After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 115
"It seems that you can know the world's affairs without reading a lot of books." Wang Guangyang said, "If you want to know the world's affairs, you have to travel thousands of miles. It is estimated that only by sailing deep into the sea can you see such a behemoth."

"Even if you go on a deep-sea voyage, you may not be able to see it." Gao Qidao, "I heard Tang Shuai said that the old fishermen he brought with him have lived at sea for decades, and he has never seen such a big fish. At that time, he thought that Did you see the Sea God, like other people, keep kneeling and worship?"

"Master Song, the people are kneeling and worshipping, do we want to kneel and worship together?" Ma Jun asked Song Lian.

In the eyes of the ancients, all things that are big beyond common sense are not ordinary things.The so-called abnormality must be a monster. The huge size of the fish in front of him is obviously abnormal.

In addition, the whale's appearance is like the Kun in "Xiaoyaoyou", so it is not a demon, but a fetish.

The ancients did not have the concept of science. In many cases, local officials brought the people to ask for rain, and the emperor would personally worship the heaven and the earth.Simply put, all ancient people believed in gods and weirdness.

"No!" Song Lian said, "Although this fish is abnormally large, as officials of the imperial court, I cannot be like the common people."

"That's right." Wang Guangyang said, "If we all kneel and worship, what kind of formality would it be?"

"So even if we have doubts, we must remain steady." Song Lian said.

Hearing the words, the rest of the civil servants nodded, always believing that this should be the case.

"Even if it's not a mortal thing, hasn't it been captured by Tang Shuai? So in my opinion, it's not a big deal." Gao Qidao, "The current emperor is the real dragon, and in front of the real dragon, it is a thing in the sea. , and you have to bow your head obediently.”

"That makes sense!" said the crowd.

……

"I heard Tang Shuai say that the name of this big fish seems to be 'Whale'," Lu Chang said, "and the fact that there are whales in the Japanese Sea was told to the emperor by that person, and the emperor sent Tang Shuai to go to sea to catch them. caught him."

"It seems that there are wonders and wonders in the world that we don't know about." Gao Qidao, "From this point of view, that person's knowledge is indeed much higher than ours."

"Not only is the knowledge higher than us, but also the knowledge is much higher than us." Lu Chang sighed, "I lost in his hands, and I don't complain."

Originally, this group of scholars were still very dissatisfied with the 'that person' living in seclusion in the mountains.As the saying goes, literati are indifferent to each other, and they have never obeyed anyone, but now they really do.

Among them, does anyone know the existence of 'whale'?

And Qin Yu not only knew that there were whales in heaven and earth, but also knew where the whales lived.

Such a comparison makes a judgment.

"This fish is really big!" There was another gang on the Huaixi Party side, Li Shanchang exclaimed. "Zhuangzi said: There is a fish in Beiming, its name is Kun, Kun is so big..."

"It's really rare." Hu Weiyong said, "In all dynasties, I have never caught such a big one."

"As long as a foreign object comes into the world, it must be a sign of auspiciousness, such as Fengming Qishan." Li Shan said, "As strong as the Han Dynasty Emperor Wu, Tang Taizong era, such auspiciousness has never appeared, it can be seen that the upcoming Hongwu The prosperous age must surpass the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the era of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."

……

All civil and military officials and all the people were shocked by the whale that Tang He caught.

All kinds of guesses, all kinds of assumptions... The ministers talked a lot, and the people talked and worshipped.Some think it's auspicious, and some think it's heresy, but no matter what the speculation is, they all think it's an ancient miracle.

For a time, outside the city gate of Yingtianfu, it was even more lively than the New Year.

When Zheng He went to the West and brought back a giraffe from Africa, the ministers of civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty said that it was a unicorn.All of them looked like they had never seen the world, but today they saw a whale.

Whales are countless times bigger than giraffes, and they are more beautiful.

The body shape is very similar to Kun, which is more in line with the auspicious omen in people's minds.

……

"This fish is really big, I have never seen such a big fish." The crowd was also amazed and discussed endlessly at the military commander's side, Zheng Guogong Chang Mao said, "If you put him in Poyang Lake, it is estimated that he will All the fish in the lake were eaten up."

"I don't think Poyang Lake can hold it." Deng Yu said,

"I think back then, during the water battle in Poyang Lake, I also caught a big fish in the lake." Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong said, "It took me a lot of effort to catch it. At that time, there were more than 200 fish. And the big fish in front of me weighs [-] catties! It can't be compared, it can't be compared... The one I caught is like an ant compared to this one."

"Have you ever caught more than 200 catties of fish in Poyang Lake? Bragging!" However, Wei Guogong Deng Yu directly exposed his lies, "With your fishing skills, you can't even catch white stripes."

"You dare to say that I can't fish?" Li Wenzhong was angry.

"Be sure to ask Tang He later, how did he get such a big fish up." Chang Mao said, "If he can get such a big fish up, isn't it a piece of cake to catch other fish?"

"You mean, Tang He is a master at fishing?"

"That's for sure, catching big fish requires skill, that is to slip..."

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"Bowen, you said that Tang Shuai caught this whale, is it an auspicious omen or a bad omen for Daming?" Gao Qi asked Liu Bowen in a low voice, "Some people in Yingtianfu say it is auspicious, while others say it is auspicious. It means that Tang He will anger the Sea God because of this. And the result of angering the God is that one day the Sea God will be angry and flood the Yingtian Mansion, and then everyone will have to feed the fish."

"The rumors are terrible!"

"There are also people who say that this big fish is the general of the Dragon King, and Tang He shouldn't have caught it at all." Lu Chang said.

Liu Bowen is good at yin and yang feng shui, good at divination, and often fulfills it.Therefore, all the civil servants asked him to know his opinion on the matter.

"There are still a few people among the people who are short-sighted. Although their worries are justifiable, they are not necessary." Liu Bowen said, "Because Tang Shuai caught the whale, it must be the auspiciousness of the Ming Dynasty."

"Is that true?" Lu Chang was a little disbelieving.

Liu Bowen didn't even make divination, so he just said it was auspicious, obviously he just said it casually.

And Liu Bowen didn't answer and kept silent.

Soup and go to sea to hunt whales are the will of the emperor.Now that he has really caught it, and there are still people watching from Quan Yingtian, he must say it is auspicious.

If he dared to say it was an ominous omen, he would simply be courting death, and even the Nine Clan would thank him.

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At this moment, Long Nian arrived.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma stepped off the dragon carriage, and at a glance, they saw the fin whale standing in front of them like a hill.

What a big fish!Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were also shocked.The fin whale in front of you is like a hill, and people are like an ant in front of it, and you can only see part of its body, but not the whole picture.

There were people standing on both sides of the fin whale, and it was unknown how many people were watching from behind.

"Sister, look, this fish is really too big." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Yeah, it's the first time I've seen such a big one." Queen Ma was also amazed, "I only saw the record of Kun in "Xiaoyaoyou" before, but now I can see it with my own eyes, which is considered one of the great things in life. Adventure!"

"The grass people see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live!" The people who were watching the fish around saw the emperor and the queen coming, and they all knelt down and bowed. Zhu Yuanzhang waved and made the people stand up.

The people knelt down in a black mass, and sure enough, almost all the people in the city came.

Men and women, old and young, the oldest is seven or eighty years old, and the youngest is a child.

At this moment, Yingtian Mansion is almost an empty city.

"Chen Tang He, see Your Majesty." Tang He stepped forward to meet him, "Tang He was fortunate enough not to be humiliated, and finally caught the big fish."

"Tang He, you did a good job. You are indeed a former naval commander. You are not old." Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Are there any casualties in the navy when killing such a big fish this time?"

"There were no casualties during the killing. The sailors brought by the minister were all former subordinates, and their water skills were very good." Tang He said, "It's just that after catching it, the whale suddenly exploded. , Several brothers died and a dozen were injured."

"This matter cannot be publicized." Zhu Yuanzhang whispered, "If anyone asks, you can say that there are no casualties."

"The minister obeys the order." Tang He said.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to close the news, obviously because he was worried that the crowd would find out, and they would even more suspect that they had offended the gods.After all, it exploded after being caught, and it is easy to think of bad things.

Tang He was also very skeptical at the time, and the old fisherman was even more maddened and noisy.It cast a shadow on the hearts of the fishing army, causing them to come back all the way, not happy, but uneasy.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a little skeptical whether his move really angered the gods.

After all, such a big fish is definitely not a mortal thing, it has already been hammered.

"Weichen retire." After Tang He finished speaking, he retreated to a group of generals. "Tang Shuai, you have done so much for your majesty, the emperor will definitely give you a prince." Li Wenzhong said. "Yeah, for such a merit, the emperor will definitely reward him," said Duke Wei Deng Yu.Tang He, on the other hand, didn't say a word. With Tang He's previous merits, he should have given it to a prince.However, in order to suppress him, Zhu Yuanzhang had a close relationship with Li Shanchang, so he only gave him a very low marquis.

"Bowwen!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly.

"I'm here!" Liu Bowen stepped forward immediately.

"We order you to make a divination in front of everyone to see if Tang He catches a big fish, whether it is an auspicious omen." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"My minister obeys the order!" After Liu Bowen gave the order, he immediately took out three copper coins, threw them on the ground, and then moved a few times before standing up and said, "Your Majesty, this is an auspicious omen."

"Is it really a sign of auspiciousness?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Yes." Liu Bowen said loudly, trying his best to let all civil and military ministers and the people around him hear, "Not only is it a sign of auspiciousness, but it is also a great auspiciousness!"

(End of this chapter)