Zhu Cixiang was originally stationed in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, but the news that the bandits were uniting to attack Jinling spread more and more day by day. In the end, he led Sun Yingyuan back to Nanjing to take charge.
After all, Nanjing is the companion capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no room for failure.
During the contact with Zhang Mingwei, he learned that when Zhang Mingwei's army arrived on the other side, Zhu Cixiang, who had not seen him for half a year, actually ran out of Nanjing and ran directly to the other side to find Zhang Mingwei.
Because Zhang Mingwei told him that the situation was tense, he would not go to Nanjing.
This situation surprised many people, especially those around Zhu Cixiang.
You know, this is the prince, and he will be the Emperor of Ming Dynasty in the future.
No matter how powerful Duke Xingguo is now, he is still just a minister. He did not go to Nanjing to meet Zhu Cihong, saying that the situation was tense, which actually makes sense.
However, when the prince Zhu Cihong heard the news, he took the initiative to talk to Zhu Cihong, which was very unreasonable.
It's not that Zhu Cihong was afraid of Duke Xingguo, they could see that.
After being with the prince for a long time, every time he heard the prince mention Duke Xingguo, his eyebrows would shine with admiration. It was definitely not that he was afraid of Duke Xingguo. It's more like Zhu Cixi's admiration for Duke Xingguo, a bit similar to the feeling of ordinary people chasing celebrities.
Sure enough, when they followed His Royal Highness the Prince on the other side of the Yangtze River and saw Duke Xing Guo who rushed to the riverside to greet him, they saw Zhu Cixiang almost trotting over excitedly, shouting excitedly: "Sir, it's been a long time since we last met!"
"Haha, we haven't seen each other for only half a year, right?" Zhang Mingwei heard this and said with a smile. Seeing Zhu Cixiang's happy face, he changed his words and said, "Come to think of it, it's been a long time!"
Zhu Cixiang, who was happy, saw Zhu Yusao next to Zhang Mingwei, and smiled and said hello: "Imperial sister, you have been staying by your husband's side, how happy and interesting is it?"
"Of course!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Ainao immediately held her head high and said proudly.
When people on both sides saw this situation, they were dumbfounded, but when they came to their senses, they all hurried to greet him.
On the other hand, he was busy saying, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"
The other side said, "I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess, and I have met the Duke!"
After the ceremony, Zhu Cixiang originally wanted to pull Zhang Mingwei along, hoping that Zhang Mingwei would tell him about so many interesting things that happened in the north. However, he found that Zhang Mingwei turned his gaze behind him.
Knowing that state affairs were of paramount importance, he suppressed his temper and went to chat with his sister. After all, Zhu Ailao also knew these things.
As the two of them walked towards the camp, Zhang Mingwei nodded to his acquaintance Li Ruolian, and then looked at the general Sun Yingyuan whom he had already known when he introduced himself just now.
If the original historical development was followed, this famous general in the late Ming Dynasty would have died in battle. But now it is because of his own time travel that this result has been changed. Zhang Mingwei was still very satisfied with this, and said to him: "The matter of protecting the prince is very important, thank you for your hard work!"
He still admired such Ming generals.
Sun Yingyuan did not expect that Duke Xingguo would be so polite, which was beyond his expectation. He quickly humbly said that it was his duty.
In fact, in his heart, he still wanted to defeat the bandits and achieve military success. After all, Zhou Yuji, who previously had a higher military rank than him in the Yongwei camp, is now Uncle Zhongzhen, surpassing him.
But looking back, thinking about it, becoming the prince's confidant was also beneficial to the future, which made him feel better. However, as a military commander, especially a famous military commander, just being a guard is a bit disappointing after all.
After greeting, Zhou Yuji happily stepped forward to talk to Sun Yingyuan, and then followed the prince and princess.
At this time, Zhang Mingwei finally turned to look at an excited young man and said to him: "Zheng Fusong, right? I've heard of you!"
If Zheng Fusong follows the original historical development, he will go to Nanjing next year to study under Qian Qianyi, who changed his name to Zheng Sen. Later, he supported Emperor Longwu and was named Zhu Chenggong by Emperor Longwu. This is why he eventually became Zheng Chenggong. origin of name.
But now he is only eighteen years old, and he is a scholar. When he was studying in Fujian, because of Zhang Mingwei's suggestion, he was asked to go there by the prince Zhu Cixiang, and he has been working beside the prince.
In this way, of course he also knew the deeds of Duke Xingguo.
When he heard Duke Xingguo speaking to him, he immediately felt honored and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Zhang Mingwei's main purpose of staying was to talk to him, so he motioned to Zheng Fusong to go with him.
"The world is not peaceful now, I believe you can see it." Zhang Mingwei said, turned around and looked down half a step later, and said respectfully to Zheng Fusong: "Have you ever thought about joining the army and bringing peace to the world? "
Zheng Fusong was a scholar, and it was obvious that he wanted to take the civil service route.
However, in the original history, he eventually took the route of leading troops to fight. It's just a pity that his talents are average. Otherwise, if the battle to regain Nanjing had been successful, the situation in the late Ming Dynasty would have been rewritten.
When he heard this, he was a little surprised. When he came to his senses, he naturally puffed up his chest and said: "Student, of course, I wish for peace in the world, and I wish to join the army as well, but...just..."
Young people are really passionate, and the allusion about Ban Chao writing and joining the army is naturally very inspiring to readers. Therefore, Zheng Fusong was of course willing, but later on, he hesitated and became stammering.
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he stopped, turned around and looked at him with encouragement in his eyes, and said to him: "It's just nothing, just say it!"
Hearing this, Zheng Fusong didn't hesitate anymore and replied to Zhang Mingwei: "I'm just going to fight in battle. As a soldier of the army, I'm afraid my family won't agree!"
Zhang Mingwei listened and nodded. Considering his life experience, this is easy to understand.
Therefore, he looked at Zheng Fusong and said: "The person I recommended will eventually hold an important position. You must have heard of it, right? Your talent is fighting in the navy. To be honest, now in my Ming army, There are still too few talented people who can lead the navy in war, and you are one of the naval talents I value!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Fusong was quite surprised.
In fact, just thinking about it, although his father was Zheng Zhilong and came from the sea, he didn't know how to fight in the navy. At this time, I was still focused on studying and taking the civil service path.
He didn't expect that Duke Xingguo would say such words. He could tell that he wanted to join the army, and the Xingguo Association recommended him to lead the Ming Dynasty Navy. And it is revealed from the words that the starting point will be very high.
Of course, this made him very happy, but he also had doubts. He immediately replied to Zhang Mingwei: "The Duke Liao praised it. Although it is the student's wish to join the army, if he is a navy, how can he calm the world? Bandits are causing chaos, but there is no water. Master!"
Having said this, Zheng Fusong immediately remembered the recent rumors, and quickly added: "Although the bandits do have ships, their main force is still cavalry. They only have a few ships, and they may not be able to succeed!"
The implication is that the navy is not used at all, it is of no use!
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and shook his head, and said flatly to him: "You are wrong. The importance of the Ming Navy is far more important than you think."
At this point, seeing Zheng Fusong's surprised look, he explained: "If the imperial court wants to rebuild Dongjiang Town, the navy is the top priority. In the future, the navy will be indispensable to pacify Liaodong."
At this point, Zhang Mingwei's expression became serious, and he looked at him and said: "Some time ago, news came from Liaodong that Jianlu gathered an army and tried to invade the pass through the Mongolian grassland. Although the imperial court has strengthened the defense line of the Great Wall, there is no Dongjiang Town. It is too passive. Therefore, the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town is the top priority of the court at present."
Seeing Zheng Fusong's thoughtful expression, Zhang Mingwei said to him again: "This time, the imperial court has sent the navy under Shanhaiguan to transport the cavalry to the hinterland of Liaodong, hoping to contain the captive army from returning to aid Liaodong. However, Even if it succeeds, Jianlu will definitely be prepared next time, and it won’t be that easy. The reconstruction of Dongjiang Town is still an urgent matter. Among them, the importance of the Navy is self-evident!"
"This is the near future. As for the long-term prospects..." After Zhang Mingwei said this, he asked him again: "Have you heard that the imperial court wants to entrust all the vassal kings overseas to become vassals?"
As a typical example, King Zhou has already begun to publicize it. Zheng Fusong is still with the prince, so of course he knows this better. Therefore, he quickly nodded in response.
"Think about it, if there were so many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, and they were all outside the vassal territory, wouldn't the navy become very important?" Zhang Mingwei said with a smile, "I can tell you that in the future, all the ends of the sea will be There will be the Ming Dynasty Navy. Do you think the Ming Dynasty Navy will be very important?"
"At the end of the sea, there will be the figure of the Ming Dynasty Navy?" Hearing this, Zheng Fusong couldn't help being stunned and repeated this sentence subconsciously.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei nodded solemnly and affirmed: "Of course!"
When Zheng Fusong heard this, he became obviously excited. It was hard for him to imagine that there would be such a big change in the future?
After Zhang Mingwei said these words, he felt that it was almost done, so he said to Zheng Fusong seriously: "I intend to recommend you to the emperor as the deputy general of the Denglai Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Denglai Navy. How about it?"
As long as Duke Xingguo recommends it to the emperor, nothing will be impossible. Of course, Zheng Fusong, who was close to the prince, knew about this matter.
Although it seems a bit shocking that a scholar suddenly became the deputy general of the navy, isn't there also a Dianshi from Jiangyin who has now become the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan?
Zheng Fusong was thinking about this, and suddenly he remembered that his father was still a Fujian coastal defense guerrilla. Doesn't this mean that he had a higher military position than his father?
