Zheng He's Voyages to the West

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, young Ma He was recruited from Yunnan into the palace as a eunuch and assigned to the Yanwang Mansion as a follower. King Zhu Di of Yan had great ambitions, and he was tempered during his years of guarding the border. Especially after getting to know the eminent monk Yao Guangxiao, he broadened his horizons. He was increasingly out of tune with his father Zhu Yuanzhang's maritime ban policy. While following Zhu Di to guard Peiping and the border, Ma He gradually grew up, and his good qualities laid the foundation for future achievements. The emperor's eldest grandson, Zhu Yunwen, came to rule the world. In order to consolidate the imperial power, he began to cut down the vassals. King Zhu Di of Yan was the first to bear the brunt. In order to survive, Zhu Di was forced to pretend to be crazy and suffered humiliation. Zheng He's sworn sister Song Lianxin was also plotted by a traitor. In a desperate situation, Zhu Di resolutely led eight hundred warriors to rise up and launch the "Jingnan" battle for the throne. During the war, Ma He, like Yao Guangxiao, Zhang Yu and others, made outstanding contributions. Especially in the battle of Zhengcunba, he bravely saved Zhu Di from danger. From then on, he was regarded as a confidant by King Yan. After Zhu Di ascended the throne in Kaiyuan, in order to clear his name of "tampering", he determined to pursue the Wutang Sect of the Han Dynasty and create a prosperous era. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he gave Ma He the surname "Zheng". Later, he quietly changed Zhu Yuanzhang's national policy of banning seas and appointed the 35-year-old Zheng He as the imperial envoy general to lead the Ming Dynasty's treasure fleet to the Western Ocean...