Chang'an City is extremely quiet, with few people on the streets.
But by the Bahe River, there was a sea of people. At first glance, they were all densely packed with human heads.
"Oh, Lao Zhangtou, aren't you lame? Why are you here!"
"Isn't that Wang Ergou? He was going to die last month. Is this a return to the past?"
"Grandma Liu is eighty years old, but she can still walk alone, which is admirable!"
The number of people present today is more than three times that of yesterday.
Chang'an is at the foot of the Emperor, and the people here are more concerned about national affairs than people anywhere else.
As soon as the new Japanese treasure ship appeared, the people all stared at it angrily.
Su Wo Yazi deliberately let the Japanese treasure ship park in the middle of the Bahe River so that the people could not reach it even if they threw stones.
Matsushita Xia Zui said confidently: "Prince, Japan will win today!"
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
A group of Japanese warriors shouted loudly, making a lot of noise.
Little did he know that just this would anger the people watching the excitement around him.
"Little Japanese, go back to Japan!"
"Taoist Rikawa is right, Japanese people are not good people!"
"Kill them..."
Wow.
Many people threw the things in their hands at Suwa Yazi and others.
Rotten vegetable leaves, straw sandals, pee pads, half a big cake...
Suwa Yazi was protected by Japanese warriors and kept retreating. Finally, when he came near the large tent of the Tang Dynasty, the common people stopped.
"Taoist Rikawa, this is too much!"
"Baga, who is Taoist Rikawa? Matsushita, didn't I ask you to find out?"
Suwa Yazi roared loudly.
Matsushita Xiazuo said helplessly: "Prince, I have sent more than twenty people, and also gave Mr. Yang Yuhua a pearl. However, Taoist Richuan just appeared out of thin air, and there is no useful news at all!
"
"Damn... Baga!"
Su Wo Yazi cursed, and then said: "Today, I will defeat Du He and Datang in an upright manner. I will make Datang lose face. Hum, I will let these hateful guys see Japan."
Powerful!"
"Japan will win!"
The warriors started shouting again.
Li Junxian came over and said to Su Wo Yazi expressionlessly: "Prince Su Wo Yazi, you'd better tell your subordinates to shut up, otherwise I can't guarantee that the common people will rush in and beat them!"
Su Wo Yazi: “…”
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On the high platform.
Li Er asked: "How long until the boat race starts?"
Chen Shuda said: "Your Majesty, there is still a stick of incense to start the boat competition. Su Wo Yazi has sent someone to urge it, but Du He, the Duke of Huyi County, is nowhere to be seen, and the Dream Group's boat is also nowhere to be seen!"
Um?
Li Er suddenly frowned.
The surrounding ministers also turned around to look for him.
But Du He is nowhere to be seen.
"Did Du He fall asleep?"
"This is unreasonable. This matter is of great importance. Du He vowed yesterday that he could win the boat race. Now the boat race is about to begin, but Du He is nowhere to be seen. What should we do?"
"I know that Du He only has the ability to brag and compare boats? Even the skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry can't do anything about it, so what can he do?"
Although Du Ruhui was present, many people jumped out to criticize Du He.
Du He's popularity in the court is really bad.
Yang Yuhua said: "Your Majesty, the boat competition is related to the face of the Tang Dynasty. The Duke of Huyi County actually treats it as a child's play and doesn't take it seriously. Please send an order to punish me!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to go to the Dream Group and invite the Duke of Huyi County!"
Li Er muttered: "Zhao Yang, go to Dream Group and bring Du He."
Everyone discovered that Li Er was unhappy.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone not far away shouting loudly: "Give way, who stepped on my toes..."
Everyone turned around and saw Du He walking through the crowd. Looking at him again, he looked disheveled. His clothes were in tatters and had been burned in several places by fire. He was still holding a big cake in his hand and eating it as he walked.
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Many people showed disgusted expressions.
"Why is Du He like this? For something as big as a ship, not only the people of Chang'an are present, but also foreign envoys are present. Doesn't this smear our Tang Dynasty?"
Someone whispered.
Li Er asked displeasedly: "Du He, why do you appear like this? Also, the boat competition is about to start, why are you missing so long?"
Yang Yuhua secretly thought, Hahaha, Du He, just wait and bear His Majesty's wrath.
Du He stepped forward, held up the half-eaten cake, and handed it to Li Er, "Your Majesty, have you had breakfast? Do you want some? This is made in the cafeteria of my Dream Group. It is fresh and crispy, and is rare in the world.
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Li Er had a dark look on his face.
"Du He, don't make any excuses. Nowadays, boat racing is a national event, but you haven't shown up for a long time and are unkempt. It really damages the face of the Tang Dynasty. All civil and military officials, the people of Chang'an, and even foreign envoys are waiting for you.
Don't you want to give everyone an explanation?" Li Er asked in a deep voice.
Du He ate the remaining cake in a few licks, patted his chest, and said: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, it's not that I didn't want to come early, it's just that it took a lot of time to build the ship. In order to ensure that today's ship is perfect, I came with a dream
There are more than 300 people in the group who started building the ship early yesterday morning and it was not completed until a stick of incense. I didn't even have time to eat breakfast or change my clothes, so I rushed here in a hurry. Please forgive me!"
Only then did everyone suddenly realize that Du He's tattered clothes were not intentional, but were burned by the fire, and that his unkempt appearance was not an act, but a lack of time.
Li Er said with some embarrassment: "Well, I blamed you wrongly. Come, please give me a seat and prepare food for the Duke of Huyi County!"
Li Er knew that today's ship was safe and he was in a good mood.
Chen Shuda asked: "Mr. Huyi County, may I ask where your boat is?"
"Oh? Over there!" Du He said, pointing to the Bahe River in the distance.
Everyone turned to look.
Everyone tried their best to open their eyes, but saw nothing.
"Du He, are you kidding us? You are deceiving me!" someone said angrily.
Du He smiled and said, "Look again!"
"Ship, there is a... small boat over there!"
Someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone's eyes widened again, and they finally saw clearly that there was a broken boat as small as possible on the Bahe River.
The broken ship is slowly heading this way.
There was a flag on the broken ship with three characters written on it: Rikawa.
The hull is in tatters, it is just a small wooden boat, and it is the kind that looks like it will fall apart at any time after being exposed to wind and rain for many years. It can seat up to four people.
Everyone almost fainted.
"Mr. Huyi County, is this the boat you spent all your efforts to build?"
"Du He, if you dare to compare this broken ship with the Japanese treasure ship, I will crash into the water plants and die!"
"Mr. Huyi County, is this joke too much?"
Everyone turned to look at Du He sitting on the chair, looking sullen, and said one after another.