The palace has received news that Fang Zhengyi is about to bring people into the palace to meet him.

It was already past the time for the court to go to court, but the court had not yet dispersed. Everyone was waiting in the hall.

Waiting for Zheng Hui to come to the palace to meet him.

All the ministers looked happy.

After all, the imperial court has spent a lot of money to explore the West for three years, and the scale of the fleet is unprecedented in history.

I wonder what surprise they will bring to the court!

The ancient West that Fang Zheng said was colorful and was no less than the great scenery. I wonder what the situation is now?

Emperor Jing had already started to order people to serve refreshments to the ministers and waited for Fang Zhengyi to return.

The ministers were having refreshments and discussing enthusiastically.

After all, there is something curiosity for everyone!

After Fang Zhengyi ran into the hall excitedly, a sweaty eunuch followed behind him, as if he was about to stop him, everyone's movements stopped and their eyes gathered together.

Fang Zheng looked at Emperor Jing and whispered loudly: "Your Majesty, Zheng Hui is waiting for the audience outside the hall!"

Emperor Jing was overjoyed and his eyes burst into a state of emotion: "Xuan Zhengqing meets you!"

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Since Fang Zhengyi arrived at the port that day, Zheng Hui was allowed to return to Beijing in advance to wait for the preparation to enter the palace.

Zheng Hui also returned to his home in the capital at the first time, until today he entered the palace to meet him.

After more than three years of overseas drifting, he has long felt unfamiliar with the street scenes of the capital.

The people's dressing styles have changed, and many people on the street are talking about the latest news with great enthusiasm.

Now that we have arrived in the imperial city, Zheng Hui has found the familiar feeling at the time.

The changes among the people are too fast, and only the palace seems to have no changes.

But... he has been traveling for more than three years. He has seen too many things in the past three years. The originally majestic and magnificent palace seems to be much smaller than in his impression.

The world is so big that it is only after going to sea that we can see the true appearance of the world.

Zheng Hui felt indescribable when he stood outside the hall, and Lai Gou'er seemed extremely nervous.

He pulled Zheng Hui's sleeve and said, "Brother Zheng, I'll see Your Majesty later, what should I do to say something?"

Zheng Hui said: "You are already a member of the Navy. You can just claim to be a humble position. You don't need to say anything else when you go in and pay tribute to me. Just answer whatever Your Majesty asks you."

Lai Gou'er swallowed and nodded.

To be honest, he has never been very timid after going to sea for so long, but now he is timid when he sees the emperor.

While the two were waiting, Guo Tianyang trotted out of the hall.

A trace of admiration flashed in Zheng Hui's eyes when he saw him.

He still had some impression of this man. He entered the palace twice when he was selected as the Navy. At that time, he was still extremely strong and looked like a hero.

But now it has changed. Although it is still strong, the face has experienced many vicissitudes and has become ten years older in three years.

It can be seen that this harsh environment invades people.

"General Zheng, you have worked hard all the way. Your Majesty asked you to come to the palace to meet you... Who is the one next to you?" Guo Tianyang looked at Lai Gou'er and asked.

Zheng Hui said: "Thank you, Eunuch Guo, he is my deputy. Many things along the way depend on him to record, so the official wants to ask all the questions of Your Majesty. It is better to bring him with me. I wonder if Eunuch Guo can..."

Before he finished speaking, Guo Tianyang waved his hand and said, "Let's go in together, Your Majesty can't wait."

"Thank you, my father-in-law." Zheng Hui thanked him and led Lai Gou'er into the hall.

When Zheng Hui's figure appeared in the hall, the hall became completely quiet.

Only the sound of Zheng Hui's footsteps stepping on the gold bricks, everyone's eyes slowly moved with Zheng Hui's footsteps.

Emperor Jing's body couldn't help but lean forward slightly.

It was not until Zheng Hui got to the right position that he stopped and saluted: "My minister Zheng Hui bowed to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

"I am not good at Lai Gou'er, come to see Your Majesty." Lai Gou'er raised his waist and looked around quietly.

But no one cared about him at this moment, and all his attention was on Zheng Hui.

Emperor Jing raised his hand and said, "Premium, give him a seat!"

The two of them sat down, and Emperor Jing pondered: "Zheng Qing, it's been three years, thank you for your hard work in these three years."

The ministers nodded one after another.

The bitterness is indeed bitter, and it is written on your face.

Zheng Hui said: "It's just three years, no matter how long the soldiers guarding the border for my great scenery, I don't make any contribution. I can only return smoothly by Your Majesty's Hongfu fleet."

Emperor Jing shook his head and sighed: "Three years, how many three years are there in life? Taking a boat to sea is a life of death. How can you compare to guarding the border?"

"Above the vast ocean, the wind and rain are changing. I have heard Fang Qing say a long time ago, you don't have to be humble."

Zheng Hui's eyes were faintly filled with tears, but his tone was still calm: "I am the duty of my ministers. Today I can get your Majesty's praise for my death without regrets!"

Emperor Jing smiled and said, "I am really a loyal minister of the country! What is next to you..."

"This is the deputy who went to sea for the minister, named Lai Gouer. He has made many contributions along the way and is proficient in Spanish to solve a lot of trouble for me." Zheng Hui explained, "I want to offer a chart today, and it is better for him to explain it, so I took him to the palace to take the ostentation and hope your majesty will forgive me."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's also a pillar of the country! Then present the chart first."

Zheng Hui nodded solemnly, took out the long box he carried with him and opened it.

Guo Tianyang was about to go down to pick him up, but he heard Emperor Jing say, "You two come up and say to me in person."

This is unprecedented trust!

Zheng Hui was moved in his heart and pulled Lai Gou'er to the imperial case, took out the map and expanded it.

This is a newly made map that was accelerated and repainted in proportion to the original parchment map, and a lot of information was added on it.

The scroll unfolded, just covering the entire imperial case.

The above is information from the Western countries, starting from the coastline of the great scenery, extending westward, from familiar to strange.

Emperor Jing's fingers drifted along the coastline through unheard new countries.

Finally, it ends until the card is a blockbuster, which marks the unknown area.

"Three years, it seems that the distance between me watching the coastline will not take three years. Why does it take so long?"

Zheng Hui hinted at Lai Gou'er.

Lai Gou'er immediately explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I went to Haijianglinggang to set out west. Every country I passed along the way must stay for a while to establish diplomacy. My ships in Dajing are far from comparable to ordinary small countries. When they see that my Dajing's country is strong, they often show their own podiums to welcome them. And we also need to trade with them while borrowing ship supplies."

"Please look here." Lai Gouer pointed to a map. "This country is called Ganan, with rich minerals and developed commerce. However, from the peddlers to the princes and nobles, they have never seen my great scenery. We showed that silk porcelain and other things were all rushing to buy them, and even silk of the same weight can often be exchanged for gold of the same weight."

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Chapter completed!