Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1952 Return of the expedition fleet
As a man in two lifetimes, Fang Jun once boasted that he was a man with a strong mind, but now when he encounters such mysterious and mysterious problems, it is inevitable that he will be in a trance and suspicious.

Even in the next few days, I was a little absent-minded in handling official duties...

This day, I was sitting in the office of the yamen, enjoying the sun shining on my body through the window by the window, holding a small teapot in my hand and sipping it from time to time, feeling warm and sleepy all over my body, as if very Comfortable, but also seems a little bit unmotivated.

Looking at the long-dried trees outside the window without focus, he was thinking about finding an excuse to go to the palace, to see Princess Changle, even if it was just to look at her from afar... Immediately, he was caught by this nasty... Tswa's thought startled him, and he laughed at himself.

Sure enough, men don't have a good thing. Even if they can grit their teeth under the three trees and stand their hearts between life and death, they often sink into the gentle countryside and lose their ambitions.More importantly, as the saying goes, "a wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than stealing, and stealing is worse than not being able to steal", Zhizai said.

No matter how dignified a man is, there will always be such a dark and dirty place deep in his heart, which cannot be shared with others. This is human nature...

He took a sip of tea, put the teapot on the desk, stood up and stretched his waist, and was about to let the little official go to Songhe Tower to buy some exquisite dishes, and have a good meal with a few assistants in the yamen at noon After playing a few rounds of mahjong in the afternoon, I saw a soldier in navy uniform rushing in from the main gate, and the guard at the gate chased after him, shouting: "Stop him! This is the Yamen of the Ministry of War, an important place for military aircraft, you Te Niang actually trespassed and didn't want to live?"

The navy soldier shouted as he ran, "Is my Lord Marquis here? There is an urgent military report, so don't delay for a moment!"

Then some officials greeted them from the main hall, tried to stop them, and shouted: "The servant of the house is in the yamen, you are so arrogant, you are not afraid of military punishment!"

The soldier ignored him and shouted, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The little one has an important military report!"

Fang Jun walked out of the duty room quickly, stood on the steps in front of the main hall, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want to report?"

The soldier was out of breath from running, he knelt down on one knee to give a military salute, and said intermittently: "The boat...the fleet...the fleet is back..."

"The fleet is back?"

Fang Jun was puzzled, and comforted him: "You've got your breath, so speak slowly."

"Well..."

The soldier took a few sharp breaths, calmed down, and then said: "Tian Yunlai, it's Tian Yunlai's fleet that has returned!"

"Tian Yunlai?"

Fang Jun muttered, and then his complexion changed drastically, and his whole body was shocked!

"Tian Yunlai is back?" He stepped forward suddenly, grabbed his soldier's collar, pulled him off the ground, and asked impatiently.

"Ho...ho..."

The soldier was suddenly tightened by his collar, his neck was so strangled that he couldn't breathe, his face was flushed, and he struggled desperately with his hands, but he didn't dare to touch Fang Jun...

"Fang Shilang, loosen your hands, this man is going to be strangled to death..." The official at the side couldn't see it, stepped forward, and reminded him in a low voice.

Only then did Fang Jun wake up, and hastily let go.

He is so excited!

According to the plan, Tian Yunlai was supposed to return to the voyage a long time ago, but he didn't see him for a long time. Fang Jun thought that there must be bad luck. Advanced ships, excellent navigation skills, more need the luck against the sky, God's favor!

Entering the vast Pacific Ocean is equivalent to entering the gate of hell, and their lives are always under the eyes of Hades!

He had long given up on the fleet brought by Tian Yun, and was preparing to send the fleet across the Pacific Ocean again after the Eastern Expedition to explore the American continent, looking for corn, potatoes and other grains.Ocean exploration is a gamble time after time. If one of the ten times can be successful, it is a big luck.

But never thought that Tian Yunlai would come back...

"What did they bring back?"

Fang Jun stared at the soldier with red eyes, and did not immediately ask about the damage of the ship and the casualties of the personnel, because everything was insignificant in front of the possible harvest!

Only he knows what corn and potatoes really mean!
The soldiers hurriedly said: "As soon as the fleet returned to the shore, Pei Changshi ordered all the sailors stationed at the port to mobilize and surround the fleet tightly. Cut it off! Only the little one is ordered to come day and night to report to Lord Hou, and the little one knows nothing about the rest!"

Fang Jun clenched his fist with his right hand and hit his left palm hard, the excitement in his heart was unbearable!
The fleet must have gained something, that's why Pei Xingjian is so serious about it!

"Come here, quickly enter the palace to meet His Majesty, and say that a fleet that I sent for an ocean-going expedition has returned, and I will go to see what I have gained! Come, prepare your horse, and I will go to Huating Town immediately!"

After hastily making some arrangements, he left the soldier in Chang'an to recuperate. After all, he was exhausted after traveling all the way from Huating Town to Chang'an day and night. If he were to follow him back, he might die of exhaustion on the way.He sent someone to deliver a letter to his family, and he couldn't wait to leave Chang'an City with his usual guards and generals, and headed straight for Tongguan.

Although the waterway is smooth and saves a lot of effort, but the speed is too slow, Fang Jun's heart is burning at the moment, how can he tolerate the slow speed of the boat?

Immediately, he took his family's trilogy and went straight to Huating Town along the official road. Along the way, one person and two horses stayed overnight, and changed horses at each post station. When they arrived in Huating Town six days later, everyone was full of travel and dust. out of shape...

Since no one was arranged to deliver the letter before, because they were too fast, faster than the horses delivering the letter, when they arrived in Huating Town, all the officials knew nothing about it.

It wasn't until Fang Jun appeared at the gate of the town office with his unshaven face, felted hair after taking off his hat, and obvious chilblains on his ears, that all the officials and officials hurriedly invited Fang Jun Enter the lobby, and go to inform Pei Xingjian.

After Pei Xingjian heard the news, he hurried over, and when he saw Fang Jun's distressed appearance, he was startled, and said repeatedly: "Why is Lord Hou so anxious? The fleets on the left and right have already returned, and they are at the seaside salt field right now. While repairing, can you still fly into the sky? Look at what it looks like... Sit down and rest quickly, and the next official will order people to prepare hot water for bathing and changing clothes, and then prepare meals..."

He knew that Fang Jun placed great hopes on the ocean-going expedition fleet, but he still underestimated how big this hope was. Therefore, it was difficult to understand why Fang Jun set off from Chang'an immediately after hearing the news, traveling all the way, even for the sake of Arrive in Huating Town as soon as possible, without even taking a boat...

But where can Fang Jun sit down?

That fleet carries the hope beyond the times!
If Tian Yunlai and others really arrived in America and discovered the plants he drew on paper...

"Wait for someone to go quickly, don't stay!"

Fang Jun gave an order, then turned and walked out of the lobby.

It's just that because of riding on horseback for several days, the flesh on the inner side of the two legs has long been worn to a bloody mess, and even the muscles are strained and rigid. After only a few steps, he staggered and almost fell headlong!
Pei Xingjian was startled, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Fang Jun up, and shouted, "Come here!"

The soldiers who came with Fang Jun were even more unbearable than Fang Jun. They all staggered and couldn't stand up when they got off their horses. He fell down, his butt touched the ground, his bones seemed to be falling apart, and he didn't want to stand up again...

Pei Xingjian's expression was solemn, seeing Fang Jun tossing like this because he was on the road, how could he not see that Fang Jun attached more importance to that fleet than he expected?Naturally, he didn't dare to be negligent, so he ordered someone to find a soft sedan chair, helped Fang Jun up, carried him all the way to the pier in a hurry, boarded a fast boat of the Navy, raised the sails, and went straight out of the pier, along the Wusong River. Turn into the Yangtze River waterway, go all the way down the water, go south along the coast all the way after going out to sea, and after a certain distance, you can see the sails on the sea surface, and many naval warships have blocked the sea near the coast tightly. Even on the shore, there are dozens of steps to a camp, and groups of soldiers are patrolling back and forth, and the idlers can't get close to it at all.

And under the strict protection of both land and water, three or four dilapidated warships docked by the sea.

Fang Jun's eyes suddenly became hot!
When they went out to sea, it was a huge fleet of dozens of ships, but now nine out of ten were damaged. It is conceivable how difficult and dangerous they have experienced on the vast ocean.

The distance was getting closer, but Fang Jun felt that his mouth was getting dry.

The so-called greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. If the fleet does not arrive in America, it will bring back what you hope for...

(End of this chapter)