Mei Yuning watched Ji Yan leave the Nanzhen Fusi Yamen, she sat on a stool weakly, closed her eyes sadly, buried her face in her hands, and remembered what happened after she went home last night.

After Mei Yuning went home last night, she told her parents that Zheng He was going to go to the ocean, and she estimated that she would also accompany her.

The atmosphere in Mei Yuma's mansion suddenly became solemn, and for the first time in Mei Yuning's life, she saw her father and mother having a dispute and disagreeing.

Her father Mei Yin is the nephew of the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, Marquis Mei Sizu, and her mother is the baby daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, Princess Zhu Changning of Ningguo.

After the meritorious hero and the emperor's concubine, a match made in heaven, the marriage hand-picked by Zhu Yuanzhang has been almost 30 years, and it has always been affectionate, harmonious, and has never had a dissent.

But now, because of the matter of not letting Mei Yuning go to sea, they have a conflict.

Princess Zhu Changning of Ningguo felt that she was old, and she had nothing else to ask for, but hoped to enjoy her family.

However, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and the emperor's family could not help himself.

After Yongle, her two sons never returned home, and she hadn't seen them in years.

During the New Year's holidays, the two sons sent their subordinates to send some gifts.

Now her only daughter is also traveling, which is hard for her to accept.

Zhu Changning is not like those ladies who grew up in the deep palace since he was a child and only knew the shortcomings of his parents.

When she was born, the Ming Dynasty had not yet unified the world, and was born in the military camp, Zhu Changning was deeply influenced by Queen Ma since she was a child, and she knew the overall situation, and was a virtuous helper to her husband.

But now she is really reluctant to leave her only daughter.

The concubine Mei Yin insisted on hoping that Mei Yuning could make up for the regrets in her heart instead of herself.

In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, when Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was about to die, Mei Yin served on the side, so Zhu Yuanzhang once instructed him: "You are old and faithful, and you can entrust Zhu Yunwen to you." ”

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also issued a holy decree to Mei Yin, which wrote: "If there is a violator, you can kill him." ”

Mei Yin regretted that he had worked in vain in the Battle of Jingjing and failed to complete Zhu Yuanzhang's deathbed will, and blamed himself day by day.

Later, he learned that Emperor Jianwen did not die, but with the help of some people, he hid incognito and overseas.

Zhu Di probably received the same news, so he sent Zheng He to organize a fleet, and one of the missions of his fleet was to find the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen.

Mei Yin knew that he was deeply feared by Zhu Di, and he also knew that there were many dangers around him, and if he took a slight wrong step, he might be doomed.

At present, he has not suffered the same misfortune as other Jianwen former ministers, most likely because Zhu Di has seen it for the sake of his wife Zhu Changning.

Looking for Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, Mei Yin can't hand it over to others, only his daughter can be trusted.

Fortunately, Mei Yuning has acted decisively since she was a child, and she is both wise and martial, and she can indeed take on this mission, otherwise Mei Yin can really only regret it for life.

This time, neither the concubine Mei Yin and Princess Zhu Changning of Ningguo refused to give in, and each had their own insistence and reasons.

Mei Yuning, who was caught in the middle, was very embarrassed.

Mei Yuning's attitude towards Ji Yan just now was actually due to the bad things in her family, she was in a terrible mood and needed an outlet to vent.

Ji Yan happened to be sent to the door, so it was logical that he became Mei Yuning's angry object.

It's just that the causes and causes of these things are now impossible to know.

Ji Yan didn't give up later, and went to Mei Yuma's Mansion again, wanting to explain to Mei Yuning again.

But he ate behind closed doors.

Mei Yuning's maid came out and told Ji Yan to let him go to Taicang quickly, in time, the time should naturally come, and we will see you in the end.

Ji Yan could only pack up his clothes and set off alone.

Locked the doors and windows, and on the way to the Yangtze River Wharf, Ji Yan couldn't help but laugh dumbly, when he set off for Ningbo last year, he was also so injured and alone.

The vast world, between the universe, is like a person's life, who comes to the world alone and leaves alone.

Everyone else is a passer-by after all.

Only oneself is one's eternal companion.

All of this seems to have come back to square one.

He was physically fine on the road this time, but it can be said that he went on the road with a love injury.

The people who set out from the capital came from a variety of sources, so there was no unified set of departures.

The official way for them to travel is to go down the Yangtze River, and stay at the water road post station along the way.

You don't have to spend your own money, the efficiency is guaranteed, and it is relatively safe.

The meaning of safety is not that the security of the Ming Dynasty is very poor, but the safety of the boat, as long as the travel is stained with water in ancient times, there is basically a certain risk factor, especially in the Yangtze River in April, the water flow is not small.

The disadvantages are also more obvious, sharing a boat with other people, sharing a post house, and the comfort is definitely not guaranteed.

So at the beginning, Ji Yan's idea was to avoid these people with Mei Yuning, go by land, and enjoy the world of the two.

Among the people who traveled with him, they were basically fellow travelers.

Departing from the capital, the destination is Taicang.

Ready-made boats and boatmen, Ji Yan showed his brocade clothes and waist cards, and said that as soon as he went to Taicang, he got on the river boat safely.

There were Jinyi guards in the crowd, individual officials, and a few other people of all kinds.

The capital is not very far from Taicang, and in only two days, Ji Yan and their boatload arrived at Liujiagang in Taicang.

Liujiagang in Taicang is the last inland port along the Yangtze River, and the mouth of the Yangtze River is not far from the Liujiagang wharf.

The Yangtze River flows for tens of thousands of miles and is about to merge into the vast sea here.

Opposite Liujiagang is Chongming Island, which now belongs to Songjiang Prefecture, and there is also a wharf on Chongming Island.

The water level of the two wharves of Liujiagang and Chongming Island is deep enough, so even with the depth of the draft and size of the Daming treasure ship, there is no problem in mooring in these two places.

Zheng He's fleet has nearly 200 large and small ships, and it is impossible for them all to be anchored in Liujiagang, which is estimated to block the Yangtze River, so only some of the largest treasure ships are anchored in Liujiagang, and the other small and medium-sized ships are in Chongming Island.

After the people and horses sent from all walks of life came to Liujiagang to report, some counselors who had already moved in in advance allocated and deployed.

Different people are stationed in different places, whether they are stationed in Liujiagang on the spot, or they have to cross the river and go to Chongming Island.

Ji Yan belongs to diplomats, is one of the core members of the fleet, and is going to take a treasure ship, so he is in Liujiagang.

It was early May when I arrived in Liujiagang, and there were not many people who had already arrived.

Ji Yan doesn't have any errands at the moment, he is bored, he can only go out and browse the market, looking for basic books to read.

The Four Books and the Five Classics and the like, he definitely didn't have the slightest interest.

Ji Yan wanted to find some picture novels and the like, and he remembered that some vernacular novels had become popular in the Ming Dynasty. For example, the Three Kingdoms, the Water Margin and the like, if there is the first of the four strange books of the Ming Dynasty, it will be even better.

I have to say that no matter what era, watching interesting stories is a very good pastime and a way to kill time.