Chang Sen, the third son of Chang Yuchun, was born in the first year of Hongwu.

On July 7 of the following year, Chang Yuchun led his troops back south from Kaiping. When he reached Liuhechuan, he died suddenly in the army.

In recent years, Chang Fu has not had a good time in the capital, of course this is relative to the top circles of the Ming Dynasty.

After Chang Yuchun died, his eldest son Chang Mao was conferred the title of Duke of Zheng the following year.

The eldest brother Chang Mao is the son-in-law of Feng Sheng, Duke of Song. Because of this relationship, Chang Mao is not restricted in the military camp.

At that time, Nahachu surrendered. During a banquet, Chang Mao learned that Nahachu wanted to escape, so he stepped forward to capture him and injured Nahachu, causing Nahachu's troops to disintegrate.

Feng Sheng therefore reported Chang Mao to the emperor for his rebellion, and the two men blamed each other in Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang took away Feng Sheng's military power and placed Chang Mao in Longzhou.

Perhaps because of his frustration, he passed away last year.

Since he had no offspring, Zhu Yuanzhang let Chang Sen's second brother Chang Sheng succeed him as Duke of Zheng.

Because of this, the reputation of the Chang Mansion plummeted.

With his family in such a state, Chang Sen became much more cautious, so when he saw Zhou Ji trying to do something wrong, he wanted to stop him.

Zhou Ji was the only son of Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia. Zhou Dexing, who had a son in his old age, doted on Zhou Ji.

Zhou Ji had only been in the capital for a short time. Since the 20th year of Hongwu, Zhou Dexing had been governing Fujian, where Zhou Ji was the highest-ranking official.

Because of Zhou Dexing's doting, his character became more and more unscrupulous.

As a young man, no one dared to control him and he had no shortage of money, so having fun became Zhou Ji's biggest hobby.

"Brother Chang, don't worry. Ji is not a reckless person. But what can we do on Qinhuai River?"

"Look at that flower boat, there is no guard on board, it is just a lowly merchant. How can I get such a beauty if I see her?"

Although Zhou Ji is a playboy, he is not stupid.

In Fujian, he was naturally fearless, but in the capital, there were still many people who were stronger than his father.

Just after seeing the beauty, he carefully observed the ship. Although the ship looked luxurious, it didn't even have guards on it, so it was obviously not the home of a noble family.

Even if she was from an ordinary noble family, he would not be afraid. At most he would just marry her and take her home.

It would be such a wonderful thing to marry a woman like this.

After playing for so many years, he is tired of the mediocre women and is more interested in the novelty and beauty.

I like something a little more exciting.

Recently, his father has been urging him to get married. After looking at several girls, Zhou Ji is not satisfied.

Zhou Dexing also let him do as he pleased.

It is His Majesty's birthday this year, and Zhou Dexing has been thinking about asking His Majesty to help introduce a marriage to him, rather than finding a match of equal social status.

Let Zhou Ji come earlier so that he can make some friends.

Zhou Dexing belonged to the Huaixi military generals group, was one of the twenty-four generals of Huaixi, and was a fellow townsman of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhou Ji also knew about this relationship, so in the capital, apart from the royal family, he dared not offend anyone else. Who else could he not offend?

However, Zhou Ji's playboy character was obviously disliked by the second generation of generals in the Ming Dynasty.

The only person I've gotten to know relatively well these days is Chang Sen.

"Don't overdo it. This is the Emperor's territory, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Don't make things difficult for you, Marquis Jiang Xia."

Chang Sen frowned when he heard this, but he didn't persuade her any further.

At present, Chang Sen, although his second brother Chang Sheng was promoted to Duke of Zheng, he does not hold any official position yet, so he contacted Zhou Ji.

He was also thinking about whether he could get in touch with Jiang Xiahou and get a position.

In a sense, Chang Sen's position in the Chang Mansion was very embarrassing, and he had to find another way out.

"Don't worry." Zhou Ji said perfunctorily. He no longer paid attention to Chang Sen, and focused on the ship, constantly urging the boat servant to speed up.

The other person who was accompanying them was just a scholar. He had some academic title, but he had no right to interrupt in front of Chang Sen and Zhou Ji.

I could only watch with dismay.

Soon, the flower boat where Zhou Ji was located approached the building ship in front.

"I am Zhou Ji, the son of Jiang Xiahou. I wonder if I could have the honor to invite you to have a drink and watch the night view of Qinhuai together."

Zhou Ji stood up and spoke in a loud voice to Xu Miaojin who was standing on the deck of the ship.

It was just because the building ship was a bit taller than his flower boat, and Zhou Ji felt a little uncomfortable with the way the man looked up and spoke.

On the ship, Xu Miaojin had already noticed the flower boat, but she didn't expect it was coming for her.

Looking at Zhou Ji's disheveled playboy appearance, Xu Miaojin couldn't help but frown.

She couldn't stand this kind of people the most, it was disgusting.

Without any hesitation, Xu Miaojin turned around and left.

"What a strong-willed little lady. I like her, haha."

"It's not that easy to leave in front of me, Zhou Ji."

After saying that, Zhou Ji shouted to his guards, "Come here, drag the building ship in front of us."

Zhou Ji's guards were naturally Zhou Dexing's personal soldiers.

When governing places like Fujian, these personal soldiers were experienced and familiar with naval battles.

After Zhou Ji gave the order, many guards did not hesitate to take out the anchor from the cabin and throw it accurately on the edge of the ship.

Several guards worked together and quickly caught the ship.

"Good girl, I want to see where you want to run to. Guards, get on the boat for me and capture that girl. I want her to be my bride tonight."

Zhou Ji laughed loudly and gave orders to the guards.

Many guards looked helpless, but they had no choice but to follow orders.

Chang Sen watched from the side, frowning and hesitating for a moment, but ultimately did not stop it.

"What's going on?"

Zhu Yingzheng and Zhu Gaochi were chatting animatedly, discussing the mysteries of firearms, when suddenly the entire ship shook, interrupting their conversation.

It was at this time that Xu Miaojing came in from outside.

"There's a scoundrel outside who claims to be Zhou Ji, the son of Marquis Jiang Xia, following us."

Xu Miaojin said lightly, with a calm expression and a calm tone.

As the third daughter of Xu Da, she was also from a military family. Her eldest sister was the wife of Prince Yan, and her eldest brother Xu Huizu was the Duke of Wei.

The title of the son of Jiang Xiahou could not scare her.

Zhu Gaochi laughed and scolded him when he heard this: "This bastard, I have heard that he visited everywhere these days, but was repeatedly turned away. I never thought that he would be so presumptuous in the capital."

Before Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, Zhu Ying turned his head to look at the deck, and saw three guards climbing up and rushing towards the crowd.

His purpose was obvious, he was obviously here for Xu Miaojin.

"How dare you!" Zhu Gaochi was so angry that he shouted loudly and wanted to introduce himself and stop the people from coming.

However, the personal guards Zhou Dexing assigned to his only son were naturally top-notch elite soldiers.

These people have been on the battlefield for a long time and have long been determined. Once they accept a mission, they will complete it no matter what and vow to complete it to the death.

Hearing the scolding, he did not react at all and still grabbed towards Xu Miaojin.

A hint of coldness flashed in Zhu Ying's eyes. He stood up and stepped forward to block Xu Miaojin.

Facing the man's claw, Zhu Ying arrived first and kicked him away with a lightning-fast kick.

The force was so great that the man was hit against the wooden railing of the deck, which shattered and fell directly into the Qinhuai River.

When the other two guards saw this, their eyes flashed with fierceness. They drew the swords at their waists and approached from both sides, obviously intending to kill.

Zhu Ying took it seriously.

The people who came were all elite soldiers, equipped with weapons, and they obviously cooperated well with each other.

If he was not worried about himself, he would be afraid of hurting Zhu Gaochi and Xu Miaojin.

Seeing a knife coming and another knife coming, Zhu Ying picked up a wooden chair and used it as a weapon to block the attack.

In a blink of an eye, he snatched the opponent's sword, used the handle of the sword to knock the second person away, and kicked him twice, kicking them off the deck.

It happened in a flash. Zhu Gaochi was still a little frightened. Xu Miaojin was seeing this scene for the first time and was pretending to be calm.

In just a few breaths, Zhu Ying knocked the three guards off the ship.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi took a few steps forward, quickly walked to the side of the deck, looked down at the flower boat, and shouted angrily:

"I am the eldest son of the Prince of Yan, the grandson of your majesty, Zhu Gaochi. Who are you to dare to bully me like this? Do you want to have your entire family executed?"

Zhou Ji, who was on the flower boat, was just feeling very proud and was waiting for the beauty to return.

The next moment, a fight was heard, and three guards were knocked off the deck and into the river.

Before he could react, a fat man appeared on the ship, shouting angrily.

Zhou Ji was about to lose his temper and intimidate the visitor by using his father's name.

Then I heard what Zhu Gaochi said.

Suddenly, Zhou Ji felt a chill down his spine. He didn't expect to have such a bad start and crash directly into the iron wall.

"It's a misunderstanding, what a misunderstanding, Your Highness, I am Zhou Ji, the son of Marquis Jiangxia. I didn't expect that the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and family members no longer recognize each other."

"Please forgive me, grandson. I drank too much horse urine and committed such an offense. Please forgive me this time for my father's sake."

Zhou Ji bowed deeply, begging for mercy repeatedly while giving his father's name.

"There is no law in the capital city, and people are allowed to commit crimes. You are so arrogant and domineering. Just wait for me." Zhu Gaochi's chest heaved as he scolded Zhou Ji.

Just turn around and ignore him.

Zhu Ying watched coldly from the side without saying anything.

He will be in trouble for the crime of offending the emperor's grandson.

It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely protective of his descendants, let alone being offended by others.

Zhu Ying kicked the anchor hanging on the deck away, ignored it and ordered the boat servant to leave.

The situation on the Qinhuai River is difficult to handle, so Zhu Gaochi will go to the Emperor to file a complaint tomorrow.

This scoundrel will be skinned alive if he doesn't die.

"I didn't expect that my mood today would be ruined by this disgusting thing." Zhu Gaochi was too fat and he was panting when he spoke, his breath still not yet calm.

"It's a pity that Jiang Xiahou, a hero in his lifetime, gave birth to such a disappointing child in his old age."

Zhu Ying now also remembered Zhou Ji.

This guy was the most treacherous person in the early Ming Dynasty, and he was also extremely courageous.

Even if the incident with Zhu Gaochi had not happened, I don't know how much horse urine he drank later, and he even went to the palace to rape the palace maids.

In the end, not only did Zhu Yuanzhang execute him directly, but his father Zhou Dexing was also implicated and sentenced to death.

"We've had enough fun today. This incident has ruined our fun. Let's go back early." Zhu Gaochi said as he looked at the messy deck.

Zhu Ying nodded. Obviously, no one was in the mood for this situation, so he simply ordered the boat servant to turn around and go back.

At this time, Zhu Ying just glanced at Xu Miaojin.

Seeing that his face was calm and not at all panicked, I sighed inwardly.

As the folk rumor goes, she was the one who could even be rejected by Emperor Yongle when he wanted to marry her as his empress.

Just based on this calmness, she is worthy of being the daughter of a general.

There was a gleam of excitement in Xu Miaojin's eyes as she looked at Zhu Ying.

The moment Zhu Ying took action and stood in front of her, she felt a heart-pounding feeling.

Since ancient times, heroes have cherished beauties, and beauties have also loved heroes.

Zhu Ying's back gave Xu Miaojin a strong sense of security, which Xu Miaojin had never felt before.

The scene at that moment was deeply imprinted in Xu Miaojin's heart and could never be forgotten.

On the flower boat,

There was silence between them and it was silent.

The geisha was trembling, Zhou Ji looked panicked, and Chang Sen had a gloomy face.

Everyone heard clearly that the person who had just spoken was the eldest son of Prince Yan and the emperor's grandson.

After getting into this kind of trouble, who would still have the mood to continue playing?

The three guards who fell into the water quickly climbed onto the flower boat. The guard who was kicked away earlier, holding his chest, knelt on one knee towards Zhou Ji with the help of the other two guards.

Blood kept oozing from the corners of his mouth, and he was obviously suffering from severe internal injuries.

Zhou Ji turned a blind eye and at this moment had no time to care about these guards.

Without saying a word, the boatman quickly brought the flower boat to the shore and hid in the cabin, not daring to urge them to move forward, for fear of being angered.

Chang Sen remained silent, went ashore and left without saying hello to Zhou Ji.

The scholar he brought with him bowed to Zhou Ji and quickly followed.

"Damn it, why am I so unlucky."

"No, I have to tell my father quickly. Only my father can save me now."

Thinking of this, Zhou Ji hurriedly stood up and prepared to go ashore.

He had to hurry back, notify the guards in the mansion, and quickly send a message to his father, Marquis Jiang Xia.

The moment I got ashore, my vision suddenly went dark.

Zhou Ji looked up and saw more than a dozen Jinyiwei surrounding him.