Tianjin Wei.

A ship from North Korea has arrived.

The king of North Korea, Li Yi, felt new to everything here, he was not very old, he had just ascended the throne as the king, and he was willing to come here this time because the country had just been turbulent, and the new king had ascended the throne, and he urgently needed greater support from the Ming court! And now the situation in North Korea is quite stable, which is why he decided to come to pay tribute in person at this moment.

After receiving the news in advance, the officials of the Ministry of Rites came here early in the morning to wait.

Because it was the vassal king who came this time, even the imperial court was unexpected, and the etiquette to greet him was relatively hasty.

The greeting officer who was in charge of greeting the guests looked from afar, and saw that someone seemed to be coming down from the boat, and he stepped forward with a smile, and when he saw the person who had gone up to the trestle first, he saluted and said in a fluent Liaodong accent Korean: "Your Highness has come from afar, and if you want to come hard, please go ashore and rest for a while." ”

Outcome...... The man looked confused.

The main thing was also confused when he saw this person's reaction.

Bite?

Such an authentic Korean dialect, he didn't understand it?

I don't know how many Korean envoys I have received, and everyone can understand it.

So he said, "Your Highness......"

As soon as he spoke, the visitor said in a Henan accent: "The king of Korea is behind me, and the student is Liu Jie." ”

This time, it's a little embarrassing.

The head of the Ministry of Rites is called Wu Guan, and Wu Guan feels that he doesn't know whether to cry or laugh at this time.

Then, he became dissatisfied.

You are the son of Liu Gong, this is right, this official saw you and made a salute, which is appropriate.

But...... Why don't you have any etiquette? The king of Korea is from afar, and he is a guest from afar, why did you get off the ship first? What a faux pas.

The Ministry of Rites is responsible for entertaining the vassals, and the Ming Dynasty is also known as the state of etiquette, so it is never negligent in this regard.

Wu Guan pulled down his face, and his eyes fell on Li Yi's body.

This...... In fact, he was only a half-old child, sixteen or seventeen years old.

This big kid was still a little shy, and he actually hid behind Liu Jie.

Wu Guan stepped forward and repeated it again in Korean with his Liaodong accent.

Unexpectedly, this Li Yi said in Chinese with a Henan accent: "This tribute is to meet the great tomorrow, to receive the grace of the great Ming, to protect the temple and the country, and the envoy does not have to be polite." ”

Call......

Wu Guan seemed to have completed his mission.

This Korean king's Chinese is quite proficient, but ...... Why is it so similar to Liu Gong's official words?

Wu Guan glanced at Liu Jie again, but when he saw that Liu Jie was still standing in front of Li Yi, he couldn't help but be a little angry again.

It shouldn't be like this, you are the lifter of the Ming Dynasty, how can you be in front of the king of Joseon? This is the number of etiquette, we are Ming, it is the state of etiquette.

Of course, at this time, he didn't have the convenience to say anything, he just watched Li Yi follow behind Liu Jie, and he followed suit!

It's ugly.

Wu Guan twisted his eyebrows deeply, he couldn't bear to look at it, people who didn't know thought that we were domineering, not kingly.

………………

Wood bones are bundled!

This is the legendary Wood Bone Bundle, after a full month of sailing, with the ocean current, when the human scum Wang Bushi arrived here, only seventy percent of the crew remained...... Crying.

In the literature and history of Zheng He's voyage to the West, this was the treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty, which arrived at the farthest place.

In later generations, this is East Africa, the Mogadishu area of Somalia on the east coast of Africa.

They saw many black people.

Yes, the people here were all dark-faced and wore straw skirts, and by the time the fleet arrived, the black people had already dispersed.

"Put away your weapons." After a long period of exposure, Xu Jing's face was already bronze, and he had long lost his previous handsomeness and chic, his angular face, thin lips pursed lightly, and a cloak covering the sun behind him, but even so, the scorching sun in the sky still made him sweat all over.

"The Wood Bone Bundle has long been attacked by the Great Cannibals, who often hunt slaves here, so they are often frightened when they see strangers, so everyone put away their weapons, find a local, and try to communicate with them first! We've got to camp here, our ship is at its limit, and it needs to be repaired......"

Xu Jing paused, and then said: "Occasionally, there will be big cannibal and slave-hunting sea ships here, and we will set up an ambush here, if we can intercept their ships and supplies, it will be great." ”

Of these three ships, only two remain, and the supplies are almost exhausted, and the other ship is not in sight.

Only the scum of the world is not the king, but it is still lasting and strong.

This ship has now become the spiritual sustenance of all people, people regard this scum Wang Bushi as a totem in their hearts, it has ridden the wind and waves, has met the stormy waves, and even once, the bottom of the ship touched the reef, and ...... After encountering a small group of pirates, the human scum Wang Bushi still used its broken hull to directly knock over the opponent's boat.

It is like everyone who goes to the sea, lonely and helpless, but it still persevers with unimaginable tenacity and persevers to the end.

Although the plague at sea and the terrible winds and waves, as well as the unknown dangers, had reduced the entire fleet by thirty percent, it was now on land, and everyone was ...... They all cried with emotion.

Crying.

The crew kissed the cracked earth, and some of them lay down and rolled on the ground, even though the ground was extremely hot, but the tearful man still cracked his mouth like a child and laughed.

It's just that laughing is no different from crying.

Everyone here, Xu Jing can already name every person, every helmsman, every sailor, every sailor......

He glanced back at them.

"Once here, we have communicated with the king of this country, repaired the ship, and we can go back." Xu Jing glanced back at Yang Jian.

Get back......

Go back to your homeland......

Yang Jian turned his head and looked at the blue ocean, the horizon of the ocean, there is no end, it has been more than a year, and it has been ...... How long will it take?

He didn't even have the courage to imagine how difficult it would be on the way back, and his eyes turned red as he thought about it.

"Hmmm! Get back! ”

Even if there are many obstacles, I still have to go back.

Go back anyway.

He doesn't ask for a reward, he doesn't ask for a wife, he doesn't ask for anything, he just wants to go home, go home to see his old mother, and hug his wife and children.

Other than that, the rest becomes less meaningful at this point.

Yang Jian choked up and said, "Xu Hanlin......"

Xu Jing shook his head at him, because he saw that his dearest friend, Wang Xizuo, who had formed a deep friendship in the ocean, had come over one foot at a time.

On this voyage, in addition to relying on Xu Jing's own understanding of the ocean, Wang Xizuo also gave a lot of help.

Xu Jing said to the king in the purest Portuguese: "Oh, my dearest friend......"

Wang Xizuo said in the purest Fengyang official dialect: "Xu Xiu, we have finally reached the midpoint of the mainland!" ”

As he spoke, the two hugged each other passionately and kissed each other's cheeks.

This kind of friendship transcends national and even state borders, but in this old continent, it is connected to each other.

Next, Wang Xizuo began to plan with Xu Jing.

If you want to go back, you must have a sea ship, and there is only one kind of sea ship that passes through here, and that is the big cannibal ship!

Wang Xizuo called it the Ottoman Empire, and they often came here to hunt slaves, and it was said that the country liked black people, and they would select strong black people, castrate them, and then fill the harem of the great cannibals.

Black eunuchs?

"That's what I've heard from my companions, that at this time, the Ottoman sultan's fleet passes through this area, and this is our chance that we can attack them around here and take the ship."

Xu Jing listened carefully, and then said with a little worry: "Do we have enough people?" ”

"Not enough!" Wang Xizuo said categorically, and then said: "The number of the other party will be at least three or five hundred, and they must be elite, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than yours." ”

There was a hint of mockery in Wang Xizuo's blue eyes.

This is the truth, the Ming army has not had a strong enemy for a long time, and the war is too far away for the Ming Dynasty, even if it is against the Tatars, it can be defended with the help of tall city walls.

But it's different in the rest of the world, where almost every year is a smoke and a never-ending war that never dies.

In fact, at this time, the Europeans and the Ottomans were still attacking each other, and the Ottoman Empire was still maintaining a determined offensive posture and expanding the entire European world.

Xu Jing was stunned for a moment.

Wang Xizuo suggested: "We might as well unite with the Mugu Dushu here, as long as we get their help and train them, maybe there will be a chance, the Mukudushu people here are all oppressed by the Ottomans, and they may be willing to cooperate with us." ”

Xu Jing frowned and said, "You have a grudge against the Ottomans?" ”

"......" Wang Xizuo just looked at Xu Jing and didn't say a word.

Xu Jing caught the hatred in Wang Xizuo's eyes, and he smiled: "You can give it a try, if you lose, you will die, but if you don't have a ship, it is estimated that you will die, but I must not ......die" Xu Jing took a deep breath and said: "I must go back, so I must not lose." ”

"Yes, no one wants to die, and no one throws in the towel." Wang Xizuo sighed.

Xu Jing glanced at him, but he looked back at the coast lightly, facing the sea breeze, watching the seagulls hovering in the sky, he murmured lightly: "Teacher, I will come back, I once said that I Xu Jing will not disgrace my mission, and I will not disappoint you, now ...... I have reached the end of the earth, and I will definitely return to my teacher. ”

He bit his lower lip and looked at ...... There were faint tears that seemed to burst out of my eyes.

This man, who has encountered wind and waves and diseases and survived, wants to ...... Crying!