I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The news of Nanjing's liberation arrived in Fuzhou many days later than it was in Shaoxing, firstly because of the distance, and secondly because of the need to inquire.

Qian Sule was loyal to Zhu Yihai, but he would not write a battle report for Emperor Longwu.

If Emperor Longwu had not secretly bribed some ministers in King Lu's regime, it would have been difficult for him to know the news of Nanjing's recovery.

And now, he got the news in time.

Similar to King Lu's court, the officials in Longwu's court were all surprised and speechless when they learned that Nanjing had recovered.

Although they have all fantasized about this kind of thing, but to be honest, few ministers really think that Daming has the strength to recover Nanjing.

The performance of Daming's army in the face of the Eight Banners soldiers is really unsightly.

"Is this news reliable?"

Su Guansheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, expressed doubts.

"Absolutely reliable, King Lu, Zhang Guowei and others are already planning to move the capital to Nanjing."

The official in charge of intelligence replied.

"Unbelievable, this Wu Changqing is really possessed by the god of war, and he was able to defeat the Manchu Eight Banners army with fewer wins and more, and even captured Nanjing."

Huang Daozhou, the minister of personnel, said with emotion that Wu Changqing's achievements were far beyond their comprehension.

"Master Huang, now is not the time to feel emotional. If King Lu enters Nanjing ahead of schedule, then we will be passive."

The minister of households, Jiang Dejing, was in a hurry. Wu Changqing's conquest of Nanjing was a big happy event for Daming, but for their Longwu court, that might not be the case.

If King Lu returns to Nanking to declare his state oversight, his appeal will be far greater than theirs.

A small and remote place like Fuzhou is not suitable for being the capital of the country at all. Whoever sits in Nanjing is orthodox.

"I want to go north immediately and enter Nanjing first."

Zhu Yujian spoke, and he made a very crazy and adventurous decision.

"Think again, Your Majesty, this Wu Changqing belongs to King Lu."

Jiang Dejing hurriedly persuaded that if he entered Wu Changqing's territory rashly like this, he was going to die.

"So what? I'm the real Son of Heaven, but Wu Changqing still dares to do something to me? As long as he goes to Nanjing to become orthodox, what reason does Wu Changqing have for not being loyal to me?"

Zhu Yujian decided to take an adventure.

Compared with other princes surnamed Zhu, his life has been much more ups and downs, he has endured a lot of hardships, experienced a lot of wind and rain, and he is also a bloody person.

For the emperor's throne, he dared to take risks.

He was going to make a big gamble, betting that Wu Changqing would not dare to attack him, which would undoubtedly amount to treason.

As long as Wu Changqing did not dare to do it, he could live in the palace in Nanjing, and represent the orthodoxy to reward Wu Changqing and Wu Changqing's subordinates, and maybe even get Wu Changqing's allegiance.

"It's better for us to send someone to Nanjing to communicate with Wu Changqing first, and we can promise him a generous reward. As long as he supports His Majesty, His Majesty can promise to make him the king of different surnames."

Huang Daozhou persuaded that it is too dangerous to go to the past rashly.

"However, Fuzhou is thousands of miles away from Nanjing, and it takes a month to communicate back and forth. I'm afraid it will be too late."

Zhu Yujian was very depressed. He suffered from distance. If he was closer to Wu Changqing than King Lu, King Lu would have nothing to do.

"Actually, there is another way. As long as we send someone to assassinate King Lu, then Wu Changqing can only be loyal to His Majesty."

Minister of Industry Zeng Ying made a sinister suggestion.

At present, the biggest stumbling block for Emperor Longwu is Zhu Yihai. Killing him will be the end.

Although it is very difficult to assassinate Zhu Yihai, it can be tried after all.

"This......"

Zhu Yujian hesitated for a while. He didn't mean that he couldn't bear it because they were all from the same ancestor.

"Your Majesty, what are you worried about at this time? Emperor Yongle's throne was snatched from his nephew, Emperor Jianwen. Who would say that Emperor Yongle was not a Ming emperor?"

Originally, as a courtier, one should not arbitrarily discuss the private affairs of the royal family.

But now Zeng Ying can't take care of that much anymore.

Zhu Yujian didn't respond, of course it wasn't that he disagreed, but he couldn't agree to this kind of thing in front of everyone, he had to authorize Zeng Ying to do it in private.

When it comes to light, he can also put the blame on Zeng Ying, saying that Zeng Ying made an assertion without knowing it.

"Who wants to go to Nanjing?"

Zhu Yujian decided to take a two-pronged approach, on the one hand to assassinate Zhu Yihai, and on the other to bribe Wu Changqing.

This time, he was going to invest his money. As long as Wu Changqing didn't want the throne, the rest would agree to whatever Wu Changqing wanted.

Some other courtiers couldn't help sighing when they saw that Zhu Yujian didn't reprimand Zeng Ying.

Daming has arrived at this time, and the people of the Zhu family are still playing infighting. Is this kind of court really saving?

The Zheng family and Zheng Zhilong have also received the news that Wu Changqing has conquered Nanjing.

He summoned several brothers to discuss the matter.

"Your Majesty wants to go to Nanjing, what do you say?"

Zheng Zhilong asked.

"We must never let him go back. We can't control him when he goes to Nanjing."

Zheng Zhibao felt that their family was now like Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms, relying on the emperor to make the princes. If Zhu Yujian went to Nanjing, they would not be able to maintain such an advantage.

"However, he wants to go back to Nanjing, how can we stop him, he is the emperor?"

Zheng Cai asked, although they can disobey Zhu Yujian's orders in secret, they still have to obey Zhu Yujian on the bright side.

"We can play tricks and sabotage his plans."

Zheng Zhibao said.

Several other core members of the Zheng family were also talking about it.

Zheng Zhilong suddenly raised his hand and signaled to stop.

"Forget it, we're still doing our peacekeeping, don't get involved in those things. As long as your Majesty hand over Fujian to us to govern, he will let him go if he wants to go to Nanjing."

Zheng Zhilong made a decision. Of course, he did not mean that he had no ambition, but he had a clear understanding of his own strength.

He started out as a pirate, but he can be domineering on the sea. But on land, his army could not even fight the Ming army guards, let alone fight the Eight Banners and the Wu army.

Anyway, Zheng Zhilong didn't have this confidence, so he would rather not provoke those people, and be at ease as his own marquis and his own emperor in Fujian.

There is another advantage of not fighting for hegemony, that is, people from other forces will fight to win him over and give him benefits.

Just like before, King Lu sent a messenger to contact him, saying that as long as he was loyal to Zhu Yihai, he would be named a duke directly.

He is now waiting for Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai to fight, anyway, no matter who wins the fight, they will have to buy him in the end.

Zheng Zhilong made a message, and everyone else had no opinion.

In fact, these people have no ambition at all. They came from pirates, as long as they have a good life, it doesn't matter who they are loyal to.

In history, they are also pure grass-roots. Seeing that the Ming army could not defeat the Qing army, they simply surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, wanting to continue to enjoy the glory and wealth.

It is a pity that the strength of the Manchus is tyrannical, and naturally they will not allow a disobedient force to exist. Zheng Zhilong wanted to be the emperor again, that was wishful thinking.