With the arrival of the prince and the kings a few days ago, the gold and jade used in the sea trade, the silk silk has been transported to the ship for several days, and tens of thousands of crew members and guards have been on board.

Set up a sea incense burner on the side of the wharf on the coast, the prince is in a golden four-clawed python robe, the collar is embroidered with a black koi pattern, and the silver ferret velvet is draped behind, Han, Zhao Erwang and Zheng He followed, and then there were Nanjing and surrounding government officials to perform sea sacrifices.

After the ceremony, the eunuchs on the left and right stepped forward to slightly hug the prince, and the prince Zhu Gaochi looked around and smiled at Zheng Helang: "The surname of the country, this trip to the West on behalf of my Ming Dynasty to inspect the ministers of all countries, there is a lot of hard work in the sea market." The sea is stormy, and I hope that the country's surname will take care of your body. His voice was warm, his face was like a spring breeze, and although the wind and waves were strong on the shore, the sound of his words was refreshing.

The eunuch of the Three Treasures was dressed in a red tiger and leopard costume given by the emperor, dressed as a military attaché, and thanked the prince with a smile when he heard the words: "Thank you, the prince is compassionate, sea shipping is my immortal achievement of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the long-cherished wish of the minister for many years, for the country for himself, and after the death of the minister." ”

"Haha, the surname of the country is serious, and my father and my colleagues still hope that you will bring more rare items when you return."

A young man in a dark robe stepped forward, his body was erect, his eyebrows were full of heroism, and a carved dragon jade pendant of blue and emerald green hung on his waist. Seeing this, Zheng He stepped forward, stretched out his hand to hold the young man's right hand, and said with a smile: "King Han rest assured, when the minister comes back, he will not pay what he has entrusted, and please ask King Han to play back to His Majesty" After saying that, he seemed to inadvertently squeeze heavily on King Han's hand. The people around him didn't notice it at all.

"Yes, yes, the Western scenery brought back by the surname Gong last time is really eye-opening." Another young man in a red robe stepped forward, looking like he had just reached the crown, and his tone was as if he had just woken up from a lazy sleep, and his eyes were crooked when he smiled, like a fox.

Other officials around Nanjing were still waiting to answer, and they took this opportunity to show their faces in front of the princes and kings. Here, the king of Han glanced at the prince with slanted eyes, and said directly to Zheng He: "The surname of the country is Gong, the time has come, it is better to anchor early, and send someone to report back when you return, and I will wait here to greet you."

The ministers responded one after another, although they couldn't interject, but it was also a good choice to talk in front of the King of Han.

When Zheng He heard this, he glanced at the prince, and saw that the prince was also smiling, and he didn't seem to mind what King Han had robbed him of just now. sighed secretly in his heart, bowed his hand to the princes and kings, bowed to the north, bid farewell to the princes and kings, and sailed away.

The farewell ceremony has been completed, and the kings and officials who overlook the shore have also been running around for days and suffering, and they are waiting to get up, but when they look back, only the king of Han and his party stand still with the wind, and when they are wondering, they only hear the king of Han over there frown and say strangely: "All the ships on this shore are moving with the public fleet of the country, why don't the ships on the west side move?" Isn't it the Zheng Gong fleet that went to the West? ”。

The crowd was about to get up. Hearing the Han King's words, they all looked in the direction of the Han King, and sure enough, they saw several medium-sized wooden boats motionless, and did not anchor with the Sanbao fleet, at this time more than 100 ships on the sea were moving, the sea was very loud, and the waves were exhausted, even if most of the ships were far away from the dock port, but the waves brought up by the waves of big ships and giant boats were slapped on the wooden boats, and they were still swaying left and right, like a flat boat in the huge waves, and it was also a loss of depth under the anchor, otherwise it really made people sweat. Taking photos with the Three Treasures fleet that was in a hurry was a bit unusual.

A local official had already replied: "Qi Han Wang, these ships are the official ships of Ganggang recently, which are used to supply the troops stationed in Linhai." Xia Guan had already ordered him to stay away from the national surname public fleet and stop at the small beach in Xizha, thinking that the national surname public fleet was not conspicuous at the time, and it was indeed a bit abrupt to be independent of this at the moment. ”

"Official ship, hum, I don't see it, the little supply ship dares to stop at the imperial dock on the eve of the country's official voyage?"

With a mocking sneer, all the officials looked back, and they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, only to see that the person who spoke was wearing a red official uniform: a two-legged four-clawed flying fish embroidered on his chest, and an embroidered spring knife on his waist, this person was Li Xuan, the hereditary commander of Nanjing Jinyiwei.

Hearing this person speak, almost half of the leg of the official who had just reported to him was weak. Fortunately, in his heart, he still takes care of his own official etiquette in front of the East Palace, if he does not have this generous name of the prince by his side, I am afraid that half of this person's three souls and seven spirits have been scared. The name of Jinyiwei can be seen.

"Brother Huang, I heard that the East Palace has been in close contact with the ministers recently. This interaction with other important officials of the court always needs to be taken care of. Isn't this the prince's private ship? "It was Zhu Gaoxu, who had just been discovered first, who spoke.

The ministers next to him were all whispering, and the ministers around the prince were all black lines, and they all thought together: This can also be involved.

The prince couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "The second brother laughed, although I don't have much solid family background, in the end it is my Ming prince, this family background is still there, and as a prince and courtiers who care about national affairs, it is inevitable that there will be more discussions, I am afraid that the second brother has misheard the gossip of others."

"Otherwise, it's the third brother, the second brother likes strange playthings the most on weekdays, and it is unknown whether it is the private ship of Zhao Wangfu."

King Zhao smiled bitterly: "Second brother, I can't throw it on the prince's head, this is up to me again, and I don't know who I learned from such a scoundrel, although I don't have the emperor's eldest brother's family background, but thanks to my father's love, I also reward one or two on weekdays." I can go on with this day. ”

Hearing the words of the second prince, who had never dealt with him very well on weekdays, the prince smiled lowly, and was not annoyed, turned his head to King Zhao and said with a smile: "This is the second brother's joke, the third brother must not be provoked by him to provoke your and my feelings." ”

King Zhao should be in a voice.

The onlookers listened to a few words, and the clever ones already understood in their hearts, looking at their noses and noses one by one, and their noses and hearts, with an attitude that had nothing to do with me. All of a sudden, the seaside fell silent. No one answered. It's as if they all came to watch the sea for cultivation and meditation.

In the end, it was the crown prince who broke the silence for a long time. "Okay, Master Li, let's go and find out what the reason is, let's get up immediately and go back to Beijing to reply to the order."

"Obey the prince's order," the ministers replied in unison.

A group of guards, the eunuch led the sedan horse, the kings turned over and got on the horse, and the prince was physically inconvenient, so he was also helped into the sedan chair. The chief of the guard shouted: The prince got off. The ministers of Nanjing knelt down to say goodbye.

A gust of sea breeze blew, gently lifted the sedan curtain, revealing the prince's deep gaze, looking at him from a distance in the Zheng Gong's fleet, and then at the wooden boat. What he didn't know was that there was also a pair of eyes looking at him in the crack in the cabin, and those eyes were full of innocence and innocence.

That glance deviated from the trajectory that history should have traveled, passing through the galaxy of time and space, and two souls of different time and space looked at each other in the same time and space. This day was the twelfth day of the tenth month of the eighteenth year of Yongle.

After a few moments, the wind stopped and the curtain closed.

On the night of October 12, the 18th year of Yongle:

Liuhe Town Yuelai old store "Ladies and gentlemen, and allow me to tell you the origin of this ancient town of Liuhe, I moved the capital to the capital since the Chengzu period, the Son of Heaven guarded the country, has been invaded by the Mongolian tribes, during the war, the supply of grain and grass in Gyeonggi came mostly from Jinling in the south, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the loss of grain and grass by land was great, and the grain and grass of 100,000 horses took the land route, and the supply loss was nearly half during transportation

Since Taizu, I have dredged the river and transported heavy water, so I changed this to land transportation to water transportation, and the loss of grain and grass was only one percent at most. That's why we have a lot of contacts between the officers and soldiers of Liuhe Town, and the business of inns and restaurants is very lively, but you want to say that this ......" After receiving a few rewards, the shopkeeper in a green cloth coat immediately stopped his mouth and smiled.

At that time, the princes and kings had returned to the post house in Liuhe Town, the prince was gentle by nature, although he went to the town in person, he did not ban the people's market, and the town was a prosperous scene at this time. The people around Liuhe Town have heard that the prince and the kings have come to preside over the sea ceremony, and with the intention of seeing the style of the heavenly family, the inn in the town has been overcrowded. In addition, this place has been transported for many years, and there are great personnel exchanges, and there are all wine shops and casinos on the shore.

On the streets splashed by clean water during the day, there are all kinds of clamor and noise at this time, or there are talented people who come to see the grand occasion of Zheng He's fleet going to the West two days later, and there is no shortage of businessmen who come and go to the casino. Rao is government has repeatedly issued bans, but the fun that has risen again in recent years is difficult to eradicate in the underground private field. The red-eyed gambling stick that was addicted to it even finished playing the silver taels in his hand, and he had to watch a few more fights before he left with hatred in laughter.

Not to mention that the princes and kings have their own local officials to accompany them. It is the man who landed on the river and sea today, and he does not necessarily have to return to the shore once in ten days and a half months, and the food on the boat is only to fill his stomach, where to manage what is fragrant. They are all bachelors, and there are few skilled cooks on board. It's easy to go ashore, and once it comes, it's natural that the king of heaven and Lao Tzu can't hold back the feeling of "watching the shore" and "homesickness". It's called going ashore to relax and relax. One night of wind and moon, the spring light is just on the moon.

Three watches, dark clouds and hazy moons,.

In the dense place of several willow trees on the dock, several big men unloaded a few gray cloth cages from the carriage, and carried them into the cabin in pairs. Occasionally, there was the sound of the planks touching the planks, but it seemed strange in the place where the ship frequented. The wooden cage was moved to the ship's plank, and immediately two more men came out of the cabin, and the boxes were sent into the cabin.

A wooden cage that had just been carried onto the ship was blown up, only to see a strand of long black hair peeking out of it, there was a gap in the wooden fence, a pair of eyes that were against the moonlight leaked out of it, the eyes that had not been seen for a long time seemed to be a little unsuitable for the sudden light, and seemed to feel the next fate, a faint sobbing sound loomed, the moment the voice came out, a leader-like person frowned, a short knife immediately stabbed out, only heard a slight whine, a soft cry in the cage, and no one dared to make a sound immediately. The cage was carried into the cabin, and after a while the man threw himself into the water with an unknown object in his hand, and a small splash was stirred, but the sound was barely audible. A moment later the anchor lifted, and the wooden boat sailed away in the moonlight.