My Chinese ancestors

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 was still able to stand firm in Cao's camp after he planned to kill Cao Ang and Dian Wei, and became a Taiwei. A high position and lived until the end of his life.

Now, Su Chen took a comfortable sip of tea. Hearing the cicada chirping 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 captain here, I can sit back and relax."

Jia Xu rolled up his sleeves and followed behind, whispering: "Your Majesty, this is unlucky. It would be better to say less."

"Why?"

"Master Dong also said the same thing in Luoyang back then."

Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, strode out of the middle palace with his hands behind his back, and returned to the front palace. He sent the old man away first, and then returned to deal with the backlog of government affairs.

Seeing the memorial sent back from the Western Regions, he frowned slightly and said, "General Su, Huo Qiaoqi, and General Ma are unparalleled. They destroyed thirty-one countries and surrendered twenty-four. What's left?" We also plan to win the Seventeen Kingdoms 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 as barriers, I am afraid that they would have been destroyed long ago. The original Lutang Department was destroyed."

"Well, if the seventy-two countries gather into one country, they will have some strength. Unfortunately, they are scattered, and even the alliance will go their own way. Then pass on my will to the Iron Buddha of the Luotang tribe and the Tai Tai in Liangzhou. Division, we will fully supply food and grass to Su Dingfang and Huo Qubing, but we will suffer too much loss along the way, so we set up supply points in Zhanmi and Changkang in the Western Region."

As he spoke, Su Chen wrote to approve Su Dingfang's memorial, and then sent it to Xun Yu in Zhongshu Province. It is not difficult for a country with a population of 40 million to support an expedition of more than 30,000 troops, let alone 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."

"besides?"

Su Chen took the memorial he pointed to and looked through it, and couldn't help but laugh, "Let the twenty-four surrendered countries send envoys to pay tribute? It's really like what happened in the Tang Dynasty."

Zheng He pinched the orchid finger and said with a smile: "Foreign countries who want to be vassals have always had to pay tribute to the emperor. What's more, if your majesty has conquered the world and unified the six countries, the power of heaven cannot be violated, so you should respect it."

"It is true to unify the six countries, but it is still a little short of conquering the world. Only when the Japanese are killed can we truly conquer the world." Su Chen approved the memorial and handed it to Zheng He. After saying this, he paused. After a pause, he continued: "Speaking of Japanese pirates, how is the construction progress of the treasure ship now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's basically finished. It's now 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 no, Su Chen had 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. He had to sit on this big ship and get used to it in advance.

After making up his mind to finish the things at hand, he went to the ancestral temple and told all the emperors to go to the sea to have a look. This naturally made everyone unanimously agree. After all, most people have never been to the sea in their entire lives.

"Come here, come here. Which 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. Wu Zixun only stood at the entrance of the temple, feeling the cold wind gusting, and consciously moved to On one side, stand 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 on the seaside count?"

"Next!" Li Shimin turned his attention to Zhao Gou.

Zhao Kuangyin saw him looking at Zhao Gou and asked in confusion: "What do you think he did?"

"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."

Zhao Gou's mouth twitched and he 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 and felt embarrassed. He snorted coldly: "It's really the same blood. It's a disgrace to the old Zhao family. Although some of the emperors behind the Zhu family are incompetent, they still 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 Emperor Jiajing.

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business. Changsheng wants us to go to the sea. Do you want to go?"

"It's no nonsense, of course I want to go!" All the emperors were very excited. Many of them lived and grew up in the palace and never left the capital in their lives. Only the founding emperors and people like Zhu Di could only leave. Traveling by land or taking a stroll on the sea is something I have 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, get ready!" Li Shimin started to greet everyone like a tour guide for later generations, and also asked Zhu Di to come over and talk about things at sea. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, especially in his time, maritime trade was very important. It was quite prosperous, and he could still show off any 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.

Although the emperors were all excited, the news that Su Chen was going to Feiyungang 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, a group of military generals who stayed in Yanjing gathered together. People rushed to the palace, squeezed into the main hall, and talked all over the place.

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Wang Lang had a serious look on his face and bowed his hands as he stepped forward, as if Su Chen was going to hit the Golden Palace to death if he didn't listen. "Your Majesty is the emperor, how can you put yourself in danger? The sea is bumpy and the wind and waves are constant. If there is any danger, There are three advantages and two disadvantages, what should I do? I am loyal to the emperor and the country, and I am willing to go to the mountains of swords and the sea of ​​fire for your majesty. For such an important task, let me board the ship on your behalf and try it myself."

"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. There was a huge bundle hanging under the axe, which was the bedding at home. The pillows are all packed.

Su Chen sat on the dragon chair and looked at the generals. He wanted to laugh but couldn't. He suppressed his laughter and spoke as majestically as possible: "My lords, we still have to wait a few days. You don't have to be in such a hurry, General Cheng." Why did you bring all the bedding and pillows here, do you plan to stay in my hall?"

"I don't care, I'll just wait here. What if His Majesty secretly takes other generals with him and doesn't take me, Qin Shubao, and Yuchi Heizi with him? Right, pharmacist?"

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 no choice but to agree with him and nod.

"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 on board, it can be accommodated."

As a eunuch for most of his life, Zheng He's every word was thoughtful. There is a reason why he can always stand in front of Zhu Di.

"What Zheng Dugong said is what I want to say. Since the generals want to board the ship, let's come together. By the way, call Li Dian from Longyang County and Lei Tong from Yantang Pass. They will be stationed there. It’s been a few 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 back and ensured that everyone would go together before sending these generals away. Soon after, the order with the imperial edict traveled hundreds of miles to Yantang Pass and Longyang. County, after receiving the order, 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 soon spread.

On April 11th, the Chinese civil and military officials in the DPRK had already started cleaning up early. Generals Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Le Jin and other generals went outside the city gate to pick up Li Dian and Lei Tong, who had arrived, and then entered together. See you in the palace.

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. Being behind would be a joke!"

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, they could have followed him by boat."

"Maybe your brother will find you a brother-in-law from the Western Regions!"

Zhao Yun said with a smile, and out of the corner of his eye he saw his wife showing an angry look, her chuckle turned into a hearty laugh, and she galloped out, prompting Ma Yunlu to chase after him with his gun in hand.

Not far away, they met Lu Bu and Lu Lingqi, father and daughter, and there was a carriage next to them, with the Yan family sitting in it. 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 was rising above the clouds, and there were many generals in the city rushing over. In the sunshine, Guan Yu was riding a red rabbit, talking and laughing with Zhang Fei, Qin Qiong, Li Jing, and Li Xuanba. He was talking and laughing with the people here. After meeting up, we headed to the majestic Imperial City together.

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 written on them were flying in the sky, guarding the Daxia flag with a white dragon pattern on a black background.

The strong war horse whined and stopped in front. The wind blew Su Chen's cloak and fluttered it in the air. With the Xia King Sword on his waist, he galloped up, followed by the following generals and many others. The ancestral hearse with different laughter.

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. Forward.

(End of this chapter)