Chapter 325: Grace and Might

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The king of the west led his officials to board the ship to explain to Zheng He, the envoy of the Ming fleet, that yesterday's incident was really caused by his own fight with the king of the east and a misunderstanding, and there was no intention of starting a war with the Ming Dynasty. (Visit this site.) In order to show the sincerity of the crime, he is willing to redeem himself with 60,000 taels of gold with the funds of the country. The envoys, the deputy envoys, and the generals were also given generous gifts.

A group of angry and sharpened the Ming army generals saw that the other party was humble and thick, bowed their heads and pleaded with guilt, and unconsciously eliminated three points of anger, and sat down silently and turned their heads to look at Zheng He.

After a moment of silence, Zheng He said in a deep voice: "My Ming Dynasty is a state of Chinese etiquette, and it is not comparable to the barbarians who are not aware of the reason. His Majesty the Emperor sent us to sail to the sea in a way that he wished to make friends with overseas countries. Remembering that your repentance was very sincere, the official did not want the two countries to use swords and soldiers in vain, so that the blood would be shed. ”

When the king of the west heard the translation of the merchants of Champa and knew that Zheng He had no intention of going to war, the big stone that had been hanging high in his heart for a long time fell, fell to the ground, and muttered something in a muttering voice. It means that the king of the small state is grateful for the leniency of the Celestial Empire, and is willing to submit to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, thinking that it is a vassal country.

Zheng He stood up, stretched out his hand to help the king of the west up, and said: "Since the prince is willing to belong to my Daming, the Ming soldiers who were killed by mistake must be buried here." As for the compensation of 60,000 taels of gold you mentioned, when the official returns to the court at a later date, it will be decided by His Majesty the Emperor. Speaking of this, he turned around and pointed to the warships on the sea, and said with a smile: "I have been out to sea for a long time, and the ship needs to be replenished with water and food, so I will take this place to rest for some time before continuing my journey." ”

When the king of the west heard that the other party was not asking for a sky-high price, he couldn't help but be surprised, what kind of thick burial of the Ming soldiers, soldiers, generals, replenishment of food, etc., and he was busy agreeing to rest here.

After discussing the matter of leading his army ashore to station, the king of the west immediately led a group of officials to leave, as for the previous mention, the coral, pearl and other treasures that were given to Zheng He and a number of famous generals were naturally brought back by Zheng He after resigning.

Seeing that the king of the west of the country of Ma and the eight countries returned to the shore by boat, a group of generals of the Ming army sat silently, and the impatient ones could not hide their anger on their faces. Zheng He returned to the main seat and sat down, his eyes glanced at the generals for a while, and then sighed: "Do you think this matter is ending like this, and I am too weak?" ”

Hou Xian, the commander of the armor-clad commander, stood up, bowed to Zheng He and clenched his fists and asked, "My lord, Your Majesty sent me to sail a boat with the intention of prestigiously serving overseas countries, is it too easy to kill my officers and soldiers?" "As the official position in the fleet, he is second only to Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, so he doesn't have as much scruples as others when he speaks.

"This official thinks that the way of diplomatic relations is to pay equal attention to the side of grace and power. Sailing away this way, I don't know how many overseas island countries I will encounter, since the king of the West is willing to humbly apologize and ask for sin, and is willing to surrender to my Ming, it is better to give up. If we are unforgiving, will we not make other nations fear such a huge fleet as ours, and the 27,000 people will show off their might, intent on taking advantage of them? It is really not in line with His Majesty's original intention of showing favor to overseas countries and making him happy and convinced. Speaking of this, Zheng He walked to the side of the ship, pointed to the bay and continued: "In the opinion of this official, the bay here is quite a good place, and it is a good place for our fleet to shelter from the wind, rest, and replenish grain and fresh water. Your Majesty's ambition is by no means accomplished by just one trip to the sea, and today we show him a favor for the sake of his return to the old place. ”

A group of Ming army generals knew that Zheng He had followed His Majesty the Emperor in the battle of Jingyan in the past, and had also been born and died in thousands of troops, and was by no means a cowardly and war-fearing person. During the months of sailing, there were many ocean-going voyages that encountered sudden changes in the sky and high winds, which made them deeply realize that in the midst of this vast ocean, a harbor with good terrain was really rare and undesirable for this fleet of more than 20,000 people.

The order was given under the banner, and the troops went ashore and camped on flat-bottomed sand boats. All the medical officers of the army went ashore in search of herbs to heal the sick on the ships. Zheng He ordered in a deep voice. During the bumpy voyage of several months, hundreds of soldiers and colonels had fallen ill and urgently needed medical treatment, and no matter whether they won or lost, they would inevitably delay treatment, which was one of the reasons why he was reluctant to go to war with the country of Ma Ya Xie.

Two days later, the king of the east, who had been fighting with the king of the west, saw that Zheng He's army had landed on the shore and did not attack his mortal enemy, and he couldn't help but be full of suspicions, and sent people to listen carefully to learn that the king of the west had bowed down to the Ming dynasty, an unfathomable country, and hurriedly led his officials to meet the envoys of the heavenly empire, expressing his willingness to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, so as not to Zheng favor the king of the west and bring ruin to himself.

A few days later, Zheng He held a banquet on the treasure ship to entertain the two kings, and once again reaffirmed that he was in accordance with the emperor's decree, intended to befriend overseas countries, although there were 20,000 sailors under his command, but he had no intention of exploiting small countries, just to guard against rampant thieves on the sea routes, and earnestly asked the two kings to stop their troops as soon as possible.

The two kings of the east and west have been fighting for a long time, and they have long been eager to swallow each other alive, but at this time, due to the prestige of Zheng He's sailors, they had to pretend to be submissive and agree. When it comes to piracy, the two are the same. With a look of horror on his face, he told Zheng He about a pirate fleet that burned, killed and looted passing ships at sea, extorted money and silk from Western countries, and did all kinds of evil, making all countries talk about tigers.

It turned out that at the time of the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a family surnamed Chen in Guangdong fled overseas. More than 20 years ago, a sturdy young man named Chen Zuyi in this family gathered a crowd to become thieves, sailed across the ocean, and plundered passing ships. Later, he became a general under the king of the Bolin State of Srivijaya Mana Wuli. After the king died of illness, Chen Zuyi gathered several pirates, built hundreds of large and small ships, and tens of thousands of outlaws under his command, which was even more unscrupulous. The nations are afraid of it like a tiger, and many lords are afraid of its fierce flames, and are willing to submit and pay tribute to it.

"The bandits who kill people and steal goods actually claim to be kings in vain? This fang is full of evil, in the past by my Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty His Majesty decree to offer a reward of 500,000 taels of silver to capture, if this time to go to sea is lucky, the official will meet this Chen Da master who is all over the world. Zheng He said coldly.

Nanjing, above the Fengtian Hall of the Forbidden City, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di glanced at the civil and military officials standing on both sides, and said slowly: "I have been thinking about it again and again in the past few days, and I am determined to allow the leaders of Wuliangha, Fuyu, and Taining Sanwei to allow the people of the Sanwei clan to enter the Daning territory and withdraw the Daning garrison, what do you think?" It turned out that a few days ago, the leader of the three guards, who had submitted to the Ming Dynasty, sent people to Nanjing, asking His Majesty the Emperor to fulfill his promise on the grounds that Zhu Di had promised that if the three guards sent troops to help him settle down, he would cede Daning to the three tribes to garrison them.

"Your Majesty, the leader of the three guards, in the past, was a general of Nahachu, and later saw that the army of the Song State was strong, so he had to surrender. He may not be able to regain his dissent one day. Daning is the edict of the first emperor, ordering the Song Guogong to build a city and build it, which is an important land for soldiers, how can it be given to them? "Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, heard that Zhu Di intended to cede Daning to Sanwei, and after a little thought, he immediately came out to oppose it. The Daning he said in his mouth is the fief that Emperor Hongwu ordered him to lead the army to garrison, whether it is the battle of Jinshan where Feng Sheng, the Duke of the Song Dynasty, sent troops to Liaodong and forced the Northern Yuan Taiwei Nahachu, or the battle of Yuerhai where the Duke of Liangguo Lanyu led the army to attack Mobei, they have all garrisoned troops here, which shows that Daning has a decisive strategic value for the current Ming Dynasty.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu said: "At present, the Ministry of Industry leads 200,000 people to dredge the canal, and he will build a city in Beijing in the future to move the capital, and it is not appropriate to start a border provocation lightly. ”

"If I am strong, he will be obedient, and if I am weak, he will attack, how can Lord Shangshu not know the disasters of the Huns, the Turks, the Liao State, and Mongolia? The key lies in whether we have a strong force to deter, not in ceding the land to show goodwill. As far as this king can see, at this time, my Ming army is strong, so I just ignore it, and they may not have the courage to use swords and soldiers. Although Zhu Quan knew that the matter of moving the capital was important, he couldn't help but refute it.

Zhu Di saw that Zhu Quan looked like he was not afraid of a war, and his face couldn't help but sink, and he scolded: "Moving the capital to Beijing was what my father wanted to do in the past, but he couldn't get it, because this move could not be done in a few years. is the so-called pulling a hair and moving the whole body, why are you so stubborn, Zhu Quan, regardless of the overall situation? Seeing that Zhu Quan was still making noise, Huo Ran got up and brushed his sleeves and said coldly: "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more." ”

Zhu Quan saw that Zhu Di was determined to do this, so he had to sigh and give up.

In the night, in the study room of King Ning's mansion, Zhu Quan looked down at a detailed map of northern Xinjiang, and saw that Zhu Di decreed that Daning was located in Liaodong, Jizhou, the center of the Xuanfu bow defense line, once this place was lost, not only did the role of the northern defense line be greatly weakened, but more importantly, once the three clans entrenched in Liaodong had a heart of disobedience, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to fight, and from Guannei to Liaodong, they could only go through Shanhaiguan through Jinzhou. The reason why Beijing became the capital of China in later generations is precisely because Zhu Laosi completed the huge project of moving the capital, but from the current military point of view, ceding Daning can really be said to be a bad move made by the shrewd Zhu Laosi.

A young woman with picturesque eyebrows and a purple shirt came slowly, filling the table with a light smile and said, "Why do you stay alone in the study and sulk?" "It's Feng Xuan.

"This Zhu Lao Si is hateful, and in a word, he will cede my former territory Daning to the barbarians."

Zhu Quan recalled Zhu Di's domineering ** in the early dynasty, and couldn't help but say with hatred.

Feng Xuan smiled when he heard this: "Do you still think that you are the prince who led the army to guard Daning under the decree of Emperor Taizu in the past?" ”

"It's my territory, it's Daming's territory, it's not my territory, it's still Daming's territory. It is really a woman's opinion, and it is unreasonable. Zhu Quan couldn't help but say slightly angrily.

Feng Xuan heard him say his woman's opinion, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and said angrily: "Yes, my woman's opinion, I will leave you here to think about the military affairs." ”

Zhu Quan had no intention of being angry with her, but when he saw Feng Xuan turn around and want to leave, he immediately reached out and grabbed her sleeve.

Feng Xuan feigned anger and said: "Since I am unreasonable, what are you still pulling and pulling?" ”

After Zhu Quan got up, he couldn't help but say, hugged her waist, took her into his arms, and said with a wicked smile: "Unreasonable people, you have to deal with such an unreasonable method." ”

Feng Xuan felt that her pink cheeks were rubbed by the slag under Zhu Quan's chin, stinging slightly, she couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry, reached out and punched her husband in the chest, and said angrily: "You just like to act like this." He fell into his arms and said softly: "Now the Jinyi guards are all over the capital, compared to the time of Emperor Taizu in the past, you just don't think about us, you must also remember that you are a person with children and daughters, how can you be rash and easily anger the emperor." ”

Zhu Quan's nephrite jade was warm and fragrant in his arms, Yin Yin asked his ear, recalling Zhu Di's displeasure when he was in the early court today, he couldn't help but sigh softly, and said with a wry smile: "My beloved wife is reasonable, and I have been taught husband." ”

When Feng Xuan heard her always stubborn husband's soft words, she couldn't help but bite Zhu Quan the neck, suddenly broke free from his embrace, her face was red, and she fled with a smile.

Zhu Quan couldn't help but be crazy when he saw that this well-read and docile beloved wife was so wild.

When the sky was hazy, far from the time of the early dynasty, the Fengtian Hall was already crowded with people, and it was busy. A group of non-commissioned officers of the Jinwu Guard unloaded stacks of books from the car outside the temple and moved them to the Fengtian Temple.

In the main hall, Xie Jin, the head of the cabinet, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, looked at the officials of the Ministry of Rites and ordered the soldiers to arrange the books in different categories, and his heart was suddenly filled with an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

When Zhu Quan and the civil and military officials walked into the Fengtian Palace, when they saw the stacks of books that were higher than their shoulders and their eyes were innumerable, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded, amazed, quite the feeling that the books of the world were all gathered here.

After the completion of the early dynasty ceremony, Xie Jin made a list of recitals and said: "Since Weichen and others were ordered to compile the book, it lasted two years, and it was completed a few days ago, and it was compiled into a catalog of 60 volumes, 22,877 volumes of text, and 11,095 volumes, which were collected from the pre-Qin period to more than 8,000 kinds of books from the current dynasty. The collected classics include: classics, history, children, collections, interpretations, Taoist scriptures, dramas, plain words, engineering technology, agriculture, medical divination, etc., all inclusive. The books collected are not easy to write word for, and they are compiled separately according to the whole book, the whole article, or the whole paragraph of the original work. A total of more than 370,000,000 words. Your Majesty, please title this book. With that, he handed over the first volume of the first volume of the table of contents, which had already been clearly annotated with the number of volumes and volumes, but the title of the book was vacant.

Zhu Di, who was wearing a five-clawed dragon robe, took the book from the eunuch with great interest and inscribed the four words "Yongle Canon" in the table of contents.

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