Amid the blank stares of Han Du and Yu Qian, Han Shu nodded heavily with a smile on his face.
Han Du thought for a moment and then followed his younger brother to the palace to see Zhu Di. At the same time, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji were both here.
When the two saw Han Du, they quickly raised their hands and saluted:
"Zhenguo Gong."
"Master."
Han Du nodded slightly and responded with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is well."
When Zhu Di saw Han Du coming, he hurriedly stepped down from Danbi to greet him, and asked expectantly: "You said the indigenous people here are Chinese orthodox?"
Han Du chuckled and glanced at Zhu Di, shaking his head slightly: "I researched this, but it's just a guess, and I'm not very sure."
"Come here! Give me a seat!" Zhu Di immediately pulled Han Du to sit down and said eagerly: "Can you talk to me in detail?"
Of course there is no problem. The reason why Han Du told his brother about this was not because he wanted Zhu Di to know.
Han Du smiled and nodded, and repeated what he had said to Yu Qian to Zhu Di.
After listening, Zhu Di frowned, glanced at Han Shu, and asked Han Du in a deep voice: "You mean, the indigenous people here are Youhou Xi and his tribe? But how is this possible?
How could they have the ability to come here thousands of years ago?"
If you want to cross the sea, you must use a boat. But boats from thousands of years ago couldn't cross the sea, let alone boats from thousands of years ago?
How could Yin merchants come to America without even a boat to cross the sea?
"We are coming here by boat. Of course, a boat built thousands of years ago cannot be as advanced as we are now." Han Du chuckled and then changed the topic: "But, it is not impossible."
After a pause, Han Du looked at Zhu Di with a smile and continued: "But you haven't forgotten the series of islands in the north, right? Although the ships of the Yin merchants may be very crude, it is still possible to pass through the islands one by one by relay.
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"This... is incredible." After hearing this, Zhu Di shook his head vigorously and let out a sigh.
Han Du smiled and continued: "Moreover, according to Qu Yuan's story, his tribe has always circulated songs praising King Hou Xi, and there is a story about King Hou Xi leading his tribe to America."
"What? Is this true?" Zhu Di's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Even Han Shu was extremely surprised. How many years have passed since the Yin and Shang Dynasties, but there are still ballads about Youhou Xi passed down.
But after thinking about it, he felt that this was the right thing. Thousands of years can erase everything. At that time, I'm afraid there weren't many ways to remember things. Even if there were, I'm afraid they don't know where they are buried or have disappeared.
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On the contrary, ballads are the ones that can be passed down the most. If they are songs used for sacrifices in the tribe, they can be passed down word for word to this day.
"It's not just the people of Qu Yuan. According to Qu Yuan, many tribes have songs praising King Hou Xi, and the meanings are almost the same. They all tell the story of the great King Hou Xi leading the twenty-five tribes as brothers, and following Hou Xi
I am happy to have crossed the floating bridge of heaven, but I cannot forget the hardships on the way. I distribute wheat and millet to everyone, and brothers do not humiliate their brothers. Winter and spring will come again in heaven..."
Zhu Di was shocked, almost speechless and said: "The pontoon bridge across the sky... This, couldn't this be those islands? They regard the islands as pontoon bridges on the sea? But this can't be regarded as a pontoon bridge, right?"
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Han Du spread his hands and shook his head slightly: "Who knows? After all, it has been thousands of years ago. None of us know what it was like thousands of years ago..."
"That's true..." Zhu Di nodded subconsciously.
However, Zhu Gaochi was keenly aware of the key to this, and quickly asked Handu: "Dong Zhenguo, you said this song is from a tribe in Quyuan? Quyuan... why is this tribe's name so strange?"
"Qu Yuan?" Zhu Zhanji felt very familiar. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and said in surprise: "I seem to have met a person named Qu Yuan before..."
"What? Have you really encountered it?" Zhu Di quickly asked Zhu Zhanji: "Where did you encounter it?"
"Just..." Zhu Zhanji quickly told what happened when he met Yu Qian and others.
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were very surprised when they heard that Qu Yuan had sent Yu Qian and others all the way to Xinming. They didn't understand that since Qu Yuan was a Native American, how could he be so familiar with Yu Qian and others?
, and sent people here even though they were thousands of miles away.
Han Du smiled slightly, nodded and said to Zhu Zhanji: "It's not wrong. What you met is the Qu Yuan I mentioned."
Seeing that the three of them were looking at him with confusion, Han Du continued to explain: "When I came to America after hunting down the five families, I stayed in one tribe for a long time."
"The heir of this tribe later followed me to the Ming Dynasty and studied in the academy for several years. He even gave himself a Chinese name, Qu Yuan."
"Later, after Qu Yuan completed his studies in the academy, he did not stay in the Ming Dynasty, but returned to the tribe here."
"So that's it." Zhu Di suddenly realized, and then he understood why Qu Yuan traveled thousands of miles to send Yu Qian and others to Xinming.
It turns out that Qu Yuan is also a student of the academy and is a classmate with Yu Qian and others. Qu Yuan will probably be very happy when his classmates come here.
At the same time, Zhu Di took a deep look at Han Du and asked in a deep voice: "You didn't start planning from the first time you came to America, right?"
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, father and son, both looked at Han Du with wide eyes. After hearing Zhu Di's words, they understood Han Du's purpose.
Why brought Qu Yuan to the Ming Dynasty and allowed Qu Yuan to enter the academy? All of this was actually planned by Han Du?
Yes, how can the academy be a place where anyone can enter? Even for scholars of the Ming Dynasty, it is extremely difficult to enter the academy. Why can a native of Quyuan enter the academy so easily?
There is only one explanation, and that is that Han Du did this on purpose.
Han Du did not deny it. He spread his hands and shrugged: "Yes. From the first time I saw this continent, I have made up my mind to include it in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. But..."
Zhu Di took a deep breath and looked at Han Du with burning eyes. Before, he could not understand why Han Du was so hostile to him.
Even when he became emperor, Han Du always called him by his first name and never showed any respect.
Now Zhu Di finally knew why. It turned out that he once thought that he was exiled here by his eldest brother. However, he did not expect that Han Du had long regarded this America as a forbidden area and would not allow others to get involved.
He has taken away Han Du's years of hard work. It's no wonder that Han Du has no hostility towards him!