Early the next morning, before dawn, Zhu Zhanxiang's warships were the first to sail out of Temasek's harbor.
Seeing such a scene, Chen Zuli laughed ferociously: "The grandson of the Ming Dynasty is really a treacherous person. He only wants to reap the benefits of the fishermen. Hehe, I, Chen Zuli, never thought that I could try and have a chance to be the king in this life. No,
I will also be an emperor from now on."
"Are everyone everywhere ready?"
"Brother, we are all ready, but we can't find any trace of Sun Wu."
"Not found?" Chen Zuli was a little confused.
It stands to reason that Sun Hu is on Temasek Island, how could he not be found? Did he get the news in advance and run away?
"Wait." Chen Zuli alertly asked his men to stop their actions, while he frowned and started thinking.
But I can't think of a reason why.
"Brother, are you really not going to take action?" Chen Zuli's men urged.
Chen Zuli thought for more than ten minutes. Under the urging of his subordinates, he clenched his fist and knocked on the table: "Never mind."
"Sun Hu, the prime minister of the Kingdom of Malacca, has endangered the people and threatened the king, so he will raise troops today to clear the king's side." The excuse for raising troops that had been thought out for a long time was shouted out.
I have to say that the excuses the pirates came up with were quite brief.
Countless pirates poured into the streets and alleys, saying that they were coming to Qingjun's side. But when they saw the people's money, no pirate could let go. Most of them quickly ran into the houses, burned, killed and looted.
This is their usual way of doing things. It is impossible to change it in a short time, and Chen Zuli does not have this ability.
You can lead bandits, but you can't lead soldiers.
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Flying Henanese
Sun Hu, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Malacca, who had just arrived on the ship, was stunned by his sudden departure early in the morning.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Last night, Zhu Zhanzhen invited Sun Hu on his Flying Henanese because he had something important to discuss, and then wasted his time talking to him about buying Temasek.
Even after being pulled around, he was not allowed to get off the ship. In the early morning, he started the steam warship and took him away.
"Prime Minister Sun, there is no need to panic. Sit down and have a cup of morning tea to warm yourself up."
Seeing Zhu Zhanyi's unhurried look, Sun Hu felt that Zhu Zhanyi wanted to force him to hand over Temasek because the negotiation failed. There was anger in his eyes. He did not expect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Pearl River County was such a person.
.
He sat back at the table with dissatisfaction and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Pearl River County, if you want to threaten my life and ask me to hand over Temasek, then His Highness's plan may be in vain. My life, Sun Wu, is incomparable."
Go to Temasek.”
Sun Hu's words made Zhu Zhanzhen especially appreciate: "How could the Prime Minister miss me so much? How could I threaten you? I just want to invite you to see the rising sun today."
"Your Highness, please stop joking. My king is still in Temasek. Without me in Amri, the king may not be able to handle things well."
"Do you think he is a child?"
Sun Hu said sternly: "The old king has shown me the kindness of knowing me and entrusting him to me. I will protect him in all matters."
"Tsk, tsk, you think he is a child, but he doesn't think he is a child." Zhu Zhanzhen signaled Mu Bin to hand a letter to Sun Hu.
That was Amway's letter to Chen Zuli, but it was not the original, but an excerpt.
"This letter was secretly sent by King Anli to me to give to Chen Zuli the day before yesterday. Of course, the handwritten letter has already been given to Chen Zuli. This is an excerpt. You don't have to believe it."
Sun Hu opened the letter, his eyes widened as he read it and couldn't believe the words inside. Although it was not Anli's handwriting, he had been with Amway day and night, and he understood Amway's way of writing.
"Oh, by the way, King Anli can speak Ming Dynasty, so he actually knows the content of our conversation. He promised that as long as I don't help let Chen Zuli kill you and help him seize actual control of the Kingdom of Malacca, he will give Temasek to Temasek for free.
Give me."
"So, Your Highness, do you want to kill me?" Sun Hu laughed miserably, as if he was no longer worried.
He was entrusted by the old king to assist Anli, who was less than eight years old at the time, for so many years. Anli was a radical man with a childlike personality, so Sun Hu did not allow him to take charge of the government. He always let him watch and learn from him in the court, but gradually he watched and learned from Anli.
Lai Sun Hu acted arrogantly and went beyond the duties of a prime minister. As a king, he felt very aggrieved.
Children always have their own ideas when they grow up. As a young king with some "talent and strategy", Anri is obviously not willing to be inferior to others.
However, his own vision and ability are really limited. It is not that he was not allowed to take charge but that he tried some things and handled them in a mess. How could Sun Hu trust such a country to be handed over to such a reckless person, who has ambition but no talent?
little king in hand.
He planned to let Anli continue to grow for a while. When he gets older and works more steadily, he should be much better.
But Anri doesn't think so.
No young person will think that something is wrong and that it is due to his own incompetence. He will only think that it is caused by external forces. Maybe when others look back in middle age, they will understand the mistakes they made when they were young, but he can't wait any longer.
Seeing that Anli was planning to join forces with Chen Zuli to kill him in Temasek, Sun Hu was heartbroken and tore up the letter.
"Your Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County, this must mean that the king has been deceived by a traitor. Please send me back. I will admonish the king."
Sun Hu is still very loyal to the Kingdom of Malacca.
"Prime Minister Sun Hu, the only way to go back now is to die."
"I and my soldiers will surely capture Chen Zuli."
"Do you think this letter can be delivered to me? There are no Anli people among your soldiers? Maybe Anli has a lot of people with positions like generals."
Sun Hu was silent, thought carefully and asked: "Your Highness, since our king promised to give Temasek to you, why did you bring me on board, which is equivalent to saving me in disguise? If you still care about us
The Kingdom of Malacca has paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty for many years, and we also hope that you can send troops to help us."
"It is indeed tempting for Anri to give Temasek to me, but I don't like you as a king, and I don't like to associate with pirates."
"Pirates are cruel and vicious by nature. Their words cannot be trusted, let alone make an alliance with them. The same goes for your king, a fool who can sell his country's land and join in the same deeds with pirates."
"Oh, I don't like it."
Sun Hu was puzzled: "Then, Your Highness, you not only helped King Anli deliver the letter, but also rescued me. What is your intention?"
"Since our Ming Dynasty has imposed a maritime ban, we hope to get along well with everyone. It's just that an important place like Temasek must be in my hands to feel at ease. But the Kingdom of Malacca is next to Temasek after all. If the people in power of the Kingdom of Malacca are pirates and
A stupid king will inevitably have to fight a war if there is too much friction in the future."
"I have always loved peace. I will not fight if I can. Of course, if I fight, I will eradicate the roots."
When Zhu Zhanzhen said this, he looked at Sun Hu's doubtful eyes that didn't believe he was a pacifist, smiled slightly, and continued.
"King Anli is not willing to succumb to you as the regent and prime minister. For this reason, he will not hesitate to unite with pirates, sell out his own national interests, and let pirates become prime minister. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will suppress him. Will he not be willing to live under the Ming Dynasty?
I will join forces with others to stab Ming Dynasty at a critical moment. Of course, you can also say that these are my excuses. The most important reason is still the sentence, I don’t like Anli."
"So His Highness wants us to kill each other?" Sun Hu asked with a cold face.
"Prime Minister Sun, you are a smart man. Don't you still understand what I have said?"
Sun Hu smiled self-deprecatingly: "A bold guess, His Highness doesn't like our king, but he still likes me?"
"Yes." Zhu Zhanchen answered concisely and clearly without thinking.
Compared with King Anri, Sun Hu is obviously a better collaborator. He has his own principles. After asking about him, he also has a good reputation and works steadily and reliably. This is a better partner.
Sun Hu finally straightened things out.
"So His Highness clearly had a premeditated plan to stop Chen Zuli and our king, but His Highness allowed the rebellion to emerge, and allowed Chen Zuli's pirates to reveal their conspiracy, forcing me to become an enemy of King Anli, and then Your Highness could fight with the snipe and the clam, and the fisherman would benefit?
"
Zhu Zhanzhen did not deny what Sun Hu said.
Sun Hu looked at the young man in front of him again. He looked young, good-looking, dressed like a scholar, and held a fan with a calm demeanor. But everything he did had a purpose. He didn't care whether he fought or not, because it was not his.
People, he used all available means, although some were obtained by chance, but everything was moving towards his goal.
His first thought at this time was: It would be great if our King Anli had this talent.
"The Ming Dynasty was as strong as it should be." Sun Hu said this after a long silence.
"I'll just assume you're complimenting me."
Zhu Zhanzhen looked at the blue sky and white clouds in a good mood, waved to Chu'er and said, "Go and ask Miss Cao to come out and see the scenery together."
Sun Hu originally thought that Zhu Zhanyi was going to negotiate terms with him at this time, but Zhu Zhanyi didn't say a word. Sun Hu strode forward: "Your Highness, if you give Temasek to the Ming Dynasty, will you send troops to help?"
"Now it's not me who should come to you to negotiate terms, but you have to ask me with your terms whether you are willing to send troops. Of course, the longer it takes, Temasek Island will probably be occupied by pirates, and your
My little king, do you think a pirate like Chen Zuli would rather be a prime minister or a king? Of course Anli wants to kill you, so it is understandable that you let him die."
"No." Sun Hu lowered his head and said, "I am entrusted by others to be loyal to others. Even if he wants to kill me, I can't let him down."
After saying this, Sun Hu knelt down with a thump. Cao Xinyue, who had just walked out, was frightened and hid behind the door to watch.
"I sincerely request His Royal Highness the Prince of Pearl River County to send troops to rescue the King of Malacca. I am willing to give Temasek in return, and half of the silver from the national treasury can be returned to His Highness."
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