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

Chapter 518 Yanhua Navy fired the first shot!
The entire Jinling City, after a brief period of chaos.

People hid in their homes.

The upper class elites were either uneasy, nervous, or inexplicably excited.

They all pricked up their ears and waited quietly.

The whole of Jinling already knew that on the day the news spread, Liang Guogong, Yue Xihou, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng, Qu Neng, all important officials in the imperial court who had good relations with Yanhua, galloped away from Jinling City.

The people don't know what these big shots are doing.

But the upper elites of Jinling City knew it.

The prince sent these important court officials who were good friends with Yanhua.

It’s playing an emotional card!

Hope to influence the rampant and wanton Yanhua political and military clique, persuade them to withdraw from the imperial court's inland waterways.

The prince has already made plans to resolve the dispute peacefully.

Of course, the upper-class elites also know that peaceful resolution of disputes is only a card that the prince can play, and it is a very rare and helpless choice.

At the same time, the prince also prepared for war.

The Beijing camp is ready.

The elites from the five towns have been transferred to Jinling City and are ready for city defense.

The coastal defense forts on the Qinhuai River in the Jinling section have also received strict orders: Once the Yanhua Navy fires the first shot, all coastal defense forts must fight back at all costs. Anyone who is slack and afraid of fighting will be killed!
It is said that this sentence was said by the prince himself!

As for the coastal defense forts in important river towns along the way from Songjiangkou through Tongzhou, Changzhou, and Taizhou, it may be too late now.

After all, Ningbo Mansion discovered Yanhua Navy three days ago.

Calculated based on the speed and distance of the Yanhua Navy.

At this moment, I am afraid that we have entered the inland waterway.

……

Outside the study room of the East Palace.

Zhu Yunzhen was approaching with a plate of snacks when he heard the sound inside and stopped.

"Father, don't blame your eldest brother. It's hard for your eldest brother to be caught between your father and your fourth uncle. After all, your fourth uncle raised and taught your eldest brother for six or seven years. This kind of upbringing is better than the love between a father and a son. I am a filial piety, and this is the case for my eldest brother. Only then can we further prove the advanced nature of our moral education and etiquette..."

fart!

Zhu Yunzhen's face suddenly turned green with anger.

He cursed loudly in his heart.

Tibu rushed in, "Father, there is a reason why eldest brother returned to Fengyang..."

Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunwen were alarmed and looked at Zhu Yunwen together.

Zhu Yunxuan brought the snacks to Zhu Biao, "Passing through the palace of the mother-in-law, I happened to meet the mother-in-law who heard that my father had not eaten at noon and wanted to bring some snacks to my father, so I did it for myself..."

Mother concubine?

Zhu Biao looked at the three sons in front of him.

In the entire East Palace, the one who can be called mother and concubine by the children must be the crown princess.

This kid is probably lying.

Over the years, his relationship with the Crown Princess has been a bit...

How should I put it, just drifting away.

The reason is actually very simple.

Outsiders thought it was because the princess could not have children.

But in fact, only he himself knows.

No!

It's because the two people have different attitudes towards Lao Si and Yan Hua.

He hopes to maintain a combination of struggle and cooperation with Yanhua to control Yanhua's national power.

The Crown Princess did not agree, but believed that there should be comprehensive and barrier-free cooperation with the fourth child and the fourth child Yanhua.

It was even proposed to promote communication and understanding between the two parties.

Learn the advantages of Yanhua and promote the innovation of Ming Dynasty.

There should be comprehensive military and political exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.

For example, they would send civilian officials and military generals to each other to serve in the localities and armies under each other's jurisdiction, starting with small-scale appointments, and eventually conducting extensive, comprehensive, and non- grudge exchanges and cooperation.

The Crown Princess even proposed innocently.

Eventually, a new 'Chinese' ethnic group was formed.

Under this new, unified ethnic group, the descendants of the fourth child, his descendants, and even the descendants of other brothers formed a supreme, joint political and military organization.

The power to appoint officials and the military will be placed in this joint agency.

Daming and Yanhua conduct unified operations under the guidance of this joint organization!
He had to admit.

He, the Crown Princess, is worthy of being born as a tiger in the general family.

This idea is ambitious.

But so naive!
This is where the differences between the two came from.

After he connived at the theft and misappropriation of Yanhua technology.

The Crown Princess actually told him that he had done something wrong.

He was very angry at the time.

The relationship between husband and wife deteriorated further.

It’s just that outsiders didn’t see it.

After stealing and misappropriating technologies, businessmen on the Ming side simply could not make good use of these technologies.

It turns out he was wrong.

He was even more reluctant to go to the princess's palace.

He didn't want to admit that he was wrong.

A man's dignity also made him not want to face the Crown Princess even more.

……

Speaking of thoughtful things like making him snacks and giving him snacks.

It's not something the Crown Princess can do.

The princess who was born as a tiger girl can come up with such grand ideas, but she cannot do such careful and gentle things.

This kind of thing is often done by the concubine Lu and the beauty.

The plate of snacks that Sanzi brought to him must have been made by the beauty.

The third son said this was done by the Crown Princess.

In fact, it is a tactful remonstrance.

He shouldn't have snubbed the Crown Princess.

In fact, compared to Lan Yu and others, if, this time, the Crown Princess went to persuade the Yanhua Navy to withdraw from the inland waterways, it might be more effective.

The generals and officials of Yanhua would not know this.

Lao Si and Miao Yun's respect for the Crown Princess.

At that time, he also thought of the Crown Princess.

But he has his own dignity and cannot say this.

Zhu Biao silently picked up a piece of snack and chewed it, "Did I really make a mistake these years?" Even the third child thinks I'm wrong? '

……

Zhu Biao was in a trance.

Zhu Yunwen glanced at Zhu Yunqi angrily from the corner of his eye.

Zhu Yunwen was really uneasy and kind-hearted. At this time, he deliberately mentioned something in front of his father. The eldest brother was caught between his fourth uncle and his father.

What, the eldest brother has more affection for his fourth uncle than a father and son.

Isn't this a case of anger, deliberately irritating my father, and hating my elder brother?

Like his grandfather, he is not a good person.

Over the years, my father had made so many wrong decisions because he was surrounded by people like Lu Ben.

People like Fang Xiaoru are indeed capable, but they are too upright and self-sufficient to engage in intrigues.

The eldest brother once told him: When he was a child, his fourth uncle taught him.

A loyal person wants to live, do something, and be loyal, but he must have the means to do evil.

The fourth uncle used this sentence to teach his elder brother that to judge whether a person is loyal or not, don't look at the way he does things, but to have a pair of eyes that can see through the phenomenon and see through the essence.

He didn't understand before.

Now he understands.

Look at Fourth Uncle.

We can put forward two concepts and two propositions for good governance that benefit ordinary people around the world.

But when it comes to doing things, he is really open-minded and extremely domineering.

Even if it can provide a way of survival for the Japanese princes, of course, he estimated that it would be temporary, at least this is the judgment of the eldest brother.

Anyway, the Japanese princes bit the poisonous bait thrown by the fourth uncle.

You can also raise the butcher knife without hesitation.

Look again, Fang Xiaoru and this group of people.

He felt that relying on people like Fang Xiaoru to carry out reforms would definitely not be able to defeat despicable people like Lu Ben and Hu Weiyong.

……

After Zhu Biao ate a snack, he looked at Zhu Yunzhen, "You just said that your eldest brother returned to Fengyang for a reason?"

Zhu Yunzhen came back to his senses and nodded solemnly: "Yes, my sister-in-law is pregnant. When my eldest brother left Fengyang and came back to persuade his father, he just got the good news. Since he could not persuade his father and his sister-in-law was just pregnant, his eldest brother could only rest without rest, so he went to Fengyang. Yang rushed..."

"Why didn't he sue..."

Zhu Biao opened his mouth, but in the middle of his words, his voice suddenly fell silent.

Why not tell him?
As soon as Xiongying came back from Fengyang, he hit him with a tea cup.

The situation was so bad.

Whether it was emotionally or realistically, it was reasonable for Xiongying not to tell him.

Even if I tell him, will he have time to care about it?
Seeing Zhu Biao's guilty look disappear, Zhu Yunxuan seized the opportunity and said hurriedly: "Father, the eldest brother has deep feelings for his fourth uncle, but the eldest brother is also his father's son. The eldest brother hopes that both Daming and Yanhua will be well. The kid thinks there is nothing wrong with this!”

……

Zhu Biao's face gradually turned cold.

After Zhu Yunxuan observed this, he mustered up the courage to bite the bullet and continued: "The child believes that the decisions his father made over the years to treat his fourth uncle Yanhua were not entirely based on the interests of the Ming Dynasty. A lot of personal emotions and personal interests..."

In fact, he does not have such depth and wisdom.

These words came from him following his elder brother.

I told my eldest brother in private when he was depressed.

Today, he risked his life!

"When the imperial grandfather conquered the world, it was my father and the imperial grandmother who took the second uncle and the fourth uncle together and supervised their studies..."

"My father has always regarded himself as an all-powerful brother. When my fourth uncle came of age, he showed his talents day by day, surpassing his father..."

……

"My father has been praised by everyone since he was a child..."

boom!
The dessert plate crashed to the floor.

Zhu Biao looked pale, raised his hand and pointed at the door with trembling fingers.

After a long time, he shouted loudly: "Get out! Get out!"

Zhu Yunwen was stunned. First, he was shocked by Zhu Yunzhen's boldness.

He really didn't expect that this third brother, who was half-blooded of the humble Goryeo, turned out to be an iron-headed boy!
You dare to say such things!

Although...it seems that these words did analyze the truest heart of his father.

Can……

This iron-headed boy is really iron-headed!
……

Immediately afterwards, he was shocked by his father's reaction.

As expected, this iron-headed boy really angered his father.

'Get out! '

Zhu Yunxuan also became rebellious, bowed solemnly, turned around and left.

He also went to Fengyang to find his elder brother.

He doesn’t care about the whole mess in Jinling!
Anyway, the fourth uncle will definitely not come back to compete with the eldest brother for the throne.

After his father becomes a crippled prince, it would be best if the imperial grandfather directly appoints his eldest brother to be the prince.

The eldest brother said that the fourth uncle once taught them that a person who dare not analyze his heart and criticize himself can never become a person who keeps improving and improving.

My father undoubtedly proved that what my fourth uncle said was the truth!

……

The iron-headed boy was full of complaints and left angrily.

After leaving Zhu Biaoyu's study, he left Jinling City directly and went to Fengyang.

……

……

Tongzhou.

Steam-powered warships were very fast.

In just one hour, the Yanhua naval fleet commanded by Lu Zhen arrived in Tongzhou from Songjiangkou.

Naval officers were already in full readiness at all the artillery emplacements of the battleship.

The gun jacket has been withdrawn.

The propellant and projectiles have also been loaded.

The bow of the flagship.

Ye Kai and other young staff officers stood behind Lu Zhen, holding telescopes to observe the distance ahead.

Ye Kai opened the telescope.

He worriedly said: "Minister, further ahead is the Tongzhou artillery group. In the first year of the Prince's administration, he purchased one hundred coastal defense artillery pieces from our Yanhua. It is said that one was built on both sides of the Tongzhou section of the river. , a gun group with twenty coastal defense guns..."

Not only that.

Although the technical capabilities of the imperial court are not yet able to cast new large-caliber and powerful coastal defense guns.

It is said that in order to strengthen the artillery group.

There are also many old naval guns arranged.

……

"So, Minister, I suggest that our transport ships stay behind, sixteen ironclads..."

Lu Zhen listened and nodded.

Ironclad ships have rough skin and thick flesh, and strong protective capabilities.

Even with coastal defense artillery, it is not easy to destroy an ironclad ship.

Use ironclad ships to see if the artillery group in the Tongzhou River section will fire on them.

Once opened fire, the ironclads counterattacked, destroying the battery of guns.

……

Although the logistics transport ship uses a large integrated boiler and does not have iron armor, it is still expensive to build.

One boat only costs one hundred thousand taels of silver!

"Okay, just do as you say and order Xu Xianchang of the Second Fleet..."

"Minister." Ye Kai suddenly spoke, interrupting Lu Zhen, "I object to the Second Fleet as the main force..."

Lu Zhen's eyes were sharp and she glared at Ye Kai sternly.

He knew why Ye Kai opposed the Second Fleet commanded by Xu Xianchang as the main vanguard.

This little guy, because Xu Xianchang let Chen Shou go during the battle with Chen Chaohai.

I have always doubted the relationship between Xu Xianchang and Daming.

In fact, not only was this little guy suspicious, but as the Minister of the Navy, he naturally knew that Xu Xianchang had been put on the key observation list of the Military Intelligence Department and the Disciplinary Inspection Office.

In fact, he just wanted to use this matter to test it out.

Is the rear admiral battle fleet commander trained by their Yanhua Navy really a spy for the prince?
A Yanhua man.

Especially the soldiers of Yanhua.

After living in Yanhua for so many years, if I still want to work for the prince.

Then there is only one possibility.

This person does not agree with two concepts and two opinions, and still clings to the Central Plains' set of dignity and inferiority.

Are there any such people among Yanhua officials?

Have!
And there are quite a few!
After all, this system has been implemented in the Central Plains for thousands of years, and people are divided into three, six, and nine grades. It is still very tempting to some Yanhua officials and generals who have become famous.

Over the years, there has been continuous government training and military education.

It is necessary to get rid of this outdated thinking.

Some people on the watch list were dismissed one after another because they were not educated to change these shortcomings.

It was even washed away!
In fact, Yanhua has not been peaceful these years.

The navy and army are fine.

The military is relatively closed.

The environment is relatively pure.

In recent years, only twenty generals below the school level have been ordered to retire.

No general above the level of major general has ever had such a thing happen.

Xu Xianchang is the only general who is on the secret list of the Military Intelligence Department and disciplinary inspection.

As for civil servants.

Over the years, executed.

There are many people who have been dismissed and imprisoned.

One after another, there are already more than two hundred people!
Regarding this situation, everyone from the prince to the top leaders like them are not pessimistic.

In the words of the prince, this is the inevitable law of the development of things.

On their way forward, some people are bound to be unable to keep up with everyone.

If you try to pull something, but it cannot be pulled or saved, then you can only abandon it.

If these people still want to stop everyone from continuing to move forward on a bright and correct path, then eradicate them! Clean it off!
The same goes for Xu Xianchang.

If this person's thoughts are stubborn and corrupt and cannot be saved, then they should be abandoned or purged. Although it is sad, it is not unacceptable.

"Go and give the order!"

Ye Kai looked at Lu Zhen's stern look and turned around helplessly to leave.

woo woo woo...

Amidst the sound of whistles of varying lengths.

The second fleet commanded by Xu Xianchang responded to the sound of the whistle, quickly broke away from the fleet and rushed forward.

……

Tongzhou artillery group.

Behind each shore defense artillery gun, in addition to the artillerymen, there were four or five infantry soldiers standing.

These infantry soldiers held fire blunderbuss with blunderbuss swords in their hands and pointed them at the artillery.

Very much like the Supervisory Team.

An infantry commander, with a saber hanging on his waist, pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, his face was gloomy and threatening, "The division camp at Songjiangkou has surrendered without a fight. Let the Yanhua navy enter the inland waterway. This commander is under the control of the Song Dynasty." I have ordered you to station in Tongzhou and supervise you navy traitors. If the Yanhua navy comes, you will imitate the Songjiangkou naval camp. I will immediately kill you and all these traitors!"

……

All the artillerymen in the artillery group looked at this standard commander angrily.

The imperial court's shore defense artillery was modeled on King Yanhua of Yan. It was not affiliated with the infantry but was commanded by the navy.

But not long after Song Zhong went south.

In front of him, Song Zhong's command, Prince Wei's Biaotong, held the decree and stationed the Tongzhou artillery group.

It is said that after the navy captured Jilong Island, they would take a boat to Jilong Island as soon as possible and occupy Jilong Island.

But the Yanhua navy crossed the Songjiangkou division camp.

After the smoke warning came.

Prince Wei led this standard commander to directly break the rules and take over their Tongzhou artillery group.

They were also labeled as Tongzhou artillery group. During the takeover, they were accidentally shot and killed.

……

"Biaotong! The Yanhua Navy is coming!"

A shout interrupted this standard.

The commander turned around and looked at the Second Battle Fleet, five armored ships, cutting through the water waves and charging towards them at extremely fast speeds.

His expression changed instantly.

Boom boom!
The sound of shelling sounded.

"Damn it! The Yanhua Navy really dared to fire!" The official's face instantly turned pale, and he shouted sternly: "Counterattack! Counterattack!"

……

at this time.

Rear flagship.

Lu Zhen's expression also changed.

Xu Xianchang took the lead in firing!
Xu Xianchang disobeyed the prince's order!
The prince's order to them was: Don't fire the first shot. Once Daming takes the lead in firing, resolutely fight back!

'Why did Xu Xianchang do this? '

Lu Zhen held the guardrail tightly with both hands and squinted her eyes. A cold light flashed from left to right in the slits of her eyes.

Staring closely, the flagship of the Second Battle Fleet.

Only the flagship fired.

The captain of this flagship is concurrently appointed by Xu Xianchang!

He couldn't judge Xu Xianchang's purpose of doing this.

However, now the firing has begun, the war has begun, and we can only wait until the war is over to find out the cause.

Even if you order Xu Xianchang to stop now.

Will the Tongzhou artillery group not fight back?
……

The Yanhua Navy took the lead in firing!

Just when the coastal defense artillery group supervises the team's standard, panic and shouts for counterattack.

Several scouts got on their horses and rushed towards Jinling with the news that the Yanhua navy was the first to fire.

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