Prince of Chaos

The iron-clad treasure ship sailing on the deep ocean cut through the waves, drawing a beautiful arc on the vast ocean.

Along with this iron-clad treasure ship is surrounded by dozens of smaller warships, these warships loyally guard the iron-clad treasure ship, and set off the peerless iron-clad treasure ship!

On the highest mast, the sun, moon and dragon flags fluttered in the wind, and Zhu Changluo and Emperor Wanli arrived on the deck of the treasure ship in a good mood.

Feeling the plainness and incomparable sense of security from the huge treasure ship, Emperor Wanli was full of pride!
"I've never seen the sea so close!"

Emperor Wanli drank the sparkling water in his hand, looked at the endless ocean in front of him, felt the sea breeze coming from the sea, and said so.

Standing aside, Zhu Changluo also looked at the seagulls flying in the distance, and said, "Father is a real dragon! This time we took the treasure boat to go into the sea, just in response to the legend of the real dragon entering the sea. From then on, the sky is high and the earth is wide, let the father fly in it !"

Emperor Wanli grinned when he heard this, "That's right! I am a real dragon, and it is a great auspicious omen for a real dragon to enter the sea! When we arrive in Nanjing, everything will go smoothly."

Zhu Changluo also hummed.

This time Zhu Changluo led an army of more than 2 people from the Zhili Navy. These [-] horses are all experienced soldiers, and their loyalty is beyond doubt.

Most of them have studied in Tianjin Wei Naval Academy. During the school, in addition to daily training, the most important thing for them is to be loyal to the Crown Prince and to the ideological education of Daming!

It can be said that these 2 people can come when they are called, no matter in thought or in action, they can fight when they come, and they will win the battle!
Moreover, these people's backgrounds are relatively innocent and pure, and none of them has entanglements and origins with the southern gentry.

They are all carefully selected by Zhu Changluo's people from Tianjin Wei Canal Wharf and Xishan Huangzhuang over the years, so their loyalty is absolutely reliable, and they will never be easily corroded by anyone.

With the guards of [-] men who are sure to win, Zhu Changluo and Emperor Wanli can come out safely even if they go to Longtan and Tiger's Lair.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo had nothing to worry about during his southern tour.

Although sea voyages are not as colorful as canal trips, there is absolutely nothing to say in terms of speed.

If you take the canal, start from Tianjinwei to Jinan, and then go down to Yangzhou from Jinan and enter the Yangtze River to Suzhou. Although you can see many places of interest and fireworks along the way.

However, this will also greatly increase the cost of travel for Zhu Changluo and Emperor Wanli.

The Ming Dynasty was not the Manchu Dynasty.

If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty made such an extravagant and wasteful southern tour, those scholars who were deeply educated in Confucianism would definitely criticize the emperor and the crown prince for their sins of arrogance and extravagance and inconsiderateness of the people.

Therefore, in order to let most people who don't know the truth and have bad reading minds follow suit and attack the royal family's actions, Zhu Changluo decisively abandoned the time-consuming and expensive canal and took the relatively quick and economical sea route.

Although there will be some people who go to the sea, at least in terms of perspective, they can't grasp the reasons for the royal extravagance. The most important thing they grasp is the safety of the emperor and the crown prince.

After all, the sea is still a little strange and scary to a traditional mainland country like Ming Dynasty.

As a loyal minister who cares about his father, seeing the emperor and the crown prince risking their lives on a huge boat and walking on the turbulent ocean is still very worrying!
Therefore, just before Zhu Changluo and Emperor Wanli boarded the ship, there were often officials who would kneel in front of the palace to persuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Emperor to withdraw their orders and take the most stable and stable land route.

However, Zhu Changluo didn't want to waste too much time and energy on this matter.

The consideration of going by sea is the result of Zhu Changluo's careful consideration, and it is impossible for him to change his mind just because of some people's opposition.

If Zhu Changluo's will had changed because of some opposition, then he would not have the power and achievements he has today.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo's approach to this situation is also very simple and rude.

Zhu Changluo directly ordered people to pull those officials who were kneeling in the palace to be dragged onto the boat, and to go south by sea with him, which can be regarded as full of the sincerity of these people's loyalty to the king.

After all, the reason they knelt down was to ensure the safety of the crown prince and the emperor at the risk of death.

Now, Zhu Changluo brought these people on board together, so these people would naturally live and die with the crown prince and emperor.

Under such kindness, some grassroots officials who were still on the lookout turned off their flames in an instant, and silently tightened their cuffs on the remonstrance memorial they had prepared, and followed the flow of people to face the dragon boat of the crown prince and the emperor going south. Worship, and pray for the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Emperor to have a smooth journey!
It can be seen how interesting these people are.

Regarding the behavior of these people, Zhu Changluo just laughed.

Zhu Changluo understood this kind of human selfishness better than anyone else.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the mouth of the Songjiang Mansion is just ahead."

Qi Jin, as the top general of the escort escort, immediately reported to Zhu Changluo and Emperor Wanli when the fleet was approaching Songjiang Mansion.

Zhu Changluo and Emperor Wanli looked at Qi Jin.

Zhu Changluo said: "The whole army is ordered to prepare to enter the river from the sea. Tonight, I will have a rest with the emperor in Songjiang Mansion."

Qi Jin took the order to go, and Emperor Wanli looked at Zhu Changluo and asked, "Why don't you go directly to Nanjing, why do you want to rest in Songjiang Mansion for one night?"

Emperor Wanli, who had been floating on the sea for more than ten days, had a deep obsession with Nanjing, and he didn't want to delay his time to go to Nanjing at all.

Zhu Changluo smiled and said: "Father, we have been floating on the sea for more than ten days. Considering the health of the dragon, I feel that it is still necessary to go ashore in Songjiang Mansion for a rest. Moreover, many government affairs and state affairs are in this period of time. I was also squeezed, and taking advantage of today's trial in the river, I have to deal with these state affairs."

When Emperor Wanli heard Zhu Changluo's reason, he nodded and said, "Okay then, let's go ashore at Songjiang Mansion."

After saying this, Emperor Wanli also looked forward to the land that was getting closer and closer. This was the first time he set foot on the border of the south of the Yangtze River. For Emperor Wanli, all of this was joyful and unfamiliar.

Therefore, Emperor Wanli soon put aside his expectations for Nanjing, and wanted to go ashore in advance to experience the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

However, at this time, the coastal area of ​​Songjiang Mansion was not yet prosperous, and it was far inferior to the grandeur of Shanghai, the magic capital of later generations.

Except for the prosperous places near Suzhou and Kunshan in Songjiang Mansion at this moment, the rest of the places are also average.

Just like where Zhu Changluo and the others are about to land, there are only a few places where there is light smoke, and most of the places are still undeveloped virgin land, which looks extremely backward and desolate, and they can't feel the prosperity and vitality that belongs to Jiangnan at all!
After getting off the boat, Zhu Changluo looked at the scenery in front of him and sighed, "This is Shanghai!"

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