Jinyi Night Walk

Standing in the hall, Zhu Di took a hand-painted map and looked at it seriously. It was a map of the ocean. Judging from the route drawn, it was the route map of the areas that Zheng He passed through on his voyage.

Zhu Di looked at it for a long time, clicked on a mark near the end of the route, and asked suspiciously: "This place is very far away from my Daming, is it possible?"

Zheng He stood sideways beside the royal case, and said in a low voice: "My maidservant traveled all the way to the west, proclaiming the kings of various countries and proclaiming the power of the Ming Dynasty. I never expected to get news about this. Unexpectedly, it is in this place, this place is called Mount Ceylon. , The servants moored the treasure ship here, and after meeting the king of the country, they rested there for more than half a month.

The sailors on the ship were unavoidably irritable after not going ashore for a long time, so whenever they went to rest and recuperate, the servants could not help going out, so that they could also relax.At that time, several navy soldiers asked the guide to take them ashore to find a tavern to drink.Because I seldom see my native people there, the local aborigines are very surprised.

They all came to watch and chat, and asked me about the situation in Ming Dynasty, which brought business to the store. When the tavern manager got up, he also chatted with my officers and soldiers, saying that seven or eight years ago, a group of Chinese people from the Middle Earth came to them. .After the sailors returned to the ship, they only talked about it as gossip, which happened to be overheard by the servants.

The servant girl asked those people about the situation, and learned that seven or eight years ago, more than 20 Chinese clans arrived in the country on a cargo ship.The shopkeeper also talked about the attire, speech, and appearance of these people.It is said that these people are led by a frail and handsome young man, accompanied by two middle-aged men who are always by his side, with white faces and no beards, and gentle and soft voices..."

Zhu Di's face became serious, Zheng He's voice also softened and slowed down, and he said in a low voice: "The servant suddenly became suspicious, so she changed into a sailor's costume, asked the guide to lead her, went ashore to find the tavern, and found the owner. Ask him carefully about this young man's appearance, and speaking of it... he does have six or seven points similar to that person."

Zhu Di mused, "Seventy to eighty percent alike..."

Zheng He said: "I have been wandering all the way, exposed to the wind and the sun, the appearance must have changed, and the clothes and hairstyles are different..."

Zhu Di murmured: "Could it be him? Could it really be him? Over the years, Hu Wei has lived and lived in various places in Daming every day, but he has never found his whereabouts. I thought..., could it be?" ...It was because he fled overseas..."

Zheng He said: "The servant heard from the shopkeeper that the group of people lived in his shop for a while, so he gave the shopkeeper a few gold coins and told him to tell the servant everything he knew. The shopkeeper said that he was very happy too. It is rare to see people coming from Daming, especially those people whose whereabouts are secretive and whose identity is a mystery.

Except for a guide who was in charge of contacting the owner, the rest of the group had little contact with outsiders.Because of their generous spending, they once attracted the attention of a few local rogues, who wanted to blackmail them. As a result, only one of them made a move. That man was not tall and mighty, but he knocked everyone to the ground. No one dared to mess with them anymore.

Your Majesty, my martial art in the Central Plains is different from that of Western countries, and the way the servant made the shopkeeper to punch and kick a few times is very similar to my martial art in the Central Plains.The owner of the shop also felt that the identity of the guest was secretive, once he brought hot water into the room, he did not leave immediately, but lay on the crack of the door to spy on what was going on inside, he saw..."

Zhu Di focused his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "What do you see?"

Zheng He said in a low voice: "The shopkeeper saw that young man sitting on a chair, and two white-faced, beardless middle-aged men who seemed to be in charge, kneeling in front of him and washing his feet with their sleeves rolled up. The shopkeeper was very surprised. , I don’t know where they came from, I’m afraid that they will find out and cause trouble for me, so I dare not peep any more.”

Zhu Di's expression moved, and he hurriedly asked: "What happened afterwards? Does the owner know where these people went?"

Zheng He said: "Of course the slaves asked. The shopkeeper said that those people lived in the shop for a while, and asked him to help find the boat owner who continued westward. The shopkeeper helped them find a cargo ship, and they continued to go westward. gone."

Zhu Di said, "Continue to go west?" He looked anxiously at the map, and pointed out, "Is it here, here, or here? The little Gelan, Kezhi, and Guli you marked are all in this area. This is the end of your journey to the west, have you ever inquired about him in these places!"

Zheng He said: "Since the slaves have become suspicious, they naturally tried their best to inquire after arriving at these places. However, they have not heard any news about this group of people. The slaves purposely rested in these places for a long time, but still found nothing."

Zheng He paused, and then said: "Perhaps they continued to go west. Even if they stayed where they were, it would not be easy to find them. It was just a coincidence in Mount Ceylon. Think about it, Your Majesty. There are more than 200 treasure ships, which are so huge that Westerners have never seen them. Even their kings are amazed when they see such a huge ship, like a floating city.

There were nearly 3 soldiers on board, and some small countries had less than this number in their entire population. Going westward, the momentum was astonishing. As long as they stopped at one place, the news spread across the country in an instant.The servant girl led such a huge fleet, the momentum is too great, and there is a will to spread the word to all nations, every time they go to a country, they must first contact the king of that country, so the news spreads faster.If that person was really hiding there, he would have gotten the news and fled.It is extremely difficult for slaves to inquire about him. "

Zhu Di nodded, stood up slowly, walked around the hall for a long time, and then said: "Sanbao, you have fulfilled my will very well in this trip to the west, and it is especially rare that you can still have such an unexpected harvest. Proclaiming my great Ming force and controlling the barbarians to control the world will not change.

I will go to the Western Ocean again, but it will take some time for all kinds of preparations. In addition, I can use this ocean-going experience to improve the charts, improve the ships, and sum up the sailing skills. When I go to the Western Ocean again, I, Ming The treasure ship will definitely be able to travel farther, and I will check at that time to see if this person is him, and has he gone to the West!This person is out of control, it is always my heart disease! "

Zheng He said: "Your Majesty, with the size of our fleet, we can't hide our whereabouts anywhere. This is equivalent to beating gongs and drums to tell people that we have arrived. In addition, in a foreign land, people and places have two lives, and we want to find someone with a heart. Those who are hidden and have arrived there several years earlier than us, I'm afraid... the slaves don't worry about anything else, they only worry that they will miss the important event of the emperor!"

Zhu Di smiled and said: "You have already said this, and I will naturally consider it. You don't have to worry, when the time comes, I will send someone to go with you, with your big boat, and you will arrive first, and wait for him to finish his secret investigation , your fleet will be here soon! Hehe, this person has a special ability, he can easily blend in with the locals in any unfamiliar environment."

Zhu Di smiled and said to Zheng He: "By the way, I also told you that this person is just like you, he is also a Huihui. Don't you have a saying that you should make a pilgrimage to a holy place once in your life? I just made it happen for you."

Surprised and delighted, Zheng He quickly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, but worried: "Your Majesty, the Holy Land is too far away from me..."

Zhu Di glanced at him and said, "What's the matter? Your ancestors traveled thousands of miles to settle in China during the Yuan Dynasty. Couldn't my treasure ship sail thousands of miles to reach you? As long as we get to you, we have to go farther, farther..."

Zhu Di looked out of the palace, his deep eyes traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, and he didn't know where he saw: "My fleet will sail until the end of that day. I'm very curious, and I want to know what it looks like... , What is it like outside that day! I want to let me fly the Dragon Banner of the Ming Dynasty to the sky, to the sky!"

Zheng He said excitedly: "The emperor wants to see the sky, so the servant will sail the boat to the sky for the emperor! The emperor wants to know what the sky looks like, so the slave will sail the boat to the sky for the emperor! As long as the servant can still move, you can With one breath, the Holy Order must be fulfilled!"

Zhu Di was very happy, helped him up personally, and said with emotion: "Get up, get up, Sanbao, you are the closest person to me, and you are the only one who is wholehearted and only thinking about me!"

Zheng He stood up and said, "Your Majesty has praised you. The servants are the Emperor's servants, so naturally they should think of the Emperor wholeheartedly. It's just that the talents of the servants are limited, they can't do great things, and they can't help the Emperor more. Uh... I don't know what the Emperor said. Who is that adult who can walk with slaves?"

Zhu Di smiled and said: "That person..., hehe, that person is pretending to be a grandson at home right now."

Zheng He was puzzled, and said in a low voice: "Pretending to be a grandson? This..., the emperor's words are mysterious, and the servants are ignorant. I really don't understand. What are you doing pretending to be a grandson?"

Zhu Di sighed: "Grandpa pretends to be grandson, and grandson pretends to be grandpa. Otherwise, how can this family live on? Sigh! A grandpa who can't pretend to be a grandson is not a good grandpa, and a grandson who can't pretend to be a foolish emperor is not a good one either." Emperor! Even I, now..."

As soon as he said this, Ji Gang rushed in: "Your Majesty, Xie Jin confessed. They really had a big conspiracy. They recruited only small fish and shrimps. This time, Xie Jin recruited them." The two masterminds, the power and status of these two people are extraordinary, I dare not be the master, as soon as I receive the news, I will report it to the emperor immediately!"

Zhu Di glanced at him, waved his hand lightly, Zheng He floated out like a shadow, his figure was like a ghost.Ji Gang knew that this Eunuch Zheng was the emperor's confidant. When he was serving in the army, he had seen this Eunuch Zheng's terrifying martial arts with his own eyes, and he was very afraid of him. Still turned sideways to show respect.

Zhu Di returned to his seat and sat down, put away the chart, and asked slowly, "Which big fish did my Master Ji fish out of Xie Jin's big mouth?"

Ji Gang hurriedly took small steps to meet him, and jokingly said, "Your Majesty, this time it's not a big fish, but a whale!" As he spoke, he took out a confession written by Xie Jin from his sleeve, and offered it up with both hands.

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