Chapter 1,420 Reaction

Bianjing City, the Duke's Mansion of Shu Kingdom.

Bi Guan knelt in front of Shi Wei and burst into tears.

Colander also knelt next to Bi Guan. At the age of seven, he also knew that something was wrong. His brother had not been seen for several days, and the atmosphere in the family became increasingly tense, as if a storm was about to come.

Shi Wei said to Bi Guan: "Guan'er, where are Bian Guan and the others going? Don't tell me you don't know."

Bi Guan sobbed and said: "Brother Bian Gu... and Brother Chair, they said they were going to prove... that the earth is a sphere!"

"What?" Shi Wei couldn't believe her ears: "Just the two of them? Even their fathers don't dare to say such big words!"

"Twenty-one degree and Mr. Xiao Shao have only gone as far as New Songzhou. How dare they?!"

Bi Guan said: "Brother Bian Guan said... Uncle San's logbook and the meteorological observation report of the Song Dynasty... indicate... that there are fixed wind belts at different latitudes."

"Using the wind belt to sail...if everything goes well...along the 30 degrees north latitude...it only takes six months...six months...to reach..."

Shi Wei was just listening to a book from the heavens, asking, "Where are we arriving?"

Bi Guan sobbed and said: "Brother Bian Guan said that if you make good use of the southwest wind, you can reach... Tianfang, or Daxizhou..."

"Where?!" Shi Wei was shocked and angry, and couldn't help but stand up: "Third brother said it was thousands of miles away! How could they have such an idea?!"

Bi Guan said: "It is... speculated based on the twenty-first degree and Shao Shishi's navigation records."

"On the 21st, while sailing around New Songzhou, we encountered a strong westerly wind between the 25th and 30th degrees south latitude. Later, Academician Shao also encountered this wind east of New Songzhou, and also encountered a strong west wind.

We used this wind to reach Jintan City from Xuanhu City."

"Coupled with Third Uncle's sailing experience from the South China Sea to Tianfang, Shao Xueshi and Twenty-One Degrees speculated and mapped the two wind belts in the southern hemisphere - the trade wind belt and the westerly belt, and then... then Brother Biancan and Brother Chair

I calculated that the northern part of the earth is the route from Hangzhou to Korea, and found... I found that the winds and ocean currents were different between the previous offshore route and the current open sea route."

"The ocean currents and winds on the open sea route may be symmetrical or nearly symmetrical with the ocean currents and wind belts drawn by Shao Shi and Twenty-one Degrees."

"It's killing me..." Shi Wei put her hand on her forehead: "I don't understand that a room full of educated people are bullying me, right? You dare to say that you didn't participate?"

Bi Guan glanced at Shi Wei quickly: "I...I helped...calculate a little bit..."

Seeing Bi Guan's aggrieved look, Shi Wei didn't want to get angry, so she calmly said: "Bian Guan can just run away alone, why does he want to drag Xiaoyi and Yanbi with him? Xiaoyi is Cao Cao

The eldest son of the king will inherit the title of King Cao from now on! Not to mention the chair, it is the only son of Bachelor Chen and Aunt Rong! The Queen Mother and Queen often pay attention to his academic progress! "

After saying that, I felt so disappointed: "...They, how could they be so cruel and run so far? They don't have a mother in their hearts?!"

At this point, he asked Bi Guan: "They are ignorant, Guan'er, you have always been good. What kind of mysterious soup did Bian Guan fill you with? He actually asked you to help him hide this huge relationship?

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Bi Guan covered his face and started to cry.

Shi Wei helped Bi Guan up, held him in her arms, and said softly: "Did Bing Guan make you feel wronged? Or did he do something bad to you?"

Bi Guan shook his head: "No...Brother Bian Guan...he said he will be fourteen soon. If he doesn't be brave again, he will have to work for the government in the future and will never have another chance..."

"He also said... He also said that when he comes back, I will be fourteen, and he will come to propose marriage... Wuwuwu..."

Shi Wei suddenly remembered how she was worried about Su You's safety in Kuizhou, how she wanted to see him but didn't dare to meet him, so she only dared to hide secretly to protect him, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

He hugged Bi Guan and choked with sobs: "Poor silly girl, wait until that heartless guy comes back and see if I don't beat him to death!"

When Colander saw his sister and mother holding their heads and crying, he started crying too. He got up and hugged them: "Colander is good, Colander is better than brother...Mother and sister, please stop crying, oooooooooo..."

Just when the family was in panic, they heard Lu Ruo's anxious voice outside and thought: "The county king and uncle Zong are here. It's good if you are here. Go and persuade Madam and Guan'er quickly. What they said

I don’t understand either... this young master, how could this young master get into such a big trouble..."

Su Xiaomei's voice said: "Sister Luruo, don't be impatient. It's okay. I heard from the third brother that the current sea ships are still very reliable. Bian Guan, Tong'er, and Xiaoyi are all smart people, and they must have a plan."

Make arrangements, make plans and then act."

"There is no need to rush now. Zhao Ming has already spoken to His Majesty. Things may not be too bad..."

…

At the Military Aircraft Department, Zhao Xu is listening to the intelligence gathered by all parties.

Chen Zhaoming, Zheng Mu, Han Jiang, Guo Kui, etc. are among them.

First, Zheng Mu reported: "Wang Dejia, the patrol envoy of the three islands, sent a report and received His Majesty's decree conveyed by the Hangzhou Shipping Department. Wang Dejia ordered the fast ship to rush to the Changguo Army, but it was still a step too late."

"According to Long Jicai, the governor of Changguo, the three young masters replenished supplies there for half a year and recruited twenty sailors. They set sail a few days ago. It is said that the destination is Songcheng, Japan."

Zhao Xu said: "The Zuoruanluo is a self-propelled ship of the Song Dynasty. Are the sailors reliable?"

Zheng Mu said: "It's reliable. They are all retired navy sergeants who accompanied the Duke of Shu in the South China Sea."

"The leader's name is Long Haisheng. He followed Liu Shiheng into Macheng Port during the Battle of the South China Sea and burned the Pushima Navy. Later, he assisted Cao Nan to land in Hoi An City's shipping office in time, and his merits were awarded to the captain of Zhiguo."

"Three islands were established as prefectures and a large port was built. The imperial court used Long Haisheng to familiarize himself with the situation in Changzhou, and ordered him to retire from the army and become the defense envoy of the Changguo army. Speaking of which, he was also an official of the imperial court."

Zhao Xu had a headache: "The Song Dynasty's governance of the islands was still a little lax. This is Zhongshu's fault. Did the defense envoy of a state leave just as soon as he said he was leaving the administration?"

Han Jiang explained: "There are many problems like this in border towns. The Changguo Army is similar to Yan'an and Linfu before. The only difference is that it is at sea."

"The Long family is also similar to the family, and most of the children serve in the Nanyang Navy. The court should pay attention to this situation."

"Long Jicai was responsible for his duties. The military of the Chang Kingdom was actually under the jurisdiction of the Luning Navy of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. During his life, Long Hai fulfilled his duty as a companion. He traveled with Japan and Goryeo for a long time, managed the ships waiting for the wind, and guided the Tibetan ships to go there.

It’s just trade between the two states of Hangzhou and Ming Dynasty.”

"However, the head of the Long clan has been an official in the local area for a long time. After all, it is not in line with the rules of the Song Dynasty. It is best to be transferred."

Zhao Xu said: "Changzhou is the port that Korea and Japan must pass through to pay tribute. How many magistrates in the Song Dynasty know how to handle port, island, and shipping? Let's wait until there is a suitable successor."

Han Jiang said: "There is one thing, but... I'm afraid it's overkill."

Zhao Xu asked: "Who?"

Han Jiang said: "Shao Bowen and Shao Ziwen, he will definitely do a good job."

Zhao Xu nodded: "That's true. Shao Bowen's reputation in Korea and Japan is easy to achieve. But as Han Gong said, it is indeed overkill."

"To put it this way, Zhiwen Dengsu Mai is actually a candidate... let's discuss it later, let's talk about it for now."

Zheng Mu then said: "The Imperial City Division was ordered by His Majesty to use a telegram from the Military Aircraft Department to ask Admiral Zhang San of the Beiyang Navy to dispatch warships to Songcheng to intercept. However, due to the unfavorable wind direction in the inland sea, a boat was sent from Jiaozhou to Japan.

It took an extra fifteen days."

"When the captain arrived at Songcheng, he learned that the Zuoruanluo had replenished a large amount of fresh water, coal, saltpetre, sulfur, iron and copper materials, and had set off to the northeast."

Guo Kui said: "Yesterday, I received a telegram from the Beiyang Navy saying that a ship had discovered the traces of the Zuoheluo off the northern coast of Japan."

"The Snail was there to help a whaling ship called the Fengden catch a whale. After taking part of the whale oil, he left the rest with the Fengden. Then he inquired about the recent sea conditions in the North Sea and headed due east.

go."

"The Left-hand Luo was missing two masts, which were used to install the large chimney. It was weirder than the ordinary Kuizhou-type schooner, so the captain of the Fengdeng was deeply impressed."

"Judging from the charts handed over by the Fengdeng to the Shipping Department, it is an area that has never been visited by our ships during the Song Dynasty. It belongs to the outer ocean. It is impossible to guess where the Zuoheluo will go next."
Chapter completed!