Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 808 Chapter 827: See also Cheng Chumo

It took Li Hao more than two months to arrive in the Lion Kingdom (Sri Lanka). Like Linyi Kingdom, the Lion Kingdom has a special yearning and love for Datang. The king of the Lion Kingdom is also a fan of Tang Dynasty. I heard that a prince of Datang arrived with the fleet. In the Lion Kingdom, the king actually received him personally and invited him to the palace as a guest.

The Lion Country is an island country with a very small area, only larger than a state in the Tang Dynasty. Although the country is small, there is no war in the Lion Country, because there are no other countries around, and the world is all seas, so the people of the Lion Country have always been Don't worry about attacks from other countries, the only role of their country's army is to deal with pirates.

And these words were spoken to Li Hao by the king of the Lion Kingdom himself. After hearing these words, Li Hao was quite emotional. There are indeed many pirates near the Lion Kingdom. When his fleet came from the Strait of Malacca, he found There are quite a lot of pirates there. After all, it is the fastest passage between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Otherwise, the Indonesian archipelago would have to be bypassed. The Indonesian archipelago has too many islands and is scattered.

With the rise of the age of navigation, the number of pirates has increased by dozens of times. They burn, kill and loot, commit all kinds of crimes, and are notorious. They are a cancer on the sea and a nightmare for merchant ships. When some merchant ships see a ship with a skull flag , they can only kneel on the deck and pray.

Although pirates are scary, Li Hao and the others are not afraid. The flag of the Li Group is hung on the bow, and the pirates will dodge obediently when they see it. The History Group has wiped out several groups of pirates. The fat sheep is a ferocious beast, the overlord of the sea, they cannot afford to mess with it.

The Malacca pirates are far away from the lion country, and they don’t attack the lion country much. The pirates of the Maldives are the most troublesome for the king of the lion country. Of course, the lion country is not called the Maldives pirates. In the language of their country, they are called Kia. Chick Pirates.

Although the Maldives Islands will be a tourist attraction in the future world, they are now unowned lands, and they have naturally become a pirate's lair. The king of the Lion Kingdom wants to ask Li Hao to lend them a few big boats, and go out to sea to kill those pirates, so that there will be no future troubles. , Li Hao politely refused, what a joke, his ship is his own treasure, how could he lend it to others, pirates are indeed hateful, but pirates are also a by-product of the age of sailing, just like rabbits and wild wolves in the jungle Similarly, the jungle has the law of the jungle, and the sea has the law of the sea. As long as these pirates harass Datang, he doesn't want to be nosy. The most he can do is to increase the trade volume with the Lion Kingdom and make the Lion Kingdom more prosperous. Be stronger. As for dealing with pirates, they have to figure out their own way. Besides, pirates are extinct now, and there will be more in the future. Maybe they will be retaliated by pirates, unless they have a strong navy and huge ship.

The king seemed to have expected that Li Hao would refuse, and he didn't get too entangled in this matter. After all, he himself felt that his request was a bit difficult. Then the king also told Li Hao an important thing. Every year between June and July, A Datang fleet came to trade with them. The fleet was small, only ten Galen ships. He heard that the leader of the merchants was an aristocrat of the Tang Dynasty, surnamed Cheng, and he asked Li Hao if he knew this person.

Li Hao was immediately overjoyed when he heard the words. How could he not know him? How could he not know his sworn brother Cheng Chumo? It will be here in a month or two.

So Li Hao returned to the ship and issued an order to stay in the Lion Kingdom for two months. Everyone can rest and play here as much as they want. If they have personal items brought by them, they can also trade with the people of the Lion Kingdom. After hearing this order , everyone is still very happy, especially those Confucian scholars.

When did this group of Confucian scholars suffer from the hardships of sailing? Some even got seasick. They couldn’t take it anymore after being on a boat for more than two months. People have already regretted participating in this voyage, but for the sake of the belief in their hearts, they can only continue to grit their teeth and persist. In fact, they can't do without persistence. Could it be that Li Hao left them in the Lion Kingdom and walked back to Datang?

The happiest person is Li Tu, because in this way he can enjoy playing in the lion country, visit the local customs, record in detail, and prepare materials for his future voyage.

The reason why Li Hao ordered to stay in the Lion Country for so long was to wait for Cheng Chumo. We are all good brothers for many years. We haven't seen each other for so long. He misses him very much. It doesn't matter if we wait for a month or two.

On June [-]th, Cheng Chumo's fleet really came. This year, their family added three more ships. Although they are all small and medium-sized Galen ships, there are not many fleets that can reach ten Galen ships at sea. They are all jointly built by many wealthy businessmen and state dignitaries, but Cheng Chumo owns a small fleet, which is not easy.

Cheng Chumo was very surprised when he saw the fleet of the Li Group. He had sailed with the fleet of the Li Group for two years, but as far as he knew, the number of ships in the fleet of the Li Group had never exceeded one hundred. What's the fuss about dispatching such a huge fleet all at once?

He entered the port of the Lion Country, looked around, and saw the main ship of the Li Group (the flags are different), and shouted at the main ship from a distance: "Excuse me, is Director Wu Lei on board? Cheng Chu pays his respects silently!"

Wu Lei walked out of the cabin, saw Cheng Chumo, and cupped his hands with a smile: "It turns out to be Young Master Cheng, please come here quickly, there is an old friend of Young Master waiting on board."

"Oh?" Cheng Chumo was puzzled when he heard the words, old friend?What old friend?Although I have a lot of friends, but few have a good relationship, and almost none of them have a good relationship and get along well.

Full of doubts, Cheng Chumo ordered the boat to pass, and Wu Lei's boat was only a foot away, then boarded the gangway and walked to Wu Lei's boat.

The two saluted each other, and then Cheng Chumo asked curiously: "Which old friend of mine is waiting for me?"

Wu Lei smiled slightly, and said, "Young master will know when he goes in."

Cheng Chumo didn't hesitate, and walked to the cabin, but Wu Lei suddenly stopped the two followers behind Cheng Chumo, and said: "You two warriors, don't go in, it's very inconvenient."

These two are personal guards who have followed Cheng Chumo for many years, and they are both top-notch experts. When they are abroad, they must think about Cheng Chumo's safety. Although the Cheng family has a good relationship with the Li Group, under such unknown circumstances, let Cheng Chumo enter the cabin alone. , they naturally quit and glared at Wu Lei angrily.

Cheng Chumo looked back at Wu Lei, and then said to his guard, "Don't worry, nothing will happen, you wait for me outside, don't make trouble."

"Yes!" The two nodded.

After Cheng Chumo finished speaking, he walked into the cabin, while Wu Lei stood on the deck, staring at the two guards. His duty was to keep the two of them away from the cabin. The news of Li Hao's life must not be spread outside, even if the Cheng Chumo's guard was no exception.

The main ship is too big, you have to turn two turns to enter the cabin, and the cabin is divided into three floors, Li Hao is in the second cabin, and when he enters the second cabin, Cheng Chumo is stunned, what the hell is this boat? Why does it feel more luxurious than Tai Chi Hall!That was his first reaction.

Passing around a cylindrical entrance, Cheng Chumo was stunned suddenly. He saw a person sitting on the sofa and smiling at him. The smile was wicked, so familiar, and so clear in his memory. Being fooled by this guy, he embarked on a business journey and achieved today's achievement. That's right, the person in front of him is Li Hao.

Cheng Chumo rubbed his eyes. He was afraid that he might be dazzled. Seeing him rubbing his eyes, Li Hao smiled and said, "You read that right, it's me."

"You bastard!" Cheng Chumo suddenly shouted loudly, strode over, then hugged Li Hao, beat Li Hao's back vigorously, screaming while beating, "I thought you were dead! I thought you were dead..." Tears welled up.

"I'm not dead, I'm not doing well, I'm not dead..." Li Hao kept muttering, he knew that Cheng Chumo was too excited, he was so excited that he broke down, and it was difficult to control his emotions, but this guy's fists are really heavy .

"If you beat me any more, I'll really die!" Li Hao was already coughing from his beating.

Cheng Chumo finally calmed down a lot, let go of Li Hao, raised his hand to wipe his tears and said, "Why are you all right? What's going on? Since you're all right, why don't you go back? You know everyone is worried , my father, Uncle Qin, Uncle Li, and the emperor are all worried about you!"

Li Hao smiled and said, "Of course I have my reasons. By the way, how are the three uncles? How is the Emperor?"

"It's all good, it's all good." Cheng Chumo went to sea this time in February, and Li Zhi was in good health at that time, so he didn't know that Li Zhi was already sick now.

"That's good." Li Hao took a long breath and said, "I'm most worried about the emperor, he is too simple and kind."

"Go back if you're not at ease." Cheng Chumo said, "Are you coming to the Lion Country for trade? The Lion Country is the last stop of our Cheng family's trade. Let's go back together when I'm done."

"No." Li Hao shook his head and said, "I'm going to sail all the way west this time."

"Xiangxi?" Cheng Chumo asked in a daze, "Where are you going?"

"Go..." Li Hao originally wanted to tell him about traveling around the world, but it was too troublesome to explain the theory of the earth, so he said, "Go to the end of the world."

Cheng Chumo was taken aback when he heard the words, what an arrogant sentence, going to the end of the world, such a thing, he didn't even dare to think about it.

Cheng Chu was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "What are you doing at the end of the world? It must be very dangerous there. I heard that the end of the world is full of monsters as big as mountains. Don't think your fleet is big enough for those monsters." Gap between teeth, listen to my advice, don't take risks, come back with me."

Li Hao shook his head and smiled, and said, "No, even if I don't go to the end of the world, I won't go back to Chang'an. Also, you can't tell anyone about meeting me after you get out of this cabin. Together, including your family, absolutely no one should know that I am still alive." The family he was talking about, of course, were his wife, children and parents.

"Why?" Cheng Chumo stared in surprise.

Li Hao said with a serious face: "The Great Tang is about to usher in a great turmoil, and the only person who can quell this turmoil is me. Therefore, I must hide in the dark and let those people boldly show their fangs, so that I can quickly And quickly take measures to annihilate them and restore peace to Datang."

"Trouble?" Cheng Chumo was so shocked when he heard the words that he couldn't believe his ears. Now that the Tang Dynasty was at peace, Li Hao said that there would be turmoil. How could he not be surprised?

"That's right, turmoil." Li Hao said slowly, "After you go back, you'd better let the three princes and uncles be careful. Even if it's a big matter in the court, don't bother with it. It's the best policy to protect yourself. What's the matter, I will deal with it when I go back."

(End of this chapter)