"Back to His Majesty, the assassins didn't know that His Majesty was going to Yuquan Mountain, since December 18 they sneaked into the Beijing Division, after many observations, they could see His Majesty's true face, but there were too many guards around His Majesty, they didn't dare to do it at all, they just wandered around the Beijing Division, and the court meeting closed during the New Yuan Dynasty, they thought they had no chance to start, so they went to Yuquan Mountain to play, and met His Majesty by chance."

"By chance?" Zhu You, who really met by chance, didn't have to worry, "How did they know that I was going to Zhaohua Temple?" ”

"They just guessed that if His Majesty did not go to Zhaohua Temple, they would force their hands on His Majesty's return, even if it was ...... Even if the fish dies and the net is broken. ”

"Oh," Zhu Youzhen didn't find any flaws, in fact, after the Ouchi guards entered the Zhaohua Temple, the remaining two assassins were really desperate, "Are their confessions reliable?" ”

"Your Majesty, when the minister interrogated the assassins, he kept them in solitary confinement and interrogated them alone, and the confessions obtained were consistent, and there should be no possibility of collusion between them, unless this was designed by them in advance."

"Designed in advance?" Zhu Youzhen estimated that it should be unlikely.

"In addition, they said that they climbed into Yuquan Mountain from the wall, and the minister personally investigated, and there was dust falling from the wall when he climbed over it, and the footprints were very high from the ground, which was by no means done by ordinary people, if they really set up an ambush in Yuquan Mountain, they would not have done such a shocking move in broad daylight, which would attract the attention of outsiders."

"That'...... Do they still have the same party? ”

"According to them, there are still four comrades, but if the assassination is not successful, His Majesty will definitely strengthen the guards, and they should secretly flee back to Donghu."

Zhu Youzhen felt that it was logical, if the Donghu assassins really realized the ambush in Yuquan Mountain, then they should concentrate all the personnel, so as to be sure to hit the emperor with one blow, and there would not be a lot of opportunities, since the assassins were not concentrated, they should have discovered the target by chance, and they didn't have time to inform the other comrades for a while, "Qiao Aiqing has worked hard." ”

"This is the duty of the old minister." Qiao Yunsheng arched his hand and said goodbye to Zhu Youzhen.

The problem of the assassin did not involve the result that Zhu Youzhen was most worried about, he put his mind at ease, and now he can be sure that the assassination incident was just a trivial matter in the life of the Ming Dynasty, although some people felt that the assassination of the emperor was to destroy the nine clans, but Zhu Youzhen was very $↖dǐng$↖diǎn$ ↖ small $ ↖ said, .■.∨os_(); Forget about it.

He will tell Mu Qiyuan, who is about to go on an expedition, in the new style of secret decree: when he goes to Donghu, all the powerful people will be killed.

The elimination of the upper class of Donghu society, the lower class of the common people are easier to assimilate, and the assassination of Zhu Youzhen will develop in a direction favorable to the Ming Dynasty.

After the Lantern Festival, the holiday of the Ming Dynasty civil and military officials is over, and the people of the people, the holiday may still continue, and now the weather is still cold, and the farmland does not need to be taken care of.

Zhu Youzhen temporarily left the harem and continued to be busy.

First of all, it was arranged for Luzon Province, but Zhu Youzhen did not worry much about this matter, and the officials were arranged by the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhu Youzhen only appointed Li Tong as the prefect of Fulin Mansion, the capital of Luzon Province, and the garrison of Luzon Province, which was stationed in Taiwan last time, was a division of the 24th Army, and now it happens that the remaining two divisions will be stationed in Luzon, and the specific affairs will be arranged by the General Staff of the National Defense Yuan, and the sergeants will take the transport ships of the South China Sea Fleet to go to Luzon in batches.

Vice Foreign Minister Huang Xiaofu was nominated by Zhu Youzhen as an official envoy, and there was also a deputy envoy, the famous traveler Xu Xiake.

The South China Sea Fleet will send a small fleet carrying all the personnel who went to Spain, led by Tabora, and send the envoy to Spain by sea, as for the thousands of Spanish prisoners of war, they will have to stay in Xiamen for the time being, once the Spanish King Felipe IV recognizes the "Mingxi Beijing Treaty", they will be released, but now the treaty has not officially entered into force, they can only serve as laborers in Xiamen, otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will not support them in vain.

Before Huang Xiaofu and Xu Xiake left for Spain, Zhu Youzhen summoned them in the Qianqing Palace.

"Chen Huang Xiaofu see His Majesty!"

"Grass people Xu Xiake see His Majesty!"

"Two flat!" Zhu Youzhen asked the eunuch to serve tea to the two, and let the two relax first, "The two of you have a heavy responsibility and are about to go to Spain, do you know Spain?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has known Spain for a long time, but he doesn't know it in detail enough, but recently, the minister has been consulting the classics about Spain." Huang Xiaofu is the vice minister of foreign affairs, and he was promoted by Zhu Youzhen, and he has been in contact with Zhu Youzhen many times, and he is not too nervous in front of Zhu Youzhen.

"Grinding guns in battle, not fast or light, not bad," Zhu Youzhen praised first, and then changed his tone, "However, what Huang Aiqing saw in the Ming classics is Spain in the past, and the current Spain has undergone great changes, especially after the Great Voyage." ”

"Your Majesty, what is the Great Voyage?" Huang Xiaofu did not see the term "Great Voyage" in the classics.

"Ao, it's about finding sea routes, and I'll talk about it briefly when I introduce Spain later," Zhu Youzhen temporarily avoided this question, "Spain is always changing, just like the regime of our Han people, if you understand the Ming Dynasty, you are consulting the materials of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and even the materials of the 'Five Hu Chao Han' era, then you can't see the real Ming Dynasty." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has some understanding," Huang Xiaofu said, "but in Spain now, the minister can't find the relevant materials." ”

"It's okay, I'll talk about it later," Zhu Youzhen turned his gaze to Xu Xiake, "Zhenzhi, do you know the recent situation in Spain?" ”

"The grass people really don't know!" Xu Xiake looked at Zhu Youzhen, "Your Majesty, there are many mountains and rivers in the Ming Dynasty, why do you want to go to distant Spain?" ”

"Haha, it seems that Zhenzhi doesn't like Spain, and he is even more reluctant to travel far."

"Yes, Your Majesty, why did you go to Spain? The grass people are not officials of the Ming Dynasty. Xu Xiake was originally a little wooden, but Spain is tens of thousands of miles away, and the time spent on the road alone is enough for him to explore several famous mountains, and he really doesn't want to go to Spain.

Zhu Youzhen is not angry, he knows that people with special pursuits have some special personalities, they are just specialists, it is difficult to become generalists, "Zhenzhi likes to travel, do you only love landscapes?" ”

"Majesty xià means ......" Xu Xiake didn't understand, in addition to traveling in the mountains and rivers, can he also travel in life?

"Zhenzhike has heard that there is a book called "Marco Polo's Travels" in the West?"

"The grass people haven't heard of it," Xu Xiake thought about it, but still shook his head, "Your Majesty, what kind of book is this?" ”

"Judging from the name, it's a travelogue, and it seems that Zhenzhi has also written a lot of travelogues, right?" Zhu Youzhen knew that Xu Xiake was a traveler, "but "Marco Polo's Travels" recorded not only landscapes, but also customs and customs. ”

"Western?" Xu Xiake was still not interested.

"Yes, Western, Westerners read this book, they gradually understand the Ming Dynasty, and now their caravan has come to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty does not understand the West, Huang Aiqing is a senior official of the Ming Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and they can't find any classics about Spain."

"Your Majesty is saying that let the grass people also write a travelogue, which is about the West?" Xu Xiake understood Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.

"Well, if Zhenzhi can write down what he has seen and heard in the West, Daming will be able to better understand the West, and this travelogue written by Zhenzhi will also be recorded in the history of Daming." Zhu Youzhen knows that the Han people have a good name, and it is the dream of almost every Han person to be able to live through the ages, and he hopes that Xu Xiake is also such a person.

"Your Majesty ......" Xu Xiake was finally a little moved.

"Isn't Zhenzhi willing to make some contributions to the Ming Dynasty in his lifetime? Moreover, from Daming to Spain, there are many scenery that Zhenzhi has not seen in Daming along the way. ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people are just ...... The grass people are not familiar with the Daming etiquette. Xu Xiake voiced his worries.

"Zhenzhi is not an official of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Aiqing is responsible for the negotiation, you just need to use your heart and your pen to record what you have seen and heard overseas, I believe that this will be the best-selling travelogue of the Ming Dynasty."

"Being able to see the scenery overseas along the way, see the customs of the West, and not waste the years, Your Majesty, the grass people are willing to be born in Spain."

Zhu Youzhen Long's heart was happy, "Zhenzhi can think so, I am very relieved, this mission to Spain is very important to the Ming Dynasty, Zhenzhi will act as my royal literati for a while!" ”

"Your Majesty, what are the things that the grass people are going to do when they go to Spain? His Majesty said that the grass people should also uphold His Majesty's will. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while, Xu Xiake sent his affection to the landscape, and he should let his perspective turn to social life, "Zhenzhi only needs to do two things, one is to ensure the authenticity of the travelogue, and the other is to write more about the social reality of Spain, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty can understand the real situation of Spain. ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people understand." Truth is the basis of the travelogue, but also Xu Xiake's lifelong pursuit, in order to obtain first-hand materials, he traveled to famous mountains and rivers, and even risked falling into the mountain stream, but the social travelogue, Xu Xiake has never written, mainly because the Han nation has a long history and culture, there are many taboos, since Zhu Youzhen asked him to write about the social scenery of Spain, he has no scruples.

"That's very good," Zhu Youzhen recovered Xu Xiake, and then introduced the two of them to the domestic situation in Spain, from Spain's relations with Portugal and the Netherlands, to King Felipe IV of Spain, from the Age of Discovery to the colonial expansion of Europe, from Asia to the Americas.

In fact, Zhu Youzhen's understanding of Spain is mainly from later generations, and it is not very accurate, so he repeatedly warned the two envoys that one should be based on what he sees with his own eyes, and the Spain he knows is the Spain of the past, and perhaps the current situation has changed.

In addition, Zhu Youzhen also told Huang Xiaofu and Xu Xiake that there were many countries and nationalities along the way from the Ming Dynasty to Spain, and that they should write down their locations, understand their customs and customs, and if possible, draw a new world map with reference to the original materials of the Spaniards.

Xu Xiake saw Zhu Youzhen for the first time, and thought of Zhu Youzhen's establishment of the Daming Academy of Sciences, which was different from other emperors, and a strange feeling surged in his heart, but he couldn't tell what this kind of love was.