On the vast sea, groups of warships were limping along. The largest ship, the Fortune Ship, was particularly eye-catching. In the sea breeze, the sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty fluttered in the wind.
Lu Supervisor Zhu Yihai was wearing armor and standing on the deck with his sword in hand, staring into the distance with bright eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Your Highness, the wind is strong on the sea, and you can't bear the wind. Please return to the cabin quickly."
A soft voice came, and the concubine Chen put the brocade robe on Zhu Yihai.
Zhu Yihai has asthma (asthma), which is a disease he got from spending many years at sea, and he cannot blow the wind.
"Alas", Zhu Yihai sighed, clutching Chen's catkins tightly and walked into the cabin.
Chen's appearance is very weak, and her thin body seems to be blown down by the wind. But Zhu Yihai knows that she is an extremely tough woman who can always give herself courage when she is pessimistic and disappointed.
Entering the cabin, Concubine Rong of the West Palace was teasing Brother Liu, the crown prince.
Looking at Brother Liu's little face, Zhu Yihai smiled. This is his son and the greatest comfort in his life.
Zhu Yihai is very pitiful. He spent his whole life trying to revive the Ming Dynasty and lost too much!
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Qing army broke into Gunzhou, and the concubine Zhou of Yuan Dynasty committed suicide. The eldest son Zhu Hongjia and the second son Zhu Hongzhu were captured.
Boluo captured eastern Zhejiang, and the whereabouts of his step-concubine Zhang were unknown. The rebel general Zhang Guozhu took his family members and several sons to Hangzhou. The Qing government used this as a threat and asked him to shave his head and surrender. He denounced the Qing government for "tying us down"
"Mausoleum, burn down my ancestral temple", he flatly refused. His sons Zhu Hongzhen, Zhu Hongtun, Zhu Hongchun and Zhu Hongdong were all killed.
Zhu Yihai was the only one left in the family, and he resolutely came to Fujian from Zhoushan to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Yihai, who thought he was all alone, encountered a surprise in Fujian. The second concubine, Chen, rowed a small sampan from Zhejiang to Fujian to look for him.
This woman, who was weak on the outside but extremely strong on the inside, found her husband after rowing a boat for several months.
When she met Mrs. Chen, Zhu Yihai couldn't believe it. She hugged her and cried bitterly, and immediately became the princess.
Later, Chen gave him two daughters, including Concubine Rong of the West Palace and Brother Liu, the crown prince. His eldest daughter by himself and his step-concubine Zhang also married Zhou Yanchang, the son of Zhou Rui, the Marquis of Min'an.
Feel like home.
Brother Xiaoliu asked timidly: "Mother, concubine, where are we going?"
"Putuo Mountain".
"Is Mount Putuo fun?"
"Brother Liu, be good. Putuo Mountain is the dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva. If you go there, let the Bodhisattva bless Brother Liu for a long life."
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Lu Jianguo's fleet finally arrived at Mount Putuo Island.
Zhu Yihai calmly ordered: "Land in."
"No", with a loud roar, Wu Zhongluan, the Minister of Rites, stepped forward.
"Wu Qing, why can't I log in?"
"The etiquette cannot be discarded! You are the supervisor of the country, Zhang Mingzhen, the emperor of the dynasty, and Zhang Huangyan are all your ministers. In the world, only ministers welcome the emperor, how can there be a reason for the emperor to welcome his ministers?"
Zhu Yihai suddenly realized it and sent someone to inform Zhang Mingzhen that Wang Chao Xian and Zhang Huangyan were sitting on the boat, waiting for the three of them to greet him.
Soon, the salute rang out, and Dingxi Marquis Zhang Mingzhen, the first of Pingxibo Dynasty, and Zhang Huangyan, the right-hand man of the Ministry of War, came to greet him respectfully.
Zhu Yihai was overjoyed. He held Zhang Mingzhen in his left hand and Zhang Huangyan in his right hand as he got off the boat and came to the small town of Mount Putuo.
At this time, there were more than 10,000 remnants of the Lu Jianguo. In addition to the more than 10,000 subordinates of Zhang Mingzhen, Chao Chao, and Zhang Huangyan, the total force in Zhoushan was less than 30,000. However, the centipede was not dead. Lu was attacked everywhere. There are still a few rebels to monitor the flag. The Marquis of Min'an, Zhou Rui, and the Marquis of Pinglu, Zhou Hezhi, who are stationed in Wenzhou Sanpan, have more than ten thousand troops; Wang Yi, Wang Jiang, Feng Jingdi, etc., who are stationed at Siming Village in Ningbo Prefecture, have There were 30,000 rebels. Taken together, Zhu Yihai's remnants still numbered 60,000 to 70,000.
More than 20,000 Lu troops gathered on the two small islands of Putuo Mountain and Luojia Mountain in Zhoushan, and soon ran out of food and wages. Without wages, the Lu army had become accustomed to it, and Lu Jianguo's army had never had a stable I often can't get military pay for my land. But without food, I'm in big trouble.
Lu Jianguo summoned Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan, Wang Chaoxian, Ruan Jin, Wu Zhongluan, Ren Tinggui, Zhu Yongyou, Li Xiangzhong, Xu Fuyuan, Li Changxiang, Sun Yanling and other civil and military officials for discussion.
"My lords, the army has run out of food, so what if we go to Shaoxing alone to collect food?"
"Jian Guo, our army is newly defeated, and we may not be able to win by attacking Shaoxing. It is better to rest and recuperate!"
None of the civil and military ministers agreed.
"But if we don't attack Shaoxing, where will the food and wages come from?"
Sun Yanling, the Minister of Household Affairs (who had the same name as Sun Yanling during the San Francisco Rebellion) spoke up: "Jianguo, why don't you borrow grain from He Tengjiao, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian appointed by King Jing?"
Li Changxiang, the minister of the Ministry of War, also said: "Not only do we need to borrow food from him, Putuo Mountain and Luojiashan Island are too small to accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but we also have to ask him to set aside a large island for our soldiers and horses to be stationed." /p>
Zhang Mingzhen said: "If the prison country directly asks He Tengjiao to borrow food and islands, he may not be willing to accept it. You can send someone to accuse him of disrespecting the prince, and then ask for food and islands from him."
"Well, what Zhang Qing said is very good."
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In the Governor's Mansion of Zhoushan City, the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, He Tengjiao, is inviting the Governor of Zhejiang, Zhang Kentang, to have tea together.
Tea is good tea, Putuo Mountain Buddha Tea, also known as Putuo Mountain Yunwu Tea.
These two, one is fifty-eight and the other is fifty-six, are both Zhu Hengjia’s senior ministers.
As people get older, no matter what they do, including drinking tea, they do it in a leisurely, calm and calm manner.
Seeing Zhang Kentang taking a sip, He Tengjiao asked him with a smile: "Zai Ning, how do you like this tea?"
Zhang Kentang, whose courtesy name is Zaining, was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi. He has studied tea ceremony very much and exclaimed: "Excellent! The color is emerald green and slightly yellow, the tea soup is bright and clear, the aroma is fresh and fragrant, the taste is meaningful, refreshing and pleasant!" He Tengjiao is also a person who knows tea. Hearing this, he immediately became a confidant, "This tea is only available on Putuo Mountain. Some time ago, a Zhejiang businessman gave me five catties as a gift. Zaining liked it so much that he took two catties and left."
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Zhang Kentang hurriedly declined: "Yun Cong, this is impossible. A gentleman will not take away someone's beauty!"
He Tengjiao smiled: "Mencius said, happiness alone is not as good as happiness for everyone. If you don't accept it, I will be angry!"
Seeing what he said, Zhang Kentang had no choice but to accept it.
The two were chatting happily when they suddenly reported that Sun Yanling, the Minister of Hubu, and Li Changxiang, the Minister of War, had arrived.
"Zai Ning, what do you think Lu Fan did for sending these two people here?"
Zhang Kentang thought for a while and said: "The Lu vassal is in a state of poverty and decline, so they must have come to borrow food."
According to later generations, Kentang Zhang was a top academic and was awarded Jinshi at the age of thirty, while He Tengjiao had mediocre qualifications and was awarded the imperial examination at the age of thirty. In terms of reading ability, Kentang Zhang was a few steps ahead of He Tengjiao.
In terms of political intrigue, Governor He is much better than Governor Zhang.
When He Tengjiao heard this, he laughed and said: "Zai Ning is ridiculous! I guess Lu Fan must have sent these two people to blame us for not visiting him and disrespecting the king. This is not a small crime. Hahaha!"
Zhang Kentang was stunned: "No way? Lu Fan is now dependent on others and needs help from us. How dare you make such a show of force?"
He Tengjiao burst out laughing again: "Zai Ning doesn't know something. This Lu Fan is the tenth generation grandson of Taizu, a noble man from Tianhuang. It would be too shameful to borrow food from us directly, so we have to send someone to reprimand us first.
Then borrow food. This is what the people say, if the donkey falls, it can't fall! Hahaha!"