"Really, are we really going to the capital?" Agnes couldn't help but show a surprise expression on her face when she heard Zhao Jia's words. As early as Rome, she had heard her teacher, that Dong Zhong had mentioned the Tokyo City of the Song Dynasty more than once, and she also knew that the population of Tokyo City had already exceeded one million. This was simply unimaginable for Agnes, because the population of the entire Holy Roman Empire was only 700 to 800 people, and the total population of the largest city would not exceed one hundred thousand, but the population of the Song Dynasty was more than one million. This incident made Agnes unable to believe it for a long time.

"It's not that we go to Beijing. We have to go back to Guangzhou first, and then stay in Guangzhou for a while. After our college is on holiday during the Chinese New Year, you can go back to Tokyo with me." Zhao Jia spoke and corrected Agnes's mistake.

"That's great. I've longed for Tokyo City for a long time. I can finally see it with my own eyes this time." Agnes shouted again with surprise on his face, obviously he didn't listen to Zhao Jia's words at all.

"Forget it." Seeing Agnes so excited, Zhao Jia was too lazy to explain, so he simply sat down and had tea. After finally waiting for Agnes to calm down, he spoke again, "Agnes, I want to go back to Guangzhou by naval warship. I will definitely not take you there. However, every time our warship goes to sea, there will be a group of merchant ships behind. At that time, I will ask Uncle Lu to arrange a merchant ship for you. If I have time, I will go to the boat to see you."

Hearing that he could not ship with Zhao Jia, Agnes couldn't help but show a disappointed expression on his face. However, she also knew that Zhao Jia was half a soldier, so she did not bother him about this matter, but nodded very obediently.

A few days later, the war in the Saqi Kingdom went very smoothly. Seeing that the Song army was so unstoppable, King Saqi surrendered to the Song Dynasty very simply. In fact, after hundreds of years of rule, the entire country was already corrupt, and there were many contradictions between the king and the nobles. The army had no combat power at all. Not to mention facing the Song army, any native kingdom with similar strength could destroy them.

Although Zhao Hao was responsible for supervising the war, the entire war had nothing to do with him from the beginning. So he has been wandering around Nanyang Port these days, intending to find an opportunity to intervene in Nanyang Port, but what he never expected was that before he could find any opportunity, an urgent news came from the capital: Empress Dowager Gao was seriously ill. Xuan He quickly entered Beijing.

When Zhao Hao heard the news that Empress Dowager Gao was sick, he was also shocked. He no longer cared about interfering in Nanyang. He discussed with Xing Shu for a while and prepared to return to Beijing immediately. After all, if Empress Dowager Gao had any accidents, it would be unreasonable to say that his son was not around. Moreover, Empress Dowager Gao was seriously ill, the situation in the capital would definitely be affected. Maybe he could gain any benefits from it. After all, compared with Nanyang, the capital was the power center of the Song Dynasty.

"Second uncle, I didn't expect you to go back with us." On Zuo Siming's warship, Zhao Jia smiled and said to Zhao Hao. If Zhao Hao wants to go back, he naturally has to take a warship to be safe. Zhao Jia and the others are going back, so they are on the same boat, and there are many warship guards around him.

"Well, the Empress Dowager is seriously ill. You haven't received the news yet?" Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Jia and said. Although Zhao Yan is also the nominal son of Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Hao also knew that Zhao Yan's biological mother was someone else, so Empress Dowager Gao was seriously ill, and Zhao Yan might go to the palace to visit. However, people like Zhao Jia who have been separated by a generation will at most send a message to inform him, and he does not need to rush back to the capital.

"What, the emperor's grandmother is seriously ill?" Zhao Jia was stunned when she heard the news. He did not receive the news in advance, and at the same time, he finally understood why Zhao Hao was willing to leave Nanyang Port. Although he was still young now, he knew a little about Zhao Hao's attempt to compete for power with his father, but he was just too lazy to pay attention to the grudges between these elders.

"Yes, my mother is seriously ill. Now the government is temporarily presided over by several princes, and I am summoned to enter Beijing quickly." When he said this, Zhao Hao suddenly sighed and said with a gesture of worrying about the country and the people, "Sigh, my Song Dynasty is in trouble now. If my mother falls down, I really don't know what chaos will happen to the court?"

Hearing Zhao Hao's words, Zhao Jia secretly curled his lips. He had no feelings for Empress Dowager Gao, because he knew that his grandmother lived in his home, and he also knew that when his uncle died, he had originally handed over the government affairs to his father to preside over it, but Empress Dowager Gao joined forces with Sima Guang and others to seize power. His father did not want to cause civil strife, so he took the initiative to hand over the power. Now that the empress dowager is seriously ill, it is impossible to let his father take over the power again. Moreover, his cousin is twelve years old, so it is time for him to contact the government affairs.

Navigation on the sea is very boring, but Zhao Jia and the others need to do a lot of exercises. When they are resting occasionally, Zhao Jia will take a small boat to the merchant fleet in the rear. These merchant ships act together with the Song Dynasty warships. On the one hand, for safety, and also can follow the warships behind the warships to do naval business. After all, the navy is treated well and the naval soldiers are generous. Therefore, many merchant ships are mobile shops, which not only buy some commonly used daily necessities, but also some special flower boats to provide some special services to the navy soldiers. Therefore, every time it is time to rest, warships and merchant ships come and go frequently.

It was Zhao Jia's turn to rest on this day, so as usual, he was about to take a boat to meet Agnes in a small boat. First, to chat with her, and second, to learn European languages. Agnes had agreed to stay and serve as his language teacher. However, Zhao Jia really had no talent in language, especially the European language department was completely different from that in the Central Plains. Therefore, Zhao Jia studied for so many days but had not yet started. She could only say a few simple greetings, which made him a little depressed.

But just as Zhao Jia was about to get on the boat, he suddenly saw Zhao Hao coming from the deck and said to him with a smile: "Brother Jia, where are you going?"

Seeing Zhao Hao suddenly come over, and the smile on his face was strange, Zhao Jia was also stunned, but he quickly reacted and said, "Second uncle, I'll go to the merchant ship behind, where are you going?"

"Haha, it's a coincidence that I came here. I was about to go to the merchant ship behind. Let's go together." Zhao Hao suddenly laughed when he heard this.

"This..." Zhao Jia was also embarrassed when he heard that Zhao Hao was going together. Although there was nothing between him and Agnes, he just looked at Zhao Hao's current appearance, but it seemed as if he had grabbed some of his braids, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"What? Is there anything inconvenient for Brother Jia?" Zhao Hao said with a smile. He actually knew that Zhao Jia often went to the merchant ship behind during this period, and he always went to the same boat. At first, he didn't care, but later he accidentally learned that the merchant ship was actually a ship under the name of the Yue Palace, and it seemed that there was a young alien woman on the ship, which immediately attracted his attention. He didn't expect that Zhao Jia knew how to raise women outside at a young age.

"Actually, there is no inconvenience. My nephew went to the back to meet someone. She is my language teacher. I went to find her just to study and would not go to other boats, so I am afraid I can't walk with my second uncle," Zhao Jia confessed directly.

"Language teacher?" Zhao Hao didn't believe Zhao Jia's answer at all, so he smiled again, "You are the eldest son of your third brother, and choosing a teacher is not a trivial matter. Now that the third brother is not here, it's better to let my second uncle meet your teacher, so that you can check it out for you."

Seeing that Zhao Hao insisted on going with him, Zhao Jia was also helpless. If he explained again, Zhao Hao would probably only be more suspicious, so he had to nod. The two of them got on the boat. In addition, Zhao Hao has always paid great attention to his safety, so there were dozens of guards accompanying him, and a group of people came to the merchant ship Agnes took on in a few boats.

The merchant ship Agnes was personally arranged by Zhao Jia. In addition to Agnes and the maid who took care of her, there were also knights such as Fruth. They were also very excited when they saw Agnes before, and now they continue to follow her to protect her safety. Zhao Jia admired these loyal knights very much and even returned the weapons to them.

Agnes had already known about Zhao Jia's coming in advance, so when the boat approached the merchant ship, Agnes was already excited to run to the deck and looked down. However, when she saw many people coming with Zhao Jia, she was very surprised. After Zhao Jia and the others got on the boat, Agnes bowed to him and said, "I have seen the young master."

"No need to be polite," Zhao Jia also said with a smile, then he pointed to Zhao Hao beside him and said, "Agnes, I'll introduce you to you. This is my second uncle, you can call him Mr. Zhao."

After introducing Agnes, Zhao Jia turned her head to Zhao Hao and said, "Second uncle, this is my language teacher Agnes. Don't look at her young age, but she knows more than a dozen languages. I feel ashamed of this."

Zhao Hao was also looking at Agnes seriously at this time. When he heard Zhao Jia's words, he looked at him, and said with an expression that I finally understood: "Brother Jia, I didn't expect that you, the language teacher, is still a beautiful girl from a foreign race. You really know how to choose a teacher."

Hearing Zhao Hao's words, Agnes couldn't help but blush. Zhao Jia was also helpless, but he was too lazy to explain, but he just said helplessly: "Second uncle, I want to learn from Agnes. If you feel bored, you might as well go to other merchant ships to take a walk." To be continued.
Chapter completed!