My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 224 Mr. Qi
Zhang Fu rushed to the Zhenhaiwei command office in a hurry, but saw that the person from the capital was a messenger who brought him a very shocking news.

"The prince of the King of Han is coming to Zhenhaiwei?"

Zhang Fu was puzzled by the news.

Of course the prince of the King of Han knows, after all, the fleet sailing to the west departs from Zhenhaiwei, and many of the ships are under the banner of King Han's Mansion, and many of his seagoing soldiers were also recruited by the King of Han Mansion.

What Zhang Fu couldn't figure out was why such a big man like the King of Han came to such a small place as himself, and asked him to be ready to greet him by name. Zhu Zhanhe was already on his way and would arrive tomorrow.

After much deliberation, Zhang Fu finally felt that this matter was too strange, so he came to the door of a small independent courtyard behind the mansion, knocked on the door and said, "Is Mr. Qi there?"

"Please come in!"

I saw a middle-aged man's voice coming from the yard.

Zhang Fu opened the door and walked in, and saw a middle-aged scholar sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, holding a fan in one hand and holding a scroll in the other. When he saw Zhang Fu coming in, he put down the book in his hand. tome.

"General, didn't you go to the million warehouse, why did you come back so soon?"

Seeing Zhang Fei standing up, Mr. Qi asked with a smile.

Although Zhenhaiwei and Taicang are in the same place, there is still some distance after all, and Zhang Fu will definitely go to Liujiagang when he goes to Wanwancang. According to Mr. Qi's estimation, he will not come back until tomorrow at the earliest.

"I encountered a strange thing, so I had to come back early."

Zhang Fei stepped into the pavilion and said directly.

This Mr. Qi is his aide. A few years ago, he met Mr. Qi who was still teaching. He had a good conversation with him, so he invited him into the mansion to become his aide. He would ask for his opinions on many things.

"Strange thing?"

Mr. Qi also showed interest when he heard this.

"I just received the news that the Prince of Han is coming tomorrow, and he asked me to meet him by name. Do you think this is strange?"

Zhang Fu told what he couldn't understand.

"Heir of the King of Han!"

When Mr. Qi heard the words, he stood up all of a sudden, as if he was very shocked.

"What's the matter with you, sir?"

Zhang Fu was also taken aback. Usually, Mr. Qi had a calm and breezy appearance, and he had never seen him lose his composure.

"It's nothing, I've been hearing about the name of the Prince of Han recently, and now I'm very surprised to hear that he's coming."

Mr. Qi quickly regained his composure, and sat down again as he spoke.

"That's what I thought too. When they sailed to the West, those nobles used the banner of the King of Han's Mansion, and I also heard that the reason why those noble merchant ships were able to go to the West with them was because of the request of the King of Han. Now that he came to Zhenhaiwei, is it also related to his voyage to the West?"

After much deliberation, Zhang Fu only came up with such a possible inference.

"The fleet sailing to the west has been going for so long. If the prince is going to come, he should have come a long time ago. Moreover, in his capacity, there is really no need to make a trip in person."

Mr. Qi shook his head, not agreeing with Zhang Fu's inference.

"If it wasn't going to the West, what would it be?"

When Zhang Fu said this, he suddenly thought that Zhu Zhanhe was engaged to his cousin Zhang Rong's niece, but this has nothing to do with him?
"The prince asked the general to greet him personally, so this matter must have something to do with the general!"

However, Mr. Qi quickly analyzed the key points of Zhu Zhanhe's trip.

"Is it related to me? I am a small commander of Zhenhaiwei, how can He De let a prince go there in person?"

Zhang Fu asked even more puzzled, although he was considered a middle-level commander in the army, but compared with the status of the prince, he was still too far behind.

"Sea freight!"

However, Mr. Liu suddenly smiled and said, except for the shipping, there is nothing else worthy of Zhu Zhanhe's attention on Zhang Fu.

"Sea transportation? Sir, you said that the son came for the sea transportation? Could it be that the imperial court is going to restart the sea transportation?"

Zhang Fu jumped up excitedly, he who has always been steady, now also had a look of ecstasy on his face, this was something he dreamed of!
"Although it's just my inference, I'm [-] to [-]% sure."

Mr. Qi waved his fan, looking confident.

"How can you be so sure, sir?"

After the excitement, Zhang Fu calmed down at this time, and then asked with some doubts. After all, since the shipping stopped, he had too many dreams of restarting the shipping, but every time he was very disappointed.

"General, you also said just now that the voyage to the West has something to do with the son of Han Wang, and he even pleaded with His Majesty to let the noble merchant ships follow the voyage to the West. What does this mean?"

Mr. Qi asked again, shaking his fan.

"It means...he has a very good relationship with the nobles, or he wants to use this to buy people's hearts?"

Zhang Fu thought hard for a moment before asking tentatively.

"Hehe, it shows that His Royal Highness is very interested in overseas affairs. He let the nobles go to the West, in fact, he wanted to use this to break the sea ban and let more people participate in the sea trade, instead of being monopolized by the imperial court. "

Mr. Qi corrected with a smile.

"What does the sea embargo have to do with shipping?"

Zhang Fu still didn't understand what Mr. Qi meant. After all, although he was shrewd and capable, he was a military commander after all, and he was really not good at these twists and turns.

"Of course it has something to do with it. Whether it's the sea ban or shipping, it has a lot to do with the sea. If he wants to break the sea ban, he must make the imperial court more actively devote himself to the sea. Sailing to the West is an opportunity, and shipping is also an opportunity."

When Mr. Qi said this, he pointed at Zhang Fei and continued.

"General, you have been involved in shipping for many years, especially after the death of Lord Hou, the shipping is all supported by you, so the King of Han's appointment to see you must have something to do with shipping!"

"It makes sense. I am a small commander. I am afraid that only the matter of shipping can get into the eyes of the King of Han!"

Zhang Fu also slapped his hands when he heard the words, and finally understood.

"Congratulations to the general, this time the prince is here, the shipping may be restarted, and the general will definitely have to use it again!"

As Mr. Qi spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply to Zhang Fu.

"Sir, you are welcome! If shipping is to resume, Mr. Zhang will also need a talent like Mr. If there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely recommend him to be an official in the court!"

Zhang Fei also said excitedly at this time.

Hearing that Zhang Fu wanted to recommend himself as an official, Mr. Qi smiled and did not speak.

Early the next morning, Zhang Fu dressed neatly and took people to Liujiagang to wait for Zhu Zhanhe's arrival.

Waiting until noon, I saw several official ships sailing down the river with the banner of Hanwang Mansion on them, and at the bow of the ships, a young man stood facing the wind, it was Zhu Zhanhe who came from the capital.

(End of this chapter)