diskusbooks Chapter 756 Zheng He's Voyages to the West
Chapter 756 Zheng He's Voyages to the West
Chapter 756 Zheng He's Voyage to the West
Hearing the immortal directly mention the next one, Zheng He also hurriedly said, "Please tell me the next one, immortal."
"Senior Zheng He, your original surname was Ma, and you were known as the Eunuch Sanbao. You were from Kunyang Prefecture, Yunnan.
However, there is no record of your early experiences, Mr. Zheng He, so we don’t know what the situation was.
However, it is speculated that in 1380 AD, the Ming army attacked Yunnan, and you, Zheng He, were captured and taken to Nanjing, and later sent to the Palace of Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, who was Prince of Yan at the time.
Nine years later, Zhu Di launched the Jingnan Campaign and fought a fierce battle with Emperor Jianwen's army at Zhengcunba. Senior Zheng He, you demonstrated extraordinary wisdom and military talent in this battle, which also made you gain Zhu Di's trust.
The surname Zheng was granted by the emperor, so Mr. Zheng He also changed from Ma He to the Zheng He we all know.
However, this view has not been confirmed. Some people believe that the surname Zheng given to you has nothing to do with this war, but the specific situation is not very clear. In short, Mr. Zheng He, you were given the surname Zheng.
In 1402, Zhu Di ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Yongle. After that, you, Zheng He, were promoted to the eunuch of the inner palace. Then you studied Buddhist scriptures under the black-robed prime minister Yao Guangxiao, received the Bodhisattva precepts, and were given the Buddhist name Fu Jixiang.
In 1405, Zhu Di began to build a super fleet capable of sailing to the ocean in order to promote national prestige and develop overseas trade. He also had an excuse to look for Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen who disappeared in the Jingnan Campaign.
Many people still believe that Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen escaped during the Jingnan Campaign," Li Wu couldn't help laughing. In fact, she believed that Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was dead, and his disappearance was just an excuse for Zhu Di.
In front of the sky curtain, Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty didn't want to talk. Why did he keep talking about these things? His good nephew Zhu Yunwen had disappeared and ran away.
Others said that it was okay to deceive some people who didn’t know, but how could they not know what the situation was?
In the barrage, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen spoke, begging Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to make the decision for him, and cried out in various ways. Zhu Yunwen said that it was impossible for him to escape, given the situation at the time, and he must have been killed.
People from other dynasties couldn't bear to look at the comments about Zhu Yunwen. To them, rebelling and seizing the throne was simply too normal.
Besides, it was Zhu Yunwen himself who was not kind. It had only been a short time since the death of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, but he could not wait to attack his own uncles.
No other emperor dared to reduce the power of the princes like he did. He was powerful, but he was stupid. If he wasn't rebelled against, who would be rebelled against?
People are just trying to live. If they don't fight back, they will die. Who would want to die while living peacefully?
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, scolded Zhu Yunwen so much that he almost became autistic.
Zhu Di was scolded together with him. Zhu Di didn't want to say anything. No, what did this have to do with him? They scolded him every day.
Other dynasties were just watching the fun. They could see that Zhu Yuanzhang had a really bad temper and they could basically see him cursing at people.
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Zheng He smiled but said nothing. It was enough to just know about this matter, but not to say it out loud, as it would be embarrassing. After all, he had to have an excuse.
Cai Lun and Gao Lishi were not fools, so they could naturally guess it, but they didn't point it out.
"Senior Zheng He, who is knowledgeable about military affairs and good at fighting, naturally made you the best candidate for Zhu Di.
On July 7, Mr. Zheng He, leading the world's largest ocean-going fleet at that time, officially started the journey to the Western Ocean.
The fleet has a total of nearly 240 crew members and more than ships of various types.
Among them, the treasure ship that you, Zheng He, took was 44 meters long and 18 meters wide, and the deck was large enough for sightseeing on horseback. I really can’t imagine how magnificent it could be.” Because Li Wu said that he had never seen it and couldn’t imagine it, and it was definitely different from the current warships, it was completely different.
However, she had also seen some while watching videos, and she felt that they were definitely not as beautiful as the warships from the Ming Dynasty.
Cai Lun and Gao Lishi both looked at Zheng He with envy. Their dynasties also had blueprints and ships were built, but not that many.
They didn’t expect that the ship that Zheng He’s descendants were on was so huge. If it weren’t for the appearance of the sky curtain, they would never have known that there were such huge ships.
Many dynasties before the Ming Dynasty were envious. They had the blueprints but failed to build better ships than the Ming Dynasty. It was really enviable.
Fortunately, their ship technology has improved a lot, and all this is thanks to the ship drawings provided by the Ming Dynasty.
It was thanks to the Ming Taizu that he was able to achieve this. Otherwise, given Ming Chengzu's stingy appearance, he would never have been willing to share the drawings.
Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty was furious (｀Δ′)! Who was he calling petty? He had already given the blueprints, what else did he want?
It's already very good that he can give. Other dynasties gave nothing, but they still have the nerve to talk about him. It really makes him laugh.
Many people in the barrage who are about to go to sea are discussing various things in the barrage. After all, it is different on the sea. There are many uncontrollable factors and it is still quite dangerous. However, many people are not very scared, and are even very excited and eager to try it.
They have seen the benefits brought by Zheng He's first voyage to the West, which was that he became famous in history and was known to everyone, so they also wanted to be known like Zheng He and be written into history books.
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"Actually, it's not particularly big, just average." After hearing Zheng He's Versailles words, Li Wu and the other two looked at Zheng He with melancholy faces. That's too much, this is definitely showing off, right? Look, the corners of his mouth haven't even been retracted yet.
Zheng He said that they were just showing off. Aren’t their Ming Dynasty warships worthy of showing off?
"Little immortal, please continue talking," Gao Lishi said, not wanting to see Zheng He's smug look.
Zheng He just smiled and said nothing.
"From 1407 to 1433, you, Zheng He, sailed to the high seas seven times.
It passed through more than 30 countries, reaching as far as the east coast of Africa, the Red Sea and the Islamic holy city of Mecca, and established friendly relations with Western countries.
But during this period, there were naturally some countries with strong customs and a focus on power that had their eyes on fleets.
When you, Mr. Zheng He, passed through Sumatra, you met the local pirate Chen Zuyi.
This Chen Zuyi was quite powerful. As early as the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had offered a reward of 50 taels of silver for the capture of Chen Zuyi.
When it came to Zhu Di, the reward was directly raised to 750 million taels. It can be imagined that this person is still very difficult to deal with. "Even the stingy Zhu Baba was willing to spend so much money to capture a person, which is indeed not to be underestimated.
In the barrage, Zhu Di was scolded again. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang said that if Zhu Di had money and had nowhere to spend it, he could give it all to him. He was poor, so he only offered a reward of 50 taels. But Zhu Di dared to ask for 750 million taels. He would not do that even if he had money.
Zhu Di remained silent and just pretended not to see it. If the old man was really angry, he could just beat Zhu Di of that period. Anyway, it wasn't him, Emperor Yongle, who was in pain!