Chapter 9 Chapter 143 The Wind Continues

You should only care about the way of heaven, abide by my words, follow the law and settle down, don't violate the law, don't bully the few, and don't bully the weak In the main hall of the Kingdom of Ceylon, Zheng He loudly proclaimed the decree. The king of Ceylon, Ariel Kunel, stepped aside and listened to the decree with all the civil and military officials.Hearing the Ming emperor's warnings, Ariel Kunaier was arrogant, and couldn't help but feel annoyed inwardly, but because she had already thought about it, she held it back. Zheng He's voice was bright and clear, because he had to wait for the translator to translate his words, so he spoke slowly, and paused after saying a word: "Today, the King of Ceylon is bestowed with golden weaving weaves, golden embroidered dragon clothes, golden draperies and umbrella covers, as a token of his kindness."

Your Majesty, Allie Kunai, thank you, His Majesty, Emperor Daming! After listening to Zheng He's edict, Ariel Kunel received the edict in a loud voice, took the edict from Zheng He's hand with both hands, handed it to the minister for safekeeping, and said with a smile on his face: "Xiao Wang is delighted to hear that the angel is coming. Make a feast and entertain the angels.Now the banquet is still in preparation, please come to the small and medium-sized garden of the king's imperial garden first, please, the angel! As Ariel Kunel said, he gave his son Prince Senac a wink. Senac understood, and while Zheng He was walking towards the harem with his father, he quietly escaped from the palace. There were already five hundred soldiers outside the palace. Waiting, about 400 cavalrymen, and nearly 100 elephant soldiers, Senac got on his horse, gave an order, and rushed to the port.

Ceylon is considered one of the very rich and powerful countries in this area, and it is far away from Daming, so it doesn't care much about Ming, because it is rich and has a long history, and it doesn't care about Zhu Di's reward. What he owns are just ceremonial artifacts such as gold weaving weaves, gold embroidered dragon clothes, golden draperies, and yellow umbrella canopies, how can he take them seriously? This place is far away from Chen Zuyi's Bolin State. Both of them are tyrants, notorious in the surrounding countries, but they are also greedy. They have no conflict of interest with each other, so they have always been in contact with each other and their relationship has always been good.Chen Zuyi was captured, and some remnants of the party escaped with their lives. They wanted to avenge Chen Zuyi, so they ran to Ceylon and slandered Alekunel, saying how domineering the Chinese envoy relied on his military power.

They knew that this was all it took, but it might not impress Ariel Kunel. Knowing their greed, they also explained how many precious goods the envoys of the Ming Dynasty had brought with them, including Chinese musk, silk, silk, porcelain, Copper coins, camphor and other items are all very popular and in short supply goods in the country. This statement really moved Ale Chanel. The purpose of Chen Zuyi's remnant party was to instigate Alie Kunai'er to attack the Ming fleet. Because they escaped in a hurry, they didn't know that Chen Zuyi was still alive, and they were imprisoned on the ship.Although Ariel Kunel didn't fear Da Ming in her heart, she also knew that Da Ming's strength was indeed superior to him, and she didn't want to wipe out Da Ming's fleet in one go.

He was very tempted by the many properties that Chen Zuyi's remaining party said, and he was stingy by nature. He was reluctant to buy gold, silver and jewelry, so he deliberately detained Zheng He and sent his son to the wharf to swindle the goods. , Zheng He went back to hear the truth, and he was not afraid of him begging for it. This is his own territory, so what can he do if he suffers from being dumb? At this time, his son Senac was instructed by his father to swindle the goods at the dock. In the lion garden, a few male lions were lazily walking around in the garden, when suddenly there was a miserable cry from above.

The lions raised their heads one after another and looked at the garden wall built by huge stones. There was a beautiful woman in a short shirt and colorful dress, her abdominal muscles were exposed, her legs were bare, her feet were tied with copper bells, and her face was full of horror. It's tears, begging on the garden wall.On the left and right, two court warriors wearing waistcoats, bare chests, turbans decorated with feathers, and baggy shorts, also barefoot, with knives hanging from their ribs, were firmly supporting her arms. Please, my lord, spare me! A court military officer said violently: Do you still want to live if you offend the king?drop her!

Please! The girl let out a scream and was thrown off the high platform and landed heavily. She broke a leg and hurriedly got up before escaping. Under the group, there were a few quick screams, and then there was no sound. The military officer stood on the garden wall, looked down with his head, smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand and said: "Let's go!" There are few exotic flowers and plants in the imperial garden of Ariel Kunel. Instead, there are many tigers, leopards and lions, each with no less than a hundred heads.He was cruel by nature, and the officials and the common people were executed for the slightest offense. Because he raised too many ferocious animals, other punishments were simply omitted, and they were all fed to ligers and tigers.

The court lady was fanning Ariel Kunel, and because she dozed off while Aleikunaier was asleep, she was tortured to be buried in the belly of an animal. After dealing with the court lady's time for only a stick of incense, Alie Kunel led Zheng He to walk slowly. Hehe, this king keeps 122 tigers, 127 lions, and 200 leopards, how much? Ariel Kunel introduced it to Zheng He with a smile, and Zheng He was moved when he heard this, and said, "Just to raise these many beasts, you need a lot of flesh and blood to feed them every day, right?" Ariel Kunel smiled triumphantly and said: Our country is rich, and it is not a big deal to consume tens of millions of catties of meat every day.

Zheng He just smiled lightly. Leaning over the platform, Zheng He looked into the lion garden. The lions had dispersed, and only a pool of blood remained where the girl fell. Her whole body has been torn to pieces by the lions, some lions are eating in the corner with bloody pieces of meat in their mouths, at first glance, who knows, just now there is a lively and fragrant girl who is full of lions here. kiss. Zheng He's gaze was very sharp. He originally wanted to appreciate the majestic appearance of the lion and tiger, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of a piece of bloody cloth on the grass. He looked closely and saw a blood-stained footbell not far away, shining in the sun. There is a faint light shining.Zheng He was slightly taken aback, and a glint of gloom flashed in his eyes.

Seeing Zheng He leaning over to watch the garden, Ariel Kunel suddenly had an inexplicable impulse in his heart: If I push Zheng He to die like this, the dragons will have no leader, and his fleet will not be at my mercy?Didn't the minister who went to meet him say that his fleet has more than 500 ships, but only a hundred warships?The remaining 400 or so ships are all Daming treasures!I will become the richest king in the whole world in one fell swoop!Ke Daming Allie Kunel was eager to try, but he didn't dare to stretch out that hand after all. Zheng He turned around and said calmly: I have never been interested in wolves, tigers and leopards. I heard that your country's tea is very famous in Nanyang, so I would like to try it.

Ceylon has a large population and rich folk customs. Although the king of this generation is a tyrant and often robs the merchant ships of the past, the trade is a bit stagnant than before, but the trade is still very prosperous compared to other Southeast Asian countries. At Bieluoli Wharf, local people with shirtless upper bodies and fat pants are everywhere doing business, and there are many businessmen traveling from north to south. Xia Xun, Su Ying, and Tang Saier, who was finally released from confinement, came on foot. There were all kinds of business travelers, and the only ones he could identify by the characteristics of their clothes were those from India. There are also many cattle walking around leisurely in the crowd. This place believes in Buddhism and respects elephant cattle, so this place is a paradise for cattle.They only eat milk and dare not eat beef. If a cow dies, it can only be buried. Anyone who slaughters a cow privately will be executed immediately. Therefore, cows are more honored than people here. Many merchants have already landed and started business with the locals. . Gemstones and pearls are sold at the stalls. It is more difficult to find fake products than real ones these days. Tang Sai'er has gradually grown into a big girl, and has gradually awakened her talent for beauty. The full and uniform pearl necklace lingered on for a long time, she couldn't help smiling, walked over and asked: How much is this set of pearls? After the interpreter finished speaking, the owner chewed betel nuts and looked at Xia Xun, then took a serious look at his attire, and said slyly: "No, I don't want money. If you like this necklace, then you can exchange it with porcelain." The inferior quality of Daming porcelain is worth more than one hundred guan in this place, and such a plate of high-quality pearls is not worth even ten guan in this place. If these two commodities are brought back to Daming together, their price will be It has to be turned upside down, this is the magic of trade. Knowing that he wanted to take advantage of him, Xia Xun couldn't help laughing and said: It's okay to exchange porcelain, but do you look at me, as if I have a bunch of porcelain with me? The owner of the cargo immediately had a greedy light in his eyes, spit out the betel nut in a mouthful, grinned, showing a mouthful of black teeth and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it's not far from the port, I can pick it up with you." Um Xia Xun thought for a while, then turned to look at Tang Sai'er. Tang Sai'er's eyes had already drifted away, as if she didn't care about the necklace at all. Xia Xun smiled and said, "Okay, come with me, this time One piece, this one, these are all wrapped up, I want them all! Tang Sai'er on the side tried hard to keep his face calm, but his eyebrows, eyes, and even the corners of his mouth were all raised up unconsciously. At the pier, the waves beat the embankment lightly, and the battleship heaved gently. Xia Xun held a top-grade porcelain plate as thin as a chime, as smooth as jade, as white as fat, with blue flowers blooming, and plain muscles and bones.Like a black-hearted businessman, Xia Xun smiled brightly: "Should I change it?"If you don't change it, just carry your things back! The consignor gritted his teeth, unwilling to reconcile, but after all, he couldn't bear the powerful temptation brought to him by the Chinese porcelain plate. He stomped his feet and said in pain: "Change it, change it!"for you! He stuffed the half sack of pearls and gems into Xia Xun's hand, snatched the porcelain plate, put it in his arms like a baby, and left without looking back, as if he was afraid that if he looked back, he would not be able to help it. Regret, this unscrupulous businessman of Ming Dynasty traded a porcelain plate for five plates of pearls, dozens of precious stones!Although he picked up the gem in the mountains, but Xia Xun laughed and returned to the bow, and handed the bag to Tang Sai'er who was looking at him eagerly: "Go, go to the room with your aunt Ying to choose!" Mmmmmmm!Tang Sai'er nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice, and hastily dragged Su Ying away. At this time, Prince Senak appeared at the pier with one hundred elephant soldiers and four hundred cavalry