Ji Tang

Chapter 529 Overseas Notes: I won’t see them anymore.
"Master Marquis, there is news that the fleet has docked in Dengzhou. Ji Qing and the others should be on their way back."

In Ji's Zhuangzi, Ji Song was teasing Xiao Ze'er, while You Ning was watching the kitten and the little monkey playing.

When Ji Song heard what the housekeeper Zheng Li said, he teased the child's hand. You Ning turned pale and looked at Ji Song nervously.

"Husband."

You Ning begged. He knew what it meant for Ji Qing and the others to come back. Although Ji Song had promised her, he still couldn't help but be nervous when the matter came to pass.

"It's okay, your husband hasn't broken his promise yet, just feel safe."

Ji Song smiled slightly and comforted.

Hearing this, You Ning felt relieved.

Ji Song handed the child to Xiaolian and took Zheng Li to the study.

Silence, long silence.

Zheng Li felt uncomfortable standing in front of Ji Song. He knew what had happened. In order to prevent Mr. Hou from going to sea, the mistress used the child in her belly to force Mr. Hou to swear.

Now Ji Qing and the others are coming back. This is the last trial voyage, which means that they will officially set off in March next year at most.

And this time is only half a year away from now, not far away!

"I disappeared when they came back."

Ji Song said after a long silence.

"Your Majesty has decided that the person who will go with the ship to sea is Honglu Qing Tangjian who will accompany them this time. After the three of them come back, they will rest for a while and then go to the Ministry of Etiquette to study."

Ji Song said a lot, but Zheng Li listened without saying a word. He waited for Ji Song to finish speaking before he resigned!

Ji Song was the only one left in the room. He leaned back on the chair and stared at the roof without focus.

The next morning, You Ning, who was really worried, wanted to break in.

"Squeak!"

When the door opened, Ji Songjing looked pretty good. When she saw You Ning, she gave a forced smile and said, "It's okay, I just thought about something."

He looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "The weather is nice today. Let's take the kids and go out for a walk."

You Ning looked surprised and hurriedly went to prepare.

He ate something and went out with his wife and children.
Five days later, Ji Qing and the others stood in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, looking at Zheng Li who looked helpless, with ugly expressions on their faces.

"Uncle Zheng, please tell me, what's going on? Why doesn't Sir see us?"

Ji Qing said in a deep voice.

They really didn't understand why. They came here excitedly to tell their husband about this trip to sea, but they didn't expect that they were turned down.
Wang Xuance also said: "That's right, you should tell me what happened. What does this mean?"

Zheng Li smiled bitterly and said, "You'd better go back. There are some things I can't say more about. In short, the Marquis will not see you."

"The Marquis asked me to bring you a message, asking you to go to the Ministry of Etiquette to study after a period of rest. Finally."

"Finally, Shi Hongluqing Tang Jian will accompany you when he officially goes to sea. You are responsible for things on the ship, but when communicating with natives or other countries, Tang Jian will be the main one."

"Hey, do it yourself!"

After saying that, Zheng Li asked someone to close the door.

The three of them looked at each other in confusion. Liu Xiancheng seemed to have been drained of energy and murmured: "I knew it was like this."

He smiled bitterly and said, "That's right. How could such an important matter be left to the three of us?"

Ji Qing's face was as dark as water and he said: "Let's find out what's going on first. Also, sir, he has his own reasons for doing this. We will just do it."

"It's good to be able to retain the rights on the fleet now. I don't dare to hope for anything else."

He knew that it was good enough that they could retain the right to command the fleet. If Mr. Xiang did not protect it, they would not believe it.

Zheng Li came in and went to see Ji Song.

"gone?"

Ji Song asked before Zheng Li could speak.

"Gone, but are you really not going to see them again?"

Ji Song was stunned for a moment, but then said bitterly: "What can I do if I see them? Tell them to be careful? Or tell them to come back safely? Is it useful?"

Zheng Li was silent.

"Okay, I have prepared some things for them. You can bring them to them and tell them that from now on they will be on their own. Sir, you can no longer protect them."

Zheng Li left, and Ji Song sat dejectedly on the chair.
At the same time, Tang Jian also returned to Chang'an.

Compared with when I went there, my face is much darker now, but I am also much more energetic, and I have become more determined.

He didn't go home. He took a shower and went to the palace. He wanted to tell His Majesty everything he saw and heard along the way.

It was so shocking that he still can't let go of it.
When Li Shimin learned that Tang Jian had returned, he directly interrupted the courtiers while he was in court.

"Fang Qing, Du Qing, Xuancheng, Wuji, and the pharmacist. You come with me, while the others retreat first!"

At first they were all civil servants, but after thinking about it, they still called Li Jing because they needed to listen to his advice for the next thing.

The ministers all looked at each other in disbelief when they saw the emperor like this, but the emperor was becoming more majestic now, and it was not a big deal, so there was no need to offend the emperor for a small matter.

Seeing the emperor like this, and thinking about the news of the trial fleet's return, several people already knew what was going on.

They came to the side hall and saw Tang Jian as soon as they entered.

But when they saw Tang Jian's face, they were all shocked!
His complexion is as dark as that of the Kunlun slaves from Chang'an West City, but he looks much stronger and energetic.

After Li Shimin sat down, he looked at Tang Jian and said, "Tell me, tell me everything you saw and heard. I'm very curious now about what the scene is like thousands of miles away in the north."

Tang Jian first bowed to Li Shimin, thought for a moment, and said with emotion: "It is only now that I understand that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky. Compared with the land we know, the ocean is so huge that it is so big that I can't imagine it."

"I go out to sea with the ship. I don't know much about things at sea, so Ji Qing and the others make the decision most of the time.

Starting from Deungju Port, we went north along the coastline, first to Baekje and Silla, and then after passing through a strait, we arrived at Wado."

Tang Jian started from the beginning, talking about the current situation of the three countries on the peninsula, and also talked about the customs and customs of the Japanese island. In order to explore these places, they will leave some people in these places to collect intelligence, and pick them up when they return. return.

Then we went north, where we saw whales as big as houses, ferocious sharks, docile dolphins, and even groups of snow-white white bears in the far north.
After seeing and hearing things along the way, Tang Jian spoke eloquently. He was already very eloquent, and everyone who listened was fascinated by it, as if they were immersed in the scene. "What's strange to me is that this journey has been so smooth and smooth. Basically, I haven't encountered any crises. The biggest crisis was that the wind was strong and the mast of a ship was broken."

Having said this, everyone is very curious. With the prosperity of Mingzhou and Dengzhou Port, the maritime events are slowly spreading in the Tang Dynasty. They all say that they have a narrow escape from death. How come they are so successful?
Tang Jian seemed to know what they were thinking, and said with emotion: "In fact, in my opinion, Hao Yuhou is the best candidate, because he told his students these."

"When you go out to sea you won't encounter wind and waves, and when there will be seafloor currents flowing through you, you can avoid a lot of dangers."

"Because I understand that many dangers have their own rules. As long as you master these, the journey will not be smooth sailing, but at least it will be much safer."

Finally, he said: "The map you gave me is correct. Although there are some discrepancies, overall, there are no big mistakes."

When Li Shimin heard this, he said excitedly: "Have you found the strait?"

This is what he wants to know most, because as long as the existence of the strait is confirmed, it means that there is a continent on the other side of the strait.
Tang Jian suppressed the shock in his heart and said solemnly: "I found it, I did find it, but what do you think I saw?"

"what?"

"The mainland, a coastline with no end in sight, keeps heading southeast."

"And, according to Ji Qing and others, this strait, which is less than a hundred miles away, will be frozen in winter. At that time, our continent and the opposite continent will be completely connected."

"Your Majesty, the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties you mentioned may really exist."

"what?"

Li Shimin stood up in shock and looked at Tang Jian in disbelief.

When Ji Song told it, he listened to it more as a story, but now someone told him that it was not a story, but the truth. How could he not be surprised?

"What Yin Shang survivors?"

Fang Xuanling and others said quickly.

Yin Shang?That was a dynasty that was more than 1000 years ago. How could there be any survivors?

"In the first year of King Wu, King Wu of Zhou took advantage of the opportunity of King Zhou of Shang to send Youhou Xi to lead an army of [-] troops to expedition to Dongyi. He personally led the army to sneak attack on Chaoge, the capital of Shang Dynasty, and defeated the tripod in Muye. King Zhou was defeated and burned himself. So Zhou replaced Shang became the third dynasty of China.

But since then, Youhou Xi and his 10 merchant army disappeared, and there is no record of them in history. [-] people disappeared from the world, which became a historical mystery. "

Li Shimin said in a harsh voice.

"how can that be?"

No matter it was Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others, their faces were full of shock.

But they are all well-read people, and there is indeed a clear record of this incident. It was the most powerful army of [-] in the Yin Shang Dynasty at that time.

If these people were here, would King Wu still have a chance to overthrow the Yin Shang?
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Fang Xuanling said solemnly.

If there are really survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, they are a nation with the same roots as the Tang Dynasty. Although they have been separated for thousands of years, they have an army of one hundred thousand.

There must be no shortage of craftsmen and scholars in the army. So what will happen to these people if they arrive in a new place?
Then how should Datang face these people?
"Don't worry, our plan cannot be stopped. Thousands of years apart, a civilization different from that of the Central Plains may have developed. It may even have different characters and languages."

"If we really meet, try to live in peace as much as possible, and it is best to bring the wise men back to the Tang Dynasty. I am very looking forward to what kind of sparks will happen when peoples of the same origin and the same species meet again after being separated for thousands of years. ?”

Li Shimin has no worries, so what if they are of the same origin and species?The Central Plains is China’s Zhengshuo, don’t you agree?Then I’ll beat you until you’re convinced!

Hearing Li Shimin's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as there is a certain foundation, the people below will not be tied up.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Hahaha, don't spread this matter first. I am really looking forward to what kind of civilization they will develop into. This will be our opportunity for the Tang Dynasty. If you don't take it from heaven, there will be disaster. Go ahead and lead them When I come back, I am big-hearted enough to tolerate even barbarians, let alone the survivors of the Yin and Shang dynasties who have the same origin and species?"

For a time, everyone was infected by the emperor's broad-mindedness, and they all bowed and shouted His Majesty's wisdom.

"Tang Qing, Hao Jiehou can't go. You have to make another trip this time. Don't worry, as long as you come back, even if you don't succeed, I will never treat you badly."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he looked at Tang Jian. He thought he would express his bitterness, but he didn't expect that Tang Jian fell to his knees directly and said excitedly: "Your majesty will do more for you, and I will not give up even if I die!"

Seeing the emperor's doubts, Tang Jian smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I used to sit in a well and look at the sky, but I didn't know how big the sky was. After going to sea this time, I realized that my previous vision was narrow."

"I have been in intrigues and fights all day long, fighting for life and death for petty profits. I have truly failed in the gift of life given to me by God!"

“The world is big, really big, big enough to accommodate anyone’s ambitions.”

He bowed to Li Shimin and said solemnly: "I would like to be the Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty, serving as an envoy to Dingyuan, and traveling thousands of miles away to promote the reputation of our Tang Dynasty and the name of our emperor."

The others looked at Tang Jian with complicated eyes. They didn't expect that just one trip out would turn the originally smooth Tang Jian into a completely different person.

They originally thought that such people could only be glorified in books, but now they could feel that Tang Jian was sincere and even happy.

It's like breaking through the cognitive barriers of Confucianism, the profound enlightenment of Buddhism, and the harmony of heaven and man of Taoism. It is full of open-mindedness that sees through the world!
Yes, it is open-minded!

Only those who have found a higher goal in life will have such a state of mind.

"Good good!"

Li Shimin stood up, came to Tang Jian, helped Tang Jian up with his own hands, patted his shoulder and said: "I have been waiting for such a day. When you come back, I will personally go to Dengzhou to greet you."

Everyone was shocked, and Tang Jian even looked up at the emperor in disbelief.

"Compared with your efforts, I feel ashamed. There is only so much I can do. I am waiting for the miracles you create!"

Li Shimin encouraged.

They are all the elites of this era and the leaders of this country.

They are all too aware of Zhang Qian's role. He spent his life opening a window to the entire Han nation, a window to understand the new world.

It also brought back many useful new crops, as well as many advanced technologies and techniques.

Before them, everyone had been fighting in the same place for thousands of years, but after truly understanding the Western Region, the Han Dynasty started a new round of expansion.

Created more living space for the entire nation.

This is an unparalleled achievement, a pioneering achievement.

Tang Jian left, excited and ambitious for the future.

Fang Xuanling and others also left, but with complicated emotions.

Compared with Tang Jian at this time, they are like clowns who are eating the money left by their ancestors and fighting with their brothers. They are extremely ugly.
Three days later, the three energetic young men came to Chang'an, and from here they began to blossom their unique style.
(End of this chapter)