The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1248

[1248. Chapter 1190 The Spirit of the Ancestors]

The giant ship began to return.

Emperor Hongzhi was filled with emotions.

Standing on this huge ship, it really feels like a royal land in the whole world.

Zhu Houzhao held on to the side of the boat and lowered his head to look at the floating corpses in the sea, and occasionally some people calling for help exhausted.

“Old Fang, you really don’t want to catch a few people?”

Fang Jifan shook his head: “Your Highness, it’s no need.”

Zhu Houzhao smiled instead: “Old Fang, you have changed and become decisive in killing. You are worthy of being mine. Brother, you have to be a man when doing things.”

Fang Jifan thought for a while and said: “It’s not that they are decisive, but because… they know too much…

Fang Jifan

knows… too much.

Said: “These four ships were annihilated. Once they are captured and brought back to the land, what if someone among them delivers the news? By then, the Spaniards will know that my Ming Dynasty has such a huge ship. We must be careful to take precautions.”

“The Invincible Fleet is a serious concern of our Ming Dynasty. Sooner or later, we will fight to the death with them. Therefore, the news of this giant ship must not be leaked for the time being. The only thing the Spaniards know is his. Four ships were destroyed, but we don’t know how they were destroyed. When our Eastern Invincible Fleet is formed, there will be seven or eight ships. At that time, it will be time to look for the Invincible Fleet and fight them decisively. In order to protect the safety of the giant ship If the news is not leaked, none of these Francois will survive.”

Zhu Houzhao held his chin and nodded: “It makes sense, Lao Fang is indeed very cunning.” He said quietly: “I thought you were. To avenge your father.”

Fang Jifan said with a face: “My father will not die!”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands, but did not dare to say anything, and nodded obediently: “Yes, yes”

Emperor Hongzhi was feeling relaxed and happy at the moment. Along the way, I felt that the evil spirit in my heart was finally coming out.

He summoned Zhu Houzhao, but did not summon Fang Jifan.

Looking at Zhu Houzhao, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others.

Emperor Hongzhi appeased the case: “This steamship was built by my son. But in the final analysis, it is still inseparable from the strong support of the successor. When the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty heard about the need to build a steamship, they heard about the tens of millions of taels of silver. , all of them have earth-colored faces, but they don’t know that this money is spent on important things. My dears, your eyes are too close.”

The officials had nothing to say and listened obediently to His Majesty’s reprimand.

Emperor Hongzhi said again: “Today, the scum of the world Wang Bushi performed a great service, sinking four enemy ships and killing thousands of enemy people. This is a great victory. In this way, I and your ministers can finally stand up to the soldiers and people of Dengzhou.” But…”

He paused: “I didn’t sleep well all night. I was thinking that the prince and his successor worked hard and made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty. Behind this great contribution is With all their hard work, I have such a huge ship, why should I worry about the injustice of the sea? It is a pity that… the Duke of Lu died in battle because of this. It is a pity for me that he was so loyal, but he also lost his father. .”

At this point, Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes widened and he suddenly opened his eyes: “Now, these thousands of Francois and these four ships can just be considered as comforting the soul of Duke Lu in heaven. . I have thought about it, this is a big deal, Lord Lu…”

“No!” Emperor Hongzhi said this, shaking his head: “It should be the Prince of Xinjin…”

The officials of Xinjin…

are awe-inspiring.

The appointment of the county king has been confirmed, and the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites have issued an edict to inform the world.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “If the Prince of Xinjin is alive in heaven, I must be happy for him. I am thinking that after returning to Beijing, I should personally sacrifice to the Prince of Xinjin, and take this victory to comfort the Prince of Xinjin and those who died in the war. My loyal soul in Xinjin, let the British prince take care of this matter and order him to take charge of the sacrifice. On an auspicious day, I will lead all the officials to pay tribute in person.”

The officials all sighed, but no one raised any objections.

The Prince of Xinjin died unjustly. If it had been earlier, how could the Ming Dynasty be afraid of the Francons if they had such a huge ship.

The majestic Duke traveled thousands of miles to guard the farthest borderland for the Ming Dynasty. He went through all kinds of hardships and went through life and death. Now, he is finally dead thousands of miles away. It is reasonable for His Majesty to pay homage in person.

Emperor Hongzhi said again: “After returning to Beijing, I will issue another decree to establish the Dongfang Invincible Navy and appoint Tang Yin as the chief naval officer. He will supervise the construction of steam ships, recruit and train sailors, and formulate the tactics of steam ship naval warfare. I will Within three to five years, this invincible navy in the East will be formed and will threaten the world.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked around: “My lords, what do you think of this matter?”

Zhu Houzhao said without hesitation: “Father, my son and I agree.”

All the officials said one after another: “I second the proposal.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “Prepare the edict. After landing, the edict will be spread throughout the world.”

“As for Fang Jifan…” Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao: “The prince has been watching him these days, don’t let him think too much.”

Zhu Houzhao said: “He thinks very wildly, father…”

Emperor Hongzhi glared at him.

Zhu Houzhao shuddered: “My son, I know.”

…

After more than a month of cultivation.

Fang Jinglong’s injuries have healed a lot, and there are countless more scars all over his body.

At this time, Xinjin had begun to rebuild, and a large number of reinforcements from various strongholds also arrived.

Fang Jinglong met the generals and worked hard to recover his body as soon as possible.

The Francons finally declared war without declaration. The safety of these hundreds of thousands of immigrants was hanging by a thread. He was guarding the place. If he couldn’t take matters into his own hands, once the Francons launched a massive attack again, Golden Continent would be in danger. It’s dangerous.

In order to show that he had recovered, he wore heavy armor, held a knife, and went to observe the militiamen’s drills without anyone’s support.

After a day of training, I was completely exhausted.

Xu Jing personally supported Fang Jinglong and returned to the guard station. Fang Jinglong let someone take off his armor and smiled bitterly: “I’m old, I’m old. I think back then, I was wearing this thing all day and night without getting tired. Now, it won’t work.”

Xu Jingqian smiled and said, “Master, he is getting stronger as time goes by. It’s just that his old injuries have not gone away. In the future, if he can rest in peace and recover from his injuries, he will be back to his original state in a few days.”

Fang Jinglong smiled: “Those are the things. What you said is just deceiving yourself. However, I also accept your good advice. I have been seriously injured these days, but it is thanks to your hard work.”

“I don’t dare. It is really a blessing for students to serve my master. I treat you like a mentor. “Students are as generous as a mountain, and I will do my best to share the worries of my master.”

Fang Jinglong sighed at this moment: “I am very worried now. Xinjin was attacked by the Francois and suffered heavy losses. “

, I… It can be said that I have no shirking responsibility, and I am afraid that the court is going to punish me. I have lived enough in this life, suffered hardships, and enjoyed wealth. What I am worried about is that if this affects Fang Jifan, that is Your mentor, then… hey…”

After hearing this, Xu Jing frowned, but still comforted Fang Jinglong and said: “Master, please rest assured. Your Majesty has always trusted your mentor and has great faith in your mentor. This time , It’s a non-war crime, I think… His Majesty will definitely not blame him.”

Fang Jinglong nodded, but he still frowned. This place is too far away from the capital. Who knows what the situation will be like in the capital. His son is acting too recklessly. , if someone has been offended, or someone has said something bad in front of His Majesty, there is no telling.

Fang Jinglong said: “I am only worried about this son. Although this son is smarter and more promising than me, but in my heart… I always…”

Xu Jing said: “I think, soon, the court will If there is news, please wait a moment, Master.”

“Okay.” Fang Jinglong nodded.

………

When the Holy Emperor returned to the capital, the whole capital was in an uproar.

His Majesty personally patrolled the sea and wiped out all Fran aircraft and ships. Suddenly, the capital was shaken.

People kept whispering to each other. At first, it was just rumors, but many people said so, and it was hard to believe it or not.

After that, Tang Yin entered the palace according to the order, and Emperor Hongzhi personally summoned him and asked him some questions about the creation of the Navy. Tang Yin answered eloquently, and Emperor Hongzhi was very satisfied with this.

Tang Yin had experience in establishing a navy before. What’s more, he was Fang Jifan’s disciple. He followed new learning and was practical and reliable. It was appropriate to entrust him with the future fleet.

So he personally gave Tang Yin the imperial order. Tang Yin left the palace with the holy order and returned to Xishan. He originally wanted to see his mentor and listen to his views on the undefeated Eastern fleet.

At this time, I saw that the British Duke was already in the hall.

The British Duke Zhang Mao came in person, patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder, hesitated to speak, and finally smiled bitterly: “Jifan, it’s not a big deal. If we old people can be shrouded in horse leather, it might not be a bad destination. You My father is my old brother. He went first, so there is nothing wrong…”

Fang Jifan said numbly: “My father is not dead yet.”

Zhang Mao said angrily: “How can you call him dead? You can’t call him dead. “After all, you are a respectable person who has been given the title of county king. You should be called ‘Xi’. You must have rules. Now that you have grown up, you will be the head of the Fang family in the future. You can no longer be willful.”

Fang Jifan said: “My father didn’t die.”

Zhang Mao said: “The imperial edict has been issued, how can there be any mistake? I saw him yesterday. Your Majesty’s meaning is very clear. The vigorous death of the king of Xinjin County and the sacrifice of his life for the country are truly eternal. Model, this time, your majesty will lead all the officials to perform sacrifices in person. I will preside over this ceremony. I have presided over the sacrifices all my life. This time, I have no complaints. I must make your father beautiful and beautiful. Liang, just treat him like an old man and give him a ride.”

At this point, Zhang Mao sighed with emotion.

Maybe it was because of his age, but even though he had a smile on his face, his cloudy eyes couldn’t help but become moist.

(End of chapter)