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From the moment he received this mission, Zhu Zhanhe knew that he was being used as a weapon by the old man, and he was even more certain of this idea when he took the transfer order to the third camp to transfer people.

The 20,000 people the old man transferred to him were fine, but the problem lay with the 20,000 generals.

Ming Dynasty An Yuanbo, Liu Sheng!

Liu Sheng's resume up to now is considered brilliant, because he inherited his father's duties. In his early years, when he served as a guard for hundreds of households in Yanshan, he went through more than 20 battles, large and small, and was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Left Army due to his accumulated military exploits.

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However, his real rise was in the fourth year of Yongle. He followed Zhang Fu in his expedition against Jiaozhi, led the navy to defeat the bandits, and captured the puppet minister Ruan Xizhou and others alive. Later, he also captured Li Jiyi and his

Son Li Cheng.

Because of this achievement, Liu Sheng was named Anyuan Bo and was given a hereditary title.

In other words, Liu Sheng's An Yuanbo can be inherited by his son.

But this is not important to Zhu Zhanhe. What is important is that this year Liu Sheng led the navy to patrol the Daming Sea and happened to encounter Japanese pirates. He pursued them all the way to the Qingzhou sea, defeated the Japanese pirates, and wiped out more than 10,000 enemies!

Zhu Zhanhe secretly mobilized Japanese troops in the front leg, and the old man in the back leg arranged for him a general with experience in fighting Japanese pirates.

This is very intriguing.

"I will finally meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe entered the third camp, Liu Sheng immediately greeted him.

"No courtesy." Although Zhu Zhanhe was young, his posture was so good that even Liu Sheng didn't dare to look down upon him.

"I wonder if Uncle An Yuan is ready?"

"Your Majesty! The 20,000 soldiers of the fifth military camp have been ordered! Your Highness, Your Majesty, please inspect!"

Although it was not an expedition, routine inspections were also customary, but Zhu Zhanhe did not follow these complicated rules.

"Okay, there's no need to inspect." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and called out to stop Liu Sheng who wanted to go and inform the soldiers.

"The matter is urgent, and this is not an expedition, so let's not do these useless things. You can lead the team directly to the dock on the north side of Yingtian. There is a treasure ship waiting there. The first stop is Xiushui in Jiaxing Prefecture.

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Yingtianfu is adjacent to the Yangtze River, and water transportation is faster in this era.

Liu Sheng was startled when he heard this. He originally thought that Zhu Zhanhe would be as poor and fastidious as his father, King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty, but he did not expect that Zhu Zhanhe would have a casual attitude.

This made Liu Sheng feel a little fond of him, but that was all.

After all, Liu Sheng was in charge of the Shenji Battalion, which was mainly based on firearms, while the King of Han was mainly in charge of the Three Thousand Battalion, which was mainly cavalry, in previous wars. The relationship between the two was not close.

This is also the reason why Zhu Zhanhe did not inspect the soldiers.

If it were the Three Thousand Battalion, he would still go and take a look. With his father's influence, he would be able to command these soldiers better if he went to brush his face. However, the Fifth Army Battalion is an infantry battalion and is not under the control of his father, the King of Han.

If it is true, the relationship between the Fifth Army Camp and King Zhao is closer, that is, Zhu Zhanhe's third uncle.

In previous wars, King Zhao Zhu Gaosui was mainly responsible for controlling the Weizishou Camp, which was under the Fifth Army Camp.

After the order was given to the general, Zhu Zhanhe stopped wandering around the three camps, because to him there was nothing interesting about the three camps.

Because of his father, Zhu Zhanhe came here frequently. These three camps were not as familiar to him as home, but they were not much different.

After leaving the third camp, Zhu Zhanhe headed directly towards the dock.

Now he is becoming more and more confident, and he is more and more certain that the old man has pulled him out to take the blame.

Why? Because of the way to go to Jiaxing Prefecture this time!

You know, the treasure ship was the ship used by Zheng He on his voyages to the West. One ship could accommodate nearly two thousand people!

The manufacture of each treasure ship costs a lot of money. Even if it is to harvest food, it is not to the point of using treasure ships, and there are ten of them in use!

You know, even if it is a land march, it will last almost three days without the court notifying us in advance. It is not really worthwhile to use treasure ships.

Secondly, Zheng He only returned from his second voyage to the West in June, and then immediately began to prepare for the voyage.

Although the treasure ship transferred to Zhu Zhanhe this time is a spare one, it cannot be moved casually.

Moreover, it would be fine if there was no rush, but according to history, Zheng He would sail to the West again in September!

In one month's time, if these spare treasure ships need to be used for anything else, wouldn't it be a big deal?

In comparison, it’s totally not worth it!

Zhu Zhanhe who secretly mobilized Japanese troops, a treasure ship that should not be used, and Liu Sheng who has experience in fighting Japanese pirates. What kind of combination can these three conditions be put together?

Anyone with a brain can figure it out.

And more than that, people with brains may come up with not just this little bit, but many, many more.

So many... maybe Zhu Zhanhe didn't even think of it.

When Zhu Zhanhe was preparing to leave for Jiaxing Mansion, a person came to the Wenhua Hall of Yingtian Palace.

Xie Jin.

Logically speaking, under a prosperous dynasty, it can be said that most officials are capable, and there must be corrupt officials among them, but these corrupt officials either still have uses, or their influence is so entangled that they cannot be cleared up in a short time.

But there are very few people who have no ability but still exist and exist in high positions.

The strange thing is that there was such a person during the Yongle period, and this person was Jie Jin.

Of course, saying that Xie Jin is a bit exaggerated, because he still has real talents and learning, but in terms of Xie Jin's ability, the chief minister of the cabinet is actually a bit inflated.

Because Xie Jin's flexibility, or ability to adapt to the changing circumstances, is really average.

In fact, Xie Jin's rise to the top can be summed up to two reasons. One is that he is good at pretending, and the other reason is that although he has the ability to adapt to the wind, it is not very good.

Among them, the second point is the most important point.

When Zhu Di took over the Yingtian Mansion, many civil servants were dissatisfied with Zhu Di, and even cursed him everywhere. The most famous one was Fang Xiaoru, who was punished by the Ten Clan.

After killing a bunch of Jianwen's old ministers, Zhu Di regretted it, because killing too many people made his image in the hearts of the civil servants even worse. At this time, someone like Xie Jin knew how to adapt to the situation, but his ability to do so was average.

The effect is reflected.

For this reason, Xie Jin was promoted quickly, and when he was ordered to review the articles written by Jianwen's old ministers, he would take away and destroy all those who insulted Zhu Di in advance, and only presented the articles about military aircraft and people's livelihood to Zhu Di.

, Xie Jin finally entered the cabinet and became the chief minister.

But again, although Xie Jin has the ability to adapt to the changing circumstances, it is really too average.

This was one of the reasons why he was thrown into the snow and froze to death...
Chapter completed!