"You worry too much, Mr. Ye." Zhu Youxiao pretended to soothe him, saying, "God is wise, how could you not know what I am saying? I am not a tyrant, how could I not treat the capable ministers in the court well..."

Ye Xianggao felt a little relieved and talked with the young emperor for a while. He agreed to the change of the time and place of court sessions, and promised to urge the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money to Qin Liangyu to recruit soldiers as soon as possible. He also agreed and supported Zhu Youxiao's appointment of Xu Guangqi as the Grand Secretary of the Dongke.

When Ye Xianggao took his leave, Zhu Youxiao raised the corners of his mouth and revealed an ambiguous smile.

Prime Minister Ye is old and his temperament has become softer. It is difficult for him to revive the government and bring new atmosphere by just mediating.

Hehe, Emperor Tianqi is wise and intelligent. It sounds like you are bragging. I, Emperor Tianqi, am both wise and intelligent.

But when this sentence came out during the Wanli period, what did it mean or what story it was about? Ye Shoufu obviously didn't remember.

Zhu Youxiao picked up his pen and wrote on the paper: "Tianqi Shengming, purging chaos and rectifying the order." Then, he looked up and said, "Yu'er, come here. I will teach you and Xiaobai to read."

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The sea was dark and daunting.

Only at the seaside, with excellent vision, can you perhaps see tiny red lights on the sea in the distance.

The waves hit the side of the ship, and the ship swayed rhythmically. Zhang Pan held the side of the ship with his hands, and his feet seemed to be nailed to the deck, not moving at all.

Squinting his eyes slightly, Zhang Pan stared at the coast, as if he could see the situation on the shore clearly through the darkness.

Suddenly, Zhang Pan's eyes moved.

A little light appeared in the direction of the coast, first as big as a bean, then as big as a bowl, and then as big as a basin. The fire grew from small to large, from small to large, and finally burned on the shore.

"Get on board and seize the beach." Zhang Pan stretched out his arm and pointed forward with all his strength. The noise that had been suppressed for a long time burst out from his chest.

Hundreds of small boats were lowered from the larger ships, carrying more than a thousand Dongjiang soldiers towards the shore. The sailors paddled furiously, sweat streaming down their flushed faces.

Zhang Pan was in the lead. As soon as the bow of the boat hit the shallows, he jumped off and walked towards the shore in the knee-deep water.

This is a tidal flat about ten miles west of Guifu Fort, belonging to Jinzhouwei, now Pulandian City, Liaoning Province. It faces Zhuanghe City and the Yellow Sea to the east, and faces Changhai Island across the sea to the southeast.

According to historical records, in the 20th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1422), in order to defend against the invasion of Japanese pirates, an earthen city was built here and soldiers were sent to garrison it. It was named "Guifu Fort" (meaning the surrender of the Japanese pirates).

In the 33rd year of the Jiajing reign (1554), the castle was abandoned and renovated, and 130 officers and soldiers were stationed there to garrison.

After receiving the imperial edict and the support of the navy and supplies, Mao Wenlong assembled 4,000 men and horses, trained them briefly, and then boarded the ship and set out to sea.

Because the Later Jin army had strict defenses in Zhenjiang and other places, and Mao Wenlong knew that Deng Zhen would take action in Jinzhou, he led his troops to Dachangshan Island first and appointed Zhang Pan as the commander of the island defense, and stationed there in the future.

Then, Mao Wenlong sent spies ashore to conduct reconnaissance, and decided to light a fire as a signal at night and lead the army to land and harass.

Zhang Pan strode over to the fire and called out, "Is Chen Si here?"

"Sir, I am here." Chen Si, the spy chief, was not good-looking and dressed in common people's clothes. He walked up quickly.

Zhang Pan nodded and asked, "What's the situation around here?"

Chen Si bowed and replied, "Guifu Fort is deserted and unguarded, but our army can rest here for now. Hongzui Fort has been destroyed and is also empty of Jiannu. Only Huanggudao Fort is defended by over 200 Jiannu."

Huanggudao Fort, built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, is located on a remote coast north of Zhuanghe City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Dalian.

The fort is located on the right side of the Yingna River estuary, connected to Guifu Fort in the west and Zhenyi Fort in the east. It stands tall and proud on the sea, and is strategically located. Like Guifu Fort and Zhenyi Fort, this fort was built during the Ming Dynasty to defend against Japanese pirates.

Because the fort was solidly built and covered with bricks, there were nearly 300 Ming troops stationed there before Liaodong fell. During the Ming Dynasty Wanli's eastern expedition, there were as many as a thousand troops stationed there.

Zhang Pan thought about it and felt that his analysis was similar to his previous judgment. Even if there were Jiannu defenders at Guifu Fort, they wouldn't be numerous, and a large army could just siege and capture it. Now, that would save him some trouble.

"I will lead the vanguard to occupy Guifu Fort and await orders from the general." Zhang Pan patted Chen Si on the shoulder and said, "Go and report the details to the general."

"Sir, please be careful." Chen Si bowed and watched Zhang Pan leave.

As a descendant of a noble family, Zhang Pan's bearing was naturally different from those crude soldiers. Although he was brave in battle, he was very kind to the soldiers and was loved by his subordinates.

If the Jiannu rebels had not rebelled, Lord Zhang would have taken the examinations for the scholar, juren, or even gone to the capital to take the examination for the top scholar!

Chen Si sighed in his heart, withdrew his gaze, boarded a small boat on the beach, and rowed towards the sea ship in the distance.

Zhang Jun was able to hold on to the side of the boat tightly, his face was pale, but it was already a great improvement. He was no longer vomiting violently.

"Fatty Zhao, stop rocking. The boat is about to capsize." Zhang Zongbao complained, but didn't dare to speak loudly.

Zhao Huizu rolled his eyes, patted the side of the boat with his fat hands, and muttered, "It's such a big boat, it's not me who's rocking it, it's the waves pushing it."

Zhang Zongbao opened his mouth, but seemed to feel a figure moving behind him. Fearing that it was the Jinyiwei who were addicted to dealing with them, he quickly closed his mouth.

After a while, Zhao Huizu saw that no one responded to him, and felt bored. He rubbed his stomach and muttered, "I'm hungry. I really want the crystal pork elbow at Zuichunlou!"

"All you know how to do is eat." Zhang Junneng was still able to curse, but the next moment he saw him retching twice and then tightly closing his mouth.

Hehe, Zhang Zongbao got excited again and said with a wicked grin, "The roast duck is so delicious, sliced ​​thinly, juicy and golden, and then wrapped with sweet bean sauce, green onions, and cucumber in a pancake, it's so delicious when I eat it!"

Fatty Zhao nodded repeatedly, a slight smile on his face, but then his face turned bitter and he said, "Well, even if it's just the stew cooked in my big pot, it's fine!"

"Didn't you say that was pig food?" A dandy with a pointed face suddenly interrupted, glancing at Fatty Zhao with a sidelong glance and mockingly said, "You're such a pig, you only know how to eat."

"You--" Fatty Zhao glared, but was interrupted by a cold voice.

"Grab your weapons and land on a small boat!" the officer gave the order, his iron-mesh boots making a rumbling sound on the deck.

Zhang Junneng straightened up, leaned on the side of the boat and looked out. The dark sea seemed to have a small boat swaying underneath. He was so scared that he quickly shrank back.

The soldiers climbed over the side of the boat and climbed down to the small boat using the rope ladder. Some of the more agile boatmen easily slid onto the boat using just a rope.

"Fat pig." The dandy with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks taunted Fatty Zhao as he moved down the rope ladder. He then turned to Zhang Junneng and Zhang Zongbao and said with a frown, "Coward!"