Chapter 1017: Go North

The fleet sent by Zhang Zhijie to go to sea returned, and the news did not attract anyone's attention, and Jinyiwei directly returned to Beijing to inform Zhang Zhijie, and Zhang Zhijie entered the leopard room to report to Emperor Zhengde.

The news did not spread outside, only Emperor Zhengde and Zhang Zhijie were elated, Emperor Zhengde directly issued a decree, and Jinyiwei hurried back to Fujian.

Kyori did not cause the slightest stir, but it quickly caused an uproar on the southeast coast, as the wealthy families were looking forward to the return of the fleet from the sea.

Now that the fleet has finally returned smoothly, and it is fully loaded, it is time to put the opening of the sea that Lord Chincha once promised to put on the agenda, and if it goes well, their fleet will be able to sail for half a year.

So the news spread at an alarming speed along the southeast coast, and the reason why it caused such a wave was not only because the imperial court's fleet returned from going to sea! It's that the imperial court wants to lift the ban on the sea, and who in the whole Jiangnan doesn't know that going to sea is lucrative?

People are profit-seeking! Who doesn't like white silver? And as long as you return from the sea, you can have ten times the profit, and you can have a lot of white silver! That's why this news spread throughout Jiangnan at an alarming speed!

Zhang Zhijie, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, has already promised to open the sea ban! The imperial court has been banned from the sea for more than a hundred years, and the news of the opening of the sea has actually spread! People don't believe it if it's someone else's story, but it's the Admiral!

Although the admiral has not been heard from since his return to Beijing, his influence in Jiangnan is unmatched by any other official in the court.

The wealthy families on the southeast coast elected several representative figures to enter Beijing, including Xu Sanye, and it was headed by Xu Sanye. On the one hand, they entered Beijing to contact officials to write letters to ask the emperor to open the sea, and on the other hand, they visited the admiral, asking the admiral to fulfill his promise and ensure that the emperor would agree to open the sea.

Xu Sanye and others immediately set off for Beijing with a grand gift, and the officers and men of the fleet also received an order from Jinyiwei after resting in Quanzhou. The emperor ordered the fleet to go north along the coast to Tianjin.

These officers and soldiers were immediately excited, what does this mean, it is likely that the emperor will see them in person! Seeing the emperor, this is a glory that may not be able to be obtained in several lifetimes! It's enough for children and grandchildren to brag for a few lifetimes.

The fleet immediately sailed out of the port of Quanzhou and began to sail north along the coast, and Feng Haisheng and they gradually approached Tianjin with excitement.

Jinyiwei, who was waiting in Tianjin, saw the huge fleet that appeared at sea, and immediately rushed into Beijing to report the news. Zhang Zhijie received the news and immediately reported it to Emperor Zhengde, so Emperor Zhengde prepared to drive to Tianjin.

After all, it was a big deal for the emperor to leave Beijing, and they knew that the fleet sent by Zhang Zhijie to go to sea had returned and arrived in Tianjin, so Emperor Zhengde was going to Tianjin.

If it were usual, the two scholars would have given some advice, and the ministers' recitals would surely have drifted like snowflakes. However, since it is related to Zhang Zhijie, and Tianjin is only a day away from the capital, it did not cause much shock in Beijing.

It's just that the two scholars implore the emperor to take care of the dragon's body and return to Beijing as soon as possible, after all, the country cannot be without a king for a day!

Emperor Zhengde was very surprised, although he only went to Tianjin, which was a day away from the capital, but he felt that he would definitely be blocked by the ministers, and in the end it would take a lot of effort, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Zhang Zhijie is not as confused as Emperor Zhengde, he is like a mirror in his heart, this is what he did in last year's case completely proved himself, and he also conquered these ministers.

Although it can't be said that they have become their own people, at least these ministers will not instinctively be hostile to him and guard against him!

Zhang Zhijie immediately assembled the Jinyi Guard and prepared to escort Emperor Zhengde to Tianjin. Although Liu Ji also wanted to follow, she couldn't pull away, because she couldn't rest assured that Dabao would not go.

At this time, Xu Jiaying finally felt the convenience, changed into men's clothes, hung up a short knife, and followed Zhang Zhijie on horseback. Emperor Zhengde did not ride in a car, but rode a horse with Zhang Zhijie.

Zhang Zhijie gathered the Jinyi Guard, and took out a thousand elite cavalry from the 3,000 battalions to escort the Zhengde Emperor out of Beijing and went straight to Tianjin.

A huge fleet appeared in Tianjin, which caused countless onlookers! When have the people here seen such a large fleet? One by one, they were all stunned.

What made them even more puzzled was where the ship was and why it was here. There is a lot of discussion on the streets and alleys of Tianjin, and there is everything to say.

The dock was crowded with people, and there were people coming all the time, and just when the rumors were spreading, the mighty iron horsemen rushed straight in. The crowd that had originally seen the excitement dispersed, but since the imperial court had taken over and sent so many cavalry to come, they naturally didn't dare to come closer.

In case this is a fight, there will be no eyes. They speculated that those fleets might be overseas Yiren who came to Daming by boat. Therefore, maybe there is a real possibility of fighting, although the iron horsemen of the imperial court are strong and strong, but people have boats, and they can run away if they can't fight.

Emperor Zhengde came to the dock and saw the huge fleet in the distance, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise, two or three hundred huge ships were swaying across the endless sea, looking very spectacular.

"Zhijie, this, this is the fleet you formed?" Emperor Zhengde was surprised.

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Yes, I have been busy for nearly a year, and I hastily formed this fleet!" ”

Emperor Zhengde exclaimed: "Really, really! Terrific! What a big ship, what a big fleet! ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "The emperor praised it falsely! Whether it is the size of the ships or the size of the fleet, it is incomparable with the fleet that went to the Western Ocean during the Yongle period! ”

Emperor Zhengde said with a smile: "This is just a year's work, in the future, we will always form a fleet that is better than that year!" ”

At this time, the fleet of ships on the sea also noticed the cavalry on the shore and the fluttering brocade guard flags, and began to slowly approach the harbor.

As the warship got closer and closer, Emperor Zhengde became more and more admired. Finally approached the dock, Feng Haisheng and Chang Yun came to the shore with the leaders of the fleet.

At a glance, they saw the Admiral standing with a smile on his face, and their mood couldn't help but get excited. Each of them gained a lot from this trip to sea, and all of them were brought to them by the Admiral who stood with a smile in front of them.

After nearly ten months and many twists and turns, they finally lived up to the trust of the Admiral and came back smoothly!

(End of chapter)