Chapter 152: The Fat Man's Thoughts
Wu Fatzi is the prince of the ancient dynasty, and he is the elder brother of the current emperor, that is, the eldest son. But because he was too fat to please the emperor, he was seconded by the ministers and made the second son the crown prince, and he was therefore denied the throne.
The fat man is a smart man, he knows how to forbear, especially when there was no one in the previous dynasty to support him as the crown prince, he gritted his teeth and endured it, and obediently became his prince. Usually, the door is not out of the door, and it is more homely than the young lady in the boudoir.
This also leads him to prefer dark environments, like this hall that he designed for himself. Wu Fatzi's disguise is very real, he deceived the Manchu Dynasty and the current emperor. For his elder brother, the emperor only knew that since he failed to become the crown prince, he was passive in the palace, and he did not participate in all kinds of affairs in the court, and stayed in the palace every day.
The emperor is very satisfied with him, so when he has good things, he never forgets to bring some to the fat man, what beauties, all the food and play. I don't know if he doesn't want to go in his heart, or if he wants to completely corrupt the fat man.
On the surface, Takeo is a person who eats and waits for death, but secretly he is busy cultivating his ginseng to penetrate the court. Like the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu An Deshan is the person he secretly cultivated and supported.
secretly plotting a rebellion, Takeo did everything very carefully, and successfully hid from the eyes of many people. After nearly ten years of operation, he has a lot of power in the imperial court, and has also attracted nearly half of the ministers, and the time is ripe for rebellion, but unfortunately the military power is not in his hands.
This made the fat man very helpless, but now it was different, Tang Ming's arrival gave him infinite hope, if he could really buy a treasure ship from Tang Ming, he would far exceed the current emperor's strength at sea.
Most of the territory of the ancient dynasty was bordered by the sea, and as long as the power of the sea could reach a certain level, it would be much easier to control the soldiers in the interior. Therefore, no matter what, he was bound to win Tang Ming's treasure ship this time.
The fat man's step-by-step pressing made Tang Ming very unhappy, but now is not the time for him to turn his face and deny people, he still has to endure it.
"Lord Wu may not know, my treasure ship is not said to be sold, this is my national treasure of the Ming Dynasty, and these five treasure ships are all I worked hard to get in front of my Ming Emperor. No one can touch this treasure ship without his permission. ”
Seeing that the fat man's face was constantly changing, Tang Ming hesitated a little before continuing: "Besides, my fleet is out to do business, and it also relies on this treasure ship. Without the treasure ship, even if he wants to go back, he can't give the emperor an answer. Please also ask the prince to forgive the difficulties of this marquis and think of another way! ”
If Takeo had another way, he naturally didn't need to negotiate with Tang Ming here at this moment, and he would have led his men to Seoul earlier.
"In this way, Marquis Tang is not accommodating at all!" The anger on Takeo's face had already jumped out of his body, and he stared at Tang Ming with red eyes, gritting his teeth and saying this from between his teeth.
Tang Ming gradually put away the smile on his face, and replied with a sneer: "I can't be accommodating, it is a matter of the life of this marquis, may I ask what the martial prince can exchange for the life of this marquis." But....... ”
"But what?" Seeing that things were taking a turn for the better, Takeo asked with a happy face.
"However, this treasure ship can not be sold, but the Marquis can build it himself, and he does not hide it from the prince of Wu, Admiral Zheng He is the father-in-law under him, and I still know a little bit about this shipbuilding skill." Tang Ming suddenly changed his mind.
Originally, he wanted to directly refuse Takeo's farewell and leave, but Takeo's urgent appearance made him suspicious. It stands to reason that the purpose of buying a treasure ship is to defend against pirates, so it should be the emperor's concern, as a prince and the eldest son, but he can't sit on the throne? These contradictions had to make Tang Ming cautious.
But when he wanted to come back, he suddenly wanted to spy on what Wu Fatzi's intentions were. Rebellion, Tang Ming really thought of this, but this matter is not child's play, and he can't come up with evidence, so he can only think about it, and it is impossible to say it.
"Treasure ships?" Takeo's small eyes stared at Tang Ming up and down again, and it was obvious that he was doubting Tang Ming's ability.
If this treasure ship can be built so easily, where can it be the turn of the Ming Dynasty to dominate the sea.
"Don't you believe it?"
"This king is indeed very suspicious!"
Tang Ming was silent for a moment, and then suddenly chuckled: "Then can the prince tell me the real intention of buying the treasure ship?" ”
Takeo stared at Tang Ming coldly for a long time, the fat on his face jumped and jumped, as if he was struggling fiercely in his heart.
After a long time, Takeo took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "This king has nothing to hide now, yes, I did have another intention to buy a treasure ship, and this is related to my big plans in the future, so this king is so nervous about this treasure ship." If Marquis Tang can really build a treasure ship, what does it matter if this king tells him frankly! ”
Tang Ming nodded, and replied without thinking about it: "The gentleman doesn't cheat, the treasure ship will naturally be built, but the location of this shipyard will be very troublesome, and there will be a lot of craftsmen used, I wonder if the prince can arrange these properly?" ”
"It's just a trifle!"
Takeo confidently asserted, and then asked again: "But I don't know what conditions the Hou Ye has?" ”
After going around such a big circle, Tang Ming was waiting for this sentence, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "Master Benhou came out this time to do business, and second, it is also the people in the family to exercise." I think the prince also knows how hard it is to float on the sea, so he doesn't want to go to other places to float, he wants to find a place to settle down, live for a few years and then return to Daming! ”
"The king of your fleet has heard a lot, and there are two hundred ships of all sizes! Such a large fleet has tens of thousands of people, not to mention it, and it is indeed not easy for so many people to settle down. Takeo frowned, still a little skeptical of Tang Ming's words.
"There are indeed a lot of people, but not all of these people have to go to land, my fleet has to go to the sea often to walk around, at least all the countries in the sea around here have to go again, change some things when I go back to Daming, I can also explain to my family."
Tang Ming's words are true and false, and Takeo has to believe it, everyone knows that sailing is not only hard but also worried about life at any time. Tang Ming didn't want to leave when he came here with the fleet, he could understand it, but Tang Ming still brought too many people, and it was difficult to find a place to arrange for them to stay!
Tang Ming saw that Takeo seemed to be very tempted, so he continued: "Actually, when I first came to the ancient dynasty, this Marquis saw Jeju Island, which is not far from here, it is good, I wonder if Lord Wu has the right to make an idea about this place?" (To be continued.) )