The first time they failed to teach the children how to fish in the sea, Hong Luan and Shui Yun didn't show any signs of anxiousness. Unlike the other eagles, they wouldn't give up after teaching once.
Shui Yun flew into the sky and drove the eleven children back to the mast. He called out and personally flew down to catch the fish. His actions were exactly the same as Hong Luan's. The only difference was that he went a little deeper into the water.
When he came out again, he had a fish more than three meters long in his claws. The reason why it was so long was not because the fish he caught was big, but because he caught a hairtail.
The hairtail twisted its body in the air, as if it was unwilling to be caught like this.
Like Hong Luan, Shui Yun threw the hairtail onto the deck. This time, the hairtail was a little stronger than the previous one. It didn't die and was still struggling. Zhang Xiaobao flicked his wrist and a knife flew out, nailing the hairtail's head to the deck and freeing it.
Li Longji looked at Zhang Xiaobao in surprise and asked in puzzlement, "Where did you hide your knife? You're wearing short-sleeved clothes. "
"Around the waist. I'm not wearing pants without a waist." Zhang Xiaobao said casually. Just like when Wang Juan asked him where he hid his knife, he said it was in his sleeve, as if no one should ask such a stupid question.
"This sickle fish is big. I'm going to fry it. Shui Yun and Hong Luan are really good. You should learn from your parents." Xiao Bei praised and encouraged the eleven little eagles. He ran to the side of the hairtail fish and squatted down to look. Hairtail fish, in some places, were called sickle fish, and in some places, they were directly called blade fish. However, they were different in shape from the Yangtze River blade fish.
A three-meter-long hairtail wasn't small, but it wasn't too big either. At Zhang Xiaobao's time, there were people who caught more than 1500 catties of big hairtail. No one ate it and it was put on display as an exhibit.
"It's enough for the eleven of us." Xiaobei measured the hairtail with his hand and turned to the other children who didn't go over.
Pan 'er ran over and kicked the hairtail, shouting, "Fish, fish."
The water cloud in the sky called out again, and the eleven little eagles rushed down again, going back and forth.
Every eagle that caught a fish would be praised by the Water Cloud, and every eagle that didn't catch a fish would continue to catch one. There was an eagle that didn't dare to go into the water, but after being pecked by the Water Cloud, it finally went into the water.
Shuiyun was indeed not as foolish as other eagles. Furthermore, he was very strict. He knew how to ask people for cotton to make nests for his children. He also knew that when his children were still young, they needed to eat insects and so on. Because he and Hong Luan were too busy to raise all of them, he asked people for insects to feed them.
They were even more aware of the various dangers that would appear during the process of children learning to fly. Therefore, they were willing to accept the arrangements and measures arranged by their 'home' to protect children who could not fly for a while.
However, he did not allow the child to shrink back again and again. That meant that it was fine if the child could not catch the fish and could practice more. However, it was absolutely impossible for the child not to go down and catch the fish.
The eagles who had been in the water once were not so afraid when they went down again. They also became more and more proficient in catching fish. There were small fish and big fish. Every eagle caught a fish and threw it on the deck like Shui Yun and Shui Yun.
They went back and forth again and again. Soon, there was a small mountain of various fish on the deck.
The people on the ship also came out to watch the fun. When they looked at the thirteen eagles, their eyes revealed envy. They also wanted to have one. One was enough and they didn't want to be greedy.
However, they also knew that this wish could not be realized. Even if they got an eagle, it would absolutely not be as smart as the thirteen eagles in their eyes. Moreover, it would be very troublesome to train them.
"Enough, enough, stop catching. Rest for a while. It's enough for us to eat. Not everyone on the ship will eat. If everyone eats, it won't be enough even if you catch for a day. Quickly stop. Don't tire yourself out."
Xiaobei was more than ten meters away from the small mountain of fish and shouted at Shui Yun. She ran so far because there was a little eagle that dared to catch any kind of fish. Like a newborn calf, it actually caught a small shark.
It was about eighty centimeters long. It was small, but no matter how small a shark was, it was still a shark. Its back was scratched and a lot of blood flowed out, but it didn't mean that the shark couldn't move when it reached the deck. Some greedy sharks even rushed to the beach more than ten meters away to eat people. Of course, the result was naturally that it was eaten by people.
Xiaobei was very clear about the power of sharks. When she was still in Jili Province, she personally fed sharks. They were also raised in the zoo in the capital of the Tang Empire.
She didn't think that she could fight sharks in the water with her swimming ability. If it was her brother, he might be able to because he was strong enough to go down with a weapon.
Shui Yun seemed to think that what Xiaobei said made sense. It was good that they learned it. After calling twice, the eleven eagles stopped and followed their parents to the railing of the ship. There, they panted and rested. Their stomachs were bulging. Obviously, they were very tired.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the shark and walked to Xiaobei's side. He said to the people behind him, "Kill the shark first to avoid hurting people. In a while, pull the net. Today, everyone will eat fish."
Immediately, someone came over from behind with a fork and stabbed the shark. As for eating fish, no one was too excited. It seemed that they were tired of eating fish.
After the shark was killed, except for the scratches on its body, the skin of the other parts of its body was still intact. People who often stayed at sea knew that sharks didn't matter, but shark skin was very precious. The belts and bags made by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Xiaobao could be sold for a lot of money.
Xiaobei asked her brother for a knife and pulled out a fish from the mountain of fish. She waved the knife and cut the fish into strips. Seeing that there were no bones on it, she held it in her hand and came to the eagles standing on the railing. She raised her arm and said, "Eat the fish you caught. Eat first. Be careful. Don't touch my hand."
Li Longji watched as the little eagles tilted their heads and slowly opened their mouths like their father. They bit the fish in Xiao Bei's hand and raised their heads to swallow it. Li Longji couldn't help but ask Zhang Xiaobao, "For the next nest, shouldn't you leave two for me as well?"
"That depends on how many there are in the next nest. If there are five, you won't have a share. Xiaobei has a sister without ears. In addition to the four children in my mother's and my mother-in-law's womb, each of them can have one. If there are six, I'll leave one for you. If there are others that you can't refuse, I'll ask you. Since you've given them to them, don't think about it anymore."
Zhang Xiaobao first ordered five. Since he had already recognized a sister, he naturally had to leave one for her. He couldn't favor one over the other.
Now, Shuiyun and Hong Luan's child could no longer be bought with money. Unlike the eagles in other places, no matter how good they were, if they spent enough money or if they had some other purpose, they would give the baby eagles away.
"What if there are four? Who won't you give them to? " Li Longji asked. What he meant was that if there were four, there were five children in Shuiyun's family. He couldn't give less to anyone, so he might as well give all four.
"If there are four, I'll sell and auction them. The starting price is one million strings of string of coins. If anyone is willing to buy them, bid. I have to discuss with Shuiyun's family first. When the eagles grow up, maybe there will be more intelligent eagles in the future."
Zhang Xiaobao looked at Shuiyun's family and said.
"I'll buy each with a starting price of one million strings of coins. Let's see who dares to compete with me. After all, I'm an emperor, right? Do you lack a few million strings of coins? "
Li Longji revealed his identity.
"I plan to use a secret auction method. No one will know who paid for them. Is a few million too little? The landlord doesn't have any surplus. "
Zhang Xiaobao continued to bicker.
While the two of them were enjoying a rare moment of peace and leisurely bickering, Wang Juan walked out of the cabin with a calm expression and a piece of paper in her hand.
When Zhang Xiaobao saw Wang Juan's expression, he knew that something had happened, and it was not a small matter.
He sighed helplessly and said to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, look. It's not easy to have a few days of comfort, but trouble has come again. Who's the troublemaker this time? It's better to live a good life, but they just have to look for trouble."
Li Longji really didn't see why Wang Juan came out. Seeing that Wang Juan was holding a piece of paper in her hand, he guessed that it was a telegram. He asked, "Cuckoo, what's wrong?"
"It's not a big problem. Something has happened in the southwest. According to the intelligence, the Duo Eaters have started to gather in the southwest since the day before yesterday. At that time, we didn't discover anything. Today, we found out that they are indeed gathering troops. There are already 2,000 of them. There are no women or children among them, only a few old people.
Our initial guess is that they want to do something to show off their strength. Moreover, they plan to show off their martial strength. The old people should be leading the way and familiarizing themselves with the local environment. "
Wang Juan shook the piece of paper in her hand and handed it to Li Longji. Zhang Xiaobao didn't need to look at it. Since Wang Juan said that there were 2,000 people, it must be about 2,000 people.
Li Longji took a few glances. There weren't many words on the paper, and the content was also very little. It only mentioned the situation that Wang Juan had just mentioned.
Li Longji's face turned dark and sinister. Just like what Zhang Xiaobao had said, he had finally been able to enjoy life and live a peaceful life, but now, it was all because of Zhang Xiaobao.
Riding a boat, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, watching the rolling waves, admiring the majestic appearance of Shui Shuiyun's family, chatting with the local people guarding the pagoda, finding a good island, standing on the beach, basking in the sun, swimming in the shallow water, bickering with Zhang Xiaobao with the children, how carefree.
However, there would always be people who would come and cause trouble. His Great Tang didn't attack Duo Eaters now, but Duo Eaters dared to make a move first. Even if they wanted to die, they didn't have to be in such a hurry.
When the people on the other boats heard Wang Juan's words, they were all very angry. They were the navy. Although they couldn't help attack Duo Eaters, they were still soldiers.
In their view, only the Great Tang would take the initiative to attack others, not allow others to take the initiative to come and cause trouble. Although it was only a gathering of 2,000 people, it was a provocation to the Great Tang's dignity.
When they attacked, they would directly attack Duo Eaters and ask them if they still dared to do so. Yes, that was the way to ask. It was very satisfying to ask. After Cuckoo finished asking, the Tubo people at that time almost went crazy with anger.
It was like when two people were fighting, one was put on the ground and the other was on top of him. Then, he was slapped continuously until his face was swollen. He thought that he would find a chance to repay him in the future, but in the end, the one who hit him pointed at him and asked if he still dared to do so in the future. Killing people was just a matter of time, but after hitting him, he was insulted.
Li Longji also thought so, so he asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, "Where are your soldiers? Why didn't the intelligence say that the cavalry should go and attack and scatter them? Don't tell me that your soldiers are in small numbers in the original Tubo and Qinghai Lake and have no combat power.
I don't want to see how others provoke us and how our Great Tang tolerates the information. What I want to see is that when others say something wrong, our Great Tang soldiers have already settled the matter. What are you two busy with? Ah? Why didn't they attack when they gathered? Should we wait for them to attack first? "
When Li Longji finished speaking, he was already shouting. He seemed very dissatisfied. Bei Bei was also very angry.
Xiao Bei was also furious. He said, "Brother, sister, let's hit them. They're too much of a bully. We're not the kind of people who can only return one slap when someone slaps us, but not two. We're the kind of people who can slap someone first. Let's not talk about fighting back. Even if he mutters a word, we'll kill him. How dare they gather here? They're looking down on us."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other and suddenly laughed at the same time.
Before Li Longji got angry, Zhang Xiaobao quickly said, "Your Majesty, we must fight, but we can't attack the soldiers in Qinghai Lake who are under the jurisdiction of Cuckoo and me. It's meaningless. The soldiers there don't lack actual combat experience.
Not to mention 2,000 people, even if they gather 20,000 people, we can immediately disperse them if we want to attack. However, the officer who will command the battle is from the inner court who has fought many battles there.
Therefore, this order can't be given by Cuckoo and me. Your Majesty, you have to decide which army needs to be trained and which generals in the imperial court need actual combat experience. That's easy to handle, right? "
Wang Juan chimed in from the side, "Xiaobao's opinion is the same as mine. It's too easy for us to defeat 2,000 of them now. Before we arrived in Hangzhou, we had already completed the logistics and assembly of the troops on the ship. However, our purpose was not to fight, but to intimidate.
Now it's a rare opportunity. It's a small battle, which is about tactics and has nothing to do with strategy. Why don't we train the soldiers? Our weapons are advanced. Let the soldiers who usually just hit the targets kill people. When Xiao Bao and I go out next year, we don't have to worry about the imperial court not having more actual combat soldiers. Your Majesty, you can arrange it. "
Hearing their words, Li Longji was no longer angry. However, he did not agree with Zhang Xiaobao's statement that the Tang Empire's soldiers near Qinghai Lake were under their jurisdiction. Were they really the Tang Empire's soldiers? They were the private soldiers of the two of them, okay?
Li Longji had no time to refute Zhang Xiaobao's words, let alone argue with Zhang Xiaobao now. He turned his head and ordered Gao Lishi, who was standing behind him, "Send an order to tell the civil and military officials in the capital to hold a temporary emergency court meeting. Go to Xingqing Palace. I'll communicate with them by telegram."
Gao Lishi took the order and left.
Li Longji took a deep breath, thought for a while, and said, "We can't send soldiers from the south. It's too far away. It's better to send soldiers from Shannan or Jiannan. You two arrange the logistics."
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