Chapter 16: Deciphering Aeronautical Charts

"Zheng He? Who is Zheng He? I've never heard the name. Shaoyu had a question mark on his face, it is understandable that Malaysians do not understand the history of China, not every foreigner loves Chinese culture.

"He was a navigator and diplomat in the early Ming Dynasty of China, who went to the Western Ocean seven times, with a huge scale, a large number of people, and the longest time at sea, which can be called a legend in the maritime world, not only influential in China, but even in the world." Martin explained simply, this Yankee, who actually knows so much about this history, it seems that he was also premeditated, ordinary foreigners, who would pay attention to these things.

"Captain Martin, you really know a lot about the history of our China." Jiao Ba looked at him and said with a smile, but this captain's title has a lot of meanings, and it is not respectful at all.

"Don't dare to be, know a little bit, this is also because of Jenny, otherwise I would understand." Martin used Jenny as a shield again, he said this every time, as if he was more attentive to Jenny, so why did he have to find other women behind her back then, what a man with a beast's heart.

Jenny interjected at this time and said, "Okay Martin, you don't have to talk about me, Jiao Ba, listening to you say this, it seems to make some sense, first of all, the time can be right, the period when Zheng He went to sea happened to be not long after Zhu Di ascended the throne, and many historians also said that Zheng He's going to sea was actually to find the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen." ”

"Then if you analyze it like this, isn't the ultimate secret of this nautical chart the whereabouts of Zhu Yunwen?" Chang Shan said with some amazement.

The big man said a very good thing at this time, "What is this?" What's this Dinadi? And what kind of text is that? I don't understand. ”

Steamed bread white he smiled and scolded, "You stupid big man, are you Chinese?" Why don't you even know this bit of common sense? Emperor Jianwen is the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Di is Emperor Yongle, but he overthrew Emperor Jianwen, the two are uncles and nephews, and Zhu Yunwen is the name of Emperor Jianwen, it's as simple as that, do you understand it now? ”

"Oh, didn't I understand what I said earlier, I haven't been to school, I don't know what's so strange about these?" The big man glared at the steamed bun and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Don't interject either, listen to them." I hurriedly told them to shut up, and the more I talked, the more chaotic it became.

Jiao Ba took over at this time and said, "Brother Changshan is right, it is very possible, I have carefully analyzed all the things before, after Zhu Di seized the country, Emperor Jianwen and his queen disappeared, and then Zhu Di sent Zheng He to the sea, saying that it was to trade with various countries, in fact, it was also to find Emperor Jianwen, you think about it carefully, the reason why Zheng He left this navigation chart, is he hiding something?" He did not return to the Central Plains back then, but died overseas, will there be any hidden secrets? He asked rhetorically.

Li Xin said with a cold face, "It's very simple, he may have found Emperor Jianwen, but he didn't tell Emperor Yongle that the reason why he didn't return to the Central Plains may be because he felt ashamed of Emperor Yongle, or that he deliberately buried himself on a small island in order to keep this secret, so that this matter will be permanently sealed in the dust." ”

"Isn't that right? When Zheng He went to sea for the last time, Yongle had already died, and he was Emperor Xuande at that time, so he had no reason to be ashamed of Emperor Xuande? Chang Shan answered.

Li Xin spoke again, "It's because Yongle is dead, Zheng He has no need to go back, this is ashamed of the first emperor, the ancients were very loyal and filial, and besides, his power has long been revoked by Xuande, and he has no status when he goes back, so it is better to die halfway through, and then bury himself on that small island, wouldn't it be better, the secret is proudly preserved, and he has a huge mausoleum." ”

"I think it's almost the same, Zheng He's mausoleum was built, if we didn't have this nautical chart, no one would be able to find his burial place, China since ancient times, how many emperors' tombs have been excavated, not to mention the minister's mausoleum, the Qing Dongling was stolen completely, Zheng He buried himself on such a small island far from the land, not only can keep secrets, but also ensure the safety of his mausoleum, it is really powerful." I said from the bottom of my heart.

I really admire Zheng He's construction of his mausoleum so cleverly, although it is far from the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, but for a eunuch, this is the supreme treatment, and there is only one person in history.

The big man pouted and said, "His mausoleum has nothing, except for demons and monsters, it is a big stone, what is there to steal, and that half of the nautical chart is still a thing, if we don't even have that nautical chart, we are really playing for nothing." ”

"Don't mention this, I'll be angry when I mention this, I don't know anything else, that box of gold leaves, but it was wasted, if you didn't have to stop me at that time, wouldn't we be quasi-rich now?" While the steamed bun spoke, he deliberately glanced at me and then at Li Xin.

I was the first to ask him to jam the box on the door, and Li Xin used a knife to stick it directly on the neck of the steamed bun, almost wiping his neck, no wonder he was angry, not to mention that the box of gold was gone, and his face was swept away.

"Mantou, what are you talking about this, the situation was urgent, if it weren't for this, would we have come out alive." I quickly explained, don't let this become a hidden danger for us.

"Damn, you're not looking for anything else, are you? Damn, when I think of that box of gold leaves, I feel angry, that's a baby. Mantou covered his face with one hand and looked sad.

Martin snorted coldly and said, "Some people, they just can't see others get rich, this fat gentleman, don't take it too seriously, just pay attention next time, don't let some people spoil your good deeds." ”

I was going to say Martin, aren't you sowing discord? But before I could speak, Mantou immediately answered, "Thank you Mr. Martin for the reminder, but this is our own business, don't worry about Mr. Martin, and don't call me Mr. Fat, I hate the title of Fat Man." This sentence is really exciting, Martin touched his nose with ashes, and he is not a person inside and out.

"Okay, don't talk about this, have you ever thought about why Zheng He left some people on the island to live? Is it just because of the beautiful mountains and rivers? Jiao Ba asked again, it seemed that he already had eyebrows.

Jenny chuckled and said, "If I'm not wrong, the people who stay on the island to live are all people who know this secret, Zheng He deliberately left them on the island to live in order to keep this secret shut, to put it bluntly, is to lock them up on that small island and live in isolation, so that this secret will never be revealed." ”

"Jenny, Jenny, I love you more and more, why are you so smart." Jiao Ba tilted his head, stretched out his hand and pointed at her.

"Fuck off, I'll tell you Jiao Ba, if you talk like this again, you see how I clean you up." Jenny said with a cold face.

Martin's eyes were staring at Jiao Ba, and that look seemed to be about to shatter Jiao Ba's corpse, he snorted coldly and said, "It's so thick-skinned, xxxx." Later, he said a bunch of English that I didn't understand, but by looking at his expression, I knew that it was definitely not a good thing.

Jiao Ba was not angry, he put away his smile and said, "Okay, okay, don't make trouble, get down to business, Jenny said a lot, the residents who lived on the island before must know this secret, but Zheng He couldn't bear to kill them, so he had to leave them on the island to live." ”

"How could it be possible for so many people to know about such a confidential matter? That's a bit counterintuitive. Li Xin asked.

I glanced at her and said, "Zheng He is not a person who goes to sea, but there are many fleets, and there will inevitably be people who are familiar with this sea route, even if the residents of the island don't know the ins and outs of the whole thing, but they must also know some inside stories, so in order to completely keep this secret, he had to trap them on the island, so that they will lose contact with the outside world, and this secret will disappear over time, generation after generation, and in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing soldiers will land on the island again, and they will simply kill them all. Only the poor old man remained. ”

"I said loyalty, did you say the old man was dead?" The big man asked suddenly.

"He should be dead, we all saw it, he was like a puddle of quicksand, and his body was gone." When I think of the old man's death, I feel a little sad in my heart, he is also my savior, if it weren't for him, I would have died on the island, I hope his soul can rest in peace under the nine springs.

The big man sighed and said, "It seems that this so-called immortality is not absolute, if only he were still alive, he will definitely know the secret of this chart, so we don't have to guess anymore." ”

I shook my head and said, "It's useless, even if he knows the secret of the chart, does he know where the eunuch named Liu Qian is?" And who is the cat-eyed man in black who almost killed him? These things have to rely on ourselves, even if the old man is alive, it is impossible to go to sea with us all the way, so don't be delusional. ”

"What do you say? What eunuch in black? I'm still immortal, I... I'm confused. "Martin looked left and right, and of course he didn't know what we were talking about.

"It's nothing, it's all from the past." Jenny interrupted the matter with a brushstroke.

"Jenny, can you tell me? Looks... You seem to have been in trouble before. Martin had a very understanding expression, meaning that there is a problem to say, and everyone will figure it out together.