Great Tang princess

Chapter 831 Strange Discovery

In a blink of an eye, it is the Lantern Festival of the year again, a day for the whole country to celebrate.

But this year, Li Yuechen couldn't watch the lanterns in Dongdu, because there was news from Qingdao that Liu Zihe had returned.

It only took about a year from going out to coming back this time. It can be imagined that after the route optimization, it did save a lot of time on the journey.

Li Yuechen planned to take Li Chongrun to Qingdao together, to welcome Liu Zihe and listen to the stories from the other side of the mainland.

Li Chongrun was naturally willing to go to Qingdao. He hadn't gone out for so long after going back to the east, and it would be great if he had a chance to go out.

It's just that Li Chongrun wants to take Lu Yao with him. She was born in Dongdu and grew up in Dongdu. She has never traveled far, so she wants to take her out to have a look.

Naturally, this little request didn't matter, and Li Yuechen readily agreed.

So on the morning of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone set off in an airship and headed straight for Qingdao.

The airship slowly took off in the dawn night sky and slowly left the ground.

This was Lu Yao's first time riding an airship. Although he didn't yell because of politeness and upbringing, his body was still twisting in the seat.

"Don't move around, if people think you have acrophobia, you will be knocked out." Li Chongrun joked on the side.

Lu Yao had heard what he said last night about fear of heights. She turned her head and glanced out the window. She didn't feel too scared, and she probably didn't.

She smiled slightly, and looked around again.

After the airship was completely leveled off, Li Chongrun unfastened her seat belt: "At this time, you can walk around in the lobby, but don't go to the cab."

So she walked around the cabin curiously, looking here and there, feeling like a curious baby.

The staff on the airship were staring at the princess, ready to answer her questions at any time.

Li Chongrun went to the front and talked to Li Yuechen.

"Auntie, is South America asking for tribute?"

"There is no need to ask, they will do it themselves when they develop to a certain level." Li Yuechen replied, but then said, "But the distance is too far, this kind of tribute will definitely not last long."

Regarding this, Li Chongrun nodded to express his understanding: "In the future, will this place become my Tang Dynasty's enemy?"

"It's possible! Since ancient times, didn't feudal lords often fight among themselves? It's unavoidable." Li Yuechen took a sip of tea with a smile.

Looking at her smiling face, Li Chongrun suddenly said: "Nephew is a little confused. My aunt said that Tang needs enemies. Why? If I rely on my Tang's ability at this time, it will not be difficult to completely knock down this earth!" "

"It's really not difficult, but you have to understand that if there is only one voice left in the world, it would be a terrible thing! Especially before people walk out of the earth!" Li Yuechen stared at the sunrise outside the window and said slowly.

Then she turned her head: "The driving force of human development is competition in essence! If there is no competition, there will naturally be no need for development. Especially in this time period when the whole world is unaware of the vastness of the universe, even if the earth is unified , the final result is nothing more than starting all over again..."

"Auntie is talking about reincarnation?" Li Chongrun was a little puzzled.

Li Yuechen smiled and shook his head: "It has nothing to do with religion, it's just the result of things."

Hearing this, Li Chongrun felt a little puzzled, but did not continue to say anything.

From childhood to adulthood, he always felt that this aunt was very mysterious, and often said some inexplicable things.

And judging from what she said, it always feels like she is out of tune with the whole Tang Dynasty.

So let alone the outside world, even Li Chongrun, a child who was taught by her since childhood, thinks that she really might be a fairy descending to earth.

She is so mysterious that the children who were brought up by her are still in awe of her.

Whether it's the children of the royal family or the soldiers in the army, the evaluation of her is highly unified.

Gentle, but full of majesty!

……

The airship flew from day to night, and it didn't land slowly on the square of the Qingdao Military Region until Xu time had passed.

The cabin door opened and she stepped on the ground again, making Lu Yao feel that her feet had become uncomfortable.

Then when he looked up, he saw a row of people in pure white military uniforms standing in front of him.

The most conspicuous are the two young girls standing in the middle, both with the rank of colonel on their shoulders.

Because Lu Yao was married to Li Chongrun, she still knew the military ranks, and she guessed their identities the moment she saw the two.

So she saluted slightly and said, "I have seen the two elder sisters."

"Don't do this to the princess, it's the two of us who should salute the princess..." Li Shu quickly reached out to help her up.

"Okay, we're all a family, there's no need to be like this." Li Chongrun came out from behind.

The two were about to salute, but they were supported by Li Chongrun: "It is said that there is no need to salute as a family, and the two sisters must not continue."

"No, it's His Royal Highness after all..."

"Isn't the prince also a younger brother?" Li Chongrun smiled and waved his hands, pulling the two older sisters up.

At this time, Li Yuechen also came out from the cabin door, and the two sisters saluted again.

Li Yuechen said with a smile: "Well, I am an elder, so I should be given the surname Li!"

Li Yuechen supported Li Chongrun's nephew's approach.

In the future, among the royal families, the same generation will not need to salute, but of course they still have to salute when they meet the elders, this cannot be abolished!
"Speaking of which, I've been flying all day, and I'm a little hungry, so go eat quickly!" Li Chongrun waved his hand.

Li Shu smiled and said: "It's already ready, come quickly!"

So the group went to the canteen of the military area.

The sea is windy, and you can even hear the sound of the waves, but you can't see the sea here.

When Lu Yao followed them, she kept looking left and right, as if she was looking for something.

Li Chongrun said with a smile: "Don't look at it, I will take you to the beach to have a good look at tomorrow's dawn!"

"En!" Lu Yao nodded in agreement, and then smiled slightly.

It's such a good feeling to have it all said and done!
When they came to the cafeteria, Lu Yao found that it was very brightly illuminated by kerosene lamps, like daytime.

In fact, this metaphor is a bit exaggerated. Of course, the brightness of the flame is not comparable to that of the light bulb.

Fortunately, there are enough points, and for an ancient person like Lu Yao, this kind of brightness is indeed very powerful, so there is such a feeling.

And after sitting down, I understood what the legendary seafood can be eaten casually.

Many of the foods on the table were totally new to me, and some of them didn't even know how to eat them.

Li Chongrun looked nostalgic: "Oh, I haven't eaten this seafood for many years. Look at this frog and crab, they are so big..."

"This thing grows in tropical seas. It's really hard to find this time period. It was brought back by the troops who went to sea some time ago." Li Linghui explained with a smile.

Then he turned the turntable and aimed a dish at Lu Yao: "Sisters and sisters, try this."

"This is..." Lu Yao looked at the dark thing in front of him with some doubts.

"The sea cucumbers produced in Dalian," Li Longji explained with a smile on the side, "Auntie said you can't eat too much. If you eat too much, you won't be able to play football well. But the princess doesn't play football, so it's fine."

Lu Yao couldn't understand this stalk, but it didn't affect her eating. Li Chongrun made one for her and asked her to taste it.

And Li Yuechen chatted with Liu Zihe about things in South America while eating.

"This time I went back and forth in a year. It seems that the line is okay?"

"Your Highness is really amazing! According to what His Highness said, we indeed encountered these islands along the way..." Liu Zihe recounted his experiences along the way with joy.

Li Yuechen nodded: "That's good, when the time comes to mark these islands on the map, the world map can be further improved..."

"In addition, Your Highness. When we left, the locals gave me a lot of gold and gemstones of different colors... Now the tribe I helped has a large territory and plans to build a country..."

While talking, Liu Zihe took out a pocket and poured out a few sample gems on the table.

Li Yuechen is aware of gemstones produced in South America, such as the famous emeralds, sapphires, and amethysts.

Li Yuechen picked up one of the emeralds and looked at it, and could see the radial pattern, which was very beautiful.

"What is the purpose of giving these gems and gold?" Li Yuechen asked.

"The opponent's smelting technology is extremely backward, and his learning ability is not strong. He hopes to buy more sophisticated weapons from our country..." Liu Zihe replied.

After hearing this, Li Yuechen didn't answer right away, but turned to Li Chongrun and asked, "What do you think of Run'er?"

"My nephew thinks that if they provide raw materials, this business can be done. After all, there are not many proven iron ores in our country, and there may be more needs in the future..." Li Chongrun replied after deliberation.

"It's a good idea!" Li Yuechen praised.

Not being dazzled by the immediate benefits is one of the essential qualities of being an emperor.

At this moment, Liu Zihe suddenly said, "However, there is one thing that my subordinates should be more concerned about."

"Oh?" Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows.

Liu Zihe took out a piece of paper from his bosom: "This is what my subordinates rubbed when they saw the characters used by the ancestors of the local people. It feels a bit strange..."

Li Yuechen took it, and after opening it, he froze in place.

It turned out to be hieroglyphs!
Although I can't understand it, it is relatively easy to distinguish between pictographs and phonetic characters.

The rubbings on this paper are actually hieroglyphs!Could it be that the development of indigenous peoples in South America is the same as here?

"Your Highness, don't you think it looks familiar?" Liu Zihe reminded.

Hearing what he said, Li Yuechen took a closer look, wait, it does look familiar...

After being dazed for a few seconds, Li Yuechen's eyes widened suddenly.

I rely on!Oracle?

Although he said he didn't understand this, Li Yuechen had also seen some cultural relics preserved from ancient times. Those oracle bone inscriptions seemed to be really similar to the words on the paper in front of him!
However, oracle bone inscriptions were the characters used in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Could it be that there were exchanges between the two sides at that time?
Or that the Yin merchants ran to the American continent to settle?

But under the conditions at that time, how could they cross the Pacific Ocean?Physically speaking, it is completely impossible!

Then Li Yuechen thought of a possibility, maybe the Bering Strait was connected at that time?

But that's not right, the time of geological change is measured in ten thousand years, and it is impossible to produce too much change in just one to two thousand years.

Not to mention the climate of the Bering Strait, countless explorers will die there in the future, and the conditions of the Yin and Shang Dynasties...

Looking at the paper in his hand, Li Yuechen was a little helpless, but unfortunately it is very difficult to find someone who can understand oracle bone inscriptions in this era.

The reason is that although oracle bone inscriptions had matured in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, they had not yet become a carrier of knowledge, and were more used for sacrifices and divination.

Therefore, not many people know the existence of oracle bone inscriptions, and writing became the carrier of knowledge after the appearance of bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

But the bronze inscriptions were only used for about 800 years, and then Qin Shihuang ruled the world, and the scripts were the same, and seal script appeared.

For the people of the Tang Dynasty, the seal script is like the traditional Chinese characters in the future. They are almost no longer used, but they can be understood.

The characters used by people in the Tang Dynasty were mainly official script, which was not much different from the future Chinese characters.

Find a future junior high school student, and there is basically no obstacle to reading official script.

But the oracle bone inscriptions... Li Yuechen shook his head, went back and asked if there was anything he could understand.

As for whether to do business with that side... Li Yuechen felt that it would be better for the cabinet to discuss whether it was worth it or not. They were much more professional than him when it came to political affairs.

……

After dinner, everyone chatted for a while, and did not go back to rest until midnight.

Waking up early the next morning, Liu Zihe planned to leave after saying goodbye to Li Yuechen.

This time I brought back a few rubber trees, and I had to transplant them to Zhenzhou as soon as possible, for fear they would freeze to death.

On the other side, Li Chongrun brought Lu Yao to the beach and let her see the sea with her own eyes.

The seaside wind in winter is particularly strong, and the thick cloak is blown to the body.

Looking at the undulating waves in front of him, Lu Yao couldn't help opening his eyes wide, observing this unprecedented sight to his heart's content.

This is the first time I saw the sea and felt the boundless vastness.

I was so surprised that I couldn't say anything.

All that was left in his eyes was the endless ocean and the undulating waves in the wind.

A gust of wind blew up and completely lifted the cloak outside her.

Li Chongrun hurried over to help her hold it down, and then put his arms around her shoulders: "The sea breeze is too strong in winter, go back first, if you still want to see it, I will bring you here when summer comes!"

Lu Yao was about to nod her head in agreement, but she suddenly pointed to the sea: "There is a boat!"

Looking in the direction of her finger, she could indeed see a ship appearing on the sea.

……

At noon, Li Yuechen sat on a chair and read the letter in his hand.

This letter was written by the fourth brother Li Dan, and it was delivered by the ship just now.

It is said that my mother is not in good health recently, thinking that after the beginning of spring, I will go back to Dongdu to rest.

Originally, this letter was intended to be sent to Qingdao first, and then let the hang glider send it back, but Li Yuechen was here and saw it in advance.

Li Yuechen felt that there was nothing wrong with it. After all, his mother was old, in her 80s. Since she didn't have the energy to continue playing, she should go home.

(End of this chapter)