Chapter 222: At a Glance
As soon as His Highness's ship appeared, several ships came up to meet him, and the flags of the former generals were hung on the masts. It turned out that after Huang Xianyao learned the news that His Royal Highness was going to inspect the front army, he calculated the days and estimated that the two days were coming, and he had already arranged for a sentinel ship to report back as soon as it was found, and he had to report and leave today to go to sea to meet him by boat. Unable to cross the ship at sea, Huang Xianyao personally piloted the ship in front, and several former military warships also turned to the wings to escort His Highness's fleet.
"Sir, Huang Tong has made a big show!" Because of the long distance of this voyage, Zhao Yu and the others changed to the imperial ship, which was more comfortable and convenient, and he stepped onto the deck to look at the scene and smiled.
"How can I say that he is also a confidant of His Highness, if he is not so afraid, he will let people gossip, but His Highness must also give him a strong voice!" Ying Jieyan said softly.
"Oh, sir, I mean to put out the guard of honor, isn't that too ostentatious?" Zhao Yu has always been a light car when he goes out on patrol, leading a team of guards to leave, and the honor guard sleeps in the warehouse most of the time, and the rare appearance of his face is only to prevent them from becoming moldy.
"Your Highness's words are wrong, this guard of honor is for people to see, so as to show majesty, and His Highness's young age is more likely to make people despised. Moreover, this Jiyang Army is only afraid that the self-established state government is also a figure like His Royal Highness, and the people should be allowed to see the royal pomp and grandeur, so that they can be in awe! Ying Jieyan explained.
"Hehe, there is so much attention to this, then Mr. Yi's." In his previous life, Zhao Hao was most unaccustomed to those big officials going out and going out to impose martial law, and sent a police car to open the way for the 'woo li-wa-la' shaking officials in front of him, as if this was the only way to show his official authority, but in fact, it was just a few more scoldings. Now when he heard Ying Jieyan say that there were so many doorways in it, he followed him, but he thought it was just to leave people some after-dinner conversations.
Under an order, Zhao Hao's royal flag was raised on the mast of the imperial ship, the handsome flag was hung out, the Huangluo umbrella was propped up, and the side of the ship was also full of colorful flags.
"Zheng Yong, is this called Sanya?" The fleet sailed into the sea and saw a large river divided into the East River and the West River when it was close to the mouth of the sea, and the shape of the "Ya" shape where it flowed into the sea.
Zhao Yu suddenly remembered the three southern counties set up as early as the Qin Shi Huang period, one of which was Xiang County. Linzhen County was established in the Sui Dynasty, and it was changed to Zhenzhou in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, it was successively called Yazhou, Jiyang, etc., and became the southernmost prefecture-level prefecture and county in China. But in later generations it was renamed Sanya, he knew that although the place name often changed, but there was also a heritage, like Haikou, Boao was still a small fishing village at this time, this Sanya may also be named because of the shape, but at first it should be called Sanya, not Sanya.
"Your Highness, this Ningyuan River is composed of three rivers such as Liuluo River, Shuijiao River, and Banling Water converging into the main stream in this area, and the locals call it Sanya River. It also forms a natural harbor, from which some fishermen come ashore and gather into villages, which are named after the river - Sanya. "Zheng Yong is a living map of the coastal areas of Hainan Island, and there is nothing he does not know about the origin and names of each estuary.
"Then this big egg harbor also has some relationship with your Tan people!" Zhao Yu understood as soon as he heard it, and later generations called Sanya Sanya with false rumors. The big egg harbor in front is the mouth of the Ningyuan River, and it is also the place where they will land. With the increase of human activities, the Ningyuan River Basin gradually shrank due to deforestation, sediment accumulation, coastal retreat, and the port gradually shrunk and eventually disappeared. Because celebrities such as Jianzhen and Huang Daopo also landed from here to leave their names.
"Your Highness also knows, according to the legend handed down from our ancestors, because our ancestors first arrived here to fish here, and later the port was built and called the Big Egg Port." Zheng Yong said in amazement, how could His Highness know these secrets, he would forget them if he didn't mention them.
Zhao Yu looked at Sanya, who was overgrown with reeds and was still a barren land, but he was not as full of loss as before, and now he was also a person who was used to seeing the vicissitudes of life, and he had long lost his feelings, but he was just a little more sad and helpless. The ship slowly sailed into the harbor and docked, where it was already full of people, and there were soldiers lining up to isolate the bustle.
"See Your Highness......" As soon as Zhao Yu got off the boat, the person at the head of the welcoming queue rushed over and choked up with a deep salute.
"Lord He, don't be polite!" Zhao Yu saw that this person was He Rende, the Zhijun of Jiyang, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him.
"Goodbye Your Highness, especially the first emperor Tianyan, humble ......" He Rende just sent two sentences of emotion, and he couldn't say anymore excitedly.
"Lord He, love and righteousness are important, and the first emperor will be very comforted when he knows." Zhao Hao comforted softly, thinking to himself that it was the first time someone said that he was like the dead emperor's 'father', but this old man had really seen the first emperor.
He Rende was born in Jinshi, did not flatter the powerful, spoke out, and dared to admonish, and was the Yin of Yingtianfu, that is, the mayor of the capital. He felt that the emperor was sluggish and the national strength was weak, and he was repeatedly insulted by foreign countries and worked hard to write a book, but he was framed by the traitorous party. was demoted to the Leizhou capital, and was ordered to patrol Duqiong. He knew that he was exiled in disguise, and some people in the court never thought of him going back, so he settled here with his second son Qianqiong, and was reactivated by Zhao Yu as the Jiyang Zhijun, he came here to govern the place with all his heart, so that the situation was new, but he was also a capable person.
Then Zhao Yu met the bureaucrats and squires of the Jiyang Army, and they met with Fu Shuai Yingjieyan, and then lined up the honor guard and rode to Yazhou City in a sedan chair. As a sign of intimacy, he pulled Ho Rende to walk with him in the same car, gossiping and looking out, but here was a plain with no end in sight, suitable for farming, but it was still a wilderness, and it was rare to see a place where crops were grown. It wasn't until three or four miles from the city that scattered villages appeared.
"Lord He, this river water surrounds the city here, and it can just irrigate 10,000 acres of fertile land, which is dug by the adult?" After walking for a few miles, he saw the state city, but Zhao Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw that Ning Yuanhe was branching off in the west of the city, passing around the city, and he turned his face and asked.
"Your Highness, where does the lower official have such courage, this is cultivated by Mao Kui, the former governor of Jiyang, but in the end, due to limited financial resources and limited population, he failed to complete the work." He Rende explained.
"Mao Kui, is this person still in Qiongzhou?" Zhao Yu thought that there was no information about this person in his mind, but it was really rare to be able to do big things, so he thought that he could use it again...... (To be continued.) )