After hearing what Zhang Zhigan said, Ashraf wanted to strangle this guy to death.

The Ming Dynasty did not do anything unscrupulous, but the Ming Dynasty forced others to do it!

He is the one who was forced to do things by Ming Dynasty!

Ashraf struggled for a while, then nodded bravely.

"This couldn't be better. With Daming's help, I believe I can defeat those barbarians!"

Zhang Zhiqian didn't bother to talk nonsense with Ashraf. Seeing that Ashraf agreed, he left immediately.

"good!"

"Then I'll go back and wait for the good news!"

When Ashraf saw Zhang Zhiqian being so arrogant, he was filled with anger but did not dare to express it. It was not until Zhang Zhiqian left the palace that he became furious.

"absurd!"

"Who does he think he is!"

"After all, I am the king of Egypt, and yet he treats me like this!"

"Sooner or later, I will cut them into pieces!"

Just as Ashraf was making his final roar, Barkuk hurried over.

"Father, please calm down, the Ming Dynasty is far more powerful than us!"

How could the angry Ashraf care about this? Instead of listening to his son's advice, he raised his hand and slapped his son.

"waste!"

"You just sent a mission to the Ming Dynasty once, and the Ming Dynasty scared you out of your courage!"

"If the Ming Dynasty was really so powerful, why didn't it attack Timur and the Golden Horde, but instead bullied Egypt?"

Balkuk covered half of his face and looked at his father in disbelief.

He couldn't believe that his father, who was always known for his rationality, would hit him and say such irresponsible words.

Could it be that the Ming Dynasty couldn't defeat the Tamerlane Empire? That's because it didn't spare its hands!

"Father!"

"You can blame me all you want, but please don't go to war with the Ming Dynasty!"

"The Ming Dynasty is not only invincible with its navy, but also its soldiers on land are invincible!"

"The defenses we have in Cairo City are vulnerable to the Ming Dynasty's artillery!"

When Ashraf heard this, he still roared angrily, but his voice was a few decibels lower.

"So what?"

"I, the Mamluk, are not easy to bully. If they dare to come, I will make them look good!"

With his last harsh words, Ashraf summoned his generals to figure out how to conquer the city of Acre.

Although he was very dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty, Aker City was more important in comparison.

Taking down Aker City is not only to avenge his father, but also to prove his ability!

Zhang Zhiqian returned to the embassy and immediately sent a telegram to the generals of the Red Sea Fleet, informing them that Egypt was about to send troops to attack Acre.

Wu Yongqi, the general of the Red Sea Fleet, received the telegram and immediately reduced the fleet, stopped collecting protection fees at sea, and huddled in the port near the Hongwu Grand Canal.

This is the largest military base they built in the Red Sea area, mainly used to replenish some ammunition and supplies.

Of course, it is also responsible for repairing ships and providing them with endurance services.

Ten days later, Wu Yongqi led a fleet to help Ashraf transport soldiers and siege equipment.

Because of Wu Yongqi's help, Ashraf's attack on Aker City became extremely smooth.

In the past, siege battles that required countless lives were destroyed by just a few rounds of artillery fire with the help of Wu Yongqi.

After that, there are routine operations such as capturing prisoners and snatching trophies.

Originally, Ashraf's idea was to massacre the city, but Ming Dynasty sternly refused because of the lack of workers on the Hongwu Grand Canal.

Therefore, the lives of more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Acre were saved.

Zhang Zhiqian, who has always been known as a country of etiquette, certainly would not miss this opportunity. When organizing the retreat of the soldiers and civilians of Aker City, he kept telling people that they were alive because of the Ming Dynasty.

When the people of Aker City heard the news, they had an infinite fondness for the country of Ming Dynasty.

Even when they found out that their destination was a huge construction site, and the Ming people only transported them there to use them as laborers, they didn't complain much.

After all, compared to being massacred, they were lucky to be able to save their lives.

What's more, the noble Ming Dynasty man promised that as long as the canal is completed, they can regain their freedom.

Because there were more than 200,000 more workers, the construction speed of the Hongwu Grand Canal accelerated rapidly.

Coupled with the Ming Dynasty's continuous transportation of strategic materials such as gunpowder, the construction speed went to a higher level.

Zhu Yunxi felt that since it was necessary to build a wider canal, it should not be like a certain canal that was constantly blocked by water.

Zhang Zhiqian stood on the tower of the construction site, looking at the crowd of workers below, and felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

With these 600,000 people, we will definitely be able to complete the canal construction within the time specified by the Emperor Taisun.

When the time comes, rewards will be given based on merit. Why should the emperor's grandson also reward me with an earl?

In fact, in the Red Sea area, many kings have already planned to recruit Zhang Zhigan, and the highest one even offered him the title of Duke.

However, Zhang Zhiqian looked down upon them all.

In his opinion, the entire Red Sea area is a group of grass-headed kings. As long as the emperor's grandson frees his hands, he can crush them to death one by one.

If you mess with them yourself, you have to be crazy.

While the construction of the Hongwu Grand Canal was in full swing, Zhu Yunxi, who was far away in the Ming Dynasty, was worried about a marriage.

Zhu Mingyue is in love, and the object of his love is his personal secretary Kong Yanjin.

If we want to talk about how Zhu Yunxi knew about this, we have to start from the time when Kong Ne, the derivative palace, entered the palace and broke off the engagement.

The emperor's grandson is all married, and Kong Yanjin, who is the emperor's personal attendant, has naturally reached the age of marriage.

However, the derived family had great rules and regulations, and there were many conditions for choosing a daughter-in-law for the eldest grandson Kong Yanjin.

If you are not a wealthy family, you don't want it, and if you are not a noble girl, you don't want it.

Kong Yanjin originally thought that since he had fallen in love with a royal princess and was the biological sister of the emperor's grandson, he should have the support of the whole family.

When Nacheng thought about it, he was immediately opposed by the whole family. The most violent objection was from his grandfather Kong Ne, who not only sternly rejected his request, but also ordered him to resign as a bachelor of the Beigong cabinet and get out. Go back to your hometown in Shandong and study behind closed doors.

The reason Kong Ne gave is also very sufficient, that is, how can it be so easy to be a royal son-in-law?

If the royal princess becomes infertile or has some unruly temper, the Kong family will have to give up the queen!

If you can't reproduce the descendants of the Holy Duke, how can you be the successor of the Holy Duke?

After Kong Ne kept his eldest grandson at home, he went to the palace the next day to find Lao Zhu to break off the engagement.

Originally, the affair between Kong Yanjin and Zhu Mingyue had not been made public yet, so it was not the Kong family's turn to break off the engagement.

But Kong Na was afraid that the two children would secretly communicate with each other and cause some scandal, so he went to the palace to explain the details to Lao Zhu, so as to avoid causing trouble in the future.

As soon as Lao Zhu heard Princess Yansheng's request to see her, he happily ordered lunch to be prepared, intending to entertain his chief civil servant.

However, when he heard Yan Shenggong's intention, his old face suddenly fell.

"Your Majesty, I have recently found out that my grandson, who has failed to live up to expectations, has attempted to blaspheme the royal daughter!"

"When I first heard about this incident, I couldn't sleep or eat well. I was afraid that I would offend His Majesty and insult the royal daughter."

"So the veteran scolded Nisun, and ordered him to be sent back to Qufu overnight to let him study behind closed doors!"

"I came here today specifically to apologize to your majesty. I hope your majesty will forgive my grandson Meng Lang's behavior!"

The more Lao Zhu listened, the uglier his face became. What is Meng Lang's move?

This is obviously a match made in heaven between the man's affection and my concubine's intention!

Zhu Yunxi, the elder brother, didn't know about Kong Yanjin and Zhu Mingyue's hookup, but Zhu, the grandfather, had known about it for a long time.

It's just that he didn't say anything, but he was happy to see the results, and even took the initiative to create many conditions for the young couple.

After all, Kong Yanjin is the grandson of Yan Shenggong, so he looks worthy of his granddaughter.

However, just when he was planning to go to the Kong family to propose marriage, the Kong family actually broke off the engagement!

"Old Man Kong, are we, Old Zhu, so unwelcoming to you?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Ne quickly fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"If you are not a minister, you dislike the royal family. In fact, the family of a humble minister is not worthy of the royal family. I hope your majesty will tell you clearly!"

Lao Zhu went crazy on the spot and unleashed a flurry of output on Old Man Kong.
To be continued...