Li Qinzai was actually a little afraid of Cheng Yaojin. This famous demon king was too unrestrained. He acted in a wide range of ways and would hit and scold him whenever he disagreed. Most of the descendants of the Cheng family were like this.
I grew up in an educational environment.
This resulted in the Cheng family perfectly inheriting Cheng Yaojin's character. They were irritable in speaking and doing things, and they didn't like to be reasonable. In their eyes, right and wrong, good and evil, were decided with their fists.
Li Qinzai and Cheng Boxian had a good relationship. It is difficult for ordinary people to understand the depth of the friendship between comrades-in-arms from Paoze who went to the battlefield together.
It is a kind of emotion that can give your back to the opponent without reservation on the battlefield. Even if he stabs your back, you still have to believe that he is definitely not betraying Pao Ze, but that there is an enemy in front of you.
How can we get together without drinking wine?
The front hall of the Li family was filled with wine jars. Cheng Boxian did not use a wine cup. He picked up the wine jar and poured it into his mouth. Half of it went into his mouth and the other half was sprinkled on his clothes. It looked heroic, but in fact it was a waste.
Li Qinzai didn't persuade him to drink. He imitated Cheng Boxian and poured wine from the wine jar. It seemed that he hadn't had such a good time in many years. Especially for men, he really wanted to call the women over and let them appreciate his man up close. "You will have to drink three hundred jars at a time."
"The heroic appearance can increase at least five points of admiration.
After finishing the jar of wine, Cheng Boxian raised his sleeve and wiped his mouth vigorously, laughing loudly: "It's so good! I haven't had such a good time in many years. Brother Jingchu doesn't know that alcohol is prohibited in the army, and the navy's rules on alcohol prohibition are even stricter. I'm afraid
We accidentally fell into the sea after drinking."
"In order to steal some wine, I accidentally gave a lot of money to the people outside the navy station to buy it for me. However, I was often discovered and beaten with military sticks many times. I risked half my life just to drink some wine."
Li Qinzai smacked his lips, he hadn't seen this guy for several years, why did he feel something strange...
I heard that Cheng Boxian became the commander-in-chief of the Quanzhou Navy. The Quanzhou Navy is stationed in the south, so...
"Brother Shangxian, come and read after me..." Li Qinzai decided to do an experiment: "I spent a lot of money and drank a lot of wine, and I went crazy when I was drunk."
Cheng Boxian continued to read blankly: "I made a lot of money by chance, drank a lot of wine, and spent a lot of money after I was drunk."
Li Qinzai sighed, finally knowing what was wrong.
People from Guanzhong went to Quanzhou and stayed for a few years. This accent...
"Brother Shangxian, you will stay in Quanzhou for the rest of your life. Try not to go to Lingnan. Your life will be in danger..."
Cheng Boxian looked confused: "Yao Shou, what does Lin Bei mean?"
Li Qinzai smiled very badly: "It's not interesting, I'm just worried that you will become a delicacy... Come and have a drink. We haven't seen each other for many years. Let's drink together today."
Cheng Boxian picked up the jar of wine and drank it without saying a word.
Li Qinzai's drinking capacity was not that exaggerated, and he put the bottle down after taking a few sips.
"Brother Shangxian, I still have a question I want to ask..."
Cheng Boxian waved his hand: "You ask, what is the relationship between you and me, Lin Bei? I know everything I know."
Li Qinzai held back his laughter and asked seriously: "You have been in Quanzhou for these few years. Do you think your laughter is different now?"
Cheng Boxian was confused: "Laughter? Why are you laughing?"
"When you smile now, do you sound like 'fafafafafa'..."
Cheng Boxian was stunned for a long time, and finally came to his senses. He couldn't help but became furious: "Come to the north, you surnamed Li, how dare you laugh at me. If I don't get drunk to death today, Lin Beiqi will never finish with you!"
The Cheng family never suffered, and Li Qinzai finally paid the price for his bad words.
Cheng Boxian pinched his neck and drank a bottle of wine. Li Qinzai fell dizzy and collapsed to the ground. Cheng Boxian raised his legs and groaned with a satisfied look on his face.
After taking a breath, the two of them chatted about business.
Cheng Boxian was dispatched by the Ministry of War this time and returned to Beijing to report on his duties.
The report is just a pretext, but more importantly, the Quanzhou Navy is currently building a shipbuilding department to build large-scale ships. I don’t know if Cheng Yaojin was doing something in the court, but Cheng Boxian was appointed as the Lieutenant Commander of the Quanzhou Navy.
In other words, after the ships of the Quanzhou Shipbuilding Department are built in the future, the Tang Navy will start to explore the ocean eastward according to the map drawn by Li Qinzai, and Cheng Boxian will be the first naval commander of the Tang Dynasty to explore the ocean.
This is the reason why Cheng Boxian returned to Beijing. The Shipping Department had already started building sea ships. Cheng Boxian had to return to Beijing to do a lot of preparation work, especially the world map painted by Li Qinzai. Cheng Boxian had to ask many questions in person.
Sailing at sea is a major event and extremely dangerous. As the commander of the Navy, Cheng Boxian naturally did not dare to lead the soldiers into the gate of hell.
Regarding the understanding of the world outside the Tang Dynasty, perhaps only Li Qinzai in the world has the clearest understanding.
After Cheng Boxian saw the world map drawn by Li Qinzai, he immediately realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him and the entire Cheng family. As long as this job was done well, the Cheng family would be able to sweep away years of decline and make a comeback, so Cheng Boxian
I cherish this opportunity very much.
What is at the end of the sea?
Li Qinzai's map told him that there was a vast new continent, with countless rich and fertile products and new grain varieties, as well as countless slave laborers with strange shapes and different skin colors.
It was a blank continent that had not yet been discovered by anyone, and there were only indigenous people living there who drank blood. If the Tang Dynasty did not take it, it would be punished by God.
"This time out to sea, Datang sent not just one fleet, but two."
Cheng Boxian spread out the map in front of Li Qinzai, pointed to the locations of Silla and Japan, and said: "The navy under Sun Renshi has moved to the east of the main island of Japan, and a seaport is also being built there. Once the sea ships are built, Sun Renshi will lead a division.
Head east and keep to the north, while Cheng leads another division and keep to the south."
Li Qinzai was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Li Zhi and the court bosses would arrange it like this.
It’s not surprising when you think about it. Eggs cannot be put in one basket, especially when exploring a completely unfamiliar ocean. After all, human beings are too small to be able to resist the power of God. If the entire army is wiped out in an unexpected event, Datang’s exploration of the world’s oceans will suffer a major setback.
blow.
Therefore, sending two fleets at the same time, one to the north and one to the south, will have a greater chance. Unless it is really unlucky, there should not be a situation where both fleets are annihilated.
"I'm going back to Beijing today to visit my dear brother Jingchu. I just want to ask you if there is anything I need to pay attention to when the Tang Dynasty Navy sets sail in the future." Cheng Boxian asked.
Li Qinzai stared at the map in front of him, shook his head and said: "All the knowledge I know has been explained, and the rest is all up to you."
After speaking, Li Qinzai paused and then said: "But I have a small suggestion. While the Quanzhou Shipping Department is building sea-going ships, Brother Shang Xian may wish to ask the Ministry of War for instructions to move the Quanzhou Navy to the defense."
Cheng Boxian was stunned: "Where to move it?"
Li Qinzai pointed to a treasure island on the other side of Quanzhou and said slowly: "Move to this island, and the Quanzhou Navy must be stationed all year round. The court must pay attention to this island. Even if it hangs alone overseas, it is still our land of the Tang Dynasty. Every inch of land
Can’t afford to lose!”
Cheng Boxian stared at the island for a long time and asked doubtfully: "Liuqiu Island?"
"Yes, Liuqiu Island."
"Why do you have to move it here?"
"Because I don't want more than a thousand years later, more than a billion people will be troubled because of this island. It belongs to China, from ancient times to the present, and even more so in more than a thousand years."
"It is only natural and right for the Tang Dynasty to station its troops here."