Chapter 626 Return journey
The sky gradually faded, and Yuanlin was already very tired. A gust of sea breeze blew, which gave Yuanlin's tired spirit a little more vitality. In the distance, there was a port with brilliant lights.
Arrived?
Suddenly, the body in his arms moved, Yuanlin's numb arms could no longer support him, and his small body rolled down from yellow sand.
"Well..." A cry of pain came, Fang Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and looked around curiously, "Ah... who are you... Where is this..."
"It's me, Yuan Lin. Xiaoxiao, don't worry. We are playing hide-and-seek." Yuan Lin squeezed out a smile.
The familiar voice calmed Fang Xiaoxiao, "Brother Yuanlin, where are we going? Where are our parents? Where are our uncles and aunts? Where are our guards? Where are our brothers? Are you lying to me..."
Yuanlin took a few deep breaths, recovered his tired body, and pointed to the brightly lit port in front: "When we go ahead, we will see our parents and the others."
Fang Xiaoxiao looked at it in confusion, but couldn't figure out the situation, so she could only follow Yuan Lin and continue walking forward. She came to the port within a moment. But she found that there were a lot of refugees gathering in the port, etc.
There is a circle of low walls in front of the port, and soldiers from the Shang Kingdom completely separate the here. The inside and outside of the fence are completely different worlds.
Perhaps it happened to be the time for Yuanlin to come. When he saw soldiers from the Shang Kingdom carrying buckets of rice, the refugees around him rushed forward.
Fang Xiaoxiao already felt something was wrong, but she could only follow Yuan Lin.
Yuan Lin looked at the surrounding situation, suddenly wiped away the disguise on his and Fang Xiaoxiao's faces, and walked forward with big strides. He passed by refugees who were either hunched or begging, and went directly to a door. He saw a soldier standing guard in front of the door and said loudly: "Brother, I want to study in the Shang Kingdom. Can I take a boat?"
Because the Bian Kingdom was too chaotic, no air route was opened so far. If Yuanlin wanted to go to the Shang Kingdom, the best way was to take a boat.
The soldiers standing guard looked at Yuan Lin and Fang Xiaoxiao and found that they were just two thin teenagers. After hesitating for a while, they slightly turned to the passage. At the same time, they mentioned a little: "You go to Dock No. 3, where there is a merchant ship of the Brilliant Star Group, which is about to set sail, and it will go directly to Anyang City."
Yuan Lin immediately thanked him, pulled Fang Xiaoxiao and ran forward.
This was the first time Yuan Lin saw a large steel ship. He stood by the dock and looked at the big ship in front of him, and was stunned. Finally, a person on the ship shouted, "Little brother, do you want to take the boat?"
Yuanlin touched the only piece of beautiful jade in his pocket and spoke bitterly, "Big brother, I want to go to Anyang City to study. I wonder how much the boat fee?"
"Haha, don't want the money from you two little guys. Come on."
"Thank you." Yuan Lin then felt uneasy and got on the boat in a daze. After getting on the boat, he stood in the corner with some restraint, feeling a little lonely.
"Little brother comes here to sit down. Meeting is fate, so don't be polite."
Yuan Lin pulled Fang Xiaoxiao and sat down with some restraint, but only sat on half of the chair. He asked anxiously: "This...that..."
This one was a long time, but I didn't know how to speak.
"Let me introduce myself." The young man said, "My name is Zhang Han, Haohan Han. There are two reasons why he is willing to accept you.
First, you are underage.
Second, you have your own goals, not just want to escape from disaster and come to the Shang Kingdom to take refuge, just like ordinary people.
The Shang Kingdom has limited capabilities after all, and we cannot unconditionally accommodate all refugees. But for those who have aspirations and pursue them, we are willing to help.
But little brother, if you want to study in the Shang Kingdom, it is not easy, so you have to prepare for hard work."
Obviously, Zhang Han understood very well that Yuanlin and the others were not just so-called study.
Yuan Lin thought for a while and suddenly said, "Big Brother, can I work on the boat? I don't want to eat and drink for nothing."
At this time, someone next to him served a simple dinner, which was simple, but in a large quantity. Seeing the dinner, Yuan Lin and Fang Xiaoxiao began to rumbling. Especially Yuan Lin, who ran from morning to night, ran nearly two hundred miles in one breath, almost exhausted.
"You can eat something and go and have a rest. If you really want to be grateful, then work hard to become stronger and support the sky for more people in need."
After saying that, Zhang Han left. Fang Xiaoxiao suddenly grabbed Yuan Lin, "Brother Yuan Lin, tell me, where are parents, uncles and aunts? Is something wrong? Tell me..."
"Xiaoxiao, calm down." Yuan Lin endured his grief and told the matter out.
Fang Xiaoxiao immediately fainted from crying. In a blink of an eye, the once carefree life turned into a bubble.
In the distance, Zhang Han also heard the conversation here, but could only shake his head and sigh. Such things are common in Bian Country. Since the emergence of arms, these small regimes have been the first to suffer. The 33 huge regimes have begun to clear the market in the early stage.
Soon, the ship honked its whistle, and the ship slowly left the port and drove into the vast sea.
Yuanlin did not rest, but lay on the railing and looked at the sea in a daze.
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The carriages and horses were leisurely, and the two teams of carriages and horses were heading west on the road.
One team of carriages is a dragon horse, with a strong and proud spirit; the other team of carriages is a rouge horse, with a luxurious but elegant point.
It was Zhang Quan and Ning Xiaolan, the convoy.
But there was a little difference at this time. Zhang Quan's team was vast, with more than 300 dragons and horses alone. These were all the gains of Zhang Quan's passing by various countries.
As he went on a speech, Zhang Quan has become an absolute "big guy" and "sage". Thoughts such as industry and commerce, capitalism and other ideas have spread in various countries with a destructive attitude. Nothing can stop the expansion of new ideas.
Especially as we approached Ningguo westward, Confucianism gradually became stronger here. However, after the collision of Confucianism and industrial and commercial capitalist ideas, it brought greater honor to Zhang Quan!
For rulers, it is obvious that ideas such as industry and commerce, capitalism, and legal system have more advantages, simple and easy to implement, with significant effects, and the people are willing to accept it.
Moreover, Zhang Quan also spread the most basic technologies such as gunpowder and engines along the way. As soon as the cannon fired, the Confucianism of Zhihuzheye was smashed into pieces.
Today, Zhang Quan is wearing the badges of honorary nobles from more than 40 countries and the honorary official seals of more than 50 countries. Almost all the official seals of first-rank officials are official seals.
There are also ten outstanding disciples and more than 500 followers around us. These people are all carefully selected elites.
As for Zhang Quan's father Zhang Yuan and Xiang Bowen, they seem to gradually become supporting roles.
Zhang Quan looked at the simple map in his hand, but was a little excited: "There is still the last ten thousand miles. After passing through the two countries of Su and Langya, you can reach Ningguo."
When you arrive in Ningguo, you will be able to marry Ning Xiaolan! Zhang Quan has countless yearnings and no worries at all.
With his current reputation and talent, he is more than enough to be the son-in-law of Ningguo! Zhang Quan turned his head and looked at the rouge horse carriage next to him, and his heart was full of passion.
Suddenly, Ning Xiaolan's carriage opened, and Ning Xiaolan's beautiful figure flashed away. Ning Fangfang walked out and sent a brocade handkerchief to Zhang Quan, "Young Master, this is embroidered by the princess. Are you satisfied?"
Zhang Quan opened it and saw a pair of mandarin ducks. Zhang Quan was overjoyed, "Satisfied, satisfied!"
A faint loss flashed in Ning Fangfang's heart, "Then I will repay the princess."
Zhang Quan blinked his eyes and said in a low voice in Ning Fangfang's ear: "Fangfang, where is yours?"
"I...I..." Ning Fangfang's face turned red in an instant, as if she was blushing and happy, "I don't know..."
After saying that, Ning Fangfang left Zhang Quan's carriage as if she was running away.
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At the same time, news that Princess Qingcheng, who was out on a tour, was about to return to Ningguo immediately spread in the surrounding countries.
For a time, countless people were moved. There were princes, descendants of aristocratic families, and even younger emperors in some countries, and some super experts who claimed to be young were ready to take action.
But the news that came later made these people angry. Some people took the lead...
Ahem, this word is a bit unelegant, to put it another way... Someone wants to have a 'becoming the water and get the moon first'. The "glorious image" that Zhang Quan walked along the way was also placed in front of these people.
"This Zhang Quan is not simple!" Prince Liang's eyes narrowed, as if there was a dangerous light flashing.
At this time, a guard came, "Your Highness, let's have a secret message."
Prince Liang took the message and took a look and stood up suddenly, "Let's go, the commander of the Imperial Guards, immediately summon the Imperial Guards, let's welcome the VIPs!"
"Yes." The guards immediately left and informed the commander of the Imperial Guard of Liang; and the prince went to meet the Emperor of Liang, explaining the cause of the emergency, and immediately left the palace.
The prince led more than 5,000 elite imperial guards and marched out of the Liang Kingdom, waiting quietly at the border, with numerous ceremonies and flags waving.
Chapter completed!