Daming: I, Zhu Di, threatened to seize the heir apparent at the beginning!

Chapter 334 Shen Ren’s entrepreneurial gift to Zhu Di!
Fuzhou.

All the gentry who gathered in Fuzhou left.

Not going home.

They all ran to Min County to lead the county to Fuqing.

Fuqing is also close to the sea and close to Min County.

All the gentlemen went to watch the fun.

Fuzhou is quiet.

The inns and restaurants in the city sighed that the good times were over.

The chief envoy's yamen became lively.

News from Min County spread back to Fuzhou one after another.

Ye Mao's official office.

The confidant stood in front of Ye Mao's desk and reported, "Sir, the latest news from Min County is that Zhu Silang has no troops available and has directly withdrawn the coastal defense line guards to the county seat of Min County..."

Ye Mao raised his head in shock. After the report from his confidants was over, he asked with a smile: "If he did this, wouldn't he be afraid of the people outside Min County scolding him?"

Zhu Silang does have the right to mobilize the coastal defense forces of Min County. According to His Majesty's imperial edict, Min County is the bridgehead for Zhu Silang's attack on Dongfan. The coastal defense of Min County is under the dual jurisdiction of Zhu Silang and the Dusi Prefecture. In the future, Zhu Silang's naval base for going to sea will also be in Built in Min County.

"Hehe... Sir, it's good that Zhu Silang can guard Min County now. Can he still care about the scolding?"

Ye Mao smiled.

Qiu Ba, who was good at fighting and killing in Min County, could collect up to 500 people by searching and picking them up.

Plus Zhu Silang's five hundred personal soldiers.

A total of 2000 people.

Although Min County is a small town, more than a thousand people are enough to defend the city.

But as far as he knew, Chen Zuyi would have to use at least 5000 people this time.

He didn't ask the specific amount.

These are secret contacts between local powerful men and Chen Zuyi.

As an official of the Ming Dynasty, he would never have any direct contact with a group of pirates who had left their homeland.

But 5000 people is not a lot.

The consumption can also kill Zhu Silang's more than a thousand troops.

At that time, Min County could not hold on.

Zhu Silang's behavior of withdrawing the coastal defense troops angered all the people outside Min County.

After the war, the powerful people in Fujian County were allowed to incite the people to expel Zhu Silang, and then a wave of expulsion of Zhu Silang was formed throughout Fujian.

Driving away Zhu Silang is just around the corner!
Zhu Silang made a bad move.

It's obvious that a clever woman can't make a meal without rice, so she panics!
'Expell Zhu Silang...'

Ye Mao silently calculated that if he took this step, many people in the Crown Prince's system would appreciate him very much.

Lan Yu provoked Zhu Silang and almost lost his life.

Lu Ben, the prince's father-in-law, almost died.

Song Guogong Feng Sheng lost his life directly.

And he is going to succeed!
Ye Mao raised his head and asked his confidant Master, "Master, after expelling Zhu Silang this time, who should I show my merit to in order to get closer to the prince's line and prepare to get closer to the prince in the future?"

Although a high-ranking official like him had some connections between the DPRK and China.

But the relationship is not deep.

He is about to do something big, but he can't find a way to show off his merit.

Hu Weiyong can't do it, not to mention he has already resigned.

Li Shanchang is not an authentic prince.

……

The confidant master pondered for a moment, held the pearl of wisdom in his hand and said with a smile: "Sir, you can contact the prince's father-in-law, Mr. Lu Benlu. This man must hate Zhu Silang. Now that you avenge him and relieve the hatred in your heart, Mr. Lu must be very happy..."

Ye Mao listened carefully, and the smile on his lips grew wider.

Lu Ben is indeed a good springboard to enter the prince family.

"Okay, I will edit a letter for Mr. Lu right now to make Mr. Lu happy first!"

In fact, we should wait for the results to come out.

But he can't wait now.

……

at the same time.

Jian'an.

Dusi Yamen.

"What?" Shen Ren also received the news from Min County. He stood up in surprise and quickly came to the map. According to the news, he stared at the map and thought for a while.

He couldn't help but nod his head and sighed: "As expected of someone who can travel thousands of miles from the grassland to kill someone back!"

"General, King Yan's arrangement is very clever?" The subordinates behind him looked puzzled.

"More than brilliant!" Shen Ren looked solemn, "You don't know how much those brothers on Haiphong have suffered from relying on Haiphong over the years?"

Cannibals are soft-mouthed, but short-handed!
Now Fujian's tycoons want to unite with pirates to give King Yan a heads-up.

I must warn these people in Haiphong in advance.

……

"The King of Yan saw through all this, so he directly asked the young master of the Xu family to evacuate these people to Min County. Under his nose, let alone these guys who dare not mess around, I wouldn't dare either !”

His status as a prince is nothing more than that.

Traveling across the grassland, traveling thousands of miles away is what scares him the most.

Only soldiers can understand what such glorious achievements mean.

"General, isn't King Yan afraid of the people scolding him for doing this?"

Shen Ren shook his head, "Without mercy, if victory cannot be guaranteed, the people will suffer even greater losses, and they will suffer a little infamy..."

The voice stopped abruptly.

He always thought that this person could not achieve great things.

Able, but not ambitious.

So, I don’t want to get close.

Being too close to King Yan would not be conducive to his military career or development prospects.

But if you don't have such great power and courage, how dare you do this?
People with great ambition and courage can't achieve great things?

Shen Ren showed a trace of hesitation. Was his judgment about the prince wrong?

Although he doesn't compete for wealth, if he goes to sea, can he start his own business like Your Majesty without relying on inheritance?
"General, King Yan has mobilized the cavalry out of the city and moved the coastal defense into the city. Can he defend Min County?"

The subordinate asked curiously, interrupting Shen Ren's thoughts.

Shen Ren came back to his senses and immediately turned around: "I'm going to Zhendongwei. After I leave, you will be responsible for the construction, especially ensuring the safety of Princess Yan, Taisun and his party!"

The subordinate opened his mouth in surprise.

Zhendong Guard is in Fuqing, the closest guard to Min County.

March quickly.

You can rush to Min County in one day, and at normal speed, you can get there in two days!

"General..." He had already guessed that the general had changed his mind and wanted to reinforce King Yan, but why?
Didn’t you say before that you want to keep a distance from King Yan?
Shen Ren could tell at a glance what his subordinate wanted to ask.

This is a moment.

First, King Yan transferred the coastal defense troops back to the county seat of Fujian County, and then transferred the cavalry that followed him across the grasslands outside the city.

He could basically judge that King Yan could at least defend Min County.

When he leads troops from Jian'an to reinforce, since he can go early and stay late, others can hold the county seat, so why not go early.

Second, and most importantly.

He didn't want to rush up before, because he was worried that the prince's family would mistakenly think that he supported King Yan.

But King Yan was sent out to sea by His Majesty, and he curled up to the east, unable to stretch out.

He didn't want to have no escape route in the future.

But now it's different.

From the looks of King Yan, he seems to have the ability to start a business on his own, similar to His Majesty the Emperor.

In this way, even if he was rejected by the prince line in the Ming Dynasty, he could still go to King Yan in the future.

Zhendongwei is in Fuqing.

After the battle in Min County begins.

It is also his duty to send troops.

However, Zhendongwei has two advantages over Jian'an. It is very close to Min County and can be reached in two days if the army marches.

And it is close to the sea, in the southwest of Min County.

He could quickly lead the Zhendong Guard soldiers to suddenly appear at the mouth of the Min River and set up water obstacles in the Min River.

Stop all the warships entering the Min River!
Think of it as a business gift to King Yan!

In this way, he does not have to suffer the torture and condemnation of his conscience.

I didn't dare to do this before.

It’s because he doesn’t understand King Yan.

I think that although this person is excellent, he has no ambitions. In the Ming Dynasty, he will always be driven by others.

Even if they go to sea, they can only rule one Dongfan at most.

But now it's different.

The ability shown by King Yan proved that this king had the ability to create a career.

In this way, others dare to approach him.

Only then did I have the courage to approach him!
……

Shen Ren came back to his senses and said seriously: "Don't ask any more questions. In short, you just need to follow my instructions and handle these things well. Also, don't reveal to anyone except Princess Yan that I left Jian'an and went to Zhendong Wei." news!"

He suddenly changed his mind.

If Ye Mao and other powerful people in Fujian find out.

I'm afraid we won't be able to fight this time.

As a Ming general.

Since King Yan's performance was enough for him to put aside all worries and take action.

Then we must deal with all the Japanese pirates who dare to break into the Minjiang River and board the territory of the Ming Dynasty!

He didn't know enough about King Yan before today, and the various news coming from Jinling, true or false, made him worry too much.

……

The day.

Shen Ren only brought a few soldiers, disguised himself, and left the city in a low-key manner. He quickly left Jian'an and went straight to Dongwei in Fuqing Town.

Although Shen Ren's subordinates didn't know the reason for Shen Ren's sudden change.

But he also realized that his general was preparing to get closer to King Yan. At least, he would no longer deliberately keep his distance from King Yan.

So, while ensuring the safety of Xu Miaoyun and others.

On the other hand, he came to the county government office in a low-key manner.

Tell Xu Miaoyun the news that Shen Ren went to Zhendongwei.

study.

After sending away Shen Ren's close subordinates.

Mao Laoliu, Mingyue, and Mingxia all looked at Xu Miaoyun in confusion.

They were all surprised by Shen Ren's sudden and shocking change.Mao Laoliu couldn't help but ask: "Young madam, when we first came here, Shen Ren seemed to keep his distance from us. What happened? Is he possessed by an evil spirit?"

Xu Miaoyun smiled.

She vaguely guessed the reason.

People who don't know Shiro, especially those high-ranking officials in the court, are afraid that coming into contact with Shiro will cause trouble for themselves in the future.

But if they find out, Shiro can also be their escape route.

Some people will let go of their worries.

Shen Ren didn't mean to seek refuge with Shiro.

It's just that Shen Ren saw that Shiro's ability could protect him and give him a future in the future, so he put aside all his worries and fulfilled his duties as a general!
As an official or general, being able to be like Shen Ren is actually very good.

Never have any extravagant expectations, people will be selfless!
Even Liu Bowen had seen through the structure of the court in Hongwu's 11th year, and his father could protect him, so when Shiro invited him, he readily agreed.

After everyone listened to Xu Miaoyun's explanation, they suddenly understood.

snort!
Mao Laoliu laughed and snorted: "At this critical moment, Shen Ren made the right choice!"

Daming couldn't stay any longer and followed the young master. How could the young master treat him badly?

He, Shen Ren, was not the best in Ming Dynasty.

There are bound to be few opportunities.

But after going to sea, the young master has few talents under his command, so he, Shen Ren, will get many opportunities!

In the Ming Dynasty, there is a high probability that Shen Ren will have to endure qualifications.

But as long as you are willing to go to sea with the young master, you can rely on your military exploits!
Those who rely on seniority will never be as good as those who rely on military merit.

People like Lan Yu and Mu Ying are famous, right?
They just rely on their actual military exploits!
As long as Shen Ren has more contact with the young master, he will definitely be impressed by the young master!

……

Xu Miaoyun smiled and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Over the past few days, her tense nerves finally relaxed a lot.

……

Another day passed.

Villages on both sides of the Minjiang River must either be evacuated or evacuated into the county.

Throughout Min County, everyone held their breath and waited nervously for the war to come.

Fuqing.

The top of Xiaolian Mountain near the sea.

A group of powerful gentry looked at the sea from a distance and talked in low voices.

"Why is there no movement at all?"

"We are still waiting to see how big Chen Zuyi, the king of the world, will be this time. He will give Zhu Silang a heads-up. He must not let us down..."

"Look!"

At a certain moment, someone suddenly exclaimed, and the discussion stopped abruptly.

Everyone looked in the direction of the speaker's finger.

Instantly sluggish.

Small black dots appeared on the sea in the distance.

Then zoom in quickly.

hiss!
There was a gasp.

"How many warships are there?"

"It looks like there are at least seven or eight hundred ships!"

"More than one! At least a thousand ships!"

"Pirates active in the four seas are so powerful?"

"This is only part of it. It is impossible for every pirate family to go out in full force. These pirates are good at at least keeping one, two, four or five warships in their lair, leaving the capital for a comeback. Chen Zuyi is definitely not going out in full force, and , and there are some pirates who are only active in Goryeo and will not obey Chen Zuyi’s orders at all..."

"Can these pirate warships in front of us be able to overwhelm the imperial navy?"

……

The gentry and powerful officials were shocked and discussed.

on the flagship.

Chen Zuyi was also full of ambition. He stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the mighty warships behind him. He smiled heartily at Liang Daoming and other leaders who were invited to the flagship: "I am waiting for such a large gathering to appear on the coast of Daming. When the news reaches Jinling City, I’m afraid Emperor Zhu won’t be able to sleep well either!”

Haha ...

The leaders laughed heartily.

After Liang Daoming smiled, he took the opportunity to speak: "Brother Chen, if we reinforce Zhu Silang from the east guard of Fuqing Town, we can reach Min County in two days. We have to be on guard. I am willing to lead my brothers to stay near the coast of Fuqing and attack Fuqing at any time." Under false pretenses, help Brother Chen contain the Zhendong Guard and ensure that the Zhendong Guard does not dare to reinforce Zhu Silang!"

"I am willing too!" Lu Zhen hurriedly followed and asked for orders.

"I would too!"

"I would too!"

……

The smile on Chen Zuyi's face gradually froze.

Liang Daoming, under his command, always wants to maintain a sense of presence.

Compete with him for appeal!
He is going to say yes.

This does not mean telling everyone that he is the commander-in-chief of this battle.

Liang Daoming is the deputy commander?

In the future, if there is a big victory, Liang Daoming, the deputy commander, will also share in his reputation.

He was certain.

Liang Daoming will definitely send people to spread propaganda all over the world. This battle is the result of their joint command.

Beautiful!
"Brother Liang is worrying too much!" Chen Zuyi said with a smile: "We have a very detailed report. Shen Ren, the governor of Fujian, did not want to get too close to Zhu Silang at all. Shen Ren ordered to gather troops and horses, and he actually came from five guards Deployed, go to Jian'an first to gather..."

If Shen Ren really wants to help Zhu Silang win a big victory.

You should go directly to Zhendongwei!
Let other guard posts gather troops and horses towards Zhendong Guard.

Liang Daoming was secretly surprised.

He didn't know this news.

Chen Zuyi was, after all, the King of the Four Seas, and his network of contacts within the Ming Dynasty was beyond his comparison.

This is also the reason why he wants to make friends with Lu Zhen and others.

"Report! The scout is back!"

At this moment, a pirate came and interrupted everyone's intrigue.

Soon, a small boat quickly approached the flagship.

Then the spies came on deck.

"Chief, Zhu Silang has withdrawn all the coastal defense forces of Fujian County to the county..."

Chen Zuyi and others were shocked when they first heard about it.

Haha ...

After the spies finished reporting, everyone immediately raised their heads and laughed.

"Zhu Silang thinks that if all the thousands of people from coastal defense are gathered in Min County, he can hold the city?"

"He doesn't know, let's use 8000 people, right?"

"It's okay now, everyone can go straight in along the Minjiang River!"

"He Zhu Silang wants to start a battle with us in Min County, so let's fight! Eight thousand versus one thousand, the advantage is ours!"

……

During the relaxed discussion, Chen Zuyi raised his hand and his voice gradually died down.

Chen Zuyi looked at Liang Daoming and said, "Brother Liang, Zhendong Guard is nearby. Zhu Silang can't even borrow troops, so he has to withdraw his coastal defense troops because of his limited resources. Are you still worried about Zhendong Guard's reinforcements now?"

"Brother Chen is wise!" Liang Daoming complimented with a smile.

He wasn't originally worried about Zhendong Wei.

The main reason is that he does not want to completely become Chen Zuyi's vassal in this battle.

Let Chen Zuyi get all the benefits.

Since there is no way to get a share of the action, just concentrate on watching the show.

snort!
Chen Zuyi snorted secretly, turned around, and shouted loudly: "Send orders to all ships, full sail! Tonight we will arrive at the estuary of the Minjiang River!"

……

It's approaching evening.

Chen Zuyi's warship appeared at the mouth of the Minjiang River.

Chen Zuyi's huge ship could not sail into the Minjiang River.

Decided upon discussion.

Chen Zuyi's eldest son Chen Shou was the chief general, and Kanda Takanobu, the strongest among the Japanese pirates, was his deputy general, commanding eight thousand troops.

Two hundred warships, large and small, sailed up the Min River and Shuo River to attack Min County.

Before departure.

Chen Zuyi found the eldest son alone.

Examining his eldest son, who is already 25 years old.

His eldest son often led troops in Malacca to attack the cities and villages of the Kingdom of Malacca on land and seize land.

He is a good player in both naval and land battles!
He had high hopes for his eldest son.

"This time, you are following you. Over the years, we have accumulated the best soldiers who are good at land warfare. My father has trained you for many years. You are my father's best son. It is said that Zhu Silang is also the best son of Emperor Zhu. , don't be careless, fight hard and defeat Zhu Silang!
If we win this battle, our father and son's reputation will be completely established in the world. In the future, my father will be a loner and will leave you a kingdom! "

Chen Shou has a dark complexion, is tall and majestic, and has a long scar on his face.

This was left over from the battle in Malacca.

Hearing this, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, father! I will definitely defeat the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Silang, and capture him as much as possible. Then we will send him back to the Ming Dynasty as a gift. This will demonstrate our strength and make good friends with the Ming Dynasty!"

"it is good!"

Chen Zuyi suddenly laughed.

These few words alone prove that his son is not a foolhardy man.

"Go!"

……

beep...

Amidst the dull sound of horns, more than 200 warships, under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes, sailed upstream along the Min River and disappeared from sight.

Liang Daoming glanced at Lu Zhen, "Senior Lu, can you win this battle?"

On their side, the ones they brought out were all elite.

Especially Chen Zuyi's two thousand soldiers and horses.

That was an existence that even the Malacca dynasty was afraid of.

Everyone wears armor!

Chen Zuyi’s eldest son is also very good.

But Zhu Silang has a greater reputation.

Zhu Silang's disadvantage was that he had too few troops.

He wants to win.

But thinking that Chen Zuyi won and his prestige would increase, he felt itchy and wanted to participate in person.

Lu Zhen saw through Liang Daoming's thoughts at a glance and asked with a smile: "Chief Liang, do you also want to send troops?"

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