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The rain is continuous during the rainy season, but even during the rainy season, there are always sunny days.

It rained for a day and a night, and in the early morning, it finally stopped, and the sun shone out from behind the dark clouds, like a thousand golden clouds, and instantly dyed the whole world into a golden yellow, and the sea breeze blew the dark clouds away, and only a blue sky was seen as far as the eye could see.

At this time, at the mouth of the river, a number of warships were moored at the mouth of the river, and on these warships, thousands of sailors, all stood on the side of the gunwale, they stood quietly in the sun, the dark faces looked a little excited, they were tall or short, old or young, but everyone's faces were full of pride and confidence, and their eyes even involuntarily looked in the other direction.

It was only yesterday that they finally learned the purpose of their trip - to welcome back the Holy Driver.

It turned out that they had come all the way here to welcome back the Holy Driver!

It is to welcome back the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty!

The emperor is coming!

It was they who welcomed the emperor back to the Ming Dynasty!

It is precisely because of this that a kind of pride that has never been felt before is permeated in the bottom of their hearts, for thousands of years, for the simple people, their feelings for the emperor are also simple, for the officers and soldiers of the loyal army, they have the fierce loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and this loyalty is also reflected to the Ming Emperor.

And now, hearing that the emperor's holy car is coming, the fleet relied on the great salute and assembled at the mouth of the river, and then all the officers and men put on their military uniforms and stood by the ship to welcome the arrival of the holy car, in the unique way of naval soldiers.

"Isn't it too big to do this?"

Inevitably, some of them were muttering to themselves, but from the point of view of boosting the morale of the soldiers, such an activity was indeed necessary, after all, for any soldier of the expeditionary fleet, the task they had accomplished now was enough for them to be proud of for the rest of their lives.

After all, with their meager strength, they successfully rescued the emperor under the "house arrest" of the Burmese!

The emperor is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

But...... The loyal army is not necessarily the army of the Ming Dynasty!

Although the Loyal and Righteous Army hung the banner of "Daming", in fact, as we all know, the Loyal and Righteous Army is the "Zhu Family Army" and Zhu Mingzhong's "private army".

But now, this "private army" is here to greet its nominal "supreme commander" with the grandest etiquette, which is somewhat disobedient.

Even as the supreme commander of the fleet, Wang Anmin, who was the admiral of the fleet, stood on the bridge of the flagship, looking at the faces of the brothers who were excited or excited, he couldn't help but regret a little in his heart.

Was this decision wrong?

Although Wang Anmin, as a confidant of Jinglu, knew that the Loyal and Righteous Army was the "Loyal and Righteous Army of the Ming Dynasty", he was also very clear - the Loyal and Righteous Army only fought under the banner of the Ming Dynasty.

Loyal Army......

Looking up at the estuary in the distance, Wang Anmin's expression became a little depressed, for a while, he didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong, but one thing was certain, at least this grand ceremony could boost the military morale of the brothers.

But, what if this army has the surname of Zhu?

For Wang Anmin, who is a general of the loyal army, the commander he identifies with in his heart is Zhu Mingzhong, not the emperor who has never met him. But can the brothers tell the difference?

frowned, Wang An, who was originally going to meet the emperor, had already made up his mind that he would never see the emperor again on this return voyage.

Having made up his mind, he immediately sent orders to the captains of the ships. directly ordered them not to go ashore to meet the emperor, after all, they are not the Son of Heaven's own army, they are officers of the loyal army, and they have their own lords.

However, for the ordinary soldiers of the Loyal and Righteous Army, they don't know what the generals think, for them, being able to see Long Yan now is enough to make them proud, not to mention that they still have the "merit of saving the driver". Ordinary people's ideas are always so simple.

Everyone has their own ideas, but one thing is for sure, the huge fleet gathered at the mouth of the river, but those natives, especially those in the south, felt the power of the Ming for the first time, and while they witnessed the warships, they were all under the power of the Ming Dynasty. Not only they, but even the Westerners who occasionally came and went in Burma were also amazed by the sea power of the Ming Dynasty, although they knew that there was a more powerful fleet in Europe, but they knew very well - no fleet in Europe had ever carried out such a long ship, and when these Westerners saw this fleet, they all had a thought in their hearts - the real masters of Southeast Asia were showing them their power!

Everyone's thoughts are different, the Turen's subjugation of power makes them "loyal" to abide by the Ming Dynasty's management, while the feelings of Westerners are complicated, especially for those Westerners who have a certain amount of power in Southeast Asia.

Compared with the submission of the natives, William, as a merchant, but silently calculated in his heart how many warships there are, and at the same time counted the number of their guns, as a Dutch businessman, William has always been a patriot, he knows very well what the reappearance of the Ming fleet here means for the Netherlands, in the future, the Netherlands is very likely to have a conflict with the Ming.

"And the damned English!"

Thinking of the war with the British, William's face changed a little, and there seemed to be only one thought left in his heart - the future of the Dutch in East Asia was being shrouded in a dark cloud, and this dark cloud was the Chinese, the fleet of the Daming.

Now that they have taken root in Southeast Asia, then, it is a matter of time before there is a conflict, just like the conflict between the Dutch and the Portuguese, and if there is a conflict, then, will the Dutch power be able to compete with the Ming Dynasty? Will the two sides be able to counter, at least in terms of sea power?

It is precisely because of this that William will slowly calculate the size of this fleet, calculate the number of their warships and the number of guns on the warships, so as to have a preliminary understanding of the sea power of the Ming Dynasty.

"It's only been less than a year!"

Compared to William's worries, for Captain Gram, when he saw the fleet in front of him, he felt completely different, as an Englishman, he said that it took less than a year for the Chinese to form such a large fleet. In Europe, this is not possible.

But such an impossible thing has been made possible by the Chinese. The only thing that gave him a glimmer of comfort was that this fleet could not be an enemy of England.

Because there was no British power in Southeast Asia, thought of the war between the rain and the men. Now he is more interested in what these Henan people will think after seeing this fleet.

Maybe it's not just surprise.

Look at a Dutch merchant ship in the distance. A strange smile appeared on Gramm's face.

"Maybe soon the Henan people will have to leave from Southeast Asia, who knows?"

But if the Chinese become more and more powerful at sea, will it be a good thing for England?

Would you laugh a little earlier now?

However, this doubt was only fleeting. For Graham, he preferred to see the Dutch driven out of Southeast Asia by the Chinese. After all, this is the only way to restore the normalization of trade here. And not completely monopolized by the Dutch as it is now.

"Maybe England can cooperate with Daming."

Gram thought of the Loyal Officer he had just met. That officer was British, at least once British,

"Perhaps this idea should be reported to the Governor, after all, England and the Chinese now have a common enemy, at least in Southeast Asia."

Graham thinks this because he thinks the Chinese have come here not just to welcome their emperor. It is also for expansion in Southeast Asia. And the Netherlands, which has a powerful presence in Southeast Asia, is now their opponent, or at least a potential one.

Of course, Gramm's mind is not known to outsiders, even if he draws the warship of the Ming army with pencil on the ship, the officers and soldiers on the warship do not know what he is doing, and they don't even care about what he is doing, for all the officers and soldiers on the expeditionary fleet now, they have only one thought - waiting for the emperor's review!

Here it comes!

Finally, with the arrival of a multi-oared boat, the people on the fleet looked at this ship with the "Sanchen Flag", which has been the sun, moon and star flag of the Son of Heaven since ancient times, and this "Sanchen Flag" means that this warship is the seat of the Son of Heaven! Seeing the Son of Heaven ship appear in sight, the officers and men of the fleet all hurriedly stopped whispering, and stood on the side of the ship with respectful and solemn expressions, waiting for the arrival of the Son of Heaven ship.

"Your Majesty, out of the estuary is Pingnan City."

Qu Dajun, who was following the emperor, looked forward with his head held high, and then said to the emperor.

"This Pingnan City is the place of our Ming Dynasty, take the meaning of pacifying the south, the emperor just has to rest here, and after meeting with the middle palace, the fleet will escort the emperor back to China."

At this time, Qu Dajun's expression seemed calm, but his heart was extremely excited, he lived up to expectations and welcomed back the holy car, and the emperor and the crown prince had arrived here safely.

The emperor is safe!

Daming ZTE is hopeful!

In addition to the excitement in his heart, Qu Dajun noticed that the emperor's expression was also excited, and he even noticed that the emperor involuntarily stood on his toes and looked towards the fleet, and there was even a look of impatience in his expression.

The fleet of the Great Ming!

Zhu Youlang, who was on the ship, looked at the large and small ships at the mouth of the river, his face was full of surprise, and the warships occupied almost the entire estuary, and there was no end in sight at all.

Is this my Ming fleet?

Surprised, he even asked a little confused.

"Qu Qing's family, this, this is my Ming sailor?"

"Back to the emperor, it is my Ming Loyal Army Navy!"

On the masts of the warships, flags showing their identities fluttered high, and the scarlet flags were clearly written with the word "Ming", which could be seen clearly from a distance of miles.

That's the banner of the Ming Dynasty!

When he saw the long-lost flag, Zhu Youlang only felt that his eyes were hot, and he was so excited that even his body was trembling slightly.

Finally able to return to Daming!

Finally, I don't have to send people to the fence anymore!

At this moment, with an order, in an instant, thousands of cannons on the ship rang out in unison, and the rumbling cannon sound was about to break through the blue sky, and the muzzle of the cannon set off waves, as if it was about to roll over the sea. Such a spectacular scene only shocked Zhu Youlang's father and son, and the young prince Zhu Cixuan was even more nervous to huddle beside his father, when he was trembling, he could feel his father's body trembling.

And at this time, it is no longer simply excitement, there is also a kind of fear, the fear generated by the sound of cannons.

This greeting salute, while making Yongli feel at ease, added some other emotions, and even made him afraid. However, although he was frightened by the thunderous cannons, as the emperor, he still maintained the royal dignity as much as possible, he stood there, let the ship pass through in the smoke of gunpowder, and sailed towards the Pingnan City located on the island amid the cheers of the officers and men of the fleet.

Through the thick smoke of gunpowder, Zhu Youlang's ship has arrived outside the city of Pingnan, and the newly built city wall is already faintly visible, unlike the wooden wall of the Burmese city, the city wall is made of bricks, and it is a city wall made of red bricks. Outside the north gate of Pingnan City, a large number of people have already gathered, all the officials of Pingnan City, but they are all soldiers, not civilian officials, they wear red military uniforms, and they are here to welcome the saint.

As soldiers, they wore military uniforms and lined up, and of course, in the eyes of the lieutenants around the emperor, these people had their rudeness - they were all carrying swords, which was extremely rude.

But at this time, the two lieutenants didn't dare to say anything, after all, they knew very well that these Qiu Bayi were provoked, but none of them took it lightly, maybe they didn't dare to commit it, but if they wanted to "get rid of the traitors", no one would be able to stop them.

One of the lieutenants whispered beside Zhu Youlang.

"Your Majesty! Emperor! It's here, it's Annan. ”

Looking at the red brick city wall, not only Zhu Youlang breathed a sigh of relief, but also let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart along with the two lieutenants and the two brocade guards who accompanied him.

"Ahh It's finally here. ”

It's finally here!

From now on, there is no need to wander in a foreign land and send people to the fence.

And Zhu Youlang, who was standing at the bow of the boat, looked at the city wall. It didn't matter if he looked at it, but just a glance at it touched his sadness. Because he saw the city wall, the arrow tower, the city wall is not the city wall of the Ming Dynasty, and the arrow tower is also the Ming Dynasty.

That's right, it's Da Ming's!

Although the city wall is not a green brick, the red brick wall is also the red of the Ming Dynasty!

This is the city of the Ming Dynasty!

Although he knows that the so-called Ming city in front of him is just the territory of the Burmese who have just been seized, but this is not important, the soldiers here are the Ming army, the officials here are the Ming officials, the banner raised here is also the banner of the Ming Dynasty, the whole world is not the king's land, no matter where the Ming banner is planted, there is the land of the Ming Dynasty!

That's right, this is the place of Daming!

It's the place where he Zhu Youlang!

At this time, Zhu Youlang's heart was full of emotions that he had never experienced, this kind of emotion may have emerged in the hearts of his ancestors, and perhaps Emperor Gao and Emperor Yongle had such emotions in their hearts again and again, but in Zhu Youlang's heart, such emotions have never emerged.

Even as an emperor, he has never experienced the dignity of being an emperor, but is constantly running around. shows that the purpose is to "revive the Ming Dynasty" and "Daming Zhongxing", but deep down, he knows better than anyone else that what he is running around is just a "glimmer of life".

Even whenever he heard that the Qing army was coming, even if it was thousands of miles away, he would take the initiative to choose to run away instead of staying there, but whenever there was a slight possibility, he would choose to run around in order to survive. Just like he fled to Burma, where he suffered humiliation and had to endure humiliation for a glimmer of life.

Yes, he's enduring humiliation!

For the future of the Ming Dynasty, for the Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty.

I've been enduring humiliation!

Can...... But that taste is really uncomfortable!

At this moment, Zhu Youlang's mood can be described as extremely complicated, he thought that as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he should be so noble, how supreme, even if it is not good, then he should be a happy emperor in the palace, at most, he will be scolded by the ministers for a few words, say a few words, at least there is no danger to his life. There is no need to be displaced, there is no need to run around, and you can't worry about your life all day long.

It was those hateful Manchu Tartars who caused all this, and those Manchu Tartars not only drove him out of the Ming Dynasty, but also made him fear for his life all day long. What's even more annoying is that those Manchu Tartars killed people when they saw them, and they didn't know how many Han people they killed, so that the country broke like this, so that he left the city of the Ming Dynasty and the palace he was familiar with.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he can't be a happy emperor for himself, and he can't protect the people yet. If he dies, what face will he have to see Emperor Gao? Go and meet the ancestors of the Zhu family!

It's all the Manchu Tartars that were killed that day!

If you don't kill all the Manchu Tartars, I, I...... Swear not to be a man! Besides, how can they live in peace?

Getting closer and closer to the dock, looking at the city wall that was getting closer and closer, thinking about his hardships along the way, Zhu Youlang couldn't even control his tears for a while. The hot tears came out of his eyes and fell down his cheeks, and countless grievances swelled up in his heart in an instant.

The ambitions that were originally set up with great difficulty, at this time, have turned into memories of his family and country, so that the emotions can no longer be controlled, even Zhu Youlang, who is a human king, will not be able to control his emotions. And the crown prince who was with his father cried even more loudly, and when he cried like this, Zhu Youlang couldn't control himself, and suddenly tears rained down.

For a while, the two fathers and sons actually hugged their heads, and Qu Dajun and others stood on the side, looking at the emperor and the prince hugging their heads and crying, and they wiped their tears with a burst of sadness.

"Emperor Gao blessed, ancestors blessed, I know that when the mountains and rivers are swinging, I can get Zhu Jingluo's loyalty and benevolence to turn the tide without losing ......"

Zhu Youlang, who had tears on his face, choked up with his words, but he knew that now that he had escaped, he had to reward the heroes, and who was the first hero?

There is no doubt that it was Zhu Mingzhong, the Jianghuai envoy who sent troops to welcome him back to China, who wanted to reward others, and even more so Zhu Mingzhong, and even before leaving Ava, he had already made a decision on how to reward Zhu Mingzhong under Mu Tianbo's suggestion.

For such loyal ministers, it is natural to reward them with preferential and generous rewards, and to oppose this kind of reward for Zhu Youlang, he only needs to move his mouth, just as Mu Tianbo said, the reward that Zhu Mingzhong needs is only the reward of the emperor's golden mouth, that's all!

Of course, in addition to Zhu Mingzhong himself, Zhu Youlang also praised Qu Dajun, Wang Anmin and others, but surprisingly, when Qu Dajun chose to accept the award, Wang Anmin and other generals of the loyal army chose to give in without exception. And the reason for their concession is very simple - "As soldiers, we should have served the Ming Dynasty and protected the people of the world. This righteous and awe-inspiring reason will really make Zhu Youlang sigh at the "loyalty" of the loyal and righteous army and sigh at its loyalty. Of course, for him, who was born in the clan, he also realized the difference between the loyal and righteous army, and his subordinates refused the emperor's sealing, which does not mean that they only recognize the scriptures and do not recognize the royal family, which is not necessarily a good thing for the Ming Dynasty...... Therefore, although on the surface, he praised Wang Anmin and others for the loyalty of Yu Daming, but deep down, Zhu Youlang had some worries about the future.

If the reason why Zhu Mingzhong came to greet him was just to "coerce the Son of Heaven to order him not to obey", what should he do then?

When this thought appeared in Zhu Youlang's heart, he immediately thought of discussing with the ministers, but looking at the two internal officials and Jinyiwei around him, at this time, he realized that he had really become a loner, and by his side, there was no one to discuss at this time!

"Mu Qing's family...... I guess I guessed it was a miscalculation......"

Zhu Youlang thought so in his heart, thinking of the countermeasures he had discussed with Mu Tianbo at the beginning, and thinking of the sealing of Zhu Mingzhong, his mood seemed a little heavy, after all, the performance of Wang Anmin and others now really made him a little worried.

"You, how can you refuse my seal?"

Not to mention that Zhu Youlang was puzzled, even Qu Dajun, as the "escort", could not understand, he couldn't even understand why Wang Anmin was reluctant to see the emperor, which made Qu Dajun immediately go to the ship to ask for a meeting after the banquet.

"Admiral Wang, today is a good day to return to my Ming Dynasty, as the commander of the fleet, why did the Admiral avoid it?"

Facing Wang Anmin, who was sitting in the captain's cabin, Qu Dajun looked at him sitting behind the desk, along the way, he was very familiar with it, and he naturally knew that the admiral in front of him was definitely not a person without reason.

Not only did he refuse the emperor's canonization, but all the officers of the loyal army politely refused the emperor's canonization, which couldn't help but make Qu Dajun vigilant.

Putting the book in his hand on the table, Wang Anmin looked directly at Qu Dajun and said in an extremely calm tone.

"Special Envoy Qu should know that Wang is a general of the Loyal and Righteous Army!"

A sentence of loyalty to the general of the righteous army made Qu Dajun's heart tremble suddenly, and he even looked at the other party in dismay.

He, what is he talking about?

"Wang is the master of the Ming Jianghuai Scripture and Zhu Mingzhong, and he does not dare to be enshrined by others unless he has the permission of the lord!"

If you don't have the permission of the lord, you don't dare to be enshrined by others!

The words that came into his ears only made Qu Dajun's gaze instantly dull, and he looked at this Wang Anmin in astonishment, and he didn't seem to recognize him for a while.

"You, do you know, you know that this sentence is trapped in disloyalty and injustice!"

Qu Dajun, who had finally recovered from the shock, looked at Wang Anmin and said in a solemn voice.

"You, do you know that even if it is a subordinate general under Zheng Yanping, no one has dared to say such a thing!"

Maybe someone under Zheng Chenggong thinks like this, but no one dares to say what he thinks in his heart, after all, Zheng Chenggong is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and they will never dare to say this, which annoys Zheng Chenggong.

But now, Wang Anmin clearly told Qu Dajun that he took Zhu Mingzhong as the main prince, so it was naturally impossible to accept the emperor's reward!

If you don't have the permission of the lord, you don't dare to be enshrined by others!

What does this mean?

It means that they only have the lord in their eyes, and there is no emperor!

This is a great rebellion, who, who in the past dared to say it so openly! Seeing that Wang Anmin was about to open his mouth to defend himself, Qu Dajun immediately shouted.

"Admiral King, Hugh must speak again, and do not fall into injustice, you know! After returning to Jiangbei, Qu will ask the lord for a copy! ”

Qu Dajun's sentence to the lord and the princess made Wang Anmin's face change slightly, and he looked at this "special envoy" who had been excited by the arrival of the emperor in surprise, he, what was he talking about?

Lord?

Could it be ......

"Hey!"

Sighing heavily, Qu Dajun then shook his head and sighed.

"You are really a person in the army, only thinking that the family and country have not been restored, but you don't know the emperor's order, it is really, it is really ...... That's it......"

While shaking his head and sighing, Qu Dajun finally looked at Wang Anmin and said as if he was extremely disappointed.

"That's it, that's it, Qu will write a plea on your behalf, and defend yourself!"

Now it's Wang Anmin's turn not to understand, he didn't answer, looking at the envoy, there seemed to be some doubts in his expression. There are still some puzzles.

What's going on?

Just when Qu Dajun's words caused others to be puzzled, Mu Tianbo, who was far away in Ava, was discussing the future with several officials of the DPRK and China who had survived the catastrophe.

"Now that Ava has been flattened, the next thing you will naturally be the two palaces will go south by boat together, and when the time comes, there will naturally be King Jin and King Gong escorting along the way."

Mu Tianbo looked at Yang Shengfang, Yang Zai, Wu Changqi and others, and there were only a few of them left among the officials in the DPRK and China, as for the others, they had all died in the chaos, at least there would be someone to discuss matters around the emperor in the future.

"What does Guogong mean that the Jin Domain and the Gong Domain will also go south with us? So, what about this Yunnan matter? ”

Yang Shengfang asked a little eagerly, he didn't expect that he had escaped the chaos and that the Jin and Gong clans would also lead the troops south, according to his thoughts, now the Jin and Gong clans would take advantage of Burma to recuperate, and then defeat Wu Sangui and recapture Yunnan.

"Now Mang Bai still has an army of 100,000 to block the south, if the two palaces want to arrive safely in Annan, the Jin clan and the Gong clan must be escorted along the way, and this duke heard that it seems that for the two feudatories, Zhu Jingluo seems to have other plans."

This is what he learned from Zhang Fengyang, although it is not clear what Zhu Mingzhong's plans are for the Jin and Gong domains, but it is certain that the two palaces must be guarded along the way when the two palaces go south.

"Zhu Mingzhong ......"

Talking about this name, Yang Shengfang's mind moved slightly, for this newly rising general of the Ming army, he had never heard of it in the past, but he knew that this person was Zheng Chenggong's general, and he had once annihilated the 100,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners in Jiangbei.

"Oh, if there is no Zhu Jingluo, I am afraid that we will be poisoned by the Burmese!"

Wu Changqi's words immediately received a unanimous response from everyone, although they were quite dissatisfied with Zhu Mingzhong's actions of only saving the emperor and the crown prince and throwing them here, but at this time, they didn't mind complimenting him, after all, their lives had just been saved by him.

"Exactly, it is after returning to the Southern Capital, when the time comes, the emperor will reward Zhu Jingluo well!"

"The wind knows the strong grass, the board dang sees the loyal ministers, the emperor will naturally reward the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, why do you need me to say more."

Listening to the words of the ministers, Mu Tianbo said in a deep voice, looking at the ministers with different faces, although there was gratitude in their tones, but based on his understanding of them, he knew that as soon as these people returned to the emperor, they would immediately impeach Zhu Mingzhong, just like they had impeached Li Dingguo.

As for impeachment?

Abandon the queen mother and ignore the emperor and unfilial piety!

Looking at Yang Zai and the others, I thought of being invited by Mangda to cross the river to participate in the Burmese New Year Festival on the 15th last year. After he crossed the river with the gifts originally given by the emperor, the Burmese monarchs and ministers did not allow him to wear the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, and forced him to change into Burmese clothes and join the envoys of the small Burmese states to meet the humiliation he suffered in front of the golden palace of the king of Burma.

But he was like this to Mu Tianbo at the beginning, how could he be merciful to Zhu Mingzhong?

Thinking of this, Mu Tianbo sighed in his heart, and secretly thought to himself, I wonder if Zhu Mingzhong will regret it today when he is impeached one day?

Just when Mu Tianbo had this idea in his heart, there was a sudden burst of excited shouts outside.

"Mangbai surrendered, Mangbai surrendered!"