Chapter 353: Anxiety
The 'Bianjing', that is, the imperial ship that Zhao Hao had been riding in before entering Qiong, also underwent a series of overhauls before entering the dynasty and was converted into a double-decker sailing oar, which could be driven by more than 40 oars even when there was no wind, and the speed was not inferior to that of the dragon boat. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info it is a modest size and now serves as a boat for his daily travel. And the huge ship was named by him 'Sheji', this ship is too big to mobilize a large number of people at a time, it needs to be driven by the wind, and there are also requirements for water depth, so it is only worth using when going far away.
Now the sea has become Zhao Yu's hunting ground, whale hunting has become his favorite game, the dragon boat is still smaller to do this, and it often takes two dragon boats to pull the prey, so the Bianjing has become a tug for hunting operations, and often makes cameo appearances as command ships and warships. Now that winter is on, a large number of whales have begun to enter the south to take refuge in the cold and feed, which provides him with a variety of prey, and the number of hunts is also increasing, and the pursuit of prey is getting farther and farther.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Cai Qiao's current job is equivalent to that of His Majesty's life secretary, responsible for his diet and daily life, delivering documents, transmitting instructions and walking horses, etc., he turned over the meat skewers on the brazier and asked Lin Zhiwu on the side. Yesterday, His Majesty commanded six dragon boats to chase the whales out of the Doumen and drive directly to the open sea, but on the way only caught a 'small fish' eight feet long and then withdrew the troops, and after reaching the island, he ordered to anchor and stop the ship, and His Majesty has been sitting on the deck looking east, which makes him feel very strange.
"I feel that Your Majesty is worried about the war in Qiongzhou!" Chen Dun, who was squatting on the edge of the brazier, stared at the bubbling meat skewers and interjected. In addition to managing the twenty accompanying students, he has now become His Majesty's closest playmate, and he was also mixed into the ship yesterday.
"You kid will talk nonsense, where will there be a war in Qiongzhou!" Cai Qiao turned his face to look at Chen Dun, who was swallowing his saliva vigorously, and said with a smile.
"Let's make a bet, if I'm right, I'll give me all these meat skewers to eat, if it's wrong, I'll not eat a bite of meat today!" Chen Dun patted his chest and said.
"Haha, that's a bet with you, I want to hear your opinion!" Cai Qiao stretched out a hand and high-fived Chen Dun as an oath.
"As far as I know, there are three points that can prove that there will be a war in Qiongzhou: a mathematical problem that His Majesty has recently come up with us, mostly involving marching, what our army from Qiongzhou to Leizhou if it travels twenty miles every hour, and the enemy army goes south from five hundred miles away to Leizhou, how many miles it takes to march each hour to meet in Leizhou, etc., you don't understand too much; Second, when His Majesty and the officers above the rank of adjutant general of the Protector Army talked about the art of war, he asked them to discuss how to deal with the enemy in the face of the disparity in strength if the enemy army attacked Qiong, and asked them to write articles separately; The three His Majesty has never been concerned about the affairs of the DPRK, but it is different for Qiongzhou, today His Majesty went out of the camp and went to the open sea to see, but he was afraid of causing misunderstanding so he was upset. ”
"Is what Chen Boy said right?" Cai Qiao asked Lin Zhiwu again.
"Well, the guess is that eight or nine are not far from ten, and the war in Qiongzhou is urgent, so Your Majesty will be worried!" Lin Zhiwu nodded and motioned for Cai Qiao to give the meat skewers to Chen Dundao. He does the equivalent of His Majesty's administrative secretary and confidential officer, and therefore has some confidential matters.
"Hee-hee, this whale meat is still the most fragrant to eat on grill!" Chen Dun grabbed a bunch and ate it, and he sucked his tongue and said.
"Go and send some to Your Majesty, he didn't eat a few bites of lunch!" Lin Zhiwu pointed to His Majesty who was in a daze on the deck and said, Chen Dun nodded and walked over with the plate.
"Although this Chen boy is naughty, he is also smart, and he can deduce from His Majesty's words that there is something wrong in Qiongzhou, and it will not be fine if he is older." Cai Ruoshui put some of the worn meat skewers on the brazier and said.
"If you want to say that Your Majesty will train people, you can see that Zhao Dutong and Liu Dutong were just deputy generals in the past, and now they can also command tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Everyone knows what Ni Dutong was like in the past, and now the guards have let him manage it in a decent way. Even those child soldiers are impressive, and they can be of great use after some training. Cai Qiao added some charcoal to the brazier and fanned the fire and said.
"Alas, just a few of us haven't made much progress, but we didn't do much when we entered the mansion at the earliest, so we can only help Your Majesty deal with some trivial matters." Cai Ruoshui sighed and said, what he does is equivalent to His Majesty's text secretary, doing some copying documents and drafting edicts for His Majesty.
"Hehe, you're a rat-eyed." Lin Zhiwu nodded at them and said, "I think back then, we were just a few gentlemen in Quanzhou City, if it weren't for the Mongols going south, we would have relied on our ancestral shade to ensure that we had no worries about food and clothing, and if we were lucky, we would be able to mix with the county magistrate and county lieutenant after the government test." If you are unlucky, you can also take money to donate an official body and become a rich man, and I am afraid that you will never dream of doing things by Your Majesty's side. Don't look at our current grade and official position, but we are all people close to Your Majesty, as long as Your Majesty is in charge one day, let alone the state capital, it is not impossible to get out of the prime minister. ”
"You are right, Your Majesty misses the old the most, as long as you are diligent and diligent, you will not treat us badly." Cai Ruoshui nodded and said.
"I let Chen boy break it just now, is the war in Qiongzhou urgent?" Cai Qiao saw that the fire was burning, put down the fan and turned back to the topic just now.
"It's also a bit dangerous. Ali Hague was ordered by the thief chieftain to pacify Guangnan, and had long regarded Qiongzhou as a thorn in his side, and after the failure of persuasion, he transferred nearly 700 warships from the Jinghu Naval Division to the south, and concentrated more than 60,000 troops to prepare to attack Qiong across the sea. His Majesty calculated the route of the enemy's Jinghu Naval Division to the south, and secretly ordered the Qiongzhou Navy to ambush it on the way, striving to inflict heavy losses on it and lose the ability to cross the sea to protect Qiongzhou, and the big battle should be in these few days. Now that there is no news from Qiongzhou, His Majesty can't help but be anxious. Lin Zhiwu whispered to them.
"Oh, I said why did Your Majesty go out of the fighting gate, I'm afraid you want to sneak away to join the war, right?" Cai Ruoshui looked at His Majesty's back and whispered.
"I also think I have this meaning, otherwise I wouldn't have brought all the dragon boats with me, and now I think I'm going to wait for the boat to move after dark!" Cai Qiao tilted his head and said.
"I'm afraid it's difficult, today's 'escort' is not the fleet controlled by Lu, but Zhang Shumi's personal guard army." Lin Zhiwu pointed to the tail behind him and said.
"They keep a close watch on Your Majesty, and the meat is not as good as feeding the dogs. But it won't be too hard to kill them, right? Cai Qiao said with a wicked smile, he wanted to share his worries for the Lord.
"Is it difficult, they only have three boats, just find a place where the water is urgent and let the dragon boat poke it......" Lin Zhiwu glanced at the dragon boat escorting and blinked, that means everyone understands...... (To be continued.) )