Chapter 461 Let’s go see the sea together
Su Chen must have been worried about the possible imitation of the Japanese. After asking Jia Xu, he finally felt a lot more comfortable.
After all, this old fox is meticulous in his work. From the Wu-Yue war to the final surrender of the Yue Kingdom, he has thoroughly understood people's hearts. No wonder he can still stand in Cao's camp after he designed to kill Cao Ang and Dian Wei. Reach such a high position as Taiwei and live until the end of his life.
At this moment, Su Chen took a comfortable sip of tea. Listening to the cicadas no longer seemed annoying. He patted the old man on the shoulder with a smile, got up and walked out of the pavilion.
"With the Taiwei here, I can sit back and relax."
Jia Xu rolled up his sleeves and followed behind, saying in a low voice: "Your Majesty, these words are unlucky. It is better to say less."
"Why?"
"The same thing happened when Grand Master Dong was in Luoyang. "That's what he said."
Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, strode out of the middle palace with his hands behind his back, returned to the front palace, sent the old man away first, and then returned. Come back and deal with the backlog of government affairs.
Seeing the memorial sent back from the Western Regions, he frowned slightly, "General Su, Huo Huoqi, and General Ma are unparalleled. They destroyed thirty-one countries and surrendered twenty-four." country, the remaining seventeen countries are also planned to be taken down in one fell swoop!”
Dian Wei and Xu Chu stood outside the Qinzheng Hall like two door gods. Zheng He, who was serving inside, couldn't understand what Kai Wushuang meant, but he could still understand what he said.
He raised his orchid finger at the corner of his mouth and said with a chuckle: "Your Majesty, the seventy-two countries in the Western Regions are already weak. The strongest is only the strength of our Daxia County. If it were not for the Gobi and Desert. The barrier may have been destroyed by the original Luotian tribe.”
“Well, if the seventy-two countries gathered into one country, they would have some strength, but it is a pity that they are scattered, and even the alliance will do its own thing. I conveyed my decree to the Iron Buddha of the Luotang tribe and the Grand Master in Liangzhou to fully provide food and grass for Su Dingfang and Huo Qubing. They would have suffered too much along the way, so they set up supply stations in Zhanmi and Changkang in the Western Regions. "Point."
As he spoke, Su Chen wrote to approve Su Dingfang's memorial, and then sent it to Zhongshu Province Xun Yu. A country with a population of 40 million supports more than 30,000 troops. It is not difficult to conquer by horse, not to mention that there are Liangzhou and Xirong Lulu tribes assisting them to share the daily expenses of the treasury.
Zheng He received the approval document and was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he pointed to another memorial with a smile, "Your Majesty, General Su also has another memorial."
"What else?"
Su Chen took the memorial he pointed to and looked through it, and couldn't help but laugh, "Let the twenty-four countries that surrendered send envoys to pay tribute? It's really like the one in the Tang Dynasty. The suit has also been brought here."
Zheng He pinched his orchid finger and said with a smile: "Foreign countries have always wanted to pay tribute to their vassals. What's more, your majesty has conquered the world and unified the six countries. The power should not be violated, it should be respected."
"It is true to unify the six countries, but it is still a little short of being able to conquer the world. Only when the Japanese are killed can we truly conquer the world." Su Chen said. The memorial was approved and handed over to Zheng He. After saying this, he paused and continued: "Speaking of Japanese pirates, how is the construction progress of the treasure ship now?"
"Your Majesty, it has basically been built. , it is currently undergoing final inspections and can be launched into the water for sea trials.”
"I want to see this trial voyage with my own eyes!"
But Su Chen has seen the sea once before, and he passed by it in a hurry. When he conquered the Japanese country, he had already made up his mind to conquer it himself. What happened to this big ship? You also have to sit down and get used to it in advance.
After making up his mind to deal with the matters at hand, he went to the ancestral temple and told all the emperors to go and have a look at the sea. This naturally made everyone agree. After all, most people live a lifetime and still I've never been to the sea.
"Come here, come here. Which one of you has ever been on a boat on the sea?" Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin and Li Shimin quickly greeted the unlocked emperor to gather at the altar table. Wu Zixun only stood at the entrance of the temple and felt a gloomy wind. Formation, consciously moved to the side and stood together with Dian Wei and Xu Chu.
Inside, Su Chen was surrounded by the emperor. When they heard Zhao Kuangyin's question, they all shook their heads. Cao Cao frowned: "Does standing by the sea count?"
"Next!" Li Shimin turned his attention to Zhao Gou.
Zhao Kuangyin saw him looking at Zhao Gou and asked doubtfully: "What do you want him to do?"
"Yes, what do you want me to do?" Zhao Gou frowned while holding the music score.
"Your Zhao Gou is the emperor who is the best at running away. It can be said that he must flee in every battle. I just want to ask if he has ever run across the sea."
The corner of Zhao Gou's mouth twitched. , glanced at Zhao Kuangyin guiltily.
Zhao Kuangyi on the other side also felt embarrassed. He felt that Li Shimin was trying to make a fool of himself, so he also teased him.
Zhao Kuangyin took one look at his younger brother and his descendants. He felt embarrassed and snorted coldly: "They are really from the same line. It is a disgrace to the old Zhao family. Although some of the emperors behind the Zhu family are incompetent, they are still good at all. You have some backbone.”
“Hey, Lao Zhao, don’t get involved with my Lao Zhu family.” Zhu Yuanzhang came from the small courtyard with Queen Ma, accompanied by Zhu Di and others. Emperor Jiajing.
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business. Changsheng asked us to go to the sea. Do you want to go?"
"This is no nonsense, of course I want to go!" The emperors were very excited, and many He lived and grew up in the palace, and never left the capital much in his life. Only the founding emperors and people like Zhu Di could only travel by land and take a stroll on the sea, which was something they never thought about.
Even the only female emperor Wu Zetian was quite excited. After she married into the Li family, even if she later became emperor, her scope of action only expanded from the palace to Chang'an or the sacred capital Luoyang.
"Then what are you waiting for? Everyone is ready!" Like a tour guide of later generations, Li Shimin began to greet everyone, and asked Zhu Di to come over and talk about things at sea. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, especially he At that time, sea trade was quite prosperous, and he could still show off the scenery on the sea in front of other emperors.
Everyone who listened could not wait to ask Su Chen to move the offering table over immediately.
Don't look at the excitement of the emperors one by one. The news that Su Chen was going to Feiyun Port to board the treasure ship for a trial voyage spread that afternoon. The civil and military officials were even more excited than the emperors. Not long after the news spread, the left-behind Yan A group of military generals from Beijing came to the palace in large numbers, crowded into the main hall, and talked all over the place.
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
Wang Lang looked serious and bowed as he stepped forward, as if Su Chen was about to hit the Golden Palace to death if he didn't listen. I am in danger, the sea is bumpy, and there are constant wind and waves. What should I do if there are three advantages and two disadvantages? I am loyal to the emperor and the country, and I am willing to go to the sword mountain and the sea of fire for your majesty. For such an important task, let me board the ship for your majesty. "< br>
"Wang Situ, you are making such a calculation that I, Old Cheng, heard it outside the palace!" Cheng Yaojin strode up the steps carrying his axe, with a huge baggage hanging under the axe. I packed all the bedding and pillows at home.
Su Chen sat on the dragon chair and looked at the generals. He wanted to laugh but couldn't. He suppressed his smile and spoke as majestically as possible: "My lords, we still have to wait a few days, so you don't have to. You're in such a hurry, General Cheng, why did you bring all the bedding and pillows here? Are you planning to stay in my hall?"
"I don't care, I'll just wait here in case your Majesty sneaks in with other generals? What if I don’t take Qin Shubao and Yuchi Heizi with me?”
Cheng Yaojin has grown old, but he still looks as generous as when he was young. No wonder he is called the Demon King.
Li Jing, who was asked about it over there, couldn't laugh or cry. He wanted to object, but was stared at by Cheng Yaojin's big copper eyes, so he had to agree with him and nodded.
"All of them, all of them!" Zheng He stepped forward to smooth things over and said with a smile: "This treasure ship is big enough. Even if the generals bring their personal guards aboard, it can be accommodated."
As a eunuch for most of his life, Zheng He's every word was a thoughtful word. There is a reason why he can always stand in front of Zhu Di.
"What Duke Zheng said is also what I want to say. Since the generals want to board the ship, let's call Li Dian of Longyang County and Lei Tong of Yantang Pass together. Come, they have been stationed there for several years, I can’t favor one over the other, I should let them walk around and see the sea scenery!”
Su Chen made a prompt decision and settled the matter. Since he decided to take his ancestors there, he should make a louder noise. Anyway, the Northland is different now, so there is no need to worry about anyone wanting to rebel.
Afterwards, he comforted Lu Bu and Xiang Yu and ensured that everyone would go together before sending these generals away. Soon after, the order with the imperial edict rushed to go at a hundred miles. After receiving the order from Yantang Pass and Longyang County, Lei Tong and Li Dian, who accompanied the emperor on the treasure ship's trial voyage, immediately put on their armors with excitement, said goodbye to their families, and left the city with their guards overnight.
The news that the emperor was going to Feiyungang to personally test the rumored treasure ship built soon spread quickly.
On April 11th, the Chinese civil and military personnel in the DPRK had already begun to clean up early. Generals Xia Houyuan, Xia Houdun, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Le Jin and other generals went outside the city gate to pick up Li Dianhe who was coming. Lei Tong then went into the palace to see the driver together.
As the sun rose, Cheng Yaojin sat up from the bed and noisily asked the maid to quickly change his clothes: "Hurry up, don't be late, wouldn't it be a joke to be behind!"
In fact, the generals in Yanjing were used to fighting. Now that they had no enemies to fight, they were all panicking. They finally had the opportunity to put on their armor and go out. Which one was willing to fall behind? Zhao Yun even got up early and helped each other put on their armor with Ma Yunlu. Then they rode out together.
"It's a pity that my eldest brother, second brother, and brother Pang Pang followed General Su to the Western Regions. Otherwise, we could have followed him by boat."
"Maybe your brother can find one for you. Brother and sister-in-law from the Western Region are back!"
Zhao Yun said with a smile, and saw his wife's angry face from the corner of his eye. His chuckle turned into a hearty laugh, and he galloped out, prompting Ma Yunlu to raise his gun. Chase behind.
Not far away, I met Lu Bu and Lu Lingqi, a father and daughter. There was a carriage next to them, and inside was the Yan family. This was a posture that a family of three would take with them.
"Zilong, don't look at a certain family with that look."
"Haha, Yun Ke didn't say anything. It's because Marquis Wen is not confident."
The sky light rises above the clouds, and there are still people in the city. There are many generals coming over. In the sunshine, Guan Yu rides a red rabbit, talking and laughing with Zhang Fei, Qin Qiong, Li Jing, and Li Xuanba. After meeting the people here, they go to the majestic and magnificent mountains together. of the imperial city.
After having dinner in the imperial city, we left Yanjing with densely packed flags of various colors fluttering in the wind. The tooth flags with various surnames on them guarded the Daxia with black background and white dragon pattern in the middle. Flags are flying in the sky.
The vigorous war horse screeched and stopped in front. The wind blew Su Chen's cloak and fluttered in the air. With the Xia Wang Sword on his waist, he galloped up, followed by those behind him. The generals, and the ancestral hearse with many different laughters.
Tianshu clouds rolled in, and countless banners gradually extended eastward in the dust and smoke. Controlling wolf cavalry, white horse Yi Cong, and tiger and leopard cavalry roared across the earth. The two battalions of Tiger Guard and Shenji set off in a mighty manner. Move forward.
(End of this chapter)