Lakeside of Eastern Suburbs University.
Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao each held a fishing rod and went fishing on the lake.
Although this lake is an artificial lake, it is also maintained very carefully. After Fang Zheng established the school, he specially ordered people to put a lot of big fish into it.
There are also koi fish among them.
Of course, fishing is not allowed on weekdays, but Principal Fang is tired today and feels that he can use his privileges to be a little arbitrary.
The new girls' school students spoke so enthusiastically that he felt a little overwhelmed.
Originally they were not allowed to ask questions, or to ask other teachers directly, but the students were very enthusiastic and always pointed to him.
Fang Zhengyi could only escape.
After all, as a college graduate, if you ask me questions about junior high school students, isn’t this embarrassing? !
So in order to rest, he took the prince here to fish.
It was calm and windless in the afternoon, and there weren't many people at the lake. The two of them had been sitting quietly for forty minutes holding the poles.
Li Yuanzhao looked like he had maggots on his body, twisting and turning: "Old Fang, are there any fish in this lake? It's boring to sit here, come back to the palace with me."
Fang Zheng smiled disdainfully. Of course people like you don't understand the hobbies of mature men.
"Your Highness, there are a lot of fish here. I often fish, so I can't go wrong."
"Haha, I didn't expect you to be an expert at fishing?"
"What a master, I am a grandmaster!"
"Grandmaster, how come you haven't caught a single fish?" Li Yuanzhao said scornfully.
"This guy is not good at anything. If you want to be good at what you do, you must first sharpen your tools. The essence of fishing is actually making a nest, and this broken bamboo pole... affects my performance." Fang Zheng said calmly.
"Hey! Hit!" Before Fang Zheng could finish his words, Li Yuanzhao's fishing rod was suddenly tightened!
It looks like the harvest is not small.
Li Yuanzhao stood up and started playing with the big fish in the lake with excitement on his face.
"Good guy, he's a big deal!"
The two sides struggled for a while, and a large black and gray fish weighing about ten kilograms gradually emerged from the water.
Fang Zheng's eyes are about to burst...
"Your Highness, let me help you!" "Don't come over!"
Not listening to Li Yuanzhao's dissuasion, Fang Zheng stepped forward to hold the fishing rod in Li Yuanzhao's hand and shook it randomly.
The big fish took the opportunity to shake...it unhooked and swam away.
Li Yuanzhao stood on the shore dumbfounded. When he came to his senses, he said angrily: "What are you doing?"
Fang Zhengyi said regretfully: "I just want to help a group of Your Highnesses. I didn't expect this fish to be so cunning. We didn't bring a fish guard, so we have no place to house it."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll help His Highness catch another one right away."
"Ha, you despicable villain... I think you are jealous of me." Li Yuanzhao sneered.
He leaned over to pick up the bamboo pole, straightened the fishing line, and continued fishing.
Fang Zheng smiled angrily, aimed at the spot where the big fish just disappeared, and threw out the fishing rod...
"I've been hit again!"
Within five minutes, Li Yuanzhao stood up and pulled the fishing rod again with a look of ecstasy.
Fang Zheng stood up immediately with eyes wide open.
Li Yuanzhao's peripheral vision had already spotted his movements, and he suddenly dodged and hid aside.
The fishing master's conspiracy did not succeed.
But...this movement was too big, and the big fish unfortunately got off the hook again.
Li Yuanzhao threw the fishing rod angrily: "You're cruel! Find two small boats, and we can each fish for our own thing!"
Fang Zheng's eyes wandered around.
No, this guy is so lucky during the novice welfare period, wouldn’t he be outdone by him?
Then where is my reputation as a fishing master?
When he is lucky, you have to fish next to him to get something.
"Your Highness, speaking of ships, I wonder how our fleet going to sea is doing? Is there any news?" Fang Zheng began to change the subject.
Li Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment, and his attention was diverted.
He sat down again and said, "Hey, that's right, the fleet has been gone for so long and there is still no news."
"I heard the discussion at the court meeting. The navy is still practicing, and the shipyards in the south are still developing and building ships. This expenditure of money is huge. And the fleet exploring the west has not returned yet. The Ministry of Finance is anxious and wants to reduce the number of ships. division and the expenditure on developing new ships. The Ministry of War also intends to reduce this part of the investment and transfer it to the research of firearms."
Fang Zheng was very concerned: "When did this discussion take place? How come I didn't hear the news here?"
"It was only two days after returning from the Kingdom of Jin that the war expenses exceeded expectations. That's why I said this."
"But my father has said that since this is an unknown world, exploration cannot be accomplished overnight. If news of the fleet's failure comes back, we will prepare to send the fleet out to sea again. If there is no hope the second time, we will decide not to support it. Everyone agrees. Later, the matter fell into disuse.”
Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the appeal of the Western legends he originally weaved to courtiers has significantly disappeared.
After all, if you invest real money and see no profit, everyone will be anxious and cannot do this.
Fortunately, my old father-in-law is still sensible.
With perhaps the greatest enemy in the north eliminated, his interest in exploring the outside world greatly increased.
However, the fleet has not returned yet, and it has indeed taken a long time. The vast sea does not know what kind of risks they have encountered.
"Lao Fang, do you think they will be wiped out at sea?" Li Yuanzhao asked.
Fang Zheng felt panicked in his heart: "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense. The whole country has been carefully prepared to go to sea. How can something happen? Those naval forces are all experienced and strong, and they have supplies carefully prepared by me. There will be absolutely no problem."
"Maybe they have discovered a new continent and are exploring it."
"New World? What is that?"
"It's an undeveloped continent with only some primitive people and no established civilization. It's an undeveloped virgin land."
"Perhaps there are fertile lands, novel animals, and various mineral deposits everywhere..."
A novel animal? Li Yuanzhao fell into fantasy.
Fang Zhengyi kept sighing in his heart.
Who knows, if you are lucky, you may have discovered the New World, or you may have reached the homeland of the four foreigners, Feka Country.
He might be on his way back now.
However, the biggest possibility that he was unwilling to admit was that he was destroyed by the group at sea.
After all, he knew nothing about how big the world was and what risks there were on the sea.
There are so many soldiers, and his poor little beggar brother Lai Gouer, I don’t know what the current situation is...
He had finally transformed from a beggar to a promising young man, yet he had to take such a risk.
The young man didn't know how bad the natural environment was. If he had known, he should have tried his best to persuade him to stay...
Fang Zheng was thinking absentmindedly.
Suddenly, Li Yuanzhao shouted in his ears.
"I've caught another fish!"
"Idiot!"
Fang Zheng was about to take action, but when he turned around, he saw Li Yuanzhao sliding to the shore with a big fish lift.
Showing two rows of big white teeth, he was smiling stupidly at himself.
The fish in his hand was a fat koi, one arm long.
Isn’t this the treasure of Zhenhu Lake? He bought it for a good price!
Fang Zheng took a deep breath... This kid is imitating adultery, and he even screams after catching a fish?
"Your Highness, put it back quickly, this fish is..."
Before Fang Zheng finished speaking, Li Yuanzhao had already stood up and patted the dust on his pants.
Then he grabbed the fishing line and swung it hard. The giant koi hit him on the back and actually lifted the fish on his back!
The koi fish crackled and struggled on his back, and Li Yuanzhao said calmly: "There are no fish. Sitting here is boring. Let's go back after taking a walk around the school."
"..."
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It was getting late and already gray.
Fang Zheng walked behind Li Yuanzhao with frivolous steps, smelling the faint smell of fish.
The former is still in high spirits and his legs are pumping very fast.
The poor koi gave up its struggle early and bounced on his back, its dead fish eye silently accusing mankind of its crimes.
Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Go home...the fish stinks."
"That's right, I haven't visited the girls' college yet! Let's go and see if they are studying hard at night!"
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