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After getting out of the car, what appeared in front of Xiao Han was the vast, choppy water, and above the water, there were more than a dozen two-story boats twelve or three zhang high. On the ship, the flag hunting, the boat on the deck is dressed in black, wearing a black scarf, and the demeanor is solemn. For a moment, Xiao Han remembered the spectacular scene in the cartoon "Zheng He Goes to the West". Is shipbuilding already so developed in this era?

The officials who had been notified were already waiting on the shore. When they saw the emperor getting out of the car, they all knelt down in rows and called the emperor.

Ying Zheng raised his hand slightly and asked them to get up.

The ship's Sikong Cheng came over respectfully, personally guided, and asked the emperor to board the ship.

"Your Majesty, today is a beautiful day and a good day to travel. Although it was decided by the emperor temporarily, it just skipped Ding Mao Day. If the emperor agrees, there will be a boat racing event on the lake this afternoon, you see......"

The emperor frowned slightly, waved his hand, and said, "You...... Go get ready! ”

After speaking, he turned his head to Xiao Han and said, "Let's go, get on the boat!" ”

Xiao Han smiled slightly, deliberately ignored his outstretched hand, and asked in a low voice: "Is this to have a dragon boat race to please the holy driver?" ”

Ying Zheng's eyelids drooped, and he whispered: "They are famous for their Chu people, if they want to do it, let them do it, you just think it's a fun!" ”

Xiao Han let out an "oh".

She understands Yingzheng's mood at the moment. Huarong County, the southern county where they are located today, is the land of the former Chu State. In that year, Qu Yuan repeatedly persuaded King Huai of Chu to unite with the State of Qi to fight against Qin, but King Huai just didn't listen, not only did he not listen, but also listened to the words of Jin Shang and Gongzi Lan, and as a result, he was deceived and detained in Xianyang. Later, when King Xiang of Chu came to the throne, Qu Yuan persuaded King Qingxiang to stay away from villains, collect talents, encourage soldiers, train soldiers and horses, fight for the country, and avenge the first king. As a result, the loyal ministers still couldn't bear the villain's "smallness" and the faint "faintness", Qu Yuan was dismissed from his post and exiled to the area of Dongting Lake.

But the pain doesn't end. He has a heart to serve the country, but he has never been called by the king, the villain is in charge, there is no way to save the country, and he can only use writing to dispel his anger. The eternal swan song "Lisao" was born. Later, the Qin State sent the general Bai Qi to attack the Chu State and conquered the capital of the Chu State. Qu Yuan heard the news, crying loudly, he felt that there was no hope, he could not face the situation of the country ruined and the family ruined, on the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, he held a big stone, jumped into the Miluo River, and died in the country.

In order to commemorate him, the Chu people made a lot of rituals, making zongzi and racing dragon boats.

Isn't it funny that the locals use this ritual to please the emperor today?

However, Yingzheng actually agreed!

"Your Majesty, you are really ...... Be broad-minded! Xiao Han was really amazed by this.

Ying Zheng smiled helplessly and said: "If you put aside the previous few years, the officials who dare to speak out like this will be immediately pushed out and beheaded." Now, hum, forget it, Kong Qiu has paid respects, Yu Shun has paid tribute, and there is no more Qu Yuan. They didn't explicitly say that they would pay tribute to Qu Yuan, they only said that the boat was racing, so why should I bother myself and compare this truth with them? ”

"Yes, you can't bother yourself, just respect the local customs!"

Ying Zheng smiled with satisfaction, "It's good that you understand, come, please ask the goddess to get on the boat!" With that, he reached out to her again.

………

Xiao Han was very curious about the facilities on the ship, but after turning around, he understood that after all, it was an inland ship, and many of the facilities were much simpler than those of the big ship.

"Your Majesty, this ship is so big!" She was truly amazed that in the era of handicraft workshops, it was remarkable that boats could be built so wide and strong. You must know that there are nearly 800 people on this ship now, and they can all drive and ride on the deck. At the stern of each boat is a long wooden oar, which is clearly not used for paddling, but for direction. Technically, that's pretty good.

Ying Zheng smiled slightly, he is not young, and when he encounters new things, he will not be as excited as Hu Hai. But seeing Xiao Han jumping back and forth so curiously, and then praising him, he also felt happy.

It's a pity that Xiao Han is not always so happy, and he doesn't know how to make her happy!

He said: "There is a shipbuilding base in Nanhai County, and Zhao Tuo Shangjiao said that it is under construction, and there will be bigger and stronger ships than this in the future." On that day, I will take you out to sea, and we will go to the fairy mountain together, and we will meet the immortals. ”

Xiao Han was speechless, he always dreamed of having a fairy mountain, but how could that be possible, she had even seen the pictures uploaded back from Mars, and she couldn't find where the fairy mountain was!

"Your Majesty, is this ship all new?" She had no choice but to divert from the subject. Because it is more difficult to transform the worldview than to ascend to the sky.

"I don't know. Many ships were received from Qi, Chu and other countries, and after the unification of the Central Plains, Shaofu Dao Yu (毳音cui, 勚音yi) was responsible for reviewing and adopting the warships of the Six Kingdoms. At that time, a large number of people were collected, and after review and maintenance, the smaller ones or the ones with poor performance were classified as civil ships. ”

Xiao Han nodded, it seems that the unification of the Six Nations is a big deal!

At this time, I heard the sound of footsteps and turned my head, but it was Hu Hai. Now, on the deck, whoever walks is so loud.

"Father, the boat race is about to begin!" He looked excited.

The emperor sighed. "Okay, let's have a good time!"

A few people leaned towards the ship's strings. At this time, Li Si, Meng Yi, Wang Ben, and Zhao Gao also came over.

Instead of a fence as seen in later generations, the string was made of a short wooden wall above the waist of an adult. Every meter away from the short wall, there is a small square window, which is just right for a person to crouch down and shoot outside. When the emperor leaned on the string of the ship, Wang Ben gestured to the general of the boat, and after a while, there were squatting boatmen on each shooting position.

Xiao Han paid attention to the weapon in their hands, it was not a bow and arrow, it was a bow and crossbow.

Ah, the crossbow, the most powerful weapon of our time!

Just now, the boat they were on was not moving very fast, and now, it is even slower.

In front of the field of view there were already dozens of small boats parked. The reason why I can't tell the specific number is because, looking at the emperor's building boat, they are neatly arranged, and it seems that they are too close together, and it is really difficult to tell the number. According to visual observations, the nearest boat was about thirty to forty meters away from the building boat. At this time, the visibility in the sky is very good, and you can see the corners of the headscarves of the people on the boat.

It is said that it is a small boat, because it stands far away, and if it is close, Xiao Han estimates that any boat must be three or four zhang long, because there are more than ten people sitting on it in each boat. said that it was a dragon boat race, which was in Xiao Han's consciousness, and at this time, it was impossible for it to decorate the dragon pattern. The boats of these races are long and narrow and plain, and when viewed from afar, they look like gray-white leaves floating on the surface of the river if there are no people.

People waited quietly.

The conductor of the race was probably on another ship. I saw that the people on the boat were looking in that direction.

With a "bang", people moved, Xiao Han didn't hear the whistle she was waiting for, she thought, probably they saw the flag. People not only paddled but also shouted "hey", hey. Originally, they were parked on the river in unison, but as they rowed, there was a staggered order.

People get excited. The big boat was as excited as the small boat, Hu Hai waved his hand and shouted vigorously: "Hurry, hurry, hurry", Li Si laughed out loud.

Xiao Han was so excited that he slapped the side of the boat.

At this moment, the sound of "whooshing" breaking through the air sounded, and before he could react to what was going on, Xiao Han felt that his body was slammed down, and the whole person fell to the deck. Then, the crossbows were heard, and the sharp whistle intensified.

At this time, Xiao Han woke up, Mom, is it another assassination?

I saw that the emperor also fell on the deck, next to Meng Yi and Zhao Gao. The three of them didn't know who pushed whom, but anyway, they all fell to the ground.

Ah, the emperor is very embarrassed, his crown has fallen off! He must have been frightened, but he looked fine, and he quickly regained his composure.

"Don't get up, sit down for a while!" The emperor simply sat cross-legged on the ground.

Xiao Han sat obediently. At this time, it is safest to sit, there is a short wall to block it!

However, the whistle of the crossbow stopped after a while.

I only heard Wang Ben shouting: "Speed up the boat!" The matter of collecting the corpse will be done locally! (To be continued.) )