Great Tang princess

Chapter 635 Yizhou
At dawn, a huge airship took off from Xuanwumen, slowly hiding in the still-unlit sky.

On the side of the square, Li Xian hugged Fang Furong's shoulders tightly: "Okay, take off, you can go back and rest more."

"Hmm..." Fang Furong nodded slightly, "It's just pity for Shouli and Shouyi, who will still get together less and leave more in the future..."

Li Xian smiled and shook his head: "This is the responsibility of the royal family, and it will be inevitable for generations to come."

With that said, he took his wife back to the family area of ​​the barracks.

And on the wall of Xuanwu Gate, Wu Zetian looked at the white belly in the sky, and sighed slightly: "My daughter, since she was a child, looks like she has no ambitions, but she hardly rests for a few days..."

"Your Majesty don't have to worry about it, His Highness is enjoying it instead." Shangguan Wan'er replied softly.

Her understanding of Li Yuechen was even deeper than that of the emperor's mother. She didn't dare to say she could see through it, but at least she could feel a lot of things emotionally.

As a future man, Li Yuechen sometimes really enjoys the feeling of changing history, as if he is playing a game, as if he is God, able to create and destroy at will.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Shangguan Wan'er could occasionally feel her pleasure.

"Heh..." Wu Zetian chuckled, "Killing a little girl who would cry for a long time will also be fun? After solving Tubo, there will be Turkic in the future. Is it possible that she wants to go to Turkic to establish a new one after a few years?" military?"

As he spoke, he kept shaking his head.

However, after waiting for a while, she still didn't hear Shangguan Wan'er's answer, so she turned her head and looked over with some doubts.

But he saw Shangguan Wan'er was lowering her head and thinking about something, she didn't seem to hear her voice.

"Wan'er, why are you in a daze?" Wu Zetian asked.

"Your Majesty's forgiveness, it's just this problem. His Highness said last night that Wan'er just can't figure it out." Shangguan Wan'er replied.

This aroused Wu Zetian's interest, she raised her eyebrows: "Oh? How did she say it?"

Shangguan Wan'er had a complicated expression: "Your Highness said that the sheep on the grassland will eat them..."

While answering, he frowned slightly, indicating that he couldn't figure out this question.

"Sheep?" Wu Zetian also looked puzzled, "Can eat people?"

She thought she had heard it wrong, but seeing Shangguan Wan'er's expression, it seemed that was what she said.

"Your Highness indeed said so, but Wan'er can't figure out what it means..."

Wu Zetian waved his hand: "Forget it, there is nothing that this girl said can't be realized. I can see the answer when I think about it. Go back."

"Yes!" Shangguan Wan'er agreed, supporting her arm and walking back.

……

As the airship slowly ascended, the sky turned pale, and the visibility improved a lot.

Li Yuechen, who was originally sitting by the window, stretched out his hand to pull down the curtain, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Yizhou is still a bit far away, and the flight time is expected to be about six hours. It is not easy to exercise on the airship, so I have to close my eyes and rest my mind.

Brothers Li Shouli and Li Shouyi were somewhat nervous. After all, this time they were military officials on the border in the past. Even without the slightest experience, they could feel a sense of pressure.

It's also thanks to my aunt who was with them and helped them at the beginning, otherwise I'm afraid I might not have dared to come.

The two of them started to get nervous during the conferring ceremony yesterday, and they didn't fall asleep all night. Today, they felt sleepy after boarding the airship, so they slowly closed their eyes in the tense atmosphere.

After the airship reaches a certain height, it changes from upward to level flight.

Li Yuechen, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, wondering why this cabin is so quiet?

You must know that in the past, when I took the airship with a group of royal children, they were all chattering. Today, although there are only two brothers from the second brother's family, they shouldn't be so quiet.

When he opened his eyes, he realized that the two of them had fallen asleep leaning against the chair.

No wonder, in the morning, I saw that the two of them were not in the right state. It should be said that they didn't sleep well last night.

Li Yuechen waved his hand, Xiaodong understood what she meant, and took two woolen blankets to cover the two brothers.

Although it was summer at this time, the temperature in the sky was very low, and the airship was not an airtight structure, so it was possible to catch a cold while sleeping here.

Li Yuechen himself got up and came to the cockpit, observing the route with the drivers.

This is the first time the airship has flown to Yizhou, and the altitude should not be too high. It is necessary to constantly observe the reference objects on the ground with a telescope to ensure that it does not get lost.

At the same time, there is also a sextant used to constantly observe its own position to ensure that the route is traveling accurately.

These soldiers in charge of driving have also learned relevant knowledge such as latitude and longitude, and they do not forget to chat with each other during their work and talk about their views on the waterway.

"May I ask Your Highness, if the number of airships in the country increases in the future, how can we avoid collisions in the air?" The soldiers on the side raised their own questions.

This question seemed a bit boring, and the comrade next to him laughed out loud: "Our Dazhou territory is so vast, how can it be so easy to bump into it?"

Li Yuechen shook his head: "Don't laugh, this is really not unfounded worry. But there is no better way at present, I can only use a telescope to watch more frequently, and add a few more observers."

In this era, it is impossible to expect a control tower to be in charge of air scheduling, so the only thing that can be done is to have observers in all directions, constantly observe with binoculars, and find that after encountering each other, the two sides avoid each other.

The soldier who was in charge of observing the front suddenly said: "But Your Highness, if there is another airship flying towards me, how can we communicate with each other and avoid it?"

This problem is actually quite serious, and there is a classic joke about it on the Internet: You go left, I go right, and then bump into each other.

"This...it's not too difficult to solve..." Li Yuechen replied while thinking.

Motor vehicles have turn signals, so other cars can also know whether the car is going to turn left or right.

Similar devices can actually be realized on airships, of course, it cannot be electric lights, and brighter cloth strips can be added on both sides.

Then use the internal device to make it swing. If this happens, swing the flags at each other, and you will know where the other party is going to hide.

This idea should be kept in mind, and then try it out.

……

On this day, on the road from Luoyang to Yizhou, countless people saw the big shuttle floating in the sky slowly flying by.

Among them, there are postmen on the official road, citizens in towns, and many grassroots officials...

When the people saw this scene, most of them chose to kneel down in place, thinking that they had seen a god appearing.

The grassroots officials and people from some big families are different. They have long heard that Princess Taiping has developed a flying boat, and it is probably this thing.

Although I have heard of it, this is the first time I have seen the real thing, so people along the way are all staring at the airship floating above their heads, gathering in small groups to discuss.

The content of the discussion, in addition to the airship itself, and Princess Taiping.

It is an unimaginable means to invent this kind of object. Many people even wonder how they can sit on it and experience it.

But don't think about it for now, even the ministers in the court, since the last experience, they all want to try it again.

It's a pity that there is only such an airship in the country at present, and the second one is expected to be completed by the end of the year, so how can they let them experience it?

When the second airship is built, it is mainly used to transport food to the northern border, and it is not even too late to form an air force.

According to Li Yuechen's vision, it would be considered a good result if the air force can be formed within ten years.

Fortunately, the air force is not used in today's wars, so there is no need to worry about this. First of all, it is necessary to improve productivity and the economy, and then improve the quality of people's livelihood.

……

At noon, brothers Li Shouli and Li Shouyi finally woke up leisurely. Seeing that they had fallen asleep, they hurried to the cockpit to apologize to Li Yuechen.

"You two, didn't you sleep well last night?" Li Yuechen asked without looking back, "Didn't I tell you that you must have a good rest?"

Li Yuechen's training philosophy has always been to combine work and rest. Usually, although there are occasional trainings such as getting up in the middle of the night, they are all to keep the soldiers vigilant, and they don't do that every day. On average, they only do it once a week. That's all.

"My aunt doesn't know something. She was nervous last night and couldn't sleep at all. She lay down all night." Li Shouyi replied.

"You guys, it reminds me of how I was when I went to the battlefield for the first time. I was also very nervous..."

At that time, Li Yuechen didn't have a complete concept of her abilities, but Liu Rengui reassured her, and she calmed down after going up for a try.

"So, it's the same for you two. It's a normal phenomenon to be nervous at this time. After the real start, it will be fine." The old god Li Yuechen muttered, "Okay, it's noon, go use some Let's eat."

The lunch on the airship is quite simple, just a few mouthfuls of hummus and bacon. Anyway, when we arrive in Yizhou, there must be a dinner prepared there.

The two brothers agreed and went back to eat first.

In the afternoon, he did not continue to sleep, but learned some common sense of flying with Li Yuechen in the cockpit, and consolidated all kinds of knowledge learned in the military academy by the way.

……

Because of the special geographical location of Yizhou, the environment here is extremely peculiar.

In the entire Bashu area, except Yizhou which is located on a plain, the rest of the places are all high mountains and rivers. The mountains are shrouded in smog and filled with water vapor, which makes it difficult to see the sun in this place.

In addition, this place is located at the junction of the Han nationality and other nationalities, and various cultural customs collide and merge with each other. Not only did they not fight, but it made the people here feel disillusioned.

Just like a pure cultivator, he looks old-fashioned, but he is actually very tolerant of new things.

However, even people with a high degree of tolerance, when they see new things that can break the three views, can't help but gather together, kowtow or yell at things they haven't seen before. kind of reaction.

For example... the airship that is slowly drifting across the sky at this time.

Although the time of Xu is almost over, due to the hot summer and the absence of a curfew system, most of the people in the city are still wandering in the streets.

Yizhou has a small population, which is incomparable to a big city like Chang'an Dongdu with a population of one million. It may not be prosperous enough, but even so, you can still see bits and pieces of the city when looking down from the window of the airship.

That is the faint light emitted by the lights of thousands of families. Together, they can light up the whole city.

On the airship, Li Yuechen, who was sitting by the window, tilted his head and looked at the night scene below, sighing a little: "After nightfall, this place is much more interesting than Dongdu or Chang'an."

Li Shouyi who was on the side replied, "There is no curfew here, so it does look more lively."

Li Shouli also nodded subconsciously: "If it is in the Eastern Capital, I am afraid that only the place of fireworks and willow lanes can be so lively at night..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he quickly closed his mouth.

But it was too late, Li Yuechen turned his head and looked at him with raised eyebrows: "Yo, I know quite clearly."

"Auntie, please don't get me wrong. My nephew has never been to that kind of place..." Li Shouli explained in a panic, "This is what I heard from the soldiers on weekdays..."

Li Yuechen grinned: "I haven't said anything yet."

"Nephew really never..."

"Okay, no need to explain!" Li Yuechen waved his hand and interrupted him, "It's normal for a sixteen or seventeen-year-old to be interested in women, but we are members of the royal family after all, with a special status, so there are some things we can't do! Understand? "

In fact, the school opened by Li Yuechen has sex education courses, let them know that there is no harm in the difference between men and women, and they also know how they came here.

At this age, it is human instinct to be interested in the opposite sex, but if something happens between a dignified royal family and a prostitute, it will not sound good after all.

"Don't worry, aunt, I know it!" Li Shouli replied.

Li Yuechen nodded, and didn't say much on this topic, she believed that she was effective in their education.

The airship began to land slowly, gradually becoming larger in the eyes of the crowd below.

……

At this moment, Yizhou Governor Tang Sui was on the north wall of the city, slowly looking up at the airship that was gradually falling.

He had received a letter from the princess some time ago, and he had made arrangements for her arrival, but he really didn't expect that the airship would be so huge.

He had seen that hot air balloon with his own eyes before, and he felt that it was simply a large Kongming lantern.

But today the airship really took him by surprise. Even though he was prepared, he still opened his eyes wide and looked up at the airship gradually falling from the sky in disbelief.

Although he claimed to have seen many big scenes, but at this moment, the scene of ruining the three views was staged again, which made him wonder what the princess had done all these years.

The huge airship slowly landed on the ground, and Tang Sui hurriedly led people down from the city wall to meet it.

Not far in front of the airship, the cabin door just opened, and a bright red figure slowly walked out of the cabin door.

A black ponytail swayed gently behind her with the rhythm of her walking, and it was very visually impactful when matched with the bright red round-neck gown, which could draw people's attention at a glance.

"Tang Governor, long time no see." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

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