The Nihon mentioned by the bearded man was the name for Nihon before the Tang Dynasty.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, more than a hundred small countries were established on the island of Nihon. One of them sent envoys to the Han Dynasty. Because the envoys were short, thin and small, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, granted them the name Nihon, which was a vassal state of China. Therefore, the people were also called Nihon and the emperor was named the King of Nihon. Since then, the Han people called Nihon the "Slave State of Nihon" and the Nihon people were called "Nihon" until the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasties, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
During the Sui Dynasty, Crown Prince Shengde of Nihon wrote in his letter to Emperor Yang of Sui, "The Crown Prince of the Rising Sun to the Crown Prince of the Setting Sun". This was the prototype of Nihon's name. It was not until the first year of Xianheng of the Tang Dynasty (670) that Nihon sent the Tang Dynasty to change the name to Nihon, which meant "the place where the sun rises". In addition, in Chinese, "Fusang" and "Dongying" were also alternative names for Nihon.
On the big ship, after Li Xiaogong heard the bearded man's words, his face was gloomy, "Whether it was the Nihon court's intention or not, since those bandits came from Nihon, the Nihon king should give me an explanation and give an explanation to the 28 soldiers who sacrificed themselves! A blood debt must be paid with blood ~! "
The last six words were squeezed out from Li Xiaogong's teeth, which was particularly horrifying. He lost nearly 30 soldiers inexplicably, so he couldn't help but be angry, not to mention that the bandits came from a low-level country like Nihon!
Yes, that's right, Nihon was now a low-level country in Li Xiaogong's eyes. It was even inferior to small countries like Zhenla and Piao, so it was even more impossible for him to call the ruler of Nihon emperor!
In fact, the term emperor was first proposed by Crown Prince Shengde. In the letter he sent to Emperor Yang of Sui, he wrote, "The East Emperor respects the West Emperor". At that time, it was because of this sentence that completely angered Emperor Yang of Sui, which led to the break of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Celestial Empire was not called for nothing in ancient times. At that time, people would not recognize the so-called emperor....... and China called the Emperor of Japan emperor Nihon emperor around the end of the Qing Dynasty.
"Prince, are you planning to go to Nihon?"
The bearded man's eyes lit up as he asked meaningfully.
Li Xiaogong replied in a deep voice, "The King of Wo Nation failed to educate his people properly and caused damage to our fleet. Of course, he should be held accountable. However, the most important thing right now is to find those bandits and cut them into pieces to comfort the souls of the soldiers who died in the battle! Zhong Jian, do you know where the nest of those bandits is? Can you take me there? "
The bearded man shook his head and replied, "If I knew, I would have brought people to destroy them long ago. I can't stand those wretched Japanese people ~!"
Li Xiaogong sighed helplessly. "Wu Di!"
"Present!"
"I order you to lead twenty warships and four hundred soldiers to search for the whereabouts of those bandits. Regardless of whether you find them or not, you have to gather back here before dawn!"
Li Xiaogong ordered solemnly.
"Understood!"
Wu Di replied loudly.
The bearded man suddenly said, "Your Highness, forgive this one for speaking out of turn, but it's very easy to get lost at night. The people this little brother is leading might not be able to return tomorrow morning!"
Li Xiaogong waved his hand and had Wu Di make the arrangements. Then, he confidently smiled at the bearded man and said, "Zhong Jian, there's no need to worry. Every ship is equipped with a compass and a sea chart. They won't get lost!"
The bearded man was taken aback. Then, he asked curiously, "If I may ask, Your Highness, what is a compass? Can I take a look at it? "
Li Xiaogong smiled and whispered to the guard beside him. Then, he said, "Why can't I do that? It's not convenient to talk here. Why don't we go to the camp on the island first? "
The bearded man laughed and said in a genteel manner, "Of course, I wouldn't dare ask!"
Then, he waved his hand at the small ship next to him and said, "Set up camp on the island ahead! Behave yourselves and don't cause any trouble, do you hear me ~? "
He had acted like a modest gentleman earlier, but in the blink of an eye, he had reverted to his pirate nature. Li Xiaogong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
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"This … this is a compass?"
In the cave, the bearded man pointed at the small round box that wasn't even one-third the size of his palm.
Li Xiaogong glanced at the envoys who were staring at the compass in his hand. Then, under everyone's shocked gazes, he handed the compass to the bearded man and smiled.
"That's right! This is a compass! No matter where you are, the red end of this needle will always point to the north, and the white end will always point to the south! With this, you won't have to worry about getting lost ~! "
The bearded man held the compass in his hand as if he had found a treasure. He found it hard to believe that such a small thing could have such a magical function. What was funny was that he actually held the compass and even spun it around twice on the spot …
A seven foot tall man with a curly beard was spinning in circles on the spot like a little child. This scene was simply too beautiful …
"Hiss ~! Too miraculous ~! Unbelievable ~! Your Highness, where did you buy this compass? It's simply a godly nautical artifact ~! "
After a while, the bearded man looked at Li Xiaogong and said excitedly. As for the compass in his hand, he was really reluctant to return it!
No one knew the importance of a compass better than him, the Pirate King who had been drifting on the sea for many years. If the person in front of him wasn't Li Xiaogong, he would probably even have the thought of killing him and robbing him. He had never been a "righteous gentleman". He was only loyal to his brothers.
Li Xiaogong found it funny and said, "This is something produced by the Strange Taste Pavilion in Chang 'an. Zhong Jian, the crew member you saved just now happened to be someone the shopkeeper of the Strange Taste Pavilion asked me to take care of!"
"Strange Taste Pavilion …"
The bearded man secretly remembered these three words in his heart and then asked curiously, "Who is the shopkeeper of the Strange Taste Pavilion? He can actually speak in front of Your Highness ~? "
He was not surprised. Apart from Li Shimin and Li Yuan, Li Xiaogong was definitely the person with the highest prestige in the Tang Empire and was respected by many people.
Li Xiaogong said, "The shopkeeper of the Strange Taste Pavilion is called Li Zexuan. He has an identity. I think you will be interested, Zhong Jian. He is the last disciple of Spiritual Master Ling Xu ~! This compass was invented by him alone! "
"Spiritual Master Ling Xu ~?"
This time, the bearded man was even more surprised than before. He murmured, "Hey ~! It seems that I was right to save someone just now! I actually got involved with Spiritual Master Ling Xu's disciple! "
At this time, Li Xiaogong took out a roll of paper from his sleeve and said with a smile, "This time, the imperial army escorted the merchant ships to the south for trade. In addition to providing a compass, Li Zexuan also gave me a detailed sea map. It was because of this that the army could return so quickly!"
The bearded man's eyes lit up and said, "Can I take a look at it?"
"Of course!"
The bearded man took it and slowly opened the map. What he didn't expect was that when he opened it, it opened up a new world for him!
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