Ji Tang

Three days later, Liu Rengui took up residence in Nancheng and began to establish the Nanhai Dudufu, and raised military supplies to ensure the food, grass and equipment needed for the expedition!

Expedition?

That’s right, it’s an expedition!

After hearing the news brought by Gu Yanzhi, they had no intention of making any surprise attacks or waiting for a good opportunity, because they didn't need to. In the South China Sea, they are the biggest and the strongest here. Anyone who dares to show up is seeking death!

Gu Yanzhi also went with him. He was the newly appointed director of the Nanhai Governor's Office. He was in charge of all government affairs in the Nanhai Governor's Office. There was no reason for him not to go when such a treasonous thing happened?

Similarly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to let the local tyrants here know that from now on, this place is no longer a lawless place, and the Tang Dynasty Nanhai Dudu Mansion is here to manage them.

Taking advantage of this opportunity can be regarded as establishing prestige, which will save others from knowing what Chang Shi Mansion does in the future.

Of course, when the prince comes, oh no, your majesty should have told you that there is no need to go too far. As long as they do not commit any principled issues, don't bother with them. Even if they are fighting for life or death, don't pay attention to them, unless someone is too ambitious. When they get older, the governor's office will come out to teach them how to behave.

On the flagship battleship, all the captains stood ready. After a while, Shen Zhen came out, accompanied by Gu Yanzhi. Many people knew this man. In the South China Sea War, this man drew the battlefield scenes on the battlefield and earned them a lot of face. , I heard that many people in the court fainted with excitement, so everyone nodded kindly when they saw this person.

Shen Zhen climbed up the sentinel tower, looked at the overwhelming warships in the distance, the war flags with claws and teeth, and the many generals on the flagship, and said in a solemn voice: "Everyone!"

"There's going to be a war again!"

Boom~

As soon as this statement came out, everyone who heard it became excited. Since the Battle of the South China Sea, there have been few wars that can arouse their interest. who are they?

They are the Nanhai Navy Fleet of the Tang Dynasty, the Invincible Fleet of the Tang Dynasty on the sea. Not to mention the North Sea Fleet, that is what they have left. They are the big brothers of the Tang Navy.

Shen Zhen ignored the noise of the people below and said solemnly: "But I really can't bear it!"

"War kills people. Many, many people die, but some people are restless!"

He shouted loudly and said angrily: "We are the orthodox Chinese people. We wear crowns and tie our hair, learn Chinese characters, read the Spring and Autumn Classics, and wear the correct Chinese clothes. But now"

"Now there is someone who wants to take back my Chinese clothes and my hair, and destroy our Chinese civilization. He can be killed, his crime should be punished, and his clan can be destroyed!"

"Your Majesty is merciful and allows them to go to sea for canonization, but some people just don't know how to be grateful. What's the use of keeping such a wolf-hearted person?"

He took a deep breath and said with a dark face: "The imperial court was very angry after learning about this incident, and His Majesty couldn't sleep all night because of this, because someone wants to dig up my Chinese roots!"

"The civil servants in the court said that if Nanhai cannot resolve this matter on its own, they will personally wear armor and go into battle. Even if they die, they must avoid this trouble and correct our Chinese attire!"

"What do you think we should do?"

Many generals became furious upon hearing this and roared: "Kill, kill, kill!"

"General, tell me, who is it? Dare to do these little things under our noses and treat us as dead people? If you don't want to live a good life, then don't live it. I will put them in a dilemma of life and death!"

"Grandma, are we being underestimated by the masters in the court? They are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. As long as we are here, we can be destroyed in an instant!"

"That's right, fighting is our business. Those scholars should stay in the government office. People will die on the battlefield, hahaha~"

Gu Yanzhi's head was filled with black threads, and he cursed secretly: "A bunch of bastards!"

"ordinary man!"

I was also on the battlefield back then, and a magnificent painting completely impressed many big shots in the court. Who are you looking down on?

"Everyone be quiet!"

Shen Zhen pressed his hands down, and everyone fell silent, leaving only the sound of the sea breeze blowing the battle flag, as if they couldn't wait!

"I command now!"

boom!

Everyone stood in awe, looking at Shen Zhen on the sentry tower with burning eyes!

"Let's go!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

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New town.

This is the Philippines of later generations. This large island was discovered by the Tang Dynasty many years ago. After the navy cleaned it up, it was sold to many wealthy families.

On this large island, there are hundreds of large and small territories. The large ones have a population of more than 100,000 and several cities, while the small ones have only one village and a population of more than a thousand.

Xincheng is the seat of the largest territory here, and its owner is the Chen family, one of the Central Plains clans. It is said that their ancestors are descendants of Chen Deng from the late Han Dynasty.

But it is no longer possible to test. Over the centuries, dynasties in the Central Plains have come and gone. Who still remembers these?

However, since the opening of the sea, the Jiangling Chen family has indeed produced a lot of talents, otherwise it would not stand out among the many territories. Although it is not comparable to those big families, it is a well-deserved overlord here.

Unlike other aristocratic families, the main body of the Chen family is still in the Central Plains, and the overseas territories are just a retreat for the family and a source of wealth. The Chen family was different. From the very beginning, they seized the opportunity to go overseas with all their strength. When many wealthy families were still hesitating, they had already occupied a territory overseas. In just over ten years, they had established a territory from scratch. The territory with a radius of hundreds of miles, a population of more than 100,000, and five cities was even pardoned and granted the title of New City Boss by the imperial court.

But sometimes people are like this. When we are struggling hard, everyone can work together to tide over the difficulties. But as soon as we feel stable, internal fighting begins.

No, due to the rapid development and insufficient population, a large number of natives were absorbed. Even the head of the Chen family took several native women as concubines and gave birth to many mixed-race children.

That's it, just give birth to the child. At least it has won over many native tribes, which can be regarded as a different kind of integration.

But the bad thing is the stinky rules of the aristocratic family. After all, we are still Chen family members. Even if we can't treat everyone equally, at least we are one of our own, right?

But how did Chen do it? Still using the old rules and using them all as slaves, this is a big mistake. In order to develop as quickly as possible, many people in the territory were naturalized natives, and most of the army officers and generals were natives.

Just after Chen ignored everyone's objections and executed a mixed-race man for offending the owner of another territory, the army suddenly exploded.

What does it mean? You don’t treat us as human beings, do you? Okay, can we not be your Chen family’s soldiers?

Then a great chaos swept through Chen's territory began. Chen never expected that a mere trivial matter would turn into what it is now, and that everything would be in chaos without warning.

In the chaos, the Chen family was caught off guard. Three of the five cities were lost in the blink of an eye, and now they can only survive in their original home city, the new city. If this is the case, that's it. It's nothing more than a rebellion by his subordinates. As long as he asks for help from the imperial court, the Tang Dynasty will not ignore it. After all, no matter what, we can't really let these people suddenly take over the power, right? Do you really think that Datang is dead?

What's more, the other party is the earl of the Tang Dynasty, isn't he?

But the Chen family did not, and kept holding on, because once they asked for help, it would mean that they had lost control of the territory, and the lost territory would no longer be the Chen family's territory. If the court defeated the other party, it would not return it to them. Mr. Chen, this is what we agreed upon at the beginning.

Originally, the navy was just watching this matter, and it was fine if you didn't ask for help. Once you are driven out of the territory, the court will take it back and you Chen family will have nothing to do with it.

Now other territories saw the opportunity. While the natives were still cheering and robbing the territory's property, many surrounding territories pounced on them like wolves that smelled fishy smell, and wiped them out effortlessly. .

In the end, more than ten families directly divided up nearly 70% of the Chen family's territory, which almost made the Chen family head angry to death. It is too late to ask for help now, because it is already a dispute between the Chen family and other wealthy families in the Central Plains, and the court will not pay attention to it.

Originally, this matter was completely over, but no one thought that the more than ten territories had established some kind of covenant, agreeing to advance and retreat together, and some people even proposed the founding of a country.

Now, everyone's ambitions were drawn out. In order to get rid of the influence of the Central Plains in the future, they actually imitated Goguryeo and invented a set of nonsense characters, and also changed their clothes and customs without authorization.

When the news came back to China, everyone was shocked, not because they wanted to found a country, but because of their boldness. This is to completely break away from the rhythm of the Central Plains civilization. Even during the Five Husties in China's history, no one dared to take such a big step.

Because this is no longer a declaration of war against the imperial court, this is a declaration of war against the entire Central Plains civilization!

Who gave them the courage?

Mrs. Chen almost jumped up when she found out and reported it to the court without saying anything. Because it is useless to tell the Navy, they are under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the Navy will not send troops without an order from the imperial court.

"Has the imperial court sent troops?" the head of the Chen family asked anxiously.

"Uncle, how can it be so fast? What we are worried about now is how to avoid this disaster!"

The housekeeper smiled bitterly and said: "Now there are more than ten territorial alliances. They are about to go north. They may arrive at the city tomorrow. If we can't escape this disaster, our Chen family can..."

After hearing this, the head of the Chen family slumped down on the chair. He regretted it. He regretted why he had accepted so many natives in the first place. Now that it was better, the foundation was unstable and was backfired by his subordinates. They had tasted the bitter fruit.

"I really regret it!" said the head of the Chen family, banging the table.

The butler's eyes darkened and he said earnestly: "Master, it's time for our Chen family's rules to change. No matter how much you say, those mixed-race children still have my Chen family's blood. Doing this is chilling!"

"What's the use of talking about this now?" The head of the Chen family smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it, I'm going to inspect the city defense."

After saying that, he stood up and left, walked to the street, and saw a city full of Han people. He felt extremely peaceful in his heart. Is this the human heart?

No matter how depressed he is, here he is still the head of the Chen family who took his clan members overseas to establish a family territory.

"I regret it!"

But it's too late to regret it. The coalition forces will arrive tomorrow at the latest, and it will definitely be a fierce battle. Although there is only an army of more than 3,000 people, it is simply a joke in the Central Plains.

But here, it was a force that could sweep across the island.

He now extremely hopes that the imperial army can arrive. He believes that as long as the imperial court sees the letter, it will definitely send troops. No emperor will tolerate such a treasonous thing happening during his reign.

He looked at the sea in the distance in ecstasy, hoping...

On the vast sea, where the water and the sky meet, a black spot suddenly appeared, then one, two, three... until hundreds of warships appeared overwhelmingly.

Shen Zhen found the telescope, looked at the small thing, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This is simply a sharp weapon for traveling on the sea!"

"Who says it's not? When I came here, I heard that someone in the academy had developed an astronomical telescope with a diameter of three feet. It is said that the moon can be observed. I wanted to take a look to see if the moon has laurel and laurel. Chang'e. What a pity"

What's a pity? It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to see Chang'e?

Shen Zhen was shocked at Gu Yanzhi's words. A three-foot diameter telescope? How far can you see? Have you started observing the moon now?

Shen Zhen had nothing else to think about except marveling at the rapid changes in the Tang Dynasty, which was too far away from him. His family has been taken to live in Nancheng, and only his two sons are in the Central Plains. One is a minor official in the Ministry of Rites in the court, and the other is a county magistrate in the local government, both of whom are considered promising.

It's a pity that no one inherits his mantle.

But his grandson is not bad. He is almost fifty this year, and his grandson is already in his teens. He is by his side now. He has a strong head and a strong brain, and he has learned a lot of skills. He can inherit the mantle in the future.

"Report"

"General, we have an urgent military intelligence report!"

Shen Zhen was stunned and said loudly: "Bring it here!"

After saying that, he grabbed the military newspaper, opened it, handed it to Gu Yanzhi who was standing aside with a sneer, and said: "Look, a dozen towns are fighting, and they are actually in an alliance. It's so funny!"

Gu Yanzhi also smiled after seeing it, but his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"A group of people who don't know how to live or die. No matter how incompetent the Chen family is, they are still counts pardoned by the imperial court. Who are they? A group of idiots like nouveau riche. How dare they destroy my Chinese clothes like this?"

He really couldn't figure out how their brains grew? Do you dare to do this?

Do you think it was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? Every country has its own writing and measurement?

Even if the First Emperor is not so great, he can be called one emperor through the ages if he unifies the writing, unifies the degree of measurement, and has the same achievements as the first emperor. For thousands of years, no matter how the Central Plains dynasty changed, whoever touched these things would die.

This is digging into the foundation of the Central Plains civilization. This is the source of cholera and the rule of heaven. Anyone who thinks about it is conscious of the Central Plains civilization. Such a force could only be out of reach of the Tang Dynasty, but they were actually doing these little tricks right under their noses?

Don’t you really know how to write it?

The general's report was torn into pieces and thrown directly into the air.

He said in a dark voice: "Commander Shen, please order the army to move quickly. I can't wait to see what kind of beasts they are that dare to do such a thing?"

Shen Zhen didn't answer, just waved his hand, and the ship suddenly moved, and the speed was obviously much faster (End of Chapter)