The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

Zheng Hai and Xiao Diyun went up to the second floor of the teahouse and sat down by a window near the street. Zhu Di (dì), the king of Yan, will pass by here as long as he returns home, and this position can be seen just right.

Zheng Hai raised the tea bowl, took a sip gently, and looked out the window at the street.

He is recalling the relevant historical records about

Zhu Di, the king of Yan: "History of the Ming Dynasty: Chengzu" records: In the twenty-third year of Hongwu (1390), Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and Zhu Di, the king of Jin, crusaded against the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. The king of Jin was afraid of being ambushed and did not dare to advance, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, led a large army to break into the capital of Yí, Nai'er surrendered to the king of Yan without flowers, and the king of Yan won a complete victory and returned with many prisoners.

This battle was an important turning point for Zhu Di, the king of Yan. After this victory, Zhu Yuanzhang handed over the military defense in this direction to Zhu Di, and asked Zhu Di to control the generals in the north.

Since then, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, has repeatedly led troops to expeditions, and his reputation in the court and Zhu Yuanzhang's heart have been continuously improved.

So much so that after the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of letting Zhu Di inherit the unification and become the successor.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang later listened to the advice of the scholar Liu Sanwu, and in order to ensure the smooth inheritance of the throne, he appointed Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor, as the heir.

Zheng Hai put down the tea bowl, sighed, and sighed in his heart: It seems that this has been arranged a long time ago. I don't know if history chose Zhu Di or whether Zhu Di made history! This history always seems to be moving forward in twists and turns.

An

official messenger knocked a gong on the street and said loudly: "King Yan's Northern Expedition has won a complete victory! Today, when he returns home, idlers tend to avoid! Idlers tend to avoid!"

Immediately, a group of officials scattered on the street, maintaining order on the street, driving passers-by to the streets on both sides, vacating the middle of the road, and opening the way for King Yan's army.

Zheng Hai lowered his head and took another sip of tea, and suddenly there was a cheerful and rhythmic sound of horses' hooves: "Boom... Zheng

Hai was just about to look up, but Xiao Diyun had already jumped up from his seat and shouted excitedly: "Brother Hai, here, here! King Yan is back

!" Xiao Diyun ran to the window, pointed downstairs, and said: "Brother Hai, look, look! There are so many soldiers on horseback, so mighty!"

Hearing Xiao Diyun's shout, Zheng Hai got up like everyone else.

The tea guests who drank fragrant tea in the teahouse flocked to the window, and the teahouse that was full of people just now was empty for a while. If it weren't for Xiao Diyun occupying the window, Zheng Hai would have no place to stay by the window.

The streets were also crowded with onlookers, all poking their heads out and looking down the open street in the direction of the city gates.

Two rows of jujube red horses walked in unison with their heads held high.

The soldiers on horseback were dressed in mountain armor and held a large flag with the word "Yan", which fluttered in the wind. The ribbons on the banner fluttered up and down, as if a light swallow was flying happily.

The jujube red horse raised its head high, took a steady and powerful step, and rhythmically knocked on the stone road of Beiping City.

"Cluck

, cluck, cluck...", the neat sound of horses' hooves, high-pitched and excited, like a symphony celebrating victory. The horses' hooves beat rhythmically on the stone pavement, and a cheerful and exciting movement was heard.

The leading horse snorted softly at the pedestrians on the side of the road, as if to show off his pride and achievements.

The soldiers on horseback did not squint and were majestic, as if they would charge forward with no relentless command at the slightest command.

This is a mighty and invincible cavalry!

After two rows of flag-bearing cavalry, four rows of iron cavalry, also dressed in mountain armor, slowly approached.

They did not hold a flag, but hung a long bow and a waist knife at their waists, and they were awe-inspiring and upright, and they were full of energy.

The horses' hooves were sonorous, the battle flags were like clouds, and the armor on the cavalry reflected the sunlight and sparkled.

A stream of red iron lifted a silver Great Wall, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded through the sky.

The people on the side of the road were shocked, and the crowd was excited, and they let out cheers and cheers, which were deafening for a while.

After a shock, a general wearing a golden armor helmet appeared.

He led the way, followed by four ironclad generals.

The general in golden armor was like a god of war, majestic. He looked into the distance, as if everything was under his horse's hooves, and he had the demeanor of a king who looked down on the world.

Zheng Hai overlooked the long procession of people entering the city from upstairs, staring earnestly at the general in golden armor.

"He is Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and he is really mighty! A king should be like this!" This

mighty and strong man is the future Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, and now he has just passed the year of standing, and he is full of spirit.

Zheng

Hai thinks that he is very lucky, at least he has entered the Yanwang Mansion, and the next step is to become Zhu Di's side.

He wanted to make a great career in the Ming Dynasty, and only by relying on this big tree could he realize his dream of conquering the sea and establishing a maritime power.

He looked at the mighty Zhu Di, and a heroic feeling surged in his heart: "Zheng He, our ideal is about to set sail, let us follow Zhu Di together, establish supreme meritorious deeds, and create a generation of great causes!" "

Brother Hai, why haven't you seen Brother Sanbao?"

Xiao Diyun's voice interrupted Zheng Hai's reverie, he looked at the surging ranks of soldiers on the street, and did not see Ma He's figure.

Zheng Hai and Xiao Diyun didn't know that after Ma He accompanied Princess Xu to greet King Yan outside the city, they returned home with the princess from another trail.

The army entered the city to be welcomed by the people of Beiping, which was specially arranged by Zhu Di, the king of Yan, in order to give the soldiers due honor.

Xiao Diyun has been staring carefully at the ranks of the army entering the city, from cavalry to infantry, groups of soldiers walked under the teahouse, but still did not see Ma He's figure.

Xiao Diyun suddenly pointed downstairs and said, "Brother Hai, who do you see those people? How do they wear different clothes from others?" Zheng Hai

looked in the direction that Xiao Diyun pointed and saw a group of soldiers in Mongolian costumes, which were obviously different from the uniforms of the Ming army.

Zheng Hai pondered for a moment and replied, "That should be the soldiers of the pseudo-Yuan, they surrendered to King Yan." "

History of the Ming Dynasty" records: Zhu Di, the king of Yan, took advantage of the heavy snow to raid the garrison of Nai'er Buhua's army.

After the Ming army surrounded Naier Buhua, Zhu Di sent his subordinate general Guan Tong to the Yuan army to see Nai Er Buhua, and Guan Tong and Nai Er Buhua were old acquaintances.

Naier Buhua agreed to meet Zhu Di and was entertained, so he led the crowd to surrender, and Zhu Di returned victorious.

According to Zheng Hai's understanding, Zhu Di's successful rebellion is not a flower, and Naier does not spend a battlefield to surrender.

However, later Naier Buhua was still killed by Zhu Yuanzhang on the grounds that Naier Buhua rebelled. Whether it's true or not, who knows, Zheng Hai doesn't care about this either.

"Brother Hai, didn't you say that they surrendered, why are some people still locked in prison carts?" Xiao Diyun pointed to a few prison carts containing prisoners, and turned back to ask Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai came back to his senses, looked at the prisoner car, and explained: "Maybe those people are bad guys, because they are disobedient, so they are locked up!"

After Zhu Di and the others walked over, Zheng Hai originally didn't have much interest in the army entering the city. It's just that Xiao Diyun is very curious and likes to watch this kind of scene very much, so Zheng Hai stayed with him.

Rows of soldiers walked past the teahouse towards the city, Zheng Hai didn't know where they would be stationed, but it would never be the Yanwang Mansion, maybe there was a special military camp in the city.

Zheng Hai didn't think about this, but thought about how to get close to King Yan and become the person next to King Yan.

"Xiaoyun, let's go back to the palace!Sanbao, we should go back to the palace!".