The Doctor Who Traveled Through Water Margin

Wang Li and others also celebrated the New Year on Jeju Island. This was also the first time Wang Li celebrated the New Year since he came to this world, and the time officially entered the fourth year of Zhenghe.

Then they started the great robbery business to prepare food for the people who were coming. Well, they also had to steal some farm tools and cattle. The fake Japanese pirates and fake Koreans attacked one after another and reaped a lot of rewards.

In mid-January, Wang Li finally welcomed Ruan Xiaoer's fleet at the dock. The sun shone through the clouds onto the sea, sparkling like countless diamonds. Ruan Xiaoer's fleet slowly sailed into the port, with the red sun and moon flags flying on the masts, swaying gently in the breeze.

Wang Li stood on the dock, his eyes fixed on Ruan Xiaoer's flagship. When the flagship approached, he could clearly see the soldiers on the ship lined up in an orderly manner, and the people of Yuliu Village looked at them curiously, their faces filled with joy. These were either sailors or fishermen from Taihu Lake, and none of them were seasick.

Ruan Xiaoer stood at the bow and waved to Wang Li. He also had a confident smile on his face, as if telling Wang Li that they had successfully transported the people here.

Ruan Xiaoer came down first, and Wang Li walked quickly to Ruan Xiaoer and shook hands with him tightly. He praised Ruan Xiaoer's bravery and wisdom and asked about the situation along the way.

Ruan Xiaoer reported their journey in detail, including how they cleverly avoided the patrols of the Song navy and how they successfully loaded the people of Taihu Lake onto the boat. He also mentioned some minor incidents they encountered on the way, but they were all cleverly resolved by them.

Wang Li was very satisfied after hearing this and spoke highly of Ruan Xiaoer's performance. He knew that the success of this mission was inseparable from the tacit cooperation of the Ruan brothers, as well as their outstanding leadership and combat skills.

Afterwards, Wang Li introduced the situation of Jeju Island to Ruan Xiaoer. He told Ruan Xiaoer that they had strengthened the island's defense facilities and were carrying out the robbery business. Ruan Xiaoer was very excited after hearing this.

The 2nd Marine Division and the 2nd Infantry Division both planned to stay here for a long time. Wang Li found two fake flower-growing Chinese (Fan Rui and Ni Yun), looked at them wearing big coats on the outside and suits on the inside and asked, "How is it, are you ready?"

Fan Rui said seriously: "Respected village chief, Baron Arden of the Woxi Flower Cultivation Family! This is the Wodixi Guard, Knight Plant!"

Fan Rui's funny look made everyone laugh. Wang Li also smiled and said, "Good luck to you, Baron!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A few days later, Ruan Xiaoer and his men were sent away, and they were allowed to continue transporting the people. However, Ruan Xiaowu was left behind with a warship. Wang Li explained to Li Jun and his father-in-law, and prepared to return. Let them continue to stir up trouble. If it doesn't work, push out the star lord of Tamra and fly the Tamra flag. Anyway, Liangshan's occupation of this place must be legal.

After the explanation, Fan Rui and Ni Yun set off with Liangshan's gifts, deliberately avoiding the time when the Japanese pirates appeared. They boarded a small boat that was decorated with gorgeous and dusty decorations, and sailed along the coastline to Goryeo with difficulty. The scenery along the way was very beautiful, with waves gently patting the hull and the sea breeze gently blowing on their cheeks. They were in a good mood and looked forward to the upcoming tribute ceremony.

Wang Li and Ruan Xiaowu also drove the remaining warship and followed quietly behind to escort them.

After several days of sailing, they finally arrived at Licheng Port in Goryeo. The Goryeo navy stationed there did not dare to neglect them after learning that they were envoys, and immediately went to Kaijing to report the news and warmly received them.

Like the Song Dynasty, Goryeo believed that friendly tributes from envoys of other countries were a good thing, and attached great importance to it, setting up special post stations along the way.

Wang Li felt relieved after seeing this, and he and Ruan Xiaowu drove the warship to Dongjiang Island to wait for them.

Dongjiang Island is the Pi Island where Mao Wenlong, the general of Dongjiang, was stationed in the late Ming Dynasty. It is about the same size as Liangshan. Later, it became the territory of Korea. Wang Li also planned to occupy it as a stronghold for troublemakers. Now it is a good time to wait for Fan Rui and watch it.

Fan Rui and Ni Yun only brought five gifts, and the rest were for the Eastern Great Country to pay homage to. The Goryeo officials also said it was nothing, and still came to greet them enthusiastically and expressed their warm welcome to them.

Fan Rui and Ni Yun saluted the Goryeo officials according to the etiquette of the Flower Country, expressing their respect and friendly wishes.

Goryeo officials enthusiastically led them to Kaifeng, and Fan Rui sat in Goryeo's "dragon and phoenix sedan chair" along the way.

It looked somewhat incongruous to see the tall Fan Rui carried in such a small sedan chair, as his body filled the sedan chair completely. Although the professional sedan bearers of Goryeo were short, they did not feel tired at all and it was obvious that they made this their job.

Ni Yun next to him was better. The Koreans found a horse for him and he followed Fan Rui like a loyal knight.

Fan Rui felt a little regretful. If he had known that he would have to sit in this uncomfortable sedan chair, he would rather have been a guard. Not only could he ride a horse, but the military uniform was also obviously warmer than his suit.

Before leaving, he specially polished his shoes and tied a tie. He refused the cotton-padded clothes offered by the Koreans. He said that this was the dress of the flower-growing family, and he would only wear it when meeting the most distinguished nobles and friends. The Korean officials also looked at him with admiration and agreed.

The five gifts that followed were also covered with red cloth by the Koreans and carried in sedan chairs. Korean people along the way came to watch the two foreigners, which was even more spectacular than watching the envoys from the Song Dynasty.

Walking into Kaijing City, there were more people watching. Fan Rui also looked at the buildings on both sides of Goryeo curiously. Most of them were short houses with large eaves. Although the prosperity here was far behind that of Bianjing, it was similar to the prefecture capital of the Song Dynasty.

Soon, under the guidance of Goryeo officials, they arrived at the Goryeo royal palace, where Goryeo King Yejong Wang Ya was waiting for them at the gate of the palace.

(Wang Ya (1079-1122), the 16th monarch of the Goryeo Dynasty, was officially canonized as the King of Goryeo by the Liao Dynasty in 1108.)

Fan Rui and the other two bowed with the newly learned etiquette and said, "Baron Arden, the envoy of the Great Flower Country, greets the respected King of Goryeo! The great emperor of our Flower Country and the people of Flower Country asked me to send their regards to you!"

"Haha, envoy, no need to be polite. Let's go into the palace and talk..."

The group slowly entered the Goryeo royal palace, and the tribute ceremony had just begun. Fan Rui and the other two did not understand, so under the guidance of the Goryeo officials, they followed the local customs.

At the tribute ceremony, Fan Rui and Ni Yun presented the King of Goryeo with gifts carefully prepared by Liangshan. These gifts included an exquisite glass mirror (one foot square), two bottles of white wine in glass bottles (one pound), two bottles of perfume (50 grams), nine bars of soap, and a whole square piece of glass (claimed to be one foot and two inches of material for carving jade seals), indicating that they were all specialties of the flower-growing family.

The King of Goryeo was very impressed by these gifts and could not wait to view them one by one on the spot. While appreciating them, he expressed his gratitude to the flower growers for their friendship.

The Goryeo officials also stared with wide eyes and drooled at these priceless gifts.

After a while, the Goryeo monarch remembered that they spoke similarly to the Song people. Although the characters on the letter were written horizontally, he could understand many of them. He asked in confusion: "Your Excellency, is your flower-growing country really a million miles away from here?"

Fan Rui said, "Yes, respected King Goryeo, when we set out, we had thousands of people and hundreds of large ships. We traveled for more than a year, but unfortunately only two of us are left. The rest of us were buried in the sea."

The Goryeo monarch was still puzzled and continued to speak: "Since so many people are gone, the envoy should not go back. How about settling down in my Goryeo?"

Fan Rui said firmly: "No, Your Majesty, we came to the East this time to find the homeland of our ancestors, which is called "Da Shang Kingdom"!

It is said that thousands of years ago we lived in the vast American continent in the form of tribes, and later our ancestors floated over from the sea. He called himself a Shang people, coming from the far east.

Later, he married the female leader of our tribe, brought us writing, and taught us how to farm. That’s how we got our current Great Flower Country. Our current emperor wants me to find the homeland of my ancestors and bring back some books about craftsmen.”

The Goryeo monarch nodded in understanding. So that was the case. He also knew the history of the Central Plains. He knew that the Shang Dynasty was an early dynasty in the Central Plains, but there were very few records.

The Goryeo monarch explained to Fan Rui the changes of dynasties in the Central Plains. Fan Rui pretended to be sad and said, "Our emperors of the Flower Country have sent some envoys to the East, but unfortunately they never returned. So we must go back. I hope the monarch can provide us with some ships and sailors!"

The monarch smiled and said, "That's fine, but the ships of your ancestors' homeland, the Great Song Kingdom, are larger and stronger than those of our Goryeo. Why don't you go there and ask for ships? I will prepare a hundred beauties for your emperor, and give you some money and some books on craftsmanship from our Goryeo. How about you take them back?"

Fan Rui nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The ministers below all secretly thought that His Highness was wise. He thought that he could get rid of the envoy with just a hundred women and some money and property. It was a sure win.

The monarch then said, "Your Excellency the Baron, you can rest for two days. I will also prepare an envoy to go to the State of Song with you to pay tribute. How about that?"

"Thank you, my Lord!"

As the two were taken away by Goryeo officials to rest, the tribute ceremony was a complete success, and Fan Rui and Ni Yun also successfully completed the first phase of the task.

After they left, all the civil and military officials in the Goryeo court praised the king for his wisdom, and the Goryeo monarch also announced the end of the court with laughter. With the arrival of the two fake envoys, the Goryeo monarch and his ministers were also in a good mood, and seemed to have forgotten the unhappiness that the Japanese pirates had brought to them recently...