Outside Wuying Palace.
Liu Changge and Gu Sanshen came hand in hand. Upon seeing this, the chamberlain Shuangxi came forward to greet him and said with a smile: "Two commanders, do you have anything urgent?"
Gu Sanshen glanced around and saw the servants standing outside, and couldn't help but ask: "Is the Emperor discussing confidential matters?"
Shuangxi said with a smile on his face: "That's not true. It was Li Cairen who was having lunch with the emperor. He just heard laughter coming from inside. The emperor was in a good mood. If you two adults have nothing urgent to do, you might as well wait a moment. In recent days, In the past few months, the Emperor has rarely laughed."
"Li Cairen?"
Liu Changge squinted his eyes.
Shuangxi explained: "The queen changed A Xiaomu's position from Hu Li to Li Cairen in order to get rid of his barbarian nature. He is now the mistress of Yanxi Palace."
"Oh, I am quite capable of making the emperor happy."
Liu Changge smiled easily.
Shuangxi and Gu Sanshen nodded in agreement.
Zhu Yunwen, who returned from the northern tour, has been busy dealing with government affairs, especially the northwest construction and the relocation of the capital, which consumed too much of Zhu Yunwen's energy. Especially since April, Zhu Yunwen has not had a day off, and he rarely feels happy and relaxed. .
Inside the palace.
Zhu Yunwen took a few mouthfuls of soup and didn't speak again.
A Xiaomu persuaded with some worry: "You eat so little and you are not as good as a woman. How can you last until evening?"
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and knocked on the table without worry: "Chew wood when you are hungry..."
A Xiaomu rolled his eyes at Zhu Yunwen, put away the tableware, stood up and said, "Just eat wood."
Zhu Yunwen watched A Xiaomu leave and shook his head slightly.
It was not just Jurchens in Jianzhou who ate tree bark and Guanyin soil. People in the Ming Dynasty also experienced such suffering.
The basic national conditions of small-scale peasant economy and agriculture-dominated society determine that the people of Ming Dynasty lack the ability to deal with natural disasters. A severe drought will cost lives, and a flood will cost lives!
In fact, whether it is a drought or a flood, what kills the most is not the hot weather or the deep water, but famine and starvation!
In order to avoid these sufferings, to ensure that most of the people have enough to eat, and to prevent the human tragedy of changing children and eating from happening again, it is time to arrange a great voyage to the New World.
"Inform Liu Changge and Gu Sanshen."
Zhu Yunwen shouted.
Shuangxi came over with a smile and said that the two of them were waiting outside the palace.
Liu Changge and Gu Sanshen entered the hall to salute.
Zhu Yunwen asked: "Have you found it?"
Liu Changge solemnly said: "Although it took some time, it was finally found in the worship hall of the Sheji Altar, intact. It has been sent to the Wenhua Gate. It can be sent to the palace just waiting for the emperor's permission."
Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up: "Then what are you waiting for? Send them in. In addition, let Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Luo Guanying, Zhao Shiyu and other sixty-seven naval officers, Yu Zhen, Chen Yicheng, Kuang Yu, Chen Gong , Chen Chang and twenty-six others came to Wuying Hall to discuss matters."
Liu Changge and Gu Sanshen were surprised by Zhu Yunwen's arrangement. The scale of this meeting was much larger than expected, including all the main naval forces going to Southeast Asia and the West.
Outside the Wenhua Gate, a huge rectangular frame was carried by eight chamberlains and carefully brought into the palace. The frame is one foot three feet eight inches long and one foot one foot five inches high. It is covered with yellow brocade cloth, so the contents cannot be clearly seen.
Cabinet members Jie Jin, Yu Xin and Ru Ru heard the commotion and came out to watch, but were blocked by people from the Security Bureau. The reason was:
Top secret, no prying eyes.
Xie Jin and the others were speechless. What secrets did Ming Dynasty have that the cabinet could not have access to?
Tie Xuan, the Minister of War, hurried over and asked Xie Jin and the others, "Did the Emperor summon you?"
Jie Jin shook his head, not receiving the order.
"But what happened?"
Rujun asked.
Tie Xuan nodded solemnly: "Not long ago, the emperor summoned the navy generals to enter the palace. There were so many people that there might be important arrangements. The Ministry of War thought there was some change or military situation, but they sent someone to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and Xu Huizu didn't either. I came here to inquire after receiving the summons."
"A large number of people?" Yu Xin thought and speculated: "It should be a matter of going to the West again. After all, it has been nearly a year since the foreign envoys came to our court. It is time to send them back."
Xie Jin stared, and Yu Xin's analysis was not unreasonable. The foreign vassal came to the capital and arrived in the capital in October last year. It has been nine months since then. It is not an option to take care of the food, drink and fun of this group of people.
However, the Navy's next voyage to the Western Sea has been decided for a long time, and the time has been announced. In mid-September, preparations for the voyage were in order and there was no delay. Even if Zhu Yunwen asked the Navy to sail to the Western Sea again, it would not be Summoning so many naval officers?
"Let's go to the martial arts building."
Jie Jin proposed, and the three of them readily agreed.
Wu Tower is in front of Wuying Hall, and officials entering Wuying Hall always need to walk on its side.
Jie Jin looked at the officials who kept coming. Just as Tie Xuan said, the main force of the navy who went to the Western Ocean were coming one after another. However, why did Kuang Yu and Yu Zhen come too? How come people from their hospital and medical school are involved?
Just when Jie Jin, Ru Yun and others were confused, Tang Buping came with more than 100 security bureaus and more than 200 Yulin guards. They first blocked the Youshun Gate and then the Wu Tower. The outside of Wuying Hall was also blocked. Protected.
"Three cabinet ministers, Tie Shangshu, please stay away."
Tang Buping's tone was gentle, but his eyes were very sharp.
Jie Jin frowned, glanced at Wuyingdian, and said, "Tang Tongzhi, why does it require such a battle?"
Tang Buping shook his head: "I don't know, the security bureau was just ordered to strictly forbid anyone from hearing about it to prevent the news from leaking out. I also asked a few people not to make it difficult for me."
Ru Yu glanced at Xie Jin and asked Tang Buping what was the difference between not asking and how could the people from the Security Bureau leak information to the minister so easily.
"Let's go."
Yu Xin did not ask any further questions. Judging from the personnel summoned by Zhu Yunwen, it was obviously related to the voyage to the West, and it had little to do with the government affairs of the court. It was reasonable that the cabinet and the Ministry of War were not summoned.
Zheng He, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Yu Zhen and others all saw the fierce guards. The Security Bureau controlled the inside and the Yulin Guard controlled the outside. Such a tight defense was extremely rare, especially since this was the Wuying Palace, inside the palace. .
"Big event!"
Zheng He didn't know Zhu Yunwen's arrangements, but it was obvious that this gathering was anything but ordinary.
Zhao Shiyu nudged Luo Guanying with his elbow and asked in a low voice: "What does your brother-in-law want to do?"
Luo Guanying shook his head: "How do I know?"
Zhao Shiyu rolled his eyes at Luo Guanying: "Didn't you enter the palace a month ago? Concubine Shu was pregnant with a dragon seed. The Luo family received many rewards. You even got drunk. The emperor was also there, so you didn't ask?"
Luo Guanying was speechless. How could he ask about other things after such a happy event? Besides, that was all a month ago.
"Enter the palace!"
The chamberlain reports.
Zheng He, Zhang Yu and others lined up to enter the hall. The originally spacious Wuying Hall suddenly became crowded with nearly a hundred people. The waiters removed the screens to allow everyone to salute.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Tang Buping and ordered: "No one is allowed to peep or hear anything within three feet of the main hall. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."
The majestic order surprised everyone present.
After Tang Buping took the order and left, Liu Changge and Gu Sanshen personally inspected the Wuying Hall. After confirming that nothing was missing, they also left, and the door of Wuying Hall was closed.
Zhu Yunwen looked at everyone and said seriously: "What happened today is classified as the top secret of the Ming Dynasty. Only everyone present knows it. There is no writing. If anyone leaks a word, the Security Bureau will come to the door. Can you hear me clearly?"
"Listen clearly."
Everyone shouted in unison.
Zheng He took a step forward and said sternly: "If anyone leaks the secret, I will be the first to spare him!"
Zhu Yunwen pointed to the shelf on the east side and said to Luo Guanying and Zhao Shiyu: "Go and pull down the cloth."
The two of them took the order, walked to the shelf, and under the attention of everyone, pulled down the yellow brocade cloth, and a huge color map appeared. The map is outlined in colors such as yellow, white, brown, green, and black, depicting the mountains, rivers, and residential areas of Daming and its surroundings, with specific text in the frame.
"This is……"
Zheng He and others stepped forward to take a look and couldn't help but be amazed by this detailed and vast geographical map.
The map is centered on the Ming Dynasty, stretching from Japan in the east to Europe in the west, including Chenla in the south and Mongolia in the north. In the lower left corner, there is also a mysterious land depicted.
""The Ming Dynasty Mixed Picture"!"
Yu exclaimed in shock.
"Is this the rumored "The Ming Dynasty Huddles"?"
Kuang Yu also marveled.
Many people did not know the "Ming Dynasty Hun Yi Tu". Yu Zhen looked at Zhu Yunwen, and after getting permission, he explained to everyone: "I heard when I was among the people that in the 22nd year of Hongwu, Taizu ordered the Ministry of War, the Hanlin Academy, Officials from Honglu Temple, Xingrensi, Qintianjian and other yamen jointly drew up a grand map, which included all the territory of the world. It must be the first map in the world!"
Kuang Yu looked at it carefully and exclaimed: "It is exquisite and detailed, the best in ancient and modern times!"
Zheng He squinted at "The Picture of the Ming Dynasty" and frowned, "This picture seems incomplete."
Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng looked carefully and found that, as Zheng He said, this map was not complete. At least the Nanyang countries were not completely drawn in it, such as Sulu and Balni.
Zhu Yunwen came over and said to everyone: "Most of you present have been to Nanyang, and even to the far west. You know what kind of country there is in the far south and west of the Ming Dynasty. You can also see that this "Ming Dynasty" "Hun Yi Map" is not complete, Zheng He, except that the Nanyang countries did not record it, do you think there are any deficiencies or errors in this map?"
Zheng He looked at it carefully. The focus of the whole map was on the Ming Dynasty. Zhenzhaibao Station, canals, ponds, lakes, ponds, border islands, ancient ruins, ancient rivers, etc. There were many records, and most of them were in the right locations.
However, the North Korea and Japan on the right are obviously painted a bit too big. The location of Nanyang is also incorrectly mapped, but the locations of Kochi, Guli, Tianfang, etc. are relatively accurate...
It is hard to imagine that such a complete and accurate map existed during the Hongwu Dynasty!
