Chapter 3 The hegemony of the Chu State
All the military ships were ready to dock, and with a wave of his hand, "The army will ship the horses in batches, and the prisoners will be escorted by special personnel!"
"Get on board!"
The five thousand phoenix feather guards were so powerful that they all took orders to drive their horses onto the small warships they had temporarily recruited, and at the same time escorted the captives to the largest ships. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Seeing all the soldiers on the boat, Mi Huang nodded and signaled to Yang Wei, who stood on the side of the ship and waved the red order flag up and down, "Send the boat!"
The big river, 500 zhang wide, can be crossed by non-manpower, and the boat can cross the river at full speed for an hour.
Thousands of boats carrying 5,000 soldiers and horses marched towards the capital of Chu State and braved the wind and waves.
Between Changtian and the river, I saw Mi Huang and Ziyan standing side by side on the bow of the tallest military ship.
The eternal river breeze blew from the surging river, gently brushing the long black hair behind the backs of the two, gradually entangled in the wind, as if the fate of this life was intertwined into a black flag, blowing in the wind behind them.
The eyes of the two shallow met in the river breeze, one graceful and elegant, the other solemn and contemplative, still with a trace of incomprehension.
"Princess, it's messy. With a chuckle, Ruo Ziyan gently brushed away the wind-blown hair on Qi Huang's face with her fingers, and her fingertips, which were as cool as cold jade, gently slid over her slightly frosty face, and a pair of deep black eyes were dark and heavy.
"Thank you, Childe, the phoenix has a hand to brush. With a slight hum, Mi Huang took a step back unnaturally, and then retracted his intersecting gaze and re-cast it on Yingdu City, and did not use his hands to brush his hair, just flicked his ponytail, leaving only a jet-black bun facing the man beside him.
Although it was disrespectful, it was less embarrassing for her.
smiled lightly, "Between the princess and Yan, there is no need to be so polite, you and I are already an unmarried couple." β
Ruo Ao Ziyan looked at the distance between the two of them helplessly, it seemed that from the beginning of their acquaintance, they always kept this not far and not close to each other, he couldn't get close, and he couldn't grasp it, as if the heart of the person in front of him was in the sky, unfathomable, uncontrollable.
"Even so, the etiquette should be kept, please forgive me. Huang replied almost without thinking.
The strangeness between words is not much better than that of a stranger. Although she had already received a marriage decree from the two on the way back to Beijing, and was mentally prepared to have an extra "fiancΓ©", when she really got in touch with him, she still couldn't adapt to this sudden change in intimacy.
They have known each other for eleven years, but they have never surpassed their classmates, even in the past three years, the continuous flying pigeon transmission between Chu Yong and Chu Yong is only like a master and apprentice more than an exchange between close friends. In the two lives before and after, she rarely had close friends, even if the four maids who were like sisters, they were also masters and friends in this life, and they were clearly distinguished.
In the bottom of her heart, there is always a reservation.
That was the secret of her rebirth.
"It's really a stereotypical woman, Taishi Pan doesn't know whether to be happy or sigh for this!" Ruo Ao Ziyan sighed lightly, but after a while, he collected his mind again, and raised his handsome and elegant face with a slight smile, and asked in a clear voice, "Before returning to Beijing, Yan has a question, I don't know whether I should ask or not." β
"Childe asks!" replied politely.
"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and within the four seas, there are all kings' ministers. Princess, really?"
"Yes, yes. β
"And the benefits and disadvantages of the great rivers and Han waters of my Chu country, Yan Zhi thinks, are all in the will of the princess. β
"It's all on my mind?" she asked, puzzled.
"Yes, it all depends on whether the princess is determined to shepherd the side or the whole world?"
His eyes were suddenly slightly cold, and he glanced at the jade-like man beside him, and then looked around at the five thousand cavalry generals five steps away behind him, all of them turned a deaf ear as if they were deaf, and the soldiers were standing on both sides of the hull farther away, the river wind was very strong, although the voice was broken and could not be distinguished, but the words were broken by the human heart of Mi Huang, cautiously put aside his face, "The son is in vain, this is the ambition of the father." If the father and the king are pointing in all directions, the phoenix must not shirk, and if the father intends to protect the peace of the Chu country, the phoenix must hold a three-foot sword to protect my family and country. β
After hearing this, Ziyan just waved her right hand back with a smile, but even her maid Si Jian understood. The five men stepped back and ten paces away, each holding his sword to guard the entrances to the bow, while the soldiers on either side stepped back further, keeping the bow airtight.
"The princess need not worry now. After speaking, he didn't say anything, just looked at Yingdu who was getting closer and closer with a smile, and let the river wind blow the long hair behind him.
What a white-clothed boy with a jade tree in the wind, smiling lightly, the jade standing on the bow of the boat, talking and laughing, as if the world can come easily.
I really don't know where he got such strong confidence.
Is it the power of identity?
Or is it amazingly talented?
Presumably both.
Mi Huang silently watched every move of the five generals in his eyes, this kind of ability to order and prohibit is not a king's business, and even he has to obey it convincingly.
Ruo Ao Ziyan smiled lightly and sighed, looked at the river, and smiled gracefully at her, "Princess, my Chu State has gone through eight generations of governance, and the hegemony is not over, and we still need to continue to work hard!"
Holding the golden helmet in one hand and looking at the distance by the railing in the other, he frowned and replied, "But Childe, my Chu State seems to be vast, but because of the two rivers of the Great River and the Han River, my huge Chu State is divided into three. My surname Mi not only lost the most powerful rule over the three regions, but could only rely on these two natural barriers to hold the cities north of the Great River and south of the Han River, and resist the land of Yongguo Bashu and the Jin Kingdom. And the two river basins, frequent floods, famine every year, the people are not able to make a living, the battle of Yongguo is due to the flood in our Chu for many years of famine. β
"If it can't be governed, over time, my Chu State will be in danger and fall apart, how can we talk about the journey of hegemony?"
To put it bluntly, the state of Chu is under the rule of her father, and it is a great blessing to be able to live in a corner now.
Ruo Ziyan smiled contemptuously when he heard this, pointed to the cities along the river, and said in a clear voice, "What the princess said is extremely true, the harm of the great river and the Han River will bring disaster to thousands of people in my Chu country every year. Therefore, the state of Chu should first strengthen the cities along the river, set up water transportation docks, strengthen army drills, and increase the grain and grass of war ships in case of emergency. In wartime, it can arbitrarily mobilize troops along the river, facilitate the exchange of military ships and replenish soldiers and horses, and can move troops along the river to the north and south, suppress the major vassal states, and even face the Jin State, the country that is the hegemon of the world. β
"Therefore, Dajiang is not only a natural danger for my Yingdu, but also for the people's livelihood in the battle of our Chu State. β
If someone can let her "listen to your words, it is better than ten years of study." β
In Mi Huang's life, there is only Ruo Ao's Ziyan alone.
Mi Huang thanked the students with a salute, "It is really a blessing for my Chu country to have such a talent as a prince and a king." β
What he said, if it can be realized in the future, the state of Chu will definitely be a new scene that will turn the world upside down, and it is not impossible to even rank first among all the countries.
"The princess's praise, Yan's luck is very good! But between you and me, this great gift is exempt. Ziyan smiled as a matter of course, and gently held her arm, "I hope that the princess can train a million-strong master in the future, and Yan is willing to fight the world with the princess." β
Looking up at the man who smiled gracefully at her, Mi Huang secretly thought that if he was still the commander of the Chu State in this life, presumably the Chu State would be able to change the current poor and weak assets and revive the prestige of the former Martial King Chengwang.
It's just that he will be my concubine, I really don't know if it's my luck or the regret of Chu?
It's just that no one can guess that if Ao Ziyan's words today really changed the pattern of the strength and weakness of the countries in the future, and opened the road to the hegemony of the king of Chu, but in a way that he couldn't imagine at all.