Taicang Wharf is crowded with people at this time, and it is in full swing.

The news of His Majesty's presence came from the morning, and the officials in charge of Taicang went crazy and asked everyone to prepare to greet them.

The port was filled with red wedding lights, and there were cleaning workers everywhere, all of whom were repairing for a day, waiting for the return of the ocean-going fleet.

Huge incense burners and copper tripods have been placed on the largest cement platform at the mouth of the Yellow River, where His Majesty the Son of Heaven will welcome the soldiers returning from the sea.

Today's weather is good, the wind is beautiful, the spring breeze is slightly blowing, neither hot nor cold, it is a good weather for an outing to step into spring.

Li Er's travel team was mighty, the guard of honor obeyed, the front hugged the rear cluster, the car and the passenger were in succession, the flag was displayed, and the big driver, the law driver, and the small driver drove out of the Vermilion Bird Gate of the palace with the car.

At the front was the vanguard honor guard of the "Great Driver", which rode the magistrates of the capital and the court officials in turn, followed by the "Qingyou Team" composed of two teams of cavalry and the Six Elements Infantry Brigade.

Cheng Biting Jin sat on a high-headed horse, his complexion was flying, his spirit was radiant, and he didn't know what the old cow had experienced, and he had to have a good chat with the old boy when he came back, at this time he wore a sword at his waist, and drove the troops forward, his task was to clear the road, in order to ensure that the emperor behind him traveled smoothly, followed by the twelve dragon flags held by the soldiers, divided into two rows. Behind the dragon flag is a special fleet of vehicles, including guide cars, Jili drum cars, egret cars, Luan flag cars, evil car, Pixuan cars, etc.

It is followed by the guard of honor, the guard of honor is mainly based on music and battle, and hundreds of civil and military officials are also among them, only to see familiar faces on the frame, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji, all the bigwigs in the court are driving in special cars.

Behind the guard of honor is the jade chariot that the emperor sits, Li Er is wearing a new dragon robe today, wearing a crown through the sky, a dragon coiling on his chest, the whole body is golden, and the brilliance is like a god, the jade chariot he is riding, the shape of the elephant, the sound of the clear horn is carved from a faction of white jade, which looks magnificent, and there is a woman sitting next to him who is also dressed in golden and noble clothes, which is the mother of the country today, and the eldest grandson queen is also.

Empress Changsun is also dressed very formally today, with a golden phoenix crown, a glowing cloak, and two shining pearls hanging from her ears, which looks beautiful and moving.

The two princes, Li Chengqian and Li Tai, also sat on the jade chariot together, full of joy and ready to go to the Yellow River to see the big boat.

Next to the jade chariot, there is also a small jade chariot on which only one woman sits, and if you look closely, it is actually Queen Deseon of Silla.

At this time, Queen Deshan has been shocked by the travel of the Tang Dynasty, ten miles of driving, thousands of people prostrate, this kind of scene is not to say, I never thought that the wealth and strength of the Tang Dynasty have far exceeded the imagination of Queen Deshan.

The Emperor's chariot was the heart of the entire guard of honor, so the guards were extremely tight. The jade chariot was controlled by the imperial servant, surrounded by forty-one drivers in front and behind, and escorted by the left and right guard generals on both sides. He was followed by the high-ranking generals and eunuchs of the forbidden army. On the periphery of these escort officers were bands of cavalry and foot soldiers, each of which varied in number but numbered more than twenty men, led by a general. The forbidden soldiers wore treasure knives on their waists, ready to deal with unexpected situations at any time, and followed by the forbidden soldiers were the honor guards composed of peacock fans, small group fans, square fans, Huang Lu, Jiang Lu, Xuanwu Building, etc.

There was also a "rear drumming" band behind the emperor's car, with nearly 300 musicians, blowing and playing, so lively. Immediately following the "rear propaganda" were all kinds of chariots for the emperor, including the chariot, the chariot, the waist chariot, the golden chariot, the elephant chariot, the leather chariot, the five chariots, the root car, the Anche, the Siwang car, the sheep chariot, the subordinate car, the Huang Yue car, the leopard tail car, etc.

His Majesty's convoy was followed by many wealthy families in Chang'an, among which there were many retail households, and of course there were some big families, among which the Liu family in Youzhou was the most prosperous, and this time it sent a convoy of 100 people, which was also wealthy.

Liu Mengli was wearing a goose down dress today, which was a dress designed for her by Xu Yang himself, I saw her sitting in the car, fingers around tenderness, and her eyes were full of joy looking forward to seeing her Ruyi Langjun on the dock.

The convoy was crowded in front of and behind, and the crowd rushed to Taicang Wharf.

One of the directors of Taicang Wharf, Zhan Shisi, kowtowed tremblingly, Li Er was in a good mood, ordered someone to prepare a step, and planned to go to the largest cement wharf in Taicang to have a look.

The shore is full of officials, of course, there are many people who come to join in the fun, many of them rushed from Chang'an, the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, this is a rare event in the world, and you will regret it for a lifetime if you miss it.

Li Er didn't wait long on the dock, and was politely greeting Queen Silla when he heard a eunuch shouting for the return of the fleet.

Li Er squinted his eyes and looked towards the edge of the Yellow River, only to see the end of the wide Yellow River, the sun was hanging high, and a number of black shadows swept in, and the ships full of sails were moving fast on the river, and the huge chimneys were puffing smoke, like giant beasts returning from prehistory.

Queen Deshan was speechless in surprise at this time, such a huge fleet reflected the extraordinary national strength and craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty, she was thinking in her heart, if there was a naval battle between the big ship of Silla and the sea ship of the Tang Dynasty, the picture was like purgatory on earth, Queen Deshan felt that even five Silla ships might not be able to defeat such a huge Tang warship.

The fleet arrived at the dock in an instant, the sails had all been put away, and they began to slowly dock, and Li Er could vaguely see the cheering crowd on the big ship.

The huge iron anchors began to be dropped, the warships fixed their positions on the shore, the landing ladders lowered on the huge deck, and the largest 'Hongyun' in the fleet slowly stopped next to the huge cement dock where Li Er stood.

Niu Jinda was dressed in purple cloud armor, wearing a red cloak and getting off the boat along the escalator, Xu Yang was wearing the cloak of the left guard, and he also followed Baolin and Chu Mo and others to step on the stairs of the boat.

"See Your Majesty!" Niu Jinda clenched his fists with both hands and knelt on one knee, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission, and the last general has brought back overseas crops!" Xu Yang and they also knelt down and saluted.

The corners of Li Er's mouth were smiling, and he personally stepped forward to help Niu Jinda, looking at Niu Jinda's somewhat emaciated face and said with pity: "General Niu is really my Tang Dynasty general, this time he traveled overseas, which is difficult and dangerous, I have a deep taste, Xuan, the position of the soldiers on the ship has increased by two turns, and the bounty is ten!" ”

The white eyebrows next to him hurriedly wrote down this one.

"General Niu and the generals have led the ship to make meritorious contributions, and they will be rewarded with a field house in Chang'an, a hundred feet of silk, and a hundred taels of gold!" Li Er opened his mouth to be a huge reward, and Queen Deshan was suffocated when she heard it.

"General Niu, where are these high-yielding deeds now?" Li Er asked with a smile, he couldn't wait to see what these high-yield crops looked like.

"Your Majesty, all of them are in the storage room of the battleship, and the last general will order the sergeant to move it down now." Niu Jin's tone was also full of joy, and after that, he ordered dozens of sergeants next to him to get on the boat to carry the crops.

Dozens of vats filled with dirt were carried down from the battleship, and Li Er's eyes were a little straight when he looked at them, and the colorful plants in these vats were a little dazzling.

"Among the crops brought by the minister, potatoes are the most, followed by corn, and there are many vegetables and fruits, such as peppers, tomatoes, etc." Niu Jinda said excitedly: "The last general was afraid that these crops would die on the road, so he planted a large number of seeds in Quanzhou, and the last general only brought back a third. ”

Li Er nodded, and said loudly: "General Niu is thoughtful, I can rest assured." Then he said: "Where is Xu Yang, the left guard?" ”

"The minister is here." Xu Yang hurriedly leaned out from behind Cheng Chumo.

Li Er looked at Xu Yang with satisfaction and said, "These high-yield crops are all what you told me, come and explain to me what the characteristics of these crops are." ”

"No" Xu Yang hurriedly stepped forward, intending to explain these magical South American plants to Li Er, but as soon as he walked to Li Er's side, he saw a beautiful figure standing beside Li Er, and the whole person was stunned R1152