Licheng. Ancestor Li Wang started his business in Licheng, and this is where the title of Ancestor Li Wang came from. It was a reward given by "Emperor Chengtian Shu" a year before his death from illness, and he made the decision against all opinions and even set aside the royal rules. At that time, I heard that many ministers threatened to die in the great dynasty in the hope that the emperor would take back his life, but to no avail. The left prime minister Bai Changqing even resigned from his post to force him to do so, but he still could not change Emperor Chengtian's decision.
But the facts once again proved how appropriate the posthumous title "Chengtian" of Emperor Chengtian was. He was indeed an emperor who inherited the destiny of heaven and earth. Even the seemingly outrageous decision to give Shen Hao his surname Wang was not wrong, and was even a wise move that defied public opinion.
Because King Li did indeed eliminate the country's crisis on his own several times after the death of Emperor Chengtian. And the plan to advance southward has already begun to bear fruit, bringing vitality to the few smoke outside the Zhuhuo Pass that has been bloody and brutal for thousands of years.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development last year, the harvest of the Southward Expansion Plan has now covered the entire Jingnan and parts of Jingdong and Jingxi. While providing better quality food and medicinal materials, it will further reduce food prices and will provide jobs for the whole country. Became one size bigger. It has even solved the increasingly serious problem of population siltation, giving redundant labor a good place to go.
Just because of the above achievements, many people think that the ancestor Li Wang deserves the surname Wang.
What's more, King Li pointed out a new direction of exploration for the already invincible Jing Dynasty: going to sea. .
What is maritime trade? What is the profit of maritime merchants? Is maritime trade in danger? What kind of world is there on the other side of the sea?
These issues have now become the most popular focus of exchanges among officials, schools and upper-class people in various places. Not only did the scholars rejoice in finding a way to "showcase what they have learned," but even the military, which was increasingly ignored and squeezed by the temple, once again found a "place to use it."
"The light of the Jingjiu Dynasty needs to spread over every inch of land under the sky! The name of the Jingjiu Dynasty must be known to every intelligent creature under the sky!"
These two sentences became the creed that every generation of emperors of the Jingji Dynasty clung to and actively practiced them.
And just half a year ago, after numerous improvements to the vehicles and the formation of the monk fleet, after failures and lessons learned, the fleet on the latest voyage finally returned five years after leaving port. They brought back the first definite news of the discovery of the New World by the Jing Dynasty during its overseas explorations.
Since then, a new era has opened on the head of the Jingjiu Dynasty. This era was named by the ancestor of Li Wang who initiated all this: the Age of Discovery.
The new hustle and bustle suddenly rekindled the old Jing dynasty that had been dormant for more than three hundred years.
Regardless of ordinary people, soldiers, officials, casual cultivators, or sects, the word "going to sea" has become a word that represents courage, wealth, and even opportunity.
When everyone became excited and longing for the news that came back one after another, a huge black carriage drove out of the teleportation circle in Li City, all the way out of the city, and drove dozens of miles outside the city along the official road. of a small forest. There is a stone tablet outside the woods, with scarlet writing on it: "King Li's fiefdom, anyone who trespasses will die."
This small forest is only five miles in circumference and has no beautiful scenery, but it is the only fiefdom that the ancestor of Li Wang asked the emperor for. It is garrisoned all year round by the core bodyguards of the Royal Palace of Le. Not to mention ordinary people, even the emperor cannot step in at will.
There are now several graves in the woods. One of the coffin graves is relatively new. The rest looked to be quite a few years old. Next to the tomb is a small wooden house. King Li, who has now stepped down from all his actual duties, moved here from Tianlan Imperial City after the death of Princess Chu Linxiang.
The carriage stopped not far into the forest, and an old man with white hair and a childlike face got out of the carriage. He walked with strong steps, and after revealing his identity, he walked cautiously towards the small wooden house in the forest. When I walked to the wooden house, I saw a middle-aged man lying on a lounge chair in the open space in front of the house, drinking tea, holding a storybook in his hand, and he was looking at it intently.
"My son has come to see his father and pay his respects to his father." After the old man walked in, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the middle-aged man on the recliner. His attitude was extremely humble.
"Yue'er is here? How come you have time to come here? Is there something wrong?" Shen Hao put down the book in his hand and looked at his only son Shen Yue with a smile, whose appearance had aged to the point before him.
Shen Yue is now at the second level of the Xuanhai Realm, and has taken over the position of commander of the Xuanqing Guard from Shen Hao. He is now the number two person in the Shen family. There are also great figures in the whole country who can make the world tremble whenever they stamp their feet.
Shen Yue kowtowed three times before getting up, walking to his father and sitting down.
"Father, the latest news from the fleet has come back. Wang Su personally signed it, saying that monks have also been discovered in the New World, and their strength cannot be underestimated. But the path of cultivation is very different from ours."
"Oh? It's not magic cultivation? What kind of cultivation path is that?"
"Returning to my father, Wang Su's preliminary judgment and physical training can be regarded as almost the same origin as the barbarians that you participated in exterminating many years ago. Even the ethnic groups are very similar."
After hearing this, Shen Hao put down the script in his hand and said with a smile: "It's interesting. After going around and around, it seems that I have gone back. Barbarians, hehe, it seems that there is another war going on."
"Father is right. The military should also know this news. They will probably bring up the plan to form a navy again, and will draw the core teams of the major fleets over as the cornerstone. And this time, I am afraid that there will be No one can stop it anymore.”
"What? Do you also have ideas about the navy?"
Shen Yue's forehead was covered with a layer of sweat. Every time he talked to his father alone, he always felt unspeakable psychological pressure.
"Father, the "Age of Discovery" you proposed has become more and more intense. Now the power accumulated by the country for three hundred years has finally found an outlet. The barbarians across the sea will definitely become the first target. At that time, the fate of the country will be involved. This is also the general trend. I think the Shen family cannot miss this battle for national destiny!" Although Shen Yue felt pressured, he still expressed his thoughts in an passionate tone.
The Shen family's pinnacle of Dinghai is Shen Hao. Now he is suppressing the world, and his majesty and weight are definitely more awe-inspiring than the emperor of the old Jing Dynasty. As long as Shen Hao nods his head to support this matter, there will definitely be a large number of followers, and once it becomes more powerful, the Shen family will be the well-deserved leader.
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You must know that it is overseas. If you can have a say, it will be very different.
Shen Hao has a very clear understanding of his son. His cultivation talent is good, but his mind is too complicated, and he can reach the second or third level of Xuanhai Realm. His methods and character are pretty good, and he is a person who can accomplish great things. But the ambition is a bit too big. In the Jingjiu Dynasty, that kind of ambition was nothing, but if it goes overseas, it's hard to say where this kid will take the Shen family in the future.
"Haha, the Shen family is neither big nor small. Although I still have the name of the head of the family, you are actually in charge of the family affairs. You have had ideas since you were a child. Your mother used to Calling you little wolf cub, haha, it's very wild, but now it seems that she still did it right.
Your idea is not wrong. The Age of Discovery is an era where opportunities and dangers coexist. It is understandable that you want to rush into a bigger situation in the future, as long as you can bear the possible losses. "
"Then, father, do you agree with the child's idea?"
"Yes, agreed."
"Thank you, father! Then, the child is gone!" Shen Yue's face flashed with excitement when he heard this. If he gets an order, he can make arrangements immediately when he gets back. Overseas, the Shen family will surely achieve greater glory! And this time it will be built by him, Shen Yue, himself!
"Go, go, don't forget to come back to pay homage to your mother on her death anniversary." Shen Hao waved his hand and gave a final warning. When Shen Yue kowtowed and left, the moment he turned around, Shen Hao turned his head and looked at the back of his son as he left, with a complex look on his face that showed a hint of reluctance.
That night, Shen Hao rarely cooked in person, making a pot of soy pig trotters, a plate of tofu mixed with green onions, a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs, and a large bowl of sour soup noodles. The dinner table was placed in front of the five tombs behind the wooden house.
Six pairs of bowls and chopsticks, three dishes, a bowl of noodles, and a jar of Wuliangye.
As soon as he thought about it, a fist-sized fireball hovered three feet above his head. It didn't have much temperature, but it emitted a large amount of light, illuminating the surroundings of the tomb as if it were daytime.
"Qing'er has no talent for cultivation and cannot become a monk. She died at the age of ninety and refused to be buried. Now that she is buried in her husband's clan, she can be regarded as having a "free life" and is worthy of her title." She said. Shen Hao poured a bowl of wine and drank it himself, then poured another bowl and poured it on Chu Linxiang's tombstone.
"Yue'er has a good talent. He is now in charge of the Xuanqing Guard and has cultivated to the second level of the Xuanhai realm. If nothing happens, he will be able to reach the third level. Now he is leading the Shen family to prepare for a future overseas. I am very optimistic about him. He is good for big things. You can rest assured." This time, he also drank a bowl and poured one on Yu Qiao's tombstone.
"You and I have the earliest fate. Unfortunately, humans and foxes are always difficult to overcome. It's a pity that I can't have children with you. But we will never leave each other for life, which can be said to be a beginning and an end." This time it was three bowls of wine, with three people. Drinking together at the fox girl's tomb.
The whistling Shen Hao finished all the food in front of him, wiped his hands, left the dining table with the wine jar, walked to the open space between the five tombs, stopped, and sat on the ground.
"When Bai Wu left that year, he said that I would step into the destiny sooner or later. He also asked me to learn from him and travel around the world. I didn't have the intention at the time. After all, you were all here, and I, Shen Hao, couldn't leave you behind. But then you all left, and the world Things are becoming more and more boring. Even Brother Nie no longer speaks as freely as he used to. Although the awe in his eyes when he looked at me was hidden, it could not be hidden from me.
Now there is nothing I can do in any aspect. A few days ago, I felt completely empty in my heart. My cultivation level actually increased sharply, and my luck was shattered in one fell swoop. This feeling is completely different from when I was in the Xuanhai realm. It's like today, he is much shorter than before. "
After finishing the jar of wine, Shen Hao no longer took out the wine, but continued with a smile: "This jar of wine is the earliest batch of cellar wine brewed by Zhangjia Liquor Shop, and it is also the last jar until now. Today can be considered a beginning and an end.”
After finishing speaking, he muttered a lot to himself, including the family's quarrels in Fengri City and Tianlan Imperial City many years ago, as well as some secrets that Shen Hao had never told anyone before.
"I have set a ban on this place. In the future, only our bloodline can come in and pay homage to you. I will also leave a message and what I have learned. At the same time, I will also send a message to Nie Yun to ask him to take more care of the Shen family in the future.
Of course, I will leave a trace of myself transformed into this statue and stay here forever. "
Standing up from the ground, Shen Hao smiled and brushed the five tombstones one by one. Finally, a statue rose from the ground among the five tombs. It was exactly like he was standing with his hands behind his back. Then Shen Hao thought, and a figure separated from his body and then sank into the statue.
"Let's go." Just like how he used to go out on business days, Shen Hao waved his hand and slashed with one hand. The black light flashed away, and then a crack in the void appeared, like a door. He smiled and stepped in. .
The moment he stepped into the void, Shen Hao had no time to sigh at the strangeness of the void. The dragon pattern in the "elixir" in his Xuanhai vibrated violently inexplicably, and a feeling shot up into the sky, seeming to be guiding him... ...
"This..." A flash of enlightenment flashed through Shen Hao's heart, his figure flashed, and he soon disappeared.
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