Chapter 36 The Ambition of Lin Fa

"Hey!" Hearing that it was not the local that he hoped for the most, Lin Fa sighed, slightly disappointed in his heart, but he didn't say anything, Borneo is Borneo, I heard that the development there is also quite good, and there are also a few big cities, I hope to bring a little freshness to myself.

"What's that look on your face? It's just an ordinary change of guard, how can you make it like you've been sentenced to 10 years in prison? Seeing this, Li Zhen said unhappily: "Besides, Borneo is not a remote place, the development there has been very good over the years, although it is not as good as Coconut Port, but it is not inferior to Dagang, you can still be at ease when you go, why do you react like this?" You're too unambitious, aren't you? ”

"Your Highness, it's Borneo that is too carefree, and it's the subordinates who react like this." Lin Fa said distressedly: "Do you think that the current appearance of your subordinates is natural? Subordinates, this is not idle? Although the task of our fleet is to patrol the sea area and combat pirates, the subordinates can do such small things, and there is no need for the subordinates to go out in person...... In the past few years, except for a few occasional seas, his subordinates have been sitting in the base drinking tea at other times - tell me yourself, under the influence of such a leisurely life, even if you have a fighting spirit, your temperament should be smoothed out, right? ”

"If so...... It's a problem. Li Zhen pondered for a while and agreed with Lin Fa's reason, after all, if you sit in the office for three years in a row, no matter how passionate people are, you will be wasted, especially Lin Fa's age is only twenty-three or four years old, and it is the age of youth in the later generations, so it is indeed a bit torturous to be placed in the office, no wonder Lin Fa has become what he is today.

"But you won't be worried about it anytime soon." In order to encourage Lin Fa, Li Zhen had to reveal a little news: "You'd better take advantage of the time now to enjoy the leisurely years now, otherwise you may not have a chance to breathe for a long time in the future, and your busy feet will not touch the ground is the mainstream of your future life." ”

"What do you mean?" Lin Fa was stunned for a moment, then became excited, and said in ecstasy: "Could it be that Your Highness, you are ready to go to war?" Where is the enemy? Isn't it a big eat? ”

For Li Zhen to say such a thing, except for the imminent war, Lin Fa really can't think of any other reason - and if you think about it carefully, Datang has been recuperating for so many years, and its vitality has already recovered, and it is time to go to war again.

"Otherwise, why do you think this palace wants to transfer you to Borneo?" Li Zhen smiled faintly and didn't explain much: "But this matter is just a little eyebrows, don't make a noise." ”

"Yes, the subordinates will definitely keep their mouths shut, and they will never spread the word." Lin Fa was even more excited, and hurriedly promised.

Although Li Zhen did not admit it directly, Lin Fa had already heard the meaning of Li Zhen's words, and was suddenly excited, as a soldier, what he wanted most in his life was to expand his territory and make contributions, for this he could even put life and death out of the way, he just didn't have that condition before, and now that the opportunity has come, of course he will not ask for it.

And there is another thing that Lin Fa did not tell outsiders, that is, he has been holding his breath in his heart, and has always wanted to find an opportunity to make a great contribution, to give those who looked down on him a little color, and at the same time, he is also fighting for the highness in front of him, telling some people that they were blind at the beginning, not the nepotism of His Royal Highness the Prince.

The reason why he has such an idea is because his position as the Governor of the Fleet is not earned by his own merits, in fact, although his grades when he graduated from the Naval Academy are very good, the military will not recognize your achievements in the Academy. What's more, he just graduated and became the captain of a fourth-class battleship, which is enough to offset his excellent results, and then he mixed in the Quanzhou fleet for a few years, although he has made steady progress all the way, but he has not made any great contributions, and even his position as the governor was promoted by the crown prince Li Zhen.

But as I said before, the army has always only valued meritorious service, and what backers, backgrounds, and achievements are not recognized, so when Lin Fa has no merit, but easily sits in the position of the governor of the fleet, which others can't get in their lifetime, some strange words naturally circulate.

There are all kinds of things, some say that he Lin Fa climbed the door of the prince's side concubine, so he has risen to prominence, and some people say that he worshipped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as his godfather to get to today's position, and even more excessively simply said that he had a py deal with His Royal Highness the Prince...... In short, all the ugly things were said, and even Li Zhen was implicated, saying that he was cronyistic and only knew how to run his own small country, so angry that Lin Fa almost took a knife and fought hard with those who said strange things.

Although he later proved that he had the ability to hold the position of governor with his actual talent in office, because he had no military merits, others still disagreed with him, and it can be said that although this position pushed Lin Fa to the peak of his life, it also pushed him to the cusp.

He was under considerable pressure during that period, and even he had an urge to resign, but later Li Zhen successively promoted several rookies, including the other three heroes who were on the same level as him, to serve as the captain of the fleet.

But in his heart, Lin Fa has always held his breath, he wants to prove himself with his military exploits too much, but he serves as the governor of the Coconut Harbor fleet, and the main task of this fleet is to protect the stability of Luzon - or in recent years, all the fleets of the Tang Dynasty have no combat missions, except for fighting small pirates on weekdays, there is nothing at all, let alone any military achievements.

Because Datang has been recuperating in recent years, although there is some friction with foreign countries, most of them are petty fights, not to mention catching pirates, there are many pirates caught over the years, but in the eyes of outsiders, it should be - after all, the Datang fleet is so powerful, pirates are not vulnerable at all, and it is natural to successfully arrest them, and anyone can catch them, so why do you have to use his forest method?

Therefore, Lin Fa urgently needs military merits to prove himself, and it is also to fight for Li Zhen's mouth, but he is now located in Luzon, where can he have any merit? Over time, it's not surprising that it has become what it is now.

But now listening to Li Zhen's meaning, the imperial court is likely to be ready for war, and the goal should be the Great Eclipse, otherwise the prince will not put himself here in Borneo, after all, the opposite of Borneo is the Strait of Malacca, as long as it passes through the Strait of Malacca, it will enter the Tianzhu Ocean, and then establish an advance base in Tianzhu, then the only goal next can only be the Great Eclipse.

After all, speaking of which, there is only one remnant of the Wa Kingdom and Silla in the east of the Tang Dynasty today, and there is a fleet of the Bohai Naval Region watching, these two countries can only survive, and it is impossible to counterattack.

Not to mention the north of the Tang Dynasty, since the Turks were wiped out, the grassland has been included in the arms of the Tang Dynasty, although there are still some nomads who do not obey discipline, but it is only a small fight, and the north is still an uncivilized land, only barbarians and no civilization, there is nothing to be afraid of, and there are no decent enemies in this direction.

The southern countries have all been annexed by the Tang Dynasty, and the natives have been reduced to slaves.

Therefore, if Datang wants to continue its own conquest, there is only one direction to choose, that is, the West, and the first enemy that Datang encountered in conquering the West is Da Shi - this is an empire that is not inferior to Datang, and only by conquering such an empire can we reap more credit and benefits.

Thinking of this, Lin Fa was very excited, soldiers not only like to fight, but also like to fight tough battles, only by defeating a strong enemy, can they show their bravery. Fighting a war with a weak country is usually a battle without a sense of accomplishment, and only by defeating an enemy with the same strength as yourself can it be more enjoyable.

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"By the way, there is one thing that my subordinates feel necessary to remind Your Highness." Sobering up from the excitement, Lin Fa suddenly remembered a very serious matter, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, you'd better prepare early." ”

"Oh?" A trace of curiosity flashed in Li Zhen's heart: "What is it, is it necessary to be so serious?" ”

Lin Fa still said with a straight face: "If you are not serious, you can't do it, this matter is related to the stability of the entire Coconut Port and even the entire Luzon, if there is a business trip, not only will you not be able to make meritorious contributions to the eradication of the black market this time, maybe even Your Highness will be held accountable by the imperial court." ”

"Tell me about it." Seeing that Lin Fa said so seriously, the smile in Li Zhen's eyes gradually faded, and his face turned solemn.

"Your Highness, you don't know the situation in Coconut Harbor, the reason why these scum are so rampant, and the reason why we have repeatedly failed to catch them, is because they all have their own backers, and these backgrounds are usually in the army, especially the army stationed in Luzon, and nearly half of the officers are involved in the black market, and they seek huge profits for themselves by acting as backstage for the black market, or simply supporting the black market themselves...... These people are simply the scum of the military. At the end, Linfa roared angrily.

The more Lin Fa spoke, the more angry he became: "Our action this time was too sudden, and there was no news in advance, these scum will definitely be worried that we will pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and then get some unfavorable news from these scumbags, and finally implicate them because of this."

Therefore, panic is certain, and it is not clear what kind of reaction the panicked person will have. These people have nearly half of the manpower in the army, and if they think that Your Highness is going to do something to them, maybe how they will react - to put it another way, even if we really eliminate all these scum, and the Luzon garrison is suddenly half of the officers, it will definitely cause a large area of chaos, if someone is attacked at this time...... Your Highness still needs to prepare early. ”

This is also one of the reasons why Lin Fa and Fang Yiai knew that there were moths in the army but did not dare to remove them, an army lost more than half of its commanders, not only is it inconvenient to command, but more importantly, morale will definitely fall to a historical low, and it is a sure thing that the combat effectiveness has dropped significantly, and I don't know how long I need to wait if I want to recover again. If the enemy sees this opportunity to make some mess, then the whole of Luzon may be in chaos.

"So it's here, you don't have to worry about this, this palace has its own preparations." Li Zhen's heart suddenly relaxed, he thought it was a big deal, it turned out that this was what he said, Li Zhen had already thought of this matter when he was planning to move the black market, and he had made preparations in advance, which was enough to deal with this matter.

"It turns out that Your Highness, you have been prepared, Your Highness is wise, and your subordinates have thought too much." Lin Fa also suddenly thought of the scene he saw when Li Zhen landed, and said thoughtfully.

"Go, I can't imagine that even you have learned to pat on the back." Li Zhen scolded with a small smile.

"Hey......

"Okay, you go down first, this palace has to think about something." After the matter was over, Li Zhen began to drive people away.

"Your Highness, don't you have anything else to do?" Lin Fa saw that Li Zhen was starting to drive people away, and asked again.

Li Zhen was pondering, and woke up when she heard the words: "No, you go down first, the interrogation work is not something that can be completed in a while, you take this opportunity to rest first, and you still need to preside over the arrest work later." ”

"Yes, Your Highness should rest early."

"Hongu knows."

Lin Fa retreated, the things in Luzon were almost arranged, and the rest was to patrol the major cities in Luzon, this matter is not in a hurry, just take your time, and now it is most important to complete the affairs here in Coconut Port - Li Zhen, who felt that the matter had been completed, was finally relieved in his heart, sat on the chair and fell asleep groggily......

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Li Zhen was awakened by a loud noise, and when he tried to get up, he found that his whole body was sore, his mind was dizzy, his throat was dry and hoarse, and his lungs were as uncomfortable as burning.

"What's going on out there?"

"Your Highness, are you finally awake?" The surprised voice of Fang Yiai next to him sounded: "Oh, you are really scared to death us, when we saw you, you burned even your skin was red, it was too scary...... Your Highness, don't take such risks in the future, if something happens to you? How should the subordinates deal with themselves? ”

"Huh? Why is Hongu here? Li Zhen forcibly sobered herself, only to find that she was no longer in the previous room, but in a white room, the sky outside was already bright, and the bright sunlight shone in through the window, which made Li Zhen's eyes in a trance, but the warm sun on his body also brought a trace of warmth to his cold body, which made him so uncomfortable.

(End of chapter)