Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Although Hou Yao did not deliberately conceal the news that the old emperor was alive, he did not take the initiative to send anyone to inform Ji Qizhen.

He actually felt that although Ji Honghe seemed to be in good spirits, but after all, they were both 88 years old and still angry every day, so they probably wouldn't live for two years.

I just wanted to wait for him to burp himself one day later.

As a result, after a year of delay, he was not seen burping, and instead he was bumped into by King Tan.

The Lantern Festival family banquet ended hastily due to the arrival of King Tan.

After Hou Yao explained again and again, he brought Liu Wei and four others back to testify, and finally dispelled King Xi's doubts.

After knowing that Hou Yao was not deliberately plotting to seize the country, he finally felt relieved.

But Hou Yao still didn't let go of the Bao'an army's dispatching troops to attack the capital.

To be honest, the Baoan Army is actually not very powerful. It mainly relies on the crushing equipment to become invincible.

Nowadays, the flintlock technology in Daxia has spread, mainly from the Yao family.

The Baoan Army no longer has an absolute advantage in firearms. If they really want to face a strong army, they may not necessarily get any good results.

But in addition to the Baoan Army, there is also a truly powerful army in Baoan County, the Princess Guards.

It is no exaggeration to say that this army commanded by Zhu Liang'ao is the strongest army in the world today.

Whether it is the equipment, the quality of the soldiers, or the talents of the generals.

Needless to say, Zhu Liang'ao himself, and deputy general Chen Kun also saw it for everyone. He was just schizophrenic, not stupid.

When he goes crazy, he is a killing machine, but when he calms down, he is quite competent in both water and land command.

If he can become the captain of the first fleet in a place where talents like the Tianwu Gang gather together, you will know what his level is.

Hou Tianzong can safely hand over the first fleet, which is second only to the flagship fleet, to him, which is more proof of his talent.

In the end, King Xun asked the princess's guards to leave. Ji Wenjun had no use for them in Bao'an anyway.

As for the old emperor, he will naturally return to Xinnan with King Tan.

Before leaving, Chen Kun ran over to say goodbye to He Jinghui and Hou Tianzong.

As a result, He Jinghui scolded him so much that he didn't even dare to speak out. No matter what kind of lunatic he was, in front of He Kuangtu, he had to listen honestly.

Hou Tianzong was still as gentle as ever, comforting him with good words, and told him to serve the country well. Since he became an official, he should be a good official who asked for orders for the people, which made the hard-hearted Chen Kun burst into tears.

After Chen Kun left, He Jinghui said with emotion on his face: "Nerd, Wang Kun has already taken the right path. Do you think we should do something serious?"

Hou Tianzong was stunned for a moment: "Doing business? This doesn't sound like what you said?"

He Jinghui said a little embarrassed: "This is not that boy from your family who tells me every day to go to Jianguo, Jianguo. I think it is a good challenge. Ji Hong and this old immortal are almost ninety, and they still think about it. He is dreaming of being an emperor. That old boy Li Jingfeng is not younger than us. He also wants to go to Mexico to found the country. Should we try it too? Otherwise, we have stayed in Baoan for a long time and our life is too comfortable. I am afraid of my bones. I'm almost going to die. This is really a place where once you come, you don't want to leave. I don't like it."

"Pig-killer, it seems that Yao'er is really touched by you. To be honest, I think life in Bao'an County is too comfortable and can easily sap a man's fighting spirit. If you want to go to North America, then go to us. It’s not like he could do worse than Emperor Tianqi. To be honest, after seeing the prosperity of Bao’an County these days, I’m a little eager to try and build such a prosperous city myself.”

He Jinghui laughed loudly: "Okay, let's go and do the damn thing. That guy Hou Yao said that when he went to North America, he would have to fight many Western Yi people. I thought the first battle we fought when we started was against the Western Yi people. So Many years have passed, and I still remember very clearly that those Folan robots used guns and cannons to play tricks on us, and I killed them with a knife."

Hou Tianzong also laughed: "That's because their firearms are not good. Try switching to Baoan Army's firearms and see if your Ditang knife, which is specially designed to deal with matchlock guns, is still useful."

He Jinghui said angrily: "Don't mention that kid. He has changed the way of war. What's the point of being a warrior on the current battlefield? He is no better than a small soldier."

Hou Tianzong shook his head: "Sooner or later, this day will come, but he made the time come forward. I always feel that he has predicted the future?"

He Jinghui walked to the wheelchair and held the handle and said: "It doesn't matter whether he can predict the future or not. Anyway, you agreed to go to North America. Let's go and make the damn decision. But first we have to ask that kid for something. Why did you give so much to Li Jingfeng?" If the things are not given to us, we have to go to him."

Hou Tianzong: “…….”

……

Hou Yao has been very busy recently, trying to help Li Jingfeng find people to go to Mexico to establish the country.

It's just that Guangdong really can't recruit many people, so they can only recruit in Guangxi. Guangxi is slightly stronger, but it's just a drop in the bucket, so they go to Yunnan.

If the economy develops too well, no one will want to leave.

It is difficult to recruit ordinary sailors, let alone scholars who can educate the local people?

Then they coaxed and deceived, and recruited more than a dozen old boys from the county school to go to sea with them.

The ships were also renovated for them, and a number of good ships were added.

By March, Li Jingfeng and others had cobbled together more than 3 people, which was finally enough.

They only had to wait until the tide rose in June before they could set off. They thought this matter was over.

As a result, within a few days, Li Jingfeng came to see Hou Yao.

This is really strange. Hou Yao looked at Li Jingfeng who dared to come to him and asked with a smile:

"Brother Li, is he thinking of something embarrassing? But it doesn't matter."

Li Jingfeng said hesitantly and fearfully: "Sir... Sir, actually... it's not that I have something to do, it's that... there are two Western missionaries who are asking me to help them find you."

Hou Yao frowned and his face immediately darkened.

Li Jingfeng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, sir, there is no need to be angry. If you don't want to see me, I will go back..."

There were more than three thousand people in Li Jingfeng's party, most of whom were Mexican natives. There were also some European mixed-races among them, who looked very similar to white people.

Hou Yao didn't examine them at first, so he didn't know that there were two authentic white missionaries among them.

Now Li Jingfeng suddenly said that there were two Western missionaries who wanted to see him. Hou Yao's first reaction was that these guys had colluded with the Spanish.

But seeing Li Jingfeng's current appearance, Hou Yao gave up the idea:

"Wait a minute, if you have the courage to come to me for them, it shows that the relationship between you is very close. You first tell them their origins and your experiences, and then I will consider whether to meet."

Li Jingfeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hou Yao's expression softening. He was really afraid of Hou Yao now.

If Matteo Ricci hadn't really worked hard and achieved great results in the past two years, he really wouldn't be willing to take this risk.

"...That's the situation. Father Matteo Ricci and Pastor Long Huamin have really helped us a lot this year, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to come to you to ask for help."

Hou Yao thought for a while and then nodded: "Okay, you can bring them here."

Li Jingfeng said with great joy: "Thank you, Mr. Hou, thank you, Mr. Hou..."

After thanking him and exiting the public house, Li Jingfeng hurried out to greet Matteo Ricci and Long Huamin who were waiting outside to go in and see Hou Yao.

After Matteo Ricci entered the room, he bowed to Hou Yao and said, "Hello, Mr. Hou. I am Matteo Ricci, an Italian missionary."

Long Huamin originally wanted to make the sign of the cross on his chest, but when he saw Matteo Ricci's gesture, he hesitated and changed to a salute: "Dear Mr. Hou, hello, I am the Italian missionary Long Huamin."

Hou Yao looked at these two interesting missionaries with interest, looked them up and down carefully, and became somewhat interested:

"What do you two want to see me for?"

Matteo Ricci said calmly: "I would like to ask your permission for us to preach in Bao'an. Of course, in return, I can exchange a shocking secret with you."

"A shocking secret? What is it about?"

"Your Excellency is so keen to help Captain Li go to Mexico to establish a country. He must be eager for the wealth there. However, Daxia and Mexico are thousands of miles apart, and there is a terrible death channel in between. My secret can help you safely pass through the death channel. ."

Hou Yao almost laughed out loud.He had asked Li Jingfeng before what they had brought on board when they passed through the Death Channel.

When I heard someone growing vegetables in the soil, I exclaimed how lucky they were.

I guess this missionary discovered this secret.

"Are you trying to say that if you grow vegetables on the ship, you can safely pass through the Death Passage? You won't get that weird disease?"

Matteo Ricci shouted in shock: "You...how did you know? Did...Captain Li tell you? Did he know?"

Hou Yao smiled slightly: "Not only do I know that growing vegetables can prevent the occurrence of diseases, but I also know why that disease occurs and how to cure it."

Matteo Ricci has already begun to feel messy. Li Jingfeng may be able to guess that growing vegetables can prevent the occurrence of strange diseases.

But even he didn't know the cause of the strange disease and how to cure it, and it was naturally impossible for Li Jingfeng to know.

"God, you...how did you know?"

Hou Yao said angrily: "Okay, put your cleverness away, no one in this world can show off their knowledge in front of me."

Matteo Ricci only felt a deep sense of frustration deep in his heart.

During his stay in Bao'an County, he heard a lot of rumors about Hou Zhi County.

We also know that the prosperity of Baoan County today was created by Houzhi County. It can be said that without Houzhi County, there would be no prosperous city like Baoan County.

Even if he overestimated Hou Zhixian in his heart, he would never have imagined that he would know the secrets that only he knew in the world.

Long Huamin looked at the conversation between the two with a dumb look on his face. It was his first time to cross the Death Channel and he didn't know about septicemia, so naturally he couldn't understand what the two were talking about.

But it didn't stop him from knowing that Father Matteo Ricci was completely defeated in this round of confrontation.

Hou Yao smiled slightly when he saw Ricci's lost expression.

The fact that this missionary discovered that eating vegetables can prevent the occurrence of septicemia shows that he is a very scientific person, and this kind of person is exactly what he needs.

"If you want to preach in Bao'an County, it's not impossible, but you have to make some changes..."