Alcoholic note: This ending is YY, please choose at your discretion.

On the water side

The sun slowly rises over the sea level, scattering a thousand colorful rays on the fleet. More than a dozen Persian-style ships lined up in a column, cleaving the waves and sailing into the unknown distance

Li Wan'er gently pushed away the wooden board in front of her and covered a Nanzhao-style bamboo hat on top of her head. She was now a little tanned by the sun, and she could no longer see the slightest royal temperament on her body. But Li Wan'er likes this feeling of freedom more than she likes to lead hundreds of thousands of troops. She loved the boat, the sea, the wind. I like to walk to the deck early in the morning and wait for the first rays of sunlight to jump out of the water, I like the murmuring of dolphins and the singing of white birds between masts, and I like to hear my favorite people laughing heartily in the sun.

On the plank above her was a white silk sheet depicting the upper body of a man using techniques learned from the Persians. The face is full of beard and muscular. Yes, it should be called tendon meat. Li Wan'er remembers that when she first started to learn this strange drawing method from the Persian favorite concubine of the king of Tianzhu, she was so embarrassed that her face was flushed. Now, she has learned to appreciate the beauty in it, or rather, to appreciate the man in the picture.

The man in the picture is helping the children fish on the other side of the deck, and the sea breeze keeps bringing them laughter. Ever since the moment she stepped on deck many years ago, Li Wan'er remembers that this laughter has never stopped. They laughed and sailed to the Wa Kingdom, to Chenla, to the Bi Kingdom and the Jialing Kingdom, and even once tried to bypass the hot land in the south, which was almost on fire, and sailed directly from the Wooden Bone Bundle to the Far West, as the Crusaders said, to see what kind of country the barbarians with the cross were said to live. But they had to turn back halfway because there were no detailed charts and there were not enough supply points. (Note 1)

There are indeed more than nine tripods. Now, Li Wan'er believes what her husband says. According to the calculation method of the ancients, there are more than 900 tripods in the whole world. But she no longer tried to encourage her husband to occupy any of them, and for someone like him, Ding might be a burden.

They have ships and seas, and that's enough. On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. They only have a deck under their feet, so they don't have to be anyone's courtiers. The rules of the world can no longer restrain them, and they can eat barbecue while discussing the Dharma with the Tianzhu people. While boiling fish soup, I studied with the Crusaders which of the Eastern and Western drinks was more mellow. They exchanged beautiful blankets with the Persians and transported them to Murichashara to exchange for golden sands. They took a ride with the pirates of the South Seas, and then stepped forward to defeat the natives who couldn't even shoot arrows. They traded the pearls of the South Seas for the leather of the North Sea, so that every woman in the fleet dressed like a lord.

The masters who were fishing had another dispute, and they kept making trouble, no matter how big or small. Li Wan'er walked over with a smile to see what new tricks her husband was doing. Hearing his footsteps, a tiger-headed little man immediately ran forward to complain, "Auntie, Grandpa let go of the fish I just dropped." Grandpa bullied me! Don't let me bring you fish to cook soup! ”

"You kid, weary and lazy!" Li Wan'er poked her son's finger lovingly, smiling and disgusting. Squatting down, she picked up her son's fishing rod, and asked with a smile, "What kind of fish did you catch just now, do you know it yourself?" ”

"I don't know!" The little boy didn't find a supporter, so he pouted.

"The leopard caught a red leaf thick, and Grandpa said that the fish couldn't be eaten, so let it go!" Another little girl who was eleven or twelve years old and had bright eyes and bright teeth said with a smile. "Erniang, you can also come and fish for a while. The fish in these waters are so silly! ”

Unlike children who grew up in the backyard, she is slim, straight, and her face is white and red, revealing a strong youthful atmosphere. If this child is placed in Datang, he will definitely be the target of countless young people. And in the fleet, she is like a small wildflower that quietly blooms.

Li Wan'er pulled the corner of the girl's clothes with a smile, and asked in a low voice, "Ruolan, what about your mother, why didn't she come out to fish with you when this book was reposted on the Lu K Literature Network!" ”

"Mother is calculating this year's earnings! The mother said that when the ship docked, she would stay for a few more days, clear some bottom goods, and bring it to Grandpa, Auntie, Leopard, and Tiger Head to buy a piece of cloth to make clothes! So get the accounts sorted out first! The girl's voice was like a yellow warbler out of the valley, and she didn't realize that she had used two different names in a row to refer to Wan'er in her words just now.

Li Wan'er didn't correct it, and said with a smile: "Then why don't you help your mother?" Haven't you learned to settle accounts? ”

"Headache, headache!" The girl's face immediately became bitter, and she twisted her small nose and said. "I want to fish, I want to learn to sail with my grandfather, I want to learn archery and knife with my aunt! Anyway, I don't like to settle accounts, and I get dizzy when I look at the ledger! ”

The smile on Li Wan'er's face became even stronger. Ruolan is the child of her younger sister Ying'er, but her personality is more like herself back then. Back then, I didn't like to read, I only liked to dance with knives and guns. "Then you get up early tomorrow, and my aunt will teach you archery. Let's shoot the big fish out of the water against the sunlight and see who can shoot accurately. ”

"It's a deal!" Ruolan stretched out her right palm.

"It's a deal!" Wan'er raised her palm and struck the other party.

Her son was very dissatisfied with his sister for sharing away the mother's love that should have belonged to him, and kept pulling the corners of Wan'er's clothes, "Auntie, Auntie, you haven't helped me fish, you haven't helped me fish!" ”

"Okay, A-Niang, I'll help you!" Wan'er sat down on the deck and threw the hook neatly into the water. After a while, he pulled up a three-inch-long black iron head. She thought she could do it, but her mischievous son took the lead, neatly plucked the fish from the hook, and threw it into the sea with a "plop".

"What a throw. You naughty guy! Wan'er feigned anger and asked with a straight face.

"Grandpa said, the little fish has no meat. You have to give it to get it! The little leopard is a big ghost, look at Li Xu, who has been smiling and silent next to him, and argue loudly.

"You kid!" Wan'er poked her son's forehead lovingly, her face full of pride. Even at his age, his brother is not as cunning as a leopard. A cunning child is good, at least he will not suffer when he grows up.

"Leopards are smart!" Li Xu's thoughts were almost the same as her, sitting next to Wan'er and praising her in a voice that the children couldn't hear.

"You teach well!" Wan'er glanced at Xuzi and replied with a smile.

The husband and wife sat side by side and raised the fishing rod together, but there were no fish in their minds, only strong tenderness.

The children did not have the patience of adults, and with a whistle, they fled to play elsewhere. Almost all of them grew up on boats since they were children and were used to seeing wind and waves, so Li Xu and Wan'er were not too worried and continued to fish silently. After a while, Wan'er put away the fishing hook and asked in a low voice, "This time, will you go to the land?" ”

"To. Anyway, no one in Guangzhou will know me. Li Xu thought about it and replied affirmatively. What about you? He also put away the hook and asked in a low voice.

"Of course no one will know me!" Li Wan'er smiled, and a trace of regret flashed in her eyes. Next to Princess Pingyang's grave, it is now overgrown with artemisia grass. Who knew that there was only a bunch of weapons buried there?

"Homesick?" Li Xu keenly felt Wan'er's emotional changes and asked with concern.

"Sort of!" Wan'er nodded, her teeth biting her lower lip.

"When you go back to the shore in Yuezhou, I can send someone to take you to Luoyang for a ride. No matter how far it goes, it's not very safe! Li Xu hesitated for a moment and promised in a low voice.

A trace of longing swelled in Li Wan'er's eyes, but soon, this trace of longing was covered by melancholy, leaving no trace, "Forget it, Grandpa has been gone for many years." The descendants of the eldest brother and the third brother are also nowhere to be found. If I go, it will only add to my sadness! ”

Speaking of the old things in Xuanwumen, Li Xu was also a little sad in his heart. He didn't expect Li Shimin to be so ruthless, and he didn't even let go of his biological brother. But even if you don't leave back then, what can you do? Whether it is built or the people of the world, after all, they are royal descendants, and they will not give up the interests of the Li family in Hedong because of friendship. The sooner the six counties were handed over to Li Yuan, and the sooner the war would be avoided. I am not the material to be an emperor, I have done my best back then, and I have not left too many regrets.

"We can go to Bohai Country, where the scenery is similar to that of Datang." In order to make Wan'er happier, Xuzi of this book has made another suggestion.

"Are you going to see Zhangjiang? I've heard that he's a big boss! Wan'er smiled, her eyes fluttering. She thanked her husband for his love, so she reciprocated with the gentlest gaze. The two looked at each other, and they both saw the warmth and sincerity in each other's hearts.

"It's so decided, after setting off from Guangzhou, go directly to Bohai Kingdom. Last time, General Zhou of the Bohai Kingdom ordered the steel of the Tianzhu Kingdom with me, and it happened to be delivered to him by the way! Li Xu patted the deck and said loudly.

"General Zhou. It is estimated that this time he will resign again and go to sea with you! Thinking of Zhou Daniu's tired appearance, Wan'er pursed her lips and smiled. They are all straightforward and honest heroes, although they live in the north, the atmosphere is warmer than Chang'an.

"Hehe, let's wait until he finds someone to take over!" Li Xu laughed.

"That's hard. The rest are on board! Wan'er pursed her lips in amusement, revealing a row of braided shell-like teeth.

When Li Xu set sail to sea, almost half of the senior generals of the Boling Army followed. In the end, in order to establish a foothold on land for everyone, Zhang Jiang, Zhou Daniu, Shi Defang, Zhao Ziming and others were persuaded to stay. More than ten years after the stars shifted, the people who stayed behind actually fought the huge Bohai Kingdom. Keep the Xia, Xi and part of the Khitan clan firmly in their hands. Datang has always regarded the Bohai Sea as a threat, but due to its long distance and harsh climate, it has not been able to include it in its territory. Over time, they also gave up and left them to fend for themselves.

If her husband had stayed on the road, at least, the entire Bohai Kingdom would have been his. Even half of Datang may fall into his hands. But the husband gave up, as he himself said, give up, give up, give up, and get it.

What did he get when he gave up half of the country? Li Wan'er asked herself quietly. His eyes swept along Xuzi's sideburns, and he saw his sister Ying'er, Hongfu and Tao Kuotuosi poking their heads out of the upper deck of the cabin together, smiling like flowers.

"It's time to eat!" Tao Kuo shouted loudly.

"Let's eat!" More than a dozen large ships shouted at the same time, and the sound of their horns was like a dragon's roar, happily sweeping across thousands of acres of water.

Note 1: Chenla, now a generation in Vietnam. Pyu country, now southern Burma. Mukudushu, Mogadishu on the east coast of Africa, has already arrived in the Central Plains fleet before the Song Dynasty. It is now the western estuary of Pakistan.

Note 2: Singing (3) is actually the official end of the book. The three epilogues are all made up to satisfy the reader's dislike of suspense. If you don't like Epilogue 3, choose Epilogue 1 or 2.

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