I'm really not the carpenter emperor

What's more, when some people heard that the imperial court reorganized the guards, they also had their own thoughts, and some even secretly rejoiced in their hearts, thinking that this was really God's will.

Yu Zizao, the eldest son of Yu Dayou, a famous anti-Japanese general, is one of the children of the most famous family of generals in the country except the Yulin Jiang family.

Not to mention that Yu Zizao was still the elected general of Fujian, the absolute confidant that Emperor Qi relied on to guard the coast today, and the news of his death at sea immediately shocked the entire military and political circles of the Ming Dynasty.

Since Zhu Youxiao succeeded to the throne in the 47th year of Wanli, there was only one general soldier of the same level who died in battle, and that was Wang Wei, the chief soldier of Jizhou.

The death of Yu Zizao had a greater impact on Zhu Youxiao than Wang Wei.

What's more, Yu Zizao's death was still unclear, firstly, he couldn't be concealed, and secondly, he couldn't be enlisted by fighting. No one didn't think it strange that such a commander with outstanding military exploits died like this.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the two memorials that were placed on the imperial case, one was the memorial that Yu Zizao sent to the capital in a hurry a few days ago.

The second is the news of Yu Zizao's death that was sent just today.

Zhu Youxiao's hands were shaking, and he didn't need to think about it to know that this must be a good thing done by those forces who opposed the reform of the guard.

Since the forced implementation of the new health policy, all kinds of strange things have emerged one after another.

First, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the local officials, and then the resurgence of the White Lotus Sect, the civil uprising in Shaanxi, the rebellion of the Weisuo, and now even the Fujian General Soldier died without knowing why.

The atmosphere in the entire Xinuang Pavilion was very tense and unusually quiet.

Gradually, there was the sound of paper being torn, and the palace people tensed up, but it was Zhu Youxiao who had inadvertently tore the two memorials into pieces and kneaded them into balls.

Everyone's heart trembled, they all understood that Emperor Tianqi's anger did not show, this time it was really Longyan who was furious.

Chapter 882

In Anping Port, the number of the Zheng family's fleet even exceeds that of the Fujian Navy warships moored in the port. The merchants who come and go fly the flag of the Zheng family.

Zhang Guocai, the guerrilla general of the Fujian Navy here, was shocked when he received the news that Yu Zizao, the Fujian general, had died in Kinmen a few days ago.

A Chief Qian stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the frowning Shangguan, and couldn't help asking: "General, I see that you are frowning these days, is it because of Yu Shuai?"

"Yu Shuai died so unexplainably. The brothers feel uncomfortable, but you are our backbone. The Zheng family fleet has become more and more arrogant recently."

"A brother said that the Zheng family's fleet has repeatedly sailed out to sea, sailing to block out the sun, with nearly a thousand ships. If they don't give them a little prestige, they may ride on the head of the navy."

Zhang Guocai looked at the sea and snorted coldly: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there."

There were many exclamations in the port, and the officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy pointed to the front and whispered. On the sea, hundreds of warships flying the flag of the Zheng family were heading towards the port.

Most of these warships of the Zheng family were medium-sized sandships and Cantonese ships. The ship-mounted artillery was twice that of the Cangshan ship, the main battleship of the Fujian Navy, and their size was not the same.

In addition, the middle part of the Zheng family's fleet is dominated by large blessing ships, and what is even more shocking is that there are nearly a hundred thousand gunboats in the front of the fleet!

Thousand-material gunboats are expensive to build, and the military expenses for maintenance are also extremely high. Among the naval forces of the coastal provinces of Daming, only Yuan Keli's Denglai navy is equipped with this kind of warship.

Different from the independent research and development of the Denglai Navy, the more than [-] gunboats of the Zheng family fleet were purchased from the West with a lot of money.

Although they are both thousand-material gunships, to some extent, the Zheng family's is superior to the combined performance of the Denglai Navy.

Seeing this, guerrilla general Zhang Guocai sighed and said:

"Pass down the order to tell the officers and soldiers of the navy to try not to conflict with the Zheng family. Now that the general is dead and my navy has no leader, we can't let the Zheng family take advantage of it and take the opportunity to make trouble."

Mr. Qian was taken aback, and said bitterly:

"But...the people from the Zheng family are rampant in the city, brothers really don't like it! Everyone wants to know, is this Anping City still in the hands of the imperial court...?"

"If Yu Shuai is here, how can these rats be allowed to be presumptuous!"

Zhang Guocai sneered: "In recent years, the Zheng family has gained the benefits of joining the imperial court, and they are blatantly devouring other maritime merchants and pirate forces everywhere, which is not what it used to be."

"On the coast of Fujian, their flags are even more useful than the flags of our navy!"

"The Zheng family is very powerful. This Anping is no longer the court's decision... It's not just Anping. With Yu Shuai leaving, I'm afraid that the whole of Fujian will become the Zheng family's world."

The military order was quickly conveyed, and after receiving the order, although the officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy were dissatisfied, they did not take the initiative to provoke trouble.

The officers and soldiers gathered in the port and watched the Zheng family's fleet berth at the shore, watching with cold eyes. The two sides were full of gunpowder, but there was no conflict.

Inside Anping City, Zheng Mansion.

The mighty Zheng family returned from the sea, which shocked the whole Anping several times. The garrison officials and civil servants in the city were all outraged and dared not speak out.

There are even some people, seeing that the Zheng family is very powerful, they come to the door again and again to curry favor, in order to live smoothly in the next few days.

Everyone can see that since the death of Fujian General Yu Zizao, the Fujian navy and the Zheng family's fleet have encountered a pile of dry firewood, and it is almost sparks.

Originally the residence of the Zheng family was placed in Anping City, but after years of development, everyone in Anping now knows that Anping City is located in Zheng's residence.

The Zheng Mansion is not big, but its influence has already spread to all parts of Fujian Province through Anping.

Although Anping also has court officers and soldiers, the infantry is only three thousand, and even the naval officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy here will not interfere with the Zheng family's affairs.

Zheng Zhilong, 24 years old this year, is wearing a pair of iron armor, sitting in the lobby of Zheng's mansion, talking with a group of generals.

In recent years, the Zheng family has developed rapidly, and its momentum has overwhelmed Li Dan, the leader of the original maritime merchants. In the whole of Fujian, only Yu Zizao, who has outstanding military achievements, can stand up to him with the help of the court.

Now that Yu Zizao died, everyone knew that the time had come for the Zheng family to leave Fujian and expand their power to the entire coast!

"Haha, I'm back!" With the sound of chaotic footsteps, Zheng Zhilong's second brother Zheng Zhihu led a group of generals into the lobby, found a seat and sat down, and said heartily:

"Didn't you see the expressions on the faces of those Fujian Navy members who saw our hundreds of warships docking on the shore!"

"That imperial guerrilla general Zhang Guocai's face is terribly black!"

Zheng Xing is a general of the Zheng family. After surrendering to the imperial court, he was canonized as one of the coastal hundred households. However, he is not interested in official positions, and basically does not go to the guard, but just follows Zheng Zhilong.

He commanded one of Zheng's fleets, fought for Zheng Zhilong in the north and south, and defeated many maritime merchants and pirates in Fujian, and he was an indispensable right-hand man.

He stepped forward and patted the dust off Zheng Zhihu's body, and said with a smile, "It's good to be back! Yu Zizao is dead, and the people of the Fujian Navy are nothing!"

Zheng Hongkui sat on the side, deliberated: "The imperial court has invested a lot of military expenditure in the Fujian Navy in recent years, second only to the Denglai Navy, so it should not be underestimated."

Zheng Zhihu snorted coldly and called out:

"Fourth brother, you are too cautious. I saw that the Fujian Navy still uses Cangshan ships, and their combat effectiveness is not even comparable to our Guangzhou ships."

"What's more, we still have 120 six thousand gunboats bought from the Britons, so don't be afraid at all!"

Zheng Hongkui looked over and said, "Second brother, the Fujian navy doesn't matter, but what about the Denglai navy?"

"The Denglai Navy defeated the Netherlands in two naval battles, and conquered Japan this year. Their governor is Yuan Keli! Their general Zhang Pan is no less than Yu Zizao!"

Zheng Xing was not recruited by Zheng Zhilong in his early years. When he was a pirate, he was defeated by Zhang Pan who was the boss of Qian.

"Zhang Pan, can he be called a famous general of Haiphong?"

"Just wait and see. One day, sooner or later, I will chop up a disk with my own hands. Believe me, this person is nothing to worry about!"

Zheng Hongkui suddenly felt speechless, but in fact, in recent years, the Zheng family has developed so rapidly by using the name of the imperial court, that even these people have become arrogant.

Everyone was discussing indiscriminately, and Zheng Zhilong sat on it, watching and listening, but didn't say a word, and the corner of his mouth showed a curve.

No one noticed that a person came to the lobby door angrily.

"Go away!" Zheng Zhibao kicked the servant of the Zheng family who came to stop him, "You dare to stop me, you are not qualified enough!"

Everyone quickly quieted down, and it was Zheng Zhilong's third brother Zheng Zhibao who walked in.

Zheng Zhibao blushed, clenched his fists, pointed at Zheng Zhilong's nose in front of everyone, and asked angrily:

"Brother, I came here on a flying horse from the Thousand Households Guardhouse in Tongshan, just to ask you a question."

"Yu Shuai, did you kill him!"

Chapter 883 The Brothers Break Up

"Oh, it's the third brother. Why did you suddenly come back to Anping when you weren't in Tongshan to continue defending the coastal defense for the imperial court?"

Zheng Zhihu also had a strange look on his side, and sneered:

"Listen, Tongshan guards thousands of households, and is not willing to miss a single word. That dog emperor asked you to be a thousand households for several years, and forgot about his brothers?"

Zheng Hongkui looked at Zheng Zhibao, hesitant to speak.

"What do you think you are?" Zheng Zhibao choked back at Zheng Zhihu, then turned around and said, "Brother, did you do Yu Shuai?"

Zheng Zhilong didn't reply for a while, his eyes were cloudy and uncertain.

Zheng Zhibao's face was full of disbelief, his head was dizzy, and he took a few steps back before stopping, roaring loudly: "Brother, you are confused!"

"Over the years, what has my Zheng family relied on to develop to this point, and it is not a piece of imperial decree from the emperor sitting in the capital!"

Zheng Zhilong finally couldn't bear it anymore, and couldn't maintain the fake smile, and said lightly: "Third brother, do you still remember what our brothers said at the beginning?"

Zheng Zhibao was taken aback, and said, "I remember, of course I remember!"

"But you have changed!" Zheng Zhilong suddenly glared at him viciously, "The world is so big, from west to east, even Daming is nothing!"

"Our Zheng family, do we have to keep our hands tied to this corrupt court?"

"We brothers are of one heart, free up our hands, break out a piece of heaven and earth, cross the vast sea waves, and be the king of the sea!"

"And you, because of a small thousand households, are timid and confront your own family. Look at yourself!"

"Are you still the third younger brother who was fearless and only wanted to do great things with me?"

Zheng Zhibao leaned against the stone pillar slumped, and did not speak for a while.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly raised his head.

"Brother, it's not me that has changed, it's you who have changed."

"Me?" Zheng Zhilong sneered, "I have never changed, whether I was in Li Dan and pretended to submit to the court, or now, my heart has never changed."

"To tell you the truth, I didn't kill Yu Zizao. Everyone wanted Yu Zizao to die. I just went along with the flow and gave him a favor."

"How clear do you think your loyal court is?"

"Take it and see for yourself. Is there any so-called Qingliu Zhongzheng who cooperates with me, and is there any humerus official from the court!"

Zheng Zhibao picked up the letters thrown by Zheng Zhilong and checked them one by one. The more he read, the more terrified he became, his face full of shock.

Zhou Jiamo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Minister of the Ministry of War led the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and He Shijin, the governor of Guangdong.

Nan Juyi, Governor of Fujian.

Wu Shun, Ambassador of the Nanjing Propaganda Department, Jin Shenghuan, Admiral of the Fujian Navy, Li Zushu, Marquis of Linhuai, Sun Weicheng, Marquis of Huaining, Liu Zuochang, Marquis of Anyuan...

The names of this series of people were originally out of reach, but now they all come together because of the reform of the guards, and they do everything possible to obstruct the New Deal.

From the great officials of the current dynasty to the local feudal officials, to the military generals who wield real power, the nobles of Nanjing, and the local civil and military forces, there are countless.

There is even a figure of the eunuch who is regarded as a confidant by the emperor.

How many people's interests have been affected by the guard?

So much so that they were so desperate that they even abandoned the original confrontational situation and rushed forward to obstruct the New Deal.

Zheng Zhibao's world view collapsed. He put down these letters and watched them being thrown into the fire by his second brother Zheng Zhihu and burned to ashes.

Zheng Zhihu sneered while burning the letter: "Now you know, even if we don't participate in this matter, the people in the court will still do it themselves."

"When the time comes, Yu Zizao will die at the hands of his own people."

Full of confidence, Zheng Zhilong smiled again and asked, "Third brother, after seeing this, do you still want to be loyal to the court?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhibao shook his head and said:

"Brother, if I am not an official of the imperial court, I can continue to be your third younger brother, but now, I am a member of Qianhu of the imperial court first, and then a member of the Zheng family."

"No matter how far our Zheng family can develop in the future, we are still Han people. Our roots are not in the sea, but in Daming."

"Brother, stop, submit these criminal evidences to the capital, His Majesty will definitely—"

"Zheng Zhibao!" Zheng Zhilong didn't expect this kid to be so stubborn, and shouted: "Open your mouth to the court, shut up to the court, loyal to such a court, what can we gain?"

Zheng Zhibao seemed to have expected him to do this, and said sadly, "What, are you going to kill me? Kill your own brother?"

Zheng Zhilong's chest kept rising and falling. After a long time, he said coldly:

"No, I won't kill you, I will let you watch with your own eyes, see how wrong you are, and see if this imperial court is worthy of your allegiance!"

Zheng Zhibao stood up staggeringly, turned his head and walked away. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said sadly:

"From today onwards, the fate between you and me as brothers is over! See you again, you are the traitor of the Zheng family, and I am a thousand households of the imperial court..."