Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 527 Return (Special thanks to book friend 2021…5791 for the monthly ticket!)

After greeting, Chai Jijun said with a smile:
"My father is about to lead his army back to the country. From now on, I will not be able to listen to his teachings in person. I am really sad.

In the past few months, I have ordered the officials of the royal palace to select 200 Liao and Mayan beauties from the Mayan continent, as well as 100 local treasures, to present to your father as a farewell gift. I hope your father will accept it with a smile. "

Chai Zongxun said displeasedly:

"Jun'er, you have just been enfeoffed as the "King of Ya", how can you arbitrarily conscript the people?
Besides, there are so many beautiful women around me, and I can’t even get the favor of several new Mayan beauties. What do I need so many beauties for?
Jun'er, aren't you disturbing and harming the people?"

Chai Jijun said hurriedly:
“Replying to Your Majesty, this time when I selected the beauties from the people, I followed Your Majesty’s principle of voluntariness. I gave generous financial compensation to the families of the selected beauties, and all the rare treasures were purchased at fair market prices. There was absolutely no disturbance or harm to the people.

Only the emperor sees clearly! "

Chai Zongxun's expression eased slightly, and he said:
"That's good. I'll have the Wude Division check it out in the next few days.

Jun'er, after I return to my country, I will do less of this kind of things.

As the saying goes, "Do not do evil for the sake of small gains, and do not refrain from doing good for the sake of small gains."

The family tradition of the "Ya Wang" lineage was created by you, so you must be careful. "

Chai Jijun said:

"Your son will remember your father's teachings!
When my father returned triumphantly from pacifying the Mayan continent, he could use these beautiful women and rare treasures to reward his ministers.

I just want to show my filial piety."

Chai Zongxun nodded slightly and said earnestly:

"I accept Jun'er's filial piety.

Jun'er, one cannot fight against fate, but can only take advantage of the situation.

I have named you the "King of Maya" of the entire Maya continent. You are in a high position and have been honored, which is a manifestation of my utmost love for you.

Now I have conquered a vast territory for the Great Zhou, with advanced systems and clean government. Ensuring the long-term prosperity of the Great Zhou is the top priority for my descendants!

Jun'er should put the country first and never have any more unrealistic thoughts that would bring disaster to yourself and future generations.

In the face of the country and the future of the nation, personal ambitions are not tolerated. Otherwise, don't blame me for killing my relatives for the sake of justice!"

Chai Jijun was startled and said quickly:

"I understand! I must abide by the law, be considerate of the people, supervise the officials, and safeguard the Mayan continent for my father!"

Chai Zongxun said:

"Jun'er, just keep it in mind.

I will leave behind my most elite troops, the Imperial Guard, as your palace guards to ensure your safety here."

Chai Jijun was overjoyed. All the imperial guards were selected from the battle-hardened soldiers of the Longxiang Army. The fact that his father reserved 30,000 of the most elite imperial guards for him showed how much he loved him. He immediately performed a great ceremony to express his gratitude.

On the sixth day of the third month of the forty-second year of Kaixi, Emperor Chai Zongxun of the Great Zhou led his concubines, thousands of followers, and an army of 270,000 and set out from Xinshangjing to "Jinshan City".

More than 300,000 officials and civilians who had just arrived in the capital, led by "King Ya" Chai Jijun, went out of the city to see him off for ten miles before returning.

Before leaving, Concubine Yi, Zhou Nuying, gave the emperor's son Chai Jijun instructions for a long time. Only at the urging of Chai Zongxun did she shed tears and leave.

Before getting on the carriage, Zhou Nuying said with tears in her eyes:

"I hope Jun'er will become a wise prince supported by all the people in Maya Continent and safeguard this vast territory for your father!

Jun'er must remember to bring the imperial grandchildren back to the capital to visit your father, the emperor, and the imperial mother during the "holiday." Chai Jijun choked up and said:

"I will follow the order of my mother and bring my children to Bianjing to pay my respects to my father and mother!"

After two days of marching, they arrived at Jinshan City at 3 p.m. on March 8th. The Royal Navy Grand Admiral Guan Mao led all 100,000 soldiers to line up outside the east gate to welcome them.

After the whole army had greeted the emperor with a loud shout of "Long live the emperor", Guan Mao said:
“Your Majesty, we have inspected a thousand warships and have sufficient supplies. We will surely be able to return to the capital safely!

Your Majesty, please confirm the time to board the ship."

Chai Zongxun pondered for a moment and said:
“Jinshan City is newly built after all, and the space is small, so it is not easy for a large group of people to live in it.

It's still early now, so let's go directly to the port and board the ship.

As for the departure time, it will be decided by Lord Guan based on the weather and ocean currents."

The army immediately continued its journey and it took more than a quarter of an hour to pass through Jinshan City. After another quarter of an hour heading west, they arrived at Jinshan Port.

Jinshan Port is a natural 10,000-ton port, but compared with the Shanghai Port in Da Zhou, Jinshan Port, which has only been built for more than two years, is relatively crude.

Chai Zongxun, escorted by the imperial guards, personal eunuchs and palace maids, boarded the flagship "Kaixi" first, and then everyone began to board thousands of Royal Navy warships in an orderly manner.

It took about two hours, and when the red sun had set near the sea, nearly 400,000 people had boarded the ship.

The accompanying royal chef and military cooks hurried into the battleship's kitchen and began to prepare dinner for the entire army.

Chai Zongxun and his concubines stayed in the cabin on the first floor. The space was quite large, just like a house, with everything you need, and it was not crowded even if 500 people lived there.

Chai Zongxun sighed:
"My expedition to Maya lasted for more than four years and finally achieved great success.

After returning to Bianjing, I am afraid I will never come to Maya again in this life. I am afraid I will often recall this time in the future. "

Fei Difa thought about leaving the Maya continent where she grew up and going to Bianjing, thousands of miles away, with Chai Zongxun, and said sadly:
"Your Majesty, after arriving in Bianjing, we will be tens of thousands of miles away. Will I be able to see my parents and relatives again?"

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:

"Don't worry, my beloved! As long as your parents and family are willing, they can take a large ocean ship to visit you in Bianjing at any time in the next few years when the route from mainland China to Maya is developed.

Even if the Mayans want to migrate to our Great Zhou, that is also possible.”

While everyone was chatting, the imperial chefs had already prepared dinner. The eunuchs brought the dishes one by one to the cabin restaurant on the first floor, and Chai Zongxun and his concubines went to eat together.

Chai Zongxun pointed at a dish and said with a smile:
"My dear ministers, I asked the royal chef to make this with a Mayan vegetable called chili. Come and try it."

The concubines saw that it was a plate of green vegetables and meat that they had never seen before, and they immediately reached out for their chopsticks to taste it.

As soon as they put it in their mouths and chewed it for a few times, many people immediately spit it out because it was too spicy.

Zhou Nuying quickly picked up the cup and drank a few sips of water, saying:

"Your Majesty, why does this dish feel like fire in your mouth? It's much spicier than ginger."

Chili pepper is a specialty vegetable of the Maya. Before chili pepper was introduced to China, the ancient people of the pre-Qin period more than a thousand years ago experienced the "spicy" taste mainly from eating dogwood, ginger, Sichuan pepper, cinnamon, polygonum, mustard, onion, garlic, and leeks, etc.

Among them, ginger and mustard are the most commonly used. People in the Pre-Qin period would add a little bit of them when eating meat, so Confucius solemnly declared in "The Analects of Confucius: Xiangdang" that "don't remove ginger, don't eat too much."

During his return to Beijing this time, Chai Zongxun ordered the Wude Division to collect several Mayan specialty crops and bring them back to the country, such as peppers and corn. These crops were introduced to mainland China at least 6 years earlier than in Chai Zongxun's previous life.

(End of this chapter)