This confrontation between the emperor and his ministers in the Qianqing Palace should have been kept secret. After all, leaking the forbidden Chinese language has been a serious crime since ancient times. However, it is different when you meet an emperor who does not take the ordinary path. Under the emperor's Under the instructions, news spread like wildfire that a large-scale official ship would be sent on a long voyage, which immediately caused a sensation in the capital.
Immediately afterwards, another huge news shocked everyone to the core. It was obvious that such a large-scale voyage would consume money, food and manpower, but the emperor actually claimed that he would not use the treasury, but instead use a large amount of money. The branch was started by Emperor Taizu and formally took shape during the reign of Emperor Taizong. Now there is a fleet of eighteen ships and all the crews to complete this task.
The affairs of the fleet were kept secret by the royal family in the past. High-ranking court officials vaguely heard about it, but low-ranking officials knew nothing about it. The people, that is, people with good intentions, talked about it secretly, but most of them would be invited to the Yamen for tea. So over time, it became a default secret. Therefore, in the face of this huge gesture, no one knows how many people were talking about it for a while.
Not only ordinary people, but also the upper-class officials and officials started gossiping. Especially Lu Sanlang, who was very interested in making money. He beat his chest and felt that he was very proud of the cultural industry. Compared with the business acumen of Taizu Taizong back then, It's really a small witch that makes a big witch.
Of course, the next moment he was beaten by Zhu Ying - can the capital be compared, can the status be compared? Since they can't be compared, then don't envy those two people for planning ahead, let alone marvel at the courage of the current emperor. But I want to People who have made great achievements might as well think about whether they have the courage to risk their lives and find a job in this private fleet that has now become a public company.
Zhu Ying's words, under the deliberate publicity of Little Fatty Lu, immediately spread from one person to another, and became a well-known secret. I don't know how many people were secretly planning and thinking about it.
Although some officials' children are well-fed and contented with themselves, there are also some who are incompetent in literature and martial arts but claim they lack opportunities. They are even more ambitious and hopeful, but their families have never paid attention to them. They feel that being trapped in a high wall is worse than death, so they plan to try their luck. of.
On this day, Duke Zhang Rui of the State of Chu went to the Qianqing Palace and was ordered to set up the Maritime Affairs Department. At the same time, he understood the emperor's hint and knew that he might be ready to take over the post of Minister of War of Zhao State Duke Zhu Jing at any time - this shows that the emperor's concern for The condition of the concubine was very unfavorable. Although he really had a grudge against Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, he still had some respect for the concubine.
Therefore, when he came out of the palace, he didn't feel happy about his misfortune. Instead, he felt heavy in his heart. Who has never died in life since ancient times? No matter how heroic he is, his death is still just a cup of loess? Just like Emperor Taizu, such a great hero, he was buried in the old age when he came. I don't know where. It's no wonder that today's emperor, who has always admired Emperor Taizu, would make such a choice.
After thinking about it, he was inevitably in a trance when he came out of the palace. When he heard something wrong and raised his head, he found that there was a huge crowd of people in front of him.
Even if he didn't think that someone was so bold as to surround him, the Duke of Chu, in public, Zhang Rui still frowned slightly, but instead of retreating, he took two steps forward. Because he saw a familiar figure inside. , that is the huge size of his nephew, Zhang Wuji, the son of Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong!
When he stopped there, he saw other people retreating, so he asked coldly: "What are you doing?"
When Zhang Datou saw his father, Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong, he shrank like a mouse seeing a cat, let alone his uncle, who was even more senior and powerful. But today he was not just alone, there were also people behind him.
There were a lot of people and he absolutely couldn't give in, so even though his back felt a little chilly, he still mustered up the courage to shout.
"We are here to take the initiative!" Zhang Datou said and waved his fist vigorously, as if he wanted to encourage himself so that he could express his thoughts smoothly, "Instead of letting those who stare at the royal ships and those who are trying to camp,
It would be better for a minor official to board a ship and ruin the reputation of the imperial court than for those of us who are not afraid of death!"
"We are not afraid of death! We will spread the reputation of the Ming Dynasty to all corners of the world!"
Zhang Rui was so angry and funny. However, after hearing what Zhang Datou said, everyone shook their fists and started shouting. He recognized that some of them seemed to come from several distinguished ministers and nobles who were familiar with them.
But after all, he was the boss and the second child. Without Zhu Jing's photographic memory, he would not have been able to remember. At that moment, he swallowed back the scolding without realizing it.
Ran looked at these people indifferently for a while, and saw that some people timidly lowered their heads to avoid realizing it, but some people mustered up the courage to look at him, and then he laughed: "It is indeed a good idea to take the initiative to take on such a difficult and dangerous task.
That’s a good thing, but let me ask you, how many of you have actually been on a boat?”
"It's not the small boats on the lotus pond in your mansion, nor the steady boats on the Shicha Sea, nor the steady canals on the canals, or even the riverboats on the big rivers that are smooth and steady most of the time.
But the sea often encounters storms, and no matter how skilled the boatman is, he can only resign himself to his fate and ask God to bless the ship!"
"Do you know that some people are able to mount a horse and fight on land and dismount to fight on foot? But when they get on a ship, they vomit like a puddle of mud. Within a few days, they are so thin that they can only become sick.
Were they carried down? Do you know that since the reign of Taizu, the royal ships have been sunk by storms or other accidents, and how many people have died?"
"How many people narrowly escaped death and escaped?"
These words made the group of people in front of him who were so high-spirited just now speechless. Zhang Rui then laughed and said: "I'm not afraid of exposing myself, the person who got on the ship and vomited into a mess is me. And I am the one who got on the ship and vomited into a mess."
, there are a lot of things to learn before boarding the ship. Instead of trying to stop me from expressing your determination at this time, you should go back and inquire about what is going on on the ship."
"Also, look at Academician Zhang. You are all talking about it, but he has already suggested opening a new school - learn foreign languages, learn how to identify stars at sea, and learn how to deal with emergencies.
How to save oneself, including novices not to be stupid on the ship. He expected that some people want to give it a try, but before boarding the ship like a gamble, they must learn what they need to learn first."
Having been shocked by his eldest uncle before, when he heard Zhang Shou's suggestion, Zhang immediately shut his mouth. Not only him, but also the others were too arrogant to say a word.
Zhang Rui, a strong and powerful man who was good at martial arts, was so vomiting that he was vomiting when he got on the ship. Did they think that the life at sea was a little too simple? Making achievements is indeed very attractive, but even surviving on the ship is a problem.
The problem is, there is no need for any storm, they will die immediately!
Zhang Datou watched Zhang Rui walk away like this. He stood there hesitating for a while, intending to catch up, but after thinking about it again and again, he finally ran to the side and found his entourage. He got on his horse and ran straight
public school.
As a genuine student of Zhang Shou, if you don't go to the teacher for advice at this time, why should you go to your father to scold him?
When Zhang Datou left like this, the others looked at each other for a while, and finally someone shouted and followed him. For a moment, a large number of people did not disperse in a hurry, but went to find their own carriages and horses, and then quickly caught up.
A big guy.
Although he was very dissatisfied with these followers, he could not scold or beat him... Nowadays, Zhang Datou is not so impulsive and irritable, and it is strictly prohibited to ride horses on the streets of the capital to prevent hurting people, so he cursed a few words.
After that, he could only turn his head and pretend he hadn't seen him. Then he hurried out of the city gate slowly and hurriedly rode to the public school. He just saw Zhang Shou coming out.
Such a head-on encounter was not good news for him, because he didn't want to lead these idle people behind him at all, so he immediately jumped off the horse and ran forward without thinking, and then he enthusiastically supported Zhang Shou's arm.
: "Teacher, where are you going? The students will see you off?"
Zhang Shou glanced at Big Man Zhang inexplicably, and then saw the crowd of people behind him. He was not so quick to respond. He didn't expect what was going on, but he found that Big Man Zhang clearly used a lot of force.
Pulling him inside, he could see the person's thoughts, and immediately joked: "What did you do to get chased here?"
"My teacher, you don't know that you were betrayed by my uncle!"
What is this mess?
The more Zhang Shou listened, the more confused he became. As a result, a voice came from behind at the next moment: "Xueshi Zhang, we went to the Duke of Chu before and offered to help the country. But the Duke of Chu said that you have submitted a memorial, so you can give us some advice."
Let’s do it!”
Zhang Shou finally understood these extremely meaningless words. He had only one memorial recently, so of course he knew what he was talking about. At this moment, he glanced at at least twenty or thirty people.
He laughed: "So Zhang Wuji didn't come here to avoid the limelight because he hit someone and was chased by so many of you, but because he brought you here to seek advice?"
He didn't pay attention to the non-arguments on the side. He wanted to say, "Teacher, don't pay attention to their big guy." He said calmly: "The Duke of Chu has a short temper. He should have said everything he needs to say. I don't need to belabor the argument, and you guys
If you have any suggestions, I will just give you one."
"Although the emperor has said that he wants to use the fleet, and the manpower is readily available, it will not happen so soon. In two months, there will be a ship from Dengzhou to Goryeo. This is also a very mature sea route since the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
, if you go quickly, you can arrive in a few days. If you are really determined, you might as well go with the ship to experience it."
At this point, those words really woke up the dreamer. But then Zhang Datou took the lead and asked: "But, teacher, even if we want to send a ship to Goryeo, how can we people get there?"
Everyone who was about to go home and plan carefully suddenly came to their senses. Yes, even if they knew such a plan from Zhang Shou in advance, but... how could they go?
Fortunately, this was not a big deal. Zhang Shou shook his head and smiled, and then said bluntly: "Of course the ship was not sent to go to Goryeo to fight, nor to do business, but for friendly exchanges between the two countries. After all, Goryeo visited Goryeo every now and then.
Just send the children of the royal family to study at the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty. Then, isn’t it normal for me to send some of the noble family’s children to come and have a look?”
The excited faces before seeing him now looked as if he had seen a ghost, and he smiled even more happily: "Why, don't you believe it? I'm just going to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and I'll give it to you."
Bring a group of the best interpreters! Although it is a poor place, their previous dynasties, the former Goguryeo, also defeated Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhang Shouna's description of the previous dynasties of the previous dynasties was a bit cumbersome. It was only when people later mentioned Goguryeo that they suddenly realized it - of course, there were also those who were unlearned and had no impression of the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties at all.
The guy still had a very confused face at this time.
But at this time, Big Man Zhang didn't try hard to break it into pieces and ponder Zhang Shou's words from the deep, because judging from his understanding of Zhang Shou, people should be telling the truth!
At this moment, he, who was simple-minded, suddenly beamed with joy: "Then the teacher means that this matter is very simple, as long as we are willing, we can definitely go? And after we go, we just walk around and see, nothing special?"
"Of course. But..." Zhang Shou suddenly made a turn, but said seriously, "The premise is that you don't get seasick! I guess when we get to Dengzhou, a ship will take you out to sea to try it out. Otherwise, this will happen
If you get on the boat and vomit, but before you get to Goryeo, you'll be dead from seasickness, or even die, that's the end of it."
"When you come back from Goryeo, I guess you will have some real knowledge of sea travel. If you really intend to make a contribution in the future, then go and learn related things carefully, and you will be considered talents."
This was similar to what Zhang Rui, Duke of Chu, meant just now. In this case, a large group of people noisily saluted and thanked them, and dispersed after a while. However, they were all busy going home to find out if this was really the case. Some
So, how to plan? So, in the end, only a lonely big guy Zhang was left.
Now, the man was happy. He wanted to continue to help Zhang Shou diligently, but he heard a gentle cough. When he looked up, he found Ah Liu quietly appearing behind Zhang Shou, and he hurriedly
Withdrew his hand.
After being glared at by Ah Liu and shrinking his head again, he asked cautiously: "Teacher, where are you going?"
"Go to the girls' school to pick up your junior wife, what, you want to go together?" Zhang Shou joked with a half-smile. Seeing that the big man Zhang was so frightened that he shook his head into a rattle, he said softly, "The sea road is very difficult and dangerous, don't look at it
This is a well-traveled sea route, but there are still unpredictable risks. Korean envoys have drowned before, otherwise most of them would not go overland."
Knowing that Zhang Shou was kindly reminding himself, Big Zhang couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice: "I know the teacher is doing it for my own good, but I am actually only half-skilled in studying, and I don't have the time and strength to study."
I can’t learn martial arts well. Instead of wasting my life like this, I’m willing to give it a try!”