Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 338 The Great Voyage Plan (1)

For others, the "Gongling" case is just the beginning, but for Li Xian, it is over. No matter what the final result is, it has nothing to do with Li Xian. What they got has already fallen into the bag. Whether it is breaking the situation where the empress Wu, the prince, and even the king of Yue have joined forces, or assisting the prince to win the power of the court, it has become a reality. As for Gao Hesheng and Liu Yizhi, etc. Li Xian didn't care about the fate of people at all. It didn't make any difference whether he died or lived. Naturally, he didn't bother to participate in it. After he came out of the East Palace, Li Xian went straight back to his home On the morning, make a pot of fragrant tea, burn sandalwood, and lie leisurely on the rocking chair for a nap to relax the nerves that have been stretched for a long time. However, before Li Xian can recover, Gao Miao then rushed into the study.

"Ok?"

Although Li Xian didn't open his eyes, he heard the footsteps and knew that it was Gao Miao who came, but he was exhausted physically and mentally, and he didn't bother to ask questions. He just closed his eyes and let out a sound from his nose.

"Your Highness, Master Deng has arrived."

Although Li Xian just groaned softly, Gao Miao didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest, hurriedly walked to the front, and bowed to report.

"Oh? Invite him in, and please invite Mr. Zhang as well."

Deng Cheng is Li Xian's pocketbook, but because of the taboo, he seldom came to the door in the past, but if there is anything, he usually transfers it through "Ming Di". Now that he has arrived in person at this time, it is naturally not a small matter. Dare to ignore it, then suddenly sat up straight, and after pondering for a while, then spoke cautiously.

"Yes, slaves obey."

Seeing that Li Xian was so cautious, Gao Miao didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he hurriedly answered and left the study. After a few moments, Zhang Jianzhi arrived first, so he exchanged greetings with Li Xian without any nonsense. , so he sat at the lower end of Li Xian, neither asked the reason for the summoning, nor asked about the result of today's court meeting, just sat silently by the side.

Hehe, Comrade Zhang is really good-natured, he is worthy of being a prime minister!Li Xian waited for a while, seeing that Zhang Jianzhi had no intention of opening his mouth at all, he couldn't help but feel happy, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, everything in today's court meeting has been decided, and it is no different from what was expected. I am lonely." I'm afraid the day of the court is not far away, but I will ask my husband to accompany me to the bitter cold place to suffer."

"If your Highness goes down, this old man will go."

Zhang Jianzhi obviously had expected these results, and was not moved by the smooth progress of the court meeting, but just bowed slightly, and replied calmly.

"Oh? Hahaha..."

Li Xian himself has always been known for his calm demeanor outside, but when he met Zhang Jianzhi, who was more calm than himself, Li Xian was particularly open-minded because of this, so he laughed and wanted to make fun of Zhang After talking about Cambodia, but before the words came out, he saw Gao Miao walking into the study room with Deng Cheng and a middle-aged man who was not tall but very stout, and immediately suppressed the words that were about to blurt, but the expression on his face The smile didn't restrain itself, but softened a bit.

"Little Deng Cheng kowtows to Your Highness!"

Counting it, Deng Cheng hadn't seen Li Xian's face for more than a year. When he saw his benefactor for the first time, Deng Cheng's eyes immediately turned red, and he rushed forward, kneeling on the ground. On the ground, the salute began to pay homage.

"Deng Gong doesn't need to be formal, get up, Gao Miao, show Deng Gong a seat!"

Although Deng Cheng is white, in Li Xian's view, his importance is not inferior to that of Luo Bingwang and others. Over the years, if Deng Cheng hadn't devoted himself to running the business company, Li Xian would not have been able to build up such a large influence For such a meritorious minister, Li Xian would not put on airs like a prince, so he got up with a smile and walked to the front, helped Deng Cheng up with his own hands, and ordered Gao Miao to move Jindun for him, Give enough honor.

"Thank you for the seat, Your Highness. I have followed your instructions and found a master of navigation. This brother Wang is a master of the sea."

Li Xian could be polite, but Deng Cheng didn't dare to be casual. He bowed down and thanked him very much, and then rushed to report.

"Oh?"

When Li Xian heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at the man surnamed Wang in a very different way.

"Little Wang Haibin greets His Highness!"

The middle-aged man was standing at the side restrainedly, but when he saw Li Xian's gaze, he rushed forward, knelt down on the ground, and bowed respectfully.

"Wang Zhuang, please, um, I can only see that the action of a strong man is quite military-like. Have you ever served in the army?"

Li Xian raised his hand vainly, and called out please. Immediately, he looked at Wang Haibin curiously, and asked with a smile.

"Returning to Your Highness, the young one was originally the commander of the Qianjiang Navy (official name, under the eighth grade), and in his early years he had conquered Goguryeo with Liu Rengui, the general manager of the Pyongyang Provincial University, and Mr. Liu. Later, he resigned and returned to his hometown for some reason. It has been more than ten years since I had to sail across the sea to survive, and it has been more than ten years since I failed to serve the country, which is really the regret of Wang's life."

Wang Haibin is obviously a person with a story. Hearing Li Xian mention the word "in the army", his face darkened instantly, but he didn't dare to lose his manners in front of Li Xian. He could only grit his teeth and answer vaguely. road.

"Oh, so that's the case. It's Gu Menglang. Mr. Wang Zhuang, please sit down and talk."

Although Wang Haibin didn't say clearly why he quit the army, Li Xian vaguely guessed the root cause - Datang never paid much attention to the navy, even though the navy of Datang was the best in the world at this time, no matter in terms of equipment The same is true of combat power, but in terms of promotion and even the appointment of generals, the navy is the most discriminated military branch - there are countless generals in the Tang Dynasty, but there are very few generals from the navy. The commanders of the navy are all outcasts who can't stay in the army. As for the military attache who is originally from the navy, it is basically impossible to be promoted to the position of general, so that in recent years, the brain drain of the navy is extremely high. Seriously, all the ministers in the court didn't take it seriously, and no one bothered to worry about it. Li Xian was committed to this, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity for change. Seeing Wang Haibin's expression at this moment, Li Xian Since he guessed that his leaving the army must have something to do with his promotion, he didn't want to say anything more, he just waved his hand politely, motioning him to sit beside Deng Cheng.

"Thank you for your love, Your Highness, I'm used to standing up, so it's better to stand up."

Wang Haibin didn't know Li Xian's personality, so he didn't dare to be casual, so he hurriedly thanked him.

"Forget it, please feel free, Mr. Wang Zhuang." Li Xian didn't force it, but nodded indifferently, and then introduced Deng Cheng to Zhang Jianzhi with a smile. They just greeted each other briefly, and stopped talking. They just sat upright and waited for Li Xian to explain the task.

"Since Wang Zhuangshi has been walking on the sea for many years, I think he knows a little about sea charts. There is a sub-map here, which is not accurate. I ask Wang Zhuangshi to read it." Come here, Li Xian didn't say any more nonsense, smiled calmly, reached out and picked up a thickly folded paper roll from the table in front of him, spread it out, waved to Wang Haibin, and ordered: .

"Huh? This picture is..."

Hearing Li Xian opened his mouth, Wang Haibin didn't dare to be negligent. He hurried forward, bowed his body, looked at the picture, and gave a light surprise with suspicion. It looked familiar, but he couldn't understand it at all.

"Which ports does Wang Zhuangshi go to sea all year round, and where have he been?"

This so-called sea chart was drawn by Li Xian based on his memory. Naturally, it cannot be said to be very accurate, but generally speaking, the directions of the continents are not too wrong. As for the place names, they are just replaced by It’s just some words commonly used in the Tang Dynasty today. This map is worthless in future generations, but in this era, it is definitely a unique advanced level. Of course, those things like latitude and longitude, except Apart from Li Xian himself, I am afraid that there is no one who can understand it, and Wang Haibin is no exception. Li Xian knows this well, and he will not care about Wang Haibin's confusion, so he asked with a smile. road.

"Returning to Your Highness, the younger ones sometimes go from Hangzhou and sometimes from Guangzhou. The specific place to go to the sea depends on the time of the day and the requirements of the merchants. There is no difference between the younger ones themselves. As for where they go, I often go to the Wa Kingdom, and I have also visited Java and other islands." Although he didn't understand the meaning of Li Xian's question, Wang Haibin answered Li Xian's question honestly.

"Since that's the case, please take a good look, Mr. Wang. This is the city of Hangzhou, this is the mansion of Guangzhou, and this is where the country of Wa is located, and Java is located here. After Java, there is the ocean. Australia, if you go thousands of miles further, you will find America. In addition, if you travel from here, you can go to Persia. After Persia, there is a continent not far away, called Africa, and the people living on it are mostly Kunlun slaves. , and bypassing this cape, you will arrive at another continent called Europe, all of which are blond and blue-eyed people, and there are countless small countries. The people who come to our Tang Dynasty from the Western Regions to do business are extraordinary. The people of these small countries can be understood by Wang Zhuangshi Are you done?"

Li Xian smiled and scribbled on the map with his fingers, and briefly described the various regions, which made Wang Haibin's eyes shine.

"Your Highness, the small one barely understands it. If this place is indeed the kingdom of Wa, this picture is indeed not bad, but I don't know which master wrote it. The small one is extremely inferior."

After all, Wang Haibin is a person who spends his life at sea all the year round. Once he recognized the location of Dongying and Java, he can deduce that this map is generally not bad, at least in terms of the sea conditions he walked through. It was very accurate, and I was overjoyed in my heart, and replied excitedly.

"Gu got this one from a European visitor, but I have never been sure about it. Since Wang Zhuangshi thinks this picture can be used, it is good. I have one thing to ask. I wonder if Wang Zhuangshi is willing to do Gu a big favor?"

It is impossible for Li Xian to admit that this picture is his own handwriting, otherwise, it will not be so easy to explain, and it can only be pushed to the non-existent Europeans who came from Europe along the Silk Road in this year There are as many merchants who come to Datang as crucian carp crossing the river. If you want to investigate thoroughly, there is no possibility at all.

"Your Highness, please tell me that if the young one can do it, I will do it for His Highness even if I die. If I can't, the young one will not dare to respond indiscriminately."

Although Wang Haibin looks rough, he is obviously not a rough person. He is thoughtful and cautious. He didn't agree to Li Xian's request immediately, but replied cautiously.

(End of this chapter)