Chapter 44: The Prosperity of Yongle
Zheng He finally entered the palace.
Walking in the palace road, the envoys of the sixteen countries were all extremely curious, and when they saw the high palace wall, their hearts were full of shock.
The Ming Empire is too powerful.
This kind of process is something they can't do.
However, Zheng He was in no mood to pay attention to them, he was just thinking and blaming himself in his heart.
"At that time, I really shouldn't have knelt down for my grandson in public, this was not good for him, it was harmful to him."
"I haven't made a mistake in going to the West, but this time I did."
"I not only have to tell the emperor about this, but also tell the crown prince, tell the two of them that the imperial grandson is still alive, they must be very happy, right?"
Zheng He, who had such an idea, walked quickly towards the Fengtian Temple.
I haven't been back here for a long time, and it's full of intimacy.
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Fengtian Palace, the most powerful hall in the Ming Palace.
At this time, Emperor Yongle was no longer dressed in plain cotton linen, but wearing a dragon robe and a Ming hat.
Hundreds of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also looked in the direction outside the hall.
"Zheng He has arrived!" With the shrill voice of a eunuch, the sound spread throughout the hall.
Zheng He walked in the forefront, leading the envoys of the sixteen countries to climb the nearly 1,000 steps.
The magnificence of the Ming Dynasty is vividly displayed in this palace.
All around, full of the smell of supreme power, even these thousand steps, standing at the bottom, looking at the top, you feel that you are small, out of reach.
The envoys of the sixteen countries, all of whom showed their admiration, followed Zheng He's time to worship Emperor Yongle.
The envoys of the Sixteen Kingdoms can be said to have come from all over the world to worship, which in history, only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Taizong of the Tang Dynasty can do it.
Yongle is prosperous, comparable to the Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors, and is the peak dynasty in the past 500 years.
Zheng He's face was solemn, walking in the forefront, the envoys of the sixteen countries, no one dared to be presumptuous, only looked at the most powerful Ming Empire in the world!
They don't know how long they have walked on the thousands of steps, but after they walked up, the sense of majesty that came to their faces made them really feel their insignificance.
Zheng He walked in quickly, and when he got closer, he hurriedly knelt down: "Meet the emperor, Sanbao is back." ”
Zheng He's original name was Ma Sanbao.
"Hehe, it's good to come back, it's good to come back, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Zhu Di, who was wearing a dragon robe, was even more majestic at the moment.
In the audience, the three brothers of the prince were all waving to Zheng He, and Zheng He also responded one by one.
After doing this, Zheng He turned to look at the envoys of the sixteen countries and said, "That is the emperor of our Ming Empire, and he is also the supreme person. ”
The prestige of the Yongle Emperor spread all over the world, and the envoys of the sixteen countries heard the words, and hurriedly knelt down and chanted.
"Long live the Holy Pilgrimage, long live the Holy Pilgrimage!"
"Long live the Emperor Yongle, long live the Emperor Yongle!"
"The Ming Empire is with the sun and the moon."
Although their voices were lame, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all boiling in an instant.
Because, this is probably the country that Zheng He brought back the most since he went to the West, and the sixteen countries all rushed to Daming to worship, what a glory is this for Daming?
It can be said that it is not an exaggeration for all nations to come to court.
The crappy sound filled the Fengtian Temple, and although the figures of sixteen people kneeling down were small, they represented sixteen countries and paid tribute to the Ming Empire!
Whenever this time, it is probably the highlight moment of the Ming Empire, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military look at the envoys of the sixteen countries kneeling on the ground, all of them show pride and glory.
Compared with the Northern Song Dynasty, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty were undoubtedly the most backbone and arrogant, and their representative was Yu Qian.
This is the prosperity of Yongle!
This is the pinnacle of 500 years in modern times!
This is the Ming Empire under the rule of Emperor Yongle!
Zhu Di held his hands in a false position and said with a smile: "Get up." ”
Only then did the envoys of the Sixteen Kingdoms stand up, but one of the envoys knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, almost breaking his head and not stopping, and he was more excited than anyone else when he saw the Yongle Emperor.
Emperor Yongle looked at this strange phenomenon, and the Manchu Dynasty also looked at it, and Zhu Di asked, "What are you doing here?" ”
"Thank you to the Ming Empire, thank you."
The kowtow envoy had tears in his eyes: "Emperor Yongle, I am the little fisherman king of Sumatra, after my father inherited the country, he was revolted by gangsters, my father was killed, and the throne was taken away, if it wasn't for Zheng He's Daming fleet to help me regain the throne, I am afraid that I would have died at this moment." ”
"The Ming Empire, with the sun, moon, mountains and rivers!"
The King of Sumatra, grateful, kept kowtowing.
For Zheng He and the Yongle Emperor, this was a simple matter, but for the king of Sumatra, it was a great kindness.
He kept kowtowing, knocking loudly.
Zhu Di looked at Zheng He: "Is there such a thing?" ”
Zheng He smiled and said: "As soon as it was a trivial matter, I solved it casually, and you named his father the king of the old fisherman." ”
Yongle remembered, it was the second year of Yongle.
Don't underestimate Sumatra, Sumatra at that time was probably equivalent to the current India mud area.
"Oh, I see, don't knock, get up, the Ming Empire will protect you." Yongle smiled faintly.
The king of Sumatra was helped up, still crying, while Zheng He began to introduce them one by one.
"Your Majesty, this is the king of Marin Country."
"Your Majesty, this is the king of Xilin Kingdom."
“……”
After an introduction, I found that among the envoys of the sixteen countries, six of them were all kings who came to worship the heavenly kingdom in person.
What a glory is this?
What kind of elegance is this?
This history should always be recorded as the pride of our Chinese nation.
After the introduction, the envoys of the sixteen countries paid tribute one by one, and all kinds of rare treasures emerged one after another, just to please the Yongle Emperor.
Even, after seeing the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, several kings pleaded with the Yongle Emperor in public, hoping to live in the Ming Dynasty for a long time until he died of old age.
According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were as many as a dozen kings who died in the Ming Dynasty, which can imagine the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty at this time.
After the worship ceremony, the envoys of the Sixteen Kingdoms stayed in the palace to eat, while Zheng He was summoned by the old man alone.
In the Shang study's room, the old man looked at Zheng He, who was kneeling excitedly: "How is it?" How are you lately? ”
"Thanks to the emperor, it's very good, the Western Ocean is very smooth, and no one will provoke the Ming fleet." Zheng He described with a smile.
Zhu Di bowed his head, touched his beard and said: "Everyone in the world praises the Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors, but they don't know that Yongle has also reached the peak of the dynasty. ”
The old man is very proud, and he is very proud of this.
He wanted to say transcendence, but endured it.
Zheng He looked at Zhu Di excitedly: "Yes, Your Majesty, but I have something more important today!" ”
Zhu Di nodded: "Then you say." ”
Zheng He looked mysteriously, looked left and right, walked quickly to Zhu Di's side, and whispered in his ear: "I have seen the imperial grandson." ”
Zhu Di's face became strange, and then he pretended to be surprised, and slapped the table: "What? Have you seen the emperor's grandson? ”