In the imperial garden, when Princess Kunxing was looking up at the sky with a melancholy face, the palace maid Ping'er rushed over: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
"Why are you so rude? If the Queen Mother sees you, I will not discipline you." Princess Kunxing scolded her with a frown, but Ping'er didn't see the hint and instead beamed with joy: "Your Highness, do you know that Eunuch Chang was too arrogant just now? He was so powerful!"
"What's wrong? Tell me quickly." Upon hearing about Chang Yu, Princess Kunxing immediately became energetic and pulled the bottle to her side.
"My servant didn't see it with my own eyes. I heard it from Eunuch Wang. He said that Eunuch Chang angrily scolded all the ministers in the Wenyuan Pavilion and then laughed to the sky... Then he said goodbye to the emperor and composed a poem in seven steps. Oh no, it is.
The poem was completed, which stunned the emperor and all the ministers. They said that the poem was a masterpiece, and I asked someone to copy it for Your Highness." As Ping'er said, she pulled out a piece of paper, and Princess Kunxing couldn't wait to open it and read it.
Then with a look of surprise, joy, and shyness, he couldn't help but sigh, "What a genius, what a pity..."
"Hey, I heard from Eunuch Wang that the Chief Assistant also said the same thing. He said Eunuch Chang was a genius, but he said it was fortunate, fortunate."
Kun Xing was startled, and then sighed: "It is indeed a blessing to be with the country, the court, and my family, but it is a pity to be with him."
When a song of Sauvignon Blanc stunned the entire palace, Chang Yu was already outside the Anding Gate. Li Yan, Zhou Yujitangtong and Wu Sangui had been waiting for a long time. They came to see him off.
These four people can be said to be one of the most capable fighters in the dynasty, and they are also the most powerful generals.
If we talk about who has the highest official title, it is naturally Li Yan. He and Zhou Yuji Tangtong are both earls and both are Zhuguo. The generals are considered to be at the top, but Li Yan also has the false title of Grand Master. The so-called Three Gongs and Three Solitaries.
He has achieved the ultimate in both civil and military affairs. In the future, there will be no promotion except for promotion. Wu Sangui is just the Shaobao, Tang Tong is the Shaofu, and Zhou Yuji is the Taifu.
There were not too many polite greetings, and there was no long-distance farewell. A sentence of "I wish the governor a victory and a big drunken night when he comes back" was enough. With a simple farewell, Chang Yu whipped up his whip and headed north, meeting Tu Yuan and Ji Jike a few miles away.
Two guards and horses are waiting here.
Lian Xin and Lao Hu also came: "Sir, I have prepared three sets of cotton-padded clothes and your favorite tea in the car. Do you really not need a slave to serve you as you please this time?"
"This time I'm out of seclusion to risk my life. It's not that it's inconvenient for Lida to have you follow me. Besides, your parents are coming to Beijing soon. How can you go out? Maybe you'll become a princess when I come back," Chang Yu joked.
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Lian Xin lowered her head and looked ashamed.
"Catch the car for the master, don't run around randomly" Lao Hu kept telling Chang Bian. This mute orphan picked up by Chang Yu on the way had a very miserable life experience, but he was loved by everyone. Wuzhong accepted him as his apprentice, and Lao Hu took him
He is regarded as his adopted son as his own son.
Su Jing touched Lian Xin's head and whispered something. This was the first time Chang Yu saw her gentle side. Maybe she knew that when she returned to Beijing, this apprentice would become the Crown Princess and they would be able to meet each other in the future.
There are fewer and fewer, and the distance will become farther and farther.
A fan came respectfully holding a box. Chang Yu opened it and found a brand new imitation 54 and dozens of rounds of ammunition. His previous one had a useless explosive chamber and this was remade for him by the Ordnance Factory.
, the quality has naturally improved.
With this thing, it won't work for anyone. Dorgon, you'd better not show up this time, otherwise you will be beaten into a sieve, Chang Yu thought viciously in his heart.
After a brief farewell, Chang Yu led his troops to the north. The weather was gloomy and the autumn wind was rustling, but this did not affect his interest. He whipped his horse and raced with his subordinates. Ghosts cried and wolves howled, and poems and songs were surpassed by those of the Tang and Song Dynasties. That thing could keep him alive.
Whether the family protects the country or can expand the territory, only the sour scholars in the court like to praise it, while I like to go to the border with the wolf cubs around me to have fun and run wild.
The wind rustles and the water becomes cold, and the strong men never return once they are gone.
When Chang Yu went north to leave the customs, a group of people stood on the coastline and let the sea breeze sweep by the seaside due east of the Ming Dynasty. They looked at the vast sea with mixed feelings in their hearts. They knew that this trip might open up new territories and expand the territory and leave a lasting legacy forever.
name, but you may never be able to return to your homeland once you leave.
This group of people is led by Tian Jianxiu.
Previously, Li Chuang had peace talks with the imperial court. According to the agreement, the imperial court had the right to mobilize some of his troops. Tian Jianxiu was one of the first batch. He was ordered to lead three thousand troops into North Korea by sea to cut off the Tatar control of North Korea.
This was both a surprise attack and a risky move that could lead to death. However, after careful consideration, Li Chuang's group believed that wealth could be gained through risk, and the price offered by the court was too high, so it was worth taking the risk.
So Tianmi Hideyoshi led his troops on the road without hesitation. If he hadn't been delayed in the capital, he would have arrived at Korea Island by now.
It is still within the territory of Dengzhou Prefecture, or in Penglai Water City to be precise.
Dengzhou Prefecture refers to Penglai and part of Yantai in later generations. Penglai is the administrative seat. It has been a prefecture since the Tang Dynasty. In the ninth year of Hongwu, it was changed to a prefecture.
Important roads cannot be controlled without building a government and increasing military guards.”
From then on, it can be seen that this is not an ordinary mansion. It was the largest naval base of the imperial court in the north at that time. This base was in Penglai Water City on the east side of Danya Mountain in the northwest of the city. This was originally a saury village built during the Song Dynasty for warships to dock.
, the water city built on the basis of Daoyu Village in the ninth year of Hongwu was continuously built and improved from the early Ming Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty. The last major renovation was when Sun Yuanhua was the governor of Dengzhou.
This naval base once had more than 100 warships in its glory days, but by the Zhengde period, there were only more than 30 warships left. Of course, it was not just this naval base. At that time, Zhejiang had more than 700 warships, which had been halved in decades.
, it provides circumstantial evidence of the decline of the Ming Navy.
During the Chongzhen Dynasty, the navy was even more in decline due to the seclusion and seclusion of the country. Many naval bases had long been abandoned. For example, the once glorious Penglai Water City only had an appearance but no reality. The water city still exists, and its responsibilities also exist.
, but there are few battlefields, and those that are are dilapidated and embarrassed by the wind and waves.
All this changed only a year ago, when the imperial court sent someone to rebuild the Dengzhou Navy.
This person is not well-known, but his family is powerful. His name is Zheng Hongkui. He was a martial arts scholar in the ninth year of Chongzhen and served as the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Yes, his brother is Zheng Zhilong, he ranks fourth.
What Chang Yu is best at is preparing for a rainy day. He discovered Zheng Hongkui's existence when he took charge of Dongchang. At that time, he had already made preparations to get through to Zheng Zhilong. When he sent people south to contact him, he asked Zheng Hongkui to be transferred to Deng.
State Admiral Navy.
At that time, Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand why there was anything to supervise in that mess. He just thought Chang Yu was suppressing and ostracizing the Zheng family, so he agreed. Little did he know that Chang Yu would make another big move at that time, but later Zheng Zhilong
After the series of trips to the north for disaster relief, Emperor Chongzhen finally understood a little bit. He was trying to use the power of the Zheng family to overcome the current difficulties. At first, he thought he was suppressing and excluding others, but in fact he was trying to win over them.
Of course it's not just that.
The Zheng family started out as pirates, and they are knowledgeable in all things related to the sea and ships. They are experts in this field, so if they want to rebuild a navy as quickly as possible, no one can do it except the Zheng family.
Because you not only need to know the business, but you also need to have the ability to purchase household assets. Isn’t there an old saying that a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice?
But the Zheng family business needs money, people, materials, and ships.
Therefore, in just over a year, Zheng Hongkui built nearly 20 warships and trained nearly 500 sailors. His performance seemed to be average, but if it were compared to others, it would not be possible if it took three to five years.
This achievement.
He begged for these twenty ships and hundreds of sailors from various places, and the local finance allocated funds, raising some by himself and subsidizing some by his family.
But this achievement is quite impressive in Chang Yu's opinion. His requirement is not too much, but just enough.
Now Zheng Hongkui has received his first mission since taking office, which is to secretly transport a troop of 3,000 troops to North Korea.
This task is difficult.
After all, twenty warships were far from enough to transport three thousand people, but this was not a problem for Zheng Hongkui. In addition to warships, the naval base also had more than a hundred other ships, and civilian ships could also be requisitioned. The problem was how to keep it secret.
Moreover, these landlubbers cannot board the ship directly, otherwise they will not wait until North Korea vomits to death, and the thought of preparing food and fodder for 3,000 people, etc., gives him a headache.