"Oops...... This is not the place to talk, we go into the house and sit and talk slowly! ”

Although Zhen Qin was thinking ahead, she was thick-skinned enough, and at this time, when what happened just now didn't happen, she pulled Baoqin and walked to the house.

To be honest, Baoqin didn't want to talk to her at all, but she couldn't stand Zhen Qin pulling her hard, so she could only follow her all the way into the house.

Nuo Min didn't go in, but asked the maid to lead the way to the residence, and Zhang Xiaoyue did the same.

Zhu Jinghong's arrival made the outer courtyard of the Xue family very lively.

When the greeting ceremony was over and the gentry retreated, the place returned to its former tranquility.

But with Zhu Jinghong's move-in, the Xue family's mansion is still very different from the past, and the biggest difference is that there are a large number of guards here.

As for the people of the Xue family, they can only live outside now.

"Brother Xue, I don't know where that girl in my family is now?"

"Now there is no need to go before, if the children are ignorant and collide with the prince...... Brother Xue, you have to bear more! ”

Looking at the old foxes in front of him, Xue Qi smiled.

Of course, he knows all about the thoughts of these people.

He knew that Zhu Jinghong was a beautiful woman, so he acquiesced to these people's small actions, after all, it also saved him the effort of collecting beauties.

But now, these people are still acting in front of him, and it seems too hypocritical to say anything like fear and worry......

Of course, Xue Qi knew that he was not qualified to laugh at these people, because he was no different from these people, and they all used their daughters as tools.

I only heard Xue Qi say: "Everyone...... It is up to people to make things happen, so it's not interesting to talk about this! ”

Everyone laughed, then changed the subject, and finally talked about "escorting".

"King Xiang is on patrol, why didn't Brother Xue serve with him?"

"Don't lift me up, I can't compare to you, I don't have an official body now, if it weren't for the glory of the princess, I wouldn't even be able to see the face of King Xiang!"

The people present basically have the status of being born or lifted, and they are indeed much more expensive than Xue Qi.

But...... Qinggui can't be eaten, the Xue family has a princess, and Xue Qi's status is rising, so these people still have to slap him.

A few old men with good relationships were chatting, while in the shipyard at the other end, Zhu Jinghong was checking in the dock.

This was his first time in the dock, and the various tools and instruments in it were very "primitive", which satisfied Zhu Jinghong's curiosity.

Because I didn't know that Zhu Jinghong was coming today, I didn't prepare in advance here, so the scene was somewhat messy.

Zhu Jinghong looked at the director of the Ministry of Engineering on the side and said, "Do everything that should be done, delay shipbuilding...... What a great sin I have done! ”

"Yes!"

As the man spoke, the craftsmen in the dockyard moved and continued to build the ship with their tools.

"A ship...... How long does it take to build? Zhu Jinghong asked casually.

The chief replied: "Back to Your Highness, if the materials are sufficient, it will take about a year for a first-class ship, eight months for a second-class ship, and six months for a third-class ship!" ”

The division of A, B and C was also proposed by Zhu Jinghong, and has now officially become the standard for warships.

Zhu Jinghong then asked, "How many docks are there?" How many warships have been built in the last two years? ”

"The shipyard has a total of seven docks, and in two years, a total of three first-class ships, eleven second-class ships, and seven C-class ships were built...... A total of twenty warships! ”

Hearing that this person was like a treasure, Zhu Jinghong nodded with satisfaction, so he asked, "What's your name?" ”

The director of the Ministry of Industry was sent to Liaodong to supervise shipbuilding, which is normally equivalent to "exile", and there is basically no way back without one.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong specially asked his name, which made the heart of the chief like an ancient well ripple.

"Back to Your Highness, Luo Yang, the director of the Camp Department of the Ministry of Ministers!"

Continuing to wander in the dock, Zhu Jinghong said: "Listen to your reply calmly and quickly...... It seems that a lot of effort has been spent on the shipyard! ”

I only heard Luo Yang reply: "This is the duty of the minister!" ”

At this time, instead of praising himself openly and secretly, but frankly and calmly saying that this is his duty, such a person is very rare in the present and in the future.

He is a solid person...... Zhu Jinghong thought so.

"General Zhao, have you all taken over the warships built here?"

"All of them have been incorporated into the army...... According to the instructions of the Thirteenth Master, the first-class battleship had seventy guns, the second-class warship fifty, and the C-class ship thirty! ”

"Now the Liaodong Naval Division, there are three first-class ships, eighteen second-class ships, and twenty-five third-class ships!"

With such strength, compared to those countries in the West, it is still pitifully weak.

What's more, the navy, a high-tech service, is not only strong by building ships, but also has a perfect training model and command system for generals, which is the core competitiveness.

After listening to Zhao Chengwu's introduction, Zhu Jinghong had a rough idea in his heart, and then he asked about the training of the water master.

Zhao Chengwu also talked eloquently, but how many dry goods and how many lies were there, and it was up to Zhu Jinghong to distinguish it himself.

When Zhu Jinghong was walking around the dock one by one, a eunuch suddenly came to his side to tell him, saying that there was a brocade guard who wanted to see him.

Of course, Jinyiwei has people in Jinshan, but it is only a small hundred households, although his hundred households are majestic in the local area, but normally they are not qualified to come to see him, unless there is something particularly important.

"Let him come!"

With Zhu Jinghong's permission, he was brought to him a few minutes later, but the person who came was not what he expected.

"Chenbei Zhenfu Division, Chen Yuntai, 100 households in Nancheng, knock on the prince!"

That's right, the Jinyi guard who came to see him was Chen Yuntai, who was ordered by the emperor to go to North Korea at the beginning of the year to investigate the Korean royal family.

When he was about to leave Beijing, Zhu Jinghong had been waiting for news from Chen Yuntai, hoping that the other party could pick out North Korea's dissent, and then he could take the opportunity to stir up trouble.

Then, he can stay in Liaodong and not leave, and he doesn't have to participate in the battle of Jinling.

Sweeping his eyes to everyone, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "I have something to ask him, please take care of yourself!" ”

Zhao Chengwu and the others were interested, and they all retreated into the distance, leaving only Zhu Jinghong and Chen Yuntai at the scene.

"How did you get to Jinshan?"

If Chen Yuntai's investigation is over, he should not make a detour to Jinshan when he returns to the capital, which means that he came here on purpose.

"I learned that the prince had gone to Liaodong, and the minister came to visit!"

Things are really that simple, Chen Yuntai deliberately detoured hundreds of miles just to kowtow in front of Zhu Jinghong.

"How's the case going?"

"It has been basically investigated, the case file has been sent to the capital as soon as possible, and the minister is waiting for the lord's decree before he knows how to act!"

Picking up the scrap on the side and rubbing the texture on it, Zhu Jinghong asked calmly: "After checking for several months, what are the conditions?" ”

"Back to the prince, according to the minister's investigation, the Korean royal family does have different intentions, they not only make characters privately, but also write their own rules and regulations...... The minister even found out that they were going to observe the celestial phenomena and compile their own calendar! ”

Along the way, Chen Yuntai said a lot of empirical evidence, and these situations have been presented to the capital.

"What do you think of the situation in the Korean court?"

"Earlier, there were still people who objected, but his son was tough, and he killed more than a dozen officials one after another for this, and now there are few people talking about it in the court!"

Just because there is little talk about it doesn't mean that no one is against it, but now these voices are suppressed.

Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of lucky villains, and Li Xuan, the prince of North Korea, killed a group of people, and immediately promoted those who depended on him, but also strengthened his own strength.

"But he can suppress the court in one lifetime, there is always something wrong!" Zhu Jinghong said secretly.

North Korea does not have the experience of the fall of the Ming Dynasty and then the revival of Zhongxing, the power of the Chevalier is ridiculously strong, even the king of North Korea may not be able to suppress it, it is indeed abnormal for a son of the world to be so powerful.

Either this person is really too powerful, or there is external interference...... Zhu Jinghong guessed.

"Who will interfere with North Korea? Who will help them to disagree? ”

There was no need to investigate, only the method of elimination, and Zhu Jinghong thought of his neighbor at sea.

Could it be that they really are? Zhu Jinghong muttered in his heart.

Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but ask: "The officials of North Korea are all sages and ancestors who have read poetry and books, so if Li Xuan wants to change the law of his ancestors and disrupt the rules of the monarch and ministers, will they turn a blind eye?" ”

Chen Yuntai replied: "Since Li Xuan's continuous killings, there have been fewer officials in the court, but they are still discussing in private!" ”

"Perhaps, when Li Xuan really makes up the words, or makes up the calendar, these people will still come out to oppose it!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong suddenly asked, "When did you send the report to the capital?" ”

Chen Yuntai replied: "Three days ago, I took an eight-hundred-mile rush!" ”

Eight hundred miles is expedited, and it will take almost ten days to send it to the capital, and it will take another ten days to wait for the capital to return to reply, which means that Zhu Jinghong will have to wait for at least twenty days.

He came to Liaodong to learn experience, and the time was only twenty days at most, and he couldn't wait for the emperor's reply at all.

And if he doesn't want to go to Jinling now, he has to quickly find a way to do things.

"Someone...... Bring pen and ink! Zhu Jinghong shouted.

He also had to give the emperor a notebook to talk about the affairs of Korea, and put forward his own views and practices, so as to get the emperor to agree with him to stay.

So this notebook, how serious he is and how to write it, stands out for the urgency of the situation, the sooner it is resolved, the better.

In order to make the emperor worried, he also added some conspiracy theories to it, and speculations such as foreign interference were stuffed into the notebook.

After writing this, he wrote his own methods, the first of which was to face the problem head-on and call the king of Joseon to Liaodong to chat.

After the book was written, Zhu Jinghong personally supervised the sealing, and then instructed the eunuch to expedite 800 li and send it to the capital as soon as possible.

The next thing he has to do is to wait for the emperor's father to reply while observing the Liaodong Water Division.

If his recital is not agreed, he still has to go to Jinling honestly and be the pawn of the old man to balance the sixth.

Zhu Jinghong knew about the news about the crown prince's prison as early as a few days ago, so he was very urgent.

No matter how good a plan is made or how thoroughly a situation is analyzed, when things suddenly change, there will be strong uneasiness.

"Anyway, when you arrive at Jinshan, come with me to wait for the decree, just so that you can tell me about what you have seen and heard in North Korea!"

"Yes!"

Knowing about the North Korea incident and the visit to the Liaodong Naval Division, Zhu Jinghong was already very interested, and he was looking forward to the emperor's reply.

After turning around the dock for a while, Zhu Jinghong sent a message to return to his residence, and everyone accompanied him back.

accompanied him all the way to Xue's house, and the general of the navy division and the magistrate of Jinshan left separately, and only Chen Yuntai followed him into the mansion.

It's just that when he arrived at the inner house access control, Chen Yuntai could only stop and proposed that he join the escort team to stand guard for Zhu Jinghong's safety.

Zhu Jinghong refused twice, but seeing that this guy was resolute, he didn't have the intention of disobeying him again.

As a result, Chen Yuntai, a hundred households in Jinyiwei, became an ordinary member of Zhu Jinghong's guard.

"I said Chen Baihu...... You're really going to get in trouble! ”

Looking at Chen Yuntai, who came to take an errand with him, Zhang Lin, the Dragon Guard, couldn't help but complain.

He had been shot twice before, but after more than a month of recuperation, he is now basically back to normal.

"Zhang Baihu, the prince has the grace of knowing in his humble position, and now that he is patrolling outside, I have the strength to defend the left and right!

Although they are both 100 households, the 100 households of the Dragon Guards are of higher grade, so Chen Yuntai calls himself a "humble duty".

"Thanksgiving...... Not bad! Zhang Lin nodded.

Then he said, "You are a brocade guard...... We're not all the way, and I'm not good at sending you on errands, patrolling day and night, watch for yourself! ”

The two were discussing here, and Zhu Jinghong had already entered the inner courtyard and heard the sound of giggling coming from the side room.

"Who is bold?" Zhu Jinghong was suspicious.

"Greetings to the prince!"

With the sound of the eunuchs and maids paying respects, the laughter in the wing room stopped abruptly, and it was obvious that they heard the movement outside.

Let's say that in the wing room, Baoqin and Zhen Qin chatted happily, from the beginning of rejection to now, there was only an hour before and after.

Zhen Qin is a talker, first talked about the palace, then talked about what he saw and heard all the way north, and also talked about Zhu Jinghong, who was the most curious among the women, and firmly captured everyone's hearts.

"It should be that the prince is back, sister...... Come with me! ”

There were a lot of women at the scene, some of them were good at Ye Gong, but now that Zhu Jinghong has really arrived, they have a desire to escape.

This is especially true of Baoqin, who was pulled by Zhen Qin, at this time she didn't want to see this famous brother-in-law, and she couldn't tell the complexity of her mentality.

It's a pity that Zhen Qin didn't have the opportunity to be chosen by Baoqin, so she pulled her and walked outside the house, but this time Baoqin still couldn't break free.

Then Zhu Jinghong, who was in the courtyard, saw Zhen Qin coming out of the wing room, and there was a girl behind her, but she couldn't see her face clearly with her head down.

"Lord Wang...... You're back! Zhen Qin approached directly, put down Baoqin and rushed forward.

In public, she can make such a "violent move", which is indeed a skill that others can't learn.

"It's been a long time since we separated!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

"I don't see you for a day, like every other autumn!" Zhen Qin replied.

Then she turned her head, looked at Baoqin a few steps away, and said, "Sister Qin...... Don't come to see the prince yet! ”

"Sister Jean?" Zhu Jinghong was puzzled.

Pointing to Baoqin, Zhen Qin explained: "Lord Wang...... She is the princess's cousin Baoqin, and she admires your prestige and came to visit! ”

At this moment, Baoqin slowly raised her head, and her beautiful red face immediately attracted Zhu Jinghong's attention.

"Xue Baoqin? My sister-in-law? ”

(End of chapter)