The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

Zheng Hai and Zhu Yunwen drank tea and chatted in the gazebo in the garden, and the little eunuch Changsheng left the pavilion on the pretext of adding vegetables to the two of them.

Zhu Yunwen has had no friends since he was a child, and the only ones who are more compatible are Xu Zengshou and Xiao Xu Miaojin of the Xu family. Xu Zengshou is often sent to the army for training, and Xu Miaojin is young and a girl, so Zhu Yunwen has few friends to communicate with.

Since Zhu Yunwen and Zheng Hai met and intersected, Zhu Yunwen found a friend who could make friends. Zhu Yunwen believes that Zheng Hai didn't know his identity at the beginning, and the two really treated each other with sincerity and communicated on an equal footing.

Zhu Yunwen attaches great importance to this rare friendship and regards his friendship with Zheng Hai as a treasure.

Zheng Hai's literati were different from others, and did not regard the hierarchy of the elite as inevitable, and Zheng Hai's way of seeing things was novel and interesting, and his words were amazing, and Zhu Yunwen was often impressed by Zheng Hai's words.

In short, Zheng Hai has a temperament and character that is different from everyone else, which deeply attracts Zhu Yunwen.

The midday sun casts shadows on the treetops of the palace.

Behind a rockery, an old man stood in the shade of a tree, listening to the little eunuch's report.

"That Zheng Hai, he is not small, he dares to call Yun Wei a brother and a brother!" Dressed in a dragon robe and full of silver hair, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were bright, his face was solemn, and he was not angry and arrogant.

"Your Majesty, the imperial grandson is very happy to see him, the little one has never seen the imperial grandson so happy!" The little eunuch Changsheng said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The imperial grandson also told Zheng Xiaowei about some of his troubles..."

The

little eunuch left prosperously, and under the shade of the tree behind the rockery, only Zhu Yuanzhang and a few followers remained. Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were deep, he touched his gray beard with one hand, pondered for a moment, and said to the eunuch beside him: "Go back to Wuying Palace." The

little eunuch Changsheng returned to the pavilion in the garden, and Zheng Hai and the imperial grandson Zhu Yunwen were still chatting.

In the afternoon, the little eunuch Changsheng reminded the imperial grandson Zhu Yunwen: "Your Highness, it's time for you to go back to the Wenhua Hall and work hard."

Zhu Yunwen was still unsatisfied, and the little eunuch Changsheng glanced at Zheng Hai, and Zheng Hai immediately understood.

Zheng Hai said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Highness, it's time for you to go back and work hard, and you can't delay your work because you are happy for a while." In the future, I will be on an errand in the palace, and we will have the opportunity to talk. Please don't delay your homework, Your Highness.

"Okay, be cautious in the future, you still call me Hong Yun in private." Then we'll talk another day. Zhu Yunwen got up and said goodbye to Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai clasped his fists and saluted and said goodbye to Zhu Yunwen.

"Your Highness, let's send Captain Zheng to the little one, he entered the palace for the first time, and he must not be very familiar with the palace. The little eunuch Changsheng took the initiative to ask to send Zheng Hai.

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said to Zheng Hai: "Shenzhi, I'm still waiting for you here tomorrow, just let Changsheng take you out." Don't let Fu Rang catch you anymore, otherwise I may not be able to save you every time!" "

Thank you, Your Highness's life-saving grace, Zheng Hai will remember it in his heart. I will definitely remember this lesson and will not make such a mistake again, please rest assured, Your Highness!" Zheng Hai clenched his fists again, bowed and saluted, and watched Zhu Yunwen leave.

After he sent away the imperial grandson Zhu Yunwen, he said to the little eunuch Changsheng: "Father-in-law, please lead the way!" "

Captain Zheng, please come with me." After the little eunuch Changsheng finished speaking, he led Zheng Hai to the west.

Following the eunuch Prosperity, Zheng Hai walked all the way west, through the cloister, and walked through the wide stone square.

Zheng Hai followed behind the eunuch Changsheng, checking the scenery of the palace along the way. The palace is magnificent, almost all of them are red walls and golden glazed tiles, the palace is majestic and majestic, the corridors are carved and painted, exquisite and handsome.

From the Wenlou in the east to the Wulou in the west, Zheng Hai's doubts in his heart became bigger and bigger: "This little eunuch, it's not to take me out

of the palace, where is this going to take me?" Walking through the Wulou, Zheng Hai couldn't help it, and asked curiously: "Father-in-law Changsheng, where are you taking me?"

"Zheng Guard, this title is very young, you are many years older than the youngest, don't you dare to call it that." The

little eunuch Changsheng heard Zheng Hai's unusual way of calling him, smiled, and said, "Captain Zheng, this is someone who wants to see you, you will know when you get to the place." The little one doesn't dare to say much!" Walking

through the martial tower, Zheng Hai walked through a long corridor again, walked for a long time, and came to a large building complex.

"No wonder the emperor often likes to take a sedan chair when traveling, this palace is really too big!" Zheng Hai secretly admired in his heart.

Along the way, Zheng Hai met many brocade guards dressed similarly to him, but because he was prosperous with the eunuchs, the guards did not check and question him.

Walking into a gate, Zheng Hai quietly glanced at the plaque on the gate: Wuying Gate.

Walking into the Wuying Gate and going straight north, a magnificent palace stands in front of you. On the gate of the palace gate, the plaque reads "Wuying Palace".

Zheng Hai pondered silently in his heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly: "What kind of palace is this

Wuying Palace?" Walking into the gate of Wuying Palace, seeing an old man in a dragon robe, Zheng Hai's heart couldn't help but tighten: "This can't be the famous Hongwu Emperor, the Ming Dynasty Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, right? My God, I'm going to see the emperor!"

Zheng Hai had already had the idea of meeting Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, but he never expected that he would meet Zhu Yuanzhang alone on the first day of entering the palace.

For a moment, his little heart was beating wildly, and he didn't know whether he was nervous or excited, or both nervous and excited.

The historical description of Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance is inverted on both sides: Zhu Yuanzhang

in the folk image has a pockmarked face, a long chin, and a convex forehead, which is simply a crooked melon and cracked jujube;

The ambition is clear, and people can't fathom it. "In short, Zhu Yuanzhang is extraordinary, a handsome guy.

Zheng Hai was very curious about Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance.

Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang asked the painter to paint a portrait of him, and it is said that the painting was too realistic, and as a result, the painter was pushed out of the noon gate and beheaded.

Zhu Yuanzhang is suspicious by nature and cruel and murderous. If you don't paint like it, you may be deceitful because you are not good at learning and deceiving the king, and you may also be beheaded by pushing out of the noon gate.

Zheng Haixin said: "It's too difficult to paint a portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang, if you paint too much, you will be beheaded, and if you don't paint it, you will be beheaded! No wonder the portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang that are circulated among the people are so wonderful, and the painter is too difficult!" Zheng

Hai stood at the door, staring straight at Zhu Yuanzhang's face, and was stunned.

"This Zhu Yuanzhang is just an ordinary old man! Gray hair, a handful of beards, and a wrinkled face, where is this so magical as the legend!" Zheng Hai stared at Zhu Yuanzhang in a daze, and forgot to kneel down and salute Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Zheng Guard, this is Your Majesty, don't you salute quickly!" The little eunuch Changsheng on the side hurriedly reminded Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai came back to his senses at this time, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a majestic face, was staring at him with eyes like torches.

Zheng Hai was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Zheng Hai greets

the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" Zheng Hai entered the palace for the first time, saw the emperor for the first time, and saluted the emperor for the first time... He didn't know how to salute, so he bowed and bowed according to the name of the TV series in his memory.

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "It is said that you are born with a heroic posture, but I didn't expect you to speak like a parrot, flamboyant!"