Royal Gold Magistrate

The palace has already received the news that Fang Zhengyi is about to bring someone into the palace for an audience.

It has passed the usual time to go to court, but the court has not yet dispersed, and everyone is waiting in the hall.

Waiting for Zheng Hui to meet in the hall.

All the ministers looked beaming.

After all, the imperial court has spent a lot of money exploring the west for as long as .. three years, and the scale of the fleet is unprecedented in the history of Dajing.

I don't know what surprises they will bring to the court!

The ancient West that Fangzheng said in his mouth is full of splendor, not inferior to the great scene. I wonder what the scene is now?

Emperor Jing had already ordered people to serve refreshments to the ministers, waiting for Fang Zhengyi to return.

While the ministers were eating tea, discussing in full swing.

After all, curiosity is something that everyone has!

When Fangzheng rushed into the hall in a hurry, there was a sweaty little eunuch behind him, who seemed to want to stop him, everyone stopped moving and focused their eyes on one place.

Fangzheng looked at Emperor Jing and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Zheng Hui is already waiting outside the palace to see you!"

Emperor Jing was overjoyed, his eyes sparkled: "Xuan Zhengqing sees you!"

.......

Since Fangzheng arrived at the port that day, Zheng Hui was allowed to return to Beijing ahead of schedule and wait for preparations to enter the palace.

And Zheng Hui also returned to his home in the capital immediately without stopping, until today he entered the palace to have an audience.

After more than three years of overseas drifting, the street scene in the capital has long been unfamiliar to him.

The dressing style of the people has changed, and many people on the street are talking about the latest news with great interest.

Now in the imperial city, Zheng Hui finally found the familiar feeling.

The folks are changing too fast, and only the imperial palace seems to be unchanged.

It's just...he has been on this trip for more than three years, and he has seen so many things in these three years. The originally majestic and magnificent palace seems to be much smaller than he remembered.

The world is so big that I have only seen the original appearance of the world since I went to sea.

Standing outside the hall, Zheng Hui felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, and Lai Gou'er beside him seemed extremely nervous.

He tugged at Zheng Hui's sleeve and said, "Brother Zheng, I'll see Your Majesty later, what should I do and say something?"

Zheng Hui said: "You are already a member of the Navy, so it's good to call yourself a humble job, go in and follow me to salute, you don't need to say anything else, just answer whatever His Majesty asks you."

Lai Gouer swallowed and nodded.

To be honest, he hadn't been much counseled after going to sea for so long, but now he was counseled to see the emperor.

While the two were waiting, Guo Tianyang trotted out from the hall.

A gleam of admiration flashed across Zheng Hui's eyes.

He still had some impressions of this guy. He had been in the palace twice when he was selected to enter the navy. At that time, he was still extremely strong and he looked like a hero.

But now it has changed, although it is still strong, but that face has been through many vicissitudes, and it seems to be ten years older in three years.

It can be seen that this harsh environment invades people.

"General Zheng, you have worked hard all the way. Your Majesty invites you to enter the palace... Who is this next to you?" Guo Tianyang looked at Lai Gou'er and asked.

Zheng Hui said: "Thank you Eunuch Guo, he is my deputy, and I have to rely on him to record many things along the way, so I want to ask His Majesty all the questions, it would be better to bring him along, I wonder if Eunuch Guo can..."

Before he finished speaking, Guo Tianyang waved his hands and said, "Let's go in together, Your Majesty can't wait any longer."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Zheng Hui thanked him and led Lai Gou'er into the hall.

When Zheng Hui's figure appeared above the main hall, the hall completely fell silent.

There was only the sound of Zheng Hui's footsteps stepping on the gold bricks, and everyone's eyes moved slowly following Zheng Hui's footsteps.

Emperor Jing couldn't help leaning forward slightly.

It wasn't until Zheng Hui got to his seat that he stopped and saluted, "I bow to Your Majesty, Long live my emperor!"

"Humble post, Lai Gou'er, kowtow to Your Majesty." Lai Gou'er bowed his waist, quietly observing the surroundings.

But at the moment, no one cared about him, all attention was on Zheng Hui.

Emperor Jing raised his hand and said, "Pingshen, give me a seat!"

When the two sat down, Emperor Jing pondered and said: "Zheng Qing, it's been three years, and you have worked hard for these three years."

All the ministers nodded.

Bitterness is indeed bitter, it's written all over his face.

Zheng Huidao: "It's only three years. No matter how long there are soldiers guarding the border for my great cause, this little contribution from me is nothing. It's all thanks to His Majesty's Hongfu fleet to return to the voyage smoothly."

Emperor Jing shook his head and sighed: "Three years, how many three years are there in life. Going out to sea by boat is a narrow escape, how can guarding the border be compared?"

"Above the vast ocean, the wind and rain are fickle. I have already heard Fang Qing say that you don't have to be humble."

There were faint tears in Zheng Hui's eyes, but his tone was still calm and he said: "All ministers should do their duty, and today I can be praised by His Majesty Jinkou, and I will die without regret!"

Emperor Jing smiled and said: "Zhen is a loyal minister of the country! The one next to you is..."

"This is Lai Gouer, the deputy who accompanied the minister to sea. He has made many contributions along the way, and he is proficient in Spanish and has solved many troubles for the minister." Zheng Hui explained, "I want to present the chart today. It would be best for him to explain, so I took the liberty of taking him to the palace, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's also the pillar of the country! Then first present the chart."

Zheng Hui nodded solemnly, took out the long box that he carried with him, and opened it.

Just as Guo Tianyang was about to go down to pick it up, he heard Emperor Jing say: "Both of you come up and speak to me personally."

This is unprecedented trust!

Zheng Hui was moved in his heart, he dragged Lai Gou'er to the imperial case, took out the map and unfolded it.

This is an expedited new map, scaled up and redrawn according to the original parchment map, and a lot of information has been added to it.

The scroll unfolded, just covering the entire imperial case.

The above is the information of Western countries, starting from the coastline of Dajing and extending westward, from familiar to unfamiliar.

Emperor Jing's fingers traced along the coastline, passing through unheard of new countries one after another.

Finally, until Feika, there is a large area marking the unknown behind.

"Three years, the distance from the coastline to me seems to take less than three years, why did it take so long?"

Zheng Hui cast a hint at Lai Gou'er.

Lai Gou'er immediately explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I set out from Haijiang Linggang to go west. Every country I passed along the way had to stop temporarily to establish diplomacy. The ships of my Dajing are far from ordinary small countries. Seeing that my country is strong and powerful, they often greet me in person with great pomp and circumstance. And we also need to trade with them while resupplying by ships.”

"Look here." Lai Gou'er pointed to a place on the map, "This country is called Ganan, rich in minerals and prosperous in commerce, but no one from the traffickers to the princes and nobles has ever seen the products of my great scene. Let us show you They rushed to buy things like silk and porcelain, and even the same weight of silk can often be exchanged for the same weight of gold.”

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(It’s not easy, I bought a pack of Yellow Crane Tower for 16 yuan, and my throat is really rubbish.)