Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 366 Sailing to the Treasure Island Xiaoliuqiu

Because it was also Zhu Zhen's first time to fight a naval battle, he handed over the command this time to Tang Xin.

One is that he is self-aware, and the other is that he wants to see Tang Xin's ability so that he can guess Tang He's ability from the side.

The main reason is that the Ming Dynasty currently lacks military power at sea. It does not even have a decent warship, let alone a naval organization.

We really need people but no people, we need ships but no ships, we need weapons but no weapons.

Now that he knew that Tang He had come here to train troops, Zhu Chu thought, could this cheap father-in-law introduce him to some useful old troops?

Thinking like this, Zhu Ming couldn't help but ask Tang Xin: "Xin'er, do you know this Xie Yu?"

"I've heard of him, but I'm not familiar with him." Tang Xin nodded: "I know his father."

Unlike Li Cunzhao, Li Cunzhao's father used to be Tang He's old subordinate. He also followed Tang He to Ningbo Prefecture and then stayed there.

Xie Yu's father was a descendant of the Xie family. Although they got to know each other when Tang He came, Tang Xin and Xie Yu had nothing to do with each other.

"You're not going to be jealous again, are you?" Tang Xin suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Zhu Xi in shock, worried that he would make trouble with her again.

It was because of Li Cunzhao last time. How much loss did she suffer?

Are you going to let him take advantage of you? But this is at sea, and how many people are watching on the boat.

She is the commander now and cannot afford to lose that person.

Xu Miaojin couldn't help but laugh.

Zhu Ming said with a black line on his head: "Who do you think I am? I was wondering whether this Xie Yu is worth cultivating."

"So that's it," Tang Xin breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look into the distance.

I saw that the other four ships that were originally following around had already sailed to the distance in the left and right directions.

According to Tang Xin's battle plan, the sea is not as good as land. Once discovered by pirates in advance, it is easy to alert the pirates and make them flee thousands of miles immediately.

Then you can't catch up.

So let Wang Fu and Xie Yu, Niu Sheng and Li Gui, two boats side by side, go around the other two directions of Xiaoliuqiu respectively.

Only the main ship, where Zhu Chu was stationed, continued to head straight to Xiaoliuqiu.

Moreover, Tang Xin also made an appointment based on his own estimation that the main ship would take the lead in attacking at noon on the third day two days later. Even if the other four ships had to make a detour, they should probably arrive by then.

"As for Xie Yu, I haven't seen much ability yet, but his father does have some skills, and he is still enough to be a general who defends the city," Tang Xin commented.

"What, do you want to form our Ming Dynasty navy?" Tang Xin turned back and looked at Zhu Zhen with bright eyes.

Zhu Ming did not deny it, nodded, and said: "The sea is so vast, and its resources are far beyond your imagination. Whether it is the nearly infinite marine life or the rich resources contained in the seabed, I am bound to get it. What's more, there are many overseas There are so many countries. If we don’t fight them out, they will come in sooner or later. Isn’t that what the Japanese pirates are like? Even small Japanese countries dare to challenge me and the Ming Dynasty. When I free up my hands, I will destroy them sooner or later. "

Qian Gui and Gu Wen's hearts trembled when they heard this.

Are you going to destroy someone's country at every turn?

Your Highness is really ambitious.

"Your Highness, it's just a Japanese country, a small island, why do you care about it?" Gu Wen couldn't help but persuade.

As for Confucian scholars, the Central Plains is the orthodox one, and everyone except the Central Plains is barbarian.

Zhu Ming laughed angrily: "Now they are hurting our Ming people. What's more, even an island is still a territory. You don't care about it, I do. And I also heard that the Japanese island is rich in silver mines. Then But it’s a lot of money. You guys are really generous.”

As a modern person, Zhu Zhen is very sensitive to matters related to sovereignty such as territory.

However, from the perspective of people of this era, they would not take it seriously. Instead, they would think that Zhu Ming was so happy with his achievements that he did not hesitate to go to war to conquer other countries. Isn't he a tyrant?

From the perspective of Confucianism, the so-called benevolent king means ruling the world benevolently, resting with the people, recuperating and recuperating, and not using swords easily. This is the kingly way.

We are a country of benevolent people, how can we invade others?

Zhu Ming doesn’t think so. Is he a benevolent person or should he endure it? If you want to be a ninja, just endure it. I'm not a coward.

With the current national power of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is not said to be invincible, it is still a powerful country in the world.

If you don't develop your own power while you are strong and continue to grow, it will only slowly go downhill.

"The country is like this ship. It sails against the current. If it doesn't advance, it will retreat." Zhu Zhen looked at his two elders and said slowly: "I really don't have a good impression of the aristocratic family. This is because since ancient times, regardless of the prosperity of the country, , or the country is defeated, it is the people who suffer. How many times have we changed dynasties in the Central Plains? Only your family will last forever. It is really a dynasty and a royal family that is flowing with water, and a family that is iron-clad."

"Don't dare."

Qian Gui and Gu Wen both lowered their heads and said they didn't dare.

But both families are hundreds of thousands of years old, so don’t you dare? So how did you survive?

"Throughout the dynasties, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were all prosperous and as dazzling as the rising sun."

"But even the sun in the sky sets sometimes."

"You always want to let the imperial court go to Nanshan. This is what the Song Dynasty did. How did it end up being bullied by foreigners? In the end, it was destroyed by the Mongols. How many of our Central Plains people were killed? It's not an exaggeration to say that there are ten houses and nine empty houses. .”

"Put away your arrogant attitude and be less reserved. Instead of imitating the humble gentlemen of the Song Dynasty, I would rather be a wolf. I will bear all the dirty work and infamy."

"Just wait, I will create an unprecedented prosperous dynasty."

When Zhu Ming finished speaking, he no longer faced the two chief historians. Instead, he stood up and walked to the bow of the ship, looking at the endless sea. He opened his hands as if to embrace the world, and said loudly: "I want to conquer this world." world."

He almost fell into the trap of chuunibyou and spoke the lines of the Shining King of Heroes.

The two chief historians behind him, as well as Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin, were all shocked by his ambition. Looking at his back, it seemed as if the person standing in front of him was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he was leading the ship of the Ming Dynasty. Ride the wind and waves.

Especially Tang Xin, it was the first time she heard Zhu Chu's ambition, and her heart trembled like a rabbit jumping around.

After all, she is the daughter of a military commander, so Tang Xin doesn't like those arty poems and songs, and unlike Xu Miaojin, she is not easily moved by Zhu Ming's various wonderful story-telling stories.

But she had to admit that Zhu Xi at this moment was enough to make her obsessed.

But Qian Gui lowered his head and suddenly said: "When things prosper, the people suffer; when they die, the people suffer."

This sentence comes from Zhang Yanghao's "Shanshan Yangtong Cares about Ancient Times" written by Zhang Yanghao in the Yuan Dynasty. It is now a modern work.

Zhu Ming turned around, looked at Qian Gui with a smile, and asked: "So shouldn't we do something? Is it possible that your Qian family also secretly misses the Beiyuan Royal Court?"

Qian Gui continued to lower his head and remained silent.

After all, the Qian family had accomplished the feat of bringing in land and returning it to the Song Dynasty in order to unify the Central Plains.

Therefore, the Qian family is really not a family that is greedy for power, and Qian Gui is indeed moved by his feelings, lest Zhu Chu's ambitions in the future will make the people of the world suffer, and even cause the Central Plains to be devastated again.

That’s why it is said that when things prosper, people suffer; when things die, people suffer.

"Don't worry, I won't be blindly arrogant and happy with great achievements. I have heard the saying 'The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the most important.' The king is a boat; the common people are water. Water is the rule. If you carry a boat, the water will capsize it," Zhu Zhen said this sentence in "Xunzi's Kingship".

Nowadays, he is neither very talented nor ambitious, nor is he ambitious and talented.

Zhu Chu could also have a good debate with two Confucian scholars from aristocratic families, and it echoed his previous metaphor of the country sailing against the current.

Moreover, he also said: "Since the people will suffer when the country prospers, the people will suffer even more when the country dies. It is better to choose the prosperity of the country. As for the issues of civil affairs and people's livelihood, don't worry. I know you are anxious, but don't worry first. I can't worry now. Not yet the emperor.”

So there are some things he can't decide yet.

Such treacherous words made Qian Gui and Gu Wen tremble with fear.

But Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin didn't take it seriously.

After all, they are the road paved by Lao Zhu for Xiao Zhu.

So Tang Xin looked at Zhu Zhen with a complex expression, and felt a mixture of five flavors in his heart, but the strange thing was that among the five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, the sweetness seemed to be stronger?

Since there were still two days to get to Xiaoliuqiu, there was nothing to do on the ship. Zhu Zhen took Qian Gui and Gu Wen to debate the governance of the country.

It's just that Qian Gui and Gu Wen are both Confucian scholars, and Confucian philosophy of governing the country often has almost harsh requirements for kings.

It’s the country of the benevolent again, it’s the king of the benevolent again, and so on.

They made Zhu Chu so angry that they even wanted to persuade Zhu Chu to suggest to Zhu Yuanzhang to lighten the current criminal law in the future.

Zhu Chu was speechless, you just asked me, right? Just asking the emperor to do what he wants, but not mentioning corrupt officials? Why are criminal laws so harsh? Isn’t it that the corrupt officials will be killed as many times as they want? You are not corrupt and do not oppress the people, so why do you need to behead them?

You dare to confuse the relationship between cause and effect, right?

Co-author: You only ask the emperor to be a saint, but you don't care about being a rotten person?

What a saintly family.

As expected of someone who reads books from sages, he is good at moral kidnapping.

So Zhu Ming began to argue with reason, saying that killing a corrupt official would benefit the people of the place. He said that if the Zhang family in Liyang County was killed, hundreds of thousands of people in Liyang County would be able to live a good life.

"The so-called 'prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer', is actually caused by your family and those corrupt officials. If you don't kill, the people will not be angry," Zhu Ming said, your family deserves to die.

Can we still have a good conversation?

Qian Gui and Gu Wen were so angry that they threw down their sleeves and hid in the cabin.

This is also at sea, otherwise the two of them would have to stay away from him no matter what.

You are not so incapable of chatting. We wanted to guide you to be a wise monarch, but in the end, you wanted to kill our whole family with your words. Can we still have fun?

"These two old men," Zhu Ming was also very angry. He was so ambitious before, but his good mood was ruined by them.

That's right. Even in a feudal society, the emperor was the biggest landowner.

But the problem is that these vassal kings of Lao Zhu's family really don't compete with the people for profit. They only get their salaries from taxes and money collected from the national treasury.

On the contrary, it is these aristocratic families and the founding fathers and nobles who are the poison of annexing land and competing for profits for the people.

It turns out that it seems to be all the fault of their old Zhu family. Are you embarrassed? The Zhang family in Liyang County and the Liu Pang family in Hangzhou Prefecture are still vivid in my mind.

"Why did you suddenly start arguing?" Xu Miaojin came over in a funny voice and persuaded softly: "After all, they are much older than you, and you invited them yourself, and the Qian Gu family can serve as an example for the Jiangnan family, so that they can The road ahead for you will be much easier. Why bother to conflict with them?"

As Zhu Miao's first wife, Xu Miaojin felt that she should learn from the original Queen Ma and persuade Zhu Miao's stubborn temper when necessary.

Zhu Ming snorted: "Use them? If the Jiangnan family dares to be unconvinced, I will crush them from now on. After all, you are my treasures. As long as you are here, the soldiers and horses in the world are mine."

With that said, Zhu Chu waved to Tang Xin, and at the same time, he hugged Xu Miaojin unceremoniously.

When Tang Xin saw this scene, she didn't dare to get close and shook her head.

Zhu Chu raised his eyebrows and said seductively: "Come here, I'll tell you a story."

"No, no, no," Tang Xin raised her head like a proud little swan.

As a result, footsteps were heard, and before Tang Xin turned around, she was pulled into Zhu Chu's arms, hugging the two beauties on the left and right.

Tang Xin's little face immediately turned red. There were so many soldiers watching from behind, so he had to struggle regardless of how decent he was.

Xu Miaojin became much calmer and advised: "Okay Xin'er, we are all wearing such heavy armor. Even if he hugs her, what can he get? Just give him something sweet."

The two women were fully armed. Even if the heavy armor was not as heavy as Zhu Li's, it was not light. Even their hair was tightly wrapped by the helmet.

So, I really can’t touch anything.

Tang Xin felt much calmer now.

Zhu Ming sighed, suddenly feeling bored, so he had to take the initiative to let them go.

It was the two women's turn to be amused.

Although they went out to sea to suppress bandits, their enemies were just a group of pirates. There was no pressure at all, and they looked more like they were traveling.

Even God is very generous. It has been calm and sunny these days, allowing the ship to sail smoothly on the sea without worrying about the possibility of seasickness.

"Didn't you say you wanted to tell us a story?" Because she was bored, Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Ming expectantly, waiting for his story.

Zhu Li cleared his throat and said hesitantly: "Okay, but should I tell you the story of Pirates of the Caribbean? Or the story of One Piece?"

Since we are at sea and we have to exterminate pirates, let's just tell some stories that fit the current situation.

So Zhu Ming began to tell the two girls interesting stories about Pirates of the Caribbean.

As Captain Jack told the fantasy-filled story along the way, the two women were quickly attracted by the Western-style story, and they were full of yearning for the so-called Caribbean Sea, as if it was really filled with a group of yearning people. Among the free men, some do all kinds of evil, some have some redeeming qualities, and there are even complex pirates who are full of chivalry and morality.

But only Zhu Zhen knew that apart from the ancient Viking pirates, it was the Age of Discovery that really made pirates rampant, especially the Pirates of the Caribbean.

The Age of Discovery became popular from the 15th to the 16th century, and Pirates of the Caribbean did not begin to appear until the 16th century.

It is now the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, which is also the year one thousand three hundred and ninety-four, commonly known as the end of the fourteenth century.

It will take another six to seven years before the first year of the fifteenth century begins.

And this is Zhu Zhen's advantage.

Zheng He's voyages to the West were nearly a century ahead of the Age of Discovery.

If he couldn't do some great things, Zhu Ming might as well just mess it up.

While Zhu Chu was telling stories, two days passed quickly without even realizing it.

On the morning of the third day, their ship finally arrived in the waters of Xiaoliuqiu.

Even the shadow of Treasure Island can be seen in the distance.

As the ship continued to approach the treasure island, soon the people on the island could also see the ship.

Someone immediately rushed to somewhere on the shore. After a while, a group of people appeared on a cliff of the island.

This group of people didn't dress up in any serious way, they just wore their clothes casually, because the weather was starting to get warmer, especially now at noon, many of them were topless and backless, exuding a wild style.

The leader is quite particular, at least he combs his hair so that it doesn't look disheveled.

"Brother, look, that seems to be the Xie family's merchant ship," Chen Zongsheng came closer and recognized the identity of the ship.

It turned out that the leader was Chen Zuyi, and these people were the pirate gang led by their brothers.

Just a while ago, they just robbed a batch of Xie family's cargo ships, which was a great harvest.

So they were not surprised when they saw the Xie family's ship.

Including Xie, they also knew that they could find this place.

But Chen Zuyi didn't care, instead he said with a ferocious smile: "Are you giving us money again?"

The surrounding pirates suddenly burst into wild laughter.

The Xie family was still a well-established family on land, but now they are at sea.

Chen Zuyi said with a cold expression: "If it's a dragon, you have to lie down for me, and if it's a tiger, you have to lie down for me. Kids, let them see who is the boss of this sea."

"Oh oh oh."

The pirates made strange noises and took out their machetes and twirled them above their heads. They followed Chen Zuyi down the cliff and turned down the cliff.

Only Chen Zongsheng frowned, caught up with Chen Zuyi, and whispered: "Brother, this Xie family is here for us. I guess it will not be that simple. And we also learned about it from the dog official (prefect) in Taizhou before. , there is a brother in the Xie family who is the commander of the Taizhou City Guards. I mean, is it possible that they are actually here to destroy us?"

Chen Zuyi stopped and asked, "Are you saying that although the ship is a merchant ship, the people on board are probably the troops in Taizhou City?"

"It's very possible," Chen Zongsheng nodded vigorously.

Chen Zuyi frowned and snorted coldly: "If that's true, then the dog officer didn't give us any news? I think he is looking for death. Or maybe he thinks he has made enough and wants to get rid of us?"

"But no matter what, the advantage is mine."

Chen Zuyi raised his arms and shouted: "Young men, bring up our cannons. Even if the Ming army is really coming to annihilate us, we will open their eyes and let them learn a lot. Do you really think we are ordinary pirates?" Ha ha ha ha."

(End of this chapter)