The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

Zheng Hai was promoted from the captain of Jinyi to the small banner of Jinyiwei, and his official rank changed from seven grades to a high-grade official.

The commander of the Jinyi Guard made Jiang Zhen and Song Zhong of Qianhu very happy, and the promotion of the emperor showed that they had a unique vision and a discerning eye.

Fu Rang, who originally wanted to see Zheng Hai make a fool of himself, looked confused.

Zheng Hai was not punished and was promoted, which made Fu Rang angry and had nowhere to vent.

However, Zheng Hai was also unhappy.

He had just persuaded Jiang Zhen to arrange for him to carry out a mission outside the palace. But Zhu Yuanzhang's will, this plan will be all in vain!

Zheng Hai does not like to be an errand boy under the ruthless emperor, after all, Lao Zhu has a suspicious temperament, ruthless methods, and a thirst for killing.

He misses the days when he and Xu Miaojin hung out all day long, eating and drinking. That kind of free life is the day he should live.

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu (1392 AD), after the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, the current situation in Tianfu was surging, and the murderous opportunities were everywhere. Lao Zhu raised the steel knife again, and a large number of courtiers would fall under the steel knife.

Zheng Hai didn't want to be promoted, didn't want to enter the palace, and didn't want to get involved in this turmoil.

But heaven does not fulfill people's wishes, the will of heaven cannot be violated, and the will of the emperor cannot be violated.

Jiang Xuan ordered someone to help Zheng Hai teach the various rules in the palace again, and Zheng Hai was no longer so excited that he lost sleep because he wanted to enter the palace.

As soon as the palace gate entered the deep sea, Zheng Hai was a busy man from then on.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a well-known workaholic, getting up early to go to court, working at noon, and working overtime at night.

The sky was bright, and Zheng Hai entered the palace on duty.

This time, he wore the waist tag of the Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi and the official hat of the Xiaoqi.

Outside the Fengtian Palace, Zheng Hai, a small flag of the Jinyi Guard, was guarding the gate, his eyes did not squint, and his demeanor was majestic.

His mind was all in the Fengtian Palace, listening to the kings and ministers in the palace, for fear that he would miss the content of the early Ming Dynasty.

The voice of the eunuch announcing the decree came from the Fengtian Palace:

"Song Guogong, Yingguo Gong, Liang Guogong, please come forward to listen to

the seal!" "Your Majesty bestows the seal, Feng Sheng, the Song Guogong, as the emperor's grandson, Lan Yu, the emperor's grandson, and Fu Youde, the Yingguo's prince, as the emperor's grandson.

After a while, a deep voice came from the hall: "Wait, thank Your Majesty for the seal!" Zheng

Hai has been standing from the dawn of the sky to the present, and his stomach has long been empty, hungry.

"Retreat!" Zheng

Hai finally heard the signal of the end of the early dynasty, like the bell of the end of class.

The early dynasty on the first day of the imperial mission was finally coming to an end, and Zheng Hai was relieved.

The ministers walked out of the gate of the Fengtian Palace, except for Jiang Xuan, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who glanced at him when he passed by, no one noticed that the guards on duty at the gate of the Fengtian Temple today had changed to a new person.

In addition to Jiang Xuan, Zheng Hai also saw an acquaintance, the Duke of Yingguo.

Fu Youde's face was resolute, his sword eyebrows were lying flat, and his expression was not shocked. He and the two burly generals were the first to walk out of the door, which showed that the identities of the two were also extraordinary.

Among them, a military general looked arrogant, raised his head high, and didn't seem to take Fu Youde and the others in his eyes.

The general didn't walk with Fu Youde and the others, ignored the generals who were congratulating on the side, and left the palace quickly.

"Liang Guogong, what's the matter? Unhappy, aren't you satisfied with our congratulations?"

"Maybe there's something going on at home."

Several generals muttered and walked past Zheng Hai.

"How noble is General Lan, how can we afford to climb high? He won the battle, and nominally he is the uncle of the emperor's grandson, with a heavy army in his hands, and he is also favored by His Majesty. A young general said in a low voice: "How can General Lan be with us!" "

It's better for Song Guogong and Yingguo Gong to get along better..."

"Zheng, Zheng Xiaoqi, please come with me!" Zheng

Hai had just finished work, and he had planned to go back with the guards on duty to rest for a while, have lunch or something, but was stopped by the little eunuch Changsheng.

"Father-in-law Changsheng, where are you taking me?"

Zheng Hai asked the little eunuch Changsheng, still using honorifics.

This little eunuch named Changsheng is the personal little eunuch next to Zhu Yunwen. It stands to reason that if he came to call Zheng Hai, he would think that Zhu Yunwen was looking for him.

But last time, this little eunuch led Zheng Hai to Wuying Palace, and it was clearly Zhu Yuanzhang's person.

Zheng Hai first inquired about who wanted to see him, so he had a preparation in his heart.

The little eunuch Changsheng smiled: "Zheng Xiaoqi, you are too elevated to the small one, you can call the little one prosperous."

"Father-in-law Changsheng, dare to ask, where is this taking me?"

"You'll know when you go." Changsheng replied with a smile.

"Then you tell me, is it Your Majesty looking for me, or the Imperial Grandson is looking for me, otherwise I won't go with you!"

Seeing that Zheng Hai really didn't want to leave, the little eunuch had no choice but to explain: "It's Your Majesty." You go with the little one.

Zheng Hai nodded politely, followed the little eunuch through the palace, walked through the square, and walked all the way to Zhu Yuanzhang's Wuying Palace.

The little eunuch was very happy, because Zheng Hai was one of the very few people who was so respectful to him.

Zhu Yuanzhang has never believed in eunuchs, and has all kinds of restrictions on eunuchs in the palace, prohibiting eunuchs from participating in politics, and restricting the power of eunuchs to death.

The status of ordinary eunuchs is very low, and they are even inferior to ordinary guards. Many of the guards in the palace were the sons of nobles, especially the Jinyi Guards who held official positions in the palace and the Jinyi Guards who listened to the royal messengers had a higher status.

The little eunuch didn't know why Zheng Hai was so polite and respectful to him, so he had a good impression of Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai was so polite to him for a reason.

Zheng Hai didn't know much about the eunuchs in the early Ming Dynasty, except for the two eunuchs, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, he heard of another eunuch, that is, Changsheng.

Not because of anything else, just because the eunuch Changsheng was a eunuch who had gone through five dynasties, and this alone made Zheng Hai remember this name.

A eunuch can go through the five dynasties of Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi and Xuande, if he is not smart and capable, then he is also very lucky.

How can Zheng Hai treat such a character politely?

Even if he doesn't stammer, he still has to make a good fate. God knows if he'll be able to help himself one day.

That's what Zheng Hai thinks.

"Zheng Xiaoqi, don't be nervous, it must be a good thing for Your Majesty to find you. The

little eunuch chatted with Zheng Hai as he walked.

In this palace, it is not easy to find a non-eunuch who is willing to talk to a eunuch.

The little eunuch Changsheng felt that he was more in love with Zheng Hai, so he chatted a little more.

"The first time you entered the palace, you raised a small flag, don't you want to think about it, what a blessing this is! If Your Majesty gives you a promotion every time he meets you, then you won't

be soaring!" Zheng Hai accompanied the smiling face, but secretly complained in his heart: "I don't want to see Zhu Yuanzhang, I will be dragged out and cut down by Lao Zhu one day next time! This is too exciting to be on an errand under the ruthless people, I am afraid that the little heart will not be able to stand

it..." Outside the Wuying Palace, the brocade guards guarding the gate were far away, and before they entered the door, Zheng Hai and the little eunuch were stopped.

Changsheng took out a gold-plated token in his hand, and Jinyi Wei let him go, which made Zheng Hai a little baffled.

"Shouldn't this gatekeeper stand at the door?" Zheng Hai was used to calling the brocade guards in the palace the gatekeepers, because he was on duty in the palace to guard the door for Lao Zhu.

The first time, he guarded the Imperial Garden, and the second time he guarded the Fengtian Temple. He couldn't understand what was so good about this palace errand, and why many brocade guards wanted to be on duty in the palace instead of being on an errand outside.

Just as Zheng Hai was standing outside the Wuying Hall waiting for the summons, the door suddenly opened, and the little eunuch Changsheng walked out of the hall with a straight face.

Seeing Changsheng's eyes and gestures to Zheng Hai, Zheng Hai knew that it might not be good to treat him, and Lao Zhu's mood might not be very good.

Walking into the gate and entering the hall, it was as Zheng Hai expected.

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his palm on the table, his face was very dark, his eyebrows were squeezed together, and his eyes were cold.

Zheng Hai glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, nodded quickly, and complained in his heart: "Which guy who doesn't have long eyes actually provoked Zhu Yuanzhang, girl, I'm going to be unlucky..."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked loudly: "Did he really say that? Hmph! It's really hard to fill the desire! Really I don't dare to use the knife?"

Zheng Hai couldn't help but shudder, and goosebumps all over his body

! "Damn! Lao Zhu wants to kill someone!" I have to be careful, this is the wrong thing to say, it could be fatal!".