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The Rising Sun Chapter 442: Substituting the Heaven for the Sun (3)

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    The news that the bandit Lin Yunshan was a soldier from Dongxing Port spread quickly in Jianchang Mansion. Not to mention that the officials of Jianchang Mansion were panic-stricken. All the subordinate officials in Prince Yi's Mansion were also frightened. Everyone knew that the soldiers from Dongxing Port appeared in Jianchang Mansion.  What does Chang Mansion mean? What they can't figure out is what is going on with Prince Yi's Mansion and Dongxing Port?  Have you colluded secretly for a long time?  Or does Dongxing Port want to kidnap King Yi?  No matter what the situation is, it is not a good thing for their royal officials!  When the officials of the Wangfu were panicked, the eunuchs of the Wangfu were in charge of the eunuchs, and they went to Changshi Shi, Trial Division, Guardian Division, and Yi Wei Department to read the purpose of the Wang Ling.  A group of chief officials gathered uneasily outside the middle hall before entering the hall together. After Zhu Houye sat upright and received the ceremony, he glanced at everyone. These officials of the palace were all appointed by the imperial court. He summoned everyone for discussion today just to borrow them.  He opened his mouth to express his feelings to the court. After a moment of pondering, he said straight to the point: "The palace was involved in the grain storage crisis a few days ago, and today I heard that the Yunlin Mountain bandits are most likely to be Dongxing Port pirates. Regardless of whether the rumors are true or not,  The palace should be cautious." After a short pause, he said directly: "I want to go to Nanchang City to stay for a while" After hearing this, all the officials couldn't help but relax.  From the tone, since Zhu Houye is going to Nanchang to avoid disaster, it is enough to show that there is no collusion between Prince Yi's Palace and Dongxing Port. This is what they are most afraid of. If Prince Yi intends to rebel and secretly colludes with Dongxing Port, most of them, officials sent by the imperial court, will  There is only one ending - flag sacrifice.  Since this was not the case, they were much more relaxed. Even if someone bowed and said: "Your Highness, according to the ancestral system, Your Highness cannot leave the fiefdom. Although there is a reason. But it is only a rumor at the moment. If you leave at this time, I am afraid that the court will punish you.  I hope Your Highness will think carefully." After hearing these words, all the subordinate officials spoke in agreement.  You must know that the vassal king has many restrictions in the fiefdom, such as the two kings are not allowed to meet each other and are not allowed to leave the fiefdom without permission; even if you leave the city to visit tombs, you must apply and get permission before you can go; if you leave the city for fun without any reason, the local official must report it in time  , all the relevant officials were charged with severe cane charges, civil servants, and even dismissed from office.  The military attache was demoted and transferred to the frontier.  Now that Zhu Houye wants to go to Nanchang to avoid disaster, it is certainly impossible to apply in a hurry. For the sake of his own safety, how can a group of subordinate officials not give words to persuade him?  Seeing Zhu Houye, his face was solemn and silent. Sun Zhilin, the chief historian of the left, bowed and said: "Your Highness, the imperial court has divided the kings into kinships. It also has the intention of being a vassal for the country. Your Highness abandoned the country to avoid disaster. Isn't it against the Constitution?  The vassal's intention? "Zhu Houye had long expected that the officials would object. When everyone remained silent, he said: "There are priorities, how can we just follow the death rules?  Can you resist the soldiers of Dongxing Port? What will be the consequences if the king is kidnapped by Dongxing Port? It is not just Jianchang Prefecture and Jiangxi Province that is corrupted. How can the emperor not tell the difference? "  All the officials remained silent. This was indeed true. The guards in the palace were all showmen. It was enough to frighten the common people and go to the battlefield.  They are not even as good as the soldiers of Jianchang Qianhu Station. It is simply wishful thinking to expect these old soldiers to resist the soldiers of Dongxing Port. It would not take half a day for Dongxing Port to attack Guangzhou, Fuzhou and other provincial capitals, let alone this small city.  Jianchang Fucheng?  "Once Dongxing Port takes King Yi hostage, they must rebel in the name of King Yi. This is beyond doubt. Jiajing may really be different depending on the situation and be lenient."  "There is no need to discuss this matter." Zhu Houye said in a strong tone: "Immediately pack up and prepare to go to Nanchang. No family members are allowed. The Changshi Mansion will immediately draft a memorial and report it to the capital in five hundred miles. In addition, notify the three kings  Brother Wang, let¡¯s go to Nanchang to avoid trouble.¡± Hearing that he was not allowed to bring his family members, all the officials looked at each other. The manager Su Caiming couldn¡¯t help but hesitated and said: ¡°Your Highness is not worried about Dongxing Port attacking Jianchang Mansion?  " Zhu Houye glanced at him like an idiot. He secretly thought that these officials were used to leisurely leisurely. After sighing secretly, he said: "Dongxing Port's target is me. I am not in the royal city. Will Dongxing Port attack Jianchang Mansion?  " The Department of Guards and the Department of Ceremony mobilized the guards, and a group of subordinate officers went home to clean up and say goodbye to their wives and children. Naturally, these movements could not be hidden from anyone. Soon, a young eunuch slipped out of the royal city.  In the quiet courtyard in the east of the city, Hu Wanli carefully studied Zhu Houye's handwriting in his study, and kept practicing and imitating Zhu Houye's handwriting. This was the second time he had done this job, and he had quite a lot of experience.  The calligraphy is not strong enough but soft, and is in the same style as Hu Wanli's previous calligraphy. It is not too difficult to imitate, but it does not take a while to write completely similar. After practicing for a long time, he stopped writing and thought to himself.  It would be better to burn out the fire in Prince Yi's Mansion and burn down Zhu Houye's calligraphy treasures as much as possible.  "Dudududu." There was a gentle knock on the door, and Hu Wanli did not clear up the writing on the table.Then he ordered: "Come in." There were personal guards on duty outside the door. Except for Wu Zishun, even the maids and servants could not approach quietly. Following the words, Wu Zishun opened the door and came in to salute.  , and said: "Master, King Yi is preparing to leave the royal city and flee to Nanchang. He may set off early tomorrow morning." "This King Yi seems to be not only courageous, but also very smart." Hu Wanli said with a smile, regarding the restrictions on the vassal king  Of course, he knew it very well. After a short pause, he said in a deep voice: "I will guard the land and water. I can't let him escape, otherwise our work will be in vain." After saying that, he asked again: "  Which route do you think he is more likely to take?" Wu Zishun thought about it carefully along the way, and said immediately: "It is very convenient to take the waterway from Nancheng to Nanchang, and Yi Wang Zhu Houye is not good at riding.  I think the other party is more likely to take the water route. "I'm not good at riding, and I still have a carriage." Hu Wanli mused: "Zhu Houye is like a frightened bird now. He will definitely go in the opposite direction. You can intercept him by land."  , The waterway must not be relaxed, and it must not be allowed to escape. Even the messenger cannot be let go. From this moment on, Nancheng¡¯s external communications will be cut off. " Yueshuiyi is close to the Xujiang River and is an important water and land link from Nancheng to Fuzhou and Nanchang.  , is also a place that must be passed by, and the fish belly appears on the horizon. Lu Jinwang, the postmaster, heard the barking of dogs far and near, and he couldn't help but become alert.  He hurriedly got up and put on his clothes and went out to check. Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, two black figures rushed towards him. Before he could scream, he felt something hit him on the back of his head, and his eyes suddenly went black.  It softened like a noodle.  Wu Zishun then walked in and ordered: "Secure the front and back doors. No one inside can be leaked. Find two rooms and lock them up." A figure followed and quickly rushed into the inn, involuntarily clearing everyone in the inn.  The post chief, the servants and the officials living in the post were all arrested and imprisoned while they were still sleeping. Not long after, Fu Changyun, the battalion commander from Jiangxi, rushed to the front yard and reported to Wu Zishun: "Everyone in the post has been waiting for them."  Control all the people in the station. There is also an official who went to Fujian. "It doesn't matter who he is, he will be imprisoned." Wu Zishun said nonchalantly: "Ask someone to pretend to be a servant and get busy."  The man saw the flaw, and after a long night, he arranged for the sentinels to take turns to rest. "Yes," Fu Changyun saluted hurriedly.  At noon, three carriages entered the inn accompanied by a retinue of more than a hundred cavalrymen.  As soon as they entered the gate, an officer shouted arrogantly: "Where is the postmaster? Why don't you come to greet me? Come here, give these horses water and feed them. I want fine fodder and mix some beans." "Sir." Company Commander  Tao Yijie stepped forward and said with a smile: "Yicheng has gone out. I wonder if you can get along with me?" "You bastard!" A sharp scolding sound sounded.  A handsome young man got off a carriage at the back. Without even looking at him, he covered his nose and said with some disgust, "Why don't you go quickly?" Is this the eunuch?  Tao Yijie wanted to laugh but felt it was inappropriate. He turned back and glanced at Wu Zishun who was standing far in front.  Seeing him nodding, he hurriedly smiled and said: "The young man has eyes but cannot see the mountains I hope my father-in-law will forgive me." After saying that, he raised his hand back.  A group of soldiers pretending to be husbandmen came up quickly and took the horses away with smiles on their faces. The officer then ordered: "You are quick, you will be on your way in a while." "Don't worry, sir, I will not miss your business.  Tao Yijie smiled and said: "The flower hall is shady. Please wait in the flower hall. There are so many horses. It will take some time to fetch water and prepare materials. The sun is scorching right now and the horses also need to rest. Next stop  It's more than sixty miles away." After hearing this, the eunuch turned and bowed to the carriage: "Your Highness" "It's important to hurry up." The man in the carriage said indifferently.  Set off after the bell. " Wu Zishun had been standing not far away and watched coldly. He saw two company commanders coming out from the left and right sides, making a sign that they were fully equipped, and then took two steps forward and said a standard North  In Mandarin, he raised his voice and said: "Prince Yi is here. Yueshui Posthouse is really shining. Why don't you come down and have a cup of coarse tea." "Be alert!" the officer shouted vigilantly.  "Don't move! Don't move!" Two companies of soldiers immediately appeared on the left and right sides, both holding muskets pointed at the three carriages. Seeing a guard taking off the bow and arrow on his back, Wu Zishun pulled out his short musket and raised his hand.  Just one shot, "bang", and the guard fell down.  "Don't move even if you say so." Wu Zishun glanced at everyone with an expressionless face and said, "If you move again, I will beat you all into a hornet's nest." The enemy's muskets were faster than bows and arrows, and all the guards were like  Stunned, looking at the dark muzzles on both sides, everyone's scalp was numb. No one expected that Dongxing Port would be so bold and so fast, even the inn station would be destroyed.To put it bluntly, the guards of the palace are just security forces. They are not even as good as the guards. I have never seen such a battle on weekdays. They have few archers and not as many as the other party. One of them was killed to establish their authority, and the others  No one dares to move.  Several personal guards were a little ready to move, but they were afraid of hurting King Yi Zhu Houye. They didn't know whether the carriage could withstand musket bullets. While they were hesitating, Wu Zishun had already changed to a short musket and pointed with the gun.  Looking at the crowd, he shouted sternly: "Squat down! Everyone squat down!" A group of guardsmen also shouted: "Squat down! Everyone squat down!" Anyone who was timid immediately squatted down. Someone took the lead, and more than a hundred palace guards  The guards squatted down one after another. Seeing this, Wu Zishun breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Take them all down." After saying that, he stepped forward and slightly opened the carriage curtain, and saw that the middle-aged man inside was indeed the same as the carriage.  Hu Wanli was very similar, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. The young master's guess was correct. Zhu Houye really went in the opposite direction and chose the land route.  After pondering for a while, he said: "Your Highness, King Yi, there is no need to be nervous. No one will hurt you. Let's find a place to talk." After that, he led the horse.  He pulled the car into a yard, turned around and ordered to Tao Yijie: "Close the door, be on guard, no one is allowed to come near, including you." "Yes." Tao Yijie quickly stood at attention, and then ordered people to cover up the courtyard.  Door.  And arrange for people to guard the door.  Wu Zishun led the carriage outside the main house and then faced the carriageway: "Your Highness King Yi, how about we get out of the car and talk?" Zhu Houye was a bachelor, so he naturally knew that the other party would not hurt him, so he opened the curtain and looked outside.  , seeing no one in the huge yard, he jumped out of the carriage, looked Wu Zishun up and down, and said solemnly: "Have you seen this king?" Wu Zishun knew that his smile was not good-looking.  But in order to reassure the other party, he still smiled and said: "I saw the prince once from a distance using a telescope." Telescope?  Zhu Houye had heard of it, but had never seen it. He knew that the thing was only available in Dongxing Port, and he was sure at that moment that the other party was indeed from Dongxing Port.  At this point, he had nothing to fear.  Immediately, he walked straight into the main hall and sat down. When he saw Wu Zishun following him, he said bluntly: "I live in a corner and have no ambitions. Why did Dongxing Port choose me?" "It's because of this."  Your Highness has no ambitions. Only Dongxing Port would like His Highness." Wu Zishun said casually. After pouring two cups of herbal tea, he casually said, "Your Highness should know that my young master died of illness during the expedition to Japan.  It is the young minister who is strong, and the current emperor is instigating it with the intention of annexing Dongxing Port" Zhu Houye seemed to have heard a very funny joke. Before he could finish speaking, he sneered: "Dongxing Port must be ours.  The king is the master? Do you think that the king is a three-year-old child?" "I am not the master of His Highness." Wu Zishun stared at him and said sternly: "Is it to join forces with His Highness, or to use the name of His Highness to serve as the king?  , Qingjun side! My young master has a legacy that Dongxing Port cannot occupy the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If Dongxing Port wants to expand, it can only expand overseas. In the eyes of the world, there is only a third of the land of the Ming Dynasty, but my family is handsome.  But we are looking at the whole world. Your Highness does not know that opposite Xiaoliuqiu in Dongxing Port, a two-month voyage is the American continent. Its territory is three times the size of the Ming Dynasty. To the east of Java, a ten-day voyage is no less than  What your Highness doesn¡¯t know is that the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, Australia, is that except for the Japanese, all the silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty is produced in the Americas. Australia also has huge gold mines. Everyone thinks that Dongxing Port relies on sea trade.  To gather wealth" At this point, he seemed to have noticed that he was breaking his promise, and immediately smiled and stopped talking.  Zhu Houye was shocked when he heard these words. He had never heard these words before, and he didn't know that the world was so vast. Dongxing Port wanted to use his banner to go to Beijing to Qinwang, Qingjun, he believed it, but what about Hu Wanli's will?  He was doubtful, but upon careful reflection, Dongxing Port seemed to have no intention of interfering with the Ming Dynasty. It conquered Guangzhou, Fuzhou, and Ningbo, and only built three private ports in the surrounding waters. It has never actively provoked the Ming Dynasty in these years.  .  For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little tempted, not to mention that he seemed to have no choice now. After being silent for a while, he said in a deep voice: "I have neither money nor soldiers nor generals. I only have the title of prince.  The King of Qing Dynasty comes to the capital, and the King of Qing is on the side of the Qing Dynasty. How much does it cost to pay for Dongxing Port to send troops? You should know very well that no one will do a loss-making business. Dongxing Port started out as a sea trade, which can be said to be the true nature of a businessman. I want to know, Dongxing Port  "What's the purpose of doing this?" "Of course there is a purpose." Wu Zishun said slowly: "In fact, there is no need to hide it from His Highness. I have said before that the reason why His Highness was chosen is that he has no ambitions and Dongxing Port wants to go abroad.  To expand, it is not enough to just have money and battleships, but also people and talents.It is the foundation of a country. There are talents and soldiers.  Your Highness should know something about the situation in Dongxing Port. There are slaves in Dongxing Port, natives from Southeast Asia, black Africans, yellow people from Mughals, Persia, Arabia, and Ottomans, and white people from the West. They were all captured by Dongxing Port fleet and merchant ships.  Yes, but my young master said that people who are not from my race will have different hearts, and the Dongxing Port Guard is not allowed to absorb people from other races.  Therefore, the first thing is population. Xiaoliuqiu, Luzon, Garopa, and Mancijia all need a large number of immigrants from the court. Dongxing Port needs a friendly Da Mingzi, and a group of people who are friendly to Dongxing Port and are willing to cooperate with Dongxing Port.  Ministers of the Ministry of Mutual Benefit and Mutual Benefit of Hong Kong, the development and development of America and Australia also need Tatars, three ports for maritime trade are far from enough, we hope that the Ming Dynasty will lift the maritime ban, or even open a few more ports  There are many trade ports, as well as many craftsmen who survey gold and silver mines and smelt gold and silver  Today, today, not only will Dongxing Port not be satisfied with these demands, but they will do everything possible to block Dongxing Port, curb the development of Dongxing Port, and use any means to provoke disputes in Dongxing Port. To be honest, Dongxing Port is not willing to waste time and Ming Dynasty.  Endless entanglement, because we can't afford to delay now. Spain, the Western maritime power, has begun to conquer Central America on a large scale. We want to compete with Spain for the Americas - because the Americas have huge silver mines with an annual output of more than 20 million taels of silver!  " A super-large silver mine with an annual output of more than 20 million taels of silver! Zhu Houye was shocked by these words. What kind of concept is this? This is an astronomical figure that even Jiajing could not even dream of! How many did the Ming Dynasty produce in a year?  Years of income? No wonder Dongxing Port disdains the Ming Dynasty! (To be continued)
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