[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er":3,"chapter-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-56":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Tang: Starting Off by Vindicating Li Er",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351187,4596,"Chapter 56: Conquering the Long Islands and Tasting All the Delicacies","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>As the words fell, Su Liang also understood the reason behind it; the Liu clan members who had moved to the Wa nation to escape the ravages of war still held their homeland in their hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Er, standing to the side, was completely bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could not be blamed on Li Er; after all, more than three hundred years had passed since Liu Azhi had crossed the ocean, and no scholar could recklessly discuss such stale, long-forgotten matters, nor were there many historical records regarding them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the conversation between the two, Li Er now clearly understood that Su Liang was very well aware of their origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Su Liang cleared up the confusion for Li Er: \"Your Majesty, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Azhi, crossed the ocean and moved to the Wa nation under the pretext of seeking immortality and medicine to escape the ravages of war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After Liu Azhi's clansmen stabilized in the Wa nation, they also sent people back to their homeland to bring over many relatives and friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Does that mean there are still many Han people in the Wa nation at this moment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Er's voice fell, Harada Shohei, who was standing to the side, immediately said: \"Reporting to Your Majesty, over the past three hundred years, my Liu clan has developed into dozens of families, including many large clans such as Harada, Takahashi, Okura, Egami, Akizuki, and Hatake, and among them, my Harada clan has developed the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The family is unwilling to let the Wa people use the smallpox virus to harm our Han people, so they specifically sent us to report the news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, my Harada clan is uniting with the other Liu clans, intending to assist the Great Tang in attacking the Wa nation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is just that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Su Liang instantly understood the meaning behind the words, and then looked at Harada Shohei and said: \"It is just that Emperor Ojin treated your Liu clansmen well, and the Liu clan has also intermarried with the noble families of the Wa nation for several generations, so now you are imploring His Majesty not to implicate the innocent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, Harada Shohei and the others nodded heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Er also completely understood the intentions of the visitors: one was that they could not bear to see the Han people suffer from smallpox, and the other was that they had the intention of returning to their homeland. After a moment of thought, Li Er immediately said: \"In consideration of your Liu clan's concern for the people of the Great Tang, I will not implicate the innocent. Where do your Harada clan members currently reside? What is the current number of the Liu clansmen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Your Majesty, most of the Harada clan members live on Kyushu Island. Currently, the Harada clan has more than twenty-three thousand people, and the total number of all Liu clansmen is nearly three hundred thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, Li Er was left speechless; it had only been three hundred years, and they had developed to this extent... At this moment, the Wa nation only had seven or eight million people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Su Liang was also very surprised by this, it was still within an acceptable range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Liu Azhi's clansmen crossed the ocean, they lived very comfortably in the Wa nation; not only were they honored as nobles, but they could also enjoy the company of various beautiful women of the Wa nation. Liu Azhi and his clansmen also greedily took in beauties, widely accepted wives and concubines, and spread their branches extensively. By the 21st century, they had developed into more than 200 surnames, to the extent that the Takahashi clan held a seat as the permanent honorary president of the global Liu Clan Association in later generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Li Er and Su Liang were deep in thought, Harada Shohei's voice continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have another important military situation to report: the Wa nation has already deployed two hundred thousand troops to the Kingdom of Tamna, intending to attack the Great Tang after the smallpox spreads in the Great Tang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kingdom of Tamna (also known as Danluo) was initially a vassal state of Baekje. After Baekje was destroyed, it was annexed by Silla. After Silla was destroyed by Goguryeo, it was annexed by Goguryeo, and later renamed Jeju; for several decades, it was a direct territory of the Yuan Dynasty. Wa historical records state that a Japanese envoy to Tang once accidentally drifted to the Kingdom of Tamna, and at that time, the whole country paid tribute to the Wa nation out of fear that the Tang Army would attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Tamna must also be afraid of the Wa nation's hundreds of thousands of troops and has already submitted to the Wa nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, Su Liang looked at Li Er with a smile and said: \"Your Majesty, how about renaming Tamna to Zhantang Island in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Li Er nodded heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving Li Er's signal, Su Liang immediately looked at Harada Shohei and said in a deep voice: \"Among the two hundred thousand Wa troops, are there any of your Liu clansmen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no...\" Harada Shohei hurriedly waved his hands to deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\" Su Liang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure! Sure! This humble one would never dare to deceive Your Majesty and the Prince of Chu,\" Harada Shohei said with a serious face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This action was taken by the Soga clan, and many noble families in the Wa nation do not approve of this matter...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you may step down for now; in the future, you should restore your ancestors' surname.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Su Liang sent the three overseas Chinese away, he immediately discussed the matter with Li Er and the others in the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full hour later, Li Er finally finalized the specific battle plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the car had already arrived at Penglai City within the territory of Dengzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penglai City was anciently known as Dengzhou City. Initially, Emperor Wu of Han searched for immortals and the Dao seven times during his eastern tours without success, so he built a water city in the ancient Dengzhou Prefecture called Penglai. Later, the ancient city of Dengzhou and the water city by the sea were collectively called Penglai. The Dengzhou of later generations has been used as an office for a sub-district under Penglai, where the municipal government is located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father Emperor, this son will immediately lead the Divine Machine Battalion to eliminate the Wa people on the Wuhu Islands,\" said Prince of Qi Li Ke, looking at Chang Island not far away solemnly (Chang Island: Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han believed that one could attain immortality by climbing this island, so they named it the Island of Immortality, abbreviated as Chang Island, later called the Changshan Archipelago).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good...\" Li Er immediately agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked at Su Liang and said: \"Hahaha... Thanks to my virtuous son-in-law's previous road-building plan, there are no longer any Great Tang people on the Wuhu Islands, so I don't have to worry about accidental injuries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this, Su Liang also smiled slightly; at this moment, all the fishermen of the Changshan Archipelago were building roads in Shandong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That afternoon, Prince of Qi Li Ke and Li Junxian led 3,000 soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion to land on Daxie Island (South Changshan Island). Following the \"bang, bang, bang\" sounds of mortars, they continuously attacked the Wuhu Islands (the five islands in the northern part of the Changshan Archipelago). The places they passed were littered with corpses, and the Wa people who were lucky enough to survive were also finished off by the Divine Machine Battalion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Li Ke turned a blind eye to the Wa people's act of raising white flags. For a full day and night, Guidao (Tuoji Island), Xindao (Daqin Island), Mudao (Xiaoqin Island), and Wuhu Island (the collective name for North and South Huangcheng Islands) were captured one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, under Su Liang's warm invitation, Li Er also boarded the newly arrived *Zhenguan* to head to Wuhu Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other reason; it was simply because Su Liang was craving food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>South Huangcheng Island of the Wuhu Islands has the reputation of being the \"Abalone Island of China.\" Not only that, but there are more than 100 kinds of sea treasures such as sea cucumbers, abalones, sea urchins, scallops, and shrimp that grow naturally here, making it the richest island among the five northern islands of Chang Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Su Liang also educated Li Er on the specific situation of the Changshan Archipelago. Upon hearing this, Li Er was ecstatic; the delicacies Su Liang spoke of had never disappointed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Virtuous son-in-law, according to what you said, wouldn't it be a pity if the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula were really connected?\" Li Er suddenly remembered what Su Liang had said before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\" Su Liang was also a bit depressed upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, he looked at Li Er and said: \"Hehe... Your Majesty is overthinking it; these aquatic products are insignificant compared to freshwater resources.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, we can start land reclamation from Huang County (modern-day Longkou, Yantai) and bypass the Changshan Archipelago, can't we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the *Zhenguan* had arrived at South Huangcheng Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Li Er was dragged and pulled by Su Liang to go into the sea to catch fish and shrimp...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, under Li Er's decree, the soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion stationed on South Huangcheng Island also joined in. The crowd worked for more than an hour, and a large amount of seafood such as abalones, sea cucumbers, and scallops were caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang worked for more than half an hour, and seafood delicacies such as scallion-scented abalone, garlic vermicelli clams, spicy prawns, spicy swimming crabs, and abalone and sea cucumber stew were continuously served on the deck of the *Zhenguan*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the dozen or so delicacies before him, Li Er was dazzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Li Er, Su Liang, Er Hu, Li Ke, Li Junxian, and the soldiers began to feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... I really want to travel the world with my virtuous son-in-law,\" Li Er couldn't help but sigh at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Su Liang smiled softly, then looked at Li Er and said slowly: \"Isn't Your Majesty already implementing the cabinet system? Now that you are considered free, why not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... how could I not know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Er sighed deeply, he continued: \"It's just that... if I really travel the world with my virtuous son-in-law, what if there is an important matter in the court that requires me to make a decision, but I cannot be contacted? What should I do then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1837,"2026-06-21T02:53:01.560Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6b9267bbeb8fa1719bf8fc0baa97419f422f12fa0cbbb9cd019c0a88dd8a6d39","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-57","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-55",63,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-cover.jpg"]