The warships of the Chaohu Naval Division untied their cables and set sails, carrying 5,000 Chu Wang troops down the river, preparing to go north to the canal in Guazhou.

On the flagship, Zhu Zhen smiled and helped up the three of Yu Tongyuan, who were very grateful, and then asked leisurely:

"In the past year or so, the situation of Chaohu Water Master has improved?"

"Alas......" The three of them were dejected when they heard this, if the situation was better, they would not be so humble.

"Just tell me the truth." Zhu Zhen said: "This king will transfer you if he has something, that is, he will treat the Chaohu Water Master as his own person." ”

As he spoke, he smiled and said, "I wonder if you will also treat this king as your own?" ”

"Yes, yes, the last general...... No, the lowly people even regard His Royal Highness as the savior of our Chaohu Water Master! Yu Tongyuan said emotionally.

"Why is it here again?" Zhu Zhen said angrily: "There are too many words of thanks." ”

"We are not only grateful to His Highness for saving him last year, but also asking His Highness for help!" Yu Tongyuan and the three of them kowtowed and said sadly: "I ask His Highness to save people to the end, and take in the Chaohu Water Master!" ”

"Where do you start?" Zhu Zhen said with a confused face.

"Alas......" Yu Tongyuan sighed again and said: "Since you have the heart to ask Your Highness to take you in, then there is nothing to say about the humble rank." What was the original situation of the Chaohu Water Master, His Royal Highness may not be very clear. To put it simply, we are raised by a group of little maids who are in the front and enjoying happiness in the back! ”

Zhu Zhenxin said, why is this still scolding? But he said calmly: "This king has learned about your past, and knows that you have made great contributions and made great efforts for my father, and many people have died. ”

"Yes." Yu Tongyuan nodded and shook his head again: "I won't mention the past." Let's just talk about the founding of the country, our eldest brother at that time, Deqinghou, helped Yang Xian Kaizhong, solved the problem of transporting grain to the border for the imperial court, and also gave the brothers a way to make money. ”

"We, the Chaohu Water Division, not only have 16,000 officers and soldiers, but also more than 30,000 orphans and bereaved families of brothers who died in battle, and more than 10,000 disabled brothers to support." Yu Tongjiang hurriedly explained: "Relying on that little military salary is far from enough. ”

"Do you make money, don't stumble." Zhu Zhen smiled understandingly, signaling that he didn't need to explain more.

"But then Yang Xian capsized, and the business in the middle of the opening was also taken away by those red-eyed Fengyang people, and they didn't even leave me a little soup." When Yu Tongyuan said this, he hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and confessed: "Then we will sell smuggled salt, so that they can't get it well!" ”

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded without changing his face, he had heard his eldest brother talk about this. But when I heard the person concerned personally say 'selling smuggled salt', I still feel that the military generals who founded the country are really lawless.

Not only did he dare to do it, but he also dared to say it in front of the prince...... Zhen Nyima is off the charts!

This is still Yu Tongyuan, who was labeled as a 'cowardly' by his father. I really don't know how bold Liao Yongzhong should have been at the beginning?

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"When those nobles saw that they couldn't fight us, they colluded with Hu Weiyong, fabricated charges, and killed Deqinghou." Yu Tongyuan said indignantly.

"This king knows it." Zhu Zhen nodded and asked, "After the death of Marquis Deqing, your life is very difficult, right?" ”

"yes." Yu Tongyuan said with a helpless face:

"I also complained that we were messed up, thinking that the emperor should clean us up next. I was panicked all day long, and I was confused for a while, and I was not clear with Mingjiao, and I was suspected of plotting against the emperor. ”

"......" Zhu Zhenxin said, it is not just as simple as suspicion. At least at least at both ends of the first rat, undecided!

In the era of feudal dynasties and empires, the emperor wanted absolute loyalty. Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal...... So in fact, it's 'about the mind and not the trace'.

Although Boss Zhu thought that Fengyang Xungui could not be the only one, he focused on the overall situation and forgave them for the time being.

But they can't really feel at ease, because Boss Zhu has nothing to do with magnanimity, but he has full points of grudge.

So others also treat them as the living dead, and don't bully them to their heart's content?

"Although the emperor is magnanimous, he is not to blame in the past. But they couldn't stand the Fengyang people who used the topic to play, the military salary was not paid, the military supplies were not given at all, and they had to transfer the river to Qiongzhou...... Our days are so hard! Yu Tongyuan finally couldn't help it and shed sad tears.

Although Yu Tongjiang and Liao Dingguo didn't shed tears, their eyes were red, it seems that the days of more than a year have been too sad.

"Your Highness, our Chaohu Water Master is already in danger! I also know that this is my own fault, but all the mistakes are my own fault, and it has nothing to do with the brothers. If I could save my brothers, I would die to apologize!" Yu Tongyuan swore to the sky.

"We do, too!" Yu Tongjiang and Liao Dingguo also said in unison.

"How did you think that this king should take you in?" Zhu Zhen pretended to be puzzled and asked.

Robben, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but pout when he heard this. This old six is really a chrysanthemum rouge - how can he pretend to be pure!

I don't know who is on the way here, and swears that this time I must take down the Chaohu Water Master!

"I've heard that His Highness is going to reopen the market. Let's sum it up, with the current chaos on the sea, how can we do it without a sailor? Yu Tongyuan hurriedly explained:

"His Highness asked us to send us by name this time, and we felt that this was a godsend! So he dared to recommend himself to His Royal Highness and begged His Highness to take him in! ”

"I beg Your Highness to take it in!" Liao Jianguo and Yu Tongjiang also followed: "I am willing to follow His Highness to the death!" ”

"Don't you think I'm small?" Zhu Zhen asked with a wink.

"Your Highness's heroic posture of going to the meeting alone last year is still in front of us, and we have long been convinced, knowing that Your Highness is already an excellent prince!" The three of them were busy saying in unison.

"Okay......" Zhu Zhen touched his nose.

In fact, he had already thought about getting the Chaohu Water Master who was in a difficult situation to come to the city.

He was never so naïve that he thought that with his status as a prince, it would be smooth sailing to reopen the market, and the ghosts and gods would be cleared.

And in the past few years, he has also discovered that the Ming Dynasty has a serious lack of reverence for His Royal Highness. There is no trembling for his father at all, and there is no respect for his eldest brother.

However, it is not difficult to understand that the Ming Dynasty has not been established for less than ten years, and the authority of the imperial family has not yet been established. People's thinking of 'princes and generals, rather have a kind of' has not completely receded.

It is because Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor that the emperor has supreme authority. Replace the emperor with someone else, and his prestige is immediately lost.

The same is true of the crown prince.

That's why my father is anxious to let his royal brothers make contributions, so that they can be worthy of their status!

For him, the sixth son of Zhu Yuanzhang and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this is even more so. He had to sweep away the central part of the Qing Dynasty by himself, and the enemies on the shore of the sea could regain the former glory of the city.

Therefore, a strong sailor is indispensable.

(End of chapter)