Jinyi Night Walk

Xia Xun's trip to the east is not as casual as before. He used to sleep when he wanted to sleep, get up when he thought of it, and stop and go at will, but now it is not possible. The guard of honor of the Duke is there. Ten miles from the prefectures and counties, when they arrive in the city, there will be a big banquet. All the qualified officials, gentry, celebrities and celebrities in the city will come to accompany them.

However, the flattery of these veterans in the officialdom will definitely not make people feel nauseous. Their speaking skills are extremely clever, they obviously flatter you, but you can't feel it, and you will be in a trance before you know it.

Of course, these officials are so flattering, not only because of his high status and honor, but also the main reason is that these officials are all retained by Jianwen's former ministers, and they have limited understanding of Zhu Di. They all heard the wind, and they were afraid that this trend would spread from the capital to the whole country, and they would suffer accordingly.

Until they heard that the emperor had no intention of expanding the purge, especially the sentence that Zhu Di had been repeating in front of Jianwen's old ministers recently in order to express his intentions: "You are all descendants of the Taizu, so you are naturally loyal to Jianwen. Now I inherit the Datong, everyone As long as you put your heart into state affairs and serve you loyally, you will not be held accountable for the past." This is how you feel at ease.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang is jealous and greedy. Zhu Di looks like his father. The atmosphere at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty was relatively upright. These officials didn’t know how to behave towards Yang Xu, the Fuguogong, so no one dared to act against him. Yang Xu, who bribed and sent women all the way east, was prepared to resist corruption and never get involved, but this time he seemed to have lost something.

He didn't really want to accept bribes, or accept a few beauties, but... it's good to look at the rare treasures and all kinds of beauties, gain knowledge, and then sternly refuse.

It is said that when Xia Xun watched "Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince", she was quite fascinated by the love affair with Yang Ling who went to the south of the Yangtze River to wipe out the three guarding eunuchs, and also met Cheng Qiyun, who was "listening to the spring rain overnight in a small building". Yes, this was the bad taste of Xia Xun who had suddenly gained a high position. Those officials didn't know about it, so this flattery didn't really hit the mark.

Xia Xun rushed to Changguowei and met with the governor Chen Xuan who was ordered by Emperor Yongle to be stationed here.Most of Chen Xuan's boatmen are inland ships, which are easy to navigate inland rivers and difficult to go to sea, but it is still possible to patrol and defend along the coast.Chen Xuan welcomed Xia Xun into the Chinese army. After some politeness, Xia Xun asked about the situation on Shuangyu Island.

Chen Xuan said: "Most of the warships of the last general are inland river ships, which are not suitable for long-distance voyages, so the general does not know much about the situation in the open sea. The pirates entrenched on Shuangyu Island are hundreds of miles away. Shuangyu pirates are the scourge of Japanese pirates, so I don’t have much contact with them, and I don’t know much about them. I only know that they haven’t been around the sea recently. , was still restrained by Japanese pirates."

Xia Xun's expression changed, and he asked, "Do Japanese pirates still often come to the coast to harass these days?"

Chen Xuan said: "Since the humble officer reinforced the Coastal Defense Station, the strength of the navy has greatly increased. The Japanese pirates have come here a few times, and they have suffered a lot. Recently, there have been fewer harassments. However, since the Duke asked, the humble officer was thinking, I would like to ask the Duke to report to His Majesty on his behalf."

Xia Xun hurriedly said, "Commander, please tell me."

Chen Xuan said: "Duke, since ancient times, there is an old saying: 'You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief for a thousand days'. Our current move of mobilizing a large number of sailors to patrol the coast day and night is too exhausting, and the sailors have to bear it." I'm sorry, this is impossible to last, if I use this passive method to defend the vast sea area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, the investment in coastal defense alone will be enough to exhaust the imperial court."

Xia Xun nodded, deeply agreeing.

Seeing that he agreed, Chen Xuan cheered up, and spoke more vigorously: "But once the navy withdraws, or discounts the number and frequency of patrolling, it is difficult to guarantee that the Japanese pirates will not come again. The real deterrence can only deal a heavy blow to them, so we must have ships that can sail long distances and train soldiers for long-distance naval battles."

Further down, what Chen Xuan was talking about was the professional knowledge in shipbuilding and naval training, which Xia Xun sounded like he had only a half-knowledge.

After the conversation with Ming'er last time, Xia Xun has realized that as a time traveler, his advantage is only in grasping the general trend, and he is not better than others in other aspects, especially in various professional fields, which were hundreds of years ago. Even if he is an expert in this field in the modern era, he may not be able to understand the technical standards of this era and various technical terms that have long been abandoned. If a person who has been immersed in it for a lifetime still understands it, then he is not a human being, but a god.

So Xia Xun neither felt inferior nor wanted to inquire. He didn't come to be a technician. If this matter would allow him to participate, then it would be enough for him to grasp the general direction and create sufficient conditions for those professionals.He interrupted Chen Xuan's words, and ordered: "Chen Dudu, the emperor is also interested in building a powerful Daming navy. I think you will definitely be valued by the emperor when you present a memorial at this time."

Chen Xuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly agreed.

As the two were talking, Luo Yu, the commander of the Hangzhou Bay Naval Guard, hurried over.

Chen Xuan quickly got up and introduced: "Grandfather, this is Luo Yu, the commander of the Hangzhou Bay Navy. He has several seagoing ships that are suitable for long-distance sailing. If the Duke wants to go to Shuangyu Island in person, Commander Luo will lead him personally." Ship together."

Luo Yu stepped forward hurriedly, knelt down on one knee, and saluted Xia Xun with fists in his hands: "The last general, Hangzhou Navy Master Luo Yu, pays homage to Duke Fu!"

Before his body was fully bowed down, Xia Xun had already stepped forward, stretched his arms, lifted him up, smiled at him, and said, "Master Luo, long time no see!"

Looking at him, Luo Yu felt very familiar. He was stunned for a while, and then said: "The last general...have you seen the Duke?"

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At the beginning of September, the sky is clear and blue.The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the sea breeze is mighty. Once you stand on the bridge, you will see vast expanses of waves in front of you, and your heart will suddenly become wider.

"Ziqi, thank you, Yinger, here I come! And Xiaodi, and my precious daughter..."

Xia Xun tightly grasped the side of the boat warmed by the sun with both hands, feeling very excited.There were separations before, but I didn't seem to have such a strong feeling. I don't know if it's because the separation has been too long this time, or because I'm getting older and I'm falling in love with my family.

Thinking of his lovely wife who is as beautiful as flowers and jade, he suddenly became distracted; thinking of his precious daughter, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.But when he thinks that he has earned such a fame and status, his wife and daughter can live a happier life from now on, and he is sincerely proud and proud.

When Xia Xun's mood was fluctuating with the turbulent waves, the sentinel ship in front suddenly sent back a flag.Luo Yu has been directing the advance of the warship on the second deck. This time, there are four warships accompanying Xia Xun to Shuangyu, ten centipede speedboats, and six sentinel ships.Although Xia Xun had already said that he had a covenant with Shuangyu earlier, and that he was going here to recruit security, not to fight, but the Duke was on board, and if something happened, it would be their responsibility, Luo Yu dared not be careless.

As soon as the ship went out to sea, three large ships guarded Xia Xun's flagship in the center. Ten centipede speedboats were arranged on the left and right in the shape of wild goose wings. The sentinel ship returned to send out a signal. There must be something wrong ahead. Luo Yu's expression tightened, and he immediately ordered to slow down and stop the ship. At the same time, he rushed to the upper deck to report the situation to Xia Xun.

The two waited patiently for a while, and the sentinel boat sailed under the battleship, built a ladder to let the people on the sentry boat climb onto the big ship, ran to Xia Xun and Luo Yu, and reported: "Report, Duke, Commander, the sea ahead There is a scuffle, dozens of ships, large and small."

Xia Xun was taken aback, and asked, "Who is fighting?"

The sentry ship soldier said: "One of them is playing the flag of Shuangyu Pirates, and the other is playing the flag of Hachiman Bodhisattva. It is a Japanese ship."

Luo Yu looked at Xia Xun, Xia Xun did not hesitate, and immediately ordered: "Go at full speed, go up!"

Luo Yu said: "The enemy's situation is unknown, and the number of them is unknown. Besides, the Shuangyu pirates don't know that our officers and soldiers' ships are here to recruit them. Once we join the battle, I'm afraid it will easily cause misunderstandings, and we may be attacked on both sides. Naturally, the last general is not afraid. But the status of the Duke is precious, just in case..."

Xia Xun was only worried that Su Ying was also on the boat on the side of Shuangyu, afraid that she might make a mistake, so she waved her hands and said, "If we get rid of the siege for them, wouldn't it be easier to recruit them? Besides, these Japanese pirates invaded our coast and burned Killing, looting, and women are all evil, and now that we have the opportunity to fight against them, our Daming Navy has the responsibility of guarding the sea and protecting the people, how can we let it go easily and move forward at full speed!"

Luo Yu had no choice but to order to go down. Several large ships had fully swelled their sails, and the centipede speedboat advanced with all its strength, gliding across the sea lightly, leaving white waterlines behind.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Damn it, Chen Erzhuang, throw me the oil barrel!"

He Tianyang stretched his arms, standing on an ordinary pirate ship, and was fighting against a large Japanese pirate ship. One of the two sides hooked the other's side of the ship with a hook, and the other used a sharpened long bamboo pole soaked in tung oil to force it. Some of the fighters who jumped to the gang held long knives and hatchets, and grabbed the cable with one hand, and swung to the opponent's ship.

In short, our ship has the enemy, and the enemy ship has me, and there is chaos.The Chen Erzhuang whom He Tianyang called was a man as strong as an ox. He was also tall, about 1.9 meters high, with a shaved head and a face full of flesh, very fierce.He picked up a barrel of tung oil, stretched his arms muscles, and raised his grave like a mound. He shouted loudly, and threw the barrel of tung oil weighing tens of catties directly onto the Japanese pirates' boat across the sea more than two feet away.

"Boom!" The tung oil barrel fell to the ground, fell through a few gaps, and rolled along the deck. When it burned up, the tung oil was ignited all of a sudden, and the boat suddenly exclaimed.He Tianyang laughed loudly: "Damn, relying on the boat to bully the boat, I burned your boat and told you to feed the bastards!"

At this moment, the pirate at the helm exclaimed: "Officers and soldiers, there are officers and soldiers!"

In the distance, the warships of the Daming Navy approached aggressively, the pirate ships and Japanese pirate ships were spotted, and the fighting between the two sides stopped immediately.

The warships of the navy of the Ming army are much smaller than those of the two sides, but when it comes to the equipment on the ships, they are quite different.Besides, there is a mortal enemy beside me. The Japanese pirates are certainly worried that the warships of the Ming army will attack them, but the pirates are also worried that the officers and soldiers will attack them indiscriminately. Killed people.