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In June, Zhu Di got Zheng He to play, saying that the fleet to go to sea was completed, and the sailors were also ready to practice, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately canonized Zheng He as the chief envoy of the Ming fleet in the Fengtian Palace, and the young eunuch Wang Jinghong was the deputy envoy, leading the household department Langzhong, the commander, the commander, the Yin and Yang officials, the teachings, the people, the medical officers, the doctors and the sergeants, a total of more than 27,800 people, sailed out to sea, and sent envoys to all countries, in order to make good friends with overseas countries and promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. (Visit this site.)

On 11 July, in the bay of Liujiagang in Suzhou, thousands of sergeants struggled to pull the sail ropes as thick as children's arms and began to slowly raise their sails.

Zheng He led Wang Jinghong and other officials to pay homage to Mazu, and then saluted Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, who came to see him off: "Your Highness, I will take my leave." ”

Zhu Quan stretched out his right hand and patted Zheng He on the shoulder, laughing and said: "Go and complete the volunteer of your life and write a history that my Ming Dynasty will always be remembered by future generations of Chinese descendants." ”

As the three trumpets rang out in the sky, hundreds of sea ships, including forty-eight huge treasure ships, took advantage of the wind and slowly headed towards the outside of the harbor.

Half an hour later, Zhu Quan, who was climbing the mountain on the prancing horse, looked at the sea in the distance, the hundreds of boats and thousands of sails, the unparalleled fleet, riding the wind and waves towards the junction of the sea and the sky, and an irrepressible pride suddenly surged in his chest, because he knew that Zheng He and the men of these Ming sailors would go to the vast ocean, and eventually conquer the endless hardships and stormy waves with the courage that future generations would not be able to reach, leaving a strong mark in China's long history.

The sky is like a wash, and the sun is high. On the vast blue sea, a huge fleet of large and small sea ships took advantage of the wind and waves to ride the wind and waves.

On the mast several feet high, when the soldier in charge of the lookout looked into the distance, he suddenly found that a long horizon line appeared faintly where the sea and the sky met, and immediately pointed in front of him and shouted excitedly.

The bow of the ship was naked one by one, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty generals who had been sunburned with bronze skin also flocked to the bow of the ship to watch after hearing the shouts of their robes.

As the ship moved forward, more and more soldiers saw the island, and they couldn't help but dance and cheer.

As the flag was raised on the mast, the news of the discovery of land was transmitted to the ships in the rear of the fleet, and more and more sailors joined in the cheers, and the excited shouts merged into a tsunami-like sound, startling the seagulls flying around the ships one after another.

The wind and waves are high, the bumps are not enough, and every day looking at the endless ocean in all directions, this scene is the most abrasive, and the excitement when the land that is about to be pierced is not imagined by people who have lived on land for a long time and have never been to sea.

On a treasure ship with a length of more than 40 zhang in the center of the fleet, Zheng He, who was in the cabin, heard the report of a thousand households under his command, and also quickly boarded the bow of the ship and looked ahead.

Looking around, seeing that the officers and soldiers of the sailors on the ship were all smiling, and their deafening cheers were heard in their ears, Zheng He smiled at Wang Jinghong, the deputy envoy beside him, and said: "This is probably the country of Ma Ba Xie on the island of Java mentioned by the king of Champang. It is said that this country is densely populated and rich in products, so we just happened to visit the king of this country, so that the soldiers could rest for a few days, so that they could replenish food and drink. ”

"What the eldest brother said is very true, since the city has been out to sea for more than a month, he has been suffering from the turbulence of the wind and waves on the ship all day, and the younger brother's body is really tired." Wang Jinghong stretched out his hand to beat his waist and said with a smile.

Zheng He slowly came to the side of the ship, and looked at the huge ships in the distance, one by one, naked and cheering, and the sailors and soldiers crowded on the bow of the ship, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

After a moment of silence, Zheng He turned around and said in a deep voice to a thousand households of the Ming army: "The flag is ordered, the fleet will drop sails, stop advancing, and the commander Tang Jing and Wang Heng will lead five ships to dock, indicating that our Ming fleet is only here to make friends with the two countries, replenish drinking water and food, and have no other intentions, and there are other things such as silk, tea, porcelain and other things that are willing to trade." ”

"The soldiers have been turbulent at sea for a long time, why don't the eldest brother let all the fleets dock and the big guys go ashore to rest?" Wang Jinghong saw that the thousand households turned around and walked away after receiving the order, so he frowned and asked Zheng He in a low voice.

Zheng He pointed to the large and small ships in the distance in front of him, and said: "Our fleet is coming from the sun, and the hasty landing and the language barrier may cause misunderstanding." Have you forgotten that the king led his officials to surrender at the time of the occupation? ”

When Wang Jinghong heard Zheng He say this, he suddenly recalled that when the fleet was approaching the port of Zhancheng in the past, the king of Zhancheng saw the pressure of the huge ships on the sea, and he thought that the Ming army was attacking and leading the people to surrender, and he couldn't help but be very funny.

At dusk and sunset, smoke gradually rose from the Ming military ships moored outside the bay. At this time, as the flagship of the Ming fleet, on the treasure ship, in the wide cabin, the chief envoy Zheng He, the deputy envoy Wang Jinghong, and the officials below Hou Xian were sinking like water, sitting in danger, listening to the bloody Ming army commander Tang Jing, Wang Heng told his subordinates about the attack on the country of Ma Baxie. It turned out that soon after the two of them led more than 300 soldiers to land, they were inexplicably attacked by a group of barbarian soldiers, outnumbered and many soldiers happily landed on the shore without weapons, so they had to retreat to the sea in a hurry, and after careful counting, they found that more than 170 soldiers had been killed. Zheng He knew that there were many battle-hardened warriors in the commanders, commanders, and other generals under his command, and the gaffes would get out of control even further, so he immediately ordered a group of generals to gather on their own ships to discuss matters.

Wearing armor and having a fierce face, the commander Lin Zixuan waited for Tang Jing's voice to fall, and he couldn't hold back his temperament anymore, jumped up and bowed to Zheng He and said: "Lord Envoy, in the past, Your Majesty ordered my Daming fleet to go to sea, with the intention of showing off the troops in foreign lands and making overseas barbaric small countries submit, and today my Ming officers and soldiers were attacked for no reason, and I dare to ask my Daming officers and soldiers to transfer 5,000 soldiers to the last general to avenge my Daming sailors." The rest of the people were also aroused by this incident, and they all stood up and asked for battle.

For a time, the cabin was filled with indignation, and it was filled with shouts and shouts of killing. After all, Zheng He was also accustomed to seeing thousands of troops and horses in the Battle of Jingyan in the past, and his expression was still calm when he saw this, and after groaning slightly, he stood up, pointed to the gradually dim sky outside the hatch, and said in a deep voice: "It's getting late today, and our army rashly landed and attacked under the unknown terrain, and I am afraid that we will fall into an enemy ambush again." Tonight, they will stay in the ship to rest, and tomorrow after the waterway is discovered, they will choose the opportunity to fight. Speaking of this, after a slight pause, he said coldly: "If there is anyone who lands and kills without permission tonight, it should be dealt with in accordance with military law." ”

Many of the generals of the Ming army had experienced in the battlefield, although they were eager to lead the army to take revenge immediately, they also knew that it was unwise to rush into battle under the dark sky and unknown terrain, so they had to press the heart of revenge and hatred, and bowed down to receive the order.

The sea breeze is cold, and the flickering lights are on the dark ocean, like stars in the Milky Way. The waves crashed against the hull of the ship, making a pleasant sound, like the music of the yaoqin. Zheng He stood on the side of the ship, but his heart fluctuated, he knew that the 20,000 Ming generals and soldiers might be killed tomorrow with those people from the island countries they had never met, and the city of Beijing defeated Li Jinglong's army, and the corpses were all over the field in his mind, and his heart was like heavy lead.

After dawn on the second day, under the command of the flag relay, the ships of the Ming army gradually approached the harbor of the country of Ma Ya Sai on the island of Java.

Seeing the huge ships on the sea outside the harbor pressed like a hill, and they were in a posture of starting a war, and the people of the country on the island were immediately in turmoil. Seeing that the catastrophe was in front of him at this time, the king of the western kingdom of Ma Baxie, who ordered his subordinates to ambush him yesterday, immediately ordered a bold official to take a few retinues and go out to sea by boat, heading towards Zheng He's fleet.

Standing on the bow of the ship, I saw a small boat rippling with the waves, obviously seeing that someone from the other side was coming, Zheng He, who was already wearing armor and hanging a long sword at his waist, was not shocked on his face, but he felt a sense of relief in his heart, he really didn't want the Ming fleet to go to sea for the first time, it would inexplicably provoke the disaster of swords and soldiers, and make a situation of blood flowing into a river, since the other party came in a light boat, it means that the other party hopes for peace talks, and things have not deteriorated to the point of having to fight. Thinking of this, Zheng He immediately ordered his sergeants to pass down an order, ordering the treasure ships in front not to fire at the enemy ships, and to bring the people to meet them on their own ships. Although the officers and soldiers of the Daming Navy Division sharpened their knives one by one, and wanted to get the commander's order, they rushed ashore to slash and kill, but they also knew the strictness of Zheng He's military orders, so they also suppressed their temperament under the orders of all the commanders, commands, and thousands of households, and guided the enemy country with small boats to make the ship sail towards Zheng He's flagship.

After about an hour, seeing the other party's small boat approaching, Wang Jinghong knew that Zheng He had the intention of peace talks, so he immediately turned around and went down to the cabin, and brought several merchants from Zhancheng to the deck. It turned out that although the fleet of the Ming Dynasty was here for the first time, there was no shortage of merchants in this small country in the past. When Zheng He's fleet docked at Zhancheng, there were more than a dozen bold merchants who occupied the city, greedy for the magnificence of the Ming fleet, which was by no means easy for ordinary pirates to provoke, and asked Zheng He to bring him here to do business. Zheng He thought that the other party was familiar with the route, the language, and the customs here, so he agreed. Wang Jinghong summoned them out at this time, but it was for translation.

Seeing that the envoys of the other party's group of six people were all tied up and escorted to the front, Zheng He quietly waved his hand at the Ming soldiers who were like wolves and tigers, and said in a deep voice: "The two countries are at war, and if they don't kill them, let them loosen their ties." ”

Several envoys sailed from the side of the mountain-like treasure ships, already quite frightened, and immediately after getting on Zheng He's huge and incomparable flagship, they couldn't help but say that they would come over, and they were tied up solidly, thinking that they would definitely die, and everyone was so shocked that their faces were blue and white. At this time, I heard those merchants who occupied the city interpreting the words of the other party, and went to the rope on their bodies, and it was obvious that the other party did not immediately kill the killer, so he gradually stabilized his mind.

After some interrogation, Zheng He, Wang Jinghong and others realized that the sudden ambush of the Ming officers and soldiers after they went ashore yesterday was purely a misunderstanding. It turned out that although the population of this country was only tens of thousands, it had been a series of civil wars for months, each with the king of the west, and the king of the east with his soldiers fighting for the throne in name only. Yesterday, the king of the west had to report to his subordinates, and hundreds of young men in strange clothes came by boat, thinking that it was the reinforcements that the king of the east had found, and immediately rushed to kill them with the principle of striking first.

Zheng He heard the translation of the Zhancheng merchants, and knew that the other party seemed to have a good official position, but he didn't care, and he didn't want to listen to the other party's chatter to make amends, so he immediately said coldly: "This official led the fleet to sea this time, it is in accordance with the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is intended to make good friends with overseas states. However, you don't care about it, killing my soldiers is a matter of war between the two countries, and you can't call the shots. If the king of the west of your country is unwilling to start a war with my Ming dynasty, please board the ship before dusk today to negotiate, otherwise the Japanese official of tomorrow will personally lead the army to the shore, join forces with the king of the east of your country, and come to visit the king of the west. After saying no more, he ordered his men to send them back in small boats.

Seeing that on the deck of the huge and incomparable treasure ship, a group of Ming army generals and soldiers all showed murderous aura, and they could see countless warships of all sizes on the sea under their eyes, and knew that although Zheng He was polite, it was by no means a lie and intimidation, so he immediately left the ship and returned to explain the matter to his king.

When the king heard the report of his subordinates, he learned that the fleet of the Ming Dynasty had at least more than 20,000 young and strong soldiers, and then he knew that he had made an extremely terrible mistake yesterday, and if he did not try his best to remedy it, he was afraid that he would not be able to escape the disaster of death. He immediately ordered his subordinates to pack up coral, pearls and other treasures in the palace, and took his officials to go to sea by boat to ask the messenger of the Ming Dynasty. It turned out that although he was known as the king of the west of the country of Ma and Baxie, after fighting with the king of the east for several months, the young and strong people and the old, weak, sick and disabled under his command were only two or three thousand people, how could they resist the other party's two or thirty thousand people? What's even more worrying is that Zheng He's words are convincing, if he doesn't board the ship to ask for guilt, he will join forces with the king of the east and come to attack and kill him. Thinking that the king of the East has always regarded himself as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, how can he refuse to be reinforced and miss this God-given opportunity? Although the treasure is good, it must be left behind to be useful, and the old life is important, and there is no such thing as caring for so much.

On the rippling sea, the king of the west saw those towering masts, built extremely solid, huge and incomparable warships crowded with people, densely packed with soldiers and soldiers dancing with swords and swords, there were those who looked at each other with angry eyebrows, and there were those who pointed and laughed, and his heart was even more uneasy, and he didn't know what kind of country could actually make such a majestic fleet, cross the ocean, and sail here. In terms of the strength of the ships, I am afraid that Chen Zuyi, the pirate leader who crisscrossed the sea and made many island countries talk about tigers, may not be able to match him.

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