Domineering Daming

The elder brother of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Prince Yipin led the team, including all the officials of the upper and lower departments of the Ming Dynasty, as well as "scholars", "businessmen" and so on. They had high status and full identities. Except for Zhu Xu who went in person, it was no higher!

This can be said to be the first formal and comprehensive official contact between the East and the West, and it will be the beginning of an era!

Li Bangmei looked at Zhu Xu's side face, and said cautiously: "Because the emperor came suddenly, there was no time for the ceremony that should have been held, and it was too late for all the court adults to watch the ceremony and send off together, so I can only choose noon and do a simple ceremony."

Zhu Xu didn't mind, and said: "Well, I know that. Those adults in the capital are busy now, so don't bother them. A simple ceremony is fine. Let's go, I should go see you."

"Yes." Li Bangmei responded quickly, leading the way.

Li Bangmei is Li Banghua's younger brother, who has been in Jingdong Daying in recent years, and is now in charge of Tianjin Wei's defense. She is doing her best and is well received.

At the pier, flags fluttered and fluttered in the wind, and the smell of salty sea was tangy. Accompanied by the bleak cold wind, it was daunting to see a vast ocean moving from a distance.

Wearing ordinary clothes, Zhu Xu came to the pier surrounded by a group of people, and all he could see were boats, densely covered on the sea, shaking gently.

Not long after, a group of people emerged from the boats, clamoring and going ashore one after another, and appeared in front of Zhu Xu.

The leader is Zhu Youjian, the king of Xin who has already put on court clothes and has a majestic face.

He came with a blank face, followed by a large group of people, both men and women.Aobai and Zheng Zhilong are among them.

"The ministers are waiting to see the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Youjian led a group of people, bowed to Zhu Xu, and bowed with a long body.

"Excuse me, stay flat." Zhu Xu said loudly with his hands behind his back.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Youjian led a group of people to stand up, looking at Zhu Xu.

Zhu Youjian's complexion has become much thinner, his expression is calm, and his eyes don't have the anger, anguish, and sternness in the past, but a kind of calm instead.

He stood opposite Zhu Xu, with his head slightly lowered, but his eyes were fixed on Zhu Xu.

In just two short years, the person in front of him seemed to have been completely reborn, and he was no longer the same.The majesty of the emperor became more and more serious, and every move made people dare not look directly at him, and could not help but bow their heads.

Zhu Xu was also looking at Zhu Youjian. Although he was calm on the surface, Zhu Xu was already extremely good at observing others. The unwillingness hidden in Zhu Youjian's eyes was easily captured by him.

For Zhu Youjian, Zhu Xu no longer cared about it. The guilt in his heart had long been dissipated in the "confrontation" in these years. He stepped forward, looked at Zhu Youjian, smiled and said: "Brother Wuhuang, recently How are you?"

Zhu Youjian was forced to come to the capital by those rumors, and he imagined many scenes of meeting Zhu Xu face to face.

They looked at each other from a distance in the Golden Luan Hall, looked at each other silently in the Qianqing Palace, and even at the dinner table in the Compassionate Palace, they were calm and harmonious, but they never thought that such an occasion would happen.

The grievances of these years were buried in his heart, Zhu Youjian stiffened his neck, and said a little stiffly: "The emperor cares about it, and the minister is still at peace."

This sentence was full of irony, Zhu Xu laughed, turned to the great monk beside him, and said, "Master Huijing, long time no see?"

Huijing was dressed in a cassock, and said with her jaw: "The emperor's idea is that people outside the area also want to go out and have a look, maybe they can see the Tathagata, and find great freedom."

Zhu Xu ignored his thoughts, turned to Zheng Yiguan and Obai, and said, "What do you two want to tell me?"

Zheng Yiguan is also Zheng Zhilong. He is a pirate and knows the dangers of the sea, but he likes to take risks, and he also knows that the rewards of this trip are enough for him to work with his head up!

He raised his hand without hesitation, and said: "I swear to die to complete the mission entrusted by the emperor!"

Obai had a beard all over his face, and his small eyes twinkled. Before Zheng Zhilong could finish his sentence, he said in a deep voice: "I will act according to the order, and don't ask about other things."

The corners of Zhu Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, the two of them are both good people, just right.

"I brought you another person." Zhu Xu said with his hands behind his back.

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure came out not far from Zhu Xu, raised his hand to Zhu Youjian with a trembling expression, and said, "Your official Wu Ke, I have seen the prince."

Wu Ke, the remnants of Donglin, and Zhu Xu kept them there.

He is very scared now, his whole body is trembling. He is so scared that he is going to Xiyi, thousands of miles away, and he doesn't know if he can come back.

Zhu Youjian's expression was calm. He knew very well that this time he was just a counter, and others would do everything.

"Your Majesty, the biggest ship is Hongwu, do you want to go and have a look?" Li Bangmei whispered in Zhu Xu's ear.

In fact, Zhu Xu has been watching.

This battleship is the largest in the Ming Dynasty, and it should be a giant in the world.It adopts almost all the craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, missionaries and others are involved. It can be said that it combines the skills of both the inside and outside of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the east and west.

This battleship will be a huge symbol of Ming Dynasty, it is about to set sail!

Chapter 970

The Hongwu was not on the shore, but was moored in the middle of a group of fleets.

Zhu Xu passed through the splints and came to the big ship.

All you can see is the big sails folded one by one, and you feel extremely small when you are under it.The masts stand one by one, densely packed, like a dense forest.

This warship is seventy feet long and more than twenty feet wide. It is a real giant.

Zhu Xu stood on the bow of the boat not far away, looking into the distance.

This battleship is wrapped in iron skin from the beginning to the end, and at a glance, it gives people a sense of indestructibility and hardness.

Li Yizao appeared beside Zhu Xu, and introduced: "Your Majesty, most of the Hongwu is made of fine iron, which is extremely strong. It is equipped with 220 guns to destroy captives. There are three floors above and below. With 200 people, the speed at sea can be compared with that of a fast horse. If there is a fleet of ships to protect it, the speed will be a little slower..."

He is the main designer this time, and he doesn't know about the ups and downs of the Hongwu ship. He is beside Zhu Xu, speaking concisely.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded secretly.

There are also some of his ideas in this battleship. Although it is still very rough, it does have the appearance of some battleships of later generations.

This is the first time, and it will be better and more perfect in the future!

"Go, go up and have a look!"

Zhu Xu waved his hand, strode onto the splint, and walked towards Hongwu.

A group of people followed Zhu Xu and rushed onto the deck of the Hongwu.

Zhu Xu stepped up with one foot, as stable as Mount Tai, as if walking on flat ground.

An indescribable emotion welled up in his heart in an instant. There were mixed feelings that could not be expressed in words. Standing at the entrance of the deck, he looked in a daze at the flag of Ming Dynasty fluttering not far away.

This battleship represents his expectations, and to a certain extent, it also heralds the future of Daming. The sea is vast, and the future is also bleak.

After a while, Cao Huachun stepped forward and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear, "Your Majesty."

Zhu Xu was stunned, came to his senses, stepped forward, and said, "That's right, this battleship is beyond my expectation."

The group of people behind Zhu Xu didn't think too much, and followed Zhu Xu to the flag.