Above the Guangzhou Port Terminal, there are crowds of people and flags flying, both of which are deliberate organizations and spontaneous emergence. This port is the window for the Tang Dynasty to trade with foreign transactions. Although the Tang Dynasty declined year by year and commercial transactions fell, it is still the richest place in the southeast, and the people's lives are still relatively comfortable.

For ordinary people, the emperor is still a sacred and unattainable existence, but now, their daughter in Lingnan is about to become the queen of the Tang Dynasty, which is the first time to create the world. No matter what, it is a thing worth being happy about. Today, the court's wedding team will arrive at Guangzhou Port, so naturally we have to come and see a rare thing.

Watching the fun from all directions and watching the strange people caught Xiang Xun off guard. He urgently dispatched 3,000 troops to maintain order, which effectively controlled the scene.

Although it was a mess for a while, Xiang Xun was still proud. In his opinion, this was the most effective manifestation of his popularity and public opinion.

The entire port has been martial law, all ships are anchored, and soldiers are stationed on each ship. More soldiers are wearing new battle robes and standing solemnly on the dock, and a quiet place is isolated in the noise. In the temporary greenhouse, the big men sit in it, drinking hot tea while enthusiastically discussing the impact of this marriage on Lingnan and even the situation in the entire southeast.

Xiang Xun is naturally the center of these people.

Xiang Xun, who was fifty-five years old, lived in Lingnan for generations. When he was thirty-five, he was still a county magistrate. Twenty years ago, Lingnan was not spared. With the help of his family's power in Lingnan, Xiang Xun organized soldiers to help the officers and soldiers quell the rebellion, made many military achievements, and his official positions rose. By the time the riot was quelled, he was already the governor of Lingnan. It took him only three years to go from a county magistrate to a governor who separatist.

After ruling Lingnan for nearly twenty years, Xiang Xun's official reputation is still quite good. Even though he relies on the powerful clans of Lingnan, the powerful clans of Lingnan are still very different from those in other places. Because the big clans here attach more importance to business, Guangzhou Port provides them with an external window, and the profits brought by business are obviously not comparable to those in the fields.

In the Lingnan areas, land annexation is not very serious and the land price is not high. Instead, in some important commercial ports, a good location shop is worth tens of thousands of yuan.

Lingnan, with a strong business atmosphere, has given ordinary people the conditions to get a better life.

There is enough land for them to farm. Even if they don’t have land, they can still survive if they are a mate and a coolie on the dock.

The people's requirements are actually not high. As long as they can barely survive, they think that the government is still very good.

Lingnan still implements the system of government troops, but there are more than 20,000 soldiers on the regular list. Once Lingnan is mobilized, a large army of 100,000 will not be difficult.

This is also the reason why Lingnan Xiangxu’s strength is unique in the southeast.

Li Ze rose in the north and Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and became independent, which gave Xiang Xun the opportunity. This era has entered an era of speaking by force. Whoever has a bigger fist will be more reasonable.

Naturally, the rituals and music have collapsed, so naturally there are not so many things to pay attention to.

This is a great opportunity for Xiang to step out of a corner of Lingnan to become a wealthy family in the world.

However, Xiang's family lived in Lingnan for generations. Although it is famous in the southeast, it has never been an important place for the Tang Empire. In the eyes of people in Chang'an and Luoyang, places like Lingnan are extremely remote and cold places, and only those criminals will be sent to these places to suffer.

Under such an image, Xiang's influence in the world can almost be ignored.

Wu Yi's request made Xiang Xun overjoyed.

Xiang Xun was naturally clear about the current situation of the Tang Dynasty court in Wuyi, where he was hunting north, and the emperor was just a decoration, and the one who really controlled everything was the young and unique prime minister Li Ze. Of course, there were also a group of loyal royalists like Xue Ping, Han Qi, and Tian Lingzi in the court. If there were no such people, there would be no marriage with Xiang this time.

Life will definitely be difficult when the granddaughter has married, but Xiang Xun doesn't care about this. For the entire Xiang family, this is good news that has come from the sky. No matter what, after the granddaughter has passed, he will be the legitimate queen of the Tang Dynasty. The Xiang family will become famous all over the world because of this marriage, and from a place with an unknown town, it will become the center of attention in the world.

It is not just the simplest of the post clan, but the knowledgeable people are very clear about the situation in the court. Xiang's move is not only a sign of loyalty to the court, but more importantly, he put himself in the opposite direction of Li Ze.

Moreover, he is a person who is qualified to stand opposite Li Ze.

This is what Xiang Xun wants.

As for whether my granddaughter is lucky after marrying and whether she will have life worries in the future, Xiang Xun never thought about it at all in the overall situation.

The descendants of Xiang’s family naturally have to serve the overall situation of Xiang’s family.

Xiang Xun was not afraid of competing with people like Li Ze and Zhu Wen. From a small county lieutenant to now, he has been winning almost all the time. Even with minor setbacks, he has never been able to reverse his upward momentum. The repeated victories have created his strong confidence. In the years since the riots in Lingnan, Lingnan has become full of wickedness and wealthy since the current wealth, which makes him feel that if he is given a chance, he can also manage the world well.

All he lacks is a stage where he can use his means and show his ambitions.

Now, since there is a stage, who else can he fear?

The facts are just as Xiang Xun expected. Xiang's reputation has spread all over the world with this marriage. Today, the imperial envoy who went to Guangzhou Port to welcome the imperial envoy to welcome the court was not only the only one who was the governor of Lingnan, but also the commander of the Rongguan Administration, Guiguan Administration, and Fujian Observer, who was more important.

The trumpet sounded after another, and quickly approached the pier from a very far place, showing the fleet from Wuyi, which was not far from the port.

Xiang Xun's body was flushed and said to the people beside him: "People, please!"

"Please, please!"

Xiang Xun smiled and turned around, walking outside the greenhouse.

As Xiang Xun and others slowly walked towards the dock where the boats were moored, a huge fleet of ships had appeared on the sea level.

The fleet is getting closer.

Xiang Xun's smile was stiffening bit by bit.

The warship leading the way in the front is the largest warship in Lingnan, but against the backdrop of the giant behind it, it is like a toy ship. Even the warships escorted on both sides of the giant warship are larger than the best warships in Lingnan.

The huge fleet was moored a little further away, leaving only the warships that Xiang Zhen was riding, the Dingyuan and his three frigates slowly sailed towards the dock.

Thick hemp buns were hung down and hung on the boat gang. As the hull approached, they slowly became squeezed and deformed. Sailors, cleverly grasped the rope with one hand, slid down from the deck like a monkey, and wrapped the cables in their hands around the thick wooden stakes tied to the dock. Then they climbed up the cables flexibly.

The dock has been renovated, and the original wooden trestle has been demolished and replaced with stone. Seeing this scene in front of you, Xiang Xun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If it were the previous wooden trestle, I was afraid that it would be a fool today. Such a large warship, or just a squeezing like this, the wooden trestle will fall apart.

He looked up at the huge warship hull, and the pressure coming to his face made him breathless. Around him, the Fujian Observer, Rong Guan Zhengwei, and Gui Guan Zhengwei were still smiling, but like Xiang Xun, his smile was also very forced.

The Tang Dynasty Navy warships have only entered the port now, but they have already made everyone feel a little breathless.

In addition to the warship itself, the soldiers on the warship are also particularly eye-catching.

The Dingyuan has four floors in total. At this time, starting from the first floor, soldiers stood up solemnly on both sides of the ship's side. The black armor and the helmet with armor made people unable to see the faces of these soldiers, but they were even more mysterious. There was a red cloak covering the outside, which was whispering under the sea breeze. The big sword in his hands was covered with red silk, which added a little festive color to these fierce auras.

After going up one by one, there were more than 300 soldiers on the Dingyuan.

The so-called laymen watch the excitement, while the experts watch the tricks. The ordinary people and gentry on the dock cheered loudly for the Wuwei soldiers on the warships. They thought to themselves that they were indeed the imperial army, and they were not comparable to our remote places in Lingnan. Just this warship, just his outfit, compared the warships and soldiers on the side.

A noble young man is like a great family.

Another one is like a mud legs rolling in the fields all day long.

"Play music, set up incense tables, and prepare to receive the order!" Xiang Xun finally came back and ordered loudly.

The long springboard on the Dingyuan was set up on the dock. The seal of the imperial edict was held in one hand and walked down slowly slowly with a robe in one hand. Compared with the berths here, the springboard was too high, so the springboard was very steep. He had to be careful. If a mistake was made and rolled down from above, it would be a joke.

When Zhang Hui stepped onto the ground with both feet, Xiang Xun knelt down with a profuse attitude.

Seeing Xiang Xun's behavior like this, the Fujian Strategic Inspector behind him was stunned at first, and then he could only kneel down.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Hui couldn't help but smile.
Chapter completed!