Ang Lee's huge fleet soon arrived near Srifoshi's capital. They regrouped not far from the port and were ready to dock at any time.
As they arrived in the early hours of the morning, the sky was very dark. For safety reasons, the fleet did not enter the port in a hurry. Instead, they waited until dawn.
A small boat entered the port in advance and reported the arrival of the main force of the Tang dynasty's navy. This was to let the king of Srifoshi be prepared to welcome them and avoid any misjudgment.
Of course, the news of the pirates' annihilation also had to be reported to the king. It was not a bad thing to make him happy.
When the news reached Srifoshi's port, the guards were still in disbelief. When they climbed up and looked into the distance, they were so shocked that they almost fell down. Although the night was very dark, they could still see the huge fleet of the Tang Dynasty's navy. It was not an ordinary sight.
The flustered guards of the port did not dare to delay any longer. They quickly ran to report the situation to their commanding officer. The commanding officer of the port did not believe it either. He went up to take a look himself. Then, he hurriedly rode his horse to the palace not far away.
The arrival of the Tang dynasty's navy was a huge matter. He had to let the king know immediately. Otherwise, he would be derelict in his duty.
A small country like Shilifoshi definitely didn't have a night ban. However, this didn't mean that people were allowed to roam freely at night. If they were caught, they could easily be mistaken as thieves and be punished.
At night, the palace had to be closed to prevent criminals from entering the palace and threatening the king's safety.
At this moment, there were still more than two hours before dawn. The gate of Srifoshi's palace was closed. The guards leaned on the wall and fell asleep. Everything was so quiet.
"Open the door, quickly open the door. I have an urgent matter."
The commanding officer of the port shouted.
The guards were shocked. They hurriedly poked their heads down to check the situation below.
"What's going on? It's not dawn yet."
The guards shouted rudely.
"Open the door, I want to see the king immediately. The Tang Dynasty's navy is here. They even helped us annihilate five groups of pirates. Open the door quickly."
The commanding officer of the port said excitedly.
"The Tang Dynasty's navy? Didn't they go to the west? Why are they here? You must be dreaming! "
"Hahahaha!"
The guard didn't believe him and laughed loudly.
"I'm telling the truth. The Tang Army's navy has really arrived. They're outside the port and haven't entered the port yet. There are hundreds of big ships in the black mass."
The Port Master said excitedly.
"Eh, could what he said be true?"
"No way! I don't think so. "
"Not necessarily. I know him. He's the chief officer of the port. He shouldn't dare to lie. Otherwise, the king will blame him."
"Then what should we do? Let him in?"
"It's still dark, so we can't make the decision. Let's report this to the head of the guards!"
"Good heavens! The Imperial Bodyguard Captain is sleeping. Last night, he was hugging two beautiful girls. He is probably very sleepy right now. I don't dare to go. "
"Coward, I'll go."
The guards discussed among themselves, and one of them finally chose to report the situation to their leader.
It felt terrible to be disturbed from one's sleep. The guard who went to report the situation came back with a gloomy face. He didn't say a word when he saw his companion. However, not far behind him, a fat Imperial Bodyguard Captain walked over.
He looked like he hadn't woken up yet. He couldn't even open his eyes. He yawned, looked down, and shouted, "Why are you here? It's still dark. What are you doing here? "
The guard at the port shouted to report the situation. He was just short of cursing.
Seeing the anxious expression on the guard's face, the Imperial Bodyguard Captain didn't dare to be careless. He quickly ordered the guard to open the gate and let the guard in. Then, he went to meet the king together with the guard.
At this time, the king, as the ruler of a country, must be sleeping. It was the most sleepy time of the day.
At this time, no one would choose to disturb the king, unless they didn't want to live anymore.
However, the arrival of the Tang Army's navy at the port was a big deal. If they didn't show proper etiquette, the Tang Dynasty would find an excuse to attack. Shilifoshi's country would be destroyed in an instant.
Therefore, even at the risk of being scolded, the port officer had to brace himself to disturb the king.
Shilifoshi's king was about the same age as Ang Lee. He was in the prime of his life. His body was still in good condition. He had to sleep with beauties almost every night. The quality of his sleep was also very good.
"Your Majesty, I have an important matter to discuss with you."
The port officer rejected the guard's attempt to stop him and shouted. The Imperial Bodyguard Captain at the palace gate stood beside him.
After shouting a few words, the king heard him and got up unhappily. He pushed away the beauties who were hugging him. He put on a coat casually and walked out with a gloomy face.
"What happened? Why did you wake me up so early in the morning?"
The king reprimanded unhappily.
The quality of sleep was very important to a person. If he didn't sleep well, it would cause a series of diseases in his body. It would make his temper extremely irritable, and he might even have a tendency to be violent.
Due to the problem of sleep, the later generations organized a World Sleep Day. It was to remind people to pay attention to their sleep state and maintain a good health.
Only when one's body was healthy could he better devote himself to work and study and strive for a better future for himself.
Of course, the pressure of life in ancient times was very low. Life was more regular than in the later generations. Therefore, the proportion of insomnia in ancient times was very low. Few people suffered from insomnia.
Things were different in the later generations. As the pace of life became faster and faster, people's mental pressure became greater and greater. As a result, people had symptoms of insomnia. Moreover, most people had different insomnia symptoms. Some were lighter, some were heavier. The most serious was long-term insomnia. It could only be cured by the effect of medicine.
Therefore, although there were many good things in the later generations, they were not as good as in the ancient times. Living in the ancient times could make people live longer.
The port officer did not dare to delay. He quickly described the situation of the Tang dynasty's navy arriving at the port. He repeatedly assured that he saw it with his own eyes. It could not be wrong.
"The Tang dynasty's navy is here. Hundreds of big ships?"
King Shilifoshi obviously did not expect the Tang Dynasty's navy to come in such a large scale. He suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Although he already knew that the Tang dynasty's navy had helped him eliminate five pirate nests nearby and helped him a lot, he still felt a faint sense of fear in his heart. After all, the Tang Dynasty's navy was too powerful. They could easily eliminate five powerful pirates. If such a powerful force wanted to destroy Shilifoshi, it would be a matter of minutes.
Out of fear of power, King Shilifoshi did not dare to ignore the arrival of the Tang Dynasty's navy. At this moment, no matter what happened in the country, it was not important. The most important thing was to welcome the Tang dynasty's navy.
The port officer said affirmatively, "Your Majesty, how can it be wrong? I saw it with my own eyes. They also sent a few people to contact us. They said that they will enter the port after dawn and asked us to be prepared."
King Shilifoshi nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "The Tang Dynasty's navy is really powerful. I heard a few days ago that they wiped out Black Wolf's pirates. They were powerful pirates with twenty to thirty thousand people! They easily wiped out the Dragon Tooth Gang. These pirates easily annihilated the Dragon Tooth Gate. Even I, Shili Foshi, had to prepare for a sneak attack for many years. In the end, they were easily defeated by the Great Tang Navy. The small pirate groups around us are nothing to be afraid of, but they often harass the people, which is quite a headache. The Great Tang Navy used only one day to annihilate five pirate groups. Not only did they destroy the pirate nests, but they also captured more than a thousand pirates. This is really shocking. "
"Your Majesty is right. The Tang dynasty's navy is unimaginably powerful. That's why I have the courage to come here in the middle of the night. We can't afford to offend the Tang dynasty. We must pay enough attention to them and give them the highest courtesy."
The port officer said.
King Shilifoshi sighed and said softly, "I understand what you mean. You want me to greet the officials of the Tang dynasty in person. This is natural. I must greet them in person. Moreover, if the Tang dynasty's soldiers have any needs, as long as we can do it, we must try our best to satisfy them. We must let the Tang dynasty's soldiers feel our friendship."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Then let's go! It will be dawn in half an hour. We can't let the Tang dynasty's officials wait for us. "
The port officer said.
King Shilifoshi nodded and said, "You're right. We must get ready immediately. Pass down the order immediately. Tell all the ministers to dress up neatly and go to the port to greet the Tang dynasty's officials. By the way, tell the people to get up and greet the Tang dynasty's navy to show our friendship to the Tang dynasty."
"Yes, Your Majesty. We will pass down the order immediately."
The valet immediately went to pass down the order, and the king went back to his bedroom to dress up.
As the king of a country, he had to pay attention to his image. He must dress neatly to meet the Tang dynasty's officials. This was not only to maintain his image, but also to show respect to others.
As for asking all the people in the city to greet the Tang dynasty's navy, it was to show friendship and please the Tang Empire, so as to win better development for himself.
After the royal decree was issued, all the officials and commoners in the city suffered. They had been sleeping soundly, but because of the king's words, they all had to get out of bed. They even had to dress up and run to the port several li away, all for the sake of pleasing the Tang soldiers and showing the goodwill and friendliness of Srivijaya.
Although there were many people who complained and expressed their dissatisfaction with the king's order, they could only express their dissatisfaction in private to the people around them. Moreover, they finally got up and dressed neatly, and headed towards the direction of the port a few miles away.
The king's clothes were more exaggerated, so it took a lot of time to get ready. After the people left the city, the king set off from the palace.
However, the people all went on foot, but the king had a carriage, so the king and the people under his rule arrived at the port almost at the same time.
When the king of Shilifoshi, his officials, and the people in the capital city arrived at the port, the sky had begun to brighten. The entire dock of the port could be seen clearly, so could the Tang dynasty's navy in the distance.
Shilifoshi was a small country, and most of the people had not traveled far, so they did not know about the power and development of the Tang dynasty. Therefore, they had never seen a huge steam-powered ship.
When they saw the huge ship with black smoke in the distance gradually approaching, they were a little stunned. They looked at the steam-powered ship of the Tang dynasty's navy as if they were looking at a monster, and their mouths were wide open.
The king of Shilifoshi had been to the Tang dynasty and stayed in Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang dynasty, for a period of time. Logically speaking, he should have a better understanding of the Tang dynasty and the basic situation of the Tang dynasty.
But when he saw the huge steam-powered ship not far away, he was still shocked. The visual impact was too strong, and it made him feel suffocated.
The reason for this was that when the king of Shilifoshi went to Chang 'an, it was many years ago. At that time, the Tang dynasty had not started to industrialize, and there were no steam-powered ships, so he naturally did not see it.
"It's only been a few years, and the Tang dynasty can build such a huge and fast ship. No wonder they can eliminate the pirates in such a short time."
The king of Shilifoshi sighed.
"Yes, Your Majesty. When I accompanied you to Chang 'an, I saw a lot along the way. But at that time, the Tang dynasty did not have such a huge ship with black smoke."
A minister said.
"I heard that the Tang dynasty has been industrializing in recent years. Is it related to this matter? By the way, what is industrialization? Can our Shilifoshi do it too? "
The king of Shilifoshi frowned.
"Your Majesty, as for what industrialization is, we don't know. We have to ask the officials from the Tang dynasty to know."
An old minister shook his head.
The king of Shilifoshi nodded and looked at the fleet of the Tang dynasty's navy expectantly.
The warships of the Tang dynasty's navy were at the front, followed by Ang Lee's ship, and at the back was the logistics ship that was responsible for the supply. There were five steam-powered gunships at the back, acting as the rear guard.
As they got closer to the port, all the ships were slowing down to avoid colliding with the port facilities and causing huge damage.
Since Shilifoshi was a small country, the port didn't require a lot of traffic. Hence, the facilities at the port were relatively simple. It wasn't easy for hundreds of large ships to dock at the port. It required precise operation and excellent performance of the ships.
However, the ships of the Tang dynasty were designed by Ang Lee, and the crew were all veterans who had worked for many years, so there was no problem with the technology.
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