Author: Guan Ruyi
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="54" >, Zheng and his surname are not Zheng</h1>
During the reign of Daming Hongwu, a teenager was conscripted into the palace from Yunnan as a eunuch named Ma He.
After Ma He was purified, he was assigned to the Yan King's Mansion as an attendant. The King of Yan at that time was Zhu Di, the fourth son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Di had been stationed at the border and was not willing to be just a prince. And the years when Ma He followed Zhu Di to guard the frontier grew up step by step. With his excellent ability, he became Zhu Di's right and left hand.
Zhu Di violated his father Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of banning the sea, resulting in a fall in harmony between father and son. It was not until after Zhu Yuanzhang's death that Zhu Di's nephew Zhu Yunjiao succeeded to the throne. The first major event after the succession of the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhu Yunjiao, was to consolidate the imperial power and began to cut down the domain, and Zhu Di, who held the military and political power, bore the brunt of it.
At this time, in order to survive, Zhu Di did not hesitate to pretend to be crazy and sell stupid. While Zhu Di was humiliated, Ma He, as a slave, did not abandon his master and rebel, but always followed Zhu Di's side.
Zhu Di was not willing to go crazy for a lifetime, and resolutely led the army to rebel. Thus began the "Battle of Jingnan".
The famous ministers of the Battle of Jingnan were not only the high-ranking monk Yao Guangxiao, the minister Zhang Yu, but also the eunuch Ma He.
The Battle of Jingnan ended with Zhu Di ascending the throne, and in order to wash away his own insults of rebellion, Zhu Di began to "wash white".
The Treasury of the Ming Dynasty was empty for many years, and at this time, Zhu Di risked the world to violate it, overturned the holy will of his father when he was alive, and decided to reopen the forbidden sea.
At this time, Ma He won the heart of the king, and was appointed by Zhu Di to chincha and command the Damingbao fleet to go to the West. He also gave the surname "Zheng".
From then on, Ma He changed from a eunuch to Zheng He, the minister of Chincha. Zheng He also completely broke away from the past and began his own legend.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="65" > second, Zheng He sailed to sea</h1>
On July 11, the third year of Yongle, three years after Zhu Di ascended the throne, Zheng He led more than 28,000 people to sail from Nanjing Taiping Port. This is a 28-year sailing route, which is a navigation route that promotes national prestige and seeks trade.
The first time Zheng He went to the West, he restored the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty over the Nanyang Islands and saved the suffering of the fishermen around the voyage.
At this time, Zheng He, looking at the endless sea, began to be confused about the future.
When you stand on land and look at the sea is vast and boundless, broaden your horizons. And you stand on the deck and look at the sea, and as the waves shake, the sea is a monster that devours people, and there is no life.
There has always been a legend on the seashore that there is a sea god in the sea, and every year a virgin boy and girl are sacrificed, in exchange for two lives in exchange for a year of calm and calm. It is obviously false, but every year there will be foolish fishermen repeating themselves. Rich people go to poor people's homes to buy their lives, and those who have no money can only go up and die.
There are unpredictable storms in the sky, and it is not something that two virgin boys and girls can dominate. Sail thousands of miles, no longer feel down-to-earth.
In the years of garrisoning the border, there are always old people in the barracks who can accurately predict the rain and snow. Not because of the special function, but because the soldiers who have been fighting for many years are sick. Whenever it is windy and rainy, the body is always sore, resulting in increased pain in the affected area. At sea, if you can predict the wind and rain in advance and be prepared, you can save a life.
Zheng He ordered a lot of old wives to be summoned, not only because they could predict the wind and rain, but also because the boats were full of men who needed a lot of laundry and cooking. And the old woman meets all the conditions, and there is no danger on the boat, which can make these homeless old people have a safe place.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="74" > third, Zheng He made a name for himself overseas</h1>
In that era of cold weapons, the strength of a country at sea represented the strength of a country. The prosperity of the sea vessel also symbolizes the wealth and strength of Daming.
Zheng He led the fleet to the overseas world, but also because Zhu Di was determined to catch up with the Tang Dynasty, thinking of all the nations coming to the dynasty and serving the four seas. And Zheng He also wanted to walk out of a maritime Silk Road by himself.
Zhu Di ordered Zheng He not to bully the strong and bully the weak in his dealings with the Western countries, persist in subduing people with virtue, be generous and economically generous, give benefits to the countries, and establish the style of a big country. Trade with Arabs, Persians, Europeans, greatly increased the revenue of the state treasury.
Zheng He visited Nanyang and South Asia, knowing that foreign technology was far inferior to that of Daming, and that the mortality rate of women had increased greatly.
In that era when giving birth to a child was a ghost gate, every woman who gave birth to a child was a life and death barrier. Zheng He witnessed the backwardness of foreign medicine and began to recruit midwives and spread this technology to all over the world.
Zheng He took the midwife and went to Java, Sumatra, Ceylon, Guri and other countries and regions. Wherever Zheng He went, he pursued peaceful diplomacy and expanded the influence of the Ming Dynasty overseas. In particular, he formed close relations with the people of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the South China Sea of India at that time.
This act has saved tens of thousands of women and tens of thousands of families, and greatly reduced the mortality rate of women's births.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="82" >4. Zheng He died of illness in a foreign land</h1>
Zhu Di changed Beiping to Beijing, and the capital was set to Beijing from then on. At this time, the three halls of the Forbidden City were destroyed by lightning strikes, and some people wrote to attack Zheng He for embezzling tens of millions of taels of silver in the West, and supporting the army to respect themselves, and there was another plot.
Zhu Dili defied the crowd and expressed his affirmation of Zheng He and the fleet. At this time, Zheng He once again embarked on a trip to the east coast of Africa.
This time, the complete jurisdiction of Daming over the southwest, northwest and northeast regions was realized.
During this period, Zhu Di conquered the desert north, and his illness worsened on the way. Before his death, Zhu Di was still worried about Zheng Hehe's fleet, who had not returned from overseas travels.
Zheng He heard the news and returned from the voyage, while Zhu Di had died of illness on the way back to Beijing. After all, the monarch did not see the last side.
Zhu Di died, and the crown prince Zhu Gaozi succeeded to the throne, so he ordered the re-imposition of the sea ban and dismissed all activities in the Western Ocean, and Zheng He was made the garrison of Nanjing, leading the officers and men of the fleet to be responsible for building the Dabao'en Temple.
During this period, Zheng He was known as a "national thief". It was difficult for the people of Daming to accept and understand the insights and knowledge that Zheng He brought from overseas. Moreover, foreign civilizations are not tolerated by traditional concepts.
Zheng He's "Navigation Diary" was burned in public, and the sailors and ships were all dismantled.
Zheng He was devastated, and he was not the first emperor after all.
Just when Zheng He wanted to cut himself off, Zhu Gaozi suddenly died of illness, and the crown prince Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne. At this time, the vigorous tribute trade during the Eternal Calendar has become a thing of the past. After all, the lively scene of the coming of all nations cannot be copied. Since then, the number of foreign envoys who have come to visit the Ming Dynasty has gradually decreased, and the frequent occurrence of pirates at sea threatens the imperial court.
Zhu Zhanji finally understood the foresight of his grandfather Zhu Di and the importance of going to the West, and he strove to restore the prosperity of the eternal calendar. Mingfa Divine Decree restarted Zheng He, rebuilt the water division, and then went to the West.
At this time, Zheng He was already in his sixties, leading more than 27,000 people to start the last voyage in his life, which was Zheng He's seventh voyage.
This time, Zheng He visited more than twenty countries, allowing them to regain the prestige and strength of the Ming Dynasty and restore friendly relations and trade.
Zheng He felt his health deteriorate, and thought that before he died, he could cross the "Storm Corner" and find European land from the sea.
For the first time, Zheng He disregarded the will of the Holy Father and stubbornly sailed to the southern hemisphere, wanting to contact the mysterious Western world.
Zheng He finally reached the foot of the Cape of Good Hope, but was stopped by the troops sent by the imperial court, allowing him to return on the same day.
Zheng He, who had run out of oil, finally failed to look at his homeland again, and died on the sea where he had devoted his life, and died of illness on the way home.
The coastal areas have great respect for Zheng He, and even offer Zheng He's sculptures and Mazu's sculptures together. From the side, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West not only promoted the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but also greatly helped the coastal residents.
Zheng He's life has gone through five dynasties and five emperors, from Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Yunjiao. Following Zhu Di to create the Eternal Calendar, zhu Gao was depressed and depressed, and because Zhu Zhanji set sail again.
However, in the end, Zheng He, who left Zhu Di, failed to fulfill the promise of the former monarch.
And Daming has not reopened the sea ban since Zheng He!
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