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Emperor Ming Dazheng Ji: On the night of Gengshen in May of the thirtieth year of Hongwu, there are stars as big as the tail of chickens, and there are two small stars that follow into the air from the heavenly kitchen into the purple micro wall!

In the past, Ziwei was a warning from heaven to the emperor of the world, but this time it was referring to where and what it was, the government and the opposition were inconsistent, and no minister dared to speak in public to refer to what was the omen. The emperor couldn't understand it, and he was very scared!

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Quanzhou Mansion, Summer. In the first season, the world's largest port, Thornton Port!

The gray clouds in the distance were thick, long covering the division between the sea and the sky, and the clouds were stacked on top of each other, almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually overwhelming the sky and flooding, and the wind blowing in the face was not much behind, waving and blowing in waves, gradually making a screeching sound. It is said that they could smell the smell of a typhoon a few days ago, and they had already sent people to Quanzhou Port to arrange for small boats to pull the ships full of spices and foreign goods into the port to avoid the storm.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when the country was founded, it was vigorously pushed through the sea ban, but in recent years, with the exchange of envoys at home and abroad, it is normal to carry private goods. When not on the cusp of the storm deliberately banned by the imperial court, Quanzhou Port is like today, full of all kinds of sea ships sheltered from the wind, and it is very lively when boarding, and the shipwrights on each ship are busy loading and unloading, and are busy fixing the fiber rope, and the chaos is inextricable. I only heard the principals from various countries constantly urging loudly: You don't have to rest until you finish the goods, you stinky lazy people, hurry up, I will kill you if you miss something!

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance on Luoyang Street in Quanzhou City, and it was probably not an ordinary person who dared to let the horses gallop on the thoroughfare of the international commercial port in this bustling city. As the sound of horses' hooves and shouts gradually approached, the sea merchants and local peddlers and pawns from the East and West (Note 2) also forced themselves to give way to a passage in the midst of the crowd. However, let it be returned, and all kinds of scolding and scolding from the country will of course rise and fall one after another.

Suddenly, a fast horse galloped forward, and immediately a large number of people shouted: "Jinyi guards distinguish things, and those who stand in the way will be punished." He pressed his hand on the handle of the knife on his waist, his eyes swept around coldly, and the voices of people on the street stopped together, and the people on the street gasped even more when they saw him wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife, and instantly dispersed even more. Immediately after that, several horses galloped past, and in the middle was a white-robed young man with his feet scattered. This young man got off the ship since Yongningwei, and then was surrounded by these Ming officers and soldiers and galloped on horses for nearly ten miles, and the beacons could be seen everywhere along the way (Note 3), and the coastal area was very heavily guarded, and then it was the legendary Thornton City in his eyes. "This city is really much bigger than my occupation of the city, the capital of the country!" He thought in his heart, what kind of general weather should the city of Nanjing, where the Ming Emperor was located!

The white-robed young man's name was Sheyangai (Note 4), the grandson of the king of Champa, and he was named a prince. Although victory and defeat were a common thing for soldiers, in recent years, the strength of Annam's army has gradually become overwhelming, and the Champa state is very worried from top to bottom. This time, through the tribute to the Daming Emperor, King Zhanpa's Lai (later known as Jayasimhavarman V in Western texts, translated as Jayasimhavarman V in Chinese) asked Wang Sun to come to show his deference to Daming, and the tribute included a white elephant purchased by Touyuan from Zhenla at a high price, hoping to greatly satisfy the face of Emperor Hongwu. Offering white elephants to the South Asian countries at that time was a sign of complete surrender from then on. For the prince personally, one is naturally to broaden his knowledge and make connections, and the other is to see if he can say that the Ming Dynasty can send troops to teach the king of Annam a lesson, and come to a north-south attack, so that the occupation of the city can not only ensure temporary peace, but also think about how to expand the territory, and whether it can be calculated with Zhenla before the old hatred of destroying the country. I just heard that Emperor Hongwu is very old, and he rarely uses swords in recent years. And Annan and Zhancheng are both those fifteen non-conscripted countries, which are clearly listed in the "ancestral teachings" issued by Emperor Hongwu to prescribe to later emperors. I don't know if I can get such a plan this time, and the expression of Sheyang, who is deeply frowned, is tense and relaxed for a while, and his mood is really up and down all the way.

Yuanfang Building is located not far from the east gate of Quanzhou City, since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the envoys and shippers of various countries have stayed here, and the horse team is here in a blink of an eye. The servants of the restaurant quickly welcomed the distinguished guests to the wing room on the second floor, and did not wait for the guests to tell them to serve the horses!

The leader of the Jinyi Guard's general banner is called He Yizong (Note 5), with a dark face and a kind face. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said in Champa language: "Little prince, this wind will only get stronger and stronger, let's avoid the typhoon in Quanzhou first, and then go to Nanjing when the momentum passes!" Otherwise, such a big elephant would never be able to travel by land! She Yang nodded and said, "Everything is up to Uncle He, if it weren't for your arrangement, I really don't know how to deal with this trip."

It is said that this He Yizong was originally a Fujianese, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty to avoid chaos, and He Father went to live in Xingang City, and later because of the Zhancheng dialect and Chinese, he did a communication with the Zhancheng State, and traveled between the two countries. He Yizong learned to drive elephants and some martial arts since he was a child, and during his arrival in Nanjing, he was appreciated by Song Zhong for the command of the Jinyi Guard, and simply returned to his country and served in the Jinyi Guard Elephant Training Institute. People like He Yizong, who first avoided chaos overseas, followed the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and returned to their homeland, and they brought back many local customs and habits, and the most important thing is the relationship with powerful people in the local country.

As soon as He Yizong heard that the prince spoke Chinese, he also switched back to Chinese and said with a smile: "Prince, you have a great responsibility this time, so you don't dare to call Uncle He, I am just a general banner in Jinyiwei, and there are only dozens of people who can shout, whether this matter is successful or not, and I have met Commander Song after getting Nanjing, see if he can help with a few kind words in front of His Majesty!" In addition, I also advise you not to count on those bookbags in the Ministry of Rites, they will only play with the pen and endorse it to His Majesty, and they will not be able to do anything! If you want me to say, this guy is here fast and good! After that, he put the embroidered spring knife horn on his waist and put it down

Sheyang should not have been on a boat, but the rough sea has made him unbearable. When I first boarded the Daming Sea Ship, I was very surprised that the cabin was subdivided into three floors, and each of the high-ranking officials had an independent small room. When the gang leader came to warn that a typhoon was approaching, the huge sea boat also swayed and swayed. Fortunately, less than two days after the start of vomiting, the ship entered Quanzhou Port smoothly. She Yang should remember that when he left the palace, his grandfather's aging face and body, and the old man was caught in the open and secret struggle between his two grandsons, and he didn't know what to do. The old ministers who have been to the Ming Dynasty in the court all said that Emperor Hongwu was moody and difficult to guess. It is best to take a three-pronged approach from the Ministry of Rites, Jinyiwei, and the imperial grandson, and in the middle, Annan must be prevented from making a stalk.

She Yang should take back his thoughts that floated away, and looked at He Yizong, he thought to himself, you old guy, shouldn't this be taking advantage of my bad condition, and I want to take more benefits! You don't want to think about the time when your father took you to Newport City, if it weren't for the first king

Extraordinarily gracious, using your father as a messenger (i.e., a translator who works as a translator), you have today. However, since he had arrived in Daming, it could be regarded as the first step, and she should have thought about it in her mind, thinking that this money probably couldn't be saved, so she said, "Uncle He, your nephew is now in charge of the business of Xingang Yahang (through which foreign shipping merchants must do business with the locals)?" I'll take care of it later, and the goods that will arrive this winter will be handled by your dental shop."

"Okay, that's it! He Yizong laughed, his face was so kind that he let out light, "Song Zong's Song command made the old man over there take charge of it for you, but I can't say whether Your Majesty will grant you what you want." She Yang scolded the old fox secretly, and then reluctantly said that this was natural, and then hurriedly got up and ran to the thatched house and vomited again.

In fact, He Yizong had already sent another message to his top boss in Nanjing. Since the beginning of Hongwu, the emperor has continuously sent envoys to inform the Eastern and Western countries of the news of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and the countries have also flocked to the table to bring rare and foreign objects to tribute, and the two elephants stand at the gate of the Ming Imperial City, which has long been the standard equipment to show the majesty of the Celestial Empire, but the white elephant is the first time. Song Zhong has always wanted to lead the troops to the expedition, emulating the founding generals to conquer the east and west, so that his personal achievements can be taken to the next level. It's just that there is no chance, if His Majesty sees the white elephant this time, and is happy to allow Song Zhong to lead the troops to Annan and solve the difficulty of occupying the city, then the son of the hundred households in the elephant taming should also be in my pocket. He Yizong squinted at the back of Sheyang who ran out, and thought disdainfully, with the name of Jinyi Wei Baihu, can the tooth business in Xingang City still run away? If you kid weren't known as being able to write poetry and lyrics, you wouldn't be able to go to the battlefield, and you would have come to Daming to get you. In addition, your barbarian brother is only a soft-shell shrimp with a silver-like wax spear head, and he can't beat Annan if he gives him 20,000 soldiers, otherwise your grandfather of the earth king will pay tribute to the white elephant so easily, and I am clear about the causal relationship between this. In Quanzhou these days, I have to work harder to squeeze some oil and water from this kid, although those people in the Ministry of Rites are not enough, but it is more than enough to fail, and those who should be dealt with still have to be dealt with. Recently, His Majesty's murderous spirit has not been as heavy as in previous years, and the hundred officials have been better. Thinking of the officials who were too greedy in the past years, Jinyi Wei peeled off the skin and filled the grass to show the public, and couldn't help but feel a cold snort on his back.

He Yizong didn't know what his immediate boss was really worried about at the moment in Nanjing, and Song Zhong naturally had no reason to shout at a subordinate, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, he knew very well that the emperor's body was not as good as before, and he naturally knew that he had to choose a big tree to cool off. In case Emperor Hongwu suddenly comes to the Dragon Control Funeral Heaven, whether he can keep the position of the commander is a big question, so are there other big trees that can be held? The Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty have the same question in their hearts, and there are many people!

Note 1: Also made a fire chief, the Ming and Qing dynasties to navigate the boatman! The needle sutra is equivalent to the secret voyage records of the captains of the Western Age of Discovery (i.e., the rudder in Western maritime literature)!

Note 2: The division of the East and the West in the Ming Dynasty is different from today, according to Zhang Xie's "East and West Examination", "Brunei is the country of Borneo, the end of the East, and the beginning of the West", which is similar to the division of the Yuan Dynasty. Since then, the division between the East and the West has been officially recognized and handed down. If the current longitude is used to demarcate the boundary, it is about 110 degrees east longitude as the east-west boundary.

Note 3: According to the Wubei Zhi written by Mao Yuanyi at the end of the Ming Dynasty (written in the first year of the Apocalypse/1621 AD), there are as many as 44 Fengwei attached to Quanzhou Prefecture.

Note 4: History of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 324 Zhuforeign Countries, Zhancheng Article: In the sixth year of Yongle, he went to the Western fleet to make the country. The king sent his grandson Sheyang to pay tribute to the elephant and the object of thanksgiving.

Note 5: The collection of archives of the Ming Dynasty, the selection book of the martial arts of the guard, He Yizong, a native of Jiangdu County, followed his father He Zhongxian to Yu Zhancheng as the leader of the military revolution during the period... In the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Qinliu Ti was trained like a me... Yongle was re-elected to the West in the seventh year, and was promoted to the commander of the guard in August.