Liu An is the second son of Liu Jiang, the governor of the navy, but his brother died early, although he is the second son, he is the heir of the Liu family.

He has been in the army with his father since he was a child, and he has been on the battlefield in Liaodong for a long time, although he is not a peerless general, but he can also be called a good leader.

Since Liu Jiang was recruited by Zhu Zhanji as the governor of the navy, Liu An returned to Beijing and was arranged to serve as the commander of the military guard.

After receiving a firearm change, he participated in the campaign against Dongying, and never missed a beat.

After the Battle of Dongying, he left his father's relationship, and it was Zhu Zhanji who asked him to join the Young Army in order to entrap Liu Jiang and became one of the four commanders of the Young Army.

Although he followed Zhu Zhanji to the West this time, and his father was the governor of the navy, he did not belong to the naval sequence, but to the army sequence, and was led by Xue Lu.

It was almost dawn, but the long meeting was over. Everyone did not have time to rest and prepare for the march of the army.

Zhu Zhanji was also not sleepy, leaving Liu An and Chen Li and Zhang Fengshan, who now belong to Yu Linwei, as well as Zhuang Jing and Pang Ying.

Chen Li and Zhang Fengshan were the earliest generals who followed Zhu Zhanji, although they were only the general and general banners of Yulinwei at the beginning, and now they are only garrisons and deputy garrisons.

But the two of them have another position, that is, the mountain chief and chief supervisor of Yulin Weixue. This made them even in the big tent full of high-ranking generals, and no one dared to really ignore them.

The original young army, now Yulin Weixue, has become a shining signboard in the Ming army.

Although the number of soldiers trained from here has not exceeded two thousand, they have been sharpening their swords for ten years, and every soldier who has learned from Yulinwei is an elite of the Ming Dynasty.

Even many orphans who learned from Yu Linwei are now in the position of guard, which is higher than the position of the two of them, but no orphan dares to be proud in front of the two, let alone forget their roots.

In this era, the idea of the prince of heaven and earth is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is not a casual talk to be a teacher for one day and a father for life.

Anyone who dares to disobey the two of them is a betrayal of their relatives, and there is no place in the world.

Moreover, although their official position is not high, it also depends on their position. An ordinary garrison, of course, is just an ordinary character, but a guard who is valued in front of a grandson is something that no one dares to take lightly.

Just like Huang Yuan, now it is just an ordinary garrison, but those commanders, generals, and even commanders and governors dare not ignore it.

If Zhu Zhanji releases the two of them, they can at least be promoted to the post of commander.

Zhuang Jing and Pang Ying have not had the opportunity to show their loyalty in front of Zhu Zhanji for a long time since the Battle of Dongying.

Now that they finally have a place to use, both of them are very positive and want to make meritorious contributions again.

In addition to a few of them in the main hall, there were only Jin Kuo and Sun Lin, the two chief supervisors of the internal prison, and Li Liang guarded the door to prevent anyone from hearing their decision.

Most people have not rested day and night, and so many things happened yesterday, and their spirits are highly stressed, and they are all exhausted.

Zhu Zhanji himself nested on the dragon chair, and his two long legs were on the table in front of him. "Zhu Qing is a little more comfortable, and he is too tired to hold a posture every day. Liu An......"

Liu An sat up straight, clenched his fists and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and waved his hand and said, "Be comfortable, just when we are idle." Do you know why I left you alone? ”

Liu An still said seriously: "Your Highness has other arrangements to be implemented. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded. "I like smart people, who have the ability to show themselves in front of me, the kind of light and dust, afraid of being a bird, and it is not good to use in front of me."

Zhu Zhanji's eyes swept in front of everyone, and returned to Liu An's face before he said: "This time, with you as the chief officer of the young army, it is natural to respect the opinion of the Duke of Dian Guo, but ...... When the decision-making of the Duke of Dian is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty, you can do your own thing if you want to lead the young army. ”

Liu An said with some embarrassment: "How should the minister judge that the behavior of the Duke of Dian is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Zhu Zhanji asked: "Why do you think Lone insists on starting this war?" ”

"Deter the countries of the South Seas, and those who follow me will prosper and those who disobey me will perish."

"Exactly!" Zhu Zhanji sat up and said with a smile: "The countries of Nanyang now mainly believe in the Green Religion, although they are nominally my Ming vassal countries, they do not speak my Ming language, do not write my Ming characters, but mainly learn the characters of the small Western countries. Lone in Malaka has begun to ask them to be sinicized, but a Malaka is too small, Lone not only wants to promote Confucianism in Malaga, but also wants to promote Chinese characters in all countries in Nanyang.

Although the Duke of Dian is talented in the world, he is old, compassionate, and has lost his courage when he was in trouble. If he can run Nanyang for a long time, he should use his talents. But Lone didn't have time.

When the storm season in Nanzhou passes, Lone will go to Nanzhou, and when he comes back from Nanzhou, he will go to the Western Ocean. Therefore, Lone can only quickly cut through the mess and sort out all the Nanyang region, so that all the countries and tribes in the Nanyang region must not only respect my Ming, but also fear my Ming.

Only in this way can we quickly implement sinicization in the Nanyang region, and make the Nanyang countries become the real vassal countries of my Ming Dynasty, just like North Korea and Dongying, can you understand? ”

Liu An clenched his fists and said, "The minister understands! ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "It's good to understand!" Lone respects the Duke of Yunnan, but this trip to Nanyang cannot be planned for a long time with his intentions. As the commander of his subordinates, you should respect his wishes, but you must not listen to his words and plans, and you must make your own decisions. Young Eunuch Sun ......"

Sun Lin responded: "The slave is here!" ”

"Feng Chong followed Liu An to Bengkulu to provide all the information."

"Yes!"

Jin Kuo said at this time: "Your Highness, that Ming Gulu's Wanmao has no intention of rebelling now, why rush to send troops?" The old slave thought that it would not be too late for him to send troops after he knew that his son was dead, and after making a choice. ”

Although Zhu Zhanji knew that Jin Kuo's suggestion was the right policy of the Heavenly Empire, he was unwilling to delay time like this. He smiled and said: "I can send troops first, but when he doesn't come to the old port, I will raise troops to fight." Zhuang Jing, Pang Ying......"

The two immediately clasped their fists and said, "The minister is here." ”

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. Are you in control of those pirates now? ”

Zhuang Jing said with a little self-restraint: "Like an arm making a finger." ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled: "Okay, bring the map." ”

Sun Lin handed over a map of Sumatra and spread it out on the desk in front of Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Zhanji beckoned, and several people in the hall climbed the steps and came to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji pointed to the map and said: "It will take several days for the army to prepare for the expedition, and it will take time for the fleet to go around Bengkulu in the southwest of the island. Moreover, the army attacked from the sea and took the capital of Bengulu directly, so it was inevitable that there would be omissions, so I asked Yulin Weixue to send 500 soldiers who were proficient in mapping, mapping, and jungle warfare, and 2,000 Japanese to go upriver from the Musi River until Lublingao, at the northern foot of the Kaba volcano. There are two valleys that connect through the island's mountains to Bengkulu. ”

After a pause, Zhu Zhanji said again: "After entering Bengkulu, I asked the Japanese camp to implement the three-light policy, kill, burn, and rob all, so that the Bengkulu tribe knows what the real pain is!" ”

Zhuang Jing's face was solemn, and he asked with some concern: "Your Highness, will this make other tribes hate me Daming?" ”

"These are all done by the Japanese people, they are just a vicious dog of my Daming. It is their duty to make the enemy afraid, to be afraid. I will let the fleet be in Lublin and tell the widows that only half of all the seizures need to be surrendered. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhang Fengshan again and said: "The task of the Yulin Weixue soldiers is not to kill people, but to provide route and intelligence support to the Japanese people. You have to supervise the movement of the Bengkulu tribe's army, and don't let the Japanese fall into the encirclement of their army, these people, I still have a lot of use. ”

Zhang Fengshan gave a military salute and said, "The last general understands!" ”

Only then did Zhu Zhanji stretch his waist and said: "The two armies should pay attention to the coordination of time, the Japanese battalion burned and looted from the northeast, frightened the people to the capital, and then the army attacked the capital from the southwest. In terms of details, you will discuss it again, and go to rest alone. ”

Zhu Zhanji has been cultivating for a long time, and he has not slept day and night, although it is not harmful to his body, but it is not good for his health.

He knew that in the original history, he himself only lived to be in his thirties. Although his Taoist regimen has become a small success now, he does not dare to be sloppy.

Back in the backyard, he didn't alarm the concubines who had already slept, let the green plum green bamboo who was still waiting for him take him into their room, sat on the floor and breathed for half an hour, and then slept among them.

Zhuang Jing and Zhang Fengshan discussed the details again, and several people went to Xue Lu's small courtyard together to report military affairs to Xue Lu, the army commander-in-chief.

Only then did Xue Lu know that Zhu Zhanji didn't want to leave a little room for the Bengkulu tribe at all, and took the opportunity to directly destroy the Bengulu tribe by taking advantage of the fact that a Ming soldier died in the hands of Lahat.

He also understands that this kind of thing is not that Zhu Zhanji wants to guard against him, but wants to guard against Zheng He.

He knew what he had to do, and without a word of nonsense, he directly issued the order flag for the purpose of transferring troops.

This kind of small-scale troop transfer does not need a tiger talisman at all, and Xue Lu, as the chief military officer, can just issue the command flag directly.

But like Zheng He, when they sent troops, they must have needed Zhu Zhanji to personally issue the tiger talisman.

It was not until noon that Zhuang Jing and Pang Ying returned to the Japanese camp located at the mouth of the sea, and then beat the drums and ordered the troops.

These Japanese have been trained by the Ming Dynasty for more than a year, and when they heard the drums, they hurriedly dropped the mahjong cards and playing cards in their hands one by one, put on formal clothes, and carried their own Japanese knives to the school field of the temporary military camp.

These people are not as disciplined as the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, so except for the holidays in Malaka and Luzon, they did not give them time to let off steam.

Most of the people here in Palembang are Chinese, so they will not be allowed to go out and harm people.

They were uncomfortable one by one, and when they heard the sound of drums, they were not surprised or happy.

After the three-way drum is completed, those who do not arrive will be killed. But they were not very numerous, less than two thousand, so by the time the second drum sounded, they were all united.

Zhuang Jing is also very complacent on the platform, and he can straighten out the management of these bandits, but he has put a lot of effort into it.

Looking at the crowd in the audience, he shouted loudly: "From Dongying to Daming, to Nanyang, are you aggrieved?" ”

The people in the audience didn't understand Zhuang Jing's intentions, and only responded sparsely. "Aggrieved!"

Zhuang Jing smiled and said, "His Royal Highness Taisun ordered!" ”

Everyone knelt down on one knee, and there was no sound except for the crash of their armor.

"Your Highness has an order, and the Japanese camp will go out tomorrow. This expedition was to defeat the Bengkulu tribe in the southwest. This battle is not subject to military law, and the policy of killing, burning, and robbing the light is implemented, even if there are those little beauties, you can enjoy them at will......"

Everyone in the audience applauded, and they were all emotional.

Zhuang Jing smiled and said: "However, remember to protect your little life, your life not only belongs to you, but also belongs to my Ming!" ”

Zhuang Jing is not afraid that they will retreat in fear, these people have no other skills, burning, killing and looting has become their nature, and they are never afraid of the enemy.

Zhuang Jing was afraid that they were too arrogant, because of adultery, captivity, and scattering the military formation, and losing their own lives.

These people are his biggest reliance now, and he still wants to rely on these people to earn enough credit to be stationed on one side like Ji Gang.

These widows have been held back for more than half a year, and they are all anxious to earn credit.

But in the Ming army, it was mixed with joys and sorrows.

Because this time it is a temporary dispatch, and the guards of the Ming Dynasty are actively preparing for the competitive competition, so the candidates who want to go to the competition must leave aside these people who are going to participate in the competition.

Most of the soldiers were excited to participate in competitive competitions, but they did not realize that for this reason, they would not be able to participate in the battle. So for a while, some people are happy and some are worried.

The trio of Sunan, Duan Renzhi, and Ma Dezhong are now facing separation.

Sunan was the new chief officer, in charge of the fleet of five ships, and did not have time to participate in the competitive competition, but Duan Renzhi and Ma Dezhong both signed up.

Duan Renzhi is the forward of the First Fleet Keju Team, although his body is not very strong. But he is fast, agile and has a strong sense of grabbing points, and he is the No. 1 striker of the Keju team.

And Ma Dezhong was born in Caozhou, where people have been good at martial arts since ancient times, and the Ma family's ancestors passed down the Dahong fist to resound, but it declined in Ma Dezhong's grandfather's generation.

His father was weak, abandoned martial arts and literature, and some local tyrants coveted his family's Dahong fist and set a trap to ruin his family.

At the beginning, Ma Dezhong was young, and he fled to the capital under the leadership of a clan uncle with the boxing score given to him by his father.

But it coincided with the Battle of Jingjing, and the fighting in Shandong was inextricable, the clan uncle died, and he also became an orphan.

He was caught by a nest of bandits in Huai'an, and because he was young, he was raised in a bandit den and went into the city every day to beg.

Although the life is miserable, it is a nest of bandits that has grown up after all.

Later, the bandits were exterminated by the officers and soldiers of Huai'an Prefecture, and he also had the strength to join the army.

Today's Ma Dezhong has just passed twenty-three, and when he is officially vigorous, he has also practiced the family heirloom Dahong Boxing.

In this military competition, he signed up for the martial arts competition and entered the finals.

Their fleet was selected to join the fleet of Bengkulu, but the soldiers who had a game could not go on the expedition.

Ma Dezhong is an orphan, and he regards the calm and moderate Sunan as his brother, although he looks down on Duan Renzhi's slippery, but he has a better relationship with Duan Renzhi and regards him as a younger brother.

The three of them are particularly reluctant to separate this time. Ma Dezhong found the pawn book in the army and wanted to withdraw from the competition, but was reprimanded by the pawn book, so he could only continue the game honestly.

Zhu Zhanji attaches great importance to this competitive competition, and he will not go out, but will personally preside over this competition.

If there is something good at the top, it must be done at the bottom.

Of course, the generals in the army paid more attention to this competition than to exterminate a small tribe.

"Although this expedition is only a crusade against a small tribe, the battlefield is unpredictable, and no one can guarantee that they will be fine. If I can't come back, you have to take care of Duanniang for me. ”

Ma Dezhong punched Sunan and wanted to laugh, but his eyes were red. "Brother, don't worry, I will take care of my sister-in-law."

Duan Renzhi smiled heartlessly: "Our navy is only an auxiliary combat team, but half of the soldiers in the first fleet are equipped with muskets, where will there be an accident!" Brother, go ahead, and when we come back, we'll win the Keju Tournament! ”

Sunan stuffed an envelope into his arms and said, "If I can't come back, you can help me take care of Duan Niang and divide my pension in half, half to my family and half to Duan Niang." Duan Niang is still young, and if she wants to find another person to marry in the future, she doesn't have to stop her. ”

Farewells like this are happening all over the fleet. Although in the last few wars, the Ming Dynasty has won a big victory, and the soldiers have suffered very little damage, but it is always necessary to prevent accidents from happening.

Especially the low-level creeps, they are on the battlefield and anything can happen.

In Palembang City, the arrest finally stopped, and some of the suspects who were arrested in the farm were also released after it was found out that they were not involved in Hasan's conspiracy, but many more were fined.

Although they did not participate in Ha San's conspiracy, they knew that Ha San was plotting wrong, but they did not report it, so they were convicted of the same crime, but they were given a lighter punishment.

And the person with the highest status who was arrested was Iskandarshah, the great prince of Malaja, who was escorted to Palembang.

Hasan was rebellious, starting with Malaka, although there is no evidence that Iskandarsha was involved in the conspiracy.

But according to Hasan's servants, it was because of the negotiation with him that Hasan began to plot against him.

Moreover, Iskandarsha not only did not stop Hasan's collusion in Malaga, but also opened the door to convenience, and his suspicion could not be cleared.

In fact, Zhu Zhanji wanted to arrest Bairi Missoula more, but the evidence was too weak, because Bairi Missoula had never been alone with Ha San at all.

But the capture of his eldest son, who he valued the most, was enough for this old fox to feel distressed.

The navy grabbed Iskandarsha with the front foot, and the old fox followed the fleet to Star City with the back foot, wanting to meet Zhu Zhanji and plead for mercy.

Now Malaga, more than half of the officials and imams have been arrested, and they are in a mess, and he has no intention of caring about it.

Anyway, the current Malaka is no different from the Malaka of the Ming Dynasty, without them, the Malaka would not be able to mess up.

Ha San was arrested and put in prison, whether it was torture to extract a confession, or coercion and inducement, he did not say a word.

He knew very well that he, as the mastermind, could not escape death. Now he just wants to implicate fewer people and preserve more opposition forces.

But after the state apparatus is put into operation, it doesn't matter if he can't open his mouth or not.

The current counselor has found out exactly what everyone he has met since he set off from the Ming Dynasty, and what kind of food he eats every day.

The trajectory of his life was laid out in front of everyone, and the correspondence found in his residence also revealed his schemes.

Now, whether it is the old port, or the natives of Malaga, the big cannibals, they all hate Ha San to the core.

If it weren't for him, there would have been no such unwarranted disaster.

He went on a hunger strike for several days, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty used a tube to insert him directly into his throat and pour gruel into him every day.

Not only did he suffer unspeakably, but he couldn't die.

Now the people in the criminal department don't check him at all, and they tie him up in a small dark house every day, and don't pay attention to him at all.

Because through the interrogation of other people, all the traces of his schemes have been clarified.

There was no light in the house, and even if they were fed every day, the soldiers came in with torches. In the first few days, he could still count the time, but finally his mind began to diverge, he could no longer concentrate, and he lost the concept of time.

It was not until this day that he was tied by several soldiers, and a bamboo pole passed through the gap between his hands and feet, lifting him up like a pig, and he was seen again.

He didn't say a word except for the first two days of interrogation. For the next few days, he was confined to a room without sound and light.

His mind was already blurred, and when he came out of the house, he suddenly saw the light, and his eyes stinged, and he couldn't help but close them, and tears kept flowing out.

He didn't know where he was, and ended up being thrown heavily on the hardwood.

Zheng He watched the soldiers throw Ha San in the cabin like a dead pig, his mouth moved, and he didn't say a word.

The Ha San in front of him was already a little unrecognizable, he didn't expect that in just a few days, this Ha San had become like this.

There is no need to say that he is covered with dirt, he excretes directly when he urinates and urinates, and his dirty smell is worse than a pig.

He shook his head, and the attendant stepped forward with his nose covered and went to loosen the rope for Ha San.

But Ha San was still like a madman, gasping in place with his eyes closed, and no matter who spoke to him, it was as if he didn't hear him.

Just a few days in a dark room can torture people like this? Ha San is still a strong-willed person in Zheng He's heart, if he wasn't so willed, how could he have traveled from Baghdad to Chang'an and dedicated his life to Allah!

After almost an hour, Ha San gradually came to his senses and recognized the person in front of him as Zheng He.

He brushed the hair loose in front of his forehead, revealing a smile that was even uglier than crying. "Duke of Dian Kingdom...... The glory of Allah will be extinguished in the East, and the iron hooves of the Ming will crush our homeland, are you willing to see all this? ”

(Toothache heartbreak...... I didn't sleep last night, I couldn't write it, I wanted to die in pain.) Today, my face is swollen, and I went to the hospital to get anti-inflammatory injections and painkiller injections, and I will be better in the afternoon. I can only eat white porridge at night, it's hard! ）