Yang Xingzhou had heard about Zhu Houzhao for a long time, and knew that he was a young man who had just succeeded to the throne as emperor. He was a high-spirited, energetic, and interested in everything. He didn't know what kind of people he would face in the future, and what kind of people he would be around him.

A group of eunuchs and courtiers have no rational understanding at all.

Seeing that he was interested in his overseas empire, Yang Xingzhou smiled and said: "Brother Zhu, who said that the overseas world is deserted? To the southeast of the sea, there are islands standing. The combined area of ​​these islands is no smaller than that of the Ming Dynasty, and they are rich in various products.

Fruits and rice can be harvested three times a year, and there is no risk of freezing or starving. Farther south, there is a large landmass, which is vaster than the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and is home to all kinds of creatures, which is very magical."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Is it so interesting overseas?"

He separated from the courtiers around him, approached Yang Xingzhou, raised his head and said, "What's so fun about this?"

Yang Xingzhou smiled and said: "Rare birds and beasts, snakes and insects are everywhere, there are boundless wilderness waiting for people to cultivate, there are also mountains and rivers, the scenery is boundless and magnificent."

Having said this, he turned around and ordered his bodyguard Yang Bufan: "Come on, bring me the gift I gave to Emperor Zhu!"

Yang Bufan bowed to accept the order, took out a small flag from his arms and waved it. People a few miles away received the order and slowly pulled carts of rare birds and animals and various fruits to Zhu Houzhao.

before.

"Your Majesty, please look!"

Yang Xingzhou pointed at the carriages that opened the curtains one by one: "This is durian. It tastes very strange, but people who like it find it very delicious. People who don't like it can't stand it. It depends on personal constitution and taste."

There are differences, but I can’t say that the fruit is not good. Well, this is a lobster, this is a turtle, this is a kangaroo, this is a koala, this is a large lizard..."

Following Yang Xingzhou's introduction, Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth wider and wider, his eyes showing curiosity and longing. He was like a child who found a cute toy, scratching his ears and cheeks with an itch in his heart. He crossed Yang Xingzhou and cautiously reached into the cage.

One of the emu touched it and exclaimed, "What a big bird!"

Before him, Zheng He had brought a big bird called an ostrich and a giraffe from afar. However, as time passed, those ostriches and giraffes all died and only existed in some picture albums. Zhu Houzhao liked this kind of weirdness very much.

Animals, seeing the strange things that Yang Xingzhou brought from overseas today, I was really excited beyond words.

At this time, he had built a leopard house outside the palace and raised many rare and exotic animals. But more importantly, he wanted to use the leopard house to have fun in the name of conducting military affairs. He had already had enough of the current imperial officials.

Constraints, the high walls of the palace can no longer stop his restless heart. Now that he sees these rare birds and animals sent by Yang Xingzhou, he is even more yearning for the outside world.

Seeing the carloads of rare birds and animals passing by and slowly entering the city of Beijing, Zhu Houzhao reluctantly turned his head to Yang Xingzhou: "Brother Yang, let's go into the palace first, don't keep these princes and ministers waiting!"

Yang Xingzhou glanced at the ministers around Zhu Houzhao, chuckled, and said, "Brother Zhu, it's better not to put too much hope in these princes and ministers."

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "You are right, these people are really hopeless. They are thinking of ways to deal with me one by one, but they don't want to share the worries of the country and the people. Go ahead, just rely on you.

Just one word and I will get drunk with you!"

After hearing this, the faces of all the civil and military officials nearby changed color.

Throughout the ages, it was feared that only a barbaric emperor like Zhu Houzhao would evaluate his courtiers like this to outsiders. No matter how dissatisfied the other emperors were with their courtiers, they would not express such complaints to the overseas emperor. After all, this would harm the country.

, but no smarter guy would say this.

However, after Zhu Houzhao became the emperor, he began to confront the civil and military officials and was very disobedient. He refused to do anything the elders asked him to do, which caused the government to fall into chaos for a time and made all the civil and military officials feel angry.

In particular, Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, was extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Houzhao.

Now when he heard Zhu Houzhao's words, he said sternly: "Your Majesty, since King Yang has arrived, please return to the palace to welcome King Yang!"

An eunuch next to Zhu Houzhao glanced at Yang Tinghe and said sullenly: "Master Yang, in front of His Majesty, how can you yell and scream in front of King Yang? Do you still want to commit the following crime?"

"you……"

Yang Tinghe waved his long sleeves and ignored the eunuch, saying, "Please get up and drive back to the palace!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said to Yang Xingzhou: "Brother Yang, let's enter the city together."

Immediately, he boasted a lot, walked through the gate, and entered the imperial city. A number of people were arranged in the guest house. The etiquette officer came to teach the courtiers of the Zhou Dynasty the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Xingzhou himself entered the palace after a short rest.

, attend the banquet.

As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yang Xingzhou's status was of great importance. Everyone knew that the Great Zhou Dynasty was now well-armed and powerful. Not only was it famous overseas, but it also dominated the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. It had many elite soldiers and generals, and its national power was almost as strong as the Mongolian and Yuan Empire in the past.

No one dares to take this kind of emperor lightly when he comes to visit the Ming Dynasty. Although everyone knows that Yang Xingzhou has unparalleled martial arts skills and is almost invincible in the world, they still equip Yang Xingzhou with many soldiers and horses to protect him. Once he travels, gongs are blown to clear the way, and thousands of soldiers patrol the four directions.

, for fear that something uncontrollable will happen.

After arriving at the palace, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty had just met Yang Xingzhou one by one. At this time, Mao Fengyi, the minister of the Zhou Dynasty, had just handed over his credentials and said to the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, after the founding of the country, my king has always maintained the orthodoxy of our Central Plains. Although he is over the age

In his thirties, he has never married or had any children. This is because he is a foreigner and is not a Central Plains citizen. Therefore, he would rather be single than marry a wild man. When he came this time, he wanted to marry the Ming Dynasty and build a good family forever.

"

He said to Zhu Houzhao: "Our territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is vast, far superior to that of the Central Plains. We have countless elite soldiers and thousands of good generals. Our national strength is not inferior to that of the Central Plains. If you help our two families, we can carve up the entire world!"

Everyone in the hall was in an uproar.

Although Yang Xingzhou had already had a quarrel with the Ming Emperor before coming here, since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he had never married with a foreign country. There was no marriage, no compensation, the emperor guarded the country, and the king died in the country. He was really courageous.

After all, if we talk about the integrity of the country, for thousands of years, it has to be the Ming Dynasty. The people of the Ming Dynasty have their own pride.

The Princess of the Ming Dynasty has never married anyone far away, and even the daughter of a court official rarely marries outside the country. Now that Yang Xingzhou is proposing to the Ming Dynasty, everyone is a little undecided.

But what is the status of the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty? If he refuses rashly, he may really offend this person, but if he really agrees to his proposal, he cannot act ambiguously. It is impossible to just find a palace maid to pretend to be a princess and marry Yang Xingzhou. That is

You must really find a woman from the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty to marry, and the status cannot be too low. If it is too low, Yang Xingzhou will probably not be happy.

In the past few days, the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were a little worried about this matter, and finally made a decision to see what kind of sincerity Yang Xingzhou could show first. Unexpectedly, Mao Fengyi actually wanted to divide the entire world with the Ming Dynasty. Everyone felt ridiculous.

Yang Tinghe, the first assistant, stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Mao, what you said is wrong. This world is so big, how can it be divided between our two countries? Besides, our Ming Dynasty has always been about being a saint within and a king outside, and never starts a war with others without a reason.

, where do we start talking about the word carve-up?"

Mao Fengyi sneered and said: "Although the world is big, it actually has its limits. You, the inner sage and the outer king, may not even believe what you say, let alone fool me!"

He opened a big box next to him, took out a huge map, called the palace guards, hung the map in the middle of the hall, and said with a smile: "In the past, I, the Central Plains Dynasty, laughed at the small country of Yelang, saying that they were arrogant, but now I

He also became the Yelang Kingdom without knowing it. Everyone, please take a look!"

He took out a thin wooden stick and stood in front of the map. He pointed at an area on the map and slowly drew a circle: "The area marked in blue here is the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"

Then he moved the wooden stick diagonally downward: "This is the seaside. The many islands on the seaside and the land in the south are all the territory of my Great Zhou Dynasty. Well, the Tatars in the north have been destroyed by my Great Zhou Dynasty. Goryeo

The country is located in the northeast and has also been included in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

He pointed at the map with the wooden stick in his hand and kept scratching: "Further north is the Russian Empire, over there is the food country, and further north is the Obie country. These countries have powerful

, there are also weak ones, the area is vast, far beyond your imagination..."

Just after this map was hung, it attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. The Ming Dynasty also had a map of the country, but it was not precise enough, but the general outline of the territory was still there. Many ministers in the hall had viewed the Ming Dynasty map.

Therefore, after seeing the map hung by Mao Fengyi, those with sharp eyes saw the familiar territory of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which was originally thought to be very vast, does not appear to be very huge in the huge map hung by Mao Fengyi, especially compared with the territory of the Zhou Dynasty marked in red, which is less than 40% of its size.

!

Only then did we realize how vast the overseas territory was and how vast the territory outside was. The Ming Dynasty thought it was a celestial kingdom, but in fact it was nothing more than that.

The hall was quiet for a long time, and a minister said: "Is this map real or fake? Is there such a large area of ​​land outside the territory? I don't believe it!"

Mao Fengyi sneered: "Do you really not believe it, or do you just say you don't believe it?"

The minister was stunned for a moment and couldn't answer for a while.

Everyone knows that since Dazhou dares to hang up this map, the possibility of fraud is very slim, but looking at such a large territory on this map belongs to Dazhou, and Dazhou's territory actually covers the entire Ming Dynasty.

When the child is wrapped up, no matter who it is, there will be a trembling feeling in the heart, and the first thought is disbelief.

But subconsciously, I already believed it, otherwise I wouldn't be so frightened.

It turns out that this great Zhou is so powerful!
Chapter completed!