"Hey, Renbiao, you're here too?"
With their powerful internal force, Li Zexuan and the other two finally came to the front of the crowd. However, they met an old acquaintance. Who else could it be but Wang Renbiao?
"Hehe, it's Xiaoxuan! I just received the news this morning. Fortunately, I had nothing to do, so I came to take a look! "
Wang Renbiao chuckled and looked at Li Zexuan.
"Oh, right, Renbiao, I forgot to ask you before. Did the fleet find the rubber I told you about in Nanyang?"
A few days ago, he asked Wang Renbiao to help him inquire about the news. He only cared about Meng Youliang's situation and forgot about his own business.
When Wang Renbiao heard this, he was stunned. He then shook his head and said, "I don't know about this yet. I only asked people to help inquire about the fleet. I didn't ask about the harvest of my fleet."
Li Zexuan was speechless. He thought to himself, This Wang Renbiao's heart is really big. He doesn't even care about his own family's business. His attitude of treating money like dirt is comparable to mine.
"Well, then we can only wait for the fleet to come back in a while!"
Li Zexuan said helplessly.
"Oh! Look, the fleet is here! The fleet is here! "
At this moment, a mast finally appeared on the surface of the Ba River. Then, the figure of a huge turreted ship slowly emerged from the water and was exposed to everyone's vision. It was unknown who discovered this phenomenon, but someone shouted loudly, and the crowd on the pier immediately boiled up.
"They're finally here! They're finally here! "
"After going out to sea for almost five months, the fleet is finally back! God bless, the child's father must be fine! "
When the people saw more and more ships appear on the Ba River, they began to excitedly talk to each other. Most of them were praying for the safety of their family members.
"Five months. This time, some families are happy and some are sad!"
At this moment, Li Zexuan was holding Lan 'er's hand and standing at the front of the crowd. He looked at the densely packed boats on the river and sighed with mixed feelings.
Although Wang Renbiao did not mention the details of the ambush on the fleet, Li Zexuan had obtained more detailed information from Li Chengqian. Of course, the source of the information was definitely related to Li Er.
Therefore, he was very clear that the fleet's journey south this time was not without casualties. Not to mention the storms and diseases that took away the crew members on the sea route to the Nanyang countries, just the sneak attack of the pirates that night caused the fleet to lose 28 soldiers and 12 civilians. This meant that a small scale battle had caused forty Tang soldiers to be buried in the sea, with no complete corpses left! Forty originally happy and blissful families were torn apart in an instant!
At that time, who knew how many tears would be shed?
Boohoo ~!
As time passed, the fifteen hundred-some merchant ships that had come south to trade five months ago appeared before everyone's eyes. The mournful sound of a bugle horn came from the ship in the center of the fleet, and then all the other ships began to drop their anchors, lower their sails, and slowly approach the shore.
"We're home! We're finally home! "
On a merchant ship, Meng Youliang stood on the deck and leaned against the railing. As he looked at the sea of people on the shore, he couldn't help but sigh. On this voyage, he had almost been separated from his family forever.
He was far from alone in his thoughts. Whether it was the civilian workers on the merchant ships or the navy soldiers on the official ships, all of them couldn't suppress the joy in their hearts as they looked at the dock. Homesickness, homesickness, what could be more important than the fact that they would be home soon?
"Your Highness, we can go ashore!"
The main ship had already reached the dock, and people had already laid down the planks. Wu Di walked up to Li Xiaogong and clasped his fist.
"Mm, this prince will come right away!"
A few moments later, Li Xiaogong disembarked from the main ship with his guards. Li Zexuan walked up and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Congratulations on Your Highness's triumphant return! Long time no see! Your Highness, how have you been? "
Li Xiaogong gave a hearty laugh and patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder. "This prince is in good health! Looking at the days, the Imperial College should have started school by now. How come you still have time to come here? "
Before leaving, he had entrusted his son to Li Zexuan. At the time, Li Zexuan was still an official at the Imperial College and had yet to fall out with Kong Yingda. Thus, Li Xiaogong's memories were still stuck at the time when Li Zexuan was still teaching at the Imperial College. He had no idea what was going on at Yanhuang College.
"Your Highness, this child is no longer at the Imperial College. Three months ago, I resigned from my position at the directorate and opened my own academy. Today, Huai Ren is also in my academy. "
Li Zexuan knew that Li Xiaogong was asking this because he wanted to know more about his son, Li Huairen, so he gave him a simple explanation.
"What? Xiaoxuan, you're no longer at the Imperial College? Did something happen in between? "
Li Xiaogong had indeed asked this question to find out more about his son, but he hadn't expected to ask such a shocking question.
"It's a long story. I'll tell Your Highness in detail in the future."
Li Zexuan knew that this wasn't the place to talk, so he said this to Li Xiaogong.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
As they were speaking, another group of people arrived on the road to the west of the docks. When they heard the words' His Majesty has arrived ', they all hastily turned around. When they saw the person in bright yellow at the front of the group, they all bowed and said, "Paying respects to Your Majesty!"
At the same place, with the same loud voice, one couldn't help but think of the departure ceremony that Li Er had held when the fleet went out to sea five months ago.
Li Er followed the path that the crowd made and came to the edge of the docks, not far from Li Xiaogong. He stopped and turned around to look at the densely packed crowd, saying, "Rise!"
Only then did the commoners and the soldiers on the ships straighten up.
Li Er looked at Li Xiaogong and said, "Xiaogong, it's been hard on you!"
Li Xiaogong hurriedly clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is too kind. It's my duty to share Your Majesty's worries and worries. It's not hard at all!"
Li Er nodded. Then, he looked at the endless number of ships on the river and asked slowly, "Have all the ships of our Great Tang returned?"
Li Xiaogong said solemnly, "Your Majesty, of the 1,587 ships that I brought, except for one that was burned at sea, the rest returned safely! Furthermore, the 32 small countries in Nanyang have all sent a fleet of ambassadors to follow me back to pay respects to the Tang Empire and Your Majesty! "
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