Chapter 205: Xu Xiake goes to sea to the east
Dengzhou sea area.
The wind is sluggish and the water is clear.
Today, it is rare to have a sunny day, looking at it as far as the eye can see, the sea and the sky are blue, the wind and waves are calm, as if a piece of emerald blue jade cloth is spread out between heaven and earth, stretching endlessly.
At the coastal wharf of Dengzhou, the voices of people are boiling, and the dragons and lions dance gongs and drums to shake the sky.
Twelve big ships are lined up, the mast is towering, the hull is huge, each with a flag, a huge "cool" word is written on it, the hull is wrapped in red cloth, brand new and bright like twelve giants, standing between the sea and the sky, it is particularly eye-catching.
And the main ship is the giant.
The hull of the giant ship dozens of meters long, with a dragon carved on the bow, with a hideous mouth, is majestic, and the dragon's eyes are like drums looking at the sea and the sky.
The dock was crowded with people.
Countless people were so shocked by these twelve big ships that they couldn't speak, I have such a huge ship in Da Liang!
Hundreds of people wept at the bottom.
After today, I am separated from the end of the world by the child, and I don't know when I will see each other again.
Five hundred soldiers of the forbidden army, led by a short and stout general who was dressed in armor but had a small and stout figure, boarded a boat in batches, followed by a Dengzhou soldier, escorting three hundred pairs of boys and girls to each boat.
There was a cry on the dock.
There are people who curse Xu Zhen, and some people are scolding the empress for being mediocre.
But fortunately, there are state soldiers in the formation, but there is no chaos, for the insult of the empress, because Lin'an has a will to come over, today can spare her sins.
The short armored general turned to the dock and said to a middle-aged man in a Confucian shirt with a beard, "Lord Xu, everything is ready, and you can sail as soon as the auspicious time comes." β
Xu Zhen stroked his beard and bow, quite arrogant, and said to Zhao Wei, the commander of the forbidden army: "Very good." β
At the end of this expedition to the East China Sea, the forbidden army waited for Zhao Wei to be promoted again and again, and jumped directly to the command, and the promotion was so great that it was the grace of Shenglong, but the subordinate forbidden army was only 500 people.
And Xu Zhen, who was clothed, was even more crowned as a commander of the expedition to the east by Her Majesty the Empress, and the officials discussed it for a long time, and decided to give this official name that had never been set at the fourth grade, as a military official.
From cloth clothes to four products, Xu Zhen can be said to have achieved the career dream of countless people.
But no one envies.
How big is the East China Sea, what is on the sea, whether it is the legendary fairyland Penglai Abbot Yingzhou, or countless sea beasts, or a violent hurricane in the dark, no one knows.
But for hundreds of years, no fishermen have survived in the depths of the East China Sea.
So everyone knows that Xu Zhen is likely to go and never return.
No matter how high the official is, it is vain if he does not have the life to come back, even if the empress adds Xu Zhen's official position to a first grade, no one will envy the Daliang government and the opposition.
Beside Xu Zhen, stood two young men wearing the uniforms of the Qin Heavenly Supervisor.
The big sleeves are fluttering, the gods are jade, and the end is the fairy wind of the bones.
These two Qin Tianjian worshippers are extinct qi practitioners in the world, good at calculation, know astronomy and geography, and are important figures in this voyage.
Around these three stood a group of local officials in Dengzhou.
At this moment, Wei Nuo and Xu Zhen were greeting, it was nothing more than some scenes, but in fact, few people took it seriously.
Xu Zhen?
What doesn't exist, a dying person, why should he need to stutter.
In the distance, there was a man in black who stood out from the crowd, with a sword at his waist, his face was still pale and bloodless, it was Yan Qing who had just recovered from a serious injury.
This master of Ouchi, who once blocked the thunder for the old minister Liu Zhengqing's sword, had no fluctuations in his heart.
Although I know that I will die for a lifetime when I go to sea this time, since His Majesty has an order, I will go by myself, and I also understand His Majesty's intentions, if I can really find something, if Xu Zhen makes a move that is not conducive to Da Liang, he can be punished.
The two who came from Lin'an Qin Heavenly Prison to worship, and even the ruler Zhao Wei, should have received such a will from His Majesty.
After all, Xu Zhen is a registered stranger in Beizhen Fusi.
A small official came over and said that the auspicious time had come, Xu Zhen glanced at the two Qin Heavenly Eunuchs, and after receiving the affirmative look, he waved his hand.
Let's go!
Xu Zhen took the lead, Zhao Wei followed, followed by the two Qin Heavenly Eunuchs, and Yan Qing quietly walked last.
After sacrificing the animals, a group of five people boarded the main ship.
On the pier, the salute roared, and with a shout, twelve large ships dropped their canvases, and sailed in the roar of cannons, and after sailing out of the pier, one large ship went first, followed by the main ship, and ten large ships arched their tails.
Shaped like a trident, it splits the cuilan cloth by the wind and waves, pointing directly to the depths of the East China Sea.
Da Liang expedition to the East China Sea, I don't know the blessings and misfortunes.
On the dock, among the families of the 300 pairs of boys and girls, some of them could not stand the torment, and many of them fainted in tears and tearsβof course, most of them were members of the boys' families.
After all, it was a man who was lost.
Fortunately, there were a large number of state soldiers in control of the situation, but it was nothing, and the aftermath was further implemented.
The meaning of the empress, but all those who sacrifice boys and girls are exempt from taxes for ten years, if there are people in the family who should be promoted, the state school should open the door of convenience, if someone needs to inherit the ancestral shade into the office, the officials are also given priority to good.
All kinds of measures to deal with the aftermath have also won the hearts of many people.
The crowd dispersed.
In the end, only a few people were left to look at the twelve giants that had smashed the sea and disappeared in the sun, and gradually drifted away and became silent.
A long sigh.
The white-clothed master who was full of vicissitudes of life was a little excited, and whispered a word and made a mistake, can you know the blessing and misfortune?
There was once a Qianqiu overlord who asked a Taoist priest to lead three thousand boys and girls overseas to seek the elixir of life, and it happened that the Taoist priest was also surnamed Xu, but he was never heard from again.
Labor and money have nothing to gain, and disaster is a disaster.
Today's empress, although she is not an elixir, but aspires to the world and opens up a broader horizon for the world, but what can she get.
If there is a more powerful dynasty at the end of the East China Sea, will it bring disaster to the Great Liang?
The Master was a little troubled.
Li Wanyue on the side pulled the corner of her husband's clothes.
The master looked back and smiled, "It's okay, it's just a little touching." β
Xiao Lori, who has been in an extremely bad mood since she left Kaifeng, still hasn't stepped out of the shadow brought by the little girl in red, her eyes haven't fallen on the big boat that is about to disappear at the end of the sky and sea in the distance, and her mind is not on the master.
Just staring at the distance with a puff, his cheeks were crimson.
There are two heroines there who are comfortable, one in red with a long sword, and one with a double sword, seeing this, she rolled her eyes provocatively, you have the ability to come over alone, see if we don't poke you to death.
Little Lori sighed hatefully, "Phew, shameless!" β
The master felt a little funny, but as an elder, it was really difficult to get involved in the emotional disputes of the juniors, and he was very helpless to the two heroines, and patted his sleeves, "Let's go, that big Confucian is holding a banquet in Mingchi Tower, Hongmen Banquet." β
But what are you afraid of, my disciple Xie Wanxi can make you feel ashamed.
Great Confucianism, there are many people who sell fame and reputation.
Xu Zhen went to Haidong.
The master and the little one traveled south.