My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 182 Li Li Can't Sleep

The river is undulating, and the tall official ship shakes slightly, like a baby's cradle, making people more likely to get sleepy.

But Li Li suffered from insomnia again, to be exact, he hadn't slept well for several days.

After leaving Cochin, Li Li and the others arrived in Guangzhou via Qiongzhou by boat, where they felt the shock for the first time.

Although the sea ban had a great impact on Guangzhou, with Zheng He's voyages, Guangzhou Port became lively again. When Li Li and his ship arrived at Guangzhou Port, they saw only sails like clouds, almost covering the entire port. .

However, Li Li and the others did not enter the city of Guangzhou. Instead, they set sail north again after resting at the port for a day.

When Li Li and the others arrived in the waters of Quanzhou, they felt the second shock again, because they encountered a fleet sailing to the west.

When the lucky boats as tall as the mountains passed by, Li Li and the others felt a sense of despair. How could they be able to build such tall warships, how could they have a small hand in hand with them? Ming confrontation?
However, the following shocks came one after another, especially after entering the Yangtze River, passing through the prosperous places of Daming along the way, even if they just stood on the bow of the boat and looked into the distance, Li Li and others could feel the power of Daming.

Especially a few days ago, Li Li saw with his own eyes a fisherman standing at the bow of the boat fishing, and a child sitting at the stern reciting aloud.

This scene directly broke Li Li's defenses. An ordinary fisherman's child can actually read books. This is something that is unimaginable in Jiaozhi. Reading has always been the patent of their powerful gentry. When will the poor people be like them? read?

However, all of this is so natural in Daming, and most people have a kind of vigorous and upward vigor, which also means that Daming's current national strength is still on the rise.

In the face of such a powerful Ming Dynasty, most of the powerful gangsters were silent, and then some people began to discuss privately, thinking that there is nothing wrong with being a citizen of Daming, and living in such a powerful country makes people feel a sense of self-confidence. A sense of security in my heart.

Li Li is also a little shaken, which is why he has been unable to sleep recently. On the one hand, there is the desperately strong Daming, and on the other hand, his obsession with restoring the country, which makes him not know how to choose for a while?
Staring at his eyes until midnight, Li Li simply turned over and got up, then pushed open the cabin door and came to the deck, enjoying the night view on the river with the wind blowing in the river.

I saw fishing fires everywhere, Yangzhou in the north of the river, and Jingkou in the south of the river, both of which are famous ports on the Yangtze River. Even though it was late at night, the docks were still brightly lit.

Looking at the busy pier in the distance, Li Li clenched his hands on the railing, and his heart became more entangled.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind, Li Li turned his head immediately, but saw a familiar figure.

"Brother Zheng, why did you come out?"

Seeing the other party, Li Li immediately squeezed out a smile and asked.

The visitor was very young, and it was Zheng Gao who suggested that they use this time to go to Beijing to sue the Ming emperor when they were in Jiaozhi.

"Can't sleep, Brother Li, why didn't you sleep?"

Zheng Gao seemed to be in a bad mood, so he forced a smile at this moment.

"Just like you, I can't sleep. What I saw and heard during this period of time really made Li feel uneasy!"

Li Li sighed at the end, he believed that Zheng Gao must have the same feeling.

"Brother Li is right. When we were in Jiaozhi, we only heard about the power of Da Ming and the strength of the Da Ming army, but we didn't know how strong Da Ming was. But it wasn't until we came to Da Ming that we realized how powerful Da Ming was. It has exceeded my previous imagination.”

Zheng Gao also sighed at this time and said.

"Do you think we can still succeed?"

Li Li suddenly asked Zheng Gao an endless question.

Zheng Gao used to be just an inconspicuous little family, but after he proposed to sue the court last time, Li Li began to pay attention to each other. After getting along with him all the way, he found that although Zheng Gao was young, he was quite knowledgeable and had a very good personality. Jue Jue is a rare talent, so Li Li also attaches great importance to him.

"I have no idea!"

Zheng Gao replied almost without thinking, his face was also full of confusion.

For Zheng Gao's answer, Li Li was both surprised and reasonable, because even he didn't know the future fate of Jiaozhi?
"Brother Li, what should we do with our plan? Do we still have to sue the court?"

Zheng Gao suddenly asked Li Li again.

Before they came, they had already negotiated to sue the imperial court, so as to attack Zhu Gaoxu's arrogance in Jiaozhi, so as to give them a chance to regain Tsinghua Mansion.

"Of course I will sue, and the bigger the trouble, the better!"

Li Li decisively patted the ship's side, and continued to analyze.

"I have already inquired about this journey. The reason why the King of Han was demoted was because he competed with the crown prince and was impeached in the end, so he was demoted to Jiaozhi. I believe that His Royal Highness the crown prince also definitely hopes that the king of Han will make some more mistakes, so that Completely eliminate the other party's threat, we will definitely get the support of the prince's family when we file a petition at this time!"

Although Li Li wavered, the imperial court must sue, because in his opinion, no matter what the fate of Jiaozhi will be in the future, they must get back what belongs to them, which is the control of Tsinghua Mansion, and the only way now is to It is to sue the imperial court and use the internal contradictions of the Ming Dynasty to achieve their own goals.

"Brother Li is right. As long as Qinghua Mansion is in our hands, whether we advance or retreat in the future, we will have the final say. No matter how powerful Daming is, it may be too far away for the remote Jiaozhi!"

Hearing this, Zheng Gao nodded in agreement.

Li Li also felt much more comfortable after expressing his concerns, and chatted with Zheng Gao for a few more words, when sleepiness struck, so he said his goodbyes and went back to the cabin to rest.

After Li Li left, the expression on Zheng Gao's face turned cold.

At this time, a secret agent from Jinyiwei came over quietly, and Zheng Gao said in a low voice: "Report to the commander, Li Li is a diehard, and he is not worth buying!"

The secret agent promised to turn around and leave. Zheng Gao leisurely returned to the cabin to rest. As Jin Yiwei's spy, he has been listening to the movements of Li Li and others recently, picking out some people who are worth buying and reporting them so that they can be better Take control of these people.

As for people like Li Li who are worthless, they are naturally Da Ming's enemies, and Da Ming has never shown mercy to his enemies.

Early the next morning, Zhu Zhanhe had just arrived in Dongchang, but suddenly received a message from Hu Wei, asking him to go to prison, and the monk Jishi finally confessed.

(End of this chapter)