In Zhu Houzhao's hand, he held the note sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The cabinet had already drafted it, but the Supervisor of Ceremonies did not approve it and instead sent it to Zhu Houzhao.
It’s not that the Chief of Ceremonies is too timid, but that this leak directly involves the inner court and the outer court. The former Chief of the Chief of Ceremonies, Liu Jin, definitely didn’t care about such matters, but the newly appointed Chief of Staff still wants to
If he works in this position for a few more years, he still won't dare to build it this time.
"I don't know how Qian Qing persuaded these old men in the cabinet to agree to such a big thing!" Zhu Houzhao was in a very good mood. To be honest, he would rather Qian Wubing went south to have fun.
It's okay if he doesn't come back for a year and a half, but when he comes back, facing the woman he loves most and the woman he loves most, he will have a headache in the middle. Now that you have become the commander of Jin Yiwei, you
You can't stay in the south every day, so this official position of commanding people is quite suitable.
"What else can there be? Everyone in the world is interested in profit. Wu Bian and they have never had any friendship. Since we have no friendship, we must only pay for the benefits!" Li Feng'er curled her lips and gently put the folding paper aside.
"So, there are a few big corrupt officials in our cabinet!" Zhu Houzhao smiled and stroked her belly, "In your eyes, do you think those who work for me are all big corrupt officials?"
"Greed is not necessarily a bad thing!" Li Feng'er slapped his hand open: "It depends on whether they are corrupting for the court or for themselves. Mr. Li Dongyang, Mr. Yang Tinghe, these people have very good reputations, but they are not.
They are greedy because they are greedy for the imperial court!"
"Then it's official business. This matter is good for the court. I don't need to think too much about it. I just agree to it!"
"Wait a minute!" Li Feng'er glared at him: "Are you wishing that Wu Yi would stay there and not come back? How long do you plan to let him work as a comfort messenger? This is obviously to investigate a case, and it will happen in the blink of an eye.
We went to an island somewhere overseas. Do you plan to let our child know his uncle even when he can speak?"
Zhu Houzhao smiled coquettishly: "I asked someone about it, and Dongfan actually used to be the land of our Ming Dynasty, but later we thought the place was remote, so we moved the people back. These innocent people are stupid.
There is actually not much difference between staying in the northwest and staying in the east for the imperial court. If Qian Qing is willing to do it, let him do it. Of course, if you don't allow it, I will leave it at that and ignore it!"
"That's all!" Li Feng'er sighed slightly: "Wu Bian also wants to do something. Which of you men doesn't want to do something big? If I stop his interest, he may still blame me in his heart in the future.
!”
She raised her eyebrows and said, "However, you have to agree to this matter for one year at most. After one year, he will have to come back to the capital to **** the Jin Yiwei. Otherwise, I will just leave the palace for a walk."
Nowhere to go!”
"Yes, yes, it's all up to you!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, and gently hugged Li Feng'er's round waist.
…
On the vast sea, three warships cut through the waves.
The dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty hung high showed the identity of these warships. They were the navy of the Ming Dynasty.
On the leading warship, the wind blew the wide sail like a taut drum. At the top of the sail, in a small ditch, a soldier was bulging his eyes and watching the distance vigilantly.
sea surface.
On the deck, two big men in high-ranking military attache uniforms stood side by side, their robes fluttering in the sea breeze.
"Sir Qian, after half a day's voyage, our Fujian Navy's defense area will no longer be under the control of the Guangdong Navy. Although all navies are one family, it is somewhat taboo to enter other people's defense areas privately!"
The big man with a rough face smiled and said to the young military attaché beside him.
"It's okay, Zheng Youyi, let's just hang around here. I don't know if this news is serious or not, so I just thought we were out to relax!" Qian Wubing smiled.
The rough and powerful military attaché made several gestures behind him, and the soldier who was delivering the order immediately shouted loudly: "Guerrilla Master has an order, lower half the sails and turn the helm!"
As the soldiers holding the flag on the flagship waved the flag, the speed of the three ships slowly slowed down. On the sea, they turned in a large semicircle, and they actually planned to turn around.
"Sir, we found a ship ahead. It's a triangular sail, and it's a gunboat belonging to Fangui!" At this time, the shouts of the soldiers on the lookout suddenly came from Diao Dou.
"Raise the sails and turn the rudder to the left!" Zheng Youqi, who was obviously the commander of the three warships, had a look of excitement on his face, rubbed his hands, and gave an order loudly: "Qiyuan and Qidong, the two ships, come from both sides.
Go around in a roundabout way, don't let them escape!"
"How could the news from Jin Yiwei's brother be wrong!" He seemed a little apologetic for doubting the accuracy of the other party's news: "Sir Qian, Zheng is a rough man and can't speak. If there is anything wrong with what he said,
, Your Excellency has a lot of them, please be more patient and go back ashore. Zheng will make amends to you!"
"Mr. Zheng, you're welcome. I just came to see the excitement. Mr. Zheng just went about his business. If he said to apologize or something, wouldn't that be killing me?" Qian Wubing smiled, indicating that he didn't need to take it to heart, and said to him casually.
He pointed at the ship that was gradually revealing the horizon in the distance: "Next, it's up to the navy brothers!"
"Okay!" Zheng Youyi readily agreed and ordered loudly: "Brothers, come forward and greet us!"
In the distance, the ship that had just emerged from the sea level was already in a mess. Without climbing to the mast, you could see with the naked eye that they had been targeted by the three menacing warships in front of them.
, and in Captain Old Tom's telescope, he could clearly see the warships approaching rapidly from one side of the three ships and the gun doors that were constantly opening one by one.
"Sixty degrees to the side sail, except for the gunner, move everyone to the starboard side!" Old Tom suppressed his panic and shouted loudly. As everyone on the boat ran to the right side of the ship, the stable ship slowly tilted.
It came over, and the sail that had just turned around happened to catch the wind at this angle, allowing this fat sea-going ship to complete an agile and gorgeous circle.
"Captain, it's not possible. They are faster than our boat with the wind. They can catch up with us in an hour at most!" the sailor shouted anxiously, assessing the wind strength.
"These damn Ming Dynasty navy!" Old Tom cursed fiercely, visually measured the distance between the two parties, and found dejectedly that what the sailor said was absolutely correct. Their ship was not as fast as the other party's, and in a short time
, the other party can catch up with you.
"Those women on our ship, push them into the sea!" He turned around and shouted loudly. Those women, like the firecrackers on the ship, were all bought by him from Haojing. If he returned to Dongfan, where would he be?
Those Ming soldiers would also spend a lot of money to buy them back.
"And those muskets, throw them all into the sea, don't give them an excuse to kill us!" He was at a loss.
He didn't know if the Ming navy was as easy to deal with as the Ming army in Dongfan. However, smuggling weapons, especially smuggling weapons to rebels in a country, was a capital crime everywhere. He had just survived
Have some fun, he doesn't want to go see God just like that.
The sailors below were in an uproar. They would give up on other orders, but they would not obey this order, even if Old Tom was a captain who had been in power for a long time. These muskets were almost all their possessions.
.They had tasted the benefits of the previous smuggling. Who would have thought that this time they would meet the Ming Dynasty's navy after investing all their wealth in the business!
Seeing his men standing still, Old Tom got angry: "Do you want to rebel? Even before you are killed by these Ming navy, I will hang you on the charge of rebellion!"
"You're all going to die anyway, it's better to fight them!" a sailor shouted loudly, but the sailor who shouted was immediately punched and kicked by his companions around him until he was speechless.
"You are sick, can we beat them? We only have two six-pound cannons on our ship!" The sailors, who were still chattering while fighting, vented their fears on this reckless companion, but
, more sailors have cast their hopes on their captain. Over the years, no matter how dangerous the situation is, Old Tom has led them through it. They hope that this time will be no exception.
"Where's the silver? How much silver do we have?" Old Tom looked at the warship getting closer and closer, then looked at his men: "I have two hundred taels, Peter, go and take them all out of my cabin. What you have is
With all the silver and gold, we can't defeat them or outrun them. We can only hope that these naval officers of the Ming Dynasty are greedy guys and can accept our bribes!"
Soon, large and small boxes, bags, and even hats on the bow were filled with bits and pieces of silver. At the same time, Old Tom also gave the order to lower the sails and anchor. He believed that this
The navy of the Ming Dynasty should clearly understand this move. In any country, if the ship drops its sails and anchors in the face of the other party's power, it expresses submission and obedience. He hopes that those menacing Ming Dynasty warships will rush over.
When he arrived, he saw the arrogant faces of the Ming soldiers, not the indiscriminate cannon fire.
"Lord Guerrilla, the enemy ship has dropped its sails!" the lookout shouted loudly, and Zheng Guerrilla under the mast snorted: "They know what they are doing!"
Turning his head, he faced Qian Wubing who had been watching his command with a slight smile, and said with some respect: "Sir Qian, there may be some fighting here. Sir, would you like to go to the cabin to take shelter temporarily to avoid being targeted?
It’s hurt!”
"Master Zheng, I am a military attaché, not some incompetent scholar!" Qian Wubing showed a happy smile on his face: "I still hope that they will fight stubbornly, then I can do it in front of the navy brothers.
, show off your skills!"
"Feng'er, what do you think?"
In Zhu Houzhao's hand, he held the note sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The cabinet had already drafted it, but the Supervisor of Ceremonies did not approve it and instead sent it to Zhu Houzhao.
It’s not that the Chief of Ceremonies is too timid, but that this leak directly involves the inner court and the outer court. The former Chief of the Chief of Ceremonies, Liu Jin, definitely didn’t care about such matters, but the newly appointed Chief of Staff still wants to
If he works in this position for a few more years, he still won't dare to build it this time.
"I don't know how Qian Qing persuaded these old men in the cabinet to agree to such a big thing!" Zhu Houzhao was in a very good mood. To be honest, he would rather Qian Wubing went south to have fun.
It's okay if he doesn't come back for a year and a half, but when he comes back, facing the woman he loves most and the woman he loves most, he will have a headache in the middle. Now that you have become the commander of Jin Yiwei, you
You can't stay in the south every day, so this official position of commanding people is quite suitable.
"What else can there be? Everyone in the world is interested in profit. Wu Bian and they have never had any friendship. Since we have no friendship, we must only pay for the benefits!" Li Feng'er curled her lips and gently put the folding paper aside.
"So, there are a few big corrupt officials in our cabinet!" Zhu Houzhao smiled and stroked her belly, "In your eyes, do you think those who work for me are all big corrupt officials?"
"Greed is not necessarily a bad thing!" Li Feng'er slapped his hand open: "It depends on whether they are corrupting for the court or for themselves. Mr. Li Dongyang, Mr. Yang Tinghe, these people have very good reputations, but they are not.
They are greedy because they are greedy for the imperial court!"
"Then it's official business. This matter is good for the court. I don't need to think too much about it. I just agree to it!"
"Wait a minute!" Li Feng'er glared at him: "Are you wishing that Wu Yi would stay there and not come back? How long do you plan to let him work as a comfort messenger? This is obviously to investigate a case, and it will happen in the blink of an eye.
We went to an island somewhere overseas. Do you plan to let our child know his uncle even when he can speak?"
Zhu Houzhao smiled coquettishly: "I asked someone about it, and Dongfan actually used to be the land of our Ming Dynasty, but later we thought the place was remote, so we moved the people back. These innocent people are stupid.
There is actually not much difference between staying in the northwest and staying in the east for the imperial court. If Qian Qing is willing to do it, let him do it. Of course, if you don't allow it, I will leave it at that and ignore it!"
"That's all!" Li Feng'er sighed slightly: "Wu Bian also wants to do something. Which of you men doesn't want to do something big? If I stop his interest, he may still blame me in his heart in the future.
!”
She raised her eyebrows and said, "However, you have to agree to this matter for one year at most. After one year, he will have to come back to the capital to **** the Jin Yiwei. Otherwise, I will just leave the palace for a walk."
Nowhere to go!”
"Yes, yes, it's all up to you!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, and gently hugged Li Feng'er's round waist.
…
On the vast sea, three warships cut through the waves.
The dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty hung high showed the identity of these warships. They were the navy of the Ming Dynasty.
On the leading warship, the wind blew the wide sail like a taut drum. At the top of the sail, in a small ditch, a soldier was bulging his eyes and watching the distance vigilantly.
sea surface.
On the deck, two big men in high-ranking military attache uniforms stood side by side, their robes fluttering in the sea breeze.
"Sir Qian, after half a day's voyage, our Fujian Navy's defense area will no longer be under the control of the Guangdong Navy. Although all navies are one family, it is somewhat taboo to enter other people's defense areas privately!"
The big man with a rough face smiled and said to the young military attaché beside him.
"It's okay, Zheng Youyi, let's just hang around here. I don't know if this news is serious or not, so I just thought we were out to relax!" Qian Wubing smiled.
The rough and powerful military attaché made several gestures behind him, and the soldier who was delivering the order immediately shouted loudly: "Guerrilla Master has an order, lower half the sails and turn the helm!"
As the soldiers holding the flag on the flagship waved the flag, the speed of the three ships slowly slowed down. On the sea, they turned in a large semicircle, and they actually planned to turn around.
"Sir, we found a ship ahead. It's a triangular sail, and it's a gunboat belonging to Fangui!" At this time, the shouts of the soldiers on the lookout suddenly came from Diao Dou.
"Raise the sails and turn the rudder to the left!" Zheng Youqi, who was obviously the commander of the three warships, had a look of excitement on his face, rubbed his hands, and gave an order loudly: "Qiyuan and Qidong, the two ships, come from both sides.
Go around in a roundabout way, don't let them escape!"
"How could the news from Jin Yiwei's brother be wrong!" He seemed a little apologetic for doubting the accuracy of the other party's news: "Sir Qian, Zheng is a rough man and can't speak. If there is anything wrong with what he said,
, Your Excellency has a lot of them, please be more patient and go back ashore. Zheng will make amends to you!"
"Mr. Zheng, you're welcome. I just came to see the excitement. Mr. Zheng just went about his business. If he said to apologize or something, wouldn't that be killing me?" Qian Wubing smiled, indicating that he didn't need to take it to heart, and said to him casually.
He pointed at the ship that was gradually revealing the horizon in the distance: "Next, it's up to the navy brothers!"
"Okay!" Zheng Youyi readily agreed and ordered loudly: "Brothers, come forward and greet us!"
In the distance, the ship that had just emerged from the sea level was already in a mess. Without climbing to the mast, you could see with the naked eye that they had been targeted by the three menacing warships in front of them.
, and in Captain Old Tom's telescope, he could clearly see the warships approaching rapidly from one side of the three ships and the gun doors that were constantly opening one by one.
"Sixty degrees to the side sail, except for the gunner, move everyone to the starboard side!" Old Tom suppressed his panic and shouted loudly. As everyone on the boat ran to the right side of the ship, the stable ship slowly tilted.
It came over, and the sail that had just turned around happened to catch the wind at this angle, allowing this fat sea-going ship to complete an agile and gorgeous circle.
"Captain, it's not possible. They are faster than our boat with the wind. They can catch up with us in an hour at most!" the sailor shouted anxiously, assessing the wind strength.
"These damn Ming Dynasty navy!" Old Tom cursed fiercely, visually measured the distance between the two parties, and found dejectedly that what the sailor said was absolutely correct. Their ship was not as fast as the other party's, and in a short time
, the other party can catch up with you.
"Those women on our ship, push them into the sea!" He turned around and shouted loudly. Those women, like the firecrackers on the ship, were all bought by him from Haojing. If he returned to Dongfan, where would he be?
Those Ming soldiers would also spend a lot of money to buy them back.
"And those muskets, throw them all into the sea, don't give them an excuse to kill us!" He was at a loss.
He didn't know if the Ming navy was as easy to deal with as the Ming army in Dongfan. However, smuggling weapons, especially smuggling weapons to rebels in a country, was a capital crime everywhere. He had just survived
Have some fun, he doesn't want to go see God just like that.
The sailors below were in an uproar. They would give up on other orders, but they would not obey this order, even if Old Tom was a captain who had been in power for a long time. These muskets were almost all their possessions.
.They had tasted the benefits of the previous smuggling. Who would have thought that this time they would meet the Ming Dynasty's navy after investing all their wealth in the business!
Seeing his men standing still, Old Tom got angry: "Do you want to rebel? Even before you are killed by these Ming navy, I will hang you on the charge of rebellion!"
"You're all going to die anyway, it's better to fight them!" a sailor shouted loudly, but the sailor who shouted was immediately punched and kicked by his companions around him until he was speechless.
"You are sick, can we beat them? We only have two six-pound cannons on our ship!" The sailors, who were still chattering while fighting, vented their fears on this reckless companion, but
, more sailors have cast their hopes on their captain. Over the years, no matter how dangerous the situation is, Old Tom has led them through it. They hope that this time will be no exception.
"Where's the silver? How much silver do we have?" Old Tom looked at the warship getting closer and closer, then looked at his men: "I have two hundred taels, Peter, go and take them all out of my cabin. What you have is
With all the silver and gold, we can't defeat them or outrun them. We can only hope that these naval officers of the Ming Dynasty are greedy guys and can accept our bribes!"
Soon, large and small boxes, bags, and even hats on the bow were filled with bits and pieces of silver. At the same time, Old Tom also gave the order to lower the sails and anchor. He believed that this
The navy of the Ming Dynasty should clearly understand this move. In any country, if the ship drops its sails and anchors in the face of the other party's power, it expresses submission and obedience. He hopes that those menacing Ming Dynasty warships will rush over.
When he arrived, he saw the arrogant faces of the Ming soldiers, not the indiscriminate cannon fire.
"Lord Guerrilla, the enemy ship has dropped its sails!" the lookout shouted loudly, and Zheng Guerrilla under the mast snorted: "They know what they are doing!"
Turning his head, he faced Qian Wubing who had been watching his command with a slight smile, and said with some respect: "Sir Qian, there may be some fighting here. Sir, would you like to go to the cabin to take shelter temporarily to avoid being targeted?
It’s hurt!”
"Master Zheng, I am a military attaché, not some incompetent scholar!" Qian Wubing showed a happy smile on his face: "I still hope that they will fight stubbornly, then I can do it in front of the navy brothers.