Chapter 1 The History of Cangzhou Thorns

The east is adjacent to Jieshi, in order to view the sea, the water is surging, and the mountains and islands are ...... Hundreds of years ago, the talented Emperor Cao Cao of Wei wrote this song on the shore of the Bohai Sea, the style of the song is majestic, the road has exhausted its broad mind, standing on the reef by the sea, the endless sea is in full view, the vast sea is connected with the sky, the sky is blurred; In front of this majestic and magnificent sea, the sun, moon and stars seem small, and their movements seem to be freely absorbed by the sea.

The sea breeze with a slight fishy smell blows on the seaside, in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, which is only a stone's throw away from the sea, and is adjacent to the Bohai Sea, it seems that the sound of the tide can be heard. It has entered the cold winter, and the winter of the sixth year of Zhenguan is a little later than usual. Although the cold wind kept whistling, there was no fluttering snowflakes to accompany it, and the entire Cangzhou area was extremely dry and cold. The cold wind blew on the face like an invisible knife cutting it, but such a cold wind could only set off the shallow ripples on the surface of the sea.

On the seashore, a huge warship was being loaded, and countless strong men in linen clothes were carrying bags of grain and other things to the dock, and then carrying bags of goods onto the ship, and the whole dock was a busy scene. Of course, what is it like after this prosperity? Why is there such a big ship ready to set off on this beach in this cold winter? Where are they going with this boatload of food?

On the shore, an old man with a white beard stood in the hunting sea breeze, facing the endless sea, thinking deeply. Beside him, a stocky young man was carefully observing the various parts of the big ship. With interest, it seems that this ship is a stunning beauty. Judging by the obsessive look on his face. It seems to be having fun, not pretending. Even on his face, he unconsciously showed a look of excitement like a child seeing his favorite toy.

"Alright. Huo Shan, it's time for us to get on the boat! The old man woke up from his contemplation, and when he saw the young man next to him staring at the ship in a daze, he couldn't help but feel angry. This guy has no resistance to this behemoth, I don't know how many times I've watched it, and I've run back and forth on this boat, why is this guy still so obsessed? He shouldn't have been allowed to see this big ship in the first place, remembering the person who was a fairy wind and a bone. The old man was unspeakably worried in his heart, because he didn't know what the hell that mysterious guy was up to, and where he would lead them? For the future, the old man is very bottomless.

But they also believe that following that guy is much better than fighting on their own, although it seems that it is not very effective now, but they also understand it very well. Their current situation is much better than before. At the beginning, they could only hide in the mountains, but now they communicate with each other, even as they do today. I, who were far inland in the land of Sichuan, came to the farthest northern frontier of the Tang Empire and loaded a boatload of grain. Exchange for countless medicinal herbs. These are all the people with great powers behind their backs, otherwise these two masters and apprentices are still cutting wood and selling firewood in the deep mountains of Yizhou Bashu. How can you have the time to go to these places like you have never been!

"Master, look. The piece on the bow of this ship, see it, it's the swarthy thing! That's the ramming angle, after this thing is loaded on the ship, you can directly hit the rest of the boats and smash the opponent's boat to pieces! How come we didn't think of it when we built ships before? Now think about those five-tooth ships in the previous dynasty, it is too naïve, what kind of lever is actually installed on the ship, that thing in addition to occupying a limited space, it is not very powerful, directly loading the eight-bull crossbow on the ship, this is simply ......" The young man chattered endlessly to the master next to him and said what he had just thought, it seemed that the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, for the designer of the big ship in front of him, and the whimsical ideas that were bought were really admired by the five-body cast.

"Alright, wake up!" When the old man heard these words of his apprentice, he couldn't help but pat his head, this guy is really a bastard, and he doesn't want to think about it, the five-tooth ship is just cruising in the river, this ship is an authentic sea boat, facing the turbulent sea, the wind and waves on the river are simply a breeze for the sea, so he can install those what kind of clapsticks on the boat, because the water battles on the rivers are almost all entanglement-based, who will let the two ships collide directly, without that speed, it is just a lose-lose situation.

"You kid, you don't want to think about it, why doesn't anyone think of these things? But it is not suitable, where to find such a big ship in the middle of the river? The ship is smaller, and installing this ramming angle only makes the center of gravity of the whole ship unstable, making it easier to capsize, and as for the Eight Bull Crossbow, that thing can be used by anyone? I don't want to think about it, just think about these daydreaming things! A lot of things can't be done just by thinking about it, they have to be realistic! Aiming too high will only make you a cocky guy! The old man taught his apprentice a lesson, and then walked with his hands behind his back towards the big boat by the sea.

"It's the master!" The young man bowed down, and then followed the footsteps of the old man, all the way forward, but he was still constantly thinking about who could make such a big ship, because of his identity, he was already able to know most of the shipbuilding masters in the entire Tang Dynasty at this young age, most of these people have connections with his master, but this ship obviously will not be the handiwork of these people, because this is not their style. The inheritance of these people is in the same line, so the style is similar and can be distinguished at a glance.

"The owner, it's already installed, and now it's ready to set sail!" A man who looked like a butler, dressed in a well-fitting linen shirt, respectfully reported to the two people who came on board.

"Good work, Rifle!" The old man encouraged the butler, then walked into the cabin, arrived at the captain's room on the ship, and stepped in: "The target this time, the ...... of the Wa Kingdom in the East, the Wa Country has been breaking out of plague over the years, and the medicinal materials of this ship are hehe...... " The old man thought of these in his heart, and he thought of those women of the Wa Nu Country without feeling it, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile that all men understand.

"Sail, set sail......" With the sound of a whining horn, the sea ship loaded with a boatload of grain slowly sailed away from the harbor and set sail towards the blue sea, the sea breeze blew the sails and set sail.

At this time, in the capital of the Tang Kingdom, Chang'an City is already covered in silver, Princess Changle has opened a mansion outside the palace to build a pavilion, and her own concubine Changsun Chong lives in it, and does not live with the eldest grandson Wuji and their family, in the final analysis, although the two are married, but there is still a difference between the monarch and the minister, Li Lizhi is still a royal princess, so the eldest grandson Chong can only be a courtier, so he can't ask the royal princess as a monarch to live with her parents.

In Chang'an City, Yongchangfang, Li Kuan was in his mansion, slowly moving his body bones, he had just broken through that day and killed all the way back to Chang'an, and then fought with Yu Chigong and Cheng Biting Jin, and finally, Cheng Biting Jin's horse lance passed directly through the chest, and almost really died there, if it wasn't for the imperial doctor to come in time to save him and Cheng Biting Jin, I'm afraid he would really become a corpse. Now that he thinks about it, he is a little afraid, but he never regrets it. Slowly brushing over the scar on his chest, his gaze flew to the sky, as if looking at the other side of heaven and earth through the barrier of the sky: "The wind is coming, this time is the best time, the weather is cold, no one can think of ......"

On the second day, the king of Chu, who had not been in court for a long time, appeared in the Lizheng Hall in military uniform, and then a holy decree was issued directly, and the king of Chu was sent to Liaodong to serve there as the assassin of Cangzhou. This holy decree made everyone feel a messy feeling, because the official position of this assassin was not lightly sealed, especially Li Kuan was still a prince, and the canonization of the nobles was generally close to his own fiefdom, because it was convenient to safeguard their respective interests, but why was the fief of the king of Chu in the land of Wu Chu, in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, but he was sent to a bitter cold place like Cangzhou in the north? In this way, did this king of Chu offend the emperor somewhere, and then was canonized in such a way?

Many people are speculating that they have been in this court for so many years, and they are very sensitive to any wind and grass, and feel that there is a mystery in it. But in this matter, there is indeed a mystery, but no one guesses it.

Line after line, this time Li Kuan once again left the Tang Imperial Capital, but this time it was a drag of his family and a mouthful of departure, and the carriages were loaded with countless luggage, which made Li Kuan feel a burst of egg pain, I didn't expect women to be so troublesome, look at that big carriage and big carriage of things, do you want to get so much? And why did we put all the cauldron in the kitchen, this is to go to work, not to raid the house, and we won't come back in the future? Li Kuan said to the two women who packed up their things again and again, but none of them listened to him, all of them felt that this should be carried, that was indispensable, and nothing could be abandoned. Just like Tianxiang, this girl, you see, the little clothes from six or seven years ago are still there, Li Kuan said that she should leave this thing in the palace, but she only got a pair of big eyes with endless mist. It was as if he had done something unreasonable. (To be continued......)