I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 416 Xu Xiake

Outside the Huangpu River, two lucky boats were sailing slowly on the sea. The boatmen on them were still adjusting the sails, preparing to take advantage of the trade wind to sail to the open sea.

At this moment, Sun Yuanhua took the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Rites onto the bow of the ship before the ship started, and blew the sea breeze to relieve his fatigue.

"Master Sun, the sea wind is strong outside. You'd better go back to the cabin. It would be bad if you catch a cold."

At this time, the captain walked to the bow of the ship, bowed to Sun Yuanhua and carefully gave instructions.

He is in a good mood now. He stayed in Shanghai County for ten days. He also has some porcelain and silk on the ship. As long as he goes to Macau, he will definitely make a lot of money.

"There's no rush, we'll go down after a while. I just want to ask how long it will take to get to Macau."

When the captain heard this, he thought about it and started counting with his fingers.

"Sir, we are heading southwest to Macau. Excluding supplies on the way, it will only take a month at most."

"Supplies? Then don't we have to stay in Fujian for a few more days?"

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he immediately became interested and asked immediately. Unexpectedly, the captain shook his head when he heard this.

"If you want to stop in Fujian for supplies, it's okay. We can stay in Quanzhou for a day or two. However, the general supply location is uncertain. If you consider the cost, you can go to Taiwan and ask the local natives for some food. , water source is enough, and you can also do some business by the way.”

Sun Yuanhua was speechless for a while after hearing this. The businessman was really unprofitable and couldn't afford to go early. The ship owner probably wanted to go to Taiwan to do business.

However, he had heard the emperor mention Taiwan as a treasure land due to its hot climate and fertile soil.

When he thought that the emperor was interested in this place, Sun Yuanhua also became interested in it.

"Then let's stop at Taiwan for supplies."

The ship owner originally thought that the imperial envoy in front of him would definitely not want to go to Taiwan, so he thought of stopping at Quanzhou.But he didn't expect that the imperial envoy would actually ask him to go to Taiwan. When he heard this, he was immediately stunned and couldn't help but wonder if he had heard wrongly.

"Your Majesty is interested in this Taiwan. Since you are on your way, let's go and have a look."

Seeing the captain's confusion, Sun Yuanhua explained casually.As soon as these words came out, no one was surprised anymore. The world is huge and no one can refuse this reason.

"The little one will arrange a stop in Taiwan when the time comes."

"It's windy!"

Just as he was talking, bursts of shouts from the boatmen suddenly came from the boat.As soon as Sun Yuanhua heard this, he knew that he was about to set off, and then he told the captain and the envoys around him:
"Then let's set off. Let's get into the cabin too. Don't delay the trip."

But at this moment, an inexplicable shout suddenly came from the cabin.

"Let go of me! Let go of me!"

"Stop making any noise and leave quickly!"

Sun Yuanhua and others were stunned when they heard this, and when they followed the sound, they saw a guard in brocade clothes walking over escorting a man in plain clothes, with a bag in his hand. "Sir, I found this man sneaking around in the warehouse. He was probably not from the ship. I asked him where he was but he didn't answer. I insisted on meeting you, so I captured him."

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he looked at this man suspiciously, and saw that he seemed to have passed his thirties. Although he was being led wherever he was, he was not timid at all. Instead, he shouted when he saw him:

"The person in front of me is Mr. Sun, the minister of Honglu Temple. Please be aware that I am not a bad person. I had no choice but to board the boat privately. Please let this person let go of me and allow me to present the details."

Sun Yuanhua was delighted when he heard this, thinking that this person actually knew his identity. It seemed that he had known him before.

This also made him more and more interested in this person, so he waved his hand to Jin Yiwei and said:
"Let him go and see what he has to say."

Seeing Sun Yuanhua speak, Jin Yiwei stopped insisting and let go of the man.After being escorted away, the man didn't panic at all. Instead, he rubbed his sore arms and then bowed to Sun Yuanhua.

"Master Qi, my name is Xu Hongzu and I am Xiake. I am a native of Jiangyin, South Zhili. Since I was a child, I have been particularly interested in the geographical records of the Illustrations. Throughout my life, I only want to explore the mysteries of famous mountains and rivers, and draw famous mountains and rivers in the world as my general ambition. Therefore, Wanli started traveling after 36 years, wanting to see all the landscapes of the Ming Dynasty. He didn't come back to rest until a few years ago.

We originally planned to travel again in a few years, but I didn't expect to hear that Your Majesty has been appointed by His Majesty as Minister of Honglu Temple and Imperial Envoy to represent us on our mission to the West.

When I was young, I suddenly had a whim. Although the Ming Dynasty's landscapes were good, many of them had been criticized by predecessors.But the mountains and rivers outside my Ming Dynasty are rarely known to me, my Ming Dynasty, so I followed your lord to the West, but I was afraid that your lord would not agree, so I made this decision. Please don't blame me. "

Sun Yuanhua listened to Xu Hongzu's explanation before him and became more and more curious about him. He felt that he was really a strange person.

"I see that you have read a lot of poetry and books, so why don't you think about getting fame and fame, but instead travel around? And I see that you are already thirty years old, so you must have got married, and your parents are still at home, so you abandon your family and go to the West. , your loved ones at home can rest assured.”

The words fame, parents, wife and children popped out of Sun Yuanhua's mouth, which made everyone present feel even heavy. It also made people feel that the decision of Xu Hongzu in front of them was so absurd.

But I didn't expect that Xu Hongzu didn't care when he heard the words. He raised his hands and replied calmly:
"Sir, please rest assured that the younger one's father has never had any intention of pursuing an official career. Instead, he likes to travel around and admire the landscape. The younger one is also affected by this and is not interested in an official career.

I was supposed to take the boy's examination before, but failed. Seeing that the child had no intention of becoming famous, his father no longer forced him and just encouraged him to read a lot of books.

As for the child's mother, Xu Mu, was open-minded and reasonable. Seeing that the child liked to travel, she encouraged the child to travel far away without worrying about trivial matters at home.Therefore, adults please rest assured that the little one has already settled things at home before boarding the ship. "

Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but became speechless when he heard the words. He didn't know what to say for a moment.He has never seen such open-minded parents. Who among the parents in the world doesn't want their children to gain academic status?

The parents of Xu Hongzu in front of them are so tolerant. If their child doesn't like to take the exam, there is no need to take the exam. If he likes to travel, then encourage him to go.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh at what a strange person he was.

However, although he felt that the person in front of him was a strange person, he could not just let him go with him.

Of course, it is not that the number of people is not allowed. The journey to the West is inherently difficult. One more person on the road is not a lot, and one person less is not a lot.

It's just that he can't guarantee a smooth trip to the West. There are too many surprises, and he can't guarantee this person's safety.

Thinking of this, he thought of trying to scare him. Whether he could go or not would depend on Xu Hongzu's answer and determination.

(End of this chapter)