My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 908 Not the time

"Your Highness, since the death of the Empress Dowager, Wang Zhen's power has been growing day by day. Those who dared to oppose him in the court were dismissed from their posts and demoted. Even veterans like Hu Hu were punished by Wang Zhen. If our people hadn't contributed, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to escape jail. Now Hu Hui doesn't dare to say much in the cabinet. Yang Pu is old and can't even fight against Wang Zhen..."

In the Wenhua Hall of the Imperial City of Xijing, Liu Ke was reporting to Zhu Zhanhe the situation in the Ming Dynasty Hall.

Zhu Zhanhe listened very carefully. Finally, after Liu Ke finished speaking, he took a deep breath and said, "So, the court of the Ming Dynasty will almost become Wang Zhen's one-spoken hall?"

"It's true that in order to make money, Wang Zhen even directly asked people to spread the news, saying that if he didn't give him gifts, he wouldn't be promoted and might even be demoted. Moreover, he deliberately attacked several officials who didn't give gifts. This It also caused Ming officials to rush to give him gifts!"

Liu Ke paused for a moment before speaking again, and then said again.

"Even because there were so many people giving gifts, Wang Zhen couldn't accept them at all, so some sycophants took the initiative to help him receive the gifts, and then made a list of the received gifts and sent them to Wang Zhen's house. , It’s simply a wonder in the world!”

When Liu Ke said it to the end, he also showed an incredible expression.

Who would have thought that not long after the death of Queen Mother Zhang, Wang Zhen would suddenly become extremely powerful, and the only cabinet that could contain him was now useless.

"Is my cousin just letting Wang Zhen do whatever he wants?"

Zhu Zhanhe frowned and asked again.

Ordinarily, as the emperor, Zhu Qizhen should not let Wang Zhen become so big even for the sake of balance of power. At least there must be someone who can restrain Wang Zhen, or give the other party a little warning to let Wang Zhen Don't overdo it.

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty simply turned a blind eye to what Wang Zhen did. Even among the Jinyi Guards, some people couldn't stand Wang Zhen's actions, so they collected many of Wang Zhen's crimes, and then wrote them into lists and posted them everywhere in Beijing. As a result, this After the incident was reported to the palace, the Ming Emperor actually asked the Jin Yiwei to find the person who wrote the list and have him executed Ling Chi!"

When Liu Ke said the last words, he also showed some chills. After all, they were both Jin Yiwei and they were obviously for the Ming Dynasty. However, they were executed by the Ming Emperor Ling Chi. This approach was not only cruel, but also alienated the Jin Yiwei from the emperor. .

"What a great Zhu Qizhen, this name is really not wasted!"

Zhu Zhanhe also said with hatred when he heard this. Originally, he still had some extravagant hopes in his heart. After all, this Zhu Qi Town is not the Zhu Qi Town in later generations. Maybe it will have a different destiny?

But he didn't expect that Zhu Qizhen was still the same Zhu Qizhen. Growing up in the same environment made him embark on the same path as Zhu Qizhen in history.

"Your Highness, although Wang Zhen is powerful, the officials of the Ming Dynasty only dare to be angry and dare not speak out. Some even started to contact our people secretly. If Your Highness..."

Before Liu Ke could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Zhanhe with a wave of his hand: "Now is not the time to talk about this. You need to send more manpower to keep an eye on every move in the Ming Dynasty. If there is any abnormality, you must report it in time!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Although Liu Ke's words were interrupted by Zhu Zhanhe, he was very excited because Zhu Zhanhe did not explicitly refuse, but said that now was not the time, and also asked him to send more people to the Ming Dynasty. This was obviously for the sake of peace. Make plans for the future.

Thinking that he might fight back to the Ming Dynasty in the future, Liu Ke's heart beat faster. In fact, there are already some people in the Han Dynasty who want to fight back to the Ming Dynasty. Firstly, the Ming Dynasty is the only force that can threaten the Han Dynasty. Secondly, the Han Dynasty Most of the people around me came from the Ming Dynasty. Now that they are developed, they naturally want to return to their hometowns in rich clothes.

"By the way, there is one more thing that you need to prepare in advance!" At this time, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly thought of another thing, so he said to Liu Ke again.

"Please give me your orders, Your Highness!"

Liu Ke immediately put back the messy thoughts in his mind and replied respectfully.

"In three months, I am going to go to Europe again. You need to take care of the security and assign two troops. They will not follow me back!"

Zhu Zhanhe said with a serious expression.

"Why are two troops divided? Where will Your Highness send them?"

Liu Ke also asked in confusion when he heard this.

"When I go to Europe this time, I will bring Qi Kai with me. He will stay in Venice by then. His grandfather is old and has become somewhat incapable of being the governor. As his grandson, Qi Kai will of course inherit his position. In the future, Venice Just make it his fief!"

Zhu Zhanhe said calmly.

This matter had been planned many years ago when he and Helen returned to Venice for the first time. Now that Zhu Qikai has grown up, this plan is finally about to begin.

"My subordinates understand, I will send some capable people to help the prince inherit the position of Governor of Venice!"

Liu Ke agreed almost without thinking.

In fact, he knew very well that the Governor of Venice was elected through the Grand Council. Normally, outsiders could not interfere. However, the Han Dynasty had been in alliance with Venice for so many years and had already understood Venice inside and out, so Liu Ke was confident. Let Zhu Qikai inherit the position of governor in a legitimate name.

"Very good. Venice is the most important part of our European strategy. We must not make mistakes. We should pay more attention to this matter in the future."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded with satisfaction, and then said again.

"In addition to the people around Qi Kai, we also need another team. We have already captured the Strait of Gibraltar and can enter the Atlantic Ocean. Through there, we can also reach the Americas. I have asked people to organize a team in the Mediterranean to explore the Americas. Fleet, we need your people to board the ship and accompany them to America!"

"Going to America from the west? Isn't it too far?"

Liu Ke asked in great surprise. You must know that Zhu Zhanqi, Zhu Zhanluo, Zhu Zhan'an and others all crossed the Pacific and sailed eastward to reach America. Although the Han Dynasty was further away, it was mature to go from the east. route is far easier than opening a route to the west.

"It's because Zhanqi and the others all went to the east coast of America, so I don't want to go east. We go west, reach the west coast of America, establish several colonies there, and expand outward little by little in the future, trying to avoid There is a conflict of interest with them.”

When Zhu Zhanhe said the last word, he also let out a sigh of relief. He had been planning this for a long time. Zhu Zhanqi and the others simply couldn't eat North and South America, so Zhu Zhanhe was also prepared to step in and speed up the development process in the Americas.

(End of this chapter)