Water Margin people

Chapter 1447 A Big Fire

"Don't panic, everything is under your majesty's control!"

Huang Zhongfu looked at Zhai Hui and said.

"But there are too few soldiers in this city. Even if the city walls are strong, they cannot protect His Majesty's safety! Prefect Huang, you are also a soldier. You should know that this matter is of great importance. His Majesty is responsible for the safety of the country!"

Zhai Hui spoke righteously, saying that he thought Huang Zhongfu was too young and too arrogant. As a subject, he should always consider the emperor's interests and should even dissuade the emperor at certain times.

"Mr. Zhai, I have advised you, but you don't know the Emperor. We cannot dissuade him from making his decision."

Huang Zhongfu shook his head helplessly. He naturally knew that the emperor's safety was the most important thing. As the prefect of Guangzhou, he must not let the emperor be in any danger. But the emperor had made the decision, and he could only obey.

Zhai Hui wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that he was of low status and had nothing to say.

"Mr. Zhai, we just need to take care of our own affairs. As for the rest, His Majesty will make his own arrangements!"

Huang Zhongfu looked at Zhai Hui and said.

Zhai Hui had no choice but to nod and go out with the approved document.

Inside the palace, Sun Lei was also looking at the information in his hands.

"I didn't expect so many toasts would want to cause trouble for me!"

Sun Lei looked at the information in his hand and found that Shi Qian had already taken people out of the city to investigate.

"Your Majesty, these chieftains are nothing, the ones on the sea are the real trouble!"

Zhu Wu said that the navy had already sent back news that a large number of foreigners from Champa and the Ly Dynasty had boarded ships and were heading for Guangzhou.

"Are you worried that they might cause trouble when they come into port?"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Wu and asked.

"Yes, even if there is a large army encircling us, the complex terrain of the port will cause great trouble. Not only will it be difficult to eliminate the enemy, but it will also cause casualties among soldiers and civilians!"

Zhu Wu replied that the terrain of the port was too complicated, even more complicated than street fighting, and even if they won a battle here, it would only be a partial victory.

Once a problem occurs, it will be very serious. The panicked people will want to flee into the city, causing an impact on the city.

"That's right. So three days later, Guangzhou will hold a grand party, and all the people in the port will have to come into the city to participate!"

Sun Lei smiled and said that at this time the emperor's identity played an important role, and all he needed was an edict.

"Your Majesty wants to gather everyone into the city?"

Zhu Wu immediately understood Sun Lei's idea.

"The port is too messy. How can such a port handle shipping in the South China Sea?"

Sun Lei said that Guangzhou Port is much worse than Quanzhou Port. On the one hand, this is because Guangzhou Port was established earlier and has accumulated problems over the years.

On the other hand, Guangzhou has insufficient population and demand. Quanzhou Port, backed by Fujian Road and Liangzhe Road, has surpassed Guangzhou Port.

"Then a big fire will burn everything!"

Sun Lei looked in the direction of the port outside the city and said that the demolition in Quanzhou had encountered great obstacles. Although those shacks were illegal, the people would not care about the law when it came to their own interests. It was common for them to make trouble and act recklessly. Qian Zhen had arrested many people for this.

The situation in Guangzhou was even more troublesome, so Sun Lei was ready to lend a hand. As an emperor, he obviously could not set fire to his own people, but if he used it against the enemy, that would be no problem, as there would be enough compensation later anyway.

"Burned? The whole port?"

Zhu Wu was shocked when he heard this. Although Guangzhou Port had fallen behind Quanzhou Port, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. After years of operation, its scale cannot be compared with that of the new port of Quanzhou.

"What else? You can see that there are shacks all around the port and the river. This is not only unsightly, but it also affects the development of Guangzhou Port!"

Sun Lei said that in his plan, Guangdong Road needs to be developed hard to open up the connection with Jinghu and become the southern gate of the country.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhu Wu said. The emperor's decision was correct. It was also the best choice. If he took that small group of people into consideration, many things would not be done.

The next day, notices were posted all over Guangzhou Prefecture and the port.

"Your Majesty is hosting a party!"

"Your Majesty, please enjoy the people!"

"There's going to be a buffet in the city!"

"Your Majesty rejoices with the people!"

"That night, the Jinwu of Guangzhou City was not allowed to stop!"

“There’s also a lantern festival?”

"Can I still get the money?"

“The port was shut down for the day!”

……

The people were excited. This was even more exciting than the Chinese New Year. Everyone was preparing. The people were excitedly rummaging through their boxes and drawers. They wanted to wear their best clothes to attend the banquet.

Fanfang.

"What kind of party is the Emperor going to hold? On the day our ship docks!"

A barbarian looked at the chief and asked.

"This is a blessing from the gods. The tyrant deserves death!"

The chieftain prayed excitedly, and the others followed suit.

"Tell the ships to quietly enter the port that night, and we will kill the tyrant at the banquet!"

After finishing the prayer, the chief Xin Yiluo stood up and looked at everyone and spoke.

"Chief, we need the steward's approval to enter the port! This night..."

Someone said that although their ship had been approved, it still needed to be approved again before entering the port, and it was generally not allowed to enter the port at night.

"This is easy to handle. Just replace the guards with our people that day!"

Xin Yiluo said nonchalantly that they had been in Guangzhou for so many years and must have some network of connections, especially at the port.

Next, people began to plan what to do after killing Sun Lei. Finally, they decided to lead various forces to attack Qi State, occupy the south first, and then contact the Seljuk Black Arabs to enter the Central Plains.

After the matter was finalized, these Arabs were extremely excited. The Arab religion encouraged outward expansion and missionary work. If they could succeed, they would become heroes of the Arab religion.

The city of Guangzhou is decorated with lights and colors in preparation for a grand party.

There are not many cattle and sheep on Guangdong Road. The most popular animals are pork, chicken, duck, goose and various seafood.

In preparation for the party, all the restaurants and bars in Guangzhou were recruited and began to prepare large amounts of food. There were at least hundreds of thousands of people in the city that night, so enough food had to be prepared.

Everything was prepared in an orderly manner, and it was all seen by those people in secret. The more they saw, the more reassured they felt, because the party was real and their plan would soon succeed.

Sun Lei was waiting for the party to start in the palace, but suddenly someone asked to see him.

"Golden-haired ghost, red-haired ghost?"

Sun Lei listened to Deng Fei's report with some surprise, saying that there were a few golden-haired ghosts and red-haired ghosts outside asking to see him.

"Let them in."

Sun Lei nodded and said, these people should be people from Aragon, Venice, Alexandria, and Bruges. These people came from Europe. There were not many of them, but they truly crossed the mountains and seas. At that time, the Suez Canal had not yet been dug. European ships that wanted to go to Middle-earth had to go around Africa or pass through the Arab Empire and then take a ship. However, because of their different religions, the Arab Empire and Europe were mortal enemies. The Crusaders had already launched the first Crusade decades ago, and it was not easy for Europeans to pass through the Arab Empire.