Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 503: Brother’s Marriage

By the time Zhu Zhanhe arrived at Xiangzhou Mansion, it was already September.

Everything is good in this era, and all problems can be overcome, but transportation is the only problem that Zhu Zhanhe has always wanted to change but has never achieved results.

He actually didn't do much this year. It was February when he set off for Europe from Shuntianfu. He stayed in Europe for only two months, and then spent more than three months on the way back and forth.

By the time he returns to Shuntian Mansion, he will have spent four months on the road.

Although these four months are long, they are actually very short, because if you break it down, Zhu Zhanhe's one-way trip to Europe only takes two months.

You know, when Zheng He went on his voyages to the West, although he had to visit various countries, the round trip took a year or even longer, and the furthest he went was only around the Red Sea.

Zhu Zhanhe was going to Europe and had to cross the Red Sea and enter the Mediterranean. Two months for a one-way trip and four months for a round trip was already very fast. If the goal hadn't been clear and the round-trip route hadn't been established, it would have been much longer. Spend a lot of time.

……

"Yo, are they all here?"

When I got off the boat, what I saw were people kneeling on the ground, as well as my younger brother and... my future sister-in-law.

"It's all here." Zhu Zhanqi smiled and stepped forward.

"Brother, it's a good time for you to come back. It's been less than half a month since these people were arrested. I originally planned to escort them to Dad's side, or send them to you with the supply fleet, but it happened that I received the news that you are coming back.”

"Brother, let's see, what are we going to do with these people?"

"Just follow the normal procedures." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and said nothing more.

Zhu Zhanhe actually wanted to get rid of the Shi family who occupied the Propaganda Department of the Old Port, but since he was on the west expedition and he didn't have much time, and there was nothing wrong with them before, so he was not in a hurry.

As for now... there is actually nothing to say.

Zhu Gaosui, the former King of Zhao in the Ming Dynasty, was charged with treason. Although he retained his status as a clan member in exile, the crime remained unchanged.

Shi Jisun secretly colluded with Zhu Gaosui and took Zhu Gaosui away from Australia, where he was exiled. This was the same death penalty as conspiracy, and the crime was to implicate the nine tribes.

Official business is done, and the nine clans are implicated. This is the most normal process and the most normal conviction.

As for his brother's statement that it only took half a month to catch these people, Zhu Zhanhe did not feel that his brother was incompetent.

Although Malacca can be said to be the shipping throat of the entire world, its development is still relatively backward.

During the Hongwu period, pirates were rampant, which lasted until the Yongle period. It was not until Zheng He's ocean-going fleet began to sail across the ocean that the problem of piracy was relatively completely solved.

Therefore, the development time around Malacca is actually only more than ten years. In a backward society and a relatively primitive environment, it is difficult to arrest people and arrest them cleanly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's disappointing." Zhu Zhanhe said, waving his hands and stepping aside slightly.

"In contrast, shouldn't you care more about this one?"

As Zhu Zhanhe moved away, two rare blushes appeared on Zhu Zhanqi's face, and even Mu Qin, who was standing next to Zhu Zhanqi, was the same.

Because behind Zhu Zhanhe is the current head of the Mu family, Mu Sheng.

This time he set off back to Shuntianfu. When passing by the Suez area, Zhu Zhanhe also called Mu Sheng. After all, when he went to Europe, Zhu Zhanhe promised Zhu Zhanqi to arrange his marriage.

When it comes to marriage, in this age where "the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words" are important, it doesn't matter if the parents of both parties are not present. Since they are still alive, they must be present.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanqi and Mu Qin's marriage is already very contrary to the conventions of this era, because they basically prepared their wedding by themselves, and both parents were unavailable.

If the parents were not present during the big wedding, then the marriage would probably become a joke.

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back." Mu Sheng looked at his daughter with some affection and some emotion.

Only at this time would he say these words beyond Zhu Zhanhe, because he knew that as this marriage was put on the agenda, the relationship between their Mu family and the King of Wu would be different from the past.

Of course, it is true that the relationship is closer, but this does not mean that the Mu family can do whatever they want.

After guarding the Suez area for so many years, the Mu family has also understood the importance of the Suez area, which makes the Mu family even more cautious.

Because the whole Mu family knew that Zhu Zhanhe handed over such an important place to them, firstly because of trust, and secondly because of Mu Qin's relationship.

However, this does not mean that they can sit back and relax, because the more important they occupy, the more careful they have to be. Once they make a mistake, the punishment they receive will be much heavier than that of others.

Because of a choke point like Suez, Zhu Zhanhe was determined not to allow any problems to occur.

"Okay, listen to your future father-in-law and go home first." Zhu Zhanhe also stood up and teased the future couple.

If it were in the past, Zhu Zhanqi would have followed behind and listened to Zhu Zhanhe's words, but he didn't this time.

"Hey, big brother!" Zhu Zhanqi quickly grabbed his big brother.

"Don't be in a hurry to go home. There's something else I want to tell you, brother, but it's different from other things. I'm afraid you have to go see this matter in person."

"Huh?" Zhu Zhanhe was a little surprised, but the expression on his brother's face was very serious, and it didn't look like he was cheating. It seemed like there was really something important going on.

"Then go take a look."

Although he still didn't know what his younger brother was talking about, Zhu Zhanhe decided to take a look. After all, he was his younger brother, and he hadn't made any mistakes for so many years.

But he never thought that as soon as Zhu Zhanhe was about to walk towards the carriage his brother had prepared for him, he was stopped again.

"Hey! Big brother!" Zhu Zhanqi hurriedly grabbed his big brother, looked around, and took two steps to the side with his big brother.

"This matter... not everyone is suitable for the past..."

"Huh?" Zhu Zhanhe frowned, but then thought of something, and looked at his younger brother suddenly.

Although he didn't speak, Zhu Zhanqi nodded slightly, confirming Zhu Zhanhe's guess.

"Zhu Ling!" Zhu Zhanhe turned around, his expression becoming very serious.

"Take people to deliver the things to the palace! Zhu Ping, please select 200 people and come with me."

"Second Uncle Mu..."

As he said that, Zhu Zhanhe turned his eyes to Mu Sheng and hesitated for a moment.

"Second Uncle Mu, if you want, come with me, but Mu Qin can't go there yet."

"Then my daughter will go back to the palace first and instruct the food bureau to prepare meals in advance so that His Highness the Crown Prince can take care of himself."

Mu Sheng was originally going to speak and let his daughter leave first. After all, he had not been with Zhu Zhanhe for a short time. He could naturally see that Zhu Zhanhe really had something important to do.

But Mu Qin's sense of smell and sensitivity are not weaker than those of her father, let alone having been trained by Zhu Zhanqi's side for so long.

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe spoke, she knew what she should do.

(End of this chapter)