Liu Xiang arrived in the capital yesterday.

Since it was getting late, he found an inn and stayed there.

At the end of the meal, all I heard from other diners was the great victory of the previous day.

He became more and more curious about the emperor.

Early the next morning, I just pushed open the door of the room.

I found that there were already two guards dressed in soap clothes outside.

"Liu Xiang, right? Pack up, Your Majesty wants to see you! ”

Liu Xiang's eyes widened in surprise. I just entered the city yesterday, and the emperor knows today?

The weather is nice today, and the sun is high and brings a hint of warmth. Zhu Youzhen met this famous Dahai Kou on the platform.

"Grass people Liu Xiang, knock to see the emperor." As soon as he saw Liu Xiang, he knelt on the ground and secretly looked at the emperor's toes. To be honest, he never imagined that he would be a pirate in the past.

"Get up and speak." Zhu Youzhen's voice was very calm, and after Liu Xiang got up, he looked at him again. He is not tall and looks a little lean. Maybe he has been adrift at sea all year round, and his skin is tanned, but his eyes are indeed bright.

"I heard Wang Zunde say, do you want to serve the imperial court?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The small ones are floating on the sea, and now they also want to have a place to stay.

"How many boats do you have? How many people? ”

"At present, there are more than 300 small warships, large and small, and 8,000 or 9,000 men."

Zhu Youzhen was silent for a while, although this Liu Xiang is not as good as Zheng Zhilong, but this strength should not be underestimated anywhere. He didn't plan to go around the bush anymore, and said straight to the point:

"I know what you think in your heart, Zheng Zhilong has been looting along the southeast coast in recent days, and your life is very difficult. This is all acquiesced by me, and you have come here to obtain the same privateering qualifications as he does. I can satisfy you, but what can you bring to me? ”

"The small one can balance Zheng Zhilong, so that he doesn't get big at sea and his tail can't fall off!"

Zhu Youzhen listened to it and was happy. There's someone behind this.

"Wang Zunde taught you to say this, right? Alright, don't come with me to these vains. I promise you the position of maritime guerrilla, but you must lead your men to move to Songjiang Mansion. ”

"The last will obey!"

Liu Xiang suppressed the joy in her heart and knelt down again to thank her.

Is this a change of name?

Zhu Youzhen looked at Liu Xiang who was kneeling on the ground speechlessly, no one who can leave a name in history is stupid.

Zhu Youzhen asked Liu Xiang to move to Songjiang for two reasons.

First, Songjiang has a superior geographical location and needs to speed up its development.

Second, Zheng Zhilong can basically radiate the entire southeast coast in Fujian, and sooner or later there will be a conflict if Liu Xiang is placed in Guangdong.

Later, he was to build a port and a navy in Tianjin.

At that time, there will be three maritime forces along the coast of Daming, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Quanzhou, radiating the entire coastal area.

As for Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong's loyalty, he was not very worried.

As long as the Ming navy is strong enough, as long as there are enough interests, they will not dare and will not rebel.

Besides, for the time being, the development of maritime power still depends on their strength.

After meeting Zhu Youzhen, Liu Xiang left with his privateer certificate satisfied. Because this is not just a certificate, but also represents the honor of doing business with the emperor.

It's a golden job.

As long as you don't know it, as long as you don't do it. Glory and wealth are endless.

Originally, the country was troubled internally and externally. Internal disasters are continuous, and there are Jiannu outside, and it will not work. But Jiannu was crippled at once, and he didn't plan to recover in ten or eight years.

The situation is very good.

Not only Liu Xiang thinks so, but Zhu Youzhen also thinks so.

Because of this, he felt that he would let go of the disobedient Mao Wenlong first. The entire Phi Island was run by Mao Wenlong, and the future Gongshun King Kong Youde, Huaishun King Geng Zhongming, and Zhishun King Shang Kexi were all his adopted grandsons. Dare to say that the owner of Mao Island is not awesome?

If Mao Wenlong, who was far away on Phi Island, knew the emperor's thoughts, he would definitely be wronged.

As a model of Daming's self-employment, am I easy?

Not easy!

The news of the great victory of the Ming army had reached his ears. Scared him half to death. He didn't expect Huang Taiji to enter the customs violently, but he fled back in dismay.

He glanced at Geng Zhongming in front of him, thinking to himself that you had a fucking miscalculation.

No, I have to explain to His Majesty quickly. It's not that I don't want to fight, it's that I really can't fight.

"Grandpa! Oh no! Jiannu called! Shang Kexi hurriedly ran over.

"What? Where to play? Mao Wenlong, who was about to prepare pen and paper to write a recital, stood up suddenly. Didn't you just leave the army? Hit again?

"The soldiers Amin brought with him are at least 10,000 men. Now it has crossed the Yalu River and is attacking Uiju. ”

"Isn't that a fight against North Korea? What does it have to do with us? Mao Wenlong breathed a sigh of relief. He said, well, where did Jiannu get the ship to cross the sea to fight him.

"But North Korea sent someone to ask for help."

"Don't go, wait and see. Didn't this Jiannu just finish fighting North Korea? Why again? ”

"I don't know."

"Where did they get so many soldiers and horses? Didn't you say that you just lost the battle? ”

"I don't know."

"Get out of here! I don't know one bite at a time! What about you? ”

"Yes, Grandpa."

Shang Ke happily ran out. After a while, he ran back again.

"Grandpa, you know what's going on! There is a contradiction within Jiannu! Before Huang Taiji set out on the expedition, Amin led 10,000 Eight Banner soldiers to guard the rear. But Amin took it upon himself to divide 5,000 troops to fight our Dongjiang River, causing the rear to be taken advantage of by Ning Jin's Zu Dashou and Man Gui! The two led 10,000 cavalry to rampage behind Jiannu, and no one could stop them, burning and looting all the way. Even the dogs with their pigtails were cut off. When Huang Taiji came back, he was furious and whipped Amin in public, but Amin was angry and led his army to leave Shenyang that night. ”

"Hahaha! Let you hit me! Mao Wenlong laughed heartily after hearing this. So why did he get here? ”

"I really didn't inquire about this."

"I'll inquire again." The smile on Mao Wenlong's face couldn't be suppressed, it was really happy.

No one expected that Amin would run to the Yalu River to fight North Korea.

I have to say that Amin is a persistent man. Ever since Huang Taiji sent him to fight North Korea the year before last, he has never forgotten North Korea. This time he openly broke with Huang Taiji, and he felt that the time had come to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

He wants to kill Li Liang and become king himself.

Let's not talk about whether this goal can be achieved or not, but the ambition is quite big.

Li Liang soon received the news.

I'm so angry that I can't even eat the kimchi!

Is there any end to it? Do you bring you like this?

Why did your brothers come and beat us when they quarreled and divided their families? It's such a bully, I'm fighting with you!

As soon as the dispatch of the troops was issued, there was an uproar in the government and the opposition. They were all filled with righteous indignation and shared the same hatred of the enemy. Vow to fight the dog Tartar to the end!

Facts have proved that morale can still play a role on the battlefield.

Amin led his army to occupy Uiju, Yongcheon, Xuancheon, Dingju and other places, but when he came to Anju, he was desperately resisted by the Korean army outside Anju and could not advance an inch.

Considering that he didn't have many soldiers, Amin couldn't attack for a long time and died down.

The North Korean army wanted to counterattack, but the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners was really strong, and they won less and lost more, and they did not recapture a single city. The war entered a stalemate.

Since then, Amin has led his army to take root in the territory of North Korea, and the north of Anju has become his territory. And the Iron Mountain in the south once again faces Mao Wenlong of Phi Island across the sea.

Mao Wenlong, who was silently watching all this, felt a pain in the face, what the hell is going on.

Mao Wenlong's egg hurts, and Shenyang's Huangtai Ji has more egg pain than him.

Amin knows that he is fighting North Korea, but the problem is that he can't control it.

After coming back, he gathered and retracted, and he still had 4,000 soldiers and horses in his hand. This is still the most among the three of Mang Gurtai and Dai Shan.

If it weren't for the fact that there were really no good candidates, it is estimated that the Baylors would have joined forces to oust him from the throne.

Since his return, he has trembled and walked on thin ice. Pulling together and suppressing the situation, and combining vertical and horizontal, finally stabilized the situation a little.

Five years.

As long as he is given five years, he will have the confidence to restore Houjin's vitality! Back to the top.

Things are always wonderful, and it's not all bad to come back this time.

For example, the food problem.

Before the expedition, he was worried that there would not be enough food to eat after winter.

Now that he has returned from a big defeat, he has no such concerns.

The Jurchens in these places in Liaodong are about to be killed by the Ming, and they still need to eat?

Time slowly came to the wax moon.

After the beginning of winter, it completely entered the period of agricultural slack.

The situation has also gradually stabilized.

The weather is getting colder and colder, as if the whole earth has stopped turning.

In Tongzhou, not far from Daming, Fan Jingwen is inspecting railway construction work, which is one of the focuses of his work, and he attaches great importance to it.

"Elder Ge! His Majesty is coming, and he will be there later. ”