Lord Moyu was forced to open

On the beach at night, the salty sea breeze blew gently. The entire fleet, except for those on duty who stayed on the ship, came to the island and were having a barbecue party.

sizzle...

The oily oil dripped into the fire, making bursts of sizzling popping sounds. A sea fish was grilled just right. Zheng He picked it up from the fire and mixed it with a pinch of cumin, pepper and salt. Sprinkled it on top and handed it to Zhang Laoliu, who had already changed into a bunt.

"You mean, you were hired as a crew member by the Cao family, and then you encountered a storm when you were about to arrive at the coast of Sui Luo, and then the hull broke and you were taken to this island?"

Zheng He asked curiously while passing the grilled fish over.

Zhang Laoliu took the grilled fish and nodded heavily, with a bitter look on his face: "Originally I just wanted to earn some money to go back and redeem Xiao Taohong, but I didn't expect that the Cao family's shipbuilding company was so crazy that they even saved money on the keel, otherwise Nor would the ship be destroyed and people would be stranded on a deserted island.

My lord, I'm so lucky to have met you. Please take me back to the Song Dynasty. My lord, I don't want to go to sea anymore. "

Speaking of this, Zhang Laoliu's face was filled with regret. Otherwise, he was deceived by that bastard Zhang San. Otherwise, how could he have ended up like this?
However, what shocked Zhang Laoliu was that after hearing what he said, Zheng He shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this will disappoint you. We will not return to the Song Dynasty, or we will not return in a short time."

"Ah! Not going back to Song Dynasty?!

Sir, aren't you an official ship? Why don't you return to the Song Dynasty? "

Zhang Laoliu stood up in shock, his face full of disbelief.

Zheng He, with a calm expression on his face, pierced a fish again and put it on the fire to roast, and then explained: "We are not the Navy people, we went to find the Peach Blossom Land on His Majesty's orders.

We will not go back before fulfilling His Majesty's will. In other words, if you want to go back to the Song Dynasty, if you follow us, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back within this year. "

thump!
Zhang Laoliu fell directly to the ground and said with despair on his face: "How is the little one going to go back?!"

Zheng He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe if you stay here a little longer, you can meet the fleet returning to the Song Dynasty?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Laoliu immediately stood up excitedly when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Sir, you can't leave me! There is no boat in this damn place! I have been here for five days, and there is only one Sir, you guys come here, but you haven’t seen any of the others!

If you leave me here, I will really become a savage! "

Zheng He smiled secretly in his heart, but his face still looked confused:

"But we have the emperor's order, so we really can't go back to Song Dynasty now.

If I don’t keep you here, you won’t be able to go back to Song Dynasty. "

Having said this, Zhang Laoliu immediately gritted his teeth, thought for a long time and then solemnly said:

"Sir, I will go to sea with you. I have been wandering around the sea since I was fifteen years old. Now I have more than 20 years of experience. Along the way, you must have something that you can use for me."

Zheng He still looked embarrassed: "But don't you want to go back to the Song Dynasty?

Once we leave, it will take at least a year before we can come back! "

Zhang Laoliu smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I have no choice now. If I don't follow you, adults, I will probably be trapped on this isolated island and wait for death.

Just ask the adults to take pity on the poor little one and take him on the road with him. "

Zheng He looked at Zhang Laoliu with a troubled face. After a long time, he reluctantly nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, let's go with us, Brother Zhang Liu."

"Thank you, sir!"

Zhang Laoliu showed excitement on his face.

Zheng He was embarrassed on the surface, but at this moment he was already smiling in his heart.

The Song Dynasty actually did not have many sailors. Although the East China Sea Fleet was already the first navy in the surrounding area, it was all based on the combat effectiveness brought by the advanced warships manufactured by relying on technological advantages.

However, there were not many sailors in the Song Dynasty who were familiar with naval warfare. There was not even a single old sailor in the fleet sent out to find the Peach Blossom Spring this time. They were all transferred from the army.

The Zhang Laoliu in front of him is an old seaman with decades of experience. If he is there during the next trip, he will definitely be able to bring a lot of help to himself and others. So Zheng He found a way to keep him here.

Now seeing that everything went smoothly, Zheng He breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, I will ask Brother Zhang Liu to help me with the rest of the trip. If I find the Peach Blossom Spring mentioned by His Majesty, I will definitely take credit for Brother Zhang Liu!"

"Please take credit?!"

Zhang Laoliu was shocked by these words, but then he also showed joy, thinking that if he really made a contribution and was rewarded by His Majesty, then he would be able to compete with the old man's family tree in the future. Is it possible to grab the top spot in the clan?

That night, Zhang Laoliu was forced to sell himself out again, and Zheng He finally had an experienced sailor and captain in his team.

Early the next morning, the fleet did not linger here too much and continued towards the unknown waters.

Bianjing.

royal palace.

"Wang Banban, is there any news from the sea?"

In Funing Palace, Zhao Jun, who had just left court, couldn't wait to ask about the location of the fleet as soon as he returned to the palace.

Wang Huaien quickly took out a piece of letter paper from his arms and said: "Your Majesty, this is the news from the spies on the Chuangluo side. Three days ago, Zheng He and the others took their people to the coast of the Chuiluo Kingdom for the last supply and then went out to sea. Well, I’m afraid I’m already in the deep sea now.”

"In other words, we have no way of knowing their location now, right?"

Zhao Jun frowned.

Wang Huaien nodded, and then said: "Even Xinying can't do it anymore. They are too far away, and there are too many factors along the way. We can only hear from them again when they come back."

Zhao Jun nodded helplessly: "Okay, Wang Banban asked Zhan Luo to pay attention and notify me immediately if there is news of their return."

"promise!"

Wang Huaien nodded heavily in agreement.

Zhao Jun didn't get the news he wanted, so he turned around and had Zhang Zheng and others summoned to Funing Palace.

By the time Zhang Zheng and his entourage arrived at Funing Palace, the sun had already reached the center of the sky, and Zhao Jun directly invited a few of them to have lunch together.

Then he took several people to the imperial study room.

After asking Wang Huaien to arrange positions for Zhang Zheng and others, the first words Zhao Jun said immediately made everyone present change their expressions!
"I am ready to abolish the position of prime minister and establish a cabinet system."

"what?!"

Although Zhang Zheng and the others had long realized that His Majesty might want to take action on the position of prime minister, they never expected that His Majesty would abolish the prime minister system that had been passed down for thousands of years and instead establish a cabinet system!
Before anyone else could say anything, Zhang Zheng was the first to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, where should Zhang Xiang go?
Zhang Xiang has worked hard over the years and has achieved great results. Isn’t it a bit..."

Zhang Zheng didn't finish his words, but everyone else present understood what he meant. He was asking Zhao Jun if he was burning bridges?
The reason why Zhang Zhenghui asked this was not because Zhang Zheng admired the prime minister system, but simply felt that Zhang He should not end up like this.

However, Zhao Jun's words instantly made everyone stay on the spot.

"Zhang He has long been ready to retire and return to his hometown, and I have agreed. However, I have to force the whole country to clear out his father, so I reluctantly kept him for one more year."

Everyone's expressions were stunned. They never expected that Zhang He was already preparing to retire and return home.

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(End of this chapter)