The news that the emperor and a group of Chinese civil and military generals were going to Feiyungang had already spread, and there was no danger on the way, Pei Min's embroidery division had been watching along the way as early as the day before leaving, and at the same time sent messengers to the port to inform Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Gan Ning and other generals.

On the 14th of April, the three of them walked ten miles to greet them with Elsa, Barry, and Harald, the leader of the Venat pirates, and the officials of the Ship Department and the Harbor Governor.

The first to come was Pei Min of the Embroidery Division, he came first, indicating that Su Chen, the Son of Heaven, would arrive soon, Pei Min came over with a knife, and after saluting everyone, he retreated to the side, chatting with Zhou Yu and them without a word.

After another half an hour, Xu Chu led the tiger guard battalion to set up a defense, and saw the emperor riding in front of him from a distance, Lu Bu, Xiang Yu, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Yuan, Li Jing and other generals and generals of the army followed closely behind, pointing to the surrounding fields and mountains, talking and laughing.

"Yu (Su) greets Your Majesty!"

"Get up."

Su Chen turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to hold the two up, and then raised his hand towards Gan Ning, and the group of officials behind him = Feiyungang, "I heard that Zheng Dugong said that the treasure ship will go to sea for sea trials, and I came over to take a look on a whim, and I wanted to board the ship in person and go to the sea to see." I hope I came over suddenly and didn't disrupt your official business. ”

"Haha, what did Your Majesty say, right now the Navy is getting acquainted with the Huya and Qinglong warships, and Your Majesty is here to observe the progress of the Navy Army!"

Zhou Yu and Lu Su were open-minded and proud, took half a step back to the side, bowed their hands into a hand and stretched out to the side door, and the two said in unison: "Your Majesty, please!" ”

Su Chen also stretched out his hand to the generals behind him, and then was supported by everyone to enter Feiyungang, the city was naturally under martial law, and the streets and roofs were occupied by the masters of the embroidery department, so as not to let someone put cold arrows and hidden weapons in the dark.

The people on the streets were isolated on the side of the street by the officials of the government with water and fire sticks, watching the mighty royal car pass by, so that the people who could not see behind them put their feet on their feet, or kept jumping and looking.

After that, I stayed at the government office, met with the local administrative officials and the officials of the shipping department, and occasionally beat them in addition to saying some words of encouragement, which was customary.

In the afternoon, Su Chen met with the gentlemen of the local public school, and encouraged them to teach them with all their might, not to have reservations, and to go to the old group in the future, these children are the mainstay of the Xia Kingdom, and everyone in the entire Xia Kingdom will be literate, which is a cause that will be successful in the future, and cannot be sloppy.

Later, the second group met with veterans who had retired from the army, most of these soldiers had participated in the war in the North and the Central Plains, and because they were disabled and retired, they were arranged to be jailers and government servants, and those with more serious disabilities were arranged into the school to teach the essentials of marching and arranging.

For these veterans, Su Chen has never slacked off on their future lives since he issued this order, once he found out that there were local officials who privately withheld the veterans' monthly money and food, no matter who interceded, it was useless, and he was directly stripped of his official body and thrown into prison.

So much so that when they saw Su Chen and the generals who had followed, the thirty disabled veterans who were summoned knelt down directly and cried.

Although the army is hard and will lose their lives at any time, it is difficult to part with that period of time, as well as the generous treatment of the emperor and the generals.

"Your Majesty, I was a soldier under Fei Chong back then, and later surrendered to the Xiliang soldiers of Dong Taishi, followed Your Majesty to oppose the tyranny of Beigongye, and followed General Xiahou to Fenzhou to drive away the Wei soldiers!"

“…… I am a cavalryman under the command of Marquis Wen, and I have fought Xirong! ”

"I am the Tang Army under General Qin, and I have also fought Xirong and cut a small chieftain."

"Your Majesty, although I have a broken hand, I still want to go to the front line to kill the enemy!"

Wu Yang cried, Qin Qiong turned his head and quietly wiped the corners of his eyes, Lu Bu also saw the former wolf rider in this group of veterans, and listened to them cry about the feelings of the army, and his eyes were also a little moist.

Su Chen's nose was slightly sour when he heard this, even if he had practiced like an iron stone after all these years of being an emperor, he would be somewhat moved when he saw this group of soldiers who followed him to conquer the north and south, and he got up and held up the soldiers.

"I have unified the six countries and fought for so many years, except for the people who died in the war, I feel the most guilty about you."

The soldier kneeling in front of him was held up, shook his head with tears in his eyes, and then smiled.

"Your Majesty doesn't owe us, it's right to be a soldier to eat food and die on the battlefield. What's more, our remnants of the soldiers retreated, His Majesty also solved the food and clothing for us, although I broke an arm, but now I am also living well, last year I also begged for a daughter-in-law, and last month gave birth to a big fat boy, when he grew up, I sent him to school, and then enlisted in the army, like his father, continue to be Wenhou's cavalry. ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't hold it back any longer, and suddenly stepped forward, hugged the old soldier with the broken arm in his arms, and patted the other party on the back.

"It's my luck that a certain family has a soldier like you."

He grabbed the veteran's shoulders and looked at each other with red eyes, "However, if you have a son, let him be at home and take care of you for the rest of your life, and in the future, the world of Xia Kingdom will not have to fight." ”

Then he slapped it twice, and his voice was a little choked.

"Our generation will finish all the wars, and the younger generations will enjoy the peaceful world, and let them enjoy their old age in peace!"

"Wenhou ......"

The veteran looked at Lu Bu in front of him, his eyes swept over the surrounding generals again, and when he finally landed on Su Chen, he knelt on the ground again, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"Thank you, this Xia country was fought down by you, and it is me who should be thanked!" After speaking, Su Chen took a step back and bowed to the group of disabled veterans.

The surrounding generals such as Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Li Jing, and Qin Qiong also arched their hands one by one.

The officials and officials who were waiting outside also arched their hands, and the thirty veterans in the middle hall burst into tears, and they also kept bowing to the Son of Heaven and the generals, and after a while, they held back their tears under Su Chen's relief.

"I came here this time to personally board the ship and go to the sea, how about you defend me and the generals again?!"

"Yes!"

The veterans in the hall shouted in unison with red eyes, and the doors and windows trembled.

Early the next morning, Su Chen dressed neatly and walked out of the backyard of the mansion, thirty veterans wore leather armor and held blades in their hands, and those who lacked legs stood in the crowd with crutches, looking at the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, please move!" They withdrew from a road, and waited until Su Chen walked out of the mansion with Dian Wei, and consciously followed.

Towards the dock north of Feiyungang, without taking a car or even riding a horse, Su Chen walked through the long streets in the crowd, deliberately slowing down so that the veterans with inconvenient legs could follow.

At the same time, it also allowed the people on the street to clearly see who these soldiers who had shed their blood for the establishment of the Xia State were, which made the veterans raise their eyebrows.

Soon, all the generals also came over one by one, silently walking on the street with these veterans, and even made these veterans cry as they walked, their waists straightened, and even some veterans laughed at the familiar neighbors on the street, who were his wives and daughters, telling them that they had also had a time when they were in a storm.

The sky rose above the clouds, and when I arrived at the largest dock in the north of Feiyungang, I saw a 20-zhang high mast and a sense of visual oppression brought by the huge hull from a distance.

In particular, the iron sheet specially inlaid for sealing is like a steel giant when you get closer.

Among the group, except for Zheng He, the others were shocked by the giant ship in front of them, and when they were put on the sea, it was like a small city, and the tiger teeth and green dragons, which originally belonged to large warships, were like children in front of him.

Today is the day of launching, and an offering table has been set up in front of the ship, Su Chen, as the emperor, came over in person, and this sacrificial ceremony should be completed by him.

He took the long incense handed over, bowed to the treasure ship, and then walked to the end of the bridge and raised incense and kowtowed to the vast and endless sea in the distance.

When everything is ready.

The officials of the dockyard, waving the order flag, waved at the shipwrights, and shouted: "Release the water-"

The distant gate opened, and the sea water poured in, filling the pool of the dry dock in an instant, slowly holding up the huge treasure ship, and waiting quietly for a while for the shipwright in the cabin to check that there was no leakage or seepage, before going up to the deck to report.

"Everything is fine, you can enter the sea!"

In a moment, the huge hull of the ship was pushed by the long oar, pushing layers of water waves, slowly but forcefully sailing out of the dock and docking the bridge.

(End of chapter)