The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

Princess Xu took Xiao Xu Miaojin and her entourage to do good deeds in the backyard square of Qingshou Temple, and they distributed steamed buns and porridge to beggars and homeless people.

The warlock Yuan Heng no longer pretended to be a fortune teller, he came to Qingshou Temple and pulled the monk Daoyan into the room.

Yuan Heng took a serious look at the door and found that there was no one else around, so he closed the door and came to Monk Daoyan.

Seeing that Yuan Heng was mysterious and secretive, the old monk Daoyan said: "Monk Liuzhuang, why do you look so much today?" Yuan

Heng's expression was solemn, he was a little excited, and said to Monk Daoyan: "Si Dao, your vision is right, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, will ascend to the great treasure one day!"

"Tingyu, how did you find out? Did you calculate it?" Monk Daoyan was greatly surprised.

Yuan Jue said: "This matter is a long story, I met a strange person. You listen to me slowly..."

Si Dao, is the word of Daoyan monk, Daoyan's nickname is Du'an Old Man, and there is another nickname is Fuxuanzi. And Tingyu is the word of Yuan Hui, and Yuan Hui's nickname is Liuzhuang Jushi.

Yuan Heng is good at physiognomy and loves to tell fortunes to others. Yuan Heng and Dao Yan knew each other earlier, and the two had a relationship in Songshan Temple.

At that time, Yuan Heng said to Monk Daoyan: "You are really a strange monk! You have a pair of triangular eyes like a sick tiger, and your personality must be murderous." You belong to Liu Bingzhong and his ilk. The first time they met, Yuan Heng said that he fell in love with Daoyan's character and ambition, and Daoyan was impressed by Yuan Heng's physiognomy, so he introduced Yuan Heng as a confidant.

In a wing room in another courtyard, with the assistance of Ma He and the little beggar, Zheng Hai took a bath and changed into clean new clothes.

Zheng Hai sat quietly, letting Ma He pack his clothes and take care of his hair.

In Zheng Hai's eyes, everything in this world makes him feel novel. Clothes, mirrors, hairpins, etc., these most accustomed objects of horses and others, in Zheng Hai's view, are all antique-like existences.

Zheng Hai watched quietly, remembering attentively, and let Ma He and the little beggar take care of it. It's not that he doesn't want to do it himself, it's because he's never worn a period costume and has never had such long hair.

In the army, Zheng Hai's hair was no longer than the roots of his ears, and now his long hair is comparable to a woman's long flowing hair.

Zheng Hai looked at it seriously and remembered it carefully, after all, he would have to groom and take care of himself in the future.

While combing Zheng Hai's hair, Ma He excitedly

told the story of his childhood: "Xiaohai, do you remember? I once told you the story of my father's pilgrimage to the heavens..."

At that time, we also teamed up to deceive a squire, saying that we had met the Dragon King in Dianchi Lake..."

Zheng Hai listened silently, although he had looked up Zheng He's information on the Internet and knew many things about Zheng He. But Zheng Hai didn't know what the story was when Zheng He was still a pony, so he listened silently. Just pretended to be the little beggar Di Yun said - "Helper, my brain is burned out."

Ma He happily recalls the interesting events of his childhood, and his voice reveals the joy of reunion.

Zheng Hai knew from Ma He's account that his true identity was the "white-clothed tribe" in Yunnan, that is, the Dai people. He crossed over from a Han Chinese to a minority Dai minority, and the only thing he was glad about was that he really knew Thai (Dai language).

Ma He pointed to the tattoo on Zheng Hai's arm and said, "This tattoo of yours was tattooed when you were seven years old, and I was next to you at that time." On that occasion, after we deceived the old squire, it was rumored that we were both prodigies. You beg your old grandfather to tattoo this water ripple, and the word 'sea' in your name..."

Tattoos are one of the important symbols of men in white, and men are proud to have tattoos.

There is a proverb among the white-clothed people: "Stone mussels, frog legs are flowers, brother legs are not flowers, not a hero does not marry him." There is also a saying: "If there is a flower, it is a man, and if there is no flower, it is a woman, if there is a flower, it is a hero, and if there is no flower, it is a white buffalo." In

short, it means that men in white are proud of their tattoos, women like men with tattoos, and men with tattoos are heroes.

Zheng Hai also learned from Ma Hezui that white-clothed men generally began to get tattoos around the age of eleven or twelve, while Zheng Hai was seven years old when he got tattoos. Because of the special tattoos of the white-clothed family, Ma He recognized Zheng Hai and was sure that he was a long-lost friend.

After Zheng Hai found Ma He inserting a hairpin for him, Zheng Hai asked Ma He, "Then when did we separate

?" Ma He looked a little melancholy and looked up at the window. A ray of sunlight shone on him through the window, as if it brought him back to his childhood.

Ma He was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "We have been living a carefree life until the Ming army attacked Yunnan... I was eleven years old... The Ming general swept through Yunnan. Later, my father was also killed in battle, and we were taken captive by the Ming army into the barracks..."

Zheng Hai's mind flashed information related to Zheng He's childhood: Zheng He is said to have been born in the fourth year of Hongwu (1371). The eleventh year old should be the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381). In the autumn of that year, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Fu Youde to be the general of the expedition to the south, and Lan Yu and Mu Ying to be the deputy generals to conquer Yungui.

"Then we were separated when we were in Yunnan?" asked Zheng Hai.

Ma He shook his head, his expression a little bitter and a little resentful. His eyes widened, a look of resentment flashed suddenly, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

Zheng Hai's sharp gaze fell on Ma He, and he noticed Ma He's strangeness. He was visibly aware of Ma He's pain and resentment, and he guessed that Ma He must have recalled a painful experience.

After a while, Ma He came out of his pain. He said: "On the way to Yingtianfu, in order to escape, we united with other children to launch a riot... We managed to escape from the barracks, but we still couldn't escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers. On the way to escape, you fell off the cliff, and I was recaptured..."

At this point, Ma He choked again. He slowly closed his eyes, but tears still oozed from the corners of his eyes. He seemed to realize Zheng Hai's gaze and turned his back.

Zheng Hai gave the little beggar a look, then shook his head at the little beggar, looked out the door, and motioned for the little beggar to go out first.

Zheng Hai took away the little beggar Di Yun, and only he and Ma He were left in the house.

The sun was shining outside, but inside it was cold and dark. Ma He stood with his back to Zheng Hai, facing the wall, standing between the shadows and the light, and the room fell into a silent silence.

The light came from outside the house through the window and shone on the horse and his clothes, outlining the horse and his burly body in the darkness. The sunlight didn't warm Ma He, and his body was trembling slightly. His burly body cast only a short shadow. The shadow was so humble and lonely, leaving only a faint sentimentality between the light and the darkness.

Zheng Hai looked at Ma He silently like this, quietly waiting, or guarding.

If the other party is a girl, perhaps, Zheng Hai will come forward to hug her at this moment, or let her rest her head on her shoulder, which can ease and comfort the other party.

But for boys, Zheng Hai believes that the greatest comfort may be not to disturb, just wait quietly and listen quietly.

Sometimes, comforting a person, needless to say, companionship and protection are the best way to heal the pain.

Ma He exhaled deeply, still facing away from Zheng Hai, and he said lightly: "That's it, we separated. And I... I was also severely punished for this... was cut off by Fu Youde... was sent to the palace and became a eunuch!"

Ma He clenched his fists again, his body trembled, and there was silence again.

Zheng Hai looked at Ma He's lonely body, and his heart was also fluctuating: I didn't expect that Zheng He, who created the great cause of the Ming Dynasty's seven Western voyages, would have such an unfortunate childhood!

"I will avenge you!"

Zheng Hai didn't know how to comfort Ma He, he felt the same way, and only said this.

The horse and the trembling body stopped trembling. He turned his body and looked at Zheng Hai, and the emotion in his heart turned into tears in the corners of his eyes.

Tears rolled down his face and dripped down the parched ground. As the tears disappeared, the pain in his heart also dissipated in an instant.

Ma He blinked, his eyes returned to clarity, and he was full of confidence and joy when he looked at Zheng Hai again. He smiled happily: "Xiaohai, when you grow up, you can comfort people

!" Zheng Hai looked at Ma He and said seriously again: "Ma He, I am serious, I will avenge you!"

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Note

: "Tianfang": Generally refers to Mecca, the holy city of Saudi Arabia, and generally refers to Arabia.

"Baiyi Clan": The name of the Dai people in China during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, also known as "Baiyi", "Boyi", "Baiyi" and "Golden Tooth". The Tang and Song dynasties recorded titles such as "golden teeth", "black teeth", "silver teeth", "embroidered feet", "embroidered faces", and "white clothes".