It was very cold outside, but it was still warm inside, and the little senior brother also brought fragrant tea, and when he left, he also glanced at Tang Ming, asking him not to forget to tell him about overseas affairs later. Naturally, there is no problem in satisfying this little wish of the little senior brother, Tang Ming looked back and said that he had not forgotten.

The little senior brother happily said goodbye when he saw Tang Ming agree, and looked at the carefree little senior brother out of the door, for some reason, Tang Ming suddenly became a little envious, at the same age, he was also a disciple of Yao Guangxiao, why was his fate so different?

He has not had a good life for two days since he left the island and came to Daming, and he is trapped in the whirlpool of power every day and cannot extricate himself. But the little senior brother can follow the teacher's side carefree, people are more popular than people, Tang Ming can only sigh in his heart that God is unfair.

Yao Guangxiao picked up the teacup, opened the lid, took a sip of the tea leaves on the floating cup, and then suddenly said, "Didn't you meet the Three Treasures on the sea when you came back?" ”

Tang Ming shook his head lightly, the end of the year has arrived, and it stands to reason that his father-in-law should stay in the treasure shipyard to arrange a voyage after the beginning of spring next year, but he will not see anyone. The teacher will mention this matter again, is there still a secret in it?

Sure enough, I saw Yao Guangxiao continue: "Calling you back is actually out of helplessness, Sanbao's voyage this time is more auspicious, this treasure shipyard is not easy to get to today, he is not at ease with who to take care of, think about it, only you kid can take on this responsibility!" ”

After a slight pause, Yao Guangxiao chuckled: "I have already seen you as a teacher in the last letter, and it is indeed not easy to be crowned a prince in the ancient dynasty country and sit on Jeju Island. At this critical juncture, let you come back to guard the treasure shipyard, and leave your hard-won family business, are you dissatisfied? ”

Tang Ming's heart trembled when he said this, although he didn't understand what his true intentions were, and why he suddenly asked these questions, he still said firmly in his heart: "Speaking from the heart, the disciple was indeed a little reluctant at first, the natural disaster on Weihai Island almost buried the disciple in the sea, but fortunately, luck was good enough to discover the existence of the crater in advance, and he was fully prepared, so he was able to retreat." ”

"It's also the disciple's luck to be able to get Jeju Island, just as soon as he met the opportunity, today's achievements are naturally inseparable from his own efforts, but the disciple understands that if there is no help from the father-in-law, there will definitely be no disciple today, all of this today can be said to be because of the father-in-law, even if it is because of him now, what does it matter!"

These are not Tang Ming's boastful words, but the heartfelt words in his heart, looking back on the past, he came into contact with Zheng He from the beginning, and with his help, he has come to this day step by step, although there are no too outstanding achievements, but he at least has a home in Daming, and a habitat of his own.

There are gains and losses, Tang Ming is not a villain who does not repay his kindness, everything Zheng He gave him is worth Tang Ming's desperate efforts for him, not to mention that now he is just asking him to help take charge of the treasure shipyard.

Yao Guangxiao was very satisfied with Tang Ming's answer, not to be hypocritical, he has indeed grown a lot in half a year overseas. What he and Zheng He were most worried about was Tang Ming's reluctance to Jeju Island, and it was not the result he wanted to leave only his people here.

Now that Tang Ming has shown his heart, Yao Guangxiao has also gone to the big stone in his heart, there are successors to the Treasure Shipyard, and Zheng He's half-life hard work will not turn into ashes, which can be described as a great relief.

Yao Guangxiao is so worried about Zheng He, in fact, it is also out of the unknown of this voyage, Zheng He can be regarded as a life of nine deaths, and no one is sure whether he can come back. Therefore, it has become an indisputable fact to arrange the later things first and prepare for them.

Finally, Yao Guangxiao informed Tang Ming that Zheng He had been sent by the emperor to transport weapons, grain and grass to Beiping in recent days. The Tatars in the north have become more and more arrogant, and recently they have been harassing the borders of the Ming Dynasty.

Ji Gang's Jinyi guard spies also frequently reported that the Tatars had gathered a number of tribes and formed a large army that could attack Beiping at any time. Zhu Di has dealt with these Tatars countless times since King Fengyan was stationed in Beiping, and he is a mortal enemy.

Now that he has ascended the throne and sat firmly on the throne, he has already planned to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to conquer the Tatars. Originally, he was still worried that there was no good excuse for sending troops to the Tatars, but now what the Tatars did just gave him a great opportunity.

The emperor wants to conquer Mobei in person, which has nothing to do with Tang Ming's half a dime, and the headache is an important minister of the court like Yao Guangxiao. How should he, the marquis, live his life, say goodbye to Yao Guangxiao, Tang Ming was pulled by the little senior brother who was guarding outside to tell stories overseas as soon as he went out of the door.

He was not able to get out until the sun was about to set, and he hurriedly returned to the Zheng Mansion but was told by the old housekeeper that the queen ordered him to go to the palace. Tang Ming sighed and ate something to fill his stomach, and then got into the carriage and rushed to the palace.

The queen didn't say what she wanted to do in the palace by herself, but Tang Ming knew very well in her heart, it was nothing more than to discuss the matter of distilling liquor. However, he had just come back, and the queen couldn't even wait for a day, which made Tang Ming vigilant.

Two huge lanterns hung high above the majestic palace gates, and the huge candles lit inside illuminated the vicinity. Tang Ming's carriage had already been stopped by the guards before it approached the palace gate, and he was allowed to enter only after his identity was ascertained.

The queen knew that Tang Ming was not familiar with the roads in the palace, so she sent a little eunuch to wait at the palace gate. When he saw the carriage of the Zheng Mansion, he immediately greeted him, and asked Tang Ming to change to a small sedan chair and go straight to the harem.

Queen Xu was still glamorous and radiant, Tang Ming only had time to take a quick look, then fell to the ground, and sang loudly: "Weihai Hou Tang Ming see the queen mother, the queen mother is a thousand years old and a thousand years old." ”

The light in the room was not so bright, the queen looked at Tang Ming who was kneeling on the ground, and found that he hadn't seen him for a while, and he had been tanned and blackened.

Listening to his voice was not to find fault, Tang Ming's vigilance in his heart was also left behind, and people suddenly relaxed.

"I don't know what the queen ordered Weichen to order?" Tang Ming's kneeling posture just now was not very good, and his feet were still slightly numb at the moment.

"It's natural for the mourning family to call you here, but it's not in a hurry to say, but the last time you wrote to say that Weihai Island had sunk, I didn't see you go back to Daming, where to settle down now, and I told the mourning family first." The corners of the queen's mouth hooked up with an inexplicable smile. (To be continued.) )