After choosing a place, Zhang Zhongjian's own thoughts are described next. To sum up, this place is in a good location. From the current Tang Dynasty stationing troops in Tashkent to the struggling East China Sea Fleet building in the Malacca Strait, it all indicates that the next step of the Tang Dynasty is Southern plateau region.
Although the place Zhang Zhongjian chose was a little remote, from a land perspective, he could carry out a north-south pincer attack with Tashkent's army. At sea, with his strong military power, it was not a waste to occupy that position, and he could also attack from east to west.
This is all based on the strong foundation of Datang.
Li Mingda pointed to the southernmost island: "Secure this place first, and then talk about the port. Establish the forward base. If the task is completed, I will reward you and rename it Zhongjian Island."
hiss
Naming the island after yourself, even if it is not that big, is enough. Such an honor is not yet available in the lobby.
Zhang Zhongjian is a little jealous. This is much more interesting than his local emperor. Sometimes masters do not do it for fame and fortune. They mainly want some challenges. Li Mingda gave him challenges and glory, and naturally he will not be short of money. You have all three, what more do you want? If you don't express your position, it will only be a cross sword.
"The common people are willing to work for His Majesty's dogs and horses."
Li Mingda nodded with satisfaction: "Then you are the deputy commander of the East China Sea Fleet. Your main job is to raid the enemy's coast and establish a forward base. I will first give you the rank of fifth-grade military officer. After the training at the military port in Malacca is completed, you will be given If you upgrade to the second level of real power, I will give you a viscount first, and then you will be upgraded to a duke after that. Work hard."
Zhang Zhongjian: "Grass people... ministers obey orders"
Li Jing: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty"
The Duke's promise, a second-grade general with real power, although he is the deputy commander within the East China Sea Fleet, he has relatively independent military power, right?
"That's the promise I made to you. The only ones left are those who say bad things. Those of yours must be screened. Except for those you need, they are not allowed to enter the army. Some of the evildoers have criminal records, and those with serious consequences will have to face severe consequences. Tang’s execution, you should weigh it yourself.”
Since ancient times, not many of Zhao'an's surrenders have ended well. Most of them offended too many people, families, and officials. People like Zhang Zhongjian who are overseas, even if they don't offend anyone, will still be jealous or jealous. He was dissatisfied with him. Li Mingda gave the viscount such a low title and asked him to keep a low profile first.
"My lord, I understand."
Li Mingda nodded with satisfaction: "Then I will write you a handwriting later, and Li Jing will have you in charge of this matter."
Li Jing: "Shouldn't I avoid it?"
Li Mingda: "You can't avoid this kind of thing. It's better to face it directly than to avoid it. Besides, my handwriting is here, what are you afraid of~!"
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Li Jing: "My lord, I understand."
Li Mingda's meaning is very clear. I'm here to support you, so don't be afraid. If anything happens, I'll take care of it. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I'll help you deal with it.
The emperor must be so domineering. Li Jing was very moved. His Majesty the Holy Emperor Mingzun did not follow him in vain.
Li Jing and Zhang Zhongjian resigned. Li Mingda saw the two of them leaving and reminded Zhang Zhongjian again: "The officials in the Tang Dynasty are very ruthless when I punish them. Your heirs are used to being wild outside. You must learn some rules carefully." , don’t fall into the trap of some people and cause trouble. It will be too late for me to explain the canonical punishment by then. You know, Li Jing, if you don’t know about this kind of thing, just ask your wife to give it to the general."
"promise"
Li Jing has always been obsessed with the military. To be honest, the parents of cats and dogs in Chang'an City are not as clear as her wife. Each of the three heroes has their own specialties, right? One is brave and the other is good at unifying. Yujun Ma Yi is good at intelligence and interpersonal relationships.
If Li Shimin had not intervened at the beginning, Zhang Zhongjian and Li Jinghong would have achieved hegemony.
It’s hard to say whether the future will belong to the Tang Dynasty. Just like Du Fuwei, he surrendered directly and ended up dying in the hands of villains. Honest and honest people are not suitable for such things. .
Pity
Coming down from the third floor of the imperial study, Li Jing asked Zhang Zhongjian to sit next to him and began to deal with some military matters, and left some civil matters to Fang Xuanling.
Only now did Fang Xuanling know who Li Jing had brought. The famous bearded guest, Li Jing's sworn brother, had supported Li Shimin a lot in the past, but it was a pity that he had not met him at that time.
"Pharmacist, your eldest brother is back and you didn't even tell us."
"Lao Fang, my eldest brother has only been here for two days, and he was called to the palace by His Majesty."
Fang Xuanling: "From now on, we will be colleagues."
Li Jing: "Yes, it's a pity that my eldest brother will go to sea in the future."
Fang Xuanling: "In the early years, I heard that the Qiu bearded guest went to sea. It seems to be true. I remember that you have been looking for it for many years."
Li Jing nodded: "I spent a lot of time and money, but in the end I still couldn't find it. I didn't know that my eldest brother was doing so well outside."
"The famous Qiu-bearded guest is not too lazy to live up to his name. He is back after all. In fact, I think we might as well let the Supreme Emperor meet him."
Li Shimin and Qiu Bearded Guest knew each other and were related to each other, so it didn't really matter if they met each other.
But Li Jing had a special thought after hearing the words. He stared at Fang Xuanling's eyes, and then nodded: "Then I need to obtain His Majesty's permission first, but is it appropriate to go up hastily now?"
After listening to Li Jing's words, Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "This matter is indeed a bit abrupt, but Your Majesty should also know that the Supreme Emperor knows him, so it might not be a problem to meet him."
Li Jing couldn't figure out why Fang Xuanling was so concerned about this matter. He thought it would be better not to see it, but he couldn't make all the decisions on this matter by himself, he had to have his own eldest brother's decision.
Li Jing: "I'd better let my elder brother make the decision on this matter."
After hearing Li Jing's suggestion to pass the matter to his master, and after signing the decree in his hand regarding the specific matters involved in the surrender of Zhang Zhongjian and his subordinates, Fang Xuanling handed it to Li Jing: "That's fine, some things are not right. We should have intervened.”
Having said that, Fang Xuanling began to busy himself with his own affairs, and Li Jing did not say any more. He returned to his desk to handle things. The two of them spoke in a low voice, and most people could not hear them, except for a certain salty fish with a sharp ear and eyes. emperor.
Li Mingda had always known that Lao Li had some dealings with the bearded guest, and Li Mingda had never thought about it, but since Fang Xuanling said it, he might as well let them meet.
To be continued
