The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The foreman thought about it and decided that he needed a compass man for this trip to Hainan.

But seeing that Li Zhaoxian was wearing a scholar's robe and a turban, he looked down on him: "It takes strength to go out to sea. Do you have the strength?"

Li Zhaoxian took off his clothes, revealing his white but very good-looking six abdominal muscles, which shocked the foreman as if he was looking at a monster.

"Okay, you get on the boat."

"Can I leave a letter?"

"Go quickly, the boat will sail soon."

Li Zhaoxian picked up the pen, thinking of his father who loved him and his smart sister, his eyes were a little wet.

My father and Lord Yan didn't think highly of him at all, how could he not see it.

These days, he has been pretending not to know.

Since he was young, he was not as good as his sister in writing poems and reading. This is not the most desperate thing.

The most desperate thing is that he can't compare with his sister even if he hangs his head on the beam and pricks his legs with a needle, and even risked his life...

He even despises himself and is a waste.

After thinking about it, he finally picked up the pen and wrote a few words on the paper.

Ask someone to send the letter to the workshop and give it to Xie Pi.

"Are you ready? It's time to set off!" The foreman urged.

Li Zhaoxian wiped his tears and boarded the big ship. The foreman handed him a compass. The anchor was gradually collected and the ship slowly left the port.

Liangxiang slowly became smaller in the field of vision.

"In sea navigation, the compass is extremely important. You must watch it carefully and don't deviate from the course. We are going to Hainan." The foreman ordered.

Li Zhaoxian nodded, stood on the bow, and took out the monocular telescope given by the foreman.

It was late at night, and Xie Pi came out of the shipyard. The worker guarding the gate gave him a letter and a note.

Brother Zhaoxian went to Hainan?

When he ran to the dock, there was no shadow of the ship. He asked the servant next to him and found out that he had been gone for three hours.

...

Li Mansion,

Li Dongyang didn't see his son after he got off duty, so he asked: "Where is Zhaoxian?"

"Reply to the master, the young master went out at noon and hasn't come back yet. I guess he is doing the policy questions at Lord Yan's house." The steward smiled.

In the past few days, Li Zhaoxian would go to Yan's house to do the essay, sometimes early, sometimes late.

"Go and urge him, don't be too late."

Li Dongyang sighed.

"Brother is a little strange today, but did Dad scold him?" Li Qing'e still asked.

"When did Dad scold him, and what was strange, tell me."

"He said, if Qing'e was a man, what would he want to do?"

Li Dongyang fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the servant in the blue hat came to report: "Master, Mr. Xie is here."

Xie Pi was waiting anxiously in the main hall. When he saw Li Dongyang coming, he hurried to greet him: "Uncle, Brother Zhaoxian is going to sea."

Li Dongyang stared at Xie Pi in a daze, and his heart moved slightly. Where is Zhaoxian going to sea?

After reading the letter, two lines of tears flowed down, and Liu and daughter-in-law Jin on the side cried and fainted.

Li Qing'e wiped her tears with tears in her eyes, and her brother went to Hainan without saying a word.

"How long has it been gone?" Li Dongyang took a deep breath to suppress his grief and calm down.

"It's almost five hours."

Five hours, it's still in time to send someone to chase now, but the premise is that we have to know which waterway the ship takes.

You can go to sea by flying down the Yellow River, and you can also go to sea by transporting it to Songjiang Prefecture.

Li Dongyang immediately ordered people to prepare a sedan chair and go to Yan Mansion.

Yan Mansion,

Yan Chengjin was a little flattered. Wang Hua and Wang Tianxu, father and son, visited him and brought three or two gifts.

"Shouren recruited private soldiers in Hainan, not only was he not blamed, but he was promoted to the first rank. Thank you, Lord Yan."

Wang Hua still had prejudice against Yan Chengjin. In addition to Yan Chengjin's repeated pitfalls of his own son, he also misled the prince.

But he was a scholar, and he had to repay the favor.

The good grandson privately recruited soldiers in Hainan? Wang Tianxu almost jumped up when he heard it. The only seedling of the Wang family was almost gone.

A bamboo stick hit Wang Hua's buttocks. Wang Hua grimaced with a rich expression, but was afraid of being laughed at by Yan Chengjin, so he silently endured everything.

"Such a big thing! How dare you hide it from me!" Wang Tianxu turned to tears of gratitude: "The ancestors of the Wang family are spiritual. Yun'er was saved from disaster. Of course, we should also thank Lord Yan."

The Wang family's ancestral tombs are well buried, and their fortunes have always been prosperous.

It can be traced back to Wang Xizhi, and then there was Wang Gang, a civil official who helped Zhu Yuanzhang govern the world. The ancestors of the following generations were also good, all of whom were sages with brilliant literary talents.

Compared with his ancestors, Wang Tianxu was a poor student and went into business.

"Have you two eaten?" Yan Chengjin looked at the table of dishes. The two of them came to visit him when he was having a meal, and they were suspected of eating for free.

"I will drink a few cups with you."

Wang Tianxu sat down, and Wang Hua sighed and had to sit down with him.

Yan Chengjin said to Chunxiao beside him: "Bring ten pairs of serving chopsticks."

Wang Hua's face was as black as the bottom of a pot: "Dad, he looks down on us father and son, let's go."

"..." Yan Chengjin.

He Neng trotted in, looking panicked: "Master, Lord Li is here with his servants and Mr. Xie."

Yan Chengjin's mind was full of speculations.

When he walked to the main hall, he saw Li Dongyang standing in the yard, his face sad and angry.

Something must have happened to Li Zhaoxian.

"Zhaoxian went to Hainan, what did you say to him? Why did he want to go to Hainan when he was so upset?" Li Dongyang asked.

Yan Chengjin was puzzled, what did Li Zhaoxian go to Hainan for, vacation?

Although Hainan's tourism resources need to be developed, what is different about the Ming Dynasty now? There are only barren mountains and barren mountains, and there are ancient monuments everywhere, why go to Hainan.

"Xie Pi, is it true?"

Xie Pi nodded: "Sir, it really went out to sea."

Li Dongyang calmed down: "I heard that the route was arranged by you, tell me quickly, I will send someone to chase him!"

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "This is a good thing. Brother Zhaoxian went to Hainan, but there is no possibility of participating in the imperial examination.

The autumn examination is approaching. If Zhaoxian stays in the capital, he will be depressed by the scene. It is good to go to Hainan to relax."

Li Dongyang heard that it made some sense.

The autumn examination is approaching, and the capital must be extremely lively. Seeing others go to the imperial examination, Zhaoxian must feel bad.

"But going to the sea is full of stormy waves, and there are sometimes shipwrecks. Zhaoxian is weak..." Li Dongyang choked up when he said this.

He only has one son left.

Wang Hua smiled and comforted: "Brother Binzhi, why worry? My son Shouren is also in Hainan, and he is still alive and well."

Li Dongyang sighed and took people back.

…

Tianjin Port,

A large ship slowly sailed away along the Yellow River. In front of Li Zhaoxian was the vast ocean, a vast expanse of blue.

He grabbed the compass, looked at the map for a few times, and told the helmsman to adjust the course.

"Foreman, how long will it take us to Hainan?"

"More than a month, depending on the wind direction." The foreman said.

The north wind sails south and the south wind returns, and goods from afar are shipped to the east.

The wind direction has a huge impact on the speed of the ship. Now the wind is weak and the wind direction is uncertain. It is not a good time to go to sea.

But this batch of iron tools needs to be transported to Hainan urgently.

Li Zhaoxian squatted on the deck and began to study the map.

…

The autumn examination is approaching, and scholars can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of the capital.

"Your Highness, please don't mislead Song Jing."

Yan Chengjin's face was dark. Zhu Houzhao said that Song Jing was his warrior and would break his legs if he failed to pass the exam. He also personally helped Song Jing correct the questions.

Song Jing was afraid.

Zhu Houzhao was very excited: "This question is wrong! Master Wang has told me about it. I will write down Master Wang's answer."

Yan Chengjin's heart moved: "Your Highness, do you remember the Four Books and Five Classics that Master Wang and Master Zhang taught?"

Zhang Sheng was also Zhu Houzhao's lecturer.

Each minister had a slightly different understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics, and each had his own emphasis on the content.

The Four Books and Five Classics were not taught much in the prince's lectures, and he would usually choose the ones he was good at to teach Zhu Houzhao.

And they would be compiled into a book and collected in the Hanyuan, which was difficult to see in the market.

For example, the "The Great Meaning of the Book of Rites" compiled by Wang Hua, the test questions are very likely to be derived from it.

Zhu Houzhao said proudly: "Of course I remember, I have a photographic memory, and I am almost calloused from listening."

Yan Chengjin found a stack of white paper and threw a pen to Zhu Houzhao: "Please write it down, Your Highness."