My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 91 Talking about Overseas Countries
Zhu Zhanhe came to the Hall of Spring Harmony, but saw Zhu Zhanji waiting for him at the gate of the hall.

"Brother, are you also interested in Zheng He?"

Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward to say hello with a smile.

"That's natural. When you talked about the world with me last time, didn't you remind me to talk more with Zheng He?"

Zhu Zhanji replied with a smile that he never forgot the conversation he had with Zhu Zhanhe last time.

"Is Zheng Neigong here?"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled and asked again.

"It's already here, not only Zheng Neigong, but also Wang Shaojian."

Zhu Zhanji smiled again.

Wang Shaojian was Wang Jinghong who stood on the bow of the boat and was mistaken by Zhu Zhanhe for Zheng He. He served as the young supervisor of the inner palace, and he was Zheng He's deputy no matter inside or outside the palace.

"That's great, let's go in!"

Zhu Zhanhe said and walked into the hall with Zhu Zhanji.

I saw that Zhu Gaochi was chatting with Zheng He and Wang Jinghong. When they saw the two of them coming in, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong immediately stood up and saluted the two of them: "Greetings, grandson and son!"

"You two don't have to be polite!"

Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanji also said very politely.

Although Zheng He and the others are eunuchs, they led the fleet to sea and made countless contributions. If it were someone else, they should have been named marquises long ago. Therefore, in the eyes of Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanji, Zheng He and the others are more like The general who led the army and returned in triumph.

Zhu Gaochi sat in the main seat, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe sat on the left, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong sat on the right.

At this time, Zhu Zhanhe also took a closer look at Zheng He and Wang Jinghong. In the impression of many people in later generations, eunuchs are generally sissies with hunched figures and squishy voices.

But in fact, after eunuchs are castrated, they will grow taller than ordinary people. For example, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong are both burly people. Because they have lived at sea all year round, their faces are also rough black and red. He is more powerful than ordinary generals.

After a few people chatted for a while, Zhu Gaochi immediately ordered someone to serve a banquet, and then Zhu Gaochi raised his glass and said: "Sanbao, Wang Shaojian, you have worked hard at sea for three years. Come, let me toast you!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong also toasted together. Although the two made great achievements, they were still very humble when they returned to the palace.

"Zheng Neigong, can you tell us about your voyage to the West?"

At this time Zhu Zhanji finally couldn't help asking.

"His Royal Highness, don't worry, before I speak, I have something to give to the crown prince!"

I saw Zheng He talking and beckoning to Wang Jinghong next to him.

Wang Jinghong immediately picked up a scroll from his side, and put it in front of Zhu Gaochi with both hands, saying: "Your Highness, these are the sea areas and Fanguo that I passed through all the way, and I drew them as "Map of Western Territories" and specially sent them to Your Highness!"

Zhu Gaochi was also very happy when he heard the words, and ordered the eunuch beside him to take it and open it. He saw that this map started with Ming Dynasty, including the entire Southeast Asia and the West Ocean, and even a part of Africa. nation.

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the "Western Territory Map" in the hands of the eunuch, and he was also excited. This should be the most extensive world area that the ancients could explore. Although it is only a part of the world, it can still be called world map.

"Your Highness, please see that in the early stage of our sea trip this time, it is similar to the previous three times. We all arrived in Champa via Fujian, and then went to Siam, Managa, Old Port and other places. Conspired to usurp the throne, and led troops to intercept and kill our fleet, and was finally defeated and captured alive by us..."

Wang Jinghong was able to speak well, pointing to the "Western Territory Map" to explain the itinerary and passage of the road to Zhu Zhanhe and the others.

The fleet sailing to the west is not a peaceful journey. In addition to unpredictable natural disasters, the countries along the way are not friendly. Almost every time the fleet encounters danger, either these small foreign countries or some powerful pirates .

Fortunately, Zheng He's fleet is huge, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers alone. In addition, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong are both old men from the palace who joined Zhu Di in the beginning. They have rich experience on the battlefield, so they can defeat the enemy time and time again. .

The Sugan assassin mentioned by Wang Jinghong was the powerful minister of Sumatra, and he dedicated it to Zhu Di together with the giraffe yesterday. This time, Zhu Di was no longer merciful, and directly beheaded Su Gan assassin to show the public, which can be regarded as a deterrent to small overseas countries.

Wang Jinghong's eloquence is excellent, and Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji are also very engrossed in what they have seen and heard along the way.

Zhu Zhanhe was also attracted. Listening to Wang Jinghong's narration, he also gained a deeper understanding of this era, especially the situation in Southeast Asia and the West.

Finally, Wang Jinghong said that they crossed the Arabian Peninsula, went south along the coastline of Africa, and finally arrived at the country of Marin where the giraffe was offered, which is the area of ​​Kenya in later generations.

At this time, the fleet had reached its limit. After all, the crew had been out at sea for too long, and everyone was homesick, and the fleet's supplies were almost exhausted.

Under such circumstances, after discussing with Wang Jinghong, officials and generals of the fleet, Zheng He decided to return to the voyage again. It took another year to finally return to Daming.

"Sanbao, you have traveled through so many countries, have you encountered any country that can compare with mine?"

After listening to Wang Jinghong's explanation, Zhu Gaochi turned his head and asked Zheng He again.

"His Royal Highness, don't worry, most of those overseas small countries are barbaric, and their national strength is also very weak. If the distance is not too far, I only need to lead a guard and horse, and I can slaughter them all!"

Before Zheng He could answer, Wang Jinghong preemptively spoke with a look of disdain.

"Jing Hong is right. Those small overseas countries are indeed nothing to be afraid of. However, I heard from some foreign businessmen that Timur was once very powerful in the north of Tianzhu. on the way."

Zheng He nodded first, and then mentioned the Timurid Empire.

"I know about this matter. When Timur went to the east, the emperor asked the Northwest to step up precautions, but he didn't expect him to die of illness."

Zhu Gaochi laughed when he heard the words.

At the time of Timur's Eastern Expedition, Zhu Di had just ascended the throne, the country was not stable, and Jianwen's old party was very active, so when he learned that Timur's army was coming, Zhu Di was also very worried, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

"Although Timur is dead, the empire he left behind is still very powerful. In addition, I heard that there are several powerful countries in the west of the Timur Empire and other places, such as black clothes and white clothes. As for the real How powerful it is is yet to be known.”

Zheng He said again.

The news in ancient times was occluded, even for countries and countries. Although Dashi appeared in the history books of the Central Plains many times, they did not know much about their population and territory.

"This... I know something!"

At this moment, Zhu Zhanhe, who had been listening quietly all this time, suddenly hesitated and said.

"Zhan He, do you know?"

Zhu Gaochi looked at him in surprise when he heard the words, while Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Zhanhe thoughtfully.

As for Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, they looked at Zhu Zhanhe suspiciously at this moment. After all, they went overseas and couldn't find any definite information. How did Zhu Zhanhe know this son?

"As far as I know, to the west of the Timur Empire, there are countries such as the Black Sheep Dynasty, the Mamluks, and the Ottoman Turks. Among these countries, the most powerful should be the Ottomans. They were once defeated by Timur. They were defeated, and even the king was captured, but they recovered quickly, and now they are expanding again, and they will definitely be stronger than Timur in the future."

Zhu Zhanhe told the situation of several famous countries in this era in his mind, which may not be accurate, but the Ottoman Empire will definitely be the hegemony of West Asia in the future.

Zhu Gaochi was even more surprised when he heard that Zhu Zhanhe was very fond of several countries in West Asia. After just a few years of not seeing each other, he has become so knowledgeable?

"This... I heard this from a foreign businessman, so I don't know if it's accurate?"

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Zhu Zhanhe felt something was wrong, so he hurriedly explained.

"It's another Fanbang businessman. Last time you told me the story about pushing the stone, it seems that you also heard it from a Fanbang businessman, right?"

Zhu Gaochi began to ask suspiciously.

"That's right, I also heard the story from this foreign businessman last time."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded immediately.

"Then where is this foreign businessman? I really want to see him."

Zhu Gaochi asked immediately.

During this period of time, Zhu Zhanhe's performance was too brilliant, he made amazing moves many times, and he even knew so much about the overseas situation, which made Zhu Gaochi have to be suspicious.

"Dead. He came to Daming from the west for thousands of miles, but he died of a serious illness because of acclimatization. I obeyed his will, cremated him according to the customs of his hometown, and scattered his ashes into the Yangtze River. Flowing into the sea along the river, I hope he can float back to his hometown."

Zhu Zhanhe did a great job, directly destroying the corpse of the fictional businessman.

Zhu Gaochi was speechless after hearing this, the other party didn't even leave any scum, so what's the matter?

"Your Majesty is really knowledgeable. The Ottoman you mentioned should be the Lu Mi Kingdom we have heard about. The other country's lord was indeed captured by Timur. Now it seems that he defeated Timur's son and regained it. Lost ground, very strong in the West."

Zheng He also confirmed Zhu Zhanhe's words at this time.

Lumi is the Ming Dynasty's name for the Ottoman Empire. In history, the Ottoman Empire sent envoys to Ming Dynasty five times, and Ming Dynasty also sent Ottoman many porcelains, which have been treasured in the Istanbul court.

"Zheng Neigong, I heard that when you went to the West last time, you broke through the capital of the Lion Kingdom and captured the king of the opponent. I wonder what is going on with the Lion Kingdom now?"

At this time, Zhu Zhanhe also took the opportunity to ask Zheng He questions that he was interested in. He has always been thinking about the gems of Sri Lanka!
(End of this chapter)