Chapter 555: Return to the Dynasty
More than 1,000 warships of the Eastern Expeditionary Fleet stretched for more than ten miles on the South China Sea, more than 20 large warships broke the waves in front, followed by more than 200 medium-sized warships accompanied by the left and right wings, in the middle were the emperor's imperial boats and accompanying fleets and a large number of baggage fleets, and after the break was more than 10 large warships, in the middle of which small warships were either towed and accompanied, or to and from the fleets to transmit news. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć There are also a large number of clippers cruising back and forth on the periphery, reconnoitring the enemy's situation, and driving away approaching civilian ships.
Because it is the arrival of the southwest monsoon, the fleet can only constantly change the direction to take the wind, so the speed is not fast, but it is magnificent, especially the Sheji located in the center of the fleet, the ship is tall, and the apricot yellow flag is hung high, it is impossible not to attract attention. At this time, it was the time when merchant ships from all over the world came to China to trade, and they all avoided and saluted when they saw this grand fleet, but there were also merchants who often traveled with China who were very surprised, because they all knew that the Great Song Dynasty was dead, but there was such a large fleet on the sea, and they could not help but wonder if the rumors were wrong.
Zhao Yu seemed to have resumed his old routine on the second day of getting on the ship, getting up in the morning to practice martial arts under the teaching of Yuan Miao, and routinely performing morning court after breakfast, which is often just a formality, because there can be something on the ship, and although their fleet is large, it is not easy to find their traces on the vast sea, and naturally it is impossible to know about the affairs of the court.
After that, until noon, he would be in for a lecture and teach His Majesty classics and history. After a lunch break, if the weather is good, Zhao Yu will go to the back deck of the first floor to fish and see the sea view; If the weather is bad, you can summon your courtiers to play chess or discuss some factual topics with them. At night, Zhao Yu usually doesn't come out of the bedroom, no one knows what the little emperor is doing, and Wang De and others, who know the situation, of course want to take dumb medicine, and they will never leak a word to outsiders.
The voyage was quite smooth, the fleet except for several batches of docking to replenish fresh water and docking at Nanao to avoid a three-day storm were floating on the sea, after twenty days of sailing, Qiongzhou Island appeared above the sea horizon in the early morning of May 16 - arrived home, Zhao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, the crusade has come to a successful end, and he knows that a storm is still brewing, once it is not handled well, it will be another sword and sword.
"Your Majesty, Governor Liu led a team across the sea to welcome the saint and ask for a boat!" When the fleet entered the strait, the beacon fire on the Qixing Ridge in the telescope was already clearly visible, and Zheng Yong entered the cabin and announced.
"Hurry up, please!" Zhao Yu threw the book in his hand on the table and got up. Due to being adrift at sea, the bureau was unable to send the news to the ship, and Zhao Yu didn't know anything about what happened to Xing Chao these days, and he was anxious to know what the situation on the island was now before going to the island.
"Governor Liu Huang came to greet him, congratulating His Majesty on his victory, long live long live, long live!" Liu Huang entered His Majesty's bedroom under the guidance of Ni Liang, but instead of meeting him in the lobby, he knew that he wanted to know the details of the island first.
"Aiqing has worked hard, no need to be polite!" Zhao Yu helped him and let him sit on his right hand and said with a smile.
"This time, His Majesty's personal expedition won a complete victory, the world shook, captured a huge harvest, collected 100,000 people, the whole court was happy, and the ministers were also very happy!" Although Liu Di and His Majesty are close, they still can't lose the words, and said with a smile.
"Governor Liu doesn't have to be polite, what is the situation in the DPRK and China now?" Zhao Yu didn't answer, but asked directly.
"Your Majesty, since Your Majesty's personal conquest, the Queen Mother has been in charge of the country, and the situation in the DPRK and China is still stable, and the officials can also fulfill their duties. And some of the things that have happened have been learned by His Majesty, after receiving the will, the Prime Minister of the Land has suspended the dismissal of the country officials, and has begun to restore them; For some derelict officials, Lu Xiang also ordered Yousi to conduct an investigation and punish him after His Majesty returned to the court. Liu Huang said.
"The most difficult thing at the moment is the Slang Rebellion, at that moment the armies have suspended their attacks on the Slang people in accordance with the Holy Decree, strictly guarded the boundaries, and counterattacked the Slang people who were harassed in transit, engaged more than ten times, beheaded more than 100 people, and captured hundreds of Slang people who made trouble. Although the conflict between the two sides has eased down in recent days, and the slang people do not dare to cross the border easily, there is still no room for optimism, and the conflict is still on the verge of breaking out. ā
"Well, can the slang make any conditions?" Zhao Yu nodded, what he was most worried about was that the ministers of the court took advantage of his departure to reorganize the court and replace his cronies who had been placed in the local area, making his foundation unstable. Now it seems that the worst fears have not happened, and they are still able to do their will. And he knew that the occurrence of slang chaos was nothing more than an injustice to the distribution, and it was the wealth that caused the turmoil, so he continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, after the slang chieftain Fu Xiong and others claimed to go to the island, the Han people reclaimed the famine, built a field and encroached on their hereditary land, and demanded compensation of 20,000 stone of grain, 1,000 taels of silver, and 30 taels of gold. And canonized him as the leader of Qiongzhou Slangtong, in charge of Qiongzhou Seventy-two Slang Village, and was hereditary by his descendants before he was willing to withdraw from the army. Liu Huang said.
"Hehe, his appetite is not big, so he just needs such a thing!" Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled again. He thought that he would bargain with him, but he didn't expect to offer such a low price.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the court can't make peace with them, otherwise they will continue to make trouble, so they should still consider it properly and not be blindly satisfied." Liu Huang heard the little emperor say this, and said anxiously.
"In this way, all the ministers in the court and China think that they should put down the chaos by force!" Zhao Hao asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty, this is not the case, there are still people in the DPRK who are reluctant to use troops, thinking that it should be better to appease and suppress them." Liu Huang shook his head and said.
"Oh, who are they?" Zhao Hao touched his chin and said.
It should be said that the ministers in the court hoped to use the army to quell the rebellion in a battle, so as to reap the merits of eternity. However, local officials thought that the slang chaos in the previous dynasties was frequent, and the army had been pacified, but it was still only temporarily stable, but it was difficult to eradicate it. Not to mention the fact that the use of a large army consumes money and food, it is even more protracted and not conducive to local stability. As a result, the imperial edict was treated negatively and not actively implemented, which made it difficult to implement the policy of quelling the chaos and formed a situation of confrontation between the two sides. Liu Huang replied.
"Well, in this way, not only did the imperial court disagree on the strategy of quelling the chaos, but there was also a gap between the dynasty and the locality." Although Zhao Hao wants to use the local system of the central government in order to control his own power, he also knows that the central and local governments are seriously opposed, and it is not all good for him......