The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

Zheng Hai and Xiao Diyun were released from detention by the guards and walked towards Zhu Di, the king of Yan, step by step.

Looking at the middle-aged man beside Princess Xu, Zheng Hai once again searched for relevant information about Zhu Di in his memory: Zhu Di

, the king of Yan, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future, known as Ming Chengzu in history, or "Yongle Emperor".

Zhu Di was born in the twentieth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1360), the third year of Hongwu (1370), was named the king of Yan, and in the thirteenth year of Hongwu (1380), he went to the fiefdom of Beiping to be the vassal king.

It is now the twenty-third year of Hongwu, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, has been in Beiping for ten years. Just past the year of establishment, King Yan is in the prime of life, and it is the age of pioneering and enterprising.

The historical achievements of Ming Chengzu have always been praised. Li Zhen, a thinker at the end of the Ming Dynasty, said that in the Ming Dynasty, "the soldiers were content with keeping warm, and the people forgot their wars", which was attributed to the merits of Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao (Daoyan).

Some people compare Ming Chengzu to Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty, while Liang Qichao believes that Zhu Di can be on a par with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Some people even think that there are only two emperors in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, who can be regarded as good emperors.

Zheng Hai was very curious about Zhu Di: What kind of person was Zhu Di? Was Zhu Di forced to rebel in the Battle of Jingjing, or was he premeditated

in the first place? Zheng Hai walked towards Zhu Di step by step, and saw Zhu Di, the king of Yan, wearing a purple robe.

Compared with the armor of the previous day, today's Yan Wang has a different temperament.

He is a burly man, with black and fine hair on a very ordinary Chinese face, two beards, and a thick black beard. It wasn't much different from most people in the Ming Dynasty, except that his eyes were sharper and smarter.

Zheng Hai observed Zhu Di, the king of Yan, up close for the first time. He didn't see anything unusual from Zhu Di's face.

In Zheng Hai's view, Zhu Di is a middle-aged strong man in his early thirties.

Except for not having the habit of shaving like other ancients, Zheng Hai did not get any more information from Zhu Di's face.

"You say, do you have a way to save my sister?" Just

as Zheng Hai and Zhu Di were observing each other, Princess Xu said to Zheng Hai: "Tell me, what can you do?"

Zheng Hai was about to step forward, but suddenly a person flashed next to him, bowed on one knee and said: "Princess, prince, this person's words are not credible! He is just a beggar, maybe, he and this puppet captive are in the same group! Don't believe his words!".

Zheng Hai fixed his eyes and saw that this person who stood up against him was the guard Lu Xing.

Zhu Di looked at the guards and asked with some hesitation

: "Are you?" Lu Xing replied: "Subordinate Lu Xing, I have dealt with this person, this beggar's words can't be believed!"

"Lu Xing, could it be that you are the younger brother of Yan Shanwei's commander Lu Zhen?"

Lu Xing replied happily: "Lord Yu, the subordinate is exactly." Zheng

Hai met Zhu Di for the first time, originally he wanted to leave a good impression on Zhu Di. But at this time, Lu Xing suddenly appeared and disrupted his plan.

Zhu Di nodded and looked at the princess, Dao Yan and the others.

Dao Yan smiled slightly and said, "Lord Wang, you might as well listen to what he has to say first."

Zhu Di's face did not change in the slightest, and he looked at Zheng Hai again.

Zheng Hai ignored Lu Xing, still remained respectful and polite, and bowed to Zhu Di and the others. He said respectfully: "Xiaomin Zheng Hai has seen King Yan, Princess Yan, and Master Daoyan!"

After saluting, Zheng Hai turned his head and said with a smile:

"Princess, I do have some confidence in rescuing the little master." However, since Guard Lu is suspicious of me, I think it's better to listen to Guard Lu's methods first and see how he saves the little master. "

Originally, they were eager to save people, but they didn't find a safe way to rescue Xu Miaojin, everyone was very anxious, and Princess Xu and Zhu Di were even more anxious.

Xu Miaojin is the younger sister of Princess Xu and Zhu Di's sister-in-law.

Princess Xu is nearly 20 years old. She not only treats Xu Miaojin as her sister, but even treats Xu Miaojin as her daughter, which is very spoiled.

The eldest sister is like a mother, Princess Xu's love for Xu Miaojin is natural, and Zhu Di's love for Princess Xu is even more well-known. Therefore, Zhu Di also cares about the safety of this little sister-in-law.

Zheng Hai pushed the boat down the river and asked Lu Xing to propose a rescue plan first.

Everyone looked at the guard Lu Xing.

Finding that everyone was looking at him one after another, all with inquiring eyes, Lu Xing couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Lu Xing raised his head and glared at Zheng Hai fiercely. He didn't expect Zheng Hai to respond to him so simply and directly.

After a period of panic, Lu stabilized his mind and replied: "The subordinates are willing to go to negotiate with the Northern Yuan captives and ask him to release the little master..."

"You... I...... I..." Lu Xing was speechless by Zheng Hai for a while, and he didn't know how to respond.

Zhu Di and the others listened quietly and did not make a sound. They all expected Zheng Hai and Lu Xing to have a good way, but they just looked at the two of them with their eyes and did not express their opinions.

Zheng Hai glared at Lu Xing, and said: "If there is a way to save him, you can say it quickly, if there is no good way, don't mess around." If there is any way, you can just say it, now I'll let you say it first!" Zheng

Hai didn't mind that others had a better way than him, but he was afraid of being obstructed, so he put on small shoes for him.

Seeing that Lu Xing was silent, the Daoyan monk, who had been quietly watching, touched his white beard and said, "Since this guard has nothing to say, then please ask this little brother Zheng Hai to talk about your method!"

Today's Daoyan monk is different from what Zheng Hai saw in Qingshou Temple that day, it is no longer the abbot's robe, but a very ordinary black monk's robe.

When Zheng Hai saw the costume of Monk Daoyan, he directly remembered a word - the black-clothed prime minister.

Zheng Hai never understood why Monk Daoyan had the title of "Prime Minister in Black", but now that he thinks about it, maybe it's just because Daoyan usually wears a black monk's robe.

Zheng Hai hugged his fists to Monk Daoyan, and then said: "My solution is to withdraw the guards, and then Ma and the two of me will go alone to negotiate with the robbers..."

When he reacted, Lu Xingcai explained to the others embarrassedly:

"The subordinates are worried about the comfort of the little master, and they are rude when they are anxious. Please forgive the prince and the princess! But his subordinates thought that the idea of withdrawing the guards was absolutely unacceptable! If that villain took the opportunity to take the little master elsewhere, it would be even more troublesome!"

Zhu Di nodded silently, and Monk Daoyan also nodded, agreeing with Lu Xing's point of view.

Princess Xu didn't speak, she seemed to trust Zheng Hai more, and asked softly: "Zheng Hai, why did you remove the guards? How will you and Ma He negotiate with that gangster?"

Zheng Hai continued: "Because although the guards are numerous, they cannot effectively deter the gangsters. Their presence would only make the hostage-taking gangsters more restless, which would only increase the danger of Junior Lord Xu. In that case, it is better to evacuate them out of the courtyard.

After listening to Zheng Hai's explanation, Princess Xu nodded, and the others also nodded, only Lu Xing disagreed.

Zheng Hai continued to explain: "As for rescuing the hostages, it is enough for me and Ma He, too many people will only get in the way..."Lu

Xing questioned: "Just the two of you? Why do you say that just the two of you can rescue the little master?"

"Because, I have experience in rescuing hostages

!" "Joke!" Lu Xing sneered, almost losing his temper again. He hurriedly covered up and asked Zheng Haidao: "Where is the experience of this kind of thing, could it be that you were a kidnapper before, and often kidnap others?"

Zheng Hai was also stunned, and then realized that this really can't be said nonsense.

Although Zheng Hai often participated in hostage rescue exercises before the crossing, this is the Ming Dynasty, and no one will believe that Zheng Hai has such experience.

Everyone stared at Zheng Hai and wanted to hear how Zheng Hai explained.

Xiao Diyun's head was big again, and he muttered in a low voice: "It's over, it's over, Brother Hai is sick again!".