The sun rises from the eastern horizon, shining on the endless sea, and the sparkling water laps on the hull of a wooden ship, only to see this wooden boat, the hull is slender, the tip of the ship is upturned, and the open sails are densely tied with many hemp ropes, which is very exotic.

"Hasselblad, how long will it be before we reach the Mediterranean?" At the bow of the ship, a bearded middle-aged man with a white cloth tied around his head asked aloud in Arabic.

On the rickety side of the boat, the man named Hasselblad, holding a sheepskin map in his hand, looked at it intently before raising his head and saying: "Captain Yale, if nothing else, there is still half a day, we can reach the entrance of the Suez Canal, along the Grand Canal, in five more days, we can reach the Mediterranean." ”

Listening to Hasselblad's words, the bearded man named Yale was obviously very excited, and he took out a glass bottle filled with fuchsia liquid from his waist bag, carefully unscrewed the cork, and then poured it fiercely, and laughed: "Young men, this run to the merchant ship is really a smooth one, once our ship of wine and silverware is transported to the Mediterranean, then we can trade a lot of porcelain and glass with those Tang Dynasty merchants, and we can earn profits that you can't imagine, haha." ”

Hearing Captain Yale say this, the young men standing on the deck celebrated, and one of them even stood up and asked, "Captain, just tell us a little bit, how much money can we make this time?" ”

The bearded man took another sip of wine before he smiled and whispered, "Enough for you to buy two stone houses with gardens in Arabia, and enough for you to marry a beautiful wife." ”

As soon as this remark came out. The ship's crew was all in shock. The young man who asked asked tremblingly, "Boat ...... Captain. You...... You can't lie to us, do you? Enough to buy two stone houses? Enough to marry a wife? By Allah, I never expected myself to earn so much money! ”

I saw that the bearded captain had red cheeks because of the wine, and said loudly with a little drunkenness: "What is this!" You are still too young, and when you meet the merchants of the Tang Kingdom, you will know what it means to be truly rich in this world! When I make enough money, I will move my family to Chang'an City in Datang like that old guy from Otos! It's a real paradise on earth! ”……

The entrance to the Suez Canal is already filled with all sorts of boats. At the entrance to the canal, more than a dozen ironclad ships lay across the docks of the harbor, and all of these warships have a golden dragon flag hanging high on their masts, announcing that this is the territory of the Tang people.

A long-haired general wearing armor and a red-tasseled helmet, with more than 30 Tang soldiers wearing Mingguang armor, kept boarding and inspecting many merchant ships, which was his duty. Since the Tang army occupied the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden, the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea have become the most popular treaty ports for Tang merchants. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor sent heavy troops to garrison this place to strictly regulate the trading operations of Tang merchants and foreign merchants.

"General, there is a wooden sailing ship that has asked to enter the harbor for inspection, and to look at the flags, it seems to be a merchant ship carrying wine and silverware."

The long-haired general's eyes lit up, the wine manufacturing industry in Arabia is very famous, but the quantity is scarce, the wine from Arabia is quite popular among the nobles of Chang'an, the price is more than ten times more expensive than the wine of the Western Regions, but there is still a price, every time the merchant ships that inspect the wine, it means that they can make a windfall. ”

"Lead the way, Ben is going to inspect the ship himself." ……

Stepping on the wooden sailing ship, the long-haired general smelled a familiar smell of wine, and sure enough, a bearded man wearing a white scarf bowed to him, and said in a half-baked Tang dialect: "Dear General Chen, I am Yale from the Arab Noah city-state, do you remember me?" ”

The long-haired general squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Bearded Yale, how could Ben not recognize you, the box of wine you gave to your brothers last time tasted really good, much better than the wine in the Western Regions." ”

The bearded man was full of spring breeze and said flatteringly: "This time in business, Yale has brought more wine, if the general likes it, Yale can give the general two barrels to quench his thirst." ”

Hearing that the bearded man knew the goods so well, the long-haired general also laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said: "You are still smart, I like to deal with smart people like you, come here, notify me, and release this ship." ”……

Xu Yang held his chin and looked at a large world map in a daze, the Gulf of Aden in Europe, at the moment densely planted with the flags of the Tang Army, those are the vanguard fleets ready to explore the African continent, the development of the empire's territory has reached the limit, except for the vast African continent has not been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the rest of the places have almost become the territory or vassals of the Tang Dynasty, seventeen years, the Tang Dynasty's iron cavalry fought in the south and the north, laying a great foundation for the entire Tang Empire, Li Er's dream has been realized, just with the current territory, He didn't need to do anything more, he was already the first emperor of the ages, but he was still one step away from the final ultimate emperor, and now, Xu Yang decided to help him become a true emperor who would last for centuries.

"Come on, prepare a carriage to go to the palace, and the marquis of this county will go to meet the holy ......"......

"What...... Is it? Zen position?! Li Er sat in the imperial study, staring at Xu Yang with wide eyes, as if he was still immersed in shock, his slightly gray eyebrows almost stood up, and now he dares to say Zen to himself, the lord of the world, I am afraid that there is only this strange ghost valley.

"Don't you feel that being the lord of the world is a very tiring job? According to Sun Daochang's diagnosis, His Majesty's body has been very tired, and the long-term stay up late and high-intensity work have overwhelmed your body, the eldest grandson Niangniang has repeatedly begged Weichen to persuade His Majesty to rest more, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is getting wider and wider, and you have more and more things to worry about, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng in the court are probably dying of illness because of too much fatigue and worrying, for the body of His Majesty, and in order to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince get more exercise, Weichen pilgrimage to build His Majesty Xià to perform the world's great gifts, Place the throne in the heirs, and set the chapter for future generations, opening up a model for the Li Tang Dynasty for all generations. Xu Yang's words were very sincere.

Li Er's brows furrowed slightly, how could the emperor's rights be given up lightly because of his body, although his health was not good, but he had quietly ordered to look for the worldly masters and immortal golden pills everywhere, but this Guiguzi actually unexpectedly admonished himself, and Zen was the heir, which made it difficult for Li Eryi to make a choice for a while.

"Do you really think that there are worldly masters and immortal golden pills?" Xu Yang raised his head and said in a disappointed tone: "The cycle of life and death, the way of heaven is not stopped, the successive heads of Guiguzi know a method of immortality, but no one will use this method, because once you are immortal, you have to give up the seven emotions and six desires, colorless and tasteless, no feeling and no thought, and the end of immortality is to turn into a star in the sky, Your Majesty, are you willing to abandon your wife and children, the country and the mountains, and turn into the star in the sky that is forever lonely in the vast sky?" ”

These words made Li Er open his mouth, he didn't know why Guiguzi knew what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, Weichen dares to ask, is Your Majesty willing to see the changes in Xuanwumen happen to future generations? ……”…… (To be continued......)

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