Chapter 912: Sailing in the Broad Sea (End)

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Chen Jiali did not stay overnight, but only left a few long hair and a little undissipated smell on the pillow, as well as a large area of ​​unknown water marks on the dragon bed mattress.

Another person soon came to this wooden house by the lake, Mrs. Dong, Mrs. Gao.

Gao gave Princess Jinsuo a pair of jade bracelets. Jinsuo opened her mouth and called her aunt. Gao was stunned at first, and then she smiled and praised.

She likes Guo Shao’s youngest daughter very much, and she spends most of her time here playing with Jinsuo.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, a fleet of Jiaolong Army will head south from Haizhou to transport more arms to Cao Bin from Guangnan.

Guo Shao planned to go further away from Beijing and go to the harbor to inspect his warships in person, and practice it for the generals of the Jiaolong Army.

The first snow in Tokyo was clear again, and it was a good weather for travel.

There are still snow hanging on the branches on the street, like white flowers blooming, with beautiful colors in the bright sunshine. When the wind blows, it will be like willow catkins rising lightly, adding a bit of vitality to the quiet winter of all things.

Longjin Bridge connects the north and south central axis avenue of the outer city, and looks north at Zhuque Gate of the inner city gate. The brigade of umbrellas and flags pass by here in a mighty way. The guards' armor is shining, and the fiery red shoulder scarfs are floating in the wind, which is very eye-catching.

Such a pomp, it was obvious that the royal family was traveling.Pedestrians avoided the intersection of Hengjie and let the road watch, and the people in the market also stood by the road and watched the fun.

A four-horse carriage was surrounded by palace men and military generals, and the curtain on the car was gently lifted up in a corner.

Guo Shao saw it out of the carriage and saw the familiar scene directly.

In front of a shop at the entrance of Hengjie Street, hoes, shovels, kitchen knives, etc. were placed outside the shop. Smoke was emitted from the roof, and fires were flashing inside.

There is a banner hanging at the door of this blacksmith shop, with only one word written on it: yellow.There is no need to write the words "blacksmith shop" or "blacksmith shop" or "blacksmith shop" or "blacksmith shop" are signs.

A pale old man sat on the bench outside the blacksmith shop, looking over with his faint eyes.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a shirtless man walked out of the shop and watched, followed by a woman with her hair wrapped around her, holding a bowl to the old man.

Guo Shao showed an inadvertent smile on his face, as if he was greeting the old man, without any condescending mood at all. Perhaps looking at life from another perspective, the old man's complete and peaceful life is no less humble than anyone else.

Guo Shao observed for a while and found that there was only one acquaintance left here, no longer the people he cared for, and the carriage gradually drove across the street, so he put down the curtain.

There was another person in the wide carriage, Zhaorong Lu Lan, who was also the only woman who accompanied her on this trip.Seeing that she was also looking at the scene outside, Guo Shao spoke: Did Lu Zhaorong see that blacksmith shop?

Lu Lan turned her head back and nodded and said: I saw it.

Guo Shao smiled and said: My former home is there.

Lu Lan was stunned for a moment, covered her mouth and smiled: Didn’t Your Majesty live in the Guo Mansion before?I also lived in the mansion when I first arrived in Tokyo.

Guo Shao stopped his smile and said seriously: Earlier.When I was young, I stayed in Daming Mansion and Hezhong Mansion. I had no house of my own and lived in barracks with my soldiers.After moving to Tokyo, the original old house was the blacksmith shop.The imperial guards’ military pay rewards are paid in cash, and I have saved up military pay to buy them.

Lu Lan's white and red face showed surprise: I've never heard from His Majesty.

Guo Shao said: If you don’t believe me, go back and ask Yulian.I don’t need to mention it to others, because I didn’t meet many people during that period and I had no intention of others.

Lu Lan hurriedly said: How can I not believe what Your Majesty said?

Guo Shao said in a casual tone: There is an alley behind the street, where Yulian's family used to be, and I hired her to do laundry, cook and do miscellaneous work.The white-bearded old man sitting at the door just now was named Huang, and he was also the old blacksmith I had hired.Now the world is getting more and more peaceful. Huang Blacksmith's family has shops and craftsmanship in the downtown city, and probably has a wealthy life.

Lu Lan whispered: It turns out that Your Majesty still has many memories.

Guo Shao reached out to hold her little hand, and Lu Lan's palm also had calluses, just like Yulian.

He rubbed the cocoon and said: I have many memories with you, I remember when you first met you were a teenage lady.Sometimes I feel that a person is not just a body, but a process, and memory is the process of distinguishing oneself.

Lu Lan listened quietly, looking thoughtful.The most special feeling when Guo Shao stays with her is that he can always find a peaceful state.

The wooden wheels of the carriage outside were rumbling, and the carriage was shaking slightly. The road was still continuing, and the process was not interrupted.Guo Shao looked back and looked forward to the journey he had not walked.

That night, Lu Lan was the one who was sleeping, and this night was naturally full of spring.

……

The large group of people left Tokyo and had to follow the Bian River to Songzhou first, then pass through Xuzhou, and then go to Haizhou.

There are also large houses outside Tokyo, with a prosperous market and dense population. This is the city.

The large city has a large population, but the residential area is relatively concentrated, and countries dominated by agriculture cannot form urban belts.

When people walk through the city, there are large fields of farmland, and villages dotted them.

On the Yuanye Village, from time to time there is a yard of earth with black smoke, which is a workshop for boiling manure with charcoal.

The gunpowder saltpeter used by Xu Jun is not much from saltpeter mines, but more of it comes from such manure-stacking workshops; the residue is the necessary fertilizer for large farms nearby.

On the banks of the Bian River, there are several cities standing tall, like the acropolis of Tokyo, but many black smoke rises above the city.You can also hear the huge metal impact from the clanging sound from a distance from the post road.

On the quiet farmland, these smoked monsters were very abrupt.After many years, people nearby may have become accustomed to it.

But in Guo Shao's eyes, these workshops are just sparks.

They broke the tranquility of chickens and dogs crowing each other and would wake up the sleeping land. Guo Shao believed that one day greater productivity would make the Daxu Empire more prosperous and lively.

The thick smoke is in the dark blue sky, just like the unique traces engraved by Guo Shao here.

Guo Shao went east along the post road and patrolled his country along the way. The land along the way was just a corner of the country, and it still took several days.

By the time we arrived in Haizhou, the Jiaolong Army was ready to set off at the port, and the trip was postponed because we were waiting for the emperor.

Guo Shao transferred pigs and sheep to reward the army. That night, he presented a banquet at the Jiaolong Army headquarters at the port, and invited the commander and generals from the south to visit.

Haizhou Port is bustling all night, as if it is a celebration of the festival.

The next morning, Guo Shao sent the generals to board the ship by the sea, but he did not board the ship.

Guo Shao did a lot of things to establish the Jiaolong Army, no matter how organized, weapons, or warships were hand-made, but he had never taken a sea boat and might not be able to take a seat in the future... No one allowed such a thing. No matter how big the warship of the Jiaolong Army was, the sea route was still the most risky route at present.

So he could only stand on the shore to watch.

The sea breeze on the pier is constantly, but the weather is clear and the sea is clear.

Guo Shao's cloak and sheepskin coat were blown against his body by the wind, and he was still standing firmly at the dock as he was young and strong.

Under the bright sunshine, the blue color of the sky and water becomes more and more beautiful, and the white canvas covers the sea, just like the white clouds in the sky.

The bells, drums and trumpets were played in unison with the sound of the waves, and the countless soldiers on the boat shouted and clamored. The elegant wings of the seagulls slid over the water and left their chirping. The sea was the most lively place.

Guo Shao squinted his eyes and watched the giant ship slowly move away, looking at the endless journey of the fleet, his heart opens unprecedentedly.

A month later, Guo Shao took Lu Lan back to the imperial official. What Guo Shao unexpectedly was that while having dinner with Fu Jinzhan and other concubines, he actually saw Xiao Chuo, which made him confused.

But when Fu Jinzhan asked him to open Xiao Chuo to Zhaoyi, Guo Shao was stunned. He subconsciously glanced at Xiao Chuo and found that this little girl from that time had grown up now.

Although Xiao Chuo knew what would happen on the way, she was still shy now, as if she felt Guo Shao looking at her, and she lowered her head without saying a word...

Xiao Chuo was serving the bed that night. Under the shadow of the big red candle, two figures in the curtain on the dragon collapsed were combined into one, and a painful humming sounded and fell red dots. The famous Empress Dowager Xiao in history has since been named Guo!

The next day, Guo Shao issued an order to grant Xiao Chuo, the daughter of Xiao Siwen, the former King of the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Zhaoyi.As soon as the news came out, the Emperor Yelu Xian of Liao was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted...

Guo Shao stood in front of the dragon throne in a dragon robe, and all the civil and military officials below knelt down and shouted long live. Guo Shao looked up at the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground with great emotion...

This is not the ending, but the beginning of a new world.

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