In his two lifetimes, Fang Jun once prided himself on being a mentally tough person, but now he is faced with such mysterious and mysterious problems, and it is inevitable that he will become confused and suspicious.
Even in the next few days, I was a little distracted when dealing with official duties...
On this day, I was sitting in the duty room of the Yamen, next to the window, enjoying the sun shining on me through the glass window. I was holding a small teapot in my hand and sucked it from time to time. My whole body was warm and faint, and it seemed to be very...
Comfortable, but also seems a little unmotivated.
He stared at the withered trees outside the window without focus, thinking in his mind about finding some excuse to go to the palace and see Princess Changle, even if it was just from a distance... Immediately, he was attracted by this dirty thing.
I was startled by the thought, and laughed to myself.
Sure enough, there is no good thing about men. Even if they can grit their teeth under three trees and hold their heart between life and death, they often sink into the gentle land and their ambitions are wasted. What is particularly important is that as the saying goes, "A wife is not as good as a concubine."
"It's better to steal than to be a concubine, and it's better to steal than to be unable to steal." This is what he said.
No matter how sanctimonious a man is, there will always be a dark and dirty place deep in his heart, which should not be discussed with others. This is human nature...
He took a sip of tea, put the teapot on the desk, stood up and stretched. He was about to ask the clerk to go to Songhe Tower to buy some exquisite dishes. At noon, he had a good meal with several assistants in the Yamen.
I was drinking and playing a few rounds of mahjong in the afternoon when I saw a soldier in navy uniform running all the way in from the main gate. The guard at the door chased after him and shouted: "Stop him! This is the Yamen of the Ministry of War, a center of military aircraft. You
Mother Te is actually trespassing, don’t you want to live?”
The navy soldier ran and shouted: "Is my Marquis here? There is an urgent military report, there can be no delay for a moment!"
Then some officials came out of the main hall to greet him, tried to stop him, and yelled: "The minister of the house is in the yamen, you are so arrogant, you are not afraid of military law!"
The soldier ignored it and shouted: "Master Hou! Master Hou! I have an important military report!"
Fang Jun quickly walked out of the check-in room, stood on the steps in front of the main hall, and asked in a deep voice: "What are you reporting?"
The soldier was running out of breath. He knelt down on one knee to perform a military salute and said intermittently: "The ship...the fleet...the fleet is back..."
"The fleet is back?"
Fang Jun was puzzled and said comfortingly: "When you are out of breath, speak slowly."
"Here..."
The soldier took a few sharp breaths, stabilized his breath, and then said: "Tian Yunlai, Tian Yunlai's fleet is back!"
"Tian Yun is here?"
Fang Jun muttered, then his complexion changed drastically and his whole body was shaken!
"Is Tian Yunlai back?" He stepped forward suddenly, grabbed his soldier's collar, pulled his body off the ground, and asked impatiently.
"Ho...ho..."
The soldier's collar was suddenly pulled tightly, and his neck was choked so hard that he couldn't breathe. His face turned red, and he was waving his hands desperately and struggling, but he did not dare to touch Fang Jun...
"Secretary of the House, loosen your grip, this man is going to be strangled to death..." The official on the side couldn't see it, took a step forward, and warned in a low voice.
Fang Jun finally realized and hurriedly let go.
He was so excited!
According to the plan, Tian Yunlai should have returned long ago, but he has not been seen for a long time. Fang Jun thought that there must be more danger than anything else. In this era, no one knows better than him the dangers and difficulties faced in crossing the Pacific Ocean. Not only does it require
Advanced ships and excellent navigation skills require incredible luck and God's blessing!
Entering the vast Pacific Ocean is equivalent to entering the gate of hell. Their fate is always under the nose of the Lord of Hell!
He had long since given up on the fleet sent by Tian Yun, and was preparing to wait until after the Eastern Expedition to send another fleet across the Pacific to explore the American continent and search for corn, potatoes and other food. Ocean exploration is essentially
You gamble again and again, and if you can succeed just once out of ten times, you will have great luck.
But I never thought that Tian Yunlai would actually come back...
"What did they bring back?"
Fang Jun glared at the soldier with red eyes. He did not immediately ask about the damage to the ship or the casualties, because everything was insignificant in the face of the possible harvest!
Only he knows what corn and potatoes mean!
The soldier hurriedly said: "As soon as the fleet returned to the shore, Pei Changshi ordered all the naval forces stationed at the port to dispatch and surrounded the fleet tightly. He strictly ordered that no one should come even half a step closer and no one could inquire at will. Anyone who disobeys the order
Behead! Only Xiao Ming traveled day and night to report to the Marquis. I don’t know anything about the rest!"
Fang Jun made a fist with his right hand and hit it hard with his left palm. The excitement in his heart could no longer be tolerated!
The fleet must have gained something, that's why Pei Xingjian was so serious about it!
"Come, come to the palace quickly to see Your Majesty, and tell me that a fleet that I sent for an ocean expedition has returned. I went to see what I have gained! Come, prepare your horses, I will go to Huating Town immediately!"
He hurriedly made some arrangements and left the soldier to recuperate in Chang'an. After all, he had traveled all the way from Huating Town to Chang'an day and night. He was already extremely tired. If he were allowed to follow him back, he would probably die of exhaustion on the way.
After sending a letter to his family, he couldn't wait to leave Chang'an City and headed straight for Tongguan with his usual guard of family generals.
Although the waterway is smooth and much less labor-intensive, the speed is too slow. Fang Jun's heart is burning at the moment. How can he tolerate the slow speed of the ship?
Immediately, he took his family with him and headed straight to Huating Town along the official road. Along the way, one person and two horses stayed overnight. They changed horses at each post station. When they arrived at Huating Town six days later, everyone was tired and exhausted.
Not in human form...
Since no one had been arranged to deliver the letter before, because they were too fast, faster than the horse that delivered the letter, when they arrived at Huating Town, all the officials knew nothing about it.
It wasn't until Fang Jun appeared at the gate of the town office with a bearded face, hair that was rolled out after taking off his hat, and obvious frostbite on his ears that a group of officials and minor officials woke up from a dream and hurriedly invited Fang Jun.
Enter the lobby and go to inform Pei Xingjian.
When Pei Xingjian heard the news, he hurried over and saw Fang Jun's embarrassed appearance. He was shocked and said repeatedly: "Why is the Marquis so anxious? The fleet on the left and right has returned and is now at the salt farm on the seaside.
Is it possible to fly into the sky while repairing it? Look at what it looks like after all the work... Sit down quickly and have a rest. The official ordered people to prepare hot water for bathing, changing clothes, and preparing meals..."
He knew that Fang Jun had great hopes for the ocean-going expedition fleet, but he still underestimated how big this hope was. Therefore, it was difficult to understand why Fang Jun immediately set off from Chang'an after hearing the news, traveling all the way, and even for
Arrive at Huating Town as early as possible without even taking a boat...
But where can Fang Jun sit down?
That fleet carries hope beyond the times!
If Tian Yunlai and others really arrived in America and discovered the plants he drew on the paper...
"Hurry and wait for someone to go, don't stay!"
Fang Jun gave an order and turned around to walk out of the lobby.
Just because of riding horses for days, the inner skin of both legs had been worn to pieces, and even the muscles were strained and stiff. After just taking a few steps, he stumbled and almost fell upside down!
Pei Xingjian was startled and quickly stepped forward to help Fang Jun up and shouted: "Here comes someone!"
The soldiers who came with Fang Jun were even worse than Fang Jun. They staggered one by one and couldn't stand up even when they got off their horses. They struggled for a few steps. When they saw the officials from Huating Town coming forward to help Fang Jun, they had to sit down.
I fell down, my butt touched the ground, all the bones in my body seemed to fall apart, and I never wanted to stand up again...
Pei Xingjian's expression was solemn. Seeing that Fang Jun was in such a state because of the rush, how could he still not see that Fang Jun valued the fleet far more than he expected? Naturally, he did not dare to neglect and ordered someone to find a soft sedan chair.
, helped Fang Jun up, carried him all the way to the pier, boarded a speedboat of the Navy, raised the sail and anchor, went straight out of the pier, turned along the Wusong River into the Yangtze River waterway, and went all the way down the river.
All the way south along the coast, after walking for some distance, you can see the sails on the sea. Many naval warships block the sea near the coast tightly. Even on the shore, there are tents and a team dozens of steps away.
A group of soldiers patrolled back and forth, and no one else could get closer.
Under tight protection from both land and water, three or four dilapidated warships docked at the seaside.
Fang Jun's eyes suddenly became hot!
When they set out to sea, this was a huge fleet of dozens of ships, but now nine out of ten of them were damaged. You can imagine what difficulties and dangers they experienced on the vast ocean.
As the distance got closer, Fang Jun felt that his mouth was getting drier.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. If the fleet does not arrive in America, it will bring back what one hopes for...