The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 566

[566.Chapter 553 Great achievements for thousands of years]

After hearing this, Princess Taikang became depressed.

Zhu Houzhao didn’t think so much.

He only suspected that Fang Jifan had ulterior motives, but he didn’t worry about what his sister might think.

He said cheerfully: “It’s time to eat chicken, it’s time to eat chicken, come and try it, it’s delicious.”

Although Empress Zhang wanted to scold Zhu Houzhao, she couldn’t help but look at Zhu Houzhao dotingly: “Okay, I’m here to taste it. Taste.”

The chicken had been carefully cut by the eunuchs and presented to Queen Zhang and Princess Taikang. Queen Zhang took a bite and found it was really tender. She couldn’t help but said, “It tastes really good. Is it cooked by Mr. Wen?” “

Yes.” Zhu Houzhao said happily: “This person is quite interesting. He was obviously a Jinshi and became an official. He has made great achievements, but he has no intention of official career and only thinks about food. Mother, do you think this person is strange?”

Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Houzhao: “Hey, this looks so much like you.”

“…”

…

The fleet heading to the Western Ocean is about to set off.

A large number of sea-going ships have been built.

Together with the previous “Wang Bu Shi”, the scum of the world, and several captured large food ships, Hongzhi Dynasty made his second voyage to the West, with more than 20 ships and 3,000 people.

Xu Jing bid farewell to his mentor.

Going to the Western Ocean and saying goodbye to his mentor again and again seemed to have become his destiny.

And this time, he will continue to go deep. Two thousand well-equipped warriors, plus a thousand boatmen, sailors, and foot soldiers, the honor and disgrace of these three thousand people are all tied to Xu Jing.

Xu Jing did not shed tears this time. He only solemnly saluted Fang Jifan and stood up: “Teacher, take care.”

Fang Jifan nodded to him: “Stay alive.”

Although these three words were just a few words, Xu Jing said Feeling the infinite care from his mentor, he could hardly hold back his emotions, tears filled his eyes, and he hurriedly said: “Student… will definitely come back to serve his mentor.”

After that, he turned around and walked towards the teacher. Step out in the direction of sunrise.

Fang Jifan was in a low mood. This was his most valued disciple. After leaving like this, his heart… felt empty, as if something was missing. He thought he might be hungry.

After sighing, Fang Jifan looked back and saw several disciples who had come to bid farewell to Xu Jing, Wang Shouren with tears in his eyes, Ouyang Zhimuna looking from a distance, Liu Wenshan and Jiang Chen with worried faces, and Qi Jingtong sighing.

Fang Jifan then said to Liu Wenshan: “The most unpromising ones are you and Jiang Chen. Let’s learn from your junior brother Xu.”

Liu Wenshan and Jiang Chen looked frightened: “The students are teaching the eight-legged essay of the Xishan disciples. The students will die all the time. No achievement…”

“Oh.” Fang Jifan then remembered: “I forgot that you are also teaching people to study. How are the students in Xishan doing now?”

Jiang Chen said: “Teacher, second student. Under the orders of my mentor, I asked students to write eight essays every day, one article a day. It has been more than a year now. The eight essays they have written are as large as five hundred. They are still diligent and have made some progress.”

Fang Jifan said. “Next spring, if they fail the exam, you two will be the only ones to ask questions.”

“Yes, yes.”

Liu Wenshan and Jiang Chen’s faces turned livid with fear.

The teacher always treated his disciples harshly. Sometimes he had a bad temper, and beating and scolding were commonplace. They respected and feared their teacher.

Jiang Chen, in particular, had always lagged behind and had already looked ashamed. He thought to himself that he would not disappoint his mentor this time, otherwise he would really have no face to be his disciple.

Fang Jifan said to Qi Jingtong: “And you…”

Today, he felt particularly irritable. Thinking of his dear disciple Xu Jing’s departure, he felt very sad. He inevitably wanted to find a few disciples to vent his anger, but when he looked at Qi Jingtong, a thought came to his mind. Qi Jiguang was a well-known national hero, so Fang Jifan shook his head and said, “You should learn from your senior brother Xu.”

Fang Jifan’s scolding of Jiang Chen just now was nothing more than killing a chicken to scare a monkey. Qi Jingtong was very Fortunately, he was a monkey, not a chicken. He hurriedly said: “Yes, yes, I will follow my teacher’s teachings.”

…

At dawn the next day.

One ship after another, ships began to leave Tianjin Port.

Ship after ship, loaded with supplies and cargo, Xu Jing is still standing on the deck of the Scum of the World King Bushi. He wears a beam crown, a flying fish suit, a scarlet cloak, and embroidered waistband. Spring Dao stood tall and looked at the sky.

Overseas, the future is uncertain. In order to frighten the entire fleet, Xu Jing’s items are all given by the palace. Anyone in the fleet can be killed first and then reported. What it represents is the absolute authority of the emperor himself!

He stood with his sword in hand. Standing behind him was Yang Xiong, who had become the commander of the guards.

Yang Xiong sighed: “This time we go to sea, we will go deeper, but I don’t know if we can come back alive.”

Xu Jing remained silent.

“Even if you live, how many years will it take you to come back?” Yang Xiong was in a low mood, full of emotion: “One year, two years, or three years? Ambassador Xu, can you… give me a message?”

Yang Xiong looked very uneasy and worried. , he didn’t want to go to sea anymore. Of course he knew that this was a huge honor. As long as they came back, their experience would be enough for Yang Xiong to brag about for a lifetime.

But…

he looked at Xu Jing pitifully.

“I don’t know.” Xu Jing answered him.

Yang Xiong sighed.

“But someone must come back. If I, Xu Jingruo, die, you will come back. If you and I die, someone from the thousands of households in the fleet will have to come back. If the thousands of households are dead, there will still be hundreds of households. If the hundreds of households are gone, there will still be hundreds of households.” There are three thousand flag officers, helmsmen and sailors. Someone must come back. These dozens of ships are all anointed by the people. They carry the hope of the Ming Dynasty to the west. If some of us are alive, hope will not Cut off.”

“Ambassador Xu, you are really hard-hearted.”

Xu Jing pressed his hand on the side of the ship, caressing the ship that had experienced countless storms. After a long silence, he said, “If my heart is not strong, what will happen to those on the land behind us? The soldiers and civilians want to become flesh and blood. Didn’t Commander Yang realize clearly when we went to sea? The Ming Dynasty has the reputation of being a great country, but it is a cannibal and a Franco-Japanese people. With each passing day, they have extended their tentacles from the extreme west to the Western Ocean. They can be seen everywhere in Siam, Luzon, and Sumatra. In the future, they will continue to extend their tentacles eastward, Reach out to our Ming Dynasty. For a hundred and fifty years, the Ming Dynasty only worried about the troubles of Tatars and Japanese pirates, but little did they know that sooner or later, those who brought trouble to the world would be those of you and me in the Far West. In addition to looking for the legendary Kingdom of God, I also want to find a way to restrain the Francois and prepare for the future imperial court to dominate the world. The regret of the Three Treasures Eunuch has made me, the Ming Dynasty, miss it. Now, God will bring this. The mission is in your hands, do we have any choice?” With

tears in his eyes, Xu Jing looked at the vast waves and held the hilt of his sword tightly: “Before we go to sea, I will follow you. The person who comes is a thief, a prisoner, a son of a good family, a member of a lowly family, a military household, or a craftsman. No matter who he is, he must have a body of steel and a heart of uncorroded bronze when setting sail. “From the heart.”

He said calmly: “Confucius said that benevolence is achieved, and Mencius said that righteousness must be fulfilled, so the way of benevolence is where there are thousands of people. This is my destiny, from where the ship leaves the harbor. For a moment, there is no way to change it. From now on, everyone on the ship will work together in the same boat, regardless of their superiority, they are all brothers! All officers, soldiers, and sailors should not slack off in their duties. Those who retreat will be killed. Anyone who makes monstrous words to deceive the crowd will also be killed. I, Xu Jing, are cowardly and the officers and men will kill me. If you, brother Yang, are afraid, I, Xu Jing, will kill you, Yang Xiong!”

Yang Xiong’s face sank, and he fell down. The plates of armor clattered with his movements, and he buried his head: “I humbly obey the ambassador’s orders!”

Xu Jing turned around, still facing the sea, and the waves were reflected in his eyes. He remained silent, letting the sea breeze roll up the cloak behind him. .

“Teacher…I will definitely come back!”

He thought silently in his heart.

Behind him…

countless sailors and sailors repeatedly conveyed the ambassador’s order: “The imperial patrol ambassador has an order: From now on, everyone on board the ship will work together in the same boat, regardless of superiority or inferiority, we are all brothers!” Officers and soldiers… “

One after another orders were passed from one ship to another, from deck to deck, from bow to stern.

Dozens of ships formed a formation of flying geese, slowly heading south.

On the ‘Xiao Zhu Xiucai Bad Guy’ at the end, several familiar figures emerged from the bilge of this huge horse-drawn ship.

“Did you hear something? Pass the order, what order?” Zhang Heling was dressed in the official uniform of a flag officer. In order to get in, he had gone through many connections and connections. He looked around, suspiciously.

Zhang Yanling ran out of nowhere, very excited, and said excitedly: “Brother, brother… I found it, I found it…”

“What did you find?” Zhang Heling despised his brother because his IQ was too low. , is simply a burden. If he wasn’t a brother, I really wouldn’t want to bring him to make a fortune.

Zhang Yanling’s eyes were shining, and she was about to burst into tears with excitement: “The grain cabin, the grain cabin where grain is stored, a lot of dried meat, eh, so much, so much, pickled fish, soybeans, rice…”

Zhang Heling snapped. He slapped him in the face and angrily said, “It’s like a dog, it only knows how to eat, and it can make a difference, okay? This time we are going to Jinshan.”

“It’s obviously San Francisco!” Zhang Yanling retorted angrily, covering her cheeks and wanting to cry.

“Shut up, you beast, you have some potential. When we get to Jinshan, we will make a fortune. We can pick up a piece of gold on the ground. Then we will have nothing to eat. I really hate you, get out of here. “

Zhang Yanling whimpered, not daring to reply. She obediently walked a few feet away, not daring to get closer. She looked at Zhang Heling resentfully and pitifully.

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Chapter 2, this chapter is more difficult to write.

(End of chapter)