Great Tang Southern Emperor

But the prerequisite for accomplishing their goal is to let a waste, or at least a mediocre person, ascend the throne, and then smash Datang into pieces, so that their actions will be smoother.However, with the mountain of Li Zhen standing in front of him, and with someone as powerful as Li Zhen, among all the sons of Li Shimin, who is his opponent? He was able to build Lingnan into an adult when he was still a prince. The prosperous place that people yearn for raises the pride of Chinese people to the extreme.Then when he really becomes the emperor, with his strong personality, he will definitely have real power over the world. At that time, the power in his hands is not comparable to that of a small prince. In his ten years, not to mention letting Datang fall apart, I am afraid that the entire Tang Dynasty will become a large Lingnan. By then, everyone will return to their hearts, so how can they do things?

It is even easier for neighboring countries to want Li Zhen to die - Li Zhen once made a great wish in the past, not only to build the Tang Dynasty into the most prosperous holy place in the world, but also to let the Tang Dynasty's iron hooves cover every inch of the world , Plant the battle flag of the Tang Dynasty on every city in all the countries in the world, let the sun and the moon shine, and the rivers and rivers, all belong to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, so that the sun will never set on the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

This is a great wish, and it is also a goal far surpassing that of Qin Huang and Han Wu. Once he is realized, then Datang will really achieve the great cause of world hegemony.Judging from the current strength of Datang, they are very likely to achieve this goal-this makes people very horrified.

But the monarch of any country would not be willing to let his country become the territory of the enemy and his people become the slaves of the enemy. Even the most stupid monarch understands this.

But now someone has initiated this ambition and has the ability and qualifications to realize it. The neighboring country that is destined to become Datang's first target is of course not willing to implement this ambition, and the way to stop this wish is also very simple—— For a person who has made a great wish and is qualified to realize it, as for whether his successor will continue to do so in the future, he can only pray to God.

As for the last restoratives and Brahmin descendants, Li Zhen destroyed their country and cut off their inheritance. It is completely normal for them to seek revenge from Li Zhen.Especially the Brahmanism, originally they developed well in Tianzhu, by the way, let's slap Buddhism and rub against Islam, so don't live too comfortably.

Even if Datang called, they didn't take it too seriously at the beginning. After all, they have experienced such things. The rulers of Tianzhu changed one after another, and they didn't see how much they were affected. Suppression and loss.At most, the new ruler supports Buddhism, and Buddhism develops, and they can stand against them. But even if they support Buddhism, the ruler treats Brahmanism very favorably, at least they have never suppressed them. After all, Brahmanism is too powerful in Tianzhu. It is deeply rooted. This is a religion that appeared earlier than Buddhism. Even when Sakyamuni founded Buddhism, he borrowed a lot of Brahmanism's teachings.

Originally, they thought that even if they were not used after the Tang Dynasty came, they would never do anything to them. After all, their foundation among the people was so strong that any conqueror who came here would have to take their opinions into consideration in order to stabilize the rule. .However, Datang didn't follow their script at all, or they didn't regard Tianzhu as their territory at all. All they needed were raw material supply places and markets, and naturally they didn't care what happened on this land. what.

Therefore, when they were caught off guard, Datang's first order hit their nails, and they were directly blinded, and before they recovered, the second order declared them a cult , smashed their temples, melted their idols.In five years, the entire Brahmanism has encountered the biggest crisis since its founding. In five years, the entire Brahmanism has lost nearly [-]% of its followers. If no measures are taken, I believe it will be ten years at most. The existence of Brahmanism has been seen in the literature.

But I have to say that Brahmanism has a deep foundation. Even if it loses most of its strength, even if it is suppressed like a mouse crossing the street, even if it is swallowed up by other religions, Brahmanism is Brahmanism. They still have an unparalleled background in Tianzhu, and they can organize a desperate assassination. If they cooperate with Li Zhen's other enemies, maybe Li Zhen will really die in Tianzhu. The premise is that Li Zhen is unprepared. if.

"Your Highness, shall we leave now?" Cheng Chuliang naturally didn't know what Li Zhen was thinking at this time, seeing that the sun was already rising, he asked: "If we leave now, we can still reach Quanzhou before dark ——Speaking of which, Your Highness, you really are, why do you have to wait for you in Yuezhou? After you arrive in Yuezhou, let the Yuezhou fleet escort you to Quanzhou, and then let the subordinates take over, isn't it over?"

"If Ben Gong didn't believe in you, do you think this escort mission will be handed over to you?" Li Zhen replied lightly.

"What do you mean?" Cheng Chuliang didn't understand for a while, but he quickly realized and said in shock, "Your Highness, you mean that there are spies in the Yuezhou Fleet?"

"Don't say anything about this kind of thing. I have already been investigated by someone in this Palace." Li Zhen said in a deep voice, but Cheng Chuliang was even more shocked by his words - the reason is actually very simple. To let Liu Rengui know, even if you don't use him but use your own people to investigate, at least let him know, right?Otherwise, if things were leaked afterwards, wouldn't Liu Rengui have any grudges in his heart?But now, listening to Li Zhen's tone, not only did he not inform Liu Rengui, but even the Navy was probably the only one who knew about it. What this means is self-evident. Liu Rengui is that spy...

terrible……

Chapter 1064 The Holy Prince ([-] words)

Chapter 11 The Holy Prince ([-] words)

To be honest, Cheng Chuliang was shocked by his guess...

If it's just the former guess, it's fine, at most Liu Rengui can be replaced, but if it's the latter, then the matter is really big - the captain of a fleet has become a spy, which not only means There will be problems in Datang's borders at any time, and more importantly, this means that the enemy has penetrated into Datang's internal power core, which is undoubtedly very fatal to the development of Datang.Because since they can infiltrate the first one, they can naturally infiltrate the second or even the third and fourth... It is conceivable that if Datang was fighting fiercely in the front, someone stabbed him suddenly in the back, which would be very It may affect the entire battle situation, maybe Datang may face a disastrous defeat because of this, not necessarily...

"The subordinates understand, and the subordinates will never spread the word." If Datang loses miserably, what will be the consequences, and what will happen next? Cheng Chuliang dare not think about it, but he also knows that such things must not be made public, otherwise It is very likely that it will lead to even greater disasters - if this matter spreads, not only will the enemy be alarmed, but some people may also break the can, and everything will be over...

"Then how does Your Highness plan to deal with this matter?" Cheng Chuliang asked again: "Our tour route is not kept secret this time, in order to avoid some foolish people... Do we want to change the route?"

"Why do you want to change the route? Why do you want to change the route? There is no need for this at all. You are too worried, it's okay." Li Zhen waved her hand indifferently. Some things cannot be avoided by temporarily changing the route. If it is really infiltrated, then no matter how much you change the route, it is useless. Besides, letting the enemy know your route may not be a bad thing. They want Li Zhen's life, but Li Zhen still intends to take this opportunity to kill all of them. All the troubles are solved...

"Don't talk about that, it's almost time, let's go now." Li Zhen didn't want to say more about this matter, seeing that it was getting late, she got up and ordered.

"Yes, this subordinate will arrange to set sail."

"Woo~"

With the sound of a loud and long horn, the warships that had been docked on the pier began to paddle their oars to separate from the pier, and then formed a regular array after a short quarter of an hour, moving Li Zhen's seat The ship 'Holy Prince' was surrounded in the middle and slowly sailed towards the outside of the port.

Speaking of the name of Li Zhen's Shenghuangzi, in fact, the name was not given by Li Zhen, but by Li Shimin, because this ship also has a sister ship named Shenghuang, which is Li Shimin's ship. The Prince is even more powerful and luxurious...

It is said that Li Zhen was very disdainful when she got the name of the Holy Prince - she always felt that Li Shimin thought that he had made some achievements in the past two years, and he was a little bit flustered, otherwise, who would be so shameless to launch his own ship? Such a name?But...why are you so happy?

Although the name is shameful, since they can be used as the ships of the Emperor and Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the Holy Prince and the Holy Emperor are naturally not ordinary warships. First of all, these are not pure wooden battleships, but iron-clad battleships.Although the hull is not entirely made of pure steel, the outside of the hull is also covered with a layer of steel plate, which is a full five millimeters thick-don't underestimate this thickness, this thickness is still in the era when bows and crossbows were the main long-range weapons , the full coverage of the hull of [-] mm is enough to ensure the basic safety of the occupants.

It's not that thicker steel plates cannot be made, but there is really no need for it. You must know that the thickness of [-] mm can even resist ordinary solid shells. After that, the shipbuilder added three layers of specially tanned old cowhide—even these three layers of old cowhide alone cannot be damaged by ordinary weapons.

But also because of the installation of steel plates, the self-weight of the Holy Prince has reached an astonishing [-] tons-note that this is the self-weight, not the displacement. Generally, the displacement of a ship is equal to the self-weight of the ship plus the load. .If the displacement is counted, the displacement of this ship has even reached an astonishing [-] tons, so despite the small size of the Holy Prince, it is about the same as a first-class battleship, but its displacement is almost half more than theirs. Many (in order to hit the floating objects on the sea, the bottom of all battleships is also wrapped with steel or copper, but it is not as abnormal as the Holy Prince).

In addition to defense, the attack power of the Holy Prince is also super strong. After all, no matter how tight the defense is, there are loopholes. You really can only close your eyes and wait to die, so not only is Li Zhen equipped with a weapon on it, but the firepower is also very extraordinary, it can be said to be violent.

Although because of the shape of the hull, the Holy Prince has only two decks, the top deck is still a leisure area, which was transformed into the shape of a cruise ship in later generations, not only has a swimming pool, but also planted a lot of plants, which can be called a seven-century luxury cruise.

Therefore, the entire ship has a second deck before it can be loaded with artillery, so Li Zhen simply banned the design of multi-caliber artillery and adopted a unified [-]mm caliber artillery.On the entire second deck, a total of twenty [-]mm guns were installed, two at the bow and two at the stern, and the remaining sixteen were distributed on both sides of the ship-at the very beginning, the cannons of the battleship were not It is not a uniform specification. There are at least three or four specifications of cannons on a battleship. This is actually a compromise.Although doing so made it more difficult for the logistical supply of the battleship, due to the underdevelopment of the battleship and artillery technology, the battleship had to be arranged in this way.

After all, the strength of the sail battleship's hull is still too weak, and the cannons at that time did not have any shock absorbing facilities. If you use the most powerful cannons in the face of close-range enemies, the huge reaction will bring damage to the battleship Yes, a long time will reduce the service life of the battleship. Therefore, it became the most popular practice at that time to use short-range and small-caliber artillery for short range and large-caliber naval guns for long distances. This situation continued until the ironclad ship It was only after it appeared that it changed.

But Li Zhen's Holy Prince was different. It was specially designed for Li Zhen. It was far stronger than ordinary first-class battleships, so it could barely use large-caliber cannons of uniform specifications.Twenty [-]mm cannons, under a single salvo, can even blow up the most powerful battleship in the Tang Dynasty to pieces in an instant. It is guaranteed that anyone who dares to violate this ship will know why Hua'er is like this red.

To be honest, considering the strength of the Holy Prince, it might not be impossible to equip stronger cannons, because the weight of the shells for a 150mm cannon is actually only about eight pounds, which is only a little over three kilograms. The first-tier battleship is equipped with eight 42mm cannons. The shells alone weigh [-] kilograms, which is a [-]-pound cannon based on the British system.

The performance of the Holy Prince far exceeds that of a first-class battleship, even if it is equipped with a fifty-pound heavy gun, it can withstand it. However, when the designer handed this design to Li Zhen, Li Zhen ruthlessly passed it. Because in his opinion, there is no need for this at all.After all, although the Holy Prince also has combat power, it is a prince ship after all. It is said to be a battleship, but it is actually more like a cruise ship.

In other words, Li Zhen chose this ship for enjoyment, not for war. It only needs to have a certain self-defense ability, and there is no need for too strong combat power-to put it bluntly, if the situation is true If it is the turn of the Holy Prince to play, it means that the situation of the battle must have deteriorated to the extreme. The enemy has formed an absolute suppression of the escort fleet. Under such circumstances, what is the use of adding another battleship to counterattack?It's better to take advantage of this opportunity to run away quickly, maybe you can escape with your life.

What's more, the artillery is not the only self-defense weapon on board. In addition to the artillery, there are dozens of bed crossbows on the Holy Prince, and the power is connected to a huge winch. If necessary, the power can also be transferred to the bed crossbow through a special connection device. Through the additional pulley block, this winch is very convenient to use, and ten people can operate it, whether it is shooting arrows or harvesting fish. , are very easy.

In addition to weapons, the Holy Prince is also armed with [-] elite guards. On the two Liaoyuan-class escort ships next to each other, there are [-] soldiers hidden in each. With the protection of these [-] elite soldiers, even if they are touched On the battleship, it is also guaranteed that they will never come back.

Not only attack and defense, but the speed of the Holy Prince is also very extraordinary - what no one knows is that in addition to the conventional sail power, there is a complete steam system inside the Holy Prince, which is a real ship. Steam battleship on board.This steam system is usually not used, but in case of danger, it only takes an hour for the steam engine to run fully. Under the huge steam power, no ship can catch up with the speed of the Holy Prince.

It can be said that this Saint Prince has collected all the peaks of Datang's current science and technology. Whether it is craftsmanship, materials or equipped facilities, they are all selected at the top. Spending more than 1 yuan to decorate the entire ship with splendor and steel, it is simply the ultimate luxury. Of course, there are only two such ships in the entire Tang Dynasty. Only Li Zhen and Li Shimin are worthy of this boat.

Chapter 1065 The Crooked Li Jingye ([-] words)

Chapter 12 The crooked Li Jingye ([-] words)

"Oh, Your Highness, the boat of yours is so comfortable to sit on, the subordinates don't even want to go down... You can't feel any bumps when you sit on it. It's not like our boat, no matter how smooth the sea is, Walking is also swaying from side to side. More importantly, the air of your battleship is really good, our battleship is not moisture-proof at all, the upper floor is better, but the cabin below is damp and damp, and it feels like water is squeezed out of the wall Zhuzhu, after living for a long time, my whole body smells musty—I have been traveling on the sea for so many years, and I have never had any other diseases. I have rheumatoid arthritis all over my body, and it hurts like hell when it’s rainy. I regret being in the navy..." Cheng Chuliang babbled a lot after getting on Li Zhen's boat, to put it bluntly, he just didn't want to go down, complaining to Li Zhen while visiting.

After all, the Holy Prince is really unparalleled in luxury. Even the most common cups for drinking tea are royal tributes, and they are worth at least a few dozen taels of silver. The rest of the equipment is top-notch, such as from Persia carpets, purple lambskin sofas from Dashi, gold wares from Tianzhu, and even treasures from the Byzantine Empire... Living on it is simply an enjoyment.

In this regard, warships are no match at all. Although Datang's warships also pay great attention to living conditions, in order to make the navy live comfortably, Li Zhen has sent people to optimize the living environment of the warships many times, but the inherent conditions are there. No matter how good it is, where can it go?Compared with the Holy Prince, there is no comparison at all-one is purely hand-made, and the other is an item produced on the assembly line. The two are not at the same level, okay?

"If you don't want to go down, just don't go down. I have no intention of kicking you out. Why are you playing so tricky?" Li Zhen scolded with a smile, the Holy Prince is so big, it would be too lonely to live alone With Cheng Chuliang by my side, I happen to have someone to talk to—it’s not that he has no followers, for example, Li Jingye has been by Li Zhen’s side since he graduated, and Wei Shuyu, etc., are all Li Zhen’s. Acquaintance.

But when these people met Li Zhen, they were all respectful and respectful, they didn't even dare to speak loudly, chatting with them was not interesting at all.But Cheng Chuliang is different, he is very familiar with Li Zhen, plus he has a carefree personality, and he has no taboos when speaking, he can be called a living treasure, which is appreciated by Li Zhen, and it would be nice to keep him on the boat Can relieve boredom.

As for the attack in the dark, this Li Zhen is not worried at all. No matter how stupid the enemy is, it is impossible for them to choose to attack themselves when they just go out to sea. They only have one chance. Once they are attacked, they will probably turn back immediately , so they will definitely do it when they are most relaxed-when are they most relaxed?Naturally, when the inspection mission is about to be completed, or even ready to return to the voyage, not only will I relax at this time, but after drifting on the sea for so long, the escorting fleet is also exhausted, only this time is my weakest It is also their best time to do it.

"Thank you, Your Highness, then I'll be rude... No, I have to choose a better room." Cheng Chuliang was overjoyed, and quickly pulled a servant to take him to choose a room. Some people are very dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, this Cheng Chuliang is really too presumptuous. Do you want your subordinates to punish him?" Cheng Chuliang's behavior completely annoyed some people around Li Zhen, especially Li Jingye, who was eager to teach Cheng Chuliang a lesson.

"It's okay, it's okay, just relax." Li Zhen said with a smile: "Although our trip to sea this time is said to be touring various places, it is actually a free trip. Everyone should relax, there is no need to be so serious."

"Your Highness, etiquette cannot be discarded." Li Jingye still said seriously: "And I don't think this time is for a trip, because when you are about to come back, Your Highness, the subordinate led people to check several secrets. The den, and found some bad news from it—this subordinate speculates that our voyage this time may not be as smooth as His Highness expected."

"It's not cute at all when you say that." Li Zhen pretended to be dissatisfied and looked at Li Jingye: "Where did you have the courage to go directly to the important officials of the palace before? Why has it become like this now?"

To be honest, I feel very uncomfortable seeing Li Jingye like this, because Li Jingye is a little crooked-not his appearance is crooked, but his personality has changed unexpectedly.We must know that no matter whether it is Li Jingye in the past or Li Jingye in history, they are all masters who are not afraid of anything. On the contrary, it is simply lawless.

Regardless of whether it is the former or the latter, Li Zhen admires the character very much, and it is the talent he needs most.After all, now is the age of great voyages. As a talent that Li Zhen valued, if he didn't have the courage to dare to fight the heavens, he would not be able to adapt to the cruel colonial cause.

But now?After studying in Wentian Shuyuan for seven years, Li Jingye has turned into a modest gentleman, and he is still a kind of old-fashioned Taoist-such a person is not to mention entrusting him with a heavy responsibility, even keeping him by his side as a Li Zhen, the staff officer, felt unqualified.

Li Jingye looked shy: "In the past, my subordinates were ignorant, but now I have studied in the academy for a few years, and I understand some truths. My subordinates have been ashamed of this matter all these years."