Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 615
On the sea, the waves are rolling.

The ships had dropped anchor, but they were still shaking slightly. Zhou Shengzhi was sitting on the beach not far away, surrounded by busy soldiers.

Zhou Shengzhi changed a lot, his whole body became extremely dark, the smell of the sea breeze seemed to blend into his body, he has completely turned into a rough guy, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a rich man, but rather like a man from the South Vietnam Kingdom fisherman.

A soldier brought him coconuts, and Zhou Sheng drank them all, ate some pulp, and looked into the distance again.

This time the voyage took an extremely long time, and Zhou Shengzhi was tortured enough. Several times, he almost had to go to see Emperor Gao. It is keeping a distance from the coast and sailing along the coast. In the Han Dynasty, coastal sailing was actually a very common technology. Because of the simplicity of sea ships, ships did not dare to go deep into the ocean or stay away from the land during their travels.

There are advantages and disadvantages to doing this, but it is a relatively safe way anyway.

Zhou Shengzhi's ability to rush to this place has nothing to do with the old master's map. The map doesn't work at all. If he followed the map, Zhou Shengzhi would have been buried in the belly of a fish. After leaving Nanyue Kingdom, Zhou Shengzhi understood Knowing this, they immediately chose to abandon the map and sail along the coast. They sailed along the Nanyue Kingdom, crossed the strait, entered a brand new sea area, and then went north along the coast again and finally came to the other side of the Nanyue Kingdom Peninsula.

According to His Majesty's words, the body poison is here.

But Zhou Shengzhi couldn't believe his words. None of the things His Majesty told him before he set off were reliable.

To meet such a king in this life, really.
Zhou Shengzhi shook his head, his expression getting more and more vicissitudes.

He missed his family, Chang'an, and his friends very much. After leaving Chang'an for so long, he didn't know what happened there. He even missed Xiahouzao a little bit.

Among the soldiers of the Louchuan Army, the mood of Nianjia was very high, and their morale had been low recently. As the commander, Zhou Shengzhi could not show his emotions. He invented several games while sailing, so that Every time the soldiers go ashore, they try their best to have as much fun as possible for the soldiers. At the same time, they constantly use titles and land to appease and motivate them. Zhou Shengzhi doesn't know how long he will sail, but he still pretends He came with a confident look.

At this moment, they are on the South Vietnam Peninsula. The only reason they can know their position is because King Wu explored the surrounding areas. Liu Heng spent a lot of manpower to explore the geography around South Vietnam in detail. The entire army of Wu State Exploring back and forth in this jungle, they drew a map of the entire Nanyue Peninsula. The Nanyue Peninsula is much bigger than they thought. The further south they go, the hotter the climate, and they can encounter a lot of people herd of elephants.

In Southeast Asia at this moment, there are mainly two big countries, one is Chenla and the other is Funan. It is wrong to say that they are countries. In fact, they have not yet fully become countries. Afterwards, these two titles were also given to them by the Central Plains. At this moment, they are more like a tribal alliance. Their monarchs are not called kings. They are called elders, which means they are similar to leaders.

It was the state of Wu who treated them as a country for the convenience of addressing them, not only giving them names, but also calling their kings kings.

Chenla's current territory is probably from Cambodia to southern Vietnam. Chenla was annexed by Wu State four years ago.The Funan Kingdom is larger than Chenla, and it is connected to Myanmar on one side, occupying most of Thailand's territory, and extending beyond Singapore.

Because of its weak national strength, Chenla used to be a subsidiary of Funan. Of course, in history, Chenla defeated Funan and began to invade his territory. However, King Wu interrupted their history of loving and killing each other. As soon as the soldiers took Chenla, they began to have "friendly" contacts with Funan. Well, they were not very friendly. Funan relied on its favorable terrain, and because of its status as the big brother of the peninsula, it was unwilling to ask the king of Wu for help. Bowing his head, Wu Guo's fleet attacked along the shore, captured several of their important ports, and completely wiped out the Funan navy.

People in Funan no longer dare to go near the sea. On land, the South Vietnamese army is constantly gathering towards the newly established Chenla County of Wu State, further compressing the opponent's territory. The life of Funan State is quite difficult now. The soldiers of Wu State Walking back and forth in their territory at will, returning here is the same as returning home. The merchants did not give them face. The other party closed the city gate and set up a market outside the city to conduct trade. The nobles in Funan saw There are so many good things that have never been seen in his life, and they have intimate contact with the big man in private. Domestic conspiracies are everywhere, and King Funan can wake up from his dreams.

King Funan's nightmare didn't just come from the Wu Kingdom, the Dian Kingdom in the north was also expanding, and their expansion method was simpler and more rude, without talking nonsense, just start fighting directly.

All three of their cities in Burma were occupied by the Dian people.

The current territory of Funan is only the core area of ​​Thailand. Even in this area, they cannot guarantee complete security.

After Zhou Shengzhi went around to the other side, he directly contacted the nobles of Funan here and asked them to spread the message for him. The soldiers of Wu State traveled all the way and brought gifts of condolences here. This may be the sorrow of a weak country.

At present, in Funan, there are a lot of people who hope to surrender to Wu. The nobles learned about Chenla. After Chenla surrendered to Wu, those nobles lived in extremely luxurious mansions and enjoyed their lives. Things that have never been seen before, since surrender can lead to a better life, why bother to resist?
Compared with the productivity of these newly born primitive countries, the productivity of the Han Dynasty is simply a blow to dimensionality reduction. How should I describe the mansions where their nobles live? Until 200 years later, some of their nobles still live in tree houses. The standard of living is not as good as that. The Guizhou head of the big man!

There are many diseases here, wild beasts are swarming, and the rainforest is densely covered, but this is nothing to the Nanyue people. Most of the territory of the Nanyue Kingdom is similar to them. The people there have long been accustomed to such an environment, so the expansion speed is extremely alarming.

In history, Zhao Tuo almost wiped out these two countries, but because he had been confronted with the big man for a long time, he did not dare to attack with all his strength. Now, Zhao Tuo not only has no enemies, but also has the support of the big man, so his expansion will become It is unstoppable. Although at present, Wu Guo is competing with him, and both countries are scrambling to expand. Wu Guo has an advantage in this competition through its maritime power.

Zhou Shengzhi turned his head and saw a group of nobles from the Funan Kingdom in the distance. They were laughing and dancing with the soldiers of the Han Dynasty. They came to exchange things.

Zhou Shengzhi didn't refuse the soldiers to contact or trade with outsiders, as long as they didn't sell their weapons.

These soldiers also exchanged a lot of good things with some small things they carried with them.

There was once a lucky guy who took a sachet and exchanged it for three big gold nuggets.

Zhou Shengzhi smiled disdainfully, Funan was about to perish.

They didn't know it before, but now they know that they can reach a brand new sea area from the other side of Funan, and this country will definitely be swallowed up. If the big man wants to build a port here, he still needs to be connected by land. It is estimated that this year, Funan is about to become Funan County of Wu State or Nanyue State.

In Zhou Shengzhi's view, King Wu is good at everything, but he is a bit indecisive.

If the state of Wu attacked with all its strength, Funan would have already become a county, but he just operated in a leisurely manner, always suppressing the generals in the country.

If my Majesty were here, King Funan would have already been imprisoned.

Zhou Shengzhi thought to himself, looked into the distance again, and then looked at the soldiers on the side, "Go get something from those people and exchange some fishermen who are familiar with the sea area here, and tell them that I am the general of the big man. If they can help me, I will give them rewards when I come back, and if the people who cheat me and give it to me don’t work, I’ll kill them!”

The soldiers responded and hurriedly walked towards the direction of the nobles.

Soon, a soldier came over with a man, and said in a low voice, "General, this man said he must meet with you."

Zhou Shengzhi stood up and walked in front of the man swaggeringly.

Zhou Shengzhi is tall and burly, taller than this person by more than a head. He lowered his head, his eyes were a bit unfriendly, "Can you speak polite words?"

The man was taken aback, and then said in a strange tone: "You are fine."

Although the tone is a bit strange, it is not surprising that they can communicate. These days, the people of Wu country go here every day, more frequently than returning to their own homes. Many people here are already proficient in elegant dialect.

"Dear General Wu! I am the owner of this land."

Zhou Shengzhi said displeasedly: "I'm not the general of Wu, I'm the general of Han Louchuan!"

The man was stunned, probably unable to tell the difference between the two. Funan has not yet officially become a country, so there is no relationship between monarchs and ministers between them. The king of Funan is only their nominal leader. This is why Wu Guoneng easily disintegrated them. There is another interesting thing, that is, the King of Funan at this moment is a woman. The leader of their tribal alliance has long been It is dominated by women, which means that it has not been too long since they came out of the matriarchal society.

The man explained his reason for coming very respectfully. It turned out that he hoped to lead Zhou Shengzhi himself. According to him, he often sails from here, likes to hunt big fish in the sea, and is very familiar with the surroundings.

"But why would you do it?"

"I want to be rewarded by the King of Han."

Zhou Shengzhi reminded, "It's His Majesty the Emperor of Han."

"If I can help you get where you want to go, what kind of reward can I get?"

"If you can really play a big role, I can give you a Marquis."

"Who is the Marquis?"

"The ruler of a country."

"it is good!!!"

Zhou Shengzhi rectified here for two days, and under the leadership of his new guide, he set off again towards the rough ocean.

In Houde Hall, Chao Cuo looked very helpless.

"Your Majesty, I am so busy with everything, how can I teach you?"

"I can tell you, this kid is a talent. His father found a dozen teachers for him, but none of them could teach him. What's wrong with you accepting a disciple? If you are executed one day Anyway, there is still someone who can inherit your ambition and continue to rule the world!"

Liu Changyu persuaded him earnestly.

He has a sincere face, persuasive, "Being less than ten years old can write prison complaint documents. What a talent, he can recite all the laws of today, and he can recite them backwards. This is a natural legalist embryo, I give You said, Zhidu, Zhang Buyi, and Zhang Shizhi are not here, otherwise, where would it be your turn to teach?"

Ever since he learned that the child that his elder sister asked for help was Zhang Tang, Liu Chang changed his attitude, because although he didn't know who this was, he should be familiar with the name, so he could make himself sound familiar , They must all be great talents in history!
After learning about his deeds, Liu Chang was even more happy, and hurriedly called Chao Cuo, and persuaded him with kind words, hoping that Chao Cuo would have successors.

Many people scolded Chao Cuo, but if we want to govern the world, we really can't live without someone like Chao Cuo, just as we can't live without a shit-stirring stick like Xia Houzao outside the Great Wall, and we can't live without Chao Cuo in temples.

Liu Chang has always believed that Liu An's Chao Cuo should be Zhidu, but now there is another choice, this guy is younger, and at present, it seems that he is more talented.

If it can be handed over to someone like Chao Cuo to sharpen it, wouldn't Liu An have a royal doctor?
Compared with Chao Cuo, Zhidu is still better than Chao Cuo. Zhidu only has the talent of nine ministers. If he dies, he can be a royal doctor. However, Chao Cuo's ability to govern the country is actually very high. If it is not for his extreme character, He will be the best successor to Zhang Xiang. Doctor Yushi is not his upper limit. It can only be said that it is a pity.

Seeing that His Majesty was so obsessed, Chao Cuo could only admit it in the end.

"Okay, I promise His Majesty, so please get up, Your Majesty. I'm about to die."

Liu Chang hurriedly let go of the hand pinching Chao Cuo's neck, and got up from him with a smile.

"It would be great if you promised earlier, so you don't have to suffer this crime, are you safe?"

Chao Cuo stood up and patted the dust on his body, "I'm fine, but if your majesty wants to order something in the future, just say it directly, don't throw me down again. Every time I see your majesty rushing over, I feel panic I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me, I’m afraid I’ll get a heart attack first.”

"Teach this child well. If you can teach well, teach a royal doctor, and I will make you a prime minister in the future!"

Liu Chang started the old way of painting big cakes again.

Chao Cuo saluted and left immediately.

After Chao Cuo left, a little guy poked out his head secretly and glanced at Liu Chang, who immediately itched his teeth with anger.

"What are you looking at here?! Don't get out!"

Liu Ci walked in with a smirk, and couldn't help shouting to the people behind him, "What are you looking at here? Come in with me!"

Dong Zhongshu also walked in with him.

Liu Chang sat on the top seat, looked at the two scholars with disdain, "What trouble did you create?"

"Father, I didn't cause any trouble. I heard people say that you want to seal me outside the Great Wall. Is this true?"

Hearing this question, Liu Chang was silent for a while, looked at his son in front of him, and motioned him to come in. After Liu Ci approached on tiptoe, Liu Chang saved him and let him sit on his lap. "Thank you. It's not the same as here. It's extremely dangerous. There are no mothers and fathers. There are insects that will bite you everywhere. The food is not delicious. I can't find any friends. It is desolate and desolate. I can't find a place to play." No. If I seal you there, will you blame me?"

"No wonder! Father! I just want to gallop my horse and kill the enemy everywhere! This is what a man does! I want to guard the grassland for my brother, integrate the barbarians, and turn the barbarians into summer!"

Liu Ci's eyes lit up, and he talked about his great ambitions.

Looking at Liu Ci's appearance, Liu Chang seemed to have returned to his childhood in an instant.

At that time, his thinking was the same, leading the cavalry to fight everywhere, eating meat and drinking in big bowls all over the world.
Liu Chang fell silent for a moment.

Liu Ci seemed to feel Father's sadness, "Father? What's wrong with you?"

"It doesn't matter. I always thought that you are a mother-in-law, but I didn't expect that you still have such a thing as a father-in-law. Yes, you can find a place that is a father-in-law."

Liu Chang nodded in satisfaction.

Dong Zhongshu was a little anxious, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, there has never been a reason to seal the son far away. This."

Liu Chang stretched out his hand again, and brought Dong Zhongshu to his side, grabbing the little guy.

"I was born with a firm belief in one truth. I eat as much meat as I do. I can't just eat meat and don't do things, and I can't just do things and don't eat meat."

"My son should have such great ambitions!"

"Didn't you also talk about the unification of the Spring and Autumn Period? Doesn't your unification include the land beyond the Great Wall? What kind of unification is that?"

Dong Zhongshu was at a loss for words for a while, and murmured: "It's not the land of China"

"How could it not be the territory of China? When I was young, my teacher Gai Gong once talked about the Huns. He said that the Huns were originally descendants of the Xia people. Isn't this the land of China?"

"Besides, even if it is not the soil of China, I am a great man with the mandate of heaven. I should spread the principles of saints to all places, so that the kings of all places can learn the principles of benevolence and love for the people. Isn't this what your Confucianism advocates?"

Dong Zhongshu narrowed his eyes, looking thoughtful.

Liu Ci hesitated for a moment, then suddenly shouted.

"Father!!!"

"Why don't you make me the King of China!!"

"Fart! Do you want to make you the Taiyi King?"

"Didn't you just say that there is also the land of China?"

Liu Chang stroked his beard suddenly, "What you said also makes sense. Xia, Xia Guo?"

ps: I have endured this for so many days, and I just wanted to scold Lizi, but the result is that the monthly ticket is doubled at the beginning of the month. Then I can only ask all the parents to vote for the monthly ticket
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