A group of people stood at the door and laughed for a long time before entering the house.

The way of hospitality of the Ming people is always unpretentious, no matter what time, no matter what guests come, there are only two words - a banquet!

"Master Hou, I'm in this house, now I'm the only old man left, the old man doesn't talk about any rules, just let go of eating and drinking!"

Although Gu Cheng's beard and hair have turned gray, his spirit is still very good, and he is also very kind to greet Chen Kan with a loud voice.

But Chen Kan still heard the loneliness in his words.

The huge Hou Mansion, the first-class magnates of the Ming Dynasty, should have been a prosperous family with children and grandchildren.

It's a pity that Gu Cheng's life is not good.

The wife and children were killed, leaving only a little grandson and a little daughter.

Now the youngest grandson has also gone out to be an official, and his daughter has also married, leaving an eighty-year-old man alone to guard the empty Hou Mansion.

But Chen Kan didn't say much.

He won't comfort people, and Gu Cheng doesn't need him to comfort either.

As the only surviving veteran of the Ming Dynasty, Gu Cheng's heart is very strong, and although he is lonely in his heart, he still has his pride.

Compared with Sheng Yong Tiexuan and others, Gu Cheng can become a famous general, which is already the best result.

A group of people had a lively banquet, and between pushing the glass and changing the lamp, Chen Kan also knew the reason for Guishanwei's recent martial law.

Zhu Zhanji was assassinated.

The fifth heir of the Ming Dynasty was assassinated in Guishanwei, and it is understandable that Guishanwei was under martial law.

After learning the reason, Chen Kan had no intention of delving into it.

Assassinations are just commonplace.

There are people with names and surnames in the Ming officialdom, which ones don't often encounter.

Not to mention the royal family, every day the backyard of the palace is wrapped in a straw curtain and the corpses thrown into the mass grave in Zhongshan are piled up into a hill.

This world is like this, when a person reaches a certain status, even if you are kind to others, you will inevitably have to go through the ghost gate a few times.

This is not something that you can avoid by being kind to others, you set foot in a position, you are destined to take away the interests of that position, in front of interests, there is no good for you, only you live and die.

Zhu Zhanji was assassinated in Guishanwei, and Gu Cheng took it seriously, and no one else, including Zhu Zhanji himself, took it seriously.

After saying the matter, everyone continued to eat and drink, and the banquet lasted until midnight, and finally ended with Gu Cheng being too old to stay up.

Following the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion to the guest room, Chen Kan comfortably took a hot bath and changed into thick clothes, and then began to talk about business with the two disciples.

Zhu Zhanji moved a small stool and sat aside like a nobody, while Zhu Zhanji told everything about what happened to them after Chen Kan left.

The most talked about is what happened in Tanzhou, and as for the matter of Yongdingwei, it was mentioned in one sentence.

After talking about the experience along the way, Zhu Zhanji's face became solemn, and he asked with some apprehension: "Teacher, the matter of Tanzhou is the handiwork of the third uncle, what should the students do?" ”

Chen Kan touched his mouth and said lightly: "You are the third-generation heir of the Ming Dynasty designated by His Majesty, you ask me how to do it, the key is what you want to do." ”

Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment and hesitated: "After all, this matter involves the third uncle. ”

Looking at the hesitation on Zhu Zhanji's face, Chen Kan frowned, and continued to speak: "You are not as good as your father in this regard, I don't need me to tell you more about Zheng Boke's allusions to Duan Yuyan, you are not ruthless when you should be ruthless, and it will only be you who will be unlucky at that time." ”

"But after all, the third uncle is just collecting money, and strictly speaking, it's not a big deal."

"It's not a big deal, but he's a vassal king who is destined to be divided out of the Central Plains, why do you want so much money, Tanzhou is a whole state, and this is just what you discovered. Do you still want to wait for your imperial grandfather to help you deal with these things? ”

"I ......"

Zhu Zhanji hesitated, and wanted to refute it, but he still couldn't say anything after all.

Chen Kan leaned to the side, not planning to say anything more.

The battle for the throne of the Ming Dynasty has little to do with him.

Zhu Zhanji wants the throne, Chen Kan has provided him with enough help, he can fight for it, Chen Kan will naturally not stay in the Central Plains to hinder his eyes, if he can't fight, he can protect Zhu Zhanji's life to the maximum.

Of course, Chen Kan has absolute confidence in Zhu Zhanji, and in history, Zhu Zhanji did not have his help, and finally won very beautifully, although he used some insidious means to cause his reputation to be a little worse.

But the battle for the throne has always been life-and-death, and the emperor does not need fame.

The atmosphere was at a stalemate, Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Teacher, the disciple still thinks it is better to report this matter to the imperial grandfather first, after all, the imperial grandfather is still young and strong, the disciple's father is the righteous prince, and the disciple is also the righteous imperial grandson. ”

Hearing this, Chen Kanyi waved his hand happily: "Whatever you want, I still say the same thing, you are an adult now, and you have to decide what you want." ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded, got up and saluted Chen Kan before leaving.

Zhu Zhanyan got up and asked, "Teacher, there's nothing wrong with me, I'm gone without me!" ”

Chen Kan glanced at him, and said lightly: "He can go, you stay." ”

Zhu Zhan's little face collapsed, so he could only sit down.

After Zhu Zhanji exited the door, Chen Kan asked Zhu Zhanji lazily: "Tell me, what do you think of the throne now?" ”

"What do you think?"

Zhu Zhanyan's eyes widened, and he said with a sad face: "Teacher, spare me, the eldest brother will beat me to death." ”

Chen Kan said angrily: "Don't fart, hurry up!" ”

"Do you have to say it?"

"Nonsense, seeing that your father is about to bulldoze the Japanese Kingdom and the entire peninsula, and it will only be a matter of a few months for the class teacher to return to the dynasty, don't you say it now, do you have to wait until your father comes back?"

Zhu Zhanyan pursed his lips and asked in a low voice: "Does the disciple have to go out, can't he stay in Beijing as a salted fish, and can't he go to Australia with you to be a salted fish?" ”

The corners of Chen Kan's mouth twitched, and he suddenly wanted to slap the guy in front of him with a salted fish.

Sighing secretly, Chen Kan said bitterly: "Don't you have some ambition or something?" ”

Zhu Zhan Yan had a bitter face, and responded: "The throne can't be a disciple, the emperor's grandfather is upright and young, and there is an uncle below, my father and the king, and now even the third uncle is involved, not to mention that I can't fight the eldest brother, I have ambitions, isn't that looking for death?" ”

"Uh......"

For a while, Chen Kan was a little speechless.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Kan gently patted Zhu Zhanyan's shoulder, and said with some pity: "Your self-perception is quite clear......"

Zhu Zhanyan: "......"

Zhu Zhanyan rolled his eyes, pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Teacher, disciple will tell the truth, anyway, if you want me to go to open up the wasteland, I won't go if you kill me, otherwise you will take me to Australia, or you will tell the eldest brother that when he ascends the throne in the future, I will be sealed to a rich place." ”

Listening to Zhu Zhanyan's somewhat scoundrel tone, Chen Kan pulled the corners of his mouth, and suddenly sighed and said: "With the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, your imperial grandfather will definitely divide all the clans, it is unrealistic for you to stay in Beijing, as for going to Australia, I am not afraid that I will not be able to support you, the root of the matter is still in your father, I am willing to take you there, he may not be willing to let go." ”

Zhu Zhan Yan shouted: "Why didn't my father let me go, could it be that he really wanted to make the emperor's grandfather?" ”

Chen Kan said flatly: "He will definitely not dare to make your imperial grandfather, but it is difficult for your uncle and eldest brother to say." ”

"What's going on!"

Zhu Zhanyan scratched his hair a little irritably, and said angrily: "Just for the sake of a throne, making a home not a home, relatives are not relatives, obviously there is the same blood on the body, is it worth fighting for life and death?" ”

Chen Kan ignored Zhu Zhanyan's nonsense, and said lightly: "If you don't choose, then I'll help you choose, you go to the Americas to grow potatoes." ”

Zhu Zhanyan's face turned pale, and he said, "Isn't it okay to go to the Indochina Peninsula?" ”

Chen Kan shook his head: "The Indochina Peninsula will definitely be included in the Ming Dynasty, and you don't have to think about the land within the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Zhanyan didn't give up and said, "Then my father? ”

Chen Kan said indifferently: "Zheng He has opened up the channel for Daming to go to the Cape of Good Hope, if nothing else, your father should go over there, as for your third uncle, what His Majesty left for him was originally the Nanyang Islands, after all, the Nanyang is too scattered, and it will be very troublesome if Daming intervenes directly, but now that your eldest brother has reported the matter of Tanzhou, your third uncle will most likely go to Siberia to dig potatoes." ”

Zhu Zhanyan sighed, and suddenly asked: "But aren't the potatoes still in the Americas you mentioned, the third uncle went to Siberia, where did the potatoes come from in Siberia?" ”

"Uh~"

Chen Kan choked and said angrily: "Didn't you go to the Americas?" ”

At this time, Zhu Zhanyan was completely out of temper, and replied resignedly: "Okay, when will the American route be opened?" ”

"Soon, according to your second senior brother's letter, the North Sea fleet has sailed through the Bering Strait and is exploring along the continental shelf, and it is estimated that the next time the North Sea fleet returns to the sea, it will be able to bring potatoes and corn back, but some natives in the Americas are more difficult to handle, so you can figure out how to do it yourself when the time comes."

"Oh!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded with some interest, and in the next second, the whole person suddenly retreated a few steps back, held his head in his hands and asked, "Teacher, can you give me the Beihai fleet?" ”

"Huh?"

Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, then became furious, grabbed the kettle on the table and smashed it at him.

"Little bastard, I'm not dead yet, and you're starting to think about the inheritance of being a teacher."

Zhu Zhanyan caught the kettle steadily, and shouted: "That's the Americas, a place where no one has ever been before, you exile your disciples, and you want the disciples to fend for themselves, the eldest brother has the city Bosi to work for him, the second senior brother also has 3,000 battalions of soldiers, and the people in the north are all under his hands, there is nothing for the disciples, and your eccentricity is not so biased, right?" ”

Listening to Zhu Zhan's rebellious words, Chen Kan suddenly felt that it was good to beat this disciple to death directly, so as not to save him from harming others.

Seeing that the anger on Chen Kan's face was getting stronger and stronger, Zhu Zhanyan shuddered all over, and suddenly changed his words: "It's okay not to have the Beihai fleet, you have to prepare something for the disciple, you don't know how unreliable the disciple's father is, the disciple is nominally the son of the Han Dynasty, but the father's future inheritance will definitely be left to Zhu Zhanqi, and the disciple will not get anything, if the disciple dies in the Americas, then you will raise the disciple for so many years." ”

Chen Kan's eyebrows jumped suddenly, and he was angry.

Although the reason is such a reason, Zhu Zhanyan asked him directly to ask for it, which made him very unhappy.

"For you, for you, for you, for you, the Beihai fleet for you, and your father left you 10,000 laborers composed of Jurchens, which will be sent directly to Liaodong at that time, all for you."

"When the North Sea fleet returns, you will roll with people, really, I will be angry when I see you."

Hearing Chen Kan's relief, Zhu Zhanyan's face finally showed a heartfelt smile.

Hurriedly came to Chen Kan's side with a flattering face and beat Chen Kan's legs, and said in a low voice: "The disciple knows that you love the disciple the most, and you also know that the disciple is a grandmother who doesn't love his uncle and doesn't love him, and he was thrown to your house by his father at the age of four, and the emperor's grandfather only favors the eldest brother, and the disciple has no choice, don't take advantage of the time when you can ask for it now, and when the disciple really arrives in the Americas, he will be blind." ”

Chen Kan was still angry, and he only snorted angrily when he heard the words.

Zhu Zhanyan was not annoyed, and still flattered: "You said that my father also left 10,000 laborers for his disciples?" ”

Chen Kan said angrily: "Yes, what?" ”

Zhu Zhanyan smiled and said: "It's nothing, in fact, you don't have to cover it up for my father, if the disciple is not mistaken, the 10,000 laborers are also left by you for the disciple." ”

Although Zhu Zhanyan was asking Chen Kan, he used an affirmative sentence, and there was a bit of loneliness in his eyes.

Taking in Zhu Zhanyan's expression, Chen Kan sighed and said, "No matter what, His Royal Highness the King of Han is your father after all." ”

"The disciple knows, the disciple didn't say that he is not my father, you and he are friends, you should cover it up for him, the disciple just thinks that whoever it should be is who, the labor is prepared by you, the disciple acknowledges your affection, as for the father, he gave me life, I definitely can't deny him, but that's it, anyway, I haven't received any benefits from him since I was a child."

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanyan's tone couldn't help but choke up a little.

But he quickly adjusted his mood, showed a smiling face, and asked with a smile: "By the way, teacher, then the Japanese and the Koreans can't be killed, can you also leave it to the disciples, there are not too many disciples for such a thing as population." ”

"You don't have to think about it, I've already sent a letter to your father, asking him to kill them cleanly, there are some Koreans, but the Koreans are as thin as monkeys, they can't do much work, and you have to take care of the food when you take them to the Americas......"

"It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't matter if you can't work, just give birth to a child, in such a big place as America, it is definitely impossible for the imperial grandfather to let the disciple go alone, since you said that there is no shortage of food in the Americas, the disciple can't be compared to other imperial uncles, emperors, younger brothers, and imperial nephews."

Before Chen Kan's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Zhu Zhanyan.

It can be seen that he is already imagining a better life after dominating the Americas.

Chen Kan smiled and said: "This sentence still has a bit of the blood of the great grandfather, then as a teacher, let's see if you can build a stronger empire than your eldest brother's Daming on the other side of the ocean." ”