Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 106 Zheng He’s First Voyage to the West ([-])
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Monk Dao Yan again, and the latter understood and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, according to the Ming Dynasty law, pirates from any country, regardless of whether they are barbarians or Han Chinese, must be put to death without mercy. "

"Killing him will show all the nations of the world that from the time our treasure fleet sets out to sea, the sea will be in great peace, and all industries will be subject to the king's law. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in the sea will be punished."

Zhu Di understood what monk Dao Yan meant and said, "Zheng He?"

"I'm here," Zheng He said respectfully.

Zhu Di asked: "What do you think?"

Zheng He bowed and said, "What I am thinking is that the matter of pirates is related to the power of the country. If Zua's envoy wants to sacrifice pirates to the sea at this time, he will definitely make the Ming fleet known as violent before they even go to sea."

"The purpose of our voyage to the West is to demonstrate the great power of heaven, to be good neighbors to the world, to be kind to people from far away, and to be kind to the world. If the fleet has not set sail, but kills first, it will inevitably make the countries along the coast have doubts and everyone will be in danger."

"Of course, the evil deeds of pirates are indeed intolerable in the world. If you don't kill them, the people will not be angry. If you don't punish them, you can't protect the king's law. Therefore, I believe that the followers should be forgiven and the culprits should be punished severely. Kill one to serve as a warning to the others and subdue the others. That's it. Only in this way can we not only promote our great power, but also demonstrate our great ambition."

When Zhu Di heard this, he laughed, looked at Monk Daoyan and said, "Master Daoyan, you, the disciple, can become a disciple."

"Amitabha." Monk Daoyan said: "The river returns to the sea, and the green is better than the blue."

"Report!"

An official from the Ministry of Rites came quickly, knelt in the square, and shouted: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has arrived."

"Zheng He." Upon hearing this, Zhu Di shouted to his side.

"Yes." Zheng He bowed.

Zhu Di stood up and said proudly: "I am determined to board the treasure ship in person, leave Longjiang Pass and go down the river, and send my Ming fleet to the seaport."

"The humble minister Zheng He thanks the Lord for your kindness." Zheng He knelt down and worshiped.

Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward quickly, held Zhu Di's right arm, and said respectfully: "Father, the wind is strong on the river, why don't we say goodbye here instead of getting on the boat?"

"The Tianyuan treasure ship is the largest ship in the world. How can the emperor go to sea without boarding the ship?" Zhu Di said with great momentum.

Afterwards, the honor guard blew the trumpets, beat gongs and drums, started playing music, and a military captain in uniform lit firecrackers.

Amid the sound of cannons, drums, and various cheers, the Ming Dynasty's first sea patrol review ceremony officially began.

Surrounded by everyone, Zhu Di first reviewed the patrol officers and soldiers, then walked slowly to the river, and then boarded the Tianyuan treasure ship.

"By imperial edict, all ships are ordered to weigh anchor!"

Zheng He received Zhu Di's instructions, faced the fleet, and shouted.

All the heralds on the ship then shouted "weigh anchor" in unison, and the flag bearer of the Tianyuan treasure ship then waved the flag "weigh anchor".

Zheng He then said: "Untie the cable!"

All the heralds shouted "untie the cable" in unison, and the flag bearer then played the flag "untie the cable".

Zheng He finally shouted: "Set sail!"

All the heralds shouted "Sail" in unison, and the flag bearer excitedly waved the flag "Sail".

In the shouts of the sailors, the sails gradually rose, and the ships slowly started. The orderly Ming fleet, riding on the vast expanse of blue waves, riding the wind and waves, went down the river in a mighty manner.

Later, Zhu Di, accompanied by Zhu Gaoxu, Jiang Yu, and Zheng He, walked into the cabin hall of the Tianyuan treasure ship.

"Your Tianyuan cabin is comparable to my palace!"

Zhu Di looked at the layout of the grand cabin and said to Zheng He who was following him.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the giant long table in the middle of the cabin and said with emotion: "The Ming Dynasty's treasure fleet has such a main cabin, which can better demonstrate the majesty of our country. It can be said to be powerful on the sea and polite to all nations."

"From today on, Zheng He is the master of this place."

Zhu Di said with some relief.

Zheng He hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty is the real owner of Tianyuan. There is only one order for the Ming Dynasty, and that is your Majesty's imperial edict." "Zheng He, you are the person I trust the most. I will give you a piece of heaven as a gift." A sea, I want you to create great achievements for the Ming Dynasty and connect all nations."

Zhu Di said majesticly.

Zheng He bowed, cupped his fists and said, "Zheng He will definitely fulfill his mission."

"Gao Xu, you talk to Zheng He, and I'll go out and take a look."

Zhu Di gave Zhu Gaoxu a wink, then let Jiang Wei clear the way and left the cabin.

"I respectfully send you off to your Majesty." Zheng He looked at Zhu Di's back and bowed.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu took out a map from his arms, which was a copy of the Great Nine Continents Map.

"Put away this copy of the Great Nine Continents Map."

Zheng He respectfully took the map handed over by Zhu Gaoxu and said respectfully: "Your Highness, don't worry. This time I go to sea, I will definitely verify the authenticity of the locations of the continents and islands in the Nanyang and Western Ocean regions marked on the map."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "This matter is of great importance, you must bear it in mind."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will fulfill my mission!" Zheng He knelt down on one knee and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu helped Zheng He up and continued: "Zheng He, my father asked you not to use force easily after you go to sea, but if you encounter someone who harms the prestige of our country tomorrow, you will not tolerate it. Do you know why my father arranged this? intention?"

"Your Majesty hopes that the fleet can be gentle and courteous to all nations, and promote the Ming Dynasty's concept of diplomatic relations that does not like war, but is never afraid of war."

Zheng He thought carefully and then replied.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said: "You understand the superficial meaning, but you do not understand the deeper meaning."

Zheng He couldn't help but change his expression, but he didn't expect that there was a deep meaning in Zhu Di's words.

Seeing the confusion on Zheng He's face, Zhu Gaoxu said seriously: "God has a good life, and those pirates were not born pirates. They were all forced to make a living overseas."

Zheng He nodded and said: "That's true. If you can live a stable life in your hometown, who would be willing to become a desperado overseas?"

"Yes, for those pirates who are willing to submit, the fleet will bring them back, and the court will order them to move them back to their original places to work in farming and business. As for those who are unwilling to submit, let them live, but they must be told that they will never I will definitely become a pirate in Nanyang again."

Zhu Gaoxu said very seriously.

When Zheng He heard this, he felt that there was a loophole in this statement and asked: "Your Highness, what if these people obeyed the ban and left Nanyang, but instead of making a living for themselves honestly, they went to the West and continued to be thieves? What should they do? "

Zhu Gaoxu approached Zheng He, lowered his head and whispered: "Don't kill all the pirates in the South Seas, but drive those pirates to the West. Think about it, if Westerners can't see the destructive power of Ming pirates, how can Western countries understand? The justice of the Ming Dynasty fleet? Understand the national majesty of the heavenly kingdom?"

His original intention was to let the Nanyang group steal and harm the Westerners.

When the Ming Dynasty fleet sails to the Western Ocean and all the pirates flee, the Ming Dynasty fleet will become the great savior of the people along the Western coast.

This is extremely beneficial to the spread of Chinese culture.

Westerners bully the weak and fear the strong, and will automatically and spontaneously learn from the strong.

Wouldn't it be nice to add some means in the future to incorporate more small Western coastal states into the Ming Dynasty's tribute trade system and become vassal states entrusted to the Ming Dynasty?

Zheng He was frightened by what Zhu Gaoxu said. He felt that it would be too insidious to do what Zhu Gaoxu said.

He muttered in his heart: "No, this is not sinister, His Highness the Crown Prince's move is a far-sighted move."

"Aren't you willing?"

Seeing Zheng He's silence, Zhu Gaoxu asked expressionlessly.

"I accept your order!" Zheng He said respectfully.

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