Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 329
In the vast sea, the waves are rough.

A huge Shenzhou is riding the wind and waves, galloping away to the north, followed closely by thousands of ships, and the momentum is extremely magnificent.

On the bow of the Shenzhou, Tong Guan stood facing the wind, feeling extremely proud.

Tong Guan was very proud of his voyage to Nanyang this time. With such a huge fleet, all the countries in Nanyang were frightened wherever they went, and they all greeted the King of the Song Dynasty respectfully. This made Tong Guan receive great courtesy.

What Tong Guan didn't expect was that the land of Nanyang was so rich in products, with countless rare treasures, and the people were not civilized. They only needed to exchange for a large amount of treasures at a small price. Every ship of the caravan on this trip was Received a generous reward.

Moreover, Tong Guan also obtained nautical charts from the countries in the South China Sea and knew that there were many countries in the West that were more prosperous and more prosperous. Unfortunately, most of the goods on the accompanying merchant ships had been sold out. In addition, nearly a year had passed and everyone was homesick. Tong Guan regretfully ordered the return voyage. If he wanted to sail to the Western Ocean, he might have to wait until the next time he goes to sea.

"Come here, where is the fleet now?" Tong Guan asked.

"I am reporting to my father-in-law, the Shenzhou fleet has crossed the Yangtze River and will arrive in Dengzhou in the near future!" An accompanying eunuch looked at the chart and reported.

"Call the ships to move forward at full speed and reach Dengzhou as soon as possible!"

After crossing the Yangtze River, it was not far from Dengzhou. Tong Guan felt like returning home and immediately gave the order.

Then the Shenzhou flag was raised, and all the fleets immediately took orders, raised their full sails, and headed towards Dengzhou quickly driven by the strong sea wind.

After several days of sailing, Dengzhou Port was soon in sight.

"Shenzhou returns from Nanyang!"

There was a sudden sensation in the entire Dengzhou Port. Today's Dengzhou Port has changed drastically. Quanzhou, as the northern starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, has ushered in a short-term prosperity. In addition, everyone knows that the Nanyang fleet is coming. People from all over the world have Merchants gathered here, ready to enjoy this super wealth feast.

"The official decree orders Eunuch Tong to lead a thousand ships to the Bohai Sea to intimidate Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom!"

However, just as the fleet was about to dock, a ship carrying a messenger from the imperial court boarded the Shenzhou, completely disrupting the plan.

"What, you want us to continue heading north to threaten Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom?" Tong Guan couldn't help but be shocked and looked at the decree in his hand in disbelief.

The messenger solemnly said: "Now the Liao and Xia countries are jointly sending troops to the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is in danger, and among all the armies, only the naval army has the potential to win. Fan Taicheng came up with an evil plan and let the navy threaten Nanjing, Zhongjing, and Shangjing of the Liao Kingdom. ! To frighten the Liao Kingdom."

Tong Guan's face suddenly became solemn and he said: "Please go back and report to the officials. If the Liao Kingdom dares to send troops to the Song Dynasty, the three capitals of the Liao Kingdom will never have peace in the future!"

After the messenger retreated, Tong Guan said with a solemn face: "I ordered the ships to stop docking at Dengzhou Port and turn around to threaten Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom."

Soon, the ships received the order, and they not only ignored it, but immediately obeyed the order and moved forward. Now that Tong Guan is out at sea, the ships are making a lot of money. If they offend Tong Guan, they may completely cut off their wealth, let alone serve the country now. If you try to escape, even domestic business will be greatly affected.

At that moment, all the ships turned around and headed towards Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom, leaving only the merchants on the shore of Quanzhou to watch and sigh.

After a day and night of sailing from Dengzhou to Nanjing in the Liao Kingdom, densely packed ships stopped at the mouth of the Haihe River, which immediately shocked the entire Nanjing Road.

"What, the Song Navy navy appeared off the coast of Nanjing?"

When Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji got the news about Tong Guan's fleet, he couldn't help but feel suddenly.

The Liao Kingdom was famous for its cavalry and archery. On land, the Liao Army considered itself invincible. Although he knew that the time had not come to destroy the Song Dynasty in this battle, he would never retreat if the Song Dynasty did not pay the price.

Of course, if there was a chance, he didn't mind Song. However, he didn't expect that Song not only had a tough attitude and refused Liao's conditions, but also sent a navy to threaten Liao.

"How dare a small navy threaten the Liao Kingdom?" Yelu Yanxi snorted angrily.

Yelu Yanxi had already studied the military strength of the Song Dynasty. The strongest in the Song Dynasty was the infantry, followed by the cavalry. As for the navy, it was not a concern at all. He did not believe that the unknown navy could threaten the Liao Kingdom.

"To report to the great grandson of the Emperor, the Song army has stationed thousands of ships outside the Haihe River, and the number of troops is probably tens of thousands." The official who came to report said with a bitter look on his face. When he saw the Song fleet stopped with his own eyes, Outside the Song Dynasty, people were also horrified.

"Thousands of ships!"

"Tens of thousands of troops!"

The grandfather and grandson were shocked and exclaimed.

In the Liao Kingdom's intelligence on the Song Dynasty, there were not so many naval forces at all. Could this be the Song Dynasty's secret weapon specially used to deal with the Liao Kingdom?

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to lie to you. Thousands of ships are now outside the outlet of Haihe River. Your Majesty can witness it with your own eyes." The official said with a shocked face.

At that moment, Yelu Hongji could no longer sit still. Regardless of his old age, he immediately rode towards the seaside.

Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom was not far from the seaside. When Yelu Hongji galloped up his horse, he soon reached the Bohai Sea. He saw a dense fleet on the sea parked outside the Haihe River, and his eyes widened.

"When did the Song Dynasty form such a huge fleet?" Yelu Hongji said in disbelief.

Yelu Yanxi, who followed closely, was also shocked. With so many warships, there were only tens of thousands of troops. Even if there were 100 people in each ship, there were still a hundred thousand soldiers. This was a powerful force that could turn the tide. The power of battle.

"If it's not what my granddaughter expected, these fleets should be the fleets of the Maritime Silk Road of the Song Dynasty." Suddenly Yelu Nanyin's voice sounded behind him.

She had just returned from the Western Regions. When she heard that the Liao-Song Dynasty was about to fight, she immediately rushed back. She happened to meet Yelu Hongji heading to the Bohai Sea, so she followed him.

When she saw the merchant ships on the Maritime Silk Road, she couldn't help but be shocked. She controlled the Silk Road and made millions of dollars every year.

However, the land Silk Road required camel caravan transportation, and the carrying capacity was very small. On the Maritime Silk Road, one ship was almost equivalent to several large caravans, and there were thousands of such ships in the Song Dynasty. What a scale this was. caravan?
"The Maritime Silk Road fleet?" Yelu Hongji breathed a sigh of relief.

"They are just a group of merchant ships. The Song Dynasty actually dared to scare us, the Liao Kingdom." Yelu Yanxi said with a worried look on his face.

Just now, he was almost shocked by these thousands of ships, and now he was not only a little unhappy.

Yelu Nanyin shook his head and said: "Brother, don't underestimate the caravan. Sometimes the caravan is no worse than the soldiers. My sister runs the Silk Road, but she knows a lot about the Silk Road caravan in the Western Regions. If the Silk Road caravan does not have a strong Force cannot protect one's property at all. Sometimes, when a powerful caravan encounters a small caravan, it will transform into a bandit and plunder them all."

The Silk Road on land is like this, and the Silk Road on sea is probably no exception. Without powerful force, such a huge fleet and so much wealth may just become someone else's wedding dress.Yelu Yanxi's face darkened. In this way, these merchant ships all have good combat effectiveness.

"And today these fleets may be filled with ship merchants, but someday they may be full of soldiers. Moreover, these fleets are elusive on the sea, and the Liao Kingdom has no navy to control them. Today, the Song Dynasty can intimidate Nanjing, and if it goes north, it can threaten Zhongjing and Tokyo! Yelu Nanyin frowned.

Yelu Hongji's expression suddenly changed. Nanjing Road, Zhongjing Road, and Tokyo Road were all the best areas of the Liao Kingdom surrounding the Bohai Sea. They had always been located in the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom and were safe.

Now that the navy of the Song Dynasty came out, the power it showed was enough to threaten the three capitals of the Liao Kingdom.

"Da Song!"

Yelu Hongji was suddenly in a dilemma.

If the two countries were at war now, it was still unclear whether the Liao Kingdom could win. However, the Song navy could easily raid the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom, which made him restless.

Yelu Yanxi gritted his teeth and said: "Grandfather, don't be deceived by the Song Dynasty. Even if these ships can be fully loaded with soldiers and have no cavalry, they are destined to only harass the coast of the Liao Kingdom. The three capitals of the Liao Kingdom are all guarded by fortified cities. Don’t be afraid of the Great Song Navy.”

Yelu Nanyin shook his head and said: "It is the cavalry and infantry that really determine the situation of the battle. However, when the two armies are in a stalemate, the navy can play an unexpected role, and only a thousand days of being a thief, how can one guard against thieves the day before, and the Bohai Sea can extend Hundreds of miles away, how did the Liao Kingdom defend itself against a sneak attack by the Song Navy?"

Yelu Yanxi suddenly fell into silence. The reason he originally launched an attack on the Song Dynasty was that the Song Dynasty opened up the Maritime Silk Road and violated the covenant.

Just yesterday, he was still high-spirited, thinking about finding an opportunity to destroy the Song Dynasty in one battle, or at least the Song Dynasty would bleed a lot.

Now the Song Dynasty directly sailed the maritime fleet to the sea off Nanjing, Liao Kingdom, but he was helpless to do anything about it.

The Liao Dynasty was indeed stronger than the Song Dynasty, but now that the Song Dynasty had the thunder and power of the city, the Liao Kingdom had little chance of winning.

If coupled with the threat of the Song Dynasty's navy, the balance of victory in this battle may have tilted towards the Song Dynasty. However, if the Liao Kingdom was to stop the army, I am afraid that both the grandfather and the grandson would be disgraced.

"Come here, send a boat to the Shenzhou of the Song Dynasty and ask Tong Guan why he committed an innocent crime against the Liao Dynasty!" Yelu Hongji said in a stern voice.

At that moment, a small boat was dispatched and rowed towards the Song fleet.

Seeing the small ships of the Liao Kingdom dwarfed by the huge Shenzhou, Yelu Hongji couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

The fleet was far away, and Yelu Hongji couldn't feel the difference. Now comparing it with the ships of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji immediately realized the power of the Song Dynasty navy.

Soon, the Liao boat returned. Unexpectedly, there was a eunuch on board.

"Our Tong Guan has met His Majesty the Liao Kingdom." Tong Guan got off the boat and came to Yelu Hongji and bowed.

"Tong Guan!" Yelu Yanxi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly. He naturally knew that Tong Guan was a close servant of the officials of the Song Dynasty. He was also the chief envoy to overseas countries and shouldered the important task of opening up the Maritime Silk Road.

"I didn't expect that Eunuch Tong, who travels across Southeast Asia, would dare to come to see me. Do you want to imitate Zhang Qian and Su Wu and stay in the Liao Kingdom?" Yelu Hongji looked at Tong Guan who came alone and sneered.

When Zhang Qian went on a mission to the Western Regions and opened up the land Silk Road, Tong Guan was ordered to open up the maritime Silk Road. He didn't mind leaving Tong Guan in the Liao Kingdom.

"It's a pity that Eunuch Tong is a eunuch, otherwise I would definitely give you a beautiful woman to let you follow the path of Zhang Qian and Su Wu again."

Hearing this, Tong Guan said calmly: "The Liao emperor was joking. Our family is a eunuch. How can we be equal to Zhang Qian and Su Wu? How can we dishonor His Majesty's hand? Our family is here today, but for the Song and Liao countries." Come in peace.”

"Peace?" Yelu Yanxi snorted angrily, "How can there be peace if the Liao navy forces are pressing down on the territory?"

The Liao Kingdom has always been aloof, always threatening to force other countries to surrender, but this time Tong Guan led the Song Dynasty navy to lie across the sea off Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom, making the Liao Kingdom feel like a light on their backs and a fishnet in their throats.

Tong Guan said in surprise: "Didn't the Liao Kingdom ask for wealth? Today our family is here to send money to the Liao Kingdom. These ships are all returning from Nanyang, and the wealth in them is no less than tens of millions of dollars."

"Ten thousand strings!"

Suddenly, the grandfather and grandson looked at the ships on the outer sea, their eyes full of greed.

"Could it be that the officials of the Song Dynasty agreed to the Liao Kingdom's proposal?" Yelu Yanxi said in surprise.

He did not expect that the seemingly tough officials of the Song Dynasty would be so weak. In order to worry about their tough reputation, they secretly sent the money from the sea trade.

Tong Guan shook his head and said: "Of course not. The officials once swore that the Song Dynasty would never make bold statements, but the officials provided millions of guan for the Liao Kingdom to purchase goods from the Liao Kingdom."

After Tong Guan finished speaking, he handed Yelu Hongji a long order!This was handed over to Tong Guan when the messenger from Chang'an delivered the order.

Yelu Hongji looked at the long order and couldn't help but feel disappointed. If this order was usually worth a million dollars, it would definitely make the whole Liao Kingdom ecstatic.

However, facing the millions of dollars of wealth floating on the sea, it was clearly right in front of them, but the Liao Kingdom could not see it. How could Yelu Hongji be willing to do so?

Yelu Yanxi frowned. What he wanted was the Song Dynasty's annual 200 million guan, not the order of one million guan. If the Liao Kingdom agreed, not only would the income from this trip be greatly reduced, but it would not be able to weaken the Song Dynasty. Song's purpose.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, at Tong Guan, and then at the fleet of ships floating not far away, and a fierce feeling surged into their hearts.

Tong Guan naturally knew his situation, and immediately laughed and said: "Did Emperor Liao know that there is an unwritten rule at sea, that is, once the agreed time for sailing comes, if someone has not boarded the ship, the fleet will not wait for him , even our family is like this, let alone take the initiative to rescue, even our family is like this."

"Besides, our family is just an eunuch. The money and goods for these thousands of ships are not from our family. Naturally, they will not use their own money to rescue our family. On the contrary, without the restraint of our family, I am afraid they will completely lose control and plunder everywhere. , Your Majesty may not know something, but as long as these maritime merchants have enough profits, they are not afraid to take no matter how big the risk is."

To Yelu Hongji's expectation, Tong Guan not only showed no fear, but also threatened the Liao Kingdom.

"Marine merchants can also become pirates!" Yelu Nanyin sighed.

"What Princess Yelu said is true!" Tong Guan suddenly felt that he had met a close friend.

One of the two is in charge of the land Silk Road, and the other is opening up the maritime Silk Road. Although the routes are different, the essence of the Silk Road has never changed.

(End of this chapter)