After the New Year, the cold winter passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the time for spring.
The ice and snow melted, the river channel opened, and the Royal Family's ship was modified. Everything was ready except for the east wind.
"The snow has stopped. We have to go back to the East Sea as soon as possible." Prince Jing squinted at the blue sky outside the window. He was very worried. Without the snow that could deter the sea monsters, the sea monsters in the shallow sea would cause trouble again after the thin ice melted.
"Who's going?" The National Tutor leaned on the soft couch and looked at the sea map in front of him. The place where the eldest prince was squatting was the island where the Retired Emperor was. The mermaids couldn't lie under the Mental Manipulation, but the journey was long and the sea was vast. The mermaids couldn't guarantee that they could find the exact location.
"Hongwen and Second Brother will stay." His Majesty took the kitten on the map and rubbed it. "Mother will take care of Damao."
His Royal Highness King Zhao hadn't reached the age of twenty yet, so he couldn't leave the capital. The smart and capable King Li was undoubtedly the best candidate to replace the Emperor in handling the affairs of the court. Anyway, they would all leave, so there was no need to worry about him talking nonsense every day.
Su Yu looked left and right. The idea of the Emperor personally leading an expedition had never been advocated in the past, but strangely, none of the cats present objected to the Emperor going on an expedition.
The National Tutor looked down and was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he said, "I'll go too."
"No!" His Majesty vetoed without thinking, and the others also seemed to be in disagreement.
The inheritance of Suanni's power could be passed down only by blood, but Bai Ze couldn't. Not only did it have to rely on blood, but it also needed the spells passed down by the National Tutor. The next National Tutor was still missing. If something happened to the National Tutor at sea, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Why do you think they can't come back?" The National Tutor was unmoved. His voice was cold and firm.
Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say. When the Retired Emperor and the others went out to sea, they didn't know the real situation in the sea. Later, they encountered danger. First, Yazi was too powerful and destroyed the ship. Second, there were many sea monsters in the sea. Without the National Tutor to detect danger in advance, it was expected that the ship would be destroyed.
"Without me, you will be lost in the sea like my brothers." The Imperial Preceptor's cold, jade-like long fingers slowly drew across the sea map. This was only a rough drawing based on the mermaid's confession. In reality, the situation in the sea was much more complicated than this. Relying on a young mermaid was not reliable at all.
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"Let Huang Su go," Prince Zhao, who was sitting in a corner and eating dried fish, suddenly said.
"What do you know?" King Jing slapped his younger brother.
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"Of course … I don't …" Lord Ling took a deep breath and then let it out in frustration. He would rather expect a fish to know how to catch mice than a cat to know how to swim.
"Thirteenth Uncle, stay." His Majesty made the final decision and agreed to the National Tutor's suggestion. However, the departure of the National Tutor was a very big matter for Da 'an. There would definitely be unrest in the capital. Prince Su, who had a large number of troops, had to stay behind to guard the capital.
Everyone agreed with the decision, except for Lord Ling, who was very worried about the fact that the elder brother had been replaced by the younger brother. His thirteenth brother liked to hit him, but he could hit him back. It was different for his twenty-first brother. Facing his extremely good-looking younger brother, Lord Ling had always been beaten up badly, or he would be beaten up even more badly.
After settling the affairs in the capital, everyone went to say goodbye to the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager held her eldest son and looked at them quietly for a while. After a long time, she said, "Go. Remember to come back."
Su Yu heard this and felt a lump in his throat.
As the saying goes, cats remember home and dogs remember the way. Facing a group of playful cats, the Empress Dowager was always kind but helpless. In the end, she could only say, "Remember to go home."
On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head. It was auspicious and suitable for travel.
The Yulin Royal Guards sent off the imperial family's nobles with a very grand ceremony. The grandeur of the scene was far greater than that of the Retired Emperor's personal expedition. There was no other reason other than the fact that the National Tutor had left the Imperial City.
A long red carpet was laid out from the place where the carriage got off the beach to the pier. Countless people gathered on the beach. Although it was crowded, it was completely silent. It was the complete opposite of the day when Prince Jing got off the boat.
The situation in the sea was getting more and more serious. The lives of the people in the capital were also affected. Sea monsters appeared frequently, normal fish died in large numbers, and fishermen were often injured. It was said that this time, the Emperor was personally leading the expedition. He was leading the National Tutor to deal with the sea monsters and save the people from the fire and water. The people were very grateful and spontaneously went to the beach to see them off.
The imperial carriage slowly came. The two princes jumped off the carriage first. Then, the Emperor got off the carriage. The people knelt down and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!"
Since the founding of the Da 'an Country, the country was prosperous and the people were at peace. There wasn't even a trace of war. The people had reached the point of blind worship for the imperial family and the National Tutor.
Su Yu was shocked by this scene. He didn't expect the people to have such a big reaction when the imperial family went to war.
An Hong-chul didn't pay attention to the people kneeling on the ground. He pulled Su Yu onto the boat and stood on the deck with his hands behind his back. Su Yu stood next to the Emperor and looked at the National Tutor's carriage. There was still no movement. Wang Gonggong went forward and whispered a few times. A white, almost transparent hand stretched out and slowly opened the curtain of the carriage.
As soon as the snow-white corner of the clothes was revealed, the people who were kneeling immediately spread out their hands and lay down. They really prostrated themselves on the ground.
The woman's clothes were like smoke, her white hair was like snow, and her cold and noble figure was like a god above the ninth heaven. People didn't dare to look directly at her. It wasn't until the big ship lifted the anchor that the people dared to raise their heads and watch the three huge imperial ships gradually disappear into the horizon.
There were three big ships. The middle one was for the imperial family, and the other two were for the elite soldiers.
The narrow bay in the suburbs of the capital only allowed one ship to pass through. The three big ships lined up in a row and moved forward along the bay toward the Eastern Sea. Whether it was to save the country, save the people, or rescue the Retired Emperor, the road ahead was long and destined to be full of turmoil.
The modified big ships were not only covered with sturdy iron sheets and iron spikes, but the inside was also very different from the original warships.
The bottom of the big ship was spacious. There were sailors, granaries, and a kitchen inside. The ship had two floors. The first floor was the lobby, the second floor was the bedrooms, and there was also a stargazing platform.
The largest room was naturally for the Emperor. The National Tutor took the room in the front. The stargazing platform could be seen through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the room. Prince Ling and Prince Jing each took a room. Su Yu watched blankly as everyone quickly chose their rooms. He scratched his head and consciously followed the Emperor into the main room.
The Emperor had originally planned to let Wang Gonggong pass the message and reward Su Yu to live with him. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, Su Yu, who was walking forward with his head down, bumped into the Emperor's arms. The Emperor snorted. This stupid slave was really shameless. How dare he stick to the Emperor in front of Imperial Uncle and Imperial Brother.
Su Yu rubbed his nose that hurt from the bump. Before he could raise his head, the Emperor picked him up and carried him to the low bed in the middle of the room. The Emperor said, "I wanted to discuss the itinerary with Imperial Uncle first. What should I do when you're like this?"
"Ah?" Su Yu was thrown onto the bed by the cat in a daze. He didn't know what was going on.
In order to prevent him from falling when the ship swayed, the bed on the ship was less than a foot high. The floor was also covered with thick long blankets. Being thrown down by the tall and slender His Majesty, His Majesty, immediately made him dizzy.
The Emperor took off his outer robe, jumped up and pounced on Su Yu. He almost knocked him out.
"Your Majesty …" Su Yu wriggled under the cat's body with difficulty.
"It's the first day you boarded the ship. I know you're fresh. You can't be like this in the future. We still have proper business to do." The Emperor licked his lips and lectured Su Yu seriously. However, his hands were nimbly tying his belt.
"Hey!"
The National Tutor didn't come out after entering the room. He probably went to study the astrology again. Wang Gonggong stood in front of the door for a while with a cup of hot tea. He didn't dare to disturb the National Tutor, so he turned and walked to the front of the main room.
The ship's walls were all made of wood. The sounds from inside the room could be heard clearly. Wang Gonggong silently withdrew his hand that was about to knock on the door and entered Prince Jing's room.
A mouse suddenly ran to his feet. Wang Gonggong was shocked. He quickly put the teapot on the table and bent down to catch it. A black shadow quickly ran over and chased after the running mouse like a gust of wind. It took the opportunity to claw Wang Gonggong, who was meddling in other people's business.
"San Er, let's catch …" His Royal Highness King Ling was bored and came to Prince Jing to catch fish. Before he could finish his sentence, his sharp eyes saw a sapphire blue mouse that was running very fast. "A mouse!"
His Royal Highness King Ling exclaimed. He instantly turned into a big black and yellow cat and pounced on the running mouse.
Didn't he say that he wanted to discuss the itinerary and asked him to bring some hot tea? The corners of Wang Gonggong's mouth twitched. He turned and went to the first floor.
Prince Lu loyally stood in front of the door with his saber in his arms, supervising the guards patrolling the deck.
Wang Gonggong walked over and patted Gao Peng's shoulder. He handed him a cup of hot tea. Prince Lu took the cup and thanked him. He gulped it down and then quickly resumed his previous actions. He stared straight ahead without blinking.
Wang Gonggong put away the cup and looked at the boundless sea. He then looked at the second floor. He suddenly felt a little sad that his fate was uncertain.
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