When the wind is calm, the boundless South Seas are as charming as the turquoise jade. otbnkotgt Normally, two or three thousand miles away from the coastline, you can't see seabirds, especially in the South China Sea, where there is no winter, and birds will not risk exhaustion to fly into the depths of the ocean.
But there are hundreds, if not thousands, of these seabirds, and they fly so cheerfully and lightly that they don't get tired of anything.
At this time, a large fleet also sailed out of the shadows of the clouds.
There are more than 200 ocean-going vessels of different purposes and sizes, forming a super formation with a radius of more than 10 miles, sailing in the depths of the ocean more than 2,000 miles away from the mainland.
It has been almost two months since the seabirds followed this huge fleet in flocks from Nanjing, passing through Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Jiaozhi, and all the way west.
When they landed on those ships, they were warmly welcomed by the sailors.
Sailors of the ocean regarded them as a symbol of good luck, and it was said that a fleet of seabirds would not encounter the wrath of the sea god.
In the center of the fleet, on the hundred-foot-long flagship, a tall, bronzed-skinned, beardless middle-aged man sprinkled a handful of millet on the deck and smiled at the elves who flew to fight for food.
It was only at this moment that he was completely convinced that his experience in the past few months was not a sweet dream that would wake up at any time.
An eagle-faced old man with gray hair and no beard stood not far behind the middle-aged man, looking at the seabirds with unkind eyes, as if he was thinking about whether to catch two stewed or braised ones, to comfort his appetite that had been completely ruined by the sea fish and dry food.
"If you just catch two, it won't anger the sea god."
However, the older the rivers and lakes are, the less timid he becomes, and he still maintains a little fear in the face of the unpredictable sea.
"It's better not to."
A young monk as handsome as a woman appeared beside the old man at some point, shook his head and smiled: "It is said that the seabird is the messenger of Mazu Niangniang. ” "Hmph."
The old man was displeased when he heard this: "Wei Wujian, when did you become a good man and a woman?"
"The little monk has been taking refuge for several years, and please call the little monk the Dharma name like a flower."
The young monk was actually Wei Wujian who was in the Yongle Dynasty, and now he was still dressed in white, and his appearance had not changed, but the anger between his eyebrows disappeared completely, replaced by a peaceful and calm face, he looked at the old man with a smile and said: "It's Gonggong Zhao, can't you let it go now?"
"Hmph" This Zhao Gonggong turned out to be the governor of Dongchang that year, the first eunuch Zhao Ying of the Yongle Dynasty, when King Zhao was defeated, he disappeared.
The court has been hunting for him, but there has never been his whereabouts.
Zhao Ying sneered when he heard this: "After so many years of being a lost dog, our family is not as free and easy as you." ” "What if you don't be free and easy," Wei Wujian in the past, and now the Ruhua monk smiled slightly: "Now His Royal Highness King De Ze is praised by the people in the sea and all the people, and the masters around him are like clouds, and there are many capable people, even if the martial arts are like the father-in-law, he can still get revenge."
"Hmph" Zhao Ying was blocked, but he still said deflated: "Our family really can't take revenge, otherwise why take Zheng He's ship, go overseas, and open up a world" "His Royal Highness King De is really broad-minded, the little monk never expected that he would let Gonggong Zheng lead the fleet to sea."
Monk Ruhua was full of admiration, if you want to say who is the most convinced Wang Xian in the world, he is definitely one.
That's what I got again and again.
"What is even more surprising to our family is that Zheng He actually agreed."
Zhao Ying glanced at the middle-aged man in front of him: "Our family thinks that a guy like him will be loyal to the second master." ” "Gonggong Zheng has been loyal."
Wei Wujian also looked at the middle-aged man: "Presumably, like a poor monk, he completely bowed to His Royal Highness King De."
A few years ago, Wei Wujian led the Mingjiao to surrender to Wang Xian, and became a monk in Qingshou Temple, and Wang Xian personally gave the name of the law such as flowers, which is said to be taken from the flowers, and the meaning of the smile of the leaves.
Wei Wujian was very proud of this, and since then he has completely abandoned the past and become a flower-like monk who is dedicated to Buddha.
But he, a monk, still can't get rid of the evil door, and openly declares that the Buddha in his heart is His Royal Highness King De, and has been committed to preaching Wang Xian's great kindness everywhere for many years, which makes Wang Xian very embarrassed.
This time, when he recruited men to go to sea, he kicked him into the fleet and made him a monk with him.
"Actually, he didn't ask me to surrender" The middle-aged man was naturally Zheng He, hearing this, he patted the rice grains on his hands, looked at the vast sea, and said softly: "Originally, I thought that I would be imprisoned for life, because I didn't plan to bow down to him at all." ” "It's difficult, it's him who begged you to go to sea, but it didn't work" Zhao Ying looked at Zheng He in disbelief.
"It's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's true."
Zheng He sighed, and his thoughts went back to half a year ago.
Half a year ago, Zheng He had been imprisoned for six years.
He was in the secret passage of the West Garden, and he was stunned by the smoke with the Yongle Emperor.
When he woke up, he was tied up and locked in a dungeon.
Other than that, he wasn't mistreated.
Half a year later, he was loaded into an airtight prison car, thinking that he was going to be executed, but who knew that the prison car would leave for half a month, and when he got off the prison car, he found that he had arrived in Shandong.
Then, there was another long period of detention, but this time the conditions were much better, and he was kept in a house with a few sergeants to serve.
He could even learn about the situation in the outside world through those soldiers, only to know that Emperor Yongle had been killed by King Zhao, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince raised troops in Shandong to quell the rebellion, and soon captured the capital.
Now it is Zhu Gaochi who sits on the dragon chair, not Zhu Zhanji, the heir designated by the Yongle Emperor, and as for Wang Xian, who the Yongle Emperor will kill, he has also been promoted to the hereditary Zhenguo Gong, and he is now under house arrest on his territory.
Although Zheng He didn't know anything about the inner feelings, he could also guess that Wang Xian was making trouble all this, at least the death of the first emperor, he would definitely not be able to escape it.
Although Zheng He wanted to avenge the first emperor, he was helpless until now What Zheng He didn't expect was that at this time, Wang Xian actually retreated to Shandong in a hurry, and soon met with him.
The atmosphere of the meeting was not harmonious at all, if it weren't for Wang Xian's side guarded by a master, Zheng He would have died with him.
Wang Xian did not make much excuse for his actions.
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Of course, with the disparity in status between the two sides today, there is really no need for the other side to justify.
Wang Xian made no secret of the fact that his rebellious actions could not be concealed from the people of the world after all, and he would definitely become the target of public criticism in the court, so it was better to go back to Shandong to avoid the limelight.
Zheng He thought that this was just a show off by the victor to the prisoner, and only listened coldly to his rhetoric there.
Until Wang Xian asked him a question, do you still want to go to sea?
Rao Zheng He's heart was like ashes, or his eyes narrowed suddenly.
How could he not want to go to sea, the sea that haunted his dreams, the voyage that made his blood surging, was the love of his life.
Only on the magnificent sea will he forget the mutilation of his body, find his true self, and truly feel that he is still alive But the light in his eyes flashed and disappeared, not to mention whether he could emotionally accept the invitation of this former emperor's enemy.
Zhu Gaochi and the group of civil servants he relied on have been clearly opposing the Western Ocean for many years, believing that this is a waste of national funds and people's strength.
Now that Zhu Gaochi has become the emperor, and that group of ministers also controls the government, how can he let him go to sea again "I heard that the enthronement edict of the Holy One has already stated that he will no longer go to the West."
Zheng He stabilized his mind and said coldly.
"It's a matter of people."
Wang Xian said in a firm tone: "The future of China is at sea, if we close ourselves to the country, we will definitely fall behind and be beaten." ” "Oh," Zheng He was shocked by Wang Xian's assertion.
Even a navigator like him still can't raise the significance of navigation to the level of national fortune.
Wang Xian firmly believed in his judgment, and said in a deep voice: "The national policy is not immutable, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty will sail away again after all, as long as you are willing, the governor of the fleet will still be you." ” "Let's wait until the day when we can really go to sea" Zheng He couldn't refuse at all, so he could only say ambiguously.
Wang Xian seemed to be very satisfied with his reply, and in the days that followed, he would come over from time to time to have a long conversation with Zheng He, and the topic always revolved around navigation.
Zheng He still hated Wang Xian deeply, but he did not refuse to tell him what he had seen and heard when he went to the West several times, as well as the incredible conjectures that arose during the voyage.
What shocked Zheng He was that Wang Xian actually had a wealth of nautical knowledge, and he was far superior to himself in astronomy and geography.
For example, Wang Xian told him that, as he had guessed, the earth was spherical.
So when the ship is offshore, the hull of the ship gradually disappears into the waves, leaving only the mast sail, and then the mast sail gradually disappears.
Although Wang Xian's statement can explain his long-standing doubts, Zheng He still can't believe that the earth where human beings live is actually an egg-like planet.
Wang Xian didn't explain much, just smiled and said: "Let's do a round-the-world voyage, if you keep sailing westward and eventually come back, it is the best proof."
Zheng He was once again instigated by Wang Xian's blood.
This has happened many times.
For example, Wang Xian said that the Red Sea he has visited is not the end of the ocean, and he will go south along the African continent to the end of the African continent, and then go all the way north to reach the legendary Europa.
If you sail east from China, you will reach a continent that is far larger than the territory of the Ming Dynasty Every time he finished chatting with Wang Xian, Zheng He couldn't resist the urge to go to sea immediately, this impulse was so persistent and violent, and gradually even the bitter hatred was washed away by it more and more blurred Zheng He didn't know how many times he asked himself, if Wang Xian could really start the voyage again, would he agree to go to sea, and the answer would be the same every time.
But to Zheng He's disappointment, one day, Wang Xian returned to Beijing, which was four years, and the news that came later made him even more depressed.
Wang Xian actually went to war with the imperial court, and defeated the imperial court.
Although he later brought out Emperor Jianwen, Sima Zhao's heart was already known to passers-by.
Half a year ago, Zheng He was finally sent to Tianjin by Jinyiwei, and at Dagukou he saw a voyage fleet twice as large as his original fleet.
Wang Xian, who had become the king of De, invited him to visit the fleet together, and then on this deck, he smiled at him and said, "What Gu promised you has been done, and it's time for you to answer Gu." ” Zheng He looked at Wang Xian with extremely complicated eyes, and the fierce battle between heaven and man in his heart was fierce.
Wang Xian held on to the railing and stared at the sea quietly, and said softly for a while: "I heard the wind of the South Seas calling, calling the fleet of the Ming Dynasty" Saying that, Wang Xian turned his head, looked at Zheng He and said: "Calling the greatest navigator in the world." ” Zheng He's breathing was obviously rapid, if the other party was not a traitor who committed trouble, it would be his best master and confidant.
The soldier dies for his confidant, but the loyal minister does not care about the two masters "I want you to sail again."
Wang Xian was not annoyed, but said softly: "You know, this is not for myself, for the sake of Daming, for the whole of Huaxia."
In the next five hundred years, whether the Ming Dynasty can continue to lead depends on whether it can conquer the distant oceans. ” After speaking, Wang Xian left, leaving behind the seal of the commander of the fleet before leaving, and ordered him to return his freedom if Zheng He did not agree.
Zheng He was the only one left on the deck, he leaned on the railing and looked at the endless sea, with the rippling waves, a heart gradually surging with blood, tears unconsciously filled his eyes The wind in the South Seas suddenly blew, and the sails were hunting, Zheng He came back to his senses, his eyes were finally no longer confused, and he shouted to his subordinates: "Full speed sailing" is not over
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