For such a major event, the four princes of Jinling naturally held a friendly meeting in a joyful atmosphere, and the venue was in the mansion of the prince of Yan.

Originally, it was extremely taboo for important officials of the court to have private contact with each other, but none of these people had a good reputation. Even if they get together in private, very few people will contact their parents, and they are all messing around with a few unsuccessful children.

"It is not difficult to recruit the crew of the voyage, as long as you promise heavy profits, someone will naturally come. What's more, this is still the royal fleet, and the best way out for a Jianghu person is to sell his life to the royal family. The prince of Yan Wang sat at the top and took the lead in starting this topic.

Then the person who answered the call was Wei Qian, the son of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, after he drank a full glass, he shook his head and said: "As the prince said, it didn't take long for someone to come to the government to sign up, and after a little screening, the officials were immediately sent to the barracks. Although there is no military law on board, as long as you board the ship and enter the mission, the order and prohibition are the most basic requirements. ”

Then Zhang Runxiu took over the conversation and said: "For the arrangements of the government, the people who came to answer the call were extremely cooperative. I asked a few people, and their ideas were also very simple. The royal family gives a good salary, which is to give us these hardships haha, and it is normal for the rules to be bigger. As long as you are willing to be obedient, the royal family will always be unable to treat us, Your Majesty sits on the world, can you still miss those sons?"

When he spoke, he imitated the demeanor and tone of these hard-working people, and everyone at the table laughed.

As for Kong Gongzi, who has the new title of Kong Shinu, he didn't say a word at the banquet, drinking wine one by one. Everyone is familiar with each other, and they don't think it's strange, and even a few people are secretly calculating in their hearts, and there are still a few cups before the wanton Kong Shinu appears.

"With the ship and the crew, now there is only one person left in charge. ”

Speaking of this, the four of them were silent, and the person in charge must be a close confidant of the emperor. Although the palace has just killed a chamberlain, everyone knows that in order to monitor the mission, there must still be a eunuch on this ship.

"The Han Dynasty has forbidden the sea for many years, but it has had little effect, and the reason for this is because of the huge profits of maritime trade. Nowadays, there are not many businessmen who rely on the sea trade routes, and many officials from the DPRK and China are involved, and there are also a lot of ordinary people who make a living from it, so this situation is easy and difficult to break. Wei Qian seemed to say it unintentionally, but there were no stupid people here, and he immediately figured out the joints.

"Zilian's meaning, but His Majesty's will seems to be to promote the prestige of the country, but in fact it wants to nationalize the fat of Haimao?"

"Or it's both, going to sea is to promote my great Han Tianwei, and the other is that the benefits can't be let go. His Majesty was benevolent, and seeing that the people's livelihood was difficult, he repeatedly issued orders to levy taxes lightly, so that the treasury was not very rich. The construction of the treasure ship this time has exhausted the little accumulation of His Majesty's inner library, and if His Majesty does not make a fortune at this time, I am afraid that the food and clothing in the palace will be a problem. ”

Zhang Runxiu is the son of the second assistant Zhang Baigui, and Zhang Baigui is the prince's teacher, and the news coming out of his mouth naturally has some credibility. It's just that this frivolous tone makes people want to stare at him.

Even on autumn days, this man is still shaking a folding fan. His appearance is dignified, his appearance is good, and his father is almost the next first assistant who is sure of it, and he doesn't know how many rich and noble women like it. What can I do, such a noble son in the turbid world, but he was infected with the vicious disease of the wind.

always felt that Wei Qian's eyes were not quite right, so Zhang Runxiu asked, "Wei Caimi, what do you mean by this regretful look?"

"It's a pity that you are good-looking, but you have little self-control, so that you will come to your door immediately. ”

I just wanted to go back, but I suddenly thought of Wei Caimi, who doesn't love delicate women, but only loves handsome and husbandry, which is really a little weak-hearted.

"Alas, a certain is also extremely distressed, if there is no such disease, it is not as many wives and concubines as you want to marry, you can marry as many wives and concubines as you want, seek joy day and day, and sing songs every night. ”

While talking, he peeked at Wei Qian, and saw that his face was as usual, so he was relieved. It turned out to be just a brotherhood, not a false alarm.

Brother Kong Xian, who had not spoken for a long time, finally came up with a sentence, "The prince doesn't know about maritime trade?"

"I really don't know, I've lived in the north for a long time, and I rarely see even a small puddle on weekdays, and I've only heard of water transportation. ”

"Isn't there a water army under His Royal Highness King Yan?"

Wei Qian's question made the atmosphere stiff, no matter how close the relationship between the two is, it is extremely inappropriate to inquire about the military in public.

"It's really not, the palace guards the border passes, and fights with the Tartars, and the invincible relies on the courage of the iron cavalry and the advantage of firearms. The navy has no place to practice, and the second is of little use. ”

Wei Qian arched his hand and was about to speak, but when he saw Zhang Runxiu's nervous face, even the usually taciturn Brother Kong raised his head in shock.

"Xie Shizi bluntly said, he is a martial idiot, and he yearns for the affairs of the army, and he hears that the Yan Wangfu is rich in strong soldiers and fierce generals, so he asks each other, and I hope that the prince will forgive me. ”

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, for fear that this person would pretend to be naïve, and asked the last sentence, King Yan has the intention of annexing the world, and now that there is no water army, how can he cross the Yangtze River?

Dangerous conversations, frightening.

"It's okay to do it, I think it's still Brother Wei who has heard some conspiracy theories on weekdays, my father is loyal to the Han Dynasty, and he also respects His Majesty, how can he do some plans to reassure the ministers and thieves?"

This time, even Wei Qian was wondering if he had heard it wrong, so he couldn't help but mention it, but it was the prince of Yan Wang who took the initiative to say it.

"Is it inappropriate for the prince to say this?" the man surnamed Ma appeared behind the prince, and asked with a sad and joyless face.

"It's okay, the heart is open, and there is no fear of nature. Nowadays, there are more and more rumors that the palace has a disobedient heart, and if we are still secretive about it, it is easy to cause misunderstanding and make His Majesty mutter in his heart. ”

The man surnamed Ma smiled heroically, and said with a kind gaze: "Shizi, this is that you are a little childish." Your Majesty is wise and martial, how can he listen to slander and wronged meritorious ministers, not to mention, His Majesty and the prince are close brothers, and between blood brothers, even if there is any misunderstanding, it is not something that can be solved by meeting each other and explaining two sentences. ”

Shizi looked ashamed, "Thank you Uncle Ma for your advice, it's the nephew who is missing the pattern." ”

The remaining three people at the table looked at the two quietly, and brought this matter over as soon as they sang and harmonized, and their brains were blank for a while, and they could only say one word, they could play.

The banquet continued, but several people were less interested, but at this time, an uninvited guest arrived at the mansion.

The chamberlain of the palace came with a holy decree...