Chapter 1137 Zhen Qing: Humph, her mother is more valuable than her son!
Jinling, Zhenzhai
The King of Chu looked steadily at the young man, his eyes full of eagerness, and said with a smile: "Zi Yu, the relevant generals of the Hangzhou Guard, Ningbo Guard and Fuzhou Guard have already set off. In terms of the speed of the journey, by the time they reach Jiangnan, it will not be long."
Just five or six days."
Shui Rong chuckled and said softly: "After everyone gathers, we can discuss the time to send troops."
The King of Chu looked inquiringly and asked: "Ziyu, what are your next strategic plans?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said loudly: "This naval battle is not just about gunfire at sea. The key is to launch a surprise attack and land on the island to attack the bandits' lair. Therefore, we must attack the city from the island and advance by land and water."
King Chu nodded and said: "In previous battles with pirates at sea, it was difficult for our Han army to gain an overwhelming advantage."
Shui Rong said: "The number and firepower of the Hongyi artillery used by the pirates are not inferior to ours. As Ziyu said, we have to find another way to attack the island and destroy the bandits' nests in order to completely pacify the sea area."
Several gentlemen were discussing matters, while Zhen Qing led Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi to the side room to talk.
Zhen Qing took Zhen Lan's bare hand and entered the inner compartment. Under her curved eyebrows, a look of concern appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she said, "Third sister, has he bullied you?"
Zhen Xue's plump and gentle face also showed concern.
Zhen Lan's eyebrows were shy and timid, her cheeks were stained with crimson, and she whispered: "Sister, Brother Heng and I are married."
Zhen Qing raised her slender eyebrows, her beautiful eyes flashed coldly, and for some unknown reason, she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of jealousy in her heart.
Although she now has a child, she can't stay with him forever like her third sister. As time goes by, she's afraid that her third sister's position in that bastard's heart will be much higher than hers.
Zhen Qing's face looked a little colder, and she said coldly: "Don't worry, Sister Lan, I will definitely let him give you a title in the future."
After saying that, he looked at Zhen Xi, who was playing with Shui Xin with a flower rope, and said with a chuckle: "Sister Xi'er, too."
The four sisters were all tricked into sleeping by this bastard, so they had to give them a name.
Moreover, not to mention that she gave birth to a pair of twins to that bastard, and that bastard should regard her as a treasure now.
Jia Heng's conversation with King Chu and King Shui Rong of Beijing mainly talks about the importance of the ocean. The starting point is the importance of maritime trade and tariffs to the court's finances.
After hearing this, the King of Chu said with emotion on his face: "From what Ziyu said, this big island is really a strategic location, controlling the passage of the ocean. If our Han Dynasty navy wants to show off its power over the ocean, it is indispensable to have this big island in hand.
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Jia Heng nodded and said: "Although the ocean is dangerous, there is still a lot of land on the vast sea. If we just huddle in the Central Plains and wait for the red barbarian trade to flourish on the sea, they may use sharp ships and cannons to occupy our islands and attack them."
mainland."
Now it is time to inculcate the importance of maritime strategy and the importance of firearms to the ruling group of the Han Dynasty.
King Chu nodded, with a look of approval on his face, and said, "What Zi Yu said is true."
Shui Rong's eyes were excited and he said: "Zi Yu, if this happens, won't the war in the coming days be dominated by naval forces?"
This time when he led the navy to clear out the pirates, he found that compared to fighting on land with complex terrain, fighting at sea was more convenient. Many of them had to compete with the skill of drills and the intensity of firepower of artillery and muskets.
Perhaps, he was born to be a sea master?
Shui Rong found a place to make contributions in his heart, and felt his heart agitated.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "If all the foreigners on the land in the four directions submit, my journey from now on will be a vast ocean."
After several people talked for a while, Zhen Qing, Zhen Lan, and Zhen Xi came out of the inner compartment.
The beauty, with her plump waist, shook her steps three times, smiled, and asked: "I heard that the sister-in-law in Brother Heng's house also gave birth to Lin'er over there?"
Jia Heng: "..."
Duan Duan, why is Mopan mentioning this in front of so many people? Showing off that she gave birth to a fat boy for him, but Qing only gave birth to a daughter?
Zhen Lan was startled for a moment, blinked her eyes, and felt something strange in her heart.
Eldest sister, aren’t you afraid of being found out?
Facing the gazes of King Chu and King Shui Rong, Jia Heng couldn't ignore it and smiled: "Zhuo Jing gave birth to a daughter not long ago. At that time, I led the army to conquer the west and returned to Beijing. In this way, it can be regarded as a blessing."
Double happiness has arrived.”
The King of Chu smiled and said softly: "Zi Yu, I promised you a baby marriage earlier. How did Zi Yu think about it?"
Clearly planning to take advantage of the crowd, Jia Heng might not be able to save face, so he took the opportunity to bring up the baby's marriage.
Zhen Qing was sipping the tea with her head down, and her heart skipped a beat. Why did the prince bring up the baby kiss again?
The phoenix eyes were raised and looked at the young man in the python suit, with a hint of complexity in his eyes.
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, there is no rush to decide on the baby's marriage. When the child gets older, they may have their own ideas."
"Ziyu, how can a child make his own decisions under the orders of his parents and the words of a matchmaker?" King Chu said with a smile.
At this time, Zhen Qing frowned her beautiful eyebrows, glanced at King Chu angrily, and said: "Your Majesty, the child is still young, so there is no rush to talk about the engagement later."
Seeing this, the King of Chu had some doubts on his handsome face, and secretly thought, setting a baby to marry is the best way to win over Zi Yu, why does the princess look unhappy?
Shui Rong smiled and smoothed things over, and said with a chuckle: "If we really want to get married, it should be our family's Ying'er. Ying'er is also the godson of Brother Heng."
He wanted to see what Jia Ziyu's expression would be after hearing this?
Zhen Xue: "???"
The man under the table twisted the handkerchief with his hands, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
Jia Heng said with a smile: "For this daughter, I just hope that she can grow up safely and happily. We can only wait until the future to talk about marriage and other matters."
Fortunately, everyone only talked about it briefly and did not go into details.
"That's right, no rush, no rush." King Chu smiled, changed the subject again, and sighed secretly in his heart.
Shui Rongjian raised his eyebrows and looked at the young man with searching eyes, feeling a strong suspicion in his heart.
Ziyu was so evasive in his words, he was afraid that he had other reasons for this.
As the saying goes, once you start to have doubts, any clue you see will be evidence of your doubts.
Zhen Qing smiled and said: "Brother Heng, I think it's already noon. It's time for lunch. Let's have lunch."
King Chu Chen Qin said: "Yes, Ziyu, let's have dinner together here."
Jia Heng talked with the King of Chu and Shui Rong, and when the dishes were ready, everyone took their seats one after another.
Zhen Qing sat opposite, with a bright smile on her beautiful face, and asked: "Brother Heng, I just heard that you and the prince were discussing the war."
Jia Heng pondered and said: "This time we mainly mobilize the navy to encircle and suppress the pirates entrenched on Taiwan Island."
Zhen Qing looked at the young man with a smile in her eyes and said: "Since Brother Heng took action, I think it is absolutely foolproof."
"No one can say that everything is foolproof. We can only say that we will try our best." Jia Heng said with a smile.
At this moment, Jia Heng was sitting with Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi, while Zhen Qing was sitting opposite the King of Chu, and Zhen Xue was sitting with Shui Rong not far away.
Since we have a good family relationship, today is more of a family dinner, so the conversation atmosphere is as usual, with talking and laughing.
Everyone was eating and talking. While Jia Heng was talking, he picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks and started to pick up the dishes. Suddenly his mind was focused, his brows were raised, and his eyes were slightly lowered.
Is this Zhen Qing sick? If this is discovered, will it be a joke?
There was clearly an embroidered shoe hanging on Jia Heng's lap under the table, but he didn't climb on it.
Seeing the troubled expression on the young man's face, the King of Chu was surprised and asked: "Ziyu, is the food still appetizing?"
Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, looked at King Chu, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the food is delicious."
It's indeed quite delicious.
It's like my brother posted a post saying that his wife is coquettish towards others but very conservative towards herself, and he feels great trouble and pain for this.
Zhen Qingfang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly lowered her beautiful eyes. A trace of blush quietly appeared on the sides of her beautiful cheeks, and there was a hint of shame on her bright and beautiful face.
Well, I don’t know why, but she was a little obsessed just now.
In fact, the beauty had just given birth to a baby, and she hadn’t seen her for several months, and she also had some thoughts of revenge.
King Chu nodded, with a broad smile on his face, he raised the wine cup and said, "That's good, I'd like to have a glass of wine with you."
As he lowered his head, the silk ribbon tied on his forehead and the piece of emerald jade buckled in the middle reflected the afternoon sunlight and looked full of green.
Jia Heng quickly raised his wine glass, smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are so polite. If you are offering a toast, it is my turn to offer a toast to Your Majesty."
When the King of Chu heard this, his handsome and fair face could not conceal his joy, but he felt a little flattered and said: "Ziyu, then you and I will drink this cup together."
Everyone ate their food thoughtfully.
Jia Heng said softly: "Your Majesty, you will go to Suzhou Mansion in the next few days. Once everything is finalized, no one can stop the new policy."
The King of Chu smiled and said: "Don't worry Ziyu, the teacher has already made an agreement with his colleagues in Jinling. When the governor's office sends the officials, everything will go smoothly."
Jia Heng said: "If there is nothing else to do, I will go back first."
He was worried that if he stayed here for a long time, he would really have a husband.
Zhen Lan blinked her eyes, looking at Jia Heng for a while and her eldest sister for a while, feeling a strange feeling in her heart.
At this time, Zhen Qing took the swaddling clothes from the nanny's hand and carried her son out. The other nanny was holding the swaddled baby girl.
Zhen Qing has a plump figure, with curved willow-leaf eyebrows, a plump, rosy face with a smile, and whispered: "Brother Heng comes over, you can't help but take a look at my twins, and now that you have recognized Xin
Xin and her brother are goddaughters, why not recognize them two little guys as well."
Jia Heng looked at the beauty who was surrounded by plump and mature aura, and said softly: "What does the princess mean by this?"
His eyes couldn't help but fall on the swaddled baby. At this moment, a boy and a girl, the black eyes looked at the young man in the python robe, especially smart.
The baby girl's little hands were open, her chubby face was smiling, and her mouth was drooling.
Jia Heng's eyes moved slightly, and he felt a little sad in his heart.
Well, it's really hard for Zhen Qing to give birth to such a pair of pink and jade twins.
When the King of Chu saw this, he understood and said softly with a smile on his face: "Ziyu, it's okay to recognize your goddaughter."
Jia Heng said: "Tianhuang is an extraordinary noble man. How can he regard someone else as his false father? Your Majesty, this is really inappropriate."
The King of Chu smiled and said: "Zi Yu, you, sister Lan and sister Xi will always be united. We are all one family. These two children originally called Zi Yu their uncle, but now they don't recognize him as their foster father."
It doesn’t matter, Ziyu doesn’t have to worry about it.”
This is obviously because he is worried that his father will be suspicious of him.
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "If that's the case, then let's recognize boys...well, let's recognize girls too."
After a pause, he finally recognized both of them as his own flesh and blood.
Zhen Qing was overjoyed, her eyebrows raised, her eyes filled with joy.
This bastard really cared about his eldest son, and even paused deliberately. Was he worried that she would dominate him?
Huh, Jia Ziyu, her mother is more valuable than her son!
This bastard is such an eldest son now, so he must be treated better.
Zhen Qing smiled and said: "Brother Heng, please give me a hug as well."
Jia Hengxing came closer, took the baby from Zhen Qing's hand, looked at the baby boy, smiled and said, "Have you given me a name?"
The King of Chu said: "I have taken it and call him Chen Jie."
Jia Heng: "..."
This son between him and Jinyang is Jie. Now this son is called Jie?
But the name of the Chen Han clan is indeed based on the five elements radical.
Jia Heng untied a jade pendant from his waist and said, "This jade pendant is for the prince."
When King Chen Qin of Chu saw this, he was very happy.
Jia Heng held the baby for a while, then turned to look at the baby girl. The baby was petite and cute, as carved as a porcelain doll.
Jia Heng held the baby for a while, handed the baby to the nanny, then looked at Prince Chu and Zhen Qing, and said, "Your Majesty and Prince Shui, that's all for now. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."
He felt that Beijing Wang Shuirong had been observing him. The longer it went, the more worried he was that Beijing Wang Shuirong would see through him.
King Chu said: "I will send Ziyu off."
With that said, they left the courtyard, seeing Jia Heng and Zhen Xi off, and Zhen Lan left the mansion.
Wang Shuirong of Beijing watched the young man go away, feeling suspicious for some unknown reason.
Jia Heng silently escorted the carriage containing Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi back to Ningguo Mansion.
As soon as he entered the hall, he met Chen Xiao with a serious look on his face.
Jia Heng and Chen Xiao entered the study.
Jia Heng picked up the teapot and had just poured himself a cup of tea when he heard a cold voice ringing in his ears: "How about going to Zhen's house today?"
Jia Heng asked: "It's nothing."
Chen Xiao whispered: "Is there anything unusual about the demon concubine of the Zhen family?"
Jia Heng sighed and said: "I don't know what she said just now, it scared me."
Chen Xiao: "..."
Jia Heng took Chen Xiao's bare hand, hugged the girl into his arms, and roughly narrated what happened.
Chen Xiao frowned and said softly: "She doesn't know that once the truth is known to the King of Chu, it will be a disaster? She also asked the two children to recognize you as their godfather, how can you agree?"
Jia Heng sighed: "Children are innocent after all."
Just now I looked at the two beautiful children, and I felt a little touched in my heart. After all, they were his own flesh and blood.
Chen Xiao frowned and said, "If you don't interact with her much lately, you might as well save her from starting to do something else."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Don't worry, they are all undergoing confinement period recently, so they can't be tired of being together every day."
Chen Xiaoqing looked deeply at the young man and said softly: "You have been packing up recently and go to Suzhou Mansion as soon as possible."
I’ve met all the girls I’m supposed to meet these days. Well, there’s actually another Li Wan?
Thinking of all the ridiculous things between this man and Li Wan, Chen Xiao felt angry again in his heart.
Jia Heng leaned close to the beauty's ear, picked the snow pears, and asked softly: "What is Xiaoxiao thinking about, so lost in thought."
Chen Xiao snorted coldly and said, "I'm thinking about Li Wan. She's about to wet her pants right now."
Although I knew I was reminding him, I couldn't help but prick him.
Jia Heng: "..."
After a moment of silence, he said softly: "If you don't tell me, I have forgotten that this new deal also has something to do with Anhui. I'll go talk to my sister-in-law later."
Chen Xiao snorted coldly and was about to say something when he saw the young man blocking him.
On the other side, just after Jia Heng left Zhen's house, only King Chu and Zhen Qing were left in the wing.
The King of Chu paced back and forth, feeling very comfortable and with a smile on his face, and said: "Princess, you made a good move today."
It can be said that this is the greatest result since the implementation of King Chu's "lady diplomacy" strategy, and the two children finally recognized Jia Heng as their godfather.
Well, it is true that ladies are diplomatic.
Under Zhen Qing's willow leaves' slender eyebrows, her eyes were soft and gleaming, and she chuckled: "Your Majesty, Ziyu should also like these two children very much. When the children grow up, they can learn the skills of fighting from him."
His father was one of the few in the world who was skilled in both literature, Taoism and martial arts.
The King of Chu smiled and said: "What the princess said is true. Ziyu has great talents. If our children can learn 20% of his skills, it will be great in the future."
The smile on Zhen Qing's face was as bright as a plump and lustrous peony, and she said softly: "What the prince said is true."
King Chu turned to look at Zhen Qing and said softly: "Zi Yu's attitude has always been unclear. Who does the princess think he wants to support?"
Zhen Qing said: "Your Majesty, how can one express one's stance on such a matter so easily? It involves one's family and one's life. If something goes wrong, it will be doomed. Besides, Liaodong is still undecided, and my father has no intention of establishing an heir."
The King of Chu nodded and said, "It is also Gu's wish to pacify Liaodong."
If his father could successfully pacify Liaodong and hand over the Han Dynasty to him, and he could continue to carry out the New Deal according to his father's legacy, he might be able to realize the prosperous age of the Han Dynasty again.
On the other side, in the courtyard where King Beijing and Zhen Xue were, Shui Rong also looked at Zhen Xue, with a complex look on his handsome and fair face, and said, "Why don't you, Princess, talk to Jia Ziyu?"
Zhen Xuefang's heart beat fiercely and she whispered: "What kind of words are you talking about, Your Majesty? I am a woman, how can I talk nonsense?"
Shui Rong looked at the beauty and said, "Now that Xinxin is Jia Ziyu's goddaughter, and Shuiying and Ziyu have established a sworn relationship, the princess does not need to see her outside."
Zhen Xue's face was as pale as paper and she said in a trembling voice: "Why can't I understand what the prince is saying?"
Shui Rong's eyes were complicated and he said: "Princess, there is no need to panic. I would also like to thank the princess for leaving me an heir."
Zhen Xue: "..."
Shui Rong was talking to himself, and without waiting for Zhen Xue to say anything, he stood in front of the window, looking at the plants and trees in the courtyard, and whispered: "My lifelong wish is to be able to lead a fleet across the ocean.
Plant the flag all over the overseas islands."
Zhen Xue: "..."
When did the prince have such a grand ambition?
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At this moment, on the vast expanse of sea, the cold wind of early winter was blowing on the waves. A ship with a high mast was riding the wind and waves. On the ship, teams of soldiers wearing blue cloth armor with copper nails came and went.
Hauge stood at the head of the boat, the big cloak he was wearing rustled in the wind, and the beard on his broad mandible was like a steel needle, motionless in the cold wind.
After the dispute with Dorgon, Hauge led 4,000 men from the Zhenglan Banner and 1,000 men from the Han Banner to North Korea, summoned 50,000 naval troops, and went south to harass the Shandong coast.
"Your Majesty, in front of you is the seaport of Denglaiwei in Shandong. That is the water village." Cui Daoli, the North Korean naval general standing on the side, stood there with bright eyes.
Hauge said: "Let the sentinel ship be on guard to prevent Denglai Navy from leaving the port."
Along the way, he went south along the coast of Han Dynasty, and he had to lament that the Han people's territory was vast, and their manpower and material resources were not comparable to that of the Qing Dynasty.
Hauge said, turned around and entered the cabin, and ordered: "Ask the leaders of all ministries to come over."
"Yes." A man wearing blue bubble-studded cloth armor and a blue feathered helmet responded loudly, and then walked out of the cabin.
Hauge turned to Cui Daocheng and said, "What kind of tricks does General Cui see?"
Cui Daocheng is a typical naval officer, while Hauge was not very good at water warfare in the past.
"Your Majesty, we can see that the Han people have built beacons along the coast and there are many water forts. It will not be easy for our army to make a surprise landing." Cui Daocheng said with a solemn face.
Hauge said coldly: "The Han people have learned the lessons of the Jiangnan Rebellion and are worried that we, the Qing Dynasty, will send naval forces to harass them from the coast."
If Duduo had gone south instead of Duduo, there would never have been the previous disastrous defeat.
Everyone said that he was brave and foolhardy, but Duduo, who had always been resourceful and resourceful, didn't know the truth?
There is only one reason, that is, because you are not as smart as others, you will be captured by others.
"Your Majesty, everyone is here in the hall." Ma Bian reported.
After a while, Jurchen generals from Zhenglan Banner and above gathered in the meeting room.
Hauge sat down on a tiger-skin chair with a golden sword, glanced at everyone with a somewhat stern look, and said coldly: "Not far ahead is the Han Denglai Guard, and there are Han navy hedgehogs gathered inside.
Let us test the attack. If the Han army has Hongyi artillery to defend the city, we should not be reluctant to fight and escape with one blow."
All the Jurchen generals present shouted in response.
Then, as Hauge assigned combat missions, the 55,000-strong naval division sent a force of troops to attack Shandong Denglai Guards.
"Dong dong..."
As a large number of Jurchen ships approached the coast, clusters of beacon smoke were quickly lit at the Denglai coastal defense beacon, and the alarm was quickly reported to the Shandong Governor's Yamen and the Admiral's Yamen.
The newly appointed governor of Shandong, Baolinghou Shi Nai, also faced his first challenge since taking office.