Lord Wang suddenly remembered a remark: "Your Majesty, it is almost the height of summer, if you rush from Chuzhou to Yingtian and travel tiringly, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the Holy Communion, and if the Holy Bow violates the peace, our subjects will be unbearable." The minister did not dare to stop His Highness from going to Yingtian, and please delay it a little bit, so that when the autumn is cool and the weather is milder, it is appropriate to go on the road. ”

"That's not a bad thing." King Xiao Ming felt that it was indeed a little hot at that time, and he couldn't bear the pain of rushing on the way to the middle of summer.

"Your Majesty, my lord also knows that this is not the perfect time to welcome Your Majesty to Yingtian, but Chen Youliang's army is coming, and if you don't wait for Your Majesty to drive in person, no one will be able to make these people obey the order. Therefore, when Wu Guogong ordered me to come, he also made plans for this matter. Xu Da said to Xiao Ming Wang unhurriedly.

When King Xiao Ming heard this, he said with a puzzled face: "Oh, Wu Guogong is busy, and he can still worry about this matter, which shows that he is loyal." General Xu might as well talk about it. ”

"After Wu Guogong ordered me to come to Chuzhou, I immediately began to gather craftsmen to build a special ship to welcome King Xiao Ming to Yingtian, and wait for King Xiao Ming to go to Yingtian by boat. Wu Guogong thought that the land was bumpy, and the weather was so hot, it was easy to be tired, and the boat ride was stable and comfortable, but it could reduce a little fatigue of the journey. ”

"Could it be that Wu Guogong is thoughtful, it is very suitable to take a boat, it is not too hot, and you can also see the scenery along the way, it is indeed a good way to be at ease, but I don't know if it will delay the military aircraft." King Xiao Ming smiled.

Xu Da hurriedly said: "The boat ride is only two or three days late, even if Chen Youliang takes the gap to attack Yingtian, Yingtian will not be able to hold it in three or two days, please rest assured that King Xiao Ming is this." “

Master Li also said on the side: "His Royal Highness King Xiao Ming, when the minister was ordered to pick up General Xu Da when he first entered the city of Chuzhou, General Xu had already ordered his subordinates to find the carpenters in Chuzhou to build a ship, and I believe that the new ship will be launched within three or five days." ”

"That's very good." King Xiao Ming said approvingly.

When Xu Da saw it, he hurriedly continued: "In addition, I also sent someone to search for good cooks near Chuzhou to cook delicious dishes for Your Majesty on the boat, and I will also select a group of flower girls with good looks and talents to accompany you, so that Your Highness can enjoy yourself and relieve the dullness of the journey." ”

When King Xiao Ming heard this, his eyes shot a strange brilliance, and he said to Xu Da: "I have heard for a long time that General Xu Da has made great achievements, and he is well-known under the account of Wu Guogong. I don't want General Xu to have a special interest in Fengyue's affairs, he is really a first-class Confucian general in the world today. When this king arrives in Yingtian, he will say to Wu Guogong, and you will also be promoted to the position of a national prince, and you will be transferred to serve by this king's side. ”

When Xu Da heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed obediently: "Xu Da is not talented, thank you for the cultivation of King Xiao Ming, and I will serve King Xiao Ming with all my heart and soul in the future, even if I am broken, I will not regret it." ”

King Xiao Ming was overjoyed and said: "General Xu, please hurry up, as long as General Xu prepares the ship, this king will go to Yingtian with General Xu." ”

When Xu Da heard this, he knelt down and bowed, and then retreated. Lord Li also came out and congratulated Xu Da, Xu Da also took precautions with Lord Li, and asked Lord Li to take care of the activities of his subordinates in Chuzhou, but Lord Li just responded to the order.

Xu Da left the palace, and went to prepare the boat, his attendants were extremely effective, and the carpenters who were invited with a lot of money were also very attentive, and sure enough, within five days, more than ten small boats were built.

At this time, the other attendants were ordered to search for good cooks and talented flower girls from all over the vicinity of Chuzhou, and Yingying Yanyan's residence was full of a big inn, which made the scoundrels in Chuzhou City salivate, but they could only sigh with admiration, it should be that Lord Li had already sent a lot of guards to surround this inn and protect it. Therefore, the green-skinned scoundrels in Chuzhou City can only sigh with admiration.

Xu Da knew that the matter was about to be done, so he sent someone to inform Lord Li and asked Lord Li to ask King Xiao Ming to leave the palace on his behalf.

There are several rivers outside the city of Chuzhou, among them, the water flow that goes to Yingtian is gentle, clear to the bottom, there are swimming fish swimming through from time to time, weeping willows are planted all over the two banks, willow trees on the smoke embankment, it is quiet and pleasant.

The river surface is narrow, the water level is shallow, and the big boat can not be walked, so although the king of Xiao Ming has long had the idea of boating on it, a big boat in the palace is too deep, easy to run aground, and the two subordinates sometimes have the act of admonishing and amusement, so it is not convenient for the two, so the king of Xiao Ming does not dare to indulge too much in the landscape, so he has been regretting this. At present, after listening to Lord Li's recital, General Xu has already arranged all kinds of food, and when the ship is launched on the next day, he can't hold back and wants to go over and have a look.

Lord Wang hurriedly persuaded him and said that it was not suitable for labor, so he decided to choose an auspicious day to set off.

Don't mention the things in King Xiaoming's palace, turn around and look at Xu Da again. Xu Da saw that everything was in order, so he asked someone to go to the flower boat that had been built first to welcome King Xiao Ming to Yingtian and ask someone to mix tung oil with lime to smear it, and then he went to invite King Xiao Ming to set off.

Although King Xiao Ming inherited the legacy of his father Han Shantong and served as the emperor for many years, he was indeed better than the hands of women in the deep palace, and he had no talent at all, but he knew that everything was arranged by others.

Originally, Liu Futong protected him, but after the Battle of Anfeng, Liu Futong died, and since then he has been even more incompetent and good generals, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, rescued him to Anfeng, and placed him in Chuzhou. King Xiao Ming was rescued by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was originally the only one who obeyed Zhu Yuanzhang's orders, but later listened to the pleading of the ministers around him, so he was unwilling to be a puppet in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, and first jumped out to make his own decisions.

Now that the Yingtian War is imminent, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with his intention to send Xu Da to take him to Yingtian to the Zhengda position, and the subordinates on the left and right are all praised. Except for a few people who were absolutely not very well timed, they all felt that there was no harm in this matter. In addition, tens of thousands of male soldiers have been sent to Yingtian, so they are naturally more relieved

King Xiao Ming is young and vigorous, and he has long admired Qinhuai is the land of rouge, the hometown of wind and moon, and the rich and prosperous A in the world.

Now when he saw Xu Da coming to invite, he happily took a group of courtiers and concubines and accompanied Xu Da to the boat.

Out of the five small boats to go to the front arrangement, the remaining more than ten small boats full of flags head to tail, in turn out of Chuzhou, down the river, Xiao Ming Wang's boat in the middle, like the stars and the moon like the dignified travel.

At this time, it is the height of summer, the sun is like fire, and the heat is pressing.

Xiao Ming Wang listened to the flower girl playing the silk and bamboo orchestra, while looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait by the window, only to see several peaks beautiful, the jungle is verdant, the cooking smoke is curling, the houses are like, but also relaxed and happy, than staying in the extremely stuffy palace in Chuzhou all year round is much more interesting.