My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 172
Zheng He made another voyage, and this was his fifth voyage.

The fleets sailing to the west are not all concentrated in the capital, but are distributed in several ports on the Yangtze River, such as Yangzhou, Jingkou, Suzhou, etc. Most of the ships have already arrived in Suzhou, which is also the mouth of the Yangtze River.

However, compared to the previous four voyages to the West, the situation this time is different, because in addition to the official ships led by Zheng He, there are also merchant ships organized by various nobles. They followed Zheng He and the others in the name of the Han Palace. Let's go to sea together.

Therefore, when Zheng He left Beijing that day, the ladies of various families rushed to the wharf to see off their ships.

Zhu Zhanhe commanded Jin Yiwei to separate the pier into an open space, only allowing noble ladies from various families to enter, so as not to be bumped into by others.

Originally, Jin Yiwei didn't need to do this kind of thing, but there was no other way, there were too many people here today, and these ladies were distinguished, so there must be no accidents, so he specially mobilized a group of Jin Yiwei to maintain order.

As the leader of the Pearl Hairpin Association and the organizer of the caravan going to the West, Princess Han naturally came here in person.

However, Princess Han didn't have time to pay attention to Zhu Zhanhe. When she came here, she was immediately surrounded by a group of ladies.

As the daughter-in-law-to-be, Chang Sining also came with Princess Han, but she saw Zhu Zhanhe from a distance, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled as a greeting.

It was Zhu Gaochi who came to see Zheng He off. He led the civil and military officials and personally sent Zheng He to the ship.

After Zheng He boarded the treasure ship, he saluted and bid farewell to Zhu Gaochi and others on the pier again. Finally, amidst three gun salutes, Zheng He's ship, the Dafu, pulled up the anchor, spread its sails, and slowly sailed away. pier.

With the departure of the Daifuku, other ships also lifted anchor one after another. Because these ships were too large, they could only travel in a long line to avoid blocking the Yangtze River, so the speed of setting sail was also very slow.

But it also gave people plenty of time to say goodbye to those on board.

Zhu Zhanhe also took this opportunity to bid farewell to Zhang Zhong's boat. As for Bai Shao, who had been crying on the pier, Zhu Zhanhe sent Zhang Zhong's boat after Zhang Zhong's boat left. People sent Bai Shao back.

It can be said that the whole sailing process was bustling and chaotic. As the ships left, the number of people on the pier became less and less. Finally, Princess Han left with the ladies, which made Zhu Zhanhe also relieved.

"It's finally over, this job is really not done by humans!"

At this moment Liu Mian wiped off his sweat and walked over. As the commander of Jinyiwei, he was also called by Zhu Zhanhe to help command his subordinates, so as not to cause any accidents.

"It's only once in a few years. When we go to sea next time, there shouldn't be so many people."

Zhu Zhanhe also heaved a sigh of relief.

"By the way, is there any news from Hu Wei? Has he arrived in Changsha?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly asked Liu Mian.

The last time Zhu Di ordered them to cooperate in the arrest of Shang who helped the world, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't get away, so in the end it was Hu Wei who went to Changsha to preside over the arrest operation.

"There is no news yet, but counting the time, he should have arrived in Changsha, and His Majesty's imperial edict summoning King Gu to the capital should also be delivered to King Gu."

Liu Mian thought for a while before answering.

"If King Ruogu will go to Beijing after receiving the imperial decree, as Grandpa Huang judged, maybe Hu Wei is already asking for Jishi to be arrested."

Zhu Zhanhe whispered to himself.

But that being said, he has been worried all the time, will King Gu really go to Beijing obediently after receiving the imperial decree?

……

In the study of Changsha Valley Palace.

Gu Wang Zhu Xi sat on the chair, looking at the imperial decree in his hand with a tangled expression.

The imperial decree was written by the fourth brother of Zhu Wei himself, and there is only one sentence on it: Our father's memorial day is coming soon, this year you and the fifth and eleventh brothers will come to Beijing to accompany me to sacrifice!

Yes, Zhu Di’s imperial decree is so random, in fact, this is not bad, Zhu Yuanzhang writes the imperial decree as he pleases, sometimes he directly writes all the curses into the imperial decree.

"Suddenly asked me to go to Beijing to sacrifice, what does he mean by that?"

After a while, Zhu Su frowned and said to himself.

"Uncle Nineteen, are you going or not?"

At this moment, I saw a young man next to him smiling and asking Zhu Suo.

I saw this young man about 20 years old, with a long round face, slender eyes and long eyebrows, and a bold nose. He looked very gentle in appearance. He was Zhu Yuexiu, the son of the King of Shu. He falsely claimed that he was Zhu Yunwen.

"I……"

Zhu Wei wanted to say no, but thinking of his fourth brother's ruthlessness, he couldn't say the word "no" no matter what.

"Then do you think I should go?"

In the end, Zhu Wei was really undecided, so he turned around and asked Zhu Yuexiu for his opinion.

"This... my nephew doesn't dare to talk nonsense!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuexiu would sell Guanzi.

"Just say it, even if it's wrong, I won't blame you!"

Zhu Wei waved his hand.

The relationship between Zhu Yi and Zhu Yuexiu is very delicate. Although they are relatives and nephews, Zhu Yuexiu suddenly came to join him, but he was used by him. Now he is also under house arrest in the Gu Palace. One is to pretend to be Zhu Yunqi, and the other is to use him to force Shu Wang Rebel with Zhu Sui.

"Then I can say it."

Zhu Yuexiu seemed to muster up her courage before continuing.

"If you want me to say, you shouldn't be entering Beijing at this time!"

"why?"

In fact, Zhu Sui didn't want to go to Beijing, but he was afraid of Zhu Di, so he wanted to hear Zhu Yuexiu's reasons.

"Think about it, before you forced me to pretend to be Emperor Jianwen, and even declared that Emperor Jianwen was in your house. You must know that Jinyiwei is pervasive. Maybe what you said has already reached His Majesty's ears. I am afraid that you came to Beijing to arrest you and question you!"

Zhu Yuexiu seemed to really stand on Zhu Suo's standpoint and analyzed for him.

"Probably not. I have only told a few confidantes about Emperor Jianwen being in my house. It should be impossible for them to betray me, right?"

Zhu Wei said suspiciously.

"So what about your confidantes? Who knows if there are spies from Jinyiwei in there? And don't forget that you have been recruiting troops and building sharp crossbow warships in Changsha in the past few years. These things are so big, how can Jinyiwei be a little bit do not know either?"

Zhu Yuexiu suddenly sneered and asked back.

Now Zhu Su couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and walked around in the study.

Zhu Xi was indeed ambitious. He even became the emperor in Changsha, and even his long history was killed by him. Zhong Zhong Bo Ruzhen did not come to the palace to meet him, but he also killed him. As a result, after Zhu Di knew these two things, he also He just reprimanded him a few sentences, but did not convict him.

This also fueled Zhu's arrogance even more. In Changsha, he almost said what he said, and even had the idea of ​​treason.

But ambition belongs to ambition, if Zhu Sui really made him rebel, he would not have the guts. This is almost exactly as Zhu Di expected, so it can be seen that Zhu Di really sees Zhu Sui through.

(End of this chapter)