Lu Wan entered the main hall, and then secretly looked up at the top, only to see that the main seat was a young man about thirty years old, with a short beard under his chin, and a little decisiveness in his might.

On Li Ke's left is a slightly chubby, young man in his twenties, with a faint smile on his face, looking extremely kind, it should be King Jiang, that is, Tianzhu's protector Pope Li Yun. On the opposite side of Li Yun is a young man with a sturdy figure and sharp eyes, who looks a few years younger than Li Yun, although he is wearing civilian clothes, he can hardly hide the murderous aura on his body, and naturally Li Zhen, who is famous for his decisiveness. However, in addition to Li Ke and the others, there was also a young man sitting next to him in the hall, who seemed to be Li Zhen and Li Yun's courtiers.

Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian first saluted Li Ke and the others, and then Lu Wan stepped forward and reported: "Grass people Lu Wan, meet His Royal Highness King Wu and meet the two popes!" ”

With Lu Wan's loud report, Li Ke, Li Zhen, and Li Yun were all stunned, and then Li Ke was the first to react and said: "Lu Wan, are you the Captain Lu who is exploring the new route between Australia and the Americas?" ”

"His Royal Highness Qiqi, it is Lu!" Lu Wan bowed and replied.

Hearing Lu Wan's answer, not only Li Ke's face was happy, but Li Zhen and Li Yun also deliberately looked Lu Wan up and down a few times, and their eyes also showed a bit of appreciation. And Wang Xuance next to him was also very surprised, and also glanced at Lu Wan a few more times, but he was also very interested in Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian.

"Hahaha~, today is really a day worth celebrating, I didn't expect to see not only the seventh and eighth brothers in Tianzhu. And to be able to meet the famous Captain Lu really made this king very happy. Li Ke said with a laugh. Seventh brother, I might as well set up a new banquet. Okay, let's treat Captain Lu, and Xuan Ce, Fang Yi, and Chang Qian should also get to know each other. ”

"Yes, yes, I have heard of Captain Lu's name for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to meet, I didn't expect Captain Lu to take the initiative to come to the door today, this is really a thing worth celebrating!" Li Yun also opened his mouth and smiled.

Then, under Li Zhen's orders, the banquet was rearranged on the main hall, and a group of six people sat down as guests. Then Li Ke was the first to speak, introducing Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian to everyone, and then Li Zhen also introduced Wang Xuance to Li Ke and the four of them.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's words gradually increased, whether it was Li Ke or Li Zhen and Li Yun, they were all very interested in Lu Wan, especially when Lu Wan explored the route twice and discovered the legendary journey of the two continents, which has become a story that Datang and all over Taiwan talk about. So today they want to hear the real story of Lu Wan's experience.

Lu Wan had already encountered this situation countless times, although he felt a little restrained when he first faced the three Li Ke brothers. However, he had seen Li Su more than once before, so he quickly got used to it and talked eloquently at the banquet. I told you about my experiences over the years. Although Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian had heard some before, they still listened to it with relish.

Luvan after returning from the Americas. Then he talked about his establishment of the Round-the-World Shipping Company, and then told him about his previous plans. Finally, he stood up and took a step forward and said: "The grass people implore the two popes to send a letter of state, so that the grass people's fleet can get the official help of the Eastern Roman Empire, so that they can be more confident in completing this route exploration!" ”

"Haha, Captain Lu is polite, although my eighth brother and I are not good at sea, we also know the significance of discovering a new route, and if this matter is replaced by the sixth brother, we will definitely support it, and we naturally have no reason to refuse, so you wait a minute, I will order someone to prepare a national letter for you!" Li Yun immediately responded.

"Thank you, Pope!" Although Lu Wan knew that Li Yun and Li Zhen would agree, but now that he heard the other party say it in person, he was still relieved, with this credential, they should be able to go unimpeded in the Mediterranean.

However, after Li Ke listened to Lu Wan's plan, his face was contemplative, and after a long while, he asked: "Captain Lu, how long do you estimate it will take for your fleet to reach the Mediterranean Sea and then west into the Atlantic?" ”

"This ......" Lu Wan pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then spoke, "According to the calculations of the Navigation Academy, they have concluded that the width of the Atlantic Ocean is less than half of the Pacific Ocean, and now we cross the Pacific Ocean, it only takes fifty days at most, so theoretically speaking, it should take less than a month to cross the Atlantic, but because we don't know much about the sea conditions of the Atlantic, this time will definitely be much longer than theoretical, but the longest will not exceed two months, with the performance of our ships, Definitely competent. ”

"Theoretically, it's less than a month, but in practice it may take two months, which is too much of a time difference, right?" Li Zhen asked with some confusion.

Lu Wan replied with a wry smile: "Your Highness doesn't know, the speed of the ship is affected by many aspects, such as the performance of the ship, the quality of the crew, etc., but the most important factors are actually only two, that is, the wind direction and ocean currents, but we know very little about the sea conditions of the Atlantic, and we don't know where we can find a smooth route, so we can only try our luck, if we can find the best, in case we can't find it, then we can only choose a worse voyage, but the speed can not be guaranteed, So don't look at the Atlantic Ocean is narrower than the Pacific Ocean, but if you want to cross it, it will probably take more time. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Wan paused for a moment, and then spoke: "There are many other dangers, such as the Atlantic Ocean, in fact, the same as the Pacific Ocean, it is very likely to encounter typhoons, if the fleet is unfortunate enough to encounter it, then it can only be resigned to fate." There are also unknown reefs under the seabed, icebergs that may be encountered in the sea far from the equator, etc., whichever one can lead to the annihilation of the entire fleet. ”

After listening to Lu Wan's last words, Li Ke and the others were all silent, although they all left the Central Plains by boat, but they all took very mature routes, and rarely encountered any danger, but now after listening to Lu Wan, I realized that it turned out that opening up a new route had to take such a big risk, and it was even no exaggeration to say that every time Lu Wan and they left Hong Kong, it was equivalent to handing over their lives to God, as long as God was unhappy, they could take their lives at any time.

"I've heard for a long time that the sea is unpredictable, especially in the uncharted, and it can be said that there are dangers everywhere. In the past, I was a little suspicious, always thinking that the sea seemed so calm, and it produced all kinds of seafood, no matter how I looked at it, it didn't look like there was any danger, but now after listening to Captain Lu's words, I realized that there were so many dangers hidden under the calm surface of the sea! Li Ke also sighed at this time, but in the depths of his eyes, there was an uneasy mood stirring.

At the end of the banquet, Li Yun asked Lu Wan to prepare the national letter and also sent it, which made Li Ke praise their efficiency, and Lu Wan was even more grateful, and very solemnly put the national letter close to him, and then said goodbye.

However, when Lu Wan just left the palace, he was stopped by Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian, and the two of them asked about Lu Wan's residence and the time to leave, and finally asked Lu Wan to get together before leaving in the name of a private person.

That night, Li Ke and his entourage were arranged by Li Yun and Li Zhen to rest in a side hall in the palace, but when it came to the willows on the moon, Li Ke couldn't sleep on the bed, because after seeing Lu Wan today, he also had a very bold idea in his heart.

To get to Eastern Rome, Lüvan's fleet had to pass through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, and on the west side of the Red Sea and the canal was North Africa, the most developed part of the continent. And after arriving in the Eastern Roman Empire, they will go to the Americas, which is also where he will go next, so why not go with them, so as not to delay his own investigation of Africa and the Americas, but also to experience the excitement and fun of exploring new routes.

As soon as this thought germinated, it was like a strong seed, taking root in Li Ke's heart, and quickly occupied Li Ke's entire mind, no matter what, it couldn't be expelled, and even so late, he was still tossing and turning in bed, without the slightest sleepiness.

In the end, Li Ke simply sat up from the bed, walked to the bedroom window, raised his head to look at the bright moon outside the window, and thought about his experience over the years, and then compared Li Ke with himself, and then made him very sad to find that compared with his own brother, his achievements over the years are simply not worth mentioning.

As an elder brother, but his younger brother surpasses him, this feeling is not pleasant, even with Li Ke's generous temperament, it is impossible to completely let go, so he wants to be like Li Su, Li Zhen, and Li Yun, and build a piece of land with his own efforts, so as to prove that his brother is not worse than his younger brothers!

"If you want to achieve something, how can you need Rokuro to help me arrange everything? Li Ke, Li Ke, there is an opportunity now for you to do what you think, how can you let it go in vain? Li Ke suddenly opened his mouth and muttered to himself, and when he said the end, his face showed a little decisiveness, and he looked very much like Li Shimin.

Under this moonlight, Li Ke finally made up his mind not to visit according to Li Su's arrangement, but to follow his own ideas, and go on the road with Lu Wan and their fleet, although doing so may encounter unknowable dangers, but for Li Ke, it is all worth it.

And he also had the opportunity to go to the Eastern Roman Empire in person, thinking of the ancient civilization called Great Qin by the ancients, Li Ke couldn't help but feel a little anticipation in his heart. (To be continued......)