Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2268, some things you can do in your later years

On the vast grassland in the northern part of South Africa, dozens of cars are slowly moving forward on the cement road on the grassland. This road that runs through the African prairie in the South African colony is currently the best choice for sightseeing in the African prairie.

At this time, it is the annual migration season of fauna on the African grasslands. With the arrival of the rainy season, everything is revived, and the grasslands are lush and full of vitality.

The huge fauna is accompanied by the continuous migration of aquatic plants on the grassland, which is particularly spectacular on a large scale.

Liu Jin, whose hair and beard had already started to turn gray, stood in the car, jumped out of the sunroof, and watched the prairie in front of him with a telescope.

"It's really worthy of the African savannah. It's a gigantic scene of millions of animals migrating. Fortunately, I lived here in South Africa for a year to watch this animal migration. The one-year wait is worth it. It's so shocking!"

Liu Jin looked at the mighty migrating army on the grassland in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

Later generations have watched the documentary on the migration of African grassland animals in TV documentaries, and they have been thinking about it in their hearts. This time I came to South Africa and came here to watch it.

For this reason, I have been staying in South Africa for a year, and I have been waiting for a year. At this moment, it finally pays off, and the mighty migrating army is walking on the grassland.

Antelopes, African bison, zebras, steppe antelopes, elephants and other various herbivores are chasing water and grass and migrating continuously. Following the huge animal groups are groups of lions, hyenas, wild dogs, Cheetahs and other carnivores.

Now, these animals can be seen on the grassland very casually. The entire vast grassland is full of mighty fauna. All kinds of animals that can only be seen in zoos in future generations are now like free animals. The elves live comfortably on the grassland.

South Africa has done a good job in protecting wild animals, and relying on this wild animal resource, it has built the road that runs through the grassland in front of it, so that tourists can come here to watch wild animals.

This has also promoted the development of the tourism industry in the South African colony. Many people from overseas countries and colonies come to the South African colony to watch wild animals, which can create fairly good economic benefits for the South African colony every year.

Liu Jin stayed on the African grassland for almost half a month, and only after seeing enough animals of all kinds did he return to the town on the South African colonial side.

In Nanzhou City, the big island of East Africa, a colony of South Africa, the Liu family lived in the manor in Nanzhou City. Liu Jin, who came back, also came to an end in Africa.

Calculating the time, I have traveled around the world since I resigned in 1755 in the Yanhuang calendar and the seventh year of Zhengde, and now it is 1765, 17 years of Zhengde, exactly ten years of Zhengzheng.

In ten years, I started from the capital of Ming Dynasty, first went to Shanxi, Henan, and Shaanxi, then went to Gansu, Ningxia, crossed the Western Regions, arrived in Hezhong, Central Asia, and Northwest, went to Winter City, and also went to Tianshan. I have ridden a horse on the Yili grassland, and I have also eaten barbecue here in the river.

Then I went to Nanyun Province and stayed here for a long time, enjoying the beautiful scenery, wine and food in Nanyun Province.

Then I went to the Black Soil Province to feel the fertile land of the Lower Black Soil Province and the urban buildings left by the former Slavs, and then entered the European cities through the Black Soil Province.

I had a good experience of the chaos and turmoil in Europe, as well as the filth and chaos of European cities, and then arrived in Hong Kong from Spain, where I experienced the prosperity of the overseas colonies of the Ming Dynasty.

Then I took a boat across the Atlantic Ocean to the Golden Island. I hunted bison on the vast North Golden Island Great Plains. I also went to the gold mine in the Golden Island to see the gold mining. I also went fishing in the tropical rainforest of the South Golden Island. After passing piranhas, I also went to the prairie to taste the authentic South Gold Island barbecue.

Of course, the most important thing is to go to the Kingdom of Aztec and the Inca Empire to experience the cultural customs of the Indians, but Liu Jin feels very disappointed, because basically they have been seriously assimilated by Daming, and Daming The cities are not much different.

The only thing that can be seen is the pyramids and some remaining temples, statues and so on.

Then Liu Jin crossed the Atlantic again and came to Africa. He traveled in many African colonies and vassal states, went to see primitive African tribes, and also visited some African slaves in the colonies. I have experienced some colonies that are friendly to African natives.

Finally, I came to the South African colony and stayed here for more than a year, just to see the great migration of animals on the African grassland.

After all, Liu Jin has basically traveled the whole world.

In Southeast Asia, Australia and other regions, Liu Jin had already accompanied Emperor Hongzhi once before, leaving only a few regions such as East Africa, Arabia, Persia and Tianzhu that he did not visit.

When he returns to Daming, Liu Jin can visit these areas again before returning to the Ming Empire. In this way, Liu Jin has almost traveled all over the world.

Stopping and stopping along the way, Liu Jin really devoted himself to traveling in mountains and rivers, and sometimes he could wait for several months just to see a landscape.

For example, here in South Africa, in order to watch the great migration of animals, it was directly waiting here for a year; here in Golden Island, I also waited for several months to watch the annual sacrifice of the Inca Empire.

Of course, in South Africa, Liu Jin's son, Liu Da, and the grandchildren of Liu Da's grandchildren also desperately kept Liu Jin, hoping that Liu Jin, the ancestor of the Liu family, could live in South Africa for a while longer.

For the descendants of the Liu family, it has always been that they get together less and leave more.

Only when I was young, I was by my parents' side, and when I grew up, I was basically sent out by Fang Fei, allowing him to fly freely.

Liu Da is like this, and so are Liu Cheng, Liu Yu and other brothers.

Not long after he became an adult, he left Liu Jin's arms and wandered alone in this overseas place.

But this did not alienate the relationship with Liu Jin, because Liu Jin and his children often exchange letters and telegrams, and they have also been silently watching the growth of their children. Give them the greatest support and help.

Counting this, in the past few decades, since Liu Da left Daming, there was only one time during the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Zhengde, the brothers returned to the capital together, and the family lived together happily.

Afterwards, they seldom got together, and Liu Da never saw Liu Jin and his biological mother, Li Zhen.

This time Liu Jin, Xu Wan'er, Li Zhen and others finally arrived in South Africa. Naturally, Liu Da's family was reluctant to leave Liu Jin, and hoped that Liu Jin could stay here for a longer period of time so that they could fulfill their filial piety.

Every day, Liu Da's eldest son stayed by Liu Jin's side as much as possible. This child was born in Daming, and Liu Jin hugged him when he was born.

But this does not hinder his affection and admiration for his grandfather.

In the learning and education he has received since he was a child, he is inseparable from Liu Jin's shadow in almost every aspect, and he can hear things about his grandfather Liu Jin everywhere.

Moreover, Liu Da's eldest son looks very much like Liu Jin, and his grandfather and grandson look very similar. Liu Jin also loves him very much. After all, he is Liu Jin's oldest grandson, and now he has grown up, married a wife and had children. , gave Liu Jin a bunch of great-grandchildren.

Here in South Africa, Liu Jin enjoys his grandchildren every day, and lives extremely happily.

As the governor of South Africa, Liu Da has a lot of things to do every day, but he will spare time as much as possible to chat with Liu Jin, play chess and so on.

If you know where Liu Jin wants to go, you will make arrangements in advance, and if you have time, you will go with Liu Jin as much as possible.

Liu Da knew very well that Liu Jin's time here in South Africa was probably the longest time that the father and son could spend together these years and in the future.

After Liu Jin leaves South Africa, I am afraid that the number of times he will be able to meet in the future will be very few, and maybe he will never see him again in the future.

Even when Liu Jin was about to die of old age, Liu Da might not be able to go to the bed and pass Liu Jin a bowl of water.

Perhaps this is also a kind of helplessness of a super big family like the Liu family, which spreads all over the world and has too much, too much influence, but the children of the same Liu family have also been silently enduring the feeling of being separated from each other.

Father and son, brothers and sisters are rarely able to get together.

Liu Jin is also aware of this, so he has been staying in South Africa and wanted to leave several times, but he couldn't bear to see his son and grandson. At the same time, Li Zhen was always crying, which made Liu Jin very sad. Annoyed, yet helpless.

It can only be postponed continuously. This stay is more than a year, and it can be regarded as a good taste of the scenery of South Africa and Africa.

Liu Jin is carefully recalling the places he has traveled in these years, and then he has to leave South Africa and prepare to return to Daming.

My own age is already old.

In recent years, Liu Jin has obviously felt that he has begun to grow old. His black hair has begun to turn gray, and even his beard has gradually turned gray. He is no longer handsome as before, but gradually He has become a kind and amiable grandfather.

The body is getting worse day by day. While the body is still in good shape, I will finish the rest of the places I want to visit and finish watching.

All in all, it will probably take a few years.

And next, I will go to Tianzhu, Nanyang and Australia to see my other sons in this place and the grandson they gave birth to me.

It is estimated that at that time, it will definitely be the same as South Africa, and they will be desperately retained by them. Maybe they will have to live for a longer period of time, more than a year, or at least half a year.

Calculated in this way, this is similar to the original character plan. When I return to Daming, I will already be in my 70s.

When I reach the age of more than 70 years old, my body will fail, and I will not be able to walk when I want to, and I will have no taste in whatever I want to eat.

At that time, Liu Jin can choose a place to retire and spend the rest of his time, and life is nothing more than that.

My own life is extremely complete.

Of course, Liu Jin was in a hurry to go back to Daming because there were still some important people on Daming's side who he wanted to see.

Ten years have passed, and Emperor Hongzhi's health has begun to fail. No matter how he rests, he can no longer support him. Liu Jin must go back and meet Emperor Hongzhi again.

The monarch and his ministers have been getting along well for decades, and even now, Liu Jin can often receive letters and telegrams from Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi is no longer emperor, and Liu Jin is no longer an official in the court.

There is no relationship between the two of them as a monarch and ministers, but they are more like old friends for many years, and there are more letters between them than before.

Well, after all, Liu Jin and Emperor Hongzhi returned to their relatives, and Emperor Hongzhi's baby princess, Princess Nanyang, married Liu Jin's youngest son, Liu Qing.

In addition to Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin must also go to see him.

Zhu Houzhao, who has been the emperor for 17 years, is now in his 50s. Because he is too lustful, even though he is younger than Liu Jin, his body is worse than Liu Jin's.

In recent years, Zhu Houzhao has fallen ill several times.

The Imperial Physician and the professors of Daming Medical College showed him many times, and the only advice they gave was that Zhu Houzhao should pay attention to temperance and not go on like this, otherwise, his body would not be able to sustain it at all.

But it's useless, how could Zhu Houzhao listen to them, and it's impossible for Zhu Houzhao to quit being a womanizer, and the older he gets, the more troubled he is in this regard. In recent years, he has ordered beauty pageants from all ethnic groups to pay tribute to beauties.

Only Emperor Hongzhi's words can let Zhu Houzhao listen to and take a break for a while. If Emperor Hongzhi was not there, Zhu Houzhao might have died of excessive indulgence.

So Zhu Houzhao is also going to meet, and the relationship between the two is also good. Although Zhu Houzhao is busy, he will write letters and send telegrams from time to time to ask Liu Jin for his opinions and opinions on some major national affairs.

Lao Wang must also go and have a look.

Wang Shouren has been the chief assistant of the cabinet for ten years, and the man in his 60s has now become an old man in his 70s.

The body is also not as good as before. Even if you can ride a horse and shoot arrows when you are young, you are no longer able to do it when you are in your 70s.

He had a lung disease at first, which was cured only by penicillin. After getting old, his body is not as good as before, and now he is often sick and unable to go to the morning court.

Liu Jin and Lao Wang have nothing to do with each other.

Liu Jin admired Old Wang, the last Confucian sage, capable of writing and martial arts. No matter in any aspect, Wang Shouren made Liu Jin admire him very much.

And Lao Wang has always admired Liu Jin very much, deeply admired Liu Jin's talent, and often praised Liu Jin as a sage through the ages.

The Ming Empire was able to have the prosperous age it is today. Liu Jin's contribution is really too great. It can be said that if there is no Liu Jin, there will be no current Daming, and maybe the situation of Daming is completely different.

Therefore, Lao Wang admires Liu Jin. Even though Liu Jin has been away from the court for many years, Lao Wang also has correspondence with Liu Jin. He often writes to communicate with Liu Jin when encountering some difficult decisions. Liu Jin's opinions and opinions.

There is no doubt that Liu Jin will definitely go back to Daming to meet Lao Wang.

There is not much time left for the two of them, and it may be a great happiness to be able to meet for the last few times, drink tea, and reminisce about life as before.

In addition to Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Zhengde and Lao Wang, there are still many people who need to meet in Daming Liu Jin. Daming still has to go back, and after that, he will die in Daming.

Falling leaves return to their roots, life goes round and round, and finally returns to the place where one was born.

Liu Jin is planning what to do next. At this age, every remaining day is precious. Liu Jin must plan and plan carefully. Think about the future.

"Life is really full of too many, too many incredible things!"

"As a time traveler, I have traveled to the Ming Dynasty, and I have done so many things without knowing it, and I have come to my old age."

Thinking, thinking, Liu Jin remembered many things from the past.

As we get older, many things become blurred.

The memory before the time travel became blurred, and it was difficult to remember clearly some things before the time travel.

On the contrary, I can remember most of the things after time travel clearly, but now I am slowly forgetting some things.

"Perhaps I should take advantage of the fact that I still remember clearly, learn from some Western politicians of later generations, and write autobiographies and memoirs in my later years, and record some important events in my life."

Thinking of this period, Liu Jin's eyes light up slightly.

That's right, I still have things to do.

You can write autobiographies and memoirs while playing.

Recalling one's life is also recording one's life, leaving some things and history for future generations to see, and the same can be regarded as writing a successful end to one's life.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help getting excited immediately, and even wondered if he could leave some prophecies in his memoirs and autobiography for future generations, be a prophet or something.

"What a nice idea, autobiography and memoir!"

Liu Jin recorded this point. As he gets older, some things are easy to forget. After recording this period, Liu Jin was thinking about how to start writing this autobiography and memoir.

PS: Two-in-one five-thousand-word chapter~~
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