The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1880 The Mermaid

Zhao Xu stood in front of a huge map. This map had been drawn long ago, and various oceans and countries were marked on it. The island is called Luzon Island.

"Your Highness, why do you have such a relationship with such a small island? Even if they killed a few of our businessmen, there is no need to directly destroy them. How does this make other small countries think?"

Zhao Xu had been standing here for two hours without moving. Miao Xun was also here with him. Not only Miao Xun, but even the privy envoy did not dare to leave easily.

"I see there is no here. This is a narrow and long strait. It is not very eye-catching now, but with the emphasis on the development of the sea, this is the throat position. It is very important." The place Zhao Xu refers to is the Strait of Malacca in later generations. It's just that it's not that important right now.

But Miao Xun and the privy envoy were very depressed. What the hell is Zhao Xu doing? There is a big distance between this place and Luzon. Why did His Highness the Crown Prince say this.

"My Great Song wants more than just a little Luzon. This Luzon is just an excuse. I won't hide from you. Father and Gu have always wanted to spread the prestige of my Great Song. But there is no good opportunity for a while, Luzon gave us this opportunity, we naturally cannot let it go."

Luzon Island is only the first stop, and there are more in the future. The whole Nanyang will be taken over by Da Song. Not very much support, too.

Miao Xun, who had been educated in Confucianism, found it hard to accept. Zhao Xu was a typical example of expansion and foreign aggression. Yes, then there is nothing to take back now.

But this large area in the south is nothing at all, and has nothing to do with the Central Plains, which makes it a bit difficult for Miao Xun to accept. What is the difference between this and Tyranny.

"Your Highness, if we do this, will we be suspected of aggression? This is not in line with our Great Song Dynasty..."

"What's the matter, sir, you think this is not in line with Confucianism, right? But have you ever thought about it? When your ancestor captured Meng Huo seven times, it was also an invasion. In fact, there was no invasion at all, but our fists were big. We want to spread the prestige of our Great Song Dynasty to the whole world, so that our descendants will be proud of us, just like us Han people are proud of the Great Han."

Dahan, the name of a dynasty has become the pride of the Han people. Since then, people have been proud of being Han people. It is because the Han Dynasty has given a country and a nation the confidence to stand upright forever, and the great Han is famous all over the world.

"But……"

"No, but, back then, there were only so many territories in the Western Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties. It was all due to the accumulation of ancestors step by step. With the vast territory of the later Tang Dynasty, there are not many people in those places now. We want to To develop, to bear the imprint of our Great Song Dynasty, and to benefit future generations."

Zhao Xu's eyes fell on the map again, and then he said quietly, "Murong Deye, don't let Gu down."

At this time, Murong Deye was standing on the bow of the ship, breathing in the slightly fishy sea breeze. He followed Zhao Xu to Fusang, and most of the time he was dispatched in the cabin, and had never seen the real sea.

Standing on this long-distance ship now, he really felt the boundless vastness of the sea.Looking around, there are blue waves. Sure enough, human beings are insignificant in front of nature.

Several lieutenants behind him were also deeply intoxicated by the sea, among them Murong Hu said excitedly:
"I have been in the mainland before, and I have never seen such a big sea. Even the training is in the river. I didn't expect that the river is much worse than this!"

Several other people also nodded one after another. Many of them are northerners. Even if they can swim, they have never seen the vast sea.

"Huzi, what do you know? As the saying goes, three mountains and six waters make up one field. That is to say, the mountains only account for [-]% of the land, and the plains only account for [-]%. There is no way to compare this.”

Murong Deye seemed to be very knowledgeable, he explained slowly, and then he went on to say:

"His Highness said that the sea is many times bigger than our Song Dynasty, and it is also very beautiful. There are many fish in the sea that we have never seen before. They are very beautiful and delicious. When we are strong enough , His Highness said that he would build a big ship to travel around the world and enjoy the beautiful scenery."

Murong Deye asked Zhao Xu Dahai before, and Zhao Xu explained a lot to him in detail. Although Murong Deye didn't understand it at the time, he remembered it.

"There is also a mermaid in it. Speaking of which, I really want to see it." Murong Deye was interested in this.

"Then what, General, what is a mermaid?" Murong Hu asked while touching his big head, not only him but also the others stretched their necks waiting for Murong Deye to explain.

They have seen a lot of people (nonsense), married a lot of beauties, and eaten a lot of fish, but what the hell is a mermaid? They all look confused.

"You don't know this, do you? Don't look at the many wars you have fought in your life. Haven't you heard of this mermaid?"

Murong Deye had a smug expression on his face, he was the only one who had heard of the mermaid, and this was the first time for the others.

"General, don't be so secretive, tell us quickly, we are all itchy." One of the lieutenants said.

The mermaid is bounded by the waist, the upper body is a beautiful woman, and the lower body is a beautiful fishtail covered with scales. The whole body is both attractive and easy to escape quickly.

"To put it simply, above her waist is a stunning beauty, and below her waist is a fish, but this kind of fish is more beautiful than ordinary beauties. It would be nice to catch one and keep it at home."

Murong Deye looked fascinated, and he only heard that he had seen it there, but he also saw how well the mermaid was depicted in the Dasong Daily, and he saw it by accident, and now he is bragging about it, but it seems The effect is still good.

"Really, if there is such a mermaid, I must try my best to catch one and take it home to admire."

"Murong Hu, of course such a good thing must be presented to His Majesty first!"

"The good things can only be given to His Majesty first, you are so narrow-minded, but to be honest, I am also attracted by mermaids."

Several other people chattered, all attracted by this new species, but they didn't know that this beautiful legend was filmed into many love stories in later generations.

(End of this chapter)