Great Tang Southern Emperor

"I'm afraid they'll be obedient." Xiao Fuzi worried, "We're obviously joking with the lives of the warriors in their clan. Even if they really agreed, I'm afraid they're just doing nothing."

"There is no need to worry about this." Li Zhen shook her head and said softly: "Liu Zhao has seen with his own eyes how powerful our Southern Expedition Army is, and has already been frightened by the terrible fighting power of the Tang Dynasty. Cheng is sincere.

But now is the most critical juncture for their internal attachments, and they absolutely dare not offend Datang, so facing this palace's order, it is impossible for them not to agree.

What's more, Datang is becoming more and more powerful now, and it is certain that within a hundred years, Datang's strength will only become stronger and stronger, and will not be weakened at all. The rulers of the Six Edicts are not stupid, they will not fail to see this of.

Besides, the Cuan people are just a small trouble, and it will definitely be Datang who wins in the end, and it is precisely because of this that Liuzhao will take part in the war more actively——Liuzhao, a group of country bumpkins from the backcountry, wants Datang to accept it easily with just one sentence attached. This group of poor relatives, give them national treatment, how can there be such a good thing in this world?

Even if the royal father accepts them due to their reputation, I am afraid that after they integrate into the Tang Dynasty in the future, their status will not be too high, and if they want to improve their future status-how can they do it without showing a little sincerity? "

Xiao Fuzi said sincerely, "So that's how it is. Your Highness is indeed far-sighted, and this servant admires me."

"Okay, stop flattering." Li Zhen scolded with a smile: "I will leave it to you to contact Liuzhao, remember, Liuzhao is now at a time when his feelings are fragile, and he must not show his superiority when he gets to the place. "

Xiao Fuzi said with a smile: "Your Highness, I don't know the character of my maidservant? I just leave this matter to the maidservant. The maidservant will set off now, and try to let Liuzhao send troops within a month."

"Very well, when the time comes, you will be the supervisor of Liuzhao. After the Cuan people are wiped out, your contribution will naturally be indispensable."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness." Xiao Fuzi was overjoyed. He knew that Li Zhen was giving him some credit - don't look at Cuan Ren who is now in full swing, but facing the serious Tang Dynasty, there is absolutely no room for resistance. What's more, Liuzhao is about to join the battle now, Cuanren's demise is only in sight, and Liuzhao, who is the main participant in the war, must be rewarded by the Tang Dynasty this time.

"By the way, Your Highness." Just as Xiao Fuzi was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something: "I don't know what to do with Cuan Ren after this battle is over?"

"Cuan people?" Li Zhen tapped her fingers on the table, making a 'dong dong dong' sound.

Seeing this, Xiao Fuzi's heart skipped a beat. He knew Li Zhen's temperament so well, how could he not understand that Li Zhen was ready to kill at this time, but he didn't know that Ruo Shao's head would fall this time.

"The Cuan people invaded our Tang Dynasty for no reason and slaughtered our people... They even lost their qualifications to be slaves... Just to make an example to others... let's kill them all." After thinking for a long time, Li Zhen finally made the decision to kill everyone.

In fact, Lin Yi was the first force to offend Datang. If you want to kill a hundred people, they are the most suitable candidates, but after all, Lin Yi also has hundreds of thousands of citizens. Zhen himself will also bear the notoriety of Rentu, which is very detrimental to his reputation.

What's more, Li Zhen didn't forgive Lin Yi, and directly demoted the entire Nanyang people into slaves. In a way, this kind of punishment is better than direct massacre.

But the Cuan people are different. Even if the two Cuan people add up, there are only tens of thousands of people, and what they have done is even more excessive. Even if they are killed, no one will say anything. It is very suitable as the chicken that warns the monkey. I believe that after killing them, the barbarians in the southern part of the Tang Dynasty should be much more honest.

"Yes." Xiao Fuzi's heart beat violently immediately, Li Zhen was going to kill all Cuan people, there are tens of thousands of people...

But since it was Li Zhen's order, although Xiao Fuzi had doubts in his heart, he honestly agreed.

"Don't be soft-hearted, go."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

Chapter 797 The Fleet Arrives

Chapter 159 The Fleet Arrives

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and today Li Zhen was rarely freed from her busy work, and came to the pier to wait for something.

It was past noon at this time, and the sun hung high in the sky, illuminating the whole world, but it did not dispel the severe cold at the head of the river, and there was still a thin mist on the pier, shrouding the distant scenery in haze. middle.

However, the severe cold weather did not stop people's enthusiasm. The gongs and drums on the pier were loud, firecrackers were blasting, red flags were fluttering, and there were huge crowds of people. The lively scene dispelled the severe cold.

And following Li Zhen to the pier, in addition to his guards, officials of all sizes from Yuezhou were also included. As long as they were not on official business, they all stood behind Li Zhen at this time, looking forward to it.

As the governor of the Yuezhou fleet at this time, the status of Yuezhou was second only to Li Zhen, Liu Rengui was also on the list (because Li Shimin was assassinated and Li Daozong was killed, in order to stabilize the situation in the court, Cen Wenwen and Changsun Wuji stayed in Chang'an, while The rest of the people have already gone to the battlefield, Tianzhu and Dongcuan are about to go to war).

This is very rare, because since returning to Lingnan, Liu Rengui has quickly taken over the Yuezhou Fleet, and often leads the fleet to sea for training, often for three to five days, even if he does not go to sea, he will always stay in the fleet to handle official business , Unless it is to meet Li Zhen, it is rare to see him come out, but it is rare to come out today.

"Your Highness, will our ship arrive today?" Liu Rengui asked impatiently as he stood beside him. This also explained why he came out, because today is exactly what Li Zhen promised, that a thousand ships will arrive Although he does not directly command these ships, but Li Zhen gave him the position of the admiral in the future, so all the large and small ships in Yuezhou are under his jurisdiction. As the highest officer of the fleet, of course he will come out to meet him in the future subordinates.What's more, he was also very curious about this legendary [-]-ton ship, so he put aside his official duties and came out for a rare trip.

"Of course." Li Zhen nodded with a smile and said, "According to the information from the Governor of Xunzhou this morning, our fleet has passed through the territorial waters of Xunzhou yesterday afternoon, and it should have almost arrived at Xiangjiang this morning."

"That will be soon." Liu Rengui finally put his heart back into his stomach. Xiangjiang is at the mouth of Yuezhou Port, not far from Nanhai County, the seat of Yuezhou. Even if it is against the current, at the speed of an ordinary sailboat , and it will only take half a day at most to get here, and it is already noon now, which means that if everything goes well on this trip, the fleet should be arriving soon.

Thinking of this, Liu Rengui couldn't help showing a look of anticipation on his face—even though he had some doubts about Li Zhen's words, as a navy, Liu Rengui still hoped that Li Zhen's words were true.

Even if it's not true, it's nice to be half true.

"Hey, look, here it comes, it comes..."

"My God, so many sails."

"Tch, I haven't seen the world before, so it's only a few. It is said that there are more than 1000 ships this time."

"..."

Just as the two were talking, a commotion suddenly came from a distance, and it got closer and closer, and soon reached Li Zhen's ears.

A smile appeared on Li Zhen's face - finally arrived.

Regardless of his demeanor, he quickly jumped into the carriage, stood on the roof, looked into the distance with a telescope, and greeted downwards while looking: "Everyone, look quickly, our ship has arrived."

"Your Highness is in danger." Liu Rengui hurriedly jumped up and followed Li Zhen tightly behind him. He really didn't expect that as a civil servant, he would have such good skills. It can be seen that the environment can really change people. of.

"It's okay, just take a look, it's really spectacular." Li Zhen didn't care, he was already surrounded by his people, despite the crowds on the pier, in fact, everyone was under the surveillance of the inner guards Among them, it is guaranteed that as long as there is a change in one person, ruthless bullets will greet him.

So despite standing on the commanding heights, Li Zhen was not nervous. Instead, he stuffed the binoculars into Liu Rengui's hands and pointed to the distance of the port excitedly: "More than 1000 ships are lined up together. This may be the only time in this life." .”

"Thousand sails competition, this is the real thousand sails competition." Liu Rengui had put the binoculars in front of his eyes at this time, and muttered to himself looking at the distant scene, his expression quite excited.

"Hey, it's a pity that you can only see this scene once." Li Zhen said with some regret, because the next more than 1000 ships will be divided into many parts by Li Zhen, and then matched with supporting ships of different sizes to form a branch. It will be difficult for the fleet to explore the ocean for Datang, and it will be difficult to get together again.

"Your Highness, are these ships all subordinates? Are these all our ships? Is this all true?" The fleet is getting closer and closer, and nearly half of the ships have completely exposed their perfect posture from the horizon , most of the remaining half exposed most of the hull, so many large ships gathered together, with their backs against the slightly cold sun and the faint mist in the sky, there was a sense of dream, so that Liu Rengui couldn't believe it, and suspected it was in a dream.

"Of course it is true. These are the ships that I have been preparing for more than ten years. They are also the basis for Datang to conquer the world in the future. Datang's eternal foundation will start from these ships." Li Zhen was also moved by the magnificent scene in front of him. Infected, it is inevitable that there will be some agitation in my heart.

The fleet was getting closer and closer to the pier, and the appearance of the fleet was completely revealed in front of everyone. Everyone held their breaths and looked at the scene in front of them with shock, shock, and envy in their eyes.Unbelievable...the range of emotions.

For those who have not witnessed this scene with their own eyes, it is difficult to imagine the shock caused by a thousand large ships put together-it is an indescribable oppression that comes from the momentum.Faced with this spectacular scenery, everyone felt that it was difficult to breathe, and as the fleet got closer, this feeling became heavier and heavier.

You must know that this is a thousand-ton cargo ship, and it is all wood-a thousand-ton iron ship is already huge enough. As a wooden sailing ship, it is much larger than a steel cargo ship of the same level. Floating on the sea is like a small mountain, and a thousand ships are like a thousand mountains. Putting so many mountains together, the deterrent effect can be imagined.

Soon, with the sound of the horn of the sound vector, the fleet slowly approached the pier—after more than a year of construction in the Yuezhou Port, all the wharfs have been built, and according to Li Zhen’s specifications, the Yuezhou Port It is possible to berth [-] large ships at the same time, and the limit of berthing is more than [-] ships, so don't look at the large number of these [-] ships, but for the Yuezhou port, it is just sprinkling water.

Chapter 798 Emperor

Chapter 1 Sixty The Emperor

It wasn't until this time that everyone could see clearly that although they were all ships, the shape of these large ships was still different from traditional sea ships. The shapes of these ships were obviously narrower and longer, and some of them even reached 35 to [-] feet in length. The width is only eight or nine feet wide, and the overall view of these ships is like a shuttle. Coupled with the wide sails, anyone with experience can tell that these ships must be very fast.

Among all the more than 1000 ships, one is particularly eye-catching, because the length of this ship has reached more than 40 feet, the width is also more than ten feet wide, and the mast is a full twenty feet. , towering into the sky, even if such a ship is placed in a fleet of thousand-ton ships, it is still like a crane standing on a flock of chickens, allowing people to see it at the first sight.

The whole ship is decorated with dignity and solemnity, as if it is an emperor, which makes people dare not look directly at it.

This ship is naturally the super cargo ship with a displacement of up to [-] tons that Li Zhen mentioned, and its decoration style is also worthy of its decoration, because the name of this ship is the Emperor, which belongs to the Emperor Class Commercial War Two Use ships (this is a design idea proposed by Li Zhenxin, dual-use for business and war, as the name suggests, it can be used as a merchant ship at ordinary times, but it also retains the style of a warship. As long as Li Zhen wants to, it can be used in the shortest time. converted into battleships), and the first ship of this class.

It stands to reason that the title of emperor cannot be used in other places, because it was disrespectful in ancient times, but there is no way, the name of this ship was given by Li Shimin himself-of course, Li Shimin has never seen the emperor. Yes, but Li Zhen once showed Li Shimin the blueprint of the Emperor.