Chapter 47: Six Tribulations of Floating Life (2)

The river water rolled up thousands of snow. For billions of years, the Yangtze River has quietly rushed south from the snow-capped plateau, from Yizhou to Jingzhou, from Jingzhou to Jiangzuo, witnessing the changing king flag on the city wall.

"Wang Ruilou's boat went down to Yizhou, and the kingly aura of Jinling was depressed. Qianxun iron cables sank to the bottom of the river, and a stone was revealed..." Chen Yuan, the admiral of the Jiangnan Navy of the Ming Dynasty, slowly recited Liu Yuxi's famous quotes.

The stone city is on the right bank, and the abandoned city walls aroused Chen Yuan's many worries.

Five large ships and five small boats were sailing on the wide Yangtze River in battle. These ten ships were gifts from Liaodong in the 30th year of Hongwu as a birthday gift to Zhu Yuanzhang. Now it has been another three years in a flash, and the Ming Navy has not entered the sea.

Chen Yuan was not worried about this. The large ship was sailing in the center of the channel, and the side artillery fire could cover both sides of the strait. Although there were only ten ships, Chen Yuan believed that it was enough to sweep thousands of inland river large sampans.

Three days ago, Chen Yuan received a letter of dispatch from the Ministry of War, ordering him to rush to Yizhen Guazhou to perform two tasks: the first is to clear the Yan army ships on the north shore, and the second is to protect the river surface below Yingtian and prevent the Yan army from crossing the river.

But when he was docked at Dasheng Pass last night, a letter from the King of Yan was quietly delivered to Chen Yuan's desk. The King of Yan promised that as long as Chen Yuan was not in control of his troops, after the matter was completed, Chen Yuan would be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu and be promoted to the Chief Admiral of the Ming Navy.

Moreover, the King of Yan also threatened, "How could ten warships be stopped by the Thousand Mile River Dike?"

Chen Yuan took two orders and had a headache. He quietly recruited his deputy general's cousin Chen Xuan into the back cabin and showed him the letter from the King of Yan.

The ancestors of Chen Yuan and Chen Xuan were originally pirates in the East China Sea. Because they voted for Zhu Yuanzhang early, they were awarded the hereditary commander Tongzhi for their merits. After the Liao King brought the ships to the ships, Zhu Yuanzhang formed a new Jiangnan Navy to guard the capital with ten ships.

The position of this admiral was given to Chen Yuan, who was born in a pirate family. Chen Yuan's cousin Chen Xuan was usually fond of studying. Although he was from a military household, he did not look like a military general. Instead, he regarded himself as a Confucian general.

Chen Yuan stared at Chen Xuan, but saw him expressionless, quietly looking at the letter in his hand. After reading it, Chen Xuan put the letter on the table and said, "What are your plans for brother?"

Chen Yuan sighed: "What if I have any plans to find my brother? The terrain is really embarrassing.

The court was defeated again and again, and now there are still several places in Jiangbei with the royal flags in it; but the King of Yan successfully reached the riverside, and Yingtian was in danger. I really had no idea, so I asked my brother to discuss it."

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Brother. I heard this, don't think about following this?" He said that, and picked up the letter from King Yan and shook it.

Chen Yuan leaned forward and said, "What do you think? Come and think of your ideas for your elder brother!"

Chen Xuan said: "The King of Yan is right. With our ten boats, it is a drop in the bucket to block the Thousand Miles River Embankment.

Moreover, most of the Jiangbei is occupied by the King of Yan. He can find a crossing crossing at any time. At that time, you and my brothers are exhausted and will not only not stop the King of Yan from crossing the river, but may even take their lives at any time."

Chen Yuan said: "What brother means to surrender the King of Yan?"

Chen Xuan said: "Hehe. Brother, to be honest, do you really think it's so easy to descend the King of Yan on the north shore?" Chen Yuan pondered for a while, and waited for the following words without saying a word.

Chen Xuan said: "In recent years, although we have found opportunities, we have changed the captains. It turns out that the ten Liaodong captains were also replaced by us. But there are also first mates, second mates, sailors and gunners on the ship. None of these people did not come from Liaodong.

Their wealth is in Liaodong. The King of Liao and King Yan are in power and are determined to protect the court. Even if the King of Yan defeats Yingtian, the King of Liao will raise the flag to attack. The King of Liao will not know the strength of the King of Liao, and I will not know when the war will last.

So even if we think about Jiang surrendering to King Yan at this time, how could these people under us be willing? The people who are operating the ship are all Liaodong. What should we do if they mutiny then?"

Chen Yuan seemed to be deflated and spread the ball on the chair: "According to what you said, we are not going to bend, nor are we going to fight, so what can we do?"

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. Since the people on both sides are not humans, why not just ignore them. Let's stop the boat, fish and bask in the sun, wouldn't it be pleasant?"

Chen Yuan snorted: "I'm talking about third brother. Have you gotten into your brain? Come up with such a bad idea. What if the court wins in a day, how many heads do you and I have to lose?"

Chen Xuan said confidently: "Why bother brother? I have someone here, so I will see if he knows how to do it."

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Who?"

Chen Xuan clapped his hands and said, "Captain Li, please come in." Before he finished speaking, the door opened, and it was Li Zhen, the captain of the "Magnificent" who came in.

The "Majestic" is the original "Da Ming", the flagship of the Jiangnan Navy, and the only battleship among the battleships that is still under the command of the old man from Liaodong.

Chen Yuan looked at Li Zhen in confusion, and then looked at Chen Xuan. Li Zhen knelt down and saluted: "General, there is a letter here..." Chen Yuan finished reading the letter, and woke up from his dream, and looked at the two of them with wide mouth, "You, you..."

Chen Xuan sorted out his colors and clasped his fists and said, "Brother, this is the clear road, please think twice!"

...

In a deep courtyard in the capital, two dark lanterns gathered at the door, a moon door slowly opened, and a black shadow flashed in, and the black shadow asked, "Have you come?"

The person holding the lantern said, "Eunuch Xu has been waiting for a long time." The black shadow turned around under the guidance of the lantern and was not in the corridor.

In a side room on the mansion, a clean and clean middle-aged man with no need to look on his face picked up the tea and took a sip. He watched the visitor remove the hat on his head, revealing a pretty white face. The middle-aged man without need to smiled and said, "I didn't expect it to be the Three Treasures."

Sanbao smiled and said, "Eunuch Xu is a servant. I'm paying tribute to you, you are always doing well."

Eunuch Xu said: "Where are you comfortable in life? The father-in-laws who are outside are like fish in water. I heard that some of your brothers have won merits on the battlefield, which is really envious of our family."

Sanbao smiled and said, "My father-in-law praised it. He was really doing it on the battlefield, and a single arrow might have given his life. The thirty kilometers that he had with His Highness back then had already lost six.

The Three Treasures also envy their father-in-law for being pampered in the capital."

Eunuch Xu snorted: "Sanbao, we are not humans in the palace. These days, the King of Yan is in a strong position, and the court is defeated everywhere. The emperor beats and scolds the subordinates every few days.

That day, Zhao Duizi said, "Swallows are coming." The emperor heard it. He was furious and beaten to death by a stick. Zhao Duizi grew up with you, do you remember?"

Sanbao looked depressed when he heard this, and suddenly looked up and said, "If you continue like this, only when the King of Yan comes can you give everyone a way out."

Eunuch Xu said: "Don't we think so, but what do we need to do now?"

Sanbao lowered his voice and said, "This time, King Yan gave us two things. The first is to control the superiors. You can live and not leave. You can die and not leave!" As he spoke, his face full of murderous aura.

The muscles on Eunuch Xu's face twitched twice, and he closed his lips and nodded fiercely: "What do we need to do at home?"

Sanbao said again: "This time, twenty subordinates came, and Eunuch Xu wanted to help them get into the inner world. Another important task is that the second prince of the King of Liao, and the King of Yan was going to kidnap him when the city was destroyed.

Therefore, my father-in-law should pay close attention to the movements of the Second Prince. If there is any trouble, he will immediately take action. Your Highness will give this matter very serious. Don’t make any mistakes!"

Eunuch Xu nodded and said, "Don't worry, just leave it to our family. It's just a few city gates, and our family may not be able to do anything."

Sanbao said: "You don't need to worry about this, your highness has its own arrangements. You just need to keep an eye on the superiors and the second prince."

...

"Dahuang, when will I teach my martial arts?" Four-year-old Zhu Guixie jumped out of the door and shouted after chasing Huang Ying's butt.

Huang Ying turned around and knelt down to salute: "The Second Highness is polite."

Zhu Guixie shouted: "Dahuang, get up, you are my master. There is no such thing as kneeling down with your disciples." Zhu Guixie's childish voice caused the palace maids and eunuchs next to him to smile.

Huang Ying said: "Your Highness, the second prince, how dare you be your noble master? This ritual of the king and the minister must not be abolished."

Zhu Guixie stopped doing it and shouted, "Dahuang, you lied to me. Last time you told me about martial arts, why don't you be a master now? You bullied me. Woo woo, I'll go to the emperor and ask my brother to punish you."

Huang Ying was so amused and cried, and squatted down and patted his shoulder and said, "My good prince, don't cry, okay, I'll come to teach you if I have time in the future. But I will still be on duty today."

"Okay, okay. Guixie. Come here, don't bother General Huang." A kind voice came from behind Zhu Guixie. A noble lady stood at the palace gate and waved.

Huang Ying knelt down and said, "Empress. Last general Meng Lang!"

Zhu Guixie jumped to his grandma, grabbed Han Taifei's dress and said coquettishly: "Grandma, grandma, please issue an order to let Dahuang teach me martial arts."

Concubine Han touched his head lovingly and said, "Okay, Gui Xie is good, General Huang is still going to be on duty. Didn't he agree? Come when you have time. Huang Ying, go down."

Huang Ying lowered his hands and responded. Seeing the concubine dragging Gui Xie into the palace gate, Huang Ying's face immediately changed a color. His eyes caught a eunuch, who was carrying a basket and turned to the side door.

Huang Ying walked a few steps and met the guard guarding here and asked softly: "Can the eunuch who just now recognize the basket?"

The guard said, "I don't recognize it, it seems that I was brought in by Eunuch Xu the day before yesterday." Huang Ying nodded, looking at the side door a little dazed.

Concubine Han took Guixie into the inner room, and there was a noble lady sitting inside. The noble lady greeted Zhu Guixie: "Come here, Second Prince, let you Grandma Rong see." As she said that, she took out a small cloth man from her sleeve and stuffed it into Guixie's hand.

Concubine Han said to the noble lady: "Sister Rong, you always spoil Guixie so much."

Concubine Rong touched Guixie's head with a smile and said, "Oh, sister, I'm not as good as you. She only has a daughter under her knees and has married to Yunnan, and she didn't even hold a grandson. My sister really likes Guixie."

Concubine Han said: "Whatever my sister said, just treat Guixie as her grandson. In the future, Guixie will grow up, and I will definitely let him respect you."

Concubine Rong showed a little melancholy in her smile: "Oh, this is a mess, who knows what will happen in the future?"

Concubine Han also stopped her smile and greeted the palace maids and took Guixie to the yard to play. When she watched the palace maids go out, she said, "Sister, is there any unfavorable news on the front line recently?"

Concubine Rong frowned and whispered: "It is said outside that the fourth brother has fought Yangzhou and he will cross the river when he speaks!"

Concubine Han was shocked, and she trembled and fell into the wire basket with a ground needle in her hand: "Why is it so fast? Didn't it be said that the court won the battle a month ago?"

Concubine Rong said, "Isn't that true? That's the one who fought with your Shiwulang, the court was so happy. But who would have thought that the situation would turn over in two months. Sister, what are your plans?"
Chapter completed!