On the third day of February, Yang Zai and Wang Shufu set out from the capital to go to the western capital of Annan as the second wave of envoys to Annan this year.
It would take more than ten days at the fastest from the capital of the Ming Dynasty to the capital of Annan, and more than 20 days for the round trip. Add in the time Hu Ji Yao, Chen Xi and others had to think about, and it would take more than a month at the fastest before Yunxi could pick him up. to his answer.
Therefore, during this period of time, Yunxi did not just wait for Annan's reply in the capital, and officially started to implement the things that had been conceived before.
On the sixth day of February, Yunxi officially issued a posthumous order, posthumously naming his eldest brother Zhu Xiongying as the King of Han, with the posthumous title of Mourn, and decided to move him to be buried near Xiaodong Tomb, which was called the Tomb of King Han Mou.
At the same time, Yunxi announced that Jiatan King Zhu Zi's posthumous title was Yang, and he was called King Tan Yang, and he was listed in the Fengxian Hall for sacrifice.
But the number of people who were granted titles by Yun Hei was far less than those two of them. Like the Manchus who followed Guan Yu, Yun He made Yue Fei the Great Emperor, named him the God of Loyalty and Righteousness, Wu Ling You, Benevolence, Bravery and Might, Yuesheng Great Emperor, and gave him the posthumous title of Wu Sheng. Yue Fei is unofficially listed as a saint along with Confucius.
Yunxi was actually very strange. Historically, the emperors of the early Ming Dynasty did not pursue the title of Yue Fei. It was not until Shenzong and Sizong (Emperor Chongzhen) in the later period that Yue Fei was granted the title. Logically speaking, Yue Fei was not only capable of fighting, but also very loyal to the Song Dynasty. He was tortured until his death without any act of resistance. Those who are loyal and brave should be greatly praised.
In addition, Yunxi also named Mazu the Concubine of Heaven, called the wonderful spirit Zhao Ying Hongren Puji the Concubine of Heaven to protect the country and the people, and built a Mazu temple in the capital.
Yunxi also asked Taoist practitioners to list Mazu as one of the righteous gods of Taoism, with a high ranking, in order to unite the large number of people who believed in Mazu in Nanyang at this time.
In addition, Yunxi also consecrated several people, all of whom were very famous in the previous generation and later became myths. They were also people who were beneficial to consolidating the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
After the sealing incident passed, Yunxi immediately ordered the preparations for the last discovery trip to begin. It was already mid-February, and the weather was about to get warmer. It was time to go to Fuso Islands - Thousand Islands - Jinning (Kamchatka) - Preparations for the trip to the Corridor Islands (Aleutian Islands) to discover America.
At the beginning of March, the weather had completely warmed up, so Yunxi ordered the Qin Tianjian to select an auspicious day and set off from Liujiagang on the fifth day of March to the other side of the sea, which was far away from the crowds at this time.
The day before departure, Yunxi summoned Zhu Bai, King of Xiang, in the palace, and finally said to him: "Uncle Twelve, are you still willing to go to the other side of the sea at this time, and if there is land suitable for living on the other side, you can be granted the title of vassal there? "
"Why, can I regret it at this time?" Zhu Bai said in surprise: "I have been preparing for such a long time and I am about to set off tomorrow. How can I regret it?"
"Of course Uncle Twelve can regret it," Yunxi chuckled, "but my nephew will definitely become a prince for a long time and let him go to the other side of the sea to become a vassal king."
Although Yun He was joking, Zhu Bai could sense the threat and laughed twice as if to respond to the situation and stopped talking.
But Yunxi said to him: "I have asked all ships and naval guards who have experience in sailing in the north to participate in this voyage. Although you are the prince and the commander-in-chief of this trip, you must not interfere with Fang Mingqian's affairs." Command. You have never commanded a navy, and you have never seen the ocean in a very cold place in the north. Interfering rashly with Fang Mingqian's command may cause unnecessary losses, so remember this."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand." Although Zhu Bai was not very happy after hearing this, he agreed.
However, Yunxi was not particularly relieved and thought to himself: 'After Zhu Bai retreats, give Fang Mingqian a secret order so that he does not have to listen to Zhu Bai's words when sailing on the water.'
Yunxi then took out the map, and while using a pencil to draw on the map, he ordered: "Your route is to start from Liujiagang, get some vegetables and meat on Jeju Island, and then go to Nagasaki and Yokohama.
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"Since we want to go to Yokohama, we obviously have to take the sea route off the coast of Fuso. Why did we choose this sea route?" Zhu Bai asked.
"First of all, Fuso's place along the Yongmei Sea is very mountainous and there is no suitable place for supply. Secondly, we have to transport some items to Yokohama Port recently, so your fleet can escort them along the way." Yunxi said.
"After resting for a few days in Yokohama, you can continue to go north. You should still be able to get supplies in the Minami Ainu Land. But after here, there will be no place to get supplies, so you must rest here for a few more days to repair the damaged ones.
The ships have been repaired and all the soldiers are in good health before setting off."
"If any soldiers get sick, just leave them in the Minami Ainu Land. The Beihai Navy's annual patrol will pass through the Minami Ainu Land, so you don't have to worry about what will happen to the sailor."
"You will arrive at Jinning in about June. At that time, it is the hottest day of the year. Even the cold places in the north are much warmer. It is right from the Corridor Islands to the opposite land, passing through this floating ice
The most places.”
"Then we will see if there is a suitable place to live there. If there is, I will make you the local vassal king and move some Han people there to make it your fiefdom." Yunxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Bai said. In fact, Yun Xi had explained these words repeatedly before, but today Yun Xi seemed to have forgotten and repeated them again. Zhu Bai saw that Yun Xi seemed a little nervous, so he didn't say anything.
Listen to his words quietly.
And Zhu Bai was actually very strange: It wasn't that Yunxi was going to travel by boat, so why was he so nervous?
In fact, Yunxi is not nervous, he is excited. The American continent is the last undeveloped continent on the earth, and it has a huge impact on the history of later generations. If Europeans did not have the gold, silver and land of America, they would probably not be able to develop as they did in later generations.
Strong, countries such as Britain and France will have to continue to compete for the small population, land, gold and silver in Europe, and the speed of industrial development will also be greatly slowed down.
However, Zhu Bai couldn't understand why Yunxi was so excited. In addition, Yunxi was sweating a lot on his forehead, so he mistakenly thought that Yunxi was a little nervous.
Yunxi said a few more words to Zhu Bai, and finally said: "No matter what, even if the opposite side of the sea is really just some sporadic islands and there is no entire land suitable for life, you have accomplished a very important thing.
People a hundred years from now will always remember your glorious behavior."
After that, Yunxi looked at Zhu Bai who was very puzzled by what he just said, sighed, and said: "Uncle Twelve, my nephew has nothing more to tell you, please step back."