Chapter 391: The True Purpose of the Three-Jewel Eunuch's Voyages to the Western Ocean

Fatty and Tianzhen stared at the pitch-black sea, a chill creeping into their hearts.

Zhang Tianshi's words struck them like a blow to the head, snapping them awake!

A physician cannot heal himself; a physiognomist does not read his own face either.

But Mr. Wei's greatest skill was precisely reading faces!

Whether it was picking out Zhang Dafo Ye from among a host of captives, or telling Dafo Ye that the easterly wind would appear the next day.

Every single instance showcased his astonishing power of foresight!

Yet this man's way of doing things defied common sense — far too selfless!

After Zhang Tianshi's words pierced through to the truth, even Fatty, slow-witted as he was, felt there was something seriously off about Mr. Wei.

He said, somewhat worried: "This fellow surnamed Wei — could it be that everything he said was a lie?"

"What nonsense about a stone that never loses, what about Han Xin relying on a stone and never suffering a single defeat — surely those were all just stories to hoodwink Zhang Dafo Ye?"

Tianzhen, however, couldn't quite work it out: "I don't get it — what's in it for him to trick Dafo Ye?"

"Dafo Ye has nothing on him now, a lone pauper — swindling him out of money is impossible, and swindling him out of looks is even less likely!"

"Besides, he said outright that the stone's appearance is indescribable, and only the destined one who touches it will know which one it is."

"Such a mysterious, uncanny feeling can't be faked — if Dafo Ye couldn't feel that from the stone, his lie would be exposed on the spot."

"Look at Mr. Wei's living conditions — they're hardly any better than a captive like Dafo Ye."

"If he dared to deceive the enemy soldiers, I guarantee he'd die a far worse death than Han Xin!"

Fatty's brows were scrunched into a knot — clearly he couldn't puzzle out the key to it.

He even started anxiously tugging at his hair, muttering: "Why on earth? Can Mr. Zhang just spit it out already!"

"I really want to lock Mr. up somewhere and have him talk my ear off for three whole days and nights!"

Tianzhen, meanwhile, recalled that both Zhang Lin and Mr. Wei had mentioned the man Zhu Yuanzhang.

It seemed that during the appearance of this precious stone, Zhu Yuanzhang had also likely gotten his hands on one!

But so far, Mr. Wei had not yet explicitly told the story of Zhu Yuanzhang obtaining the treasure.

Zhang Lin hadn't reached that part yet either!

Still, Tianzhen was already certain — if one were to ask who in history was most likely to have obtained this stone,

Zhu Yuanzhang would dare to claim second place, and even Han Xin would have to step aside!

With the stone in hand, Han Xin at best became a king and a prime minister, and in the end still met with a death.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was a different story — from a cowherd boy he rose to become the founding Emperor.

Without a touch of destiny, no one would believe it!

Calling him the chosen son of heaven was not an exaggeration at all.

Once, someone simulated Zhu Yuanzhang's entire life, trying to replicate his experiences.

To see if, by walking the same path as Old Zhu, one could ultimately seize the realm!

But the results left the experimenters stunned!

No matter how many times they tried, every attempt ended in failure.

Sometimes Zhu Yuanzhang died of starvation; sometimes he perished in a vagrant uprising.

Other times, just as he was about to gain his very first troop, Ma Xiuying's reinforcements failed to arrive in time, and Zhu Yuanzhang died a wrongful death in a prison cell!

The easiest place to fail was the Battle of Lake Poyang!

Zhu Yuanzhang, with his meager forces, faced Chen Youliang's army of three hundred thousand, plus countless warships.

On Zhu Yuanzhang's side, there weren't even a handful of intact fishing boats, let alone warships.

No matter how many times this battle was simulated, victory was hard to come by!

The experimenters confirmed once more that the key to this battle lay not with Zhu Yuanzhang, but with Chen Youliang!

Given Chen Youliang's forces, winning this fight should have been a foregone conclusion.

But no one knew what had suddenly gotten into Chen Youliang.

He went and copied Cao Cao's iron-chained ships!

He ordered the dense fleet of vessels lashed together with iron chains.

History repeated itself — a gust of easterly wind blew through, and Zhu Yuanzhang's fire burned away Chen Youliang's dream of becoming Emperor!

Later generations reading this history always sigh — Cao Cao's harebrained stunt had come first, a cautionary tale plain to see.

Yet Chen Youliang still pulled such a foolish move — could he have been possessed back then?!

Now thinking about it, if Zhu Yuanzhang really did have that never-losing stone in his hands,

then Chen Youliang might truly have been possessed!