bookrebus Chapter 758: Stop Sailing to the West
Chapter 758: Stop Sailing to the West
Chapter 758: Stop Sailing to the West
The ancestors in front of the sky curtain also laughed when they heard this. Very good, among the four ancient countries, only China stands firm.
As expected of China, they are so powerful!
Sky
After finishing his drink, Li Wu continued, "In 1412 AD, Zhu Di sent you, Zheng He, to the Western Ocean for the fourth time.
During this voyage, Mr. Zheng He bypassed the Arabian Peninsula and reached Malindi in East Africa for the first time.
After you, Mr. Zheng He, arrived in this country, you read out the imperial edict and bestowed titles on the king and others.
It was also during this voyage that Zheng He led the Ming army and local armed forces in Sumatra to defeat and capture alive Suganla, who was plotting to usurp the throne and led his troops to intercept and kill Zheng He's fleet.
In 1415 AD, Mr. Zheng He returned to China. You captured prisoners in Beijing, and the court executed Su Ganci according to the law.
In the same year, the Malin Kingdom sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to offer a Qilin, which was actually a giraffe, in response to the visit of Mr. Zheng He.
It’s just called differently, and there’s nothing strange about a long neck. “At that time, I had never seen some animals from other countries, so this was normal.
In front of the sky curtain, Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty was a little unhappy, although he had not yet obtained that unicorn. No, that’s not right, it was a unicorn. The little immortal said it was a giraffe, a giraffe with a very long neck.
But he hasn't seen it yet, so he has no idea what the giraffe looks like.
People from other dynasties couldn't help but wonder what this giraffe was and how long its neck was.
Sky
"So it's called a giraffe," Zheng He frowned slightly. Last year, the Malin Kingdom did offer animals as tribute, but this time, they gave some worthless things in return.
As for spending lavishly like before, it was impossible for him to do so. Ever since the immortal told him that there were many good things in overseas countries, he would bring back a lot of good things every time he went out to sea.
Every time he made a lot of gains, Zheng He would not only make seven voyages to the West in the future, but maybe eight or nine.
In short, as long as Zheng He is alive, he will continue to sail to the West.
“Yes, yes, if you ancestors are interested, we can go to the zoo next time. There are so many animals there, many of which we have never seen before.” Li Wu likes the zoo very much, especially to see the red pandas. Who can refuse a black and white glutinous rice dumpling?
Anyway, she couldn't refuse. If possible, she really wanted to raise one.
She knew that besides her, there must be many people who thought so!
"Are there big beasts as well?" Gao Lishi asked. Some people would sometimes offer big beasts, black bears and other ferocious animals as tribute in order to please His Majesty.
These ferocious beasts are not easy to catch. I wonder how many people have to die to catch one. Are they all kept in captivity in later generations?
They were still a little worried about the other children living on the mountain. After all, no matter how they looked at it, the mountain seemed very dense, and there must be large wild animals. But it turned out that there seemed to be none, not even a single one.
Since the little immortal dares to live here, there must be no such thing.
"As for tigers, of course there are. There are also bears, foxes, snakes, wolves and many other animals," Li Wu said, becoming a little excited.
It sounds like our ancestors were also very curious. Many of them also raised ferocious beasts, especially the royal family, but they had special places to raise ferocious beasts.
"I didn't expect that future generations would be so powerful," Cai Lun was a little surprised. As for going to the zoo or going to the sea, he said he would rather go to the sea.
"Of course, I continued talking about the deeds of senior Zheng He, but I got off topic," Li Wu chuckled twice, feeling embarrassed, as she didn't mean to go off topic.
“In 1416, envoys from Guli and other countries returned home. Zheng He, your fifth voyage to the West, returned the envoys and visited various countries.
In 1421 AD, Mr. Zheng He made his sixth voyage to the West.
During this voyage, Mr. Zheng He, you officially arrived in Zufar.
When he returned to his country again, many people from other countries sent envoys to pay tribute.
In 1424, Zhu Di ordered Zheng He to go to Jiugang to bestow an official seal and uniform on Shi Jisun, the son of Shi Jinqing, so that he could succeed his late father.
"Senior Zheng He, before you could set off, Zhu Di died of illness, and then Song Renzong Zhu Gaochi succeeded to the throne and issued an edict to stop the voyages to the West," Li Wu had a helpless expression, because the Ming Dynasty was too poor at that time, and it was very expensive to go to the West.
In front of the skylight, Zhu Di heard that his eldest son had stopped sailing to the West after his death, and he angrily beat Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Pangpang felt wronged, but he didn't say anything. He just took the beating and didn't dare to resist.
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When Zheng He heard this, he couldn't help but look at Li Wu with his eyes wide open. He actually stopped sailing to the West?
Didn’t they say he made seven voyages to the West?
So when was his seventh voyage to the West? He was already quite old at that time, and he was afraid that he would not be able to travel to the West due to his old age and poor health.
"In 1425, you, Zheng He, were ordered to lead the army to garrison Nanjing, and you, Zheng He, became the first eunuch to garrison Nanjing.
In the same year, Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi died of illness. It was said that he died of illness, but in fact he died of obesity. Zhu Gaochi really should lose weight. "Li Wu was extremely helpless. Zhu Gaochi was too fat. However, losing weight is not that easy. Some people will gain weight even if they only drink water. What else can be done?
Exercise more, but exercise is really too tiring for fat people, and sometimes it is really difficult to stick to it.
Cai Lun and Gao Lishi both looked at Zheng He. Zheng He looked a little embarrassed. This, this, he had actually heard about it from the immortal a long time ago, and he had actually seen it in the barrage. But when he heard it again, it was clearly not him that was being talked about, so why was he so embarrassed?
"This is a very novel way to die, haha," Cai Lun laughed twice. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is really funny.
In front of the skylight, Zhu Pangpang covered his face. He was too embarrassed to see anyone!!!
Quickly find a crack for him to crawl into, it's so embarrassing.
The ministers also tried to persuade Zhu Pangpang to lose weight, as they also felt ashamed.
On the barrage, people from other dynasties began to make fun of the Ming Emperor. The people of the Ming Dynasty remained silent and simply ignored the barrage. If they didn't read the barrage, they wouldn't know what they were talking about.
Zhu Pangpang was once again severely beaten by his old father Zhu Di.
Sky
"Hahaha," Li Wu laughed without any courtesy. Cai Lun and Gao Lishi also laughed when they heard the little immortal laughing so wildly. Zheng He smiled bitterly, he really couldn't laugh at this.
"Ahem, later on, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji, ascended the throne and asked you, Zheng He, and Wang Jinghong to guard Nanjing.
Mr. Zheng He, you were also ordered to be responsible for repairing the Nanjing Palace.
The following year, Mr. Zheng He requested that the Temple of Heaven and Earth and other buildings in Nanjing be repaired.
In the same year, Feng Chun, a doctor in the Ministry of Works, submitted a petition requesting a reward for the craftsmen who built the Buddhist temple in Nanjing. However, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty thought this was unreasonable and that it was you, Senior Zheng He, who had ordered this, so he asked the Imperial Household Department to warn you, Senior Zheng He.