Chapter 451 The three kings triumphantly return, and the second king changes his title
In the golden autumn of October, the sky is clear and the clouds are clear. The autumn leaves on both sides of the Yangtze River are blooming red, and the turbulent water of the Yangtze River has become gentle.
A huge fleet, with full sails, slowly sailed upstream. This was the triumphal team of several highnesses.
On the forecastle of the most eye-catching 4,000-material flagship, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, dressed in a blue-bottomed dragon robe and with a gold crown on his head, was looking far into the distance.
The direction he was looking at was not to the west of Nanjing, but to the south, where there were a lot of things he was worried about.
Although the commercial fleet has destroyed two major thieves' nests, the sea is still not peaceful. There are small groups of pirates everywhere, and there are also nasty Japanese pirates who come to make sneak attacks along the coast from time to time.
Liao Dingguo, who succeeded Yu Tongyuan as commander of the municipal fleet, is leading his men to conduct sweeps along the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang, striving to basically clear the coast by the end of the year.
Yu Tongyuan succeeded the dismissed Jinghai Marquis and became the second Beiwa Commander-in-Chief. He was promoted from the commander of the municipal fleet to the Beiwa Commander-in-Chief. Nan'an Marquis was undoubtedly promoted. But how to reorganize the large-scale Beiwa Navy
, is obviously a difficult problem. If he doesn't get it right, he will be compensated...
Zhu Zhen knew very well that Hu Weiyong and his gang did not dare to do anything to him, but they would definitely take it out on his subordinates. Especially Yu Tongyuan, who occupied Wu Zhen's position, was a thorn in their side, waiting for him to make a mistake.
But if you listen to the cries of crickets, why don’t you farm? So you have to do what you have to do. Over at the Shipping Department, the second wave of ships heading to Nanyang has been fully loaded with silk and porcelain and set sail half a month ago.
Set sail.
According to a report from Suzhou Magistrate Li Heng, Suzhou's big investors were encouraged by this. They changed from a slightly sluggish performance due to excessive overdrafts and set off a new round of investment boom! This shows how correct His Highness's theory of squeezing toothpaste is.
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Lao Liu was not very happy when he thought that he had to worry about so many things at such a young age. This was not the happy life that he had imagined for a prince, but he felt that he was becoming more and more miserable...
While he was sighing, a hand pressed on his left shoulder. Without looking, he knew it was his fourth brother.
"Well done." Zhu Di also looked into the distance and said, "I believe more and more now that the blueprint you drew back then."
"Fourth brother is so powerful." Lao Liu immediately boasted to each other: "I went to Chongming alone and defeated the others. It really shows my heroic spirit."
"Everywhere, Fourth Brother, those are just small tricks. Sixth Brother, you are the one who uses the few to defeat the many and destroys the bandits." Zhu Di also did not hesitate to praise him.
"That's right, the fourth brother is just an ordinary man. He can't compare with you." The third brother appeared above the two of them, waving his folding fan gracefully and said: "Of course, you can't compare with me."
"You fart!" The fourth child's nose was so angry that he raised his head and cursed: "Besides picking peaches, what else can you do, you idiot?"
"You ungrateful thing, had I not arrived in time with my troops, you would have had those guys tied up and taken overseas!"
The third child also raised his head and retorted.
"Nonsense! I have the situation under control. I don't need your help, no problem. You are just going to pick peaches!"
"If I don't go, you will die..."
The two started squirting at each other, and then they got angry and spat at each other.
The sixth brother was so disturbed that he felt disgusted. He wanted to hide away, but the fourth brother grabbed his shoulder firmly and insisted on leaving a comment.
"Okay!" Lao Liu finally couldn't help but shouted: "The third brother will be vassal next year. It will be difficult to meet again in the future. Can't we leave a good impression on each other?"
"He is the one who provokes me first every time. Do you think I am willing to quarrel with him?" Lao Si said in a muffled voice.
"What I said are all facts, but some people are just too sensitive." The third child muttered, but in the end he listened to his advice and stopped arguing with the fourth child.
Zhu Zhen sighed helplessly, took out his handkerchief and wiped his face. He understood his elder brother's hard work... It would really cost him his life to bring up these problem children.
It wasn't until he remembered that he was one of them that he felt less tired.
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The next day, the fleet arrived at Jiangdongmen Wharf. There were many flags on the wharf, and hundreds of officials had arrived. The Ming Dynasty Prince Zhu Biao personally led Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong and other ministers to greet his younger brothers at the wharf.
"Brother!" The brothers didn't dare to express their disdain, so they hurriedly walked down the gangway, came to the prince, bowed their heads and bowed.
"Okay, get up quickly, get up quickly, well done, you are all well done!" The prince excitedly pulled them up one by one, and then patted their shoulders one by one. It was like an old father seeing his promising son.
It's like returning home.
"You're awesome, Lao Liu." The fifth brother appeared and happily took Lao Liu's hand and said, "Don't call me next time. I can save lives and heal the wounded."
"Fifth Brother, didn't you just get married? I'm afraid that my sister-in-law is worried about you." Lao Liu said with a smile. He was really embarrassed to tell Fifth Brother that he (actually the author) had forgotten about him.
Then, all the officials knelt down to welcome their highnesses according to etiquette. After they died, Hu Weiyong invited several highnesses to board a beautifully decorated open carriage so that they could accept the worship of the people along the way.
Behind the carriage, there is a tall flagpole with a bucket, and a large flag with gold letters on a blue background and the word "Wu" written on it.
"Because the achievements of His Highness King Yan, King of Jin, cannot be publicly publicized." Hu Weiyong explained with some provocation: "Therefore, this time, the flag of the two Highnesses was not hoisted."
"Nothing wrong."
"It should be so." Unexpectedly, the third and fourth children only competed with each other fiercely, but never became jealous with the sixth child. The third child said: "We are just playing side effects, how can we usurp the guest and take the lead?"
"That's right, the protagonist this time is Lao Liu, hurry up and get in the car." Lao Si smiled.
"First, we have to go together. I don't want to be treated like a monkey alone." Lao Liu shook his head and said, "Second, the flag hanging here is not my king's."
"This is the banner of His Highness," Hu Weiyong looked at the King of Wu flag with a puzzled look on his face and said, "Does His Highness still not know that he has changed his title to King of Wu?"
"Fart!" Lao Liu immediately lowered his face and said, "I change the title of King of Wu, what will my fifth brother do?"
"I have changed my title to King of Zhou." The fifth brother laughed from the side and said: "From now on, you will be His Highness the King of Wu."
"I don't want it, I won't steal your account." Lao Liu had a bad temper again, and he pulled his face and refused to get in the car.
The scene was a little awkward immediately, and the ceremony was stuck.
"Lao Liu, it's not like..." The third brother and the fourth brother advised from the side: "You are overthinking. This is a normal title change. No one will say that you stole the title of Lao Wu."
"Why aren't you surprised at all?" Lao Liu looked at the two of them suspiciously and said, "You two knew it already, and you just hid it from me, right?"
"We came back together, how did I know?" The third brother shook his head and said with a smile: "But these things are all decided by the father. As sons, we can just accept it."
"Yes, my father has his own reasons for arranging it this way." The fourth brother said with a bitter smile: "It's useless for us to argue, we'll just get beaten in vain."
"Lao Liu, get in the car first." The eldest brother finally spoke, "If you have any ideas, talk to your father later. Don't make people laugh now."
"Yes, big brother." Lao Liu, who had always listened to his big brother's words, reluctantly boarded the carriage.
