Chapter 33 The Emperor
There is no Danshui Lake nearby, but there are many rivers. The Pearl River Basin is full of water networks, and there are sea outlets everywhere. It is not easy to replenish fresh water. Liu Yanzhi flew away from Yashan while the night was dark, and went north for fifty miles. He found a big river with rapid water flowing open and opened the Qiankun bag to fill the water. It is not clear how many cubic cubes of fresh water were installed. Anyway, the downstream has stopped flowing.
As soon as the sky was dawn, Liu Yanzhi returned to the big ship where they were under house arrest. The Qiankun bag on his waist used to hold no amount of things. This time he felt a little rippling, as if he had half a bottle of vinegar. It can be seen that the Qiankun bag also has capacity limits.
The soldiers responsible for guarding them belonged to the imperial guards of the Palace Front Division, which was much stronger than the rebel army and civilians, but there was no water to drink. The fresh water supply of the entire fleet was cut off. The only remaining water was concentrated to ensure the drinking of the emperor and generals. Ordinary soldiers had not drunk water for two days. They felt that the blood in their bodies became sticky, their lips were cracked, and their mouths were fire. But there was the sea under their feet. So much water was bitter, salty, and even more thirsty.
Liu Yanzhi deliberately came out of the cabin and asked the soldiers on duty: "Do you want to drink water?"
"Think!" The soldiers' eyes widened when they heard the water.
"I have some water here, you can find something to pick it up." Liu Yan said straight.
The soldier took out the bowl for eating, looked at Liu Yan and said directly: "Just give me one, one."
"This bowl is too small, is there any big one?"
"Yes!" The soldier ran back and took a wooden basin."
"It's still small, bring a bucket."
After a while, the four soldiers carried a large wooden barrel. Of course, they knew that there was no Danshui on the ship, but they also knew the origin of these people. They were all demonic paths with magical powers. If they could not be sure of them, they would become Danshui. When people were thirsty to a certain extent, they entered the jungle mode and would not give up as long as there was a slight possibility.
"This is still sloppy." Liu Yanzhi then slowly took out the Qiankun bag and muttered something. In the anxious eyes of the soldiers, a clear spring flowed out of the small coarse cloth bag. The more it fell, it was endless and it was endless. Water splashed in the wooden barrel. Someone who couldn't wait reached out and took it and tasted it with his tongue. He immediately shouted in surprise: "It's clear water! It's clear water that can be drunk!"
The four soldiers all tied their heads in the wooden barrel and drank the cows. The sound of drinking water attracted the surrounding imperial guards. When everyone saw the clear water, they rushed forward and rush to drink wildly. Everyone felt that the water was sweet and clear. They had never drunk such delicious water in their lives. The nectar and jade liquid in the Heavenly Court was just like this.
The news of clear water on this ship spread quickly. In less than an hour, the 200,000 soldiers and civilians in the entire fleet knew that the Taoist brought by Prime Minister Wen could turn into water, and the news was conclusive. For a while, those who were thirsty and were unhappy didn't feel thirsty. This is a typical psychological effect. The less water there was, the more anxious he became. If he had a clear mind, his emotions were relieved, and even his physiological feelings changed.
The military and civilians carried wooden barrels, basins, crock pots, vases, kettles, and all containers that did not leak were used. Liu Yanzhi accepted them all. He stood on the mast and held the Qiankun bag and poured downwards, like a waterfall. The deck on the boat was wet as if it had been rained. The people who were receiving the water were wet, but everyone was happy and energetic.
The last person who received the news was Zhang Shijie. As the commander of the Song army, he had the greatest responsibility on his shoulders. He spent this time discussing strategies with his generals to break the enemy because he had ordered his subordinates that it was not the enemy's attack and that no other matters should be disturbed. Therefore, although the personal soldiers were extremely excited, they still dared not report to the marshal.
What Zhang Shijie was most worried about was that the water source was cut off and the water in the army could no longer be supported. After a few more days, even the emperor had no water to drink. Originally, the reserves of tamsui were sufficient, but yesterday, the Yuan army sank the water-storing ship and lost a lot of tamsui. He planned to send troops ashore to grab the water, but he was worried that he had fallen into the Yuan army's plan and took the lives of the soldiers in vain. At present, there was no other way, so he could only delay it for one day.
One of the members offered advice: "It is better to fill the water bag with sea water and deceive the soldiers and say that it is full of water."
"This is a way to quench thirst with plums." Zhang Shijie shook his head and sighed. "It's all right now."
The generals remained silent, and everyone knew in their hearts that the battle had been lost, and the dying struggle was just not wanting to be a prisoner of the Tartars.
Zhang Shijie left the cabin alone and looked up at the railing. The Yuan army's warships blocked the estuary. It was even more difficult to break through. When he went ashore, he fought with short attacks. Where did he go? He was confused, but his proud self-esteem could not accept Lu Xiufu's proposal.
Suddenly, the noise in the distance attracted Zhang Shijie's attention. He frowned and was extremely unhappy. He was about to order the soldiers who were causing trouble, but his eyes turned around and he was stunned.
There was a waterfall hanging out of thin air on the mast!
It’s the demonic way! No, it’s not the demonic way, it’s the Taoist priest who supports the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Shijie laughed to the sky: "If God does not destroy my Song Dynasty!"
At the same time, Zhang Hongfan on the Yuan army's flagship was also watching the strange waterfall falling from the sky. The hunger tactics were his trump card. Unexpectedly, the Song army actually used magic to break this move. As a veteran on the battlefield for a long time, Zhang Hongfan knew that the Song army's sluggish morale would be greatly improved, and this battle would be even more difficult to fight.
A sigh.
...
Zhang Hongfan guessed correctly. With the support of Tamsui, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted and even took the initiative to attack, destroying two small battleships of the Yuan army.
The eight immortals were immediately lifted from house arrest and summoned by the empress dowager and the emperor. Under the leadership of the eunuch, the eight people passed through dozens of giant ships side by side with decks and arrived at the huge tower ship located at the core of the fleet. This was the emperor's ship and the palace on the water.
The exiled court did not have too much red tape, and eight people went straight to the cabin to meet. The cabin was not big, and it was as magnificent as possible, showing the last glory of the Zhao Song Dynasty. On the throne was the last emperor of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Bing, who was only seven or eight years old this year, had a pearl curtain behind Zhao Bing. Empress Dowager Yang was in a curtain behind the curtain. The emperor was wearing a small dragon robe, embroidered pomrose, trembling on the golden crown, and his little face was blushing, which was very cute.
"This child is so cute. Come on, auntie, hug him." Guan Lu laughed, and actually wanted to go forward and touch him. Fortunately, she was stopped by Liu Yanzhi. "Please pay attention to the impact, that's the emperor."
The little emperor spoke, and his childish voice was extremely childish: "Who is Liu Yanzhi?"
"I've seen the official family in Liu Yanzhi." Liu Yanzhi bowed slightly.
No one blamed him for being rude, and the rules of mortals cannot be applied to gods.
"Hehe, I heard you can make tricks and make me a fun one." The little emperor said. The seven or eight-year-old child was naughty and could not sit on the dragon chaise.
"Then let's see if the official family turns into a bull." Liu Yanzhi transformed himself into a green bull, and then changed back in a blink of an eye. He made the little emperor laugh happily, saying that he would watch the magic trick again.
"The officials should still put state affairs first. After the Tartars are beaten away, I will make tricks for the officials every day." Liu Yan said straight.
Empress Dowager Yang, behind the pearl curtain, witnessed this scene with her own eyes. Tears of surprise fell down, and she said silently in her heart: "I only know that it is a Taoist priest who knows magic. I didn't expect that it was Taishang Laojun's mount who came down to save the Zhao family."
The little emperor didn't look at others, pointed at Guan Lu and said, "What do you know?"
Guan Lu said: "I, I can tell stories and make delicious food."
The little emperor asked Zhen Yue again: "What do you know?"
"I..." Zhen Yue was speechless and couldn't answer.
"I have appointed you as the national teacher." The little emperor pointed at Liu Yan and said straight, "Beat the Tartars for me." He pointed at Zhen Yue and said, "You are my concubine."
Everyone laughed loudly, Zhen Yue blushed and thought to herself that this child was too naughty.
"What about me?" Guan Lu joined in the fun, "What kind of official is Aunt Feng?"
"You..." The little emperor's eyes turned on Guan Lu's chest, "I have appointed you as a nurse."
The crowd burst into laughter, and even the Queen Mother Yang behind the pearl curtain laughed. The eunuchs and palace maids wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so they had to endure it. The dragon boat was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
"The government has had enough trouble, go down and have fun." Empress Dowager Yang finally spoke. Zhao Bing is too young, so she is the behind-the-scenes figure representing the royal family. However, this empress dowager did not have strong courage and skills. She is just an ordinary concubine, who was pushed to this position by the trend of history.
Empress Dowager Yang was actually not very old and was just a young woman in her early thirties, so she had no knowledge. But behind her, she had Lu Xiufu's guidance, and wanted to take these Taoist priests for the court, so she asked Liu Yanzhi's Taoist name.
"I am not a Taoist." Liu Yan said straight.
Chapter completed!