Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 156

Chapter 209

The man on the deck was naturally Zheng He. The Tang fleet had been sailing at sea for more than a month.

Sailing is boring, not only boring, but also worrying, because no one knows what kind of dangers are in this calm sea. Once you relax, you may be submerged by huge waves the next moment.

In the fleet, two ships had hit something and sank to the bottom, so Zheng He didn't dare to relax his vigilance. Except for a short rest at night, he would stand on the deck and observe the situation ahead.

It is precisely because Zheng He is paying attention now that there have been no other losses yet.

Dozens of large ships, like giant beasts, are sailing alone on the vast sea, and no one knows their fate. Maybe they will be buried in the bottom of the sea in the next moment. This kind of confused and unknown future is the most frightening of.

The Conqueror, just like its name, slowly conquers the passing ocean.

"Huh? The country I'm about to visit is Champa?"

Zheng He put away the map, and then commanded the fleet to move forward. Sure enough, within half a day, they saw the land ahead.

Everything is similar to what is marked on the map, but the name is slightly different. This country is not called Champa, but Linyi State.

The monarch of Linyi Kingdom is Fan Chengjian. When the Datang fleet arrived at Linyipu, the port of Linyi Kingdom, the soldiers guarding the port turned pale with fright, and immediately fled screaming and screaming. They didn't even bother to resist.

When Zheng He was in a daze, hundreds of soldiers suddenly rushed to the port surrounded by a middle-aged man.

Zheng He stood on the deck and did not go down, but looked down at them from above.

When the middle-aged man looked at the huge monster, his eyes widened in surprise, and he shouted: "Excuse me, are you the envoys from Tang Dynasty?"

Zheng He was taken aback, with a bit of surprise on his face.

The dragon flag of Datang was flying on the boat, and the word "Tang" on it was very conspicuous. It was not surprising for this middle-aged man to know that they came from Datang.

What really surprised Zheng He was that the words spoken by the middle-aged man turned out to be pure Guanzhong dialect!

"Who are you?" Zheng He asked back.

The middle-aged man hurriedly said: "My king... oh no, I am Fan Chengjian, the king of Linyi from the Linyi Kingdom, please disembark all the envoys, and let me treat you well!"

"King Linyi?"

Zheng He smacked his lips, and then ordered the sailors to straighten the boat. Thousands of people got out of bed one after another. When Fan Chengjian saw so many people, he couldn't help taking a deep breath.

When did Datang become so terrifying?

Fan Chengjian very warmly invited Zheng and the others to the palace, and served them various fruits and delicacies to welcome them.

And Zheng He, the supreme officer of the fleet, must have been personally received by King Linyi.

"Distinguished guests, may I ask you to come to Lin Yiguo with great fanfare, what's the matter?"

After toasting a glass of wine, King Lin Yi asked cautiously.

Linyi Kingdom was also under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains Dynasty in the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, it was called Xianglin County in Rinan County, and the official name was Xianglinyi. If Xiang was omitted, it was called Linyi.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a guy named Qu Lian killed the county magistrate of Linyi and claimed to be King of Linyi.

Later in the Jin Dynasty, he often harassed the border. In the first year of Liu Song Yongchu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty sent Du Huidu, the governor of Jiaozhou, to the south to conquer Linyi.

In the former Sui Dynasty, Liu Fang, a general of the Sui Dynasty, conquered Linyi Kingdom again and established Linyi County.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and Lin Yiguo split up again.

However, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, Fan Fanzhi, the then king of Linyi State, also paid tribute to him.

But that happened more than ten years ago. After Fan Fanzhi passed away, Lin Yiguo cut off contact with Datang.

This is what Fan Chengjian is worried about!
Breaking contact doesn't mean you don't know anything.

It is said that Datang has been on a doping all these years, looking for unconvinced people all over the world.

Although Lin Yiguo was not dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, he had not paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty for so many years, so there was no guarantee that they would have any special ideas.

Because of this, Fan Chengjian was a little worried when he saw the Datang fleet. He thought it was Datang who sent someone to trouble them.

"Hehe, to be honest, we came to Linyi Kingdom with peace, so you don't have to worry." Zheng He said.

"Really? Hehe, why am I worried..."

Fan Chengjian showed a relieved smile on his face, and then became more enthusiastic, "Come here, messenger, I toast you!"

...

Although Lin Yiguo and Datang have not had much contact, they have a good relationship.

Many cultures of Linyi Kingdom are closely related to the Central Plains Dynasty. Except for Fan Chengjian, all previous Linyi kings would learn culture from the Central Plains Dynasty.

Today, Lin Yiguo is deeply influenced by Central Plains culture, which is why Fan Chengjian can still understand Guanzhong dialect even though he has never been to Chang'an.

Therefore, Lin Yiguo welcomes the arrival of the people of Tang Dynasty very much!

And Zheng He was not a fool, he immediately hit the snake with the stick, saying that he was a special envoy sent by His Royal Highness Prince Qian of the Tang Dynasty, and came to condolences to all countries along the way.

And Lin Yiguo was the first to express their condolences!

"Messenger, you said...you were sent by His Highness King Qian?"

Fan Chengjian was taken aback, and there was a bit of admiration in his words.

Zheng He asked, "Do you know His Highness King Qian?"

Fan Chengjian nodded, admiringly said: "When the Jiaozhou rebels fought against Qianzhou, His Royal Highness King Qian suppressed [-] rebels with an army of nearly [-]. I also know about this."

Lin Yiguo is located in the south of Jiaozhou by the sea, not far from Jiaozhou. There were [-] rebels in Jiaozhou before, and the momentum was huge. There must be movement on Linyiguo's side.

In order to prevent the Jiaozhou rebels from taking action against Lin Yiguo, the entire Linyi Kingdom was on high alert at that time, so they must have been paying attention to the direction of this war.

In the end, Li Chengqian led no more than [-] people, so he directly suppressed the rebellion.

Lin Yiguo also knows the existence of this prince!

Now that Zheng He said that they were sent by Li Chengqian, Fan Chengjian's attitude became a little better, even respectful.

So when Zheng He asked for supplies, Fan Chengli immediately sent a large amount of supplies.

With these things, Zheng He was even happier, so all kinds of compliments came out, and Fan Chengjian was taken aback for a while, and he even wished to go to Qianzhou immediately, and expressed to Li Chengqian that he was willing to be his little brother.

Then, the night before Zheng He left, Fan Chengjian sent a woman as black as charcoal as a gift...

Lin Yiguo regards black as beauty, so this charcoal woman is definitely a Xishi-level beauty in Linyiguo.

but…

Not to mention whether Zheng He has this ability, but with the aesthetics of Tang Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible for him to fall in love with such a "beauty".

After politely rejecting Fan Chengjian's kindness, Zheng He took people aboard and continued sailing.

In order to prevent the wind and waves, Zheng He simply followed the coastline of Lin Yiguo. For some reason, when he set foot on the ocean again, he suddenly felt a familiar feeling.

It's like I've been to this ocean before, look at this familiarity... I've been here at least seven times...

(End of this chapter)