Chapter 366

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng was filled with infinite expectations for the future of the Great Ming. The development of the Great Ming gave Zhang Juzheng a kind of extravagant hope: that the Great Ming could awaken from its slumber in the hands of His Majesty.

This expectation came from every aspect of life. For instance, the topographical map before him had become increasingly detailed, and the precision of a map has implications for everything.

For example, considering it from a military perspective, a highly detailed topographical map allows for better planning of campaigns and logistical arrangements based on terrain, hydrology, and other environmental factors. It allows for the construction of defensive works, the building of forts and passes based on the elevation of the terrain and the orientation of mountain ranges, and the better deployment of operations in foreign wars.

Qi Jiguang once evaluated the more precise topographical map of the Northern Metropolitan Region: an army without a reliable map acts blindly, and is often limited to the narrow information of military intelligence, unable to make correct decisions. A lack of understanding of terrain details usually has a negative impact on decision-making. If he had had such a precise map back then, Tuman Khan would have remained forever at the eastern foothills of the Great Xianbei Mountains.

For example, considering it from an economic perspective, a more accurate map represents more reasonable road planning, more rational resource allocation, and more water conservancy construction. This leads to more food, a larger population, and more possibilities. The Great Ming's maps of its hinterland were also extremely distorted; there were many places along the Nine Dragon Post Road that could be changed to make the circulation of goods and information more convenient.

All these are the fruits brought by precise topographical maps, and this is also the credit of the scholars of the Academy of Investigating Things who tapped away on their abacuses all day long. The data collected by the Embroidered Uniform Guards and post couriers were very primitive and required massive calculations to gradually fill in this huge topographical map before them.

When the Emperor of the Great Ming said he would send scholars of the Academy of Investigating Things, Zhang Juzheng immediately expressed that he would cooperate fully.

"This brings us to the new ships just sent by Guo Rulin, the General Manager of the Songjiang Shipyard, and Zhao Shizhen. I have named it the 'Star-Gazing Ship,' and its main purpose is for the Great Ming's scholars of the Academy of Investigating Things to observe the stars." Zhu Yijun had Feng Bao bring up a model. This new ship was modified from the foundation of a three-masted carrack after Zhu Yijun issued an imperial decree explaining the needs of the Imperial Academy of Investigating Things.

The greatest feature of this ship is that it has many observation instruments, such as wind speed and hydrological instruments located at the bow, and two deep-sea water samplers specifically responsible for measuring the salinity of seawater. In the middle of the ship, embedded in the deck, is a sextant that people can sit inside to observe the stars, as well as other star-gazing instruments.

On the ship's sides are cannons, muskets, bowl-mouth guns, and other firearms. The hold cannot carry cargo, but is filled with oil and gunpowder.

A Star-Gazing Ship's cannons, muskets, and bowl-mouth guns are all used to prevent sea pirates. The Great Ming's ship design suffers somewhat from a fear of insufficient firepower. Even the Star-Gazing Ship, which never operates alone, has a firepower configuration. This is a kind of disease, but Zhu Yijun cannot cure it either. Since the twenty-third year of the Jiajing reign, the more fierce the Japanese pirate scourge became, the more severe this disease grew; it simply cannot be cured.

What Zhu Yijun cares about most on this ship is the glass-dial theodolite that comes with it. This thing is extremely precise and one unit is worth a fortune. Just the lens on it, because it is made of crystal, costs twenty-four taels of silver for one piece, and a single theodolite costs over two hundred taels to build.

"With this kind of ship, the Great Ming's opening of the seas will no longer be like a headless fly buzzing around." Zhu Yijun looked at the model, in an excellent mood, and introduced the various features of the ship to Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang one by one.

"What is this thing at the bottom that looks like a rudder but isn't?" Qi Jiguang asked curiously.

Zhu Yijun bent over to look at the position pointed out by Qi Jiguang, who was squatting on the ground, and said with a smile: "An ocean current instrument, to measure ocean currents, their direction, flow rate, and depth. General Qi, there are rivers in the sea. The Red-Haired Barbarians' great galleons can come from Peru to Luzon, especially when traversing the equatorial doldrums; they rely on these rivers in the sea."

Feng Bao and Zhang Hong looked at each other. The three most powerful people in the Great Ming Empire—the Emperor, the Grand Secretary, and the Grand General—were over a hundred years old in total, yet they squatted on the ground without the slightest regard for their image, almost no different from old women under the big locust tree at the entrance of a village. When the three of them talked, they were just like old women gossiping about the neighbors, with excitement flashing between their brows.

Truly a strange monarch and his ministers.

"When the time comes, if Philip II comes to ask for ships again, he will definitely have to hire some of our Great Ming's navy and sailors. When that happens, we'll let this ship, which doesn't do business, accompany them, hehehe." Zhu Yijun's laugh carried a bit of the craftiness of someone stealing a chicken. Antonio has experience, but the Great Ming has science. No matter how rich your experience is, once the Great Ming studies this sea route thoroughly, whose 'New World' the New World will be is hard to say!

"Oh ho! Your Majesty's idea is excellent!" Qi Jiguang looked enlightened, nodding in constant agreement, very much in favor of it.

They were all like-minded people; Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang understood His Majesty's intentions perfectly.

"What is the cost of building this ship? How many people can it carry..." Zhang Juzheng began to inquire about the detailed parameters of the Star-Gazing Ship. He had to understand the configuration clearly before he could arrange for people to operate it and conduct observations. This thing is useful, but it also requires a massive amount of resources.

Zhu Yijun communicated with Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang for a long time. Zhu Yiliu, meanwhile, circled the Star-Gazing Ship three times to the left and three times to the right. He was clearly very fond of it, but Zhu Yiliu knew this thing was a heavy treasure of the state. No matter how much his eyes watered with desire, he didn't even touch it. Back then, when he broke into the side hall and almost broke the Emperor's figurines, Zhu Yiliu remembered the Emperor's murderous look very clearly.

"Alright, if you like it, take one away. The shipyard sent four models just to let me know what they are busy with." Zhu Yijun generously gave one to Zhu Yiliu.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your holy grace!" Zhu Yiliu had two young eunuchs lift it up and slipped away with the model. He wanted to put the model in the Lu Wang Fu. Apart from beauties from all nations, Zhu Yiliu also liked figurines; it was one of the few hobbies the two brothers shared.

The Emperor of the Great Ming was already a bit unconventional; the fact that Zhu Yijun liked figurines was no secret.

"Brother, I'm leaving first!" Zhu Yiliu instructed the young eunuchs to go slowly and not to drop it, greeting his imperial brother as he walked.

Zhu Yijun chuckled, shook his head, and said: "This child, only when he is rewarded with things he likes does he call me 'Your Majesty'."

Zhang Juzheng sized up Zhu Yiliu's back, his eyes complex. He hoped Zhu Yiliu would become talented, in case the Emperor had some misfortune, as Zhu Yiliu, who was effectively the Crown Prince now, would have to sit on the dragon throne. On the other hand, he did not want Zhu Yiliu to truly become talented, so Zhu Yiliu's lectures were the responsibility of the Emperor and the Grand Secretaries. If the Prince of Lu had virtue, the Prince of Lu might become a faction in the court.

Zhang Juzheng said that connections between things are universal, so contradictions are universal.

"I want to borrow the six five-masted ocean-crossing ships deployed at Guangzhou's Dianbai Port and Fujian's Yue Port and transfer them to Luzon. They can be used in the maritime affairs of attacking the Ma Liujia Strait. Even if 'National Surname' Zheng Mao and the Marquis of Yingyang have more ability, a clever woman cannot cook without rice." Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng, pondering the pros and cons of this matter.

The Luzon Governor's Office is, after all, an overseas Governor's Office. Once the six five-masted ocean-crossing ships are deployed to Luzon, if there is a war in Ryukyu or Nagasaki, and more than four of the Songjiang Prefecture Navy's ten five-masted ocean-crossing ships are dispatched, the maritime military power will be unbalanced. Luzon is stronger than the Great Ming's mainland; since ancient times, when vassals have been stronger than the imperial court, problems have always arisen.

As for killing everyone, Zhu Yijun had promised Rui. The Son of Heaven's golden words are absolute; what is said must naturally be done.

"Your Majesty, 'National Surname' Zheng Mao is trustworthy, but I do not think doing this is a good thing. Human hearts cannot withstand testing." Zhang Juzheng's attitude was relatively clear; he did not approve, and explicitly expressed his opposition, the reason being that human hearts cannot withstand testing.

"Your Majesty, I believe what the Master says is reasonable. The struggle for Ma Liujia will inevitably be a long and arduous task. Borrowing six five-masted ocean-crossing ships is just icing on the cake; it still requires the effort of grinding away, pulling out the forts built by the Red-Haired Barbarians one by one." Qi Jiguang explained from a military perspective that this kind of borrowing would not actually change the war situation much.

The struggle for the Ma Liujia Strait will inevitably be a meat grinder. Since it is a meat grinder, it will naturally consume people. The Red-Haired Barbarians refuse to yield, and the Great Ming insists on taking it. Since it must consume people, we can only fill it with the lives of the natives.

Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and said: "What you two say is reasonable. Then let's borrow one ship each. That way, Luzon will have five five-masted ocean-crossing ships. Letting 'National Surname' handle things, we can't give him nothing and let him handle the job with just an imperial decree."

"You want the horse to run, but you don't want the horse to eat grass; that makes no sense."

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Juzheng expressed his agreement. The Luzon Governor's Office has five five-masted ships, while the Great Ming has a total of eighteen five-masted ships stationed in Songjiang, Ningbo, Fujian, and Guangzhou. In terms of large ships, the Great Ming's hinterland is in a position of absolute military superiority.

"The Marquis of Ningyuan is returning to the capital." Zhu Yijun brought up another matter: Li Chengliang.

Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang and said with great certainty: "General Qi must entertain the Marquis of Ningyuan well. Do not let things become estranged or cause any awkwardness."

"Your Majesty, rest assured." Qi Jiguang made a promise to His Majesty. If Li Chengliang maintains this loyal and patriotic appearance, then naturally it will be good for you, good for me, and good for everyone. If Li Chengliang truly rebels, Qi Jiguang will also let Li Chengliang know his power.

Li Rusong was extremely excited. It had been three years since he last parted with his father, and he had been away from Liaodong for seven years. The reckless boy of the past had now grown into an adult. He led twenty cavalrymen and rode at full speed to Jizhou. Upon arriving in Jizhou, he did not see Li Chengliang, because Li Chengliang had taken thirty attendants and gone into the mountains to hunt.

Li Chengliang thought that when he entered the capital, the court would argue for a few days, so he went off to amuse himself.

At dusk, Li Chengliang returned fully loaded. On the flatbed cart lay two wild boars. One had been shot in the eye and died instantly, while the other had been shot into a hedgehog. These wild boars are the overlords of the mountains, especially in the vicinity of the capital, where there are no fierce beasts like tigers.

The attendants were hung with many birds and some small animals, such as rabbits, roe deer, and other prey.

"Father! You're back." Li Rusong saw Li Chengliang's figure and immediately went up to meet him. The twenty-year-old Li Rusong feared nothing under heaven. The thirty-year-old Li Rusong already had the bearing of a commander. From Li Rusong's brows, Li Chengliang did not see rebelliousness, nor did he see arrogance or rashness. The Li Rusong who once thought 'Heaven is number one, Earth is number two, and I am number three' had clearly become a man of talent.

"How many times have I told you! When handling official business, you must use titles! There are no fathers and sons in the military camp." Li Chengliang looked at the group of people behind Li Rusong, as well as the two eunuchs, and subconsciously gave a reprimand.

"Understood, Father!" Li Rusong agreed, but simply refused to change.

"You brat, your father can't beat you now, so you're climbing all over me, right!" Li Chengliang laughed and scolded; this brat took after him.

"Marquis of Ningyuan, receive the decree." The two eunuchs stepped forward to proclaim the decree. It was all empty talk, mainly commending Li Chengliang's achievements in Liaodong, and at the same time, heaping praise on Li Chengliang's loyalty and patriotism. Li Chengliang had become a model of red-hearted loyalty.

Who would be bored enough to risk their whole family's heads to rebel for fun?

When Li Chengliang was enfeoffed as a Count, he went to the capital to thank the Emperor, and His Majesty treated him with great courtesy. Now that he has entered the capital to report on his duties, His Majesty even specially sent his son over. This is cherishing vassals; face is given mutually. Since the imperial court gave face, Li Chengliang must receive it; otherwise, the imperial court would not be decent, and Li Chengliang would not be decent either.

"Two envoys, I have a memorial here, and I hope the two envoys will present it before the throne." Li Chengliang fished a memorial out of his sleeve and handed it to the two envoys, incidentally also handing over a silver note worth two hundred taels issued by the Treasure Note Bureau.

The two eunuchs took the memorial but did not take the silver, and left directly. If they had taken this silver, tomorrow these two would only be able to be drowned in a well. Feng Bao's constraints on his subordinates were extremely strict, especially when eunuchs dealt with the outer court; silver absolutely could not be taken. However, regarding the issue of internal corruption, Feng Bao's handling was not intense.

Taking silver from the outer court is collusion between internal and external, while taking silver from the inner court is being a moth; the charges are different, so the punishments are naturally different.

"What is written in the memorial?" Li Rusong asked curiously.

Li Chengliang said huffily: "Adults' business, stop asking!"

"I am now an Assistant Regional Commander of the Cavalry Battalion! I'm not a child!" Li Rusong was furious. He had repeatedly made military contributions, and there was a share of his credit in his father's Marquis title. It was his life-risking contributions as a vanguard at Danning Guard, Quanning Guard, and Yingchang, plus Li Chengliang's support and stabilization of the rear, that allowed Li Chengliang to be enfeoffed as a Marquis.

"True, you've grown up." Li Chengliang looked at Li Rusong's appearance. Qi Jiguang had truly taught him everything, and Li Rusong himself had extremely strong military talent. Li Chengliang looked left and right, dismissed the attendants, and then said cautiously: "Do you know what else Jizhou is called?"

"What?" Li Rusong frowned.

"Jimen, the gateway to the capital. Look at these three roads here: one to the four passes of Xifengkou, one to Shanhai Pass, and one to Beigukou. As long as there is a strong army here, the Northern Barbarians cannot break through here, and they cannot plunder the capital region." Li Chengliang didn't hunt for nothing. He discovered the reason why Jizhou is called Jimen and wrote it into the memorial.

Li Chengliang explained the topographical map to Li Rusong. The geographical location here is extremely important; Jizhou is the security of the capital.

"This is why General Qi wanted to guard Jizhou back then." Li Rusong reaffirmed the key to this place. This is the last line of defense for the capital, and also the place Qi Jiguang guarded after the second year of the Longqing reign.

Li Chengliang put away the topographical map, carefully stored it, and looked left and right like a thief. This topographical map was given to him by His Majesty, including precise maps of the Northern Metropolitan Region and the capital's Shuntian Prefecture. He carried it with him at all times. If those guys from the Eastern Barbarians got their hands on it, the Great Ming would be in big trouble.

On the third day after Li Chengliang moved into the Northern Great Camp, Zhu Yijun received Li Chengliang at the Wu Ying Building of the Northern Great Camp. The meeting was another round of commercial mutual praise. Zhu Yijun praised Li Chengliang for his good work in Liaodong, and Li Chengliang praised the Emperor for being even more heroic and extraordinary. The atmosphere of the meeting was very harmonious.

Li Chengliang stayed in the capital for half a month. After meeting Zhang Juzheng, Tan Lun, Shen Shixing, and others, he swayed away from the capital.

San Niangzi had left early, and the process of Rui's departure was not very smooth.

The Emperor of the Great Ming very generously forgave Rui's offense, but when he arrived at the Ministry of Rites, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were not so polite. That very day, they threw Rui out of the Four Barbarian Hostel. Having lost his submissive heart, he still ate and drank for free in the Great Ming's Four Barbarian Hostel. Did he think the Great Ming's silver fell from the sky?

Rui's departure was very unsmooth. He didn't have much silver on him, so he went to find Li Yashi to borrow some, but Li Yashi simply closed his doors and refused to see him. Rui de and Diego de were relatives, and it was Diego de who saw Rui's distress and helped Rui with thirty taels of silver. There was no more, as Diego de also took silver from Li Yashi's hands and lived a life of living under someone else's roof.

Rui hoped Diego could help him introduce the wealthy households of the Western Tucheng. He had had this idea from the very beginning. The Great Ming is so big, interests will definitely not converge. These wealthy households of the Western Tucheng were the objects Rui originally intended to contact, but he had no connections.

Originally, Rui thought someone would definitely come to his door. This kind of thing was not rare. Nobles of the Mughal Empire had also had people find the Goa Governor's Office. The wealthy households of the Great Ming's Western Tucheng were almost all sea merchants at home. Going to the Western Ocean to smuggle some things—wasn't that a matter of course?

But Rui waited and waited, and no one came.

Rui did not know that regarding the opening of the seas, the interests of the wealthy households of the Western Tucheng converged with His Majesty's, and because of the shipping tickets of the Yanxing Building Exchange, they were even tied together. The wealthy households of the Western Tucheng attached great importance to the benefits of opening the seas. Contacting Rui risked a huge risk and would also lose their own interests. The wealthy households did not intend to take the initiative, and did not even intend to have any contact with Rui.

His Majesty's dividends were truly fragrant.

Diego heard of Rui's plan and fled, not daring to stay for a moment.

Rui soon discovered the first difficulty, which was the language barrier. He wanted to leave the Great Ming with the rubbings of documents given to him by the Emperor, but after leaving the Four Barbarian Hostel, he didn't even know the way. He had refused to kneel in the palace, which was basically preparing for a one-way trip. But the supreme Emperor of the Great Ming forgave his offense and did not kill him.

After he arrived at the Goa Governor's Office, he hadn't taken a bath once in over twenty years. He was a devout believer, or rather, a fanatic. Refusing to kneel in the palace was Rui's plan; he wanted to let His Majesty see the courage of the Goa Governor's Office. Fanatics do not act logically.

Rui stumbled along. Two Embroidered Uniform Guards, disguised, followed behind Rui to watch the show, and then wrote the daily excitement into memorials, sharing the joy with His Majesty.

Rui would not starve to death. When he was dizzy with hunger, food would always appear before him. This was naturally not the Lord's grace, nor nature's gift; it was the food given to Rui by the two Embroidered Uniform Guards. Most of it was bran buns, which were difficult to swallow and didn't fill him up, but Rui thanked his Lord every time and did not thank the Embroidered Uniform Guards who kept him from starving.

Rui stayed in the Great Ming capital for a full seven days and still couldn't find the way out of the city. He found that he was lost. He didn't know how to get out of the way he came.

Officials from the Court of State Ceremonial appeared before Rui again because Rui's stay had expired. The officials from the Court of State Ceremonial took Rui out of the city, brought him to Tianjin Guard, and arrived at the pier, where the officials from the Court of State Ceremonial left.

But Rui was in trouble again. He had no ship. To be precise, because of the impact of the war, the Great Ming now had no ships going to Ma Liujia City. Apart from the Great Ming's official ships going to the Mughal Empire for official trade, there were no more ships going to Ma Liujia City.

At the Tianjin Guard pier, on the verge of starving to death, Rui paid twenty taels of silver, boarded a pleasure boat, and headed to Songjiang Prefecture.

Upon arriving in Songjiang Prefecture, Rui finally overcame the language barrier because Songjiang Prefecture had interpreters. He spent five taels of silver to hire an interpreter to help him find a ship to Ma Liujia, but he found nothing.

The Great Ming's official ships were not easy to board. Because of the bad relationship between the Mughal Empire and the Goa Governor's Office, the five five-masted ocean-crossing ships returning to the Mughal Empire did not carry any Red-Haired Barbarians at all. The disheveled Rui fell into complete despair.

The last three taels of silver on him were swindled by someone who said he could take him back to the Ma Liujia Strait, but after that person took the silver, he disappeared without a trace.

The Ma Liujia Strait was at war. Originally, merchant shipping was considered normal, but Meneses detained the Great Ming's merchant ships, and the matter suddenly became complicated. The war had spread to merchant ships. At this time, the Ma Liujia Strait had become an extremely dangerous place. Merchant ships were all trying to find ways to bypass the Ma Liujia Strait, but with little success.

Rui was truly desperate. His Lord seemed to have forgotten him, and even the food was gone.

In hunger and cold, Rui seemed to see his Lord. That's right, the dress was the same as the Lord who sent him food, only this time his Lord did not leave after sending the food, but waited for Rui to finish eating.

The one who came to send food to Rui was naturally the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander of the Southern Yamen, the Head of the Tax Inspection Court, Inspector Luo Bingliang Bingliang, the father of Luo Sigong.

"If the Emperor of the Great Ming wants you to die, you won't live to the next day. If the Emperor of the Great Ming doesn't want you to die, you won't die on the Great Ming's territory." Inspector Luo Bingliang Bingliang waited for Rui to wolf down the food before leaving a cold sentence.

His Majesty had forgiven Rui's offense in the Huangji Hall, so Rui would not die on the Great Ming's territory. When he was in the Northern Yamen, he was the Embroidered Uniform Guard of the Northern Yamen; in the Southern Yamen, he was the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander of the Southern Zhenfu Division. Inspector Luo Bingliang Bingliang threw a letter tablet onto Rui before continuing: "Tomorrow morning, go to the port and take a ship. The Great Ming's official ship to the Mughal Empire sets sail tomorrow. If you miss the time, just swim back!"

Inspector Luo Bingliang Bingliang knew Rui couldn't understand Chinese, so he said this part in Latin. This was a plague god; he should send him away quickly.

Rui finished the food sent by Inspector Luo Bingliang Bingliang with tears in his eyes. It wasn't sumptuous, but there was oil in the dish. The reason Rui shed tears was not because the food was delicious, but because the Lord he had been thinking about was not the Lord, but the walking of the Great Ming Emperor in the human world—the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It had always been the Embroidered Uniform Guard sending food, and no miracle had occurred.

Faith is something that, once doubt appears, is a deep crack.

Rui's experience of being kicked out of the Four Barbarian Hostel made him have some doubts at this moment, not doubts about the Lord, but doubts about his whole life. His persistence and stubbornness seemed to be just a joke.

Inspector Luo Bingliang Bingliang looked at Rui's dazed appearance, revealed some smiles, looked to the north, shook his head and said: "You are as stubborn and brave as my unfilial son. I only hope that the person you dedicate yourself to and are loyal to can also be worthy of this bravery of yours."

This made Rui's tears unstoppable. Rui didn't know who the son of this Embroidered Uniform Guard was, but Rui also knew somewhat that the person he dedicated himself to was not worthy of his bravery and persistence.

Rui left, leaving on the Great Ming's horse ship. The Great Ming's merchant ships headed to the Mughal Empire again. This route had been opened, and the Great Ming's goods could successfully reach the Mughal Empire, exchanging the Great Ming's cloth, tea, porcelain, and other items for the Mughal Empire's livestock, cotton cloth, and grain.

The scale of this fleet increased from fifty three-masted ocean-crossing horse ships to seventy official ships. The scale of the entire fleet increased to three hundred ships, among which one hundred and fifty ships belonged to the Songjiang Ocean-Going Firm, and the remaining ships were merchant ships belonging to major merchant firms.

A hundred boats competed for the current, and a thousand sails raced past.

This huge fleet began to head south. They arrived at Yue Port and then to the Penghu Inspection Division, and subsequently arrived at Miyangang. After a short stay, they arrived in Manila.

Yin Zhengmao, Zhang Yuanxun, Deng Zilong, Lin Afeng, and others were waiting for the fleet to arrive at the port at the Tide-Watching Tower. They were waiting at the Tide-Watching Tower, not for merchant ships, but for the four five-masted ocean-crossing ships deployed to Luzon. Coupled with the original Type A five-masted ocean-crossing ships, the Luzon Governor's Office would possess five five-masted ocean-crossing ships and would become the strongest navy in the Ten Thousand Li Sea Pond.

Once the Luzon Governor's Office and the Great Ming become estranged, what price will the Great Ming imperial court have to pay to extinguish the rebellion in Luzon? The Great Ming Emperor's holy favor and the strategy of opening the seas will both be greatly affected.

Lin Afeng was a bit restless. He was just a sea pirate. Originally, there was no place for him to sit at the Tide-Watching Tower, but for the past seven years, the attitude of the officials of the Governor's Office toward him had been relatively gentle. The ones responsible for catching natives on the island were the sea pirates of Lin Afeng's past, but now they had become part of the Luzon Guard Army.

"Minister Yin, is he really not a member of the Zhu family?" Zhang Yuanxun looked at the ships on the sea and asked blankly.

Four five-masted ocean-crossing ships were slowly entering the berths of Manila Port. The Type C ocean-crossing ships, like sea giants, were full of oppressive force. Such sharp weapons, His Majesty handed them over to the Luzon Governor's Office so easily.

Yin Zhengmao looked at the sea, equally dazed, and said: "It shouldn't be... right."

Could it be that he was really a member of the imperial clan left outside? At this moment, Yin Zhengmao was also a bit suspicious. These were four Type C five-masted ocean-crossing ships. Pulling out any one of them could suppress the opponent in a local battlefield; they were heavy weapons of the state.

Emperor Wu Xun acted in an unbridled manner, and there were a large number of romantic anecdotes among the people about Emperor Wu Xun leaving love affairs everywhere.

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