In late September, everything in the world seems to have entered a cycle of new and old replacement.

After the news of Timur's death came from the Western Regions, Song Sheng, a capable general who was deploying defenses in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, also died. Only Song Sheng's two sons were left behind, and they were worried in the capital whether the new king would care about some bad things... Two years ago, when the emperor was still the prince, it was not very pleasant to borrow money from Song Sheng's two sons and their princess wife.

Gu Cheng, who is already 77 years old, wrote a letter saying that he is still in good health and can do it for a few more years.

...Previously, Zheng He's fleet returned to sail and was attacked by pirate Chen Zuyi on the coast of Chameng Kingdom. Chen Zuyi believed that Zheng He's fleet was equipped with treasures and was a bully eunuch, so he prepared to approach the Ming Navy overnight and siege.

However, Zheng He's treasure ship was tall and stood on display, and it was difficult to attack. The Ming army surrounded the pirates and defeated them, almost annihilated Chen Zuyi's fleet. Not long after Zheng He led his army to pursue Chen Zuyi, he received a secret report from the locals and arrested him. It was because Chen Zuyi plundered the towns of various countries all year round and made too many grudges, and those who saw that he was unlucky were scrambling to take the lead.

Zheng He locked Chen Zuyi and arrived at Xin'an, Annan Kingdom along the coast in early September. The fleet was parked at the port, and Zheng He and others sent someone to ask the generals of the Ming army in Annan Kingdom to provide supplies. At this time, Zheng He and others learned that Emperor Yongle had passed away!

There were many civil servants and eunuchs in Zhang Fu's army, and Zheng He knew a lot, and gradually learned more. The King of Han ran away from the capital, the prince ascended the throne, etc.

Next to the bonfire by the sea, the sea breeze makes the fire light and dark. Although it is late autumn, everyone sits next to the fire at night and doesn’t feel cold when the wind blows. The lights on the sea not far away are like villages and towns.

Zheng He, Hou Xian, Wang Jinghong, and several naval generals, who were also eunuchs in the Sili Prison, sat around, silently roasting the fish they were fishing. Everyone suddenly heard the bad news and looked worried, and no one said anything for a long time.

Although Zheng He was the "master envoy", he could not decide to change his itinerary. There were everyone in the fleet, and three eunuchs in the ranks of the ranks and ranks, but among the military generals and civil servants, there were people from all sides, including Jinyiwei, Jingying, and Liwei, and not everything was followed by the chief and deputy envoy.

Now, in addition to Zheng He, there are two eunuchs of the Sili Prison, Hou Xian and Wang Jinghong. Even the attitudes of these two are not very clear now... But the civil servants, military generals and soldiers' families are all in the capital. Everyone has been away from Beijing for two years, and most of them must want to return to Beijing. There is no doubt about this matter.

Zheng He thought for a long time, but finally did not take the initiative to mention it.

At this moment, a general spoke: "Taizu once offered a reward of 500,000 taels of silver to capture Chen Zuyi, while the late emperor (Zhu Di) offered a reward of millions of taels. If we catch Chen Zuyi, how much silver will the emperor reward?"

Hou Xian gave him a blank look: "Who paid our fleet? Do you still want to reward silver?"

The general stopped talking in disappointment.

Hou Xian glanced at Zheng He and said quietly: "The reward may not be much, but Eunuch Zheng made great contributions and returned to the court to offer a great gift to the emperor to demonstrate his national prestige. The emperor will definitely commend Eunuch Zheng."

Zheng He nodded thoughtfully, but did not agree much.

He thought a lot. When the late emperor was in power, Zheng He never clearly expressed his support for the King of Han. He just didn't want to get involved in the matter of a few princes fighting for the crown prince, which aroused the suspicion of the late emperor. But Zheng He must have hoped that the King of Han could win in his heart.

Today, the emperor does not like eunuchs. Zheng He is in the palace of the Yan Palace and the imperial palace for so many years, and he knows it very well. Huang Yan, beside King Zhao, has always had a slight ties with Zheng He and others, and once he gets it, he will definitely suppress Zheng He. Only King Han, Zheng He privately thinks that King Han treats people well and is willing to see him become the crown prince.

However, what's the use? Hou Xian had already hinted just now that his intention was of course to return to Beijing. Even the eunuchs in Silijian were unwilling to resist, let alone others.

To put it bluntly, whether Zheng He or Hou Xian can be the chief and deputy envoys, and hold power, it depends entirely on the support of imperial power. Otherwise, there would not be one person in the entire fleet of civil and military officials who would respect them a few eunuchs. If the imperial power is not respected, the power of Zheng He and the three others will be gone immediately!

When Zheng He thought of this, he thought that Hou Xian's words just now made some sense. The new emperor ascended the throne and needed great merit to show his reputation; not everyone supported him in voyage to the West, but defeating Chen Zuyi and conquering the imperial city is definitely a merit.

"Emperor Zhang is the first wife of the emperor and has the eldest son of the emperor. He will definitely be the queen in the future." Zheng He finally said, "We have returned to Beijing, and we will go to Empress Zhang's place first."

Today, the emperor does not like eunuchs, but Zhang is not.

Hou Xian said: "Eunuch Zheng's words are reasonable. Empress Zhang believes in Buddhism. Let's pick a few strings of rare Buddhist beads and offer them."

Wang Jinghong immediately agreed: "It's better for Eunuch Zheng to think carefully."

Originally, everyone did not dare to take the rare treasures exchanged from the Gentiles in the fleet without permission, but they were given to the imperial concubine who was about to be named the queen, so no one would say anything.

Zheng He then clasped his hands and said, "When the cost on the ship is brought up, we will set sail immediately and return to Beijing!"

Everyone said, "Subsidiary obey the order!"

...Zhang Fu has moved his main force to Shenglong (Hanoi), which is located in the center of the Fushu Plain, and has more food and fodder. However, he also maintains a military force in Qinghua because he was informed, and someone in Qinghua is ready to try to rebel!

At this time, Zhang Fu heard that Zheng He had arrived at the coast of Annan, so he immediately sent someone to supervise the transportation of food, grass and military supplies, and then asked the civil servants who were sending the letter to the port and told Zheng He in public that the emperor hoped that the fleet would return to the capital!

The civil servant had just talked and said a lot, and persuaded Zhang Fu. At this time, he immediately smiled and clasped his fists and said, "The lower official will definitely report to the emperor the loyalty of Zhang Dadi, the emperor!"

Zhang Fu said: "You bring my memorial back and bring me a sentence."

The civil servant said: "I would like to hear the details."

Zhang Fu said: "I want to borrow someone from the emperor, Hu Yuancheng. I ask the emperor not to kill him. The Annan army's magic gun is powerful, and this person supervises it."

The civil servant was stunned for a moment. Hu Yuancheng was quite famous. He was the eldest son of the pseudo-king of the Hu family. He fought with the Ming army many times during the battle of the Annan Kingdom, and was "extremely evil"!

But the civil servant still clasped his fists and said, "The lower officials must submit a request to the emperor for General Zhang."

"Send out the guests!" Zhang Fu shouted.

He walked out of the yard and came to the lobby. At this time, the general Huang Zhong came up and whispered: "Qian Xun, the left chief of the Han Palace, is standing outside, almost two hours."

Zhang Fu nodded and ignored it. Huang Zhong stepped back to one side and stood there without saying a word.

Zhang Fu walked around in front of the lobby seat, lowering his head and thinking about something. Of course, he was not thinking about how to choose, but how to deal with the person who had been waiting for two hours outside.

The emperor sent someone to pass the imperial edict and appointed Zhang Fu as the Duke of England, and gave him the iron certificate of alchemy and iron certificates for his inheritance! He specially pardoned his sister for being buried with the following meritorious officials, and wanted Zhang Fu's consent to be appointed Zhang Fu's daughter as the imperial concubine!

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no living king of a different surname, and the Duke of the Kingdom was already the highest title. What else did Zhang Fu ask for?

He did not hesitate at all and immediately prepared to obey the imperial edict... As for the people sent by the King of Han, it would be useless to say that the flowers were coming. They promised too much, and everything was flowers in the moon water in the mirror! If a person who was about to lose all his money and said that he would give him a hundred acres of land in the future, would it be useful?

Zhang Fu followed Yan Wang Jing and felt that it was too difficult for the King of Han to use the same trick again now.

Zhang Fu was not a hesitant person. He took a moment to figure it out. Instead of being suspicious of both sides of the snake and rat, it would be better to immediately join the emperor with a legitimate and huge advantage, seize this rare opportunity and become the most prominent noble of the Ming Dynasty in the future!

He had already planned that the founding heroes who followed Taizu to conquer the country was originally the most prominent of the Xu family. However, the "Jingnan Battle" was re-ranked, and the old ministers of the Prince of Yan's mansion were the most trusted nobles in recent years and in the future. Moreover, the Duke of Wei of the Xu family chose the wrong person in the "Jingnan Battle" and Xu Zengshou died. It is impossible to say that he had no family power.

The three generals of the "Jingnan" and Zhang Fu's father Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng passed away one after another. Zhu Neng's son Zhu Yong was only in his teens and would definitely not be able to do a big deal. Qiu Fu is old, and everyone knows that he supports the King of Han. If Zhang Fu becomes the new Duke and makes military achievements for the current emperor, his family will definitely surpass all the ministers!

Zhang Fu walked for a while, turned to Huang Zhong and said, "Call the one outside called Qian or something..."

"Qian Xun." Huang Zhongdao.

Zhang Fu said: "Qian Xun! He tied up and gave it to the people from Beijing. He escorted him back to Beijing and handed over to the emperor for disposal!"

Huang Zhong clasped his fists and said, "Get orders!" He then asked, "Master, Qian Xun has dozens of armored soldiers, what should he do?"

"All the soldiers are released!" Zhang Fu waved his hand.

...In front of the screen wall outside the shaft, Qian Xun's legs were shaking and his teeth were clenched tightly. He was not afraid, no one could stand on the ground for two hours. As time passed by, Qian Xun's heart became colder and colder, and he felt that this trip might not be effective. After all, if Zhang Fu had some sincerity, why did he let the King of Han stand here for two hours?

Sure enough, a few soldiers with ropes were waiting for him! They approached very casually and put the rope straight on Qian Xun, without catching him.

"What are you doing?" Qian Xun glared.

No one talked to him.

Qian Xun shouted: "Master Zhang, Master! Please meet me, only one stick of incense! Master..."

"Shut up!" a general cursed, "It's useless to shout out your throat. If the commander had not given the order, how dare we tie you up?"

Qian Xun finally stopped shouting, his forehead was full of blue veins, and he raised his head and said, "The official is incompetent, he has a humiliating mission..." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly rushed towards the screen wall in front, with his head facing the stone.
Chapter completed!