The land was blocked by Liu Zeqing, and Zhou Xian left the capital and went directly to the sea to Denglai via Tianjin. The autumn was calm and the road was very smooth.

There was nothing at sea, so Zhou Xian used this time to carefully browse the information about the Ming Dynasty. All the documents were copied from the memorials of local officials, and they may not be completely true. But if you read too much, you can indeed see some real things from it.

But after seeing these things too much, he felt a little upset. Zhou Xian rubbed his slightly sore eyes and leaned his back on the head of the bed. It was said that it was a bed, but it was just a narrow wooden board fixed on the side of the boat. The space on the boat was small, so such conditions were considered preferential. At least Zhou Xian had his own separate cabin. Ordinary soldiers lived together, and there was no place to take his feet except for a narrow passage.

At this moment, a gentle knock on the door suddenly occurred outside the door. "Military gate, can the villain enter?"

Zhou Xian responded, the cabin door was pushed open, and Zhang Huai bent over and walked in. "Military Gate, it will be dark for another hour this day. The boss of the ship said that there would be islands five miles ahead for rest. Should we just get here today?"

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "I have been traveling for three consecutive days, and my brothers have worked hard. I notified the ships behind and went to the island one by one with the ships. In addition, I prepared some wine and food for me, invited King Lu, Minister Shen, and Deputy General Kong to come over, and said I had something important to discuss with them."

Zhang Huai smiled and said, "Military Gate, you have a good time. Brothers just caught two big fish in the sea this afternoon, and it is still fresh!"

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "I have eaten some salted fish and hard cakes every day in the past few days. I am really a little greedy. After I go to the island, I can see if I can find some vegetables, and add some dried vegetables and other things on the boat to make a pot of fish soup so that my brothers can satisfy their cravings."

Zhang Huai said "Come on", and then walked out quickly. After a while, a loud shout from the Bangfu came from above, "All ships are turning east and ready to land on the island."

Although it is autumn, the temperature has not yet dropped completely. The sea breeze blows, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

On the beach, Zhang Huai brought a few small stones from somewhere, and paired with a relatively flat stone strip to form a simple banquet table. Zhou Xian and his men sat in a ball, with several plates of side dishes and two pots of fine wine on it. Not far from them, several boats and kitchens set up two fires. One was hung with a large pot on it, and fish soup was sizzling; the other was grilling a big fish. And further away, there were soldiers and boatmen. Before they started eating, they were already drinking and silenced. They shouted and cursed, laughed, and could hear it from a distance.

A boat chef cut a whole plate of grilled fish and brought it to Zhou Xian and the others. "Sir, the fish is grilled, it will be better to eat while it's hot."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "We have enough here, take the rest to the other side! You have been busy for so long, go and eat something first, you don't need to serve here."

The chef responded and slowly retreated to the distance.

Zhou Xian bowed his hand to Zhu Yihai and said, "Your Highness, the conditions are simple, I feel wronged."

Zhu Yihai's face squeezed out some smile and said, "Governor Zhou is polite. The food you eat every day is exactly the same as this king. You don't feel wronged. I am a vassal king with food and drink. How can I talk about grievances?"

Zhou Xian smiled and waved his hand and said, "What Your Highness, King of Lu, is it just temporary. As long as you defeat Liu Zeqing, will you still need you to take charge in Shandong? When a hero is in trouble, as long as his ambition does not drop, there will be a day to rise again."

Zhu Yihai looked at Zhou Xian strangely, "Is the governor Zhou sure to defeat Liu Zeqing?"

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "If you follow my plan completely, Liu Zeqing will be defeated within March. But to achieve this goal, in addition to His Highness Lu's full support, you also need to give me something practical."

"What's the actual thing?" Zhu Yihai looked at Zhou Xian in confusion.

"To. Simply put, it is a promise."

Zhou Xian did not explain immediately, but said slowly: "The former King Zhu Yisect of Lu ascended the throne and became emperor. Although it was carried out under the pressure of Liu Zeqing, he did have committed unforgivable crimes. In theory, after the rebellion was put to an end, the houses, land and other properties under his name were all sins and should be classified as state-owned."

Zhu Yihai's face suddenly changed, and he was silent for a while and said, "Director Zhou wants to confiscate all the property of my Lu royal family? The emperor's brother was coerced by a traitor and was forced to proclaim himself emperor. Everyone knows it. At this moment, he also paid the price for his own actions. The emperor now seized his throne and granted me the freedom of the Lu royal family. I will of course include those land and houses. I am the direct descendant of Taizu, you..." Zhu Yihai suddenly stood up and raised his tone and said, "How dare you do this?"

Zhu Yihai's loud voice attracted the attention of the soldiers from afar, and they all looked in this direction.

Shen Tingyang quickly stood up and whispered: "Your Highness, King Lu, don't be angry, I believe that Governor Zhou did not mean that." Then he forced Zhu Yihai to sit down again.

Liu Konghe, who was on the side, didn't know what to say at this time because of his low status. He stood up with Zhu Yihai and saw Zhu Yihai sitting down, he also sat down slowly.

Zhou Xian picked up the wine glass on the stone strip and drank it all in one go. "Actually, I mean that."

"You..." Zhu Yihaiteng stood up again and pointed at Zhou Xian angrily.

Zhou Xian's face was calm, "After Liu Zeqing defeated Wang Yongji, there was no imperial army near the capital that could match it. But why didn't he continue to go north and threaten the capital, but unexpectedly suddenly retreat to Jinan. Deputy General Liu, you are a general in the army, why would you tell me?"

Liu Konghe did not expect Zhou Xian to call him suddenly, and was stunned for a moment, but his mind did not react for a while. He swallowed and spitted, and his head was running rapidly. "Liu Zeqing..., he lacked troops and could not conquer the capital."
Chapter completed!