Chapter 168: Father and son return together
Several steamboats were sucking and spitting black fog and galloping on the sea at an extremely fast speed. Zhao Jia, who was standing at the bow of the boat, was anxious and wished that the ship under her feet could fly so that she could arrive in Dengzhou as soon as possible to see Zhao Xu.
That day, when he saw the Magistrate Fan in Luzon, he conveyed Zhao Xu's oral order to him, but the oral order only asked him to go to Dengzhou to see Zhao Xu quickly, but he did not say why. In addition, Magistrate Fan also told him that no one knew when Zhao Jia would return to the world voyage, nor where he would arrive first, so Zhao Xu passed the oral order to all officials above the prefectures along the coast of the Song Dynasty and the Nanyang area. As long as these people saw Zhao Jia, they would convey the oral order to return to Dengzhou as soon as possible. As for Magistrate Fan, he received the news from the Century County, and only then did he know that he had arrived in Luzon. Then he hurried to convey the oral order so that he would not waste his time.
Although Zhao Xu's oral order did not say the reason for letting Zhao Jia go to Dengzhou, Zhao Jia could feel the anxiousness from Zhao Xu's tone, which made Zhao Jia even more worried, so he immediately abandoned the global fleet and took a faster steamship and rushed to Dengzhou.
"Brother Jia, don't worry too much. Your Majesty is the lord of the world. What big problems can arise with his identity?" At this moment, Yang Shiliang walked from the cabin to the deck and persuaded Zhao Jia who was worried.
"It is precisely because he is the lord of the world that I am even more worried. If it were just a small matter, Brother Xu would definitely not have made such a big move to let me see him quickly. So I am worried that something big happened to the court?" Zhao Jia said worriedly when he heard Yang Shiliang's words.
"This is impossible. If something really happened to Your Majesty, the entire Song Dynasty might be shocked. However, we have passed by several ports before and found nothing abnormal, so I think there is little possibility of something happening to Your Majesty." Yang Shiliang analyzed again at this time.
However, Zhao Jia shook her head when she heard this and said, "Shiliang, no one can guarantee the affairs in the court. Sometimes it is because the matter is too big that the outside looks very calm because they have not received any news at all. But for those who know the truth, I am afraid..."
When Zhao Jia talked about the above, she couldn't help but think in her mind that when her uncle Zhao Xu was seriously ill, most people in the outside world didn't know that Zhao Xu had only limited life left. But only her father and others knew about this. As a result, the outside world was calm at that time, but her father was so busy that he couldn't go home all day long. Finally, he finally completed the transfer of power.
"Bastard, how could he think of this?" Zhao Jia suddenly reached out and slapped himself. Because he didn't know why he suddenly thought about what happened when his uncle died, which made him suddenly have an ominous premonition. However, Zhao Xu was only in his twenties and was at the peak of a man. He was in normal health. Except for not having a son, which made the outside world suspicious, there was nothing wrong with anything else. So Zhao Jia never believed that there was something wrong with his cousin's health!
However, reason is rationality, but that ominous premonition has been lingering with Zhao Jia, so in the end he ordered the ship to speed up again. Even if the machine on the ship was damaged, it was too easy. Yang Shiliang, who went back with him, persuaded him several times but it was useless. In the end, he simply stopped persuading him, just urged Zhao Jia to eat and sleep on time every day, otherwise he might have fallen ill before he arrived in Dengzhou.
At the same time, a large fleet is sailing south as fast as possible on the west coast of Africa, hoping to bypass the Cape of Good Hope as soon as possible. On the flagship of this fleet, Zhao Yan is also walking around anxiously like his son Zhao Jia.
Just a month ago, he suddenly received a letter written by Zhao Xu. There was only a simple sentence in the letter, which was "There is a change in the court, so return quickly!" There was no news other than that. Even the messenger didn't know what happened in the court, which made Zhao Yan anxious. He wanted to return to the Song Dynasty immediately, but he was worried that there would be something wrong with the court. Therefore, after discussing with Su Che and others, Zhao Yan brought a large army of 10,000 people back to the Song Dynasty. In this way, even if there were any changes in the court, there would be no one in his hands.
It was precisely because of the fact that he had to transfer the army that he set off a little late and had not been able to bypass the Cape of Good Hope until now. However, during this period, Zhao Yan was unable to eat well and sleep well. He had been thinking about the possible changes in the court, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't figure out the key points. If it were a general change, Zhao Xu would not let someone run to Europe thousands of miles away to notify him. Therefore, this change was definitely of great importance, but he couldn't think of any problem, which was the most troublesome thing about him.
"Husband, don't think about it if you can't figure it out. Anyway, it's only more than a month before we can go back. When we see Your Majesty, everything will be known." At this moment, Cao Ying poured a cup of tea for Zhao Yan and comforted him softly. Zhao Yan was not thinking about tea during this period, and she and Xue Ning'er and others were also very worried. Originally, Zhao Yan wanted them to wait for news in Europe, but they were not at ease with Zhao Yan's health. At the same time, they were also worried about the dangers of this trip, so they insisted on being with Zhao Yan. Zhao Yan was also helpless and could only bring them all with them.
"Oh, Xu'er is really true. Since someone has sent me a letter, why don't you explain the reason for the matter clearly? This will make me ready." Zhao Yan picked up the tea and sipped it, but said helplessly.
When he heard Zhao Yan's words, Cao Ying hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Husband, Your Majesty does not specify the reason. There are only two possibilities. The first is that Your Majesty does not want you to know, and the second is that Your Majesty cannot let you know. Which one do you think it is?"
"Can't? Don't want to?" Zhao Yan was stunned at first when she heard this, then looked up at Cao Ying with some confusion, wanting to listen to her explanation more clearly, because he also didn't understand what Cao Ying meant.
However, Cao Ying smiled slightly at this time and said, "Some things can only be understood but not expressed in words. Husband should think about it yourself. However, based on my understanding of Your Majesty, the reason why he did not state the reason is that he could not let his husband know the reason. However, when we go back, the truth will naturally be revealed!"
"Madam, why can't I understand what these words mean?" Zhao Yan said in confusion at this time. He was already worried enough, but he didn't expect Cao Ying to make a puzzle for him.
Chapter completed!