Because of Li Chengji's hospitality, Li Dahai stayed in the Governor's Mansion for three consecutive days. In addition to dealing with caravans during the day, he would take two hours out of the night to talk to Li Chengji about what he had seen and heard in the East. Not only on the sea, but also in the customs of the Song Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia.

It's just that Li Dahai hasn't stayed for a long time, so in many places, he only sees the appearance. But that's not bad already!

After all, for Li Chengji, the places of Song and Jin, which he had never been to, had always been the places he wanted to go to the most. Even if the land there is already a thing or a person. But the blood of the Han people gave him an inexplicable sense of belonging.

So when he heard Li Dahai talk about it, he was particularly excited.

After that, Li Chengji gave him a house again. It's on the street where the dignitaries live! Although it is not as good as Da Diwan's house, it has everything inside. And with servants, you only need to go in, and you can live.

Li Weiwei, Li Dali, and Ge Riwuqi also heard that he was back! Before, because of Li Chengji's hinderment, he has never been able to reminisce. Now that I have time, I rushed to his house and said it well.

In the end, it was the earliest group of people who followed Li Chengji, although they had a competitive relationship, but they got along for a long time and became like brothers. And now everyone has a future, far from being able to compare with the little guard in the past.

In retrospect, they were also filled with emotion. Especially when it comes to Li Dayi, the four of them are a little regretful. Because today was originally a gathering of five people, but Li Dayi was in prison. made the five of them unsatisfactory in the end.

With such emotion, the four of them toasted a glass of wine to the north at the suggestion of Li Gao.

At this moment, the subordinates in the house suddenly stood outside the door and shouted: "Master! The Governor is here! ”。 Li Weiwei and the others, who were drinking, immediately stood up.

When he came to the door, Li Xie, who was a little cautious, showed Li Chengji the way with a nervous face. Because of the westward journey, the Xie family, who became a widow, regarded Li Dahai as a dependent. In addition, he is a good person, and he has a bit of a posture.

Li Dahai, who is not a saint and gentleman, slept with her on the way west.

As a result, Xie, who has a tough body, is pregnant again. Now settled down, she is nearly three months pregnant.

However, Li Xie still took care of the affairs of the mansion himself. Even because of Li Chengji's arrangement, another concubine room was added to the house. Li Xie is also hands-on and diligent.

"Governor!" ，

"Governor!" ，

"Young Master!" , Li Qi hurriedly saluted and said loudly. When there are others, Li Qi and they will call Li Chengji the governor according to the courtesy of the monarch and ministers. But Li Dahai has just come back, and his mouth has not changed.

So it is customary to call Li Chengji a young master.

"Hmm!" , Li Chengji responded, and let them be exempted. It's just that there is some depression on his face, and he seems to have encountered something annoying.

Li Dali stayed by Li Chengji's side for the longest time, and immediately said: "Our brothers happen to be catching up together." If the governor does not dislike it, let him have a few drinks with us. ”。 In Puritanism, alcohol was not forbidden.

But it is forbidden to drink alcohol!

Especially in the military, without a license, not a drop of alcohol can be touched.

"Let's go together! It just so happens that I have something to inform you of as well! Li Chengji said, and walked into the flower hall under the guidance of Li Atmosphere and others.

Wait for the next person to add dishes and chopsticks, and close the door. Li Chengji drank a glass of wine with some frustration and said loudly: "The news just came, Dayi was severely tortured in the prison and died of his injuries. ”。

With a snap, Li Dahai was so shocked that the cup in his hand fell to the ground.

Also this news is so shocking! Just a few days after returning to Malu, Dayi encountered an accident.

Compared with them, Li Weiqi, Li Dayi and Ge Riwuqi all behaved very calmly. But this is just a performance, judging from the clenched fists of the three of them, it is obvious that there are waves in their hearts.

"How many days has it been?" Li Dali, who is in charge of the affairs department, knows that the delivery of news is often delayed for several days. In particular, after the heavy setback of Balasagon's affairs department, it was a blind spot for the Governor's Palace of Khorasan.

The time of this righteous death must have been a few days ago.

"The one sent by Tarath has been delayed for two days." , Taras was a temporary stronghold that was urgently established after the defeat of Balasagon stronghold. Some of the members of the Division who escaped from Balasagon were resettled there.

It's just that considering that the wind in Daliao is tight, the local strongholds don't dare to be too loud. So since its establishment, it has been in a dormant state.

Now that the news of Li Dayi was suddenly delivered, it was also a very trivial matter, and he had to take a risk.

Hearing this, Li Dali and the others fell into a strange silence. The mood that was originally happy about the reunion also fell into the valley all of a sudden.

"Righteous death! I won't leave it at that! Li Chengji drank another glass of wine and broke the silence. Although Li Dayi is just one of his own guards, how can he be ruthless if he is not a plant. Dayi has followed him for so many years, and since he went deep into the bandit village, he has slowly come into his sight.

Although the performance on weekdays is mediocre. Out of five people, it's average. But that's why I kept it with me. Later, he was appointed to be in charge of intelligence affairs in Balasagon and did not have the intention of promotion and training.

Even if there are mistakes one after another, I am a little annoyed. But that's just complaining that the righteousness is not in line with his wishes, and he has no intention of setting aside and alienating.

But now, it's so far apart. Without heartache, that's impossible.

What's more, most of the righteous deaths are because of themselves. If it weren't for saving his father and family, Dayi wouldn't have to risk being exposed at all to cover the withdrawal of Daddy and Big Brother.

As a result, he was caught by the old thief of Yeluzizheng and suffered from prison.

Reminiscent of the letter sent by Tarasi, mentioning that before Dayi died, he was tortured many times, and he did not spit out the whereabouts of his father and eldest brother. His righteous death made his heart ache even more.

"The head of the old thief, I'm going to take it!" , Gregory drank the wine in the cup and smashed it into the tunnel.

Li Dali was not far behind, and swore: "The three generations of men of the old thief of Yelu will all be slaughtered and killed by my own hands. ”，

Since this murderous work was robbed by Li Dali and them, Li Daqi decided to take care of Dayi's wife and children. He said loudly: "Righteous wife and children, I raised them!" ”。

Dali and Ge Riwuqi immediately looked at Li Qi with strange eyes. Because of the size of the flower, the average man is unblessed.

Knowing that they had misunderstood, Li Qi hurriedly said: "I will give them a seat in the courtyard and let them live in Malu." If Ruhua remarries in the future, she will also take care of that little cub. ”。

At this time, Li Dali's eyes looking at Li Qi were much more normal.

"No need! I'll arrange the affairs of the house for them. And the righteous son, I will take him as a righteous son, and raise him by my side to teach it personally. If you wish, you can be his godfather. ”。

That sounds like a good idea! But in this way, he and Li Chengji are friends of the same generation. Under Zhang Timing's deliberate publicity, Li Dawei and Li Dali, who knew the difference between monarchs and ministers, immediately hesitated.

Knowing their scruples, Li Chengji comforted: "Righteousness and you are like brothers, and it is reasonable for you to be his son's godfather, so don't worry about some details." ”。

Hearing this, Li Daqi and the others let go of their scruples.

Subsequently, Li Chengji ordered people to properly handle the aftermath of the righteousness within the Affairs Department. And he invited the imam and held a funeral for him. It's just that because the body of the righteous is not in Malu, it can only be replaced by a well-dressed one.

The Ruhua girls who live in Puhua have also been resettled by Malu. At the funeral, Ruhua cried heartbreakingly. Although at the beginning, Li Dayi was forced to marry Ruhua. But apparently, it was later emotional.

Otherwise, Ruhua would not have cried so sadly now.

She and Dayi's son are not very old, and they don't know what it means for his father to die. Just standing stupidly, I don't understand why his mother is crying so sadly.

Having dealt with this matter, Li Chengji began to think about maritime trade again.

This is his long-standing sailing dream!

At the beginning, Li Dahai was ordered to go east, just to explore the route. In order to prepare for the future maritime trade.

Now the sea has circled most of the world and returned to the beginning. Li Chengji's sailing dream also has the conditions to come true.

But first thing, you still have to find an outlet to the sea.

In Lee's mind, there are two suitable ports to choose from.

The former is Bandar Abbas on the border between the provinces of Fars and Kierman. It is the choke point of the Strait of Hormuz.

Outside the harbor, there are the islands of Gersham and Hormuz as barriers, and the Arabian Peninsula is separated by the sea.

Of course, at this time, it was just a small fishing village. Although there are a number of merchant ships docking, it is a smuggling port that is not officially protected.

And because of the sediment accumulation, the merchant ships with large tonnage could not dock at all.

Even so, it was the only one on the long coastline of Eastern Persia that was suitable for the development of an important trading port.

After all, in terms of straight-line distance, it is relatively close to the two river basins. European goods can also be used as a springboard through the two river basins, starting from the Persian Gulf and stopping at Bandar Abbas.

There is also a local governor, who is completely controlled by the big families. After losing the big backer of Khorezm, facing the soldiers of the Khorasan Governor's Palace, he could only be beaten passively.

As for the latter, it is the land of faith east of Sistan and Macran. In later generations, it was a territory that belonged to Pakistan. And on the coast of the Indus Delta, there is the largest city in Pakistan - Karachi.

However, like Abbas, the locals, who did not value maritime trade, did not build it into a port city. It's a wasteland full of weeds, undeveloped.

In addition to the fishermen who have lived there for generations, only a few merchant ships damaged by wind and waves have occasionally dropped anchor and landed in the area.