In Prince Yan's palace, Zhu Di was half-lying on a wicker chair, with two maids fanning him behind him.
Although it has turned into mid-autumn and August, the heat has subsided a lot, but it is still muggy at noon and the weather is a bit gloomy, as if it wants to rain.
Zhu Gaoxu told Zhu Di that Emperor Jianwen appointed Li Jinglong as General Zhennan and was about to go to Guangzhou.
After hearing this, Zhu Di's face suddenly darkened. He waved his hand and asked the maid to exit, and then said to Zhu Gaoxu: "There are pirates causing trouble in Guangzhou? Is this true or false?"
Zhu Gaoxu said quickly: "The news I heard from the General Affairs Department is that there are indeed pirates in Guangzhou. A few days ago, the chief envoy of Guangzhou also submitted a memorial, saying that he killed five hundred pirates. He should be asking for credit. It's not like this out of control."
Zhu Di twitched the corner of his mouth and said with worry in his eyes: "A small pirate actually used the prince of the country? If it were a bigger bandit, wouldn't it be true that the emperor would personally conquer it?! There is something fishy about this matter!"
"Father!"
Zhu Gaochi limped over. After saluting, he solemnly said: "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is intended for Pei Gong."
Zhu Di raised his brows, looked at Zhu Gaochi, and said seriously: "You mean, the emperor's move is aimed at us?"
Zhu Gaochi nodded solemnly, took out a booklet from his arms, handed it to Zhu Di, and said, "Father, take a look."
Zhu Di opened the book and looked at it. Inside was a list of people who accompanied Li Jinglong on his southern expedition. Most of them had good personal relationships with him, and they even had many contacts in the past few days.
In other words, this is a group of nobles who are dedicated to King Yan.
Xu Da's third son Xu Zengshou was also sent out, and Xu Zengshou could be said to be a secret chess piece left by Zhu Di in the capital!
But now, this chess piece is going to be taken out of the capital!
"Xu'er, you should learn more from your brother. This is how you should do things."
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and then said to Zhu Gaochi: "You did a good job on this matter. It seems that the emperor's ears and eyes are already extremely psychic. This Ming Security Bureau is really powerful!"
Seeing Zhu Di's praise, Zhu Gaochi was secretly happy, but his face remained calm and he said: "Father, every move we make seems to be under the supervision of the Emperor. We can't stay in the capital for a few days, so we might as well wait for Rexiao When it’s over, just leave here.”
Zhu Di sighed and said, "Having said that, if we want to leave, I'm afraid we have to wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
For the first time, Zhu Di was afraid of Zhu Yunwen.
This nephew knew his secret chess and knew who was or might be turning against him, so he cut off his own hand!
This is a silent warning to myself.
Zhu Di didn't like the current situation, so he was tied up everywhere.
After a while, Ping An and Sheng Yong should arrive at Beiping Mansion. Will Beiping Mansion still belong to them at that time?
Zhu Di felt worried, stood up, looked at the gloomy sky, and said seriously: "It's going to rain."
It finally rained.
It was not a violent storm, but a cool drizzle. Although it was not fast and dense, it was long and continuous. It fell from afternoon to evening without any intention of stopping.
Zhu Yunwen, who was reviewing the memorial in Wuying Hall, suddenly heard that Shuangxi reported that Li Jinglong was asking for an audience. He put down his cinnabar pen, with a cold look in his eyes, and said slowly: "Let him go to Jinshen Hall."
After walking out of Wuying Hall, Zhu Yunwen looked at the patter of autumn rain, stretched out his hand to feel the coolness of the rain, and said to Shuangxi who wanted to put on more clothes, "No need, let's go."
Jinshen Palace.
Li Jinglong knelt down and saluted, and shouted: "I pray that my emperor may live long, long live."
"Get up and give me a seat."
Zhu Yunwen made arrangements with a smile, and then asked: "Cao Guogong is not preparing for the expedition, so he came to the palace overnight. What's the matter? If you have any difficulties, you can tell me and I will solve it for you."
After thanking Li Jinglong, he said: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to go on an expedition. I should do my best to not destroy the pirates, and I vow not to return the throne! I came here at night because I have something that I must report to Your Majesty face to face."
"oh?"
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Shuangxi, who took the eunuch out and closed the door.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Li Jinglong quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude!"
"How to be rude?"
Zhu Yunwen asked calmly.
Li Jinglong took out a memorial from his sleeve, moved forward on his knees, placed the memorial two steps in front of Zhu Yunzhen, then knelt back and said, "I have said something rude!"
Zhu Yunwen picked up the memorial, glanced at it a few times, and said, "King Yan has two intentions? Are you trying to alienate the relationship between our uncle and nephew?"
Li Jinglong kowtowed violently and shouted: "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. I once arranged for Li Zengzhi to contact the King of Yan in secret, and found that this man coveted the great treasure with the soldiers and horses in his hands. If the Emperor had not taken action to reduce the vassal status earlier, , I’m afraid there will be trouble!”
"Haha, it's just 80,000 soldiers and horses, so there's nothing you can do." Zhu Yunwen put the memorial aside, and then said to Li Jinglong: "You also mentioned Xu Huizu. Do you think Xu Huizu is loyal?"
Li Jinglong narrowed his eyes slightly and said quickly: "I believe that the Duke of Wei is smart and open-minded, has extraordinary abilities, and has a strong command. He is the leader of martial arts, and he must be loyal to Your Majesty. But... Zhongshan Palace and Prince Yan are not just The marriage relationship and the personal relationship are also very close... I hope the emperor will pay more attention to it."
Praise first, belittle later.
It rises first and then suppresses it, hitting the heart directly.
This is the art of speaking.
If Zhu Yunwen was really Emperor Jianwen in history, just these words would be enough to not dare to use Xu Huizu, at least not to give the absolute main force to Xu Huizu.
But Zhu Yunwen knew history and knew that Xu Huizu was loyal to Emperor Jianwen and would remain loyal until his death!
But the Li Jinglong in front of him is a shameless traitor!
"I - got it."
Zhu Yunwen stood up, nodded solemnly to Li Jinglong, then turned around, blocking Li Jinglong's sight, took out a memorial from his sleeve, hid Li Jinglong's memorial, then stood up, took the memorial, and walked to the oil lamp aside. , lit the memorial, looked at Li Jinglong and said: "We are a family, I hope you will make great contributions."
Li Jinglong was pleasantly surprised and kowtowed quickly to express his loyalty. He breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the memorial burn to ashes.
Zhu Yunwen motioned Li Jinglong to sit down, then took out the report from Guangdong, handed it to Li Jinglong, and said, "Actually, there are not many pirates in Guangzhou."
Li Jinglong naturally knew this, but he still looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise and asked, "Then why does the emperor..."
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said: "Because, I sent you to Guangzhou not only to fight against pirates, but also have a more important mission. Otherwise, how could I send you to Guangzhou."
Li Jinglong was pleasantly surprised. No wonder the emperor arranged for him to go to Hainan. It turned out that he had a big mission. He thought the emperor was trying to trick him...
"Please give me your permission, Your Majesty."
"Build sea ships and form a navy."
"navy?"
Li Jinglong blinked and looked at Zhu Yunwen in confusion.
When did the Ming Dynasty have a statement about the navy?
Haven't you always been a Ming navy master?
Zhu Yunwen brightened his eyes and said solemnly: "I want a naval fleet that can sail the sea! Guangzhou is near the sea, has a developed shipbuilding industry, and has rich experience in long-distance voyages. It seems that there are nautical charts. After you arrive in Guangzhou, on the surface, you will attack the sea. Bandits, in fact, need to help me build a powerful navy!"
Li Jinglong still didn't understand.
Isn’t it enough to have the Ming Navy?
Sailing the sea?
What can be found in the depths of the sea?
"I'll give you one year to lay a good foundation. If you want to come back later, you can come back at any time without reporting, but you must ensure the normal operation of the shipyard."
"If you do it well, you will be the number one man in the Ming Dynasty's navy! Your merits will be with the country, and your reputation will last forever! If you don't do it well, you will be a sinner of the empire. Come back and retire as soon as possible!"
Zhu Yunwen said solemnly.
Li Jinglong's mind was filled with the idea that "merit lies in the country and fame will last forever". Isn't it just to live a decent life?
People say that I, Li Jinglong, am a fool, incompetent, and cannot keep up with one ten thousandth of my father, Li Wenzhong, so I, Li Jinglong, have to do something!
The first person in the Ming Navy!
I, Li Jinglong, am determined!
"My lord, you will live up to your destiny!"
Li Jinglong paused.
Zhu Yunwen's eyes were full of expectation.
Although the Ming Dynasty encountered many crises in its nearly three hundred years of history, looking at the Ming Dynasty, the navy never suffered a defeat!
We can proudly say that the Ming Dynasty Navy is the most powerful navy in the world in this era!
No matter the Portuguese, Japanese, or Dutch, they were no match for the Ming Dynasty navy!
Of course, the peak period of the navy in the Ming Dynasty was during Zhu Di's period. There were 1,350 warships, 1,350 patrol ships, 400 large ships, and 400 grain transport ships!
In addition, there are two hundred and fifty ocean-going treasure ships! This does not include the large number of alert and law enforcement ships and messenger ships.
However, Zhu Yunwen believed that as he continued to change history, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di would no longer appear in history, and his title could only be King Yan!
Therefore, the Ming Navy and the Ming Navy need to be built by themselves!
Although Li Jinglong in history was an idiot and traitor, what if he put it to good use?
As long as Zhu Di doesn't rebel, as long as he doesn't fall to Zhu Di, I don't mind if people make the best use of them!
Li Jinglong accepted Zhu Yunwen's secret decree and left the palace happily.
Li Zengzhi is right, this is his opportunity!
An opportunity that will last forever!
An opportunity to surpass his father Li Wenzhong!
King Yan’s plan?
Went to his.
What I want to do now is a first-class major event for the empire.
As for King Yan, it is best to stay in Beijing honestly. If you delay your own fame and delay the Li family's fame through the ages, then you will be my enemy, Li Jinglong!
Standing often depends on where a person stands.
Where you stand can be changed.
Zhu Yunwen was not sure whether he could change Li Jinglong, but it didn't matter. He was no longer a threat. He would need to stay in Guangzhou for at least a year and there would be no way to contact Zhu Di secretly.
That's enough.
As for the Ming Navy, Li Jinglong was in charge of nothing more than a backup plan.
It’s done, naturally gratifying.
If it doesn’t work, that’s okay.
Because the real Ming Navy fleet has been secretly launched at the Longjiang Shipyard outside Dinghuaimen, Nanjing, and the person directly in charge is Zhu Yunwen himself.
