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Are whales the biggest creatures in the ocean?

This Li Yin is really not clear. After all, in later generations, human beings have not fully understood the sea, especially the deep sea area, many of which are still forbidden to humans, and I heard that there are many huge creatures that are larger than whales. It is a pity that Li Yin I didn't care too much about it, I just had a general impression.

However, if this problem is placed in Datang, it will be much simpler. People's cognition has not yet reached the deep sea. Almost everyone regards whales as the largest creatures in the world. Attracting customers is also promoted with the gimmick of the world's largest animal.As long as the word "Most" is added to anything, it is almost worth a hundred times, not to mention a super-large animal such as a whale, so most of the Tang people who surround the city gate today are for the whale.

When this huge whale with a body length of about 15 meters slowly came out of the city gate, the originally noisy city gate suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on the huge whale. It is difficult for people to imagine the incomparably shocking effect that would be produced when a legendary whale was suddenly placed in front of ordinary people who had lived in the inland since childhood in the Tang Dynasty, when the news was relatively occluded.

Seeing the whale slowly extending from the city gate, the people near the city gate were all stunned, and even stopped breathing involuntarily, all the noise stopped, only the fireworks bursting in the sky Voice.Until the whale's tail came out of the door opening.The whole picture of this whale is finally presented to everyone.Capital Datang 223

I saw that the whole body of this whale was gray-black, only the belly was gray-white.The entire head is the largest, more than ten feet long and wide.The back becomes smaller and smaller, and the whale's head is supported by a low frame, making it slightly upward, while the tail is also supported by a high frame, and the two huge tail fins swing up and down as it moves forward. Will come alive.

Everyone was shocked by the huge size of the whale in front of them.After a while, some people woke up from the shock, and they all praised excitedly. As a result, more and more people came to their senses.The discussion that stopped just now rang out again, and it was even louder than before. Even the sound of fireworks exploding in the sky could not cover the discussion of the crowd below.

The long-awaited whale finally appeared, pushing the atmosphere at the gate of the city to a climax. Countless people became excited, and were even stopped by the Jinwu guards in front of them, desperately trying to squeeze forward, but the Jinwu in front Wei was also rushed, and drew out half of his horizontal knife one after another to intimidate the people behind him, which calmed down those fanatical onlookers.And some smart ones immediately left the crowd and began to rush towards the Suzaku Square due north. After all, that was the real exhibition location, and I heard that even His Majesty the Emperor was waiting there.

Suzaku Avenue is more than ten miles long, and the convoy transporting marine life is not fast, so the convoy did not arrive at Suzaku Square slowly until the turn of time between Chenshi and Sishi, that is, around nine o'clock in the morning, but the square was not open today. .There are guards guarding all around, so when many people rushed here, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Usually at this time, Li Shimin is usually still in the early court. It is said that today is the New Year's Eve, and most of the courtiers are on holiday. See the real face of whales.Moreover, Li Shimin also brought all the concubines, princes and princesses to stand on the top of the Zhuque Gate, chatting and looking at the facing Zhuque Street from time to time.

"Brother Six, is that whale really as big as several houses?" Sizi tugged at the corner of Li Yin's clothes and asked curiously, and the little sisters around her all looked at this Liu who they adored. elder brother.

"Of course, and the whales transported this time are not the biggest. Some whales are even ten feet long, and they can overturn the ship with a flick of their tails. It's just that even the sixth brother has only heard about it, and has never actually seen it. " Li Yin said with a smile, touching the heads of Sizi and the younger sisters.

"Brother Six, I heard that you shot and killed a whale with your own hands. Is it true?" At this moment, Li Zhi, who likes to play with his sisters the most, came over and asked with a smile on his face. road.

He, Li Zhen and Li Yun went to beg Li Shimin, hoping to go to Dadao together with Li Yun, but he did not expect that Li Shimin agreed to Li Yun's request, and even agreed to Li Zhen's request, but he did not let Li Zhi go. Leaving made him extremely depressed. He wanted to ask Empress Changsun, but he was scolded and kicked out. For this reason, Li Zhi was sullen for a few days. Later, Li Yin promised him that he would think of a way after a few years , I must take him out to see the world, which made Li Zhi feel better. Today, he was pulled over by Li Yin and Sizi to watch the whales. Judging by his current appearance, he is probably fine.

"Ha~, the ninth brother asked a good question. Speaking of it, it is the most proud thing for my brother. At the beginning, Goguryeo was not destroyed. The fishermen in Dengzhou were detained by the opposite Beisha City. I was driving the fishing boat alone. After rushing to the other side, the other party immediately set up hundreds of thousands of sailors..." Li Yin immediately became excited when Li Zhi mentioned that he had "shot" a whale, pulled his son over and sat on his lap, and started Brag about your glorious deeds.

Anyway, boasting that you don’t need to pay taxes, Li Min is almost following the routine of fantasy novels when he tells the story of his "shooting" a whale. Not only did he omit all the sailors who accompanied him to Dengzhou that day, but he also exaggerated the sailors in Beisha City by ten times. , and emphatically highlighted that he did not change his face with a pair of hundreds of thousands, and then shot the dead whale with one arrow and shocked the Goguryeo people, so that the other party obediently handed over the people, and on the way back, they went smoothly Killed thousands of extremely vicious sharks.

People with a little common sense would not believe Li Yin's unscrupulous bragging. They were all covering their mouths and giggling, but even though Li Zhi knew that Brother Six was bragging, he still listened with gusto to his younger sisters.

Just when Li Yin was talking about it, the convoy on Suzaku Avenue finally arrived at the square, and they were standing on the top of the city, so when they were more than a mile away, they could see the huge whale.It's just that in their eyes at this time, the whale is still relatively small, but as long as it is compared with the cows and horses in front of it and the crowd next to it, they can immediately feel the huge size of the whale.

When the whale slowly entered the Suzaku Square, the civil and military officials below were similar to the people at the city gate, and they all admired loudly. Although they had some knowledge about whales in advance, they knew it was the same thing and saw it with their own eyes. It's another matter, that kind of visual shock is simply not what other cognitions can achieve.

Li Shimin on the top of the city was also very shocked when he saw this huge whale, and then couldn't help standing up, walked to the parapet wall at the top of the city, and looked down from the crenel, while the concubines of the harem and some princesses , quite a few people yelled 'Ah', as for the young Li Zhen and Li Zhi, they cheered and ran to Li Shimin's side, shouting 'whale~whale~'

Li Tai next to Li Yin probably saw a creature bigger than him for the first time. He also stood up excitedly, and then dragged his words sourly: "There are clouds in Zhuangzi Xiaoyao, and there are fish in the north. It's called Kun. The size of the Kun is unknown. It must be the Kun in the legend, but I don't know if it can be transformed into a Peng?"

When Li Yin heard Li Tai's last words, he almost laughed out loud. He didn't know whether the whale was the Kun mentioned by Zhuangzi, but he knew that the whale would never turn into a big bird and fly away.

But when Li Yin was laughing at Li Tai, Li Zhi walked over and said with a soft smile: "Sixth Brother, let alone you, even that Mr. Xi in your house can't shoot it to death! "

"Go, go, go, what do children know? Does Hou Yi know that he can even shoot down the sun? Although I don't have his skills, shooting a whale is still a piece of cake!" Li Yin was still stubborn. , Even Hou Yi in myths and legends has moved out.Capital Datang 223

Li Zhi lazily quarreled with himself, the rogue sixth brother, and stopped talking when he got a blank look. Instead, he concentrated on admiring the various sea monsters below. Unfortunately, except for the most conspicuous whale, the various creatures parked on the square have nothing to do with him. Most of them didn't know each other, so in the end they had no choice but to ask the famous Sixth Brother for help and asked him to help explain. Qinghe, Gao Yang, and Sizi also begged along with them.

Li Yin's conversation just now was aroused, and he hasn't fully enjoyed it yet, so he didn't refuse the job of explaining. He was just about to tell his younger brothers and sisters the same thing, but suddenly heard Li Shimin next to him say: "Liu Lang, don't worry about it." It was said on the top of the city, let's all go down, and then you tell us the same thing, and let all the love ministers below listen to it too!"

Li Shimin's words not only cheered the princes and princesses, but also made Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang very happy. After all, they don't usually go out of the palace. Now it is a very interesting thing to have such a chance to see the strange beasts in the ocean. , and Li Yin helped to explain, which can increase a lot of knowledge.

When Li Shimin led the concubines and princes and princesses out of the Suzaku Gate, all the ministers below immediately stepped forward to salute, and then led by Li Shimin, the first one rushed to the whale, after all, everyone was most interested in it.

In fact, Li Yin doesn’t know much about the sea. Fortunately, he still knows whales, sharks, etc., so I’ll talk about these first, but the latter will be troublesome. He can’t even name many creatures. Let alone an introduction.Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance. Zhou Yu and the others not only brought these marine creatures here, but also recorded the local names and some characteristics of each creature, and now they are in Li Yin's arms.Of course, it is definitely not as accurate as the introduction of the Oceanographic Museum in later generations, but it is enough for him to fool these ancients. . . )