Full granaries, cattle and sheep everywhere, tall and towering city walls, and boundless military formations can all show the wealth and power of a country, but what can be more intuitive and realistic than giant ships?
The Emperor perfectly explained this point. When the seawater filled the entire dock, the giant ship seemed to come alive in an instant. Half of the sails were hung on the ship. Under the influence of the breeze, it seemed like it had been trapped in an iron cage.
The beast swayed this way and that, as if it was about to escape from the shackles. Dozens of big men wearing only shorts struggled to open the lock with a winch. The turbulent water filled the channel. When it was level with the water surface of the dock, the lock gate of the dock also slowly opened.
The earth rose and the tiger came out of its cage.
The giant ship moved slowly along the narrow waterway. Yun Ye had a look of pride on his face. Hong Fu Nu looked blankly at the giant ship passing by and could hardly breathe. Li Jing looked confused and almost wanted to breathe.
Jump up and get close, this is the real weapon of war.
Different from the high-rise ship, the Emperor still inherited the consistent streamlined hull of the Princess. In addition to the bridge, there were five huge white sails on the deck. A huge ferocious dragon head was inlaid on the bow of the ship, which made people feel strange at a glance.
chill.
Arriving steadily at sea, the half sail was raised to a full sail, breaking through the waves and sailing towards the depths of the sea. Six smaller ships followed closely behind, including the Princess and Qingque moored on both sides.
They all blew the horns, and a long dragon roar came faintly from the Emperor's horn.
It wasn't until the fleet disappeared on the sea that Yun Ye turned around and said to Li Jing: "This is the Sea Dragon King. Seventy-two eight-oxen crossbows are enough to make it invincible across the sea. This is the crystallization of the wisdom of the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. It is noble and powerful.
Luxurious and cold, with its existence, I can responsibly say that the Tang fleet is invincible."
"More than 200,000 silver coins have been used to create such a sea monster. Marquis Yun plans to use it to cause trouble for Zhang Zhongjian?" Hong Fu interjected rudely.
"You think too highly of the Qiubeard. With him, you can't go there. The little pirate is not worthy of his exposure. You'd better pray that the Qiubeard will run away when he sees the shadow of his sail. I hope he can run away too.
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After saying this, Yun Ye hugged the tanned Di Renjie next to him, wiped the tears from his face and said with a smile: "Well done Xiaojie, you built such a giant ship in a year and a half.
There has never been one before or since. The emperor's name will remain in history, and Di Renjie's name will also be engraved in the annals of history."
Then he looked at Xiao Wu, who was also holding a flower umbrella with tears streaming down her face. He pinched her nose affectionately and said with a smile: "Whatever you want to eat, Master will make it for you."
"I want to eat crystal pork elbow, sweet and sour fish, beggar's chicken, fried lotus root, crab roe buns, woo woo, Master Xiaojie bullied me, he is the foreman, so he shows off his power, even though he calculated wrongly, he still hurt me...
"
Di Renjie's sadness disappeared immediately, and he looked warily at Xiao Wu, who was crying in his master's arms. He couldn't remember when he had been cruel to her. For God's sake, she was the supreme emperor here.
Lao Tie laughed wildly and threw all his tools into the sea. The Emperor was the pinnacle of his career. It was enough to explain to his ancestors that building ships after that would be boring. Giant ships were born in the sea, so
It will be buried in the sea, so let your tools stay in the sea with it, and a generation of famous craftsmen will stop here.
Yun Ye was a selfish person, so he just said something that was convenient for everyone, hugged Xiao Wu, who kept acting coquettishly, and led Di Renjie to the wooden house, where the housekeeper Lao Zhao should have prepared everything.
"When you're an adult, you can drink some grape wine. You must have drank it secretly before, but from now on you can drink it openly." Yun Ye poured two ice fish into the glass, shook the glass and handed the glass to Huanxi
Xiao Wu poured another glass and handed it to Di Renjie. He held up the remaining half of the can of grape wine and said happily: "The Emperor is your adult gift. From now on, you can do whatever you want. You have graduated. Cheers."
The three masters and apprentices drank the wine in one gulp. Yun Ye rolled up his sleeves with a smile and opened the iron box sent by Lao Zhao. Under the box were large ice bricks with various ingredients, chicken, duck and fish on them.
There is no shortage of cattle, sheep, and delicacies from the mountains.
Yun Ye hummed a little tune while cooking, and the young general's messy wooden house was kept spotless. Di Renjie took the invitations he had just written to invite the guests. The apprenticeship ceremony was a big event, and the guests who watched the ceremony were indispensable.
Lao Tie was overjoyed with the bright red invitation. How could he not be happy to be able to participate in the apprenticeship ceremony of two beautiful little people? He rummaged through the box and found two wooden dolls. The one with a fat head and fat brain was very cute. Li Jing accepted
When I got the invitation, I thought hard for a long time before writing the four words "Mountains are high and water is long". Hongfu took out a red dagger, put it on a sharkskin scabbard, an old-fashioned style, and carefully picked up the silk cloth bag.
Okay, it seems that I have made a lot of determination.
When Dongyu received the invitation, he immediately jumped into the sea and searched for half a day in the sea before catching a herring. The whole fish was only more than a foot long and looked ordinary, but from the wounds all over Dongyu's body, he knew that he got this.
A fish is definitely not simple
When Ren Xiong received the invitation, he took out a small bear skin from his small box without thinking. The whole bear skin was smooth and oily. When it was spread on the case, it looked like a pool of shining ink. Look at it.
Not a trace of variegation can be seen.
When the red sun was about to set, the guests arrived as promised. Yun Ye took Di Renjie and Xiao Wu to greet the guests at the door. Lao Zhao respectfully waited for the call in the room with his hands lowered.
"It's a joy to congratulate the good disciple on his successful academic achievement and his departure from the army today." Li Jing, the leader, raised his hands in congratulations.
"They strive for their own strength, and with their extraordinary talents, it is natural for them to become teachers. I only hope that they will follow their own path in the future, not to be invaded by evil spirits, and their hearts will not be stained by dust, so that they can do everything naturally.
Li Jing nodded, put the handwritten calligraphy in Di Renjie's hand that was too late to be framed, and said: "I'm traveling, I don't have much, so I'm sorry for you. I only wish you a bright future and a long life."
Di Renjie held the book and paid homage to Li Jing. Li Jing bowed three times before sitting in the guest seat. Hong Fu took Xiao Wu's hand and put the dagger in her hand and said, "This sword is called Suzaku. I held this sword when I was young."
Across the two capitals, there are three out of ten owl heads. Now I give them to you and treat them well. "
Xiao Wu also bowed three times like Di Renjie, vowing to live up to the sword, and then Hong Fu sat down with a smile.
Lao Tie held one in each hand and did not want them to bow down. He took out two wooden dolls from his arms, one red boy and one green girl. He gave the red boy to Xiao Wu and the green girl to Di Renjie, blinking.
He said: "This time I will go back to Beijing with the Marquis to serve as a supervisor. I am a poor man and a bit shabby. I can only give you these two auspicious dolls. I hope you will get married soon, so that I can
I’ll also save you the wedding ceremony.”
Di Renjie opened his mouth and giggled, Xiao Wu's face turned red with embarrassment, Dongyu waved the herring in front of Xiao Wu's hand, Xiao Wu's eyes immediately became round and he said loudly: "Uncle Yu, what are you doing again?"
I went to catch the Slender Bone Dragon. I almost risked my life for the fish but it’s not worth it. Master has already made delicious sweet and sour fish.”
The winter fish screamed twice and put the fish in the basin. The fish that had been caught for half an hour immediately became extremely flexible when it arrived in the basin. It was indeed worthy of the title of Skinny Dragon.
The human bear bared his big teeth and giggled, took out the bear skin, put it in Di Renjie's arms and said: "You will always get married. If you feel cold in the future, you can cover it together."
Xiao Wu kicked the bear in the leg in embarrassment, but Di Renjie didn't care at all. He carefully put away the bear skin and asked everyone to sit down. Yun Ye stood behind and watched with a smile, without saying a word. The warmth of this moment was
Belongs to Xiao Wu and Di Renjie.
Everyone was very drunk, and the dishes on the table were sumptuous. There were many things that Hongfu and Li Jing had never eaten before. After a jar of wine, Dongyu took out the Slender Bone Dragon from the basin, and a sharp knife appeared in front of him.
Behind the elbow, with a flash of the knife, the whole fish turned into two halves. Half of the fish's mouth was still movable. The knife penetrated the fish skin and slid from head to tail. The fish skin was removed, and the whole fish fell into pieces.
After removing the big bone, only the pink fish meat remains.
Winter Fish chopped the Slender Bone Dragon into eight pieces, one for each person. Yun Ye quickly picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth without saying anything for a while. This is the delicacy of the world. The slightly elastic fish meat seemed to be jumping in his mouth.
There is no word to describe it except delicious.
After eating the fish, Li Jing sighed and said, "The delicious food cooked by Marquis Yun just now is the best. I don't think this fish is the real one. After tasting this fish, there is no other delicious food in the world."
"Although this fish is delicious, it is not easy to catch. It only wanders in the coral. It is difficult to catch it. The winter fish is lucky this time. Let's forget this delicacy. I don't want to be blamed for this in the future."
Food harms lives."
"It's true. If you think about it, it's better to forget that if the taste of human flesh is mixed with fish, it won't be considered delicious."
A few people talked and laughed until the moon hung in the sky, and then the smoke dissipated. Yun Ye was very drunk. Di Renjie and Xiao Wu helped Master go to bed to rest, but they heard Yun Ye murmur to himself: "What a good couple of children."
Ah, how did you live such a virtuous life in your last life? No words on the tablet, no words on the tablet. After your merits and demerits, future generations will say, God knows whether you will be happy or not." After saying this, he fell asleep deeply.
"Master is talking about us? Why do you say in the previous life? Have we seen it in the previous life? What is the wordless monument? Xiaojie, have you heard of it?"
After coming out of the master's room, Xiao Wu asked Di Renjie like a barrage of questions. Di Renjie thought for a long time before shaking his head and said: "I have never heard of the rumors about the wordless monument, but the master is obviously talking about us. In the previous life,
So what do you do? With your character and intelligence, you will definitely not be an unknown person. I should also be a person who will go down in history.