Chen Kan's hurried appearance successfully reaped Chang Ning's mocking laughter.

The nurse couldn't help but take the child from Chen Kan's hand with some laughter, and said with a smile: "The young princess has just been milking for a long time, this is a poop." ”

As he spoke, he skillfully untied the child's swaddling clothes.

Chen Kan stretched out his head and looked, it was really.

The nurse skillfully began to change the child's diaper, and Chen Kan was seriously observing and learning.

After changing, Chen Kan wanted to take it over and hold it again.

But suddenly there was an untimely voice from outside the door.

As soon as Chen Kan was about to have a seizure, Chang Ning couldn't help but push him.

"Go quickly, maybe there's something urgent, how can there be a big man who shrinks in the back house every day, it's not like words!"

Being Yin and Yang by Chang Ning, Chen Kan gritted his teeth and walked out of the room.

"Yun Cheng, you'd better have something!"

Chen Kan opened the door, and Yun Cheng hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Master Hou, someone has come from the sea, saying that he has something urgent to see you!" ”

"At sea?"

This definition is a bit broad, and Chen Kan really can't judge where he came from for a while.

"Check it out!"

Chen Kan walked towards the front hall with his hands in his hands, and as soon as he walked to the front hall, a dusty man immediately got up and asked Chen Kan, "But Jinghai Hou, Hou Ye in person?" ”

"It's me!"

Chen Kan came to the main seat and sat down, looked at the worried look in the man's eyes, and couldn't help but ask softly: "What's the matter, who sent you here, what happened?" ”

Seeing the main master, the man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he arched his hand at Chen Kan and said, "Master Hou, the last general is a lieutenant under General Zheng He. ”

"Zheng He's people?"

Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He couldn't help but be surprised, since Liu Jiagang parted, he and Zheng He have always been in correspondence.

And this time Zheng He's time to go to sea was different from history, he didn't return overseas for three years, he really didn't expect Zheng He to send someone to meet him, so he was really a little unbelievable for a while.

However, Chen Kan has one advantage, he accepts anything quickly.

So after a moment of surprise, I returned to normal.

He bowed his hand to the man and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

The man was still a little restrained, but seeing that Chen Kan was really as easy to deal with as his general said, the apprehension in his eyes was a little less.

After the man sat down, Chen Kan asked lightly: "You said that you were sent by Zheng He, do you have a token?" ”

"Yes!"

When the man heard this, he hurriedly took out a crumpled letter from his arms and handed it to Chen Kan.

"This is a handwritten letter from General Zheng He."

Chen Kan bowed slightly, took the letter and tore it open.

After checking the registration office and confirming that it was Zheng He's sealed letter, he slowly began to read the contents of the letterhead.

Just looking at it, Chen Kan's brows couldn't help but wrinkle slightly.

Seeing Chen Kan's expression change, the man was a little panicked.

After a while, Chen Kan read Zheng He's handwritten letter, turned his head to look at the man and asked, "Has Your Majesty ever known about this matter?" ”

The man hurriedly nodded and said, "The last general is from Nanjing, and His Majesty has long known about this matter, but His Majesty just asked the last man to ask Lord Hou your opinion." ”

"My opinion?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Kan's brows furrowed even deeper.

Just because this letter is Zheng He's letter asking for help, yes, it's a letter asking for help.

The letter made it clear that after Zheng He succeeded in provoking a full-scale war in Sumatra and Manchuria last year, he began to march along the continental coastline towards Europe and Africa, as Chen Kan said.

This move has two purposes, one is to open up business routes, and the other is to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

At the beginning, everything was normal, and the goods brought by Zheng He were basically sold out in those countries in Europe and Africa.

But when I came back, things were a little unexpected.

The two empires of Manraka and Sumatra actually ceased fighting.

Not only was the war suspended, but they also joined forces to blockade the Strait of Malacca and stop Zheng He's fleet in the Indian Ocean to prevent them from coming.

And the causal relationship between the two countries that stopped Zheng He's fleet is also very simple, which can be explained in four words.

To put it simply, the two countries took a fancy to the wealth earned by Zheng He's trip to sea.

Or not only property, but also Zheng He's treasure ship, the cannons and muskets on the treasure ship, and so on, they all took a fancy to them.

Then, the two countries organized their navies and Zheng He's fleet to fight a few battles.

Although Zheng He relied on the guns of the two navies to kill one person on his back, Zheng He's fleet was also a lot of consumption.

After all, this is Zheng He's first time going to sea, and there are not many shells prepared, many things are not ready, and he has 20,000 people, most of them are sailors and subordinates, and there are only 10,000 real soldiers.

After a few tough battles, the ship's supplies were a bit stretched.

And the little force he brought was not enough to break through the joint blockade of the two great empires in Nanyang.

So he chose to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Kan asked, "Your Majesty said that you should come and ask my opinion, didn't you say anything else?" ”

The man shook his head and replied in a low voice: "No! ”

After saying no two words, the man's face was visibly lost.

He returned to Daming with the hope of tens of thousands of people to move the troops, thinking that His Majesty would send troops immediately, who would have thought that His Majesty would let him come to Beijing?

These times are delayed, and I don't know if the generals can withstand it?

Noticing the look of disappointment on the man's face, Chen Kan understood his thoughts.

This kind of thing, whoever comes has to be in a hurry.

The man can still sit in front of him, which is already considered a good psychological quality.

After a while, Chen Kan said lightly: "The difficulties faced by General Zheng He Benhou already know, since His Majesty has asked you to come to see me, Benhou will definitely not let you down." ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He cautiously asked, "What does Master Hou mean?" ”

Chen Kan put away the letter and said: "After a long time of traveling, you first have a good rest in the Hou Mansion for a day, take care of your spirits, and tomorrow the Hou will go back to Beijing with you to see Your Majesty." ”

When the man heard this, he seemed to be a little incredulous, and couldn't help but rub his ears.

"Master Hou, do you want to go back to Nanjing?"

Chen Kan nodded: "If Ben Hou doesn't go back to Nanjing, then your trip to Beijing is not in vain?" ”

Hearing Chen Kan's exact answer, the man's face couldn't help showing disbelief, and he immediately cried with joy.

Facing Chen Kan, he bowed his hand and made a gesture, and said in a trembling voice: "The villain is for General Zheng He, for the 20,000 brothers on the ship, thank you Hou Ye, thank you Hou Ye......"

Chen Kan smiled and instructed Yun Cheng: "Yun Cheng, take this soldier down to wash up, and in addition, ask someone to call Fang Xu to see me!" ”

"Yes!"

The man who was grateful was taken away by Yun Cheng, and Chen Kan sat on the chair, but his face was not very good-looking.

Zhu Di asked the person asking for help to come to see him, making it clear that he wanted to solve this matter by himself.

But his intimate little padded jacket has just been born, and the full moon wine has not yet been done.

Leaving at this time, wouldn't you miss the little one's full moon wine?

And this time it is to go to sea, to the South Seas, and to get a batch of far, not from Beijing to the grassland, you can go back and forth in a few months.

I can't come back for a year and a half.

The full moon banquet, the 100-day banquet, the first birthday banquet are missed, what face does he have to set up a loving father in front of the child?

But saving people is like fighting fire, and it is impossible for him to let Zheng He go unchecked.

After all, all the plans came from him, and when things changed, he couldn't get out of the relationship.

Even if Zheng He's life is not in danger for a while, it is not a matter for him to stay in the Indian Ocean all the time.

For a while, Chen Kan couldn't find the right words to describe his mood.

Returning to the backyard with a heavy heart, Chang Ning could see at a glance that Chen Kan was in a bad mood.

"What's wrong, what's going on?"

Chen Kan pondered for a moment, but still told Chang Ning the details.

Then, I saw Chang Ning scolding with an expression of hatred that could not be made of steel: "You, you, what do you think, your daughter's full moon wine was missed, there is also a 100-day banquet, and a birthday banquet, but if Zheng He's 20,000 people are buried at sea, you are a sinner, why can't you understand the severity of this, you, the marquis, are really living more and more back." ”

Listening to Chang Ning's counts, Chen Kan was a little embarrassed.

At the same time, a little guilt involuntarily surfaced in my heart.

Before the plan began, Chen Kan thought he could control everything.

But when he really began to implement various plans, Chen Kan discovered the true meaning of the four words on paper.

Sumatra and Manraka would choose a truce because of interests, this is a variable that Chen Kan did not calculate.

After all, in the plan, only one of the two big empires was left to meet Chen Kan's expectations.

It can only be said that people are not as good as heavenly machines.

Liaodong is the last place for Chen Qia to rescue, Nanyang is his pot, and he will not escape.

Otherwise, he would not have made the decision to go to Nanjing.

It's just that when Chang Ning said this at this time, he inevitably felt a little more guilty about Zheng He in his heart.

Seeing the change in Chen Kan's expression, Chang Ning couldn't help but sigh, and then pretended to be deep and said: "You have done a good job, although there has been a little change, but at least there is a chance to remedy, this time to Nanjing, it is best to review with your father again, such a mistake can be avoided as much as possible." ”

"Good!"

Chen Kan responded, and his expression gradually became resolute.

As the saying goes, it is in man to make things happen.

His overall plan is already huge, and it is normal for the joints to be unable to connect.

As Chang Ning said, at least there is a chance to remedy it at this time.

It's just that such a thing should not appear again in the future.

This time Zheng He was lucky, and he was able to send the request for help back to Daming, what about next time?

Seeing that Chen Kan's expression was gradually normal, Chang Ning couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

As the saying goes, husband and wife work together to break the gold.

Even though Chen Kan has such and such shortcomings, in his heart, Chen Kan will always be the young marquis who is proud of his last resort.

She took the baby from the nurse's hand and smiled and stuffed the sleeping child into Chen Kan's arms.

"Isn't it a pity that you can't attend your precious girl's full moon party, you can sleep with her tonight."

Chen Kan nodded and couldn't help grinning.