Back In Time For Imperial Examination Chapter 298

In early July, the first Ming Dynasty half-envoy, half-spy and tourist group to visit Europe finally set off.

There were two older and prestigious missionaries as guides, and the civil servant leading the team was Shi Lin, the Right Imperial Envoy of the Censorate. The inspectors of the equipment were Ye and Yu, the two officials of the Ministry of War, and Qin Yong, the Supervisor of the Army. There were 15 translators from the Imperial Academy and 30 young soldiers from the Beijing Military Academy. Ye Guang, the commander of the Imperial Guard, led the team, and Yao, Xu, and Wang, three thousand households, led 200 Imperial Guards to provide protection.

In addition, there were more than 30 sea merchants, more than a dozen Arab and Portuguese sailors, and hundreds of Min Yue navy soldiers with experience in naval warfare, all of whom had boarded the newly built Fujian ships, Guangdong ships, and Sha ships, waiting for them at the Tianjin seaport.

All the civil and military officials in the court, led by the Prince's Grand Tutor, Duke of England Zhang Mao and three cabinet ministers, escorted him to ten miles outside the capital, where they bid farewell to everyone in tears.

The sea journey is long and the waves are strong. Europe is not a peaceful place. I don’t know when the ship will return. I just hope everyone takes good care of themselves and returns safely.