Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 459
The azure water was crowded by a huge fleet, and the silver light flashed on it, as if thousands of fascinating treasures were right under your feet.

In fact, this is indeed a huge treasure.

"General! Catch it slowly!"

"General! Hit again!"

"General!..."

This fleet is obviously the fleet that Liu Song sailed from Guangling to the East China Sea.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Song Army on the ship were crazily picking up nets of fish and shrimp from the sea, and spreading them out on the deck as if showing off, for Yan Zhi and He Chengtian to come and admire.

Fat large yellow croakers, vigorous gimai shrimps, huge squids and light-transmitting clams...

Some fast-moving soldiers directly invited the chef on the boat to prepare a plate of fresh and tender fish meat with superb knife skills, and brought it to Da Yanzhi for him to taste.

When Yanzhi picked up a piece of crystal clear fish meat and threw it into his mouth, it was surprisingly sweet!

"good to eat!"

Just when Dao Yanzhi was about to express his admiration, out of the corner of his eyes he caught a glimpse of He Chengtian with a resentful expression.

Yanzhi's expression, which was still submerged just now, suddenly became fierce!
"We're here to hunt down Silla thieves! Not to fish!"

After the fleet set off aggressively from Guangling, there was no trace of the Japanese in the East China Sea. This made Da Yanzhi, who was full of enthusiasm, suddenly lose a bit of his momentum, and lost the high spirits he had just started.

After some consideration, Dao Yanzhi planned to stay in the East China Sea for three days, wanting to play a game of "waiting for rabbits".

But obviously, Dao Yanzhi didn't know that the sea area he was in was the future Zhoushan fishing ground.

An unintentional fishing made the soldiers who went to sea for the first time dumbfounded. All the bandits and Japanese were put aside, and they began to fish wildly in the sea.

Compared with the small fishing boats of the nearby people, sea boats are undoubtedly huge, and the number of fish caught each time is even greater.

It is no exaggeration to say that the harvest of the Yanzhi fleet in the past few days is already more valuable than the grain carried on the ship.

but……

They're not here to fish, hey!
To Yanzhi was fine, but He Chengtian still had the task of continuing to draw the chart, so to Yanzhi hurriedly apologized to He Chengtian: "This Japanese man is very cunning, knowing that the master of the Song Dynasty has arrived, he actually shrank his head and dared not come out."

"Since I have been searching for many days without any results, I might as well continue to go north first, and it will not be too late to deal with the Japanese problem when I come back later."

Only then did He Chengtian withdraw his dead fish eyes, and went back to sleep in the cabin.

His work is at night, and his work and rest are naturally nocturnal.

The stars are brilliant.

The sea at night is not like the day.

The sea during the day gives people a quiet and open comfort, while the sea at night reveals a sense of mystery and weirdness.

He Chengtian lit the oil lamp, picked up a brush and drew a star map on the silk cloth according to the changes in the positions of the 28 constellations. He didn't even think about turning around when he heard the movement around him, and continued to complete the great cause related to Liu Song's sea politics.

He continued to paint for most of the night, until He Chengcai stopped his sore wrist when there was a slight light in the east.

Looking back, Dao Yanzhi was actually staying up all night by his side, staring straight at the sea.

"What's the reason for this, general? Judging by your expression, you don't look like a decisive general, but rather a hesitant literati."

"indecisive?"

Dao Yanzhi was happy after hearing He Chengtian's evaluation of himself.

But soon, his smile subsided.

After that, there was actually a long sigh.

"I was born in poverty since I was a child, and I'm afraid I can't get rid of the habit of thinking more about things than others. From this point of view, it may be that I am indecisive."

"Like now."

"Now?"

The morning light in the east was scattered on the huge ship, and Yanzhi's face was a little downcast: "What I said to He Shilang yesterday, I didn't actually express it quickly."

"Among the great enemies in the north, Hu Xia is gone, and the foundation of the Northern Wei Dynasty is also damaged, so it is nothing to worry about. The emperor now has Fu Hongzhi in Jincheng, Xiao Chengzhi in Yunzhong, Pei Fangming in Jinyang, and Zhu Chaoshi in Hebei. These people are all A general promoted by the grace of the Son of Heaven."

"On the contrary, although Zhu Lingshi and Tan Daoji, the old officials of the Taizu, were appointed as the supreme ministers of the country, they also lost their military power. This shows that the emperor has deliberately gathered military power."

"Among the remaining generals, there are upstarts like Pei Fangming and Shen Qingzhi, and there are also the "Five Tigers" who were jokingly called before. These people will be able to stir up a big banner in the future, and the emperor has made it clear that he will reuse these people."

"From this point of view, I, the old man of the former dynasty... I am afraid that this life will stop here."

To Yanzhi's qualifications are old, and he can see things clearly.

Since Zhu Lingshi and Tan Daoji were conferred the title of Duke of the State, and the emperor gently took away the military power, it also marked that the veterans of Liu Yu's era should retreat to the second line.

But the problem is...

Zhu Lingshi and Tan Daoji, they are already extremely human ministers, and if they go any higher, they will be rebellious.Even if they retreated, they would do so willingly, and it was only natural for them to retreat.

What about Hiko?

Let him be propped up before he succeeds, will he really be willing?
"The reason why I mentioned the Japanese and Silla is to take this opportunity to remind Your Majesty that there are also disasters in the east, and you should not only guard against the north, but not the east. But today it seems... I am more cautious."

Dao Yanzhi told his true purpose.

In addition to ensuring the danger of the shipping line, he also wanted the emperor to focus on the east, but with the peace of the Japanese this time, his plan seems to have run aground.

He Chengtian silently put away the silk cloth, folded it neatly and placed it in his bosom before saying: "The general thinks that the emperor took back the military power of Generals Zhu and Tan to eliminate dissidents?"

Dao Yanzhi was a little surprised.

"The Son of Heaven has no grievances or enmities with the Emperor Taizu, so why would he want to attack the elders of the previous dynasty?"

"If you talk about it in detail, both Wang Zhen'e and Wang Xiu are ministers appointed by the Taizu to the emperor's hidden residence. The general has seen that the emperor has any grudges against them?"

He Chengtian is not Liu Yizhen's close minister, but he is very familiar with Gao Yun.

Through Gao Yun, He Chengtian can also have a little glimpse of the insider.

He can't say what the real face behind the emperor is, but he is definitely not the kind of person that Yanzhi thinks.

"If the general really has the heart, he will write a letter himself. If your majesty knows that the general is eager to do meritorious service and still neglects the general, it will not be too late to complain."

Hiko fell into silence.

He Shangzhi's words made his judgment of the emperor a bit blurred, and he didn't know how to proceed with the following for a while.

Good luck.

Some unlucky bandit apparently ran into Yanzhi's gun.

"General! I found three small boats in the east! It looks like they are Japanese boats!"

Japanese!

Until Yanzhi didn't care about other things, he left everything behind and walked out of the cabin to the deck.

Holding up the oddly shaped binoculars, he glanced at Hiko for a while, then narrowed his eyes——

"attack!"

"Remember, live!"

(End of this chapter)