Early in the morning of May 1, 951, the huge wharf north of Jinling City was transformed into a bustling street market: thirty two-chariot warships were lined up, each with at least three planks, constantly loading and unloading people or transporting goods.

The news quickly spread among the onlookers next to him, this is the new Shouzhou Assassin Shi, the Governor of Zhongdu, and Lin Feng, the envoy of the Shouzhou regiment, who is going to lead the fleet to take office and rush to the Khitan to conduct mutual market transactions. These two "news" excite onlookers, who are constantly pointing at people or goods.

When Lin Feng rushed to the shore with Zhou Ehuang, Xiao Fei'er, Chen Fei, Nie Xiaoying and other big families, Xi Mucheng, Lu Jiang, Wu Qiao, Fang Hongdi, and Huang Xi, who were busy and sweating, rushed over one after another to report to him the progress of various things:

The first ten warships were intended for the Liao State, carrying a hundred special soldiers, five hundred forbidden soldiers, and five hundred shipwrights; The ship carried a total of 220 sets of weapons, as well as a large number of goods such as porcelain, salt, and tea raised by the overseas Fang family and Chu Di Huang Zongwang respectively, as well as some samples of goods from supermarkets; The leader sent by the imperial court was the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, You Jianyan.

The middle five ships are Lin Feng's private ships, which will carry the staff of the Academy of Sciences, the supermarket clerks, and the family and property of the Lin Mansion, while the remaining special soldiers are scattered to the five ships to guard all the way.

The remaining fifteen warships were those who performed well in the Wu-Yue War drawn from the combined fleet of Chu and Tang, led by Gao Sheng, the deputy commander of Zhan Yi, and Lu Jiang, who was extremely interested in the navy, as well as Jia Yuhang, Cao Shang and others.

After Lin Feng settled his family, he led Zhou Ehuang, Xiaomei, and Xiaocui to the third ship as the command ship, and saw You Jianyan with an excited face.

Lin Feng took the lead in introducing Zhou Ehuang to You Jianyan.

You Jianyan suddenly realized, immediately understood, and immediately enthusiastically arranged for Lin Feng, Zhou Ehuang and the special soldiers to live on the fourth warship that followed.

At two o'clock, the fleet was finally completely organized, the war drums thundered, resounding in the sky, and the fleet began to start slowly in order, drifting towards the lower reaches of the river.

Lord Lin Fenglin, who is often not in Jinling City, but has brought many novelties to Jinling City and brought all kinds of victories to the Tang Dynasty, is officially leaving? Many people seem to have just realized this not good news, and they can't help but shout.

I don't know who took the lead, the people who came to see off their relatives ran up on the dock with the boat, and the old man and wife Liao in the crowd finally took off the "work clothes" that they had not changed all year round, and changed into a new dress that they only wore during the New Year, and ran a few steps with tears on their faces. Liao Laohan also stopped, and quickly wiped the tears in his eyes with his hands when he bent down to help the old woman. My daughter has to follow Lin Feng to Shouzhou, and when she comes back, she doesn't know when Lu Dao is, I really don't know what kind of demon Lu Dao has in her!

Under the influence of Liao Xianger and his wife, many people who saw them off couldn't help but stop and sobbed in pain, but they were afraid that their relatives on the boat would see the sadness, so they quickly wiped away their tears and waved their hands desperately.

Lin Feng looked at the parting scene in front of him, his mood that had not yet been detached from yesterday's sorrow became heavy again, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten.

You Jianyan beside him waved his hand to his family, turned his head to see Lin Feng's attitude, and couldn't help but laugh: "If I turn around and tell people that Lin Feng, who kills people in all countries in the world, Lin Feng and Lin Dadu actually shed tears for the sake of separation, I'm afraid that no one will believe it!" ”

Lin Feng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes undisguisedly, and said with a smile: "The man doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place!" I seem to have seen my Brother Han and Brother Shi just now, and I was in love! ”

In order to keep a low profile at the very least, Lin Feng made a special trip to visit Li Jingsui, King of Qi, Li Yu, King Zheng, and a group of close ministers of the DPRK and China after paying tribute to the martyrs yesterday, and specially asked all relatives and friends not to come to the dock. But just now, with sharp eyes, he clearly saw Han Xizai and Shi Xubai in civilian clothes in the crowd, they kept bowing their heads and wiping their faces, they must also be wiping their tears.

You Jianyan smiled and said: "What a kind of affectionate Lin Zhishan, I can be regarded as a teacher!" ”

Lin Feng looked solemn, and said solemnly: "Brother You, you are the main envoy of this trip to Khitan, naturally everything is up to you, as long as it does not affect the prestige of the Tang Dynasty and the friendship between the two countries, I generally don't care, completely neglect my duties, and concentrate on indulging in beauty!" ”

"Bold fanatics, so neglecting the errand ordered by the Holy Lord himself, the old man will definitely explain this matter to the Holy One!" You Jianyan slapped the table with anger on his face, looking righteous and strict, and in a blink of an eye, he became smiling again, and his tone became brisk, "However, the old man is not a person who is not sympathetic, considering that Zhishan has been working hard for the Tang Dynasty outside, this time the old man will open the net!" However, if my niece of Zhou complains to me that you have been slow to treat her in the slightest, I will see if I will count the crimes and punish you! ”

Lin Feng bowed deeply, thanked the servant of the Ministry of Rites who had always supported him, and then sat down and told all the details of his last mission to Liao, secretly reminding You Jianyan that he must be neither arrogant nor humble, and not let those arrogant Khitans look down on him.

You Jianyan was the first time to envoy to the Khitan, so he naturally cared about these reminders and remembered them one by one. Under the illumination of the rising sun, the two chatted casually.

On the same day, the fleet traveled seventy miles east to Runzhou, and for the first time, Lin Feng transferred from his own ship to the ship carrying his family, and after having dinner with his family, he then dragged Xi Mucheng, Lu Jiang, Wu Qiao, Hu Cheng and others into the upper cabin, and discussed secretly for most of the night. Subsequently, Lin Feng turned to the boat behind him overnight, found Wei San, Chen Desheng and other brothers, chatted with wine, and arranged their actions to Shouzhou.

On the second day, the fleet set out from Runzhou, along the Cao Canal, that is, the Yuhang Grand Canal, passing through the eastern capital, and went straight to Chuzhou at the junction with the Huai River.

On the same day, Lin Feng and the talents of the Datang Academy of Sciences, as well as Adil, Gazi and others, discussed secretly all day, and set the next scientific research direction and invention focus, so that everyone was eager to fly to Shouzhou now and invent those novel things immediately.

On the third day, Lin Feng went to the ships of Goldman Sachs, Lu Jiang, and Jia Yuhang, discussed with them the key points of water warfare for a whole day, and arranged the drill plan and defense plan after arriving in Shouzhou, and several people debated until late at night.

On the evening of 3 May, a huge fleet of ships rushed to Chuzhou, and He Jingzhu, the envoy of Chuzhou's assassination history and Chuzhou regimental training, led people to wait at the wharf, welcomed You Jianyan, Lin Feng, Gao Sheng, and others to the city of Chuzhou, and held a simple and mysterious meeting.

Early in the morning of May 4, Lin Feng stood at the bow of the boat, watching the twenty boats behind him sail past him, slowly turning into the Huai River and heading towards Shouzhou in the upper reaches of the river. And behind him, in addition to a Zhou Ehuang who is as elegant as a fairy in the river breeze, there are also four more stalkers - Yaya, Ling Feifei, Zhang Yuewen and Gazi.

It wasn't until the sail shadow of the fleet was almost gone, that Lin Feng ordered the fleet to start under You Jianyan's kind reminder, turned east, and went straight to the sea fifty miles away.