The Most Powerful Man in the World

Chapter 2: The First Step Overseas [[-] More]

Asking about Chu Yi's whereabouts when he sees someone is almost the instinctive reaction of Jiao Yuan and others. In their opinion, the importance of expanding territory beyond the Ming Dynasty is far less important than finding Chu Yi.

I don't blame these people. After all, this place is too far away from Daming, no less than [-] miles away. Even if such a place is occupied, it is impossible for Daming to merge it into his own territory. This is obviously not realistic.

He thought that he would be a prisoner, but Yu Dayou would humiliate them when he saw them, but he didn't think that the other party would open his mouth and take out a portrait, and asked them if they had seen the person on the portrait.

For a time, including the Grand Duke Doros, a pair of eyes fell on the portrait, as if to keep the person on the portrait firmly in mind.

Taking a deep breath, Doros shook his head slowly.

The other people also shook their heads. They had never seen Chu Yi at all, so naturally they couldn't provide any clues.

Seeing the reaction of Doros and others, Jiao Yuan and the others were not disappointed. They had experienced too much disappointment, and they had no longer expected much in their hearts. Therefore, Doros and others did not meet Chu Yi. What a disappointment.

Just like a routine, he asked Doros and the others if they had seen Chu Yi, and Jiao Yuan waved his hand to signal his soldiers to escort Doros and others.

Doros and the others are also powerful figures in several countries. You must know that even if they are fighting against each other, if anyone is defeated and captured alive, in their capacity, even if they become prisoners of war, they will be treated preferentially.

I thought that these few saw them as they valued them, but after they were brought in, the others didn't even ask, just took out a picture for them to identify, and then ordered someone to take them down.

The dull-looking Doros and the others did not respond until they were taken out of the hall.

Jiao Yuan, Yu Dayou and others were just one of several fleets. Besides them, there were also several Daming fleets sieging cities overseas to search for Chu Yi's whereabouts.

Jiao Yuan, Yu Dayou and others went all the way west and entered the Atlantic Ocean, while other fleets went east, some north, and some south, anyway, several fleets went their separate ways, and wherever they passed, they were the first to do it. The purpose is to suppress the local indigenous people, and then search for Chu Yi's whereabouts.

Thousands of warships radiate around the world with Daming as the center. With the solid foundation laid by Chu Yi and the promotion of the Son of Heaven, even if Zhu Houzhao frantically built ships to find Chu Yi's whereabouts, even the fleets that were sent out still remain. The main purpose is to find Chu Yi, but it is normal to destroy some countries and plunder some wealth along the way.

After all, these generals sent out year after year, but they couldn't find Chu Yi's whereabouts. It is impossible to say that they are not worried about the punishment of the emperor.

Therefore, these generals can only plunder the places, and then transport the gold and silver wealth of the big ships back to the capital, hoping that the emperor can open up the net and not punish them for their unfavorable actions.

As the so-called intentionally planted flowers will not bloom, and unintentionally planted willows and willows to form shade, Zhu Houzhao himself just wanted to find Chu Yi, so he built the world's strongest naval fleet.

As a result, Chu Yi was not found, but the Daming Fleet's footsteps traveled all over the world. The Daming Fleet walked in front, and behind it was a group of merchants.

These merchants are not fools. With Daming's fleet ahead to help them clear the way, they only need to follow behind the fleet to obtain a lot of wealth. Therefore, wherever the Daming fleet passes, Daming's merchant ships continue to arrive.

In the eighteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, the entire land of Nanyang had already fallen into the hands of Daming. There were thousands of large and small islands, and the land of Nanyang entered the sight of many important officials in the court, and then large ships carried Thousands of Ming people arrived on these big islands.

Even after several major turmoils, land annexation has been suppressed to a certain extent, but for more than a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the scene of the old family with fields has long since disappeared. The servants and tenants of the nobles.

If the weather is good, the households of these tenants can barely make ends meet, but once a natural disaster breaks out, it is conceivable that these tenants will never have a good life, and if it is even more serious, it may cause civil unrest.

It's just that the imperial court can't just confiscate the land that fell into the hands of the gentry and the powerful for no reason, and then distribute it to the people who lost the land.

However, as several fleets of the Ming Dynasty traversed overseas, overseas barbarian states were destroyed one by one, and huge sites were occupied everywhere.

Almost every month, there is news that large ships have pulled back the gold and silver of each ship. In a few years, the gold and silver that has flowed into Daming from overseas almost every year has reached as much as [-] to [-] million taels.

Thanks to the outbreak of Daming's maritime trade and the encouragement of industry and commerce, Daming's economy has exploded. Otherwise, the huge amount of gold and silver that flows into Daming every year may cause Daming's small peasant economic market to collapse.

You must know that once inflation occurs, the harm is very great. Fortunately, Daming is really big and rich, and it is extremely lacking in gold and silver currency. The inflow of a large amount of gold and silver into Daming, not only did not cause any harm to Daming, but promoted it. The prosperity and development of the Ming Dynasty's economy.

It was under this circumstance that the imperial court finally had the idea of ​​occupying Nanyang. After all, it was a huge territory. If it could be included in the Ming Dynasty, other than that, it was at least one of the factors that contributed to this grand occasion. All the important officials will definitely go down in history, and they will be admired by future generations.

When they moved to the land of the South Seas, one person was granted [-] mu of fertile land and [-] taels of silver. When the notice came out, it can be said that the world was shaken.

In just one month, as many as [-] people who lost their land gathered courage, passed the screening of the imperial court and boarded the big ship bound for the South China Sea.

Since then, one by one, [-] people have walked out of Daming and headed for the land of Nanyang. At this rate, within ten years, the huge Nanyang will be completely controlled by Daming.

With a bang, I saw a teacup being thrown on the ground in the imperial study, and even though it was smashed into pieces, an anxious voice came out: "Trash, it's all trash, what I want is the whereabouts of my great companion. , not a ship of gold and silver!"

In the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao looked annoyed. In front of him, several memorials were scattered on the ground. Needless to say, these memorials should have come from the commanders of several overseas fleets such as Yu Dayou.

Several servants on the ground were lying there tremblingly, obviously shocked by Zhu Houzhao's increasing imperial majesty.

Wang Zheng and Shao Yuanjie stood on the side respectively, and saw Wang Zheng wave his hand at the few servants, motioning them to leave, then stepped forward and picked up the memorial, placed it on the table and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, calm down! "

Zhu Houzhao patted the table and said: "How do I calm down my anger? It's been a long time, for several years, what did they want, what did I provide them, but they didn't even find a clue of the big partner, this time I They must be punished for their sins..."

Obviously, Zhu Houzhao was talking in anger, and his temperament was not enough to take his anger out on others, but it could also be seen that Zhu Houzhao's patience was wearing down little by little.

If Chu Yi is not found again, no one can guarantee what kind of change Zhu Houzhao will have.

In the palace, there is such a simple Taoist temple. The Taoist temple is not big, and it is not even comparable to any palace in the palace.

And such a simple Taoist temple is the place where Shao Yuanjie, the most trusted real person around the emperor, stayed in the palace.

Although it is said that there is a Taoist temple of Shao Yuanjie outside the palace, in this palace, the emperor also built a Taoist temple for Shao Yuanjie so that Shao Yuanjie could practice in the palace.

Shao Yuanjie returned to the Taoist temple, first worshipped the Taoist statue of Sanqing on the shrine, then stepped forward and gently moved the statue of Sanqing enshrined there, and suddenly a secret box appeared.

In that secret box, a token is very clear, it is the token that Chu Yi left him at the beginning.

To be honest, although Shao Yuanjie said at the beginning that he was aware of the meaning of Chu Yi's birth, Shao Yuanjie never thought that Chu Yi would be so determined. Once it disappears, it takes years.

Shao Yuanjie secretly guessed where Chu Yi had gone, and why the emperor searched so much without finding any clues.

To say that Chu Yi has soared, Shao Yuanjie actually does not believe it.

Daoist Ascension said that others do not know, at least Shao Yuanjie knew it.Daoism does have its sages ascending, but it is not in this era. In their era, affected by the environment, being able to stand at the peak of the innate peak is already a peak, and it is impossible to go further.

Shao Yuanjie admitted that Chu Yi's cultivation was indeed very strong, but Shao Yuanjie would not believe it at first to say that Chu Yi's cultivation could soar.

Rubbing the token, Shao Yuanjie was a little curious as to where Chu Yi went.

When Chu Yi handed the token to him, he once said that he should find an opportunity to give the token to the emperor, but Shao Yuanjie did not rush to give the token to the emperor, but this time, Shao Yuanjie could feel Zhu Houzhao's patience Seemingly more and more insufficient, he realized that it was time to hand over the token to Zhu Houzhao.

Emperor's Palace

Zhu Houzhao was meditating cross-legged and practising Taoist health-preserving exercises. At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and someone was standing outside the room. When Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes and opened his eyes, he just saw that his eyebrows were white, hair and beard were white, and he was immortal. Shao Yuan Festival is like a real person.

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"Really Shao!"

Looking at Shao Yuanjie, Zhu Houzhao showed a bit of surprise. You must know that Shao Yuanjie has always been very disciplined. According to the usual practice, Shao Yuanjie should be cultivating in the Taoist temple at this time. will appear here.

Shao Yuanjie walked into the room, bowed to Zhu Houzhao, and then looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Pin Dao is here to send something to His Majesty for the old man!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help saying in surprise when he heard the words: "Old man?"

Shao Yuanjie's words can't help but make Zhu Houzhao a little puzzled. Who is it that he wants Shao Yuanjie to transfer things for him, especially the things the other party sends are for himself.

All kinds of thoughts flashed in his mind, but Zhu Houzhao couldn't think of who was going to give him something.

Seeing that Shao Yuanjie took out a token from his cuff, when the token appeared in the sight of the emperor, Zhu Houzhao suddenly stood up with a bit of surprise on his face, and couldn't help saying: "King Wu Ling, this is the token of King Martial that I gave to Da Companion in the past, does it mean that Da Companion has returned to Beijing?"

Zhu Houzhao is all too familiar with this token. After all, this token was given to Chu Yi by him at the beginning. Now such a token that should be carried by Chu Yi suddenly appeared, which naturally made Zhu Houzhao big. for surprise.

In order to find Chu Yi, Zhu Houzhao has really spent a lot of effort and effort in the past few years.But Chu Yi seemed to disappear into the vast sea of ​​people, and there was no news at all.

Looking at the Martial King token in front of him, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but take it, then looked at it carefully, and nodded with absolute certainty: "Yes, it is the token that I bestowed on my great companion."

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao looked at Shao Yuanjie with a look of hope in his eyes. Obviously, he thought that Chu Yi had returned, but he just avoided him and did not show up.

"Big Companion... Where is Big Companion now? I'm going to see him!"

Zhu Houzhao felt that he didn't want to wait for a moment, and looked straight at Shao Yuanjie, hoping that Shao Yuanjie could tell him the whereabouts of Chu Yi.

However, Shao Yuanjie slowly shook his head with a bit of a wry smile on his face and said: "I am afraid that I will disappoint Your Majesty, this Martial King token was found by the chief executive before he went to the West, and asked Pindao to hand it over to him. Your Majesty, so I really don’t know where the Chief Executive is now!”

"What? You...you don't even know the whereabouts of your companion!"

Hearing what Shao Yuanjie said, Zhu Houzhao's face immediately showed disappointment.

Rubbing the token, Zhu Houzhao looked up at Shao Yuanjie and said, "Zhenzhen Shao, please give me the story of how the great companion was looking for you!"

Shao Yuanjie was already mentally prepared for this, so when Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth to ask, Shao Yuanjie followed Chu Yi one by one.

Sitting there, Zhu Houzhao calmly listened to Shao Yuanjie's eloquence, and he couldn't see what Zhu Houzhao was feeling at the moment.

After the narration, Shao Yuanjie looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, the chief administrator has obviously made preparations for a long time. Maybe it is really as the chief administrator said. He has already practiced successfully and has risen to the top!"

Hearing Shao Yuanjie's persuasion, Zhu Houzhao showed a bit of a smile on his lips, and looked at Shao Yuanjie like that and said, "Do you believe in Shao Zhenren yourself? Or do you think Da Companion can achieve Dao and ascend?"

If he were a faint-hearted emperor, he would be extremely excited when he heard the news that he could ascend to the Dao, but Zhu Houzhao was obviously not a mediocre master, and he had a clear understanding of life, old age, sickness and death in the world. Knowing, so he will not believe the so-called words of soaring.

As a representative figure of Taoism, Shao Yuanjie knows that there is no such thing as ascending the Tao in this world. Shao Yuanjie slowly shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

Shao Yuanjie couldn't directly say that he didn't believe it, so he could only say that he didn't know.

With a wave of his hand, Zhu Houzhao sat there rubbing the token of the Martial King, Shao Yuanjie sighed slightly, and bowed to the emperor and slowly exited the room.

At the door, Wang Zheng saw Shao Yuanjie retreating. He glanced secretly into the room, and whispered to Shao Yuanjie: "Shao Zhenren, Your Majesty he..."

Shao Yuanjie said: "Your Majesty may be thinking about people at this moment."

In the room, Zhu Houzhao rubbed the King Wu token, quite fascinated, as if he saw the scene where he gave the King Wu token to Chu Yi.

"Big partner, you left without saying goodbye, but you were very free and easy. You can see how much effort I spent to find you."

While Zhu Houzhao murmured, the hand holding the token slammed hard.

At any rate, Zhu Houzhao followed Shao Yuanjie and Zhang Yanji, two innately strong Taoists, to practice for so long. Even though he only practiced health-preserving exercises, Zhu Houzhao was in good health. Even the second-rate players on the rivers and lakes may not be able to hurt Zhu Houzhao.

It is conceivable that Zhu Houzhao's hand strength is definitely not small, and when he unintentionally exerts his strength, a small sound is heard, and Zhu Houzhao can't help but lower his head and look at the token in his palm.

Some debris fell on the originally flawless Martial King token, but Zhu Hou was stunned to take care of it.

You must know that this Martial King token is made of black iron, and its hardness is absolutely rare in the world, but at this moment, a lot of debris has fallen on the token. At first glance, it seems that the surface of the Martial King token is broken. General.

But Zhu Houzhao flicked his finger on the Dangwuwang token, and saw pieces of debris falling from the token, and it seemed that there were teeny small characters on the flat Wuwang token.

"Hey, there are words on it!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, but the tiny words were too small. Even with Zhu Houzhao's eyesight, he could vaguely see the existence of those words. As for what those words were, he really couldn't judge.

Frowning his brows, Zhu Houzhao looked a little worried at the tiny font, who made him unable to distinguish what the tiny font was.

Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and said: "Yes, the big partner once ordered a craftsman to polish a glass mirror that can magnify objects..."

Anything that Chu Yi presented, Zhu Houzhao treasured it. Now that he thought of the glass mirror that Chu Yi once gave him, Zhu Houzhao suddenly said to Wang Zheng at the door: "Wang Zheng, set up the Xiwen Temple!"

The palace named Xiwendian by Zhu Houzhao is the place where Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi usually study and practice literature, but after Chu Yi disappeared, everything here was sealed up by Zhu Houzhao.

With a creak, the heavy door opened, and the Xiwendian Palace slowly opened, but what came into sight was something that Zhu Houzhao was all too familiar with.

It can be said that everything in the Xiwen Temple is related to Chu Yi, and even many things are dedicated to Zhu Houzhao by Chu Yi.

Before reaching a bookshelf, Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand to open the brocade box on the bookshelf, and saw a mirror lying quietly in it.

Taking out the glazed mirror, Zhu Houzhao carefully placed the King Wu token on the table, and at the same time looked at the King Wu token with the help of the glazed mirror.