My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 193 Voluntary Registration
Zhu Gaoxu hosted a banquet for the officials who were going to the West in Jiuzhen Port, and saw that he was in the main seat, Zheng He was sitting on the right, Zhang Zhong was on the left, and next to Zhang Zhong was a small Changwei from a hundred households.

At the beginning, the officials of the fleet were a little puzzled. After all, Chang Wei had just joined the army with very low qualifications, and he was not a nephew of the King of Han like Zhang Zhong. How could he be in the top position?
However, someone in the know soon told about Chang Wei's background. Of course, the most important thing was that Chang Wei's younger sister was already engaged to the Prince of Han, so Chang Wei was also half of the Han Palace.

Upon hearing the news, many people at the banquet looked at Chang Wei with envy or jealousy.

After all, although the Chang family is prominent, it has long since declined, but they did not expect that in Chang Wei's generation, they would climb to the top of the King's Mansion of Han again. This is something that no one can ask for.

Facing the eyes of everyone, Chang Wei was obviously very unnatural. After all, he hoped to revitalize the family by his own ability, not by his sister's marriage.

Therefore, at the banquet, Chang Wei also seemed restless, hoping that the banquet would end soon.

"Brother Chang, do you feel very uncomfortable?"

Zhang Zhong noticed Chang Wei's abnormality, so he leaned over with a smile and asked in a low voice.

"The eyes of these people are really uncomfortable."

Chang Wei told the truth that he and Zhang Zhong boarded the boat together, shared joys and sorrows on the boat, and forged a deep friendship.

"Actually, you don't have to care about the gazes of these people. It is a good relationship for your sister to marry Zhan He, and you are also destined to be Zhan He's elder brother. This status cannot be changed. Instead of caring about these things, it is better to use actions prove yourself!"

Zhang Zhong persuaded in a low voice with a smile.

As someone who has experienced it, Zhang Zhong has long since stopped caring about other people's gazes.

"I understand, thank you Brother Zhang!"

Chang Wei nodded when he heard the words, thanked Zhang Zhong, and finally felt better.

When the banquet was over, Yang Shiqi arranged for Zheng He and others to rest.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chang Wei found Zhu Gaoxu alone and saluted, "My lord!"

"Well, your sister married Zhanhe, we are also in-laws, you can follow me from now on!"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't beat around the bush, and directly instructed Chang Wei.

"I can't do that. I still have to sail to the west. I can't stay in Jiaozhi without the imperial court's order?"

Chang Wei also showed a look of embarrassment when he heard the words. At first he wanted to join Zhu Gaoxu but was rejected. Now that he finally found a formal official position, he was naturally unwilling to give up easily.

"Who told you to stay in Jiaozhi? I'm also going to sail to the west. Half of your fleet is meant to be rowed by me."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled proudly.

"Are you going to the West too?"

Chang Wei was taken aback when he heard this, apparently he didn't know about it.

Few people knew about Zhu Gaoxu's voyage to the West. Apart from Zheng He and Wang Jinghong and a few high-level officers in the fleet, not even the mid-level generals like Chang Wei knew about it.

"Not only do I want to go to the West, but I also want to go to the Lion Kingdom and Tianzhu, where I will build a piece of land that belongs to me, Zhu Gaoxu. How about it, are you interested in becoming a founding hero with me?"

Zhu Gaoxu explained very patiently, that means Chang Wei is his son's elder brother-in-law, if it were someone else, he would definitely not have such patience.

Chang Wei was even more shocked when he heard the words. He didn't expect Zhu Gaoxu to have such an amazing plan.

Immediately afterwards, Chang Wei suddenly came to his senses and said, "No wonder Zhan He wants to arrange me in the fleet sailing to the west, so he planned it long ago!"

"It's good that you understand. In fact, going to Tianzhu was also Zhanhe's idea for me. After all, staying in Daming has no room for me, and you are the same. Even if you enter the army, after missing Jingnan It's hard to beat the heavens with military achievements!"

When Zhu Gaoxu said this, he looked at Chang Wei with a look of sympathy.

Chang Wei also knew that Zhu Gaoxu was telling the truth. For a military general, the greatest opportunity is to follow the Ming Lord and make contributions to the founding of the country, such as Emperor Taizu's Huaixi nobles, and now His Majesty's Jingnan heroes.

He was born too late and did not catch up with the above two opportunities, but he was lucky because he met Zhu Zhanhe and created this opportunity for him. As long as he goes to Tianzhu with Zhu Gaoxu, he can still establish the founding of the country merit.

Thinking of this, Chang Wei immediately nodded and said: "Thank you for your appreciation, Chang Wei is willing to do the best for you!"

If it had been placed before, Chang Wei might still have hesitated, but at the banquet just now, Zhang Zhong's words reminded him that he is Zhu Zhanhe's uncle, and this identity cannot be changed. Rather than caring about other people's eyes, he might as well Make good use of this status.

In addition, Chang Wei also thought that if Zhu Gaoxu wants to establish a country overseas, then Zhu Zhanhe must be the future prince, his sister will be the future princess, and will be the queen in the future.

As the saying goes, as soon as you enter the palace, it is as deep as the sea. As a queen, you can't do it without strong support from your natal family. For example, his other aunt married the former prince Zhu Biao, and now his younger sister has to reunite. go this way.

Seeing Chang Wei nodding, Zhu Gaoxu happily encouraged him, and then let him go back to rest.

In the next few days, Zheng He's fleet temporarily docked at Jiuzhen Port, mainly to arrange Zhu Gaoxu's men to board the ship, and at the same time, to incorporate Zhu Gaoxu's ship into the fleet.

This was not an easy task. Fortunately, Zheng He and the others had rich experience, and it took ten days to finally integrate Zhu Zhanhe's ship into the entire fleet.

That is to say, during these ten days, the news that Zhu Gaoxu sailed to the West together and went to the Lion Kingdom and Tianzhu finally spread among the fleet.

This shocked everyone in the fleet, especially the soldiers in the army. Some people were excited and wanted to follow Zhu Gaoxu as a hero of Conglong, while others were secretly worried that they would be selected. After all, their families were all in Daming. , and did not want to leave their hometown.

Both Zheng He and Yang Shiqi had expected the reaction of the fleet.

There are more than 2 troops in the entire fleet, and 1 of them will be assigned to Zhu Gaoxu. If the assigned people are not willing to stay in Tianzhu, it may leave a lot of hidden dangers.

So after discussing with Yang Shiqi, Zheng He and Yang Shiqi also asked Zhu Gaoxu for instructions, and then openly recruited personnel to go to Tianzhu in the fleet. With generous rewards, even ordinary soldiers can get [-] mu of fertile land in Tianzhu.

Such generous remuneration immediately aroused heated discussions among the fleet, and many people even signed up on the spot.

By the time the fleet was ready to set sail and leave Jiuzhen Port immediately, more than 7000 people had signed up. Although the registration was not yet full, Yang Yangshiqi was not in a hurry. Wan generals stay.

Just seeing that the fleet was about to set sail, Zhang Xing, who had rushed from the capital to join Zhu Gaoxu, had not yet appeared.

(End of this chapter)