Early in the morning, Wang Xi came to knock on the door, probably because he was afraid that Ji Tongyi would not be able to find him if he came late.

Fortunately, Ji Yan didn't let him, and he washed up early at home.

The two left the house, turned a few alleys, and walked along the Qinhuai River for a while, when Wang Xi stopped at a port and said that he wanted to hail a boat.

Ji Yan was a little curious and asked, "Is the place where Lord Zheng is running an errand far away now?" Still going by boat? ”

Wang Xi beckoned a small boat to come over, and said to Ji Yan: "It's not very far, but it's just by the Qinhuai River, and you can get off the boat, and there are a lot of carriages and horses transported in the capital now, so it's not easy to walk by land." ”

Ji Yan then asked, "What are the many carts and horses transporting in the city?" How did I not know? ”

Wang Xi smiled and said: "Ji Tongyi is estimated to be too completely fake, so everything in the court has been forgotten, the emperor summoned a few Wenyuan Pavilion scholars last year to repair books, I remember that at that time, all kinds of books and classics were collected from all over the world every day." ”

At this time, a flat boat slowly approached the port, and Wang Xi and Ji Yan also jumped one step into the boat.

Wang Xi told the boatman the place, and the boat went down the Qinhuai River.

He then said to Ji Yan on the boat: "Isn't this the book finished recently, and I named it "Literature Collection", and dedicated it to the emperor, so many chariots and horses returned the books they had collected from various places before, which is called borrowing and returning. ”

Ji Yan nodded after hearing this, and was silent.

He still has a little impression of the Yongle Emperor's revision of the book, but he has the impression that the book he has completed is called "Yongle Canon", not a "Literature Collection", and he doesn't know if it is a thing.

Although it was still morning, Kyoshi was one of the famous "stoves", so as soon as the sun came out, it made people feel too hot, so the two of them got into the simple airy cabin of the small boat, and squatted in it to shade the sun.

Ji Yan asked, "Where is Lord Zheng He on an errand now?" ”

Wang Xi replied with a smile: "The emperor is very satisfied with Lord Zheng's mission to Japan, and now Lord Zheng has received a new errand, which is not far ahead. ”

As he spoke, he also pointed to a towering pagoda in front of him.

Ji Yan looked at the tower in the direction of Wang Xi's finger, the tower was six or seven stories high, and it looked magnificent, but he couldn't see anything else, so he didn't know why, and then asked, "Lord Zheng is in the tower now?" ”

Wang Xi smiled, waved his hand, and only said that he would know when he arrived in a while.

The two of them rowed on the Qinhuai River, and after about a stick of incense, they arrived at a port downstream, Wang married the account, and the two jumped off the boat in turn.

Ji Yan got off the boat and walked up the steps to the port, and saw a somewhat damaged temple, although the wall is not short, and the area enclosed by the temple is also very large, but it is in disrepair, and it does not look like a pilgrim has come, and the pagoda is located in the temple.

Wang Xi walked into the courtyard with Ji Yan, and before entering the door, Ji Yan looked up and saw a slightly new plaque, written on Tianxi Temple.

Entering the temple gate, it is simple and elegant, clean and tidy, obviously someone lives here, and often cleans and cleans.

Wang Xi walked briskly all the way ahead, and took Ji Yan to a side room next to the main hall of the temple, the door was open, and Zheng He was sitting inside looking at some letters.

Zheng He looked up and saw Wang Xi leading Ji Yan to come, got up, smiled and said, "Ji Tongyi, we met again, what do you think of this temple?" Have you ever thought that you would come to the temple on an errand after returning to China? ”

It seems that Zheng He is in a very good mood and is in high spirits now.

Ji Yan didn't know how to evaluate this temple and temple, and said a few words vaguely casually.

Zheng He also saw that Ji Yan didn't know much about Buddhist temples at this time, so he didn't continue to ask, he smiled and said: "This temple is a famous temple and ancient temple, this temple was built in the Three Kingdoms Sun Wu period, and the later dynasties are the center of the southern Buddhist temples. It's just that it is now in disrepair and somewhat dilapidated, so the emperor now orders me to serve as the supervisor of the work, and work with the Ministry of Industry to sort out and repair this place, and prime minister the entire construction project. ”

Ji Yan listened and nodded again and again.

Zheng He continued: "The emperor is very satisfied with the matter of going to Japan, and I also stated to the emperor your bravery and wit, and now you have also put up an order in the Ministry of Industry, and the Jinyi guard is still there, and you only need to come to me on an errand on weekdays." ”

When Ji Yan heard this, he hurriedly waved his gratitude and expressed his gratitude.

He was secretly happy in his heart, now he can do a job and receive double the salary, isn't it beautiful.

I only heard Zheng He continue: "I have arranged three errands for you now, you don't have to worry, I will ask Wang Xi to take you to familiarize yourself with the situation here, and then do it later."

Ji Yan just heard that he had doubled his salary, and thought that he should show a hand, so he replied: "The lower official is willing to listen to the three errands arranged by the adults first." ”

Zheng He smiled and said, "It's okay." ”

Then he waved his hand and motioned for Wang Xi to go outside and close the door.

At the moment, only Zheng He and Ji Yan were left in the house, Zheng He paced in the room, and said: "I have three things that I need you to do now, but in fact, it is also one thing, I remember that you have established a Qingzhou merchant in the glass business in Ryukyu, right?" ”

Zheng He was talking about Ruan Zhong and them, and Ji Yan promised.

I only heard Zheng He continue: "I need you to go to Qingzhou Mansion in Shandong, the pagoda in the temple, see it, the Ministry of Industry has given several sets of repair plans, one of which is to be built into a glazed pagoda, I see it very agreeable." You go to Qingzhou Mansion, bring the drawings, and discuss with the craftsmen of the glass factory over there. ”

"This is one of them."

Zheng He looked at Ji Yan, frowned, and said: "I remember that you mentioned it in Japan, and you are very puzzled why these Shandong merchants who are thousands of miles away know so early that I am going to lead the army to suppress the Japanese invaders. ”

"I see that you are weak, and you don't have any martial arts. On this trip to Shandong, if you find a capable and reliable person, you can recruit one and give you a start. ”

After speaking, Zheng He

Zheng He originally planned to ask Wang Xi to come in, but as if he remembered something, he asked again, "Where do you live now?" ”

Ji Yan felt a little embarrassed and answered where he lived.

After hearing this, Zheng He said with a smile: "I can't see it, you still like to be quiet, and you actually live in such a remote place." ”

Ji Yan smiled and said, "Xiaguan is not keen on quietness, but he is shy in his pocket, and the house over there is cheap." Xia Guan is alone, and he has no ancestral property or relatives and friends to help him, and he can live there just by relying on the experience of Sitongyi. ”

Zheng He thought for a while and said, "Now that you have double the salary, you can live more conveniently, I think it's good for you to move to live near this Tianxi Temple, so that it is convenient for me to find you if I have something." ”

Ji Yan was a little moved at this time, moved that Zheng He cared so much about his life, so he agreed.

Zheng He called Wang Xi in and arranged for him to take Ji Yan for a walk in the temple, as well as to take a look at the house arranged for Ji Yan to run an errand.

He also specially instructed Wang Xi to go to the account room to pay three taels of silver to Ji Yan and help him move.

Ji Yan felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't think much about it, so he planned to follow Wang Xi out of the room. Just as he was about to leave the house, Ji Yan saw a huge map hanging on one wall of Zheng He's house, which was more than one person in length and width.

The map was half-covered by a curtain, slightly yellowed, Ji Yan was attracted by this map, only to see that it was densely marked with the geography of the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, rivers and lakes, meticulous, it was really a map with great thought.

Zheng He noticed that Ji Yan was interested in this map, and he was in a good mood today, so he paced over, pointed to the map on the wall, and said: "This map is called "Da Ming Mixed One Map", which was made in the Taizu period, and now the emperor has placed it here for me to use in the future. ”

As he spoke, he approached the wall, pulled the curtain, and tugged hard so that the whole map was in full view.

Ji Yan's gaze swept from right to left over the huge and detailed map, and when he saw the far left of the map, he suddenly felt a little out of breath.

Ji Yan lost his voice a little and asked, "Who made this picture?" ”

At this moment, he looked at the "Da Ming Mixed Picture" on the wall, and there was only one thought in his heart, there was another traverser in this world?