Chapter 682 Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat

Next, the team of the southern tour rested for three days in Luodong City.

During these three days, under the order of Emperor Yongyuan, Su Dingan quickly took over all the affairs of Luodong City.

He not only took control of all the local garrisons in Luodong City, but also summoned the garrisons in several surrounding cities to prepare for Emperor Yongyuan's next southern tour.

Next, they will board a ship from the Grand Canal near Luodong City and take the waterway, heading south to continue their southern tour.

Take a boat all the way to the other end of the Grand Canal, which is Jiangnan Road, and then take the land route. After inspecting the south, the southern tour can return home.

The ship that Emperor Yongyuan was going to board had been prepared long ago and was parked in the dock at the Luodong City Pier.

But there are still some preparations that have not been completed, and Emperor Yongyuan ordered to prepare for two more days in Luodong City.

In fact, it was just to allow Su Dingan to control this place more firmly.

Not many garrisons from other places have reported yet, and Su Dingan also needs time to slowly master all military power.

With Emperor Yongyuan around, all his actions can be smoother.

These days, Li Xuan has nothing to do. Apart from practicing, he just watches the movements of Prince Zheng.

As a result, Prince Zheng is now very honest. Even though Emperor Yongyuan has relaxed his surveillance on him, he has not made any special moves. He just interacts with various officials every day, and there is rarely any sensitive content in the conversation.

It seems that Prince Zheng does not care much about Emperor Yongyuan's preparations.

Two days passed quickly, and more local garrisons came to report.

Emperor Yongyuan had no way to stay any longer and could only continue to set off.

On this day, the team of the southern tour lined up at the dock and prepared to board the ship.

All officials of Luodong City came to see them off under the leadership of Su Dingan.

In addition, many people gathered near the dock to watch the excitement.

These days, there is always a luxurious golden-red dragon and phoenix royal boat parked at the dock, attracting countless people's attention.

Many people have never seen such a large ship in their lives.

Even though Luodong City is extremely prosperous and has countless wealthy merchants, no ship can compare with this Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat.

But when everyone knew that this ship was to carry the emperor on a southern tour, they were not so surprised.

The emperor wanted to enjoy the best.

This was a matter of course in the eyes of the people.

But they actually didn't know that this ship actually had a long history.

It was the late emperor who ordered the opening of the Grand Canal and the construction of Luodong City that built this Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat.

The late emperor wanted to take this Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of Daxing along the Grand Canal.

Unfortunately, after the death of the late emperor, this Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat has been stored in the dock of Luodong City until today when it ushered in its first voyage.

The preparations for Luodong City in the past few days are mainly to inspect and maintain the Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat.

Although this gorgeous ship is good, it has never sailed since it was built.

If something goes wrong and the boat sinks and floods Emperor Yongyuan, it will be troublesome.

At that time, those who are responsible for matters related to the Dragon and Phoenix Imperial Boat will be in trouble, and the court will also lose face.

Compared with the beginning, the team of the Southern Tour has been streamlined.

All the young scholars have taken office, and Su Dingan has left the team.

Except for the people from the palace, other servants can only board the boat alone and cannot continue to bring their own servants.

This naturally includes Prince Zheng.

The daily life on the boat is naturally taken care of by the servants from the palace.

Emperor Yongyuan said that it was to reduce the number of people on the boat and reduce the consumption of materials along the way, but I am afraid that only he himself knows what the real idea is.

After a grand farewell ceremony, Emperor Yongyuan boarded the Dragon and Phoenix Imperial Boat under the attention of everyone.

After him were the royal descendants and important officials, including Prince Zheng.

As for other people with lower status, they would board the boat behind.

Compared with the Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat, these boats looked much more normal.

In addition, there were small boats in front and behind the fleet to clear the way and guard the situation on the water.

When everyone boarded the boats one after another, the Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat led the way at the front of the fleet, slowly drifting downstream, and when the sails were opened, the speed continued to increase.

Although the Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat was huge, it was not slow at all when it cut through the waves on the water, but people riding in it did not feel the bumps at all, as if they were standing firmly on the ground.

When they left Luodong City, everyone in Jingyang Palace boarded the highest point of the Dragon and Phoenix Royal Boat, blowing the cool wind on the river and enjoying the scenery along the way.

The scenery on both sides of the river unfolded in front of them like a painting, making people feel suddenly enlightened.

"Wow, the wind is so comfortable."

Princess Ankang closed her eyes and enjoyed it.

Li Xuan was held in Princess Ankang's arms, and he couldn't help but stretch out a claw to touch the soft spring breeze.

The extreme touch of the spring breeze made the cat's paws bloom and turn into mangosteen.

Today, in addition to Yu'er and Sharon, there was another person accompanying them, Ren Chunsheng, who had not been seen for a long time.

Ren Chunsheng joined this southern tour in the name of Princess Ankang's attendant, but he was borrowed by Emperor Yongyuan from the beginning, and only today did he finish his work and return to Princess Ankang.

Ren Chunsheng looked tired, with two big dark circles under his eyes, as if he had not slept well for several days.

"Ren Taizhu, what did the emperor ask you to do?"

"Look at how haggard you are."

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

"It's just that His Majesty has set up a few formations. Thank you for your concern, Princess." Ren Chunsheng smiled slightly.

Although these days have been hard, he also feels fulfilled. It's better than wasting his youth doing odd jobs in the Taichang Temple before.

"Is there a formation on this ship?"

Princess Ankang immediately lowered her voice and asked.

Ren Chunsheng nodded, but didn't say much.

Princess Ankang understood, but didn't ask any more questions.

To be honest, although taking a boat is comfortable and fast, it is actually a bit dangerous.

Some waters are far from the village in front and the shop behind. If something happens, it's really useless to cry out to the sky and the earth.

This situation is really suitable for setting up an ambush.

Emperor Yongyuan and Prince Zheng are naturally very clear about this kind of thing that even Princess Ankang can think of, and they have made sufficient preparations.

"I heard that there are not many places to stop on the way, and the rest of the time is just rushing."

"At this speed, I'm afraid it won't take a few days to reach Jiangnan Road."

The news that Princess Ankang heard was true.

After changing the waterway, Emperor Yongyuan no longer went to every county town to rest as before.

The boat can be used for daily life, and only needs the corresponding supplies.

And the waterway can go downstream, and even if they sleep and rest at night, the boat can continue to travel, which is much faster than on land.

Li Xuan was also a little worried about this way of traveling.

It seems that they are rushing into the trap set by King Zheng.

But he believes that Emperor Yongyuan also has his own plans and will not joke with the entire Daxing country.

Li Xuan guessed that it should be that there is no much meaning to stop.

So Emperor Yongyuan chose not to stop as much as possible except for replenishing necessary supplies.

When in Luodong City, Li Xuan discovered that Emperor Yongyuan had not taken down even one official, but had designed to let Wang Wenbin, the chief officer of Luodong City, stay in bed to recover from his injuries, so that Su Dingan could control the situation.

After waiting for a few more days and gathering the surrounding garrisons, Emperor Yongyuan dared to leave with peace of mind.

Luodong City is already in such a solid situation, and I am afraid that the further south you go, the worse the situation will be.

It is estimated that Emperor Yongyuan will not find any flaws, so he decided to go south at full speed and start a decisive battle directly in Jiangnan Road.

Li Xuan was blowing the wind, looking at the river that was constantly winding in front of him, and he began to feel a little nervous unconsciously.

At the end of this river, it is very likely that there will be a war that determines the future of Daxing.

And what the result will be, no one can predict now.

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Since boarding the ship and taking the waterway, the past few days have been smooth sailing, without any accidents, as calm as the water surface.

I don't know if it's because he's on a boat or because there are no attendants around him, but the King of Zheng is very honest and doesn't do anything weird.

Every day, apart from eating and sleeping, he would recite poems with officials on the deck, or talk about the current situation in the world and some specific issues of Daxing.

After getting on the boat, they became more and more excited, no longer as listless as eggplants hit by frost in the past few days.

It's estimated that no one has lost their heads for several days, and they have begun to forget the pain after the scars have healed.

It's a pity that those who have scars can't grow a new head even if they heal.

Emperor Yongyuan didn't pay attention to these officials, letting them have fun, and they didn't interfere with each other, and they were clearly separated.

After Emperor Yongyuan got on the boat, I don't know what he was studying in the room every day, and basically he didn't come out.

And the three little ones also got over the novelty of riding the boat at the beginning, and gradually felt bored.

The scenery on the ship is always the same, and the space for activities is very limited, which makes people gradually feel suffocated.

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It happened that the fleet was going to dock to replenish supplies today, and they had made preparations early in the morning and planned to go to the city to relax.

Princess Ankang and several other princes leaned on the side of the ship, hoping that the dock would appear in their sight.

Princess Yan Zhao was still practicing in the room.

For her, it was almost the same everywhere, as long as there was a place to practice, there was no difference at all.

The days of getting along have also made everyone gradually recognize the gap.

Princess Yan Zhao is not only a gifted demon, but also hardworking.

She seems to be addicted to practice. Except for eating and sleeping, she is always practicing.

One day, Princess Ankang was curious and went to watch Princess Yan Zhao's practice.

Princess Yan Zhao didn't mind it. She didn't practice any secret method, so it didn't matter if there was one more person watching her.

Princess Ankang brought Li Xuan with her that day, so Princess Yan Zhao did not chase them away.

As a result, Princess Ankang looked for a long time and then said goodbye and left.

Because Princess Yan Zhao practiced by closing her eyes and meditating, and she would sit still for several hours.

When she needed to move, she would get up and practice a set of palm or sword techniques.

Every move and every style was done in a strict manner, with all her strength, without any slackness.

Princess Ankang was deeply inspired, and she said goodbye immediately and went to the deck, using the stone-slinging method to catch river fish for half a day.

To be honest, Li Xuan was also dumbfounded.

She has talent and works hard to practice, and she enjoys it. How can she not be a demon?

Li Xuan used to think that Princess Yan Zhao's achievements were exaggerated, but now he thinks it is natural.

"Princess Yan Zhao is really devoted to martial arts."

Li Xuan can see that Princess Yan Zhao really enjoys the process of practice.

Logically speaking, no one can stand this boring practice.

Li Xuan is also able to practice smoothly to this day because of his extraordinary talent and can see his progress every moment.

But if he practices from the perspective of ordinary people and cannot see his progress and growth clearly, the confusion in this process is enough to destroy most people.

"Isn't Yan Zhao with us?"

The eldest prince saw that only Princess Yan Zhao was not there, and as the eldest brother, he still expressed his concern.

The other people looked at the eldest prince speechlessly, without a good face.

"Okay, I asked too much."

The eldest prince touched his nose awkwardly.

During the southern tour, the relationship between them has become closer.

Especially the eldest prince, the third prince and the fourth prince. They had some conflicts with Princess Ankang before, but now they are much better.

It may also be that they have carried out difficult tasks together before and walked on the line of life and death together, so they have quietly become closer to each other.

"She is really cruel."

The third prince shook his head and sighed.

The gap in talent once made him feel indignant, but after seeing Princess Yan Zhao's efforts, he felt that he was too petty.

Sometimes it is like this.

They are all teenagers, and no one is willing to easily obey.

But when they find that the other party's achievements include things that they can obviously do but did not do, the resentment will fade a lot.

Correct effort is a great talent.

The four words "God rewards hard work" have long been heard in their ears during their growth.

But there are too few people who can really do it.

The princes and princesses present were all outstanding among their peers. They also made a lot of efforts behind the scenes, so they knew more clearly how difficult it was for Princess Yan Zhao.

"I can't stay here any longer. I have to go into the city to move around, otherwise I'll grow hair on my body." The Eighth Prince complained.

Princess Ankang smiled slightly, and the others gradually fell silent.

This southern tour taught them a lot.

They were sensitive and knew many secrets that ordinary people didn't know. They also knew clearly the real competition behind this southern tour.

The quiet and boring days on the ship made them even more anxious.

At this time, they heard some noise coming from the other side of the deck.

The Eighth Prince immediately curled his lips and said, "These bastards are so noisy every day!"

"Old Eight."

The eldest prince shook his head at the Eighth Prince and told him to be careful.

"Just tell the truth." The Eighth Prince said indifferently.

At this time, the Fourth Prince looked over there and saw a group of officials surrounding King Zheng. The atmosphere was very warm.

"Very right, very right!"

"Your Majesty is very talented, we are willing to admit defeat!"

The officials surrounded King Zheng and flattered him.

When they saw this, they felt even more unhappy.

They were bored these days because of these people, but they were having fun.

"Ankang, don't you also know how to make couplets?"

"Go, beat those old guys to death, and see if they can still laugh!" The eighth prince instigated.

"It's not that easy. Don't look at them like good-for-nothings on weekdays. After all, they are all from a family of scholars, and there are really few fools."

The fourth prince advised them not to be impulsive.

"You are underestimating me. Ankang can make couplets. That was said by Lao Wu."

"Lao Wu's eyes are so big that he can say that about Ankang, which proves that he is just a scum in Ankang."

"Lao Wu may be arrogant, but his literary talent is indeed the best among us. How can we not believe his certification?"

When the Eighth Prince said this, the other princes couldn't help but look at Princess Ankang.

"Ah, this..."

Princess Ankang played with Li Xuan's tail in a tangle.

She knew why the Fifth Prince said that about her.

But she herself didn't have much confidence in making couplets with Prince Zheng and the civil servants.

After all, this confidence depends on the kitten in her arms.

Li Xuan sneered and sent a message to Princess Ankang:

"Let's go and meet those old men!"