Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, is the younger brother of Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin.

There is a saying that 'fighting tiger brothers, father and son soldiers', Boss Zhu himself has no brothers to help fight the country, but there are many brothers among his subordinates, such as Gongchanghou Guo Xing and Guo Ying. Zheng Yulin and Zheng Yuchun brothers.

Like the brothers of the Wu family, they are all ranked as the 'Twenty-four Generals of Huaixi', and they are the iron team of Boss Zhu, and they are the old brothers who accompanied him from the end of Weimo. The sixth brother has to be called uncle when he sees him......

Moreover, the brothers Wu Liang and Wu Zhen are still the only pair of brothers and double marquis in the Ming Dynasty.

After pacifying Zhang Shicheng that year, Boss Zhu crowned Wu Liang as General Zhaoyong and the commander of Suzhou Guard, and ordered him to guard Suzhou. Later, in order to repair the central capital, he changed the town to Fengyang, and together with Tang He, he served as Li Shanchang's deputy.

After the dismissal of the Central Capital, Wu Liang took over the defense of the Yangtze River and assumed the heavy responsibility of the barrier of the Beijing Division. Obviously, he is a trusted minister of the old thief.

And his younger brother Wu Zhen is the 'naval commander' of the Ming Dynasty. Back then, in order to avoid the Chaohu Water Division, Boss Zhu recalled the Chaohu Water Division on the grounds of the westward expedition to Ming Yuzhen after forcing Fang Guozhen to surrender.

He then ordered Wu Zhen to incorporate the sailors of Fang Guozhen's department, and after hastily drilling, he ordered him to continue the southern expedition. Fortunately, Wu Zhen did not disappoint Boss Zhu, he went to Fuzhou, broke Yanping, captured Chen Youding, and pacified the coastal areas of Fujian.

In the second year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang set up a meritorious temple in Jilong Mountain, sacrificing 21 founding heroes, 'the dead sculpt their statues, and the living are in their positions', Wu Zhen and Wu Liang are among them, and they are both marquises in the next year.

From the third year of Hongwu, Wu Zhen was appointed as the general of Jinghai, commanding tens of thousands of sailors and supervising the shipping.

After the seven years of Hongwu's troubles, he was reappointed as the chief military officer of the garrison, responsible for the coastal defense of Jiangsu, Zhejiang...... Boss Zhu's trust is also overwhelming.

Oh, by the way, the dismissal of the city company was also from his proposal.

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It can be said that everything on the surface of the Ming River is up to these two brothers.

If the king of Chu wants to reopen the market, he can't get around these two brothers. He can't put up a fight with others...... It's really troublesome to the old thief, and I don't know which side the old thief will stand on.

"Jinghaihou, is it also an umbrella?" Zhu Zhen asked in a slightly astringent voice.

"I don't know. The villain has dealt with Commander Lin a few times, and he has not been able to touch the level of Jinghai Hou. Xie Yunzhang said to himself.

'I'm a prince, you're not afraid, you're afraid that he's a marquis of Jinghai?' Zhu Zhen felt a little apprehensive in his heart. However, he also knew that in the eyes of Lu Zhonghe and others, he was definitely not as powerful as the powerful Jinghai Hou.

"Hmm." Of course, the sixth child didn't say what was in his heart, but just continued to ask:

"You just said that those smuggling boats haven't been here once this year?"

"Yes." Xie Yunzhang nodded hurriedly.

"Did Lu Zhonghe propose it, or did the lord mean it?" The sixth asked.

"Lu Zhonghe said, it's what the adult meant." Xie Yunzhang swallowed his saliva, and looked at the sixth man with some fear: "He said that the lord said that as long as the ship does not come for a few months, Suzhou City will starve to death, and when there is chaos, His Highness will be eaten." ”

"......" Zhu Zhen scolded, sooner or later he would have to return a tooth for a tooth. He looked at Xie Yunzhang coldly and said:

"This king finally understands why Lu Zhonghe made such a big fuss after his death. It turns out that you are worried about his words, and you are counting on the chaos to send this king away! ”

"The villain deserves death!" Xie Yunzhang slapped himself vigorously. At this point, he didn't dare to tell the king of Chu a lie.

"Alright." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and asked in a cold voice: "How are those smuggling ships, and how strong are the Haikou bandits?" ”

"Many, not just many, but big!" Xie Yunzhang hurriedly replied: "Their largest ship is twice as big as His Highness's city ship. ”

", huh?" Zhu Zhen couldn't believe it, in his eyes, the palace-like ship of the Chaohu Water Master was already a giant.

"The villain doesn't dare, because Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, and Chen Youding's sailors are far stronger than the sailors of the imperial court back then." Xie Yunzhang hurriedly argued: "Their fleet has to go to the South Seas and even the Western Ocean for trade, so the ships must be made bigger, the bigger the better."

"Later, when the three families were defeated, the big ships were basically driven away by the men who were unwilling to surrender."

"That's ......" Zhu Zhen's heart swelled with uneasiness.

He originally thought that the Chaohu Naval Division must be invincible in the world, so he never worried about the safety of the city's fleet. But now it seems that the danger is not small.

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That's how things are in the world, what are you afraid of......

A few days later, Zhu Zhengang planned to return to Beijing with the third brother to attend the wedding of the fifth brother.

June 15 is a big day for His Royal Highness King Wu to marry the daughter of Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, for Princess Wu!

There is a way to rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and rely on the water to eat the water, and the brothers are the kings and hegemons in Suzhou, and they can also be called broad. Of course, you have to prepare a thick wedding gift for the fifth child.

Moreover, the fifth child is the king of Wu, and Suzhou is his future fiefdom, so of course the big families must sincerely prepare congratulatory gifts. As a result, a whole whole ship was loaded.

Before setting off, Zhu Zhen received an urgent report from the City Ship Division - the City Ship Fleet returned with heavy losses......

Angry, Zhu Zhen broke the defense on the spot and scolded the mother in various Chinese!

Although the third brother couldn't understand foreign languages, he also knew that the sixth brother was crazy. I also know that the city division is very important to the plan of the sixth child.

"That's it, I'll go back with the gifts first, go to Liujiagang, and after dealing with the things over there, it's too late to rush back."

"It's fine." The sixth brother didn't excuse himself, nodded and said, "I'll go and take a look, I won't be able to delay." ”

"Okay." The third child nodded, and asked people to bring their beloved white horse 'Blue-eyed Jade Dragon' to the sixth child: "Ride it fast." ”

"Well, thank you, third brother." The sixth child was not polite, turned over on his horse, waved his whip at the king of Jin, and rode away.

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The Yamen of the City Bosi is in Liujiagang, Taicang, one hundred and thirty miles away from Suzhou City.

The boat ride is downstream, and it only takes half a day. But the king of Chu was too slow, and directly under the protection of a hundred guards, he galloped to Liujiagang.

Hearing that His Royal Highness was there in person, the city secretary promoted Han Yike, and Nan'an Hou Yu Tongyuan, and hurried out to greet him.

"Your Highness......" Yu Tongyuan knelt on one knee, ready to plead guilty. Because he led the city fleet......

"Less nonsense." His Royal Highness the King of Chu on horseback waved his hand impatiently. "I don't want to hear a word of nonsense right now!"

"Your Highness, let's go back to the yamen first." Han Yike said: "Drink saliva and listen to the report again." ”

"Go to the docks." Zhu Zhen shook his head categorically, Han Yike shrank his neck, so he had to lead him to the city ship.

In the pier dedicated to the city's shipping department, the king of Chu saw six ships flying the flag of the city's shipping fleet.

"What about the other four boats?"

"Most of them were captured...... Yu Tongyuan could brush his tears. It's an unprecedented shame for Chaohu Lake sailors!

(End of chapter)