Fu Xiaoguan went out for a walk.
He went to Mozhou and visited Wang Qiang.
I went to Siyang County again and visited the Daxia Scientific Research Institute and the refined oil.
It was already autumn when I returned to Chang'an.
The autumn rain was bleak, and the chrysanthemums in the garden outside the imperial study were in full bloom.
Fu Xiaoguan was in a very happy mood. On the one hand, Daxia's rural revitalization plan was being implemented smoothly. On the other hand, Wang Qiang sent him a letter saying that there were as many as 10,000 households and 60,000 people in the Royal Farm who were willing to follow him to Yingtian.
Sitting in the imperial study, Bai Yulian held the teacup and looked at Fu Xiaoguan.
"Since you have made up your mind, my original intention remains unchanged."
"After the fleet arrives in Yingtian, I will stay with 20,000 Marines to explore the map of that place. If there are any armed forces there, we will destroy them all and give you the land to occupy first."
Fu Xiaoguan pondered for a moment and nodded. "Okay, there's no rush for next year's expedition. We need to bring Wang Qiang and the others... those old guys from Xishan. Of course, there are a lot of new people now, so we'll take them all along."
"After landing, they can start construction. After all, that's where we'll live the rest of our lives. We're not going there to practice asceticism, we're going there to enjoy the rest of our lives, so we have to have everything we need."
"good!"
Bai Yulian took a sip of tea and asked, "Should we bring them in from the Academy of Sciences?"
"Yes, take about thirty to fifty of them. After all, that place is too far from Daxia, and we also need armed forces to deal with any enemies that may come."
"Equivalent to establishing a country?"
"...That's understandable. While this country won't be large, it possesses cutting-edge weaponry, advanced agriculture, and commerce... Daxia merchants could invest and build factories there. After all, it's closer to Europe, making it easier for goods to circulate, and we could collect some taxes to cover our expenses."
Bai Yulian laughed, "You've been so busy... I'm going to go down to Ezo and see how the preparations for the expedition are going."
"Okay, remember to come back for the New Year."
"I'm afraid that's not possible. Is there anything in Ezo that you want me to bring to Fu Ouchi?"
Fu Xiaoguan was silent for a moment, "Tell her to take her and her mother with her when we go to war."
"good!"
Bai Yulian got up and left. Fu Xiaoguan stood at the door of the imperial study and looked at the beautiful chrysanthemums in the autumn rain. Leaving Daxia was not a struggle, but to give Wu Tianci space to grow.
The tree of his father accidentally grew too lush, and Wu Tianci grew up under this big tree. He could not withstand the wind and rain, and it was difficult for him to see the sunlight.
After he left and lost his protection, he had the opportunity to truly grow.
Just as Fu Xiaoguan was thinking about how Daxia would develop in the future, Liu Jin came out from the rain.
"Your Majesty," Liu Jin bowed and whispered, "Yu Shurong has been brought back and has just arrived at the Ministry of Justice."
"Oh, bring her to the imperial study... let her take a bath and change into clean clothes."
"Your Majesty, the general who carried out the beheading, Commander Cheng Pengcheng of the Marine Corps, wants to see you to... apologize!"
"Then bring Commander Cheng here."
"I obey your command!"
Fu Xiaoguan returned to the imperial study and sat down. A moment later, Liu Jin and Cheng Peng came to him.
Cheng Peng bowed and said, "I am General Cheng Peng. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
"Commander Cheng has worked so hard all the way, why would you punish him?"
"Your Majesty, according to your order, I should have captured Ku Chan as well, but I took the initiative and only brought back Yu Shurong."
Fu Xiaoguan didn't seem angry about this. He smiled and looked at Cheng Peng, "What's the reason?"
Cheng Peng pulled a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Fu Xiaoguan. "When I captured Kantil City, Kuchan and Yu Shurong had already left, but Kuchan left behind this note... I think this person, this person might be able to stabilize the Peacock Kingdom."
Fu Xiaoguan took it and looked at it: I am Kuchan, you are the army of Daxia, please don’t hurt the poor people, they are innocent!
This is very boring.
"Go ahead. I don't blame you. Kuchan was once a monk, after all. He has a kind heart."
"I thank your majesty!"
Cheng Peng finally felt relieved and bowed as he left the imperial study.
Fu Xiaoguan looked at the note again, sighed, and said to himself: "I hope you will always be that withered cicada!"
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Yu Shurong brought it.
She was wearing a plain cotton coat, her hair was still wet, and her face looked a little tired, but she no longer looked tired from the long journey.
She stood in front of Fu Xiaoguan and looked carefully at the emperor who was over thirty years old and sitting on the chair.
Although the emperor was sitting so casually, the aura of a superior that had been accumulated over the years had already been cultivated.
He is like a bottomless pool!
There was no anger, no surprise, not even a hint of curiosity in his eyes as he looked at himself.
Those eyes were as calm as a still pond, this was true magnanimity!
"Auntie, please sit down!"
Yu Shurong sat down.
She thought Fu Xiaoguan would at least ask why, but everything was not as she expected.
"I've already told Wenjun about your situation. She was upset for a while, but she gradually came to her senses."
"I, Yu Wentian, have been transferred back to the Ministry of War. There aren't many people left in the Yu family, and I don't want them to end up in ruin."
"Sometimes I often think about how, back in Linjiang, if you hadn't sent Dong Shulan to Linjiang to handle the imperial merchant business, I would probably have been a small landlord in Linjiang for the rest of my life."
"So really, you're the one who first pushed me to where I am now."
Yu Shurong was silent.
This is what we call unpredictable things.
Who would have thought that Dong Shulan was teased by Fu Xiaoguan in Linjiang, and then her guards beat Fu Xiaoguan. As a result, he did not die, but turned from a playboy in Linjiang into an extremely shrewd young man.
If that hadn't happened, if Dong Shulan had been sent to Jiangnan, they wouldn't have met. Fu Xiaoguan would still be a playboy in Linjiang, and even if he returned to the Wu Dynasty, he would still be a useless prince.
However, everything changed because of that insignificant decision.
"From the bottom of my heart, I really respect you because you helped me a lot when I was in Jinling."
"As for what happened later, you should also know that it was not my wish. I don't want to die! I have to live, so I can only let those who want me dead die."
"Ku Chan is a friend deep in my heart. He has an extraordinary understanding of Buddhism. The temples he built in Chi Le Chuan are still thriving today. So his path should not be to fight for hegemony... I believe that everything he did in the Peacock Kingdom was not originally for the purpose of hegemony."
"It's just that after you left, you pushed him onto a different path. You might think this path is right, but for Ku Chan... Peacock Nation lost a great monk and gained a resentful emperor. This is not a blessing for Peacock Nation, nor for Ku Chan."
"Go meet Wenyun and talk to her. Have dinner with her tonight... Do you want to die in Jinling or Chang'an? I'll give you three feet of white silk!"
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