Great Tang princess

Chapter 615
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, at Yin time in the morning, the whole sky was still pitch black.

The cold winter wind blew through the quiet eastern capital, and the horses pulled out continuously sprayed white mist visible to the naked eye from their noses.

Outside the Xuanwu Gate, the inner guards in charge of guarding the city gates carried out their patrol duties intently, perhaps because they were used to it, and the huge airship on the square could no longer attract their attention.

In the open space not far from the airship, two square teams lined up neatly, waiting for the next order.

Li Yuechen, who was walking slowly, first smiled at the children on the left, and asked, "The holiday is over, after it's over, don't let me see someone slacking off, understand?"

"Understood!" The children agreed in unison.

Then she turned her head and looked at the other square team on the right. These people were all wearing newly issued camouflage uniforms and woolen military overcoats, but they obviously had not received military training. The team was a bit crooked, not to mention, nearly thirty people watched There is no energy, and some of them are still sleepy.

These people are the children of high-ranking officials who will enter the military academy this year, and most of them come from military attache families.

After the past, I trained in the army for half a year, and then officially entered the military academy after the summer vacation in August.

These people came here after being mentally prepared, and they were not forced to come here.

Li Yuechen told them two days ago that once he enters the military academy, he will start a military career of at least 20 years. If he repents halfway, he will be dealt with by military law, so let them think about it in advance.

There were nearly 100 people who originally signed up, but in the end, less than [-] people came.

It's normal when you think about it. If you're an ordinary person, you might think that the princess's army is well paid. Let alone 20 years, it's okay to spend the rest of your life in the army.

But these people are all from wealthy families. They were spoiled and spoiled since they were young, and good treatment has no attraction for them.

Compared to this, they are even more aware that there are so many rules in the Princess Army, and in their opinion, it is almost to the point of perversion, and young masters and ladies from rich families are not willing to suffer that punishment.

So there were only 27 people in total, and five of them were women.

Li Yuechen didn't care about it, and didn't force them to come if he didn't want to, but with the gradual changes in the national army in the future, these people would end up in ruins sooner or later.

……

Seeing the princess turning her head to look this way, the young masters and ladies immediately raised their chests and waited for her words.

At the same time, many people are secretly looking at this legendary princess. After all, she is a recognized God of War and has the reputation of being the best player in the world.

Their family backgrounds are not too big, or they have long been away from the court, and Princess Taiping is usually relatively low-key, so many people are seeing the real face of this princess for the first time.

Li Yuechen waved his hand slightly: "Ladies, stand over here and separate."

The five young girls in the line immediately came out and stood in line next to the pair.

After separating the men and women, Li Yuechen turned his head and asked the male team next to him: "Who is the oldest?"

"Return to Your Highness, this subordinate is the oldest! This year is 22." A young man standing in the middle came out.

"What is the name?"

"The name of my subordinate is Quan Xiancheng!"

Li Yuechen nodded lightly: "Okay, for the time being, you will be the squad leader and take care of them."

After speaking, he asked a few women on the side: "What about you?"

The girl on the far side stood up: "Your Highness, I am the oldest here, and I am nineteen this year."

This girl is about 1.6 meters five, with a fairly well-proportioned figure and a layer of calluses on her hands. It looks like she must have practiced martial arts.

After thinking about it for a while, she seems to be Cheng Chumo's granddaughter, named Cheng Hong.

"Okay, you will be the monitor for the time being." Li Yuechen made the arrangement.

I still don't know them at all, so let the older ones be the squad leader first, and then after the official training starts, they will be familiar with each other, and they will naturally be able to choose a more suitable squad leader.

"Okay, now we're all on the airship, ready to go!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Wu Qiong, arrange it so that they don't run around and bump into each other!"

"Yes!" Wang Wuqiong at the side agreed, leading them into the airship.

……

These future new students are very curious about airships. In the past few years, they have occasionally seen this thing drifting slowly in the sky, but they have never had the opportunity to experience it.

It is said that only senior members of the third rank in the imperial court have taken the ride, and their family background is not good, so they don't know what it feels like to fly into the sky.

I was lucky enough to take a ride today, so everyone focused on looking forward to it and carefully observed it.

When the cabin door was opened and they walked in under Wang Wuqiong's command, their steps were much lighter than usual, for fear of breaking something, that would be a serious crime.

Seeing them all go in, Li Yuechen turned around and took a few steps back.

Shangguan Wan'er was standing not far behind, wrapped in a thick animal skin cloak, watching her give orders.

Seeing her approaching, a smile appeared on her face: "Your Highness is still leaving?"

"It's just a hug, it won't take long." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

"Embrace?"

Before she could react, Li Yuechen suddenly opened his arms and gave her a very firm hug.

After being hugged, she was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses, lowered her head slightly, and put her head on her shoulder.

This hug was not very long, it lasted about ten seconds, and then Li Yuechen let go: "Okay, I'm leaving!"

"Well, I will write to His Highness."

"Okay! I will reply as soon as I see it." Li Yuechen smiled, then took two steps back, raised his hand and waved at her twice.

After that, he didn't continue to retreat slowly like in the TV series, but turned around directly, stepped forward with two long legs, and entered the cabin of the airship two or three times.

As the cabin door closed, Shangguan Wan'er was still standing where she was, until she saw Li Yuechen's figure behind the window waving at her, so she raised her hand and waved it twice.

Then, the airship took off slowly and gradually left the ground.

She also raised her head slowly on the spot, watching the airship rise into the sky, and did not turn to leave until the figure behind the window gradually became blurred.

……

On the airship, the children of the royal family sitting in the front chatted casually, but the newcomers sitting in the back couldn't help but exclaim.

Looking at the gradually descending scenery outside the window, they finally experienced the feeling of flying.

Compared with the aircraft of later generations, the airship does not feel any so-called push back when it takes off, and the speed is very flat, just a feeling of slowly rising.

But because the propellers were not turned on, the airship would sway slightly from side to side under the action of the wind during takeoff, which made the hearts of those who experienced flying for the first time beat wildly, fearing that something might happen and they would fall and die.

The group of royal children in front didn't laugh at them, but they saw a smile in the eyes of each other.

Although Li Yuechen told them that as a noble royal family, they should not laugh at the subjects of the country, but should help them as much as possible.

But I have to admit that this kind of countryman's feeling like going to the city is really funny.

Not laughing doesn't mean it's not funny.

Fortunately, Li Yuechen's education was quite good. Although they thought it was funny in their hearts, they didn't say anything, they just smiled at each other, and they still knew how to keep people's self-esteem.

And they all knew very well that the sky was still dark, and this surprise had not yet reached its climax.

After a while, the sun came out, and when I could see the scenery on the ground, there would be another exclamation.

……

The airship took off from Dongdu before dawn in the morning, and it was already evening when it arrived in Qingdao, and the sun had already set.

As the airship landed steadily on the ground, after opening the hatch and going out, everyone felt a wave of moist air coming over their faces.

Relatively speaking, this is the seaside after all, and it is colder than Dongdu.

On the square, Geng Yunqiang and other officers were already waiting here.After Quan Xiancheng and others got off the airship, the first thing they saw was a group of serious senior officers in camouflage uniforms.

In this serious atmosphere, they who were still curious about the surrounding environment spontaneously stood in line, waiting for the next order.

Before they came, they had heard that His Highness had many rules in the army, and no one wanted to have a taste of military law when they first came here.

After Li Yuechen came out, Geng Yunqiang and others raised their hands in salute: "Your Highness!"

"Well, although it's already eighteen, I still want to say Happy New Year!" Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hands, "How is this year?"

"If His Highness hadn't taken the cooking soldiers away, life would be better." Geng Yunqiang replied jokingly.

"It's okay, I brought them back. In the future, I should let them take the apprentices, so they don't have to enter the palace every year." Li Yuechen smiled twice, "Okay, let's go to eat first."

After a day of hunger on the airship, when newcomers come over, they must first have a taste of the military food, so that they have a good start to the rest of their lives.

Quan Xiancheng and other newcomers walked forward together under Wang Wuqiong's password, and went to the cafeteria to eat.

Although this queue looked messy and unsightly to Geng Yunqiang and others, it didn't matter, and they would be taught soon.

On the way to the cafeteria, Li Yuechen chatted with Geng Yunqiang and others in front, while Wang Wuqiong was responsible for popularizing the rules here for the newcomers.

"Remember, when you arrive at the cafeteria in a while, there will be a table for eight people, and they will be responsible for ordering food and taking tableware. Eat less food and get more food. If you don't have enough, you can add more, but you can't waste it. Otherwise, it will be dealt with by military law! After eating, there must be a clear division of labor. Table cleaning dishes..."

Listening to her explanation, many people in the team already showed bitterness. Although they were mentally prepared, they regretted it when they heard that there were so many rules for eating.

But it was too late at this time, and regretting it now is equivalent to deserting soldiers. According to military law, one can be beheaded directly.

Entering the cafeteria, the first thing you see is a very conspicuous banner.

This group of newcomers have all received basic education at home, and they are all literate. Someone immediately began to read softly: "It's not easy..."

"Inverted!" Wang Wuqiong reminded.

"One porridge and one meal, think of it as hard-won! Why do you read it from the left side?"

Wang Wuqiong raised her eyebrows: "Don't ask too many questions, go and sit down!"

In fact, this was also decided by Li Yuechen after careful consideration.

If it is just to develop the liberal arts, there is not much difference whether it is read from the left or from the right.

But the problem lies in science. Li Yuechen knows all the mathematics knowledge in the horizontal version. If the vertical version is used from right to left, she feels awkward.

Since the old lady is a princess, then order a change.

So now the books and any text in the army are horizontal from left to right. As for whether you are used to it or not, what does it have to do with my mother?

Li Yuechen clearly remembered what his father taught him, that those in positions of power can occasionally act arbitrarily when they should be self-willed.

Especially when it comes to such small things, Li Yuechen has won the true biography of his father. My mother is a princess, and my mother here is the biggest, so you have to listen to me!

It's not that no one objected at the beginning, such as Lu Zhaolin, who jumped out and said: I object!

Li Yuechen said: Objection is invalid!
Then... just like this, it was implemented. After the initial discomfort, now the military is almost used to it.

……

The delicious food in the army made this group of newcomers very satisfied with their first meal. After they were full, the men and women were separated, and an officer from each of the men and women took them to the bathhouse to experience a treat they had never experienced before.

Anyone who has experienced the taste of the northern bathhouse in winter knows that it is a coolness that southerners will never understand.

Then they were assigned a dormitory, distributed some daily necessities, and told them that they would have a three-day adaptation period, and three days later, they would officially start training for recruits.

Most of Quan Xiancheng and others who were assigned to the dormitory hadn't recovered from the first refreshing bath and steaming in their lives. They just mechanically climbed onto their beds and lay down to reflect on today's energy.

At this moment, several people felt that they seemed to have begun to fall in love with this place.

Of course, this kind of thinking disappeared without a trace after three days, and it may not appear again until they get used to it completely.

……

The next day, Li Yuechen brought a few pieces of jade from Dongdu to the engineering institute, and asked the craftsmen to polish two health balls.

After all, he promised his brother to make health balls for them, so he must keep his word.

This jade was brought as a tribute from Yaozhou, and it was said to be a high-quality jade, but Li Yuechen didn't know any kind of water glass, anyway, if they said it was good, then it was fine.

It was a bit overkill for the craftsmen of the engineering institute to polish the health care balls. It took only three days and two sets of health care balls were ready. Li Yuechen asked the pilot to send them back. .

In the blink of an eye, it was February. After more than ten days of training, Quan Xiancheng and others had already achieved some initial results. At least they had trained quite well in the military posture or in the queue.

On the third day of February, Liu Zihe finally arrived in Qingdao by boat, ready to officially start the world's first long-distance voyage.

(End of this chapter)