Chapter 796: Hope Returns
The winter in Beiping Mansion is unusually cold, and the people of the Central Plains are not used to this kind of weather, but this also makes sweaters sell well in the Great Song Dynasty, and even Zhao Zhen wears a cold-proof cashmere sweater.
"Where is the white in the snow?! Bring it to me! ”
"The official family is slow, Chen Tong has already gone to the Imperial Horse Prison to lead the horse, and it will be there in a while, the official family will put on this big piece first, the weather is very cold, and the official family should take care of the dragon body!"
Sancai chased all the way, but the palace people didn't dare to block Zhao Zhen's way, Sancai helplessly quickened his pace, where did he know Zhao Zhen's mood at this moment? The East China Sea Xuanhua Envoy seems to be a tiny official title, but Zhao Zhen has poured too much expectation into it.
The East China Sea in ancient China generally refers to the sea area east of the Central Plains, as long as it is in the east of the dynasty, it will be added to the name of the East China Sea.
The Xuanhua envoy is better understood, most of the officials sent by the Great Song Dynasty to foreign countries added the name of Xuanhua envoy, which was intended to promote the education of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it was also the existence of national prestige, and the Xuanhua envoy of the East China Sea was the messenger who crossed the ocean to the place at the end of the East China Sea to promote the national prestige of the Great Song Dynasty. This official position confuses the party and the Liao Dynasty to a large extent, and also confuses many courtiers in the court, in their eyes this is just a means for His Majesty to promote the king, and in the eyes of the foreign court, this is Zhao Zhen is just boasting about his exploits.
So it didn't attract anyone's attention, and no one studied this fleet, but this ordinary fleet used the most advanced ships and talents of the Great Song Dynasty! Even the only Divine Doctor King is in the fleet, not to mention those senior craftsmen and healers, the leader of the team is Zhao Zhen's most trusted veteran of the Guards Division, Mu Xiu, who has always been the liaison between the Guards Division and the Black Hand, but in the end, he was appointed by Zhao Zhen as the Xuanhua envoy of the East China Sea.
Mu Xiu has a certain amount of sergeant strength in his hands, don't underestimate this Xuanhua envoy, he is the supreme commander of the armed forces of more than a thousand people, even if he destroys one or two states, it is easy, in fact, it is Mu Xiu's participation in the war in that land that has caused them to delay for so long.
Mu Xiu did not dare to have any delusions about the trust and trust of the official family, and he took the most intelligent craftsmen, scholars, and healers of the Great Song Dynasty to the unknown land that was not mentioned in the map, and only followed the route roughly drawn by the official family.
There are too many difficulties and obstacles along the way, but he has also accumulated a wealth of experience, and it can be said that if he leads the fleet on the road again, he will definitely be handy, and the speed of the exchange will be much faster.
There are some things that even he and the people in the fleet were stunned, the kind of thing that is the same as taro has a large yield, is cold and drought resistant, and most importantly, the yield is extremely large, which is jaw-dropping, but when those feathered people pulled out the strings of taro from the land, everyone was stunned, this taro tastes very good, has a special aroma, the yield is large, and it is easy to plant, which is simply a supreme treasure for an agricultural country like the Great Song Dynasty!
In addition to the first time, they also saw another crispy and delicious food, the color is like jade, the yield is also quite high, and there is a hint of sweetness after the entrance, for Mu Xiu's fleet, these strange crops must be waited for the Great Song, and the easiest way is to transplant them to the ship!
The hardships along the way are naturally impossible to describe. In order to protect these precious plants, the crew would rather die of thirst than take a sip of water, because this water is for these miraculous plants, they are not only food, but also the hope of the Great Song.
On the way back, there were only 300 of the forbidden army of more than 1,000 people, and the rest were all buried in the belly of the fish, not killed in battle, but died of thirst for lack of fresh water, they made great achievements in the land that was thousands of miles away from the Great Song Dynasty, and helped the local Tibetan people defeat the invasion, and it was also because of their behavior that the local Tibetan people entertained the fleet of the Great Song Dynasty.
Mu Xiu could only tearfully wrap the corpse of the dead forbidden army in a white cloth and push it into the sea, dying of thirst is a rather uncomfortable torture, hundreds of people were dying of thirst, it is a hellish scene, but none of these soldiers complained, and none of them went to snatch the precious water, and even handed over their water bladders to Mu Xiu, so that he could protect the scholars and healers who wore them, and also let him protect the crops that the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty exchanged for their lives......
When Mu Xiu saw the official family who had come all the way under the violent storm and snow, the anger in his heart suddenly leaked, and the forbidden army, doctors, and scholars who followed behind him, even more so, the fleet of thousands of people, only a hundred people came back, and only a few of the dozen sea ships came back. If such a scene cannot be considered tragic, there is nothing more tragic than this.
Zhao Zhen galloped frantically on the flat road, the guards were struggling to catch up, in this windy and snowy weather, the official family rode out of the palace in front of the people, rushed out of Beijing City, rushed out of Beiping Mansion, and the gossip along the way can drown people out.
The guards followed, they all saw the indescribable excitement and nervousness of the official family, as the emperor and the guards rushed out, the city gate guards of Beijing City shouted for their soldiers to close the city gate after being surprised and lost their minds, the Son of Heaven left Beijing, the city gate was forbidden, and the palace must be protected, not to mention that this time the official family did not even give the will, and suddenly left the capital.
The sudden closure of the four gates of Beijing City made more people aware of the news of the official family's departure from Beijing, and everyone was speculating whether something important had happened, and even the ministers of the court still had such speculations, because they did not know why the official family suddenly left Beijing.
Wang Yuyan can only "wipe her ass" for her husband, she didn't see Sancai along the way, according to the palace gate guard, Sancai left with the official family, which means that there is no danger of war, otherwise the official family will not bring Sancai this burden......
Chen Tong came, and as soon as he told the matter of Mu Xiu, the Xuanhua envoy of the East China Sea, Wang Yuyan suddenly realized that others did not know that she was the closest person to the emperor, but they knew the status of this little Xuanhua envoy in the hearts of the officials, and immediately issued an order, the court should follow the steps, and the divisions should not be chaotic, and the city gate would not wait for His Majesty to return to Beijing.
And Zhao Xu, who was studying, was also pulled into the Qianyu Hall and began to temporarily replace the Son of Heaven and supervise the country...... This is not the first time, Zhao Xu is naturally handy, and the courtiers are relieved, there will always be a day when the truth will come out, and it will be like this soon.
Because the ministers in the court have already gone to Wende Hall to meet the queen of the Middle Palace, they must know what happened, and Wang Yuyan summoned Pang Ji, Xia Zhu and others in Wende Palace.
"State affairs are as usual, the prince is in charge of the country, and there is something to play with the Wende Palace."
The queen's words relieved Suo Pang Ji and the others, and Xia Zhu said: "May I ask Niangniang, what is the so-called matter of Your Majesty's departure from Beijing?" ”
Wang Yuyan said with a smile: "It's all because the Xuanhua envoy from the East China Sea came back, saying that he brought strange things from the east, and there were many casualties along the way, so the official family went to the ......" The latest chapter in the follow-up, please pay attention