In July of the thirtieth year of Hongwu, Zhenla sent an envoy to Gonglie Zhaopingya to Nanjing, and complained about Siamese aggression in front of the emperor.

The wind rises in September, and the coastal area is commonly known as the nine winds, which means that the wind is fierce all day long, and the navigation business is carried out by the north and south monsoons in summer and winter. Due to the strictness of the holy edict, he had to apply to the Longjiang Shipyard for the transfer of the warship originally built for Tian Cewei to be used as a mediator ship, and Liu Bin of the Longjiang Lifting Division was happy and angry when he heard it, and he was happy that the ship came in handy as soon as it was built, and it was just enough to test some new functions. I was angry that I had promised to let the shipowners stop for a while after rushing this ship, but now I had to move the ship that I was going to build for other units this year, and cut it so much, but who should be cut will hurt my brain.

When Bi Jin came to receive him, Liu Bin didn't care that he was higher than his level, put his hands behind his back, and hummed: "Master Bi, you are a majestic man who has been ordered to go on patrol!" But the lower officials can't explain to the soldiers of Tiancewei, and the ship materials in Longjiang Shipyard are not enough, why don't you show you the big yellow boat for the Ministry of Rites to be reduced by two?" Bi Jingang looked at the newly built 400-material warship with joy, and imagined sitting on it to patrol the four provinces, and it was like an angel of the kingdom, and the scenery was incomparable. I didn't want to make more trouble with the shipyard, so I responded first, and Liu Bin was overjoyed when he heard it, so he didn't make any more trouble!

As soon as the wind blew, Bi Jin hurriedly asked to speed up the preparation of heavy weapons, drinking water, food, and personnel, and waited for the arrival of the gang commander to lead the personnel to train and operate. After the ship left Taicang Port, the captain stood next to the general pillar in the rear cabin, and without even looking at the needle, he shouted: "Single and B needle, water beats a watch." (Note 1) The helmsman rotates the rudder teeth to adjust the direction of the rudder blades, and the boatmen follow suit. Ah Xian and Li Jian looked at the somewhat obscene appearance of the gang leader to judge the two of them after they arrived at sea, quite the spirit of a general to guide the world, not like the crew on land, lazy and really embarrassed by the fish out of the water. After the boat reached the mouth of the Wusong River to the south, the captain asked him to turn the needle, and at this time he only felt that the boat was biased to the right. After a while, I heard the guy shouting, "Zhang Dafan!" I saw a train of boatmen carrying sail ropes on their shoulders in an orderly manner, and the main sail was loosened smoothly with the command, and the speed of the ship increased at this time, and after a shift, they arrived at Nanhuizui, and at this moment they could look at the Jinsha Wei of the guard on the left bank of the Wusong River estuary.

One day and one night is ten watches, and when the speed of the ship is synchronized, it can also be used as a unit of measurement for the distance at sea.

At the invitation of Bi Jin, Li Hongyuan's master and apprentice also went together, even if they were both generals and bodyguards. The elder brother Ma He found a reason, saying that he wanted to go to Zhenla to help Yan Wangfu buy items for the Buddha, and under the banner of Yan Wang, he also rushed back from Beiping to rub the ship. Li Jian and Ah Xian got what they wanted, and as soon as they got on the boat, they were extremely excited, touching in the east and west, chatting with the old boatman. The two excited guys followed the group to repeat the navigation instructions aloud, and looked at the place names that they had heard on the land one by one like the needle scripture diagram in the hand of the gang leader appeared in order, like the feeling of treasure hunting, I had always thought that the world of the Ming Dynasty was incomparably big, and it seemed that it was just a large piece of land from the sea or the needle scripture. However, after these excitements lasted for a long time, Ah Xian vomited first, followed by Li Jian also vomited, in fact, Bi Jin and other literati also hid in their cabins and vomited, but the literati were cheeky and did not want to appear in front of others in embarrassment. Li Hongyuan called the two of them to teach them how to regulate pranayama, and rubbed the acupuncture points such as Hegu, Quchi and Zusanli, and the young man adapted quickly, and the two soon ran up and down the boat and had fun. Ma He was also very excited in his heart, but he needed to support the façade of the senior brother, set a good example, and follow the back like the master, smiling and watching the young junior brothers running around.

Li Hongyuan frowned, and at night he began to let these two new apprentices strengthen their martial arts practice while the moon was bright, and during the day, he assisted the boatmen to do some work and boil their strength, which made the two of them cry out for more.

A young man on the deck after night is practicing swords, at this time it is the full moon, the sea breeze is blowing, the young man's body is advancing and retreating rapidly, a sword is stabbed out in the moonlight, and gradually you can see two sword lights, which are colorful and beautiful. Watching from the side was Li Hongyuan's apprentice and Bi Jin's personal attaché. Ma He said in a low voice, "The second junior disciple's talent is really good, and this set of introductory swordsmanship disciples didn't comprehend it until half a year later." Li Hong was silent.

Bi Jin said: "Brother Li, the disciple is making rapid progress, although he does not know martial arts, but he can also see that it is a famous teacher who produces a high apprentice, and it is still a big difference if the master is willing to teach by hand!" Li Hongyuan snorted: "Brother Bi, you are becoming more and more flamboyant, and you have accompanied you to the West to go this way, so there must be something else to advise!" Bi Jin laughed and said, "Don't dare! To be able to travel with the first sword in Jiangnan, I have greatly gained face." Li Hongyuan said: "My second apprentice is still a showmanship, and it may not be easy to look good. Hehe, I think your bodyguard is a master of using knives, why don't you give my apprentice some advice!" Bi Jin waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is nothing to do left and right, why not practice!"

Bi Jin's guard is a hereditary hundred households named Yang Sheng, the elder was with the founding emperor to fight the world, and this visit was seconded from Tiancewei. In the era when there were few large-scale wars, it was also a good idea to be promoted if they encountered pirates or armed forces in foreign countries. The martial arts passed down from the family is the five tiger broken door knife that has been passed down in the rivers and lakes, this knife method goes straight forward and retreats, brave and fast, and is quite suitable for killing the enemy in the battle array to win. Hearing that he was going to fight against Li Hongyuan's disciples, although he was apprehensive, he was carrying the signboard of Tiance Guard on his body, and there was no cowardly expression on his face, he pulled out a steel knife and didn't say hello, he rushed forward and threw himself at Li Jian, and without hesitation, he slashed his head with a knife. Li Jian's newborn calf was completely fearless, but when he saw Hunting, he shouted happily, "It's a good time!" With a fast fight, the long sword stabbed from left to right, and the strange point was in the middle of the blade, and the steel knife swung away, Yang Sheng had never seen this kind of sword move, so he screamed, and rolled sideways with the help of the knife, turned over and fell to the deck. Li Jian flew up and stabbed at this time, and the two sides were very lively when you came and went. After more than ten rounds, Li Jian's internal force was not running well, he couldn't stand the steel knife and slashed violently, and when he retreated sideways, he took a kick on his buttocks, rolled to the side, and when he didn't stand up, he had a steel knife on his face, and he could only hear Yang Sheng's stiff face with a smile that was almost invisible: "Boy, you are going to sacrifice your life for the country now!" Bi Jin reprimanded: "Yang Baihu must not be rude!" The two sides put away their swords, and Yang Sheng clasped his fists at Li Hongyuan and said bluntly: "Your swordsmanship is really clever, this little brother is young, and he can already fight me for more than a dozen rounds. After a while of training, the little brother will be able to become a flag officer in Tiancewei." Li Hongyuan smiled and waved his hand and said, "Brother Yang only gave five points of strength to feed the inferior apprentices, and he accepted his feelings. The inferior apprentice has not been practicing martial arts for a long time, and he will laugh and laugh."

After the master and apprentice returned to the cabin, Li Hongyuan said solemnly, "What are the strengths of our martial arts?" Ma He is a senior brother, and he has always been a good example, so he replied first: "The long sword gives birth to flowers, but it is not broken quickly!" Li Hongyuan asked, "If the opponent is faster than you, what about Dannai?" Ma He said without thinking: "Hit the enemy in the middle, and think about creating the opponent's flaws." Li Hongyuan nodded, looked at Li Jian, Li Jian grabbed his forehead and replied, "Senior Brother is extremely right, but the sword exchange, I really don't have time to think too much in the middle." Li Hongyuan said with a look on his face: "Since this sect wants to make a fuss about the word fast, it is naturally the premise of the unity of body and mind, and the operation of the Tianyu True Qi in your body is not smooth, and you can't fight for a long time, which is not in a hurry. However, there is no other enemy to do, and more practice is. Yang Baihu has actual combat experience, this time to travel together, practice with him more, it's not a bad thing, Ah Xian, you don't just talk about kung fu, follow along." The two bowed their heads together and said yes. Then let the three apprentices meditate and pranayama, and then analyze the operation know-how and application timing of Tianyu True Qi in detail.

The next night, Li Jian pestered Yang Sheng again to ask for sparring, Yang Sheng saw that it was difficult to refuse in the face of his superiors, and he also admired the swordsmanship of Shenyingmen, and practiced with Li Jian and Ah Xian again. After Li Jian was trained by the master, the combination of true qi and sword moves became more and more smooth and condensed, and the table tennis was on a par with Yang Sheng, and Ah Xian also mustered up the courage to fight Yang Sheng for a few rounds, honing and honing his experience in battle.

Yang Baihu saw that the two of them were serious and polite, so he talked about some of his previous experiences in the military formation, Ah Xian was generally interested in swordsmanship, but he was very interested in the formation and marching training, so he pestered Yang Shengdong to ask the west. Yang Sheng had nothing to do on the ship, so he started from how to train the soldiers' ears and eyes, listen to the flags forward and backward, how to only listen to the golden drums, how to only look at the flags, so as to practice the formation so that the generals can make the soldiers like their arms and fingers. Ah Xian said that I thought that as long as the general Chang Sheng pointed his spear and waved his sword, the sergeant would rush forward, and the enemy army would be defeated. Yang Sheng smiled and said that if it was so simple, then what kind of soldiers would you usually have to train! Ma He nodded again and again on the side, saying that this is like the basic footwork of martial arts, and the footwork has not been practiced to be familiar with the heart, how to go into battle against the enemy. Yang Sheng saw that Ah Xian was smart, so he said that I had a book on the art of war left by my predecessors, which I could borrow to watch on the way.

Ah Xian waited for Yang Sheng to leave, and complained to Li Jian: "Big brother, you and Senior Brother are both talented and intelligent, and they are extremely fast in learning boxing and swords, and I can't catch up with you anymore." Li Jian frowned and replied, "Call me Second Senior Brother, don't mess around." Ma He coughed twice, and asked cheekily, "Second Senior Brother, what was the name of your move to take Yang Baihu's first sword last night?" Li Jianqi said: "This trick is called the enemy of the benevolent, hasn't the senior brother practiced?" Ma He's face flushed, and he replied embarrassedly, "Senior brother is not as lucky as you, he has been by Master's side, and he is busy with official business!" Ah Xian hurriedly said, "And what! The righteous are widowed early, the courtesy is always lacking, the wise will be lost, and the believers will eventually deviate. Hey, hey, hey, this routine is called Five Virtues and Non-Virtues, and it took me several days to memorize these awkward moves, which is amazing!" Follow the long sword, and draw it out one move at a time. Although Ma He saw this demonstration was clumsy, he was impressed in his heart, Master's self-created sword move, found a new way, and really walked out of another way for the gods. After a pause, he took turns looking at Li Jian and Ah Xian. Li Jian replied, "Senior brother, don't look at me! This is very different from the name of ordinary swordsmanship, there is no big river and sea to open the world to split the gods and kill ghosts or anything, we still expect you to solve this puzzle!" Ma He thought about the names of these moves again, Master has a big opinion on Confucian concepts! Then he drew his sword and went through a few moves with Ah Xian, and casually pointed out the two junior disciples who had just started, like meeting a veteran like Yang Sheng, who had fought in battle, how to observe and learn the advantages of the other party, and how to give full play to the strengths of his own martial arts.

Ma He returned to Beiping this time and reported the situation in Nanjing with King Yan, because it did not exceed the expectations of the palace advisers before, Zhu Di did not say much, and Ma He and Daoyan were left behind after the discussion. King Yan asked about the beginning and end of the fight with the Japanese and the Ryukyuan, and when he heard that Li Hongyuan was injured as a result, his eyes moved, and he seemed to be surprised. Finally, I asked Li Hongyuan if he mentioned Yanwangfu, which was nothing to hide, and he didn't talk about this paragraph at all. Ma He praised Li Fangren in North Korea, who was very cooperative, and was very willing to contribute money and efforts to obtain a Buddha statue that has been worshiped for many years. Zhu Di was silent, and after a long silence, Dao Yan interjected: "Lingshi is strong in martial arts, and he has many contacts with overseas countries when he was in the pedestrian division, and although he is not in the court now, his influence is still there. Most of the people currently used by the emperor are Confucians who have not been in the world, and once they go on a big line today, I am afraid that everything will be difficult to predict. When the monk heard that Fang Xiaoru was vigorously advocating a return to the Jingtian system of the Zhou Dynasty, it was ridiculous to the extreme! I'm afraid the world won't be chaotic in this world." Zhu Di pondered for a while and said, "Let's do it right, naturally we are not afraid of people pointing fingers, as the saying goes, we have a lot of help!" He paused for a moment, and then said to Ma He, "At present, I can say that the army is strong and strong, and in addition to having to prepare for the foreign tribes, I may as well have more contacts with the eastern and western countries. In the past, Lingshi had quite a lot of achievements in the court, and he was able to speak in front of his father, but I don't know if he would be willing to help Gu speak out." Ma He was not sure, and replied cautiously: "This time, I will go to Nanjing and tell Master more about your philosophy of governing the country and see the situation." At the end, Daoyan explained that it was very important to welcome the Buddha statue in Zhenla, and let Ma He carry it out as soon as possible.

Ma He's heart was even more entangled at the moment, so he asked Li Jian and Ah Xian to practice again on their own, and after retracting their thoughts, they returned to their cabin and lay down, on the one hand, they didn't have to learn the master's newly created sword moves, and the disappointment was naturally needless to say, on the other hand, the master has always been noncommittal to King Yan, but he is working in King Yan's mansion, isn't it not people on both sides if he doesn't make a good one? I couldn't sleep left and right, so I got up again and went to Li Hongyuan's hatch, and asked in a low voice, "Master, have you slept?" Li Hongyuan replied, "Is it He'er? Come in!' Ma He told Li Hongyuan about his worries, and Li Hongyuan looked at the big disciple and said, "Not in his position, not in his politics, especially if it involves royal family affairs, this is the master's position." The Ming Dynasty started in the south of the Yangtze River, and the founding of the country for 30 years, although the wind and rain have been smooth in recent years, the stability maintenance is still the top priority! Now that you have been thrown into the palace of King Yan, of course you must assist with all your heart, and in the future, you must be careful not to break the law and do evil, and if necessary, you should know what you are advancing and retreating." When he said this, he was full of emotion. Li Hongyuan looked at this very tall apprentice and said earnestly: "My generation of chivalrous people, you can come and go to the court with your skills, and you can advance and retreat in one mind, and I must especially keep it in mind." Ma He hadn't seen the master talk on fire, so he was busy bowing down. Li Hongyuan saw that his apprentice was frightened, and after thinking about it, he slowed down and said: "This time I was in distress in Fuzhou, and I felt that the master was quite emotional, and I took a boat on the sea again, and I felt that the world was big, and the predecessors could not help but think in vain, and created a sword move of five virtues and non-virtues, so as not to give it to you, so as not to make your kid feel that the master is biased." Li Hongyuan was ingenious and created a sword move of five virtues and non-virtues, but he was still born out of the original context of the Shenyingmen, and now he used his fingers to make a sword, even said that he was compared, and after half an hour, he only taught the horse and Lianlian to scratch his cheeks, just looking at the comparison between the two junior brothers, I don't know the trick, of course, it is far away. However, Li Hongyuan only talks about martial arts, but his views on Confucianism are skipped and not mentioned, Ma He has to practice new moves, and he is no longer confined to him, and after kneeling down to the master, he rushed to the deck to catch the two little junior brothers to practice!

Practicing swords all the way, Bi Jin and Li Hongyuan went to chant poems against each other, and talked about the internal situation of the Eastern and Western countries. According to the old man, he was afraid of a typhoon at this time, and if he was lucky, he could arrive at Xingang City in the Champa country in less than 15 days. The journey was smooth and the waves were small, except for a short suspension of supplies in Guangzhou, and then the ship rushed to the port of Xinzhou (now Quy Nhon port in Vietnam) in the Champa country before stopping to let everyone go ashore. Li Jian of Xinzhou Port told Ah Xian to the general and took out the jade pendant token that Sheyang should have given, and the general was very surprised, and immediately went ashore through the familiar tooth line to contact. She Yang should have arrived from Zhancheng in the afternoon of the next day, and the four of them screamed together and pounced on each other, although they did not get along often in Nanjing, but when it came to overseas friends for Li Jian Axian, she Yang should still occupy the first number of the Tianzi, and the two of them passed the master and Bi Jin, and then followed the Sheyang to the vicinity of Xinzhou Port.

This Xinzhou port is the largest port of the Champa state, at this time the port is full of nearly 100 sailing ships of all sizes, since ancient times, the merchant ships of the Arabs who came to trade in the east and the ships of the Han people who went south have met here. Since the ship stayed here for three days and could not go too far, the only thing that could be seen by friends from afar was the Twin Towers Temple.

This twin towers were built in the Northern Song Dynasty during the Xining period, covering Mo in the past 300 years ago, mainly worshiping the Shiva god believed in by the Cham people, the tower is made of red bricks, about six zhang high, Sheyang should split the head and introduced to the two of them that this twin towers are about the same height as Nanjing's Jubaomen, Ah Xian laughed and said that the brother is to see you come, your family temple big temple small door wide door narrow door is not the point, Sheyang should be moved in his heart, slightly embarrassed to say yes. However, he still took the lead and led the two of them to walk around the Twin Towers. Ah Xian's eyes were sharp, and when he saw that some of the statues by the tower were a little new, he asked why.

Sheyang said gloomily, "Probably nearly two hundred years ago, I occupied the city and the country was weakened, and I was once conquered by the Zhenla country and became its vassal state. In those days, there was a shortage of soldiers, and some of the carved statues were cut down and taken away by the rebels, and the new statues you saw were added later."

"Can this statue still be sold for money?"

"When the Jinla people founded their country, they also believed in Brahmanism, and every time a new king took office, they also spent manpower and material resources to build many temples, and it was quite common to put them in a place to show off."

Li Jian saw that this topic was a bit serious, so he interjected and asked where he would go after seeing the Twin Towers, and she Yang should have perked up and said, "You have come all the way to see something special!" He ordered the men to lead the horses, and the horses ran to the seashore first. In less than half an hour, everyone came to a small manor by the sea, which turned out to be the private property of Sheyang, and everyone sat down in a wooden house facing the seaside, the walls of this house were folded and folded, and at this moment the sea breeze was blowing, which was refreshing. The servant brought the cut coconut, and just galloped under the sun, and the coconut was soaked in the sea water for a long time, and it was really cold when I drank it. The three of them chatted a little more, and then they heard the sound of music, one by one young female dancers spread their hands flat, the tips of their five fingers were cocked, their palms were facing forward, their knees were slightly bent and their knees were staggered forward, and they danced in front of the three of them like flowing water, Li Jian and Ah Xian were dumbfounded, looking at these young girls with slightly darker skin and deeper contours than the Han people, smiling and shaking their chins from side to side while jumping, their eyes were flattering, and their jade breasts shook with them, and their faces were red and they couldn't help but swallow their saliva. She Yang should have watched the two of them react without human reaction, and laughed heartily. Following the inspiration, he called someone to take the wine, and the three of them chatted while drinking, Li Jian and Ah Xian went from a small restaurant a few months ago to now listening to singing and dancing with a different prince overseas, a few cups of yellow soup in their stomachs, and they feel that their lives are changing, and they are full of imagination about the future. After relaxing, the two couldn't help but become bolder. On the first night of his arrival in a foreign country, the female dancer of Champa who was in charge of Sheyanggai changed her from a teenager to a man!

When they got up the next day, the woman had already disappeared, and Li Jian and Ah Xian were a little stunned. After washing up and going out, he was a little embarrassed to see Sheyang, and the prince of Champa said without taking it seriously: "People in our southern countries marry early, and women leave the cabinet at the age of ten, and I have my first son when I am your age, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about."

She Yang should have known that the Ming Dynasty had sent an envoy to Angkor Thom to mediate the war between Chenla and Siam, and said, "The kingdom of Chenla is weakened, and it has not been able to build any large-scale temples in the past few decades, let alone send troops to invade our occupied city. On the contrary, in recent years, Siam's military power has become more and more prosperous, and it has traveled to neighboring countries, and has also fought many wars with Bagan (present-day Burma), and it is best if the Son of Heaven can send someone to mediate and let Siam stop and stop." After that, he handed the jade pendant to Li Jian, and said that if he needed help, he could take this jade pendant to a certain shop on the East Gate Street of Angkor Thom to find his deacon. Li Jian and Ah Xian were moved, hugged and said goodbye to Sheyang, and then got on the horse and went back to Xinchenggang to meet Li Hongyuan. When the two of them saw the master, their expressions were unnatural to the extreme, Ma and Youmo guessed what was going on, and laughed on the side, Li Hongyuan was noncommittal, but glared at it several times.

Sheyang's several contacts with the disciples of the Divine Sect were also greatly helped in the major events a few years later. (Note 2)

Note 1: The navigation compass of the Ming Dynasty marked 24 directions with the heavenly stem, the earthly branch and the eight trigrams, with the son being due north and the noon being due south.

Note 2: The thigh-hugging strategy that Sheyang should have played with his grandfather Zhan Ba Lai's was realized in the fourth year of Yongle. According to the seventh article of Zhancheng in the Shuyu Zhou Consultation Record: In that year, on the grounds that Annan's ministers killed the son of the former king, the Ming sent troops to destroy Annan and set up counties and counties, and at the same time, the governor of Guangdong commanded the division from Haidao to lead 600 troops from thousands of households and merged with the Champa army as a partial army, and stormed the southern border of Annam, and the city was also able to recover its lost territory.