Great Tang Southern Emperor

What's more, after His Royal Highness the King of Yue made a fuss a few days ago, the king kong of the Dou family was slaughtered, which shocked a lot of monkeys.After this incident, Yuezhou Wharf was cleared up, and those fleets that used to rely on their family power and arrogance to refuse to pay taxes also began to pretend to be grandchildren and began to pay taxes honestly.Serving not only greatly increased the income of the City Ship Secretary, but also the dock tax collectors like him would no longer be discriminated against. It can be said that he has improved a lot before, so Huo Zhen is very grateful to King Yue.

Chapter 568 Something Happened to the Ocean Fleet?

Chapter 33 What happened to the ocean-going fleet?

Today happened to be the day when Huo Zhen was on duty. He just checked out a cargo ship carrying private goods and fined a large sum of money. He was about to go back to rest for a while, but just as he sat down, his deputy suddenly reminded Said: "My lord, another fleet is coming, and it looks like it's coming towards the front."

"Another fleet is here?" Huo Zhen immediately regained his spirits. Although not every fleet can get tribute, but there are always four or five of the ten boats that will be rewarded. In fact, this is what they are A lot of money is harvested every day, otherwise, relying on such a meager salary, a fool would stand on the pier and suffer under the wind and sun.

Just when Huo Zhen was sharpening his knife and preparing to welcome the arrival of the new ship, the deputy next to him suddenly asked suspiciously: "Hey, no, why does this ship look so familiar?"

Huo Zhen took a closer look at the sound, and suddenly lost energy. He sat back in his seat and said in a bad mood: "Hey, isn't this a vertical and horizontal merchant ship from our shipyard? No need to check, this ship is currently only in Lingnan. His Royal Highness the King of Yue If you can take out ten ships at once, if you don’t believe me, look at the two battleships next to them, they are pure fourth-tier battleships, and there are dozens of cannons alone, who can take out this thing except the King of Yue?”

"That's right." The deputy was stunned, and quickly waved his hand: "Everyone, don't check, this is the fleet of the Yue Palace, there is no oil and water to fish, just prepare to meet it, and arrange people to help unload the cargo."

These petty officials are greedy for money, but they also have good eyesight, knowing who can take money from whom, and who can't take money even if they are killed.There is no doubt that the fleet of the Yue Palace is the latter, not to mention that they went up to take it on their own initiative, even if the steward of the fleet gave it to them personally, they would not have the courage to take it.Otherwise, let His Royal Highness Yue know that he accepts bribes, and as a low-level official like himself, it is not a matter of minutes to kill him.

"Wait a minute." Just when everyone was about to retreat, Huo Zhen, who inadvertently glanced at the fleet again, suddenly shrank his pupils and said loudly: "This is not an ordinary fleet, this is the ocean-going fleet that His Highness dispatched. Fleet, everyone, look at the flag."

Everyone looked at it, and they saw a dragon-headed shark painted on the flag, which is the symbol of the ocean-going fleet, and the dragon head is the symbol of the royal family, which means that the ocean-going fleet belongs to the royal family.As for the sharks... Sharks are the most vicious animals in the sea, extremely aggressive and aggressive.Li Zhen chose this icon for the ocean-going fleet in the hope that the ocean-going fleet would be like sharks in the sea, conquering cities and conquering territory for Datang, expanding its territory.

As a rare maritime military operation in Yuezhou and even in the whole of Lingnan, the ocean-going fleet set off with unprecedented grandeur, and many people who watched the excitement at that time remembered this special banner.As a small official on the wharf, Huo Zhen naturally remembered the banners of each family, especially the banner of Yuewang Mansion, which he memorized backwards. Therefore, after seeing the banner of the dragon head shark, he immediately recalled it.

"This is the flag of the ocean-going fleet." The deputy's complexion changed drastically, and his voice was low: "It's just that the ocean-going fleet just left a few days ago? I heard from friends that it will be away for several months. Why are you back now?"

Huo Zhen thought more, and his face became even more ugly: "More than that, don't forget, when we left, there were more than 200 ships in the ocean-going fleet, and now only twelve ships have come back—the rest of the ships have gone. where?"

"Hiss!" Everyone who heard this couldn't help thinking of a possibility in their hearts, and immediately gasped.If it is really as I guessed, I'm afraid things will be serious.

The deputy reminded: "My lord, this matter is not our responsibility. All we need to do is to report this matter immediately."

"Yes, yes, it should be reported." Huo Zhen woke up and said, "You help me watch here, and I will go to Master Feng right away."

"Yes."

This scene was not only seen by Huo Zhen and others, but there were many people who lived on the pier, and many people noticed this.

"Hey, everyone, look, this fleet is actually escorted by warships, it's amazing."

"This flag looks so familiar, where have you seen it... I remembered, Dragon Head Shark, isn't this the flag of the ocean-going fleet?"

"Strange, didn't King Yue's ocean-going fleet just leave? Why are they back?"

"The problem is not here. Have you noticed? The ocean-going fleet has more than 200 large and small ships. Why are there only so few? What about the rest of the ships?"

"That's what I'm talking about, and you see, those cargo ships in the middle have such a deep draft, and they are wobbly when sailing. Does it look like there is a water leak at the bottom of the ship? This...couldn't be because of a big storm?"

"Encountered a big storm? There is a possibility that the weather at sea is unpredictable..."

"..."

"Have you heard? Something happened to the ocean-going fleet."

"Tell you something, the ocean-going fleet, the entire army has been wiped out."

"The ocean-going fleet encountered a big tsunami, alas, that scene was so miserable, not even a small sampan was left behind."

"The entire ocean-going fleet was wiped out. This is the Dragon Lord's warning."

"What did I say? The sea is the domain of the Dragon Lord. The King of Yue dispatched a fleet to conquer the ocean. That's a slap in the face of the Dragon Lord. Can the Dragon Lord get around him? It's no wonder that this fleet has come to a good end."

"Lord Dragon, don't mess with it. The fleet this time is just a warning. If the King of Yue is obsessed with his obsession, the next time the city will be destroyed by big waves."

"The king of Yue went against the sky, and he finally got retribution. This is just the beginning. Let's watch it. If you let him continue, the whole of Lingnan will suffer disaster with him."

"..."

Soon, the entire Yuezhou port spread the news that the ocean-going fleet was wiped out in the face of strong winds and waves.

These remarks soon fell into the ears of some people with ulterior motives. All the people who heard the news had different reactions, but they all chose to report the news.

As the deputy envoy of the Shipbuilding Department of Yuezhou City and the general manager of the Shipbuilding Department of Yuezhou City, Feng Zhibao was the last one to get the news.

After confirming the accuracy of the news, Feng Zhibao turned pale with fright, almost scrambling into the city of Yuezhou to report the situation to Li Zhen.

"Your Highness, Your Highness~"

Li Zhen was correcting official affairs, when she heard Feng Zhibao rushing in, her heart skipped a beat—Feng Zhibao was always steady, when had he ever seen him in such a state of embarrassment?Could it be that something big happened?

"Your Highness, Your Highness, something has happened, something serious has happened." Feng Zhibao rushed in without even taking a breath, and said anxiously, "Your Highness, something happened to the ocean-going fleet..."

Chapter 569 A Great Good Thing

Chapter 34 A Big Good Thing

what?

Li Zhen was shocked.

Before Feng Zhibao finished speaking, he felt a tightness in his chest, and then he felt that he was being lifted up.

"What's going on?" Li Zhen grabbed Feng Zhibao's front and asked sharply, "The ocean fleet just set off from Luzon, why did something happen? How did you know this news?"

"Subordinate...subordinate..."

Just as Feng Zhibao was about to answer, Cen Wenwen also rushed in: "Your Highness, the ocean-going fleet has returned, and there are twelve ships in total."

"What's the situation?" Putting down Feng Zhibao casually, Li Zhen asked anxiously: "Mr. Cen, what's the situation with the ocean-going fleet? Why did something happen? Tell me in detail."

Seeing this, Cen Wenwen hurriedly said slowly: "Your Highness, don't worry, something happened to the ocean-going fleet, but it's not a bad thing, but a good thing, a very good thing."

"Is this still a good thing?" Feng Zhibao on the ground immediately shouted after hearing the words: "Mr. Cen, you must speak with conscience. The entire ocean-going fleet has been wiped out. This is a huge bad thing. People are reading His Highness’s jokes, how can it be a good thing if you say it? There are more than 200 ships, and now only twelve have come back? Is this still a good thing?”

"What? The entire ocean-going fleet was wiped out?" Li Zhen was even more anxious, and grabbed Feng Zhibao: "Be clear, what happened? What do you mean by more than 200 ships, and only twelve came back?"

"I..." Feng Zhibao wanted to answer, but Li Zhen pinched his throat, his face was flushed red, and he even found it difficult to breathe. How could he say a word?

"Your Highness, don't worry, let Master Feng down first." Seeing this, Cen Wenwen hurriedly said: "This is a misunderstanding. There is nothing wrong with the ocean-going fleet. Master Feng was just misled by the remarks on the dock."

"What's the situation?" The completely different remarks from the two sides obviously caused Li Zhen's thinking to fall into a state of confusion, and she didn't know who to listen to.

Cen Wenwen said: "I can't tell for a while. Now that the dozen or so ships have docked, Your Highness should Qingzhi take a look."

"Okay, take me there."

Because of her impatience, Li Zhen no longer had any scruples this time, and rode a fast horse through the city, which caused a lot of confusion, but Li Zhen was in no mood to care about this now, he was only thinking about his own fleet.As for the loss of the common people, someone will naturally help him deal with the aftermath and compensate him.

Soon, a group of people came to the pier. At this time, the No. [-] pier was under martial law, and all defenses were taken over by the army. Even the patrol battalion was driven away, and they could only watch from the edge. Dare to speak.