Chapter 451: Xu Dong's Death

No matter from that aspect, Xu Dong is an indispensable minister of Zhu Houhuang.

After the sun had set, the Franco's fleet stopped the pursuit.

Fortunately, the night was just right, and Zhu Houhuang didn't dare to stay in place, and slowly sailed to the east by night. It was only after dawn on the second day that we returned to Kuching.

Upon returning to Kuching, Zhu Houhuang once again summoned all the doctors for consultation.

But Kuching is not Dongyong, if you are in Dongyong, you can still find Doctor Xue to treat Xu Dong, Xu Dong still has a chance of life. But in Kuching, the most skilled doctors were the military doctors who followed Zhu Houhuang to the battlefield, and there was no progress at all.

They discussed for a long time, and an old man said to Zhu Houhuang: "Your Highness, if we don't want to sell it, it's really that Lord Xu is too seriously injured, and we can only do our best and obey the destiny of heaven." ”

Zhu Houhuang was furious and shouted: "Enough, what's the use of me raising you?" ”

When the doctor in the room heard that Zhu Houhuang was so angry, he immediately fell to his knees and didn't dare to raise his head.

It took a while for Zhu Houhuang to control his emotions, he knew that these things were no wonder to these doctors, so he waved his hand lightly and said, "Let's go." ”

Zhu Houhuang sat down on Xu Dong's bow and looked at Xu Dong.

Xu Dong's face was pale without a trace of blood, and the whole person trembled twice from time to time, and he felt chills all over his body, not because he was really cold, but because of the symptoms of excessive blood loss.

But Zhu Houhuang couldn't do anything.

Of course, he knew that he had to transfuse blood for Xu Dong at this moment, but how to transfuse blood? Zhu Houhuang has no clue at all, he is really envious of many traversers who can build a complete scientific system from scratch, but he has been in Daming for more than ten years, and he has hardly promoted the scientific development of Daming.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houhuang felt very ashamed, he couldn't even save his own ministers. There was a burst of self-blame in my heart.

"Your Highness." Xu Dong seemed to think of something, opened his eyes slightly, moved his lips lightly and said.

Zhu Houhuang got up suddenly, Ma Zha under his ass moved suddenly, and almost fell to the ground, Zhu Houhuang grabbed Xu Dong's hand and said, "Second Brother Xu, how do you feel?" He asked Xu Dong softly, and shouted loudly outside, "Come in." ”

A few Lang Zhong hurriedly came in, and one of them put three fingers on Xu Dong's wrist, pressed it lightly, sighed, and said beside Zhu Houhuang: "Your Highness, it's a return to the light." ”

"The minister can't do it, don't waste your strength." Xu Dong worked hard to make himself clear word by word.

Zhu Houhuang tried to hold back his tears and not let him shed tears from his eyes, and said to Xu Dong: "Second Brother Xu, why do you say this? It's time to rest, and Lone is still waiting for Second Brother Xu's injury to heal, and he will hit the Buddha Lang machine for Lone. ”

"Your Royal Highness, how is the minister's body, the minister himself knows, the minister's businessman's son, not meet His Highness, life is just a maritime businessman, meet His Highness, there is today's achievements, even if he dies, he can be with the name of the history, into the list, the minister has no regrets in this life."

Zhu Houhuang didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to let him continue.

Xu Dong's body was extremely weak, and every time he said a word, he had to pause slightly, and said: "People are about to die, and there are a few words from the bottom of my heart that I want to say to Your Highness." ”

"Second Brother Xu, you can say it. Lonely listened. Zhu Houhuang's voice was also a little choked.

"Your Royal Highness, the sky is wise, can be civil and martial, with whom the saint broke the Mongolia, and pacified the rebellion of King Ning, broke the army of Annam, the prosperity of martial arts, is the first in the clan, after Xuanzong, no one can compare. But His Royal Highness is not a general after all, His Royal Highness is burdened by millions of Dongyong, but he wants to fight for a short time, which is really putting the cart before the horse. Xu Dong said this, and he couldn't breathe for a while.

Zhu Houhuang hurriedly got up and comforted Xu Dong.

Xu Dong took a while to calm down, and then said: "The minister has been following His Highness for a long time, but he feels that His Highness is afraid, and the minister doesn't know what His Highness is afraid of, but the minister is sure that the people of Dongyong, even if His Highness is in trouble, they are willing to follow His Highness, and His Highness must not be arrogant." Self-contempt. Also make up and down centrifugation. Think twice about Your Highness? ”

After Xu Dong said this, he suddenly gasped, as if he was almost out of breath. Not only Zhu Houhuang was so busy that he was confused, but even a few Lang Zhong immediately stepped forward, using needles and massages to save Xu Dong again.

Zhu Houhuang tearfully asked Xu Dong: "Second Brother Xu, do you have anything else to say to the children?" ”

Xu Dong got married very early, and the woman was also a Jiangnan maritime businessman, with a son and two daughters.

Xu Dong listened to Zhu Houhuang's words, did not speak, just looked far away, his lips moved up and down, Zhu Houhuang hurriedly bowed down, listened to what Xu Dong said, only heard Xu Dong angry, and said: "The minister can trust His Highness." ”

When Zhu Houhuang heard these six words, he couldn't hold back his tears anymore.

He remembered that when the two sides first met in Hangzhou City, at that time he was just a vassal king with only 200,000 taels on his body, while Xu Dong was a maritime merchant with a small fortune.

Although it was three years ago, it seems to be the same as more than ten years ago.

In the early days of Zhu Houhuang's stay in Dongyong, whoever helped him the most was none other than Xu Dong. Xu Dong used his connections to form the first naval division for Zhu Houhuang, which was the predecessor of the Ryukyu Fleet, and there was the Ryukyu Fleet. With Xu Dong's guidance, Zhu Houhuang was able to quickly insert himself into the Haishang circle. Only then is Zhu Houhuang now.

It can be said that without Xu Dong, Zhu Houhuang would not have been able to develop at a high speed with restrictions.

But personally, Zhu Houhuang is an ungrateful person. At the beginning, Xu Dong was in charge of the ships on the Ryukyu waters, and now even in the Dongyong fleet under Xu Dong, there are many people loyal to Zhu Houhuang. But Xu Dong did not complain. Even when he was dying, all he thought about was the great cause of Dongyong. How could Zhu Houhuang not be moved?

At this moment, Zhu Houhuang deeply realized the feeling of breaking my hands and feet.

But after a while, Xu Dong suddenly quieted down.

"Your Highness. Lord Xu went. ”

Zhu Houhuang stood with his back to the sky, tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes, no longer listened here, pushed the door out, stood on the edge of a big stone by the sea, could no longer stop his tears, and lost his voice in pain. Pulled out the long sword and slashed heavily on the reef, only to hear a clear sound of gold and iron, and the long sword in his hand was broken violently.

Zhu Houhuang didn't know who to hate for a while.

He reflected on Xu Dong's last words again, and he knew that this time Xu Dong's death, there was one person who contributed more than Franc Jiren, and that was himself.

Although he is not familiar with naval battles, but he is not a stranger, the day before yesterday when he was fighting with the Francophiles, Xu Dong has always been shrunk, from the beginning he determined a goal, that is, his Royal Highness Zhu Houhuang Yongwang Anqing is the first, victory is the second, although in the end he also made dangerous moves, but also because of this made a nondescript approach.

If he wasn't on Xu Dong's boat, what would it be?

Zhu Houhuang didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't want to think about it, but he also knew that Xu Dong was better than the day before yesterday.

Why Zhu Houhuang likes to fight, in fact, it is not that Zhu Houhuang likes to fight, but that he wants to control the military power. does not control military power, Zhu Houhuang has always been surrounded by a sense of crisis.

Zhu Houhuang admitted that he still had a little talent for fighting on land, but he had no talent at all in naval warfare. If he wants to participate more in naval warfare, then those who are not under his own command should also participate more in the navy, so that the admirals will not be out of his control.

But is that wrong?

Zhu Houhuang thought about it repeatedly in his heart, he can say that he personally laid down the current Dongyong, and Dongyong has nothing to do with the big and small wars. But now in Xu Dong's mouth, he has become a burden to the generals.

True or wrong.

Zhu Houhuang couldn't figure it out for a while.

There is also Xu Dong's Zhu Houhuang's self-indulgence, and Zhu Houhuang couldn't figure out what Xu Dong was talking about for a while? Zhu Houhuang thought for a long time, and slowly came back to his senses.

Zhu Houhuang has never been a prince in his heart, and Zhu Houhuang's own spiritual core has always been a modern person, not a prince of the Ming Dynasty. He didn't understand how much of a bonus the identity of a prince gave him.