Chapter 13 first quarter

Following the shout of the imperial guards on the pier, the broken bugle started slowly.This one of the best warships in the imperial water army splashed water almost one foot high when it started.Liu Fengwu stood on the side of the boat and looked at the imperial guards standing on the shore, not knowing what it was like. The maximum crew of the Pojun is 1,500 people, and now it is carrying 1,076 people. It is responsible for finding the sea elixir for the lingering emperor. Started the trip. The imperial navy originally only had a few small warships. Since Deng Canglan, the governor of the navy, took office, he has carried out a drastic restructuring of the navy from top to bottom. The navy that originally had only 2,000 people was expanded to 20,000 at once, and the ships were also scaled according to size. It is divided into four levels: wind, flower, snow, and moon. In the original navy, one ship reached the current "flower" level, and none of the wind level. Now the navy has three wind-level warships, and Pojun is one of them. One, and there are already ten Hua-class ships.

"In this way, the scale of the navy has been completed, and it is time to compete with the monsters and the water." Marquis Wen, now in charge of the commander-in-chief of the entire army, said this happily when he saw the batch of huge ships built by the Ministry of Industry.In the past, the empire had been able to compete with the mighty Snakeman army on land, but on the water, because the Snakemen were born with water skills, they have always been at a disadvantage. Once the Snakemen lost power on land, they would flee into the water and the imperial army could not expand. results.After these giant ships are built, it is hoped that the war will really take a turn for the better.

At this time, it is really unwise to take a wind-class battleship out of the battlefield and go to the vast sea to find the ethereal and unreachable fairy island.But Liu Fengwu also knew that he was only a centurion of a small water army, and he couldn't speak to the emperor at all.In fact, there were also people who made admonishments, but since Qi Yushi, who was the most admonisher, was bestowed with a court stick by the always pleasant emperor because of his too heavy words, and was beaten to death in the court, everyone agreed up. Even Marquis Wen was not exempt.Liu Fengwu let go of the hand that had been holding on to the railing, and looked at the shore a little confused.At this time, the broken horn was far away from the shore, and only a row of people could be vaguely seen on the shore, and their faces could not be seen clearly. It was unclear which one was the general with a heavy soldier in his hand and which one was the common people who came to see the excitement.

Is she still looking at the ship going away?Liu Fengwu's heart ached slightly, and she involuntarily grasped the railing tightly, but then smiled wryly again. Of course she will be on the shore.But, what's the use of coming to the shore?Even if I don't go on a long voyage, to me, she is still a vague and impossible dream. Thinking of this, he stretched out his other hand to his chest, and pressed it lightly as if there was a sudden tightness in his chest. Under the clothes, a piece of jade pendant stuck to his skin. When he pressed his hand on it, the jade pendant became tighter, making him feel a chill in his chest.

The first time he saw her, he was a freshman in the military academy, quite a child.Today, the old teacher is now in command of the land army, and the student himself has become the young centurion of the water army, but the distance between him and her, Princess Anle, is still as far away as the sky and the earth. If he can really find Xiandao by going out to sea this time, maybe he will also be knighted.Although the jade pendant made of cold jade made his chest ache from the cold, Liu Fengwu still felt a warmth from it.If there is a day, maybe, like the teacher, I can become the son-in-law of King An Le.

He looked at the shore, trying to identify the most beautiful figure among the crowd, but he couldn't even see the prince's Luo Gai clearly, let alone her figure hidden among the maids. Liu Fengwu grasped the jade pendant tightly through the clothes, the cold air of the jade pendant penetrated into his palm through the thin coat, it was clear and beautiful, just like her smile.He took one last look at the shore, sighed, and walked to the cabin. On the Pojun, apart from the three masters and apprentices of Qingxu Tuna Sect mage Yuqingzi who proposed this plan, and the eight hundred boys and girls he selected, there were also seventy handymen. Kai commanded the two Centuries of the Water Corps.Tang Kai is the orthodox leader of this mission, and Liu Fengwu is the deputy.The two centurions went separately to the bilge to maneuver the oars.The wind-class ship is forty feet long from end to end, and has a draft of nearly two feet. It is an unprecedented giant ship in the empire.This kind of boat was designed and supervised by Ye Feihu, a small official from the Ministry of Industry. After it was built, it stayed on the water for less than a month before starting its journey at sea.Fortunately, the wind-class giant ship was originally designed as a sea-going ship, so there is no need to worry about any troubles.

Liu Fengwu walked around the bottom of the cabin, looked at the sailors who were desperately paddling, and said loudly: "Brothers, hurry up, you can go to sea tomorrow, and then you won't need to paddle." A chief raised his head and said, "Guanzhi, don't worry, at this speed, I'm afraid we can reach the mouth of the sea tonight." "That's good. If you miss the departure date, you and I will lose our heads, you know?" Liu Fengwu said solemnly, but the head curled his lips and said, "Don't scare me, Zhizhi. We have fought against Dudu Deng for the past two years. Even if we can't keep our heads now, we have already made money."

The chiefs are promoted from among the soldiers, military students are at least ones as soon as they graduate, but soldiers have to be born and died on the battlefield for at least one year before they can be mentioned as chiefs, so they have no scruples about what they say.Liu Fengwu couldn't refute his words, but said: "The emperor ordered us to protect Master Yuqingzi to go to overseas fairy islands to find elixir. Words, I don’t need to say more.” At this time, someone shouted from outside the cabin: "Liu Tongzhi, are you there?" Liu Fengwu turned her head and said, "I'm here. Who is it?"

"Realist Yuqing invites the two commanders to discuss matters in the cabin." Liu Fengwu agreed and walked out of the cabin.The one who came to call him was a little Dharma Master, and when he came out, the little Dharma Master saluted and said, "Master Yuqing Daoist invites Liu Tongzhi." The Qingxu Tuna School was quite favored by the emperor in the past few years, but in recent years, another school of the legal system, the Shangqing Danding School, has produced two lay disciples Zhang Longyou and Ye Tai. The emperor, who was lingering in the sick bed, made a big improvement, and suddenly the status of Zhenguizi, the national teacher of the Danding School of the Shangqing, was greatly increased.The medicine of plants, trees, gold and stones of the Shangqing Danding School has immediate results, and it seems that the Qingxu Tuna School, which blindly uses breathing to maintain health, is a bit out of date. Yu Xinzi, the national teacher of this school, is worried and sick at this time, making the Qingxu Tuna School The doctrine of "nurturing the primordial womb within to gain longevity" is almost like a scam, which makes the Qingxu Tuna school worse and gradually decline.Fortunately, although the elixir of the Shangqing Danding School is effective, it has not yet reached the level of instant healing. At this time, Yu Qingzi, the number two figure of the Qingxu Tuna School, proposed to the emperor to go to sea to find medicine. Let's fight the hypocrisy faction.It would be too unrealistic to just pin our hopes on the elixir of immortal islands overseas.

Liu Fengwu followed behind the little mage, seeing his unhurried pace, couldn't help but want to laugh.This little Taoist priest is walking according to the Yu-step technique of the legal system, with a strict eye and no chaos at all, but Liu Fengwu doesn't believe in immortality, rushing and ascension, so the rituals of the legal system are close to pretending to be a ghost in his eyes, which is just ridiculous . Yuqingzi's cockpit is in the middle of the upper deck of the ship.On this trip, I brought four hundred young men and women with me. According to Yu Qingzi, the immortals are as pure as ice and snow, and the soldiers are too murderous. Two centurions were transferred to serve as guards.Tang Kai and Liu Fengwukai, as the two centurions of the water army, were selected as the chief and deputy commanders of the escort army.

It's a pity that this rule is still a centurion.Liu Fengwu thought a little self-deprecatingly. In front of Yuqingzi's cockpit, the little mage said respectfully outside the door: "Master, General Liu is here." "come in." As the door opened, a scent of sandalwood wafted out.Liu Fengwu walked in, made a salute and said, "Realist Yuqing, the final general Liu Fengwu is here." Yu Qingzi was sitting cross-legged on a wooden bed with his eyes closed, when he heard Liu Fengwu's voice, he opened his eyes and said, "General Liu, you are here, please sit down." At this time, another voice came from outside the door: "Really, I'm here." That is orthodox Tang Kai.He was originally a member of the Xifu Army, but he was transferred to the Water Corps the year before last.Liu Fengwu had already sat down, but upon hearing Tang Kai's voice, he stood up again and bowed to Tang Kai.Although their military ranks are equal, Tang Kai is an orthodox system, and his official position is half a rank higher than Liu Fengwu's. Tang Kai also bowed back to Liu Fengwu, but sat down boldly and said: "My lord, why did you ask us to come here?" He and Tang Kai have known each other for a long time, which is why the emperor made Tang Kai the orthodox guard. Yu Qingzi glanced at him, and said slowly: "The two generals will go to sea tomorrow. I wonder if the generals are ready?" Liu Fengwu was a little confused, not knowing what Yu Qingzi said, but Tang Kai said loudly: "I have already prepared the utensils for the Dragon God Sacrifice, and when we arrive at the mouth of the sea tomorrow, I will ask the real person to preside over it." Liu Fengwu didn't know what the "Dragon God Sacrifice" Tang Kai was talking about, and he didn't dare to say more, Yu Qingzi smiled slightly and said: "That's good. This trip to the sea is to see the fairyland, and I don't know if the fairy will To be angry for this, the sacrifice must be solemn, and the two generals must be careful tomorrow." Liu Fengwu was about to ask what the sacrificial priest was about, Tang Kai laughed and said: "Don't worry, Daoist, General Liu and I were killed from the Ten Thousand Army Formation, there will be no difference in this matter." Yuqingzi lowered his head and stopped talking.He has three long beards, and his face is like white jade, like a fairy among gods, once he enters into a samadhi, he has a more immortal demeanor.A little mage next to him said: "Master is about to enter samadhi, please leave the two generals and go to rest." Liu Fengwu and Tang Kai stood up, bowed again, and exited the door. Walking out of Yuqingzi's cockpit, Liu Fengwu whispered, "General Tang, what happened to the Dragon God Sacrifice?" Tang laughed and said: "I'm afraid General Liu doesn't know, this Dragon God Sacrifice was originally a unique ritual in Fudun City. There is a Yalong River outside Fudun City. There is no other place, and there is no such thing in Beijing." "What exactly is the Dragon God Sacrifice?" Tang Kai still smiled and said: "Actually, it's a human sacrifice. Cut a person into pieces and throw them into the water to feed the fish." Liu Fengwu shivered all over.He has also experienced several battles with snake people in the army, and he has seen many dead people, but Tang Kai's words still made him a little creepy.He said: "Isn't the legal system pure and innocent? How can there be such rituals. Is it really useful?" Tang Kai wiped his lips with his hand, and sighed: "At the beginning, there were many people in Tianshui Province, and there were also many dragons in the Yalong River, so Fatong had this ceremony. I don't know if it is useful or not. Alas, General Liu , We are ordered by the emperor to protect the real people, so there is no need to say anything else. You have never seen the Dragon God Sacrifice, go tell your brothers in the team and tell them not to make a fuss, anyway, the person who will sacrifice has already been decided. " Liu Fengwu knew that when Yu Qingzi boarded the boat, he had three people with him, two of them were his disciples, and the other was locked in a small room as soon as he boarded the boat, and that one was probably going to be a sacrifice.He frowned and said, "Is that person willing too?" "That man couldn't support his family in the first place, so he gave up his life to feed and clothe the family. Why would he not want to? Otherwise, dying on the battlefield would be nothing more than a small pension, far less than a sacrifice. Why is he unwilling? There are still people rushing to come. By the way, General Liu, I have to talk to my brother first. Fortunately, it will be my brother's turn to go paddling tomorrow, and only half of them are on the deck , saved half of the effort.” Tang Kai let out a haha ​​and quickened his pace.Looking at his back, Liu Fengwu felt a chill all over her body. As the sun sets, the river sparkles.We have already walked one-third of the way to the estuary. If we travel day and night, we will be able to reach the estuary tomorrow morning.Now it is the evening of spring, the weather is warm, and many of the trees on the bank are in bloom, as if they were in a painting along the way, but when Tang Kai talked about the Dragon God Festival, it seemed that the world had changed suddenly, and the wind Compassionate, not to you. He went back and told his subordinates about tomorrow's Dragon God Festival. The soldiers couldn't help but be speechless, but they didn't have much reaction.For these soldiers coming from the battlefield, killing one or two people is not a big deal.But no matter what, Liu Fengwu still felt the chills on her back. Amidst the sound of oars that night, she dreamed that she was fighting to the death on the bloody battlefield. Even in a dream, Liu Fengwu couldn't help waking up in a cold sweat.