Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 117: After arriving in Japan, Emperor Kameyama became numb!

Cao Wei knew that the battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di would not be small during this mission to Japan.

But he never thought that Zhu Di directly dispatched a hundred warships!One of them is a very large treasure ship!

Assuming that a warship can accommodate 400 soldiers, one hundred ships is a navy of [-]!

This lineup can be used for naval battles!

Zhu Di waved his hand, "Board on board!"

After saying that, he took the lead towards the largest treasure ship, followed by Cao Wei and Yao Guangxiao.

Going down the ship's ladder to the deck of the treasure ship, Cao Wei had a more accurate understanding of this big guy.

He was standing at this end, and the face of the person standing at the other end could not be seen clearly.

The speedboat Cao Wei took when he came from Yingtian was the smallest, and could only carry a dozen or 20 people. But this treasure ship could probably carry a thousand people without any problem!
"This boat is enough for horse racing!" Cao Wei murmured.

"Horses? Naturally, we brought horses. There is some space on the second floor below the deck of each ship to park the horses. When we arrived in Japan, we did not agree to fight, so we are not afraid of land battles." Zhu Di said.

Cao Wei looked at Zhu Di with a proud face in front of him, and felt in his heart that Zhu Di was worthy of being the later Emperor Yongle. He even thought of this.

A gust of sea breeze blew, carrying a faint salty and humid atmosphere, and from time to time, waves would hit the board of the boat, making a splashing sound.

The huge hull undulated slightly with the fluctuation of the sea water. Fortunately, Cao Wei was probably familiar with this feeling and did not feel uncomfortable.

Seeing the west wind assisting the battle, Zhu Di came to the bow deck without hesitation and shouted to the other ships,

"Sail, set sail!"

"Crash..."

As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, the sails on the masts of the surrounding ships were lowered.

With the blessing of the west wind, the sails were inflated, and dozens of warships slowly began to sail toward the east.

After the first dozens of warships sailed a certain distance, the remaining warships also lowered their sails.

Finally, there is the largest treasure ship.

The sail on the treasure ship was naturally the largest. As soon as the sail fell, it bulged into an arc instantly, and Cao Wei felt the hull begin to move.

At this time, the sea was calm and the treasure ship was very stable. There was only a small amount of shaking of the hull. Once you got used to it, it was almost unnoticeable.

Cao Wei moved his eyes away from the huge sail of the treasure ship and turned to the hundreds of warships sailing through the waves in front of him.
Under the shadow of the sparkling waves that flashed from time to time on the sea, this scene was deeply imprinted in Cao Wei's mind.

I didn’t expect that I had never been abroad in my previous life, but I would be able to take a boat out to sea in this life.

Damn, there are a hundred warships escorting him!

Although he was suspected of putting money on his face, Cao Wei's back was still a lot tougher unconsciously.

For a moment, Cao Weihao was so angry!
Little Japan, wait for me, your Grandpa Cao is here!
However, after the initial excitement, Cao Wei realized that sailing is actually an extremely boring thing.

After the fleet had traveled more than a hundred miles after several days, Cao Wei could no longer see the Ming Dynasty's land. The surrounding area was completely white, making it impossible to tell the exact direction.

The sea water has always been the same color as the sky. This sentence is really true.

Cao Wei originally thought that ships sailed at extremely fast speeds on the sea, but later he discovered that there was not a tailwind every day. When there was no wind or a headwind, the ship's speed was almost zero, or simply stopped. Floating on the sea.

The average sailing distance over several days is about 40 kilometers per day.

The distance from Hangzhou to Japan is probably less than 3000 kilometers, which means that Cao Wei's fleet will have to sail at sea for two months to reach Japan.

At this time, Cao Wei was lying in the cabin to rest out of boredom.

Suddenly, there was a cry from outside, and Cao Wei couldn't bear his curiosity and walked out.

On the deck, I saw a group of soldiers gathered together, talking about something in the middle.

Zhu Di also walked out with Dao Yan, and the three of them walked towards the crowd.

Seeing the arrival of Zhu Di and others, the soldiers opened a gap, and Cao Wei saw a big head on the deck with eight long tentacles slowly moving.

"Ouch! What a big brother Squidward!" Cao Wei couldn't help but exclaimed.

On the deck where the soldiers were gathered together, there was a huge octopus. However, this octopus was surprisingly big, so it caused the soldiers to exclaim.

Although there is plenty of food carried on the ship, as the saying goes, if you rely on the mountains, you will eat the mountains, and if you rely on the sea, you will eat the sea. During these days at sea, when there is no wind on the sea, the ships will move slowly, so the soldiers will catch some fish, shrimp and other seafood to eat. Marine creatures such as octopuses are naturally among them.

It’s just that the octopus caught today was too big.

I saw that the octopus's head was simply larger than an ordinary person's head. Its eight long tentacles were thick and powerful, and they were twisting nervously. It looked very elastic at first glance.

"Brother Squidward? What is Brother Squidward?" Zhu Di heard Cao Wei's voice just now.

Naturally, Cao Wei would not tell Zhu Di the story of Bikini Castle. He laughed and said, "A small octopus is an octopus, and a big octopus naturally needs to be backed up a little higher."

"What you said is interesting," Zhu Di couldn't help laughing.

Cao Wei smiled, and then ordered a few soldiers to light a fire on the deck, cut the big octopus into sections of takoyaki, sprinkled some salt on it, and grilled it on the fire.

After a while, the aroma of takoyaki wafted out.

"Okay, okay, eat it while it's hot," Cao Wei greeted Zhu Di and Dao Yan, "It's just a pity that there is no chili. Takoyaki has no soul without chili."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows again, "Chili pepper? What is that?"

"A seasoning similar to garlic, but with a spicier flavor, suitable for stir-frying."

"Before Ma He went to sea, I added chili peppers to his search target. If everything went well, Ma He would have chili peppers to eat when he came back." Cao Wei continued.

Zhu Di and Zhu Di are no longer surprised by Cao Wei's outrageous remarks. Anyway, Cao Wei always knows something they don't know.

"puff--!"

While several people were talking, a spray of water suddenly rose into the sky from the sea not far away!

The huge movement immediately attracted everyone's attention, and everyone turned their heads to look.

On the endless sea, a huge whale exposed its back. The gas ejected from the nostrils on its back stirred up the sea water and turned it into a huge water column!

When the soldiers saw such a huge creature, they started to make a noise.

"Then, what is that?"

"Is it a sea monster?"

"How could it be so huge?"

...Although the Ming Dynasty established a navy, it has not yet truly gone to sea to fight over long distances, and its usual exercises are only in the sea near the land.

Except for the special circumstances of stranding, whales only live in deep sea areas.

It can be said that everyone on the fleet, including Cao Wei, saw this magical creature like a whale for the first time.

Even Zhu Di and Dao Yan couldn't help but change their expressions for a moment, staring at the huge figure in the distance.

Although it was Cao Wei's first time seeing a whale with his own eyes, he was a modern man and would not make as much fuss as others.

"This is a whale," Cao Wei said.

"Whale?" Zhu Di and Dao Yan said in unison.

"Is this a whale? It's really huge!" Zhu Di sighed.

In fact, there have always been sporadic records of whales in ancient China.

It is recorded in "Historical Records of Qin Shihuang" that the first emperor Ying Zheng dreamed of fighting with the gods in the sea. After waking up from the dream, someone interpreted the dream and said that he was going to kill the evil god in the sea.

So he asked the craftsmen to make a heavy crossbow that could be fired continuously, and searched for the evil god along the seaside. Later, a giant fish was discovered near Zhifu Mountain in Shandong Province. Qin Shihuang used the heavy crossbow to kill a giant fish. The giant fish here was a whale.

Duan Yucai mentioned in "Shuowen Jiezi Annotation": "The biggest fish in the sea also has the word "whale".

There is also the famous big fish in Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou": Kun.Many people are familiar with the sentence: There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty, and its name is Kun. Kun is so big that it cannot be cooked in a pot. Cui Zhuan, a master who annotated "Zhuangzi" during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, explained: Kun should be a whale.

There are also records about whales in the "Wei Wu Four Seasons Food System" during the Three Kingdoms period: In the East China Sea, there were large fishes as big as mountains, with five stamens long, which were called whale salamanders. The next one was as big as a house, and it died on the shore. It is one foot long, three feet wide and six inches thick. Its pupils are as big as a three-liter bowl and its bones can be as large as spears. "

At this time, the soldiers were completely unfamiliar with whales because they had never heard of such a huge fish.

However, although Zhu Di and Dao Yan were not able to see the true face of the sea due to the Ming Dynasty's previous sea ban, they still knew some about some records from previous dynasties.

It was just the first time they saw the majestic figure of a whale, and they were still shocked!
The water spray from the whale's back turned into mist, falling from the sky, and a rainbow appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

When Dao Yan saw this, he couldn't help but sigh, "This thing is really wonderful!"

Zhu Di, after the initial brief shock, reached out and pointed at the whale.

"I am not prepared this time. If I encounter a giant whale next time I go to sea, I will hunt one and bring it back to my father!"

Cao Wei turned to look at him and sighed in his heart.

Zhu Di wanted to be on par with the First Emperor, but it's a pity...

As the fleet moves into the deep sea, there are more and more ocean wonders. Sometimes manta rays are shot out of the water by Ocean Street killer whales and then fall heavily. Sometimes there are groups of countless jumping fish flying out. The water surface is like dumplings being dropped.

Cao Wei also gradually began to adapt to the boring life of sailing, and played chess with Zhu Di and Dao Yan to pass the time every day.

After two months of this...

It was another sunny night after a violent storm. Cao Wei and Zhu Di moved out stools to bask in the sun on the deck.

Just when Cao Wei was about to fall asleep, the soldiers on the deck suddenly shouted.

"There is land! We have arrived in Japan!"

Suddenly, the news of Cao Wei's sleepiness disappeared!
Zhu Di had already stood up and went to check, Cao Wei hurriedly followed, and Dao Yan rushed out when he heard the noise in the cabin.

Due east and north of the ship, there is a black line that is becoming more and more obvious as the treasure ship sails!

It is indeed land!
At this time, even Cao Wei became excited.

If he stays at sea like this anymore, he will have a schizophrenia!
"Master Daoyan, hurry! Take a look, is the direction correct?" Cao Wei shouted.

Dao Yan took out a Sinan, observed it carefully, and nodded, "The direction is correct, the Japanese country is ahead..."

However, due to the speed of the ships, the fleet did not approach the southern coast of Japan until about four o'clock on the third day.

After the ship docked stably, the ship ladder was lowered, and Cao Wei and others followed the ship ladder to the ground at the port.

From the rickety boat to the ground, Cao Wei suddenly began to feel uncomfortable and could hardly walk.

It finally took a moment to get used to the feeling of being down to earth again, but a large number of soldiers wearing leather and bamboo armor suddenly emerged from the mountains and forests around the dock. They all held weapons in their hands and stared at Cao Wei and the others.

The leader held a Japanese-style short sword, pointed at Cao Wei and the others and yelled something.

Cao Wei couldn't understand the Japanese bird's song, and Zhu Di didn't understand its meaning either. The two of them could only look at Dao Yan, who was well-read.

"He asked us who we were," Daoyan translated, twirling the rosary beads in his hand.

Zhu Di spoke, "Tell them that we are the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese pirates have repeatedly invaded the border. We want to see their master and ask for an explanation."

Although the purpose of coming to Japan this time was to explore the location of the silver mines, it was absolutely impossible for Zhu Di to lose his momentum after dealing with him for the first time.

After Dao Yan translated, the other party glanced at the hundred warships docked in the sea, with a hint of fear in his eyes, and then responded. He went back to report to Emperor Kameyama, and asked Cao Wei and his party to wait on the spot.

This time Zhu Di looked at Cao Wei.

Cao Wei nodded, "Okay."

After receiving the answer, the leader of the Japanese country arranged for some of his men to watch Cao Wei and his party here, and left with some men.

Zhu Di gave the order, and the soldiers disembarked one after another and stationed themselves on the shore.

Cao Wei looked at the Japanese soldiers not far away and couldn't help but sneered, "These Japanese dwarfs react very quickly."

Having said that, Cao Wei knew clearly that the Ming Dynasty's fleet consisted of a hundred ships. It was too large in number and too conspicuous. I am afraid that Japan had discovered the Ming Dynasty's fleet a few days ago.

the other side,
The Japanese leader just left the coast and went all the way to Yoshino Palace.

After the announcement, he bent down and took small steps into the palace.

In the center of the main hall, there is a middle-aged man with a pale face, his hair spread over his shoulders, and a very funny stick-shaped bun tied on his head. This man is Emperor Gogeyama.

"How about it? Have you found out the identity of that fleet?" Hou Guishan had obviously learned about the maritime fleet in advance and asked directly at this time.

The man told Cao Wei and his party the identity, number, and purpose of coming here.

After hearing this, Hou Guishan's expression became uncertain.

At this time, he was having a fierce battle with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of Kitaben. The Ming Dynasty suddenly sent a hundred warships, and they also came to his territory. This was not good news!

If it is not handled well, his Southern Dynasty regime will be directly attacked from both sides!

The key is that the purpose of these Ming people is to investigate the Japanese pirates' infringement of the Ming border, and Guishan will not be able to escape from this matter.

Emperor Gogameyama felt numb for a moment.
Do I really want to apologize to these so-called envoys of the Ming Dynasty?
(End of this chapter)