royal robes

Chapter 1005
Nantang Haizhou
Li Hongji went out to sea by boat, and besides Venerable Bailian, he only brought a dozen personal guards with him. These people had followed Li Hongji all year round, and their loyalty was definitely high enough.

In addition to these people, the sailors on the ship were also under Li Hongji's command, because the ship was loaded with a lot of gold, silver and jewels. catch.

Li Hongji set off from Haizhou to Pingzhou. In fact, the journey was not far, but it took a lot of time to prepare the boat and the things on board.

This time Li Hongji can be said to be proud and proud, and everyone in the government and the public knows about it.Yang Ying, the king of Zhennan, was beheaded in public display, and his party members surrendered completely.

I never thought about this possibility. Most people thought that Yang Ying, the king of Zhennan, would definitely rebel, and then swallow part of the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty and establish himself as king.In the end, it formed an alliance with the Great Zhou to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Southern Tang Dynasty would be in danger.But... I really didn't expect that the two idiots, Li Hongji and Li Hongmao, would solve this most difficult problem.

Li Hongji not only solved the most difficult problem, but also offered to go to the Wang Clan to find workers to build fortifications for Shouzhou. The Wang Clan had to pass through the territory of Da Zhou, and Da Zhou would be so stupid as to allow people from Southern Tang to pass through.

While disguises are possible, doing so is no guarantee of security.Not to mention that the people of Dazhou would not let it go easily, and the people of the Wang Clan would not agree to go like this. This is simply making money with their heads up, and it is too dangerous.

However, Li Hongji's proposal was very good, taking the sea route around Khitan so that he would not have to go through the boundary of the Great Zhou.Such a plan is still dangerous, but at least it is feasible, and it can even be said that the success rate is more than half.

In fact, this plan is very good, but everyone in Khitan respects martial arts. Although there are more Han people in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, there are also many Khitan people.The Khitans did a lot of things like killing people, setting fires, and robbing houses. The main thing was that it was someone else's territory. If they took action against these Khitans, it would definitely trigger a big battle.

Of course Li Hongji would not reveal the real reason, but he was confident about the whole matter.But most officials in the court still think that Li Hongji does not have this strength, and it is impossible for him to bring the royal family back to Shouzhou. This time, he must be trying to find death.

Li Hongji knew very well in his heart that he only needed to wait in Pingzhou to meet up with Taoist Priest Wu Yazi, as long as the two sides met up, there would be no enemies in the whole Khitan.After all, as soon as the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Technique is used, all Khitan people will think that Taoist Wu Yazi is the Khitan royal family, how dare they attack the royal family?
Li Hongji finally felt proud and proud. This time he hoped to prove himself with practical actions and shut up all the civil and military officials in the court. No one would dare to say that he was a idiot anymore.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Li Hongji was full of thoughts, and felt extremely ashamed when thinking of the past.With such good conditions in the past, he didn't understand why he was so idle at that time, he only cared about Huajie and Liuxiang all day long, and he didn't do any serious business at all.

"Venerable Bailian, was the former king really a jerk?"

Venerable Bailian said: "It is enough for His Royal Highness to realize his shame and be brave. Everything starts from scratch, and there is nothing that cannot be done."

"The Southern Tang Dynasty is in such a crisis, all I can think about is having fun. This time, thanks to Taoist Master Wu Yazi for his guidance, this king can be regarded as an upright person." Li Hongji said: "I used to think that time was too long. Too much, I don’t know what to do all day long. But now I feel that there is too little time, I wish there were 24 hours in a day, otherwise I would not even have time to sleep.”

"His Royal Highness, don't worry. The Southern Tang Dynasty is stable, and Shouzhou is indestructible. Chai Rong will know how stupid he is after fighting two or three times. Then it will be the opportunity for His Royal Highness to rise up and counterattack the Great Zhou. His Royal Highness just needs to continue like this. Will make a great king."

Li Hongji was a little ashamed, but he still nodded reluctantly.If I had learned it earlier, there would be no need to worry so much now.

In fact, Li Hongji still regrets a little. He used to be happy when he was careless, but now he has to worry about everything and can't think about having fun at any time. His head is filled with national affairs.What's wrong with you?Can the happiness I had before never come back?
Deep down in Li Hongji's heart, he still yearns to go back to the old days, but now that he has enlightened, it is impossible to have fun like before.He thought that he had played too much before and delayed many important events. If not, how would Chai Rong dare to attack Shouzhou?

"Actually, being an idiot is very happy. Although I have become smarter and more mature now, I am not happy at all..." Li Hongji said: "I really miss the days of being an idiot. Nothing in this world can affect my drinking. Unless the father appoints someone else as the crown prince. Of course, it seems impossible now, but at that time I was afraid of such a situation.”

Venerable Bailian nodded and said: "So at that time, His Highness the Crown Prince was indeed not enlightened. Now many things have become clear, and His Highness the Crown Prince has also become the mainstay of our country. This feeling must be very happy, right? No matter how happy you are when you are an idiot, the Crown Prince Your Highness can't go back either."

Li Hongji nodded, he really couldn't go back.Even if he was given a multiple-choice question, he would not choose to go back to the past.

"I can't go back... I really can't go back." Li Hongji said: "The Daoist Priest Wu Yazi is really harmful, he even taught me a fool. He is the most noble person in my life, In the future, we must treat him well, and hope that he will not leave."

Venerable Bailian said: "It may not be easy to keep such an expert as Daoist Priest Wu Yazi."

"Try your best..."

"I can only try my best." Venerable Bailian said: "By the way, how much does His Highness the Crown Prince know about the King Clan?"

"I don't know much, I only know that the Wang Clan is a place to sell things for money. All they sell are high-end weapons and armor. I heard that the craftsmanship of the Wang Clan is the best, which can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers. The only problem It is expensive, and ordering a set of weapons and armor in Wang Clan is several times that of other places. For ordinary people, it is too wasteful for ordinary soldiers to use these weapons and armor, so most of them are bought by rich people for themselves. There is only one exception, That is the Iron Cavalry of Salt Island, the 3000 troops are all the highest quality armor and weapons of the royal family, although their number is only 1, they are comparable to the fighting power of [-] people."

Venerable Bailian waved his hand and said, "It's not too little to know, but your estimation of the iron cavalry in Yandao is still wrong. It is an almost invincible army. As long as it is on the plain, let these three thousand cavalry charge Get up...it will be a disaster. Of course, these troops are only responsible for protecting the safety of the imperial city, and they will not be dispatched easily. What's more, the real owner of this cavalry is still Zong Xin. They go for it."

"Of course, you don't need to explain to me how powerful Master Zong Xin is." Li Hongji said, "Since you mentioned the Wang Clan, you must have something to say, right?"

"His Royal Highness is really smart now, this old man does have something to say."

"speak."

Venerable Bailian said: "The Wang clan has always been the most mysterious family clan. I don't know what their purpose is, nor what they are going to do. The only thing I know is the information you just mentioned. For a weapon and armor maker As far as the aristocratic family is concerned, does the royal clan hope for peace in the world, or is there strife everywhere?"

When Li Hongji was asked such a question by Venerable Bailian, he suddenly felt a little weird.Sure enough, I'm not smart enough, the royal family may not be a good thing, of course they make weapons and armor to sell, but if there is no war in the world, what will they sell?
In other words, the Wang Clan doesn't want peace in the world, they want to fight everywhere so that their business can continue.

"The Venerable White Lotus reminded me, but what does this matter have to do with me? This battle is not something they want to fight."

Venerable Bailian said: "This is the problem. The Wang Clan has always been in a state of secrecy, and almost only sells things to others. Almost no one who has heard of the Wang Clan went to other places to help others install defense equipment. So the old man thought What I'm saying is that whether this trip will be successful or not is still unknown."

"That's right... now we just have to see if this ship of gold, silver and jewelry is enough." Li Hongji said suddenly, "The wind is really cold. I really don't like the weather in early spring. It's raining and thundering everywhere."

"Spring rain is as expensive as oil, and the people of the Li people don't worry. Didn't His Royal Highness farm the fields? Why did you forget it so quickly?"

"I haven't forgotten, I just don't like it."

It was still early, but the weather was bad.Especially in the vast sea, Li Hongji could feel the turbulence of the ship, making him feel uncomfortable.Because the sky is dark and heavy, and there is light rain from time to time, I really don't feel safe in the sea in this kind of weather.

'Boom~~'

A bolt of lightning fell, which seemed far away, but Li Hongji felt that it was not far away.Such weather on the sea made him feel very heavy.Although I thought about going back to sleep in the cabin, how could I sleep in this situation?

The wind was getting stronger and the waves were getting bigger, which made everyone feel bad.Since it was Li Hongji, because of his poor water skills, he was really worried that the boat would capsize, and because there were so many things in the boat... If the boat capsized, he would suffer heavy losses.

"Venerable Bailian, the wind and rain are getting stronger and stronger, can this boat hold up? There won't be such a strong wind and rain in early spring."

Venerable Bailian said: "Yes, if it's just a little wind and waves, that's all. Now these wind and waves are indeed a little abnormal."

"Can the boat hold up?"

"I don't know, I don't go to sea often."

"Bless you, Taoist Priest Wu Yazi, don't let the boat capsize." Li Hongji was a little worried at this moment, because it was hard for him to show off his power in front of all civil and military officials. Don't make any problems at this time, if it is not defeated by the enemy , but if the mission is not completed because the ship capsizes at sea...it's too embarrassing.

The dark clouds were getting closer, the wind and rain were getting bigger and bigger, and the waves turned the boat left and right one after another.If it is normal time, this ship can still hold on.But this time Li Hongji brought too much gold, silver and jewelry on the boat, the hull was too heavy, and when it shook, the cargo in the hull also began to shake.

After holding on for several hours, the cabin had been broken open by some cargo, and sea water poured in. Sea water kept pouring in.Li Hongji didn't know it at first, but he just watched the sailors working. As a result, the hull of the ship became lower and lower, and finally sank directly into the sea.

Li Hongji and Venerable Bailian jumped out of the boat first. Although they were reluctant to leave, human power could not compete with the sky. They had already left before the boat completely sank into the water.Venerable Bailian protected Li Hongji all the way to the shore and almost died of exhaustion at sea.

Li Hongji cried so badly that he didn't know what to do.After finally finding the opportunity, the opportunity sank to the bottom of the sea right in front of my eyes.

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(End of this chapter)