Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 644 You are here~~
On the sea, the waves are rough.

Under the impact of the waves, the ship swayed, and the din outside continued to resound in the cabin. Zhou Shengzhi just stood at the bow, looking into the distance with a tired face.

Although Zhou Shengzhi's coastal navigation method is conducive to their safety and will not lose their way during the voyage, it has a huge flaw, that is, it delays time.

Zhou Shengzhi and the others set off from Minyue, followed the coastline all the way, passed Nanyue, and sailed around Funan (Thailand). In fact, after passing Funan, they can reach Shendu by sailing directly, and it will not take too much time. , but Zhou Shengzhi and the others circled along the coastline, and the distance quickly became extremely far away. Fortunately, this is not meaningless. The nobleman who boarded the boat from Funan Kingdom is a very good guide. This nobleman loves going to sea Sailing, having been to the depths of the ocean once to catch a large fish, he knew his surroundings well.

He even took people to the Shendu coast to make a deal, but unfortunately it was a failed deal.

According to the guide, those people were cruel and greedy. They looked at him as if they saw delicious fat, and they couldn't communicate at all.

Zhou Shengzhi only wanted to find the poisonous people, he didn't care whether these people could communicate with them, after all, he had a way to communicate with them.

The yellow-headed army on these twelve ships will let them sit down and communicate with themselves.

Zhou Shengzhi was already very tired. He was exhausted to the extreme. Years of sea voyages had made him haggard from the inside out. The most dangerous thing was that the crew began to suffer from many diseases. When going out to sea, Liu Chang asked him to hoard fruit on a large scale, saying that it could prevent some diseases. Zhou Shengzhi would hoard all kinds of supplies when he stopped along the road, but it seemed that it was not easy to rely on these to completely prevent diseases.

The guide stood by Zhou Shengzhi's side, and he had great admiration for this general.

He has never seen such a strong person. They have sailed all the way, and they don't know how many troubles they have encountered. Several times the sailors hoped to end the voyage and return to their hometown. It was this general who came forward again and again. The appeasement solved all the troubles, and finally, they were only a stone's throw away from success.

"The coast over there is the coast of the poisonous people, but there is no port here, so we have to go further, and then there is the Baicheng Kingdom. There are merchant ships, warships, and a large port, but the Baicheng people are very xenophobic. , I didn’t want to meet their warships when I went to sea in the past, they always attack unreasonably.”

"Poison."

Zhou Shengzhi spoke, looking at the increasingly clear land in the distance.

"Yes, poison."

A smear of red light appeared on the sea level, the red light was not clear, it was just a blurry point, the point was jumping, the color gradually became deeper, and soon, that blurry red spot became A huge red ball was released, releasing its own light and heat to its heart's content. As the sun rose together, there were cheers from many soldiers. The land in the distance was clearly visible, and the woods could be vaguely seen. Seeing the cooking smoke, Zhou Shengzhi staggered and grabbed the wooden railing of the bow.

After so many years of exploration, it finally ushered in the harvest.

They reached the poisonous south by the sea.

This is an important achievement made by Dahan. Dahan can continue to build ports according to Zhou Shengzhi's shipping route, and completely open up this sea route.

This ocean is actually very lively. Through the excavation work, later generations have gradually changed the wrong cognition in the past, especially the watermelon unearthed along the coast of the Western Han Dynasty. It is even more shocking to future generations, because these fruits come from the African continent. This shows that as early as the Han Dynasty, the ships of the merchants had already shuttled on this ocean. I don't know what kind of difficulties they encountered, and I don't know what kind of courage they had. They established on the coast from Africa to East Asia. route.

Zhou Shengzhi stared at the distant land and took a deep breath.

"Ashore!!!"

As the main ship raised its flag, the sailors on each ship began to cheer loudly.

Zhou Shengzhi was the first to land on this land, and the ships docked not far away. The soldiers dragged their wet bodies onto the poisonous territory. They finally completed their mission. Zhou Shengzhi had imagined this scene countless times. But when this scene actually happened in front of him, Zhou Shengzhi was not as excited as he imagined. He just observed the surroundings vigilantly and told the soldiers to explore the surrounding areas as soon as possible to avoid being attacked.

The soldiers explored around and determined that there were no people in this area.

Zhou Shengzhi waited for a long time before the scouts brought the news that there was a city right in front of them.

Hearing that there was a city, Zhou Shengzhi's eyes lit up.

"This city is close to the shore. No matter what their attitude towards the big man is, this city must be under our control so that we can build a port conveniently."

"You want to occupy this city?"

The guide was a little surprised and said, "But we don't know anything about them."

"I don't need to know them, but they should know me!!"

After landing on land, Zhou Shengzhi seemed to regain his long-lost vitality, and he straightened up.

"I need such a city, I want to build a port here!"

"Let the soldiers rest here for half a day, and after the second meal, we will occupy that city!"

"only!!"

Seeing Zhou Shengzhi's attitude, the guide didn't say much. It's good to have strong strength. When I first went to sea, I was cautious, inquired about the local news, and was expelled and attacked from time to time. How could I dare to be like Zhou Shengzhi? Start attacking the surrounding counties without even asking.

The guide probably understood in his heart that Funan was about to perish. Funan was not Wu's opponent in the first place. Now that the sea route has been cleared, Funan has become an obstacle on this sea route. He is afraid that it will attract Wu's full attack, but the guide They don't care about this, they are not a country in the first place, it's just a tribal union if they die, Funan King is a name given by a big man, he doesn't have any recognition for Funan Kingdom and Funan King, if possible, he wants to be with Zhou Shengzhi In this way, lead the big man's ship to explore around. Of course, he is not good at fighting, and it is best to lead the merchant ship.

Everyone began to rest here. In order not to let the enemy prepare in advance, they didn't even light a fire.

After resting for a long time, Zhou Shengzhi left some people to guard the ship, and personally led more than 7000 elites to launch a surprise attack in the direction of the city.

Zhou Shengzhi had nothing to worry about. With this strength, he could fight even if he met the main force of the Huns head-on.

The Yellow-headed Army is one of the three elites of the Han Dynasty who are tied with the Northern and Southern Army. They have excellent weapons and brave soldiers. This is equivalent to bringing more than 7000 Northern Army soldiers. Even when they fought against the Huns, the Huns did not dare to say You can surely win a soldier of this size.

They sneaked into the dense forest not far from the city and stared at the situation of the city.

The city is surrounded by flat land, and they don't have many cavalry. There is no way to rush into the city before the enemy has time to react, so they can only attack by force. There is a dense forest here, which is just right for making siege equipment.

Zhou Shengzhi didn't deliberately hide his tracks anymore, because he had seen the small city-state. The size of the city seemed to be easily breached without siege equipment, but Zhou Shengzhi was unwilling to do that. No matter how weak the opponent was, he would To ensure the safety of these soldiers, they have been sailing with me for so long, and when they can enjoy the results, they must not be allowed to have accidents. They should raise their heads and return to their hometowns in Chinese clothes, and pay attention to those who come to visit People tell their own legends, they deserve it!
Just when Zhou Shengzhi was ready and the big Han Huangtou army started to attack, the enemy's main general finally appeared.

Zhou Shengzhi had fantasized about many scenarios. He thought that the enemy would surrender directly, might resist desperately, might abandon the city and flee
Zhou Shengzhi had never been in contact with the kings of these small countries, but in Zhou Shengzhi's eyes, these barbarians had always been bloodless.

But, he never thought of it.

When he led the soldiers towards the city, a few knights walked out of the city gate.

One of them greeted Zhou Shengzhi calmly.

That's right, it's Zhou Yafu.

The younger brother stood there, waving at him, as if saying to him: You are here~~~
Zhou Shengzhi rubbed his eyes, and looked at the figure in the distance again.

It's my brother. That's right.

But the question is, why is my brother here? ? ?
"You finally came. I thought it would take a few days. Let the soldiers go to the city to rest. The meals are ready."

Zhou Yafu looked at his brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time, but he wasn't too excited, just talking calmly.

Zhou Shengzhi didn't act rashly, he stretched out his hand and patted Zhou Yafu's face.

Zhou Yafu looked at his brother seriously, feeling a little happy about this scene.

"What are you doing?"

"Poisonous witchcraft?? Are you really Yafu??"

"I really am."

Before Zhou Yafu finished speaking, Zhou Shengzhi patted him on the face a few more times.

Zhou Yafu's face turned dark, "Can I enter the city now?"

"Why are you here? How did you know I was here. You."

Zhou Shengzhi really had countless doubts in his heart, including those sailors, as well. Didn't they just say they wanted to break through this city? ?Are we going the wrong way? ?

Zhou Yafu walked side by side with his elder brother with a calm face, and said as he walked, "Not long ago, during the civil war with poisonous people, he ignored His Majesty's orders, and even robbed and killed big Han merchants. His Majesty personally led the army and came here."

"I came here with Your Majesty. Chai Qi of the Dian Kingdom sent someone from the small trail to tell you that they saw your fleet approaching the poison along the coast. Your Majesty sent me here to deal with those disobedient small countries. At the same time, I came to greet you. I checked the surroundings, and I expected you to go ashore here."

Listening to his younger brother's explanation, Zhou Shengzhi had more doubts in his heart.

"Your Majesty is coming?? What's the situation with Chai Qi? How are you sure I'm going ashore here?"

Zhou Yafu did not answer, and everyone entered the city, where the soldiers could finally rest, but the two brothers arrived at a mansion in the center of the city.

Zhou Shengzhi picked up the wine cup in front of him, his hands trembling a little, he hadn't drank for a long time.

After drinking it all, the whole person seemed to be relaxed, without any strength. Zhou Yafu asked someone to bring a pillow, and Zhou Shengzhi leaned on the pillow, with his legs spread apart, extremely rude.

"It's finally here. Although it's a little different from what I thought, it's a pity that it's here. I'm not so happy when you appear like this. I have suffered so much, but you are still ahead of me."

"Brother is the first person to sail from a big man to being poisoned, and you are at the forefront."

"That's true, our goals are different. Speaking of which, nothing major happened in Chang'an, right?"

"No major event happened. Qu Nihou passed away."

Zhou Shengzhi shook his head and sighed, "Oh, they are all old, how about Father? How is Father?"

"Father is in Xiting, together with the Taiwei. Not long ago, he brought the army here once. He is still the same. He is very dissatisfied with you for not arriving quickly, and said a lot."

Zhou Shengzhi looked at his younger brother, "You don't have to tell me, I can imagine it just by looking at your face."

"Where is Your Majesty? How far is it from here?"

"It's far away. Your Majesty went to the northwest. The people of Daxia refused to come to Huashi City to see His Majesty. Your Majesty went to attack them. He said that he was going to become their king. His Majesty probably had some ideas about the world in the west. Daxia occupies the road to the west of Shendu, and their west is the Anxi Kingdom, and His Majesty probably wants to get in touch with Anxi."

"I heard that Anxi is also a big country, and unlike Shendu, it is not divided. It is a big country that recognizes a king. I don't want His Majesty to start a war with them prematurely."

Zhou Yafu was talking, when suddenly a snoring sound came from the side.

Zhou Yafu looked down, but his elder brother had already fallen asleep, his whole body was flat, and his face was still deeply tired.

Zhou Yafu did not speak again.

Quietly stood aside.

"Anchor! Anchor!!"

"Hide! Don't run into it!"

"There! Where's the spear?!"

"Don't be afraid!!"

When Zhou Shengzhi screamed and woke up from the nightmare, he found himself covered with a thick blanket. Zhou Yafu was sitting beside him, looking at him with complicated eyes.

Zhou Shengzhi rubbed his forehead, "How long have I been asleep?"

"Half an hour."

"Go back to the inner room and sleep. I've already landed. With me here, there's no danger."

Chang'an, Houde Hall.

The four important ministers were sitting beside Liu An, their expressions were very disturbed.

"Your Highness, King Jiaodong, as a foreign king, cannot stay in Chang'an, let him go back as soon as possible!"

It was Shen Tujia who spoke.

At first, Shen Tujia welcomed the arrival of King Jiaodong, thinking that he was here to deal with Chao Cuo, but he did not expect that King Jiaodong swayed a shot and directly used the name of Chao Cuo to attack the officials, thinking that these ministers were all unqualified Yes, they are traitors who should be purged!
Liu Chang's strength broke the confrontation between the temple ministers and the local princes and kings. In fact, in the early Han Dynasty, the contradictions between the two sides were not small. Both sides were unwilling to lose their own interests, and their interests were intertwined with each other. Of course, they dare not mess around and let go of their conflicts. Only iron-headed boys like Chao Cuo are still implementing the high-pressure policy of the temple against the local government. All the officials have forgotten the relationship between the princes and kings and themselves.

But now that Liu Chang is not here, the King of Jiaodong directly launched an attack.

He aimed his spearhead at the minister of the temple, and sacrificed a big killer.

He asked His Highness to punish these traitors severely, otherwise he would do it himself, and His Highness would just remove himself from the country at that time!

This kind of reckless play made the officials very troublesome, and they never guessed that this Jiaodong King was invited by His Highness.

Liu Chang doesn't need to use the king to suppress the officials, let alone use the officials to suppress the king. But Liu An needs it.

Liu An has encountered a lot of resistance in the near future. The dignitaries are unwilling to let go of too much interest, which makes Liu An's various policies difficult to implement. Liu An is not used to it, so he directly invited the King of Jiaodong to target He killed Chao Cuo, but finally stabbed the officials. This is called a feint.

King Jiaodong is not alone, he has secret orders from His Highness, and he can even drive other foreign kings.

Under the leadership of King Jiaodong, King Yan, King Zhao, and King Liang also wrote letters one after another, directly targeting all officials, and Jiuqing was named.

The ministers couldn't sit still now, and hastily sent representatives to conduct a new round of negotiations with His Highness.

Liu An looked at them, showing a helpless look.

"I really want him to go back. It's just that in the near future, the government and the public have said that I will do things that are not good for my father, and deploy people in various places. If I expel the king at this time, expel my second father, Isn't it true that this statement is true? I am also powerless. Sigh."

Lu Jia hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, these are just rumors of villains. This old man will definitely eradicate these villains for His Majesty, so that they can no longer slander His Highness."

"Hey, I'm still young, and if I don't handle state affairs properly, I still have to obey the orders of my fathers. Before I left, my father asked me to listen to you more. Why don't you just order King Jiaodong to return to the country? How about it?"

Lu Jia was dumbfounded, okay, what enmity do we have?

We ordered the expulsion of the king? ?What do the foreign kings think? ?

The emperor is not here, and the ministers control the government? ?
"Your Highness!! Although you are young, you handle state affairs in a very decent manner, and all the officials obey your edicts. You govern the country well, comparable to Yao and Shun, and everyone in the world admires you."

"So, there is nothing wrong with my strategy of governing the world?"

"Of course there is no problem."

"That's good, then I can rest assured that Father Zhong will go back. Don't worry, I will also write to other fathers Zhong to tell them not to come to see me in a hurry. I am going to open a medical office to serve People in the world seek profit, and Xia Wuqiu has already arrived in Chang'an, just in time to discuss this matter, what do you think of setting up a medical office? Is it a good idea?"

The officials just lowered their heads, as if they were being strangled by something.

"Good strategy."

"good"

(End of this chapter)