In order to go to the West and Korea, Emperor Hongzhi was anxious for a long time!

Now that I heard the word Xishan, my heartstrings moved, and I actually thought: "Since Xiurong is going, I will accompany her." ”

"What?" Zhu Houzhao was a little confused, what kind of rhythm was this, it was not within his expectations.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "You lead me to go, not only I and your imperial sister want to go, let your queen mother also go for a walk, she has always wanted to go out of the palace, but there is a lot of inconvenience, in a few days will be resting, let the courtiers in the court also go to go, many of them still don't know the suffering of the people......"

"........." Zhu Houzhao already wanted to die.

Zhu Houzhao was full of frustration and hurriedly said: "How many people are here, Father...... This...... This is to treat my sister. ”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "It's good to go for a walk, what's the matter, aren't you happy?" ”

"Le ...... Gladly! Zhu Houzhao knelt straight and tried hard to squeeze out a smile.

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The human scum Wang Bushi has finally docked, in fact, this ship has undergone some repairs, and the majestic ship still looks quite imposing in this barren place!

Xu Jing found some Franco-Rang people on an island near Lüsong, and after trying to negotiate with them, both sides seemed to be afraid of each other, and it seemed that these Franco-Mechanics intended to build a trade point here, and did not want to cause trouble.

After they learned that Xu Jing was from the Ming Empire, they showed great interest.

At the same time, Xu Jing also learned that these Westerners, who claimed to be Francos, had established many trade points in Luzon, Sumatra and other places, and their cargo ships had begun to shuttle back and forth between the Western Ocean.

This is an uninvited guest.

Xu Jing actually got along with them very quickly, and the Franco-Rang people seemed to be very concerned about the situation in the more east, and repeatedly inquired why the Ming Dynasty did not come to trade in the West.

Xu Jing began to learn the half-baked language of the Franc machine, and even before leaving, a small merchant of the Franc machine seemed to be happy to continue to the West with Xu Jing, and was willing to provide some assistance, he claimed to be a Western expert.

So Xu Jing left this person in the scum of the world Wang Bushi, this Francophone man observed Xu Jing and others every move very carefully, and worked hard to learn Chinese, of course, he stubbornly thought that he should take a Chinese name with connotation.

Xu Jing was very enthusiastic and immediately expressed his willingness to give him a Chinese name with deep meanings - Wang Xizuo.

The reason why the surname is Wang is because the ship is surnamed Wang, and the reason why he is called Xizuo is, of course, to remind the sailors, boatmen, and soldiers on the ship, and to label this Francophone first, so that everyone knows that no secrets must be divulged.

And Wang Xizuo, did not live up to his name of fine work, although it is mixed with half-baked Chinese, but everywhere on the boat to give people small gifts, to show goodwill, occasionally in the process of learning Chinese, there will always be a cold sentence, how many troops are there in the Ming Kingdom, how is the training...... How many such ships are there......

In this regard, the crew ignored him.

At this time, Xu Jing jumped off the boat, and behind him was Yang Jian, an excited Qianhu official, who could finally dock.

They sent scribes and began to contact villages and cities on land.

"This is the ...... of Manchuria" Xu Jing looked into the distance, felt the breath here, and said: "It's been more than four months, and I finally arrived here, the folk customs here are quite simple, they had sent envoys to my Ming Dynasty back then, but they quickly broke off contact, it is said that there was a civil strife in the country, put away your swords, don't be nervous." ”

So the people on the boat also began to disembark, some began to look for water, and some people were responsible for setting up the village.

It is worrying that more than double digits of people have died of illness on board, and many people are reluctant to continue westward, but when they see land, all frustration is swept away......

"The women here are nice." Xu Jing lowered his voice and said to Yang Jiandao.

Yang Jian licked his mouth, his eyes lit up, but he said awkwardly: "It's not such a person, editor Xiu Xiu wants to say these nonsense things." ”

Xu Jing's eyes were glowing green, the days on the ship were really difficult, but it was a pity that the ship was not allowed to carry female dependents, it was too ostentatious, he finally understood why Emperor Wen wanted to let the eunuch Sanbao lead the fleet to the Western Ocean, as the chief officer of the fleet, it was really a fatal thing not to bring a few women on the ship, without great perseverance, I am afraid that it would be unbearable at all.

Xu Jing patted his head and endured.

That day, in the dead of night, in the tent, without the bumps and shaking of the boat, Xu Jing felt a little unaccustomed, and he lit an oil lamp in his tent!

The oil lamp was rising, Xu Jing knelt on the desk, gently lifted the pen, and wrote something every day, for him, it has become a habit to relieve loneliness in this mission.

"November 26 of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, fine, it has been one hundred and twenty-three days to go to sea today, the fleet has arrived at Manraka, Manraka is unpredictable, and at night, to the north thirteen miles, a market is found......"

Roughly recorded today's situation, he was silent, facing the oil lamp, and picked up the pen again, his eyes were a little moist: "All the way to the west, there is no news in Beijing, I don't know how the teacher is, the West is cool, I want to come to Beijing is already snowing, the teacher is young, I don't know if I have added clothes, and I don't know if the old disease has attacked, I am very worried, I want to come to the teacher is very human, I will not worry about trouble, it is really my people who are worried about the sky......

Thinking of his teacher, Xu Jing pursed his lips and was silent for a long time.

He misses his hometown, his homeland, and even more so his days in Beijing. Playing happily with a few senior brothers there, serving the teacher's days, although his talent is far less than that of several senior brothers, but the teacher has repeatedly encouraged himself, saying that what he values most is himself, these warm words make Xu Jing unforgettable.

When people are far away from their homeland, their thoughts about the past of their homeland and the people in their homeland will continue to magnify.

Therefore, when he thinks of his mentor, his senior brother, in the dead of night, Xu Jing can't help but sob, during the day, he is an editor who is good at dealing with people, and he is the backbone of the fleet, and at night, he is the Xu Jing who is not particularly talented and can't raise his head in front of his teacher.

After sobbing, he sniffed and took a deep breath, regretting in his heart that he did not let his teacher give him a gift when he was leaving, so that he could carry it with him, at least leave a memory.

He finally continued to write: "The people on the boat are waiting, homesick, and the voices asking to return are endless; However, the teacher had already instructed him to go west, all the way to the west, but as long as there is still breath, he will never return, and the emotions of the officers and soldiers, sailors, helmsmen, etc., still need to be appeased. ”

"As for the king of the ship, he is a companion on the surface, but he clearly hides the ambition of a wolf, but with this person, he can learn the language of the Franco! I look at the Francophone ship, the ship is very good, so this person can use it, and in the future to negotiate with the Francophone man, this person needs to thread the needle. You can also use his mouth to explore the westbound route, which is said to be one of the three gains, but it is just ...... Be careful to take precautions ......"

Writing, writing, he was very tired, he lay on the desk, grinding his teeth, his mouth made a dream, in the corners of his eyes, but he didn't know when he was choking tears, and he fell asleep like this.

Early the next morning, I heard the sound of the bull's horn, and it seemed as if the earth was trembling.

There was a mess outside: "Editing, editing, there are thieves, there are thieves." ”

Xu Jing hurriedly walked out of the tent, only to see that more than 100 officers and soldiers had already prepared firearms and swords, ready to attack. The other sailors, porters, wrestlers, and others who had come ashore also gathered in terror......

Xu Jing calmly looked into the distance, and saw several elephants in front, followed by a dense crowd of people, the elephant was hung with red cloth, and I don't know what was written.

"Put away your weapons, put away your weapons!" Xu Jing evoked a smile, and then said: "This is the etiquette of the Manraka people, it is a gift to welcome guests, you don't move, wait here, I will bring a few people forward to negotiate." Also, prepare some silk and come with me, for the Manraka people pay attention to the greeting ceremony......"

So more than a dozen people followed Xu Jing out of the camp and walked towards the dense crowd, and the people behind him saw the war elephant, but they were all terrified.

Wang Xizuo also mixed in with the crowd, holding a porcelain vase in his hand, and he carefully observed all this.

Sure enough, the Manraka people in front of them did not make any hostile moves, and a noble-looking man had already dismounted from the war elephant, and with a team of guards, he also came towards him with a smile on his face.

But when they got closer, all of a sudden, the prince of Manraka seemed to see something, and his face suddenly became grim, and the guards behind him also shouted, they were holding precious rhino horns and ivory in their hands as gifts to welcome the distinguished guests, but at this time, some people wanted to draw their swords in horror.

The people behind Xu Jing also became nervous, not knowing what was going on.

Xu Jing's forehead was covered with cold sweat, he was convinced that when the eunuch of Sanbao came here, he left a good impression on the Manraka people, and the other party already knew his identity, so he should not make a big deal with strange guests, but why did they ......

At this moment, Xu Jing seemed to think of something, he suddenly stopped, and Wang Xizuo behind him happened to take a step forward and arrived at his side......

said that it was too late and that it was fast, Xu Jing directly stretched out his hand, and a slap fell on Wang Xizuo's face!

Wang Xizuo fell down in response, and Xu Jing whispered to Wang Xizuo: "Now, you pretend to be our captive!" ”

Seeing this, the princes and guards on the opposite side breathed a long sigh of relief, and they all relaxed again, and continued to step forward with a smile on their faces.

The two sides came together to salute each other and exchange gifts.

They gestured and struggled to communicate.