Are whales the size of the ocean?

This Li Su really can't say clearly, after all, in later generations, human beings have not been able to fully understand the sea, especially in the deep sea field, many of them are still forbidden places for humans, and I heard that there are many huge creatures that are larger than whales, but unfortunately Li Su didn't care too much about this, just had a general impression.\\

However, if this problem is placed in Datang, it will be much simpler, people's cognition has not yet reached the realm of the deep sea, almost everyone regards whales as the largest creature in the world, and even the merchants who sell canned whales are using the gimmick of the world's largest animal to promote in order to attract customers. As long as anything is added with a maximum word, it is almost worth a hundred times, not to mention a super-large animal like whales, so most of the people of the Tang Dynasty who are surrounding the city gate today are coming for whales.

When this huge whale with a body length of about 15 meters slowly came out of the city gate hole, the originally noisy city gate suddenly quieted down, and everyone's eyes were focused on the huge whale, people living in the information age of later generations estimated that it was difficult to imagine that in the Tang Dynasty, when the news was relatively closed, a legendary whale was suddenly put in front of the ordinary people who lived in the interior since childhood, and the incomparably shocking effect was produced.

Seeing the whale slowly extending from the city gate, the people near the city gate were all stunned, and even their breathing involuntarily paused, and all the noise stopped, leaving only the sound of fireworks bursting in the sky. Until after the whale's tail comes out of the doorway. The whale was finally presented to everyone.

I saw that the whole body of this whale was gray-black, and only the belly was gray-white. The whole head is the largest, with a length and width of more than a zhang. The whale's head is supported by a low shelf that lifts it up slightly, and its tail is also held up by a high shelf, and the two large tail fins sway up and down as it advances, as if they are ready to come to life.

Everyone was amazed by the sheer size of the whale in front of them. After a while, some people woke up from the shock and excitedly opened their mouths to praise, and as a result, more and more people woke up. The chatter that had just stopped rang out again, and it was even more noisy than before, and even the sound of fireworks explosions in the sky could not drown out the discussion of the crowd below.

The long-awaited whale finally appeared, pushing the atmosphere at the gate of the city to one*, countless people became excited, and even kept being stopped by Jin Wuwei in front of them, desperately trying to squeeze forward a little closer, but the Jin Wuwei in front was also squeezed in a hurry, and they pulled out half of the horizontal knives to intimidate the people behind them, which calmed down those fanatical onlookers. The clever ones immediately left the crowd and began to rush to the Suzaku Square due north, after all, it was the real exhibition venue, and I heard that even His Majesty the Emperor was waiting there.

Suzaku Street is more than ten miles long, and the convoy transporting marine life is not fast, so it was not until the turn of the hour and the hour, that is, around 9 o'clock in the morning, that the convoy slowly arrived at Suzaku Square, but the square is not open today. There are guards all around, so many people can't help but be a little disappointed when they arrive here.

At this time, Li Shimin is generally still in the early dynasty, it is said that today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and most of the courtiers are also on holiday, but because of this special day, as long as the ministers in Chang'an are all gathered in Suzaku Square, waiting to see the true face of the whale. Moreover, Li Shimin also took all the concubines and princesses to stand at the head of the Suzaku Gate, chatting and looking at the Suzaku Street from time to time.

"Sixth brother, is that whale really as big as a few houses?" The son pulled the corner of Li Su's clothes and asked curiously, and the few little sisters around her also looked at this sixth brother who made them admire.

"Of course, and the whales transported this time are not the largest, some whales are even ten zhang long, and they can overturn the big boat with a flick of their tails, but even the sixth brother has only heard of it, and he has not really seen it." Li Su touched the heads of his son-in-law and several younger sisters, and said with a smile.

"Sixth brother, I heard that you shot a whale with your own hands, is it true?" At this moment, Li Zhi, who likes to play with his sisters the most, also came over and asked with a grin.

He and Li Zhen and Li Yun went to beg Li Shimin, hoping to go to Liuqiu Island with Li Su, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to agree to Li Yun's request, and even agreed to Li Zhen's request, but he didn't let Li Zhi leave, which made him extremely depressed, and he wanted to ask for the eldest grandson queen, but he was scolded and driven out, for which Li Zhi was sulking for a few days, and then Li Su promised him that he would find a way to take him out to see the world in a few years, which made Li Zhi's mood improve, and today he was pulled over by Li Su and his son to see the whales, Looking at his current appearance, it is estimated that there is nothing left.

"Ha~, the ninth brother asked this question well, speaking of which is the most proud thing for my brother, Goguryeo has not been destroyed at the beginning, the fishermen of Dengzhou were detained by the Beisha City opposite, I rushed to the opposite shore alone in a fishing boat, and the other party suddenly put out hundreds of thousands of sailors...... "As soon as he heard Li Zhi mention that he shot the whale, Li Su immediately became excited, pulled his son to sit on his lap, and then began to brag about his glorious deeds.

Anyway, bragging doesn't have to pay taxes, Li Su almost told his deeds of shooting whales according to the routine of fantasy novels, not only omitted all the sailors who went to Dengzhou with him that day, but also exaggerated the sailors of Beisha City tenfold, and emphasized that he did not change his color with hundreds of thousands of faces in a pair, and then killed the whale with an arrow to shock the Goguryeo people, so that the other party obediently handed over the people, and on the way back, he also killed thousands of extremely vicious sharks.

For Li Su's undisciplined boasting, people with a little common sense will not believe it, such as Li Chengqian and Li Tai next to him, they all pursed their lips disdainfully after hearing this, Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen were all covering their mouths and snickering, but although Li Zhi knew that it was the sixth brother who was bragging, he still listened with a few young sisters.

Just as Li Su was rising, the convoy on Suzaku Street finally arrived at the square, and they were standing at the head of the city, so when they were still more than a mile away, they could see the huge whale. It's just that in their eyes at this time, the whale still seems relatively small, but as long as it is compared with the cattle and horses in front of them and the crowd next to them, they can immediately feel the huge size of the whale.

When the whale slowly entered the Suzaku Square, the civil and military officials below were almost the same as the people at the city gate, and they all shouted in admiration, although they all had some understanding of the whale in advance, but it was one thing to know it, and it was another thing to see it with their own eyes, and that kind of visual shock was not at all something that other cognitions could achieve.

Li Shimin at the head of the city was also extremely shocked when he saw this huge whale, and then couldn't help but stand up, walked to the female wall at the head of the city, and looked down at the battlement, and the concubines and some princesses in the harem, there were many people who shouted 'ah', as for Li Zhen and Li Zhi, these young people, ran to Li Shimin's side with cheers, and shouted 'whale ~ whale ~'

Li Tai, who was beside Li Su, estimated that it was the first time he had seen a creature larger than him, and he stood up excitedly at the moment, and then said sourly: "There are clouds in the Zhuangzi Wandering Chapter, and there are fish in the North Underworld, and its name is Kun." The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. Presumably this is the legendary Kun, but I don't know if it can be turned into Peng? ”

When Li Su heard Li Tai's last sentence, he almost laughed out loud, he didn't know if the whale was the Kun that Zhuangzi said, but he knew that the whale would never turn into a big bird and fly away.

However, when Li Su was laughing at Li Tai, Li Zhi came over and laughed softly: "Sixth brother, such a big fish, let alone you, even that Xi Junmai in your house will definitely not be able to shoot to death!" ”

"Go and go~, what do children know, Hou Yi knows no, people can even shoot the sun down, although I don't have his ability, but shooting a whale is still a piece of cake!" Li Su is still stubborn, and even the mythical Hou Yi has moved out.

Li Zhi was lazy to quarrel with his rogue sixth brother again, and he didn't speak anymore with a blank look, but concentrated on admiring the various sea monsters below, but unfortunately except for the most conspicuous whales, he didn't know most of the various creatures parked in the square, so in the end, he reluctantly asked the sixth brother who was known for his erudition for help, and asked him to help explain, Qinghe, Gao Yang, and his son also begged together.

Li Su's conversation just now was hooked, and now he is not happy, so he did not refuse the work of the docent, and just wanted to tell his younger brothers and sisters the same thing, but suddenly heard Li Shimin next to him say: "Liulang, don't talk about it in the city, let's all go down, and then you tell us the same, by the way, let all the Aiqing below also listen!" ”

Li Shimin's words not only made the princes and princesses cheer, but even the eldest grandson queen and Concubine Yang were also very happy, after all, they usually don't go out of the palace much, and now they can have such an opportunity to see the strange beasts in the ocean, which is also a very interesting thing, and there is also Li Su to help explain, which can increase a lot of knowledge.

When Li Shimin took the concubine and the princess out of the Suzaku Gate, the ministers below immediately stepped forward to salute, and then Li Shimin took the lead, and the first one rushed towards the whale, after all, everyone was most interested in it.

In fact, Li Yu doesn't know much about the sea, but fortunately, he still knows whales, sharks, etc., so he picks these and talks about them first, but the latter ones are troublesome, and he can't even name many creatures, let alone introduce them. Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance, and Zhou Yu and the others not only brought these sea creatures here, but also recorded the local names and some characteristics of each creature, and now they are in Li Yu's arms. Of course, it is certainly not as accurate as the introduction of the Maritime Museum in later generations, but it is enough for him to fool these ancients. (To be continued)

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