As Mu Qin considered, Zhu Zhanyan really didn't have much time.

After briefly explaining to his second brother what he needed him to do, Zhu Zhanyan set off the next day.

This Xiangzhou Mansion, in addition to being a place with a sense of home for Zhu Zhanqi, is also an important transit point for his expedition to Europe.

Coming from the Shuntian Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanyan naturally would not deliberately transfer a fleet in order to go to Europe by himself, that would be too wasteful, after all, most of the maritime power of the Ming Dynasty is either in Europe or on the way to and from Europe.

So, this time he was going with the supply fleet to Europe, and the fleet needed to load some cargo here in Xiangzhou Mansion.

It is true that those things are taken from Nanzhou Mansion, after all, Nanzhou Mansion is also a relatively large grain producing area, but what is needed to fight a war is not only food.

Armor, weapons, gunpowder, and even white phosphorus eggs and fire oil bombs cannot be handed over to outsiders, so they can only be loaded here in Xiangzhou Mansion.

And Zhu Zhanqi, as his eldest brother ordered, began to work on the Old Port Propaganda Division after the fleet sailed through the Strait of Malacca.

With such an important pass as the Strait of Malacca, Zhu Zhanyan naturally would not let it go to others easily, and even he planned to let his younger brother or a certain son guard it here in the future.

Of course, the premise is that he must have a son other than Zhu Qiming.

……

By the time Zhu Zhan Yan arrived in the Suez area, it was already early summer, and a spring had just passed.

This is the reason why Zhu Zhanyan rarely returns to Daming in the past two years, which is really a waste of time.

"Ministers greet His Royal Highness."

is different from when Zhu Zhan returned to Shuntianfu, at that time, only Mu Ang himself was sitting in the Suez region, Mu Sheng was on the expedition to the Bulji Dynasty at that time, and Mu Xin was sent back to Daming because of Qian Yong's injury.

And this time, Mu Sheng and Mu Ang brothers are there.

"Second Uncle Mu has returned from the Bulji Dynasty?" After getting off the boat, Zhu Zhanyan first looked at Mu Sheng.

After all, Mu Sheng is the one who is actually in charge of the Mu family.

"Back to His Royal Highness, in fact, when you passed through the Suez region when you returned to Shuntianfu, the minister was already on the way back, but in the end it was still not in time, and after the minister came back, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has been away for more than ten years."

"That's a shame." Zhu Zhanyan shook his head slightly when he heard this, but he turned his head and cared about Mu Sheng's results.

"And how did you get out of your last expedition?"

"The blessing of His Royal Highness the Prince of the Throne has not insulted the prestige of the Ming Dynasty." Speaking of this, Mu Sheng finally had the confidence to raise his head.

Previously, because of Mu Xin's matter, the Mu family had always been cautious, after all, Mu Xin miscalculated the importance of Qian Yong in Zhu Zhanyan's heart, which was a fatal mistake for the Mu family.

After all, although Zhu Zhanyan is not a gentleman at the moment, he is actually no different from a gentleman.

That is, what is mentioned now is his own results, and his last expedition can indeed be regarded as a fruitful battle, otherwise Mu Sheng is still a little unconfident.

"His Royal Highness the Prince!" In the matter of reporting the results, Mu Sheng's voice finally had confidence.

"The last time I went on an expedition, the minister took the Suez Canal as the basis and advanced westward as a whole, and the lower reaches of the Nile River were divided into five tributaries, and the ministers and other troops have already captured three."

"Taking the main stream as a point, going up the river to Medum, it has been actually controlled by my Ming Dynasty, which means that the Burgi dynasty can no longer directly threaten the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Suez from now on!"

"Well, that's good." Zhu Zhanyan was also a little surprised when he heard this.

Although the Suez region is an important strategic location of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, there are not many troops stationed here, because the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire on the east side of the Suez Canal have been removed, and the Burgi Dynasty in the west is still in the era of cold weapons, and the turmoil is continuous, and it cannot compete with the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, although it is very important here, Zhu Zhanyan only left enough troops for defense, and offense and defense are completely different.

Attack, it's not just that you send troops, you have to keep people at home, you have to have troops responsible for supply, in addition, there are a large number of slaves in the Suez area, and these people also need to be guarded.

Under such circumstances, Mu Sheng still took the initiative to send troops and achieved fruitful results.

This is quite rare, because this provides Zhu Zhanyan with at least two important information points.

The first is that Mu Sheng's treasure knife is not old, and the ability of the Mu family has not regressed.

Mu Sheng is a veteran, and although Zhu Zhanyan didn't ask, Mu Bin, the next generation of the Mu family, must have followed the experience.

The veterans are not old, and the new ones have already emerged, which is a good thing.

The second is the strength of the Burgi dynasty.

Although it has long been known that the strength of the Bulgi Dynasty is average and in the dilemma of continuous civil strife, Mu Sheng's attack is still meaningful, at least let Daming have a clear idea of the strength of the Bulji Dynasty.

"Alright, let's all sit down."

As he entered Mu Mansion, Zhu Zhanyan also signaled Mu Sheng and Mu Ang not to be restrained.

"The Mu family has made meritorious contributions to defending Suez in the past two years, but I have nothing to reward you at the moment, and now we are also in a war period, so I will write down this credit for you."

"Don't dare to be." Although Mu Sheng was happy in his heart, he still spoke modestly.

"It is the duty of the ministers to do their best for the Ming Dynasty."

"Okay, there is no need to talk about these scenes, after all, we will all be a family in the future." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand, and then talked about his brother's marriage.

"In addition to supplying fresh water, I have one more thing to tell you about this stay in Suez."

"Your Highness, please speak." Mu Sheng and Mu Ang glanced at each other, and they were a little unresponsive to Zhu Zhanyan's statement that "they will be a family in the future", but they still made them owe slightly.

"This time I returned to Beijing, although I didn't stay in Xiangzhou Mansion for long, I also stayed for two days." When talking about his younger brother's marriage, Zhu Zhanyan's face also brought a smile.

"The marriage between Zhan Qi and Mu Qin, the daughter of Second Uncle Mu, was decided very early, but because he was busy with the war in the past two years, and there were constant incidents within the Ming Dynasty, it was delayed again and again, and it has been delayed until now."

"Now, our Ming Dynasty has stabilized internally, and I am confident that the war in Europe will end initially this year, and there will be no need to keep an eye on it all the time."

"So, let's look at finding a time to get these two people married?"

Mu Sheng and Mu Ang glanced at each other again, different from the doubts just now, this time their eyes were full of excitement.

"Everything is up to His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Eh, eh! That's not going to work! Zhu Zhanyan hurriedly waved his hand.

"This marriage event has been the order of my parents since ancient times, and the words of the matchmaker, although the eldest brother is the father, my father is still alive, how can I intervene."

"So, it's better for Second Uncle Mu to find a time to go back to the capital and discuss this matter with my father."

"As for me, I'll just wait for the time to drink the wedding wine."

Saying that, Zhu Zhanyan stood up: "Okay, Europe is still waiting for me, so I won't make much noise, anyway, I don't need to worry about this matter." ”

"This time the Bulge Dynasty was hit hard, Second Uncle Mu, you gave me a big surprise, but don't relax your vigilance against the Bulji Dynasty because of the marriage between Zhan Qi and Mu Qin, we have to pay attention to it in the future."

"The waves were bumpy along the way, so I went back to rest first."

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness!" Mu Sheng and Mu Ang hurriedly stood up.

This time he came to Suez, Zhu Zhanyan mainly for his younger brother's marriage.

Since King Wu was in Yunnan, Zhu Zhanyan's generation in King Wu's line has been full of political value.

Although it is not a political marriage, he chose Hu Shanshu, which is already a political marriage in itself, but Hu Shanshu's political value is not as great as Mu Qin's.

Now that he can see that his younger brother has found someone he likes while satisfying his political value, Zhu Zhanyan is really happy for him.

As for the Bulgi dynasty, this was just a small extra surprise.

But what Zhu Zhanyan didn't know was that when he came back after returning to Beijing this time, the surprise waiting for him was not only this one, but also another.

Moreover, it is far more than this little surprise.

(End of chapter)