It was another afternoon, and Xia Xun was still sitting in the courtyard of Dak's house drinking tea.【】Uploaded by a friend《》
In a corner of the courtyard, under a lime tree, Tang Saier and Jeanne were doing something unknown. Duck, the doting father of his daughter, could only stand aside helplessly while they played games.
Tang Sai'er asked Jeanna to tie her to the linden tree. At Tang Sai'er's prompt, little Jeanna checked several times to confirm that she was tied tightly, and it was impossible for Tang Sai'er to break free.
nodded.
Tang Saier smiled and said: "Okay, you turn around, count three, and then turn around again! Uncle Duck, the same goes for you!"
"These two kids!"
Duck smiled helplessly and turned around with his daughter, counting: "One, two, three!"
They turned around together, and then they were surprised to find that Tang Saier was standing behind them with a smile, and the rope was still tied to the tree and hanging on the ground.
"God! How did you do it!"
Duck ran over in surprise and checked the rope repeatedly. Jeanne also pulled Tang Saier in surprise and asked questions repeatedly.
Tang Saier said proudly: "This escaping technique is nothing. I will test your ventriloquist in a moment. If you have already practiced it, I will teach you. My master also taught me the fire escape technique, which is the highest technique of ours."
, I started learning it when I was six years old, and I didn’t finish it until I was twelve years old. As long as you study hard, I will pass it on to you later!”
"Uh huh huh!"
Jeanne nodded her head like a peck of rice, Tang Saier brushed her fiery red hair, and the two of them laughed happily together.
At this time, the interpreter Jiang Xu ran into the yard of Da Ke's house out of breath, and said to Xia Xun with dancing eyebrows: "Sir, Eunuch Zheng is here! Eunuch Zheng's fleet is here!"
Xia Xun stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "He is indeed here! I knew he would not disappoint me!"
The arrival of Zheng He's fleet shocked the entire Earth Sea. These Easterners were driving unimaginable giant ships. The ships carried a population equivalent to a city. This giant ship was basically a floating city. ""
Zheng He's fleet had just sailed into the Strait of Gibraltar, and merchant ships from various countries rushed back like crazy to report the shocking news to their national authorities. The same was true in Marseille Port. The letter Jiang Xu came to report was from a French sailor
When they brought back the news, Zheng He's fleet had just arrived at the Spanish port.
Twelve days later, Zheng He's huge fleet arrived in Marseilles, as if on a tour along the Mediterranean Sea. The King of France had heard the news and sent a special envoy to Marseilles to welcome this mysterious envoy from the far eastern country together with local officials in Marseilles.
All the dignitaries and common people in Marseille flocked to the dock because they all wanted to see with their own eyes the huge ship that was said to be like a floating city on the sea.
In order to make room for this Eastern fleet, all the ships in the port were cleared. The sky was dangdang on the sea, and the distant sails that blocked the sky and sun jumped into view.
The welcoming team on the pier was five in number. On a high circular stone platform at the port, artists in various animal-shaped costumes were performing. A wild boar played a trumpet, a goat sang a hymn, a big bad wolf played a flute, and four donkeys performed.
He held his hooves in front of his chest and was about to sing loudly.
On a flat ground at the corner of the pier, there were some naked women with fluffy hair and streaks of oil paint on their bodies, twisting and dancing, with their plump bodies completely uncovered, causing many men to look away from the spectacular fleet from time to time.
Pull back the ground for a moment and gouge out their eyes in their most attractive parts.
Sailors with shaved heads or turbans were lingering on the pier, waiting to catch the rope thrown from the ship and tie it to the pier. There were also some strong men who only wore a shawl on their shameful places.
Their bodies were painted with gold or silver powder, and they were posing motionless in front of the welcoming team, like sculptures.
The Lord Mayor nervously asked his secretary whether the preparations for the large banquet and dance in the city hall were ready. The Lord Bishop, dressed in full attire, wearing a cross, and holding a ceremonial staff, stood solemnly on his left, while the Lord Judge stood on his left.
On his right side, he was trimming his white belly that was blown by the sea breeze. The ladies and noble ladies were wearing long skirts that were hanging on the floor. They were wearing hats with gauze hanging on their heads. The gauze at the front had been lifted up. They were shaking their small fans very fast.
Each of his waist and limbs seemed to be broken.
The honor guard wearing cylindrical hats, holding drums and horns and other musical instruments, walked in formation and played their instruments in a space squeezed out by the onlookers who were pushed by the police.
The clowns in the crowd were not willing to be left alone. They wore high hats and painted their faces with paint. They struggled to get through the crowd and shouted loudly: "Good wallet, be careful of thieves..."
The crowd surged back and forth like water, shouting out exclamations at the approaching huge fleet. Xia Xun also stood in the welcoming crowd at the pier, feeling the respect and awe of the European countries for the Ming Dynasty fleet, and was heartbroken.
A feeling of pride suddenly arose.
But seeing such a welcoming scene, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh God! Are these French people going to turn the welcoming ceremony into a carnival?"
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The arrival of Zheng He's fleet was like a meteorite falling from the sky, landing in the middle of the Earth Sea, setting off an impact more powerful than a tsunami in the surrounding countries.
During his stay in Marseille, before being invited by the King of France to visit their capital, other countries had already sent special envoys to meet with the envoy from the Eastern country and warmly invited him to visit their own countries.
Even Hungary, Germany, and the Holy Roman Empire, which were not on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, sent envoys, and Pope Martin V even sent a red archbishop to come personally.
A series of visits by the Ming Empire began in various European countries. Zheng He talked about diplomacy and negotiated business with the merchant fleet. After learning about this mysterious country in the East, various countries agreed to send envoys to return with Zheng He's fleet to visit the Oriental man.
of the great emperor.
The visit lasted about six months, until the monsoon came, and an unprecedentedly huge fleet began to assemble, preparing to sail to the East along the new route. It became inevitable that the number of ships would exceed a thousand.
At this time, Venice had already taken the lead and went to sea ahead of other countries. However, they found that it was indeed very difficult to completely occupy a choke point and choke the throat of the entire Europe.
They are within the Sea of Earth, and they want to choke the necks of European countries. Portugal, which has a geographical advantage, can choke their necks in the Strait of Gibraltar.
On the outer sea, Portugal has an advantage, and on the surface of the sea, the Venetians have an advantage. In order to decide the ownership of important checkpoints such as the Cape of Good Hope, after the Ming Dynasty fleet left, one after another large naval battles started between them, which was already an endless battle.
Europe has fallen into a bigger hunluan.
The Duck family stood on the dock, watching Xia Xun's fleet leave the dock. Their fleet was gradually moving away. The small Port of Marseille cannot accommodate so many ships, and fleets from various countries are gathering in the Strait of Gibraltar.
, and then sailed to the East Ocean with Zheng He's fleet, where Xia Xun's fleet also went to rendezvous.
The Duck family took all their belongings. They had already rented out the house here, and they were about to return to the countryside. Little Jeanne looked at the fleet with tears in her eyes as she couldn't bear to leave that big sister.
Master, she couldn't bear to see Uncle Xia who brought her delicious food every time he came home.
The words Xia Xun left before leaving still lingered in her ears: "Don't worry! We will be back!"
"If Uncle Xia doesn't keep his promise and bring Master Sai'er to see me, when I grow up, I will go find her myself!" Little Jeanne clutched her pink fist and swore secretly.
The crowd seeing off at the beach gradually dispersed, and the Duck family also left in three steps, but there were still two people standing on the beach at the beach. The gentle breeze from the sea blew their clothes, and their clothes were fluttering in the wind.
Shaking slightly.
"Sir, let's go back!"
The old man standing one step behind the man in front took half a step forward, hunched over habitually and said, this old man is none other than Ke Zhou.
Zhu Yun in front shook his head slightly: "I want to be alone for a while!"
"yes!"
Ke Zhou took half a step back, bowed his hands, and said no more words.
Zhu Yun is only in his thirties, but he looks like an old man in his fifties. There are shallow wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his white hair is trembling in the wind.
He remembered that day again. That day, he knelt down in front of Xia Xun and begged: "This time, I won't run away or hide. You can cut off my head to kill my fourth uncle. All I ask is you."
Spare them, they are innocent!"
"You can't kneel, Your Majesty! You are the Emperor!"
The loyal Lao Ke hugged his body and cried heartbrokenly.
Although his daughters and daughters didn't quite understand the exchange between him and Xia Xun, they knew that this man was going to be harmful to their father. They stared at Xia Xun with hostility, and the smaller boy with blue eyes ran to Xia Xun's side.
, clenched his little fists and beat his big tui, shouting in French: "Devil, robber, get out of my house!"
Zhu Yun closed his eyes, stretched his neck, and waited for the sharp steel knife to fall. He waited for a long time, but only waited for Xia Xun's words: "Taizu founded the country with gold and silver as the pledge, and made the system
Sixteen precious seals were used to carry out state affairs. After three years of construction, Your Majesty made another "Mingming Divine Treasure Seal". So far, we have seventeen precious seals of the Ming Dynasty.
Later, the present emperor entered the palace and inspected the treasure seals. There were missing three treasure seals: "the treasure of the emperor's devotion to heaven", "the treasure of the emperor's relatives" and "the treasure of the emperor's decree". I would like to ask your Majesty, where are these three treasure seals?
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The box containing the three treasure seals was handed to Xia Xun by Ke Zhou, whose face was full of tears. After Xia Xun opened the box and carefully inspected the three treasure seals, he fastened the box and said to Zhu Yun: "Soon, it will be returned."
A larger fleet of His Majesty will come here. I suggest you go to the countryside for some relaxation in the near future. I hope you have a happy life in France! Mr. Ribery!"
Zhu Yun slowly raised his head and stared at Xia Xun's leaving figure in astonishment...
Zhu Yun breathed a sigh of relief and retracted his thoughts. Looking around, there was only a blurry black shadow of the fleet on the sea level. Zhu Yun sighed and turned his back, leaving only a lonely figure in the sea...