Chapter 338 Great Navigation Plan

For others, the "Gongling" case is just the beginning, but for Li Xian, it is over. No matter what the final result is, it has nothing to do with Li Xian. What Li Xian wants to get from this case, it has fallen into the bag. Whether it is breaking the Queen Wu, the prince or even the King of Yue secretly join hands. In this situation, it has become a reality to help the prince seize the power of the imperial affairs. As for the fate of Gao Hesheng and Liu Yizhi and others, Li Xian doesn't care at all. Whether it's death or life, there is no difference. Naturally, he is too lazy to bother to participate in it. After coming out of the East Palace, Li Xian went straight back to his home. In the house, he made a pot of fragrant tea, burned the sandalwood on the stove, and lay leisurely on the rocking chair to relax his long-lasting nerves. However, before Li Xian recovered, Gao Miao rushed into the study.

"Hmm?"

Although Li Xian did not open his eyes, as soon as he heard the footsteps, he knew that the person who came was Gao Mio. He was physically and mentally exhausted, and he was too lazy to ask questions. He just closed his eyes and said something from his nose.

"Your Highness, the shopkeeper of Deng has arrived."

Although Li Xian only said softly, Gao Miao did not dare to neglect at all. He hurried to the front and bowed down and reported.

"Oh? Invite him in, and invite Mr. Zhang to come with him.

Deng Cheng is Li Xian's money bag, but because of avoidance, he rarely came to the door in the past. However, everything is usually transferred through "Mingsi". At this time, since he arrived in person, it was naturally not a small matter. Li Xian did not dare to take it lightly. Then he sat up straight and meditated for a moment before he was careful. He opened his mouth and said.

"Yes, the maidservant obeys."

As soon as he saw that Li Xian was so cautious, Gao Yu did not dare to ask more questions. He hurriedly answered, and hurriedly withdrew from the study. For a few moments, Zhang Jianzhi arrived first, and there was no nonsense. After a slight greeting with Li Xian, he sat at the bottom of Li Xian. He did not ask the reason for the call, nor did he ask the results of today's discussion, only He sat aside silently.

Ha ha, this old Comrade Zhang is really good-looking. He is worthy of being a good material to be a prime minister! Li Xian waited for a moment. Seeing that Zhang Jianzhi had no intention of opening his mouth at all, he couldn't help but feel happy. He smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, everything in today's court has been decided, which is no different from what I expected. I'm afraid that the days of the lonely dynasty are not far away, but I will ask my husband to accompany me to go to the bitter cold place."

"Your Highness will go, and the old man will go."

Zhang Jianzhi obviously expected such results for a long time, and did not have the slightest intention because of the smooth progress of the Korean proposal. He just leaned slightly and replied calmly.

"Oh? Hahaha..."

Li Xian himself has always been known for his calmness outside, but when he met Zhang Jianzhi, who could calm down more than himself, Li Xian was particularly open because of it. He laughed and wanted to make fun of Zhang Jianzhi. However, before he could say anything, he saw Gao Miao accompanying Deng Cheng and a man who was not tall but particularly strong. The middle-aged man walked into the study and immediately suppressed the words he was about to blurt out, but the smile on his face did not restrain, but softened a little.

"Little Deng Cheng kowtowed to His Highness!"

Counting it, Deng Cheng has not seen Li Xian's face for more than a year. At this time, when he saw his benefactor, Deng Cheng's eyes immediately turned red. He rushed forward, knelt to the ground and worshipped with a big gift.

"Deng Gong doesn't have to be courteous. Get up, Gao Mio, show Deng Gong a seat!"

Although Deng Cheng is white, in Li Xian's view, its importance is not lower than that of Luo Bingwang and others. Over the years, if it hadn't been for Deng Cheng's dedication to running the business club, Li Xian would not have been able to establish such a huge force. For such meritorious ministers, Li Xian would not put on the airs of a prince, so he got up with a smile and walked to Recently, he helped Deng Cheng up with his own hands, and asked Gao Mio to move Jindun for him, which was full of honor.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me a seat. The little one has found the master of navigation according to your instructions. This brother is a master."

Li Xian could be polite, but Deng Cheng did not dare to be casual. He bowed down and thanked him, and then rushed to report.

"Oh?"

When Li Xian heard the words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at the man surnamed Wang.

"Little Wang Haibin met His Royal Highness!"

The middle-aged man was standing aside restrained. When he saw Li Xian's eyes, he hurried forward, knelt on the ground, and worshipped respectfully.

"Wang Zhuangshi, please get up. Well, there is a lot of military spirit in the hero's actions. Has he ever worked in the army?"

Li Xian raised his hand and called for a favor. Immediately, he looked at Wang Haibin curiously and asked with a smile.

"In the words of Your Highness, the little one was the commander of the Qianjiang Water Army (official name, under the Eight Products). In his early years, he followed Liu Rengui, the general manager of Pyongyang Road, and Lord Liu, who had conquered for Goguryeo. Later, he resigned and returned to his hometown for some reason. Because of his poor family, he had to survive in the sea. It has been more than ten years and has not been able to serve the country. In fact, it is Wang's life. Hate things."

Wang Haibin is obviously a person with a story. When Li Xian mentioned the word "military", his face was gloomy in an instant, but he did not dare to lose his courtesy in front of Li Xian. He could only grit his teeth and answered vaguely.

"Oh, that's it. It's Gu Menglang. Wang Zhuangshi, please sit down and talk."

Although Wang Haibin did not clearly say the reason for withdrawing from the army, Li Xian vaguely guessed the root of it - the Tang Dynasty has never attached much importance to the water army. Although the Tang Dynasty's navy at this time can be said to be the first in the world, both in terms of equipment and combat strength, however, in terms of promotion and even the appointment of generals, the navy is the most ambiguated. There are countless generals in the Tang Dynasty, but there are few generals from the navy. Most of the navy are excluded people who can't stay in the army. As for the military officers from the navy, it is basically impossible to rise to the position of generals, so that in recent years, there has been a great loss of talents from the navy. It was so serious that all the ministers in the court didn't think so, and no one worried about it. Li Xian was committed to this, but he failed to find a suitable opportunity for change. At this time, when he saw Wang Haibin's look, Li Xian guessed that his departure from the army must be related to promotion, but he didn't say much, just He politely waved his hand and motioned him to sit next to Deng Cheng.

"Your Highness, I'm used to standing a little. It's better to stand."

Wang Haibin didn't know Li Xian's personality. He didn't dare to be casual and thanked him in a hurry.

"Well, Wang Zhuangshi, please feel free." Li Xian did not force him, but nodded indifferently. Even if he smiled and introduced Deng Cheng to Zhang Jianzhi, these two were not people who liked to talk too much nonsense. They just greeted each other and stopped talking. They just sat uprightly and waited for Li Xian to hand over the task.

"Wang Zhuangshi has been walking on the sea for many years. I think he knows a little about the chart. There is a secondary map here, which is not accurate. Please ask Wang Zhuangshi to read it." Looking at everyone's eyes, Li Xian didn't talk any more nonsense. He smiled indifferently, reached out and picked up a thick paper roll from the several in front of him, spread it out, waved to Wang Haibin, and ordered.

"Huh? This picture is..."

Hearing Li Xian's mouth, Wang Haibin didn't dare to neglect it. He hurried forward, bowed his body, looked at the picture, and said suspiciously. For a moment, he was dumbfounded. It was not that the picture was familiar, but that he couldn't understand it at all.

"Which ports did Wang Zhuangshi go to sea all year round, and where did he go?"

This so-called sea map is drawn by Li Xian with memory. Naturally, it is not very accurate. However, in general, the orientation of each continent is still not wrong. As for the place name, it is just replaced by some words commonly used in the Tang Dynasty today. In later generations, this map is worthless, but here In this era, it is absolutely a unique advanced level. Of course, except for Li Xian himself, I'm afraid no second person can understand those things like longitude and latitude. Wang Haibin will not be an exception. Li Xian knows this in his heart and will not care about Wang Haibin's confusion, so he asked with a smile. .

"In reply to His Highness, the small one sometimes goes from Hangzhou, sometimes from Guangzhou, and where to go to sea. First, it depends on the sky, and the other is the requirements of the merchants. Yu Xiao himself is not very different. As for where he goes, Japan often goes, and Java and other islands have also passed through it." Although he did not understand the meaning of Li Xian's question, Wang Haibin answered Li Xian's question honestly.

"In this case, Wang Zhuangshi, please take a good look. This is Hangzhou City. This is the capital of Guangzhou. This is where the country of Japan is located, and Java is located here. After Java, there is the ocean. There are giant islands, known as Australia, and thousands of miles forward is America. In addition, from now on, even if you can go to Persia and pass through Persia, Not far away, there is a continent called Africa. The people who live on it are generally Kunlunnu. Bypassing this Cape, they will go to another continent called Europe. Among them are all blonde and blue-eyed people. There are countless small countries. The merchants of our Tang Dynasty from the Western Regions are extraordinary. Can Wang Zhuangshi understand it?

Li Xian smiled and drew around on the map with his fingers, briefly describing the regions, which made Wang Haibin's eyes shine.

"Your Highness, the little one barely understands it. If this is indeed Japan, this picture is indeed not bad, but I don't know who's hand it is. The little one is not so much."

Wang Haibin is a person who has been begging for life at sea all year round. Once he recognized the location of Dongying and Java, and only a slight estimate, he has inferred that this picture is generally not bad. At least in terms of the sea conditions he has gone through, this picture can be said to be very accurate. He was overjoyed and answered excitedly.

"This is served by a European visitor, but I have never been sure about it. Since Wang Zhuangshi thinks that this picture can be used, he has something to entrust. I don't know if Wang Zhuangshi is willing to help me a big favor?"

It is impossible for Li Xianzi to admit that this picture is his own handwriting. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will not be so easy to explain. It can only be pushed to the virtual Europeans. There are as many merchants who came to the Tang Dynasty from Europe along the Silk Road this year. If you want to After thorough investigation, there is no possibility at all.

"Your Highness, please tell me that if the little one can do it, I will do it for Your Highness desperately. If not, the little one will not dare to respond randomly."

Although Wang Haibin is bold, he is obviously not a rough man. He is careful and cautious. He did not agree to Li Xian's request, but answered carefully.