Before dawn the next day, Wang Changfeng got up early, washed up, and went out without even bothering to eat. He originally wanted to see Yu Zhen'er again, but when he saw that the door was closed, he gave up after thinking about it.

Liu Zhiyuan and others had been waiting outside the courtyard gate for a long time. Wang Changfeng got on his horse and headed straight for the dock outside the city.

Today was the big day to set sail. Wang Changfeng had to go to the dock in advance to prepare. The ships, equipment, personnel, and provisions had to be carefully inspected.

Fortunately, this time he was nominally going to sea with Zheng He's fleet, so all the complicated matters such as offering sacrifices and praying to heaven and earth were taken care of by Zheng He. He only had to take care of his own ship.

Everything was prepared and waiting for the moment to set sail. Wang Changfeng stood on the bow of the ship, filled with emotion in his heart.

I saw no less than twenty ships of various sizes lined up on the river. My ship was only of medium size in the fleet. The largest treasure ship was forty or fifty feet long. The upper floors on the ship were several stories high, and the momentum was extraordinary. Every time

The number of people on the ship varied, with the largest number estimated to be at least a thousand, and the smallest number being one or two hundred.

However, Wang Changfeng was still relatively proud. After his own special transformation, the combat effectiveness of this ship was not as ordinary as it looked. I am afraid that in a real fight, no ship in the entire fleet would be his opponent.

Wang Changfeng turned his head and saw Mu Jian standing on the side of the ship with a few royal guards, so he slowly walked over and said, "Master Mu, have you settled down at home?"

Mu Jian said expressionlessly: "No need to worry, Mr. Wang just mind his own business."

Wang Changfeng ate a nail, laughed a few times, shook his head and walked away.

The hour had come, and from a distance I saw a large group of people coming from the city, with silk music playing and flags flying.

The person in the lead, riding a tall horse and wearing a brocade and yellow satin python robe given by the emperor, was none other than Zheng He.

Wang Changfeng took his wooden sword, Liu Zhiyuan and others disembarked from the boat and came to the dock, where they lined up to greet Zheng He, the Xuanfu envoy who was traveling by sea.

At this moment, there were nearly a thousand people standing densely on the pier, but there was silence and solemnity.

Zheng He came to the front and got off his horse. Two eunuch-looking men had already come over and led the horse to the boat.

Someone placed an incense table on one side, and a eunuch stepped forward to announce the edict. Zheng He led everyone to kneel down to greet the edict, and a large number of people knelt down on the pier instantly.

The eunuch recited for a long time, nothing more than saying that his holy virtue would spread far and wide, and his virtues would spread all over the world. Wang Changfeng felt a little sleepy after listening to it.

Suddenly, I heard the eunuch read out the names of the captains and ship names of each ship. It turned out that the emperor had already personally named each ship on this trip, which showed that the emperor attached great importance to this trip.

Wang Changfeng listened attentively. When he heard the word Wang Changfeng, it was followed by "Changfeng Hao". Wang Changfeng was stunned. Others had big names like "Tianbao", "Gaode", "Wu Mu", etc.

However, my own boat only uses the word "Changfeng", which is the same as my own name. I don't know if the emperor did it intentionally. But after tasting it, I think it is quite catchy. "There will be times when the wind and waves break", which has a different meaning.

Not bad.

After the imperial edict was announced, command flags and tokens were issued to each ship management team, and the heaven and earth were worshiped. This was the end of the ceremony.

Wang Changfeng had already been waiting impatiently, so he only heard Zheng He's order: "Every ship is in position and set off immediately!"

Nearly a thousand people quickly returned to their boats from the dock, turned the helm and raised the sails, preparing to set off.

At this moment, the sound of cannons was heard outside the pier, and the rumble shook the sky and the earth, making people feel heroic.

Zheng He's treasure ship took the lead and took the lead down the river. The remaining ships followed in the order of the fleet. Wang Changfeng's "Changfeng" was mixed in the fleet and also embarked on the long voyage.

Wang Changfeng was tired from kneeling on the dock. After sailing the boat, he turned back to the main cabin to look for water.

As soon as he entered the cabin, he shouted: "Tea."

I saw a young sailor running in, bringing over a cup of tea, and then turned and walked out.

Wang Changfeng was holding the tea, and suddenly he felt that this man seemed a bit unfamiliar, and his figure did not look like the tall and thick Zhoushan Marines he had chosen.

Then he shouted: "Stop! Come back!"

The man stopped, paused, and seemed reluctant to come back.

Wang Changfeng became very suspicious, wondering if there might be a spy sneaking aboard the ship. He stood up and was about to grab the man by the collar.

Unexpectedly, the man suddenly turned around and shouted: "Come back as soon as you come back, I'm afraid of you!"

Wang Changfeng was shocked.

Taking a closer look, I saw a beautiful little face appearing in front of me, with a sly smile. Isn't this Zhu Minmin!

Wang Changfeng was taken aback and wondered whether he should laugh or cry: "Why did you come up?" Then he thought something was wrong and asked again: "Where is Zhen'er? Did you come up too?"

Zhu Minmin made a face and said, "I won't tell you, just go find it yourself!" and ran out of the cabin.

Wang Changfeng sat back on the chair, like a deflated rubber ball. He was sure that Zhu Minmin was on the boat and Yu Zhen'er must be on the boat, but he didn't know if these two bold girls had brought the little girl Yuezhu with them.

Yes, that would be really troublesome.

He thought hard, he had boarded the ship early in the morning to check, and no outsiders had boarded the ship. How could these two people come aboard without anyone noticing?

Suddenly, Wang Changfeng vaguely remembered that when Zheng He dismounted his horse at the dock just now, two people who looked like little eunuchs came over and led the horse to the boat. At that time, he only thought that these two little eunuchs were a bit delicate. Now that he thinks about it,

Most of them were played by these two ghost girls.

Wang Changfeng couldn't help but shook his head. Some of the plans he had originally thought up must be adjusted with the arrival of these two aunts. They also have to arrange separate cabins for them, and I'm afraid they have to arrange some less dirty and tiring work.

Let's do it, otherwise these two will have to torture themselves to death if they have nothing to do.

Wang Changfeng was thinking hard when he heard a chatter outside the cabin and two people walked in holding hands.

When I looked up, I saw it was Yu Zhen'er and Zhu Minmin.

Wang Changfeng smiled bitterly and said: "Ladies, even if you get on the boat, you should still pay attention to the impact. This is a warship. Can we not act like we are going to the sea for fun?"

Yu Zhen'er sat down next to him and said, "Hey, Mr. Wang is starting to give orders now? Yes, we will do whatever you say from now on, and we will hit wherever you point."

Zhu Minmin also nodded frequently: "Yes, absolutely obey orders!"

Wang Changfeng drank a few sips of tea, and his mood became a little calmer, and he said, "Do you really listen to my orders?"

The two responded in unison: "It's true!"

Wang Changfeng chuckled and said: "We will arrive at the ground in Yangzhou the day after tomorrow. The fleet will have a brief rest there. You two will disembark from there and take a look around Yangzhou City. I heard it is very beautiful, but I didn't even have the chance to go. Then we will go back.

Come to Beijing."

When Zhu Minmin heard this, she became anxious and said: "No, we managed to get in, so we don't want to go down!"

Yu Zhen'er also said: "Except for letting us disembark, all other orders are at your disposal."

Wang Changfeng smiled bitterly: "You just said you would listen to my order, but you rejected it once. Well, I'd better not give the order, otherwise I won't be able to command this ship if I reject it again."

The two girls couldn't help but laugh, feeling quite proud.

Wang Changfeng thought for a moment and decided that he still had to set rules for his two aunts to avoid making mistakes later, so he said sternly: "Now that you are on the boat, you must stay according to the rules, otherwise you may harm others and yourself."

After hearing this, the two of them nodded quickly and said, "If you can do this, then whatever Mr. Wang says will be done."

Wang Changfeng said: "I will assign errands to you two later. For now, just follow me."

The two stood up and bowed together: "Yes, Mr. Wang."
Chapter completed!