A few days later, the will of the imperial court reached Jingdong Road as scheduled, and as expected by the prince, Zheng Fei refused the order of the imperial court in the name of quelling the internal rebellion, and at the same time, Zheng Fei also wrote a letter of thousands of words to the emperor himself, in which he not only explained to the emperor why he could not send troops to help the imperial court quell the rebellion in the southeast, but also vaguely expressed his dissatisfaction in his words, dissatisfied with the imperial court without his consent and rewarded his generals, As a result, he not only caused such a big mess for himself, but also delayed his opportunity to serve the imperial court.

A few days later, the letter was brought back to Tokyo by the minister of the decree and presented to the emperor, and the emperor couldn't help but scold Zheng Linfeng for being so shameless, obviously he deliberately acted for the court to avoid sending troops to the southeast, but when he said this, it became that the court forced him to do so, and the fault became the court's? As a dignified Jingdong Road Passage Slightly appeased envoy, how can he be so shameless?!

However, the emperor was angry, and he couldn't help but feel a little remorseful in his heart, regretting that he shouldn't have listened to Cai Jing's words and did such a thing, but not only did he succeed in plotting against Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa, but also gave Zheng Linfeng such an excuse, which is really called stealing chickens and rice! Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng really disappointed themselves!

For the emperor, the only thing that can bring him comfort now is the performance of the prince, and the facts have proved that the prince is right, at least than Liang Shicheng, Wang Hao and others who see the problem deeply and thoroughly! I have been a little cold to him all these years, but at the critical moment, it was this child who bravely stood up and took the initiative to ask to go to the quagmire in the southeast to solve problems for himself, what a good boy! It seems that I need to review my thoughts over the years......

The emperor immediately issued an order and officially appointed the crown prince Zhao Heng as the generalissimo of the southeast soldiers and horses, and was ordered to go to the southeast to command the army to quell the southeast bandits, and Xuanfu made Tong Guan also subject to his control.

A few days later, the crown prince left Tokyo with his Togu staff.

This news also quickly reached the ears of Zheng Fei on Jingdong Road, Zheng Fei couldn't help but be a little secretly surprised after hearing it, he remembered that the prince, that is, the future Song Qinzong, has always been not loved by the current emperor, although he still became the emperor in the end, but it was also in the face of danger that was ordered, it was his son Song Huizong who asked him to clean up the mess for himself after the Jin soldiers attacked the capital, and he was able to hide in the south to take refuge before becoming the emperor, and there was no such thing as him going out of Beijing to the southeast to suppress bandits in the original history.

Zheng Fei thought about it, and the only explanation was that his appearance, especially the successive occupation of Jingdong West Road and Jingdong Road, which was enough to cause the entire government and the opposition to shake, has completely changed the course of history, and it is inevitable to change the trajectory of the development of many major historical events, as well as the original fate of many historical figures.

At the same time, with all these changes, Zheng Fei's biggest advantage, that is, his advantage of being familiar with the original process of history, has also begun to gradually become smaller, smaller, like stepping into the future beyond recognition.

Zheng Fei couldn't help but ask himself when he thought of this, when this day really came, were you ready?

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On 15 February, Zhao Liangsi finally sent a letter of approval, saying that the imperial court had officially appointed the former Dengzhou Soldiers and Horses and Wuyi Doctors, and that the current Cangzhou Prefecture Governor of Hebei East Road had been ready within 10 days after receiving the decree, and set off from the Cangzhou seaport in Cangzhou in the name of buying horses, and went directly to the Jindi of Liaodong by sea, and went to the Dajin Emperor with a letter from the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to discuss the alliance.

Ma Zheng, or Ma Zheng, although he is no longer in Dengzhou, he still started the first contact with Dajin on behalf of the Great Song Dynasty, and the famous "Maritime Alliance" in history officially kicked off!

Zheng Fei pinched his fingers after getting the news, according to the time when Zhao Liangsi said that the imperial court issued the decree, and then counting the time it took for this holy decree to be transmitted from Tokyo to Cangzhou, and the time it took for Ma Zheng to prepare in Cangzhou, it was about fifteen days before Ma Zheng led the delegation from Cangzhou, although this time was relatively hasty, but it was enough to carry out the original plan!

And since Ma Zheng is a secret envoy, then in order to hide people's eyes, he will inevitably take a secret way, so he must be monitored from now on, for this reason, Zheng Fei first ordered Zhu Gui to send the elite of the Investigation Bureau to Cangzhou immediately, before the imperial decree arrived in Cangzhou, first take strict surveillance of Ma Zheng, always pay attention to Ma Zheng's movements, from where he has been every day, who he has seen, and even what meals he has eaten, he must record in detail clearly, and do everything possible to find out what day Ma Zheng set off, How many people were with him, and how many boats he sailed.

Subsequently, Zheng Fei rushed to Dengzhou to meet Meng Kang, who was directing the shipbuilders in Dengzhou Port to work overtime day and night to build warships.

"Meng Kang, what ship is being built now? How many have been built? Zheng Fei asked directly when he met,

Meng Kang respectfully bowed to Zheng Fei and replied, "Commander, we are building three kinds of ships now, namely the Mengchong boat, the four-car boat and the multi-oared boat. Two smaller Mengchong boats have been built, and the four-car boat and the multi-oared boat are more complex and are under construction in full swing, but not one has yet been built. ”

Zheng Fei didn't know much about warships, and then asked, "What are the characteristics of these three types of warships?" ”

Meng Kang replied, "The shape of the Mengchong ship is narrow and long, with raw cowhide covering the back, and there are crossbow windows on the hull, which not only has excellent defensive performance, but also can attack the enemy ship. The disadvantage is that it carries fewer people and can only carry thirty or forty people. Vehicles and multi-oars are larger vessels, which are better in attack and defense, and carry more people, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the speed is slower. ”

Zheng Fei then asked, "Four-car boat and multi-oared boat, according to the current progress, which of them can be completed in the shortest time if only one of them is fully built?" ”

Meng Kang thought for a while and said, "It's a four-car boat, and it can be completed in six days!" ”

"Good! I'll transfer another thousand of you to do it," Zheng Fei said immediately, "You stop all the work in your hands, first do your best to build a four-car ship, and then hurry up to build a few more Mengchong boats that can be smaller, within ten days, I want a four-car ship and at least five Mengchong boats to be on standby at any time!" ”

Ten days? Meng Kang only felt that the pressure on his shoulders suddenly increased, but he still gritted his teeth and patted his chest when he looked at Zheng Fei's unrequitable expression, "Yes!" Please rest assured, commander-in-chief! Completion guaranteed! ”

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Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, Meng Kang did not disappoint Zheng Fei, in ten days, he and more than 200 shipbuilders and 1,000 soldiers of the Heavenly Dao Army who came to help almost all ate, lived and slept in the shipyard, divided into several shifts, day and night, and devoted themselves to the manufacture of warships with all their might.

Finally, when the tenth day came, the shipyard not only completed anything ordered by Zheng Fei, but also exceeded this task, and a four-car ship and six Mengchong ships were neatly docked at the wharf of Dengzhou Port!

Zheng Fei was very satisfied, and rewarded Meng Kang and the shipyard up and down, and then, four hundred carefully selected Dengzhou sailors and soldiers stepped on these six new warships, and after taking half a day to adapt to the warships, with Zheng Fei's order, the six warships left Dengzhou Port and galloped away in the direction of Cangzhou Port in the northwest direction.

Zheng Fei stood on the dock and watched the backs of the seven warships gradually moving away, and secretly clenched his fists......!

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"Master Ma, you have a great responsibility on this trip, and other old men will not say more, I just hope that you will be careful when you finish your work, successfully complete this imperial mission, and live up to the trust of the saint in our Cangzhou!"

Before dawn, there was silence between heaven and earth, except for the whining sound of the sea breeze and waves, only the voice of a white-haired old man in plain clothes on a wharf at the very edge of Cangzhou Harbor could be heard.

This wharf is rarely visited on weekdays because of its location, and at this moment in the early morning when the black lights are blind and the sea breeze is biting, there will be no traces in this place, and it is precisely because of this that there is no second place in the entire Cangzhou harbor that is more suitable for secret travel than here at this time.

"Please rest assured, Master Zong, I will do my best to fulfill my mission!" Standing in front of the white-haired old man, a man of about forty years old, who was also dressed in the clothes of an ordinary Great Song Dynasty merchant, said respectfully to the old man,

The old man nodded and continued, "You and I were both officials in Dengzhou, and then we went to Cangzhou together, I know who you are, if this errand is given to others, I really don't feel at ease, but if I give it to you, I will put a hundred hearts!" It's not too early, let's go, have a safe journey! ”

"Master Ma has a safe journey!" More than a dozen people behind the old man also hugged their fists together,

"Thank you, Ma is gone!" With that, the middle-aged man turned and walked onto a medium-sized merchant ship parked at the dock, and then the merchant ship left the dock and gradually disappeared into the darkness of the sea.

These people are none other than Zong Ze, who has been appointed as the prefect of Cangzhou, who is leading people to secretly see off Ma Zheng and others who want to go to the Jin State to spy on the alliance on behalf of the Great Song Dynasty.

Ma Zheng's ship was completely invisible, but Zong Ze still stood there looking at the endless darkness, a few strands of untied white hair and gray beard fluttering gently under the sea breeze, his angular face frowned slightly, and there was an inexplicable worry in his eyes. If the Liao State is a tiger, then what will the Jin State be......? Alas, I hope it's just that the old man is overly worried......! ”

"My lord? What are you talking about? The entourage next to him didn't hear Zong Ze's words clearly, and thought that Zong Ze had some orders.

Zong Ze shook his head and turned around, "It's nothing, let's go, it's almost dawn, go back and prepare and then go to the training ground, we must train the Cangzhou army as soon as possible to have the same combat effectiveness as the Dengzhou army!" ”

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Not long after Zong Ze and his entourage left the same place, an unexpected scene happened, only to see three men in black rushing from out of nowhere not far from where everyone was standing, one of the men in black glanced at the direction where Ma Zheng's ship left, and said to a man in black beside him, "Send a signal to the brothers at sea and tell them that the horses have left the sea!" ”