Wang Yinglin reacted quickly and knew the situation relatively well. He knew that Zhao Mengjin had already served as the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, resigned from military power, and returned to Beijing to wait for his appointment. He knew very well that as a few royal family recognized by the emperor, he could not hold military power according to convention, and the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture was just an honorary position and was not responsible for actual affairs.

However, Zhao Mengjin was deeply trusted by the young emperor since he joined the General's Mansion, and he successively took charge of the General's Mansion and the personal army of the guards. It can be said that he made great efforts to establish the Qiongzhou base. During the Battle of Jiangnan, he also commanded the army to recover Jiangdong and Lin'an, and served as the commander of Jiangdong as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, protecting half of the Song Dynasty. During the Northern Expedition, he followed His Majesty to go out to fight, conquered cities and lands, and made special achievements.

The little emperor naturally would not treat this royal family with outstanding meritorious deeds, and of course he would try to properly place him. However, his identity is special, and he will not arrange military positions anymore, and it is difficult to enter the civil service system. Arrangement of his management of the royal family in this way should be a good place. His Majesty also serves as the chief minister and personally manages the affairs of the royal family. This is a helpless move in a special period, and he can take over.

Based on this, Wang Yinglin proposed to merge Zongzheng Temple with Dazongzhengsi. According to the law of the dynasty at the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, those who are highly respected among the royal family were appointed as ministers of temples, and officials such as court officials, chief officials of the dynasty, and officials of the temples and tombs, and the royal family. Zhao Mengjin has been named Duke and was once one of the people in the army. In the past, the three dukes and nine ministers were the chief officials, and it was not a grievance for him to be appointed as the temple minister.

This arrangement fulfilled His Majesty's wish, the court could also supervise the royal family and streamline the institutions, which of course was deeply encouraging. In this way, this section was finally revealed and the conversation could continue. But after a few words, suddenly a burst of gunfire came from outside the cabin, and Ni Liang broke in and asked the guards to raise them up immediately and walk out, quickly moving to the top cabin.

"What happened!" Zhao Bing shook away the two inner guards and walked towards the porthole and looked out, but the rain was foggy and the sight was not real.

"Your Majesty, when the fleet reached the mouth of the Wanshui River, a ship suddenly broke into our fleet and attacked the gunship that accompanied the ship with fireboats. The specific situation is still unknown." Ni Liang pulled the little emperor away from the porthole and reported. At this time, the ship was also a warning bell. The officers and soldiers of the guards quickly assembled and blocked the various entrances and exits on the ship. The porch was full of guards, and the inner guard team entered the cabin to guard.

"Don't be so nervous. Even if the imperial boat is strong, it will not sink for a while!" He Bao wanted to hang a life-saving float for Zhao Bing, but he refused.

"Your Majesty, be careful. It is not one enemy ship that attacked us, and we found that the water ghosts were appearing on the river!" He Bao insisted.

"The bottom of the ship is equipped with iron guard plates. The water ghost cannot sink the ship. The defense is not to let them get on the ship!" Zhao Bing said with a hint of amusement. Not only did his imperial boat use the best materials, but he also put in effort on protection. How could he easily get injured?

"Yes, Deputy Commander Niu has ordered a warning on the side of the ship. The thief will be discovered as long as he shows his head!" He Bao also wanted to hang a float for His Majesty.

"Go roll, my water quality is not worse than that of a water ghost. I can swim freely in the sea, why not be afraid of the river water?" Zhao Bing pulled it apart, then went to the porthole and looked out. Ni Liang blocked it and then moved away helplessly, but he still asked the guards to take a shield to protect him.

"Don't stop the ship, all ships should be more vigilant and continue to keep the formation running!" Zhao Bing took the telescope and looked around. He found that the ships in front and behind began to decelerate sails. He hurriedly ordered. He knew that although the river was wide, it was not as good as the sea. Once the speed was suddenly slowed down, it would be easy to cause chaos and cause collision accidents when the sight was poor. Therefore, stopping the ship to attack the enemy at the moment is not the best choice, and continuing to sail in the formation is the best strategy.

The order was quickly conveyed, and three red lights rose from the mast of the fleet and entered the highest guard. At the same time, the drums were ringing rhythmically, and the wind spread on the river for several miles. When each ship received the order, he immediately adjusted his speed and quickly recovered from the panic. At the same time, Zheng Yong also sent an order to dispatch small warships to leave the fleet, gather at the scene of the incident, cleared out the enemy ships that attacked the fleet, and escorted the fleet.

"You don't have to be nervous, you two gentlemen, you can't cause any storm!" Zhao Bing smiled when he saw Wang Yinglin and Xie Fangde's faces gloomy.

"Your Majesty, I think this is definitely not done by the water bandits. They do not have the courage to attack the army fleet, and it is likely to be aimed at His Holiness." Wang Yinglin said with politeness.

He knew that it was when grain from all over the country entered Beijing and merchant ships were trafficking goods, and there were some minor accidents on the river. However, they would stay away from naval warships, especially the fleets with the banner of the imperial naval army, so as to avoid collision with the sage. At the moment, the ships that rushed out of the river estuary caught fire and broke into the fleet, but they hit the warships that escorted the imperial boats, so they could not be regarded as ordinary things.

Now, after breaking through the outer defense line, the ships behind should turn in time to avoid collisions. However, the ships immediately following did not avoid it, but instead sailed straight towards the imperial boat. And after the escort warship fired the cannon and warned, the route remained unchanged, and it could be concluded that their target was the imperial boat and wanted to do something wrong to Your Majesty.

"It's just a mantis arm to block the car, it's not worth worrying!" Zhao Bing chuckled. He also saw clearly that after the warship that was accompanied by the outer edge was hit by a fireboat, the dragon ship guarded in the inner circle had quickly left the formation, expanded the warning range, and fired cannons to warn other ships not to get close. When a small boat was still rushing over, the dragon ship immediately came forward and sank it.

Seeing that the imperial boat was getting closer and closer, and for the dragon boats cruising beside him, the bandits lit firewood from several ships and went down the river. On the small boats behind, bandits shot at the warships with crossbows, trying to break a way. However, their tricks were not enough for the imperial navy, who had been through many battles, and they immediately turned a wink. The crossbows on the ship were fired one after another, and the fire ships were either sunk or pushed away by the dragon boats.

As for those crossbowmen, they were attacked by the warships that rushed over in less than one round. Under the cannons and muskets, the pirate ships were riddled with holes. The bandits above fell into the water and it was difficult to get close to the boat. And just now, a fleet of ships on the river scattered in order to avoid the bandits. A merchant ship lost control and was washed away by the river. He went down the river and broke through the outer cordon.

"Idiot, the dragon boat is not something they can shake!" Seeing that the sailor on the merchant ship suddenly put the long pole on the dragon boat that was coming to drive away, Zhao Bing actually wanted to jump on the dragon boat, and said with a sneer.

"Your Majesty, you should take a few steps back. Don't be too close to the window. Being injured by the enemy's cold arrows and dark crossbow." Seeing that the merchant ship had entered the range of the crossbow, Wang Yinglin stepped forward and persuaded.

"It's okay, from this angle, I can see them, but they can't see me." Zhao Bing waved his hand.

"Be careful of the water ghost!" At this time, another warning sentry issued a warning voice. The bandits who were trying to seize the dragon boat jumped over but found that there was no place to stand on the top of the ship, and their actions exposed their intentions. The dragon boat immediately launched an attack, and suddenly more than twenty bandits wearing water leaned into the river and quickly dived underwater, disappearing.

"Rise the oar, poke!" The sailors and guards arranged on the side of the boat had been on high alert. Because the river water was turbid after the rain, it was difficult to find the water ghosts who were sneaking into the water, but they were not helpless. Amid the command, the generals of the army pole pierced the water with long pole force and stabbed it like a gun. After a few times, blood gushed out of the water, and dead bodies were taken out of the water by long pole.

"Grenade, throw!" Seeing that a water ghost was poked to death, the officer on duty knew that the enemy had approached the boat with a dive, and ordered the long pole to be collected and threw the grenade into the water. The grenade sank into the water and exploded, making a dull roar, but no big waves were caused on the water surface.

"Your Majesty, this will not hurt the imperial boat, right?" Wang Yinglin couldn't help but worry when he saw the grenade being thrown into the water next to the side of the boat.

"It's okay, the grenade explodes into the water, and its power is blocked by the water. Its remaining power cannot hurt the hull. However, the people in the water will be stunned due to the waves of water, which will force them to surface." Zhao Bing smiled.

In fact, this is similar to the methods commonly used in modern times to fry fish. Most fish are not injured by shrapnel produced by explosions, but are stunned by shock waves produced by explosions. In this era, divers have no protective equipment and they are all relying on holding their breath to dive into the water to do things underwater. They avoid flying shrapnel, but they cannot escape the shock waves. They must be shocked.

"Tong Ni, you must keep a living mouth and investigate the wise commander!" Wang Yinglin said to Ni Liang. From what happened in front of you, we can see that this was not an accident, but an organized and premeditated assassination against Your Majesty.

"Yes, Wang Xiang!" Ni Liang politely said, asking a guard to pass on his mission.

"Who did Wang Xiang think this was done?" Xie Fangde asked with a frown.

"Assassination of Your Majesty is a sin of unforgivable crime. The thieves on the river only dare not attack the imperial boat for money. There are only two people from the two sides. One is the Tartars of the Yuan Dynasty, who are unwilling to lose their land and land, and thus want to be detrimental to Your Majesty; the other is the people in the country who are dissatisfied with Your Majesty, who want to assassinate Your Majesty to achieve unspeakable things by assassinating Your Majesty." Wang Yinglin pondered for a moment.

"The moment is the critical time for our court to discuss peace with the Mongolian Yuan. I think the Mongolian Yuan side will not cause trouble at this moment, so will it be them?" Xie Fangde thought about it and said, "and the answer was about to come out.
Chapter completed!