Chapter 592: The Past Has Gone with the Wind
After some inquiry, he figured out the ins and outs of the change, on this inconspicuous island, there were two courts, they fought with each other, no one obeyed anyone, but no one could destroy anyone, the strength was between the two middles, but after they landed on this island, the court known as the king of the west defeated the court known as the king of the east, but after the defeat of the "king of the east", the court of the king of the west began to settle accounts after the autumn, just at this time, his fleet passed through the "king of the east" Some soldiers went ashore, and the people of the court of the West King mistakenly thought that they were the reinforcements of the East King, and actually fought against the soldiers of the treasure ship, and this fight was not bad, and the soldiers on the ship killed more than 170 crew members of the fleet ashore.
After the news of the killing of the Ming soldiers reached the treasure ship, the other soldiers on the ship were very angry and excited when they heard that the people on the island had killed their brothers, and they went ashore one after another, asking him to send troops to solve this Western King court in one fell swoop.
The soldiers were killed, as a commander, he naturally understood that these soldiers, their brothers were innocently killed, and it was inevitable that they wanted to take revenge, and the reason why these soldiers did not do it immediately was because they were well trained, and they did not dare to act rashly before listening to his orders, after all, they were here to complete their mission, not to kill.
Of course, he also knew that the reason why these soldiers wanted to do it was to avenge their dead brothers, and on the other hand, it was undoubtedly the invincibility of the Ming fleet, with the treasure ships equipped with advanced weapons such as artillery and muskets, it was effortless to wipe out the Xiwang court on the island in one fell swoop, so they wanted to fight.
The soldiers continued to persuade, and even many of them had already taken up arms, just waiting for his order.
But he didn't give the order to do it, because he had a mission on his shoulders -- to conquer the world and to have a heart for the future!"
"No one can do anything!" he shouted coldly, staring at his eager subordinates.
The soldier looked at him in surprise, his eyes welled up with anger, his brother was killed for no reason, as a commander, he didn't dare to fight, if this matter spreads, where is my prestige. “
The soldier kept shouting, but he was unmoved, just repeating the order over and over again: "No one is allowed to do anything!"
The soldier was puzzled and a little angry, but he was unmoved.
After a long time, he said aloud: "Have you forgotten our mission, what did we do when we went to the West, did we come to kill people, no, we are not here to kill, we are here to complete the mission of His Majesty - to conquer the four seas and have a distant mind." ”
He saw that the voices of the soldiers had become quieter, and even many of them had laid down their weapons.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to relax, and continued: "If we do it, with our strength, it will be easy to exterminate the court of the Western King, but if we do this, it will not only damage the prestige of our Ming Dynasty, but also deviate from our original intention of going to the Western Ocean, and will also delay our trip.
"No, if we can't complete it, if we can't complete the mission, what's the point of us going to the West?" his voice sounded.
"Bang dang!"
There was a crisp sound, and I don't know who put down the weapon first, followed by a loud sound, and tens of thousands of soldiers put down the weapons in their hands.
A fighting stopped, after which he ordered an envoy to be sent to the court of the Western King to negotiate the matter.
After learning that his soldiers had killed the Ming soldiers, the king of the west was very frightened and sent a messenger to apologize for his sins and ask for compensation of 60,000 taels of gold to atone for his sins. In view of the fact that the king of the west was sincerely frightened, he asked for punishment for the crime, so he gave the Ming Dynasty a peaceful deal with the incident. The Ming Dynasty decided to give up its claim for compensation to the country of Ma Ya Baxie, and when the King of the West learned about it, he was very moved, and the two countries lived in harmony from then on.
After this incident, his treasure ship continued all the way south, passing through Sumatra, Mount Ceylon and other places, and was greatly welcomed along the way to communicate with Western countries, and their bright smiles and warm greetings made him nostalgic.
He wanted to stay longer, but he couldn't, because he had a greater mission, to go to a country called Guri to proclaim the decree of the imperial court.
After many days of traveling, the treasure ship successfully arrived in the country of Guli.
The country is bordered by the sea to the west and the country of Kochi (present-day Cochin, India) to the south. From Guli to Kochi country for three days and ten days to the hill country of Ceylon. When the treasure ship arrived on the shore, King Shami of the Guri Kingdom welcomed visitors from afar. His fleet was warmly received by the people of Guri. The sound of drums, gongs, bells, and trumpets sounded in unison, and the deafening sound crossed the ocean and crossed the reef. The people of Guri on the shore saw one by one sailing ships moving quickly towards the shore. The people of Guli have seen the treasure ships in front of them, each treasure ship is the size of several houses, and the big ships with snake eyes painted on the bow are black and pressing, like a city on the sea.
In order to thank the king of Guri Kingdom, Shalidi, a feast was arranged to entertain Shalidi. During the banquet, his deputy Wang Jinghong proposed to the king of Shalidi that in order to commemorate this voyage, a stele pavilion should be built in Guli Kingdom to be kept as a memorial. The Sharidi King readily agreed. In this way, the officers and men of his fleet began to build a monument pavilion. Through the efforts of the officers and men of the fleet, it didn't take long for a Chinese-style stele pavilion to be built in Guli Kingdom, and the stele was engraved with inscriptions.
"In the fifth year of Yongle, the imperial court ordered the eunuch Zheng He and others to lead the big treasure ship to the other, build a stele pavilion, and stand the stone cloud: its country went to China for more than 100,000 miles, the people and things were salty, the wind was the same, the stone was carved in Z, and Yongle was eternal. ”
After that, he read out the will of the imperial court, issued an edict to canonize the king of Guri, and gave him seals, Wenqi and other things, and the king of Guli sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, contributing precious stones, gold belts, coral beads, pepper, and wood incense......
The first trip to the West was a complete return, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were jubilant, he was also very happy, very excited, this feeling of sea navigation made him miss it very much, he liked it very much, those enthusiastic people, let him dream, and that one by one mission, so that as a Ming courtier, he can also make contributions to the court and the country, so he likes this feeling of sailing.
The feeling of all countries coming to the court made Zhu Di very satisfied, and soon he received the will to go to the West.
On the 13th day of September in the fifth year of Yongle, at the age of 36, after completing his first voyage to the Western Ocean, he immediately led a fleet with Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian to go to the Western Ocean for the second time, passing through Champang, Java, Siam (present-day Thailand), Manraka, Nam Vuli, Kajil (present-day southern tip of India), Ceylon, Kochi (present-day Cochin on the southwest coast of India), Guli and other countries. He returned to China in the summer, July and August of the seventh year of Yongle. For this reason, he made a special trip to Ceylon to give alms to the Buddhist temple on Mount Ceylon, and erected a monument as a text to perpetuate it. The inscription reads, "I would like to weave gold and silver with gold, spin silk flags, incense burners, vases, lamps and candles on the surface, etc., and give alms to the Buddhist temple to make offerings, but the world respects it."
Yongle has been ugly for seven years, he set sail from Taicang Liujiagang in September at the age of 38, Yao Guangxiao, Fei Xin, Ma Huan and others went to the West for the third time, and offered incense flowers to the other country (referring to Ceylon, now Sri Lanka) to make offerings...... When the ceremony, please Buddha tooth (said to be the tooth of Shakyamuni, it is said that after the cremation of Shakyamuni's body, the tooth is intact, called the Buddha's tooth relic) to the boat, the spirit is very strange, the brilliance shines...... On the ninth day of July in the ninth year of Yongle, he went to Beijing
In the eleventh year of Yongle, he was forty-two years old and led a fleet to the Western Ocean for the fourth time with Ma Huan and others.
In the fifteenth year of Yongle, he led the fleet to the Western Ocean for the fifth time at the age of forty-six.
In the nineteenth year of Yongle, he was fifty years old and led a fleet to the West for the sixth time with Wang Jinghong, Ma Huan and others.
Now he is fifty-four years old, since the death of the Yongle Emperor, Renzong Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, with economic emptiness, ordered to stop the action of going to the West, this sense of emptiness made him very uneasy, the most important thing is the mission left to him by Ming Chengzu - to show that China is rich and strong, in his opinion has not been completely completed, the situation of all countries coming to the dynasty has just begun, to maintain this situation, the West Ocean will continue, for this he has to come to Nanjing in person.
"My lord, do you think the prince will agree to let you go to the West?" said the woman beside Zheng He softly.
This woman's name is Shui Yue, taken from the flower in the mirror, the meaning of the moon in the water, is his personal maid, responsible for taking care of his sleep, food, drink and housing, as well as accompanying him to talk to relieve boredom, which is his intimate person.
Shui Yue's voice was not loud, but Zheng He woke up from his previous contemplation, glanced at the emerald emerald and sighed lightly, and said: "I don't know, but the current crown prince is a talented person, quite ambitious, and his temperament also has a bit of the shadow of the emperor of Chengzu, I believe that I can see the benefits brought by this Western to the imperial court?"
"I hope so, right?" Shui Yue responded, but her tone was a little uncertain.
Today's prince she has seen, smart and clever, but the temperament is quite similar to today's saints, may not continue to go to the West, after all, going to the West is not a joke, every year to spend a lot of money, material resources, manpower, not the master of the eloquent strategy, is never afraid to go to the West. These words, naturally her little maidservant girl did not dare to say.
With these words, the carriage became silent, except for the emerald green light, which flashed from time to time, and was extremely moving.
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