open sea

Chapter 655
Chen Mu thought about this matter carefully, it doesn't matter who the target is, Zhang Juzheng naturally asked You Qi to convey this matter.

Even if the young and ignorant emperor wanted to kill these people in anger, he had to resort to court rods, or he would listen to Chen Mu's slander and send them wherever they suffered.

Zhang Juzheng just said that Zou Yuanbiao cannot be allowed to come back alive.

Who does he think he is?

It doesn't matter what position Zhang Juzheng puts himself in, but what does he think of Chen Mu, a killer?
It is true that Chen Mu has killed countless people, but military law belongs to military law, and war belongs to war. His identity is a general with sufficient independent power overseas. If the national interests are so great that he needs to plan a war, he will naturally plan it. , No matter how many people die.

But what is this?
Leading the country depends on the appointment of the emperor and the selection and selection of the court, but it depends on the private influence that is powerful enough to affect the country, which is commonly known as political power.

Chen Mu began to understand why Zhang Han, who had been promoted and reused by Zhang Juzheng, neither opposed, nor agreed to, let alone implemented, many things that Zhang Juzheng instructed.

He obeyed the order to kill Zou Yuanbiao today, and which official provoked him tomorrow, if he had enough power and influence, could he also bypass the court's laws and send someone to blow up other people's mansions with explosive cartridges made in Nanyang?

This is gangsterism and has no place for an actual Reich Head of State.

The main hall of the Yamen of Beiyang Military Mansion.

The lights were turned off early at night, and the commander returned to the yamen. The kerosene lamps with pottery cores and iron frames embedded in the pillars of the hall were lit, illuminating the main hall brightly.

In the hall, Zhao Shizhen sat in the guest seat with the five gentlemen. Zhao Shizhen put incense pills into the Fuhu Boshan furnace in the hall, which imitated the antique shape, in order to calm down and refresh himself.

Several people yawned, and Zou Yuanbiao, who couldn't be idle, looked at the clean smoke coming out of the kerosene lamp burning on the beam and pillar, and asked Zhao Shizhen like a hundred thousand why.

On the contrary, Shen Sixiao, who is well-informed and well-informed, has no curiosity at all, and he still does not forget to comment in a accustomed tone, saying: "I told a few of you earlier that Chen Shuai is a genius, and the place where he stayed It’s not surprising that there is nothing—but for this lamp, Guangzhou craftsmen are still required to make it, that’s a supernatural workmanship, this one is too rough!”

Zhao Shizhen squinted his eyes and listened to Shen Sixiao boasting about his mastermind's ability. From the corner of his eye, he looked at the expressions of several people. Zou Yuanbiao was purely curious. It's just personal talent; Shen Sixiao and Ai Mu are now in Beiyang, and they seem to be quite cheerful, and they must have opened up their hearts and figured it out.

Wu Zhongxing didn't have any entanglements. As soon as his impeachment memorial to his teacher was passed on, he brought a copy to see Zhang Juzheng.

The craftsmanship of Guangzhou craftsmen is the best in the world, tinware, iron and pottery, and they are proficient in everything, so they are known as the best in the world.

In Chen Mu's words, it is number one in the world.

"I have dealt with the Fan people. When Duke Yin was in Guangdong and Guangxi, he wanted to go to Guangzhou to raise military expenses, but he refused to follow him from the magistrate to the county magistrate. The Fanyi must be managed in the same way as Chen Shuai governed Haojing. One less It’s not beneficial, it’s more domineering.” Shen Sixiao raised his hand and patted the armrest of the seat and smiled, looking forward to himself, and said: “They tried every means to learn how to cast iron, weave silk, shipbuilding, bridge building, and farming. appliance."

"Casting iron is for making guns, weaving silk is for making money, and farming is because they can only use dustpans to raise grain. When Shen was in Panyu alone, he caught many thieves who wanted to smuggle grain fan carts."

Foreigners don’t know how to cast large pieces. Zhao Shizhen knew about this a long time ago. Nanyang has a complete set of laws and regulations to control smuggling, so he didn’t care. He just asked with a smile, “They still want to learn how to build ships?”

Shen Sixiao nodded, and said: "It's not a Nanyang warship, and the overseas soldiers who stayed in Haojing can't return home. What's more, our new warship has learned from them, and the similarities and similarities are clear at a glance. What they want to learn is Fuchuan, which is cheap and durable. , there are merchants over there, and they want to learn this."

Zou Yuanbiao didn't understand this, and when he heard the two talking more and more, he felt sleepy, propped his chin and yawned and complained, "Isn't it alright for Shuai Chen to take a shower? The boat trip doesn't talk day and night, and in the middle of the night...Chen Shuai comes Already, Chen?"

Zou Yuanbiao, who was bored at first, showed ecstasy when he heard the sound of military boots stepping on the floor from the screen in the back hall. Immediately afterwards, he saw Chen Mu walking out in red breeches and a white jacket, and the joy quickly froze on his face.

Chen Mu, who had just taken a bath, didn't wear a hair towel, and his short hair was still wet after wiping. However, this had nothing to do with the black guards following behind Marshal Dongyang. Zou Yuanbiao's eyes were fixed on Chen Mu's hand.

Chen Mu was holding the untied wide leather belt, which was connected with a sword holster and a gun holster. In the sword holster, there was a dagger worn by an officer in the martial arts hall, and in the holster, there was naturally Chen Mu’s portable gun. It's two shots.

Bang!

The belt was thrown on the table and pressed by Chen Mu's palm, Juniper stood expressionlessly on the right side of the chief seat.

While Chen Mu was taking a bath, Juniper, who received the news, got up overnight and rushed to the Yamen to report to Chen Mu the urgent letter that came with Nanyang. Fortunately, Gao Gong was in Weigang, Nanyang when he received the letter, otherwise this letter It will take at least one and a half months before it can be delivered to Beiyang.

In the letter, Gao Gong expressed to Chen Mu the reaction of the Nanyang vassal states since Deng Zilong’s incident happened. It was not as fierce as Deng Zilong imagined. The Lu Song soldiers who were assigned to the Yunnan Army were relatively leaderless Lu Song soldiers. The Lu Song King is now in Beijing It's a good place to live, and the state affairs are completely handled by the Nanyang military government, so there is no need to care about the soldiers.

Suleiman had the same idea. The Luzon army would fight wherever the emperor pointed out, and he could put them wherever the emperor liked.

He is a tribal chief himself. He was treated with courtesy by Emperor Longqing when he first came to Beijing to pay tribute, and he saw the colorful world of Beijing. His mansion was arranged to build a well-equipped inner city in Yongle Year. He was number one in the world, so he waited until the second year of Wanli's accession to the throne and hurriedly put aside the country's care and went to Beijing to pay tribute again.

Then Zhang Juzheng talked about the little emperor's suggestion. If you really like Beijing so much, why not leave? 3000 horses and silk, 750 pieces of yarn and silk, [-] pieces of silk and winter cloth, [-] liang of cotton, [-] ounces of salt, [-] catties of tea, and [-] pieces of horse fodder. In five years, if you want to return to your country in the future, you can go directly to inherit the throne.

The Ministry of Industry also specially made him a pair of Kongming vehicles, that is, wheelchairs, to facilitate the walking of King Luzon.

Does this still need to be considered?
The reason why Luzon is still there is because of the Ming army. Now there are not only the Ming army, but also the prefects, county magistrates, people who are well-versed in politics, and a hundred wastes. What else are you thinking about?
His name is now Zhuleiman.

Therefore, Gao Gong still transferred troops and ships to Beiyang, but he was really not willing to transfer the vassal army again. According to Chen Mu's request, he transferred three captains of the fleet. It was Shao Tingda, Shi Qi, and Lin Manjue, but the first two had less than a hundred subordinates each, and did not lead troops.

It was Lin Manjue who met Chen Mu's request for the number of sailors. He would take the guerrilla general Lin Xiao and other old troops with [-] people to sail northward. They would serve as the navy captains of the Eastern Expedition.

Chen Mu pressed the belt on the table, glanced at the five people, and finally stayed on Zhao Yongxian's face, and said: "Master Zhao Ru, Mr. Chen heard from Chang Ji that you don't want to live anymore. Tell me why you don't want to live anymore. Tell the truth, see if you can persuade you to love life, if not, hanging yourself and jumping into the sea will be too hard..."

Chen Mu raised his hand and tapped the wooden handle of the handgun on the table decorated with glyphs, and said, "It's also called reasoning. Chen pointed out which one has the best shooting skills, and I'll send you on your way."

(End of this chapter)