My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 956: Fight without bloodshed

Hearing Zhu Zhanhe say that he was not interested in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Shan secretly curled his lips. He would never believe such nonsense, just like no one in future generations would believe it if someone said that he was not interested in money.

But what Zhu Zhanhe said was the truth. If Zhu Qizhen was really a good emperor who was diligent and caring for his people, Zhu Zhanhe would never use troops against the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, almost no one in the world can understand his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty have the same origin. Even if the Ming Dynasty's national power is weak now, it can never be conquered by just tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Not to mention anything else, there are 30,000 navy troops stationed in Tianjin alone. There are hundreds of warships. Although your majesty's steam warships are sharp, it is probably not easy to capture Tianjin in a short time, right?"

Yang Shan saw that Zhu Zhanhe was determined to attack the Ming Dynasty, and it was useless to beg him, so he changed his strategy and directly listed the Ming Dynasty's military strength, hoping to make Zhu Zhanhe retreat in the face of difficulties.

"You know Tianjin's military strength very well. Tianjin's navy is indeed the elite of the Ming Dynasty. If Tianjin cannot be captured in a short time, Beijing will definitely strengthen its defense when it gets the news. With the strength of Beijing's defense, even if I can defeat it , and there will be heavy losses.”

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Yang Shan approvingly and nodded. As a civil servant, it was quite difficult for Yang Shan to have such insights into military affairs.

"Since Your Majesty knows this, it is better to withdraw the troops. Then the two countries will be reconciled. If necessary, we, the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, can form an alliance together and help each other when encountering foreign enemies!"

When Yang Shan saw that Zhu Zhanhe agreed with his words, he felt that an opportunity had come, so he immediately used his ability to persuade.

But in response to Yang Shan's words, Zhu Zhanhe just smiled slightly and said again: "Envoy Yang, you don't have to say anything. Tianjin is ahead of you. I will show you how I won Tianjin!"

After Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the entire Han fleet accelerated again, and Tianjin Port finally appeared on the sea.

When the Ming officials at the port saw this huge fleet that suddenly appeared, they were all frightened. Especially when they saw the Han flag flying on the battleship, they couldn't believe it. After all, they had a good relationship with the Han over the years. , it can even be said to be an ally relationship. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the other party to use troops against the Ming Dynasty.

Some port officials even thought it was a visiting fleet sent by Dahan when they saw Dahan's fleet. It was just the negligence on the top that they did not notify the port.

However, as the Han fleet approached rapidly, the officials at the port saw clearly these murderous warships, especially the guns on the ships were all pointed at the port, which made them finally understand that this fleet was definitely coming with bad intentions.

So the chief officer of the port immediately sent someone to notify the Ming Dynasty navy stationed at the port, asking them to go to sea to meet the enemy. As the closest port to Beijing, Tianjin has the most elite navy of the Ming Dynasty stationed here. Even if it cannot defeat the steam battleships of the Han Dynasty, at least It can also buy some time for the port, allowing them to deploy defenses on land and send people to report to Beijing.

However, what everyone did not expect was that after receiving the order, the elite navy of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Tianjin did not sail out to sea to fight. Instead, under the leadership of a veteran, they rushed directly into the port and controlled all levels of the port. officials.

"What did General Zhang do? Why did he disobey military orders? Could it be that he wanted to rebel?"

One of the controlled officials was furious and asked angrily at the veteran leader.

"What are you doing? The emperor is ignorant and has no morals. He uses eunuchs more than others. A mere Wang Zhen actually has all the power in the government. Nobles will kneel down and salute when they see him. I earned my title through actual military exploits, not through rewards from that eunuch. What did you say I was going to do?"

The leader, a veteran with white hair and beard, roared at these officials.

This veteran was none other than Zhang Fu, who followed Zhu Zhanhe to reopen shipping and led the navy to conquer Japan. At first, he was made a marquis for his merits, and he was considered prominent for a while. Later, when Zhu Zhanji came to power, he was neglected. For several years, the Ming Navy lacked experienced generals, so Zhang Fu was later used again. Originally, with Zhang Fu's merits and status, Zhu Qizhen would treat him with courtesy even when he saw him. However, in recent years, eunuchs such as Wang Zhen and Xi Ning have been in power and have treated nobles like pigs and dogs. Even Zhang Fu's The whole family was oppressed by the eunuchs, not to mention everyone else.

For example, Zhang Fu, one of his nephews was directly arrested and imprisoned by Jin Yiwei because he offended Wang Zhen. He died in an unknown manner in the end. Even Zhang Fu was implicated and was deprived of his title by Wang Zhen.

If Zhang Fu hadn't been a highly respected figure in the navy, he would have been caught and imprisoned long ago.

Zhang Fu was originally a confidant brought out by Zhu Zhanhe. If Zhu Zhanhe hadn't had a keen eye for talents, I'm afraid he would have been nothing more than a guard commander in this life.

Therefore, under this situation, Zhang Fu also defected to the Han Dynasty early, and the Tianjin he guarded was the gateway for Zhu Zhanhe to enter the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe had already sent someone to contact Zhang Fu. As soon as his army arrived, Zhang Fu immediately commanded his navy to seize control of Tianjin Port.

As a veteran general in the army, Zhang Fu's status in the navy is no better than Zhang Fu's status in the army. His confidants are everywhere in the navy, and the Tianjin Navy has long been controlled by him, so when he ordered the capture of Tianjin Port , there was almost no objection from the navy under his command.

As the officials of Tianjin Port were controlled by Zhang Fu, he immediately sent ships to welcome Zhu Zhanhe and others into the port. Tianjin Port, which was originally the gateway to Beijing, was captured by Zhu Zhanhe without bloodshed.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Fu!"

Zhang Fu personally took the boat and then boarded Zhu Zhanhe's flagship, saluting immediately when they met.

"General Zhang, you have been wronged over the years!"

Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward, helped Zhang Fu up with his own hands and said with emotion.

"I am not aggrieved, I am just aggrieved for the thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was a cowardly king and treacherous ministers who harmed the country. Only you, your majesty, can turn the tide and save the people from the fire!"

Zhang Fu also saluted again quite emotionally.

Zhang Fu is actually the same as Zhu Zhanhe. If Zhu Qizhen had not been so stupid and unruly, and Wang Zhen had not been so mischievous, he would not have betrayed the Ming Dynasty. Now that Zhang Fu has taken refuge with the Han Dynasty, most people still hope to let Zhu Zhanhe To save the Ming Dynasty, the country, and the people of the world, only a small part of them think about themselves.

"Don't worry, since I'm here this time, I won't sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty be destroyed in Zhu Qizhen's hands!"

Zhu Zhanhe patted Zhang Fu's shoulder heavily and said.

Yang Shan, who was standing behind Zhu Qizhen, saw that veterans like Zhang Fu had defected to the Han Dynasty, and he couldn't help but feel despair in his heart. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty would change hands again today?
(End of this chapter)