In the late autumn of September, everything in the world seems to have entered a cycle of replacing the old with the new.

After the news of Timur's death came from the Western Regions, Song Sheng, the powerful general of the Ming Dynasty in the northwest, also died. Leaving only Song Sheng's two sons, Zaijing was worried about whether Xinjun would care about some bad things...... Two years ago, when the saint was still the crown prince, it was not very pleasant to borrow money from Song Sheng's two sons and their princess wives.

And Gu Cheng, who is already seventy-seven years old, said in the book that his body is still strong and he can work for a few more years.

…… Earlier, Zheng He's fleet returned to the sea and was attacked by the pirate Chen Zuyi off the coast of the Champa Kingdom. Chen Zuyi thought that Zheng He's fleet was loaded with treasures and was a bully eunuch, so he prepared to approach the Ming navy overnight and besiege it.

However, Zheng He's treasure ship stood tall and stood on display with firearms, and it was not easy to attack on his back. Instead, the Ming army surrounded the pirates, defeated them, and almost wiped out Chen Zuyi's fleet. Soon after Zheng He led his army to pursue Chen Zuyi, he received a secret report from the locals and arrested him; Guy Chen Zuyi has been plundering cities and towns all year round, and there are too many grievances, and those who see his bad luck fall into the well are scrambling.

Zheng He locked Chen Zuyi and came to Xin'an, Annan by coastal road in early September. The fleet anchored in the port, and Zheng He and others sent people to call the generals of the Ming army of Annan to provide supplies. At this time, Zheng He and the others learned that Emperor Yongle had died!

There were many civil officials and eunuchs in Zhang Fujun, and Zheng He knew a lot, and gradually learned more things. The king of Han ran away from Beijing, the crown prince ascended the throne, and so on.

Next to the campfire by the sea, the sea breeze makes the fire flicker, although it is late autumn, but everyone sits next to the fire at night, blowing the wind and does not feel cold. The sea not far away is lit up like villages and towns.

Zheng He, Hou Xian, Wang Jinghong, who were also ceremonial eunuchs, and several naval generals sat around together, silently roasting the sea fish they caught. Everyone suddenly heard the bad news, and they all looked worried, and no one said anything for a long time.

Although Zheng He was a "righteous envoy", he could not decide to change the itinerary for such a major event. There are all kinds of people in the fleet, and the three eunuchs are in power, but among the military generals and civil officials, there are people from Jinyiwei, Jingying, and personal guards, and not all of them listen to the chief and deputy envoys.

Now, in addition to Zheng He, there are two celebrant eunuchs Hou Xian and Wang Jinghong, and even the attitudes of these two people are not very clear now...... However, the families of civil officials, military generals and sergeants are all in Beijing, and most of them have been away from Beijing for two years, and most of them definitely want to return to Beijing. There is no doubt about it.

Zheng He thought about it for a long time, and finally didn't take the initiative to mention it.

At this moment, a military general spoke: "Taizu once offered a reward of 500,000 taels of silver to capture Chen Zuyi, and the first emperor (Zhu Di) offered a reward of millions of taels. ”

Hou Xian glanced at him: "Who paid for our fleet, and you still want to reward silver?" ”

The general was dumbfounded.

Hou Xian glanced at Zheng He and said quietly: "The reward may not be much, but Zheng Gonggong has made great contributions, and when he returns to the dynasty to give a big gift to the emperor and show the national prestige, the emperor will definitely reward Zheng Gonggong." ”

Zheng He nodded thoughtfully, but didn't agree much.

He was thinking a little too much. When the first emperor was in power, Zheng He never explicitly expressed his support for the Han king, he just didn't want to get involved in the matter of several princes competing for the crown prince, which caused the suspicion of the first emperor. But Zheng He must have hoped in his heart that King Han could win.

I don't like eunuchs today, Zheng He has been in the Yanwang Mansion and the palace for so many years, and he knows it very well in his heart. And the Huang Yan beside King Zhao has always had a gap with Zheng He and others, and once he gets it, he will definitely suppress Zheng He. There is only the King of Han, Zheng He privately thinks that the King of Han treats people well, and is very willing to see him become the crown prince.

But what's the use? Hou Xian had hinted just now that of course he meant to return to Beijing. Even the eunuchs of the celebrant were not willing to resist, let alone others.

To put it bluntly, whether it is Zheng He or Hou Xian, they can be the second envoy and hold power, all relying on the support of imperial power. Otherwise, the civil and military forces of the entire fleet, there will not be one person who can afford to look down on a few of them. If they don't respect the imperial power, the power of Zheng He and the other three will immediately come to naught!

Zheng He thought of this, and pondered Hou Xian's words just now, which also made some sense. The new emperor ascended the throne and needed great efforts to show his prestige; Not everyone supports going to the West, but defeating Chen Zuyi and offering the imperial city to capture it must be considered a merit.

"Imperial Concubine Zhang is the wife of the emperor, and she has the eldest son of the emperor, and she will definitely be crowned queen in the future." Zheng He finally spoke, "A few of us have returned to Beijing, let's go to Imperial Concubine Zhang first." ”

I don't like eunuchs today, but Zhang is not.

Hou Xian said: "Zheng Gonggong's words are reasonable. Huang Fei believes in Buddhism, let's pick a few strings of rare Buddha beads and offer them. ”

Wang Jinghong also immediately chimed in: "It's still Gonggong Zheng who is thoughtful. ”

The rare treasure that was exchanged from a foreign country on the fleet was originally not easy for everyone to take privately, but if they took it for the imperial concubine who was about to be crowned queen, no one would say anything.

Zheng He then clasped his hands together and said: "When the expenses on the ship are moved, we will set sail and return to Beijing immediately!" ”

Everyone said: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

…… Truong Hoc had moved his main force to Thang Long (Hanoi), which was located in the center of the rich plains and had more abundant grain. But he also maintains a military force in Thanh Hoa, because he has been informed, and there are people on Thanh Hoa's side who are ready to rebel!

At this time, Zhang Fu heard that Zheng He had arrived on the coast of Annan, so he immediately sent someone to supervise the transportation of grain, grass and military supplies, and then asked the civil official who sent the letter from Jingshi to go to the port, and told Zheng He in public that the saint hoped that the fleet would return to Beijing!

The civil official just talked eloquently, said a lot of words, and persuaded Zhang Fu, and then immediately showed a smile, hugged his fists and said: "The lower official must show Zhang Dashuai's loyalty to the saint truthfully!" ”

Zhang Fu said: "You can bring back my recital, and then help me bring a sentence." ”

The civil official said: "I would like to hear about it." ”

Zhang Fudao: "I want to borrow someone from the saint, Hu Yuancheng." Please don't kill the saints, the Annan army is powerful, and this person supervised it. ”

The civil official was stunned for a moment, that Hu Yuancheng is more famous, he is the eldest son of the puppet king of the Hu family, Zuo Xiangguo, who fought against the Ming army many times during the battle of Annan, "the crime is extremely evil"!

But the civil official still hugged his fists and said: "The lower officials must invite the saint for Zhang Dashuai." ”

"Sending off!" Zhang Fu shouted.

He walked out of the courtyard and into the lobby. At this time, the general Huang Zhong came up and whispered: "Shi Qianxun, the left chief of the Han Palace, is standing outside, it's been almost two hours." ”

Zhang Fu nodded, noncommittal. Huang Zhong retreated to the side and stood, and no longer spoke.

Zhang Fu walked up and down in front of the public seat in the lobby, looking down and thinking about something. Of course, what he was thinking about was not how to choose, but how to deal with the person who had been waiting outside for two hours.

The saint sent someone to pass the decree, and named Zhang Fu as the Duke of England, and the hereditary repudiation of the iron coupon of the Danshu book! pardoned his sister's funeral on the grounds that he was a meritorious hero, and after obtaining Zhang Fu's consent, he named Zhang Fu's daughter as a concubine!

In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to posthumously sealing, there was no living king with a different surname, and the Duke of Guo was already the highest title. What else does Zhang Fu ask for?

He didn't hesitate at all, and immediately prepared to give the edict...... As for the people sent by the King of Han, it is useless to say that the flowers are coming, there are too many promises, and everything is a flower in the moon and water in the mirror! If a person who is about to go bankrupt and says that he will give 100 acres of land in the future, is it useful?

Zhang Fu followed Yan Wang Jing to come over, and felt that it was too difficult for King Han to repeat his old tricks now.

Zhang Fu was not a hesitant person, and it took him a moment to figure out the matter. Instead of being suspicious of both sides of the snake and mouse in the end, it is better to immediately defect to the emperor who is justified and has great advantages, seize this rare opportunity, and become the most prominent nobleman of the Ming Dynasty in the future!

He had long calculated that the only one who was the most prominent of the Xu family was the only one who followed Taizu to fight the country. However, the "Battle of Jingyan" was re-ranked, and the former ministers of the Yan Wangfu were the most trusted nobles in recent years and in the future; Moreover, the Duke of Wei of the Xu family chose the wrong person in the "Battle of Jingyan", and Xu Zengshou also died, so it can be said that there is no family situation.

The three major generals of "Jingnan", Zhang Fu's father Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng passed away one after another, and Zhu Neng's son Zhu Yong was only a teenager and would definitely not be able to do great things; Qiu Fu is old, and everyone knows that he supports King Han. If Zhang Fu becomes the new prince of the country, and then makes military achievements for today's saints, the family is bound to overwhelm the ministers!

Zhang Fu walked for a while, then turned to Huang Zhong and said, "The one outside is called money or something......

"Qian Xun." Huang Zhongdao.

Zhang Fu said: "Qian Xun! Tie up, send it to the people from Beijing, escort it back to Beijing and hand it over to the Holy Lord! ”

Huang Zhong clenched his fists and said: "Order!" He then asked, "Dashuai, Qian Xun still has dozens of guards and armor soldiers, what should I do?"

"The soldiers are all released!" Zhang Fuyi waved his hand.

…… In front of the wall outside Xingyuan, Qian Xun's legs were trembling, and his teeth were clenched. He was not afraid, for it would be difficult for anyone who stood on the ground for two hours to hold on. As time passed, Qian Xun's heart became colder and colder, and he felt that this trip might not be effective. After all, if Zhang Fu had the slightest sincerity, why would he let King Han Changshi stand here for two hours?

Sure enough, it was a few soldiers with ropes waiting for them! They approached very casually, and put the rope on Qian Xun's body, and did not catch him.

"Why?" Qian Xun glared.

No one spoke to him.

Qian Xun said loudly: "Zhang Dashuai, Dashuai!" Xiaguan, please see each other, just a stick of incense! Handsome ......"

"Shut up!" One of the generals scolded, "It's useless for you to shout and cut your throat. If there is no order from the commander, we dare to tie you up? ”

Qian Xun finally stopped yelling, his two green tendons bulged, and he raised his head and said: "The lower officials are incompetent, and they are insulting to the mission...... As soon as the words fell, he suddenly rushed towards the wall in front of him, his head facing the stone.

Unexpectedly, a sergeant reacted very quickly, stretched out his foot and tripped, Qian Xun kicked and stumbled to the ground. Several sergeants rushed up, hurriedly held him down, and tied him with ropes.