"The son of the emperor to meet his father!" As soon as the three princes returned from their respective realms, they came to the palace to greet Sima Shu, and at the same time accepted the emperor's inspection and teaching. Since the three of them had been feuded, the three princes began to try to test some of their ideas in the fiefdom.

The main purpose of Emperor Sima Shu to set up the feudal state is to exercise the ability of the princes, when several princes went to the feudal country during the holidays, they were earnestly instructed by the emperor: they can implement their own political ideas in the feudal country!

After the three princes arrived at their respective feudal countries, they really lived up to Sima Shu's trust, and with the assistance of the forces behind them, they made their respective feudal kingdoms prosperous.

Of course, the three princes are still young, and the power is basically in the hands of the subordinate officials below, but they are also from the royal family, and their minds are much more mature than ordinary children, so at some point the three princes still try their best to express their wishes to everyone.

"Well, yes, it looks like you're having a good holiday!" Sima Shu looked his sons up and down with a somewhat dark face, and was relieved in his heart, it seems that during this holiday, the three sons are doing well, "How is it?" How are you doing outside? ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and replied in unison with a tacit understanding: "Father, it's okay to live outside!" ”

"Well, yes, don't forget to go to your queen mother and concubine later. Also, what have you learned in the past two months? Tell me about it! ”

"Father, when I arrived at the subject country, I didn't know how difficult it was to govern the world, and a small subject country could not speak more than tens of thousands of people. Erchen felt a little powerless. If it weren't for the help of a few powerful subordinates, Erchen might have to be in a hurry. The eldest prince Sima Yu smiled bitterly.

"Yes, father, what the eldest brother said is not wrong at all, this time the son finally understands what it means to have a policy and a countermeasure. In the country, if the son wants to change a policy, he must be supported by the people below, otherwise the best policy will die. From this point of view, it was really not easy for my father to reform at the beginning! The second prince Sima Biao also said with deep feelings.

"Well, it's nice that you can appreciate that. As a person in a higher position, you must always keep in mind that you must have ideas that are supported by the majority of people. Otherwise, once you become alone, it will not be far from the collapse of the dynasty. After exchanging more with his three sons, Sima Shu let them go to their respective mothers, while he himself turned and went to the Garter Temple. Today he gathered his ministers for an important matter to discuss with them.

"Ladies and gentlemen. I have come to you today. There is a big matter I want to discuss with you. As soon as the ministers came in, Sima Shu spoke.

Everyone couldn't help but froze when they heard it, in the eyes of the ministers. In addition to the current war, what other important event is worthy of His Majesty's solemn proposal. Zhang Bin, as the first assistant, has the responsibility to solve everyone's doubts, "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened?" ”

"Hehe, Aiqing is not in a hurry, and listen to me carefully. As we all know, since the establishment of the dynasty, there have been many times to accept worship and tribute from the four yi. Especially at the beginning of the year, I met with dozens of indigenous leaders and envoys of the vassal states in Jiaozhou. ”

"This is all due to His Majesty's prestige, and the court is honored!" Everyone said in unison.

"Hehe, eh, my Great Jin can have today's prosperous era, it is inseparable from the merits of all the Aiqing present, and in the next hundred years, I hope that you will all be my Qilin Pavilion eleven heroes!"

"The ministers are willing to help our emperor open the foundation of eternity!"

"Hahahaha, good, good! Since you have this grand wish, I also make a promise here, and you will have a place in the Qilin Pavilion in the future! However, I am not here for this purpose. Let's continue with what we just said. As we all know, most of the four Yi people in history have come to worship our court, and this time I plan to send envoys to visit the world! Sima Shu explained the purpose of his gathering of important ministers this time.

"Sending a vassal country?!" The ministers were a little confused, everyone didn't quite understand what the emperor meant, and this time even those with a high mind like Zhang Bin couldn't guess what Sima Shu's purpose was.

"Well, to put it bluntly, it is an officially organized global tour, in the past, the Great Jin basically learned about the outside world through merchants and the navy, this time I plan to go to the world through the official, so that the scholars of the Great Jin have a personal experience of the outside time."

"May I ask how big is the size of Your Majesty's mission this time?" Yang Xuanzhi asked excitedly, for such a thing as an envoy to the world, he is the most concerned as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and after so many years, a major event finally happened under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. If he doesn't plan well this time, I'm really sorry for the official uniform on him.

"It's huge, according to my preliminary estimates, there are hundreds or nearly a thousand people in the retinue alone, and if you add sailors, doctors, guards, handymen and other personnel, it is estimated that the entire mission will exceed tens of thousands." Speaking of this, he remembered that Zheng He went to the West in later generations, which was the most glorious sea voyage in Chinese history.

"Shhh Good! That's great! Yang Xuanzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, as the imperial court's finances have become more and more sufficient over the years, the ministers have a lot of confidence in doing things, if this happened in the early Jin Dynasty, I am afraid that the people present would have already begun to oppose fiercely.

In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, at the beginning of September, when the world was in full swing, Qingzhou Weihai Weijun Port was preparing for a large-scale ocean-going activity. If someone looks out to sea from the shore at this time, they can see a huge fleet on the surface of the ocean, and the fleet flag is waving.

At the bow of one of the Imperial Treasure Ships, there stood an official dressed in the Imperial Five-Rank Civil Uniform, which was the supreme commander of this fleet, Zheng Envoy Wen Qiao.

He stood at the bow of the boat, facing the sea breeze, letting the splashing misty water blow on his face, he liked the feeling, it was the closeness to the magical nature, it gave him a feeling of not wanting to think about anything, a feeling of relaxation, a feeling of detachment from the world.

But today, he doesn't feel this way, he only has a lot of pride in his heart.

This time, he was sent to the Western Ocean as an envoy to the Western Ocean (that is, the Indian Ocean, and the subjects of the empire used to use the empire as the center to decide the location of other geographies), and this mission was very simple, that the empire "shared the blessings of peace with the world" to the Western countries, and that "the propaganda and education were applied to overseas countries, and the etiquette was guided and the habits were changed."

This was a task entrusted to him by the Imperial Cabinet, but Emperor Sima Shu personally talked to him and told him the other purpose of the mission, to establish the prestige of the Empire, to establish the Empire's rule over the West, and to test the quality of the supply bases along the way for the Empire's voyages. The ultimate destination of the empire is the vast ocean, the vast unknown land and sea to the west.

After Wen Qiao knew these purposes, he couldn't help but feel excited, and he looked around, looking at the fleet under his command. It was a fleet of more than 400 large ships, including five large treasure ships with a length of 44 zhang and 4 feet (about 132.68 meters) and a width of 18 zhang (about 53.94 meters), 20 first-class treasure ships with a length of 37 zhang and a width of 15 zhang, 50 second-class treasure ships with a length of 28 zhang and a width of 12 zhang, 100 sail warships, 100 baggage ships of all classes, and 100 troop carriers.

Thinking that he was a five-grade civil official, but commanding such a huge ocean-going fleet, Wen Qiao felt a sense of making contributions and expanding his territory. After arriving at Weihaiwei Harbor, he began to prepare for the mission, and under his own hands, the fleet of the envoy was quickly formed, and then various trainings began.

At this time, it is difficult to carry out ocean activities. Sima Shu didn't want to joke with the lives of his subjects. For this mission, after discussing with the cabinet, Sima Shu immediately asked Wen Qiao to start making preparations, and in order to succeed in the ocean, Dajin began to prepare almost a year in advance.

"Lord Wen, Your Majesty's royal car is about to arrive, should we prepare?" Suddenly, a body voice sounded behind him, startling Wen Qiao.

Wen Qiao fixed his eyes and saw that it was Li Hong, the deputy governor of the Second Fleet of the Navy, who served as the deputy envoy, and Wen Qiao knew that although he was the main envoy, Li Hong was the real commander of this fleet.

"Okay, let's go and meet Your Majesty!" Just as Wen Qiao passed by Li Hong's side, he asked softly, "General Li, is the fleet ready to be reviewed?" ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Wen, everyone is ready, just waiting for His Majesty's order!"

Soon Sima Shu's chariot drove into the port, and a large number of Su Guards began to take over the defense of the port. Sima Xiao looked at the dense warships in the port, and his heart rose one after another, in order to send an envoy in May next year, the imperial court began to prepare for this trip a year in advance.

According to the advice of domestic navigation experts in Dajin, it is best for the ocean-going fleet to depart before May next year. Because sea vessels in this era mainly relied on wind power for navigation, the southerly monsoon in summer was not conducive to ships heading south from the mainland. Only under the guidance of the northerly monsoon in winter can ships reach the Nanyang islands.

It was May, the end of the northern monsoon season and the deadline for the fleet to sail south to the South Seas. Once we enter July, it will be the beginning of the southern monsoon. Not only is it difficult for the fleet to travel far south, but it is also more likely to encounter dangerous typhoons or tropical storms.

Therefore, after consulting with the navigation experts, Sima Shu hoped that the fleet would set off for the south in April next year, so that it would arrive in Malacca just in time for the southern monsoon. With the southeast trade winds from the subtropical high in the Southern Hemisphere, the fleet can easily cross the Strait of Malacca into the Indian Ocean.

"Your Majesty, Chen Wenqiao respectfully invites St. Ann!" Wen Qiao led a group of ministers to stand in the port to welcome Sima Shu's arrival.

"Aiqing get up, you have done a good job in the past half a month, I hope Aiqing will continue to work hard and don't be proud. This time, the court attaches great importance to this mission, so the burden on your shoulders is not light! Sima Xiao looked at the busy port and was very satisfied with Wen Qiao's work.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the ministers dare not slack off!" Wen Qiao replied respectfully.

"Well, let's go, lead me around!"

PS: Thank you for the support of the book friend Shenshu Maniac and Xue Aohan! In addition, the madman will tell you again, this book is expected to end this month, and the outline of the new book is also being prepared, or history farming, I hope you will support it then! (To be continued......)