On the palace, Zhu Di took a hand-drawn map and looked at it seriously, it was a map of the ocean, and from the route drawn, it was the route map of the area through which Zheng He went to the West this time.
Zhu Di looked at it for a long time, clicked on a mark near the end of the route, and said suspiciously: "Here, it's very far away from my Daming, is it possible?"
Zheng He stood sideways beside the imperial case and said in a low voice: "The slave maid traveled all the way west, proclaimed the kings of various countries, and promoted the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but I never thought that I would get news in this regard.
Unexpectedly, in this place, this place is called the mountain country of Ceylon, where the slave and maid anchored the treasure ship, and after meeting the king of the country, they rested in the local area for more than half a month.
The sailors on board were inevitably irritable when they had not been ashore for a long time, so the slaves and maids could not help but travel whenever they went to rest and recuperate, so that they could also relax.
At that time, several sailors and soldiers asked the guide to take them ashore to find a tavern to drink.
Because I rarely see my Middle-earth people there, the local natives are very surprised.
They all came to watch and talk, and asked me about the situation of the Ming Dynasty, which brought business to the store, and the tavern keeper rose up, and also chatted with my officers and soldiers, saying that seven or eight years ago, a group of Middle-earth people had also come to them.
When the sailors returned to the ship, they only gossiped about it, and happened to be heard by the slaves and maids.
The slave maid inquired about the situation with them, and learned that seven or eight years ago, more than twenty Middle-earth clans had arrived in the country on cargo ships.
The shopkeeper also talked about the costumes, speech, and appearance of these people.
It is said that these people are led by a weak and handsome young man, and at all times he is accompanied by two middle-aged men, with white and beardless faces, and their voices are warm and soft."
Zhu Di's face became solemn, Zheng He's voice also slowed down, and he said in a low voice: "The slave maid suddenly became suspicious, so she changed into a sailor's clothes, asked the guide to lead her, went ashore to look for the tavern, found the innkeeper, and asked him carefully about the appearance of this young man, and it did look six or seven points similar to that person." ” Zhu Di groaned: "Seven or eight points are similar" Zheng He said: "All the way upside down, the wind blows and the sun blows, the appearance must have some changes, plus the clothes and hairstyles are different" Zhu Di muttered: "Could it be him, will it really be him, over the years, Hu Hui has been sleeping in the open air, running around the Ming Dynasty, but he has never been able to find his whereabouts, I still think that it is because he fled overseas."
Zheng He said: "The slave maid heard from the shopkeeper that the gang had lived in his shop for some time, so he gave the shopkeeper a few gold coins and told him to tell the slave and maid everything he knew.
Except for one guide, who was in contact with the shopkeeper, the rest of the group had little contact with outsiders.
Because of their magnanimity, they attracted the attention of several local scoundrels who tried to blackmail them, but only one of them, who was not tall and mighty, knocked everyone to the ground, and no one dared to provoke them again.
Your Majesty, my Central Plains martial arts are different from those of Western countries, and the slave maid asked the shopkeeper to make a few strokes of fists and feet, which is very similar to my Central Plains martial arts.
The shopkeeper also felt that the identity of the guest was secretive, and once once personally brought hot water into the room, he did not leave immediately, but leaned on the crack of the door to spy on the movement inside, and he saw " Zhu Di's eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice: "What do you see?"
Zheng He said in a low voice: "The shopkeeper saw that the young man was sitting on a chair, and two middle-aged men with white faces who seemed to be in charge of things knelt in front of him, rolling up their sleeves to wash his feet.
The shopkeeper was amazed, and did not know where they came from, for fear that they would find out that he had caused trouble for himself, so he did not dare to peep any more. ” Zhu Di's expression moved, and he hurriedly asked: "What happened later, does the shopkeeper know where these people went?"
Zheng He said: "The slave maid naturally asked, and the shopkeeper said that those people lived in the shop for a while, so they asked him to help find the boat that continued to go west, and the shopkeeper helped them find a cargo ship, and they continued to go west." ” Zhu Di said: "Continue to the west" He looked at the map hurriedly, stretched out his hand and said: "Is it here, here, or here you marked Xiao Gelan, Ke Zhi, and Guli, all in this area, this is the end of your westward journey, in these places, have you ever inquired about his news?"
Zheng He said: "Since the slave and maid are already suspicious, when they come to these places, they naturally try their best to inquire.
However, I have never heard anything about this group of people.
The slave and maid deliberately rested in these places for a long time, but still did not find anything. ” Zheng He paused, and then said: "Maybe they continue to go west, even if they stay where they are, it is not easy to find them."
In Mount Ceylon, it's just a coincidence.
Your Majesty, you think that there are more than 200 treasure ships for slaves and maids, and their shapes are huge, and the Westerners have never seen them, even if they are kings, when they see such a huge ship, they are amazed like a floating city.
There were nearly 30,000 sergeants on board, and some small countries had less than that number in population, and they went all the way west, with a tremendous momentum, and only stopped at one place, and the news spread throughout the country in an instant.
The slave and maid led such a large fleet of ships, which was already too powerful, and with the will to pacify all nations, every time they arrived, they had to come into contact with the king of that country, so that the news spread more quickly.
If that person was really hiding there, he would have gotten the news and fled.
It was extremely difficult for the slave to inquire about him. ” Zhu Di nodded, slowly stood up, and paced in the hall for a long time before he said: "Sanbao, you have fulfilled my will very well on your westward journey this time, and it is especially rare that you can still have such an unexpected gain."
I declare that I will use the Ming Dynasty to use force and control the four Yi to control the world will not change.
In addition, I can use this ocean-going experience to improve the chart, improve the ship, and summarize the navigation skills, and when I go to the Western Ocean again, my Daming treasure ship will definitely be able to go further, and then it is time to check whether this person is him, whether he ran to the Western Ocean This person is not under control, it is always a piece of my heart."
Zheng He said: "Your Majesty, with the size of our fleet, we can't hide our whereabouts anywhere, which is equivalent to beating gongs and drums to tell people that we have arrived, plus in a foreign land, people and land, I want to find a person who is deliberately hidden and arrived there several years earlier than us, I am afraid that the slave maid is not worried about anything else, only worried that it will miss the emperor's major affairs" Zhu Di smiled and said, "You have already said this, I naturally have some consideration.
You don't have to worry, when the time comes, I will send someone to go with you, go with your big ship, first your big ship arrives, and when he finishes secretly investigating, your fleet will also arrive, hehe, this person, has a special ability, he can be like a fish in water in any unfamiliar environment, and quickly integrate into the locals. ” Zhu Di smiled and said to Zheng He: "By the way, I also told you that this person is the same as you, and he is also a return, don't you have a saying, in your life, you should make a pilgrimage to the holy land, I just fulfilled you." ” Zheng He was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, but he was worried: "Your Majesty, the holy land is too far away from my Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Di glanced at him and said, "What is this, your ancestors were able to travel thousands of miles to settle in my Middle Earth during the Yuan Dynasty, can't my treasure ship sail thousands of miles, and when it arrives at you, my treasure ship will not only come to you, but also go further and farther."
Zhu Di looked out of the hall, his deep gaze passed through thousands of mountains and rivers, and he didn't know where he saw: "My fleet will sail until the end of the day, I am very curious, I want to know, what is it like on the edge of the sky, what is it like outside the sky, I want my Daming Dragon Banner to fly outside the sky, fly to the sky."
Zheng He said excitedly: "The emperor wants to see the edge of the sky, and the slave maid will sail the boat to the edge of the sky for the emperor, and the emperor wants to know what the sky looks like, and the slave and maid will sail the boat to the sky for the emperor, as long as the slave and maid can still walk and have a breath, they will definitely complete the holy order."
Zhu Di Longyan Dayue personally helped him up, and said with emotion: "Get up, get up, Sanbao, you are the closest person to me, and only you are single-minded, just for me."
Zheng He stood up and said, "The emperor has praised it, the slave and maid are the emperor's slaves and maids, so naturally they should think about the emperor wholeheartedly."
It's just that slaves and maids have limited talents, they can't do big things, and they can't help the emperor more.
I don't know who the emperor said about the master who can walk with slaves and maids."
Zhu Di said: "That person, hehe, that person is pretending to be a grandson at home at this time." ” Zheng He was puzzled, and said sneeringly: "Pretending to be a grandson, the emperor's language is mysterious, and the slave is ignorant, I really don't understand, I am so decent, what to do by pretending to be a grandson" Zhu Di sighed: "Grandpa pretends to be a grandson, and a grandson can pretend to be a grandfather, otherwise how can this family live."
Alas, a grandfather who can't pretend to be a grandson, not a good grandfather, an emperor who can't pretend to be confused, and not a good emperor, it's me, and now too."
As soon as he said this, Ji Gang ran in in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Xie Jin confessed, they really have a big plan, originally recruited only some small fish and shrimp, this time Xie Jin recruited two masterminds, the power of these two people is extraordinary, the minister does not dare to call the shots, as soon as he receives the news, he will immediately report to the emperor" Zhu Di glanced at him, waved his hand slightly, and Zheng He floated out like a shadow, his figure like a ghost.
Ji Gang knew that this Gonggong Zheng was the henchman of the emperor's henchmen, when he was serving in the army, he had seen the terrifying martial arts of this Gonggong Zheng with his own eyes, and he was very jealous of him, although the hall was spacious and there was no need to give way, he still turned sideways to show his respect.
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Zhu Di returned to his seat and sat down, took 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 said jokingly: "Your Majesty, this time it's not a big fish, it's a whale" As he spoke, he took out a confession drawn by Xie Jin from his sleeve and offered it with both hands.
To be continued: