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Chapter 2551 Langya Navy Commander!

Chai An was now completely convinced, and immediately ordered his own fleet to cover the cargo ship, and then towed the cargo ship towards the direction of Bohai Kingdom.

When they arrived, Dayanlin's resistance was about to fail. The Liao army had broken through the defense line and was about to approach the city.

Therefore, the people arranged by Chai An could only hide the cargo ship given by Wang Yue in a remote seaside as a secret weapon for transportation.

Because there was no sail and it was blocked by trees and terrain, no one noticed this huge creature floating on the sea.

After De'an made preparations, he led people to contact several big families in Bohai, and then contacted Dayanlin through several big families.

Seeing that the Liao army was about to approach the city, Dayanlin knew that he would lose if he continued to fight, so he sent out the last 3,000 elite troops to escort more than 2,000 young men from various families of the Bohai Kingdom to the beach.

However, although the Liao people did not know where so many people were planning to escape to, they still subconsciously sent troops to stop them.

Therefore, out of the more than 3000 elite soldiers of Dayanlin, only less than survived, and the rest all died in just a few dozen miles of journey.

After the young men had gone through untold hardships and arrived at the beach, they found that there was only a floating boat without a sail, which made them suddenly panic.

One of them seemed to be their leader. He came to Jiang Ping and asked excitedly, "My benefactor, I am Pei Qing, the leader of this evacuation. I don't know where our ship is. The Khitans will catch up here soon. We must leave as soon as possible."

Jiang Ping came with Deqing. Seeing that the people of Bohai State were a little panicked, he pointed at the cargo ship and said with a smile, "This is the ship arranged by my master. Just get on board. Remember to hold on to the ropes on the ship and don't get thrown off."

Pei Qing was a little puzzled after hearing this. After all, the ship that Jiang Ping was pointing at looked more like a floating object, and he didn't think it could sail at all.

But at this point, they had no way to retreat, so he could only say to his relatives, "Let's get on board and see what happens first!"

Pei Qing thought that this floating object might just be used to carry people like them, and it would probably be towed away by other boats.

The young men of Bohai State all thought so. They boarded the cargo ship via the floating plank and each of them grabbed the ropes tied to the ship.

After they all got on board, Jiang Ping sent someone to start the boat. After a puff of black smoke rose up, the boat slowly sailed away.

The people in Bohai, led by Pei Qing, were all shocked when they felt that the floating ship was moving without a sail.

You have to know that those who were able to escape were basically the noble children of the major families of the Bohai Kingdom, as well as the sons and nephews of trusted generals.

With their family background, they had all been educated and understood the ship technology of this world, but they had never seen a ship like this.

Just by emitting black smoke, the ship can move very fast, which is simply a magical skill.

At the same time, the young people of the Bohai Kingdom became more convinced of the Central Plains dynasty.

No matter what they thought, these people were soon transported away from the coast of Bohai Kingdom. The ship sailed east for a while, then turned around and began to sail quickly along the coastline.

If there were only a few or dozens of people, they would of course be taken to Zhuxian Town, but now there are nearly three thousand people, so they must not be able to stay here.

Fortunately, Chai An and Wang Yue had already discussed it and settled them on an island not far from Goguryeo.

There were originally some people from Goguryeo living on this island, but their population was no match for those from the Bohai Kingdom.

Therefore, after Jiang Ping's cargo ship docked, the island was inevitably occupied by the people of Bohai Kingdom.

Deqing left some food for the people of Bohai State, and the three ships that remained here also headed towards the islands near Shandong with the huge rewards they had received.

After Chai An became the head of the family, he used his connections to purchase several islands for business reasons. In the past, they were used as docking places for ships. Although they were always under surveillance, it did not have much impact.

So, after Deqing brought these ships back to their island, he left the rewards on the island.

Jiang Ping received a task from Wang Yue, which was to design a transit point for maritime trade and operate a maritime base belonging to the academy.

So he did not go back, but led the sailors recruited by the academy to the famous Jeju Island.

The reason why Wang Yue chose this island is because it is far away from the Song Dynasty. Through it, he can conduct direct maritime trade with Goguryeo and Japan and prepare for subsequent plans.

After unloading some goods from the cargo ship, Deqing took several nobles from the Bohai Kingdom and took a detour via the Huaihe Canal before arriving at Zhuxian Town.

Chai An was planning to arrange for these nobles to meet the current emperor. Only by producing conclusive evidence would he have the opportunity to enter the officialdom.

Chai An attached great importance to this point. He did not expect that the trip would be so smooth. After Deqing came back, he hurried to the academy.

As soon as he saw Wang Yue, he asked Wang Yue very seriously, "Mountain Master, who should I introduce these Bohai nobles to?"

Wang Yue knew that Chai An was asking whether to introduce him to the empress dowager or the emperor, so he said without hesitation, "The empress dowager is old after all. For the future of your Chai family, you should introduce him to the emperor."

When he said this, he curiously asked, "Do you need me to help you find a way?"

Chai An was actually worried that Wang Yue was the Queen Mother's man, so he smiled and shook his head and said, "Mountain Master, no need. Our Chai family still has some connections. Especially my great-aunt, as a member of the Yang family, although she is dead, the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion still has a good relationship with us. If she wants to help introduce a few people, it should be no problem."

After hearing Chai An's leisurely words, Wang Yue immediately thought of the Yang Family Generals.

Although most of the Yang family's generals have died out now, there are still a few of them who still enjoy good prestige in the army.

In this case, Wang Yue did not force his move. He also wanted to see what kind of official position Chai An could get through this incident.
In fact, what you hear is not as good as what you see. The reason why Wang Yue persuaded Chai An to do this big thing was that he wanted to see the tolerance of the current emperor.

Wang Yue wanted to know whether the emperor was really as kind as history said, or whether he had just read a fake history book.

Chai An's idea was simple, which was to introduce these people to the emperor, so after leaving the academy, he went directly to the Yang family. The current old lady of the Yang family was the daughter-in-law of Princess Chai, and had a very good relationship with the Chai family. After hearing Chai An's plan, she thought it was a good thing, so she went to the palace to meet the emperor and the empress dowager, and of course brought Chai An with her.

But the Queen Mother was ill, so after just a few words, she did not mention the affairs of the Bohai Kingdom, and finally went to see the Emperor.

When the emperor heard that the Yang family wanted to see him, he thought something had happened to Yang Wenguang. But after meeting them, he didn't expect that it was Chai An who wanted to see him.

Therefore, the emperor was very curious and asked, "I wonder what important matter does Mr. Xiao Chai want to see me about?"

Chai An hurriedly said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the people in the factory heard that Bohai State had revolted, so they specially sent people from the business to inquire about the news. However, they were defeated so quickly that I had no time to run the business there and had to withdraw first.

Fortunately, Deqing, whom I arranged, also knew some Bohai nobles. So when the merchant ship came back, there were many people from Bohai who returned with my caravan. They were temporarily arranged by Deqing to a small island near Goryeo.

Your Majesty, how to arrange these people specifically still needs your Majesty's instructions!"

After hearing this, the emperor was very shocked. He asked quickly, "Are you serious? You should know that there is no joking in front of the king."

Chai An knew that this was the critical moment, so he quickly said,
"I dare not deceive your majesty. Since the uprising of Bohai Kingdom, I have been planning for more than a year. So after Deqing arrived, I brought back these Bohai people. I hope they can be of use to our Song Dynasty."

When the emperor heard this, he was very happy and said with a smile, "Oh, I wonder how many ships your Chai family has?"

Chai An said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Chai family has less than 200 large and small ships, but there are more than 100 sand ships that are used to transport goods."

The so-called sand ship is actually just an ordinary cargo ship. This type of ship is relatively small and can only sail near the coast. Of course, it can barely make a trip when the wind and waves on the sea are small.

After hearing this, the emperor smiled and said, "Since Master Chai has contacted the Bohai people, I think they trust you, so the task of helping Bohai restore its country will mainly be handled by you.

However, before you take any action, you need to get permission from me and the Privy Council, otherwise, you should not resort to force rashly.

Moreover, I intend to establish the Langya Navy, with Lord Chai as the commander of the Langya Navy, commanding 3,000 naval forces and five naval commanders. You will report this to the Privy Council yourself."

Chai An had never expected that the emperor would give him such great power. He immediately bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I, Chai An, would like to thank you for your grace! I will do my best and work hard until my death!"

After Chai An expressed his gratitude, the emperor waved his hand to signal him to leave, and Old Lady Yang also took her leave.

After Chai An and Old Lady Yang left, the emperor said to his personal eunuch, "Mao Ze, inform the Privy Council and pass on these matters. Let the Secret Council select some suitable people from these Bohai people to serve as our spies."

In fact, Chai An's arrival at this time was very coincidental. The empress dowager was seriously ill, but she still held power firmly.

The emperor had never shown any disobedience and had always followed the empress dowager's wishes. He just wanted to make a decision at this time to test the empress dowager's tolerance for him.

Of course, the emperor also wanted to test the Privy Council to see whether his imperial edict would be stopped. Fortunately, he had a basis for his next plan.

Moreover, the location of Langya is very unique. It is under the jurisdiction of the Haizhou prefect above, next to the Chuzhou militia, and has the Dengzhou navy in the north.

Therefore, although Chai An obtained this position, he could not do anything else except being obedient. This was also the main reason why the emperor was confident in giving him this position.

After Empress Dowager Liu was abducted by Wang Yue, she became obsessed with practicing Taoism. So after hearing the report from her personal eunuch Ren Shouzhong, she did not take it seriously at all.

The Empress Dowager had no other intentions, and Prime Minister Lu of the Privy Council had no intention of opposing the Emperor, so she directly approved the Emperor's order, and Chai An officially became the commander-in-chief of the Langya Navy.

After Chai An received the official imperial edict, the whole family was overjoyed and immediately came to the academy to thank Wang Yue for his plan.

Old Lady Chai knew that this military officer's position in the Song Dynasty was actually very low, but she was still very excited. After all, their Chai family had not had a real position for a long time.

Therefore, after learning that it was Wang Yue, another son-in-law of the Li family, who was helping, he immediately took the initiative to go to the Li family, wanting to have Kang Ning marry into the family as soon as possible so that she could go to Langya with Chai An to take up the post.

After receiving this news, the people of Li family were extremely excited. They didn't expect that Chai An could actually get an official position. This gave them another backer.

Therefore, Madam Li had no objection to the Chai family's idea of ​​getting married early, and the two families officially started to take action.

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Because Chai An took up the post, the wedding of Chai An and Kang Ning was held very quickly. All the rituals were completed in less than a month.

Before Chai An and Kang Ning got married and left Kaifeng, they wanted to sell all their assets in the capital except for a few properties.

It just so happened that Wang Yue was also interested in taking over these businesses, so I didn't look for another buyer for Chai An and directly handed it over to Wang Yue.

Then Chai An took his mother to Langya to take up his post.

The reason why Chai An did this was because the Northern Song Dynasty did not particularly value the navy, so he felt that he would probably have to wait for decades in this position.

The military generals of the Song Dynasty were not allowed to leave their bases without orders, so Chai An didn't know when he would return to the capital next time.

Therefore, Chai An decided to move his entire family to Langya, so that he wouldn't have to worry about himself and his mother would stay alone in the capital.

However, before Chai An left, he left behind two children, who were from the Pei family of the Bohai Kingdom.

Among the young people sent by the Pei family of Bohai State this time, there was a couple with two children aged seven or eight, namely Pei Jing and Pei An.

The couple stayed on the island with Pei Qing, ready to restore the country together with the Bohai people at any time, but they sent their children to Chai An to ensure their bloodline.

The reason why Chai An agreed was because he had business dealings with the Pei family. The reason why his operation was so smooth this time was also because of the full support of the Pei family.

(End of this chapter)