Chapter 1078: Success in the East and Success in the West (Seventy-One)

Li Canzheng rushed all the way from the council hall to the Qinzheng store where Gao Yuan usually worked. Along the way, all the guards stared at this Yinzheng who was fatter than the other two Yinzheng combined. Do you think this big fat man can run so fast?

What happened? All the guards were mumbling in their hearts.

"Li Yizheng, what's going on? What's going on?" He Weiyuan grabbed Li Can at the door of Qinzheng Hall. The huge impact made He Weiyuan stagger. Li Can fell forward due to this pull. , He Weiyuan was shocked. He bowed and used his back to push Li Can out far away from his stomach. He stepped forward with one foot and made a lunge, and supported Li Can's body with both hands on the pillar. Only then did he stabilize Li Can's body.

Li Can stood firm and patted He Weiyuan hard, "Wei Yuan, thank you, thank you, is the king here?"

"Here you are!" He Weiyuan turned around and looked at Li Can: "Yi Zheng, what's going on with this turmoil?"

Li Can chuckled, took a step, and rolled into Qinzheng's shop like a ball.

Gao Yuan raised his head from behind the big case, looked at Li Can who was full of excitement, and touched his chin thoughtfully, "What made my Li Yizheng so excited? He actually ran here from the road?" "

"How did the king know that I came here?" Li Can asked in surprise.

Gao Yuan laughed: "With your body, when you run, you are like a heavy hammer beating a drum. You can hear it from a long distance away. Look at the sweat on your head. Didn't you run over or something?"

"Your Majesty, you are really attentive to every detail!" Li Can complimented him calmly at the right time, "Your Majesty, it's a great joy for me brother."

Looking at Li Can who was already impatient, Gao Yuan stretched out his hand and said, "Don't tell me, let me guess. Kou Shuguang must be back, right?"

Seeing Li Can's dumbfounded look, Gao Yuan suddenly stood up and asked, "Are they really coming back?"

"Your Majesty, the fleet has arrived in Cangzhou, and they are still on the way, but the news has reached Jicheng, and General Kou and the others are back."

At Gao Yuan's insistence, based on Li Can's voyage fleet, the Han Dynasty established its own voyage fleet, with Kou Shuguang as the commander, and set sail to sea. This was a huge sum of money for the Han regime at that time. investment, and the Jiang Family Quan agreed to build a fleet because they were tempted by the prospect of mountains full of gold and silver described by Gao Yuan. For the Han Kingdom, it felt short of money at all times. If such a place could be found, then for the Han Kingdom It was indeed a great help. But no one expected that the voyage that Li Can originally said could be returned in half a year, but the fleet had been away for two full years without any news. Even the people who had always been confident Li Can was so full that he also thought that they must have encountered an accident on the vast sea. The failure of this incident made Li Can unable to raise his head in front of Jiang Jiaquan and Yan Shengxu. He even spoke carefully for fear of being caught. It accidentally reminded these two people that their investment of hundreds of thousands of taels was in vain. Now that Kou Shuguang is back, how can Li Can not be excited?

"Are people still safe?" Gao Yuan did not ask about the harvest first, but first asked about the safety of the voyage crew. This made Li Can very touched. His nose felt sour and he almost shed tears. You know, this voyage fleet Among them, the core personnel were almost all direct members of his Li family. Even one of his sons was on board. In order to express his sincere determination to Gao Yuan, he resolutely ignored his wife's cries and forcefully removed his son. Stuffed into the fleet.

"It's okay, it's okay, the loss is not big, but the report didn't make it clear, it just said that the harvest was huge." Li Can said loudly while rubbing his eyes.

"By the way, I remember that your third child, Li Quan, is also in the fleet. Is he okay?" Gao Yuan suddenly remembered such a thing. He looked at Li Can rubbing his eyes and thought that Li Quan was out of touch. What happened.

"Okay, okay!" Li Can nodded repeatedly, "I also received a letter from my family in Cangzhou. During this trip, Ah Quan not only gained experience, but he also truly grew into a man. I heard that he was even tanned to a black head. Yes. Hehehe, but he is much stronger than before. The letter from home said that after returning home, even his mother could hardly recognize him."

Hearing Li Can's words, Gao Yuan also burst out laughing, "How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain? A man should go out and have a try, so that he can grow up. Li Yizheng, it seems I want to congratulate you too!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Li Can also smiled like a flower, but he was thinking in his heart that after returning, he should train this third child as a key successor. He has a good impression in the heart of the King of Han. Yes, this will naturally be of great benefit to the Li family in the future. As for the eldest and second eldest brother, well, if they want to compete, they might as well go out and make contributions in the future.

Ten days later, two huge convoys, one from the east gate and one from the west gate, arrived at Jicheng at almost the same time. Entering from the west gate was the Zhao State mission led by King Zhao Wuji, while those from the east gate came in. What entered was the crew of the voyage fleet led by Kou Shuguang. For the people of Jicheng who ran to the west gate to watch King Zhao enter the city, this day was the day they regretted the most, because the voyage fleet entered the city from the east gate. Not only was the scale far larger than that of King Zhao's delegation, but the various strange things that came with the team were an eye-opener for the people who went to the east gate.

The size of Kou Shuguang's motorcade reached about 200 carriages. The long queue could not be seen to the side at a glance, and walking at the front of the team turned out to be a strange animal with a long nose. That physique was the strongest The ferocious tiger is far from comparable.

This long-nosed animal that the people of Jicheng had never seen before was the elephant that Kou Shuguang brought back this time. These tamed elephants had frames on their backs, and drivers sat inside, driving these huge beasts slowly into the city. The elephants were huge, but the drivers were dark and thin, forming a sharp contrast.

Twenty elephants walked in neat steps on the central street, and every step made a rumbling sound. The onlookers couldn't help but exclaimed and took a step back.

And when these elephants Behind him, there were dozens of carriages loaded with animals, including tigers with white hair, monsters that looked like lions and tigers, red-haired gorillas, and big cows with horns growing on their noses. All of them stunned the onlookers. Oh my god, what are these?

Kou Shuguang sat on the warhorse. Compared with when he set out that year, he looked darker and thinner, but his bright eyes were filled with endless joy. Although he had experienced too many risks on this trip, he finally returned successfully, and the harvest this time was The gains were enough to give the King of Han and the Political Affairs Hall enough motivation to support him to embark on the journey again.

This trip to the sea really opened Kou Shuguang's eyes, and what he saw and encountered along the way also made him understand that there was such a vast land and endless treasures outside the Central Plains, and these should naturally be included in the glory of the King of Han.

When he set out, he brought a total of 3,000 people, including sailors, on the voyage. Now when he returned, there were still 3,000 people. Of course, among these 3,000 people, more than 1,000 The people were not the ones who followed him to the battle, but some servants he had selected from the conquered lands to show his submission. These people would be his guides and powerful helpers when he went on the battle again.

The sound of hurried horse hooves came from the front, and Kou Shuguang looked up.

"According to the king's order, Kou Shuguang is ordered to lead his troops to the central street." He Weiyuan stood in front of the team and said loudly.

"I obey your order!" Kou Shuguang clasped his hands and responded loudly, his joy in his heart reaching a new level. He led the team to the central street, and that For the generals on the expedition, it is the highest honor, because the end of the Central Street is the palace of the King of Han, and walking on the Central Street means that the King of Han will personally come out to greet them.

Most of the people who followed him did not know the difference between walking on the East Street and the Central Street, but those generals knew the difference, which shows that the king was extremely satisfied with their words and gave them this honor.

After reading the order of the King of Han, He Weiyuan pulled the reins and walked to the side of Kou Shuguang. "Welcome home, Commander Kou!"

" Thank you, Commander He!" Kou Shuguang said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for two years. Is the old man King of Han doing well?"

"Of course he is. We just won a great victory not long ago and gave the Qin people a good lesson. Hahaha, don't mention how happy it is!" He Weiyuan said happily: "You are back at this time. This is really a double happiness!"

"Along the way, I have heard about our beating of the Qin army. It was great, it was great. It's a pity that I didn't participate!" Kou Shuguang said with some regret.

"What's the matter? The king is more interested in your trip. You don't know that even when we defeated Li Xin and left this Qin military god on the prairie, the king was not excited when he heard that you returned safely. Commander Kou, there is another person entering the city at the west gate today. Do you know who it is?" He Weiyuan said mysteriously.

"Who is it?" Kou Shuguang asked very cooperatively.

"Zhao Wuji, the king of Zhao." He Weiyuan raised his head and said proudly: "Originally, Zhao Wuji should have taken the central street, But in order to make way for you, the Minister of Rites Xun has led them to change their route and go to the posthouse first, waiting for the king to see you before seeing the King of Zhao!"

"Ah!" Kou Shuguang said in surprise: "This, this is okay? I am just an ordinary general. Even if I have made some achievements after returning from a long voyage, how can I compare with the King of Zhao?"

"In the eyes of the king, you are much more valuable than that useless King of Zhao." He Weiyuan laughed, "Let's go, the king and the ministers are waiting for you!" (To be continued)