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Chapter 663 Celebrating Uncle and Nephew

Haril was convinced that Timur would not give up on himself and would definitely send someone to rescue them. He was not wrong with this, because after Timur fled back to Samarkand, he immediately sent an envoy, wrote a letter of guilt in person, and prepared a large number of valuable gifts, which were brought to the Ming Dynasty by the envoy.

As soon as this mission crossed the Tianshan Mountains, it was immediately noticed by the Ming Dynasty. Although Timur had seized the Ming Dynasty mission before, the Ming Dynasty was the most civilized country in the world and it would not make things difficult for Timur to apologize. So he quickly sent someone to send a message to Beijing. So before the mission arrived in the capital, Li Jie and the others knew about it.

However, Li Jie and Zhu Yunyu had no time to pay attention to the mission, because they were greeting Fu Youde and Zhu Di who returned from victory. There were thousands of soldiers who made great contributions in this war with them. Of course, they were just representatives of the soldiers who made meritorious service. After all, there were too many people who made meritorious service, and it was impossible for them to bring them all to the capital.

This reception case was held in Fengtian Hall, which is the folk legend of the Golden Palace. Some grand ceremonies are usually held here. This time, in order to show the court's attention to these meritorious soldiers, Zhu Yunyu specially ordered people to hold a banquet here. In addition to the meritorious soldiers, there were also civil and military officials to accompany them, which seemed extremely grand.

Li Jie and Zhu Di sat together, while Fu Youde was pulled aside by Zhu Yunxi and several ministers and chatted. It was probably the same as Li Jie, who wanted to listen to them telling the situation on the battlefield with his own ears.

After a few glasses of wine, Zhu Di also felt a little drunk at this time. When talking about the situation on the battlefield, he also made a lot of fun to listen to, especially when talking about Timur's counterattack, the danger also made Li Jie feel cold sweat and he also gave a higher evaluation of Timur, the hero.

"Uncle Fourth, the war is over. Are you going to go back and do your own thing next?" Li Jie finally respected Zhu Di and asked him.

Zhu Di should not have been sent to this expedition, but he insisted on going there himself. In addition, there was a deal between him and Zhu Yunyu, so he wanted to return Goryeo to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for the support of the Ming Dynasty to guide the Americas. Therefore, this expedition happened. Now that the war has been over, Zhu Di should have to go back.

Sure enough, Zhu Di nodded after hearing this and said, "Yes, I was thinking about this matter on the way back. Speaking of which, I was arbitrary this time, but meeting an opponent like Timur can fulfill my biggest wish. This battle was too satisfying. Unfortunately, Timur suffered too much loss. With his age, I am afraid that I will never gather hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in this life!"

Seeing Zhu Di's expression that was still unfulfilled, Li Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly in secret. The other party was worthy of being a war madman. He had just finished a dangerous battle, but now he is still considering the second battle.

"By the way, has your Majesty prepared what you promised me?" Zhu Di suddenly asked again.

According to the alliance reached by Zhu Di and Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Di would gradually hand over Goryeo to the Ming Dynasty, while Zhu Yunxi would prepare a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources for Zhu Di to support his foothold and development in the American continent. All of these need to be prepared in advance and then handed over to Zhu Di bit by bit.

"Don't worry, Uncle Fourth, Your Majesty also attaches great importance to your support, and I specially ordered me to handle this matter with all my power. During the period of your war, I have made a lot of preparations in advance. If you have any needs in the future, just come to me directly. I will try my best to satisfy you!" Li Jie explained with a smile.

Zhu Di moved to America, which was not something that could be accomplished in one or two years, and it also involved many aspects, so there must be a special person responsible for communicating with Zhu Di. This person not only needs the Ming Dynasty to have enough weight and be able to see Zhu Yunyu at any time, but also needs to be familiar with Zhu Di enough to ensure that the cooperation between the two sides can continue.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, it is probably only Li Jie who can meet the above two conditions, especially him and Zhu Yunyu and Zhu Di, who both maintained a very deep personal relationship. It can be said that with him in the middle, it is equivalent to adding a layer of lubricant between Zhu Yunyu and Zhu Di, so that the two will not have direct conflicts over their interests.

"I'll be relieved if you are responsible, but I agreed in advance that you have to urge me to build the steamship earlier and let them build the ship soon. In the future, I will go to America and I will have to board such a ship!" Zhu Di made a small request at this time.

Since he took a steamship last time, Zhu Di has been looking down on sailboats that are too slow. Although sailboats are still mainstream now, like Li Jie, he firmly believes that it will definitely be the world of steamships in the future. Even if possible, he wants to replace his naval warship with steamships.

"No problem. Some time ago, the shipyard in Songjiang also heard that the steamship you requested had been designed and has started construction. It is estimated that you will see the sample ship in half a year at the latest!" Li Jie replied with a smile.

Half a year seems like a long time, but this is the result of the shipyard working overtime. After all, after the new ship is built, it still needs to be tested and needs to be improved when encountering problems. Finally, it can be finalized and handed over to the customer, that is, Zhu Di.

"Okay, half a year is only half a year. Anyway, I have a lot of things to deal with. At the beginning, I could only send some people around me."

Zhu Di suddenly paused when he said this, then said, "By the way, I want to send Gao Chi and the others back to the Ming Dynasty to live for a while. After all, the Ming Dynasty is their root. If you go to America in the future, you don't know when you will be back. By the way, let them pay homage to my father and elder brother."

When Zhu Di spoke at the end, his face also showed a look of emotion. He didn't care, but when he thought that his children and grandchildren might not be able to return to the Ming Dynasty in the future, he felt empty.

"This is a good thing. Gao Chi and I haven't seen each other for many years. When he comes to the capital, I will take him around in person!" Li Jie immediately agreed upon hearing this. He would definitely try his best to help Zhu Di achieve private matters such as irrelevant interests.

At this moment, Zhu Yunxiu had finished chatting with Fu Youde, so he brought several ministers to toast Zhu Di. After experiencing this war, the uncle and nephew seemed closer than before.

After all, Zhu Yunxi might have been a little prepared for Zhu Di before, but this time Zhu Di helped him win this battle, and Fu Youde praised Zhu Di many times, which also eliminated Zhu Yunxi's last bit of defense, which was probably something they had never expected before.
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