The river wind was blowing the flags on the pier, and rows of soldiers stood early on both sides of the dock. All the ships docked at the pier outside Jiangling City were blocked upstream and downstream, and the only ships on the empty river were the navy's
The warships came and went like flying.
"Here we come." Pei Zilie narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered. Perhaps because the sun in Jiangling is stronger than that in Jiankang Prefecture, Pei Zilie also looks a lot darker, and Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian beside him are no different.
How good is he?
Just on the horizon, a small shadow appeared, and soon became bigger and bigger. And behind this shadow, more ships appeared in the field of vision, getting bigger and bigger, especially the few Huanglong giant ships in the middle.
, it occupies half of the river, and with the surrounding ships guarding it, it can really be said to block out the sky and the sun.
After a brief silence, the people watching the excitement at the back of the pier suddenly burst out in exclamation. They grew up on the riverside and had never seen warships before, but this was the first time they had seen such a huge warship. I don’t know what else to know about these.
The people of Jiangling have a new understanding of how many people from Xiajiang have strength and trump cards.
Several Huanglong giant ships came out of the crowd and slowly approached the dock. The generals and officials headed by Xiao Mohe standing on the dock subconsciously adjusted their clothes that were a little messed up by the wind.
Navy Nan Chen's ship-handling skills are undoubtedly the best in the world. Therefore, although the ship is huge, it still docks smoothly and smoothly. The springboard is lowered, and several sailors will disembark first, followed by several more.
The figure gives people on the dock a sense of familiarity.
The first person who came forward was Zhou Que, the concubine of the Prince of the East Palace, and then General Mao Xi, the right guard general, came down escorting a chubby, honest-looking middle-aged man.
Although this was actually the first time he saw him, Li Xingchen was already very sure who this person was.
Prince Nan Chen, Chen Shubao.
Looking at this future king who was famous in history for his song "Flowers in the Backyard of the Yushu" and the beautiful concubine Zhang Lihua, Li Xingchen raised his eyebrows slightly, but said nothing and walked up to the scene with Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian.
forward.
"The Governor of Jingzhou, the General of the Hussars, Xiao Mohe, is here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Xiao Mohe bowed loudly and saluted. Lu Guangda and other generals who followed him also saluted.
Chen Shubao laughed and said: "General Xiao, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I miss you so much!"
As he spoke, Chen Shubao stepped forward and patted Xiao Mohe on the shoulder. If he didn't know a little etiquette and had no interest in men, Li Xingchen doubted whether this guy would come up and give him a bear hug.
Suddenly there was silence on the entire dock. Lu Guangda and other generals and officials who had not dealt with Chen Shubao before were silent for a while. Xiao Mohe suppressed a black line on his face and said in a deep voice: "I am very frightened. This place is simple.
, In addition, the wind above the river is strong, so it is not advisable to stay for too long, so I would like to ask Your Highness to move to the city."
"Okay, I'll follow your orders!" Chen Shubao's attention was obviously not on this, and he looked directly around. Instead, he was more interested in the rolling green mountains in the distance. Zhou Que and Mao Xi, who were standing next to Chen Shubao, paid no attention to each other.
He spoke, but everyone could see that the other person's expression was not very good.
At this time, Li Xingchen, Xiao Shilian, Pei Zilie and others looked at each other in confusion.
This fat man...are you sure he is the prince and not a joke sent by Chen Xu?
Of course, Li Xingchen and others did not know that Chen Shubao had been pampered since he was a child, and he had an active nature and was fond of poetry and fun. However, for so many years, he had not even had the opportunity to step out of the Jiankang Mansion. Although he was idle on weekdays, he was in Chen's home after all.
Surrounded by Xu's majesty, he had to take into account the royal dignity and etiquette at every turn, so naturally he had already become impatient.
Now I finally got the opportunity to come to Jiangling. The people on the boat were almost all the courtiers of the East Palace, and the people standing on the pier were all generals loyal to the East Palace. The sky was high, the emperor was far away, and the people around him, Chen Shubao, of course, completely conquered everything.
Etiquette has gone to the sky, and the only thing left is to hook up with Xiao Mohe.
At this time, Chen Shubao was like a canary that had been locked in a cage for a long time and was finally able to soar under the vast sky.
At this time, Guangluqing Gu Yewang and Sanqi Changshi Luoya, who also started to disembark, looked at Chen Shubao's back with somewhat worried expressions in their eyes.
Young generals such as Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian also greeted Chen Shubao and others one after another. However, it was obvious that Chen Shubao did not have much interest in these young people who had emerged in this war. He just exchanged a few lazy greetings with them.
He hurriedly urged Xiao Mohe to quickly find a place where he could eat, drink and rest.
In desperation, Xiao Mohe could only follow the order. Looking at Chen Shubao's leaving figure, Li Xingchen frowned and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Highness...it's really beyond my expectation."
Pei Zilie tilted his head slightly: "Shizhong, be careful what you say!"
"Brothers are working hard here at the foot of Jiangling City, in Ji'nan City, and at the top of Zhangshan City, just to get a reward from such a person." Xiao Shilian snorted, "It's really worth it to fight for such a person!"
Xiao Shilian emphasized the last two words very hard, and everyone understood that he was speaking sarcastically. Pei Zilie said in a deep voice: "Bo Qing, you..."
"What Bo Qing said makes sense, but it doesn't make sense." Li Xingchen said calmly at this time, "It's true that we are working hard, but we are not working hard for him..."
Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie suddenly looked at Li Xingchen. Xiao Shilian was obviously a little excited, but Pei Zilie was more helpless and worried. Obviously he could not find any evidence to refute Li Xingchen, because Chen Shubao's words, deeds and requests all proved that Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian
That's right.
The descendants of Chen Baxian and Chen Xu are like this now.
Xiao Shilian solemnly nodded: "You're right, we fought bloody battles so that our relatives still have this land and water, and the people here are not subject to the flames of war..."
"Bo Qing!" Pei Zilie hurriedly interrupted Xiao Shilian. What Xiao Shilian said was everyone's innermost thoughts, but it was not good after all in public.
However, it was obvious that the civil and military officials on the dock were all focused on Chen Shubao, so no one noticed what the three young men standing aside were saying.
Just when Xiao Shilian was about to say something, a crisp voice suddenly sounded.
"Brother!" Li Lian'er ran to Li Xinchen's side in surprise. If there weren't people watching around, I'm afraid this girl wouldn't be able to help but throw herself directly into Li Xinchen's arms.
The little girl Xiao Qing who was following her was even out of breath. Her face turned red. She didn't know whether she was tired or excited, but she still managed to smile at Xiao Shilian: