Chapter 16 Liu Rengui

"Or come to my car, right?" Li Zhen said: "Actually, I'm quite bored. You just happened to play chess and play music with me."

"This..." Wu Meiniang was a little moved, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "Forget it, you are all men and you have to discuss things. It's not appropriate for me to go."

Li Zhen thought about it and said, "Yes, then you can bear it for a long time. I will let the team rest on the spot for a day tomorrow. Let's take a good look at the scenery around me. By the way, I have lived in Chang'an for more than ten years, but I have never paid attention to the scenery here."

A trace of sweetness flashed in Wu Meiniang's eyes: "But will this delay time too much?"

"What's the delay?" Li Zhen smiled and said, "Did my father give me a fixed deadline and ask me to arrive in Yuezhou on time at what time?"

"It seems that there isn't."

"Isn't that all right?" Li Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, my father has always felt guilty about sealing me in Yuezhou, so as long as I don't go too far, he won't care about me."

"That's right, that's right, then we'll take a good look at the surrounding scenery."

"Um."

On the second day, Li Zhen stopped the team as promised and asked everyone to rest for a day. Although this move was opposed by Xue Rengui and Cen Wenben (the Grand Tutor of King Yue, who was originally supposed to be Li Ke's grand tutor, Li Zhen knew his talent and took him from Li Shimin first) and others, it won the welcome of the rest. Therefore, the opposition of Xue Rengui and a few others was strongly erased by the strong people's base.

Next, Li Zhen was even more excessive. He had to rest almost every two days, so that the team, which was already very slow, could not wait, even forced Cen Wenben to death. Only then did Li Zhen think of a compromise, that was, he would lead his personal guards and some people to ride fast horses first, and the rest would be left to Wu Meiniang to lead the slow journey.

Without the drag of supplies, Li Zhen's speed increased greatly. In less than twenty days, he arrived at the scheduled sea destination Dengzhou. Everyone also saw the sea that only heard its name but did not see its shape. For a moment, he felt excited and full of enthusiasm. Some people even knelt down to the sea. This was the normal reaction of people who had never seen the sea.

"Ah~ What a big sea~" Fang Yiai responded the most, yelling at the sea, as if he wanted to release all his depression. The rest of the people were unrestrained when they saw this, even Li Zhen was no exception. Although they had seen the sea in their previous life, the sea in their previous life was not as beautiful as the sea now? The sea now is called a real sea. There is no garbage in the water, the sea water is clear and transparent, and you can even see fish and shrimp at the bottom of the water. The sea surface in the distance appears to be a real sea blue, unlike later generations, when the sea surface has turned gray-blue, like a stinky ditch.

"Your Highness, my subordinates have always had a question." After Fang Yiai indulged in, he finally asked the question he had always wanted to ask: "Since we are going to go from the sea to Yuezhou by sea, why don't we come here along the Yellow River on a riverboat? Isn't this easier?"

"Hahaha..." Seeing Fang Yiai ask this question, everyone laughed.

Fang Yiai said strangely: "Why are you laughing at?"

"I thought you would keep holding on and not ask me." Li Zhen smiled.

"Actually it's very simple. Your Highness didn't even think about going to Lingnan so early." Du He explained with a smile.

"Why?" Fang Yiai said in confusion: "Lingnan has become a mess. Isn't your highness just going to calm the chaos and win people's hearts?"

"Lingnan is indeed in chaos, but it has not reached its limit." Li Zhen said: "Although the main veins of Feng's family have been exterminated, there are still many talents in the side branches. If they are not removed, it will be a disaster for us sooner or later."

Fang Yiai is not a fool either. As soon as he heard this, he immediately understood: "So Your Highness dragged on the road like this to let the Feng family beat themselves. When they were almost done, we will go and rectify Lingnan."

"Just know this, don't say it out."

Fang Yiai's IQ is not low. After all, he is a child from the prime minister's family. He still has this political wisdom. He heard the words and said, "Yes, my subordinates understand that the reason why we stayed in Dengzhou and didn't leave is mainly to wait for the princess and the others."

"Yes, we just wait for the princess and the others." Li Zhen laughed: "But while waiting for the princess, I am also studying new shipbuilding technology with the masters of Dengzhou Shipyard, which is not a waste of time."

"Yes, that's right, my subordinates have helped."

"Hahaha......"

"Okay, I've seen the sea, it's time to prepare for my meal. Most of us are here to come to the beach for the first time. The "Food Collection" says that the taste of seafood is very different from that of river food, so we have to try it today." Li Zhen clapped his hands and said, "I treat you today, everyone can eat whatever you want, don't be polite to me."

"Your Highness, are you too stingy?" Fang Yiai frowned and said with a frown when she heard that she was just eating seafood: "Who hasn't eaten seafood? Every year, our family is rewarded by the emperor."

"Idiot, that's called dry goods. Can dry goods be the same as seafood?" Du He cursed with a smile: "Seafood seafood, the word "fresh" is just a word. Does the dry goods you eat have a flavor in them?"

"Uh..." Fang Yiai realized that she had asked a stupid question and was speechless.

"Hahaha......"

"Mr. Du is right. Seafood must be caught and eaten immediately, otherwise it will lose its meaning of seafood." A man rushed over from a distance, and explained with a laugh.

"Your Highness, Lord Liu is here."

"Your Highness, Liu Rengui is late to welcome him. Please ask your Highness to atone for his sins." Liu Rengui turned over and dismounted, and loudly accused Li Zhen of guilt.

Li Zhen quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "This is my king's fault. If I hadn't insisted on coming to see the sea first, I wouldn't have run so far to welcome him. On the contrary, you have been collecting the shipyard for me for three years. I have to say thank you to you."

"What is your highness?" Liu Rengui is a middle-aged man with dark skin, even more like a farmer than an official. He smiled and said, "I have not said thank you to you yet. If you hadn't transferred me to Dengzhou Shipyard, I would have really not discovered my talent for water warfare."

"Oh? So, you are very good at water warfare?" Li Zhen was overjoyed. Liu Rengui was naturally good at water warfare. He transferred him to Dengzhou to supervise the construction of warships. He originally planned to train him as the future naval commander, but now he can't say these words, so he can only ask in surprise.

"It's really a strange thing to say. I grew up in the Central Plains (from the Weishi of Bianzhou), and was an official in Chen Cang. I have never been to the beach. However, I won the Admiral of the Dengzhou Navy in the first water battle deduction after coming to Dengzhou, which shocked everyone. Later, I discovered that my water battle talent was beyond expectations. After all, my highness discovered that I was discovered by my Highness, otherwise I would have been a Chen Cang Wei in my life."

"Okay, don't thank anyone, either of us." Li Zhen smiled and waved his hand, "Anyway, since you are here today, don't go back first. I'm going to invite the Sanjun tonight. You are familiar with this place. Please bring a few people to help buy some seafood. I'll invite you to have a nice seafood meal."

"Then I'm more respectful than obedient." Liu Rengui laughed.
Chapter completed!