Following Cui Ping's slightly choked narration, I seemed to be a person beside Cui Jia, and the past reappeared leisurely:
In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, he sent two maritime missions, namely Xu Fu's and Cui Jia's, named Qiu Xian, to expand the territory and spread the power of the Qin Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty valued this position very highly. Those who held this position were allowed to wear silver seals and cyan clothing. This was the treatment second only to the first-class ministers in the court, and it was not the only one who had experienced loyalty.
Scholarships are not awarded lightly
This errand can be said to be Cui Jia, but Xu Fu did not have this status. It can be seen that the first emperor, who was a talented and strategic man, put the management of the southeastern seas in a more important position.
Unable to disobey the emperor's order, Cui Jia took his wife who was about to give birth, along with 200 sergeants and the guard captain Bai Jing, and three large ships, with flags fluttering, and set off immediately
There are countless ups and downs along the way. Cui Jia traveled all the way and visited small countries in the southeast. Wherever he went, he spread the power of the Qin Dynasty. His wife also gave birth to a cute little girl on the ship. The weather
On a clear day, a family of three looks into the wind and sees the boundless sea. The future seems infinitely bright.
But a year later, a chance discovery, like destiny, changed the fate of their family.
They found an uninhabited island in the southeastern island group far away from the mainland. There was no one here, the jungle was dense, thunderstorms were frequent, and there were only groups of wild apes jumping at the top of the trees.
They wanted to just take a short rest and continue on their way, but when they got off the boat and sat on the beach, the fine gauze in their hands shone with golden light in the sun. Gold
The sergeants were excited, and the white thorns seemed even more excited. They climbed along the mountain road, and it turned out that there were more of these things among the rocks, everywhere.
Thinking about it, this trip has been going on for years, and the emperor's mission has been completed well. Wouldn't it be the icing on the cake if he brought back two ships of gold before returning?
So they stopped
And Cui Jia personally drew a nautical chart, detailing the situation of Danao and Xihai, and the navigation route, and sent it back to Daqin by a carrier pigeon and a flying pigeon.
Every day, Cui Jia led his men to dig holes for gold, and ordered the craftsmen on the ship to chisel stone stoves, melt the scattered gold nuggets into uniform gold bricks, and found a secret cave.
, used for storage, planning to raise the sail and set off once enough is collected.
In the past year, they have not been wandering anymore, and they have concentrated on this. Since my wife no longer has to wander on the sea, exposed to wind and rain, plus she plays with the little girl every day, and the return date is just around the corner, she is in a really good mood.
Yes, my face has gradually regained its former charm.
However, just when Cui Jia gathered people to discuss the return trip, a subordinate who usually followed his orders changed his mind and refused to return to Daqin.
This person is the guard captain - Bai Jing. Among this group of people, Bai Jing is second only to Cui Jia. Usually, Cui Jia specializes in political affairs, while military matters can be left to Bai Jing with confidence.
Yes, when he stood up to oppose him, Cui Jia was really caught off guard.
Immediately, several petty leaders expressed their approval. There were countless reasons. The Qin Emperor was cruel and the road was dangerous. Some people actually mentioned establishing a country on the spot and no longer being controlled by the Qin Dynasty.
There are only 200 people in total. If we establish a country on the spot, I am afraid that even a rough man who usually drives a boat and pulls fibers can work as a general, let alone gold everywhere. How can Cui Jia's good tongue be able to tempt this?
Plausible
Bai Jing also said that as long as Cui Dian's subordinate country agreed, he was willing to still respect him as the leader and continue to mess around.
The implication is that if he doesn't agree, let's talk about it separately.
At this moment, Cui Jia realized his isolation. It turned out that the weight of the scale had always been on Bai Jing's body. When Bai Jing made a suggestion, their family of three was immediately lifted up high on the scale.
There was not no one in the crowd who stood with Cui Jia, but they were the lowest level people and could not speak at all. Cui Dian's subordinates showed their righteousness to them and spoke sincerely, but the truth is not as heavy as gold. He failed.
He once said to Bai Jing, "General Bai is a descendant of the famous general Bai Qi. Does he really want to live in a foreign land from now on, where his ancestors will no longer worship him, and his leaves will no longer return to his roots?"
Bai Jing sneered, "I wonder if my ancestor, who was revered as the God of War and made great contributions to the unification of the Qin Dynasty, had a good ending? Now that you have a beautiful woman in my arms, he will be successful after returning home, and it is indispensable for the emperor's grace.
Of course we are in a hurry to go back, but what do we have? Transport the gold back and let him reward us with some rewards. How can it be more beneficial to own it alone!"
In the end, Cui Jia had no choice but to say, "General Bai insisted on this, and I have nothing more to say, but I, Cui, do not want to be detained overseas. Although the country is far away, we must not be disloyal to the king. Although the ancestral temple is far away, we cannot offer sacrifices."
Dishonest, now, our family has no choice but to go back and recover."
Bai Jing agreed, so Cui Jia led a dozen people, all of whom were sincerely on the side of the vassal state, and began to organize the ships, prepare enough water and food, and prepare to leave quickly. Those gold nuggets were just used as bushes.
not encountered
With a nervous look on her face, the wife packed up the clothes of her daughter and her husband. They ignored the fact that it was already dark and more than a dozen people had boarded the ship overnight and were about to set sail.
Just after walking a short distance, Bai Jing actually sent someone to catch up from behind. He said, "If I let you go back, will you really ruin the reputation of my Bai family?"
"How are you doing?"
"Hey, sir, of course you understand that now, you have to stay whether you want to stay or not!" The tone was very solemn.
It was night, and they were locked in a wooden house. The oil lamp was like a bean, the mountain wind was stirring, and the sound of apes in the distance made them melancholy. Until now, Cui Jia was still at a loss. He and his wife were unable to restrain the chicken.
The whole family is in the palm of the white thorn tree
Bai Jing's worries are not unreasonable. After returning, the emperor will definitely ask about Bai Jing's whereabouts. It is impossible that there were only 200 people when he left and only a dozen people came back.
In fact, he had already thought about making up a story for Bai Jing, omitting this episode, not specifically to deceive the emperor. In fact, when he talked about it, even Cui Dianguo felt a fever on his face, and also for Bai Qi's empress.
A person retains a little bit of dignity, but he is unhappy, sleeping in his clothes, still unable to fall asleep late at night, and in a blink of an eye it is dawn.
Bai Jing came to visit again despite his busy schedule, and he proposed a compromise plan: Leave Mrs. Cui behind, and he, Cui Jia, can return!
"Your Excellency is eager to return home. If I try to stop you any further, it will be unkind. However, I, Bai Jing, am still a person. If I stay here, I will enjoy endless wealth and glory, but there is one thing." He glanced at his demeanor.
The graceful Mrs. Cui said, "But one thing is that there will no longer be a beautiful and fragrant hometown woman like Madam here... And after your master returns, what kind of woman can't find her?"
Cui Jia understood what he meant. He refused without even thinking about it! Since he and his wife got married, they had treated each other like guests every day for three hundred and sixty-five days, and they had never blushed once. Now, Bai Jing made such an unreasonable suggestion.
The request was really beyond his expectation.
He could give up everything, but he could never give up his wife, not even to death! Bai Jing slammed the door and left, saying, "This is not your fault."
The lady hugged Cui Jia and cried loudly. Cui Jia was so distraught that the little girl Yingying - she was also called Yingying - kept crying. The family spent the whole day without drinking water.
Until late at night, someone knocked on the door gently