." Zhu Han said next to him.

When Zhu Wenzheng heard this, he was immediately full of anticipation.

He felt that these two imperial uncles must entrust him with a heavy responsibility, maybe he would have to preside over the military affairs of the Lanzhou Xingdu Division. After all, Zhu Wenzheng had heard that Xu Da fell ill in Lanzhou and had returned to Xi'an to recuperate. Doesn't the military affairs need to be presided over by one person?

If you can't go to Lanzhou to travel to the capital, then you can go to Beiping to help the capital to continue the crusade against Mobei, Zhu Wenzheng thinks.When I went to Beipingdusi, I must lead the elite to capture Wang Baobao alive in Mobei, and replicate the great achievements of the great general of Hussars back then.

"We plan to make you the King of Jingnan. Tanghe has just conquered a Uka city, and it will be the place for you to raise your troops. Starting from Uka city, you will go south to the Nanyang territory like Java Island. It doesn't matter how many places you go south from here. , as long as you can conquer them, they will all be your fiefs! For the travel expenses, recruiting troops, food and ships, all expenses can be lent to you from the internal treasury until the fiefdoms in Nanyang have a certain scale , and use Nanyang food, gold and spices to pay back!" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

After Zhu Wenzheng heard the news, he was stunned on the spot.

He never imagined that what he was waiting for was such a huge piece of good news.

"Canonize Nanyang King?" Zhu Wenzheng stammered a bit.

"What king of Nanyang is the king of Jingnan." Zhu Han immediately rolled his eyes.

Zhu Wenzheng, a brat, thinks beautifully. The concept of Nanyang is too big, and places including Luzon Island belong to the concept of Nanyang.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the screen behind him while talking.

A huge map of Nanyang has just been hung on this screen, and the islands, large and small, are basically clearly drawn.

"It's not the whole of Nanyang, but from Uka City to the south, that is, this line goes south. It's all up to you to fight the country!"

The line that the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang points to is the equator line on the map.

"Such a big place!"

Zhu Wenzheng's blood boiled immediately.

At this time, he no longer wanted to fight any Mongols. He had already heard about the wild land of Nanyang.

I heard that Nanyang is full of fertile land, and a large number of precious spices just grow on the trees beside the tree road, and you can pick a basket at will.

You know, in Yingtianfu, one or two spices can buy ten catties of pork.

This is equivalent to the fact that what grows on the ground in Nanyang is not spices, but cash cows.

Not only that, these South Sea islands are also rich in gold, silver and copper mines.

The local aborigines are also barbaric and backward.

It's just that ordinary outsiders do not have local guides, are not familiar with the terrain and climate, and are extremely vulnerable to mosquitoes, rats, ants and diseases.

And the Nanping Marquis Lu's family, who was about to marry Zhu Wenzheng, had already lived in Nanyang for decades.

As long as Zhu Wenzheng canonized as King Jingnan, his own future father-in-law can act as the pioneer guide of King Jingnan. Using the rich national power and military of Ming Dynasty, it would be easy to subdue those native savages.

After the city of Wuka was conquered by the Ming army, the surrounding Nanyang states were in a wait-and-see state.

They are all observing Da Ming's attitude towards the Nanyang territory, if Da Ming is a bit tougher, then they will be a bit more submissive.

Therefore, the matter of letting Zhu Wenzheng go to guard Nanyang must be done quickly.

In just one month, under the management of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, Zhu Wenzheng completed the ceremony of conferring King Jingnan, and then married the daughter of Nanping Marquis Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen, Marquis of Nanping, stayed in Yingtian Mansion because of his old age. His eldest son Lu Ping served as the Sima of the Jingnan Palace, and followed Zhu Wenzheng to Nanyang to conquer the local barbarians.

As the first prince of the Ming Dynasty who became a vassal overseas, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang prepared for Zhu Wenzheng, which can be described as extremely luxurious configuration.

Since ancient times, it has been a common thing to entrust the children of the clan to wild lands to expand the territory for the imperial court.

However, it is rare that Zhu Wenzheng has been entrusted so far.

In order not to let the world say that he abused his nephew.

Old brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han naturally wanted to take more care of Zhu Wenzheng.

When Zhu Wenzheng, king of Jingnan in the Ming Dynasty, set off from Yingtianfu in Nanjing, in addition to bringing five or six hundred people including the concubine Lu and the officials of the palace, Zhu Han also gave his nephew a thousand Korean slaves and five hundred Japanese slaves. slave.

According to the latest law of the Ming Dynasty, slaves can exist in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but all citizens of the Ming Dynasty cannot become slaves, especially the Han people, who cannot be driven into slavery by anyone under any circumstances.

Anyone who dared to buy and sell Ming Han people as slaves could be beheaded and his family exiled according to the seriousness of the crime.

However, all the princes and nobles and relatives of the emperor in the Ming Dynasty still need slaves to serve them. Whether it is male slaves or female slaves, it has become a market with a huge gap.

In this case, Koryo and Wa became the most suitable sources of slaves.

But like the king of England Zhu Han, one thousand Korean slaves and five hundred Japanese slaves are a unique masterpiece.

As for Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, he was even more generous. He rewarded his nephew Zhu Wenzheng with fifty new-style artillery pieces and three thousand new-style muskets at one time.

The sponsorship of elder brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han is personal in nature, and most of the investment needed for Zhu Wenzheng to go to Nanyang to become the King of Jingnan is a loan granted by the Dalian court.

A one-time loan of 150 million taels of silver to Zhu Wenzheng, King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty, for a period of ten years, with an interest of [-]% per year.

This loan is based on the interest first and the capital later. When the Jingnan Palace repays the interest to the court every year when it goes to Beijing to congratulate.

If King Jingnan Zhu Wenzheng or his descendants fail to pay back when due, the Ming court has the right to take back the territory of King Jingnan.

This kind of mode of settling accounts between the clan's children and brothers opened the eyes of the Ming Dynasty inside and outside the field.

Everyone knows clearly that no matter how close the relationship is, they are treated equally in the eyes of the imperial court.

However, no one is worried that King Jingnan Zhu Wenzheng will not be able to repay the loan.

Because the legendary Nanyang is full of spices and gold, it is almost possible to get rich if you have your hands, a mere 150 million taels, as long as the business is good, it may be completely repaid in three to five years.

It was precisely because of the rumors that Nanyang was full of gold that Zhu Wenzheng easily recruited [-] disciples before leaving Yingtian Mansion.

After Zhu Wenzheng left Yingtian, he led his subordinates to arrive at Quanzhou Port very quickly. After replenishing supplies in Quanzhou, they continued to go to Guangzhou Shipping Division. After completing the last supply in Guangzhou Shipping Division, they will officially go to Nanyangwu. stuck.

Oh no, Uka City is no longer called Uka City, but has a new name, Malacca.

This name was given by Zhu Han, just for the convenience of matching with the map obtained at check-in.

The city of Malacca is not only the residence of Zhu Wenzheng, King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty, but also the residence of the Nanyang Governor's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty.

In King Jingnan's territory, there are both the subordinate army of Jingnan Prince's Mansion and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

The soldiers and horses of Jingnan Palace mainly opened up the territory for King Jingnan and suppressed the local aborigines.

The soldiers and horses of the Nanyang Governor's Mansion are guarding Wuka City for Daming, and they are forming the Nanyang Fleet to manage the waters around Malacca.

It's just that there is a sign on the copy of Nanyang Capital, all the soldiers and officials are not equipped yet, and there is only one Uka city managed by Zhu Wenzheng.

In the future, when Zhu Wen is opening up the Jingnan fiefdom, the Ming court will send an official Nanyang Governor's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)