Chapter 1078: East becomes West (71)
Li Canfeng ran from the meeting hall to the Qinzheng shop where Gao Yuansu works, which made all the guards widen their eyes and look at the figure who is fatter than the other two other discussions. No one expected that this fat man could run so fast?
What happened? All the guards were muttering in their hearts.
"Li Yizheng, what's wrong? What happened?" He Weiyuan pulled Li Can at the door of Qinzheng Hall. The huge impact made He Weiyuan stagger. Li Can was pulled and fell in front of him. He Weiyuan was shocked. He bowed and pushed Li Can out of the far away with his back to hold Li Can's stomach. He stepped forward and made a bow step, and supported both hands on the pillars, which stabilized Li Can's body.
Li Can stood firm and patted He Weiyuan hard, "Weiyuan, thank you, thank you, is the king here?"
"Here!" He Weiyuan turned around and looked at Li Can: "What's wrong with the hot discussion?"
Li Can smiled and took a step, rolling into Qinzheng Store like a ball.
Gao Yuan raised his head after the big case, looked at Li Can with excitement, and touched his chin thoughtfully, "What is the matter that makes my Li Yizheng so excited? Did he actually run over?"
"How did the king know that I came here?" Li Can asked in surprise.
Gao Yuan laughed: "Your body is like a heavy hammer and drum when you run. You can hear it from a distance. Look at the sweat on your head, aren't you running over or what?"
"The King is really careful!" Li Can said quietly at the right time, "The King, Brother, Happy Journey"
Looking at Li Can, Gao Yuan stretched out his hand, "Don't say, let me guess, Kou Shuguang must be back, right?"
Looking at Li Can's stupid look, Gao Yuan stood up suddenly, "Are they really coming back?"
"King, the fleet has arrived in Cangzhou, and they are still on the way, but the express has arrived in Jicheng, General Kou and his team are back."
Under Gao Yuan's insistence, based on Li Can's long-distance fleet, the Han Dynasty formed its own long-distance fleet, led by Kou Shuguang and sailed to sea. This was a considerable investment for the Han regime at that time. Jiang Jiaquan agreed to establish the fleet because he was tempted by the prospect of gold and silver covered the mountain described by Gao Yuan. For the Han Kingdom, he felt short of money at any time. If he could really find such a place, it would be of great help to the Han Dynasty. But no one had any
I thought that the fleet had been going back in half a year, but it took two years for the fleet to go there. Even Li Can, who had always been full of confidence, thought that they must have encountered an unexpected situation in the vast sea. The failure of this matter made Li Can unable to raise his head in front of Jiang Jiaquan and Yan Shengxu, and even spoke carefully, for fear that he would accidentally arouse the two of them. I remembered the investment of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that had been wasted. Now that Kou Shuguang is back, how can Li Can not be excited?
"Is the person still safe?" Gao Yuan did not ask about the harvest first, but asked about the safety of the voyage personnel first. This touched Li Can very much. His nose was sore and he almost burst into tears. You know, the core personnel in this voyage fleet were almost all the direct members of his Li family, and even one of his sons was on the ship. In order to show Gao Yuan his determination to submit sincerely, he resolutely ignored the crying of his wife at home and forced his son into the fleet.
"It's okay, it's okay, the loss is not big, but the express newspaper didn't make it clear, just said that the harvest was extremely good." Li Can said loudly while rubbing his eyes.
"By the way, I remember that your third brother Li Quan is also in the fleet, is he okay?" Gao Yuan suddenly remembered such a thing. Seeing Li Can rubbing his eyes, he thought something had happened to Li Quan.
"Okay, okay!" Li Can nodded repeatedly, "The letter came from home in Cangzhou. A Quan's trip not only gained knowledge, but also became a man. I heard that they were all black charcoal. Hehe, but it was much stronger than before. The letter from the family said that after returning home, even his mother could hardly recognize him."
Hearing Li Can's words, Gao Yuan also laughed, "How can you see the rainbow without experiencing the storm? A man should go out and try it out so that he can grow up. Li Yizheng, it seems that I want to congratulate you too!"
"Thank you for your praise!" Li Can also smiled like a flower, but thought in his heart that after he went back, he would train this third brother as a key successor. He had a good impression in the heart of the Han King. This would naturally be of great benefit to the Li family in the future. As for the eldest brother and the second brother, well, if they want to compete, they might as well go out and make achievements in the future.
More than ten days later, two huge convoys, one from the East Gate and the other from the West Gate, arrived at Jicheng almost at the same time. From the West Gate was the Zhao delegation led by Zhao Wuji, the King of Zhao State, and from the East Gate was the long-distance fleet personnel led by Kou Shuguang. For those Jicheng people who ran to the West Gate to watch Zhao enter the city, this day was their last regret, because the long-distance fleet entering the city from the East Gate was not only far larger than the Zhao delegation, but also the various strange things that came with the team opened the eyes of the people who went to the East Gate.
Kou Shuguang's convoy reached about 200 carriages, and the long team could not see the edge at first sight. The ones walking at the front of the team were strange animals with big noses. The body was far from comparable to the most ferocious tiger.
The long-nosed animal that people in Jicheng had never seen was the elephants brought back by Kou Shuguang this time. The domesticated elephants were equipped with shelves on their backs, and they sat inside, slowly entering the city by controlling these giants. The elephants were huge, but the drivers were black and thin, forming a sharp contrast.
Twenty elephants walked on the Central Street in neat steps. Every step they took was rumbling, and the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim and took a step back.
Behind these elephants, there were animals behind the dozens of carriages, including tigers with white hair, monsters that looked like lions and tigers, red-haired orangutans, and big cows with horns on their noses. Everything shocked the onlookers. Oh my God, what are these things?
Kou Shuguang sat on the war horse. Compared to before he set out, he looked darker and thinner, but his bright eyes were filled with endless joy. Although he experienced too many risks this time, he finally returned successfully. Moreover, the gains this time were enough to give the King of Han and the Political Affairs Hall enough motivation to support him on the journey again.
This time, walking towards the sea really opened Kou Shuguang's eyes, and what he saw and encountered along the way also made him understand that outside the Central Plains, there were such vast land and endless treasures, and these should naturally be included in the glory of the King of Han.
When he set out, he brought a total of 3,000 sailors, including sailors. Now when he returned, there were still 3,000 people. Of course, among these 3,000 people, more than a thousand people were not the ones who followed him to fight, but some servants who showed surrender that he selected from the Conquest Land. These people will also be the leader and powerful helper when he set out again.
The sound of horse hooves came from the front, and Kou Shuguang looked up and looked forward.
"According to the king's words, Kou Shuguang led his troops to Central Street." He Weiyuan stood in front of the team and said loudly.
"I accept the order!" Kou Shuguang clasped his fists and responded loudly. The joy in his heart went up to a higher level and led the team to the Central Street. That was a supreme honor for the generals on the expedition, because at the end of the Central Street was the palace of the King of Han, and walking on the Central Street meant that the King of Han would go out to greet him in person.
Most of the people who followed him did not know the difference between walking on East Street and Central Street, but the generals knew the difference, which showed that the king was extremely satisfied with their words, so he gave them this honor.
After reading the orders of the King of Han, He Weiyuan and his horse reins walked to Kou Shuguang's side. "Welcome home, Commander Kou!"
"Thank you, Commander He!" Kou Shuguang said with a smile: "I haven't seen each other for two years, is everything okay for the King of Han?"
"Of course it's very good. Not long ago, we just won a big victory and taught the Qin people a lesson. Hahaha, don't mention how happy it is!" He Weiyuan said happily: "At this time, you are back, this is really a happy ending!"
"Along the way, I have heard about our fierce beating the Qin army. It's so good, it's a pity that I didn't participate!" Kou Shuguang said with some regret.
"What's this? The king is more interested in your trip. You don't know. Even if we defeated Li Xin and left this Qin army god on the prairie, the king was not excited when he heard you return safely. Commander Kou, there is another person entering the city at Ximen today. Do you know who it is?" He Weiyuan said mysteriously.
"Who is it?" Kou Shuguang asked very cooperatively.
"Zhao Wuji, King of Zhao." He Weiyuan raised his head and said proudly: "Zhao Wuji should have walked on the Central Street, but in order to give way to you, the Minister of Rites, Lord Xun, had led them to change the way, and went to the inn first, and waited for the king to see you before meeting King Zhao!"
"Ah!" Kou Shuguang said in surprise: "Is this okay? I am just an ordinary general. Even if I have a little success after returning from the long voyage, how can I compare with King Zhao?"
Chapter completed!