Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 20 years, December 13.
Emperor Hongwu sent out 673 warships, 48,700 sailors, and soldiers, led by Zhu Xiongying.
The people said that Zhu Hongwu was grateful for the passage of time and sent his grandson out to search for immortality to extend his life.
The merchants were noisy. On the surface, Zhu Hongwu banned the sea, but in reality, he was using the name of sailing to let the imperial grandson lead the troops out to sea to carry out a large-scale official trade.
No one in the government knew the news, and the officials of the six departments of the imperial court were vacant.
Because Zhu Xiong Ying had convinced Lan Yu to return to the capital, Lan Yu did not show up at all. The other founding generals guarded the border.
Or in a place to train soldiers, equipment is not in the capital.
Only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao knew Zhu Xiongying's purpose for going out to sea.
On the deck.
Zhu Xiongying clenched his fists as he looked at the dock that was gradually blurring in front of him. The fleet of ships that covered the sky sailed all the way to the north.
Zhu Xiongying did not choose to head directly to the Asahi Strait. Instead, he went north along the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty.
When passing through Xuzhou, he replenished fresh water once.
After passing through Shandong, he would replenish fresh water once.
After entering Liaodong Bay, the fleet sailed for more than ten days and stopped at Zhigukou.
"Fourth Brother! Haha, long time no see!" Zhu Quan jumped off the boat and shouted at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di smiled and said,"Seventeenth brother, it has indeed been a long time."”
Zhu Di patted Zhu Quan's shoulder and said,""When I left the capital for the vassal state, you were still in your mother's arms!!”
"Haha, haha ~~"
Zhu Quan smiled awkwardly. Zhu Di was right. In the 15th year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Di was already a vassal of Yan. At this time, Zhu Quan had only been born less than two years ago.
"Alright, don't stand here anymore. Let's go to Fourth Brother's residence. We brothers haven't caught up in a long time!”
Zhu Di smiled as he held Zhu Quan and Zhu Zhi's hands and walked towards Beiping.
"Fourth Uncle, we're here to replenish our water supply. Then, we're here to fetch Cousin to accompany me out to sea!" Zhu Xiong Ying said.”
Zhu Xiong Ying said bluntly.
Replenishing water was a lie. Along the way, he had replenished water several times. Many of them were due to the strong waves and humidity on the sea. The water on the ship had to be replenished at all times.
But no matter what, Zhu Xiongying did not need to come to Beiping to replenish his water supply. His purpose in coming to Beiping was to pick up people.
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Xiongying, then turned back to look at his eldest son. He smiled and said,"Gao Chi, your big brother wants to bring you out to sea?”
"Yes, when I was in Ying Tian, big brother promised me that when he had the chance to go out to sea, he would definitely bring me along. I remember telling you before.。。”
Zhu Gaochi did not hesitate to sell his father out.
Zhu Di naturally didn't want Zhu Gaochi to go out to sea.
First of all, Zhu Gaochi was still young, much younger than Zhu Xiongying. Second, the sea was too rough. If he was careless, there would be no hope of survival.
Even Zhu Di, he would rather let Zhu Gaochi die on horseback than die on the sea.
The Chinese people did not have much love for the sea.
"Fourth Uncle, when the fleet returns, I will definitely send my brother to you safe and sound." Zhu Xiong Ying said.”
"Really?" Zhu Di asked.
Nodding his head, Zhu Xiongying cupped his hands and said firmly,"A gentleman's word is a promise!"
"Haha, what a good nephew. How can Fourth Uncle not believe you?”Zhu Di smiled and hugged Zhu Xiongying to comfort him.
When he handed Zhu Gaochi over to Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Xiong Ying turned around and boarded the ship. The ship didn't stay for long, and it turned around and continued to sail into the distance, starting the first official voyage of the Darming Dynasty.
"Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law, save me, save me!!!!”
A voice suddenly sounded in Zhu Di's mind, echoing in his ears.
"Did you hear anything?”
Zhu Di asked Qiu Fu and the guards beside him.
"Prince Yan, look at the stern. Isn't that the princess consort's sister, Miss Xu San? Xu Miaojin?" Qiu Fu had been on the battlefield for many years, so he had good eyesight.
Although the ship had already sailed hundreds of meters away, he could still distinguish it clearly.
"Quick, quick, move the boat and chase after them!”
Zhu Di was shocked and quickly called out to the people beside him.
Qiu Fu stood awkwardly on the spot." King Yan, where do we find a boat? Why don't I go after them on horseback?"”
"You've also learned to make fun of this king?”Zhu Di was furious.
He looked straight at the ship.
Even if the King Yan Residence had ships, they would not be able to catch up to this fleet.
Zhu Xiongying stood on the flagship, stepping on the deck as the sea breeze blew in his face.
"Uncle Fifteen, Uncle Seventeen, how is it? The sea is boundless, isn't it?" Zhu Xiong Ying said.”
"It's indeed very beautiful, but why does your Uncle Fifteen always hear the cries of ghosts? Could it be that this sea is the netherworld..." Zhu Quan imitated Zhu Xiong Ying.
He spread his arms.
However, the ghostly cries in his ears continued to rise and fall.
Zhu Gaochi looked at him suspiciously and shrugged,""Big Brother, why are you looking at me? I'm not the one crying!”
"Wait, something's wrong..." Zhu Gaochi's eyes narrowed and he quickly ran back. When he saw Xu Miaojin cowering in the corner of the wall, he was shocked.
"Little YiNiang, why are you here?" she shouted.”
"Wuwu, wuwu, I want to go down, I want to go down!”Xu Miaojin stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Gaochi.
Pausing for a moment, Zhu Gaochi swallowed his saliva, not knowing how to answer. The fleet had set off, how could they return?
"Third Miss Xu!"
Zhu Xiongying paused and looked at Xu Miaojin in confusion.
"You are all bad people!" Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Xiongying and the other members of the Zhu Royal Family.
Zhu Quan and Zhu Zhi were unlucky. Zhu Gaochi had a conflicted expression.
"That's wrong. How are we bad people? Third Miss Xu, you can't say things carelessly. If you're here, tell me. How did you get on the boat?”
Zhu Xiongying couldn't understand either.
The ship was heavily guarded, yet Xu Miaojin actually came up without anyone informing him.
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