Ashraf listened to Zhang Zhiqian's words and wanted to strangle this guy.

Da Ming doesn't do things that lose his conscience, but Da Ming forces others to do it!

He is the one who was forced to do things by Daming!

Ashraf struggled for a moment before nodding his head.

"That's great, with the help of Da Ming, I believe I will be able to sweep away those barbarians!"

Zhang Zhiqian didn't bother to talk nonsense with Ashraf, and when he saw that Ashraf agreed, he immediately left.

"Good!"

"Then I'll go back and wait for good news!"

Seeing Zhang Zhiqian so arrogant, Ashraf had a stomach full of anger in his heart, but he didn't dare to come out, until Zhang Zhiqian left the palace, he was furious.

"Ridiculous!"

"Who does he think he is!"

"How can I say that I am also the king of Egypt, and he has done this to me!"

"Sooner or later, I'm going to break them into pieces!"

Just as Ashraf let out his final roar, Barkuk hurried over.

"Father's anger, the strength of the Ming Dynasty is definitely not comparable to ours!"

Ashraf, who was angry, could manage this, but instead of listening to his son's advice, he raised his hand and slapped his son.

"Rubbish!"

"You just went to Da Ming once, and you were scared by Da Ming!"

"If the Ming Dynasty is really so strong, why don't you attack Timur and the Golden Horde, but bully us Egypt!"

Balkuk covered half of his face and looked at his father in disbelief.

He couldn't believe that his father, who had always been known for his sanity, would beat him and say such irresponsible things.

Da Ming can't beat the Timurid Empire, that is because he didn't free his hands!

"Father!"

"You can blame me as much as you want, but please don't start a war with Da Ming!"

"Daming is not only invincible in the navy, but also invincible in the soldiers on land!"

"Even a defense like our Cairo City is vulnerable in front of the Ming artillery!"

When Ashraf heard this, he still roared angrily, but his voice was a few decibels lower.

"So what?"

"I, the Mamluks, are not easy to bully, and if they dare to come, I will make them look good!"

With the last harsh words, Ashraf summoned his generals to ponder how to conquer the city of Acre.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Daming, Ake City was more important in comparison.

Taking Ake City is not only to avenge his father, but also to prove his ability!

When Zhang Zhiqian returned to the embassy, he immediately sent a telegram to the generals of the Red Sea Fleet, informing them that Egypt was about to send troops to attack the city of Acre.

When Wu Yongqi, the commander of the Red Sea Fleet, received the telegram, he immediately reduced his fleet, stopped collecting protection money at sea, and curled up in a port near the Hongwu Grand Canal.

This is the largest military base they have built in the Red Sea region, mainly to replenish some ammunition and supplies.

Of course, it is also responsible for repairing the boats and providing them with endurance services.

Ten days later, Wu Yongqi led a fleet to help Ashraf transport soldiers and siege equipment.

Because of Wu Yongqi's help, Achraf's attack on Acre City became extremely smooth.

In the past, the siege warfare that required countless lives to fill the city, with the help of Wu Yongqi, only after a few rounds of artillery fire, the wall of Ake City collapsed.

After that, there are the usual operations such as taking prisoners and snatching booty.

Originally, according to Ashraf's idea, the city was to be slaughtered, but the Ming Dynasty sternly refused on the grounds of a lack of workers on the Hongwu Grand Canal.

As a result, more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Acre were able to save their lives.

Zhang Zhiqian, who has always been known as a state of etiquette, will certainly not let go of this opportunity, and when he organized the retreat of the army and people in Akecheng, he constantly ordered people to preach that they were able to survive because of the Ming Dynasty.

When the people of Ake City heard the news, they had an infinite affection for the kingdom of Daming.

Even when they found out that the destination was a huge construction site, the Ming people only transported them here to let them work as laborers, and they did not complain much.

After all, compared to being slaughtered, they were lucky to be able to pick up a life.

What's more, the noble lord of the Ming Dynasty promised that as long as the canal was built, they could regain their freedom.

Because of the additional 200,000 laborers, the construction speed of the Hongwu Grand Canal has increased rapidly.

In addition, Daming continuously transported gunpowder and other strategic materials, which made the construction speed to a higher level.

Zhu Yunxi felt that since he wanted to build it, he should build a wider canal, but it couldn't be like a certain canal, which would be blocked at every turn.

Zhang Zhiqian stood on the tower of the construction site, looking at the black laborers below, and suddenly had a surging emotion.

With these 600,000 people, the canal will definitely be dug within the time specified by the emperor's grandson.

When the time comes, how can the imperial grandson reward me with an earl, right?

In fact, in this area of the Red Sea, there are already many kings who plan to recruit Zhang Zhiqian, and the highest one even offers the title of duke.

However, Zhang Zhiqian did not look down on them at all.

In his opinion, the entire Red Sea region is a group of grass-headed kings, as long as the imperial grandson has his free hands, he can pinch them to death one by one.

If you mess with them yourself, you'll have to be crazy.

When the Hongwu Grand Canal was in full swing, Zhu Yunxi, who was far away in the Ming Dynasty, was worried about a marriage.

Zhu Mingyue is in love, and the object of love is still his personal secret Kong Yanjin.

If you want to say how Zhu Yunxi knew about this, it has to start from the fact that Kong Ne of the derivative palace entered the palace and withdrew from the marriage.

The imperial grandson is married, and Kong Yanjin, who is the personal attendant of the imperial grandson, has naturally reached the age of marriage.

However, there are many rules for deriving from the public, and there are many conditions for the eldest grandson Kong Yanjin to choose a daughter-in-law.

Don't be a big family, don't be a famous girl.

Kong Yanjin originally thought that he was the royal county lord and the sister of the emperor's grandson, so he deserved the support of the whole family.

Na Cheng wanted to say this matter before he was immediately opposed by the whole family. The fiercest opposition was none other than his grandfather Kongne, who not only sternly rejected his request, but also ordered him to resign from his post as a cabinet scholar in Beigong and go back to his hometown in Shandong to study behind closed doors.

The reason given by Conne is also very sufficient, that is, how can the royal son-in-law be so good?

In case the royal county lord is infertile, or has some brutal temper, their Kong family will not be able to give up!

Yan Sheng Gong Yan Sheng Gong, if you can't reproduce children, what should you be!

After detaining his eldest grandson at home, Kong Ne entered the palace the next day to find Lao Zhu to withdraw from the marriage.

Originally, the matter between Kong Yanjin and Zhu Mingyue had not been made public, so it was not the turn of the Kong family to withdraw from the marriage.

But Kong Ne was afraid that these two children would teach each other privately and cause some scandal, so he went to the palace to explain the joints to Lao Zhu, so as not to cause trouble in the future.

As soon as Lao Zhu heard that Yan Shenggong took the initiative to ask to see him, he immediately happily ordered someone to prepare lunch, planning to entertain his civil officials.

However, when he heard the intention of Yan Shenggong, an old face pulled down.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen recently found out that his eldest grandson, who is not angry, is trying to blaspheme the royal nobles!"

"When the old minister heard about this at first glance, it can be said that he was unable to sleep and eat, and he was afraid that he would suddenly surprise His Majesty and blaspheme the royal nobles."

"Therefore, the old minister reprimanded the rebel grandson, and ordered someone to send him back to Qufu overnight and let him study behind closed doors!"

"The old minister came today to ask His Majesty for his guilt, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive Meng Lang's behavior of the grandson of Weichen!"

The more Lao Zhu listened, the more ugly his face became, what is Meng Lang's move?

This is obviously a match made in heaven for Lang and concubine!

Zhu Yunxi, who is a brother, doesn't know about Kong Yanjin and Zhu Mingyue's hookup, but Lao Zhu, who is a grandfather, has long known.

It's just that he hasn't said anything, but he is happy to see it happen, and even took the initiative to create a lot of conditions for the children.

After all, Kong Yanjin is the grandson of Yan Shenggong, so he is worthy of his granddaughter.

However, just when he was about to go to the Kong family to propose marriage, he was rejected by the Kong family!

"Old man Kong, our old Zhu family doesn't invite you like this?"

Hearing this, Conne hurriedly fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty is angry!"

"The non-ministers dislike the royal family, but the Weichen family is not worthy of the royal family, I hope Your Majesty will be clear!"

Lao Zhu was furious on the spot, and he was out of the face of Old Man Kong.

"We're not blind yet!"

"Can't we see that you don't look down on us with 10,000 old men?"

"Good, good!"

"Since you can't look down on us, we still can't look down on you!"

"We still don't believe it, the daughter of our Zhu family can't get married!"

Lao Zhu roared angrily at Kong Ne, and immediately shouted outside the door.

"Are you blind, don't you throw this old thing out of our way!"

Hearing this, the second tiger hurriedly walked in, picked up the old man by the collar of Kongne, and then came to the gate of the palace and threw him out heavily.

When the ministers of civil and military affairs who passed by saw this situation, they were all stunned.

If they read it correctly, that person seems to be the Holy Father!

You must know that the respect of the status of the Holy Duke of Yan, even His Majesty the Emperor must be afraid of three points.

Who is so bold as to dare to humiliate the Holy Father of Yan like this?

A group of civil and military ministers ran to the front, and when they saw that the person who was thrown was really Yan Shenggong, they fried the pot on the spot.

"Who did it!"

"Yan Shenggong, are you alright?"

"Someone, call the Imperial Doctor, Yan Shenggong has fainted!"

In the midst of the shouting and screaming of the crowd, Yan Shenggong slowly opened his eyes.

"You don't need to call the Imperial Doctor...... I'm fine......"

"Yan Shenggong, which thief dares to do this to you?"

"You tell us that we will get justice for you!"

Yan Shenggong waved his hand indifferently.

"It's okay......"

"I accidentally fell!"

When they heard this, they all had expressions of disbelief on their faces. But when they followed Yan Shenggong's gaze and saw the two tigers who were angry, they turned into gourds one by one.

Erhu only listened to the orders of the old emperor, and now that Erhu is standing here, doesn't it mean that the old emperor ordered him to throw out the Holy Duke of Yan?

Although many people were afraid of Lao Zhu's obscenity and did not dare to squeak, there were also young and vigorous officials who were enthusiastic about it.

"Two Tigers!"

"Tell us what a great sin Yan Sheng Gong has committed, and you want to humiliate him like this!"

Erhu didn't care about what Yan Shenggong was, in his opinion, anyone who dared to make the emperor angry should die!

"I don't know what I do!"

"I just know how to do what I am told!"

When everyone heard Erhu's words, they were even more convinced that the order of the Holy Father of Toyan was given by the old emperor.

Therefore, they stared at the angry eyes one by one, eager to devour the two tigers alive.

"Good!"

"You wait for us, and we will find someone to reason!"

A group of officials carried Yan Shenggong back to the house, and then went to the North Palace to cry to the imperial grandson.

Lao Zhu has long been out of the court, not only handed over the military and political power to Zhu Yunxi, but also packed up the six departments and nine secretaries in the capital and threw them over.

Except for the Yamen in Hongwumen, these officials of the six ministries need to toss in two places every day, and they rarely enter the palace to disturb the old emperor's retirement.

Of course, they don't dare more.

Don't look at the fact that they are now running around the North Palace and the Six Yamen, they look bitter, but they are actually very happy in their hearts.

First, the emperor's grandson does not need to go to the morning every day, only the first and fifteenth days of the new year will be symbolically held. Second, the time of the early dynasty was also postponed, from the original day before dawn, you had to go to the palace gate to arrange shifts, and postponed until the sky was completely bright.

As for the specific time, it is subject to change according to the four seasons.

And the most important point, that is, the emperor's grandson takes care of the rice!

If the morning court is open until noon, they can not only eat a buffet in the North Palace, but sometimes they can also receive a little extra gift!

For example, the unsalable soap of a supply and marketing cooperative, the unsalable rice paper of a paper mill, and some scattered gloves, socks and other items.

Based on this, a group of civil and military officials were very fond of the imperial grandson, even if he stared at the gentry all day long, they were willing to serve the new lord.

Zhu Yunxi was marking the progress of the Hongwu Grand Canal on the map, when he suddenly heard dozens of officials running and crying, and he looked confused on the spot.

"What's going on?"

"Haven't you been treating them well lately, where did they come from to cry with Lone?"

"Where's Kong Yanjin?"

"If he doesn't come forward for this kind of thing, is he waiting to fight with those civil officials!"

Gao Ming rolled his eyes when he heard this, it is estimated that the whole world knows that someone has hooked up with the emperor's grandson's own sister, only our emperor's grandson doesn't know.

"Back to the emperor's grandson, Kong Yanjin sent someone to take leave this morning, saying that he suddenly became seriously ill and wanted to go back to Qufu to recuperate for a while."

When Gao Ming saw this fake note, he guessed what had happened to the Kong family.

It's just the stinky problem of the family, and I always feel like I have suffered a lot of losses from the royal marriage!

Gao Ming's belly is slanderous, but if the royal family wants to marry him, he is also ten thousand unhappy.

If the royal family had to force their family to marry a princess and a county lord, then he would probably be able to kill his relatives and slaughter his son with his own hands.

There is only one reason, that is, he doesn't want the Gao family to have more than one grandmother!

Because according to the rules set by a certain founding emperor who did not want to be named, the princess must marry to build a separate mansion, even if the concubine wants to marry the princess, it must be approved by the female official of the princess's mansion.

In addition, the concubine cannot take a concubine, even if it is not a concubine.

The in-laws have to salute when they see the princess.

In short, marry a princess and go home, and this family will be wanted!

If it's a noble family, it's good to say, they are inextricably linked to the royal family.

But they are from a white family, and they rashly marry a princess to go back, isn't that the etiquette collapsed and the human ethics reversed?

"Kong Yanjin is sick?"

"Why don't you know?"

"Come on, pass on the imperial doctor, let's this is the ...... the Kong family treats him"

Gao Ming heard the words and looked at Nunu outside the door.

"Your Highness, you should meet those people outside first, if you let them cry, those who don't know will think that our Daming Mountain Mausoleum is ......."

When Gao Ming said this, he rolled his eyes in embarrassment, and he didn't dare to say any more after all.

Zhu Yunxi glared at Gao Ming, and said helplessly.

"You'll die on your mouth sooner or later!"

"Detain you for a month!"

"If you dare to be disrespectful to the lonely imperial grandfather, I will send your son to Egypt to build the Grand Canal!"

Gao Ming immediately shut up when he heard this, and the rebelliousness on his face was replaced by just the right amount of deference.

"The old minister remembers the teachings of the emperor's grandson!"

After reprimanding Gao Ming, Zhu Yunxi immediately dressed up and walked out of the door to deal with these crying civil officials.

The civil officials who were kneeling outside the government hall immediately pulled their necks and cried after seeing Zhu Yunxi.

"Imperial grandson, you have to be the master of the ministers!"

"Not to mention that the two tigers beat Yan Shenggong, they also rudely threw Yan Shenggong out of the palace!"

"Poor Yan Shenggong is so old, he has to suffer such an unwarranted disaster, it is simply a sweep, and the people's hearts are not ancient!"

(End of chapter)